Chapter 18 Blood Moon Night (XVIII)
The voice of the prompt was a little sharp, as if it was afraid that Nan Huan couldn't hear it.
Moreover, Nan Huan tried it, but she couldn't push the air wall or get through it, so she didn't understand why the system was so tense.
It's like there's some unspeakable secret behind the wall.
Nan Huan stood at the stairs, his eyes following the handrail upwards, but stopped at a thick fog at the corner.
She looked for a few minutes, confirmed that the library was not on the fourth floor, and then looked away.
The structure of the castle is not complicated. The first floor is the kitchen, dining room and living room. The second floor is the guest room, which is also the player's room. The third floor is the resting place for the witch and the butler.
Even the basement had been searched by Nan Huan when he had some time in the afternoon. Apart from the wine cellar, storage room and a few utility rooms, there was no sign of a library.
So naturally, she set her sights on the fourth floor, which she had not yet set foot on.
But unexpectedly, he started off badly and was restricted here by the system before he could even get up the stairs.
Nan Huan didn't think the game would place an unlocked dungeon map like this one that came out of the NPC's mouth far away from the players, or a wing building for unimportant NPC activities.
So the library is most likely hidden in this castle, even right under their noses.
Thinking of this, Nan Huan returned to the second floor.
I plan to look for the room of the deceased player first. After all, there is no better place to hide the map.
Generally, no one would think about the room of players who have already left, and no one would want to cause trouble for them.
This is what is called the darkest place under the lamp.
The more Nan Huan thought about it, the more he felt that this guess was almost right. He went down the stairs and prepared to go straight to Bai Wei's room.
Anyway, the feud has already been formed, so it doesn't matter this time.
But when she focused her attention on the players' rooms, she discovered that there was one less room in the corridor than last night. Bai Wei's room could no longer be found, and now there were only five rooms left.
The corridor on the second floor was a little darker than that on the third floor. Nan Huan paced back and forth twice in the light from the ledge before he made sure that he had not counted wrong, nor was it just his imagination.
It is the player's room. The moment the player disappears from the copy, it disappears.
It was as if they had never been to this copy.
There were no windows on the second floor, but it was still chilly everywhere.
Moreover, there were obviously people living in these rooms, but no sound could be heard from them.
It seemed that at this time of night, the entire castle fell into endless silence.
After running up and down Nanhuan twice, I was already a little out of breath.
She stood aside to take a breath, and the dark shadow who came up to her to play with her was rolled up by her fingers. She circled around in an irregular manner to tease the other party, while lowering her head to think about something.
It seems that the previous guess was wrong. In order to avoid the player's mistakes, the system even simply erased the rooms of the deceased players to help her remove a wrong answer.
As if he couldn't wait for the players to find the library, Nanhuan knew this was not a good sign.
But right now, there don't seem to be many options left.
The black shadow was having a lot of fun playing with Nan Huan's fingers. When the enemy retreated, I advanced; when the enemy advanced, I retreated.
It seized the opportunity and wanted to move forward to rub it, but for some reason, the finger suddenly froze in place and wouldn't move.
The black shadow was knocked unconscious and took the opportunity to rub Nan Huan's fingers. When he turned his head, he saw the other person's face full of enlightenment.
In the afternoon, when Nan Huan saw the sentence written by the first maid with her hair, he was only concerned with studying the identity of the housekeeper, but ignored another thing and did not realize that there was a clue hidden in this sentence.
Nan Huan waved his hand, sent away the black shadow who was playing happily, and went back to the third floor.
This time she did not hesitate, but walked straight to the housekeeper's door.
While reaching out to push the door, he muttered to himself.
The housekeeper's room, no, to be precise, the room in front of her was the library.
【bite--
Congratulations to the player for unlocking the single player side mission three——
Find the witch's most treasured book in the library.
Mission Description: The library was created by the witch, and all her secrets are hidden here. Find the witch's most treasured book, and you may be able to understand the secret of the blood moon night. 】
As she moved, the system prompt sounded.
At the same time, the originally single door of the room silently turned into a fan-shaped door with a door knocker in front of Nan Huan's eyes.
Nan Huan didn't think twice, took a deep breath, and pushed the door open.
