Chapter 35: I'm Really Not the Final Boss of the Horror Game

To imply that they were safe, Bai You deliberately acted as if she was restricted in her movements by the talisman in the cave, letting out a series of shrill screams in frustration, which frightened Li Mingming and the others into hiding in the deepest part of the cave.

Bai You waited at the cave entrance for a while longer, making sure the group would stay obediently behind the cave before leaving.

The light of the blood moon became even more eerie. Xu Wen stood in the moonlight, reveling in the bloody smell in the air.

Suddenly, he heard footsteps.

A woman called his name.

"Xu Wen! Xu Wen!"

Xu Wen's lips curled into a cruel smile as he prepared to turn his head to look in the direction from which the sound came.

Unexpectedly, a blood-soaked, grotesque face suddenly entered Xu Wen's field of vision!

Before Xu Wen could react, he felt a sharp pain in his chest!

Xu Wen's eyes widened as he looked down—a hand cruelly pierced through his chest!

The intense pain contorted Xu Wen's face as he stared in disbelief at the withered hand that cleanly ripped out his heart...

Xu Wen collapsed to the ground with his eyes wide open in death!

Bai You disdainfully tossed the things in her hand aside and, before Xu Wen could revive, began to examine the cloth bag at Xu Wen's feet.

After Bai You determined how many people Xu Wen had killed that night, Xu Wen was resurrected!

He grinned maliciously at Bai You, showing no fear whatsoever, even contempt, and said, "So what if you're the final boss? You can't kill me!"

Bai You tilted her head slightly, her smile sinister. "You won't die, but you'll feel pain, right?"

Xu Wen's eyes twitched, and he picked up a sickle to chop at Bai You, but Bai You snapped his neck cleanly and decisively.

Not long after, Xu Wen was resurrected on the spot again.

He was about to launch a sneak attack on Bai You when Bai You tore him in half with her bare hands!

When Xu Wen woke up again, he saw Bai You staring at him and smiling, and felt a chill run down his spine!

He won't die, but he can feel pain!

This constant killing isn't a solution!

Just as Bai You raised her knife to strike Xu Wen, Xu Wen suddenly shouted, "Wait! We can make a deal!"

Bai You feigned interest and asked, "What kind of deal?"

Bai You's face was so terrifying that even Xu Wen, a ruthless killer, felt a chill after staring at it for a while.

Xu Wen swallowed hard and lowered his voice, saying, "I can bring you a prey every night, and you can kill it however you want! But in exchange, you can't kill me anymore!"

Bai You pretended to be deep in thought, but after a short while, she said in a hoarse and shrill voice, "If you dare to lie to me, I will tear you to pieces!!"

Xu Wen's eyelids twitched twice.

After watching Bai You disappear on the spot, a mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips, before he quickly vanished into the darkness...

As laughter erupted, the blood moon was replaced by dazzling sunlight.

Everything seemed to be reviving, and the pungent smell of blood in the air was replaced by waves of fragrant flowers.

Hearing the laughter coming from not far away, Li Mingming and the others slowly walked out of the cave.

They saw a beautiful woman leading two small children, seemingly heading somewhere.

Li Mingming's eyes widened, and she and Wang Rou said in unison—

"It's an NPC!!"

Li Mingming and the others immediately rushed out!

Hearing the hurried footsteps approaching, Bai You raised an eyebrow slightly.

Li Mingming quickly ran up to Bai You, her eyes filled with hope, and asked, "Beautiful lady, where are you going?"

Bai You looked at Li Mingming, a gentle smile appearing on her quiet and beautiful face, "I want to take the child to the amusement park to ride the carousel."

Upon hearing this, Li Mingming's eyes lit up.

Although she is the author of this horror game novel, many of the novel's settings have been lost since the bug was introduced.

For example, the NPCs, quest items, and some scenes are quite different from the settings in the article.

Li Mingming has been in the book for so many days, but still hasn't found where the amusement park is.

She deduced that there must be an important clue to get through the game at the amusement park!

Even without clues to clear the level, there will still be items!

Li Mingming asked cautiously, "Can we go with you?"

Li Mingming figured out that the more important aspects of the story's premise remained unchanged.

For example, monsters cannot harm players during the day, but players can freely move around during the day to collect resources and clues based on NPC prompts.

NPCs are there to assist players; most of them know the monsters.

However, the clues provided by NPCs are not always 100% accurate.

But Li Mingming still felt she had to take a gamble.

Bai You naturally wouldn't give Li Mingming false clues. She nodded and said, "Okay!"

Li Mingming and her group immediately joined Bai You's team and headed to the amusement park.

Just as the group was about to reach the amusement park, Xu Wen suddenly appeared.

He shed the cruelty of the night, transformed into a passive player, and greeted Li Mingming and the others.

"Mingming, Sister Rou! I'm so happy to finally see you!"

Seeing Xu Wen greet them energetically, Li Mingming and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Rou immediately looked Xu Wen over and, seeing that he was unharmed, breathed a long sigh of relief. "You must have worried us to death! We were so afraid something would happen to you!"

Xu Wen, with a righteous air of risking his life for his teammates, smiled innocently and said, "I'm lucky! I got a clue from an NPC yesterday. The place where I got the clue is quite dangerous, and I didn't want everyone to take risks with me, so I left the group. I hope you won't blame me!"

Old Yang put his arm around Xu Wen's shoulder and laughed, "You saved my life the very first day I entered this stupid game! How could I blame you? Everyone was just worried about you!"

Xu Wen gave Lao Yang a reassuring smile and took a key out of his backpack.

Xu Wen said smugly, "This key can open all the rooms in an abandoned castle. I explored it last night, and there were not only items but also supplies inside. I'll lead you there now!"

Old Yang was about to agree, but then he remembered the NPC Bai You, so he pulled Xu Wen aside and whispered, "This NPC has clues. I think we should wait until we get the clues from her before we go to the place you're looking for."

Upon hearing this, something flashed in Xu Wen's eyes.

He gripped Old Yang's hand and lowered his voice, saying, "I met this NPC yesterday. All she could give me were a few protective items; she didn't provide any clues. Trust me, don't waste your time on her!"

Old Yang frowned, just about to tell Li Mingming and Wang Rou about it, when he suddenly heard Bai You say something—

"I have a story for you to hear, would you like to hear it?"

Li Mingming and the others were instantly drawn in.

Seeing that the group was swayed by Bai You's words, a dark look appeared in Xu Wen's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

Li Mingming walked up to Bai You, her curiosity piqued, and asked, "Pretty sister, what story do you have to tell?"

Bai You smiled at Li Mingming, her expression as if she were lost in a memory of the past, recounting it slowly and deliberately...