Chapter 514 Alice (5K big chapter, please subscribe, please vote monthly)
Compared with the first floor, the space on the second floor is obviously much smaller, covering an area of only a few hundred square meters.
As far as the eye can see, rows of long dining tables display a dazzling array of food. Although Lin Yi has never seen these foods, the attractive color and aroma make people want to taste them.
Being in this devil's castle, Lin Yi had the illusion of stepping into a luxurious cafeteria.
"Welcome to the second floor of Devil's Castle - the paradise of food." Butler Wolf made an invitation gesture with an elegant gesture. His demeanor was like that of a senior butler in a noble house in the Middle Ages, showing nobility and grace.
However, his invitation was not directed to Lin Yi and others, but to the figure who appeared behind a golden door that suddenly opened on the inside of the second floor.
Walking out from behind the door was a woman in a white dress. Her long wavy golden hair shone under the light. She had a slender figure and skin that was as good as snow as if it could be broken by a blow.
The appearance of this woman immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.
The moment he saw this woman, Lin Yi was in a daze. An uncontrollable thought appeared in his mind and he wanted to kidnap this woman.
The next second, Lin Yi quickly cast a purification technique on himself to dispel the inexplicable impulse in his heart.
The eyes of the man with gold-rimmed glasses were still blurry. His expression seemed to be preparing to pay homage to his queen. The admiration and fascination in his expression almost overflowed from his eyes.
Not only were the men present attracted to this woman, but even Catwoman and Detective Lolita unconsciously wanted to get closer to her, as if her very existence exuded an irresistible affinity.
Lin Yi chose to look away, trying to avoid looking into the woman's eyes.
"Everyone, I sincerely welcome you to my castle." The blond woman spoke gently. Her voice was like the spring breeze blowing on her face, extremely soft, without any dignity or posture, making people feel like a spring breeze.
"Your Highness the Queen." Butler Wolf knelt down on one knee with a respectful expression.
"I'm just an illusion now, Butler Wolf, no need to be polite."
Alice's voice was still so calm, and there was no wave at all.
"As ordered." Butler Wolf responded respectfully, then slowly stood up and quickly walked to stand behind Alice.
"Brothers, don't be so vigilant. The existence of the castle is not for my personal entertainment, but as the cradle of the strong. In the future, Alice may still need the help of all the braves. After leaving this castle, I am just a weak person. Therefore, you won’t have any objections to me hosting this second game, right?” Alice clasped her hands lightly in front of her chest, her eyes shining with anticipation.
As for Alice hosting the rest of the game, it seemed like an option she couldn't refuse.
The Wolf Butler behind her is already holding the Destiny Master Revolver, and the meaning is obvious - anyone who refuses will face the "invitation" of bullets.
"It would be a great honor for me, Lady Alice, to host the game in person. As a gentleman, I will naturally not refuse a lady's request, let alone one from a peerless beauty like Lady Alice." Gold-rimmed glasses The man complimented Alice in a way that was both graceful and comfortable.
Alice walked forward with a smile on her face and took the gold-rimmed glasses man's arm affectionately.
This move made the man with gold-rimmed glasses float up, his heart filled with joy and pride.
However, just when Alice turned around and turned her back to the others, the smile on her face disappeared instantly, replaced by a touch of disdain and indifference.
"Flatterer." She muttered softly, obviously not impressed by the compliment from the man with gold-rimmed glasses.
"ha?"
The man with gold-rimmed glasses suddenly turned ugly, apparently hearing Alice's whisper behind her.
"Huh? What's the matter, Mr. Gentleman?" Alice turned her head, her eyes flashing with doubts, and she looked at Wash with a pitiful attitude.
"No, it's nothing," Wash smiled awkwardly, trying to cover up his gaffe, "I seemed to be hallucinating just now."
It was obvious that Wash heard clearly what Alice scolded him just now, but Wash had no way to refute it, knowing that Alice had already ended up in person.
If this accidentally angered Alice, the wolf steward standing behind him would immediately take down the person who offended Alice.
From the previous conversation, Wash had a deep understanding that Alice was not an easy person to get along with.
"The beauty is not shallow."
A smile appeared on the face of the national football boss.
"Brother, do you want to try it too?" Pi Pang asked with a teasing smile, but he remained highly vigilant in his heart.
Wash's current state is very abnormal.
"Compared with beauty, life is more important."
"We see the same thing."
Detective Little Loli heard their conversation and had a puzzled expression on her face.
She looked at the man with gold-rimmed glasses, Wash, and saw that he looked distracted and extremely happy.
Under the guidance of Alice, everyone came to the round dining table in the center of the room.
