This Text Adventure Game is Totally Poisonous

The neighing sound of octopuses came from behind, comparable to a pig slaughtering scene.

Everyone looked back one after another, and the scene that caught their eyes was even more tragic: the skin of the octopuses turned red one by one, their bodies were hot and smoking, and they even blew themselves up, corroding people with the acid they burst out.

Corrosive acid was sprayed all over the sky, and many people around were sprayed all over on the spot. They died mutilated in the severe pain, half of their serious faces were corroded, and they looked extremely permeable.

The screams were endless, and the players defending the rear began to die in large numbers.

"Is this group of octopuses crazy?!"

Jack was dumbfounded. He had been a pirate for so many years, and he had never seen a creature like an octopus be so violent!

"Get out of the way!" Someone yelled hastily.

In fact, it goes without saying that under the threat of their lives, all the players in the rear fled the scene immediately.

Although there is a chance of resurrection, such a huge group of octopuses can't die once, and they will die in place almost as soon as they are resurrected. Who would dare to stay where they are?

Fortunately, these octopuses didn't seem to be very interested in the escaped people, and the reason why they became violent was just to fight their way out.

After the roadblockers got out of the way, the octopuses immediately rushed to the grass temple in the distance in groups.

"Sure enough, he was chasing that guy!"

Seeing the behavior of the octopuses after their berserk, the demon confirmed this point even more.

"I don't know what this person did to the octopuses, the hatred is so steady..."

"This person...seems to be speeding up towards the temple..."

"What the hell is he trying to do? What's in that temple?"

"It looks like it's related to the octopuses..."

"Still running away? Does he want to die?"

...

After the hatred of the octopuses has been transferred, everyone can finally comment on the current situation from the perspective of a bystander.

Seeing the scene of the octopus and the ghost captain scrambling for the temple in the distance, everyone was actually a little strange. What is it that is worth his desperate fight for?

However, listening to the discussions around him, the uneasiness in the emperor's heart became more and more intense.

Combining the behavior patterns of the octopuses at the beginning and the current situation, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed in his mind, and he realized a certain possibility, and his face suddenly changed.

"No, stop him!"

While speaking, the Son of Heaven had already released a long-range spell first, and a large amount of lightning and shadow energy shot out, heading straight for Captain Ghost, trying in vain to prevent him from approaching the grass temple.

However, it was obviously too late.

The octopus shoals rushing past their defensive line overwhelmingly formed a natural barrier at this time, completely blocking the space between everyone and the ghost captain, and magic couldn't lock the target at all.

In the next second, countless octopuses covered the grass temple, and the whole temple collapsed in an instant, kicking up a cloud of dust on the spot.

The octopuses quickly built a hill tens of meters high on the collapsed haystack, densely packed, completely covering the space around the grass temple.

"This guy is finished!"

Everyone looked at this scene with a little bit of embarrassment.

Unexpectedly, the majestic ghost captain died at the hands of a group of octopuses in this way.

"Hehe, no matter what's in there, is it worth it to kill yourself just to grab a treasure?" Jack sneered.

The death of this person is considered a good thing for them, at least one less competitor.

"I'm afraid..." At this time, the voice of the emperor sounded from the side.

Jack turned his head to look, but found that the emperor did not show any joy, but his face was full of bitterness.

"Afraid of what?" Jack asked subconsciously.

The emperor didn't answer, and he didn't need to answer.

Suddenly there was a rumbling movement from Octopus Mountain in the distance.

The mountain suddenly cracked from the top, and countless octopuses separated to the two sides, quickly revealing the buried scene below.

A familiar figure stood firmly at the original location of the Caomiao.

It's Captain Ghost! Not only was he alive, but he was unscathed.

In addition, he held a red viscera in his hand, which was wrapped in a transparent substance like ice cubes. The viscera inside seemed to be alive and was still beating.

But what was even more weird was the octopuses around them. The ruthless and violent octopuses just now became extremely quiet at this moment. They lay down and shivered one by one, and even their heads were stuck to the ground, making a gesture of bowing their heads.

The surrounding people were stunned.

What's happening here?

What happened in that ruined temple?

