Chapter 57 Dwarf Hut (Part 4)

The girl's body was already somewhat stiff, and several players watched in fear as Feng Zhibei dragged the body into the house.

Tang Shui couldn't help but ask him, "Aren't you afraid... that touching the corpse might trigger some kind of death condition?"

Feng Zhibei paused as he was grabbing the girl's collar.

He really hadn't thought about that.

But he is alone now, with so many people watching him, he cannot show any fear at this time.

"...Since this is a role-playing game, you can't let us die so easily, right? And it was her who knocked on the door last night, so we have to study her to see if there are any clues."

Feng Zhibei talked nonsense with good reason and evidence.

The other players lowered their heads in thought, seemingly convinced, but Jin Yu's expression became even more strange.

Jin Yu was silent for a moment, then strode forward, squatted, and began to examine the body.

Feng Zhibei looked at him with some surprise.

This legendary old friend...isn't he a little too trusting of me?

Jin Yu's eyes twitched twice, and he took out a piece of yellow paper from the girl's pocket.

He squinted his eyes and read out the words written on the note: "Bring the Golden Ganoderma Lucidum to Grandma Li and return to Qingshui City before dark..."

Feng Zhibei looked up suddenly.

Qingshui City was the name of the town where he had stayed in the previous dungeon.

The girl's body was turned over, her eyes were wide open, and her face was stained with mud and grass.

She looked only six or seven years old, and her young face was full of fear, as if she had seen something that frightened her extremely before she died.

Feng Zhibei sighed in his heart and reached out to close her eyelids.

It is not safe to leave the NPC's body here. If the body is not cleared out in time when night falls, something terrible may happen.

They eventually dragged the girl's body into the forest and quickly buried it.

"Qingshui City... That means there must be a village nearby. If I can meet NPCs, I can advance the game."

Amin spoke slowly, his lifeless eyes staring at the sky for a few seconds. "How about... we leave the forest and look for the village first?"

The other players nodded.

Feng Zhibei stood on the periphery, thinking about the connection between this copy and the previous one.

If it's just a borrowed name, then this copy is a bit too sloppy.

Deep in the forest, the mound where the girl's body was buried suddenly shook twice.

A yellow mushroom suddenly emerged, its cap a little wrinkled, but it soon stretched out.

Something seemed to be moving beneath the soil, pushing it out into outlines.

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The initial hut of the dungeon is at the edge of the forest. After a few steps, you can see a straw-paved road. At the end of the road is a vague village of varying heights.

Now that the village is found, the dungeon can be advanced easily.

But if you look closely, you will find that the huts are actually flat.

When the players saw this scene, their expressions changed.

The space they are in now is three-dimensional, but the house in the distance looks flat no matter how you look at it, like the small house you see during an eye exam, weird and mysterious.

Feng Zhibei was at the end of the team and felt a sudden palpitation for no reason.

He opened his mouth and was about to speak, but he saw several players in the front row staring at the village in front of them and running forward like possessed.

"Hello……!"

Feng Zhibei was about to step forward to chase after him, but someone grabbed his wrist.

"Don't go, they've been infected."

Jin Yu's right hand, which was holding Feng Zhibei's wrist, was covered with scars and was trembling slightly.

One of his eyeballs turned a very pure red, which looked particularly scary, and oozed a light yellow liquid.

"Everyone, step back, don't move forward!"

Feng Zhibei came to his senses, broke free from the other person's hand without leaving a trace, and took a few steps back.

The players running in front suddenly disappeared after entering a certain range, while the village in the distance became clearer and clearer.

"President..."

Tang Shui was a little worried and handed Jin Yu a handkerchief.

Jin Yu waved his hand and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he had returned to normal, except that the strange eye was full of red bloodshot.

"It's not the right time yet. We can't go in. We have to wait until..."

"Dusk and dusk."

The remaining players turned to look at the person who had spoken.

Feng Zhibei was stunned for a moment before realizing what he had said.

His brain barely reacted and he answered subconsciously.

…but why?

Jin Yu was a little surprised, but he quickly reacted and nodded, "Yes, it's dusk, wait."

Time passed too quickly here. Feng Zhibei was still thinking about why he blurted out those words when the sun was about to set.

Azhi ran forward with other players and disappeared, while his brother Amin did not seem to be in a hurry, but just observed the surrounding environment calmly.

The young man was silent for a long time, then suddenly said, "It's almost dusk."

As soon as he finished speaking, the sky was dyed crimson, the temperature in the entire space dropped sharply, and an uneasy atmosphere filled the air.

There were several animal howls coming from the forest behind me.

Jin Yu made a quick decision and said, "Let's go first."

The group moved quickly towards the small village ahead.

The closer you get, the more obvious the eerie and extreme atmosphere becomes.

There are dots of red light twinkling in the flat village.

After seeing clearly what it was, Feng Zhibei got goosebumps all over his body.

