Chapter 374: Rusty City Strange Stories
The monsters outside the French windows of the cafeteria lingered around, pushing and scrambling for the nails laced with attractants.
Xu Zhiyan stood in front of the window and wrinkled his nose.
A strong smell of rust and a faint smell of blood continued to pour into the cafeteria from the window. As the monsters moved, the smell became more pungent, making it difficult to tell whether it was the monsters' original smell or the result of swallowing nails.
These monsters looked somewhat similar to the eerie figure that replaced him, but the rust on them was not on their clothing.
Except for the cheeks, rust can be seen on the exposed skin of the monsters' limbs.
Just as Xu Zhiyan expected.
Seven plates of food in a row were all abnormal food.
Every time he poured out a spoonful of nails, he would check his condition and make sure that he was not affected by the action before continuing with the next spoonful.
The huge cafeteria was silent.
The monsters chewed the nails without making any sound, which made it even more weird.
Qi Shanren was almost drenched in cold sweat. He looked down at his plate. The food that had been carefully turned over by the spoon was normal. The only problem was that it had gone cold because he had waited too long.
He didn't dare to eat first.
Everyone has his own way of survival, and Qi Shanren is no exception. He knows that he has poor abilities, so he never rushes forward when faced with danger and is very obedient to advice.
It was not until Xu Zhiyan went to the food window for the eighth time that he finally got normal food.
Stir-fry in a big pot, with both meat and vegetables.
The two of them finished eating as quickly as possible. Qi Shanren glanced at Xu Zhiyan who was wiping his mouth and pointed to the beverage machine next to them.
The monsters outside the window have become quiet, and the rules are clear at a glance. He feels that everything is safe, and there should be no problem swiping the card to get the drink. After all, the drink sounds like a good thing. Now it is not long before the start of work, so he has to hurry and get the drink back.
Xu Zhiyan looked around and found nothing unusual, so he stood up, nodded, and gestured for silence.
He is always attentive to his customers and once again emphasizes not to open his mouth.
Qi Shanren stood up carefully and moved to the beverage machine with Xu Zhiyan.
The beverage machine is backed by a floor-to-ceiling window. The yellow and green paint scheme makes people feel comfortable. There are only a few gray aluminum cans of beverages on display inside. They are unpackaged and very simple. Combined with the monster staring at them outside the window, it looks indescribably weird.
Xu Zhiyan bent down and looked at the small rule prompts on the buttons of the beverage machine.
[Welcome to the beverage machine! ]
[You are very lucky to see the beverage machine. There are not always drinks in the beverage machine!]
[Each employee can only get one free drink each time they come to the cafeteria. Believe me, these unpackaged cans are good stuff.]
[Swipe the work card here →]
[Today's beverage machine has a total of 16 bottles of drinks, while supplies last.]
Qi Shanren was already holding his work badge and ready to exchange for a drink, but Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips when he read the last line.
sixteen?
This number...
He stared at the two words for a few seconds before his expression slowly returned to normal.
Today he took exactly sixteen pieces of human flesh off the conveyor belt. Could this be a coincidence?
But what concerned Xu Zhiyan more than the coincidence of quantity was that there were only five bottles of drinks left in the beverage machine at that moment, so who took the remaining eleven bottles?
Even if Gan Mi and Mad Dog had been to the cafeteria, it was impossible for them to take so much within the rules.
While he was thinking, everyone in the live broadcast room also started guessing.
[I thought only players could take the drinks. ]
[Me too. The NPCs who just left also heard the announcement, but they didn’t go get the drinks.]
[Maybe you can't see it? It says on the tip of the beverage machine that you are lucky to see the beverage machine, which means that some people can't see it. 】
[But there were only four players sent to the factory this time, and only Xiao Baiwan and Xiao Zayu came to the cafeteria. ]
[Pfft——You little bastard, are you polite upstairs? ]
In the end, Xu Zhiyan said nothing, reached out to swipe the card and took his drink.
He raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at the gray jar.
The material that looks like an aluminum can is slightly cool to the touch, and feels similar to the spherical handicrafts transported by the tracks.
Seeing Xu Zhiyan successfully get the things, Qi Shanren breathed a sigh of relief, squeezed to the front, tried his best to ignore the sharp eyes behind the glass, and pasted his own work badge on in the same way.
“Bang!”
The gray can of drink fell as expected.
Just as Qi Shanren half-knelt down and reached out to take it, Xu Zhiyan's hurried warning sounded in his ears.
"lay down!"
Qi Shanren was stunned, but his body reacted faster than his brain. He quickly loosened his hand and threw the drink back!
After throwing the drink away, he came back to his senses with some confusion. Just as he was about to turn around to ask, he felt a hand 'pop' on his shoulder.
Wait! Something's wrong!
The hand on Qi Shanren's shoulder was incredibly strong, and the slender fingertips almost dug into the flesh.
He seemed to be aware of something and remained in a half-squatting position. His body was stiff as if all the water had been drained out, and his neck, which had been half turned backwards, also stopped in place.
From the edge of his vision, Qi Shanren saw a dry, thin, rusty hand...
"You responded."
'Xu Zhiyan' behind him spoke.
When Qi Shanren heard the voice, his eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
[Never respond to their words.]
They can fake all kinds of sounds...