In other words, now that the mission has been triggered, there is no choice whether to enter or not.
The air that blew in my face was a little damp, but it didn't have the smell of moldy books that you would find in a normal library.
The vision was a little dim, and it seemed like something was floating in the air.
But before Nan Huan could take a closer look, as she walked, the walls on both sides lit up simultaneously, as if there was some voice-controlled switch.
The library was much larger than Nanhuan had imagined.
To be precise, the interior of the library is larger than the entire third floor.
Although this is physically impossible, Nan Huan looked at the endless bookshelf and felt that nothing was impossible in the game's copy world.
The wooden bookshelf is as high as a two-story building, and is so densely packed on both sides that you can't see the end.
The blocked candlelight could only illuminate the place where Nanhuan stayed.
Nan Huan carefully looked around at the surroundings before taking a step forward.
Boom——
The knocking sounds coming from a distance overlapped with the footsteps, floating back and forth in the library, with some lingering sound.
Nan Huan stopped and looked towards the back of the bookshelf, where the sound came from, but there seemed to be a heavy fog in the air, making it impossible for her to see clearly.
Something seemed to be moving in the dark.
She stood there calmly, her eyes fixed on the distance, thinking about the task that the system had just prompted.
Nan Huan didn't need to count specifically, he knew that finding the witch's collection in a bookshelf of this size without any clues was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But what surprised her was that there was no time limit for this task.
Boom——
The knocking sounds not far away did not stop and were very rhythmic, but apart from the noise, there was nothing unusual.
Nan Huan withdrew his gaze temporarily and walked towards the bookshelf on the right.
The source of the sound was unknown, and after confirming that there was no immediate danger, she did not rush up to check. After all, finding the book was her primary purpose.
The wooden bookshelves are no different from those in ordinary bookstores, except that they are black in color, which doesn’t look very good.
Of course, after Nan Huan learned that this was the witch's library, his impression of it couldn't be a good one.
She leaned over slightly, approached the bookshelf and smelled it, and as expected, it smelled of blood.
Nan Huan always kept a constant distance from the bookshelf. Although he was very close, he did not touch it directly.
At the same time, she also looked carefully at the books on the bookshelf.
Ahem——
It would have been better if she hadn't looked at it, but when she did, she almost choked.
Although Nan Huan had already anticipated the task of finding books, he was still at a loss when he saw those scribbled symbols that could not be called words.
Dongdong——
At this moment, the knocking sounds in the distance slightly quickened their rhythm, as if they were following the sound load.
Then, as Nan Huan gradually calmed down from his coughing, the knocking sounds returned to their original rhythm.
Nan Huan listened for a while. After the knocking sound coming from the back of the bookshelf returned to normal, he stood up straight and looked at the entire bookshelf in front of him.
Trying to find out if there is any exception among the pile of weird paintings.
It turned out that she was overthinking it. There was not a single book on the entire wall that she could understand. The spines of those books all looked almost the same, all black.
Apart from the different symbols painted on it, everything else is basically the same. Even the thickness seems to be quite different.
Nan Huan didn't reach out to take it, so he couldn't see the cover or the contents inside for the time being.
She was worried that this task would be the same as sorting the dolls, and she only had one chance, so she didn't dare touch the book easily.
I didn't even touch the bookshelf to avoid triggering any rules or causing any harm.
But she walked back and forth across several bookshelves and found that all the books were in the same situation. Although she could not read, she could see that the symbols on the spines of the books were different.
Given the current situation, it seems that there is no clear reason at first glance.
Nan Huan was hesitating whether to take out one to try, when he suddenly noticed that the air behind him seemed to be flowing.
Although the movements were very slow and difficult to be noticed, Nan Huan didn't know whether it was because of his delicate body or the bonus of his skills, but he always felt that his senses were more sensitive than before.
She calmly approached the bookshelf on one side, pretending to study it carefully, but all her attention was focused on the movement behind her.
She could feel that thing moving slowly following her movements, as if waiting for an opportunity.
Nan Huan deliberately created a flaw, standing on tiptoe and reaching out to take the book above his head.
