Infinite Flow: Becoming a God in a Nightmare Game

Chapter 113 Falling into a hole

"Dear guests, it's time to get up, today is going to be a busy day."

Every door was knocked on at the same time, and the Miao girls turned a blind eye to the horrific deaths of the players inside.

After another breakfast, Ah Jing spoke up, "Thank you for coming to our Miao Gu Village, but the meal won't be for nothing. We'll be giving you a few tasks next."

"This is to prepare for the sinking in two days. Don't worry, it's not difficult."

“Everyone of you will participate then; the cave-diving ceremony is a grand affair.”

"The task will be decided by drawing lots. Does anyone have any objections?"

Her eyes were slightly lowered, her lips curved into a gentle smile, and even her voice was soft and melodious.

However, none of the players present dared to object, and finally the dungeon quest was released.

Ah Jing sat at the table, her face obscured by shadows, only her eyes gleaming with a ghostly light.

In front of her was a worn-out wooden box filled with seemingly ordinary bamboo skewers.

The task instructions are engraved on these bamboo sticks, but the handwriting is unusually obscure and difficult to understand, making it hard to decipher quickly.

The process of issuing tasks is quite ceremonial.

Ah Jing announced in a hoarse and deep voice that each team must send one person to draw a bamboo stick from the wooden box to determine their task.

There was a large element of luck involved.

The players looked at each other, already trying to gauge each other's luck, all asking who had the highest luck value.

Jiang Qi silently withdrew his gaze. He was the one with the worst luck; letting him draw a lot would be absolutely disastrous.

However, Chi Miaomiao stepped forward and said, "I have a luck score of ninety, I'll go draw one."

"Hey, your luck stat is so high, much better than mine, Miaomiao."

Lu Xue scratched her head and smiled faintly.

Everyone shared their luck score, and it turned out that Chi Miaomiao indeed had the highest luck score among them.

For the first time, Jiang Qi was unwilling to reveal his ridiculously low luck value, but his companions were all staring intently at him.

Jiang Qi spoke very quickly, and before they could hear him clearly, he coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, paused, and said in a somewhat unnatural tone.

"Since Chi Miaomiao is the luckiest, let's send her."

"Miaomiao, don't be too nervous. It doesn't really matter what mission you draw, okay?"

Those who went to draw lots were all players Jiang Qi knew: Xu Cangsheng, Qin Senjing, and Bai Xiaoyu.

Four players came one by one, reaching into the wooden box and feeling for the bamboo sticks with inscriptions.

A tense yet expectant atmosphere filled the air, with each player wondering what kind of mission their teammate would draw.

More often than not, people pray that they won't draw a task that's too difficult or even life-threatening.

Once drawn, the four returned to their respective teams and began to work hard to decipher the text on the bamboo slips.

Some closed their eyes in deep thought, while others whispered among themselves, trying to decipher the written symbols they had never seen before.

Fortunately, the Nightmare Game didn't make things too difficult for them. As soon as they got the bamboo sticks, the system announced the missions for the four teams.

[Ding dong, congratulations players for triggering the side quest—completing the cave-diving ritual.]

Task 1: Make four wedding dresses

[Task Two: Prepare Offerings]

【Task 3: Pray for Blessings】

[Task 4: Deliver the Bride]

【Task 5: Select the purest bride (same task for all teams)】

[Completing any task will earn you 500 points, with a maximum of 1000 points. There is no upper limit.]

Chi Miaomiao drew Task 2, Xu Cangsheng drew Task 3, and Qin Senjing and Bai Xiaoyu drew Task 1 and Task 4 respectively.

After all the tasks were completed, Ah Jing, Ah Hua, Ah Shui, and Ah Yue all left.

The incident happened so suddenly that they hadn't even checked on the dead player yet.

Yesterday, Jiang Qi had specifically observed each player and found that none of them had done anything strange that would lead to their death due to violating the rules.

So, these two players were killed by the hidden ghost.

Moreover, Jiang Qi also ruled out the possibility that one of the two players was a ghost in disguise.

"We need to catch the hidden ghost quickly, otherwise the players will be almost all dead before the dungeon ends."

Xu Cangsheng spoke, and she remained gentle.

Lin Wanchu stood to the side, deep in thought for a long time.

The two players died in different ways. The male player's head was constantly looking under the bed, indicating that he was attacked by a ghost from under the bed.

The female player's death was rather strange; she was pierced through the chest, and her eyes showed disbelief.

However, Lin Wanchu was very experienced and squatted down to turn the female player's corpse over.

Seeing the size of the blood holes in her front and back chests, Lin Wanchu understood.

Someone else was supposed to die last night, but this unlucky guy was used as a scapegoat.

Interestingly, the ghost only killed the person and then let the original person go.

Lin Wanchu moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing.

Speaking out would only increase her fear; she believed she wasn't the only one who noticed these small details.

However, Xiao Tang received the most attention.

Because his hands were wrapped in white bandages, the players naturally assumed that he had been attacked by a ghost and had escaped safely.

Jiang Qi and Lu Zhi's eyes met. Lu Zhi looked away first, lowering his thick eyelashes to hide the turmoil in his eyes.

My brother knows he did it. Will my brother hate him?

Little did they know, Jiang Qi's gaze towards Lu Zhi deepened; this little monster really couldn't hide anything.

He sighed helplessly, tilted his head slightly, and looked at Lu Zhi.

His thin lips curved slightly, and he didn't speak, his warm fingertips brushing against the stray strands of hair on Lu Zhi's forehead.

"Let's go find the offerings."

This was just an excuse; Lu Zhi obediently followed behind Jiang Qi.

There are too many people around, so I need to find a quiet place to sit and sort out the clues.

The five of them, along with Mo Qing, sat on a rock by the stream, while Jiang Qi idly picked up pebbles from the ground.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Qi had many smooth stones in his hand.

Lu Xue and Chi Miaomiao thought Jiang Qi was doing something important, so they followed him to pick up stones by the stream.

The stream is crystal clear.

Jiang Qi aimed at the water's surface and swung his sword forcefully.

A beautiful throw; the stone traces a graceful arc through the air before landing steadily on the water's surface.

The stones skipped across the water, creating one skip after another.

Each jump created a splash of water, like a string of sparkling pearls shimmering in the sunlight.

It leaped across the water again and again, each time jumping farther than the last.

The stone left a trail of ripples on the water's surface, and Jiang Qi's eyes were fixed on the water.

Calm and aloof, his emotions were all the more unfathomable, making it difficult to discern their depth.

He continued skipping stones along the stream, each time hitting them farther and more beautifully than the last.

Applause came from the side; it was Lu Xue.

"Wow, Brother Jiang, that was a great fight!"

Jiang Qi was taken aback by Lu Xue's playful words, and when he looked up, he met the girl's bright eyes.

"Can you teach me?"

Jiang Qi responded, "Yes, I can teach you. Please wait a moment."

Jiang Qi bent his long, slender fingers hanging at his side, moved closer to Lu Zhi, turned his head, and stared at Lu Zhi at close range.

Lu Zhi's breath hitched. Under the sunlight, Jiang Qi's pupils appeared to be the color of amber.

They were only a few centimeters apart, and Jiang Qi gently placed his palm on Lu Zhi's heart.

Jiang Qi finally spoke.

"Your heart is beating so fast."

"same as me."

Jiang Qi's words inexplicably overlapped with the pounding of Lu Zhi's heart.

Jiang Qi continued speaking to himself, "It doesn't matter if you kill someone for me, you don't need to be afraid that I will hate you."

"I am your accomplice."