Chapter 725: Live Socially Dead or Die Socially Alive?
There were quite a few injured people.
A single Small Ginseng down the hatch!
Blood gushed from the nose uncontrollably!
But all the injuries on the body were completely healed!
Skr~Skr~
Only now did Jiangnan have the chance to observe the surrounding situation.
This was an underground cavern with a huge space, like an inverted tea bowl!
Above the cavern was a broken hole over a thousand meters in diameter. Jiangnan and the others had fallen through here!
Looking around, sharp stalactites were layered one after another, with the faint sound of flowing water coming from somewhere.
All around the cavern walls were densely packed holes, pitch black, their destinations unknown.
Occasionally, a "creak creak" sound came from within.
Right now, Jiangnan's group of over two hundred people gathered together, their eyes full of vigilance!
After all, being in a Spirit-Binding Mine, with no ability to use any psychic power or spiritual energy, they had not the slightest sense of security!
Xiao Zhen said gravely, "The Kola Mine Pit. It's the first pit discovered by Mi Guo on the third layer! It was abandoned five years ago!"
"That's because they dug too deep and broke through into this cavern. This is a Spirit-Binding Beast nest!"
"That accident killed thousands of people. Not a single one got out alive. This is an absolute forbidden zone!"
"It's said there's a great terror. We have to get out as fast as we can!"
Jiangnan was stunned: "What's a Spirit-Binding Beast?"
This has already touched on my blind spot, no wait!
Ling Feng grinned: "It's a broad category of spirit beasts that live in Spirit-Binding iron mining areas. There are many types!"
"Most of them feed on Spirit-Binding iron. These Spirit-Binding Beasts have no spiritual energy and can't use gifted spiritual arts!"
"They're known for their extreme physical strength and freakish defensive power. There's no Spirit Bead in their heads either, but a Spirit-Binding Pearl!"
"Because they've eaten Spirit-Binding iron for years, every Spirit-Binding Beast naturally has a Spirit-Binding Field. They're incredibly hard to deal with!"
Jiangnan was genuinely shocked. He never thought creatures like Spirit-Binding Beasts existed!
The ability of organisms to adapt and evolve to their environment really can't be underestimated!
Wang Ba laughed slyly: "Let me tell you, the Spirit-Binding Pearl in a Spirit-Binding Beast's head is a good thing!"
"It naturally carries a Spirit-Binding Field. Outside, it's a good thing you couldn't buy with money!"
"This batch of ours..."
Before Wang Ba could finish, Gong Lin gave him a knuckle sandwich on the head: "Do you want to live or not?"
"Have you forgotten how hard Spirit-Binding Beasts are to deal with? We can't use any psychic power or spiritual energy now. You want to try going up against a Diamond-rank Spirit-Binding Beast?"
"It'll tear you apart in minutes! How did Brother Ling lose his arm? How did Bing Bing die?"
At those words, Ling Feng and Wang Ba's expressions dimmed.
Jiangnan's look turned serious.
The human body is far more fragile than a spirit beast's!
At the same level, going head-to-head with a Spirit-Binding Beast without being able to use spiritual energy or psychic powers?
That's asking for a beating!
Even someone like Wu Liang or Ye Xinghe, who have strong physiques, can't match a Spirit-Binding Beast. Let alone a squishy damage dealer?
Of course, he was an exception. If given the chance, Jiangnan wouldn't mind trying to go head-to-head.
After all, Spirit-Binding Pearls sounded like they were worth a lot of small cash!
(๐⁼̴̤̆﹃⁼̴̤̆) Eh~ hehe!
But he couldn't gamble with the entire team's lives!
"We need to get out quickly. Mi Guo is up to no good. Who knows what other tricks they'll pull on us?"
At once, everyone looked up at the hole in the cavern ceiling!
Over a thousand meters high? The dome was nearly vertical. How could they climb? Everyone was stumped.
In normal times, a few teleports would do it, but now they couldn't use psychic powers!
Qin Shou grinned: "Simple! We just fly out. It'll take a minute!"
Everyone was stunned: "How do we fly out?"
Qin Shou spread his hands: "We all have Small Soybeans, don't we? Just ignite them and we'll shoot right up. A human rocket is way too easy, you know?"
"As long as you control your sphincter muscle, it's a vector biological engine!"
"Don't even talk about flying out of the mine pit. You could fly straight to the fourth layer entrance and nobody would stop you. Plus you get a detox along the way. Multiple birds with one stone!"
"(๑•̀ݓ•́)و✧ An old catapult, right here!"
Jiangnan and the others: (≖_≖)
"Animal! Can you be a human for once?"
Who the heck wants to fly out like that? Sure, you could fly out, but you'd lose the right to be human!
Vector engine? Are you using the wrong word on purpose?
The girls were going crazy, grinding their teeth at Qin Shou.
"Pfft! Don't... don't even suggest we ignite that!"
"Don't offer such socially dead advice, okay? You'll get beaten up for it, I'm telling you!"
Qin Shou's eyes widened: "Then climb out? How long would that take? What if we run into Spirit-Binding Beasts? Wouldn't we be dead?"
"It's either live socially dead or die socially alive. Pick one!"
Everyone's heads were buzzing. Why did they have to choose between those two?
Was there no human solution?
Gong Lin gritted her teeth: "Can I hit him?"
Jiangnan: (๐･᷄ก･᷅) Um~ you can, but don't hit the face! But you can hit his face. Because he is Qin Shou!
Qin Shou: ???
Just then, a wild laugh came from high above: "Haha! Let me ask, who can be faster than me?"
"Ah~ holy crap! It's a pit! A pit! No~"
Everyone quickly looked up. Jiangnan was a little excited. Someone else was falling?