The knocking sounds in the distance suddenly became rapid, as if a reminder. At the same time, Nan Huan felt a cool breeze on the back of his head.
She withdrew her hand, turned sideways, and moved her steps, all in one smooth movement.
A gust of wind blew past me.
Snap——
There was a loud bang, and the bookshelf in front of him was shaken. The layer that Nan Huan had just reached out to, as well as the two or three layers of bookshelves above and below, were directly eaten away by a huge gap.
A purple-black shadow flashed before Nan Huan's eyes, and he seemed to realize that he had chewed the wrong thing.
With a loud crash.
Nan Huan only had time to take two steps back before he was hit on the head by the book that the other party spat out.
She hurriedly pulled twice, and the purple-black shadow rushed over again with the wind, like a beast with fangs, wanting to swallow Nanhuan directly into its stomach.
The aisle between the bookshelves was a bit narrow. Nan Huan took two zigzag steps, and the books on the bookshelf behind him were swept down by his shadow, just like rain.
At the same time, Nan Huan noticed that the dark fog in the air finally disappeared.
It was just that there were purple-black shadows everywhere, staring at him hungrily, as if they were looking at his own rations.
The knocking sounds coming from behind the bookshelf became more and more rapid, as if urging Nan Huan to be careful.
And without the obstruction of the purple-black fog, the sound was a little louder than before.
But at the moment Nan Huan didn't have the mind to care about the strange sound. After all, those purple-black shadows were gradually narrowing the encirclement.
She finally understood why there was no time limit for this task.
Because the time each person struggles in the hands of the monster is different.
She had always thought that there would be some kind of rule-breaking damage in the library, but now she understood that once she found the location of the library and started the mission, she would be breaking the rules.
These purple-black shadows were like the guardians of the library, and they would kill anyone who came in.
Nan Huan raised his head and looked carefully at the tops of the shadows' heads. As expected, the trust levels were just like those of the voodoo dolls, a large number of negative numbers.
This is the witch's territory. These purple-black shadows are affected by the witch and cannot use their skills.
Nan Huan stood there without moving, with a look of embarrassment on his face.
"How about we talk about it first? Maybe after that, your thoughts will change?"
Nan Huan looked at the gradually shrinking encirclement and expressed his opinions sincerely.
These purple-black shadows were different from the black shadows that would act coquettishly towards her in the wine cellar. They all had fangs and claws, and were larger in size than the black shadows. However, they were very similar to the ones she saw entangled with the butler at night.
The purple-black shadow obviously didn't take Nan Huan's words to heart.
Seeing that the other party was standing there motionless, he thought she had surrendered or accepted her fate, so he pounced on her with his bloody mouth wide open.
As a result, he watched helplessly as his trajectory in mid-air was changed by a mysterious force.
But when they found that this inescapable restraint was causing their bodies to be gradually absorbed by Nanhuan, they finally panicked.
He tried to struggle and escape, but it was too late.
At the moment of absorption, Nan Huan's face looked bad. She was still not used to this process.
If the skills given by the system were not unusable, she would not use the buffs she has.
In fact, ever since she sensed something strange behind her, she could feel the desire to devour something in her body.
A purple-black shadow disappeared. Those who were closer saw what was happening and took a small step back. Those who were far away and didn't see the situation clearly, when they saw the rations being delivered to them, how could they give up so easily?
Then, Nan Huan had no choice but to swallow the second one.
Now, the other purple-black shadows didn't dare to move forward rashly.
Nan Huan then took a breath. She bent down to pick up a fallen book from the ground and began to flip through it.
He had been hit by a book when he was running just now, but it didn't trigger any more critical situation, so Nan Huan didn't hesitate.
Although those purple-black shadows did not dare to move forward rashly, they did not just slip away. Following Nan Huan's actions, they were frightened and took a step back in unison, fearing that they would be affected.
Later I found that the other person was just flipping through the book in his hand, and moved a little closer.
Nan Huan flipped through the book in his hand twice. As expected, he couldn't understand a single symbol on either the cover or the contents. Some places had bottles and jars drawn on them, like some kind of witch's experiment.
Other than that, there are no more clues.
Nan Huan flipped through several more books, and finally gave up and turned his attention to the group of purple-black shadows who were still wondering about the origins of the people in front of them.
