Chapter 2 Phoenix God (1)
◎The wooden man's eyes moved◎
“Welcome to Fatal Fall.”
The mechanical sound ended quickly and briefly. In this eerie atmosphere with no one knowing whether there were any hidden evil spirits nearby, it seemed like Gu Qiufeng's illusion.
A red shadow floated vaguely in the distance, and a large outline vaguely appeared.
"The sound just now...did you all hear it?" The female college student had been trying hard to hold back her tears. The sudden sound scared her so much that she turned pale, as if she was going to faint in the next second.
The guy with glasses was shocked when he realized it belatedly: "Damn it, I thought I was just hallucinating because I was too scared!"
"It's not an auditory hallucination," said the woman with long black hair. "You will hear this voice many times in the future, because it represents..."
Copy reminder sound.
Her words stopped abruptly.
The red color that was slowly floating in the mist suddenly changed its speed. It suddenly rushed forward from its slow pace and rushed straight in front of the players without anyone's expectation.
The wedding song reached the mourning part with the beating of gongs and drums at this moment, and the chaotic music seemed to be torn into the laughter of thousands of ghosts in an instant.
The red sedan stopped in the center of the crowd. The wind kept blowing its curtains, revealing a faint red veil inside the sedan.
"Fuck."
The guy with glasses was startled by the sudden approach of the sedan chair. His eyelids fluttered and he was about to faint, so Gu Qiufeng supported him from behind.
The players finally came to their senses and looked at the sedan chair in confusion.
"This is..." The pretty boy said with a serious expression, "Phoenix God copy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of several veteran players present darkened, and even the masked trio showed an uneasy atmosphere.
"Isn't this the C copy?" The black-haired woman looked unhappy. "Why would they let the newbies enter the C copy right from the start?"
"Not necessarily." The masked leader said in a hoarse voice, "For the sake of balance, the game will reduce the difficulty appropriately. This should only be a C-level copy. I believe this should be just a small matter for Yu Bo who often encounters the tavern, right?"
"Excuse me. How can I compare with the compass of the Third Guild?" Yu Bo responded sarcastically.
Luo Pan laughed hoarsely: "Anyway, I don't have to recruit new members for the organization like Lord Yubo does."
[Damn, this batch of newcomers is so miserable. I remember when I first entered the dungeon, I almost didn’t get out of the weakened D-level dungeon. As a result, these three newcomers came out and went straight to the C-level dungeon... A moment of silence]
[Yubo and Luopan, both players from a big guild, unexpectedly met in the same instance. It's going to be interesting to watch.]
[I just checked the "Phoenix God" dungeon that handsome guy mentioned. Folks, although it is only a C difficulty, the fatality rate is almost 80%. Damn, some B-level dungeons are not so brutal.]
[Dian La, I originally thought that this batch of newcomers still had some potential, and wanted to recruit them into the guild, but now it seems that they may not survive the novice dungeon.]
"Alright, alright," the pretty boy interrupted the two men at the right time when they were on the verge of a fight, "Now that we know how powerful you two great gods are, why don't we go into the village first? Otherwise, it will be bad when night falls."
Gu Qiufeng followed his gaze and discovered that a village had suddenly appeared behind them.
There is a plaque on a stone pillar at the entrance of the village, covered with frost and weathered spots, with the four large characters "Phoenix Village" written on it.
But when I looked into the village, I could only see a hollow darkness.
There was still thick fog beside us, and the bus had disappeared. It seemed that there was no other way except to enter the village.
The pretty boy walked straight into the village.
As soon as he stepped over the stone pillar, he disappeared, as if he was swallowed by an invisible dark beast.
"Should we go in too?" the boy with glasses asked weakly.
Gu Qiufeng glanced at the bridal sedan and said, "Go in."
The masked Luo Pan began to order his followers Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai to carry the sedan chair.
Seeing that someone was doing hard labor, Yu Bo pulled up the female college student and warned Gu Qiufeng and the others, "Be careful in the dungeon and beware of everyone."
Afterwards, the two of them also entered the copy.
The boy with glasses looked at Gu Qiufeng for help: "We...?"
Gu Qiufeng said, "Let's go."
Before leaving, Gu Qiufeng looked back at the bridal sedan.
A gust of cold wind just happened to blow open the curtain of the sedan chair, and the red veil quietly fell to the ground from the seat, revealing a grayish-white portrait of a woman.
As the sedan chair was lifted up, the sound of gongs and drums could be heard faintly from the thick fog around them.
Amid the festive and lively music, the bride in the gray and white photo shed blood-red tears, which dripped stickily onto the seat of the sedan chair.
The black mask and the white mask were completely unaware and just looked at the effort they put into carrying the sedan chair, as if there was more than just a black and white portrait inside.
Gu Qiufeng decisively turned around and dragged the boy with glasses, who had not yet figured out the situation, into Phoenix Village.
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After entering the dungeon, the sky suddenly became bright.
