I picked up a boyfriend in the infinite game

Chapter 235, here I come!

The two brought breakfast to Shi Sui, who had already returned to her usual dignified self and slowly began to eat.

Xiao Hua, dressed in new clothes, sat on Song Guicheng's shoulders, her skirt occasionally brushing against his collarbone.

Chen Wenyu sat somewhat reservedly to the side. He always felt that Shi Sui was a bit strange, like the kind of person who could be smiling and greeting you one second and then stabbing you to death the next.

Song Guicheng, holding a pen and paper, asked, "Tell me about the situation in the instance where Xu Chongchuan died?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Wenyu's eyes widened in surprise. Xu Chongchuan's strength in the "Yongding Tower" instance was not to be underestimated. How dangerous must an instance be to be able to defeat him there...?

The two were completely unaware of Chen Wenyu's reaction.

Shi Sui swallowed the shrimp dumpling in her mouth: "That instance is called 'Sifangtang'."

Chen Wenyu muttered under his breath, "This name sounds like a clinic..."

Shi Sui continued, "It's an alleyway. As for why it's called Sifangtang... once you enter that alleyway, you basically can't get out. Your activity range is confined to the alleyway, and the sky you see is all square."

Chen Wenyu exclaimed in a low voice, "Like a concubine locked up in the cold palace?"

Shi Sui looked at him with a smile: "If you interrupt again... I'll sew your mouth shut."

Chen Wenyu immediately pursed his lips and made a zipping gesture.

Song Guicheng shook his head helplessly: "Don't scare him."

He tapped his finger on the table: "What's the quest for the dungeon?"

“A murder has occurred in the alley. We are detectives hired by the village chief,” Shi Sui said casually, stirring the red bean soup in his bowl, which was as thick as blood. “We need to find out the murderer before everyone dies.”

Song Guicheng nodded: "A cooperative dungeon?"

Shi Sui hummed in agreement: "But in the end, it turned out that it wasn't a murder case at all. Someone brought back a virus from outside, and he was the first to die. His death looked like he had been hacked to death."

Shi Sui put down her spoon and rubbed her temples: "Our initial investigation was misguided, and by the time we corrected it, we had already wasted a lot of time..."

At this point, Song Guicheng understood. Too much time had been wasted, so they had to race against time and take some risky actions. Without sufficient preparation time, no matter how powerful Xu Chongchuan was, he was nothing more than fish to be slaughtered by the monster's almost overwhelming strength.

Shi Sui then mentioned some details about the story, such as the clock suddenly turning counterclockwise at midnight, and the only television in the alley playing the same content every day...

Song Guicheng wrote down each and every one of them.

Chen Wenyu asked curiously, "Brother, even if it's a copy with the same name, the content won't be the same after you go in. What's the point of memorizing it?"

Song Guicheng was meticulously analyzing the notes: "The questions you usually do are different from those in the college entrance exam, but in the college entrance exam..."

He paused abruptly, then turned and asked, "Have you ever taken the college entrance exam?"

Chen Wenyu shook his head.

In the Soul Tracing Game, even survival is difficult, and going to school is a luxury. Even if you want to learn, you have to see if anyone is willing to teach you, and whether you can afford the tuition.

Shi Sui explained to Chen Wenyu, "What your brother means is that if you can encounter even one of these rules, you'll make a profit; if you don't, you won't lose anything."

After Song Guicheng finished organizing it, he was able to remember it.

He folded the paper and put it in his pocket: "Check again to make sure there's nothing I need to bring, and that I haven't bought all the items from the store."

Chen Wenyu checked everything and, finding nothing missing, nodded.

Shi Sui leisurely finished the last sip of red bean paste, wiped his mouth, and said, "We need to form a team first so you can enter the same instance with me."

The three of them took out their phones, and Shi Sui sent a team invitation. He looked at Xu Chongchuan's name, which was now blacked out in his friend list, and his eyes dimmed almost imperceptibly for a moment.

