Game Invasion: A new term for each level

Chapter 185 The Prelude to Collapse

After walking a distance past the somber rock walls of the Ten Thousand Snake Cave, the scenery ahead suddenly changed 180 degrees.

The strong, putrid smell was replaced by an extremely sweet, even somewhat pungent, aroma.

The gray fog disappeared, replaced by layers of colorful, flowing light.

It was a canyon composed of mutated plants, where countless decaying flowers the size of washbasins bloomed in the crevices of the rocks. The petals had a translucent texture, and pulsating nerve fibers could be vaguely seen inside.

The most amazing thing was the butterflies.

Thousands upon thousands of palm-sized butterflies fluttered in the valley.

With the flapping of its wings, countless phosphorescent particles, shimmering with fluorescence, fell like snowflakes.

Some phosphorus powder refracts strange light and shadow in the air.

It makes the entire canyon look like an unreal dream.

At first glance, it feels extremely dangerous inside! Not for the faint of heart!

Old Gu quietly pulled Song Lin to the back and whispered, "Miss Song, I'm too old to run around with you young people anymore. After this game, you should find someone more capable."

Song Lin pursed her lips and quickly said, "Old Gu! You're the core of this team! Without your in-depth research into each game instance and your planning of intelligence routes for us, we wouldn't have come this far!"

"The core of this team is not me, it's Luo Che. Oh, Miss Song, let me give you one last piece of advice. You are very young, and Mr. Song has protected you very well, so it's normal that your judgment is not accurate. But as someone who is thirty or forty years older than you, Luo Che is not a choice you can entrust your life to."

Finally, Old Master Gu let out a sigh of relief and said, "I am very grateful to Song Kang Pharmaceutical for allowing my wife to pass away without suffering great pain. I have worked for Northern Storm for the past few years, and I have done my best. Miss Song, there is no need to keep me here."

Song Lin fell silent. Countless people around her had said similar things to her.

However, this was her own choice, and she went down a dark path. In the beginning, Song Lin was attracted by his teacher-like appearance, and later she was encouraged by his confidence in becoming stronger. She formed the Northern Storm and poured a lot of resources into him.

Luo Che gradually became more ruthless, and his whole demeanor turned sinister. Everything changed after he became stronger.

Arrogant and unreasonable, he even used Zheng Chong as bait to test Yang Hui's strength!

Song Lin's heart began to struggle. Old Master Gu noticed this and comforted her, saying, "Who doesn't make mistakes when they're young? It's okay to turn back from the wrong path. As Mr. Song's daughter, your future shouldn't be ruined by Luo Che."

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Luo Che suddenly turned around and said, "Who was delayed by me? Old Master Gu?"

Old Gu immediately shut his mouth and stopped speaking. Seeing this, Luo Che snorted coldly and said to Song Lin, "I'll say it again! If you really think I'm not good enough, you can leave anytime! Nobody's forcing you!"

Luo Che's move of advancing as a retreat has always been his way of manipulating Song Lin. He seems to be giving her the choice, but in reality, he is placing himself on the moral high ground.

Song Lin was caught in a dilemma.

As the saying goes, "the onlooker sees more of the game than the player," and Song Lin was truly trapped in that emotion, unable to escape it. She had been manipulated by Luo Che for a long time.

Yang, who was ahead, turned around and asked, "What's the situation inside? Can you tell me?"

Yang Hui asked that question on purpose; he had already discovered that the team was riddled with cracks.

Luo Che, who becomes arrogant and conceited after gaining power, and Song Lin, who is obsessed with love.

The retired professors should have no reason to risk their lives with them; it must have been based on personal relationships and leverage over them.

There are also two others, Duan Fan and Zheng Chong, who are driven by money and can be replaced at any time!

Duan Fan has completely revealed Yin's plan to them. Zheng Chong must be dissatisfied with what Luo Che did to him.

He wants to test Old Master Gu's stance; after what just happened, he should be somewhat dissatisfied.

Yang Hui heard Yan Yiming say that Professor Gu was a highly respected retired professor in Beicheng who specialized in researching various game instances.

As expected, Elder Gu spoke up, saying, "The scales of the colorful butterflies in Butterfly Valley have a hallucinogenic effect. If you only get a little bit on them, it won't matter. But the longer you stay in the valley, the more scales accumulate, and the easier it is to fall into a hallucination and become unable to extricate yourself. In the end, you will be devoured by the plants in the valley and become their nutrients. With the intelligence of an ordinary person, you can only stay in the hallucination for about five minutes at most."

Yan Yiming asked, "What if I were to catch all the butterflies in Butterfly Valley in one fell swoop?"

"The scales that burst out when these colorful butterflies die have a strong hallucinogenic effect, like a small bomb. There are tens of thousands of butterflies here, so I advise you not to do it."

If Gu Lao was introducing things earlier, then the last sentence was a clear reminder to Yang Hui that he would have to cross Butterfly Valley in five minutes at most. The deeper meaning was that he was advising Yang Hui to forget about Bartfly and focus on saving his life!

Luo Che stared at Elder Gu with displeasure. Elder Gu did not flinch at all. Although he was old and his attributes and strength had declined, and he was no longer a combatant, his eyes still gleamed with a sharp light.

"Song Lin, the team is getting harder and harder to manage. Don't you have anything to say?" Luo Che, as usual, tried to bring up Song Lin.

Normally she would have smoothed things over, but this time Song Lin fell silent. Elder Gu had made it clear that he would be leaving Northern Storm after this game instance. She would not care if it were Duan Fan or Zheng Chong, but Elder Gu was a core member, and she didn't know what to do for a moment.

Seeing this, Yang Hui smiled and said, "Then let's go, but you're not going to bring the wounded in, are you? What are you going to do if we get held up?"

Upon hearing this, the entire crowd fell silent.

Especially Duan Fan and Zheng Chong in the rear.

If that happened, the two knew Luo Che would definitely abandon them! They would turn and leave!

Song Lin turned around and gave Zheng Chong a capsule, saying, "This is a tool to slowly recover from your injuries. Although it won't restore you to your peak condition, it will still allow you to walk and move around without any problems. The choice to enter is yours. If it really doesn't work, you can take a longer route and wait for us at the exit."

Seeing this, Luo Che muttered under his breath, "A useless burden!"

He originally thought Zheng Chong would die in the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. After all, he was gambling on Yang Hui's humanity to save him. If Yang Hui was also a selfish person, there was nothing he could do. But he didn't lose anything. He would only lose a traitor who was suspected of colluding with Yang Hui!

As a ruthless person, Luo Che would never keep such an uncertain bomb by his side.

Zheng Chong took the capsule and swallowed it directly, saying, "My intelligence attribute is only five points above the average level of an ordinary person. I can only check for five minutes at most. If you want to take Bartfly, then I'd better take a detour."

Duan Fan quickly said, "I'll go with him! We can look after each other!"

"We won't wait for you after we pass; we'll head straight to the Mandrill Mansion to retrieve the Razer Scepter. Then you can chase after us."

Luo Che glanced at them coldly and made up his mind that he would get rid of these two dragging him down as soon as he left this game instance!

It's hard to find strong characters with excellent affix combinations above level 30. But in the North City, you can find plenty of characters with outstanding single attributes!

"Have you made up your mind?" Yan Yiming couldn't help but urge.

Luo Che walked ahead and said, "Let's go! We must get Bartfly, the Northern Storm!"

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