Liu Tang was originally a law-abiding employee in the Myriad Mirror Garden.
Until one day, he learned from a guest that he was just an NPC in the "Hell Game," and all the guests were ...
Chapter 060: Cute creatures eating melons in the refreshment room (12)
Xiang Xiang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He felt powerless all over and was about to fall down.
Liu Tang wanted to go forward to help, but Mo Qianhe and Fang Yiran got there first.
Lao Cheng pretended to comfort her, "It's okay, go ahead. It's just an electric shock, it will be over soon."
Xiang Xiang glared at him: "You, you were tortured by the store manager yourself, so you want others to be the same as you!"
Lao Cheng tilted his head, his smile growing wider: "If you think so, then I can't help it."
Fang Yiran couldn't help but yell at Lao Cheng: "You old dog, stop talking!"
Chat Noir reached out and lifted the straps on the girl's back.
Xiang Xiang regretted it.
She should have listened to Fang Yiran's initial advice and not been so impatient to use such extreme means to gain favor.
The blonde girl looked at Lao Cheng, who was gloating, with a malicious look on her face.
This copy has been going on for two days, and the "punishment" from the store manager at this moment may be worse than the beginning.
Xiang Xiang can't take this risk.
She used a scapegoat on Lao Cheng, letting the old dog take the torture for her.
It's not my fault, she thought.
Who told him to watch the fun and not mind the trouble? It's hateful to look at him.
The system prompt sounded in my ears:
[The item was successfully used.]
[The item's effect is ineffective.]
Xiangxuan looked at Laocheng in surprise.
At this moment, Lao Cheng saw the "black dog blood" in his hand turn into a square of light and disappear.
He looked at Xiang Xiang in feigned surprise: "I didn't expect you to use such underhanded tactics. It really surprises me. The young are truly formidable."
Then he smiled even more contentedly.
Fighting with other players is fun!
Seeing Liu Tang looking at him, Lao Cheng feigned innocence and said, "She was trying to harm me, and I was just defending myself. She shouldn't be held responsible for this, right?"
Liu Tang did not answer, but looked above Xiang Xiang's head, where a flash of evil value appeared.
Following the flash, Liu Tang saw Xiang Xiang brutally killing a kitten.
It seemed that she had been frightened by a howling cat on a spring night when she was a child, and she had never liked cats.
I don’t really like any animals.
After entering the entertainment industry, she has seen too many chaos in the circle, and she even doesn't like people anymore.
However, she had to climb up with the help of those she hated.
In order to get more resources, she had to cater to those who disgusted her.
Some people even wanted to keep her in captivity as a canary, and she cooperated and eventually chose the most valuable "birdcage".
The other party gave Xiangxiang a kitten, saying it was to help her cheer herself up.
She didn't like cats to begin with, and when she saw the kitten, she recalled the disgusting memories of her time with that person.
She hated it so much.
The kitten always meowed in the middle of the night, making it impossible for her to sleep.
So one night, she drank a little wine and used the alcohol to vent her dissatisfaction, and tortured the kitten to death.
"Liu Tang, Liu Tang, do you have any props you can use? My props are all rubbish and can't save lives at all." Fang Yiran's voice pulled Liu Tang back from the messy and terrifying scene.
He turned to look at Mo Qianhe, motioning him to find the props, but said: "I don't think Miss Xiang can escape punishment in this copy."
Fang Yiran was a little surprised: "What do you mean? Did she do something to violate the dungeon rules?"
Liu Tang no longer answered.
Mo Qianhe handed Xiang Xiang a life-saving item and said, "I don't have any item that can help you escape the 'live broadcast punishment,' but this item should be able to keep you alive."
Xiang Xiang took the props, his eyes still filled with deep despair.
This is an item called "Heart Protection Lock" that can invalidate a fatal blow. When the player wears it and is attacked by a fatal blow, it will be automatically triggered, allowing the player to save his life for a short time.
However, if the enemy continues to attack the player after that, or the player is seriously injured and cannot receive timely rescue, the player will still die.
Black Cat carried Xiang Xiang out of the glass room, closed the door leisurely, and hummed a little tune.