Thinking that someone was coming to keep him company, he felt a bit excited.
It was Adams and his group!
Screams echoed through the air as people were scattered everywhere. Heidi was so scared she was crying, tears flowing upward nonstop.
°(°˃᷄﹏˂᷅°)°
A moment ago, they were still basking in the joy of being the first to reach the finish line. The next moment, it turned into shock!
They fell like dumplings into a pot. Adams's mind went blank.
He was a water-type damage dealer. At this height, he would definitely fall to his death!
He could barely save himself, so how could he care about the others?
"Roberta! Save me! Save me first!"
But there was no need for Adams to remind her. Roberta had already grabbed Heidi and then tucked Adams under her arm!
Almost repeating Jiangnan's move, she pulled out a steel sword and stabbed it into the rock wall to slow down, then fell into the cavern!
"Boom!"
After smashing a big crater into the ground, they landed safely.
Adams finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had walked through the gates of hell, and his hands were still shaking!
But the others from Yu Guo weren't so lucky. They hit the ground like iron discs, smashing huge craters!
They coughed up blood from the impact, screams echoing through the cavern!
Some unlucky ones landed directly on stalactites, getting impaled through the heart!
Even some tank-type melee fighters were coughing up blood from the fall, let alone the squishy damage dealers.
The cavern was filled with screams. In this wave, Yu Guo lost 17 people directly. The survivors were mostly injured!
Adams roared with red eyes: "Mi Guo! Damn it! Damn it all! Just you wait!"
At this moment, Jiangnan's group of over two hundred stood to the side, spraying nosebleeds, looking like a bunch of spectators!
Watching Yu Guo's miserable state, they all shuddered!
If Jiangnan hadn't kept his cool and organized everyone to work together to solve the crisis just now,
their own situation would probably not have been much better. At times like this, the benefit of having a reliable leader immediately showed!
Qin Shou and the bunny-eared girl all looked at Jiangnan. No matter what situation they faced, as long as they saw Jiangnan, it was just two words:
Peace of mind!
Jiangnan: (˵ಡٹಡ˵) Hey~
"Little Zhuyin of Yu Guo! You guys look like you're in a bad way. Want some special medicine for your injuries?"
"Look at us. We all fell down, but our injuries are healed. Works great!"
Adams snapped angrily: "Stop bothering me! Who wants your crappy medicine? Our supply vehicle..."
Jiangnan: (｡･᷄ٹ･᷅)
"Mm-hmm~ Supply vehicle?"
Adams's expression froze. He saw his three anti-gravity supply vehicles smashed to pieces...
[From Adams's resentment value +1000!]
"Hmph! You Huaxia have an old saying: 'Better to starve than accept food given in charity!'"
At this moment, many of Yu Guo's team members were grinding their teeth at Adams!
Can you stop being so stubborn and suffer for it? We're the ones who are hurt, not you!
Jiangnan curled his lip: "Don't get it wrong. Who said I'd give you food for free? Even if you are a leftover dog, you can't eat for nothing, right?"
Adams: (ꐦಠ益ಠ)
How many times have you insulted me in that one sentence?
[From Adams...]
Heidi was full of anxiety. Everyone was injured. As the Holy Maiden, how could she stand by and do nothing?
She quickly ran to Jiangnan, pulled out her frog-shaped wallet, and said, "Can you sell us some medicine to treat the injuries? I'll buy it with my pocket money!"
Jiangnan grinned. Here was a chance to help the little frog go on a diet!
"Sell? Why not sell?"
But then Heidi remembered the last time she bought Soybeans from Jiangnan and got tricked out of a lot of Spirit Beads. Her eyes went red again, and she looked pitiful.
(｡･᷄◠･᷅): "B-but I don't have much pocket money left. Can you make it cheaper?"
Jiangnan: (๐꒪ͦก꒪ͦ) Um~ Since you're a regular customer, I'll sell you 20 Diamond-rank Spirit Beads' worth!"
"200 Small Ginsengs. You're getting a great deal!"
Heidi: (°¯᷄﹏¯᷅°) Ah? Th-that expensive? Can you make it any cheaper?"
Jiangnan threatened: "Let me tell you, this is the Kola Mine Pit. There are Spirit-Binding Beasts here!"
"Your team members are injured. If a Spirit-Binding Beast comes to attack you, wouldn't you be dead? Not even a chance to fight back!"
"Am I selling you medicine here? I'm saving your lives! Isn't your team member's life worth 20 Spirit Beads?"
Heidi was frightened, her face turning pale. She looked around warily, quickly opened her frog wallet, and started pulling out Spirit Beads.
"It's not expensive, not expensive. Thank you, Nan Shen!"
"We're all competitors, but you still help us like this. You're really, really nice!"
With that, she handed Jiangnan 20 Diamond-rank Spirit Beads. The little frog got a bit thinner.
Jiangnan grinned: "Now you know I'm a good guy, right? If you need anything in the future, just tell me. Big Bro has everything here!"
Saying that, he opened his little backpack and pulled out 200 Small Ginsengs from inside.
Of course, Jiangnan wasn't actually taking them out of the backpack. He was exchanging them directly from the system and taking them out of the item bar!
Although he couldn't use psychic powers or spiritual energy here and couldn't open the alternate dimension, the system was completely unrestricted!
Heidi took the Small Ginsengs and nodded repeatedly, tears of gratitude streaming down her face.
"Thank you, Nan Shen!"
Ling Feng, Xiao Zhen, and the others: (≖_≖)
Men really are all big liars!
Tricking an innocent young girl like that!
Doesn't your conscience hurt?