HLnovel Chapter 4 Do you know Xing 1?
Chapter 4 Do you know Xing 1?
Jiang Lin: "Tao Tao probably didn't expect this either, just like you. There's a 99% chance she'll still go to the evacuation point."
The short-haired girl was the most mentally fragile in the group. Having grown up pampered in a sheltered environment, it was understandable that she couldn't withstand the storm. For Tao Tao, the evacuation point was the only place she could go.
Ding Xuehui looked nervous: "Then what about us?"
Jiang Lin gave an understanding smile: "Let's go up the mountain."
Ding Xuehui nodded happily: "Okay."
The mountain road winds its way through dense forests, eerily silent. The higher you climb, the more you feel the bone-chilling cold.
Twenty minutes later, Jiang Lin and Ding Xuehui discovered a cave halfway up the mountain. The cartoon character representing Jiang Lin in the game was very close to the green evacuation point!
"The evacuation point is inside!"
The cell phone light was insufficient to illuminate the cave, and the deep cavern exuded a chilling atmosphere, like a ferocious beast crouching on the ground, its blood-red maw wide open, waiting for its prey to willingly enter.
"Ahhh, help!"
Just then, a girl's scream suddenly came from the cave.
"It's Tao Tao!" Ding Xuehui was shocked and rushed into the cave, but after stepping into the cave with one foot, the cold darkness brought her back to her senses and she stopped abruptly.
The fear of death instantly overwhelmed all other emotions; even the best friend couldn't compare to one's own life.
Ding Xuehui's mind raced, but if she didn't go in, wouldn't she seem too heartless? So she secretly pinched her thigh and looked at Jiang Lin with teary eyes: "I'm sorry, I'm scared. Am I too bad?"
Jiang Lin sneered inwardly, but on his face he showed the pity the girl wanted to see: "Xuehui, it's only natural to be scared, I don't blame you. I'll go in and take a look. If you don't come out, you can go find Wang Zhe and the others."
Ding Xuehui watched the young man's figure disappear into the depths of the cave and breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Bin was dead, Tao Tao's fate was unknown, but if Jiang Lin could come out alive, it meant he had power! A glint flashed in the girl's eyes; she had to think of a way to win him over!
From the moment he stepped inside, Jiang Lin felt the surrounding temperature drop sharply.
The weather was hot and dry in October, but the surface temperature inside the cave was only a dozen degrees Celsius. The further in you went, the clearer Tao Tao's voice became.
"Help!"
Jiang Lin suddenly stopped. A deep pit appeared before him, and the short-haired girl's voice came from below. He crouched down and shone his flashlight on it; the circular pit appeared to be at least 3 meters deep and 10 meters in diameter.
Tao Tao called for help from below the deep pit.
"Jiang Lin! Help me!" The short-haired girl cried out with joy, calling for help to the young man above her. Then she suddenly screamed, "Snake! Jiang Lin! There's a snake! Help! Ahhhhhh!"
Tao Tao arrived a few minutes earlier than Jiang Lin and the other person. Without hesitation, she rushed to the evacuation point. No one expected that there was a huge circular pit in the cave. She was going too fast and couldn't brake in time, so she fell in and twisted her ankle.
Jiang Lin's pupils contracted sharply. In the dim light, he could vaguely see countless black snakes, each as thick as a finger, coiled around Tao Tao, whose face was filled with terror.
The short-haired girl tried to climb up, but the pit walls were smooth and there was nothing to grab onto.
"Snake pit?" Jiang Lin's eyes flickered slightly, then he looked up at the opposite bank of the deep pit.
A magnificent crystal, the size of a human head, floated in the air, emitting a soft green light, like a lighthouse in the night, guiding the players' escape route!
"I see." Jiang Lin stroked his chin and gave a meaningful smile.
The system-announced evacuation point coordinates are on the opposite bank of the deep pit, meaning players must cross the snake pit to evacuate safely.
The rustling sounds of the snakes crawling echoed through the cave, sending chills down one's spine.
As time passed, numerous black snakes crawled onto the girl's body, coiling around her wrists, legs, waist, and neck, gradually engulfing her.
"Jiang Lin, save me! I don't want to die!"
The short-haired girl struggled desperately, only to find that the snakes were coiling around her tighter and tighter, especially the black snake around her neck, which made her face turn blue. As the oxygen in her chest gradually decreased, she cried and reached out to Jiang Lin, but she could not reach the young man who was high above her.
"Save...save...Jiang..."
However, the young man she prayed to did not move an inch.
"You don't really think I'm here to save you, do you?" Jiang Lin watched as the scarlet snake's tongue licked the girl's delicate, fair skin, a mocking smile on his face.
Why should I risk my life to save you?
With a depth of nearly three meters, no ropes, no tools, he couldn't very well jump down himself to be a stepping stone for the girl, could he?
How could he possibly put himself in danger for a stranger he hadn't even met two hours earlier?
"I'm just curious what's inside this cave?"
The young man's eyes were clear as a spring: "And by the way, let's see... how you'll die?"
Since the evacuation point is inside the cave, then the cave is definitely the right route. The problem lies in how to avoid the dangers hidden within the cave. Since the short-haired girl has already tested it with her own life, he should at least come and see the results.
The gentle voice uttered vicious words, and the young man's words became the last straw that broke Tao Tao's back.
The short-haired girl was unable to speak; her mind was beginning to spin. The black snake tightened its grip on her neck, causing her cervical spine to crack and pop. The fear of death filled her eyes, and in the end, she could only glare at Jiang Lin with resentment and bitterness.
"As a person, shouldn't you be responsible for your actions?" Jiang Lin sneered, staring directly into the girl's resentful eyes. He quietly admired the scene of death formed by the black snake and the girl in front of him, until the snakes completely engulfed the dead girl before slowly turning around.
Ding Xuehui, who was anxiously waiting at the cave entrance, saw Jiang Lin alone and her eyes lit up.
“There’s a snake pit inside the cave, it’s very deep. Tao Tao fell in, and I couldn’t save her.” Jiang Lin showed a look of self-reproach at the right moment.
Of course, this is all true.
Whether you don't want to save someone or you can't save them, the outcome is actually the same.
Ding Xuehui deliberately showed her pain and regret at losing her best friend, and threw herself into the young man's arms while crying, showing her pitiful and touching appearance. Then she pretended to be flustered and got out of Jiang Lin's arms, and shyly said the words she had prepared beforehand.
"Jiang Lin, thank you. Actually, I knew about you before. They said you were outstanding and kind since you were a child, and that you were the person Xingyi trusted the most."
Jiang Lin's pupils contracted sharply, but she quickly concealed all her inner turmoil, raising her eyes again with a surprised expression: "You know Xing Yi?"