Phoenix Village looked terribly dark from the outside, but when Gu Qiufeng and the others came in, what appeared before their eyes was a village that couldn't be more ordinary.
A large stone stood at the entrance of the village as a half-screen. A faint gurgling stream flowed under the stone. Several children passed by Gu Qiufeng while playing.
Gu Qiufeng saw the jade next to the stone and walked towards that direction with his glasses.
The players who had just entered gathered together and talked with an amiable old man who was over a hundred years old.
"Hello everyone, I am the head of Phoenix Village. Thank you for participating in my son's wedding as the bride's relatives and friends. The wedding will begin in seven days..."
The village chief talked on and on, like an old man chatting about family matters.
Gu Qiufeng heard some noises, and out of the corner of his eye he saw the compass and Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, who were carrying the bridal sedan, finally came into the village.
Something seems to be wrong with the masked trio, and Compass is scolding Black Mask.
At this moment, the chief of Phoenix Village noticed Luo Pan and others who had just come in. He first smiled strangely, then immediately left the players here and turned to walk towards Luo Pan and others.
"Too fast..." The boy with glasses murmured quietly, "How can an old man walk faster than me?"
Luo Pan was still scolding Black Mask when he turned around and found an old man standing behind him unexpectedly. Even an old player from a big guild like Luo Pan was frightened and cried out.
"Thank you for bringing the bride here." The village chief looked at them lovingly, "I am the village chief of Fenghuang Village. Thank you for coming to participate in my son's wedding as the bride's relatives and friends. The wedding will start in seven days..."
Gu Qiufeng was a little speechless after hearing this, and turned to look at Xiao Bailian and Yu Bo: "Did he say the same line when he just told you guys?"
Yu Bo nodded.
The pretty boy smiled and said, "Brother, take it easy. These are just the fixed lines of the NPC."
However, there was something wrong with an old man who looked ordinary but walked faster than a normal adult, and he immediately added a lot of weirdness to this small village.
Gu Qiufeng sorted out the information the old man had just told him.
They are the bride's dowry group, and the wedding between the village chief's son and the bride will be held in seven days.
"The main mission is to serve as the bride's dowry relatives." Yu Bo said, "The mission period is seven days."
"Survival copy." said the pretty boy.
"What? I can't think straight." The guy with glasses cried out.
However, no one paid attention to his words.
Since entering the dungeon, Yu Bo and Xiao Bai Lian have become much quieter.
After the two veteran players simply analyzed the information given by the NPC, they both shut their mouths tightly. Although the remaining female college student and the boy with glasses still didn't understand the situation, they were also affected by the atmosphere and didn't dare to say much.
Fortunately, the chief of Phoenix Village did not bother Luo Pan for too long. He soon brought Luo Pan and other two back to reunite with the players.
Facing the eight brides' relatives and friends, he put on a beaming smile and said, "Thank you for coming all the way here. I will ask some strong young men to carry the sedan chair. Please follow me home first. I have already provided a place for you to rest."
At the beginning, no one had figured out the situation in the village, and being exposed to the outside world was not a good thing. After hearing that accommodation had been arranged for the night, several old players looked relieved.
The players followed the NPC village chief silently and walked towards the residence arranged for them.
The residence assigned by the village chief to the players is a small courtyard, which contains exactly eight rooms, including the main house and guest rooms.
Gu Qiufeng fell behind the crowd again.
He smelled the obvious odor of decay in the courtyard and gently covered his nose with his white-gloved hand.
Gu Qiufeng was a bit of a germaphobe, but now was not the time to be picky, so even when he saw the obvious mold and moss in the house, he just paused for a moment, then followed the village chief into the room assigned to him without changing his expression.
The village chief assigned him the westernmost room with the door facing southwest. Not only was it backlit, it was also the Five Yellow position in Feng Shui and the Kun position was very yin. As soon as he entered the room, Gu Qiufeng felt as if he was put into an ice cellar.
"I know you will invite us to dinner later in the evening. I will stay in the house and wait for you. I won't walk around." Gu Qiufeng interrupted the village chief before he was about to repeat his lines.
The head of Phoenix Village was stuck for a moment, and after a long while, he nodded slowly: "Okay, then I'll go."
Gu Qiufeng: "Hey, have a nice trip."
It would be best if there was a pit halfway through the road so that this old guy could fall to death.
The village chief had no idea of Gu Qiufeng's rebellious thoughts. After reciting his lines in a businesslike manner, he disappeared at the flick of a pavement.
Only then did Gu Qiufeng turn around and look at the specific furnishings in the house.
Although the door facing southwest tends to gather yin, other than this the layout of the house is normal.
However, when Gu Qiufeng's eyes swept across the table in the room, he saw an object.
It is a wooden carved figure, with crude facial features vaguely visible, a bit like a Russian doll with limbs.
Gu Qiufeng weighed it and picked up the wooden figure from the dusty table.
The moment Gu Qiufeng picked it up, the wooden man's black eyes seemed to move twice.
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