Chapter 359 Safe House

The street lights on both sides of the road lit up.

The old city's outdated power system always seemed to have problems. The light bulbs, which were not very bright to begin with, flickered on and off, making the entire orphanage appear to be wandering between light and darkness.

Xu Zhiyan stopped as soon as he smelled blood.

Perhaps a more passionate person would choose to rush in as soon as possible when he realizes that the summoner may have encountered an accident.

But Xu Zhiyan just frowned, looked at the orphanage, and reached out for his phone...

If you encounter a homicide in the real world, of course you should call the police first!

“Beep, beep, beep—”

"Beep, beep, beep... The user you dialed cannot be reached. Please try again later."

Hearing the busy tone, Xu Zhiyan was stunned. He looked down at the signal and confirmed that the signal in the upper right corner was full. Then he called someone else again.

I made four or five calls in a row, but none of them went through.

Then, he opened the game panel and chose to send a message through the in-game guild interface.

As expected, the message failed to send.

It seemed that he had lost contact with the outside world the moment he noticed something unusual.

"It's a bit weird..."

Xu Zhiyan murmured.

The feeling of the situation being out of control was not very good, so without thinking, he gathered his clothes and turned around.

Because it was far away from the city, the orphanage was surrounded by a desolate grove. Xu Zhiyan quickened his pace as he walked across the gray cobblestone road, eager to get back to the roadside to contact Dou Hongshan and the Clown first.

However, the opposite happened.

When he crossed the dark road, the dilapidated orphanage and the flickering street lights appeared before him again.

Is there anything more shocking than encountering supernatural events in the real world?

"Are you trapped in a ghost wall?"

Xu Zhiyan stood at the exit of the path, staring at the orphanage in the distance, his tone much more serious than before.

Turning my head and glancing behind me, I saw saplings of various shapes and sizes standing on both sides, and in the center was bottomless darkness, as if it was going to swallow up all passers-by.

With a cautious attitude of seeking confirmation, Xu Zhiyan turned around again and slowly walked into the boundless darkness.

He walked back and forth three times, and the result was the same. He tried to enter the gloomy woods on both sides, and not only did he not get lost, but every time he came out of the woods, he would stand in front of the orphanage.

He had to face the reality that he was trapped in a circular space in the real world.

Unable to escape and unable to contact the outside world.

After seeing the situation clearly, Xu Zhiyan stood in front of the orphanage and observed carefully.

It was an old building with four floors in total. The glass was blurry and there were candles lit behind some of the windows, with faint red spots of light appearing.

As if he thought of something, when he raised his drooping hand again, there was a pistol in his palm.

It is the game item Golden Lynx.

"Isn't it true that I have entered the game... Who is so generous?" He sighed and complained a few words, but his heart fell into his stomach.

Can he use props? Then he has nothing to fear!

Although he left Shiva in a safe house because he was hesitant about whether to upgrade, he still had no shortage of props.

He strode into the orphanage and heard the big iron gate behind him slam shut. Xu Zhiyan didn't even look back and walked straight towards the building.

Something flashed through the dark window.

After staring for a while, Xu Zhiyan realized that the red dot he had just seen was not candlelight, but an eye... There was a monster in this unexpected orphanage!

But after thinking it through, Xu Zhiyan just paused for a moment.

He walked up the stairs, looked at the blood-stained white shoes that someone had thrown in front of the door, squinted his eyes, kicked them aside, and planned to open the door.

Unexpectedly, when the little white shoes rolled down the stairs, the giggling laughter of children could be heard all around.

"It's him! He stole the shoes!"

“Hahahahahahaha…”

"The man who stole the shoes must be punished! Just cut off his feet!"

"Hehehe, I agree!"

"I agree..."

At first, the noise could be heard to be made by children, but as it went on, the sound became shriller and shriller, making it difficult to tell whether it was made by humans or the screams of some inexplicable monster.

Xu Zhiyan looked around with a very indifferent expression, as if the person who had just kicked his shoes with a stern face was not him.

Just as he was about to touch the orphanage door again, a voice suddenly stopped him.

"Brother! Don't open the door!"

The voice sounded sweet and soft with a crying tone.

Xu Zhiyan withdrew his hand from the door and turned to look at the source of the sound.

There was a little girl squatting in the flower bed under the orphanage window. She was wearing white pajamas, with shoulder-length hair hanging on both sides. She looked about the same age as Xu Xiaohua, but her condition was completely different.

