Chapter 128: The Price

"As expected of a big guild, they are well-informed." Ye Chao said sarcastically, hugging his chest.

"I don't deserve it. I'm not as well-informed as you righteous people. I just happened to have the clue about this copy." Qi Shiyu greeted back.

Listening to their conversation, Zhou Yang felt a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, President. It's enough for our guild to have someone as reliable as you." Xue Ming praised Zhou Yang earnestly, trying to restore his confidence.

…

Zhuci asked: "What you call intelligence, isn't it just offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods to make them happy?" He suddenly remembered what the intelligence looked like. It was actually a painting of a person kneeling on one knee and offering something to the gods.

Perhaps that picture is one of the murals.

Qi Shiyu probably understood it the same way. He looked at the NPC in the corner and said, "There is a ready-made sacrifice. However..."

There seemed to be another deeper meaning in the interruption of his words, and then he looked at Zhu Ci.

Zhuci knew what he meant, he felt that he would object.

"I don't think it's feasible," Zhu said, and in fact he was indeed opposed to it.

"Sacrifice the NPC? Why not? NPC is just NPC, not a real person." Ye Chao asked him back.

Zhou Yang also nodded.

It is common to use NPCs in dungeons, and there is nothing to apologize for the NPCs.

Zhu Ci said, "It's just strange. These original villagers have lived here for so long, and it seems that only the previous players have disappeared. I think it may not be feasible to simply sacrifice them."

"So what do you think we can do?"

Zhu Ci looked into the darkness, which was also the place where the eyes Zhou Yang and the others mentioned were generated.

The dark place is still dark. If you want to get closer to that door, you must dispel the darkness there. It is not feasible to light a lamp by yourself because it will attract the attention of ghosts and gods. So, is there any way to leave?

While they were discussing, Zhuci suddenly heard loud shouts from others.

"Help!"

They all turned to look over.

Qi Shiyu smiled and said, "Look, the method we don't use is used by others."

Another group of players were grabbing NPCs and throwing them into the darkness.

With the shouts of collapse, the figures of these NPCs were completely submerged in the darkness, and even their shapes could not be seen.

Zhu Ci's shoulder was patted.

"On the bright side, at least they didn't throw players in."

There are enough NPCs in this underground palace, and it is likely that you will not be able to throw them all away.

Zhu Ci still felt that something was wrong, but things had come to this point and he had no right to stop those players.

"The surroundings... seem to be a little brighter." Xue Ming said.

…

Will throwing NPCs in make the surroundings brighter?

Zhu Ci frowned, feeling something was not right.

"Where's Mo Yangbing?" he asked.

This underground palace definitely does not contain all the players. What are the identities of the other players who come to this copy, and where will they stay?

"I don't know, but he should be fine now." Qi Shiyu was very sure.

Zhu Ci guessed that they should have props that could connect them to each other, but he was actually curious about Mo Yangbing's start.

As NPCs were continuously thrown into darkness, the underground palace became brighter and brighter.

Zhuci stared at the wall, trying to see all the murals clearly.

"No, stop doing this. If you continue like this, you will anger the gods and ghosts! Then you will all die!"

The sudden shouting caught the players' attention. The player who was throwing the NPC paused and realized that the person who made the noise was a female NPC.

Zhu Ci raised his eyes and saw that it was Que Nu.

Fear could still be seen on the girl's face, her voice was trembling, and she regretted it only after she had spoken.

"Will he die?"

NPCs are sometimes very important.

Seeing those players walking towards Que Nu, Zhu Ci took a step forward and was about to go up, but he discovered something extremely strange.

His pupils shrank.

Those NPCs...

No, that's not right...

Previously, because the light was too dim, they couldn't see the entire appearance of these NPCs, but now that the light is getting brighter, the expressions of these NPCs have become clear.

"Look..." Zhuci said.

NPCs sat around the wall, some with terrified expressions, some with dull expressions, some with sad expressions, and some with sinister smiles on their faces, staring at the player's every move. Even worse, some of them were as pale as paper, and their appearance and demeanor resembled the weird NPC that Zhu Ci had seen before.

Rather than observing, they are more like monitoring the player's actions.

Although only a part of it is abnormal, it is precisely because of this part that it makes people think carefully and feel terrified. Is there something non-human mixed in with the NPC?

"Wait, those players are clearly throwing NPCs one by one along that wall over there, so why are there no fewer NPCs over there?"

Zhu Ci looked at Ye Chao with a startled expression.

As expected, everyone's focus is different, but this also shows that some of these NPCs are not human.

Qi Shiyu made a "tsk" sound, seeming to sense the difficulty.

"Who exactly is the person who sold you the information? You've been fooled, President Qi?" Ye Chao finally found an opportunity to mock. He had a mocking smile on his face, and he didn't show any tension at all.

"Oh, the person who sold me the information also told me that if all else fails, there is a particularly useful trick." Qi Shiyu said with a smile.

"Huh? You want to buy information?"

