Chapter 281 [(*^▽^*)]
Thinking of this, Lin Leyou can finally breathe a sigh of relief. After returning several times, his anticipation for the villa, his first home, has gradually returned to his heart.
Even though he bought a property of his own in the infinite world, he still didn't feel any real sense of security. No matter how well he did in the infinite world, he never truly belonged there.
He was quite frightened after realizing how the world had subtly changed him. The most terrifying thing was not being brainwashed without his knowledge, but knowing that he had been brainwashed yet being powerless to change it.
Lin Leyou looked at the countdown in front of him, "It's almost time, time to go participate in that dungeon quest... I wonder if I'll be able to run into Xue Rui this time?"
Thinking about this, Lin Leyou felt that he might be overthinking things. One or two times could be explained by coincidence, but how could it be so coincidental every time? This time, he shouldn't run into her.
A car came to pick him up. He got in at the gate of the residential area, said goodbye to the security captain, and left. This time, his destination was Yaoshan Village.
As the name suggests, there is a mountain called Yaoshan over there, so the village is called Yaoshan Village. The car stopped when it took him to a stone tablet with the three characters Yaoshan Village engraved on it.
After he got out of the car, it sped away. Lin Leyou looked at the stone tablet and the wide dirt road next to it covered with fallen leaves and sighed, "Looks like I'll have to walk in again."
He walked along the path, his footsteps crunching on the fallen leaves. It felt as if he were the only person in the world, and he felt a sense of melancholy.
As they walked, they received the system's task prompts.
"System prompt: First, residents must disguise themselves as players and must not reveal their NPC identity from beginning to end. If they are revealed, the task will fail. Second, residents must try to take away three task items belonging to the players while following them to complete the task. If the task is not completed by the time the players finish the game, the task will fail."
"System notification: This task is of difficulty level C. Completion will reward you with 8000 points, while failure will deduct 800 points!"
"Mission prompt: Residents can use all items in their inventory within this instance. Please proceed with caution."
Lin Leyou breathed a sigh of relief. He could use all the props, so this task shouldn't be too difficult for him.
After all, his items are far more powerful and numerous than those of the players, so hopefully these players will obediently hand over their quest items to him for safekeeping.
Otherwise, he would have to resort to force, which would be too obvious and would be detrimental to completing the mission. After all, who knows if these players will get wind of the presence of a traitor?
Moreover... he doesn't know how strong these players are yet. If they're really bad, then he'll be at ease. After all, weak players are always bullies who prey on the weak.
"System notification: Some strange things have happened in Yaoshan Village recently. A week ago, a fifteen-year-old girl was found to have drowned after falling into a well. Since she had no parents or relatives, the villagers spontaneously held a funeral for her. However, strange things have been happening frequently since her burial."
Lin Leyou took a deep breath. Ever since a girl fell into a well and drowned, strange things have been happening frequently in Yaoshan Village. It seems that this is a supernatural type of dungeon.
He glanced at the items in his backpack, and the peach tree branch stood out. This item should be of great use in this dungeon, and he was very grateful to Xue Qian for contributing it.
Hopefully, his future adventures will be filled with disasters.
Lin Leyou continued walking forward, and soon there were more people around him. Players had been teleported over. He paused for a moment and subconsciously took out a mask and put it on.
This time, since he needs to disguise himself as a player, he's using his own body and appearance. In any case, just to be on the safe side, he should still wear a mask.
After about ten seconds, the number of players stopped increasing. He roughly counted them; there were thirty-two, plus himself, making thirty-three.
Why isn't this number an integer? But that's fine too. If it's not an integer, it's easier to hide, and players won't immediately realize that there's an oddball in the team who isn't a player.
These players had just arrived and immediately began to keep their distance from each other, as if they were wary of other players.
Lin Leyou was puzzled. Did all these players kill each other?
"System, can players kill each other in this dungeon?"
"System prompt: Yes, you can earn 200 points for each player you kill."
Lin Leyou silently stroked his chin. In this way, as long as he killed four players and obtained 800 points, he would not lose any points even if the mission failed.
The penalties for these players should be similar. Some players who don't have enough points or lack confidence in completing the game will take risks to minimize their losses.
