Chapter 7: Night of the Blood Moon (VII)

Bai Wei also knew that if she came up to him at this time, it would definitely arouse the other party's suspicion, so she prepared a lot of words.

But before she could show her skills, Nan Huan agreed so straightforwardly.

Instead, she didn't know what to do for a moment and just stood there in a daze.

It is not logical for the other party to agree so readily. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal.

But thinking about the side quest she and Liang Yu had received not long ago, and the fact that Liang Yu had used props on her in Nanhuan last night, she was the best target.

"Why are you standing there? Where are you taking me? Hurry up, I have other things to do and I don't have much time to spare."

Nan Huan took two steps forward and saw Bai Wei still standing there.

If the other party has a good reputation with Liang Yu, he must not be a simple-minded person.

So she pretended to be impatient and said a few words in a domineering tone, and she perfectly played the role of a spoiled noble lady.

Bai Wei had been frustrated after hitting a wall one after another in Nanhuan. Now that she saw the other party's impatient look, she had thrown away any caution in her heart.

The lethal rules of the castle that she obtained were obtained in exchange for another player's life last night. They were foolproof.

No matter how capable Nanhuan is, he will die without a burial place this time.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed across Bai Wei's face for a moment, but she quickly suppressed it.

She walked forward quickly, "There is a storage room on the basement level of the castle. There are lethal rules there. Follow me."

She asked Nan Huan to follow her, but she never turned her back to Nan Huan. Instead, she walked side by side with her.

But the movements were not natural, as if his lower back was injured.

Nan Huan really didn't know that the castle had an underground floor, but she didn't take Bai Wei's words to heart.

After all, the other party has a trust level of -11, so naturally, what she said is not very credible.

In the corner of the living room on the first floor, there is a space blocked by the fireplace, which cannot be found unless you go around to the back.

It can be seen that Bai Wei and the others had already carefully checked this place when they arrived at the castle yesterday, which is why they discovered this hidden passage.

It was clearly daytime now, but the passage was still so dark that one could not see clearly.

After the two of them walked completely into the passage, the candles on the sconces all lit up in an instant.

At the same time, Nanhuan smelled a very strong smell of blood mixed with a damp smell, spreading from a distance.

"The storage room is at the end. There is also a wine cellar here, but it was locked yesterday. We didn't open it and didn't find any clues."

There was clearly no wind here, but Bai Wei was talking.

The flickering shadow of the candlelight danced up and down on the side wall, which was indescribably strange.

In the darkness where the firelight could not reach, something was surging, like a wild beast lying in wait, staring at the two people's footsteps.

After entering the passage, Nanhuan's pace slowed down.

She calmly distanced herself from Bai Wei, while making sure not to touch anything else.

The space on the basement floor is very large. There is no separation between the living room, dining room and kitchen. There are several rooms with closed doors on both sides. I don’t know what they are used for.

Nan Huan did not believe Bai Wei's words, and would not take the initiative to push those closed doors.

However, she could feel that as the two of them went deeper, the smell of blood lingering at the tip of her nose became stronger and stronger, making it almost impossible for Nan Huan to breathe.

Squeak——

In the dim light, the sound of the heavy wooden door being opened was particularly obvious.

Bai Wei and Nan Huan stopped walking together and shifted their gaze to the arched wooden door with a crack not far away.

There was silence for more than ten seconds.

There was no sign of the door opening again, and no terrifying creature came out of the door.

Bai Wei looked around carefully before speaking to Nan Huan in a low voice.

"That's the wine cellar. The door was closed yesterday, but it's open now. Maybe there will be some clues there."

Her voice was very low, giving people the feeling of whispering, but her tone was not very eager. "I want to go in and take a look."

She didn't look at Nan Huan's reaction, but instead kept her eyes on the door of the wine cellar.

"Just wait outside, or you can wait for me at the door of the storage room at the end."

After giving the choice, Bai Wei glanced at Nan Huan with obvious disdain in her eyes.

It seemed that he felt that the timing of bringing Nan Huan down was not a good time, and that the other party was holding him back.

"I'll go in with you. This counts as a clue discovered by both of us, right?"

Nan Huan seemed not to have heard Bai Wei's instructions. Instead, he stepped closer to the door of the wine cellar and turned back with a fake smile, "Or, do you want me to go upstairs and notify everyone to come and take a look? After all, there is strength in numbers, right?"

