Chapter 681 [(*^▽^*)]
Upon hearing this, Xue Rui smiled faintly but remained silent. The two of them took turns eating all the food in the room. To be honest, they were definitely not full, but…
Xue Rui will go out again later to bring back some late-night snacks, so there's no need to eat a full meal.
With nothing to do in his room, Lin Leyou still felt bored. He turned on his phone and started refreshing the news about the island, but this time he didn't find any updates.
The wind outside seemed to grow increasingly terrifying. In fact, many of the hotel's windows had already been shattered by things blown up by the wind. Afterwards, transparent tape was applied to almost all the glass to prevent the shards from spreading everywhere after the glass broke.
Of course, glass is very special. Although some pieces break, the number is extremely small. After all, the price of this stuff is what it is, and the total number of broken pieces does not exceed ten.
Even the windows in Xue Rui's guest room and the staff room where he stayed were covered with stickers.
Lin Leyou reached out and touched the French windows. The texture of the tape was very obvious, but because it was colorless and transparent, it did not affect his observation of the outside situation.
Xue Rui sat on the bed. "Still feeling bored?"
Lin Leyou said, "I have a feeling that something big is going to happen. It's the third night now, and still no one has died."
Xue Rui said, "Those who operate in the shadows will eventually make their move. If they don't show up, we don't need to bother looking for them. Once they make their move, we'll naturally be able to catch them red-handed."
Lin Leyou said, "That's what I think, but I always have a vague sense of crisis."
Xue Rui leaned over and hugged him, then threw him onto the bed. Lin Leyou looked at him in surprise, "What? Not now."
Xue Rui lay down beside him, hugging him, "Want to play games?"
Lin Leyou, "Don't you want to go out for a walk and see the world?"
Xue Rui said, "I have a feeling that we won't get anything tonight."
Lin Leyou said, "But if players target NPCs, there might be bloody killings."
Xue Rui said, "Players who have made it this far are all smart. As long as the NPCs don't attack first, they generally won't intentionally harm or even kill the NPCs when the situation is unclear, as this can sometimes backfire."
Lin Leyou: "Okay."
He thought there would be some deaths among the players tonight, but when Xue Rui went to get some late-night snacks and came back, nothing happened.
After waking up, the hotel remained peaceful until breakfast the next day. All the players were still alive. After breakfast, Lin Leyou changed into his work clothes and prepared for his patrol work on the fourth day.
Xue Rui escorted him to the lobby before leaving. After Lin Leyou joined the queue, his colleague, Number One, walked over with a sly grin and nudged him lightly with his elbow twice. "I didn't expect this guest to like you so much!"
Lin Leyou raised an eyebrow. "Yes, did you find it?"
His face immediately fell. "Don't even mention it. We were chatting so well this morning, but I didn't expect him to turn on me like that by evening. I thought he had been lured away by someone else during the day while he was at work, but I didn't expect him to be just fickle and not looking for anyone else. What bad luck."
After the squad leader announced the pairings, everyone split into five groups and left. Lin Leyou naturally left with colleague number one, while number two followed the squad leader.
As they passed by, this colleague number two stared intently at Lin Leyou for a long time, as if observing his reaction.
Lin Leyou looked at him with some curiosity for a moment, and he asked, somewhat puzzled, "Aren't you nervous?"
nervous?
Lin Leyou was puzzled. "What's there to be nervous about?"
"Don't you feel scared about what I told you before?"
Lin Leyou seemed to have thought of something, then smiled and said, "What's there to be nervous about?"
He looked very anxious. "Why aren't you nervous? Why aren't you afraid?"
Lin Leyou: "Isn't it just a little story to lighten the mood? What's there to be afraid of?"
He said that just to test him. After he finished speaking, he left with his colleague No. 1. No. 2 was stunned after hearing what he said, as if time had stopped for him.
It wasn't until the squad leader came over and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "What's wrong? Come on, let's go."
He then realized what was happening, "Oh, let's go... let's go."
Although Lin Leyou and his group left, they didn't go far. They were watching from a corner not far away, and he didn't lower his voice when he spoke, so several passing players overheard him.
These players are still hiding nearby, and Lin Leyou pretends not to see anything.
Colleague Number One watched the two walk away and asked in confusion, "What little story?"
Lin Leyou initially thought the other party was just asking on a whim, after all, such a big matter was being kept secret, but he himself seemed very calm, as if nothing had happened.
