Were they this formidable!?
The four people at the dining table looked astonished.
They exchanged glances, recalling the past two days.
The elite man was decisive and skilled at analysis.
Qi Liu was outgoing and adept at making connections.
Liu Yao, though not very prominent, always managed to supplement their questions.
The woman in the red dress, Susan, was observant of details and could communicate with Aunt Hui using sign language.
Having been guided by the streamer all along,
The newcomers felt a pang of panic, doubting their own abilities, as they thought about facing the next stage without the streamer.
But after hearing the streamer's analysis,
They finally realized their own strength, the strength of the team.
Together, the four of them seemed to possess the ability to clear the stage!
Was this game not a random assignment of players?
It truly offered them a path to survival!
The elite man adjusted his glasses, recalling the stages he had gone through.
Indeed, internal conflict was unwise.
Qi Liu's eyes lit up, "Streamer, I feel like I can do it again!"
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"After two days of racking my brain, hearing the streamer's explanation has cleared my thoughts."
"I feel like I can do it too! (muscle emoji)"
In the live stream, many viewers' eyes also lit up.
When you think about it,
The entire storyline was quite simple:
Villagers deceived Uncle Feng, the forest ranger, and took away the rare flora and fauna from the mountains.
Upon discovering the truth, Uncle Feng, for some reason, did not report it.
Consequently, he lost his conscience and became deranged at night.
Later, he placed the animal bones on Yingying Mountain, presumably to bury them.
However, the bones mutated.
They formed mountain spirits and cursed the village.
After that, anyone who went up the mountain, except for Uncle Feng,
Had to undergo a test of 'humanity.'
No,
Almost the entire plot revolved around 'humanity.'
Uncle Feng, having not completely abandoned his conscience, existed between human and beast, thus being a half-beast.
The mountain spirits could be seen as those who had completely given up their conscience.
Aunt Hui was a witness and a warning throughout!
Furthermore,
Because Uncle Feng was deceived from the start, he wasn't entirely on the villagers' side.
So, during the day, he outwardly concealed the truth with the villagers.
In reality, he was also a 'traitor' to the village.
This point,
Could be seen from Uncle Feng's initial suggestion that they could use the water from Yingying Mountain to deal with the mountain spirits.
"It's truly filled with the struggle of humanity at every turn!"
"So, are the NPCs in this place humans or mountain spirits?" someone asked.
Did the villagers turn into mountain spirits after being cursed?
Then why did Uncle Feng say that mountain spirits disguised themselves as humans and stole the mountain treasures?
But if the villagers were originally mountain spirits,
Why didn't Aunt Hui transform?
A skilled viewer quickly typed on their keyboard and replied:
"This plot has a bit of a text-based game element."
"Whether the villagers are humans or mountain spirits, it's all the same."
"It's like how we sometimes describe someone as a 'femme fatale' or 'a wolf in sheep's clothing.'"
Therefore,
Uncle Feng's statement: mountain spirits disguised themselves as humans.
Actually has two interpretations.
One, the villagers were mountain spirits from the beginning.
Two, the villagers' hearts were similar to those of mountain spirits. They were like mountain spirits wearing human skin.
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"Awesome! Great analysis, big brother!"
"Chinese is so profound!"
"The streamer figured all this out on the first day, I don't have that kind of brainpower."
A barrage of bullet comments from viewers flew by, full of praise.
Before the streamer explained, they had also wondered.
What would happen to these people if the streamer wasn't there?
Mountain spirits, half-beasts, and strange mountain spirits on Yingying Mountain...
Each one was a formidable opponent.
And it was so mentally taxing.
Without the streamer, where would they get so many clues and hints?
They were practically winning by doing nothing!
However,
After listening to the streamer's analysis,
They realized that these four people indeed seemed to have the capability.
It would just take them a bit longer.
"Successfully passing the trial of Yingying Mountain is indeed their own strength."
"Before the streamer said it, I never thought Uncle Feng could fetch water limitlessly."
"This elementary school student's brain is too big, I can only say '666!'"
"The person above, go study hard, or you won't even understand the live stream (dog emoji)"
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After being enlightened by Jiang Lin,
The four felt much less uneasy.
They ate two large bowls of rice.
When they put down their chopsticks, their demeanor was full of spirit.
This time, they did not clear the bowls or ask Aunt Hui to clean up.
Before it got dark, Qi Liu even wanted to pull Aunt Hui to wait at the village entrance.
Then, when the gate to the outside world opened at night, they could just run out.
The elite man had just raised his hand, but before he could stop him,
Qi Liu had already excitedly pulled Aunt Hui towards the house door.
As soon as they reached the door, Aunt Hui seemed to hit an invisible barrier.
She was stopped in the courtyard.
At the main entrance, Uncle Zhou, whom they hadn't seen all day, reappeared.
With a grim expression, he looked at Aunt Hui, "It's getting dark, Hui Niang, where are you going?"
Aunt Hui also seemed anxious.
She just kept shaking her head and waving her hands.
Qi Liu quickly pulled Aunt Hui back into the living room, muttering,
"They're really guarding strictly... It seems we can't avoid a group fight."
Why bother?
Wouldn't you be the ones getting beaten up then?
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Finally, all the afterglow of the sunset disappeared.
The sky completely darkened.
Around the house, it was pitch black.
The entire village fell into silence.
In the courtyard of the two-story cabin,
Liu Yao and the woman in the red dress stood at the front, while Qi Liu and the elite man stood at the back.
The four surrounded Aunt Hui in the center.
Each person held a bottle of mineral water, and several water bottles or containers hung from their waists.
They also had a defensive ghost artifact given by the streamer in their pockets.
Jiang Lin stood to the side, carrying two wooden buckets.
Everything was ready!
The elite man looked at his watch, timing them.
30 seconds... 20 seconds... 10 seconds...
As the hour hand pointed to 10 o'clock,
The lights inside the house instantly went out, and the entire building merged with the surrounding darkness.
Only the kerosene lamp in Aunt Hui's hand retained a faint glow.
"Run!"
Almost the moment the elite man spoke, everyone rushed towards the door.
This time, Aunt Hui was no longer stopped.
The group exited the door and ran directly towards the village entrance.
As they ran, they kept an eye on their surroundings.
Under the dim moonlight and the faint glow of the oil lamp, everything around them was blurry.
They could only vaguely make out the outlines of nearby objects.
Fortunately, since they knew they had to escape tonight, they had memorized this path thoroughly.
They had even drawn a route map, noting what was on the road, where to turn, and where to cross ditches.
The four of them took turns looking at it, memorizing it until they felt sick.
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In the live stream, the casual bullet comments had also ceased.
The viewers stared at the screen, holding their breath, involuntarily feeling tense.
Although the streamer was there, it would definitely be fine.
But as long as they hadn't gotten out, there were still ten thousand possibilities.
'Please, no accidents!'
'The streamer's team must get out safely!'
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