After Lu Yu and others passed by, Cheng Yi was the first to jump.
This kid had a cheerful expression just a moment ago, but after he jumped down, his expression froze.
"Eh?"
He made a confused sound.
It wasn't the first time that he passed through a portal or something like that, but this time he didn't experience any cutscenes.
Surrounding and under the altar they are not fine, rough round stone walls.
There were flowers around the place where he stepped, and the white flowers reminded him somewhat of the bouquets offered to the deceased.
Cheng Yi felt a chill coming out of his back.
Could it be...
He didn't go to the place called Twilight Forest at all?
"Ah?" He made a questioning voice again.
This time his volume was loud enough for those waiting above to hear him.
"Cheng Yi? Why are you still down there?"
"Cheng Yi, come over quickly, I'm still waiting behind you!"
"Wai? Can you hear me?"
At this moment, Cheng Yi felt that they were extremely noisy, just because he was extremely panicked.
"no……"
Cheng Yi covered his face, seemingly unable to face this fact.
"Cheng Yi, what's wrong with you?"
"What happened to Cheng Yi?"
Those waiting above also noticed that something was wrong.
Someone stretched out his hand to help Cheng Yi climb up.
But Cheng Yi looked up at his hands and told everyone the situation first.
"Everyone, the door is closed. I can't get through."
"Why!?"
Lin Xiaomeng pushed aside the others, came to the altar and looked down.
Indeed, Lu Yu and Lin Ningyi were no longer there, but Cheng Yi was still left.
"Door, where is the door?"
Cheng Yi was about to cry but had no tears, so he replied: "I don't know either. I jumped down and became like this."
Qian Lu was the youngest and the calmest one among them. He took the lead.
"Cheng Yi, come up first and then talk."
As the saying goes, a man never sheds tears easily, but Cheng Yi really couldn't hold it back at this moment.
Mainly, he felt like everything was screwed up.
He was worried about the safety of Lu Yu and others when they went there, but he was even more worried about himself.
Lin Xiaomeng and Aziz were the two most worried about Lu Yu. They lay beside the altar and watched for a long time, wishing that their burning eyes could reopen the portal.
Qian Lu couldn't help but sigh when he saw them like this.
He raised his voice and asked: "Among the remaining people, is there anyone who knows how to open the portal?"
Lin Xiaomeng and Azi rekindled their hope.
Yes, since the door is closed, wouldn't it be nice to open it again?
But the answer to Qian Lu's question was dead silence.
"..."
No one answered his questions, and no one came forward.
Lin Xiaomeng's eyes fell on Cheng Yi.
On weekdays, Lu Yu, Lin Ningyi and others chatted with each other as if no one else was around, and that was Cheng Yi.
Cheng Yi must know something?
Cheng Yi burst into tears: "If I knew, would I have dropped these golden beans?"
"If I had known earlier, I would have asked Lu Yu how he opened this twilight portal."
"Now, hey, it's useless to regret."
Qian Lu could not have imagined that his actions in trying to find a solution would only make the atmosphere even more gloomy.
"By the way, where are the three people we caught?"
This time Lin Xiaomeng and Aziz raised their heads again and were the first to come to the three District 2 residents they had captured.
"Do you know how to open that portal?"
The three people were suffering, not physically, of course, but psychologically.
They felt that if they knew that they were of little use, they might let themselves go and not torture themselves in such a torturous way as letting a fierce man hold their hand.
Thinking like this, the three of them shook their heads like rattles.
Naturally, Lin Xiaomeng would not believe their answers so easily, so he wanted to tear the things off their mouths.
"Wait!"
Qian Lu stopped Lin Xiaomeng's careless and reckless behavior.
"Didn't Lu Yu say that if they were allowed to move freely, news would be spread over there?"
"This may put Lu Yu and others in danger."
Moreover, there are only two of Lu Yu and the others left at this moment. If they encounter the siege of the second area again, it may not be easy to escape.
What's even worse is that the Twilight Forest at this time is a strange world to the two of them, and those people have been here for a long time and may be very familiar with the terrain and other elements.
Lin Xiaomeng didn't think so much just now. After seeing Qian Lu's size, she was slowly regretting it now.
She almost harmed Lu Yu and the others.
Cheng Yi looked at Lin Xiaomeng's stubborn back and Azi's slumped shoulders, and felt even more regretful.
However, it is useless for him to just regret. There is no regret medicine in the world that can be given to him.
Since Lu Yu is not here, he, as the only remaining player on his side, has to stand up.
Cheng Yi has a flexible mind, otherwise it wouldn't be because of good luck that he is like a fish in water in major online games on Blue Star.
When he came to Cube Continent, with a reliable figure like Lu Yu making suggestions, he was too lazy to use his own brain.
Just like in the past, when playing dungeons, he usually started a group by himself. Once he had a reliable group leader who would start a group regularly every week and lead them to a painless dungeon, he would be too lazy to start a group again.
But now, he had to start to twist the dull string in his head.
"I have an idea."
Cheng Yi stood up and said.
Qian Lu asked: "What can I do?"
Cheng Yi replied: "I can know whether they can pass the message to their companions."
Qian Lu was overjoyed. This way, they wouldn't have to waste manpower and go through such trouble to restrict them.
More importantly, you can also pry open their mouths and ask for something.
"That's great!"
Cheng Yi walked up to the three of them step by step.
The three of them couldn't help but tremble when they saw Cheng Yi approaching.