This dining table is filled with a dazzling array of food, which is dazzling.
There were ten seats at the dining table, and Alice sat elegantly at the head seat, while the others also found their seats and sat down under the warm "entertainment" of the wolf butler.
"Everyone has been running around on the first floor of this castle for three whole days. You must be hungry, right?" Alice said with a smile, her voice as gentle as the spring breeze, "This second game is for everyone to enjoy it. Delicious food in front of you, Wolf Butler, let’s get started.”
Following Alice's order, Butler Wolf immediately began to get busy.
He carefully divided the mouth-watering delicacies on the table into eleven portions, ensuring that everyone present could enjoy an equal portion.
A few minutes later, a tender and juicy steak, a tempting dessert and a crystal clear goblet appeared on Lin Yi's plate.
Alice stood up and picked up a bottle of red wine from the table.
She actually poured wine for everyone herself, which undoubtedly flattered everyone present.
Soon, everyone's goblets were filled with red wine, and the deep red wine swayed gently in the glasses.
When Alice sat back down at the main table again, she elegantly picked up the knife and fork, smiled and said to everyone: "You're welcome, please enjoy your meal."
After saying that, she gently cut off a small piece of steak, opened her red lips slightly, and brought the steak into her mouth to chew slowly.
[Tip: The second round of the game begins. 】
After everyone sat down, the gloomy man glanced at Lin Yi and Su Xiao in the seats next to them.
"I'll do it."
The gloomy man's voice broke the brief silence, and for a moment, everyone including Pi Pang turned their eyes to him.
Alice also raised her head and looked at the gloomy man with interest, a hint of amusement in her eyes.
"It's interesting." She said softly, "After breaking free from the cage of fate, have you already started to move towards the unknown?"
At this moment, Alice found that she could no longer judge the fate of the gloomy man as clearly as before.
His future seems to have exceeded her ability to foresee, and everything now is completely in the hands of the gloomy man himself.
"The food doesn't smell poisonous, and there's nothing abnormal about the perception."
Before the gloomy man was about to go under the knife to taste the food, Pi Pang opened his mouth to reassure the gloomy man.
"Thanks, brother." The gloomy man expressed his gratitude to Pi Pang.
"No, since you are willing to explore the way for everyone, these are what I should do."
Pi Pang had a very general impression of the gloomy man at first, but as time went by, Pi Pang discovered that the gloomy man was actually a temperamental person, much more reliable than Wash, who seemed to have one thing behind his back.
"Second brother, prepare the Holy Light Technique."
The boss of the national football team said in a deep voice, not only the three brothers of the national football team, but also Lin Yi were ready, with healing and purification techniques on standby to ensure that assistance could be provided in time if any abnormality appeared in the gloomy man.
The gloomy man looked at the food in front of him, a small glass of red wine and a piece of beef.
After a moment's hesitation, the gloomy man picked up the knife and fork and carefully cut off a piece of meat about the size of his thumb from the steak.
He was thoughtful enough that even if there were problems with a piece of meat of this size, it wouldn't be fatal.
After chewing twice carefully, the gloomy man's pupils instantly dilated, and the next second a bottle of replenishing medicine appeared in the gloomy man's mouth.
But Lin Yi and the three national football brothers moved faster. In the next second, four healing techniques appeared on the head of the gloomy man. After seeing that the blood bar was full, the gloomy man breathed a sigh of relief.
"how?"
"Hold on."
After swallowing the steak in his mouth, the gloomy man brought up his personal status bar and chose to announce it.
[Tip: The contractor eats the tenderloin of the ‘Dragon of Poison’. 】
[Hint: You are affected by the ‘trembling poison’. 】
[Physique attributes are being determined...]
[Assessment failed. 】
[The willpower attribute is being determined...]
[Judgment failed. 】
[Intelligence attributes are being determined...]
[Judgment failed. 】
[Pass judgment: 0/3. 】
[You will bear the coercive effect of ‘Trembling Poison’, 35% of your health will be deducted every second, and the effect will last for 5 seconds. 】
[Tip: This damage is real magic damage. 】
"Fuck!"
After seeing the series of prompt messages displayed by the gloomy man, not to mention Fatty, the expressions of others present were not much better.
35% of the maximum health is deducted every second, and the effect lasts for five seconds. This debuff is simply terrifying.
In other words, that small piece of beef can be fatal in just three seconds.
No wonder the gloomy man's expression changed drastically just now. It would be difficult for anyone to remain calm in this situation.
This debuff is called Shivering Poison, but it's not pure poison damage.
