Chapter 41: Clearance
Run!
Run!
Luo Ming swallowed his dry throat and ran forward with all his strength.
He watched helplessly as the ugly thing covered in pus and blood killed a player in front of him, blood spurting out of his neck, spraying everywhere.
It turns out that the blood in the human body is so hot and fishy.
Now the ugly thing is coming towards him.
Luo Ming tore off the rabbit hanging on his body while running and smashed it to the ground. Compared with the fear of the faceless ghost behind him, the pain from the bite wound on his body was not counted what.
scoff—
scoff—
The sound is getting closer.
The legs were so heavy as lead, Luo Ming's running speed was getting slower and slower, and he showed despair.
What should I do, I have no strength.
Luo Ming ran into the depths of the castle in a panic.
It was a small building with only two floors, covered with withered black vines.
The damp wooden door with turquoise mildew was slammed open, and then slammed shut faster.
Luo Ming didn't notice all this, he tripped over something under his feet in the dark, fell to the ground panting and laughed.
The sound is gone, the sound is gone, the thing didn't keep up!
Laughing, the smile on his face suddenly froze.
Slow footsteps are especially clear in the dark and quiet environment.
Luo Ming froze and looked in the direction of the sound, not far from the stairs, a white man holding a candlestick slowly walked down the stairs.
It seemed that he noticed Luo Ming's gaze, the man raised his head, white hair and red eyes, and two huge front teeth were exposed from his grinning mouth.
Bunny.
This is a monster too!
Luo Ming kicked his legs back in horror, and he touched something behind him. He took a look in front of him, and it turned out to be a small sword with a strange pattern.
Having no time to think about what this is, Luo Ming raised his hand and threw the small sword at the man, then got up and ran.
The man holding the candlestick didn't even move to avoid it. In his opinion, the human being in front of him obviously couldn't hurt him.
The small sword hit the man's shoulder and fell back to the ground under the attraction of gravity.
The man looked sideways at the scorched black marks on his shoulders that seemed to have been corroded and burned, and his face suddenly became very ugly.
Outside the castle, by the deserted tomb.
"Wow-wow-"
Crows hovering on the dry trees stained this morning with ominous colors.
The Faceless Ghost dragged the long hook through the deserted tomb. Behind it, the long hook hooked a player covered in blood. The player breathed weakly, and a faint cry for help came from his mouth.
Shen Qingcheng and Lu Qi chased the Faceless Ghost here, and saw the Faceless Ghost pass through the old dead wood and disappear into a hole blocked by dead vines.
Shen Qingcheng: "Look at the area of this hole, is it the nest of those NPCs?"
Lu Qi did not answer, and after exhorting Shen Qingcheng, took the long knife and walked into the cave first.
The cave was dark and the air was filled with an unpleasant stench.
After about 20 minutes, Shen Qingcheng and Lu Qi finally reached the end of the cave - a huge hollow space that rivals the castle hall.
The player who was dragged into the cave by the Faceless Ghost on the tip of the hook had died. The Faceless Ghost squatted down and took a new long hook from the blood-stained chopping board. Hook in the mouth.
More blood splattered.
The Faceless Ghost picked up the newly hooked prey, and hung the hook on the iron frame.
An iron frame with many human beings like the players just now hanging.
These people were all hooked into long hooks from their mouths, and hung naked on the shelf. Most of them had rotted into a mass of black carrion. Furniture is fresh.
Shen Qingcheng identified it, the skinned and slender one was Xiaoliu, the skinned one with a hole in the chest was probably Wei Tian, and the other had the same hole in the chest and had his limbs cut off...
He doesn't know this person, but judging from the freshness of this person's corpse, he and the players should be the same batch.
Shen Qingcheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "I remembered."
this person!"
He affirmed: "He is a player!"
A player who died just after entering the dungeon.
In addition to the three most obvious features of these three players, the flesh of the abdomen and thighs was obviously cut, and Xiaoliu's was the most serious.
Seeing this Shen Qingcheng, you probably know where the food the players eat these days come from.
The first roast suckling pig players didn’t eat, so the players who had broken hands and feet didn’t get much meat, but the second roast suckling pig players ate, so Xiao Liu’s body…
No wonder a player is killed on the first day, because NPCs need to prepare "food" for them in advance.
Shen Qingcheng thought of more. When Wei Tian died, he wondered if Wei Tian's death had anything to do with the oil painting in the room.
But since they only have a wound on the chest that can be explained by coincidence, he has never found a clue.
Seeing this player who also had a hole in his chest but had his hands and feet cut off, Shen Qingcheng remembered it again. It turned out that the black bear in the oil painting did not correspond to Wei Tian!
"Lu Qi!" He couldn't wait to share his findings with Lu Qi.
Lu Qi took him behind him, "Tell me later."
