Chapter 88: The Third Day: Day of Freezing

The Third Day: Day of Freezing

Head, so painful.

Like the explosion after a hangover, and like countless needles stirring in the brain.

Too painful.

Cheng Shi was awakened by the pain.

But even though it was so painful, he didn't dare to frown or open his eyes.

Because he didn't know if Su Yi Da was still by his side, and wasn't sure if the surroundings were safe.

But when a person is unconscious, their breathing is clearly different from when they are awake; perhaps most people can't tell, but Tao Yi could.

Because she was also an expert in this, an expert at faking unconsciousness.

"You're awake?"

Is that the big star's voice?

Cheng Shi's heart skipped a beat, but he still didn't speak.

Tao Yi felt the reviving power flowing within Cheng Shi's body and chuckled:

"Alright, open your eyes. It's safe, we're out."

Out?

Out from where? And where have we arrived?

Cheng Shi thought it over carefully and slowly opened his eyes.

A touch of pink hanging hair came into view; it seemed the voice just now wasn't someone disguising themselves, it really was Tao Yi.

"Unconscious for 12 hours, you're really something. Do you know how we survived these dozen hours without a priest?"

12 hours?

Cheng Shi felt a bit cold on his body. He hugged his arms and took the opportunity to touch the ring on his finger.

1, 2, 3, 4, all four are there. They weren't lost?

He was somewhat shocked in his heart, but asked weakly on the surface:

"What happened?"

Tao Yi's face was full of anxiety. She pointed to the top of Cheng Shi's head.

"Extreme cold. After walking out of the void rift, we fell into an ice field. Outside, the cold wind is howling, the ice and snow are freezing. If you didn't wake up, the four of us would have suffered from hypothermia."

"Four?"

Tao Yi's expression dimmed, and she nodded:

"Mm, Zhao Qian... died."

"Even his corpse didn't remain, only a pile of ashes."

Zhao Qian? Died?

That 【War】 believer holding blood and fire actually died?

Who killed him, Su Yi Da?

Where is Su Yi Da?

Cheng Shi had just awakened from death, his mind was muddled, and he was full of questions.

But at this time, there wasn't much time for him to think, so he had to know immediately what had happened during the time he was dead.

So he made a bold move:

He held Tao Yi's hand.

Tao Yi was stunned, then smiled and let him hold it.

"There's no firewood left, it's all burned out. If you feel cold, hold me tight."

Cheng Shi didn't relax his expression because of Tao Yi's consideration. He looked at Tao Yi's face with extreme solemnity and asked:

"Can I trust you?"

Tao Yi didn't expect Cheng Shi to ask such a question. She first widened her eyes, then frowned.

"What degree of trust?"

"Confiding in each other!"

She looked at Cheng Shi, her eyeballs turning quickly.

"Who exactly are you a believer of?"

Cheng Shi's gaze didn't move an inch, earnest and sincere:

"【Death】, I am a believer of 【Death】."

"..." Tao Yi opened her small mouth, her face full of astonishment. "I should have guessed you were a Grave-Keeper. But you lied to me the whole way, and you still want me to be sincere with you?"

"Can I trust you?"

"Hmm... 50%. When you're not lying to me, you can trust me."

Cheng Shi finally revealed a smile. He said in a low, quick voice:

"Tell me, everything that happened, I need to know everything."

"Where to start?"

"Start from when you found me."

Time returned to the moment of the Oracle.

The moment Cheng Shi confirmed the lineup for this game, he had already calculated who he would play as a believer in this trial.

【Order】.

Clearly, in a trial with companions, an 【Order】 priest could slightly restrain the conduct of these companions to prevent them from committing too many rebellious acts.

But just at the moment he was about to receive the Oracle, he suddenly had a bolder idea.

Since 【Lies Like Yesterday】 were all deceptions, all false beliefs, then does "tricking" the gods count?

After all, the power of the talent came from 【Fraud】, and He recognized that scam.

Thus, Cheng Shi made another bold attempt.

He quietly broke off a small blade of grass and sacrificed this insignificant death to the existence on the throne.

This was not the Oracle of 【Fraud】, but the Oracle of 【Death】 itself.

Cheng Shi doing this didn't have any special meaning; he just wanted to express his feelings for the faith he was about to borrow.

Then, he silently recited the prayer to the Dice of Fate, praying to become a believer of 【Death】.

What he never expected was that the Oracle succeeded.

The God of Fun supported him as always!

He abandoned the constraints of 【Order】 and obtained the immunity of 【Death】.

As for the so-called 【Birth】, it was nothing more than adding another layer of disguise to keep an extra card for himself.

It definitely wasn't because he was just used to lying.

Thus...