Fang Yiran looked at Putong, who had been curled up on the ground, and asked, "Aren't you a die-hard Xiangxiang fan? Your idol has been arrested, aren't you worried at all?"
Putong's eyes were red and he looked exhausted. He kept repeating, "I'm so hungry, Little Foodie, I'm so hungry, so hungry..."
Fang Yiran was a little shocked.
He turned to look at Mo Qianhe and Liu Tang, and saw that they were also walking towards him.
Mo Qianhe observed Putong's condition and said, "It seems she's almost forgotten that she's a 'player'. Now she identifies herself with the 'little foodie' identity given to her by the dungeon."
Liu Tang frowned. "She's only thinking about eating right now. She's completely forgotten about the mission. Is it possible for her to clear it?"
Mo Qianhe thought for a while and replied, "It's still possible, because I have thought of a way."
After confirming that the black cat had completely gone far away and no more sounds were coming from the end of the corridor, Mo Qianhe said, "When I supported Xiangxiang just now, I placed a prop called 'Follow the Map' on her. Once activated, it will guide us to where she was taken."
Fang Yiran asked in surprise, "You want to save Xiangxiang?"
Mo Qianhe shook his head: "It's probably impossible to save her. I can only try to use other NPCs to save her."
Before Fang Yiran could figure out the other party's intention, a key was stuffed into his hand.
[Obtained item: Master Key.]
The system announcement sounded in his mind.
He was pushed to the door by Mo Qianhe in a daze, and heard him say, "Use the props to open the door. If I remember correctly, you should have two more chances to use the props, right?"
Fang Yiran, like a puppet, subconsciously pressed the key against the door.
He didn't even aim at the keyhole before the door clicked open automatically.
Fang Yiran still had an expression of not keeping up with the rhythm: "Are we breaking the rules?"
Lao Cheng walked past Fang Yiran and asked quietly, "How can you be sure that your previous behavior didn't violate the rules?"
Fang Yiran was frightened and shuddered.
Lao Cheng walked out of the glass room without looking back and said lazily, "That Xiang Xiang thought he was just gaining favorability points, but he still broke the rules."
Liu Tang followed Mo Qianhe out of the door one after another.
Fang Yiran bit his cheek, finally made up his mind, and walked out.
Only Putong curled up on the cushion, seemingly unaware of the other players' actions.
As soon as they walked out of the glass house, Mo Qianhe handed Liu Tang a blank drawing.
Liu Tang took it with trust without asking what it was.
A system prompt sounded in my mind:
[Congratulations on obtaining the item: Follow the map.]
[The tracking target has been detected and marked. Do you want to start tracking?]
Mo Qianhe explained: "You activate the props, so that I don't have to use it."
Liu Tang originally felt that Mo Qianhe had used up both uses of the props at once, which was too risky.
Now let's share the burden once, so that both of us have one item usage left, and the error tolerance rate is higher.
Liu Tang chose to start tracking without hesitation.
A light slowly appeared on the originally blank drawing, and four words appeared next to it: You are here.
A line extends from the light spot, zigzagging.
Some building outlines appeared on both sides of the lines, but they were very simple.
It seems to only show the structures that the tagged subject sees as they pass by.
Soon, the line connected to another light spot, and four words appeared next to the light spot: Tracking target.
Everyone knew that was where Xiang Xiang was.
As time goes by, the other party's light spot continues to move forward.
Fang Yiran was just about to follow the map and walk towards the corridor when he heard Mo Qianhe asking him to open the doors of the kitchen and the locker room.
Fang Yiran was confused. He looked at Mo Qianhe and saw that the man had walked to the corner of the dining area and took out a small black object that was faintly glowing from the sofa.
That was the pinhole camera that Leopard Woman stuffed inside.
Fang Yiran was puzzled: "What are you doing?"
Mo Qianhe held the camera towards himself for a second, then turned it forward and scanned the faces of several other players, especially giving Liu Tang a close-up, before pinning it to his collar.
Lao Cheng tacitly took out the eavesdropping device from under the table and put it in the big pocket on the belly of his jumpsuit.