What did Captain Ghost do to make such a difference in these octopuses?

Everyone couldn't turn their minds around for a while.

And when everyone was still at a loss, Mu You in the distance suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed at the people here.

And with his movements, all the octopuses on the ground suddenly raised their heads and turned to the crowd, then squirmed their octopuses and moved towards this side, and the speed became faster and faster.

In the blink of an eye, the octopuses who were quiet just now turned into the raging octopus waves before, sweeping towards everyone.

"Nima, what's the matter?"

Jack and the others were stunned, but the movements of their feet were not slow, and they all turned around and ran away immediately.

In an instant, the situation turned into a situation where everyone was running away in front, and countless octopuses were chasing after them.

The only difference is that this time the octopuses' target is no longer Muyou, but all humans except him.

Fortunately, this group of octopuses did not keep chasing and killing them as before. After driving them a few hundred meters away, they stopped chasing and retreated.

Only then did everyone have a chance to breathe.

"Obviously, the other party has obtained control over these octopuses..." Tianzi explained.

"How is this possible?" Jack looked over in disbelief. Although these octopuses are not high-level, they number in the tens of thousands. How much energy is needed to control so many octopuses at the same time?

"It has nothing to do with energy, it's probably because of the heart in the opponent's hand..."

"heart?"

"Yes, that's what he got when he rushed into the grass temple desperately just now."

The Son of Heaven smiled wryly and said, "I'm not sure what the heart is for now, but it obviously has some relationship with these octopuses. Whoever gets the heart can gain the power to control these octopuses!"

"Damn, then we are dead?" Jack was dumbfounded.

If the other party can really command this group of octopuses completely, then it's still worth fighting for. Hundreds of thousands of octopuses, the opponent is already invincible here, and there is a map in his hand, so he can get the city lord while lying down!

"It seems so right now, but..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, a message was suddenly received in the team channel.

"We may have found the city center!"

The news came from the smiling group who left before.

The emperor frowned slightly. This was the only good news in this almost hopeless situation.

"We found an empty square with an altar in the middle, but it was empty, and there was nothing like a 'inheritance crystallization' around it, and there were two barriers set up on the square, one outside, one around the altar, and the outside It seems that you need to bring map fragments to enter this layer of enchantment, and it’s not clear what’s inside.”

The emperor was a little surprised when he read the news: "There is no inheritance crystal, so how can you be sure that it is the center of the city?"

"We can't be sure...but we met the red sickle girl here. She was guarding in front of the barrier, and we couldn't get close." Smile explained truthfully.

"I see."

The emperor nodded. After closing the team channel, looking back at Jack, he only said three words: "Let's join forces!"

"Huh?" Jack was taken aback.

"You have also seen that the current situation is no longer a three-legged confrontation, but Captain Ghost's family dominates, and it is as powerful as a crush. If we don't join forces, all the efforts we have made before will be in vain. Only by joining forces, there will be so much A glimmer of hope," said the Son of Heaven.

"Are you... are you sure we can make a play together?" Jack looked at the emperor suspiciously.

In the current situation, not to mention only two of them were present, even if there were ten more families, it seemed that they would only be hanged and beaten by the ghost captain.

"Actually, I still have a hole card. If it goes well, I might have a chance to 'steal' the city lord from the opponent..." Tianzi said cryptically.

"Damn, it's about this time, if you have any cards, tell me quickly, don't be silly!" Jack frowned.

The emperor also understood that now is not the time to keep secrets, so he quickly explained his plan.

"It's actually this kind of hole card..."

After hearing this, Jack looked at Tianzi in surprise, and said hesitantly, "If what you said is true, then there is indeed a glimmer of hope..."

"The contract is here. If we want to unite, we have to do it as soon as possible. We don't have much time." The emperor took out a blood contract scroll from his body and handed it to Jack.

Jack glanced at it, and even the terms of the cooperation were clearly written on it.

"My god, you even prepared this thing?" Jack looked at the emperor in disbelief. Could he have predicted this situation in advance?

"I like to be foolproof when doing things. This contract is actually prepared for the ghost captain. In order to deal with certain emergencies, the last resort..."