If it were the full version of the 'trembling poison' effect, any contractor present might be killed even if he just got close enough to smell it.
This is a steak made from the flesh and blood of the poisonous dragon. Although the toxins have been removed, the pressure of the poisonous dragon still exists. This coercion is somewhere between magic and poison, and can be regarded as a unique type of poison magic.
"Everyone, why don't you try the delicious food in front of you? Waste of food is absolutely not allowed in the castle." Alice looked around at everyone. Although her tone was gentle, her words revealed the meaning of an ultimatum.
You may die if you eat poisonous dragon meat, but you will definitely die if you don't eat it.
"If you can't hold on any longer, I can't save you. You can decide the cost yourself."
Lin Yi then turned his eyes to Catwoman, Detective Little Loli and others next to him, as if he was hinting at something.
After hearing Lin Yi's words, the hearts of several contractors including Detective Little Lolita and Catwoman began to become active.
Judging from the situation of the gloomy man just now, Lin Yi's milk supply is indeed sufficient, which means that the blood deduction damage caused by this game is nothing to Lin Yi.
"Alice has prepared some wine for you, why don't you try it?" Alice suggested with a smile.
The moment Alice finished speaking, everyone discovered one thing, that is, their knives and forks could no longer touch the poisonous dragon meat.
Above the plate, Su Xiao vaguely saw an invisible barrier.
This layer of barrier hindered everyone's knives and forks, preventing everyone from continuing to cut the poisonous dragon meat.
Everyone has seen the horror of poisonous dragon meat, and this glass of red wine also makes people suspicious.
You must know that this glass of wine was poured by Alice herself. If there was nothing fishy in it, no one would believe it.
"I'll do it."
A smile appeared on Lin Yi's face. He discovered that Alice could not kill the contractors at will, but could create trouble for them by setting various game rules.
But these game rules must be within the allowable scope of the reincarnation paradise.
Therefore, Lin Yi is not worried that Alice will suddenly take out a bottle of extremely deadly red wine, such as the one that deducts 100% of health points every second and lasts for 60 seconds.
Because this situation obviously violates the rules of Samsara Paradise.
Reincarnation Paradise sends everyone here for trials, not to provide Alice with the pleasure of killing.
[Hint: Hunters drink ‘bloody agate’. 】
[Tip: You cannot receive any treatment effects within 20 minutes and will enter a vulnerable state. 】
[Vulnerable state: Take any damage ×2. 】
"Tsk, that's it."
A smile appeared on Lin Yi's face, and a purification technique passed by, instantly clearing his vulnerable state.
However, the forbidden healing effect still exists.
This forbidden healing effect does not come from poisonous dragon meat, but the rules of the game itself.
The vulnerability state is an additional challenge added by Alice.
Then Lin Yi took a bite of poisonous dragon meat.
[Tip: Hunters eat the tenderloin of the ‘Dragon of Poison’. 】
[Tip: You are affected by the ‘trembling poison’. 】
[Physique attributes are being determined...]
[Assessment failed. 】
[The willpower attribute is being determined...]
[Judgment successful. 】
[Intelligence attributes are being determined...]
[Judgment failed. 】
[Pass judgment: 1/3. 】
[You will bear the coercive effect of ‘Trembling Poison’, 15% of your health will be deducted every second, and the effect will last for 5 seconds. 】
[Tip: This damage is real magic damage. 】
[Body of the Abyss: Reduce the damage from all damage sources by 20%. 】
[Stage determination in progress...]
[Judgment completed, you will be affected by the coercive effect of ‘Trembling Poison’, which will deduct 12% of your health every second. The effect lasts for 5 seconds. 】
Lin Yi leisurely enjoyed the food in front of him, a mouthful of red wine paired with a mouthful of poisonous dragon meat, as if this dinner was tailor-made for him.
Every two seconds, a healing spell will appear above his head, providing him with a steady stream of life recovery.
Despite the ban on treatment, Lin Yi was not worried.
Because of the existence of the master of basic healing skills, Lin Yi's skills have a real healing effect of 15%, which cannot be eliminated even by forbidden treatment effects.
This real healing effect allows Lin Yi to maintain a stable recovery of health under any circumstances.
And Lin Yi's treatment volume has far exceeded the scope of a normal wet nurse.
Even if there is only 15% of the milk volume, it is enough to restore Lin Yi's health to full within two seconds.
【Temporary contact channel】
Doctor: "Don't move around for now, wait for me to finish eating and come one by one."
Doctor: "'Bloody Mary' effect (can be expanded to watch)."
The boss of the national football team: "Damn it, treatment is prohibited? Are you still easily injured?"
