LWGP - Chapter 161
Chapter 161: Blood Corpse
This was also what Wang Jiu and the other two had discussed last night—this was still a game world, not Wei Yuan's personal domain, so there had to be a corresponding antidote.
Otherwise, the situation would be unsolvable.
The game's progress would grind to a halt.
Since they suspected the existence of an antidote, they needed to trick Wei Yuan into leading them to the real laboratory.
They also needed time to find the antidote!
This was one of the reasons why Wang Jiu, who hated wasting breath, had been blabbering with Wei Yuan for so long.
At least, it was one of them.
Bang! Wang Jiu's skill struck Wei Yuan as she used Shadow Step.
Boom! A block sent a powerful shockwave that forced Wang Jiu back, but it failed to harm Wei Yuan. The latter had no desire to get entangled, and the vines he had transformed into tried to bypass her.
But Wang Jiu's defense was too dense for him to break through easily. Gritting his teeth, his pupils suddenly flashed with a strange light. He raised his hand, releasing a cloud of gray-white mist from his palm.
"Not good, he's using the mist toxin to prematurely activate the poison in our bodies! Little widow, have you gotten it yet?!"
Xie Jiang's expression changed the moment he saw Wei Yuan's actions. At the same time, he felt his own HP dropping.
5 points, 5 points, 5 points!
Holy shit!
His HP was already down to half, and now it was ticking away at this speed!! This was intolerable!
While not as terrifying as the instant deaths of the players last night, this method of draining HP was still utterly horrifying.
Once HP ran out, you were really dead.
If even Xie Jiang's HP was dropping this fast, there was no need to mention the others. Wang Shu watched his own HP plummet from double digits to nearly single digits.
Ah!
Master, save me!
But Wang Jiu, the one Wang Shu was crying out to, retreated.
Just then, a Spirit Tentacle finally found and dragged a box out from a small room to the side.
It dragged the box directly toward Wang Jiu's hand.
Trying to steal the antidote?!
The vine in Wei Yuan's hand whipped toward Wang Jiu's arm, trying to stop her from getting the box.
He moved too quickly; his Agility was higher than Wang Jiu's.
Bang!
It succeeded.
The box was intercepted, snatched away by the vine, and Wang Jiu was sent flying. She landed in the distance, bleeding. But before Wei Yuan could even sigh in relief, he suddenly realized something was wrong.
The contents of the box were wrong!
He looked up and saw another Spirit Tentacle had already delivered the real antidote into Wang Jiu's hand.
It vanished, and the instant it did, a mass trade request was sent out.
This time, it wasn't a condom.
With the antidote in hand, the people in the cages quickly consumed it and, upon recovering, broke free.
The HP drain had stopped.
This antidote was potent!
However, the nine strongest experts tied to the chairs were quite dejected. They had to remind their excited teammates, "Your bosses' hands are still tied, come give us a hand!"
As everyone quickly freed themselves and each other, Wei Yuan and Wang Jiu had already clashed for a dozen rounds, seemingly evenly matched.
Everyone felt that Wei Yuan wasn't like a typical boss. He was, after all, a native of this world who dominated through the power of scientific research. Once his ultimate weapon—the poison—was neutralized, he should be easy to deal with.
As long as they all got free, they could swarm him and take him down in minutes.
But Xie Jiang, Tan Yingzhou, Yan Guanqi, and the others were not so optimistic. They felt something was off—Wang Jiu had her secrets, and so did this Wei Yuan.
Setting Wang Jiu aside, this Wei Yuan didn't seem flustered. Why had he allowed Wang Jiu to stall for so long? Was it really just about waiting for the poison to take effect and drain their HP?
Or was he waiting for something as well?!
Driven by this concern, they launched their strongest attacks the moment they were free!
A bombardment!
A wave of attacks bombarded Wei Yuan. Logically, he shouldn't have been able to withstand it, but he didn't even try to dodge. He simply tilted his head and smiled at Wang Jiu.
Then, his body suddenly contorted, as if every cell was undergoing a massive transformation.
As it transformed, it also endured the assault.
With a deafening rumble, a brilliant light condensed, and then the smoke cleared. The next second, it vanished. And the second after that...
Boom!!
Xie Jiang was struck by a terrifying vine that shot out of thin air. The green shadow was like a phantom python, and as it struck, Xie Jiang heard a sonic boom. He activated his defenses instantly, but they were still shattered by the blow.
Then he exploded.
Someone as powerful as Xie Jiang couldn't withstand a single blow.
Everyone was terrified. Wang Jiu also frowned.
"What is this power?" Tan Yingzhou asked Wang Jiu.
Wang Jiu ignored him.
Tan Yingzhou: "..."
They had been chatting so well last night, and suddenly she was giving him the cold shoulder.
This trial wasn't over yet.
Tan Yingzhou couldn't say much more, because Wei Yuan had begun a massacre.
An unknown number of people were instantly killed. Aside from those at Xie Jiang's level who got up to hide and evade, the rest didn't even dare to stand.
My god, this is terrifying. Is this a chakra mutation or a cosmos explosion?
His power had increased more than tenfold.
The laboratory was a complete wreck. The group that had just escaped was now a pile of corpses once more. The only ones still standing were the ten who had originally been given chairs.
Based on this performance, the special treatment with the chairs hadn't been a waste.
Wei Yuan's judgment had been precise.
"We can't hurt him! We can't even break his defense now!"
"Damn it, where did he get this power?"
"Is it cellular mutation?"
"Could it be he was waiting for his own mutation to complete?"
Everyone dodged in terror, unable to touch Wei Yuan. How were they supposed to clear this stage?
They couldn't even get out.
Was this certain death?
