Everyone was already familiar with the night's routine.
About two hours later, the familiar feeling returned, and Xiao Jin's vision began to shrink instantly until it returned to normal.
However, they did not rush to reveal themselves. Instead, like a cheetah lurking in the night, they quietly hid in the shadows, silently observing the actions of the humans inside the villa.
As moonlight pierced through the thin mist and illuminated a corner of the courtyard, the huge wooden crate began to shake violently. Then, countless eerie figures of all sizes crawled out of the crate.
Not long after, a contaminated, twisted, and deformed toy inadvertently came into the sight of a servant.
Since the players had cleaned up the contaminated toys yesterday, the people in the villa hadn't even had a chance to see them. So, upon discovering the contaminated toys, fear instantly spread like wildfire throughout the villa.
"Ahhh, help!"
"Destroy them quickly, hurry up!"
"It's a demon, it must be a demon, it has sent divine punishment to retaliate against us."
People began to panic, and screams and shouts rose and fell.
While running blindly, trying to escape the pursuit of the contaminated toys behind them, they instinctively picked up anything within reach that could be used as a weapon to fight back.
The battle between the two sides began.
Without the players' help, human casualties began to appear.
In his panic, a servant was unfortunately tackled to the ground by a polluting toy lurking in the shadows. The toy's sharp steel claws instantly tore open his chest, and blood gushed out, staining the white marble tiles red.
However, to the surprise of all the players, despite the casualties, they did not receive any warnings from the system.
This isn't right!
The players looked at each other, their hearts filled with doubt as if shrouded in dark clouds. They couldn't understand why the system would turn a blind eye to this, and their fear and unease grew stronger.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the villa, Xiao Jin was completely unaware of the commotion. She was leading Chu Yuan and the other two, using the chaos as cover, carefully making her way through the villa's corridors.
The target was a locked room on the third floor of the villa.
Xiao Jin's steps were light, but their journey was not smooth.
Although there were many people in the courtyard, the family who owned the villa never appeared in public.
The first thing that greeted everyone was the long corridor lit by dim, yellowish lights, the light soft yet enough to illuminate all the secrets.
However, Xiao Jin, with his excellent eyesight, immediately spotted the villa's female owner.
She was a middle-aged woman with a gentle face but sharp eyes. At this moment, she was sitting on a European-style sofa, skillfully knitting a sweater with her hands. Every stitch revealed her composure and elegance.
However, lying silently at her feet was a large, rusty iron hammer, its head as big as two fists, covered with many indistinct brown stains.
The other person is ostensibly knitting a sweater, but knitting a sweater at 12:30 in the morning? Isn't that crazy?!
All of this suggests that the woman in question is not as simple as she appears.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jin and the others exchanged glances and began to slowly retreat, turning to the other side of the passage.
But then an unexpected obstacle appeared.
The little boy Xiao Jin knew was now crouching in the shadows, his face still showing a childlike innocence as he held a toy gun. His eyes gleamed with excitement in the night, and there was also an emotion that Xiao Jin couldn't understand.
At this moment, Chu Yuan lowered his voice: "That's definitely not a toy gun. It should be a real gun that has been modified and hidden very well. Although, due to the parts, the barrel can't hold real bullets, it can only hold salt bullets."
However, salt bullets are small and sharp, enough to cause considerable trouble at close range.
It means we can't force our way in, otherwise the commotion will be too great and will quickly attract outsiders.
"What should we do then?" Tong Xiaolu's eyebrows furrowed together. "The lady of the house is in the living room, the child is at the bottom of the stairs, so the man of the house must be waiting for us upstairs."
Since the NPCs mentioned above are important, the male protagonist will definitely strengthen the protection of the 'author' once he learns of the players' presence. We can't just hide here and do nothing!
“Then let’s split up and lure the tiger away from the mountain.” Xiao Jin’s voice was deep and powerful: “Tong Xiaolu, you help to distract the mistress, and if necessary, you can take care of her directly.”
"Song Chao, use the formation to restrain the little boy; it's best to prevent him from firing. As for Chu Yuan and me, we'll deal with the male homeowner upstairs; we need to finish him off quickly."
Xiao Jin decisively took over the role of leader and quickly assigned tasks to everyone.
Although Chu Yuan felt a little awkward, no one had ever ordered him around in such a tone before. However, times had changed, and now was not the time to dwell on that.
As the plan unfolded, everyone began to take action.
Tong Xiaolu deliberately made a noise at the end of the corridor, and sure enough, the lady of the house chased after her with a large sledgehammer at her feet. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Song Dynasty's formation silently put the boy into a deep sleep.
And Xiao Jin and Chu Yuan—
"Bang!"
Chu Yuan's Rubik's Cube transformed into a rope, strangling a male servant's neck, while Xiao Jin's long sword slashed sharply at another person's body.
Soon, the two bodies collapsed limply without making a sound.
Sure enough, when the two went upstairs, they found two more servants, but they hadn't seen the male master yet.
However, Xiao Jin already had a guess in her heart.
Her face darkened: "Let's go! The side quest might have changed."
Chu Yuan also thought of it, and immediately gritted his teeth: "Damn it, this bastard better pray that he hasn't started anything yet."
After the two met up with Tong Xiaolu and Song Chao who had come from below, they immediately went to the door on the third floor.
The chain was still hanging, but the lock on it was open.
Xiao Jin hurriedly placed his hand on the doorknob. The moment the door opened wide, a strong smell of blood rushed out, and Xiao Jin's body stiffened involuntarily.
The scene ahead soon came into view for the four of them.
Jian Yiqiu's condition is worse than yesterday.
The chains dug deep into his wrists, and dark red blood dripped down the iron bed frame.
His black shirt was almost soaked with sweat, clinging to his pale skin. Most alarming of all were his eyes: his once clear gray pupils were now bloodshot, the pupils shrunk to pinpoints.
The male homeowner was standing in front of the machine, operating something...
The intrusion of the group unsurprisingly attracted the attention of the male homeowner.
He turned around, saw Xiao Jin and his group of four, and flew into a rage, yelling, "You filthy rats! Who allowed you to come in!"
"The energy extraction has accelerated..." Before Chu Yuan could retort, Jian Yiqiu's hoarse and incoherent voice suddenly appeared.
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