The moment Chu Xiu finished speaking, all the awakeners froze. They looked at each other and counted silently in their hearts. One, two, thirty-four, fifteen, sixteen. Sixteen! Everyone showed a look of fear on their faces. There were sixteen people besides themselves, which meant that there were seventeen people present! Instantly, the atmosphere on the field became tense, and everyone distanced themselves from others at the same time, with a vigilant look on their faces. "What is going on?" someone asked in a trembling voice. "Isn't this simple?" Chu Xiu curled his lips, "There is a strange guy among us." As soon as the voice fell, everyone looked at him. Big brother! You are the strangest one here, okay!
"Okay! Don't doubt each other! There is no point in guessing now!" Chai San said in a deep voice: "If we fight each other because of this, the clearance rate will definitely drop significantly." "Even if there is really something among us, we will slowly find him out later." Chai San's words calmed everyone down a lot. Finally, the group decided to follow the original plan. However, the atmosphere on the road was much more tense. Chu Xiu mixed in the crowd, and along the way, he also followed the girl's words to pay attention to whether there were any special clues around. Unfortunately, nothing was found except the dark forest. On the way, everyone also took the opportunity to introduce themselves to each other. Chu Xiu used Chen Ce as a pseudonym. And relying on his super high spirits, he easily remembered everyone's name and corresponding profession. Among them, there were only 5 professions above B level, and the others were C and D levels. There were also four people who were unwilling to reveal, Chu Xiu was naturally among them, and the girl who was suspected to be of a high status did not say it. The other party also had a way to hide their own information, and the ghost demon pupil could not scan it. Chu Xiu only knew that her name was Jiang Xue. The only A-level was the middle-aged man who spoke at the beginning. His name was Chai San, and his profession was [Royal Shield Guard]. This was a profession with excellent defense, but relatively lacking offensive ability. His equipment was also ranked at the top among the crowd, and he was the oldest, so he had the meaning of leading. There were two more suspicious people. One was a gangster with dyed yellow hair and looked ruffian. He was a B-level professional [Long Swordsman] named Zhou Juncai. The other was also a B-level professional [Heavy Archer] named Wu Xiujie. He was a young man with an indifferent face and a pair of eyes that looked like he hadn't woken up yet. The reason why he paid special attention to the two was that he felt a faint murderous sin from them. Although Chu Xiu couldn't sense it clearly at his current level, Chu Xiu intuitively felt that these two people had killed a lot of people! After a few minutes, a village appeared in front of everyone.
This is a village located in a valley, surrounded by mountains. There is a sign of "Xingyun Village" at the entrance of the village. There is a straight road from the entrance of the village, and many houses are arranged in a staggered manner on both sides. However, they are not modern concrete houses, but ancient brick and stone houses, and the architectural style is more inclined to the Western medieval style. It doesn't look prosperous overall, but there seem to be a lot of people. There are at least hundreds of houses at a glance, and there is a magnificent castle today. Chu Xiu guessed that it might be where the local rulers live. Walking into the village, everyone found that there were many people gathered in the square at the end of the avenue, and the fire in the center was flashing, which seemed to be the fire they saw on the trail before. "What should we do next?" Chai San asked Jiang Xue. After thinking for a while, Jiang Xue said: "Go and have a look. This may be a hint from the abyss, but don't make too much noise." Everyone walked forward as they were told. When they got closer, they found that everyone here wrapped themselves tightly in black robes. Among the circles of people, there was a high platform, on which stood a wooden cross, on which was tied a ragged, scarred, and dying boy. There were haystacks under the boy's feet, and beside him stood a burly man in black armor holding a torch. Blond hair, blue eyes, and a high nose bridge, he was obviously of Western race. Behind the two of them, there was a huge stone statue. In the middle of the statue was a man's head with a look of pain on his face, and behind him was a void of chaos, with countless spider-like limbs extending from it. The people below were excited, waving their fists and shouting: "Light up! Light up! Light up!" Hearing the shouts of