Chapter 716 [(*^▽^*)]
"It made me lose some of my memories, but it didn't cause me any real obstacles. Most of the time, I can still think normally and complete the game."
Xue Rui said, "Actually, I don't understand it either, especially since... the lost memories are related to us, but the other memories are not abnormal at all."
Lin Leyou: "They've gone to dig a tunnel. We'll keep an eye on them."
Xue Rui said, "We can't get too close. The players are also watching the NPCs passing by outside, and they're very wary."
Lin Leyou, "Aren't we going over there?"
To put it bluntly, they could all be players, and if they went together to help, the other party would definitely agree, since the more players there are, the greater their chances of completing the mission.
However, at the same time, the NPCs who might discover them at any time will notice them even faster. So far, they haven't figured out what the use or abilities of these ordinary NPCs are, so without knowing anything, they've decided not to go there for the time being.
"Let's go buy a cake first, then sit in a nearby coffee shop for a while and see how things go."
Xue Rui naturally had no objections. When they arrived at the cake shop again, they saw the familiar new manager. Upon seeing them, the manager immediately greeted them, "Oh, you're here again. It seems my cakes must taste really good. I'll give you a discount."
Lin Leyou asked, "What discount, boss?"
This person, who is both the owner and the employee, is fortunate that there aren't many customers, otherwise they definitely wouldn't be able to handle it all. "How about a 10% discount?"
Lin Leyou: "Thank you so much, boss!"
They didn't linger in the store, paid for the cake, and left. When they passed the edge of the square again, they could clearly feel the gazes fixed on them.
Fortunately, they were just passing by and didn't intend to go to the fountain, so the gazes didn't follow them for long and disappeared after they passed the vicinity of the square.
They went into the café and chose a window seat, where they could see the fountain in the square and a surrounding area.
Xue Rui: "There are still a lot of people over there. It seems we won't find an opportunity during the day."
Lin Leyou: "It's alright, the players have also taken action, we just need to wait."
Xue Rui: "I just don't know if their plan will work."
Lin Leyou said, "Whether it's useful or not, let's wait and see. It's bound to cause some trouble."
As it turned out, they didn't have to wait long at all. With so many players gathered together and all sorts of props appearing, digging a tunnel didn't take much time at all.
The reason they found out so quickly was simple: the underground space where the so-called village chief was being held suddenly exploded from the inside out!
As a result, while they were eating cake and drinking coffee in the cafe, a loud "bang" startled not only them but everyone around them.
The underground space suddenly exploded, blowing away all the soil and bricks that had just been filled back in. The huge bricks were also broken into countless pieces, scattered on the ground mixed with soil.
A huge hole was blasted in front of the fountain, and now, in broad daylight, almost everyone who looks in that direction can see it. Those who are close by are stunned by the loud explosion.
Those who were a little further away also had their ears ringing from the explosion and couldn't recover for a while. Soon, all the NPCs who weren't affected too much rushed over.
They stood at the entrance of the cave and looked inside, but there was nothing there!
"The village chief has disappeared!"
"What? The village chief is missing?"
"Quick, go down and check!"
Several people jumped in, but they found nothing inside. "The village chief seems to have vanished into thin air. How is that possible?"
"Quickly, check if there are any other exits!"
The NPCs searched the area but couldn't find any passage. The space inside had been destroyed, and the surrounding bricks were broken. If they didn't dig it open, they really wouldn't be able to find it.
Generally speaking, most people wouldn't dig like that, but these NPCs weren't ordinary people. They quickly found shovels and other tools, and soon cleared out the collapsed space below. It took them less than an hour in total, which was very fast.
"There's a tunnel! There's actually a tunnel!"
"Hurry up, dig along the tunnel. I want to see who dares to kidnap the village chief!"
Neither Lin Leyou nor the other human sat in the coffee shop and went outside; instead, they continued to watch the commotion from inside.
"I didn't expect them to be so capable. Not only did they dig through so quickly, but they also took the village chief away. Aren't they afraid of what will happen at night..."
Xue Rui patted his hand, shook his head when he looked over, signaling him to stop talking. Lin Leyou immediately understood, shut his mouth, and ate his cake.
He almost forgot that this place wasn't a safe place at all; it was a coffee shop, and the staff and the owner working there were all NPCs.
You were talking too loudly just now.
But it's so hard not being able to speak right now, especially since the situation over there is so urgent.
Xue Rui: "Don't worry."
Their surveillance equipment is monitoring from there, and they'll quickly detect if the player leaves the house.
As soon as they finished speaking, they both realized at the same time that the players had indeed gone out, and their houses were located some distance from the square.
Furthermore, when they took the unconscious village chief away, they also blew up the tunnel. It will definitely take a long time for the NPCs who want to dig through the tunnel to get there later.
With so much time, they could easily move the village chief to a different location.
All the players left, and now most of the NPCs have gone to the plaza, making this a good opportunity for them to move.
So they carried the village chief away from the house and went to a house on the outermost edge of the village. This house was the very outermost, most remote house in the village. When they arrived, they couldn't see a single person. On the way there, they had seen several people hurrying towards the square.
They only glanced at the house out of the corner of their eyes, not daring to actually look. After the others left, they quickly hid inside, closing the doors and windows and drawing the curtains.
The house was rather small, and it felt crowded with so many people, but no one was paying attention to that at the moment. They were all excited to see the village chief sleeping all day.
"Shall we take action?"
"If we kill it now, will it really turn into a dead monster corpse by nightfall?"
"I don't know. What if it can't be changed?"
“I object to killing him now.”
"When we wake up at night, we'll all turn into monsters and we'll all die."
