Chapter 53, The Hunt for Vengeance

Now that things have come to an end, Zhong Bingxuan's stomach is rumbling and churning.

I went out to eat with Li Hanmo and we talked about the dungeon.

"This instance is called Vengeful Hunt. As for the specifics, Linlin might be in danger, so it wasn't given very detailed information. It seems that many strange creatures come out to hunt at night, and each creature has its own hunting rules. We need to avoid violating their rules of death."

"A single, bizarre death rule? This is even more difficult than the previous situation where you would only face bizarre pursuit if you violated the rules of the instance."

Li Hanmo frowned. Dungeon prompts were already scarce, and each monster had its own death rules, making it too easy for players to die.

"If that's the case, the moment we enter the instance, we need to find the hidden death rules immediately, the more the better."

The strange creatures are not easy to bully, especially since Li Hanmo himself doesn't have any strange artifacts and can't even repel them briefly.

"Hanmo, you don't have any ghost artifacts. I saw that there are ghost-repelling talismans in the system shop. Go and buy some, just in case you violate the death rules and get marked by the ghosts after entering the dungeon."

Zhong Bingxuan looked at Li Hanmo with concern. This was also the reason why she did not want Li Hanmo to go into the dungeon with her. Without any magical artifacts, it would be fine if the two of them were together in the dungeon, but what if they were forced to separate like in the previous dungeons?

Without any magical artifacts, Li Hanmo touched the rules of death and was marked by the eerie mark. His life was now in a precarious situation, constantly on the line between life and death. One wrong move and he would die instantly.

"OK."

Li Hanmo nodded to indicate that he would, and just as he was about to say something, the system announced that the next dungeon, the Vengeance Hunting Site, was about to arrive, and told the players to get ready.

To avoid causing trouble for his lover, Li Hanmo didn't say anything else. He quickly went to the system shop, bought the exorcism talisman, and also bought a peach wood sword.

Although that peach wood sword was only of low-level quality and could not even repel a mid-level monster, it was better than nothing.

It's better than having to use a high-level exorcism talisman for every low-level weirdness. Li Hanmo's points aren't high enough to be so extravagant.

[Ding! Attention, first-class players Zhong Bingxuan and Li Hanmo! The dungeon "Revenge Hunt" has arrived. Please be careful.]

[This is a five-star supernatural resurrection themed dungeon. Due to the high dungeon level, out of humanitarian considerations, the Doomsday Train reminds novice players to befriend NPCs and always be aware of their surroundings.]

Main Quest: Spend seven days exploring Oshda and acquire at least three local specialties.

[First Class Mission: Participate in local Oshda events every night.]

[Since the Unwavering Team was the first to choose this dungeon, there are no individual or team quests. An additional mandatory quest has been added: Defeat three eerie entities to obtain 10,000 points, 10 attribute points, and 10,000 health.]

(Mandatory tasks are tasks that all team members must complete.)

One second Bingxuan was having dinner with her boyfriend, discussing revenge and hunting dungeons, and the next second the system announcement came over, and she disappeared from the table and chairs, appearing in a cozy princess room.

Actively choosing a dungeon and then increasing its difficulty—Zhong Bingxuan is truly baffled.

Zhong Bingxuan had never experienced a five-star dungeon before. There were already so many pitfalls in the previous two-star dungeon, let alone a five-star one.

Zhong Bingxuan didn't have time to think too much and began searching for this princess room.

Apart from a small note that said Mom went out to buy food and that baby should remember to eat on time, no other useful clues were found.

The dungeon was more difficult than she had imagined. This time, the dungeon's prompts told her to get along well with the NPCs and pay attention to her surroundings.

Zhong Bingxuan guessed that the NPC in this instance might be like the original owner's mother in the previous instance, providing crucial assistance to the player in completing the quest.

Zhong Bingxuan was also accompanied by a mother this time, whose original name was...

Hmm? The original owner was also named Yun An'an. Her mother remarried, and besides Yun An'an, her family members only included her stepfather and her biological mother.

The reason they ended up in Oshta was because the bad weather had ruined their sea trip, and their stepfather, Harlein, wanted to spend their honeymoon in Oshta, a bustling tourist destination, because he loved his new wife dearly.

This is so similar to what happened after she finished the last dungeon. Is there some kind of connection between dungeons?

Zhong Bingxuan was completely confused. She opened her room door, went to the hall, and found a luxurious long table with the food she loved to eat in the last dungeon set out on it.

Zhong Bingxuan felt an even stronger sense of unease. Could this really be a continuation of the original owner's experience from the previous instance?

So, does that mean that after the player leaves, the original owner will return and continue their life?

If the player dies or ruins the original owner's living environment, wouldn't the original owner be unable to return, or face a lot of trouble?

Just thinking about it made Zhong Bingxuan's forehead ache.

Forget it, this isn't something a newbie like her who's only cleared two or three dungeons can handle. She should focus on finding clues in this dungeon, trying to survive, and rescuing her friend who's in danger.

Since Zhong Bingxuan had already eaten when she arrived, she wasn't hungry, so she didn't touch the food on the table.

Even though the interpersonal relationships around her were very similar between the two instances, the different themes of the instances made Zhong Bingxuan extremely wary of this instance, and she did not eat the food prepared for her by the NPCs.

"Knock knock knock~"

Before Zhong Bingxuan could find any other useful clues, there was a knock on the door.

Adhering to the principle that the more you say, the more mistakes you make, Zhong Bingxuan remained silent, letting the knocking continue outside the door.

"Knock knock knock~"

"Strange, is the baby still not awake?"

A familiar voice rang out from outside the door. Zhong Bingxuan recognized it as the voice of An's mother from the previous instance. Remembering how good An's mother had been to her in the previous instance, she felt inexplicably relieved and stepped forward to open the door and let An's mother in.

But he was faster than her, making the clicking sound of a key turning.

If An's mother took her keys with her when she went out, then why did she ask her to open the door earlier?

Zhong Bingxuan's mind tensed instantly, and she instinctively wanted to retreat and find a place to hide.

But she reacted too slowly; her mother had already opened the door and come in.

As An's mother entered, a strong smell of blood rushed in, making Zhong Bingxuan feel nauseous.

There's something strange about this woman; you can't get too close to her.

Just as Zhong Bingxuan was thinking this, she heard An's mother's piercing scream.

"My darling, what are you doing? Why haven't you eaten? Eat your food!"

Startled by An's mother's scream, Zhong Bingxuan looked at her again and noticed that An's mother, who had been alluring in the previous instance, was staring intently at the food that Zhong Bingxuan hadn't eaten due to her caution.

"Mom, I just got up and haven't had time to eat yet."

The strange feeling emanating from Mother An grew stronger and stronger. The warm maternal love that Mother An had given Zhong Bingxuan in the previous instance was completely gone at this moment, and warning voices were ringing frantically in her mind.