the people below, the burly man raised the torch high, made a strange gesture with his other hand, and muttered something, as if he was offering sacrifices to the statue behind him. The next moment, as the words of sacrifice were finished, the burly man raised the torch and was about to light the haystack! "Stop!" At this critical moment, Chai San shouted and stepped forward. "Hey!" Seeing Chai San suddenly move, Zhou Jun pulled him anxiously. But Chai San seemed unaware, just shouted: "What are you doing!" His voice immediately attracted everyone's attention. "Outsiders." After seeing them, the villagers surrounding the square showed hostility and vigilance. The burly man in black armor standing on the platform said with cold eyes: "Outsiders, what do you want to do?" He was clearly speaking a strange language, but Chu Xiu could understand it. It seemed that the power of the abyss allowed everyone to communicate without obstacles. As he finished speaking, two teams of guards wearing full plate armor and face-shielding helmets came out from both sides, surrounding Chu Xiu and his party in the center, and the atmosphere instantly became tense. "Chai San, don't act on your own!" The yellow-haired gangster Zhou Juncai grabbed him and shouted angrily. "Are you going to watch them burn people to death?" Chai San said with a glare, "The fragments of the world that you entered during the trial are all real, and these are all living people!" "Are you fucking crazy?" Zhou Juncai looked at him in disbelief, "Is it enough for you to live as a virgin in the abyss? If you want to die, don't hurt other people!" Then she looked at him suspiciously: "Aren't you the one who is deliberately causing trouble among us?" Chai San snorted coldly: "Even in the abyss, we should still have basic humanity!"
Zhou Juncai sneered: "Ha, if I can pass the test, I can kill everyone in this village." Chai San shook his head and ignored him, but turned to Jiang Xue: "Besides, I think there might be clues we need in this young man. Don't you think they are performing some kind of ritual now? Maybe it can match our mission." After the words fell, everyone looked at Jiang Xue, wanting to hear what she had to say. Seeing that the decision-making power fell into her own hands, and it was such a big deal, Jiang Xue was obviously at a loss and hesitated: "How do I know this? Every trial is unique, but, but Usually, trialists are not asked to make major choices at the beginning.” "In other words, it doesn't matter whether we save this young man or not, right?" Zhou Juncai's eyes lit up, "In that case, why should we bother with it? Let's not talk about the combat effectiveness of these guards. Whether we can defeat them is just that we can I have offended these villagers, where can we ask for news about the ceremony? " His words made sense and immediately aroused the agreement of many people. Chai San insisted on saving him, but three or four people agreed. Watching this scene, Chu Xiu sighed slightly in his heart. In fact, it didn't matter to him whether to save him or not. In the absence of intelligence, it was meaningless to discuss the rationality of any choice. It is possible that important information can be obtained after rescuing the boy, or it is possible that nothing is obtained after rescuing the boy, but instead angers the villagers, making subsequent clearances more difficult. What disappointed him was that he didn't expect the team to have disagreements so quickly. Although he had long known that the possibility of uniting sixteen strangers with completely different personalities and values in a short period of time was almost zero, the appearance of Jiang Xue gave him a glimmer of hope. . For a group of novices who are trying for the first time, an "experiencer" undoubtedly has huge appeal and influence. But it is a pity that Jiang Xue himself does not have sufficient leadership skills. In this case, a simple "yes" or "no" is better than an ambiguous answer. "If we can't cooperate effectively, I can only change my strategy and use others as cannon fodder to obtain intelligence." Chu Xiu thought to himself. If there is nothing, no matter how many people there are, there is no point. And as if he saw that they were falling into internal strife, the man in black armor on the high platform sneered, and with a flick of his wrist, the torch fell into the haystack. Instantly, huge flames shot up into the sky, and the boy wrapped in flames let out a shrill scream! Chai San wanted to step forward, but was stopped by other testers. Even those who had supported Chai San before, no one stepped forward to help him. Soon, the boy's screams gradually disappeared, and he remained motionless in the flames, like a dark sculpture. And then, a prompt popped up. [Current ritual progress: 5%]
