Chapter 31 Misty Rain in Jiangnan (Part 2)

“How much do you remember about the past?”

Feng Zhibei mentioned it vaguely.

Now they were in the dungeon, with countless eyes staring at them. He didn't dare to go into too much detail about the game experiments involving clones and the wilderness.

Yan Chuxue was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what he was talking about: "I only remember one thing, did you encounter it?"

Feng Zhibei nodded, "I'll take you to see it later. I'm not sure how to fix it."

After all, the Master hadn't shown any malicious intent at the moment, and without the NPC's active attack, they wouldn't be able to kill him.

What kind of charades are these two playing?

[I don't understand... I still don't understand what's in the water.]

Feng Zhibei checked the copy information: "How much information do you have now? Tell me."

His total dungeon exploration level is currently 3%.

Yan Chuxue thought for a moment, then looked up and pointed underwater.

"There's something wrong with the water, more than just something in it."

Feng Zhibei: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Yan Chuxue squatted down, picked up a thin, short and soft willow branch, and threw it into the water, splashing a string of tiny water droplets.

A light object like a willow branch should normally float on the water, but after falling into the water, it sinks to the bottom in a strange way.

Exactly the same as the rose petals at Happiness University.

Feng Zhibei stared at the bubbling water expressionlessly. "Does this game think we're stupid? It used the same trick twice."

"I told you this game is stupid."

Yan Chuxue stood up and brushed off the dirt on her coat.

The area on the bridge had become quiet. After a brief period of chaos, people returned to their daily lives. Even the man whose wife had just cried was helped up and limped away.

At this time, the difference between foreign players and copy NPCs can be reflected.

The NPCs were eager to stay three meters away from the water, while another group of people were peeking at the water's edge.

Feng Zhibei looked for a long time but couldn't find He Yutong.

"That shouldn't be the case...his hairstyle..."

On the other side of the river, a squatting man with long hair suddenly looked up, his eyes fixed on Feng Zhibei, an expression of surprise on his face, and he waved wildly.

——It was He Yutong who was originally bitten by a dog.

[Fuck, this guy is a bit perceptive]

[Scared the rat, that expression just now looked like he wanted to kill someone]

He Yutong stood up and ran across the bridge in two steps, his clothes flying and his hair swinging behind him, like a happy long-haired dog.

"Brother Yan, your mask..."

He saw Feng Zhibei next to Yan Chuxue and was stunned for a moment, "Brother Feng, your hair has also been messed up by the game?"

Three people who usually looked abnormal were made to look normal by the copy.

"Let's go and find a few NPCs to ask about the situation. Any information we can get will be helpful."

Yan Chuxue looked up at the sky, and in just a moment, the sun slanted towards the west.

The temperature around them dropped sharply, and several families hurriedly lit the lanterns at their doors and then hurriedly closed the doors.

It was still daytime, but the entire town was dead silent, making the sound of running water seem strangely abrupt.

"Hurry, go inside first."

Feng Zhibei made a prompt decision and led his men towards Master Ming's home.

The players who had originally gathered by the water also realized that something was wrong and began to wander around and hide, looking for a place to take shelter.

The water rippled, and a swollen, skinless hand suddenly stretched out from it, followed by an equally swollen head that floated out of the water.

Its narrow eyes stared at Feng Zhibei's almost disappearing figure, and suddenly it dived into the water again, leaving behind a string of bubbles.

He Yutong fell behind and witnessed all of this. He swallowed hard and ran after Feng Zhibei and Yan Chuxue.

Red lanterns were also lit at the door of Master Ming's house. The faint red light could not be seen during the day, and could only cast a red glow on a small part of the wooden door behind the lanterns.

As Feng Zhibei walked to the door, the shabby wooden door creaked open. Master Ming stuck his head out, looked around, and then fixed his gaze on Feng Zhibei. He looked at him for a long while before moving sideways to make way.

"Sir, please come in quickly. Don't go out at night."

He gestured for Feng Zhibei to come in, but stopped Yan Chuxue who was about to follow him in.

"Sir, whose house were you staying at just now?"

The master looked at Yan Chuxue and He Yutong. He didn't move, and his dark pupils made people feel a little creepy.

"The Queen will come tonight to count the number of people. Each household can only have three people at most. She knows exactly where they should be..."

He said quietly.

The Master had no intention of attacking, which prevented them from attacking him directly and forcing their way into the house.

He Yutong was so anxious that he was sweating. The sky outside the house had begun to change, about to turn from day to night.

If you don't go into the house before dark, who knows what terrible things will happen.

He instantly recalled the previous copy and the night encounter on Garden Street, and shuddered involuntarily.

Yan Chuxue looked at the master with great interest. Their eyes were exactly the same, neither of them looked like humans, but more like some kind of intelligent animal.

The atmosphere suddenly became dangerous.

At this moment, Feng Zhibei suddenly clapped his hands, focusing everyone's attention on himself.

"Brother Ming, it's like this..."

He pointed at himself with a subtle expression.

There was a hint of shyness and determination in this expression, which stunned everyone.

"Actually, I am a woman, and this is my husband," he pointed at Yan Chuxue.

"This... is our son." He pointed at He Yutong, whose expression was frozen.

"Does this allow us to go in?"

How is this possible... How is this possible! Brother, what nonsense are you talking about——

He Yutong screamed wildly in his heart.

The master was silent for a while, then nodded and made way.