This almost threatening consolation seemed to make Bai Wei give up the idea of ​​going in alone.

She glared at Nan Huan fiercely without saying anything else. When she passed by her, she deliberately bumped her shoulder into him.

"Behave yourself when you get in, or you won't know how you died."

These words seemed to indicate that he agreed to let Nan Huan go in with him to look for clues.

Although her tone was very impatient, when she passed Nanhuan and turned her back to the other party, a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Nan Huan didn't notice any of this, nor did he say anything else. He just followed Bai Wei closer to the wine cellar.

The arched wooden door was quite heavy, and it took two people working together to create a gap big enough for someone to get in.

The basement was very damp, and even the wooden door was very sticky.

Nan Huan used the candlelight to see that there was nothing on his hands, but when he put his hands close to his nose and mouth and sniffed, he only smelled a strong smell of blood.

It's exactly the same smell as the one coming from the crack in the door.

The wine cellar and the passage outside seemed to be alive. When they sensed someone entering, the candles would automatically light up.

Nan Huan took a quick look.

The area here is not small. On both sides are three-meter-high wooden racks, filled with cylindrical wine barrels from top to bottom.

In this environment, the aroma should be oak mixed with the mellow red wine.

But after Nan Huan entered the door, he did not smell any scent of red wine, but the smell of blood became stronger and stronger, and there was also a faint fishy smell in it.

What made Nan Huan certain was that the unpleasant smell in the entire basement came from here.

Nan Huan cautiously did not go any further inside, and at the same time he noticed that there seemed to be an extra pair of eyes on him.

She turned around suddenly and found a set of knight armor standing on the right side of the entrance.

He stood upright in thick armor, holding a sharp sword in his right hand. There was a dark hole on the surface, but Nan Huan didn't know why he always felt that this thing didn't look like a dead object.

But the moment I turned around and stared at the armor, the feeling of being spied on disappeared for no reason.

"What are you doing standing there? There seems to be something carved on the wall, but I can't see it clearly. Can you help me get the candlestick?"

As soon as Bai Wei entered the door, she left Nan Huan behind her. At this moment, she had already walked to the side of the wall facing the gate.

Nan Huan saw her hunched over, holding a candlestick in one hand and looking at the wall with her waist bent. She looked very awkward because of the limited light.

When she greeted Nan Huan, she only glanced back and immediately started to study the things on the wall.

It seemed like it was just inconvenient, so I just called out Nanhuan casually.

The reason why Nan Huan didn't move around after entering the room was that she always felt that the layout of the wine cellar was a bit weird.

Opposite the gate, there is a large area, empty with nothing inside.

The wine barrel racks on both sides appear to be very cramped.

This tight and loose arrangement is not in line with normal space utilization.

It seemed as if the open space was originally used to store some other important things, but for some reason it was empty, with only a few grooves on the ground whose uses were unknown.

I don’t know what liquid it was cleaned with, but it’s still flashing a faint light.

Nan Huan didn't say anything, but his feet moved towards Bai Wei.

As she walked, the candlelight in the wine cellar began to shake violently, as if stimulated by something.

Faintly, Nan Huan seemed to catch a glimpse of the black shadow hidden deep in the wine barrel rack.

She moved behind Bai Wei calmly, but her eyes were fixed on the ditch on the ground.

Bai Wei listened to the footsteps getting closer and closer, and turned her back to Nan Huan, no longer hiding the viciousness on her face.

After she confirmed that Nan Huan was standing not far behind her, she pulled out a dagger from her sleeve and cut her finger.

Bright red blood flowed down Bai Wei's fingers and dripped onto the ground.

That drop of blood was like a key, opening Pandora's box the moment it hit the ground.

It was like a bucket of water poured into a boiling oil pan.

Layer upon layer of black air rose from the ground, as if something was about to wake up.

The candles in the room began to go out in circles from all directions, spreading like ripples to the open space in the center.

In the end, only the candles standing around the edge of the open space remained unextinguished.

It was pitch black all around. Nan Huan stood in the dim light and did not overreact to the situation in front of him.

But when his eyes swept across the shadows in the darkness, some light came through.

"I thought you were smart, but I didn't expect you to be so stupid."

Bai Wei stood up for some reason and faced Nan Huan. The wall behind her was clean and empty.

