Chapter 21 Blood Moon Night (Twenty-one)
Seeing that the scepter was about to lick the back of Nan Huan's head, the witch's lips curved.
When it comes to disobedient foods, she likes to make them lose their ability to move first, and then slowly taste them.
Clang——
The harsh sound interrupted the witch's fantasy.
The scepter did not make a sound of piercing flesh, but instead sounded like it hit some metal.
The witch's lips froze, and when she raised her eyes she caught a glimpse of a white shawl.
Hanging on the top of the scepter, it slowly fell to the ground and then disappeared.
【bite--
The player uses an item - a mink cape, to block one attack from the witch. 】
The system prompt sounded, and Nan Huan took advantage of the witch's distraction to run from the third floor to the second floor.
She felt a little regretful. She didn't expect that the shawl was quite effective.
It could only be used once, so she had to use it up. But thinking about the bowl-sized wound on Liang Yu's heart, she touched the back of her head and suddenly felt that it was worth it.
The main quest has begun, and the situation on the second floor is not much better.
The shadows hiding in the dark, because the witch's restrictions were lifted, all ran out and began to attack the players.
The corridor was in chaos, and Xiaoxue and Li Shuai were forced onto the stairs by a dark shadow.
Cui Zhongming seemed to be able to handle the situation with ease. He swung a long whip, scaring away the black shadow that wanted to attack, but he had no intention of helping the two people on the stairs.
Nan Huan reached out and grabbed a black shadow that was about to pounce on Xiao Xue and bite her. "Run, run down, the witch is up there. If you get caught, you'll be dead."
She did not forget Liang Yu's death, nor did she forget the description of the mission, which stated that the witch would indiscriminately kill other defective products.
If I were caught, maybe I could delay for a while and wait for the other party to perform the so-called immortality ritual.
But if Xiaoxue and Li Shuai were caught, they would probably be dead.
When the black shadows saw her appear, they no longer attacked the two people on the stairs, but swarmed around her and rubbed their bodies against each other.
It seems like I haven’t seen you for a long time. I miss you so much.
Xiaoxue and Li Shuai were already exhausted from dealing with the endless stream of dark shadows, and their abilities were not outstanding.
In addition, with the main quest started, these shadows seemed to have stronger abilities because the restrictions on the witches were lifted, and they started fighting in a round-robin battle. Soon, both of them were bitten and had scars on their bodies.
Just when I didn't know what to do, Nanhuan appeared.
"What about you? Can you handle..." Xiaoxue was originally a little worried and wanted to ask Nanhuan if he could do it alone, but she stopped talking halfway.
Because she found that the black shadow that was so ferocious when facing them just now, now was like a pet seeing its owner, and he liked Nan Huan very much.
"Then you should be careful too."
It was Li Shuai who saw the situation first and ran downstairs pulling Xiaoxue.
Nan Huan was quite happy to see the black shadow. After all, it meant that she had a means of transportation and no longer had to rely on her own two legs.
She decisively spent 10 points and decided to take a ride.
So when Xiaoxue and Li Shuai were still stumbling down the stairs, they caught a glimpse of Nan Huan floating in the air like he was on a swing, and was being taken to the basement by the group of black shadows.
The two were stunned, and a feeling of respect arose spontaneously, and even the trust level in their heads increased by several points.
Li Shuai wished he could go back a few minutes ago and slap himself twice.
What is there to be careful about? The boss's world is not something he can understand.
When Nan Huan left the second floor on the black shadow swing, he glanced at Cui Zhongming.
She spoke loudly to Xiaoxue and Li Shuai, and did not deliberately avoid Cui Zhongming.
But the other party obviously didn't take her words to heart. Instead, he twirled the whip in his hand and prepared to meet the enemy.
It seems that Liang Yu and Cui Zhongming's purpose of entering this game copy is not just to pass the level.
Nan Huan had just thought about half of the question, and now he finally had the answer.
And it was obvious that although no one knew what they wanted to do, they all seemed to think that they could achieve their goal by getting rid of the witch.
Good words cannot persuade a damned ghost.
Just when Nan Huan had taken a ride down to the first floor, he caught a glimpse of the witch reaching the second floor.
Nan Huan had done her best, especially since she had not forgotten that she was holding a poisonous insect in her arms that the other party was trying to use to control her.
Besides, she didn't think Cui Zhongming had the power to compete with the witch unless he had other tricks up his sleeve.
