Metamorphosis

Mi Tao was dragged by Peng Ningyu to escape deep into the jungle, "Let's go hide in the inn!"

Mi Tao roughly understood the wonder of this hotel, and also knew that it was He Lizhou's territory and the only absolutely safe place in the copy.

But Peng Ningyu didn't know, "The hotel is so far away, and we have to pass by those butterfly people. It's too dangerous!"

Mi Tao was about to explain when he heard a rumbling sound behind him. He turned his head and saw a swarm of butterflies flying towards them.

This scene is so scary!

Mi Tao didn't have time to explain, and quickly grabbed Peng Ningyu's collar, "Run!"

Peng Ningyu had also heard the frightening noise, so he didn't say anything and just ran for his life.

But they could never match the speed of a butterfly, not to mention that human physical strength would be exhausted. Peng Ningyu had no professional training and soon fell into a disadvantage.

Mi Tao glanced at her, and the emotion in his eyes made Peng Ningyu subconsciously feel uneasy, "I, I can still run."

Mi Tao withdrew his gaze, closed his eyes, and stopped as if he had made a decision.

Peng Ningyu ran a few more steps due to inertia, only to find that Mi Tao had stopped. She turned back hurriedly, wanting to pull Mi Tao away.

She could see that Mi Tao really wanted to abandon her for a moment, but it was understandable in such a critical situation. Besides, he did not abandon her and even wanted to delay her escape time.

Peng Ningyu held the dagger that He Lizhou gave her and said, "I'll go with you."

Mi Tao looked down at her and didn't chase her away. "That's fine. It will be convenient for He Lizhou to collect the bodies if we die together."

The two men didn't care whether hurting the butterfly would be a curse or not. They just picked up their knives and swung them around. For a moment, no butterfly could get close to them.

Mi Tao was holding back his anger, his eyes were red with killing intent, and just when he was about to fall into madness, a face suddenly appeared in front of him.

It’s Changlian’s face.

Changlian still maintained the expression he had before his death, one of unwillingness, regret, and resentment.

It was not known whether it was the complicated emotions or the familiar face that startled Mi Tao to the point of standing still. He subconsciously searched among the group of butterflies, not knowing whether he wanted to see something or was afraid of seeing something.

There was a butterfly among the group of butterflies, which was quietly floating in the air and did not attack Mitao.

Mi Tao seemed to realize something and couldn't help but take a step forward, "Ni Peng."

The butterfly flapped its wings, and it was unknown whether it was still conscious or not. Mi Tao could only see that after it flapped its wings, its body quickly decayed and turned gray, and soon fell to the ground and never moved again.

Mi Tao rushed over and saw the truth that he was most unwilling to admit.

At some point, the flock of butterflies had dispersed. Peng Ningyu touched his face and found half of his palm was stained with blood.

She didn't dare to delay and ran to Mitao and pulled him to continue running.

But Mi Tao shook her hand off, "Ni Peng saved me again with his last life."

Mi Tao was facing the light, so Peng Ningyu couldn't see his expression, but she could vaguely sense his determination to die, so she stopped him immediately, "He saved your life, not to let you give up on yourself!"

Mi Tao was of course aware of this truth, but he could not accept the current situation. He shook off Peng Ningyu again and shouted, "Butterfly King!"

Peng Ningyu immediately tensed up and paid close attention to her surroundings, fearing that a most powerful butterfly would suddenly appear.

The jungle was very quiet. After a long while, a blood-red butterfly flew out from it.

Peng Ningyu saw this very familiar butterfly and couldn't help but cover her mouth, "It's you!"

The painting she drew turned out to be the Butterfly King.

Peng Ningyu recalled He Lizhou's expression when he saw the painting, and then she understood what the system's report about "The Butterfly King has abnormal behavior" meant.

It turns out it was all because of that painting of mine!

It's my fault that the game has become more difficult for everyone.

Peng Ningyu figured it out, and with hatred in her eyes, she kicked towards the Butterfly King.

The wings of the Butterfly King were gorgeous and dazzling, and his voice was also very special. "Little girl, don't look at me like that. I entered your painting because I like it, and my behavior is not to increase the difficulty of your task. I directly accepted your painting and helped you complete a task - oh, it might cause some trouble for He Lizhou."

Peng Ningyu was angry and afraid, and did not dare to confront the Butterfly King head-on. Just when she was confronting the Butterfly King, Mi Tao suddenly pushed her aside and faced the Butterfly King.

"I want to make a deal with you."

Mi Tao's eyes were filled with desperate madness. He said, "I am willing to use my life to exchange for the nutrients that Ni Peng provides you."

The Butterfly King shook his head and said, "I have never done this kind of business. Although it is a little interesting, I don't want to do it."

Mi Tao's breathing became heavy. After thinking for a while, he was about to speak again when the system's broadcast sounded again.

"Congratulations to all players for successfully completing the dungeon "Butterfly Transformation". The behavior assessment is now in progress... The assessment results are as follows: The final clearance score for the dungeon "Butterfly Transformation" is A. Congratulations to all players for breaking the record again."

Mi Tao heard the system's voice and looked towards the Butterfly King's position again, but it was empty.

Mitao lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Peng Ningyu was very excited, "I knew Boss He was the best!"

The system didn't make them wait too long. Almost at the moment when Peng Ningyu finished speaking, the two of them were wrapped in white light and taken away from the copy.

Because Mi Tao signed a contract with He Lizhou, he was directly teleported to He Lizhou's hotel.

