Standing in the stairwell on the third floor, observing the scene below, Gu Xinghe was still trying to understand the cause and effect of what was happening before him.
Why are other players coming into his house now?
Why do these players look like they're working here, helping to prepare for a banquet?
Perhaps she sensed Gu Xinghe's gaze.
At this moment, Eiffel, who was making arrangements for the arriving players, suddenly turned around and looked up.
Then she looked straight in the direction where Gu Xinghe was.
When Eiffel noticed that Gu Xinghe seemed to be observing their group, he smiled at him.
The eight players in front of Eiffel watched as she, who had been acting quite indifferently, suddenly stopped explaining and giving instructions.
Then she turned around and smiled as she looked up at the stairs, as if someone she cared about had appeared there.
They also curiously followed the other person's gaze and looked in that direction—
In the stairwell on the third floor stood a young man with black hair and black eyes.
Even if there is a distance between the two sides that is not exactly close.
The players present were all stunned by the young man's outstanding appearance and temperament.
He just stood there quietly, without speaking to anyone present.
But at this moment, no one could ignore his existence or his will.
The young man casually placed his left hand on the stair railing, looking down at everyone below.
All the players whose gaze swept over him lowered their heads in shame, no longer daring to look at the young man's appearance.
For a fleeting moment, all the players present felt that the instant their gazes met the young man's eyes.
Their hearts felt as if they were being gripped by an invisible hand.
It makes it hard to breathe, as if your whole body is being squeezed by some invisible force.
However, if one had to point out a slight flaw in the handsome young man before them...
That is, the other person's clothes did not seem to be very clean.
His face and clothes were covered in black powder.
His hair also looked slightly messy, as if he had just gone through a vigorous exercise or battle.
The young man's appearance suggested that he had only recently returned from outside the castle.
At this moment, Cheng He, one of the players who had lowered his head, dared not raise his head again to look at Gu Xinghe's appearance.
He was just wildly speculating in his mind about the other party's sudden appearance in the castle—
No one knew where this young man had come from to enter this castle.
They, a group of eight players, had been standing at the entrance of the castle gate the whole time.
After all, the other party couldn't possibly be a player like them, could they?
For Cheng He, one of the eight players who came to Rose Manor this time, in his understanding...
He felt that this was the only way he knew to cross space and suddenly appear inside a building.
Chenghe, whose mind was racing with random thoughts, was unaware that he had actually guessed the truth of the matter.
But a moment later, the scene that Cheng He saw quickly dispelled his "wrong" idea—
Although all eight players present lowered their heads, no longer daring to look at the suddenly appearing youth.
However, the curiosity that has existed since the dawn of humanity still fascinates them.
So, when she saw that he had only explained half of it to them before suddenly stopping and looking up at Gu Xinghe.
Now, Eiffel seemed to have no intention of acknowledging them as she strode towards them.
The eight players present mustered their courage again and boldly raised their heads slightly to follow Eiffel's steps.
Upon seeing Gu Xinghe downstairs, Eiffel quickly stepped forward and took out a handkerchief she always carried with her.
Wipe away the black dust from the other person's face and clothes.
After seeing that the two people in charge of the castle seemed to be looking at each other and not paying any attention to them for the time being.
The players' furtive glances became increasingly blatant.
Eiffel wiped Gu Xinghe's face with seriousness and meticulousness, serving him wholeheartedly.
At this moment, the other party's actions made her look like a real maid.
Instead of the cold and emotionless demeanor he displayed when assigning them jobs.
At this moment, several players could see a gentle smile on Gu Xinghe's face as he enjoyed the services provided by Eiffel.
Then, as Eiffel wiped Gu Xinghe's face, Cheng He also noticed that Eiffel was saying something to him at the same time.
It was as if they were explaining to the other party why their group of players had arrived.
"Yes, just like when you first came to Rose Manor, the host wants to hold another banquet."
After hearing Eiffel's explanation, Gu Xinghe nodded in understanding.
It's probably the same as before, a banquet for socializing with business partners.
That's why we've ended up with Rose Manor becoming a game instance location again.
Gu Xinghe thought to himself.
But is he now considered the mastermind behind the scenes by other players?
Or is it an Easter egg character that appears in other players' dungeons?
Perhaps no player would consider him a gamer as well?
However, at this moment, Gu Xinghe decided to start the dungeon on his own, instead of relying on the theater tickets or coffee shop vouchers he had previously obtained.
Now that he's been treated as the dungeon boss, he's the true dungeon initiator.
However, unlike the pleasant conversation that Gu Xinghe and Eiffel were having,
On the other side, Cheng He, who had been observing Gu Xinghe and Eiffel's interaction out of curiosity, noticed something was amiss.
This was accompanied by his increasingly prolonged gaze and observation.
He felt that Gu Xinghe's image in his eyes was becoming less and less like a real person.
Like the uncanny valley effect, he felt that Gu Xinghe was shrouded in a fog.
His gaze seemed to be fixed not on a human being, but on some kind of entity composed of concepts that did not actually exist.
At the same time, Cheng He saw the ground very close to Gu Xinghe silently tumbling, revealing segments of black tentacles.
These terrifying, surging tentacles, as if alive, burrowed into Gu Xinghe's body.
Or perhaps, these two are one and the same, and what he just saw was just his illusion.
At that moment, witnessing this terrifying and bizarre scene, Cheng He, too frightened to look at Gu Xinghe again, became certain—
The other party must be the mastermind behind this manor or this game instance.
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