Chapter 702 [(*^▽^*)]
Xue Rui felt something was off about Lin Leyou's question. "No..."
I don't think so. If it were, I would definitely be with the other person.
Are you Xiaoyou?
Xue Rui stared at him, but Lin Leyou seemed not to hear him. "We should go back now. After killing the black mist monster, I gained some memories. I'll tell you as we go back."
He's changing the subject, Xue Rui thought to himself.
If not, then there's no need to change the subject. If so, then it means the other person's name should contain the character "游" (you), so his name is... Lin You? No, that's strange, Lin Le... You?
Xue Rui finally settled on these three characters because he felt a strange sense of familiarity with the name, though he didn't know why.
Lin Leyou noticed that Xue Rui was not speaking and was staring at her, so she frowned in annoyance. "What's wrong? Aren't you going back? Then walk back by yourself?"
Xue Rui snapped out of her daze. "How could that be? Thank you for your help!"
He boarded Lin Leyou's small flying vehicle and then pointed out the direction to Lin Leyou. They had chased for so long that Lin Leyou was actually a little disoriented.
Even from high above, one cannot see the correct direction from this boundless grassland, so the only option is to rely on Xue Rui to return. Lin Leyou originally intended to leave him here unattended.
Lin Leyou suddenly said, "That black mist monster just now is a ghost living in villa number 22. He is quite powerful. All the villas in the village, up to number 25, are inhabited by ghosts."
Xue Rui: "Not anymore."
Lin Leyou nodded, "After a human kills a ghost, they can occupy the other's villa. But once the human who occupies the villa dies, a ghost will reappear."
Xue Rui: "Does this mean that we humans should take over all the villas? If so, it will be a long time before we can do that."
Lin Leyou said, "The situation is very special. These ghosts will also be hunted by other stronger or equally powerful ghosts, thus taking over their abilities."
"In this way, the victorious monster gains the loser's special abilities and becomes stronger. Do you know what that means?"
Xue Rui's eyes narrowed. "This means that ghosts and monsters will gradually become stronger, and may even master many special talents and abilities. And... the stronger a ghost or monster is, the weaker the other ghosts and monsters become. The more ghosts and monsters a ghost or monster kills, the stronger it will become. As time goes by, our situation will become more and more dangerous, to the point that in the end, there will be no hope of even being able to pass the level."
Lin Leyou said, "Isn't each ghost only allowed to hunt one prey per day? As long as other ghosts don't go looking for trouble, even if a ghost is very powerful, it can only accumulate that kind of ability day by day, and there's still plenty of time."
"Especially... there are also battles between ghosts. The stronger a ghost is, the more likely it will be targeted by other ghosts. Besides... the system said that we should explore the mission ourselves. Maybe this main mission is not about killing the ghosts, but about survival time?"
Xue Rui: "It's related to survival time, isn't that too simple?"
Lin Leyou asked curiously, "Why do you think this main quest will be so simple?"
Xue Rui said, "This is a 3S-level difficulty dungeon. Even if there is a survival time limit, it is definitely one of them. There must be even more difficult tasks in it."
Lin Leyou was silent for a moment, then said, "What you said makes sense. It seems we still need to be careful."
Xue Rui: "The statue issue hasn't been resolved yet. We'll get back to..."
Lin Leyou: "Statue? What statue?"
Xue Rui then realized that Lin Leyou seemed to have only entered the instance today and was unaware of everything that had happened in the village, so he simply recounted the information he had previously obtained.
He blurted everything out without thinking there was anything wrong with what he was doing, and Lin Leyou listened to it all, without thinking there was anything wrong with it either.
If there were other people here, they would find it incredible that two players who had just met could trust each other so much and reveal all the information they had.
Lin Leyou said, "So there's such a thing. When we get back to the village, we should go check out the fountain in the square first, right?"
Xue Rui: "Yes, we definitely need to go take a look. After all, that statue is a clue that's worth tracking for a while. If it's not related to the main quest, then we can talk about other things."
Lin Leyou, "The statue...the goddess statue inside the fountain..."
While he was thinking, Xue Rui glanced at the other person's left hand and found that there was no ring on it. He suddenly felt a sense of loss. Why wasn't there one?
He touched his empty fingers; he didn't have any either. He wished they were both present.
