Chapter 71 If a companion doll realizes that it is dead,...

"Your Highness, these are all the invaders we have found."

After witnessing Boris's escape, Cecia sent Kai away, and together with the patrol team, turned the entire territory of the demons upside down, and finally found Blake and the two strange humans.

"Take them all away and leave them to Catherine."

Cecia pressed her brows in annoyance, not wanting to worry about these things for the time being. She instantly moved to the bedroom and fell on the soft bed, but she could not really relax.

As soon as he closed his eyes, the scene of the teddy bear's death would appear in front of him, repeating the terrible experience over and over again.

She stared at the empty ceiling, trying to clear her mind, but the image of the little guy twisting his body and running towards her again popped into her mind and could not be shaken off.

In order to distract herself, she simply opened the system interface and checked the notification sound that she had ignored for a long time.

[Congratulations to the player for clearing the dungeon "Abnormal Love". Since the player not only saved his life but also successfully killed several important NPCs, rewards are being distributed to you...]

[NPC "Gentle Teacher—Li Tinghan" has been detected to be dead, and the special item "Peeping Eyeball" is rewarded. ]

[Item name: Peeping Eyeball]

[The eyeball fell from someone's body. It fell off before the main body died, so it escaped. It can rotate 360 ​​degrees and record all the surrounding information truthfully, but it can only operate continuously for two hours. If it is not recovered after the time is exceeded, the eyeball will explode and die, and it cannot be used again. ]

[Note: The mucus on its body allows it to attach itself to any place. After recovery, it needs to be soaked in clean water to restore its state.]

[NPC "Childhood Sweetheart—Jiang Che" has been detected to be dead, and the special item "Close Leather" is awarded. ]

[Item name: Leather]

[This is clothing made of human skin. It feels the same as skin, but it has burn scars on it. It is invulnerable to weapons and can protect the host's safety to a great extent, but it is only effective when worn close to the host. If worn for too long, it will gradually blend into the host's skin, trying to repair the scars.]

[Note: Leather is extremely afraid of flames, and any tiny flame will ignite it immediately.]

[NPC "Wild School Bully - Black Cat" has been detected to be dead, and the special item "Desire Horn" is rewarded. 】

[Item Name: Horn of Desire]

[This is a miniature horn, only the size of an ordinary person's little finger, but it can make a very sharp sound. Its sound can arouse the instinctive desires of living things and amplify them infinitely. If you continue to listen to the sound of the horn, the other party is likely to fall into desire and lose reason. ]

[Note: The horn is an indiscriminate attack. Please cover your ears when using it to prevent accidental injury.]

[NPC "Sunny Senior—Ruan Liang" has been detected to be dead, and the special item "Deadly Venom" is awarded. ]

[Item name: Deadly Venom]

[A small bottle of yellow saliva, taken from Ruan Liang's other head. It is corrosive, and ordinary people will turn into blood if they come into contact with it. Even if they can resist some of the venom, they will become weak and lose the ability to move. ]

[Note: If someone takes the poison directly, they will die within three seconds.]

[NPC "Overbearing President—Qin Yuan" has been detected to be dead, and the special item "Desire for Control" is awarded. ]

[Item Name: Desire for Control]

[It looks like a finely crafted silver collar, which can be adjusted freely. If you give it to someone else, the other person will become the player's property and will obey all the player's commands.]

[Note: The collar is a disposable item and can only last for 24 hours after use before it degenerates into an ordinary collar.]

[It is detected that the special NPC "Siamese Cat" has reached "dependence" on the player, and the special item "Companion Doll" is awarded. 】

[The special items currently held by players are: "Secret Axe", "Bell of the Dead", "Bird's Beak Mask", "Inferior Leather", "Start Over", "Peeping Eyeball", "Close Leather", "Desire Horn", "Deadly Venom", "Control Desire", "Companion Doll". ]

A series of system prompts sounded in her mind. Cecia casually flipped through the special items she had obtained, but her eyes stayed on the last item.

With shaking fingers, she opened the introduction to it.

[Item name: Companion doll]

[A brown teddy bear, in which lives the spirit of a young girl. She is trapped in the body of the teddy bear and has no memory of her own death.]

[Whenever a new instance is reached, the player has the right to summon the teddy bear once, and its memory will remain at the time before its death. If it is fatally wounded or the instance ends, it will automatically return to the system backpack and can be summoned again the next time the instance is opened.]

[After returning to the system backpack, its memory will be reset and no memory of the summoning period will be retained. ]

[Note: If it realizes that it is dead, it will completely disappear and cannot be used again.]

Unexpectedly, she got the chance to see the teddy bear.

