Chapter 505 [(*^▽^*)]

New players all feel unlucky, but what's done is done, and no amount of complaining can change anything, so they might as well think about how to beat the game.

"Alright, alright, let's go back first. These ten houses are safe houses. No attacks or damage are allowed inside. As long as you stay inside, you'll be safe until the end."

"Go back inside. You can sleep peacefully without worrying about being harmed or even killed by villagers, ghosts, or other players."

"I didn't expect this difficult dungeon to have a safe house; that's actually a good thing."

Soon the new players left, and Lin Leyou and Xue Rui had already found the village chief's house, but they hadn't heard a word about the safe house they were talking about.

Looking at the impressive house in front of him, Lin Leyou exclaimed, "No wonder it's the village chief's house. It looks like an ancient mansion, with many architectural styles dating back hundreds of years."

If this were in modern times, it would be an ancient building that needs to be protected!

Xue Rui: "It's really nice. This village chief knows how to enjoy himself. Let's go in."

The two slowly approached, but soon discovered that there were two door gods pasted on the gate. When they got close to the gate, the door gods would emit golden light and block them from entering.

Although it couldn't cause any harm, it blocked their way in.

Lin Leyou's lips twitched. He had only ever seen such scenes in movies and TV dramas. He never thought that he would experience it in person one day. It was really... quite novel.

Xue Rui: "Let's just climb over the wall and get in."

The result was the same: whether it was through the main gate, climbing over the wall, or the back door, they were unable to enter.

Lin Leyou blinked. "In that case, it seems we can't kill the village chief on the first day. Let's find someone else."

Xue Rui, "Who is it?"

Lin Leyou: "The person who threw me into the stone coffin, come with me."

Xue Rui nodded, and Lin Leyou led him to a house not far from the village chief's house, which was about 500 meters away.

Xue Rui, "Xu Jian?"

Lin Leyou was somewhat surprised, "What? Could it be that this is the same person who put you in the stone coffin?"

Xue Rui nodded, "Yes, it is indeed him. The scene in my memory is very clear. Let's make our move on him."

This time, Xu Jian's house didn't have the same door gods as the village chief's house, so they were able to enter smoothly. Inside the house lived a family of four: Xu Jian and his wife, along with their two children. They did indeed seem to have both a son and a daughter.

Xu Jian himself was a middle-aged man in his forties. His wife had a mean-spirited appearance, and his children were even more remarkable. Lin Leyou clearly remembered that when Xu Jian threw him... that is, Fu Qingqiu, into the stone coffin, it was his wife and children who helped to close the stone coffin.

However, tonight they will only kill Xu Jian. As for the other three, they can deal with them later. Anyway, they can't escape, so why rush? Their mission is to avenge the entire village. Since it is revenge, they should make them face death in pain, despair, and numbness, rather than die so easily.

Xu Jian and his wife were lying in the master bedroom, sleeping soundly like logs.

Lin Leyou said, "I didn't expect that both of them snore. You could hear their snoring from outside the door."

Xue Rui leaned closer, "How do we kill him?"

Lin Leyou said, "The way he died must be extremely gruesome, and it must be related to the two of us."

Xue Rui said, "We were put into stone coffins and starved to death. This might not be a good solution."

Lin Leyou took a deep breath. "In that case, let's just kill them. They'll react quickly even without warning."

Xue Rui, "Then...how do we kill him?"

Lin Leyou, "Have you ever seen a horror movie?"

Xue Rui nodded. "I've seen it. Should we copy it exactly? Choose the most horrific way to die?"

Lin Leyou: "There's no such thing as the most terrifying way to die, so let's just choose the most convenient but scary one."

He pondered for a moment and said, "I remember they still have quite a few stone nails left from fixing the stone coffin. They're kept in the temple of the evil god. Shall we take these stone nails and use them?"

Xue Rui also recalled the stone nails they had casually glanced at when they came out from the place where the stone coffins were placed under the evil god's temple. There was a large pile of them there.

"No problem, we'll use those."

They moved quickly, leaving the village and returning to the evil god's temple. They took four stone nails and returned to Xu Jian's house in less than five minutes.

Each stone coffin was nailed with four nails, and they happened to have brought four nails this time. Lin Leyou casually remarked, "If everyone is killed like this, there definitely won't be enough nails."

Xue Rui said, "It's alright. There are other ways to die. We just need to make them understand that we've come back for revenge. We can kill the rest of them however it's convenient for us."

Lin Leyou nodded, "Alright, but the way he dies should be more gruesome. By the way, if we nail him to the ground, will he wake up from the pain?"

