Chapter 667 [(*^▽^*)]

After washing up, Lin Leyou came to the kitchen doorway and said, "I'll help too."

But before she could go in, Xue Rui stopped her, saying, "No need, I'll do it! You go and rest."

Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow, got up and moved around a bit, feeling perfectly fine and not needing any rest at all. "Really, you don't need to?"

Xue Rui: "No need, I can do it."

Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay then."

He thought for a moment and went to lie down on the sofa in the living room. With nothing to do, he casually picked up a book from the bookshelf behind him and started flipping through it. Unexpectedly, the book he picked up at random was actually quite good.

Just as he was engrossed in the story, there was a knock at the door. He looked up curiously, wondering who would come to see him, and was about to get up to see, but Xue Rui had already come out of the kitchen. "I'll go."

Lin Leyou, "Put on your mask."

Xue Rui was taken aback. He had completely forgotten about it if Lin Leyou hadn't mentioned it. "Hmm."

He walked to the door wearing a mask, observed the people outside, and found that they were wearing security guard uniforms. Just as he was about to open the door, Lin Leyou appeared behind him at some point and suddenly grabbed his hand.

"I almost forgot, you came in illegally, so you can't show your face easily. Hide for now and wait until everyone leaves."

Xue Rui had forgotten about this incident. Encountering ordinary residents and players in the community was no problem, but encountering security guards was another matter. He didn't say anything, nodded, turned around, went into the kitchen, and closed the door.

They weren't able to see the kitchen from the main entrance, so they felt at ease.

Lin Leyou opened the door, and there was indeed a security guard standing outside. "Hello, what can I do for you?"

Security guard: "Hello, resident, I have something to ask you."

Lin Leyou: "Excuse me."

Security guard: "Did you hear any noises last night?"

Lin Leyou thought about how he and Xue Rui had been fooling around last night. As for what noises were coming from outside, he hadn't heard anything, so he shook his head. "My house is very soundproof. I didn't hear anything. Is something wrong?"

The security guard shook his head. "It's nothing serious. A family was burgled. Please be extra careful at night. If you notice anything, please contact the security office immediately."

Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay, I understand."

The security guard didn't stay long. After speaking, he left. Lin Leyou watched his retreating figure slowly disappear before closing the door.

As Lin Leyou turned around, he stepped on and crushed a small object, then walked inside as if nothing had happened.

Xue Rui came out of the kitchen at this moment, "Broken? Was it a player?"

Lin Leyou lay back down on the sofa, completely unconcerned, and said comfortably, "Who knows? Probably. It's none of our business, so we don't need to worry about it."

Xue Rui thought about it and agreed. He went back to the kitchen to continue cooking. "We'll have to wait a while before we eat."

Lin Leyou said, "No rush, let me eat some snacks first."

They didn't take the security guard's visit to heart at all, but the guard quickly changed his clothes after leaving Lin Leyou's sight. However, he soon discovered that the little thing that had sneaked in was broken.

He muttered to himself, "How did they find out?"

The security guard uniform vanished the moment he took it off, as if it had never existed. "Wasn't it said that two people lived there? Who's the other one...?"

He quickly left the building and went to the back, to the very corner of the Happiness Community, where he found two people waiting there. If Lin Leyou and his group saw them, they would definitely recognize that these two women were the players who had stopped them earlier to ask questions.

"How's it going? Did you see it? Did you get the props in?"

The man said, "The door was opened by trickery, and the props were brought in, but after the other party closed the door, the props inside were destroyed. I think these two are not simple people, so I'd better let it go."

The two female players immediately expressed their dissatisfaction, "These two are very likely players too! They look really good. If we could recruit them, we could definitely beat the game!"

"That's right, this dungeon is a main quest of A-level difficulty. If we can clear it, we'll get 400,000 points. If we fail, we'll lose 200,000 points!"

"Yeah, yeah, do you have 200,000 points that can be deducted?"

The man hesitated, "They give me a dangerous feeling. If I go any closer, I think something bad might happen. You guys go yourselves. I'll get through this on my own."

When the female player saw that he was about to give up on teaming up with her, she also gave in a bit. The two of them definitely couldn't clear the level. Although the male player was a bit of a coward, he was quite skilled. The three of them together might have a chance.

"So you're just giving up like this?"

"The other players are all trash to me, I can't team up with them at all. One of them, a slovenly fat pig, even harassed me. I'll take him down sooner or later!"

"I'll help you. I heard that you can get points by killing other players in dungeons, although it's not much. But there's a very small chance that you can get items from their inventory. If you're lucky, those items might even be purple gear!"