If Xu Xiaohua is as enthusiastic as a reckless cannonball, then the little girl in white in front of him is the little white flower swaying in the wind and rain.

She looked over timidly, and when she found that Xu Zhiyan had stopped, a hint of relief at having survived the disaster flashed in her eyes.

Seeing that the other party was still standing on the steps without moving, the little girl stood up from the flower bed, bit her lip and hesitated for a long time before she opened her mouth to make an invitation.

"If you want to enter the orphanage, you can't go through the front door."

She seemed a little scared, and her voice became smaller and smaller: "There are all monster children in there. If you open the front door, they will be released..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiyan bent down and leaned over the glass of the door to take a closer look.

Just like what the little girl said.

Inside the main entrance is a hall. Although all kinds of strange-looking red-eyed monsters are hiding, clues can still be seen from various corners.

After confirming that what the other party said was true, Xu Zhiyan's slightly cold face instantly switched to a gentle expression.

"Ah! That's great! Thanks for telling me, otherwise it would be troublesome!" Changing his previous slightly impatient tone, he praised sincerely.

The little girl fiddled with the hem of her clothes with her lowered fingers and started to give a clue, but was interrupted halfway through her words.

"Do you want to enter the orphanage? I know a way to get there—"

"No, I don't want to go in. I'm not interested in what's inside. Do you know how to leave here?" Xu Zhi spoke quickly.

"Then let's go... Wait, you don't want to go in?" The little girl was stunned for a moment before she reacted. She looked up at the young man standing on the steps as if she were a monster.

It seemed...it seemed different from what she thought.

A cold wind blew from the side. Xu Zhiyan was not annoyed when he saw that the atmosphere had become dull. He raised his leg and walked down the stairs, offering a new staircase with his mouth.

"Well, depending on your reaction, is it impossible to get out of here? For example, if the door is closed, you can't climb over the wall."

He stood five steps away from the little girl, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

"It seems that I have to enter this orphanage. Do you have any other way to get in? I hope you can help me."

The little girl nodded vigorously after hearing this.

"I know! Just go from the back! Big brother, follow me!" As she said that, she walked towards the side of the orphanage.

The two walked one in front and one behind, and Xu Zhiyan followed behind and took the initiative to ask for information.

"Why are you squatting in the flower bed playing? Don't you have any friends? Do you have a quirk or sleepwalking? Are you hungry? Don't you have food at this time in your orphanage? Do you have to wait for the supervision organization to come before you can have three meals?"

It's just that this information doesn't sound normal.

The little girl stopped suddenly, her eyes wide open with confusion.

"...I...I...my name is...I..."

The series of irrelevant questions confused her. She didn't know how to answer. Shouldn't she ask a stranger's name first when meeting him?

However, Xu Zhiyan didn't let her go yet.

"But don't call me big brother. It makes me look younger. I just look young. In fact, I have a daughter who is much older than you. You should eat more and try to lift a truck with one hand like my daughter."

“…Ah…I…I…”

"What do you mean by 'you'? Is it because you are too young that you can't speak clearly? It's okay, uncle knows a very good doctor, and I will take you to see a doctor when we get out."

"By the way, when I see you, I think of my daughter, so you can call me daddy."

"……ah?"

Confusion-filled conversations continued, and the unknown little girl who was supposed to be the active party became the passive party.

It was not until the two of them walked around the orphanage and came to the back of the building that she seemed to be finally relieved and led Xu Zhiyan to a small door that looked like a basement.

"Right, right here!"

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief as if she had completed a mission.

But when she was watching the young man walk to the door and prepare to open it, planning to sneak away, a giant hand made of black blood vessels appeared from behind, lifted up the clothes by the back of her neck, and trapped her in place.

By the time the little girl came to her senses, Xu Zhiyan had already turned around, touched his chin and began to comment.

"Can have a conversation, and has decent intelligence."

"But the dialogue information is limited to dungeon messages. There is no room for fabrication of content beyond the scope. I can only stammer. It seems that the NPC level is not too high."

Game props can be used in the orphanage, but you cannot leave or contact the outside world. There are monsters and basic guidance NPCs in the building.

This can be considered a small copy.

But judging from the not-so-smart NPC in front of him, this copy is not very strong.

Universal props can be used in the real world; some rare props in the game can expand special spaces, such as the twelve levels of thought confinement of the strange face, which will pull the owner and the opponent into the small circus world at the same time, making people lost in the performance.

