Chapter 133 Naked Corpse

On a rainy night, the water drops hit my body, like needles piercing my skin, cold and painful.

Sun Yuancheng stood blankly at the door. A blinding silver lightning suddenly lit up the dark corridor behind him, stretching his shadow to the swollen body inside the house.

“Boom!”

The purple lightning illuminated the face of the corpse.

The rain was pouring outside, and Sun Yuancheng's back was soaked. He seemed to have become a dead body, with no warmth in his body.

The rain dripped down the corners of my clothes.

“Tick-tock.”

Sun Yuancheng thought a lot, but he didn't expect that he would be the first to die.

…

When he was inside the house, there was a lot of noise in the corridor outside. However, when he came out, all the sounds around him disappeared instantly, leaving only endless noise, as if angry water was rushing and roaring in the corner.

When Li Ziyue received the system notification of the player's death, he had already prepared himself for it. He felt regretful for a few seconds and forced himself not to think too much about it.

Death is a very normal thing in a dungeon. The difference between a strong player and a weak player is just a matter of dying late or early.

"You want to...you want to lock us up...into the Endless Prison..."

The sound of electricity above his head was still intermittent. Li Ziyue looked up and found that someone had installed a tape recorder above the doors of all the rooms on the second floor at some point. The countless overlapping voices that had been heard earlier were produced by it.

Most of the lights in the corridor are old, with rust on the joints, and some have been soaked in water and can no longer shine. Only a few dim lights are still on, flashing occasionally, casting layers of shadows in people's eyes.

The rain gradually subsided, and milky white mist rose up. The surroundings seemed to be covered by layers of sticky cream. With every step, people could feel the air sliding around them.

The field of vision became narrower and narrower, and the turbid rain water under my feet became colder and colder.

['The mouse eats the cat' mission progresses 20%, please take more measures to increase your exploration]

[Get the tip: Far away in the horizon, close at hand]

Li Ziyue walked as close to the ground as possible. He could vaguely see the water flowing in the opposite direction under his feet. At the same time, there were tiny sounds coming from the corner ahead.

There were other people like him, moving stealthily in the thick fog.

Another barely perceptible smell suddenly mixed into the cold and rotten air.

Human blood.

Thinking of the loud gunshot he had just heard, Li Ziyue frowned, put his hands on his waist, and the scimitar was already hidden in his palms.

"We are... We are the twin murderers... What are we going to do... We are going to kill..."

The broadcast above his head stopped abruptly. Li Ziyue leaned against the door of Room 4. His wrist had been soaked in cold water for a while. He was moving his wrist slightly, but who would have thought that the moment his elbow lightly touched the door, the door actually opened.

There should be two people living in it. Now the lights in the room are off and it doesn't look like anyone is there.

Where did the people go? Who was here before?

The deeper they went, the stronger the smell of blood became, and the surroundings were too noisy, making it more difficult for Li Zi to determine the direction by the sounds.

Then he seemed to step on something heavy and soft.

Li Ziyue slowly went down, bending over and groping in the water. He picked up a human hand with a broken index finger. The wound at the severed part was still bleeding, contaminating Li Ziyue's hand.

Li Ziyue quickly covered his mouth and forced down the natural urge to vomit that arose from his body.

Now is not the time to tremble.

The thick fog not only obscured the vision, but also paralyzed people's sense of smell. If he had not stepped on it by chance, Li Ziyue might not have known that there was a dying person lying less than a meter away until he left.

The man was lying on his back, with something seemingly stuffed in his mouth. He had too many wounds on his body, blood was oozing out from everywhere, and he was so weak that he couldn't make a sound.

When she saw the person coming, she pulled the corner of her mouth with difficulty, and the food in her mouth was taken away. Liu Yuche covered her mouth and coughed hard and suppressedly.

Blood soaked most of her body.

Li Ziyue silently helped her to calm her breathing. He put his hand on the back of Liu Yuche's neck to support her heavy head.

Liu Yuche was about to speak, but swallowed his words when he saw Li Ziyue's warning look.

Someone is targeting you

The AI in my head reminded me.

[An avoidance route has been planned for you]

[Route blocked]

Suddenly, waves appeared under his feet. The man who had been hiding in the corner seemed to feel that he had gained temporary safety. He no longer concealed himself and ran towards Li Ziyue in panic.

Water greatly restricted people's speed of movement. Li Ziyue was carrying Liu Yuche with him. He failed to dodge in time and collided with the oncoming people.

At that time, a bolt of lightning flashed in the thick clouds, and Li Ziyue used this lightning to see clearly the appearance of the person in front of him.

He is one of the twin players. Li Ziyue deliberately observed the two of them at that time. The younger brother Fangchi had a black birthmark the size of a little finger on the back of his neck, but the older brother Fangyuan did not have it.

It should be the younger brother at the moment.

[It is detected that the player's identity has not changed. You can maintain your previous judgment]

The AI assistant in your brain will give you timely reminders.

"It's you..." Fang Chi touched his chest in panic, "Have you seen my brother?"

Li Ziyue shook his head.

"Where is my brother..." Fang Chi said in agony, "I feel like the situation is going to get really bad, I have to find him quickly, my sixth sense has always been very..."

He suddenly stopped talking and noticed Liu Yuche, who was hiding behind Li Ziyue and was dying.

"What happened..." Fang Chi's hands were shaking, "Could the gunshot just now be... your fake person?!"

Liu Yuche nodded with difficulty and pointed to her throat, indicating that she was unable to speak for the time being.

"Where is your fake person now?"