The purple-black shadow, who had been paying attention to Nan Huan's every move, caught a glimpse of the other's gaze and instantly felt a chill on his neck.
"Are you calm now? Can we chat now?"
Nan Huan hooked his finger, ready to respond violently.
The kind that will be eaten if you don't tell the truth.
But before she could make any moves, the purple-black shadows seemed to have sensed her intention and scattered, hiding in all directions.
Nan Huan was quick-eyed and quick-handed, and he hooked a small tail, and was dragged by it to experience surfing on land.
"Why are you running? I'm just asking a few questions."
Nan Huan doesn't like to complicate simple issues, and even less like to escalate problems that can be solved with words into physical conflicts.
The purple-black shadow, with a piece of its tail grabbed, couldn't escape, and jumped up and down like a fish suddenly out of water.
"Since you are here to launch a surprise attack, you must know where the witch's most treasured book is hidden, right?"
Nan Huan didn't expect them to speak, but he was sure that they could understand what he said, so he just got straight to the point.
The purple-black shadow that was struggling in her hand seemed to be stimulated by something when he heard this.
He turned around and slammed into a bookshelf on one side. At the same time, the knocking sounds coming from the back of the library accelerated.
Nan Huan has now determined that the knocking sound is like some kind of omen. Once there is danger, it will remind himself by increasing the frequency.
As the purple-black shadow moved, the bookshelf on one side swayed and poured down uncontrollably. Nan Huan was unable to dodge and the strength in his hands loosened a little.
In just the blink of an eye, the purple-black shadow that was originally clenched disappeared in a flash.
Nan Huan quickly stepped back, dodging the books that were falling to the ground. When he turned around to chase him, he only caught a glimpse of the other person eyeing a book on the bookshelf behind him and just went inside.
The other shadows who were originally watching the fun not far away also hid far away at this time.
In the previous pursuit, the positions of the hunter and the prey were suddenly reversed.
After hearing the questions raised by Nan Huan and seeing his abilities, the purple-black shadows all hid far away.
If Nan Huan chased after him, he would quickly hide in the book and never show up again.
But when Nan Huan opened the books, he found nothing.
After running back and forth twice, she gave up this laborious and thankless method.
At this moment, the knocking sounds at the back of the library returned to its previous slow rhythm.
If those purple-black shadows did not show any special reaction after Nan Huan asked the question, she might have gone to the bookshelf herself and looked through it, maybe there would be some clues.
But the other party confessed without asking, and Nan Huan knew that he had to start with those purple-black shadows.
But now the opponent is hiding and not coming out, so even if Nan Huan has his own buff, it is useless.
She stood there, thinking about something while opening the game store.
Ask the system in your mind and buy what you want.
In just two minutes, Nan Huan stood in the same place, but suddenly he had a set of silver-gray clothes that looked like protective clothing on his body.
There is also a recirculating exhalation mask on the top of the head connected to the oxygen tank behind the back.
The clothes were quite heavy, and the noise of changing them was quite loud. The purple-black shadows not far away, unable to contain themselves after hearing the noise, popped their heads out of the books, as if wanting to see what this woman was doing.
Nan Huan calmly put on his mask and spoke to the air.
"I'll give you the last ten seconds. Come out and explain the problem yourself, or don't blame me for being rude."
These words had no effect on the hiding shadows. After all, they knew that if they went out and were caught by Nanhuan, they would not be able to escape the fate of being eaten.
And I felt in my heart that there must be something wrong with this woman.
10, 9, 8...
This method of luring them out and threatening them is really a bit stupid, only an idiot would do that.
Before the word "cheated" could be extracted from their single-celled brains, they watched Nan Huan produce several large barrels of unknown liquid from somewhere.
Nan Huan was a little clumsy in the protective suit. She took difficult steps and poured the liquid down the bookshelf.
Because I didn't have enough strength, most of it flowed onto the ground and a lot of it got on the books.
5...3, 2, 1
As the countdown ended, Nan Huan had a lit lighter in his hand.
The flame jumped in the air, like a fire dragon with its long tongue curled, and it suddenly caught fire.
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