"It looks like a summoner's item."

Xu Zhiyan's tone rose a bit, as if he was secretly expecting something.

Since Dark Alley can get such a powerful item as the Ghost Mask, it is not surprising that it can also take out a slightly lower-level domain item. However, it is really surprising that this thing can be deployed in the real world.

He touched the ring on his left hand and turned back to the little girl.

"Which door will have the most monsters?"

The completely confused NPC finally got a question he knew the answer to, and answered tremblingly: "In front, the one in front..."

The giant hand holding her from behind exuded a terrifying aura, and she was extremely scared.

"If you go through the back door, there will be fewer monsters, but you will need to solve a puzzle. You, you should go through the back door."

Unexpectedly, after getting the answer he wanted, Xu Zhiyan not only did not go out of the back door in front of him, but instead took the little girl back to the gate of the orphanage.

He walked up the steps again, stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

"Bang--"

The little girl looked at the iron cage that suddenly fell on the open space in the yard. Her mind was a little confused for a moment. Then, she saw a skeleton holding a small notebook appear.

Xu Zhiyan didn't give any further explanation and kicked open the door of the orphanage's main building.

The sounds of children playing appeared again.

"Feet! Cut off his feet!"

"whee……"

“clang!”

The next second, something hit a hard metal object, making a collision sound.

It's a human skin Buddha.

A multi-armed Buddha statue with bronze skin and iron bones appeared beside its master, and its arms wrapped with brass Buddhist beads blocked the knife that was aimed at Xu Zhiyan's ankle.

The little girl stared blankly at everything in front of the gate. When she came to her senses, she found that she had been taken away by the skeleton and stuffed into a small cage. The skeleton even gave her a book and a note thoughtfully.

[I'm sorry, I've never caught an NPC that looks like a human before. Please stay in the monster storage cage for a while. I'll let you out when we get to the place.]

[The Monster Storage Cage is a new product and will not harm your body, so rest assured! ]

She looked at the note in confusion, then lowered her head to look at the book.

There were seven big characters printed on the leather cover of the book.

Safe House Staff Handbook

“…”

Help, help! So she was kidnapped?

On the other side, Xu Zhiyan, who kicked the door open, was met with dozens of pairs of red eyes.

During the confrontation, holy light suddenly flashed.

The Immaculate Mother holding a huge cross appeared in the hall!

Blood and tears flowed down its cheeks, but the corners of the Virgin Mary's mouth curled up into a smile. It opened its arms, and all the strange children were pulled into its arms as if they were attracted by a magnet...

Xu Zhiyan was still shouting instructions.

"Don't leave any of them behind. Pack them all up and take them away. Be careful not to kill them."

Xiao Ke Gu walked forward holding the notebook.

Because it was packing Xu Zhiyan's backpack for the past two days, it did not stay in the safe house, and unexpectedly followed him into the box.

[Brother Xu! If there are no more than 200 monsters, our cages will be enough.]

[But you are here to find a summoner, right? Is it okay to rescue the trapped monsters and NPCs first? ]

After staying in the safe house for a long time, Xiaokuigu's social skills have been fully developed.

It even labeled this action as a rescue.

Xu Zhiyan waved his hand and didn't care.

"If people in the ideal country want to kill the summoner, they won't use such troublesome props. The summoner can support the props, which means he is still alive."

Then he changed the subject.

"Besides, I am a weak, pitiful and powerless human being. I am locked up in a weird, eerie and scary orphanage in the middle of the night. I am very scared! I am doing this just to protect myself!"

Xu Zhiyan spoke with confidence, not thinking that there was anything wrong with even kidnapping the NPC in the opponent's props.

"And I can't bear to see the monsters suffer here. I just want to give them a home."

He spoke with deep feeling.

There is a time limit for catching monsters in the copy, and you can't catch many, so you have to finish it in a hurry. But this is the real world, and there is no main system to stop him. How can he return empty-handed?

Little Gristle hesitated for a moment, nodded and continued working.

Yes! Brother Xu is right!

The safe house is the largest monster protection organization!

In front of the orphanage's main entrance, where there should have been blood and screams, there was a cheerful atmosphere.

Only the poor NPC locked in the cage expressed complete shock after hearing what the human in front of him said.

Soft...weak?

She looked at the human who was directing the skeleton monster to move the cage, and felt that the other party was scarier than the strongest monster in the orphanage!