Chapter 157 Escape from the Castle (10) - Controlling the Monster

Where do the holes for cats and dogs lead? Could they lead outside?

Ning Shu has experience living abroad. In some countries, families who own dogs will leave a small opening in the door to make it easier for the dogs to come and go.

She thought that the opening might serve the same purpose, so she quickly went inside, squatted down in front of the opening, and looked around.

"..."

There was only one trash can inside, and the other three sides of the trash can were surrounded by iron fences. Outside the fences was an open space, which looked like the outside of a castle.

Ning Shu was overjoyed. Wouldn't they be able to get out if the fence was removed? She reached out and pushed the trash can aside, then used her skill on the fence.

No response. I tried again, still no response.

Well, I guess this fence is like a monster; it's impossible to destroy.

Ning Shu was speechless. As she was about to leave, she glanced at the trash can. To be honest, this trash can was a bit unusual.

Why? Who would have thought that there would be such a Chinese-style trash can in a Western castle? I mean, the style is obviously made in China.

The trash can is the green kind used for kitchen waste, and it even has a lid. The key point is that the text on it is in Chinese.

The artist for this game must be Chinese, at least the one who drew the trash can.

She also felt that the placement of the trash can was problematic. Shouldn't it normally be placed in a convenient location in the kitchen? Placing it inside the opening makes it very inconvenient to use.

For some reason, Ning Shu pulled out the trash can, opened the lid, and started rummaging through it.

There was only one thing lying in the trash can—a decoder. Why did Ning Shu know this? Because it had text displayed on it.

What a surprise! I never expected to find it so easily, right there in the kitchen trash can.

Ning Shu felt that the game's intentions were indeed sinister; who would bother rummaging through a trash can in a dog hole for no reason?

Um... she will, that's undeniable.

So don't be surprised if someone does something that seems impossible, after all, she is one of those people.

Getting off-topic, she grabbed her things and ran towards the room with the safe.

"Beep beep beep," Ning Shu heard the decoder in her hand make a sound halfway there. She looked down and saw a line of words appear in mid-air.

[Should we transmit the combination to the safe?]

Yes, yes, yes, she quickly pressed the confirm option.

[Password being transmitted, please maintain a safe distance.]

Huh, what does this mean? Ning Shu took two more steps forward, and the system popped up a notification.

Password transmission failed. Please maintain social distancing.

What?! Ning Shu took two steps back.

[Should we transmit the combination to the safe?]

"..."

So she can only stand here? She can't even move forward. She remembered the game notification saying that this was a team-based dungeon, so this was part of the team-based gameplay.

She shouted, "Cheng Chuan, Wu Yi, is anyone nearby?" She repeated it twice.

Wu Yi suddenly appeared from nowhere, looking disheveled: "Looking for me?"

Ning Shu breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, go back to the safe now. I'll transmit the password here. After that, you press the confirmation button over there."

She guessed that the "confirm" button on the safe was used in this way.

Wu Yi glanced at what she was holding, nodded, and turned to run into the safe room.

Ning Shu pressed the confirmation button and stood there waiting for the password to be transmitted.

Suddenly, a loud crash rang in her ears, and a hole was smashed in a wall near her. The culprit behind the hole was the monster.

Oh my god, to appear at this time!

Ning Shu panicked terribly, her mind filled with the thought, "Don't come any closer—"

The monster was after the decoder; it had crashed through the wall and collapsed to the ground.

Seeing Ning Shu motionless, her green eyes turned even greener. After struggling to get up, she tried to rush towards her.

Ning Shu glanced at the progress bar, which was almost finished transmitting, and wondered whether she should run away or run away.

I've made up my mind, I should just run. After all, if the transmission is interrupted, you can start over, but if you lose your life, it's a real hassle to start over.

As she took a step back, preparing to run away, Si Zhong emerged from the hole in the wall and swung his Tang sword directly at the monster.

Ning Shu felt that at this moment, Si Zhong was like a god descending to earth, his whole body radiating the light of Ultraman.

Her smile froze the moment she turned up, because Si Zhong had collapsed right in front of her, looking so fresh and healthy.

?

What's going on? Is the whale (high spender) done for? Ning Shu was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized that the monster was still staring at her.

Unaware that the monster was after the decoder in her hand, she saw that the password had been transmitted and took off running, shouting as she ran, "Cheng Chuan, Cheng Chuan, hurry to the safe!"

A monster was following her. If it were to stab her, all the points she had earned over the past few days would vanish. Just thinking about it was terrifying.

Cheng Chuan heard Ning Shu shouting for them. He followed the sound and found Wu Yi halfway there. Wu Yi told him what had happened. He and Wu Yi had gone back to the safe together.

Ning Shu shouted for Cheng Chuan to go back because he had diamond materials in his hand, which, according to the rules, needed to be fused with the items in the safe in order to control the monster.

At this moment, the whales who spend a lot of money on in-game purchases are already lying down. Their physical strength is no match for the monsters, so they can only rely on the items in their safes.

After the password was transmitted, Cheng Chuan pressed the confirmation button, took out the contents, and found that it was a horn, the kind that can be blown.

Quickly fuse the diamonds and the horn together; after fusion, the horn will become even more lustrous.

But he was puzzled when he held the horn. Would it obey him no matter how he blew it? He wasn't sure.

At this moment, Wu Yi handed him a piece of paper: "Brother Chuan, this is something from the safe. It shows you how to blow it."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Chuan thought it was wonderful. He glanced at the paper and saw two lines of text written on it.

[One long, two short: Control the monster.]

[Two long and one short: Damage to the gate.]

Simple! He knows what it means.

At this moment, Ning Shu was forced by the monster to use her skills to climb onto the ceiling. She was clutching the decoder in her hand, but she had lost her flashlight.

Although the light was dim, throwing away the flashlight wouldn't have much of an impact on her as long as she didn't need to see things too clearly; she only needed to be able to see the monster's outline.

Seeing that the monster was about to come up, she became extremely anxious. This monster was far too omnipotent.

Suddenly, she heard a long, melodious sound of a musical instrument. She didn't know what instrument it was, but it must be one of them. She couldn't describe the sound either, but it was long and deep.

She was tone-deaf and couldn't distinguish between long and short sounds, but she could see the monster's changes.

Upon hearing the sound, the monster stopped climbing up the wall, stood at attention like a soldier, and turned around, seemingly waiting for something.

What's going on? Ning Shu couldn't understand, so he remained perched on the ceiling, observing the situation.