Shen Qingcheng was stunned for a while, and when he heard the faceless ghost's "he-he-" voice, he remembered that there is such a presence, he has said so many words, which has caused the faceless ghost Noticed.
He walked aside wisely to make room for Lu Qi to fight.
The Faceless charged towards the two intruders dragging a long hook.
"Qiang!" The first impact sounded, the sound of a long knife and a long hook hitting each other.
Looking at the man in the field who showed a fierce breath with every move and every move, Shen Qingcheng raised his hand and made a trumpet, "Lu Qi, come on, go for the duck!"
"The 7 gods fly bravely, and the 7 fans will always follow!"
Lu Qi: "…"
Seeing that Lu Qi always had the upper hand, Shen Qingcheng went to explore other parts of the cave after watching it for a while.
He found some kitchen utensils in the corner of the cave on the other side of the iron shelf, which were still used ones.
The kitchen utensils that disappeared from the emotional kitchen have been moved here?
Let him see, there are pots and pans in the cave.
Tomato sauce in a jar? Muddy human flesh. Fresh milk in a bucket? Stinking human blood.
Shen Qingcheng fanned his nose in disgust.
Beside the kitchen utensils is a wardrobe that is some years old, Shen Qingcheng is happy, the wardrobe is peach wood!
Bastard!
Shen Qingcheng didn't open the wardrobe, he could guess what was inside, nothing more than some dresses made of human skin, or some decorations like eyeballs and hair on it.
There is a sewing basket next to the closet with a pile of colorful hair.
Shen Qingcheng suddenly thought of a question.
Do those animals feel the same when they see humans wearing fur and bird feather ornaments, as I see these kitchen utensils, wardrobes, and sewing baskets now?
He frowned, no, I can't compare it with me.
Just as Lu Qi came to the end of the battle, he pulled the man and asked, "Lu Qi, how do you feel when you see this?"
Lu Qi looked at the thing in front of him and spit out two words, "Absurd."
Absurd? Absurd indeed.
Human and animal, hunter and prey, who knows?
Forget it, the problem is too complicated, he still doesn't want to.
Shen Qingcheng put these aside, "Are you finished?" He turned to look at Lu Qi, and saw a small blood spot on the opponent's face, which was probably made during the battle, so he casually Help each other wipe.
Lu Qi was silent for a while, but the person who couldn't wait for the answer had already walked away to see the result, so he said lowly, "En."
The Faceless Ghost is not dead yet, the head is separated, the body is tied to the iron frame by the long hook, but the head on the ground is still panting.
Lu Qi was one step behind and said, "I can't die."
Shen Qingcheng nodded. After all, it was a difficult dungeon. It seemed reasonable to add an immortal attribute to the small boss?
He turned to look at Lu Qi's right hand, the long blade was still clean, "Can it hurt the Faceless Ghost, but not the NPC?"
Lu Qi glanced at the knife in his hand, "Yeah."
Shen Qingcheng: "So the NPC and the Faceless Ghost are divided and cooperate, each with one martial arts. NPCs can do tricks such as illusions, and the Faceless Ghost can attack and hurt people. Items can hurt the Faceless Ghost, But immune to NPCs."
He stroked his palm, "The distribution is very balanced!"
The faceless ghost is no longer a threat, Lu Qi put away the long knife, took out the terminal and prepared to submit the task.
Shen Qingcheng approached, "Submit now?"
Lu Qi pressed the word, "Hmm."
Shen Qingcheng: "Have the doubts been clarified?"
Lu Qi: "Yeah."
Rabbits are meat, foxes are fur, birds are feathers, bears are hide and gall.
Masque is human skin, which refers not only to animals under human skin, but also to players who have human appearance and are actually raised as animals.
The prey and the hunter, the hunter and the prey.
Shen Qingcheng: "Can you fill in my name too?"
Lu Qi: "Yeah."
Shen Qingcheng emphasized, "My way of customs clearance is to live until the end of the mission time."
There are now eight days until the end of the mission.
Lu Qi wrote Shen Qingcheng's name in silence, and Shen Qingcheng soon received a system message.
He took out the terminal and opened it.
[Congratulations to Player 7 for clearing the dungeon Masquerade]
[Clearance Evaluation: Perfect]
[Get Survival Point Reward: 80]
He saw Lu Qi fill in his name with his own eyes, but there was no system message?
Shen Qingcheng: "Can you have fewer names for players who have cleared the level, but not more?"
[The reward will be settled after the player leaves the game world, whether the player leaves the copy immediately. 】
[Yes/No. 】
Lu Qi chose no and raised his head, "Well, what do you want to do next."
As long as a player clears the level, other players who choose to solve the story line can get the basic survival point and immediately leave the copy, and players who choose another clearance method will continue to live in the copy until the end of the mission time.
That means he and Lu Qi are the only ones left in the castle?
Shen Qingcheng immediately said excitedly: "Clean up the battle!"
The faceless ghost has been solved, and there are four NPCs!