Chapter 23: The Top Floor of the Castle
This break was a little longer, mainly because Pei Hengwu didn't want to use Yu Zhao's "Destiny Coin", which was the only two hole cards in the team, and he was able to gamble to save a life at a critical moment.
It can even be said that Yu Zhao's hole card is the biggest reliance for the team to complete the live broadcast.
Just imagine being able to restore a dying person's basic mobility in a short period of time, even if it is only a 50% chance, is an inexplicable confidence for the team.
It's just that it seems like a bespectacled illusionist has been ignored.
Before determining the live broadcast mission and the target of the battle, Zheng Xuan can only be regarded as a second-class citizen, and rounding it up can only be about half of the combat power.
As Pei Hengwu said, although most of his injuries have recovered, his strength has been damaged due to excessive burning of his fighting energy, and at best it is slightly stronger than when he entered.
He couldn't find a solution to this for the time being, so he could only slowly recover during the vacation period.
If only he could go back.
Everyone passed the stairs again, and the corridor that had gone through two waves of battles and two waves of grenades was already devastated, and all kinds of flesh and bullet marks were unevenly plastered all around.
"If I'm not mistaken, there will be Joe's companions behind, I don't know how many of his companions there are." Yu Zhao first said his judgment to remind the others.
Moreover, they hadn't forgotten that there were two corpses lying near the corridor on the second floor.
The team went up to the second floor.
It was still a dim light, a deep darkness, and the only difference was that this time, it seemed to be silent.
was so tormented by this live broadcast that Voldemort was so eager to turn around that the team stayed at the top of the stairs for five minutes, and even Yu Zhao did not hesitate to fire several shots in a row, causing a huge noise.
It stands to reason that the monsters that heard the gunshots should have gathered, but to everyone's surprise, there seemed to be no monsters on this level?
The attack that didn't arrive added a little bit of information to Yu Zhao and them, and they also discovered something wrong.
The two corpses lying not far from the staircase were actually cut off by someone!
Their fatal wounds are not here, which means that this is typically an attempt to prevent the corpses from coming back to life.
The person who did it clearly knew that the corpse would come back to life after death!
But here's the problem, these two wounds are not new wounds, and they seem to have been around for a while.
The four had not learned anything similar to anatomy, and could only roughly tell that this was not a new wound.
Whose hand did it?
An intriguing question.
Because if it was Joe's team, it meant that they already knew the secret that the corpse would be resurrected, which meant that they had been here for a while, and there was a period of time between them and Yu Zhao.
What did Joe's team do during this time?
Joe: They obviously knew this information, but why didn't they cut Ford's cervical vertebrae?
New problems have arisen.
And if not, it would be even more interesting, there is a third group of people on this island? Who are they?
As the only one in the team's field of vision, Joe and his team are undoubtedly extremely important clues, and now, their corpses have also guided Yu Zhao's gaze in a new direction.
"How?" Pei Hengwu glanced at Yu Zhao, Tao Yifei in the team didn't like to communicate very much, and Zheng Xuan didn't have the right to speak, nor did he provide any valuable clues.
Only he and Yu Zhao were slowly advancing the live broadcast, so naturally he paid special attention to Yu Zhao.
In fact, he also found that through the experience of this time, at least Yu Zhao is worthy of cooperation and is more reliable.
This is also the result of his life on the line!
That time when encountering bats, the smartest and safest way was undoubtedly to sell Pei Hengwu and pull the ring one second in advance, at that time, the other three people had already run out of the corridor, and Pei Hengwu and the bat were still inside.
At that time, it was impossible for bats to break out of the stairs, and the chances of the team being wiped out would drop a lot.
But Yu Zhao did what he said, he was indeed waiting for Pei Hengwu's information, and he actually believed that Pei Hengwu would not be carried away by fear at that time and would not be a pig teammate.
But if Pei Hengwu deliberately delayed and dragged him out of the corridor, the grenade could not kill the bat that followed him at all, and the result of letting the bat fly to the first floor can be imagined.
And Pei Hengwu, who has the strength of a fighter, has a much higher chance of surviving on the bright side than Zheng Xuan and Yu Zhao in the dark.
Some things, when they happen, don't feel anything, and just pass in a daze, but thinking about it afterwards often scares people into a cold sweat.
Of course, these are Voldemort Pei Hengwu's brain supplements.
It can be regarded as a tacit understanding between men, he thought of this and glanced at Yu Zhao.
Yu Zhao roughly told the other three about his thoughts and speculations, which was regarded as sharing information and brainstorming.
It's just that until now, the information collected by the team is also a minority, and it is impossible to spell out a complete piece of information, and the key information has not been found.
All the information points to the missing Joe again!
The team slowly explored and inspected the second floor, and found that there were indeed no enemies on this level, and that all the relatively "fresh" corpses, without exception, had their cervical vertebrae severed.
The fracture is neat, and it doesn't seem like a hasty act.
Soon, the level was explored, finding neither additional clues nor Joe's body.
After that bat attack, it was as if he had evaporated from the world, leaving no trace.
Soon, the team came to the staircase leading to the third floor, and looked at each other tacitly.