That's a red pixel lantern.

Two paper figures stood at the entrance of the village, with two blood-red circles painted on their pale faces as blush. Their pair of black eyes stared at all the players who came, and suddenly they grinned.

"Come in, come in, welcome to Qingshui City!"

The two paper figures slightly moved sideways to make way.

Feng Zhibei's Adam's apple rolled twice.

So far they were still three-dimensional, but the road ahead suddenly became flat.

A few pixel crows flew over, stopped by the roadside, and tilted their heads.

The paper figurine's dark eyes stopped in Feng Zhibei's direction, "Aren't you coming in?"

The temperature dropped a few degrees and became even colder.

Feng Zhibei calmed down and said, "...Let's go, let's talk inside first."

Tang Shui wanted to use his attributes to look at the village's past, but was stopped by Jin Yu.

"Don't waste your attributes, saving your life is more important."

She nodded silently and followed him into the village.

The paper-made man with squinted eyes jumped and skipped ahead to lead the way.

"Hey! That..."

A middle-aged woman at the back couldn't help but exclaim, "How... how did we become flat?"

Feng Zhibei turned around and finally understood what she meant by "becoming flat".

Everyone has turned into paper-like figures, flat and stiff, but their faces that are too similar to real people can cause the uncanny valley effect, making them look particularly creepy.

Jin Yu raised his hand, tried it back and forth, and concluded: "It only looks different, it doesn't affect the activity."

Feng Zhibei blinked and looked down at himself who had turned into a paper man.

The whole body becomes flat, the effect is very shocking.

The paper-made figure leading the way stopped, slowly turned around and bowed to the players.

"Everyone, please find a room to spend the night. It's almost evening. I hope you can have a perfect night."

Feng Zhibei raised his hand and waved it, "We had some companions here before, have you seen them?"

When one of the paper figures heard this, his mouth opened even wider, revealing his blood-red paper tongue.

"We didn't see the person you mentioned. Maybe he got lost in the forest..."

Another paper figure echoed, "It's easy to get lost in the forest. Everyone must be careful, especially not going into the forest at night."

"Yes, yes. We had a little girl here before. She got separated from her grandmother late at night and she hasn't come back yet!"

The sound of the paper-made figures was so sharp that it made people's temples hurt.

“Are all the houses habitable?”

Jinyu asked.

The paper-made man was silent for a few seconds, then suddenly burst into sharp laughter.

"That depends on whether you and the owner are destined to be together!"

After saying that, the two paper figures ran away and soon disappeared into the dusk.

It will be dark soon, and we must find a house to enter before dark.

Feng Zhibei looked at the surrounding buildings, and the more he looked, the more familiar the layout seemed to him.

On both sides of a road are various small flat houses, and the pixel lanterns in front of the doors flicker, illuminating the surrounding environment.

It's getting dark soon, we can't wait any longer, we have to find a house to spend the night.

Feng Zhibei was walking on the straw road. There was a house on the left, and the light of the lantern in front of the door was dim.

He stood there, hesitating for a few moments, but finally followed his heart and knocked on the door.

After a while, the door creaked open slowly.

A short old lady appeared from inside, squinting her eyes as she looked at Feng Zhibei. A smile spread across her wrinkled face, "Who are you? Come in and sit down first. It's getting dark soon..."

Sure enough, as soon as the old lady finished speaking, the system prompt sounded.

[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.

The old lady's body was also flat as a piece of paper. She slowly closed the door and muttered to herself: "Hey, hey, why hasn't my Xiaojie come back yet..."

Feng Zhibei was looking around and was stunned when he heard this.

Xiao Jie? Isn't that the name of the dead NPC?

He stepped back a few steps and asked the old lady in front of him, "Are you...Grandma Li?"

Granny Li nodded repeatedly, a gleam in her eyes, half covered by her loose eyelids. "Yes, yes, I am... child, where are you from?"

Feng Zhibei thought for a moment, but still did not tell the old lady the truth.

"Xiao Jie is lost and is resting in our house now. She will come back when she is done resting."

Granny Li lowered her head, sat on the stool, and kept repeating his words: "Lost, lost..."

Feng Zhibei continued to observe the small room, and the more he looked, the more familiar it seemed.

Certain scenes in this copy always give him a very familiar feeling.

The decoration style of this house is very peculiar. It is almost a bare house, but there are a few strokes of colorful paint on the wall.

The furniture is in a retro style, and the bronze material looks very old.

Feng Zhibei moved the implementation to the table again.

There was a red apple and a pair of knife and fork on the table.

Grandma Li looked up, walked over tremblingly, picked up a knife and started to peel the apple.

"The princess will be here soon, so we have to entertain her well..."

Feng Zhibei's heart tightened.

What’s going on? Yan Chuxue is coming?

Before he could think about the clues, there was a knock on the door.

"Boom, boom."

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