Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

“A hospital!” Paul said. “We’ve found a field hospital, and from there we can find an operating room that’s in use. Go in and we can cut into the fifteenth floor… but that’s a method for escaping after falling into a hallucination. We might not be able to find one in this maple forest…”

"Then let's find it!"

Fortunately, all four of them could fly.

After flying high into the sky, all that came into view was still a maple forest, boundless and stretching for thousands of miles, as if it had no end.

Apart from that, only the blood-red moon in the sky shines alone upon everyone.

"I'll fly up to a higher place and take a look!"

Li Xianyu said something to Cheng Cheng, and then shot straight into the sky.

A moment later, she stopped, her whole body trembling, then a strange smile appeared on her face: "Hehe~ So many necromancy materials... This is paradise..."

"Tsk!"

Cheng Cheng glanced at the moon subconsciously, made a slight guess, then pulled Li Xianyu back to the ground, while calling everyone back: "Don't fly! Something's wrong with the moon. It's possible that the closer you get to the moon, the easier it is to be hypnotized... Freya, quickly use 'Aurora's Whisper of Clarity'!"

Everyone then hurriedly returned.

After Freya healed Li Xianyu, Cheng Cheng asked, "You flew the highest, did you see anything?"

“To the east…” Li Xianyu rubbed his head, “There seems to be a cluster of buildings at the far east, but it’s very far… probably more than 300 kilometers away…”

More than 300 kilometers?

This floor is really big.

Cheng Cheng gritted his teeth: "Everyone fly at low altitude, stay close to me, and don't fall behind!"

…………

Although this floor was incredibly eerie, thankfully there were no monsters.

It was empty and desolate; the only sound was the wind.

Gold's full-speed flight is roughly equivalent to a Boeing 747, reaching about 900 miles per hour—but this speed consumes a great deal of magic power, and can only be used for combat maneuvering. It has to stop after a few minutes and cannot be sustained for long periods.

Therefore, the four of them flew eastward at a speed of only two hundred miles.

Even so, people were hypnotized again from time to time, forcing them to walk and stop intermittently.

They flew for over two hundred miles before Freya was the first to give up – repeatedly using "Aurora's Clear Whisper" had exhausted her magic, making her unable to keep up with the others.

Left with no other option, they had to stop and rest.

After Cheng Cheng lit the campfire, the tense atmosphere eased slightly. Paul took out bread and canned food from his backpack, heated them on the campfire, and then took out a bottle of syrup drink, eating and resting at the same time.

The white bread toasted until it smelled nice and crisp, and everyone gradually relaxed—after all, apart from the strange location, there were no dangerous monsters.

In addition, Cheng Cheng is not susceptible to hypnosis from the Blood Moon. With his reminders, as long as no one falls behind, everyone can safely exit.

"Alright, everyone, you've all rested enough!"

Seeing Freya's breathing gradually calm down, Cheng Cheng picked up his backpack: "I don't get tired even carrying such a big bag while flying. Freya, you still don't get enough exercise."

“That’s right, I’m also carrying such a big coffin!” Li Xianyu picked up the coffin and made a face at Freya with a smile.

"You! It's all because you've been hypnotized the whole time, making me waste my magic!"

Freya was furious and lunged forward to fight, but Cheng Cheng pulled her away, saying, "Alright, let's get going!"

The three tidied up the campfire, then took flight and headed east.

We're getting closer and closer to the "building complex" that Li Xianyu mentioned.

After flying for another ten minutes or so, Cheng Cheng finally saw what it was—an abandoned hospital, along with a garden and sanatorium, covering an area of ​​about one hundred acres, which suddenly appeared in the blood-red maple forest.

I really admire Freya; she could still see clearly from over 300 miles away.

Having spotted their target, the two flew at full speed and soon arrived at the hospital entrance.

"The method to cut it out is right here," Cheng Cheng said to Freya. "Let's go in and take a look."

Freya nodded and followed Cheng Cheng inside.

Cheng Cheng lit a black flame with his finger, illuminating the interior of the hospital—just as dilapidated as the exterior. Numerous maple branches had grown into the hospital, damaging most of the walls and greatly reducing its stability, posing a constant risk of collapse.

The smell of disinfectant and vomit permeated the entire building, and the ground was covered with rampant maple branches and a large number of blood-red maple leaves.

Cheng Cheng remembered Freya saying that the way to cut it out was to find an operating room that was in use. However, Cheng Cheng went around in circles and all he saw was desolate scenery. Occasionally there were mutilated corpses left by adventurers in the past, but for some reason there were no signs of decay.

The two wandered around for more than ten minutes before finally seeing a light.

Cheng Cheng was overjoyed and quickly flew to the light—it was indeed an operating room that was being used!

Even through the operating room door, you could hear the doctors and nurses talking, as well as the patient's screams!

