Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 848 - 847: Interrogation
Head...so much pain!
Unbearable pain!
Like a hundred electric drills chiseling open my skull and pouring scalding chili oil inside!
A member of the Heterodox Academy, a participant of the seventh group of the "Wind Chaser" show, a multimillion-subscriber podcast host on YouTube, Lv21,
Ju Tianfu, opened his groggy eyes.
The dim vision gradually cleared, and his eyelids fluttered as he took in the surroundings.
This seems to be an enclosed... "space,"
The cold light source from above pierced through the numerous tiny dust particles floating in the air, producing Tyndall effects, forming beams of light as thin as woven silk.
By the light, Ju Tianfu could see the space filled with dark red, vein-like pipelines,
Like a spider web, casually piled, woven, and dangling,
Covering the entire area, appearing cluttered and bloated, without a visible vertical plane of ceiling, walls, or floor.
As time passed, his chaotic consciousness began to clear, and Ju Tianfu slowly recalled the memories before losing consciousness.
The overwhelming swarm of insects...
Fighting fiercely alongside retreating comrades...
The sudden descent of a sinister Bug Nest Overlord from the upper pipeline...
The hypnotic gas filling the entire pipeline...
The light above flickered and interrupted Ju Tianfu's thoughts, prompting him to look up and realize that the source was not electric lamps,
But rather fist-sized, bloated firefly-like creatures.
With their clawed feet, they cling to gaps in the flesh canopy, extending straw-like mouths to suck nutrients from the pipelines, providing energy for their light-emitting organs.
Wait a minute...
Ju Tianfu seemed to think of something, tried to move his head but found it firmly fixed in a container, unable to move,
He could not feel his face, body, or limbs.
Like being injected with an excessive dose of anesthetic.
Only his peripheral vision vaguely glimpsed,
Dozens of tubes hanging down from above, likely fixed behind his head.
"..."
Ju Tianfu took a deep breath, trying to dispel the terrifying fantasy of fireflies feeding on his brain, actively engaging his consciousness, opening the player interface.
His heart suddenly sank.
On the personal panel, attributes like strength, agility, constitution all turned gray,
Intelligence, perception, charm attributes showed dark red [-8], [-7],
Numerous skills in the skill list displayed [Current conditions not met, unavailable].
Injected with various potions, causing weakened will and body, unable to use skills...
Ju Tianfu's breath hitched but he didn't despair, he had one last trump card left—a form of Mysterious Dark Divinity that doesn't rely on Spirit Energy Value...
Creak—
A strange sound arose from the rear side, Ju Tianfu immediately closed his eyes, pretending to be unconscious.
Creak, creak.
The sound approached, like a flatbed cart carrying something heavy, moving closer.
"You're awake."
A slightly hoarse and muffled deep cold voice echoed in the room, "Not bad, you're the best among this group of people."
Ju Tianfu still maintained his unconscious appearance.
The voice coldly said, "No need for meaningless pretense. The container encasing you constantly monitors your physiological state unless you knock yourself out, otherwise the light on the container will stay lit.
Human."
Ju Tianfu slowly opened his eyes, standing before him was a nearly three-meter-tall, sinister creature,
Red-black, covered in thorny spikes,
Nearly half a meter long, with a barbed single horn,
A chimney-like organ emitting heat,
Six muscular arms lined densely and uniformly, comparable to hydraulic power systems,
Along with sharp bone knives, Carnivorous Beetle Guns, and Acid Cannon stored in grooves by its side and behind...
One of the pinnacles of Bug Nest Creature Evolution Technology, Bug Nest Overlord, Cerberus.
Despite standing from the enemy's standpoint, the Bug Nest Overlord indeed exuded a peculiar beauty of slaughter as a biological weapon.
Even through a distance, Ju Tianfu still sensed the opponent's body surging with blood energy like an ocean river.
"You can speak human language."
Ju Tianfu calmly watched the opponent, lightly said.
"Correct."
Cerberus emitted a low sound from its throat, "For the purpose of maximizing resource usage efficiency, I temporarily learned human language."
Resource usage efficiency...
Ju Tianfu's heart sank, yet watched Cerberus step aside—a flatbed cart indeed rested behind the Bug Nest Overlord, upon it placed five mummy-like objects,
Every mummy with a flesh exterior, nearly two meters tall, embedded with numerous flesh tubes atop, all backs facing Ju Tianfu.
Cerberus extended an arm, turning the cart's direction, allowing Ju Tianfu to see the mummies' front.
!!
His pupils suddenly dilated, Ju Tianfu clearly saw, each mummy holding Long Xiang Bao Bian, Cheng Yin, Dusk Knight, Litang Jianxue, and Tsuchimikado Xiao Man, each showing solely unconscious faces.
"We woke you up, you'd better not consider exiting the match and teleporting away."
Cerberus calmly said, "They remain unconscious, unable to make surrender and exit decisions.
If you leave,
We will digest and convert them.
You may not care about others, but him..."
Cerberus pointed at Long Xiang Bao Bian, hoarsely said, "From previous battles' expression, movements, language analysis results,
You and him, along with those who narrowly escaped, should be companions."
"..."
Ju Tianfu's expression remained neutral, yet he breathed a sigh of relief internally, narrowly escaped, meaning Bai Haozheng, Qi Mian Xuan Tian, and Ju Zi weren't captured by the Bug Nest...
There's still hope.
Ju Tianfu calmly asked, "What do you want?"
"Knowledge, skills, materials, equipment, items...or rather, everything."
Cerberus lowly said, "Cooperate, and you can safely leave the Lost World alive."
A clause entirely written by the party making the offer, binding only the opposite party, could it really be trusted?
Ju Tianfu restrained his urge to question, discreetly glanced at the player panel.
In previous combats he used a vast amount of Mysterious Dark Divine Power, currently remaining divine power is [233/1000].
Yet, increasing steadily at a considerable pace.
What's happening?
Ju Tianfu grew puzzled, hours ago he observed divine power capacity only decreasing not growing, only increase was upon his self-faith, how now can it recover?
Also, who are those providing him divine power?
Confusion couldn't be exposed before the waiting Bug Nest Overlord, Ju Tianfu took a deep breath, calmly said, "Fine, but I have two questions."
"Speak."
"Current time, and,"
Ju Tianfu's eyes glinted with a sliver of cold, rational light, "Am I the first player among these people you offered the deal to?"
