Chapter 288: The Open Insect Net

"Woof, woof woof woof!" The loud barking of a dog broke the silence. Chen Xiao'er widened her eyes in horror: What, what's going on?

"Hahahahaha!" Lan burst into a happy laugh, snatched the note and waved it at her.

Damn it—Xinaya bit her lip so hard that her fangs almost pierced her lips and drew blood. She stared at Lan and swore silently: I will kill you, you bastard, sooner or later!

Her gaze passed Lan and slid towards Chen Xiao'er: "And you, Chen-Xiao-'er! You've already calculated the outcome of this game, right?"

Haha, you are worthy of it.

Xinnaya clenched her fists to suppress her rising anger: I can't lose control, it's normal to lose to Chen Xiao'er.

I still have a lot of time to try, to challenge, to defeat this guy. And when the time comes, it won't be enough to just bark a few times...my dear enemy.

"Well..." Chen Xiao'er was a little scared by her bloodshot eyes. She looked away and glanced at the door: "Why don't you go back to your room first? We still have to eat here."

Boom boom, kasha, kasha kasha.

Invisible chains bound Sinaya's core, restraining her pounding heart of flesh and blood.

"Oh!" She grinned, pushed herself up from the bed, and headed for the door. Sinaya twisted the doorknob hard, passing the waiter who was standing by the door.

Lan pulled out a cigarette from his pocket, put it between his lips, and nodded to Chen Xiao'er: "Don't worry, I'm here. I won't let her run wild."

"Well, thank you for your hard work in taking care of her." Chen Xiao'er looked at Sister Lan's back as she disappeared behind the door, her brows slightly relaxed.

Tap, tap, boom.

A waitress in a long, puffy skirt timidly tapped on the door with her shoe.

"Come in~" Chen Xiao'er climbed down from the bed and walked over in her slippers. She stretched out her hands and took two large food boxes from the cowering waiter's hands.

What a huge box! What kind of dishes does the hotel offer?

After receiving the lunch box, Chen Xiao'er's wrist accidentally sank down a bit, and she almost lost her grip. It was Ling who reached over and held the lunch box steady.

They put the boxes on the table and opened them. Each box contained six vegetables and a serving of soup divided into small compartments.

This "boxed lunch" has a bit of the island style on the blue planet.

The rice is divided into two equal portions, one portion is fragrant white rice, and the other portion is kneaded into a rice ball, fried on the outside and stuffed with golden pork floss.

Chen Xiao'er swallowed her saliva at the caramelized eel and the thick-cut pork chop with mashed potatoes, then noticed the cantaloupe cut into small triangles in the corner.

She thought of the dare she had written on the note, picked up a spoon, scooped the cantaloupe into a disposable paper cup, and handed it to Ling: "Here, take my share to Xinaya, and don't let them fight."

Chen Xiao'er blinked her eyes: "The one that says [Be my girlfriend] should have been written by Xinnaya. By the process of elimination, the one that says [Punch Xinnaya three times] must have been written by Sister Lan."

The hotel was kind enough to offer them free accommodation, but they couldn't act like a cat in the hotel.

"Okay." Ling Lian took the paper cup and walked out. As he passed the waiter who lowered his head, he whispered, "I'll be back soon. Be careful."

[Attention, I can only seal the door of 146 for about 15 minutes, so please act quickly.]

The queen bee quickly asked herself, "Can we wait a little longer? I'll get to know Chen Xiao'er better first, and then we can take action in half an hour."

[Now is the best time. If I seal the door to Room 116 behind Chen Xiao'er when she leaves, I can keep it sealed for 5 minutes at most.]

When the queen bee saw this reminder, she felt cold all over and immediately moved towards Chen Xiao'er.

Her lips were white with nervousness, and the tears that welled up in her eyes weren't entirely acting. The Queen Bee asked in a trembling voice, "Little Miss, can you help me?"

She raised her hand, and her wide sleeves slid down, revealing mottled bloodstains.

These bloodstains are all real.

In order to overcome Chen Xiao'er's cognitive filter, she hardened her heart and chopped her arm with a dinner knife until it was bloody and mangled, so that Chen Xiao'er could see some weakened marks.

hiss--

"What's wrong with you?!" Chen Xiao'er's pupils contracted, and she stretched out her finger towards the bloodstain and then quickly retracted it.

The queen bee took two steps toward the door, then turned around and waved at her. "Come on, follow me. There's a pinhole camera in the store. We'll talk about it in the kitchen. I'm the cook here."

Is this another trap set by that person?

Chen Xiao'er took a step forward, subconsciously following the cook who seemed to have turned from evil to good. As she walked, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

A bit suspicious

She couldn't help but lower her hand to touch the leg ring, and her heartbeat slowed down when she touched the outline of the dagger.

The cook's back was very thin, and her hands were badly injured, and...

As she walked down, she paid attention to her surroundings.

A wedding was being held in the hall. Uniformed waiters kept shuttling back and forth in and out of the door. The music was melodious and cheerful. It was really hard to be on guard in such a relaxed atmosphere.

Chen Xiao'er nodded slightly: She noticed that the kitchen was very close to the stairs. If any accident happened inside, she could turn around and run back as soon as the person in front opened the door, shouting for Sister Lan to help.

She touched the hilt of the knife again, then took out her cell phone and sent a text message to Ling and Sister Lan.

Xiao Ai: There might be something wrong with the hotel. I'll go check in the kitchen first.

After sending the text message, Chen Xiao'er placed her finger on the call button, ready to press it at any time.

