Chapter 118
The next morning, the strange incident that happened on the snowfield last night spread throughout the hot spring.
There were even some people who left the barrier on purpose and formed a team to go to the residential area of the "crime scene" to check the situation. When they came back, they were sighing and looked as if they couldn't bear to look at it. "It's too tragic, too tragic, several buildings have been eaten away..."
"I don't know what went over there. How can we even see the shadow of the protective shield? Forget the protective shield. The house that the system said was so solid now only has a little foundation left."
"It was horrible. I felt cold under my feet just standing there!"
Of course, these statements may be deliberately exaggerated.
Anyway, there are many ordinary players in the hot spring who dare not step out of the barrier at will. They can still enjoy these rumors that are difficult to distinguish between true and false, and continue to spread them to more people who are not at the scene after returning.
After the group of people escaped back last night, heavy snow fell all night, covering all their traces. Those chaotic footprints were also buried under the thick snow, and people who went there this morning could no longer tell what had happened at the scene.
But this did not prevent them from piecing together the truth based on the ruins left at the scene and the reactions of that group of elite players.
——Look at those people, they are still in shock!
After returning in disgrace last night, they spent the night near a hotel. As soon as the sun rose, they immediately entered the barrier and have not dared to come out since then.
Most of these players who can afford to rent houses in residential areas are elite players, or those who are doing well among high-level players. Normally, other players would unconsciously feel inferior to them in terms of aura when facing them, but now, looking at their distraught appearance, they actually felt a little pity for them.
And this group of elite players also noticed the reactions of others.
They were angry and helpless.
At the same time, I couldn't figure out why the rat group suddenly appeared and then disappeared?
And he just happened to eat that piece of land!
As a result, some superstitious beliefs are now spreading in the hot springs.
The place where the residential area was built was actually the tomb of a top rat monster. They happened to live on the head of the ancestor of this group of monsters, so they were retaliated in the middle of the night, blah blah blah...
These players were completely numb after hearing this.
I haven't heard such an outrageous statement since the game started.
Not to mention that monsters and players will turn into pixel grids after death, and there will be no graves left... Does it mean that if people turn into data, we still need to talk about cyber taboos?
All in all, they felt extremely unlucky to see the house they rented at a high price turned into ruins overnight.
I wanted to save money at first, but ended up running into so many bad things.
If I had known earlier that I should have paid a little extra to stay in the B&B area, I could have saved myself a lot of trouble.
The hot spring's protective shield can even block a tide of monsters, not to mention there is a boss with unfathomable strength in charge. Are you afraid that you can't stop a tide of rats composed of mere A-level monsters?
They regretted it so much, and when they thought about the protective shield that was as shattered as paper last night, and the owner of the residential area who ran like a rabbit, they felt a nameless ghost fire running straight into their heads.
After feeling frustrated for a whole night, they finally found a way to vent.
"Where's Su Wenlong?"
“Give me back!!”
"Come out and give me my money back!"
Su Wenlong, who was also hiding in the barrier, was soon pulled out by the angry players.
No matter how strong he was, he couldn't beat so many people alone. He was surrounded and trembling. "Don't blame me! I'm also a victim. I've been leveling up in the high-level area for so many years, and I've never heard of such a weird thing!"
"How could so many A-level monsters suddenly gather together in the middle of the night? Aren't they trying to kill the players? I invested so much in a house, and now it's all gone. How can I get the money?"
He slapped his thigh and howled like a ghost.
The players were not at all led astray by him. One of them sneered, "Do you think we can't see it? You bought the lowest defense shield because you wanted to save money, right?"
"It only looks good. It's clearly just a decoration. Even if the rat tide didn't come, I'm afraid a few powerful high-level monsters would take turns to come in the middle of the night and break it. It won't last more than a few days."
"You can't even guarantee safety, but you still dare to sign a one-year contract? And you still dare to advertise and ask players to bring their family members who are ordinary players to live here?"
The more they thought about it, the angrier they became. It would be fine if the living conditions were not as good as those in the hot spring bed and breakfast area, but from this perspective, it seemed that Su Wenlong was trying to kill people for money.
Before Su Wenlong could even cry, he was rendered speechless, with his mouth half open, looking a little funny.
Seeing him like this, the elite players became even angrier, "Return the money quickly! Don't force us to do it."
Although they couldn't fight inside the barrier, with so many of them, they could easily carry Su Wenlong out and fight him.
By then, everyone will kick, and who knows who will secretly attack the key point, and what kind of accident will happen...
Su Wenlong shuddered suddenly.
"I'll pay you back, isn't that enough?"
He didn't dare pretend anymore and spoke before everyone's patience ran out.
The hot spring was in an uproar again.
When the farce died down, the players angrily retreated, leaving Su Wenlong slumped in the spot, staring in a daze at his account balance which had evaporated by several zeros in an instant.
The deposit that made him so happy yesterday seemed like a dream. The remaining points now were not even a fraction of yesterday's. He even lost all his savings accumulated over the years.