There were no guests in the hotel, only a few people playing cards together, and they looked like players.

One of them raised his eyelids and glanced at Mi Tao, the cigarette in his mouth moving as he spoke, "Are you here? Sit wherever you want."

This sentence also attracted the attention of others. One of the boys, who looked quite young, leaned over to take a closer look at Mi Tao, then smiled at him and said, "When I saw you enter the hotel for the second time, I knew the boss would definitely take you in."

Mi Tao didn't respond. He stood alone and looked out the window. He found that there was a starry sky outside. It seemed that the hotel was located among the stars.

In this situation, Mitao knew that he couldn't leave, so he pulled up his hat and fell asleep.

The boy shrugged and said, "I just came out of the dungeon, I guess I haven't recovered yet."

A few people were chatting when He Lizhou came in from outside with Peng Ningyu.

The boy jumped up to Peng Ningyu again and said, "Wow, Boss, you brought two people back this time?"

He Lizhou nodded and introduced: "Peng Ningyu - Mi Tao."

The young boy smiled and extended his hand, "Sheng Ju, nice to meet you."

Peng Ningyu shook his hand briefly and quickly let go. Sheng Ju didn't mind and turned to pester He Lizhou, "Boss Zhouzhou, tell me about your copy this time."

Upon hearing this, Peng Ningyu secretly looked at He Lizhou, feeling curious.

As soon as she came out, she met He Lizhou, who then asked her if she wanted to go back to the hotel with him. She naturally agreed, but along the way she didn't have time to ask He Lizhou how he solved the second task.

He Lizhou: "We will hold a review meeting later and invite everyone to come."

Sheng Ju smiled, his eyes bright, and made an awkward gesture as if to amuse others: "Got it!"

He Lizhou didn't have time to pay attention to him. He turned to look at Mi Tao and said, "He may be in a bad mood. You don't need to bother him. Just review the situation and see him. If he wants to come, he can come. If he doesn't want to come, don't force him."

Sheng Ju glanced at Peng Ningyu, then glanced at Mi Tao, his eyes rolling around, not knowing what this guy was planning.

"Boss Zhou Zhou, it's your turn to lead me in the next instance."

He Lizhou thought for a moment and said, "Let's schedule it for next week. Let Xiao Peng take some time off and I'll take her there again."

Sheng Ju: “Okay.”

When He Lizhou went upstairs to rest, Sheng Ju stuck to Peng Ningyu and asked, "How did you get to know Boss Zhouzhou in the dungeon?"

Before Peng Ningyu could say anything, Sheng Ju was pulled away first, "Don't disturb my rest, you little devil."

The person who pulled him away was a big man, about the same size as Ni Peng, and he seemed more approachable.

"Just call me Uncle Cui."

Peng Ningyu called out obediently.

Uncle Cui patted Sheng Ju's head and continued, "This kid was rescued from the dungeon by the boss. He has been very close to the boss ever since. Anyone who has followed the boss to the dungeon will be questioned by him for a long time. He is not interrogating you."

Peng Ningyu nodded.

The review meeting would start soon, and as He Lizhou expected, Mi Tao still pretended to be asleep and refused to participate.

However, Mi Tao's part was almost completed by He Lizhou and Peng Ningyu respectively, and a similar outline was put together.

After Peng Ningyu finished explaining how she and Mi Tao escaped danger because of Ni Peng's self-sacrifice, He Lizhou nodded thoughtfully.

"Boss He, now it's your turn to tell us how you found out that the Butterfly King said it was not enough."

He Lizhou hesitated for a moment and said, "It's Lao Hu."

"Uncle! Lao Hu! Uncle Lao Hu! Open the door!"

He Lizhou originally wanted to go directly to the village chief's house to look for clues, but he didn't expect that he was caught up by the village chief before he got there.

The village chief transformed into a butterfly. The range of his eyes became larger and his body became lighter, making it easy for him to chase He Lizhou.

He Lizhou could only ask Lao Hu for help again, but this time the village chief had already clamped his neck and he had difficulty breathing, and Lao Hu did not come out either.

He Lizhou guessed that something might have happened to Lao Hu, so he gave up calling Lao Hu for help and hit the village chief's eyes with all his strength. The village chief's strength loosened, and He Lizhou took the opportunity to pry open his fingers and turned away.

Just as He Lizhou was about to run into the village chief's house, he suddenly stopped.

"I see."

He Lizhou turned around and confronted the village chief, "You are not from this village at all."

The village chief was furious and rushed over, but was avoided by He Lizhou.

He Lizhou spoke quickly, "You were a painter who came here to collect folk songs. You accidentally discovered butterfly phosphorus powder. You lived in the village, using the excuse of painting as an excuse, but in fact you secretly killed butterflies to make phosphorus powder and sell it at a high price."

"At first the villagers disagreed, but after seeing the huge income, some of them gradually became interested and joined forces with you. Gradually, only Lao Hu was left who refused to join you and even secretly saved many butterflies. That's why you can't enter Lao Hu's yard because he is not cursed by the Butterfly King, but protected by the Butterfly King."

"The evidence is that there is no dirt from ordinary villagers under your fingernails, and the newly built house in the back is not the style of Wanhua Village in the past, but the luxurious decoration you have seen outside the village."

As soon as He Lizhou finished speaking, the system determined that the plot was complete and terminated the copy. The village chief's resentful eyes also remained in the air.

He made the right bet.