Although it was a bit presumptuous, he felt it was the right thing to do. He had noticed a prop wedding dress in his backpack before. Although the dress looked like an inconspicuous prop, its meaning might be...
Xue Rui glanced at Lin Leyou cautiously. If his guess was correct, there should be two wedding dresses. One of them was with him, and the other was with his partner.
So who is it?
He already had the answer in his heart.
Lin Leyou suddenly said, "There's something in the memories of the Black Mist Monster that I obtained that I must tell you."
Xue Rui, "What?"
Lin Leyou said, "The number one in this village isn't a house, but the fountain you told me about before. The goddess statue wearing a ring in the fountain is probably a ghost."
Xue Rui: "But the statue disappeared."
Lin Leyou said, "If he is killed, then the strongest ghost in the village should take his place as the statue in the fountain, which is the ghost that lives in villa number 2."
Xue Rui: "The shape of the statue will also change."
Lin Leyou: "I don't know about that. Logically speaking, it should change, since other ghosts and monsters have different shapes and abilities, and they absolutely cannot be turned into statues."
Xue Rui said, "Since no statue has appeared to replace the original goddess statue, it means that the current No. 1 ghost has not been killed. It is just trapped in a certain place or has moved to a different place."
Lin Leyou: "That's right, this situation is a bit complicated. You mentioned before that players can visit each other's homes and even stay in each other's houses. Can ghosts do the same?"
Xue Rui gasped. "So you mean there are small groups among ghosts and monsters too?"
Lin Leyou wiped his face. "I didn't want to either, but the facts are right in front of me. This number one, the strongest ghost, still has friends, even friends who can let him live in their homes. At least one, at most..."
Xue Rui: "This is truly incredible news."
Lin Leyou: "After we get back to the village, do we still need to go to the square?"
Xue Rui thought for a moment, "We still have to go see it, but we won't go into the square. We'll just take a look from afar. I'll take you to Villa No. 22 first."
Lin Leyou: "Okay, let's go to the villa first. By the way, haven't we arrived yet after flying for so long?"
Xue Rui coughed lightly, "We ran for a bit too long just now, but we're almost there now."
After flying for about ten more minutes, Lin Leyou indeed saw a distinct black patch in the distance. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that it was the mountains surrounding the village.
Back in the village, the two disembarked from the aircraft. Lin Leyou put away the props, and they slowly walked into the village. As soon as they approached the village, they sensed eyes watching them from the shadows.
Especially Xue Rui, since Lin Leyou had already been targeted by a ghost and successfully killed today, he couldn't afford to harm Lin Leyou again today.
But Xue Rui was different. He hadn't been hunted by the ghosts today, so he could still be considered prey. However... there was someone who had killed a ghost by his side. If that person appeared now to kill Xue Rui, the two of them would team up against him. Therefore, none of the ghosts dared to make a move.
They continued until they passed by in the distance, glancing at the fountain in the square at night, which still lacked any statues, before arriving at Villa No. 22.
Lin Leyou pulled Xue Rui in, "Come in, it's so late, you'll definitely get attacked if you go back alone."
Xue Rui glanced at the sign on the door, which displayed the word "游" (tourist).
"Okay, then I'll take my leave tonight."
Lin Leyou had actually seen the word, but he felt a little embarrassed and wanted to quickly pull Xue Rui inside so that he would look at it less. The matter was left unsaid.
The eyes that had been secretly watching them all withdrew after they entered Villa No. 22. It seemed that they couldn't make a move tonight.
These houses aren't exactly safe houses. You could sell them if you really wanted to, but if two people lived together, the risk of being attacked by ghosts would be much greater.
Meanwhile, inside Villa No. 16, the two of them sat on the bed facing each other, both looking somewhat puzzled.
Lin Leyou looked at her own dark, sharp fingernails, then leaned into Xue Rui's arms and asked, "Is there any situation on your end?"
Xue Rui: "Yes, some items will disappear from the backpack out of thin air, and then reappear, as if someone took them out to use them and then put them back."
Lin Leyou said, "It's the same for me, especially my flying vehicle. It disappeared from the space for a long time. I thought it had been stolen, but it just came back into my backpack."
"As you know, using the aircraft requires points. I've used up some points, how about you?"
Xue Rui: "My Blood Shadow Gun also disappeared for a while, and then some points were used up, probably to exchange for bullets. After a while, the item returned to my backpack."
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