Chapter 54: The Secret Revealed, The Outsider
Chapter 54: The Secret Revealed, The Outsider
Seeing Li Ting's appearance.
"Really?" Su Jinjin smiled and suddenly took out a lemon candy from her spatial storage. "Want something sour to perk you up? I remember someone saying that sourness can relieve tension."
This is a blatant test.
Li Ting's profile clearly shows that she is "extremely afraid of acid," and Su Jinjin wants to see her reaction.
Sure enough, Li Ting's expression changed instantly.
She forced a smile, trying to suppress her discomfort, and said, "No, no need... my stomach isn't very good..."
Zhou Zheng, unaware of what was going on, asked with concern, "Are you alright? Why do you suddenly look so pale?"
Zhang Hao looked annoyed.
Although you're temporarily away from the terrifying swarm of bees, danger lurks everywhere in this instance.
Besides the various mutated insectoids, the carnivorous plants modified by the red mist are equally deadly.
Zhou Zheng kept glancing at Su Jinjin, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.
He wanted to find out some information about the dungeon, but he wasn't sure if Su Jinjin was also a player, given her astonishing strength and apparent familiarity with the world.
The system wouldn't allow him to reveal his player identity to the natives, so he hesitated.
Li Ting silently followed at the back of the group, her mind racing.
Su Jinjin's appearance completely disrupted her plans, and what made her even more uneasy was the sense of danger she felt every time she made eye contact with Su Jinjin.
This was her sixth sense, honed through numerous trials and tribulations, and it had never been wrong.
"If I could use my abilities freely, I could handle these people! It's a pity I'm controlled by the system..." Li Ting gritted her teeth.
"We have to find a way to break away from the group…" Li Ting pushed up her glasses, a cold glint flashing in her eyes behind the lenses.
However, Zhou Zheng and Zhang Hao are currently closely following Su Jinjin, and leaving the team rashly would only arouse suspicion.
Just as she was racking her brains for a way to escape, the group arrived at a relatively safe abandoned shopping mall.
However, as soon as they stepped into the hall, an unexpected encounter stunned everyone.
A commotion suddenly broke out at the front of the column.
Su Jinjin raised her hand to signal everyone to stop, and looked warily into the depths of the mall, where she discovered traces of human activity!
"Be careful, come with me," Su Jinjin said in a low voice.
However, when they turned a corner...
"It's you!"
Cheng Cheng and a few survivors peeked out from the second floor and immediately recognized Su Jinjin.
She nimbly leaped down the stairs, her emerald green mantis scythe dangling from her waist.
Su Jinjin was also slightly surprised: "Cheng Cheng? What are you doing here?"
Su Jinjin never expected to run into Cheng Cheng here.
She quickly scanned the squad behind Cheng Cheng. There were five or six ragged but fully armed survivors, each with injuries, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle.
Xiao Wu and the others they had encountered earlier were nowhere to be found.
However, these people were very wary of Su Jinjin and her group.
Cheng Cheng was wary of Su Jinjin as usual, but then, thinking about Su Jinjin's abilities, she said...
"The shelter was attacked by the insect whisperers, and we were forced to relocate," Cheng Cheng explained simply.
Upon hearing the word "shelter," Su Jinjin understood that it must be because the survivors in this instance were being protected.
Cheng Cheng suddenly said, "We've set up a temporary base on the second floor, want to come along?"
Just as Cheng Cheng was about to lead everyone upstairs, a white-haired young man in the group suddenly spoke up: "Cheng Cheng!"
Su Jinjin looked in the direction of the sound and saw a young man with a full head of white hair staring at her warily.
His sharp eyes were far beyond his years, as if he had experienced countless vicissitudes.
Cheng Cheng quickly walked to the white-haired youth's side, leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Brother, this is the person I mentioned to you before..."
A young man with gray hair.
Hearing Cheng Cheng's words
Cheng Chi's gaze lingered on Su Jinjin for a few seconds.
That scrutinizing gaze seemed to see right through everything.
Su Jinjin met his gaze calmly, but she didn't notice.
Li Ting's body visibly stiffened the moment she saw Cheng Chi.
"Don't worry, I've already used props to change my appearance, he won't recognize me..." Li Ting lowered her head, her fingers unconsciously touching her face, and quietly comforted herself.
At the same time, a sense of guilt arose in my heart, but this guilt only lasted for a moment.
Cheng Chi withdrew his gaze and said to the crowd, "Since this person once saved the shelter, then come up here." His voice was hoarse and low, as if it had been smoked.
Su Jinjin keenly noticed that the interaction between Cheng Cheng and Cheng Chi was somewhat strange.
Cheng Cheng's attitude towards this "older brother" was both affectionate and somewhat awe-inspiring, while the aura emanating from Cheng Chi was clearly much stronger than that of ordinary survivors.
The group followed Cheng Chi up to the second floor.
The temporary outpost was well-organized, and several survivors were sorting out supplies. When they saw strangers coming in, they all cast wary glances at them.
Looking at the injured survivors around him, Zhou Zheng instinctively blurted out, "I'm a soldier, I know how to bandage. If possible, I'll help treat the wounds."
As soon as he finished speaking, the entire second floor of the mall fell into an eerie silence.
All the survivors stopped what they were doing and stared at Zhou Zheng, their eyes filled with disbelief, as if he had just said something horrifying.
"Soldiers?" Cheng Chi sneered, his sharp gaze sweeping over Zhou Zheng. "Just as I thought. You and we are not from the same place."
Hearing the other party say this
Su Jinjin's heart skipped a beat.
Cheng Chi seems to know a lot about the existence of "players".
She became secretly on guard, and at the same time noticed that Zhou Zheng's expression had also become serious.
Cheng Chi waved his hand, signaling the other survivors to continue working, and then said to Su Jinjin and the others, "Come with me."
He led them into a secluded room separated by shelves.
After closing the door, Zhou Zheng visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
He realized he had almost revealed his player identity, but strangely, the system did not give any penalty notice.
Su Jinjin keenly noticed this detail.
It seems the system only punishes players who actively reveal their identity; if the natives guess it themselves, the punishment mechanism will not be triggered.
This is indeed a valuable discovery.
Perhaps this method can be used to complete some transactions.
Cheng Chi leaned against a worn-out desk, his gaze sweeping back and forth between the three men: "Tell me, where did you 'outsiders' come from? Why do you always bring disaster whenever you appear?"
Zhang Hao nervously swallowed and subconsciously looked at Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng maintained the composure typical of a soldier, but fine beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
Su Jinjin decided to test the waters: "You seem to know a lot about outsiders?"
Cheng Chi's white hair stood out starkly in the dim light: "In the past three years, I've seen more than one group of people like you. Suddenly appearing, possessing special abilities, and knowing absolutely nothing about this world..."
His voice suddenly turned sinister, "And every time you appear, you attack the swarm as if possessed, which drives some of the peaceful swarms into madness!"