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Chapter 421 Player-Exclusive 'Resurrection Coins'

Before Chen Kong could finish expressing his doubts into the noisy communicator,

A rotting vine corpse caught up from behind and punched Chen Kong.

In a flash, a silver-white slender sword suddenly appeared in Chen Kong's left hand, and then he swung it out.

Pfft!

The rapier severed the right arm of the rotting vine corpse on the spot, but Chen Kong had no interest in the outcome.

Because he knew that a mere severed arm wouldn't be enough to deal with these troublesome guys.

Their only weaknesses have always been their heads and the 'vine core' in their chests.

Without lingering in the fight, Chen Kong suppressed the dizziness in his head and ran away into the distance, voicing his final doubts into the communicator.

"And what is this fog on the island? In just a few turns, everyone disappeared one after another."

Hearing these words, the viewers on the 13th station finally understood what Chen Kong and the others had encountered during their subsequent escape.

Clearly, shortly after the Heavenly Dao told them to go ahead, everyone's communication and vision were disrupted by the special gray fog of Changsheng Island, causing them to get separated.

Chen Kong's movements became sluggish and his strength was impaired due to the toxins in his body.

This meant that after he was separated from his pursuers, he was unable to shake off the horde of rotting vine corpses behind him, which led to his current predicament.

To be honest, the main characters in the group of stars, like Chen Kong, are truly pitiful.

No matter which season it is, he is either getting beaten up or on his way to getting beaten up.

Just as Chen Kong had taken two steps, the worsening toxins in his body caused him to stagger and almost fall to the ground.

Although Chen Kong reacted quickly, he immediately regained his balance.

But this momentary opening allowed the rotting vine corpse behind him to seize the opportunity, its thick right arm whistling through the wind as it fiercely slammed down towards Chen Kong.

Although Chen Kong tried to dodge, the sluggishness caused by the poison meant that even though he managed to twist his body, he was still hit squarely on the back by a fist.

"puff!"

He spat out a mouthful of blood mist, and his body flew out like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily onto the beach.

The intense pain caused Chen Kong to instinctively curl up, and at the same time, this series of movements caused the thorns on his arm to penetrate even deeper.

Filled with intense resentment and despair, Chen Kong slowly raised his head.

In his blurry vision, a rotting vine corpse slowly came to a stop in front of him, raising its fist high.

The vine armor on the rotting corpse gleamed with a strange, cold light, and its hideous face was filled with a thirst for blood and a greed for its prey.

At the same time, the other rotting vine corpses around him were gradually closing in on his location.

Just then, the sound of a slot machine spinning suddenly came from the jungle on the south bank.

"The grand prize!"

Before losing consciousness, Chen Kong heard an annoying yet familiar voice in his ear.

Then, a figure ran out of the jungle and came to him.

Before long, Chen Kong fell into a complete coma.

My memory is stuck on that figure with headphones on and dressed in gaming attire.

[Late at night, on Changsheng Island, in an unnamed cave]

"Well"

"woke up?"

Looking at Chen Kong, who was groggily waking up while clutching his head.

Mi Yao, standing beside the fire, leisurely took a freshly roasted, unidentified animal leg from the fire and handed it to Chen Kong. Chen Kong stared at Mi Yao in astonishment, then at the thin leg, his eyes filled with confusion.

As if guessing what he was going to say, Mi Yao immediately said, "Stop looking, I'm not a ghost, I'm a living person."

"Please, even a newbie like you didn't die. How could a once-in-a-century expert like me die so easily at the starting point?"

"Besides, if I don't know some amazing survival techniques, how will I get through 'reality,' this large-scale single-player game that has almost no room for error?"

Hearing Mi Yao's signature sarcastic remark, Chen Kong finally snapped out of his daze.

He looked down at his arm and found that the arm, which had previously been covered with poisonous stings, was now wrapped in bandages.

Besides him, the only other person there was Mi Yao, so he was the only one who bandaged his wounds.

After quickly sorting out his thoughts, Chen Kong looked up at Mi Yao and asked in a dry voice, "Where are the others?"

"do not know."

Mi Yao said impatiently, then placed the roasted animal leg in his hand on the banana leaf in front of Chen Kong and sat back down in his seat.

Perhaps feeling that the current situation was special and that he shouldn't keep putting on airs in front of Chen Kong, Mi Yao added, "I've only met you along the way; I haven't seen anyone else."

"."

Chen Kong remained silent for a moment, realizing that Mi Yao had no need to, and would not, lie.

After all, although they were competitors at the Tianwu Training Base, they became the best comrades-in-arms on this strange Changsheng Island, where they were both trainees.

Click!

As Chen Kong and Mi Yao fell silent, the cave became so quiet that only the sound of the flickering match could be heard.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Kong broke the eerie silence.

"Um... how did you survive back then?"

This question has piqued the curiosity of not only Chen Kong, but also many viewers on the 13th station.

Because they clearly remembered that in the beach background footage that the production team deliberately released, Mi Yao was one of them, and at that time he was obviously dead beyond any doubt.

Mi Yao's answer to this question was quite straightforward.

"How can you beat a game without revival coins?"

As he spoke, a strange 'gold coin' suddenly appeared in Mi Yao's hand.

At the same time, information about this 'gold coin' appeared in the anime's visuals.

[Name: Player's Exclusive Resurrection Coin]

[Effect: Can negate one death and resurrect at the nearest campfire. If you cannot teleport to the nearest campfire, you can choose to resurrect at any location within a 100-meter radius and maintain a 'spirit state' for up to one minute. (Only usable by in-game players)]

[Description: 'No game is a one-off, except 'reality.' — Mi Yao, a gaming expert]

"I see."

Chen Kong looked at the resurrection coins in Mi Yao's hand, a glint of light flashing in his eyes, as if he had an idea.

In response, Mi Yao reverted to her sweet-talking manner and bluntly poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"Don't even think about it. Your dreamer can't replicate this, because this thing is, in a sense, part of my own soul. It's a 'game mechanism' exclusive to the Star Source of the Gaming Master."

"While your Dreamer skill grants you temporary player status, that amount of time is simply not enough for you to earn enough in-game currency to buy the resurrection coin."

"Oh, I see. Haha."

Chen Kong scratched the back of his head and chuckled awkwardly.

After all, having one's thoughts read and revealed in public is indeed a bit awkward.

(End of this chapter)