This group of people is simply elusive and unfathomable. I don’t know what other methods they will use to torture me.
The three of them couldn't help but move their bodies and take a few steps back.
But Cheng Yi just stood in front of them and looked directly into their eyes.
"pk."
Cheng Yi read out a word.
But it seems that no one except Cheng Yi himself understands the precise meaning of this word.
He looked into the first person's eyes and seemed to get no response.
So he moved to the second person.
The third person.
Nothing happened.
Cheng Yi, however, seemed to have gone through a hard battle. He was relieved from his tense state and breathed a sigh of relief.
Qian Lu called softly: "Cheng Yi, this...?"
Cheng Yi smiled and replied: "It's okay, the three of them can't pass messages, you can let go of them."
The three of them looked confused.
Our partners were also confused.
Why did Cheng Yi just say one word to them and the verification was completed.
Qian Lu came to Cheng Yi doubtfully and asked: "Boy, what is your theory?"
"What did you mean by that word just now?"
"Could it be... what kind of magician are you? You just put a curse on them. Once they spread the news, their heart and lungs will stop and they will die!?"
Uncle, it’s really rare that you have such strong brain power at your age.
Cheng Yi smiled awkwardly, but he didn't know how to explain it, so he answered with a mysterious laugh.
But the three unlucky guys also heard the conversation between Qian Lu and Cheng Yi.
They listened with fear and believed it to be true.
Could they really be cursed?
Although they were loosened, the three people were not happy, and the expressions on their faces were even uglier than before.
As soon as they were freed, they crawled to the ground and began to plead.
"Everyone! Are you... from District 1?"
"The defection in District 2 has nothing to do with us. It was all the idea of those outsiders!"
Unexpectedly, they spit out key information without asking for help.
Cheng Yi asked: "Stranger? What kind of stranger?"
"We don't know either. Just a few months ago, a group of people suddenly appeared in the second area. Those people were really powerful. They knew a lot of knowledge and were very strong in fighting."
"Yes, they shared a lot of things that we in the second district didn't know. Soon, they gained the respect of everyone in the second district."
"At first we thought they were down-and-out aristocrats from District 1, but in the end, it turned out not to be the case at all. They were people from nowhere."
Lin Xiaomeng listened to them, but had a subtle feeling.
Why do I feel that what they said is the same as Lu Yu who suddenly recovered from his stupid state one day.
And Cheng Yi already understood that what they were talking about must be a group of players who were born in the second area.
Damn it, they are a group of people, and they are in a high-level area like the second area.
But he was the first to reach a ghost place like the lower world. His fate was unfair.
After hearing the general idea, Cheng Yi urged them to continue talking and skip this topic to prevent others from picking up the clues.
Cheng Yi asked: "Then what's going on in this twilight forest?"
"They said that the development in the second district has come to an end. Even if they continue to work hard, there will still be a first district weighing on their heads."
"So, they said they would take the entire second district to another place and claim...the king."
They didn't seem to dare to say the next words. They spoke timidly and met Qian Lu's angry eyes.
"presumptuous!"
Everyone in the Knights seemed to express their anger at this information.
Cheng Yi is not an aborigine and cannot understand.
He felt that he knew almost all the information and it was time to get to the point.
"Then did you see how those people made the portal? Do you know the method?"
Cheng Yi looked at them expectantly, but they shook their heads again.
"we do not know."
Cheng Yi asked: "How is it possible!?"
"The portal looks like an altar. Those guys must have performed some kind of ritual to make you in the second area believe in their power. How could you not know?"
The three unlucky guys felt aggrieved and explained: "Sir, listen to us!"
"The three of us never wanted to leave District 2 from the beginning, so we were alienated and ostracized by that group of people and their supporters."
"In the end, I was left in the second area..."
"According to what they said, two more people could have gone."
"We three brothers didn't want to separate, so we insisted on staying here."
"Then they gave us the task of guarding the gate until they came back."
Cheng Yi's expression was a little sympathetic, and he bent down and patted their shoulders.
"It's not easy for you either."
Seeing that Lin Xiaomeng's last hope had been extinguished, she was devastated.
"Then what should Lu Yu and the others do?"
Qian Lu thought seriously for a moment and finally said: "With the strength of those two people, I think..."
"We'd better believe them."
Recalling what Lu Yu and those two people did.
This incident should not be a big problem for them.
But Cheng Yi, who should know them best, didn't look optimistic at the moment.
His face was gray. He had just used his brain and felt that he was quite effective, and his high-spirited look was no longer there.
Lin Xiaomeng noticed Cheng Yi's expression and pulled him over.
"Cheng Yi, your expression means you don't believe Lu Yu and the others?"
Cheng Yi pursed his lips, looking like he was hesitating to speak.
Aziz also asked: "Does Cheng Yi know anything?"
"Yes, Cheng Yi, please tell me quickly."
The corners of Cheng's eyes drooped, and his lips trembled.
"that……"
Cheng Yi hammered his thigh angrily and said, "If I had known earlier, I shouldn't have let me hold it!"
Lin Xiaomeng and the others were confused: "What?"
Cheng Yi regretted: "Resources!"
"I have all the resources we need to go to Dusk Forest!"
"In the end, Lu Yu and the others went in, but I didn't. They don't have many resources at all now."
Doesn't it mean that Lu Yu and the others are starting from scratch?
Suddenly, everyone became more worried about Lu Yu and the others.
Lin Xiaomeng even staggered and fell on Azi next to her.
Both of them were dizzy and had low blood pressure.