Even if you fail to complete the level, you can still get more points if you kill more players, since the points deducted for failing the mission are only a few hundred.
It's a dungeon where players can kill each other. No wonder they're all so wary. It seems like in this dungeon... it's impossible for players to genuinely cooperate. Anyone who dares to trust anyone will be stabbed in the back at any time.
Lin Leyou ignored their wary expressions and continued walking forward nonchalantly. The mission had already begun, and the most important thing now was to reach Yaoshan Village before dark.
I've been walking for a while now, but I still haven't seen the end of the road or any sign of a village. I guess I still have a long way to go.
Instead of wasting time here, let's find the village first.
Fortunately, these players weren't foolish enough to start a killing spree at the very beginning of the dungeon. When they saw Lin Leyou walking forward, they all followed suit.
We haven't reached the village yet, and we don't know how difficult the Yaoshan Village instance is. If it's difficult, we'll need to cooperate a bit.
Lin Leyou seemed unconcerned about what was happening behind him, appearing leisurely, but in reality, he walked incredibly fast. The players behind him, not paying close attention, soon discovered that the distance between Lin Leyou and them had increased to two or three times its original length.
At this point, everyone realized that the player walking in front was quite fast. Oh no, not fast, but long-legged, so even if he wasn't walking fast, he covered a long distance!
The thirty-two players behind him, the tallest being only 1.75 meters and the shortest only 1.55 meters, all looked at Lin Leyou, who had grown taller and reached 1.83 meters, with some envy.
Lin Le walked ahead, noticing the gazes behind him, but he didn't pay them any mind. He was currently thinking about Xue Rui, and sure enough, Xue Rui didn't show up.
He knew that such coincidences couldn't happen again and again. Although he had expected it, he still felt uneasy and wasn't very interested.
I will definitely complete this mission seriously. I'll treat it as an opportunity to upgrade my item, Golden Sun. I hope that upgrading Golden Sun to blue-grade will bring me some surprises.
Lin Leyou walked along this road for more than an hour before he saw a small village near a mountain in the distance. This must be Yaoshan Village.
Looking from here, it seems there aren't many houses in the village.
He roughly counted the houses. Hmm? More than a hundred houses. It didn't seem like a lot, but from a distance, they didn't look like many. However, there were actually more than a hundred households, so it seemed like a lot.
If we assume a family of three, that's over three hundred people. Not to mention the elderly, children, and so on, the total might be five or six hundred people. That's quite a lot for a mountain village.
"Phew, we've finally seen the village. I didn't expect we'd have to travel this far. This instance is really something; couldn't they have just dropped us off near the village?"
"You can argue with that! I'm exhausted from walking, my feet hurt!"
"My shoes are ruined. They were brand new, costing several thousand yuan..."
"It's getting dark, shouldn't we hurry over? Although we can see the village from here, it's actually still quite a distance away."
"Let's go, don't waste any more time."
The player who spoke earlier was right. Although they could see the village, it was still quite far away. They were already standing on a high place, looking out at the village in the distance.
If you really want to get to the village, it will take about half an hour, at the very least. If you are delayed a little along the way, it may take an hour.
Lin Leyou slowly started walking forward. This time, he didn't go to the front. The other players weren't interested in talking to each other, so they all kept quiet.
One player after another passed by him, and in less than ten minutes, Lin Leyou was left behind. Looking at the backs of the heads of the hurried players in front of him, he suddenly found it quite amusing.
Lin Leyou strode forward, not fast, but fast enough to keep up with the group of players in front of him. Long legs are just so convenient, hehe!
They walked quietly to the entrance of Yaoshan Village. Just then, an old man sitting on a stone bench at the village entrance, leaning on a cane, looked at them.
"Young people, you've finally arrived?"
Lin Leyou paused slightly; it seemed the story was about to unfold.
Sure enough, a male player stepped forward and said, "I'm sorry, village chief, we've kept you waiting. The car was only willing to take us to the stone tablet. It took us some time to walk here."
The village chief sighed, "I know, I know. Come with me first. I've arranged accommodations for you. I just hope you can help our village resolve that matter."
The player said, "Don't worry, village chief, we can handle this!"
Lin Leyou was led into the village by the village chief. There were many houses in the village, and quite a few families had built large multi-story houses.
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