Seeing the brown figure in the inventory, Cecia couldn't wait to take it out, but this was not a copy, the little guy could only lie quietly in the system backpack, his eyes closed, as if he was sleeping.

Since the soul is still there, there is still a way.

She dropped her arms tiredly and exhaled heavily, temporarily releasing the burden that had been weighing on her heart. Her body also relaxed and she slowly sank into the warm bed.

The night was as dark as ink, and the moonlight shone through the window, scattering mottled light in the bedroom, outlining the silver outlines of the objects in the room. Cecia's breathing was steady, and her thoughts gradually stagnated, but suddenly several figures flashed through her mind, stirring up waves.

Teddy Bear, Blake, Wilbert...

etc!

She suddenly opened her eyes, sat up straight, and a hint of surprise flashed in her scarlet eyes.

According to the system, there were only seven players in the previous copy, but including herself, Boris, the dead Ji Lin, and two strangers, there were a total of eight people.

Is there anyone among them who is not a player?

Ji Lin, Teddy Bear, Blake, and Wilbert were all people she had confirmed using the team function, and their identities were all shown as "players."

The only suspicious people left were the two strangers and Boris...

Thinking of this, Cecia lost all sleepiness. She disappeared in the bedroom and appeared in front of Catherine the next second.

There were piles of documents on the table. Catherine sensed the familiar fluctuations of magic power without even looking up. She processed the documents while saying, "Your Highness, you've come at the right time. I have something to report."

"The human named 'Record' that you brought back last time committed suicide."

Catherine's emotions did not fluctuate at all. She just stated the facts calmly while she was busy with her work.

"According to another human, the human girl who died during the day was his daughter. After seeing the body, he said nothing and returned to his room to end his life. By the time the patrol team found him, it was too late."

"You brought back two living humans this time, which offsets his death. It can only count as one day's vacation at most."

“…I’m not here for this.”

Cecia's heart sank, and she thought of the shrunken corpse again. She felt indescribably annoyed, "Where are the humans I brought this time? I want to see them."

Hearing this, Catherine finally stopped what she was doing and called the maid to lead Cecilia.

…

Normal, too normal.

After questioning the two strangers, Cecia did not find anything unusual. Just like the humans she had met before, they had inexplicably entered the dungeon and had been marginalized ever since.

After clearing the dungeon, they suddenly appeared in the demon territory and recalled things that had died in the modern world.

It seems that only Boris is left.

According to her previous guess, the copy is related to the leaders' meeting. Except for the humans from the modern world, those who have entered the copy are the leaders of various races.

She, Wilbert, and Blake... In any case, Boris shouldn't be in the copy.

Her mind was in a mess and Cecia had no mood to continue sleeping. She just wandered around the palace aimlessly and accidentally walked to the guest room.

"Your Highness, are you going to see a guest?"

A gentle and respectful voice interrupted her thoughts.

At the door of the guest room, the guard in silver armor saw her stop and took the initiative to step forward and ask.

"Wilbert...where is that vampire?"

Cecia asked.

"Come with me."

The demon guard brought her to a guest room, bowed and left, returning to his post.

Looking at the tightly closed door in front of her, Cecilia rubbed her aching temple, and finally pushed the door open and walked in.

The lights in the room were dim and dark. Although the surroundings were decorated magnificently with intricate carvings and wall decorations, it was difficult to conceal the chill emanating from the walls.

A magic-binding array appeared on the wall, cutting off all sources of magic in the room, and the doors and windows were reinforced with magic.

It would be more accurate to call it a prison cell rather than a guest room.

Wilbert sat upright on the bed, looking particularly lonely in the flickering candlelight. His hands were shackled with silver shackles, which were also engraved with delicate magic circles, and glowed strangely in the candlelight.

"Why bother?"

When he looked up and saw Cecia, his tone was mocking, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he quickly lowered his eyes, as if he would be disgusted by looking at her any longer.

"If you want to kill me, why don't you do it in the dungeon?"

His voice was cold and distant, and every word was as if it was fished out of an ice cellar, with a bone-chilling chill. "Why are you going through all this trouble?"

Hearing this, Cecia took a few steps forward and walked to the bed. She reached out and pinched Wilbert's jaw with her fingertips, forcing him to raise his head and look at her.

The two people's eyes met in the air, colliding with each other, silently and intensely, and the atmosphere in the room became subtle.

"I won't kill you."

Cecia was the first to speak, breaking the silence. She looked at the very similar face, and her expression became complicated.

"So what do you want to do?"

Wilbert grabbed her wrist and tried to move her hand away from his chin. But without the blessing of magic, his strength was no match for Cecilia, and he tried for a long time but still couldn't move.

Cecia sighed, loosened her hand, leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Tell me, where is Boris?"