The two female players were chatting enthusiastically, but the man felt a pang of sadness. To be honest, if he could, he would like to find some more reliable teammates, but based on his observations, among the players who had already appeared...

Only these two female players have any real ability. The rest are either arrogant egotisticals, domineering and demanding that everyone listen to them, staunch loners, or simply hiding and waiting for others to complete their missions.

The mission is to find and kill the evil boss hidden in the Happy Community. It is currently speculated that all the cannon fodder evil ghosts and elite monsters encountered in the community must be killed in order to find the boss.

But one day of the seven days has already passed, and it's still uncertain whether we can successfully find the BOSS. It's said that the BOSS might be disguised as a human and hiding in the neighborhood.

He suddenly remembered the sense of crisis that person had given him, and the items that had been destroyed. Could that person be the BOSS hiding in the neighborhood?

Once the idea took hold, he couldn't shake it off. The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that it was true. "Hey, do you guys think he might be the BOSS?"

The two female players immediately refuted him, saying in unison, "Impossible."

The man was very surprised. "Why is it impossible?"

"Because we've seen him before. He was walking hand in hand with another handsome young man in the neighborhood, on that road full of ginkgo trees."

"Wow! You didn't see that, it's so artistic, we were both stunned. We didn't even know how to get there. If it were the BOSS, he wouldn't do that, right?"

The man said, "But as soon as he closed the door, the prop I put in was destroyed. He's definitely not simple!"

The female player rolled her eyes, utterly exasperated. "Have you forgotten that there are some really tough security guards in the neighborhood? So it's not surprising that there are some powerful NPCs here, is it?"

The man then realized that he had been narrow-minded. If the security guard was so powerful, then there must be one or two other powerful NPCs in this instance as well, right?

So, am I overthinking things?

They chatted obliviously, completely unaware that a tiny spider was crouching in a very inconspicuous corner.

Lin Leyou looked towards the kitchen. "Is dinner ready?"

Xue Rui brought the food out of the kitchen. "It's ready to eat."

Lin Leyou looked at the dishes on the table and said, "As expected of my personal chef, this food is just to my liking."

Xue Rui smiled and said, "Eat up."

Lin Leyou happily picked up her chopsticks. Although she had just eaten some snacks, this wouldn't fill her stomach. "Let's eat!"

This afternoon, Lin Leyou still took Xue Rui to the training room and stayed until evening before leaving. However, due to special circumstances, they had finished all the ingredients and fruits they had bought before, and now they needed to buy some more.

Lin Leyou, "Are you coming with me or going home first?"

Xue Rui: "Let's go together."

The two walked side by side under the streetlights, passing one streetlight after another. Sometimes they would see a few resident NPCs hurrying home, afraid that they would encounter bad things if they were too slow.

Upon arriving at the supermarket entrance, Xue Rui still couldn't see Lin Leyou as usual. He could only stand there and watch her go. He waited there.

To his surprise, while Lin Leyou was shopping at the supermarket, Xue Rui encountered more than one person looking for trouble.

"Hey, there's someone over there. Being out so late, they must be pretty capable, right?"

Xue Rui frowned slightly and looked in the direction the people came from, only to see three...non-mainstream? One with blond hair, one with red hair, and one with green hair.

Dyeing one's hair green is quite rare; at least, he's only ever seen this one before.

The three of them weren't exactly non-mainstream; they had simply dyed their hair, wore normal clothes, and didn't wear makeup or any extra accessories. So they weren't non-mainstream, just petty thugs.

"Hey, I'm talking to you, didn't you hear me?"

It's estimated that after becoming a player, he cleared several dungeons, accumulated some points, exchanged them for a lot of money, and gained many followers in the real world. He was always surrounded by people, which made him arrogant.

Once a habit is formed, it's impossible to change it even if you want to. How can you change a madness that's ingrained in your bones?

Xue Rui frowned. "What is it?"

If he weren't in a good mood, he would have shown them what he was capable of right now, instead of talking here.

Clearly, the blond guy stood at the back like a big brother, while the red-haired and green-haired guys were in front, looking for trouble. The two of them pulled out a pistol from their pockets, the dark muzzle pointing at Xue Rui.

Red Hair: "Don't you have any manners? Your older brother is talking to you, so just tell me if you're willing or not!"

Xue Rui blinked, seemingly incredulous. These people were openly drawing guns in the residential area. Weren't they afraid of being seen by the security guards?

Just as Xue Rui was about to say something, his wish came true. He had just thought of the security guards, and now they actually arrived. It was up to them to see how they would handle the situation.