Xue Rui said, "It's okay, I'll lie on top of him, you can do it."

Lin Leyou blinked and smiled, "Sleep paralysis?"

Xue Rui nodded, "This isn't a talent; anyone can use it."

Lin Leyou felt a little jealous. Although Xu Jian was just an NPC and a middle-aged man, he felt relieved when he saw Xue Rui standing directly on the quilt with both feet.

Yes, how could he really be lying face down?

Lin Leyou saw that Xu Jian had stopped snoring and his expression had become calm. He seemed to have become a puppet that could not move. He clearly had his own consciousness and seemed to be about to wake up at any time, but he was unable to wake up at all.

It was at this moment that Lin Leyou took out the nail. His physical fitness and physique were both at full strength, and although he had become a vengeful ghost, his power was still there, especially since he was a vengeful ghost... his power was even enhanced.

He forcefully pierced Xu Jian's limbs with four stone nails in his hand, then clenched his fist and drove the nails into the bed board beneath him.

Soon, fresh blood began to flow out slowly, gradually soaking the bedding below and the blankets above.

Lin Leyou stroked his chin. He wouldn't die from this alone, so what else needed to be done? Oh right, the villagers offered them to the evil god as food. Since that's the case…

Lin Leyou casually picked up another stone nail and held it up to Xu Jian's forehead, "Xiao Rui, what do you think about nailing one here?"

Xue Rui naturally had no objections. He nodded, stepping on Xu Jian, "It's fine."

Lin Leyou glanced at the woman lying next to Xu Jian, fast asleep and snoring, and smiled casually, "It really is quite good, so it's settled then."

He slowly moved the nail to Xu Jian's forehead. When the sharp end touched his skin, Xu Jian seemed to sense the impending death, or perhaps he frantically tried to wake himself up, but...

If it were an ordinary little ghost possessing him, he might have woken up, but Xue Rui was not a little ghost, but a vengeful ghost.

Lin Leyou held the stone nail in place with one hand, and clenched his fist with the other hand, smashing it down onto the nail.

After leaving Xu Jian's house, the two went to check the area near the player's house. By then, there were no players outside; all the players had returned indoors.

Lin Leyou approached the seemingly invisible walls and observed them carefully. He then reached out to see if he could pass through them, but it was as if he had touched an invisible wall and could not enter.

He was immediately surprised and tried other places, but unfortunately, he couldn't enter any of the ten houses. He looked at Xue Rui, who nodded at him, clearly indicating that Xue Rui couldn't enter either.

Lin Leyou said, "There aren't any talismans or door gods pasted up here."

Xue Rui: "There really isn't. So, is that the system's protection for players?"

Lin Leyou: "No way? There are safe houses here?"

Xue Rui: "It seems to be a safe house. We can't go in. Maybe it's because there are two fierce ghost BOSSes. This is a life-saving measure added by the system for players, for balance."

Lin Leyou nodded, "A safe house it is. If they don't come out, we'll still win in the end, since the players' main quest is to find Haitang Village."

Xue Rui, "Where are we going now?"

Lin Leyou blinked. "I remember Fu Qingqiu has a family, and so do you... Zhong Wuyan."

Xue Rui said, "Go and look for it. Maybe the house is no longer there, or it was allocated to someone else in the village by the village chief."

Lin Leyou said, "Let's go. If we can find a bed, I'll definitely hold you while we sleep."

Xue Rui, “…”

They don't look like themselves now. Although they have the same body, only their appearance has changed. But... as long as it's their own body, it's okay, right?

Can vengeful ghosts kiss and hug?

He was distracted and let Lin Leyou fly around with him. In no time, they arrived at Fu Qingqiu's house. It was a two-story building that looked very similar to the two-story cement buildings built in this era of the real world. There were some tiles on the outside, and it looked very clean.

He went inside and looked around. It was very clean and tidy. It seemed that the family was doing well after he died. He returned to his room, but it had been turned into a storage room.

Xue Rui said, "Let's go check my house. Zhong Wuyan's family is all gone. If the house is still there, it should be vacant."

If that doesn't work, then they'll have no choice but to live in the evil god's temple. Anyway, the evil god's temple is fake. Maybe there was an evil god at the beginning, but so much time has passed, and the evil god doesn't exist anymore.

When they arrived at what used to be Zhong Wuyan's home, they were speechless. There was no home left at all; the house had been razed to the ground, and not a single brick or tile remained. The land had even been turned into a field, where some crops were growing, and they looked to be growing quite well.

Lin Leyou stroked his chin. "Let's go back to the Evil God Temple to rest."

Xue Rui had no objection and nodded, "Let's go."