After the three brothers of the national football team saw the therapeutic effect of red wine, their faces suddenly became ugly.
Their mutual healing support has always been their strength, but this forbidden healing buff has directly weakened their core advantage, which is tantamount to draining the bottom of the pot.
Others noticed the reaction of the three national football brothers, and the hands that were about to pick up the red wine glasses stopped.
They all know now that Lin Yi and the three national football brothers are allies. Since the three national football brothers have not taken action, there must be their considerations in this.
In this dinner party full of unknowns and dangers, every decision may be a matter of life or death.
Therefore, everyone chose to act cautiously, wait and see what happens, and wait for further actions by Lin Yi and the three national football brothers.
"Why don't you drink? Is it because the dishes on the table do not satisfy your taste?" Alice asked with a smile, a playful smile on her lips, obviously enjoying watching the tangled expressions of the contractors.
"No, no, no, red wine needs to be left for a while to sober up after it is just taken out. Drinking it as soon as it is poured out will affect the taste." The boss of the national football team responded quickly, giving the advice almost as soon as Alice finished speaking. Reasonable explanation.
The words of the national football boss surprised both Detective Little Loli and Wash.
In their impression, the three brothers of the national football team have always been known for their tricks and disgusting people, and things like using their brains seem to have nothing to do with them.
This time the boss of the national football team gave several people a new understanding of the three brothers of the national football team.
"I see, then let's wait for the wine to sober up for a while before enjoying it." Alice responded with a smile, acting very elegantly, "But please don't leave any food left later."
As she spoke, Alice skillfully cut off a small piece of poisonous dragon meat with a knife and fork, put it into her mouth and tasted it carefully. At the same time, she picked up the red wine glass on the side and took a sip, showing unparalleled dignity and elegance in her behavior.
"Complete the meal within 20 minutes. This is the dining etiquette of the castle." Butler Wolf said from the side and took out a stopwatch to start timing.
"Yes, it tastes good." Lin Yi nodded, picked up the napkin on the table and wiped the oil stains on his mouth.
"One player passes the second game."
[Tip: Hunter has passed the second game. 】
[Hunters who have completed the Gourmet Heaven Assessment and the Heaven Assessment will have a permanent +15% toxin resistance and a permanent +4 health recovery rate per minute. 】
Butler Wolf walked up to Lin Yi and made an invitation gesture, indicating that he would follow him to the third floor of the castle.
"Sorry, can I stay here for a while? The game rules don't state that you have to go to the next game immediately after completing the game."
Lin Yi did not stand up immediately, but sat on his seat and looked at Butler Wolf calmly.
Butler Wolf was stunned for a moment, then regained his calm expression, "Of course, if the guest wants to continue to rest here for a while, that's fine."
Lin Yi noticed that Butler Wolf seemed to want to say something else, but at this moment, Alice's lips moved.
Although he couldn't hear what she said specifically, Lin Yi keenly captured the subsequent change in Butler Wolf's attitude.
After Lin Yi finished eating, he glanced at Lidya Su and said it was ready to start.
Lidya Su nodded slightly, and then took a sip of red wine without hesitation.
As expected, the same notification sound as Lin Yi's before sounded in Su Xiao's ears, which marked that he had also entered a forbidden and vulnerable state.
"Don't worry."
Then, Lin Yi looked at the three national football brothers and the gloomy man, indicating that they could drink red wine together.
Lin Yi has enough milk. Even if he treats five people at the same time, Lin Yi can handle it with ease.
After everyone drank the red wine, Lin Yi first helped several people get rid of their vulnerable state, and then a light yellow energy ribbon appeared in Lin Yi's hand.
This ribbon shuttled back and forth lightly between the bodies of Su Xiao, the gloomy man and the three national football brothers.
[Tip: The contractor obtains the ‘Chain of Life Status’. 】
After checking the health points restored every second, several people put down their worries and began to taste the poisonous dragon meat in front of them, enjoying this rare delicacy.
Lin Yi mainly paid attention to the status of the three national football brothers, because Su Xiao's reduced health was not restored as fast as the Chain of Life he used per second, so there was no need to take too much care.
Thanks to Su Xiao's determination of willpower and the damage-free effect of the Demonic Physique.
Under double holding, Su Xiao will only deduct 6% of his health every second.
Calculated based on his current health value which is similar to Lin Yi, that is, he loses about 180 health points every second.
As for the gloomy man, his upper limit of health has just reached 1,000 points.
Even if 35% of the upper limit of health is deducted every second, Lin Yi's healing amount can just make up for his loss of health, keeping his health in a stable state.
(End of chapter)