"This information is free." Qi Shiyu said.

"Huh?" Ye Chao raised his eyebrows in surprise.

“□□.”

"□□?" Zhou Yang couldn't help but call out, then he turned his head and looked at the long-haired and charming team member beside him.

Xue Ming blinked his eyes: "President, do you think I have this ability?"

"No, no, no, President Qi must be joking." Zhou Yang quickly turned his head and tried to refute it.

Qi Shiyu: "I never like to tell lies."

…

[“This move is really amazing, □□NPC, I almost believed it when you told me.”

"Hero... um, even evil spirits cannot resist the temptation of beautiful women."

"Let me see, aren't all the anchors on the beauty list surviving by having sex?"

"The people upstairs, most of them are gamers, right? Do goblins have the same aesthetic taste as humans?"

"It's so fun to watch them quarrel."

"Hey? Is the anchor going to be a hero and save the beauty?"】

…

Zhu Ci admires that they still have the energy to talk big, but maybe this is the mentality of old players?

Those players had already walked towards the girl. The girl widened her eyes in fear and a shadow fell in front of her.

"What do you know? Tell me quickly." A man looked down at her.

But the girl moved her mouth and held the little friend next to her tightly with her hands.

"I……"

"Little sister, tell us how to leave here quickly, otherwise we will have no choice but to feed you to those ghosts." Another woman squatted down and pointed to the unknown other side.

"The way to leave...living people can't leave." Que Nu whispered.

"What?" They all frowned, looking like they were kidding me.

"Forget it, just throw her away. Who would have thought we could get some useful information from her?" The other man became a little impatient.

Seeing that they were about to catch her, the girl panicked: "Don't come over here, don't come over here! Otherwise my friend will bite you."

Her only support is the boy next to her, her good friend.

"What a liar."

The big man in the lead obviously didn't believe it and reached out to grab her.

…

"stop!"

"ah!"

The sound of the blessing mixed with the man's screams.

When he rushed over, he saw the man named Ban Qing bit the back of the big man's hand, and the bite made the burly man twitch all over.

The other players rushed forward, trying to pull them apart.

Ban Qing raised his head suddenly and stared at them with sharp eyes.

"This……"

"Hurry up and save me!"

…

Just as a player was about to take out a knife to attack Ban Qing, the girl finally pulled Ban Qing away.

The big man's hands were covered in blood and he was screaming in pain. Ban Qing was lying on the ground with blood around his mouth.

"I'm sorry, he just..." Que didn't know what to do and was a little anxious.

"What kind of monsters are you!"

…

"Don't do it."

Just when the girl was at a loss, a voice rang out.

The players looked in the direction of the sound and saw a handsome young man.

"Are you...the famous newcomer?" The woman recognized him at first sight.

Zhuci paused for a moment. He had not expected that he would be so conspicuous now. He glanced at Que Nu and said to the players, "Don't attack them any more."

"Why?" The man with a bite on his body stared at him viciously.

He said, "Look at the people around you."

The entire underground palace was quiet, and the light was just enough to clearly see the expressions of these NPCs.

After the accident, these NPCs looked at them with strange eyes.

A whole circle, the gaze of hundreds of people, or rather... not necessarily people.

Finally, they found something unusual. Cold sweat broke out on the foreheads of these players, and their backs went cold. They actually didn't notice it. Then, they looked at Zhuci with a little fear in their eyes.

"What else do you know?"

Zhu Ci glanced at Quenv who was sitting on the ground. There were many NPCs around her who were as scared as Quenv, but there were very few with such vivid expressions. And that Ban Qing didn't say a word. After biting someone, he just lowered his head in silence.

"I don't know much, but you can take a look at the things on the wall. There seem to be paintings on it." Zhu Ci diverted their attention and continued, "It's better not to touch these NPCs for now."

The players looked at each other and decided to go and take a look at the mural first. However, the man who suffered a loss was a little unconvinced and glared at the NPC on the ground.

…

Finally they left.

Zhu Ci squatted down and asked the girl who seemed a little nervous, "Are you okay?"

But the girl nodded quickly.

"Where's your friend? He..."

"Ban Qing was thrown in by them last time because he tried to save me." said the girl.

Been thrown in?

Zhu Ci looked at the young man named Ban Qing, which was a bit strange.

"Can you come back after you go in?"

"Some people went in and never came back, but Ban Qing seemed to have made a contract with someone, but that person died, so he came back, but it turned out like this." The girl replied.

"Contract?"

"Um."

As he was speaking, the young man suddenly raised his head and looked towards Zhuci.

Zhuci met the other party's gaze. At that moment, he frowned and suddenly understood why those players were shocked just now.

Those eyes were smiling, not a pure smile, but a wicked and flirtatious smile, as if looking at a plaything.

A strange voice sounded in my mind.

Come into my sight, sweet offering, sweet bride, and offer your purity and fidelity to God.

The game is about to begin. Are you ready to please me?

As the price of confinement. 】