A prompt appears on the screen:

Permanent or temporary team?

Click to form a temporary team.

Confirm or Cancel?

Time of year: confirmed.

The three people's portraits were temporarily tied together. Shi Sui named the team, and things were limited to three.

Looking at the team name, Chen Wenyu couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Brother Shi, you're a genius at naming things."

Shi Sui had a look on her face that said, "I'll say it."

Chen Wenyu: "Brother Shi, when are we going into the dungeon...?"

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a sudden dizziness, and heard Shi Sui's reply: "Now."

Song Guicheng felt his body traveling through a tunnel composed of countless worlds. He was supposed to enter one of the dimly lit openings, but a force forcibly pulled him away and threw him into another world.

[Loading the copy... Copy loaded successfully.]

[Current Dungeon: Sifang Hall]

[Type: Multiplayer Competitive Dungeon]

[Difficulty: Level A]

[The instance is assigning you a quest...]

[Congratulations! You've been assigned to the Extinction Team!]

[Extinction Squad Main Mission: Ensure all inhabitants die from the plague]

[Completion Reward: 5000 points]

[The live stream is now open. Soul Tracing Games wishes you success in clearing the level.]

Upon seeing the main questline, Song Guicheng frowned slightly, lost in thought: Extermination Squad, Plague, Ensure All Deaths...

This main quest seems to suit Shi Sui's tastes perfectly; he wants to destroy the dungeon, and of course, none of the NPCs inside will survive.

……

The setting sun, like blood, spread across the sky, a mixture of orange and dark red, while the wispy clouds were torn apart by the evening breeze.

Although it was nearing evening, the heat was still unbearable.

The summer heat, mixed with sand and gravel, hit us in the face. Stepping on the cracked earth, every step crushed fine dust, which mixed with the dry grass stems and made a rustling sound. The meadows that should have been lush and green had long since shrunk into brownish-yellow carpets.

The withered grass spread all the way to the adjacent river, which had long since dwindled to a thin, murky stream, its surface stagnant and blocked.

The low, dilapidated houses were densely packed together, with figures moving about occasionally and voices coming from time to time.

Looking back through the jagged rooftops, several barren mountains stand like spines stripped of flesh and blood, leaving only decaying, scorched yellow. The setting sun casts a layer of old, solidified, desolate shadow over this land.

Song Guicheng stood on the path in front of the alleyway. The hot wind carrying the smell of stale cooking oil rushed towards him. A wooden board was stuck in the doorway with the three large characters "Sifangtang" carved on it.

The dark brown wooden planks were cracked like the lines on an old man's palm, with jagged edges gnawed out by the years. Moss covered the gaps between the strokes of the three characters "Sifangtang," and some mischievous children had drawn graffiti on them.

Song Guicheng noticed that he was wearing a wrinkled white coat. He took out a work badge from his pocket. It was actually just a yellowed piece of cardboard with the words "Sanitation Team", "Song Guicheng", and "Sifangtang Area" written on it.

It is clear that they were there as a sanitation team to control the plague in the Sifangtang area.

Aside from that, there's nothing particularly noteworthy.

Song Guicheng looked around and saw that five other players had arrived, all wearing white coats. He didn't see Chen Wenyu or Shi Sui. Some of the five whispered among themselves, while others remained silent, all also observing Song Guicheng.

His long white hair was too eye-catching.

As soon as Song Guicheng started his live stream, a few hundred scattered people came in.

[Missing person returns?!]

[Damn it, master, I thought I'd killed you!]

[So you weren't live-streaming? You went to the dry cleaners for a haircut? Look at all that white hair.]

[It's also possible that they met with misfortune in the dungeon...]

[Wait a minute, why is it this dungeon...]

What's wrong?

……

……

Song Guicheng glanced at the comments, focusing on a few discussions about the dungeon, but the key information was all replaced with asterisks.

Aside from the instance itself, Song Guicheng was more concerned about where Shi Sui would be before leaving the instance, having sensed divine power...