"Great, we can finally cut it out."

Cheng Cheng walked to the operating room door, just about to open it, when his steps suddenly slowed, the smile on his face slowly fading, and a question surfaced in his mind—

"Sylvia, am I alone?"

"No, Cheng Cheng, didn't you call yourself a god?" Sylvia teased, "You're already far from being human."

“No, I mean…” Cheng Cheng paused, “did we both come to the dungeon alone and fight our way to the fourteenth floor by ourselves?”

"Yes, that's right," Sylvia said with a touch of pride. "We're both really amazing!"

"So... how did we get through the thirteenth floor?"

Sylvia was also stunned.

Yes, how did it pass?

The thirteenth floor clearly requires at least two people to hold hands and jump down the waterfall to access the fourteenth floor...

Something's not right, something's very wrong.

An unknown fear suddenly enveloped the two of them.

"Let me confirm with you again..." Cheng Cheng swallowed, "Our meeting began when I rescued you from Cicero's kidnapping. Later, we went to the dungeon together, recruited the Primal God Cult, defeated the Platinum-ranked Chicken, Tiger, Bear, Wolf, and Dog, then killed Liu Ruyan and the Demon of the Spear, and participated in the Witch's Trial together..."

"Finally, with the help of the kind-hearted catgirl Felix whom we didn't know and the Holy Maiden of the Theocracy, we wiped out the West Coast branch of the Primal God Cult and accepted the Holy Maiden's commission to go to the fifteenth floor to stop the Primal God Cult's plan... It was just the two of us from beginning to end, right?"

"Correct."

Sylvia's thoughts echoed in her mind: "That's right, looking at it this way, I'm really amazing!"

You're so awesome.

Cheng Cheng scratched his head, something just didn't feel right.

He must have teammates—otherwise, there's no way he could have broken through the ultimate trust to the fourteenth level!

"Why think so much?" Sylvia's voice echoed in my mind. "Let's open the door and cut into the fifteenth floor... I don't know why, but I have a strange feeling."

What premonition?

"I have a feeling that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Sylvia said doubtfully. "I have a feeling that if I don't seize it, something I cherish will definitely be snatched away by some scoundrel."

"Is that so... alright then."

Since their memories match, it's probably because I'm just too awesome.

After all, I'm a player. As long as I can reload infinitely, doing everything I did before isn't difficult. Defeating the bear, wolf, and hound will be a piece of cake, just like when I reloaded infinitely to kill Cicero...

Even the way the thirteenth floor is cut off might have some trickery involved—for example, what is actually being seen is the soul, while Sylvia's body is currently one body with two souls or something.

Thinking this, Cheng Cheng placed his hand on the doorknob, about to open the door, when he suddenly noticed something in the corner of his eye.

Then, a chill ran down my spine!

Chapter 80, Arson Leads to Life Imprisonment

What he saw was the system icon.

This thing is usually hidden at the edge of the field of vision to avoid affecting the player's gaming experience.

Therefore, the icons are few and simple. Besides "Exit Game", there are only "Backpack", "Draw Cards" and "Switch Characters". There is not even a recharge entrance.

Wait, switch characters?

I only got Sylvia from the new player banner, how do I switch characters?

Cheng Cheng pursed his lips and clicked the "Switch Character" button. Then, an icon appeared in the options box.

She was a beautiful girl, like a dream. Her long pink hair cascaded down her shoulders like cherry blossoms falling in spring. She wore a white ballet dress and stretched her arms out to the sides, showing off her mature yet slightly naive figure. Every inch of her figure was just right, as if sculpted by the hand of a god.

"Freya: A Dream of the Past"

Level: 42

Combat Power: 8000

"Intimacy: 70 (80% attribute sharing)"

"Innate Talents: As Love Writes (Selected), As Hate Engraved"

"Fire Seed: Gun"

Well!

Such a beautiful girl must be my wife!

But why do I have no recollection of it?

In his memory, he was clearly alone, but reality was strange in every way—Cheng Cheng sighed and chose to believe in the cheat system.

"So, all the signs indicate that I have a teammate, but she's disappeared—not just in reality, but also in my mind!" He clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white. "I have to find her, because she could very well be my new wife!"

A new problem arises – how to find someone you don't know at all, or even whose name you don't know?

Cheng Cheng thought for a moment and said to Sylvia, "Sylvia, stay where you are. I'm going to find my wife."

Sylvia: "???"

After saying that, Cheng Cheng clicked "Switch Character"!

…………

The branches tangled and tangled, and Cheng Cheng opened his eyes.

All I could see was darkness.

Countless twisted branches entangled his entire body, some even piercing his veins, suspending him in mid-air like a piece of cured meat, or binding him like a tortoise shell, rendering him unable to move.