There was nothing outside the transparent glass window, not even a single monster. As time went by, the place became darker after the sun went down.
Without time to think about anything, Qi Shanren's eyeballs moved slowly in his eye sockets.
He seemed to see something.
With a thud, Qi Shanren fell to the ground...
In the reflection of the glass, he saw his back.
The densely packed monsters did not disappear.
They had entered the cafeteria at some point and were now standing behind him, smiling at the glass.
Sitting slumped in front of the group of monsters, he was no different from the fish on the chopping board.
Qi Shanren's frightened expression was reflected on the glass. His chest was heaving violently, his eyes were bulging, and veins on his hands were bulging. He was obviously nervous to the limit.
When the rusty monsters saw this, they laughed even more happily.
The next second, the monsters moved and surrounded Qi Shanren. One by one, the skinny and rusty bodies stretched towards the center, and a huge pulling and pain sensation came.
He watched helplessly as his flesh, blood, and bones were ripped out, and his heart and lungs were held in the monster's hands, which exploded with a slight squeeze. Qi Shanren was in a trance, and suddenly felt his vision split in half. Oh, it turned out that a monster had taken out his eyeballs...
From the view coming from the other end, Qi Shanren looked at his body being split apart and eaten.
it hurts.
It hurts so much...
Rust spread like fungus over the remaining limbs.
He was confused and thought, was he dead? It seemed that he was dead, but it also seemed that he was not.
But to Qi Shanren's surprise, when his legs were covered with rust, the unbearable pain was rapidly subsiding.
It hurts...it doesn’t hurt anymore.
At this moment, hope rekindled in his heart.
Grow! Spread!
It won't hurt as long as it's covered with rust spots.
The rust seemed to hear his thoughts and began to spread wildly. The pain was further reduced, and was replaced by numbness and stiffness.
Uncomfortable, but bearable.
Just as Qi Shanren's mind was slowly becoming rigid, he suddenly discovered that his broken body was changing.
Bright red blood appeared in the empty abdominal cavity. After a while, the blood level suddenly rose and began to overflow continuously. Gradually, the blood flooded his body and also devoured the grinning monsters on the side.
“Pah—Pah—”
After the loud noise, the whole cafeteria spun.
…
Qi Shanren felt pain on his cheek and his whole head was shaking from side to side.
“Pah—”
Another loud slap.
He slowly came back to his senses and saw a white skeleton.
"!"
Qi Shanren subconsciously wanted to scream, but found that he couldn't open his mouth and couldn't make any sound. His mouth was sealed with tape!
Seeing that the target person woke up, Xiaokui Gu stopped.
It stood up and clapped its hands, then took out a pad and pen from its pocket and began to write and draw.
“Bang!”
The written bill note was stuck on Qi Shanren's chest, and Xiaokuigu began to pick up the first aid props scattered around.
It was not until Xiaokui Gu was dealt with that Qi Shanren came to his senses and realized that he had been rescued.
He looked up and saw Xu Zhiyan sitting in the corner of the glass with a serious expression on his face. He lowered his head and Qi Shanren simply collapsed on the ground to read the note paper covered with words.
[Mr. Qi, please don't panic or speak. You seemed to have responded to their words just now, so your mental power is rapidly collapsing. The rust has spread to your calves.]
[I used several props but still couldn't save you. Here is a list of specific props and their prices...]
[Finally, I had no choice but to use two bottles of special drink props on you. Thank God, you finally woke up, but the price of special props is also special. I hope you can give a satisfactory amount. Of course, you can also pay in installments. If you are willing to share the spiritual world you just experienced, you can also get a discount.]
Qi Shanren's hands were shaking as he looked at the bill for 70,000 points.
Oh my God, his president only paid 100,000 for his life, but Boss Xu’s monster summoning items are so expensive!
But no matter how painful it was, the tremendous mental torture and unforgettable pain were still echoing in his body. Qi Shanren held the bill as if he was grasping at a life-saving straw.
On the other side, Xu Zhiyan finally came back from the corner.
Seeing that Qi Shanren had recovered and was fine except for exhaustion, he patted him on the shoulder to comfort him and walked towards the chef who was waiting to sell food at the window.
[Hello, do you know what is outside the glass window? I just saw someone wearing black clothes walking out...]
A note filled with questions was handed to the window.
A few minutes ago, at the moment when Qi Shanren responded to them, the shadow of the monster outside the glass disappeared. At the same time, Xu Zhiyan also saw more things.
He saw a group of people dressed in black passing through the alley in the shadow of the building and walking out.
As the team passed the glass window, he saw a familiar figure inside.
It was Gan Mi, the temporary teammate who had been fixing screws with him in the afternoon. By now, he had already got a new identity. When they passed by, their eyes met, and they both remained silent.
It seems that after the separation, the other party is no longer hiding anything, but instead pretends to be stupid and carries out his own plan.
The chef's shrill voice came out.
"Go through the alleyway around the factory cafeteria and it's just outside."
After he finished speaking, the chef did not answer the rest of the questions. Instead, he stretched out his skinny hand from the window, as if asking for a price, but after a few seconds, he withdrew his empty hand.
Xu Zhiyan frowned, still not recovering from the shock of Gan Mi leaving the factory. He glanced over and saw traces of rust on the hem of his clothes...
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