The second floor almost wiped out a wave, and the third floor didn't know what danger awaited them.
The only good thing is that Joe's team seems to have broken through to the second floor. In this way, there will be at least a lot fewer enemies on the third floor, but again, worry about the resurrection of Joe's companions.
With apprehension, the team climbed the stairs and slowly made their way to the third floor.
Surprisingly, the third floor is the top floor of this castle!
There is no superfluous arrangement on this top floor, except for a large bronze chair in the center of the roof.
The bronze chair also looks a little old, and the years have left a patina on it, mottled and old.
It's just that the chair is a bit too wide, and it can even make people lie on the chair diagonally and curl up slightly.
The tall back of the chair is nearly three meters high, and with the width, it looks like a wall standing on the roof of the building, which is particularly strange.
At the same time, the team also saw that the missing Joe was sitting on the bronze chair in a daze.
Around the bronze chair were a mess of corpses, which appeared to be Joe's companions.
"Live Mission 1: Explore the Castle Completed."
The light curtain popped up to prompt, but the hearts of the team members did not have the slightest joy of completing the task, on the contrary, they slowly sank.
This posture is about to fight the last battle. But they couldn't figure it out, the final boss was actually Joe?
It suddenly occurred to everyone that if they didn't save ...... at that time
Wrong!
Yu Zhao's heart was like electricity, and he quickly reacted, task two is to save Joe, and task three is definitely impossible to kill!
"Live Mission 3 Begins: Redemption."
A clueless quest name with no hints.
"You're dead." Yu Zhao looked at Qiao, who was staring at the team, and suddenly broke the silence.
yes, how could anyone escape on their own when their companions were all dead?
But if you betray your teammates, how can you calmly make up for your teammates in a hurry?
How could he insist on escaping from the castle so far that he could go so far with a serious injury?
But he is still alive, at least the company and Yu Zhao's talent want him to live!
Neither life nor death?
"yes, I just knew I was dead." Joe's voice was strange, and it was laborious to speak, and it seemed that every word had to be uttered with all his might.
"How did you die?"
"I stabbed it with the last sword, and I saw it fall in front of me, and it didn't resist, but just looked at me with pity." Joe continued, his tone erratic, like a dream.
"Everyone fell under its sword, and I was the only one left to face it. Everyone fell in front of me, and they turned their backs to me and wanted me to go quickly, because I was the weakest. ”
"But it was because of my weakness that I survived, and it chose me."
"I want them to sleep in peace, and I cut off their necks with my own hands, and they won't blame me."
"Everyone wanted me to live, but alas, when I stabbed that sword, I couldn't live."
"It'...... It's calling me. ”
"I left, chose to commit suicide in a cowardly way, and then met you."
Joe slowly stood up from the bronze chair, looked at the four members of the team with a blank face, and said mechanically, "So, it's your turn to make a decision......
Even Tao Yifei, who has always been expressionless and likes to be in a daze, has become serious and cautious.
Now, there is no doubt that the fight is really going to start.
As for the question of who to live?
What are you kidding, just look at Joe's appearance and know that there is no question of who to live at all, the difference is early death and early reincarnation.
"Only children make choices, and adults are all I want." Pei Hengwu spat disdainfully, and his vindictive spirit began to emerge.
"Grass!" This time, Zheng Xuan really couldn't control her emotions anymore, and scolded, at this extremely critical moment, the illusion still didn't work for Qiao?
It's all boss battles, and she still has to be a tool man?
"Interesting." Qiao seemed to notice Zheng Xuan's small movements, and glanced at Zheng Xuan, "Then I'll choose." ”
As soon as the words fell, the originally thin body suddenly burst out with unimaginable might, and the bronze seat behind him was directly shattered by this invisible momentum.
No, to be more precise, it seems to trigger a certain condition, the bronze seat actively shatters, and then quickly attaches to Joe's body!
This bronze seat is actually a set of armor?
Playing Iron Man here again?
But at this time, everyone was in no mood to complain, because Joe's oppressive force after putting on the armor was too great!
Even though this suit of armor was rusty and mottled, and the decorative lines on it were blurred, at this time, Joe had turned into a heavily armed giant with a height of more than two meters, and it held a giant sword in his hand that was close to the size of the door panel!
Yu Zhao glanced at the small pistol in his hand, Pei Hengwu looked down at his finger tiger, although Tao Yifei didn't look at it, the knuckles holding the dagger had turned white because of too much force.
With the weapons available, it is estimated that Joe will not be able to cause substantial damage if he is standing and letting the squad attack.
Rust off Joe's armor!
"Grenade!" Yu Zhao yelled, "Go!" ”
In the hands of the team, the only thing that can do damage to Joe is probably a defensive grenade, and the team must pull Joe into the stairs.
As for lethality?
Hell, is there a better way?
However, Joe had seen the power of a defensive grenade.
I saw Qiao, who looked extremely bulky, bent his knees, kicked hard, and the stone bricks under his feet shattered inch by inch, and he actually jumped to the staircase with incredible speed and extreme precision.
There was a terrible tremor.
In the afterglow of the roar, it slowly turned around and looked down at the team members condescendingly.
This way,
Be obstructed!