He was disheartened.
Several inn residents had seen enough of the excitement, and when they passed by him, they looked at Su Wenlong as if he was a fool, "Why do you think the lords didn't build the town into a high-level training area when they built the city?"
"Don't they want to?"
Su Wenlong: “…”
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The news that the residential area had inexplicably suffered "retribution" soon spread among the hotel employees.
They were originally worried that their business would be affected, but they didn't expect that within two days, there would be a follow-up to this melon.
This efficiency is simply touching!
Gu Xiao didn't dare to be too blatantly happy, and could only secretly gloat, "So, if you don't have the skills, don't take on this porcelain job."
Not everyone is like the boss, who has the magical power to build such a protective shield, which is top-notch in terms of area and defense.
With Su Wenlong as a comparison, we can better see how much weight Shu Mo's seemingly light promise of "Nuannuan Hot Spring is absolutely safe" actually carries.
Liu Xueruo also sighed, "Fortunately nothing really happened. If someone had been killed, the loss of a life would not be enough. Now he has to pay for the cost of building the house. It can be considered a lesson for him."
"And it can be considered a blessing in disguise for us. I heard that after those players went through this, several of them suddenly figured it out and went to the sales office to look at houses in the afternoon."
Gu Xiao bit the spoon and raised his chin to indicate the empty seat in front of him, "The boss is so busy that he hasn't come back yet."
At this time in the commercial street, the owners of the empty seats were indeed very busy.
After renting out three apartments in one go, Shu Mo was finally able to take a breath after seeing off that group of enthusiastic players.
She leaned back in her chair, took out a hot chestnut from the brown paper bag beside her, peeled it and put it into her mouth.
While chewing, I felt a little empty.
To be honest, she was not surprised by the closure of this residential complex.
Even if there is no rat tide, what about the monster tide? Without the barrier granted by the system, these buildings built in the advanced area were destined to not last long. She had no reason to take action, but she didn't need to take action at all. The harsh environment of the Doomsday Game was enough to drive away those opponents who wanted to get a piece of the pie.
Shu Mo had already made plans to open the barrier in time to accommodate the escaped guests when the crisis came.
But she didn't expect that this "crisis" would come so quickly.
Still so abrupt.
Shu Mo was peeling chestnuts, but he always felt something was wrong.
While I was deep in thought, two familiar figures suddenly passed by the door.
It seemed that they noticed her sitting in the store out of the corner of their eyes. The two men had walked over, but suddenly came back.
A round head popped out from the door, "Boss!"
Shu Mo looked up and found that it was the clerk and the cashier in the Monster Run store.
It was probably shift change time. Judging from the direction they were heading, they seemed to be heading towards the main building.
"Are you ready to go to the restaurant for dinner? Would you like two chestnuts?" she greeted.
"Okay." The salesgirl sniffed and stepped in happily.
The young man followed without saying a word.
Shu Mo grabbed two pieces of toilet paper as padding and poured a small pile of chestnuts for each of them.
The shop assistant picked up one with both hands and started chewing it with her front teeth, moving very quickly. The cashier boy whispered a thank you, lowered his head, and moved his gaze to the chestnut shells piled next to Shu Mo. He seemed to understand something, and stretched out his hand and gently twisted them. The shells were easily crushed and peeled off, leaving a whole golden flesh.
Shu Mo: dumbfounded.jpg
Such nimble movements, can we say that this being is worthy of having tentacles?
The clerk used her front teeth frequently to keep up the rapid pace of eating the chestnuts, and she even had time to ask a question (?), "By the way, boss, you weren't scared last night, were you?"
Shu Mo didn't react for a moment, "Last night...?"
She paused as she spoke.
Several thoughts flashed through her mind, and she suddenly understood, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Did you create that swarm of rats?"
"Yes, they are all relatives, so I just asked them to do a small favor." The salesgirl waved her hand modestly.
Shu Mo thought silently in his heart, although they are both rodents, mice and chipmunks seem a bit far apart... at most they are distant relatives, right?
But it is true that if you ask a group of squirrels and chipmunks to form a rat tide, it seems a bit lacking in deterrence.
This also explains why powerful A-level monsters would form monster groups and appear and disappear mysteriously as if they were under command.
How dare they not come after receiving the call from a super S-level monster?
The clerk said: "I just happened to hear that someone wanted to steal your business, and they even advertised it under the name of a hot spring. This is simply too much. I thought, how can I tolerate this?!"
As she spoke, she slapped her thigh.
Shu Mo's tiger body trembled.
But the next second, the clerk calmly began to chew chestnuts again, "That's why I wanted to teach him a lesson."
Shu Mo: “………………”
She was dazed and suddenly remembered what the shop assistant said before: "She has been living in anxiety for the past ten years because she couldn't store food."
So has this been because of being anxious for too long and even my personality has changed? Is the solution to the problem so simple and crude?
…What kind of grumpy chipmunk is this? ?
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