Soul-Crying Street: There Is No Turning Back Here
Xu Xi didn't expect the selection process to proceed so quickly.
He was standing on the street, facing an ordinary-looking street.
The still night was as dark as ink, with no bright moonlight or twinkling stars in the sky, only the streetlights emitting a soft, faint glow.
What kind of Dungeon is this?
Even though Xu Xi had prepared herself for the high difficulty of this solo Dungeon, she still felt completely bewildered when faced with an empty street.
However, this time when he participated in a solo Dungeon, he was no longer as panicked and helpless as the first time.
Just as he was about to go and observe the street, several lines of blood-red characters suddenly appeared on the ground about a meter away from him.
Some interesting things have happened here, please keep going.
"If everything seems normal, turn left at the end. If you encounter anything unusual along the way, turn right at the end."
"Please consider this carefully; there is no turning back."
The few lines of text appeared briefly before disappearing again.
Xu Xi understood; these were the initial rules this Dungeon set for itself.
Look for anomalies on the street. If there are no anomalies, go left; if there are anomalies, go right. Once you make a choice, you can't turn back. It sounds like it's not difficult at all.
But Xu Xi dared not be careless in the slightest.
Keep in mind that this is a high-difficulty Dungeon that even the God Hunt himself acknowledged.
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[Here he comes! Xu Xi is truly a workaholic; he's already off to do another Dungeon so soon after finishing the last Dungeon!]
[WK solo Dungeon, has Xu Xi, the top player, also signed up for the Mixed-Team Competition?]
[No way, another three months have passed???]
Time really flies. It's been a year since the arrival of the God Hunt. I've almost forgotten what my peaceful life used to be like.
[Holy crap, holy crap, did you guys see the trending topics? Shining Players is finally taken down!!]
[What?!]
[Seriously? Wow, isn't it supposed to be that they have powerful backing, that they could still hold the event despite being criticized by the entire internet, and that reporting them doesn't work?]
[We have to take it down; the entire Production Team has been selected for the Dungeon.]
[Haha, that stupid Production Team is finally gone!]
[What is this, retribution?]
[Something's wrong. Xu Xi just broke the curse of Shining Players, and now the entire Production Team has been selected for the Dungeon.]
[Rumor has it that several important figures have fallen from power; you'll probably see the news in a few days.]
[Huh? I smell a conspiracy here.]
So he really was a treacherous person?
[Be careful of your account being banned, everyone!]
[Why does this Dungeon look so familiar?]
[The previous topic change felt a bit abrupt.]
[I'm not kidding, this Dungeon has appeared in the previous two Mixed-Team Competition qualifiers!!]
[... What?]
According to official statistics, the Dungeons in the God Hunt Game are not one-time events. Dungeons that players fail to complete will reappear until a player completes them, at which point they will disappear completely.
The chances of encountering duplicate Dungeons are actually quite high. It's just that there are so many Dungeons that it's impossible to keep track of them all, which leads players to mistakenly believe that they are all new Dungeons.
This time, some netizens who had watched all three rounds of the previous selection Dungeon recognized him.
[I remember this Dungeon was named something like "Street," you can search for it on the official website. I don't know if it only appeared twice.]
[I searched, and it does exist; it only appeared during the selection competition.]
So, two players failed to complete this Dungeon?
Since they dared to participate in the selection, they must be players who are confident in their own abilities.
So, they didn't even manage to clear this Dungeon?
[What kind of Dungeon is this? Is it that difficult? I need some healing potions!]
[It's not a question of whether it's difficult or not, oh dear, I don't know how to describe it, it's just weird and eerie.]
Finding anomalies? Sounds easy.
[Dude, just don't hide under the covers later.]
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Xu Xi turned around and looked behind her; there was only a wall.
It seems the Dungeon only gave him the option to move forward.
I don't know if it's because he's died so many times, but he used to be quite afraid of ghosts and spirits, but now he can stand alone on an empty street in the middle of the night, blowing in the cold wind, without batting an eye.
A rusty road sign stands not far away.
Xu Xi walked over and saw that it said Yongning West Street, with a floor number 0 next to it.
Not understanding what it meant, Xu Xi simply continued walking towards the street.
Shops and houses lined both sides of the street, but all the doors were tightly closed.
The Dungeon indicated that there would be something unusual inside the street, so he observed it very carefully, looking at the signs as he walked.
Misty Mountain Tea House sounds like a tea shop.
Sunny Department Store, Huarong Supermarket, Shaxian Snacks...
First-Rate Malatang, Sweet Island Forest Castle Cake Shop, Huimin Pharmacy...
Five Blessings Fruit Shop, Plant Hair Care, Old Street Barbecue...
There are also shops selling ready-made clothes and locksmiths that cut keys, etc.
The rest are all residential buildings.
Xu Xi walked the entire street and found that the shops were all very common in the real world, with nothing strange about them.
If there are no abnormalities, turn left at the end.
When he reached the fork in the road, there was an old alleyway on both sides. Without much hesitation, he chose to go to the left.
The alley wasn't endless; after walking for a short while, we saw the exit.
But when Xu Xi came out of the exit, she instinctively froze on the spot.
The exact same street appeared before his eyes.
Xu Xi immediately turned around and saw that what had just been an alley had turned into a familiar wall.
So this is what they mean by "no turning back" in Dungeons?
Is this a circular Dungeon?
Xu Xi seemed to be deep in thought.
That's true. If it were just a simple layer, wouldn't it be easy to pass?
He seemed to understand the difficulty a little better.
Just as he was about to walk forward again, he suddenly noticed out of the corner of his eye that the numbers on the road sign not far away had changed.
The top layer 0 has become layer 1.
Huh?
Xu Xi stared at that number for a while.
Does this number represent its repeat number?
We'll verify that later.
The shops on the street were exactly the same as before. Xu Xi looked around and everything was exactly the same.
Is there nothing unusual again?
However, just as he looked up, two shadows came into his view from the window on the Second Floor Sunny Department Store.
It seemed like the lights were on inside; the warm yellow light stood out starkly in the darkness.
The two people seemed to be embracing, their shadows overlapping and clearly imprinted on the window.
Xu Xi waited for a while, and seeing that the shadow was still in the embracing position, she walked towards the end of the street.
This should be considered an anomaly, right?
He decided to try going to the right.
The alley on the right was no different from the one on the left; after walking for a while, I reached the exit.
But this time, Xu Xi didn't rush out.
Because he discovered something different.