novelraw Chapter 15 Unlucky Things
Chapter 15 Unlucky Things
The group that partnered with Fang Jin was unfortunate. First and foremost, this Beast Company dungeon was never designed for beginners; its difficulty was enough to kill over 90% of professional players.
Secondly... is the system's own punishment of stowaways. After passing through the toy box on the first floor of the conference room and cracking the attendance rules on the second floor, the player is actually only one step away from passing the game.
The exits do exist in these nearly one hundred rooms, and there are quite a few of them. Players who reach this floor can find a way out safely while gaining considerable rewards.
This was precisely one of the paths to escape Beast Corporation. Fang Jin's prediction was entirely correct; the vast majority of players in the main world survived by relying on this path...
But he is definitely not included in this.
[...Smugglers discovered. Forced physical intervention in the instance, altering the layout and number of exits, increasing the current difficulty of the scenario...Approved by the Board of Directors.]
The number of "Employee Channels" has been reduced from 19 to 7, and the system has been changed from a fixed point to flexible activation. Specific permissions are transferred by individual "Field Managers". Progress: 1%...52%...100%, Change Complete.
Now, please continue to enjoy the game.
Of course, this information is not something that will appear on the player's retina; he is simply quietly modifying the underlying logic of the instance... and appearing on someone's computer screen.
Having survived two bloody demonstrations, Fang Jin and his team, now fearless and ignorant, began exploring the second block, searching for the employee exit that had essentially closed the door to them.
During this period, they also experienced several blood demon parades, but they were basically hidden in Fang Jin's blind spot, and they were able to avoid them most of the time. Even when they became monsters, the staff's busyness was quite bizarre.
Except for that one time... I had very bad luck.
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle—"
"here we go again……"
The lights had already begun to flicker, casting countless snowflake-like spots of light onto the walls. An unmistakable stench and the chaotic, flowing sound of footsteps permeated the entire space.
But after the initial shock subsided, the scene became somewhat familiar to them. They bent down and crawled under like mice, searching for a dark corner where they could escape the giant human's gaze.
But this does not mean that the bloody marches are no longer a threat to them.
"Click-clack..."
In the quiet darkness, a series of fine cracking sounds suddenly broke out, followed by Xu Rou's suppressed sobs of pain. When she opened her hands, they were covered in blood from cuts caused by shards of glass.
The pupils of the others suddenly contracted, because this was the nature of the LCD panel: it could foresee the user's impending death three seconds in advance, and it completely collapsed after three uses.
This wasn't the first time the equipment had been activated. Earlier, in the middle of the second block, Xu Rou had hung the LCD panel on her waist, and then it suddenly shattered, cutting her entire thigh and leaving it covered in blood!
Xu Rou collapsed to the ground in agony, but almost everyone else was completely stunned. Why did this equipment suddenly trigger? Judging from its ability to foresee risks... Xu Rou, is she going to die?
But if Xu Rou faces a life-or-death crisis, how could they, who are also indoors, escape unscathed? But...why? They have clearly found a way to avoid the carnage...
"Wow, this kind of bad luck really does happen..."
Fang Jin sighed helplessly, then scooped Xu Rou up in his arms and ran outside, ignoring the almost demonic flickering lights on the ceiling. He kicked open the door to the office next door and jumped inside!
"Although the probability is very low, there are a total of ninety-seven rooms on this floor. Employees who have returned from work and want to rest will surely go back to the rooms owned by their own departments."
"What if... what if we're unlucky and stumble upon a one in ninety-seven chance that the room we chose happens to be the destination of this bloody parade..."
From a probability standpoint... the chances of such a thing happening are extremely small, so Fang Jin was too lazy to provide further explanation at the time. Worrying about such risks was less important than hoping to obtain equipment or even an export.
But in fact, this mess happened just like that, and they encountered it again when they explored the sixth room of the third block, and everyone's heart immediately started pounding!
They only have three seconds to react!
"Hurry...hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry!"
Under the immense pressure of a life-or-death crisis, everyone reacted instantly. Lu Chen, who was closest to the door, immediately shoved the door open and scrambled into the adjacent office area!
He was too lazy to care about any leadership baggage anymore. Under such dungeon difficulty, all Lu Chen could feel was... helplessness, which was the most unbearable thing for him!
But what else can we do now? We can only run away, and we have to pray that the others can also escape... After all, if one person is discovered by the march, it means that everyone is exposed, and in the end, they can only struggle and die helplessly!
Fortunately, the bloody march hadn't actually reached this corridor yet. The low growls and bloodstains were gradually spreading around the corner, but undoubtedly... they still had time to retreat!
"If I had known... this was... a piece of equipment related to the storyline, I would never have taken it..."
Xu Rou said weakly, the pain almost made her unable to move, and she was located at the very back of the room... so Fang Jin practically carried her out the door in his arms!
Jin Fugui was the last to squeeze in, almost tripping as he crossed the threshold, his fat filling the limited space!
"What are you doing?!"
"I...I can't get through this..."
It only took a second, and the people who had already entered the room had already pulled Jin Fugui inside, clearing the way immediately... At this moment, the entire team achieved unprecedented unity!
But it was too late. In that split second, Fang Jin and her companion missed their best chance to escape... A dog's head, as large as a car, had already emerged from around the corner.
Huge eyeballs ooze deep black rings, twisted flesh serves as hair, and pale teeth are sharpened human bones... Accompanied by primal growls, foul-smelling liquid drips incessantly from between the teeth.
Right above their heads.
"Gurgle..."
Its massive, deep red eye twisted, its ring-shaped pupil gradually contracting, and the corners of its lips curled into an anthropomorphic arc... An emotion called ecstasy pierced the monster's brain.
In an instant, everyone's blood ran cold. Not to mention that there was still some distance between them and the elevator shaft, even if they were right next to it... how could they possibly survive a carnage at that distance?