124: Chapter 124: The Rose Opera House (Twenty-Five)

For a moment, it shook incessantly.

"This..."

"What is going to happen again?"

"What kind of weirdness is going to appear now?"

The monk scratched his head; at this moment, his eyes were sparkling, and he wasn't afraid in the slightest.

He didn't know if it was because of Qian Ye.

The shaking became increasingly intense, and gradually, they were all unable to maintain their balance.

For a while, the players fell into chaos again.

All around, there was a chorus of cursing.

Suddenly, they heard a "bang," and sparks burst forth, stinging their eyes so they couldn't keep them open.

The next instant, they closed their eyes.

The surroundings suddenly became very quiet.

"Thump, thump, thump..." the sound came one after another, as if it were right against this thing; the sound was so close, it was as if it were right beside their ears.

Qian Ye regained consciousness and suddenly felt a sense of confinement on her body.

Lowering her head, she saw the vines binding her body still contracting slightly.

If one didn't feel carefully, one could hardly perceive this movement.

Looking around, the other players were in the same predicament as herself.

Qian Ye's gaze locked onto a corner.

That was where Liu Ran was; at this moment, only her lower body was exposed, while her entire upper body had been swallowed.

Gradually, the other players also woke up.

"This, where is this again?"

An Xuan woke up and felt some difficulty breathing; lowering his head, he saw the vines on his body.

"It's this thing again."

An Xuan gathered strength in his hands and slashed at the vines on his body, but they didn't budge at all.

The others also noticed the bindings on their bodies.

"Damn it, don't tell me this is also an illusion?"

The monk hammered at the vines on his body, but there was no change either.

"What is going on?"

They looked at the surrounding environment.

"Holy crap!"

The monk lowered his head, and his whole scalp tingled.

They saw that they were currently bound by these vines on top of a pile of white bones.

From his angle, the monk looked down and saw countless white bones, almost endless to the eye.

Obviously, if they could not break free from their bonds now, they would also become one of these ghastly white bones.

"Thump, thump, thump..."

This time the sound was right beside them, the huge sound making their ears ache.

"Good heavens, look!"

The monk could still slightly turn his head, and his eyes saw a giant heart.

It was constantly emitting a ghostly green light all around.

"So, the sound we heard really was the sound of a heartbeat."

"It's this giant heart right in front of us." The monk swallowed; holy crap, this heart is so big, he really wanted to know how long these vines had been in existence.

"Could everything before have been an illusion? Or is it still an illusion now?"

The monk looked at everything in front of him, and subconsciously touched his head, appearing to be deep in thought.

"This is reality."

Qian Ye rarely bothered with them.

"How do you know?"

Hao Ming's eyes revealed a hint of suspicion, and his tone carried a questioning note.

Qian Ye slightly curled the corners of her lips and gave him a look that was half-smile, half-mockery, "Believe it or not."

"Ah, I believe it; what the expert says must be right."

The monk scratched his head, firmly convinced that what Qian Ye said was true.

A flash of gloominess passed through the eyes of Hao Ming, who was on the side.

Immediately, he curled his lips into a light smile, "Sorry, my tone was improper just now."

Qian Ye had no interest in paying attention to him anymore.

"Liu Ran!" Suddenly, there was an exclamation; it was Hermione's voice.

"That's right, where is Liu Ran?"

The latter was the monk's voice.

"She is already dead."

All the players' gazes converged on Mo Yu.

Mo Yu pointed toward a corner, which was exactly where Liu Ran was located.

Qian Ye glanced over there again; at this moment, one could faintly see white bones on her upper body.

"Hiss..."

This scene made the other players gasp.

"How could this happen?"

"If this isn't an illusion, then she..." An Xuan murmured to himself.

"Then before, when she was inside..."

"It's because she died in the illusion, so in reality, she..." Hermione spoke with some reluctance.

Looking around, there were not many players left now.

What should they do?

"Ling Ling, didn't you feel that it was an illusion?"

Qian Ye asked the little spirit in her arms.

"Ye Ye, that wasn't an illusion; it was something you experienced firsthand."

Ling Ling explained carefully.

If it were an illusion, she would definitely have noticed.

Qian Ye pondered for a moment; if that was the case, it meant they were captured by it afterward.

"Ah..."

"I suddenly feel some difficulty breathing." Hermione suddenly realized her breathing was becoming labored.

The vines on her body seemed to be tightening again.

"Not good, these vines are moving."

"What should we do now?"

"These vines don't fear anything at all..."

"These vines aren't like those small ones from before; a slash doesn't cause the slightest change."

Suddenly,

"Thump, thump, thump..." the heartbeat sound rang out again, this sound even louder than before, making their ears vibrate with a buzzing sound.

"Expert, think of a way."

The monk's eyes carried a glimmer of hope as he stared at Qian Ye.

Qian Ye didn't speak, her eyes flickering slightly.

Since slashing didn't work, then...

She looked up at the giant heart above, which was the core of all the vines.

"Don't these vines also belong to the wood element? What about using fire!"

"Using fire should work, right?"

Hao Ming had a sudden inspiration; these vines also belonged to plants, so they must be afraid of fire.

After he finished speaking, the surroundings were silent.

Who has fire?

Right, Su Ye!

"Su Ye, you set the fire."

Qian Ye curled her lips, "I don't have any."

Hao Ming's expression changed; how could that be?

"Impossible!"

"Before, you even set fire to the murals in that hall!"

They were all watching.

Although the other players didn't speak, they were also staring at Qian Ye.

Some were puzzled; they had indeed seen it, so why would she say she didn't?

"Do I need to explain to you?"

Qian Ye gave a half-smile.

Hao Ming's eyes were dark, "Why are you like this? We are a team; if you tell us, what could we possibly do to you?"

"Don't you consider us companions?"

The more Hao Ming spoke, the more agitated he became.

Qian Ye twitched the corners of her lips, her entire demeanor exuding malice.

"What are you talking to yourself about!"

How interesting; she never chose to be with them anyway.

"It's, it's all me; Mo Yu and I have been shameless, sticking to... Su Ye."

"She doesn't seem to have been with anyone..."

An Xuan spoke drily, trying hard to ignore Hao Ming's gaze.

Mo Yu, who was on the side, gave him a surprised look; she hadn't expected him to be the first to speak up.

Immediately, she also nodded, indicating her agreement with his words.

"That is indeed true."

"...Can we not discuss this issue and save me first?"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"I, I can't breathe anymore."

Hermione's face was full of terror and urgency.

She didn't want to die.

Save her.

Qian Ye looked at her lazily; although she didn't like her much, it seemed...

She just sighed softly.

The gong and drum from before appeared in her hands.

"I suggest everyone cover your ears." With just one look, Mo Yu quickly spoke, reminding everyone.

As soon as she finished speaking, Qian Ye struck the gong and drum.

"Thump~"

"Thump~"

"Thump~"

...

Continuously.

All the players were confused.

What is this doing?