kvmb Chapter 177, Halftime
Chapter 177, Halftime
"Is this... halftime?"
Someone in the crowd muttered something under their breath, and everyone who heard it thought it made a lot of sense. Apart from the statue, the entire hall was unchanged, and it really didn't look like the scene after clearing the game.
Xiao Bing and Xiao Shu reacted quickly and arrived in front of Lin Yue immediately. The three of them gathered together and first looked each other over.
Compared to the others, who were all injured to varying degrees and covered in blood, the three of them were in the best condition.
Lin Yue raised her wrist, checked the time, and then said, "5 minutes."
Five minutes passed from the time they began to fight the statues until the statues stopped.
In just five short minutes, one of them was dead and the other crippled. As for the statues, apart from the one with a human face and a tiger body in front of Xiao Shu who had some wounds from being poked, the others were almost completely unharmed.
"Lin Yue," He Feihong walked over and continued what he hadn't finished saying, "Could I trade you some supplies for one of these?"
He pointed to the "Frost Archer" on Lin Yue's shoulder, which was emitting a faint halo, his eyes revealing a hint of longing. He was clearly very interested in this magical "weapon" that could play a great role in the battle.
"Sorry." Lin Yue shook her head, ignoring He Feihong's gaze, and struggled to eat an apple, thinking that she could replenish her energy to deal with any situation that might arise next.
Upon seeing this, He Feihong frowned immediately, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared, replaced by a slightly serious expression. His tone carried a hint of "Don't be unreasonable," as he said, "Lin Yue, do you have some misunderstanding about me?"
After saying that, he glanced meaningfully at the player lying half-dead on the ground not far away. The player was lying weakly on the ground, his face as pale as paper, looking quite miserable.
He Feihong paused for a moment, then continued, "This sculpture is troublesome right now, and we're all in danger. At a time like this, we should all stick together, don't you think?"
The implication in his words was quite obvious, causing Lin Yue to frown involuntarily.
Right now, she really didn't have enough energy to summon another "Frost Archer". The apple juice and dried apples she had prepared to quickly restore her energy were long gone. Although she was eating apples now, relying solely on that to restore her energy would be far too slow; she probably wouldn't even have enough energy to summon a "Frost Archer" at most.
As for the bitter plums, although they were small, their taste was truly unpleasant. Those two were enough to make her suffer, and the lingering stench in her mouth hadn't even dissipated yet. Moreover, each bitter plum only cost 10 energy points, which was hardly enough to combat the problem.
While He Feihong and Lin Yue were talking, Huang Wenmin and Lu Renyi were standing to the side, their eyes never leaving Lin Yue, watching the situation intently.
In such a life-or-death situation, who wouldn't want to lend a hand? Therefore, when Huang Wenmin saw that Lin Yue had rejected He Feihong's suggestion, he couldn't contain himself and was about to say something, but was stopped by a look from He Feihong.
"Lin Yue, I'll trade you the Invisibility Cloak." He Feihong gritted his teeth, as if he had made a huge decision, and threw out such a tempting bait. He had seen the look in Lin Yue's eyes just now; there was no way she wouldn't be tempted by the Invisibility Cloak.
He Feihong had several invisibility cloaks, but weapons that could be planted on the body were extremely rare. If he could get an "Ice Archer" in exchange, his chances of winning in the upcoming battles would increase significantly.
Lin Yue naturally wanted the Invisibility Cloak; it would be very useful in many situations. However, she sighed slightly, took a sip of water, and explained, "It's not that I don't want to change it, but I don't have enough energy. I can't summon a third one right now."
She gave the real reason, but whether He Feihong believed her or not was beyond Lin Yue's control.
In the short time it took for the group to speak, the stone skin that had just been re-covered on the statues, which had been motionless, began to slowly fall off again. The peeling off of the stone skin seemed to announce that the brief "halftime break" was over and the battle was about to begin again.
He Feihong's expression was somewhat grim, but he still spoke to everyone, saying, "The invisibility cloak's effect only lasts for half an hour, so you'd better hurry!"
He had just checked; Lin Yue had taken the most powerful statue, and the others were all skilled in their own right. Even without the "Frost Archer" statue, he could still barely hold on. However, if that player died, and another statue joined the battle, the current lineup would likely fall apart, and his fate would be uncertain.
The crowd's expressions instantly turned serious. Everyone instinctively gripped their weapons, their palms sweating profusely, but they were oblivious, their eyes fixed intently on the statues.
However, this time the situation seemed even more troublesome than before. Just as half of the stone peel fell away, Lin Yue suddenly noticed that the wound that Xiao Shu had painstakingly injured earlier had already mostly healed.
"Oh no, that stone skin has healing properties." Lin Yue's heart sank. These statues were already difficult to deal with, and if they could be repaired every five minutes, their disadvantage would only increase.
Seeing that the stone skin of the statue was about to fall off, Xiao Shu took advantage of the moment when the statue had not yet fully recovered its mobility and tried to attack it several times with his fine iron knife. Unfortunately, it seemed that as long as there was even a piece of stone skin left on the statue, it was invincible. No matter how hard Xiao Shu tried, the system only showed "miss", and he could not cause any real damage to the statue.
Those who had initially hoped that this sudden "halftime break" was to allow players to recover their stamina and adjust their condition now had grim expressions.
Everyone knew very well that the battles to come would only be more difficult. Their stamina had its limits, and if they had to go through a few more rounds, it was truly uncertain whether they would be able to get out of here alive.
He Feihong frowned, looked in Lin Yue's direction again, and said directly, "Lin Yue, the safest way now is for you to find a way to freeze the other sculptures, and then we can all gang up on one of them. As long as we can destroy one statue first, our chances of winning will be much greater. This is good for everyone!"