He answered Fang Yiran with rare patience: "Didn't you say that Cheetah and the others are going in the wrong direction? We have to find a way to correct it."
As Liu Tang pushed Fang Yiran to open the kitchen door, he speculated, "If I understand correctly, Boss Mo wants to help the police place cameras and eavesdropping devices in the place where the Black Cat store manager abused the cute animals, so that they can find out more."
Mo Qianhe walked closer, pulled away Liu Tang's and Fang Yiran's hands, and said with a smile, "Xianyu is the one who understands me."
After hearing Mo Qianhe call him "little salted fish" several times, some fragmented images flashed through Liu Tang's mind.
That was during my student days.
When the midterm exam results came out, Liu Tang's grades in all subjects were just passable, while Mo Qianhe's grades in all subjects were excellent.
Liu Tang heard himself say to Mo Qianhe: "Study hard and become a big boss in the future. Then arrange a simple and easy position for me and let me be a salted fish every day."
Mo Qianhe curled his lips and replied in a voice that was still a little hoarse after the voice change: "Okay, Xiao Xianyu."
When I came to my senses, Fang Yiran had already opened the kitchen door.
Liu Tang heard Mo Qianhe continue, "Since the police station that Cheetah belongs to want to investigate the Black Cat store manager, then we will help. Once they can really bring the Black Cat store manager to justice, their favorability towards us should increase significantly."
Fang Yiran praised when he heard this: "Good plan!"
The players watching the live broadcast stood up immediately:
"Wow, this is a path we never imagined, my family!"
"As expected of you, Mo liar!"
"It has to be my husband!"
"This wave is really impressive."
Mo Qianhe intentionally aimed the camera at Putong in the glass room and stayed there for a while.
Liu Tang noticed his actions and understood that he wanted Cheetah and the others to see clearly which players were taking action, so as to increase Putong's favorability.
"This is the most we can do. If she still can't pass, then it's just her fate." Mo Qianhe said, and went into the kitchen with Liu Tang to look for cameras and eavesdropping devices.
Fang Yiran went to the locker room with Lao Cheng.
Liu Tang quickly found the bug under a metal table, while Mo Qianhe saw the camera between the refrigerator and the storage shelf.
In order to remove the camera, Mo Qianhe opened the refrigerator door and climbed up step by step by step on the storage compartments on the door.
When he opened the freezer door, a strong aroma of snacks hit him in the face, almost making him lose his balance.
Fortunately, Liu Tang supported him with a long stick from behind, helping him to stabilize his body.
But it was obvious that Liu Tang, like him, was disturbed by the aroma of snacks.
Both of them unconsciously looked towards the freezer, where neatly arranged glass bottles were filled with gleaming high-end snacks.
They seemed to be waving to the two of them: Come and eat us, eat us all.
At this moment, in the glass house, Putong, who had been curled up, smelled the fragrance that made her dream.
She stood up and looked outside, her eyes emitting a faint green light in the dark room.
"Hurry...up." Liu Tang swallowed and reminded Mo Qianhe.
They all understand that once they give in to the temptation of these snacks, they will only lose their minds more and more and eventually become like Puton, or even worse.
Fortunately, they have been intentionally controlling the amount of snacks they eat these days, and have hardly touched any high-end snacks, so they can barely stay awake in the fragrant environment.
Mo Qianke used all his strength to break free from the attraction of the snacks.
Remove the pinhole camera from the side of the refrigerator and climb down carefully.
"Snacks! Little Foodie is so hungry!" The two heard a familiar voice coming from behind.
Liu Tang knew it was Putong's voice without turning around.
It was clear from her voice that this person had completely lost her mind.
Putong rushed towards the refrigerator like a small cannonball.
Mo Qianhe had not landed yet. If Pu Tong hit the refrigerator door, Mo Qianhe might fall down.
Liu Tang didn't care about anything else. He turned around and pushed the shelf hard, causing it to slide into the path that Putong had to take, blocking Putong's way.
Putong bumped his head against the shelf, and the tender child's body was immediately broken and bleeding.
But she seemed unaware of it, and still desperately pushed open the shelves and rushed towards the refrigerator.