Xiao Cheng turned to look at Nineteen with some confusion, only to see him moving towards her with a long face and reluctance.
"Weren't you leaving?" she asked, looking bewildered. "Did you leave something behind?"
Nineteen didn't say anything, and turned around dejectedly to look at the corner of the wall not far away.
Xiao Cheng followed his gaze and saw a man covered in blood emerge from the shadows.
He held a broken throwing knife in one hand, and the blood on his body didn't make him look disheveled; instead, it added a chilling aura to him.
Most importantly...
From his appearance to his demeanor, he was practically dancing wildly on Xiao Cheng's fetishes.
"Have we met somewhere before?" Xiao Cheng blurted out, staring at his face.
nineteen:"……"
Lady, do you have absolutely no sense of occasion when you speak?! Is this the time for you to strike up a conversation?! So what kind of cliché opening line is this?!
Looking at Xiao Cheng's incredibly sincere expression, Fang He frowned slightly, a hint of worry rising in his eyes.
What are you doing here?
nineteen:"……"
I really will thank you, so you frogs are watching the mung beans, while I'm the only clown.
Xiao Cheng was stunned by his question.
She pointed uncertainly at Fang He, then at herself: "So we really know each other?"
Fang He was about to say something when he caught a glimpse of Nineteen standing next to him and changed the subject: "No, I just saw you in the dungeon before. You probably didn't notice me."
That's perfectly normal.
Xiao Cheng revealed a knowing expression: "I thought I was the only player in this game, but it turns out you are too."
Nineteen felt as if she had heard something incredible. She covered her mouth in astonishment, her eyes wide, her gaze shifting incredulously between Xiao Cheng and Fang He.
"You...you...you guys..." His expression quickly changed from shock to ecstatic joy. "So you really are players! You came out of the dungeon! My theory was correct!"
"Tell me... tell me now! How did you leave the instance?! No one has ever come out alive before... how did you do it?!"
He rushed to Xiao Cheng impatiently, even forgetting his fear.
It wasn't until this moment that Xiao Cheng finally saw a hint of what a male merman should be like in him.
"Looks like you're really obsessed with dungeons." Xiao Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, thoughtfully observing him. "Because of your seventeen brothers? That shouldn't be the case. A normal person would run as far away as possible, right?"
"I...I..."
Nineteen lowered his head and stammered for a long time. Although he tried his best to hide himself, Xiao Cheng could still see his guilty conscience and panic.
Fang He didn't have much patience for him. He flicked the blade meaningfully, making a not-so-crisp sound.
Nineteen's body trembled involuntarily.
"I...I..." He broke out in a cold sweat, secretly glancing at Xiao Cheng, and finally gritted his teeth, stamped his foot, and said loudly, "I'm sorry! I lied to you just now!"
"Then tell me, what have you been lying to me about?"
Xiao Cheng wasn't too surprised. He was lucky to believe five or six parts of what the man said earlier, but the matter about the black box shouldn't be a lie.
That's enough.
Nineteen did not answer immediately, but instead looked up somewhat timidly and glanced meaningfully at the throwing knife in Fang He's hand.
"Put the knife away immediately. He's still a pitiful, weak, and helpless child. What kind of behavior is it to threaten him like this?" Xiao Cheng said to Fang He righteously.
Nineteen's lips twitched slightly.
You said that without the slightest bit of guilt.
Upon hearing this, Fang He paused for a moment, then nodded: "You're right."
He readily accepted the suggestion and put the throwing knife away.
Nineteen: "..." Why are you so obedient, damn it?!
"Go ahead and speak." Xiao Cheng smiled and gently patted Nineteen's head.
Looking at her smile, Shijiu felt a chill run down her spine, already imagining the scene of her snapping her neck with a snap.
He couldn't help but shudder and hurriedly said, "Actually, my older sister and the others have already found a way to enter the dungeon."
"Oh? And then?"
"They selected the first group of people, divided them into small groups, and entered different instances. In the end, only one person came back... to be precise, only his corpse came out."
Nineteen seemed to be recalling some terrifying scene, and her voice began to tremble involuntarily.
“We’ve never seen such a gruesome death before… Later, my older sister and the others cut open his stomach and took out a human skin scroll with a black box drawn on it.”
"He is the God of all gods, He is the beginning and the end, He is the cycle, He is everything."
"That's what it says on the human skin scroll. My older sister and the others guessed that... the so-called world erosion is because of this black box, and only through the black box is it possible to save the remaining people."
"So my older sister is planning to go into the dungeon herself. But I know it's practically suicide; she can't go in. She's the only family I have left..."
"But as long as I crack the so-called black box's secret before her, I can do it! I've already guessed the copy thing! The same goes for the black box!"
After listening for a while, Xiao Cheng roughly understood.
In short, this guy is a sister-obsessed person.
That shouldn't be the case. Looking at his appearance after transforming into a male merman, it seems his relationship with his sister isn't very good either? Is it because the female merman is obsessed with looks that the poor younger brother's young heart was traumatized?
Thinking about it that way, it doesn't seem impossible.
Xiao Cheng's thoughts were becoming increasingly scattered, and Fang He could tell at a glance that she was daydreaming. He sighed almost imperceptibly and then turned to Nineteen and said, "You can't participate in the matter of the black box. Entering the instance is a completely different matter from what you previously imagined; it's not as simple as you think."
"You all think the same way!" Nineteen complained indignantly. "You're like this, my sister's subordinates are like this, and my sister is like this too! I'm not a child anymore! I can help, I don't need extra protection!"
Fang He simply looked at him quietly.
The atmosphere gradually became tense. After a long while, Nineteen lowered her head as if deflated and said in a muffled voice, "I'll take you to see my older sister."
"I don't know much more, but you guys seem really strong. If I really can't get into the dungeon... please protect my older sister."
He stiffened his neck and bowed deeply to the two of them: "Please!"
"Kid, please get your facts straight. In this instance, you're expected to take care of an outsider," Xiao Cheng said coldly.
Nineteen froze instantly, his body stiffening as he stubbornly maintained his bowing posture.
Fang He glanced at Xiao Cheng with a hint of helplessness.
"so."
He added, "It's your own sister, so you should protect her yourself."
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