Sister Lan never turns off her phone, she will definitely answer it.

Click.

The cook hurriedly opened the kitchen door and waved to her sideways: "Miss, please come in."

Chen Xiao'er nodded, holding her phone: "Okay, you go in first."

......

When Chen Xiao'er and the others followed the woman in red upstairs, Yu and Lin Lang and their group were left in the hall behind a curtain.

Click, click.

Except for Yu, no one could see the black-haired girl's back as she left, and could only hear the footsteps getting farther and farther away.

About two minutes later, the dazed waiters in the hall began to shake their shoulders again.

Is it coming?

Everyone was on high alert and on guard against their attacks, always ready to confront this group of anomalies if they could not pay.

However, the well-dressed waiters took the menus away from the table. The soft cloth masks on their faces hardened under the light, reflecting a metallic luster.

Click, click.

They backed away step by step, holding the menus, and from time to time a waiter would pass by them, walking very fast without even looking at any human eyes.

The curtain covering the hall slowly opened, and the glow of the crystal chandelier instantly filled everyone's eyes.

"Don't worry, Chen Xiao'er's power should have solidified this place!" Lin Lang immediately raised his voice to comfort them, so as to prevent the team from developing too much fear.

Everyone's expressions immediately brightened, because just a glance around them told them she was right.

Chen Xiao'er had already reached the second floor. In the "normal" anomalous area, she must have been isolated by the Overlord. Zeroing would consume a lot of space in the disordered space, effectively reducing the scope of influence.

But now the mopped floor, replaced tables, chairs and potted plants have all shown no signs of abnormality.

Even the girls playing the piano and violin continued to perform on the stage, filling the entire space with melodious music.

Are these anomalies non-hostile? Or are they...waiting for something to happen?

Uncle Wolf rushed out from the shadows and punched the door hard.

His fist hit an invisible barrier, and both the sound and the shock wave were hidden in the soft gelatin, making no sound.

Uncle Wolf delivered several powerful punches in succession, and after feeling the soft feedback, he sighed: "This seal is very strong, and there is a power of rules within it."

Lin Lang was the first to speak out in opposition: "Dad, please don't accuse me so casually. The Church will never lend such precious power to someone like that."

Although she had some suspicions that this hotel between the destination and the school was a trap set out of desperation, she believed that the church would definitely not have anything to do with such anomalies that were completely incompatible with human needs.

"Ha!" Uncle Wolf laughed hoarsely: You are loyal to the Glorious Church.

He looked into his daughter's eyes and said seriously, "Stubborn girl, what if I say this is a trap set by the church for Chen Xiao'er? What will you do?"

Lin Lang avoided her gaze guiltily: Daddy guessed right, what she was most worried about was not that Wukong would attack Chen Xiao'er.

In her opinion, no matter how ruthless the Abnormal is, they can't defeat Xiao Ai, but human organizations like the Church are not necessarily the same. They can always take advantage of Xiao Ai's confusion and kindness, and I...

I don't want this to happen, that's all.

"Alright! Daddy was just joking with you." Uncle Wolf patted his daughter's shoulder heavily: "Don't worry, this thing doesn't look like the church's style. We are old acquaintances."

Huh~ Lin Lang breathed a sigh of relief. She and her father stood at each window and began looking for a way out.

There was also an invisible barrier around the window, and this time, as soon as Lin Lang's claws touched it, he felt a tingling electric current.

"Hiss." She retracted her claws and wiped them. "Didn't Xiao'e strip the lord of his authority? Even if Despair was causing trouble here, how would he mobilize the power of rules?"

The rules belong to the authority of Glory, and in front of Glory is the Glory Church, so it is impossible for them to help the abnormal.

"Oh, that, I have an idea." Uncle Wolf took out a tool and knocked on the floor, saying as he did so: "The power ceremony had not yet ended when we left. The purpose of each participant in this ceremony is to devour the other and obtain the other's authority."

"Except Chen Xiao'er." Lin Lang muttered softly.

Uncle Wolf looked at his daughter's determined eyes and smiled. "Okay, anyway, the ceremony is aimed at fusion. So the fusion process should have begun before the result is known."

Lin Lang pondered for a moment. Although she didn't quite understand, she said excitedly, "According to this, can Xiao'er and Guanghui also use the power of Despair and the Devouring Snake?!"

"Crack!" A sharp, crisp sound interrupted the conversation between the father and daughter.

A large door opened out of nowhere, and the two columns that had been welcoming the distinguished guests walked down the transparent stairs.

This time, they no longer had respectful smiles on their faces, and they held many sharp swords in their hands.

"Dear guests." A tall and beautiful woman raised her sword and aimed it at the group of people digging the floor. She said coldly: "If you continue to destroy public property, then we will have no choice but to-"

The edge of her sword slashed with a silver-white edge. "Clean up."

......

The monitoring center screen, which was both far away and close at hand, flashed, reflecting two different pictures.

There are a lot of people in one picture, and the knights are advancing quickly.

The other picture shows Chen Xiao'er's back as she enters the "kitchen", with Guanghui writing below: [Despair has used the power of some rules, the specific situation is unknown].

"The situation is unclear. We suggest you wait and see." The steady female voice soothed everyone's anxiety.

"Yes." The expert group continued to observe the summary data on the screen and carried out a new round of calculations and deductions.

Professor Milo walked past them, dressed in a formal bishop's gown, her white and gold cape swaying. Her elegant figure was slightly different from her usual self, like a beauty stepped out of an ancient painting.