There was a clear expression of sarcasm on her face, and a metal rope-throwing gun had appeared in her right hand.

Nan Huan ignored Bai Wei's ridicule. She seemed more curious about the movement under her feet. After all, as the drop of blood gathered in the center, she had already felt a violent vibration.

The open space was limited by the candlesticks on all sides, and cracks began to appear on the originally smooth ground.

The place where Bai Wei and Nan Huan were standing began to sink.

The originally empty place soon turned into a sinking pool.

Something in the black air was finally awakened, and it attacked the two people in the pool through the thick fog.

Seeing this, Bai Wei took the lead in firing the rope-throwing gun, which was nailed above the gate. She tapped her toes lightly, and just as the thing attacked, she slid along the rope to the door.

I watched helplessly as the other person dodged and was about to slip out through the open door.

As a result, at the last moment, Bai Wei felt as if something was wrapped around her arm.

Before she could turn around, the dark shadows that had been lurking in the darkness had already wrapped around her wrists, ankles and waist.

She was dragged back when most of her body was already out of the wine cellar.

The touch was obviously different from the things in the pool. Bai Wei had just managed to steady herself before she could be shocked.

When I turned around, I found that Nan Huan was swinging back and forth casually as if on a swing in mid-air. Her white calves were exposed under her hanging skirt, and she looked very leisurely.

"you……"

Bai Wei was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a moment.

Nan Huan seemed to be suspended in mid-air, but when one looked more closely, one could see that beneath her, there was a black swing made up of dark shadows, swaying with the candlelight.

"A man without faith cannot stand."

Nan Huan's tone was still calm, in stark contrast to Bai Wei's exasperation. "I'm already clear about the death rules here. Don't you want to hear how I survived last night?"

She gently rocked the makeshift swing she was sitting on, looking down at Bai Wei who was unable to move as she was entangled by the black shadow.

The black fog in the pool has completely dissipated, and the dense hair blocked by the black fog looks like the tentacles of some monster.

After being awakened by a drop of blood, it desperately wants to absorb more fresh blood.

I was originally excited because I felt two living lives in the pool this time, but in the blink of an eye, the two people in the pool disappeared.

The surging hair became more and more excited, and many of them had already stretched out along the inner wall of the pool, following the direction to find Bai Wei who was controlled by the black shadow.

The moment the hair entangled Bai Wei, the dark shadows seemed to have been scolded and quickly let go of their hands. One by one, they crowded around Nan Huan again, rubbing against her legs and acting coquettishly.

Nan Huan's legs, which were originally swinging, suddenly stopped moving.

Could this be an aftereffect of using a skill?

Let’s go back a few minutes.

Bai Wei was smart enough. She worried that Nan Huan was too defensive, so she first pointed out that there was a lethal rule on the underground floor, and also laid the groundwork by saying that the rooms below could not be entered.

Then he told Nan Huan in advance that the lethal rule was in the storage room, and when the two of them walked to the wine cellar, he used a trick to make the door ring at this time.

He then showed his intention to keep the clue for himself and led Nan Huan into the wine cellar.

In fact, the wine cellar is where the deadly rules are hidden.

Self-righteous, Nan Huan fell into her trap, but in fact he was controlled by Nan Huan from the very beginning.

When Nan Huan saw the black shadow, his eyes lit up, not because he saw the food, but because he saw the trust hanging over the black shadow's head.

【bite--

It has been detected that the trust level of potential targets has reached 30. Do you want to use the skill "I am a Miss"?

Note: This use consumes 1 point, and can make a black shadow become the young lady's "ordinary servant" for three minutes. During this process, the ordinary servant will obey your orders. 】

In fact, Nan Huan originally thought that if it really didn't work, he would have to follow the method of last night and use eating them to threaten and drive those black shadows to help him.

But he didn't expect that they would have such a high level of trust in him, and the points consumed were really low, with such a high cost-effectiveness, Nanhuan was eager to give it a try.

Nan Huan: Can I make multiple black shadows my 'ordinary servants' at once?

System: Of course you can, as long as you have enough points.

Nan Huan: Then spend 30 points and select 30 shadows.

System: Player confirms whether to use the skill?

Nanhuan: Confirmed.

Following her command, the dark shadows came closer to her.

"First drag me out of this pool, then drag back the person who's trying to slip out."

When the layers of hair were about to entangle him, Nan Huan issued two orders in a hurry.