It wasn't until he pushed open the door that Su Luo understood why the system had said that.
Unlike what she remembered, this strange event seemed to span three years, fast-forwarding directly to the day of the fall, and the first thing it happened was a fatal blow.
The original blue sky and white clouds turned into a scarlet full moon, and the streets were stained with blood. A disgusting mixture of human tissue filled the area around the hut. Some humans who were still alive but had only half a body saw Su Luo and tried their best to raise their hands to ask for help, but in the next second they were crushed by a monster and their heads were crushed.
Everyone was screaming and fleeing, all the monsters were celebrating excitedly, but Su Luo remained calm like an observer, appearing so out of place.
"Su Luo? Is that Su Luo?!"
Upon hearing someone call her name, Su Luo turned her head in confusion. After seeing Su Luo's face clearly, the person stepped forward even more eagerly, and at the same time reached out to intimately put their hand on Su Luo's shoulder...
'Pfft...'
The sound of swords slicing through flesh.
Warm blood gushed out instantly, and the person, with an incredulous yet somewhat unwilling look in their eyes, fell backward to the ground.
What do you mean by knowing me or not? What does your name, Su Luo, have to do with me? There are plenty of people in the world named Su Luo. If he suddenly gets close to me in this bizarre apocalypse, I'll treat him as a strange creature.
As for killing the wrong person? Sorry, you're just unlucky.
Slowly wiping the blood off the dagger with a handkerchief, Su Luo looked at the corpse lying on the ground and coldly asked, "Speak, what do you want?"
...
silence.
Some survivors who were hiding in the streets and alleys saw this scene and instinctively backed away, giving up their idea of robbing Su Luo.
This person... is simply insane, even more irrational than those strange creatures.
"This guy's crazy! He's a lunatic! Let's get out of here, or we'll run out of rooms!"
"Let's go, let's go. Luckily, I found some ghost money in that house on the west side. That should be enough to get through tonight."
Sensing the survivors' words, Su Luo followed them up to see what the legendary hotel looked like.
Ten minutes later.
Despite being called a hotel, it's just an ordinary four-story self-built house. It seems that some strange creature stole the original owner's belongings and is now using it as a shelter, charging fees for it.
After all, those ghostly creatures also need ghost money to live. Although they are ghostly creatures, they still need food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, and they cannot live without ghost money.
"Hurry, hurry! That madman is here! Boss Gui, here's fifty ghost coins, can you let us in quickly?!"
"Fifty ghost coins?" The ghost shop owner, who was sitting by the door basking in the moonlight, glanced at the ghost coins in his hand, waved his hand dismissively, and said, "Go inside."
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Gui."
Seeing this, the man who gave the money took his girlfriend and started walking into the house. Just as they were about to step into the hotel, they were stopped by the strange boss.
"Wait a minute."
"Fifty ghost coins are only enough for one person to stay one night."
The shady boss's malicious gaze lingered on the young couple, blatantly watching the show.
"You!" The man seemed somewhat indignant. "When we left just now, we said it was fifty-one rooms, two people per room, isn't that perfect?"
"Heh." The cunning boss sneered, "I did say that, but that was the price at the time. Now, it's gone up."
"One hundred ghost coins, not a penny less."
The shady shopkeeper waved the fifty-yuan note in his hand and looked at the two men with a mocking expression.
Change can happen in an instant.
The man, who had been bravely protecting his girlfriend, suddenly pushed her away, took the opportunity to enter the hotel, grabbed the key, and danced with joy.
"Haha, I got the key! The room is mine, it's mine!"
Faced with betrayal, the man's girlfriend was initially stunned, but then she set her sights on the cunning boss.
"Boss, do you think this is okay?" the woman said, leaning softly against the strange boss, trying to suppress her trembling body and hoping to get his attention.
Only in this way can one survive the end times.
"You shameless bitch, you've really gone and seduced a monster!"
The man's angry roar came from inside the hotel. The next second, a spurt of blood appeared. The man was cut in half at the waist by the wicked boss and thrown directly from the hotel onto the street.
A group of starving ghosts immediately rushed up and devoured it.
Watching helplessly as he was devoured by a group of monsters, the man tried to scream in terror, but as soon as he opened his mouth, one of the monsters seized the opportunity to rip open his throat, crush his vocal cords, and chewed them with a crunching sound, making them sound crisp and delicious.
The woman standing nearby was terrified, trembling all over and her face streaked with tears, barely daring to utter a sound. The next second, the woman's head disappeared, and blood gushed out from the torn neck.
"Crunch, crunch. Ptooey."
A complete skull was spat out of the Boss Gui's navel, rolled around on the ground, and landed right next to the man's skeleton.
"Ha, what a piece of trash, a worn-out shoe doesn't even deserve it!"
After saying that, the Boss Gui crossed his legs, used a finger bone as a toothpick, hummed a little tune, and slowly picked his teeth. His gaze fell on Su Luo, who had arrived late.
"Are you also here to stay at the hotel?"
"One hundred ghost coins per night, only two rooms left, don't miss out."
At the same time, a series of electronic system voices began to be output frantically in Su Luo's mind.
'Ding! First close encounter with a strange creature detected. Limited-time mission activated: Within 24 hours, the host must contract with at least one strange creature to receive double the area of all warehouses, an upgraded cabin (Note: Includes a super-large sunroom), and a free intelligent robot (Note: This robot can act as an electronic butler, cleaner, and repairman—fast, efficient, and extremely practical.)'
'Task Notes: If the contract is greater than one monster, a mysterious system reward will be granted.'
'Ding, a one-star monster has been detected that can be contracted.'
Monster Name: Gluttonous Monster
Abilities: Possesses an enormous appetite and sharp fangs capable of instantly piercing the bodies of monsters of the same star level.
(Note: This strange creature might be a gourmet.)
Current affinity between the monster and its host: This can be viewed after forming a contract with the monster.
Gluttony is a trick.
Huge appetite.
What's the point of raising them?
Wasting food.
However, it wouldn't be a bad idea to have him act as a gatekeeper, dealing with those annoying low-level ghosts. Otherwise, the area outside the safe house would be full of wandering spirits, which, while not scary, would still interfere with her enjoyment of the scenery.
At this moment, the eccentric boss, leisurely basking in the moonlight, is unaware that he has become a dish in someone else's eyes.
I felt the moonlight was unusually cool tonight, and I had a feeling that there was a draft behind me.
"Boss, one hundred a night, give me a room."
A piece of ghost money landed in front of him with a thud. The ghost shopkeeper looked up and saw Su Luo looking at him with a meaningful gaze.
He's clearly the one who strikes fear into the hearts of everyone, so why do I feel a sudden unease when this person looks at me?
“…Okay, okay.” Subconsciously taking the ghost money, the ghost shopkeeper replied without even getting up, “The key is on the table, go get it yourself.”
"Furthermore, this hundred ghost coins can only be used to... to..."
Good heavens, is he dreaming?!
This isn't just 100 ghost money coins, it's clearly a thousand-yuan bill!
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