Just as everyone was at their wit's end, the vines controlled by Wei Yuan suddenly swarmed toward Wang Jiu, as if to make her the primary target.
Oh ho, this woman really was a professional at drawing aggro.
The others, who had been nervously dodging all over the place, could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Wang Jiu, however, was now in extreme peril.
"Master, be careful!" Wang Shu exclaimed.
Wei Yuan reached for Wang Jiu, his five fingers transforming into something like withered tree roots, their sharp ends aimed straight at her face.
At that critical moment...
Boom!!
A loud bang suddenly erupted from outside the large door. Before anyone could even look, the door itself was blasted open.
This was the second loud bang.
The door that they couldn't open even with their combined strength had been blasted open?
Fragments of the shattered door flew in, heading straight for Wei Yuan. Startled, he ignored Wang Jiu and slapped one of the fragments, turning it to dust.
Only then did everyone see the scene outside the door.
The sight nearly scared them out of their wits.
Outside, they could see a coffin with a broken lid, and standing in front of it was a terrifying presence.
It was a charred corpse, truly horrifying. Its skin and flesh were scorched black, yet one could clearly see the blood vessels flowing beneath the skin.
So, this was a charred blood corpse.
It stood there, emanating a monstrous aura of blood. The aura twisted as if carrying infinite resentment, and it stared intently at Wei Yuan.
"It's you. You actually got out."
Fear flashed in Wei Yuan's eyes, but his expression turned ferocious.
"You did this."
He turned his head to look at Wang Jiu.
Wang Jiu said, "Don't blame everything on me."
She had just finished speaking when a black shadow shot out from behind the charred blood corpse. It pounced at Wang Jiu's feet, hugged her leg, and began banging its head while wailing.
It was too dark to see clearly; they had no idea what it was.
At first glance, Wang Shu and the others thought it was a large coal ball.
But then, this coal ball began to question her angrily.
"Stinky Ah Jiu! I broke through, and I listened to you and smashed that stupid coffin, so why am I black now? My flawless, snow-white fur is completely black! Tell me, was this your doing?!"
"What kind of lousy great-ancestor are you? You're always screwing me over!"
"You're scum!"
The Gold-grade Bai Bai naturally exuded the pressure of a Gold-rank boss, but this pressure was somewhat suppressed by its completely black fur.
A Coal Ball Boss?
Despite the dangerous situation, Wang Shu and the others couldn't hold it in.
Hahaha!
In truth, Wang Jiu was also surprised, but she felt it wasn't important—after all, she wasn't the one who had turned black.
"Fight. Don't cause a scene."
At Wang Jiu's faint words, Bai Bai, who had always been intimidated by her, immediately backed away. By now, Wei Yuan had begun to fight the blood corpse.
Oh ho, dog-eat-dog?!!
Everyone was surprised by this turn of events, unsure if it was a good or bad thing, until Tan Yingzhou stated sharply, "That's Zhang Shen."
Zhang Shen? Right, the Zhang Shen who was framed and burned to death all those years ago!
"That's not right. If that's Zhang Shen, why did he guide us to attack the coffin? Wouldn't breaking the coffin release Zhang Shen?"
While many found the logic inconsistent, Luo Sheng pieced it together—if Wang Jiu hadn't stopped attacking at 10% HP and turned on Wei Yuan, Zhang Shen would have already been released. It was true that he was Zhang Jue's enemy, but at that moment, they would have been the first to face him. Unaware of his identity, they would have undoubtedly attacked Zhang Shen as a group. In the end, they would have fought each other to the death, and the one to benefit would have been Zhang Jue, who was hiding his identity as Wei Yuan.
After Wang Jiu made her move, they were brought into the laboratory. But outside, Wang Jiu had the newly promoted little fox smash the coffin, release Zhang Shen, and then have the powerful Zhang Shen smash the door to fight Zhang Jue.
Now the door was open, their confinement was broken, and hope had arrived!
Hope had arrived, but why wasn't Wang Jiu escaping?
Unless this woman was confident she could clear this dungeon!
Luo Sheng's mind was sharp. Grasping this strange point, she immediately notified Zhong Qing and the others not to flee, and not to revive on the spot or at some unknown resurrection point.
Lie down and wait!
Wait to see what other tricks that cunning and treacherous Lao Wang had up her sleeve.
In any case, the danger of their HP draining away was over.
While Luo Sheng and her group lay in wait, Xie Jiang and Tan Yingzhou were analyzing the situation with their respective teammates—specifically, how Wei Yuan had suddenly become so powerful.
This was clearly not a power Wei Yuan possessed earlier; it must be a state that required time to achieve.
By pooling their wisdom, they synthesized several clues and thoughts.
1. Wei Yuan's alienation ability was plant-based, specifically a plant-based power that altered his own physique.
2. Interestingly, based on what they had seen and heard in the previous dungeons and laboratories, everyone had subconsciously assumed the experiments were focused on living creatures like humans and animals. But thinking about it now—could that have been a deliberate misdirection on Wei Yuan's part?
3. What was the purpose of concealing the role of plants? Speaking of which, had there been anything related to plants in these dungeons? Yes, three things. First: the fertile crops in the farmland that fed on the nutrients from corpses. Second: the vegetation that grew progressively denser as the dungeon difficulty increased from simple to nightmare. Third: the butterflies that flew out of the corpse's stomach.
Butterflies are living creatures, not plants, but they are a medium connecting the animal and plant kingdoms.
Connecting these three points.
Xie Jiang sharply pointed out the key: "The large tanks inside the train that Wang Jiu blew up must have contained butterflies, and there's something strange about those butterflies! It's connected to Wei Yuan's ambition."
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