Yan Chuxue: “…”

He Yutong: "..."

The barrage was full of criticism and question marks.

[How can someone who changes gender completely fool NPCs?!?]

[I don't believe it unless I can touch it.jpg]

[This is a bug! This is a bug! The NPC's IQ is too low! ! Tell Wilderness! This is outrageous!]

What do you mean, does a child count as half a person?

Only after the three of them entered the house and Master Ming locked the door tightly did Feng Zhibei explain to them in a low voice.

"Except for the woman who fell into the water, I didn't see any other women outside the house. This is not normal. Even in ancient times, it is impossible for ordinary girls to never go out."

He calmly analyzed, "If Wilderness wants to make a Chinese horror dungeon, it's bound to have this kind of element. For example, a feudal and ignorant mountain village where everyone sucks the blood of women and doesn't treat them as human beings. It's so stupid."

Feng Zhibei continued to think, extending the plot further: "Maybe there will be elements of ghost marriage, and then some ghosts will come to claim lives, and after the revenge is successful, the main theme of the dungeon will be sublimated... Why are you looking at me like that? Isn't this very common? Haven't you encountered it before?"

He Yutong was shocked and shook his head: "I never read novels, play games, or watch movies."

Yan Chuxue had the expression of someone observing a new species: "What do you usually look at?"

Feng Zhibei: "..."

He swung his sleeves, a little annoyed, "Stop talking about this useless stuff! Let's see if the plot has moved on first!"

He Yutong hurriedly clicked on the copy information: "Oh! It seems to have moved a little!"

Feng Zhibei also looked at the total exploration level of the dungeon, which had increased from 3% to 10%, which meant that at least one of his previous guesses was correct.

"Vampire, ghost marriage, haunting, which of these elements does this dungeon contain..."

He pondered.

Ever since they entered the room, Master Ming had been looking at Feng Zhibei without saying a word.

The flow of time in the game is much faster than in the normal world. Just now, there was only a little sunset, but now the sky has turned completely dark.

There was a red light outside the window, and every household hung lanterns, which looked very festive at first glance.

But there was no festive atmosphere in the environment. During the day, the wind blew, and the rustling of willow branches at least made the place less eerie; at night, the wind stopped, and there was no one around, the silence was shrouded in silence, with only the gurgling of the water.

It's like a ghost town.

The system prompt sounded at the right time.

[Ding! It has been detected that it is night time in this instance. Please find shelter on your own.

When night falls, the dungeon will undergo uncontrollable changes. Please be prepared to face the darkness.

"Do you think... will something like that appear tonight like before?"

Feng Zhibei looked at the Master standing in the corner. The latter still looked like a normal human being, but his expression was becoming increasingly chilling, and his eyes were extremely dull.

Yan Chuxue shook her head: "It's hard to say, I've never seen such a situation."

He had never seen what the clones looked like at night.

Feng Zhibei understood the meaning of this sentence, took out the fruit knife from his backpack, and waited quietly for the changes in the copy.

The conditions in this copy are limited. The whole room is small and narrow, and there is not enough space to sleep on the floor. There is no way to sleep through the night.

"At least it's indoors. As long as it's indoors, there won't be much danger." Yan Chuxue scanned the entire room. "Be careful of all the gaps and don't touch anything."

Feng Zhibei and He Yu nodded.

"thump."

In the dead silence, there was suddenly a huge sound of water, which lasted for a few seconds before gradually stopping.

This was followed by some strange sounds of movement, like some animal with slime on its body crawling, with each movement making a crackling sound.

Feng Zhibei gripped the fruit knife tightly.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The knocks on the door came from house to house, slow and rhythmic.

The three people in the room changed their expressions.

With the creaking sound of the door opening, a scream was heard.

“Don’t, don’t open the door! No!!” The person being attacked kept begging for help, “Help me, help me—I don’t want to die in this game…”

However, no one would open the door to help him at this time.

Finally, his voice gradually faded until it disappeared completely. The knock on the door came again.

Feng Zhibei and Yan Chuxue looked at each other.

The nighttime anomalies in this dungeon are obviously more difficult to deal with than before. Instead of attacking the player directly, the monster chooses to knock on the door to induce the NPC to open it, and then attacks the player.

The NPC protection law stipulates that players are not allowed to actively attack NPCs who have no intention of attacking, which also creates an important problem.

If you choose to control the NPC and not open the door, you will inevitably conflict with the NPC and be punished; if you choose not to attack the NPC and let him open the door, your life will be in danger.

Regardless, players must take some risk.

This copy is much more malicious than the last one.

Feng Zhibei stood up, walked lightly to the window and tried to observe the situation outside, but he could not see anything except the red lanterns at the doors of each household.

He squinted his eyes and tried hard for a long time, but could only barely see a group of black shadows crawling on the ground.

Those are probably the things that came ashore from the water, and they are also very likely the culprits that dragged people into the water.

He whispered to Yan Chuxue, "Something is crawling out of the water."

After saying this, the three of them fell silent.

From time to time, there were screams or sounds of fighting.

After the last knock on the door sounded not far away, the whole city fell into silence again, even the crawling sound disappeared.

After a few minutes, the Master standing nearby suddenly shuddered and looked towards the door.

The other three also focused their attention on the wooden door.

"Boom, boom, boom."

The knock on the door sounded again, but this time it was a little too close—

Something outside knocked on their door.

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