Unexpectedly, his sudden outburst completely baffled the other party. Judging from his reaction just now, it was clear that the sacrificial ceremony he mentioned during the patrol that day was probably all made up by him.
Or perhaps something has been exaggerated. There might be some unknown deal, but it would never be this exaggerated.
Lin Leyou sighed, and the two walked and talked, "He said that this storm was created by a wizard to cut off our island's connection with the outside world. Then there is a big boss behind the scenes who hired a witch doctor to capture everyone on the island and cut out their hearts so that the big boss can live and swallow them alive, so that he can live a long life."
“When he told me that, I just took it as a joke.”
Colleague Number One stared at Lin Leyou in disbelief. "So... he came to you just now and asked why you weren't nervous or scared, and why you were so calm."
"Does this mean you think you've fooled me? That you should be nervous and scared?"
Lin Leyou said, "I guess he saw that I didn't care, so he broke down and asked me. By the way, do you believe me?"
Colleague Number One's lips twitched. "What do you think, my good brother?"
Lin Leyou couldn't help but laugh and quickened his pace. Soon the two of them were far away. After they were gone, several players emerged from a hidden corner.
Do you think this ritual is real or fake?
"I think it's possible. They're all NPCs, maybe they're just putting on an act for us."
“We are well hidden, and there is absolutely no way they can find us.”
"So you're saying the sacrificial ceremony was fake?"
"I didn't say that. I just felt something was off. After all, it's been four days already. If there really was some kind of sacrificial ceremony, it should have started long ago, right?"
"Perhaps on the last day, with the last one, it will use its special ability to wipe us all out?"
"That's what I think too. In short, we can't let our guard down, lest something in the shadows take advantage of us. Let's go and look for any underground secret bases or the like."
Although several players overheard Lin Leyou and his companion's conversation, they didn't entirely believe him.
The sacrificial ceremony was indeed a bit exaggerated, and might be unbelievable in the real world, but we were in a dungeon, and anything could happen.
Even Lin Leyou himself is not 100% certain that the news about the sacrificial ceremony is false, and can only try to find as much relevant information as possible.
Especially when he was telling his colleague about this, he not only had to be mindful of the players hiding in the shadows, but he also kept a close eye on his colleague, noticing even the slightest change in his expression.
But there was nothing suspicious about colleague number one's reaction. The other person just thought that what Lin Leyou said was absurd and unrealistic, and was still talking about it now.
"Hey bro, do you know who owns this island? Do you know whose property this resort hotel is? That big boss is still young and strong, how could he do something like this?"
"And another thing... so it definitely can't be him. Even if there is, he's definitely a very old person. Look around the whole island, are there any old people? No!"
"He really is an idiot, all he does is talk nonsense. Luckily you have a good attitude and weren't scared by him. Actually, being cut off from the outside world like this, coupled with this kind of awful weather, does make people think all sorts of things. But... just thinking about it, it's impossible. What era are we living in? The heart is basically just flesh. Do you think a piece of flesh can prolong life?"
Lin Leyou nodded. "You're right, but you seem to be getting more and more nervous."
Indeed, at first, this colleague didn't think much of it, but the more he talked, the more Lin Leyou sensed the slight unease in his tone.
Although he appeared indignant, a closer look revealed that his eyes were shifting, as if he hadn't expected this at first, but had suddenly thought of something terrible while speaking.
"Huh?" Colleague Number One was puzzled. "What did you say was nervous? I wasn't nervous at all! I was just trying to lighten the mood!"
Lin Leyou stared straight at him without saying a word, and he looked back at Lin Leyou, as if trying to convince himself with his eyes that he wasn't lying, but the cold sweat on his forehead... made it less convincing.
Are you hot?
Colleague #1 subconsciously wiped his face, removing the sweat. "Yeah, yeah, it's just a bit cold. This is cold sweat. How could I feel hot in this stormy weather?"
No sooner had they finished speaking than a rock, bigger than a head, smashed through a pane of glass less than two meters away in front of them in the corridor, blown in by a gust of wind from who knows where.
"Ah!" Colleague Number One screamed in fright.
Lin Leyou immediately took out his walkie-talkie and called the squad leader over.
The squad leader quickly arrived with a few others. Upon seeing the window, they breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, the glass is of excellent quality. It only has a small chip, which we can easily fill in."
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