pappabearbooks #144 - Chapter 144 What are you playing for?
#144 - Chapter 144 What are you playing for?
Under the flickering lights, Li Chenqiu walked through the train carriages with a calm expression, looking straight ahead.
Even when people died beside him, or someone grabbed his trouser leg begging for help, he remained indifferent.
Along the way, Li Chenqiu had figured out some things and was no longer completely clueless.
In terms of numbers, each carriage had over a dozen Resurrectors, but they were all very weak. The strongest was only at the Fourth Restriction, with most being at the First or Second Restriction, and less than ten at the Third Restriction.
Regarding abilities, after observing, Li Chenqiu noticed that these Resurrectors all had a bottle of light red liquid beside them. He guessed it was diluted blood.
Every so often, these Resurrectors would twist open the cap and take a small sip to ensure they remained in the real world.
This conclusion wasn't just a wild guess; Li Chenqiu had seen it firsthand. Some Resurrectors would pinch ordinary people's chins, forcing them to drink a small sip of the light red blood.
After drinking the blood, these ordinary people would suddenly panic and shout a few seconds later, clearly returning to reality.
Li Chenqiu stood quietly in the shadows with his arms crossed, a trace of confusion flashing in his deep eyes: "Why is that?"
If this train was truly a python as Xiang Nanzhi said, then the section one-third of the way down from the head, between carriages 6 and 8, should be where its heart is located.
After all, when you strike a snake, you strike its vitals, which is its heart.
To this end, Li Chenqiu quietly walked back and forth between carriages 6 and 8 twice, but found nothing unusual.
Besides that, there were a few other things that puzzled Li Chenqiu.
Why was this python's body so empty?
How did all this dirt get in here?
Where was the Dream Calamity?
明明周围都是肉壁，自己当时是怎么上车的，从蛇口里走进来的吗？
Li Chenqiu rubbed his throbbing temples, pushing these questions to the back of his mind.
These weren't things he needed to worry about. Weren't there two assessment supervisors? These were their concerns.
What he needed to do was pull them out of the illusion and cooperate with their actions.
As the academy assessment supervisors, they couldn't possibly be completely unprepared, right!
Having figured this out, Li Chenqiu turned his head, his sharp gaze landing on the bottles filled with blood in the distance.
Li Chenqiu put his hands in his pockets and slowly walked out of the shadows. Just as he was about to take action, the scene before him suddenly began to twist and convulse.
A few seconds later, the bloody smell in the air was replaced by a faint scent of mint, and the surrounding red color faded quickly, like something expired, turning into a normal train carriage.
"Let me play, give me the phone, I want to play 'Honor of Farmers'!"
"One life per person, you're already dead. The weak don't deserve the tablet!"
"The instant noodles are a bit hot, eat slowly."
"Honey, you're so good to me."
The people in the carriage were happily enjoying themselves, peaceful and serene, as if the previous scene was the illusion and this was the reality.
Seeing these heartwarming scenes, Li Chenqiu's expression stiffened, and he stood there dumbfounded.
"This?"
Li Chenqiu pursed his lips, rubbing his temples in disbelief, trying to break free from the illusion, but all in vain. No matter how much he rubbed, there was no change in front of him.
"Could there be a time limit?" Li Chenqiu muttered in his heart.
Instantly, a chill ran up his spine, shooting straight to the top of his head.
If the blood had a time limit, wouldn't he have to go to Xiang Nanzhi again to escape the illusion and steal a bottle of blood…
Thinking of this, Li Chenqiu's expression turned ugly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
He had just messed with Xiang Nanzhi, and now he had to ask him for blood. It didn't feel very safe!
……
……
After an intense internal struggle, Li Chenqiu returned to the carriage where the students were and sat down on Xiang Nanzhi's bunk with a calm expression.
Xiang Nanzhi was currently holding his phone, excitedly tapping the screen, his face flushed.
Beside him was a large pile of snacks. Li Chenqiu knew very well that these were prepared for him.
Li Chenqiu forced a smile: "Nanzi, something came up on my end, can you help me…"
"Is your head up your ass? You're stealing my minion wave and expect me to help you? Get your priorities straight! If you're asking for help, act like you're asking for help!" Xiang Nanzhi shouted into the microphone.
Li Chenqiu said sincerely: "I was wrong, can you forgive me? I swear I'll never treat you like that again. I was possessed. It wasn't my intention."
"If apologies were useful, what would the security officer do? Give me the red buff. That's my biggest concession!"
As he spoke, Xiang Nanzhi scooted over, leaving a relatively spacious area for Li Chenqiu to eat.
Li Chenqiu looked at the pile of snacks, then at Xiang Nanzhi, who was playing the game, and said unwillingly:
"Xiang Nanzhi, you've teased me so many times, have I said anything? Are you that petty?"
"If you don't give me the red buff, don't even think about getting my…"
"What are you playing?"
Before Xiang Nanzhi could finish speaking, Li Chenqiu reached out and snatched his phone, pressing the Flash button for 120 seconds and the ultimate move for 45 seconds in front of him.
"You…" Xiang Nanzhi's eyes widened.
"Here, you're bad at the game and love to play." Li Chenqiu tossed the phone to Xiang Nanzhi: "If you don't want to help, then I won't care either. Let it develop however it develops. Whoever wants to complete this mission can complete it."
Li Chenqiu crossed his legs and said with a nonchalant expression.
Xiang Nanzhi glanced at the death screen and looked at Li Chenqiu in a daze: "Li Chenqiu, you want to rebel…"
"You're right. I've been working hard for the underworld, but the underworld treats me like this, making me eat dirt?" Li Chenqiu smiled helplessly: "I'm calling King Yama right now. I'm not capable. I quit."
After speaking, Li Chenqiu took out his phone from his pocket, fiddled with it a few times with his fingers, and put it to his ear.
Xiang Nanzhi forced a calm smile: "You think I'd believe you…"
"Hello, this is Li Chenqiu." Li Chenqiu said into the phone:
"I've been doing well recently… Nothing major, just that the underworld gave me a task that's too difficult. I don't have the ability to complete it."
Xiang Nanzhi, who had been trying to remain calm, instantly panicked and reached out to grab the phone.
"What are you doing? You're forcing me to eat dirt and still trying to snatch my phone?" Li Chenqiu pointed at Xiang Nanzhi's nose.
Xiang Nanzhi raised both hands: "I… I didn't want to do that. I just wanted to argue… No, explain to King Yama."