The emperor glanced at Jack expressionlessly: "I just didn't expect it to be used on you."

"What the hell are you..."

Jack has a bad word and doesn't know whether to say it or not.

What the other party meant was obviously that they didn't treat him as a serious competitor from the very beginning...

"Although cooperating with you makes me sick, but this is the only way to do it now... I really don't want to give up directly." Jack cursed helplessly, and signed his name on the contract cursingly.

The contract was formed smoothly, so far, the two are considered to be on the same front.

"President, he has acted!" At this time, the subordinate in charge of tracking sent a message: the ghost captain started to move.

"Follow up!"

A group of people hurriedly set off, hanging far behind.

The opponent has gained control of the octopus swarm, and his strength has greatly increased, but it is also because of this that when he moves, there will always be a large number of octopuses around him, and the line of action becomes extremely conspicuous, making it difficult to lose track of him. .

Of course, with the current opponent's strength, there is no need to hide at all.

Any tricks and plans are only used when the strength is weak. When the advantage is accumulated to a sufficient extent, it is completely possible to drop ten times with one force, and just push it over in a fair manner!

The octopus shoals in front spread across the city mightily, and a group of people followed sneakily behind.

After following for about half an hour, everyone finally arrived at the place.

This is an extremely wide stone square, the square is empty, without any buildings, only in the very center, there is a conspicuous altar surrounded by hundreds of steps.

Near the altar, there are two barriers visible to the naked eye. A small barrier directly covers the inner altar body, and the other extends outward for about a hundred meters, like an upside-down bowl, covering the surrounding area of ​​the altar. The scope is firmly protected.

When Mu You came, there was only Lin Xue on the scene, standing in front of the barrier of the square with a sickle in his hand, blocking anyone who wanted to approach.

When he was about to enter the sixth district, Mu You released Lin Xue from the backpack in advance and handed the No. 5 fragment to her.

When Mu You followed Tianzi and others through the Sixth District, she was guided by the broken arrows and followed far behind, until she entered the Fifth District before changing direction.

Mu You led a group of people to look for the Octopus King, while Lin Xue went straight to the center of the city secretly.

At the previous occult conference, Virgo had provided a piece of information: the city of fools will rise at dawn and end at night without light.

After analysis, Mu You guessed that the opening of each sky city is likely to have a time limit, like Dawn City, which must be opened at dawn.

In the usual sense of dawn, it refers to the time period from 4:00 am to 6:00 am.

In other words, even if you arrive at the city center in advance, you may not be able to touch the inheritance crystal, but it is easy to expose the location of the city center.

Of course, Mu You couldn't be sure that Virgo's information must be true, so in the process of finding the Octopus King, Lin Xue was asked to take the map and come to the city center to check it out.

It turned out that the information was correct. At 3:48, there were still no crystals on the altar in the center of the square.

However, it is not far from the present world of crystallization.

After arriving at the scene, Mu You immediately manipulated the octopuses to surround the barrier with three circles inside and outside, and the circle was tight.

Then he walked through the octopus alone and stepped into the barrier.

When entering the outer barrier, it is necessary to verify the fool and the double identity of the map owner, and it is quite strict.

Entrants must carry at least three map fragments, as well as the relic that each person first obtained. In addition, they must not carry any backpack equipment. Only after the conditions are matched, the enchantment will be released.

In other words, if someone accidentally lost their original relic, even if they found all the fragments later, they would be directly excluded and lose the qualification for the city lord.

Mu You had no problem screening in these two aspects.

He has always carried a pocket watch with him, and he now has as many as four pieces, which are enough to be used as a stepping stone.

Mu You left the backpack to Lin Xue, entered the barrier alone, walked all the way to the altar in the center, and touched the small barrier in front.

As a result, it was naturally bounced away instantly, and at the same time, a reminder appeared in my mind.

[The Dawn City Altar opens at 4:00 every day, with 10 minutes and 32 seconds remaining. 】

"Sure enough, it's four o'clock..."

Mu You turned his head and looked beyond the barrier. In other words, as long as you stay here for ten minutes, everything will be settled.

There will be another chapter later (around two o'clock), so go to sleep if you can't wait, it will be the same tomorrow.