Chapter 2675: I Really Want to Hit Him
Using a wake-up puppet to test the waters was the cheapest and safest method. If Yan Jiayu was either confined to some special space, had entered a container item, or if the place was actually a real opened instance, the wake-up puppet could bring back information.
If the wake-up puppet couldn't contact the outside world after entering, then the place where Yan Jiayu was trapped was basically a special space that had severed all connection with the game.
Little Pink Hat wasn't stingy with a single puppet, but she strongly refused to personally take the puppet inside. If it really was a space separated from the game, she probably wouldn't be able to come out again either.
The suggestion from the Isle Nation side was also very simple: once they found the entrance, just find someone to take the puppet inside.
Xu Huo borrowed the puppet, and then it was a matter of waiting—first, waiting for the Isle Nation players to find that entrance, and second, waiting to see if any combat puppets would come near this area.
Based on the information provided by the Isle Nation, it was really hard to directly link those puppets to this spatial entrance in the primeval forest.
Additionally, the information he had asked Bai Kou, Xin Rong, and Nie Xuan to investigate had come back. The Box Carrier had been quite active recently. Xin Rong, out of curiosity, had even gone to see the city the Box Carrier had destroyed. According to local players, the Box Carrier had opened an instance at the time, causing an entire city's population to be cleared before the battle even began. No one had walked out alive.
Xu Huo repeatedly confirmed whether the information was accurate, then passed it to Bai Kou and Nie Xuan for further verification. At the same time, he pressed Qi Cong for details, asking whether Yan Jiayu's location had changed over the past two months.
Qi Cong asserted that he would never be wrong—Yan Jiayu had always been in Zone 039. Nie Xuan's reply, however, was that it couldn't be confirmed. After all, Zone 014 players had only been in the game for a short time. Even if they mobilized the entire nation's resources to gather information, it would be hard to catch up with other zones anytime soon.
Unexpectedly, Bai Kou's reply was also uncertain. She actually knew something about what Xin Rong had mentioned. Information about Super Player instances was hard for low-level players to grasp. Even when it circulated, it often stayed within specific circles. However, she reminded Xu Huo that he could go to the Game Government Base, because the Box Carrier was a wanted criminal. Without publicly available characteristic information, the Game Government Base would definitely have records.
Zone 039 did not have a Game Government Base established.
Moreover, not just anyone could go to the Game Government Base and obtain information.
Xu Huo thought it over and still asked her to make a trip to the Game Government Base, indicating that the matter was of utmost importance.
Bai Kou didn't refuse, only warned him to be careful and not to get himself killed.
"Those people are really useless," Qi Cong muttered quietly. "They've been searching for so long and still haven't found the instance entrance."
Xu Huo glanced at him. "You can determine Yan Jiayu's location. You should be able to find the instance entrance more easily than others. Go in with them to search."
Qi Cong quickly waved his hands. "Everyone has their own specialty. I don't have that kind of ability. Let them go."
"Aren't you going into the instance?" the Painting Woman asked, looking at him. She was organizing her backpack, which was packed with snacks for three people.
Qi Cong gave an awkward smile. "I wouldn't be much help inside. I might even hold you back..."
The Painting Woman nodded in deep agreement, then took out a single person's portion. But after a moment's consideration, she put it back. If one person ate a few more bites, a three-person portion could become a two-person portion.
"It's not that I don't dare to risk my life for Little Fish. I really don't have the strength. Throwing myself in would be a waste," Qi Cong quickly added. "Besides, if you all get trapped in there, someone needs to stay outside and send word, right?"
"Brother Xu, don't worry. If you can't get out, I'll immediately go to the Rose Castle and tip them off. If your friends know you're in trouble, they'll definitely come to save you!"
Xu Huo looked at him without saying a word.
The Painting Woman paused for a moment before a flash of inspiration hit her. She quickly typed away furiously and then said, "Is he deliberately setting a trap to lure us in?"
"I've been wronged!" Qi Cong hurriedly denied it. "If I had such intentions, may I be struck by lightning... or die in the mouth of a mutant!"
"No need for such heavy oaths." Xu Huo checked the items and instruments on his person as he spoke. "Just follow along inside."
Qi Cong's face instantly turned pale. "Not, big brother, I'm really not good at fighting..."
"I'm not counting on you," Xu Huo said flatly. "You only just learned of Yan Jiayu's whereabouts. If she's trapped inside some container item, where am I supposed to find her?"
Qi Cong breathed a sigh of relief. "For Little Fish's sake, I don't mind taking a little risk. But you have to protect me. I'm still young, haven't gotten married or had kids. I don't want to die so soon."
After saying that, he began to daydream again. "If we rescue Little Fish, maybe she'll be grateful to me for saving her life and develop some feelings for me. Then love and offering herself to me would naturally follow, right? Hehe!"
The Painting Woman waved her hand in front of his eyes. "Are you daydreaming?"
Qi Cong pretended not to hear, completely immersed in his wild, runaway fantasies.
"I really want to hit him," the Painting Woman muttered to Xu Huo.
"Don't mind him." Xu Huo took out the medical toolkit and three combat robots in advance, just in case. "Three Seconds of Life," "Pure Heart," and "Life Core" were all placed close to his body. And if that space was truly cut off from the game, items might not work, so he needed to prepare enough instruments.
Fortunately, he had taken quite a few instruments when he left C09-001 last time. Combined with the several A-grade instruments he already had, the quantity was already considerable.
Of course, the Paper Servant Master's "Send You a Little Red Flower" was also carried on him. Besides seeking revenge afterward, this was also a good item for tricking people. But unless absolutely necessary, he couldn't use it like he had with the paper airplane last time.
He also prepared various potions, food, and water. The small snacks the Painting Woman had stuffed into her backpack were all cleared out again. When the last small pouch was about to be taken out, she pressed down on Xu Huo's arm, shook her head firmly, and then pointed at the nearby robot, indicating that the robot could carry it. Taking two more boxes wouldn't be a problem.
In the end, they had the robot carry a box specifically for her things.
"Someone's coming." Dai He suddenly appeared and said quickly, "They're not from the Isle Nation."
Xu Huo had already finished organizing. From a distance, he saw several figures flying over from afar, landing one after another near them. Judging by their clothing and appearance, they were from the Eternal Tower Nation.
Although this forest was adjacent to the Isle Nation, it didn't have a clearly defined affiliation. People from the Eternal Tower Nation coming here couldn't be stopped by the Isle Nation either. Their national stances made them natural opponents, and the two sides immediately fell into a silent standoff.
"What are you looking for here?" the middle-aged man leading the Eternal Tower group asked bluntly. "Combat puppets?"