"No, we escaped the village before, and this monster just watched from the edge of the village for a while before going back. It didn't chase after us, so..."
"I see. Then this location is acceptable. If it becomes dangerous, we can retreat immediately."
After much discussion, everyone finally decided not to kill him now, but to wait until nightfall or until he woke up. The original plan was to kill him now while he was still human, and then take his scales when he turned into a monster at night. But unexpectedly... at the last minute, everyone was unhappy.
"Or should we wake him up first?"
"I don't have any objections, but will he really behave after I wake him up? What if he wanders out and gets seen by an NPC?"
While they were discussing, Lin Leyou and his companion, who had been in the coffee shop, had already left. They followed the crowd to the vicinity of the square, where no NPCs would bother them.
And so, they arrived at the edge of the crater that had been blown out without any trouble. Looking at the situation below, they felt a bit conflicted.
They originally thought that the collapsed structure included the one on the ground and the one in the underground space, but they didn't expect that the structure below would be unharmed after the explosion.
The broken bricks inside were all from the large bricks that were laid on top. They were buried after being blown up. It seems that the players knew what they were doing when they threw the bombs during their retreat. They didn't want to damage the formation below. If the formation was damaged, then we would be doomed.
When they saw the intact formation being cleared out, they were both relieved that it hadn't been damaged.
That's all. The words carved on the wall are no longer visible because they've been covered up with mud; the NPCs didn't clean them properly.
Perhaps noticing that the two of them were staring intently at the formation inside, two idle NPCs nearby approached them. "What's wrong, are you mesmerized?"
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were slightly taken aback; they had no intention of alerting the enemy.
"Yes, I was completely mesmerized."
This NPC looks like a young man, sunny and refreshing.
"It's nothing. I was mesmerized when I first saw it. This is a great treasure of our village."
Lin Leyou nodded, "Yes, my darling, then you..."
The young man was very cheerful and said, "You want to know if I've used it before? Of course I have. You know the situation in our village. Everyone has their lost other half. As long as you find your other half, you can come here to find the village chief. The village chief will bestow a treasure upon you and then activate this mysterious totem, allowing us to return to oneness."
Upon hearing this, Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were immediately shocked. They stared at the young man in disbelief. Was he telling the truth?
If that's true, then everything those players did before was in vain, right? Because once they find their other half, they can go directly to the village chief, who will then take out a scale and help them activate the formation, allowing them to merge into one person.
Lin Leyou, "Oh? That's great... Wait, you mean you've used it, so does that mean you've already found it, and then..."
He nodded with a smile, "Yes, I found my lost half, and then I came to the village chief. All I had to do was bring my other half here at night, throw a coin into the fountain, and the entrance would open. We could then go in, and there would be a surprise after we successfully merged!"
Lin Leyou blinked. "What surprise?"
He smiled and said, "Well... I'd better not say. Anyway, the surprise is for you to discover for yourselves. By the way, have you found your lost selves?"
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui exchanged a glance, then nodded, "We've indeed found it; now we're just one step away."
The young man was taken aback for a moment, "Found it? That's great! You guys can wait a bit..."
Then he remembered that the village chief's house had been bombed and the village chief was missing. "Right, we need to find the village chief as soon as possible, otherwise... do you have any news?"
Lin Leyou shook his head, "We were in the coffee shop just now. Although we saw the explosion, we didn't know what happened."
That would clear him of suspicion.
Young man, "Oh, I see. Let's look around then. The sooner we find the village chief, the sooner we can merge into one person. You definitely won't regret the surprise you get then."
Lin Leyou and Xue Rui were even more eager to know what the surprise was, but unfortunately, the young man didn't seem to be willing to tell them. So, should they reveal the location where the player was hiding in the village chief?
The two of them slowly retreated to the edge of the square, where a crowd had already gathered, all discussing matters related to the village chief with righteous indignation.
After exchanging a glance, the two left and arrived at Villa No. 16, where the ghost Lin Leyou lived. They were soon welcomed inside.
Without further ado, the four went inside and began discussing how to handle the matter.
Just now, the human Lin Leyou took out a mechanical spider and put it in his pocket, which means that the two ghosts could also hear the previous conversation.
Looking at their attitude, Lin Leyou, a human, was also a little uneasy. Was it really okay?
"What are your thoughts? To become one?"
The ghost Lin Leyou knew that he didn't have much time left. He could either choose to merge with it or kill his human self, so that he could truly become a resident of the endless world.
The system would never lie to him. Although he didn't know why the system would do such a thing in this instance, it was definitely true.
As for Xue Rui... he probably needs to make a decision as soon as possible.
Ghost Lin Leyou said, "Let's wait until they find the village chief before we talk about anything else. That location is so close to the outside of the village, just a few steps away. They must have planned to escape."
Lin Leyou, a human, said, "They probably wanted to wait until night to see if they could get any scales."
Ghostly Lin Leyou suggested, "Why don't we go and tell them about the Dzungar Khanate?"
Lin Leyou, a human, asked, "Is this a good idea? Will they believe what I say?"
Just as the ghost Lin Leyou was about to say something, there was a knock on the door. The four of them were slightly startled, then the ghost Lin Leyou stood up, "Go see..."
He walked in front, with the other three following behind him. When Lin Leyou opened the door, it was crowded with NPCs, all waiting outside.
The one leading the group was none other than the sunny young NPC who had just been talking to the human Lin Leyou. He still looked very kind, but with so many NPCs behind him, he seemed to have ill intentions.
The ghost Lin Leyou ignored the group of NPCs behind him and looked at him expressionlessly, "What is it?"
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