Today's Cheng Shi is a believer of 【Death】, a Grave-Keeper.

"Cui Lao brought me to find you unconscious and Gao Yu on his last breath..."

Unconscious...

It seems that's right, he really had died.

Cheng Shi felt that his talent as a Grave-Keeper had already been activated once, which meant there was no problem with his memory; Su Yi Da had indeed killed him once.

It was just that the backup plan he left behind saved his life.

The Grave-Keeper's talent is to hang onto life, which is also the inspiration for Cheng Shi's "Dead Man's XX" series of medicines.

As priests of 【Death】, they act on His will; they can both turn the radiance of healing into the dark light of death, and decide whether the target who accepted their treatment can die.

They are like the gatekeepers of hell, choosing the offerings to present to Him according to their own will.

Of course, the offerings that belong to Him cannot be reduced at will; every time a Grave-Keeper takes away an offering, they need to make up for it with another one for Him.

This also led to the Grave-Keeper becoming the priest profession that kills the most people, becoming a nanny that truly brings death.

Now Cheng Shi owes Him an offering.

"After finding you, Cui Lao and I dragged you and tried three more void rifts, and finally escaped the void and fell onto this ice field.

But at that time, you and Gao Yu were almost unable to hold on. We dragged you two on the endless ice field looking for a place to shelter from the wind. During this period, we met Su Yi Da again."

"You met him on the ice field!?"

"Yes, his condition wasn't good either. His whole body was frozen stiff, and he almost died on the ice field.

Fortunately, he was holding a large armful of dead wood and branches in his arms...

We guessed that he probably didn't have a way to light a fire, so he froze like that.

But we didn't either. Later, it was I who catalyzed the last bit of 【Prosperity】 power to wake up Gao Yu, and only then did we light those frozen-stiff firewood.

But the wind was too strong, and the fire was hard to maintain, so we camped on the spot... taking turns guarding the camp outside, roasting the fire for half the night, and only then did we save everyone.

But now... the firewood is burned out."

Cheng Shi followed Tao Yi's gaze and found that there was a patch of ashes by his waist.

"Gao Yu and Su Yi Da are both awake, but you have been unconscious, and no matter how we tried, we couldn't wake you up.

In the end, it was Su Yi Da who secretly took out a medicine and saved you."

"?" Cheng Shi was a bit confused. "Su Yi Da? He saved me? Where did the medicine come from? Personal space..."

Before he could try, Tao Yi replied:

"It's still locked. It's that batch of 'Fleeting Light' you refined, remember?

Su Yi Da's mind is not as shallow as he appears. When he grabbed the medicine, he specifically kept some and stored it on his body.

We never thought a batch of medicine could be saved into two pills, otherwise I would have collected some too.

Although the amount he hid wasn't large, it was still effective. At least you really woke up."

Hearing this, Cheng Shi's expression became as complex as it could be.

This companion is truly formidable.

Knowing his identity, he used 【Mirage in the Void-Reality Interlayer】 to reproduce the medicine he had fabricated with 【Offering to the Void】 that couldn't be preserved.

The problem is, this only pill was actually used on himself?

Why?

He killed himself, and then saved himself?

What is he doing?

Cheng Shi really wanted to ask, but that would be too obvious, so he could only take it one step at a time.

"Why didn't everyone come in?"

"..."

Tao Yi didn't speak, but the pallor on her face seemed to say the answer.

Cheng Shi frowned, and through the dim light passing through the "tent," he turned his head to examine the surroundings. Before long, he found that the material used to build the tent seemed somewhat familiar...

"This is..."

Cui Lao's skin?

Cheng Shi was instantly stunned.

This tent, which could only accommodate two or three people crouching, was actually made by peeling off Cui Lao's skin and wrapping it!

"Mm, you see it too. Cui Lao's condition isn't good. The... tent could be destroyed by the gale at any time, so we take turns guarding the camp outside to ensure the only shelter from the wind isn't destroyed..."

"Outside..."

"The gale is howling, the world is frozen for ten thousand miles. In the distance are ice mountains that can never be reached, and underfoot is frozen soil that no magic can blast open. As far as the eye can see, not a blade of grass grows, only ice white.

The conditions are too harsh. We can't dig a coffin camp, nor do we have materials to build a shelter. But the cold mixed with the gale is intensifying, and we have no other way..."

"..."

Cheng Shi didn't expect that the memory in the void hadn't been sorted out, and the current environment had become so harsh again.

"But it's fine now, you're awake. Quick, Cheng Shi, cast a healing spell, they can't hold on much longer."

As soon as the voice fell, Cheng Shi felt a biting cold wind leaking in from his feet. ===== CHAPTER 89 =====