Li Ziyue put his index finger between his lips to indicate quietness.

A countdown was going on in his mind.

[The opponent is about to pull the trigger, countdown is expected]

【3】

【2】

"Bang!"

The countdown hadn't ended yet, but the gun went off ahead of time.

Li Ziyue was stunned for a moment. The bullet grazed his left cheek, leaving a streak of blood.

Liu Yuche, who fell into the water, seemed to have used up the last of her strength. Her gun, which was still smoking, fell into the water, and the useless bullet shell stuck to her chest, which was heaving due to her heavy breathing.

"I'm sorry..." She said with difficulty, "I really have no strength left, and I'm a little unstable... I hurt you... The person opposite should be now... "

"I don't feel well..." She forced a laugh, then curled up uncomfortably. She quickly covered her mouth and couldn't stop coughing.

"I should be the one thanking you." The crisis was temporarily resolved. Li Ziyue fed Liu Yuche a few sips of first aid medicine and then carried her horizontally. "It's okay. I'm not in pain. Let's leave here first."

"Go to the third floor." Liu Yuche said intermittently, "Let me go... kill my high-level pseudo-human..."

"I'll go with you." Fang Chi frowned, "My brother... should be on the third floor too."

Too many questions piled up in Li Ziyue's mind. He only asked one key question: "Where is the twin murderer? Do you have any clues?"

Fang Chi shook his head: "When I heard someone talking outside, my brother and I immediately left the room to look for the murderer, but we didn't see anyone in the corridor. Then fog rose up and my brother and I got separated."

Li Ziyue remained silent. He lowered his eyes and glanced at Liu Yuche.

With the use of props, Liu Yuche's condition has improved a lot. Although he still cannot walk freely, speaking is no longer difficult for him.

She sighed, "I left the room at that time as well. As soon as I came out, I was attacked by the fake person hiding on the third floor. She was originally going to aim her gun at me, but you showed up and made her change her plan temporarily, which gave me the opportunity to fight back."

It was also strange. The player appeared in the corridor with great fanfare. Logically, the NPC killer should have started killing people, but no one could see even the shadow of the killer.

Twin murderers, twin players, fake people...

The rain outside was gradually fading, but the thunder and lightning were still going on. With every step they took, the water surface in the corridor was rippled.

The momentary brightness provided by the lightning enabled him to see his own swaying reflection in the water.

The man in the mirror.

Each of the above categories can be classified as "twins", so which one is the real murderer?

"Fang..." Li Ziyue hesitated.

"I am Fangchi."

"Oh, sorry, I'm not sure about your and your brother's names," he lied without blushing, "Why do you trust me and Liu Yuche?"

Fang Chi was stunned.

"It's still unknown what's on the third floor. I don't want to leave the possible conflicts between us to be resolved later, so some things still need to be made clear," Li Ziyue said coldly, "In this world where fake people and real people are basically indistinguishable, why did you believe us without hesitation?"

"Is it because you are a fake person that you feel confident?" he asked mercilessly.

Fang Chi took two steps back: "...You may not believe it, but my sixth sense is more accurate than that of ordinary people...When I was with you guys...I didn't foresee the danger..."

He knew that this reason was untenable: "I know you will still doubt me, even..."

He looked at Li Ziyue timidly: "You still suspect that I am the 'twin murderer'."

Fang Chi was right, but Li Ziyue chose to muddle through: "It is stupid to trust others in a dungeon."

Fang Chi held his head with both hands, looking very distressed: "I can only say that the most urgent thing is to find my brother. My brother has other clues about the twins' murderer. I have a hunch that without him, we will all die in the end."

He tried to change the subject.

Li Ziyue shook his head: "Sorry, I still don't believe you."

Fang Chi tried to negotiate in vain and eventually left the makeshift small team alone.

Li Ziyue waited until he disappeared from his sight before taking action.

"The dungeon had previously allowed players to play the role of the 'landlord'. The landlord led us to the main quest. At the same time, he took the initiative to trigger the 'mouse eats the cat' side quest and mentioned that players would gather every day to be judged."

"I raised the question at the time, but the landlord did not give a direct answer. Instead, he vaguely told us that as long as there is another person in this world who looks exactly like you, you can become a suspect."

"You think there is a certain connection between the two," Liu Yuche whispered, "You guessed that the so-called 'twin murderers' might also be played by players, so you refused Fang Chi's cooperation?"

"Why?" Liu Yuche said, "In my opinion, if he really got the script of the twins' murderer's identity, it would be safer for us to keep him by our side and monitor him than for him and his brother to hide in a place we don't know."

Li Ziyue shook his head: "There are reasons for suspicion, but they are not the main ones."

He pondered for a while.

It had stopped raining by then, and there was no other noise in the corridor except the sound of water when people walked.

The entire residential building, where people were leisurely chatting downstairs a few hours ago, was now as cold and silent as a grave.

Countless poisonous snakes are hiding quietly in the dark.

"Before I met you and Fang Chi, I once entered a room with an open door."

Li Ziyue's voice became hoarse: "...Under the bed in that room, I touched a naked human body. His body was in a semi-rigid state, and it was obvious that he had been dead for a while."

"I pulled him out from under the bed and found that he was one of the twin brothers who appeared in the restaurant on the first floor that afternoon. I turned him over, and do you know what I saw?" He paused for half a second. "I saw a black birthmark the size of a fingernail on the back of his neck."

"My younger brother Fangchi has a birthmark on the back of his neck, but my older brother Fangyuan doesn't. If the body is really Fangchi, then who was the person we were talking to just now?"