Cui Zhongming was certainly not stupid. When the main mission started, he had already seen Liang Yu going up to the third floor without knowing whether he was alive or dead.
Now the other side didn't make any movement, but Nan Huan came down intact, which shows that the other side is in great danger.
This witch is not easy to deal with, but he came to this game copy with a mission.
Now that the main storyline has been opened, it is very likely that the thing is on the witch's body.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and he had set up a foolproof insurance for himself in advance, so there was nothing to worry about. It might not be a bad idea to test the witch's bottom line first.
Cui Zhongming had made up his mind, so when he saw the witch just popping up on the second floor, he had already swung the whip in his hand.
The witch had already been tricked by Nan Huan, and the duck that was about to reach her mouth just flew away, so she was already unhappy.
Seeing this defective product who was not aware of his own danger and dared to stop him, he was even more furious.
The whip was about to hit the witch, but she just raised her hand slightly, and the whip seemed to be attracted by something and rolled onto the scepter.
The witch pulled him gently, and Cui Zhongming fell to the ground in a mess.
The whip in her hand was taken away, and the witch threw it aside without even looking at it.
Cui Zhongming quickly took out the poison needle launcher and pressed the switch in the direction of the witch.
He made it in a dungeon using the blood of a poisonous monster.
In practice, it has also been proven that it can deal with NPCs in many game copies.
As a result, the witch didn't even raise her eyes and broke a few poison needles with her hands.
"Compared to me, these are too childish."
She looked at Cui Zhongming with some disdain.
Apart from Nan Huan, his blood was originally the one she favored the most. But now that the real blood could not be obtained for a while, the witch turned her eyes and gave Cui Zhongming a bloodthirsty smile.
"But using you as an appetizer is not bad."
After saying this, she lightly swung the scepter in the direction of Cui Zhongming.
Cui Zhongming quickly took out a long sword from his props and blocked his chest with it.
There was a loud bang.
The scepter hit the sword, and the sword was knocked away, and Cui Zhongming felt a sharp pain in his chest.
He flew backwards several meters uncontrollably, hit the wall of the corridor, and spit out blood.
The witch approached little by little, and the scepter was taken back into her hand at some point.
Dark shadows from all directions in the corridor gathered behind her.
Although she was short in stature, she looked like a demon from hell at this moment, approaching Cui Zhongming with a ghostly smile.
The temperature in the corridor continued to drop, and Cui Zhongming's fingers were numb from the cold.
He had experienced the moment of being on the verge of death more than once, but he had never felt death so close to him as he did now.
The blood-red moonlight filled the corridor, and in the witch's pupils, he seemed to see his near future.
No, no, he didn't want to die yet, he twisted his fingers desperately.
He used his blood to call upon the poisonous insect that was fed with his blood, and wanted to command Nanhuan that was corroded by the poisonous insect.
Now it appears in front of me immediately.
Now it appears in front of me immediately.
Now--
The pitch-black scepter was unsheathed like a sharp sword and pierced straight into Cui Zhongming's chest.
The bright red blood invaded the dark authority, and the scepter moistened by the blood became shiny black.
The top was bright red, and in a trance, Cui Zhongming seemed to see some kind of pattern.
He didn't have time to think more, and he didn't even have time to think about why his insect failed this time.
With endless pain and full of doubts, he disappeared in the bloody moonlight.
After tasting the appetizer, the witch seemed to be more looking forward to the main course.
She took back the authority that was becoming increasingly darker and brighter, and moved towards Nanhuan with satisfaction.
The scepter struck the wooden armrest again and again, like a forewarning of death.
At this time, Nanhuan had been sent back to the wine cellar by the black shadow.
Xiaoxue and Li Shuai also ran over.
Although their abilities are not very good, they are good at currying favor with powerful people, especially when they see that NPCs like Black Shadow have been subdued by Nan Huan.
I even feel that if I want to finish the game alive, I have to hold on to the boss's legs tighter.
Nan Huan didn't have time to explain so much to them. The main quest required players to survive the night of the blood moon, and the blood moon would last for three hours.
In other words, they have to survive for more than three hours under the witch's continuous attacks.
A witch's scepter can leave a wound as big as a bowl.
Not to mention three hours, even for three minutes, they couldn't escape, so Nanhuan came here to ask for help.
Compared to the mess upstairs, the wine cellar seemed a little too quiet at this moment.
The shadows controlled by the witch have been freed from restrictions and are now floating around in the castle, spontaneously dealing with the defective products that are not real blood.
Except for a few black shadows controlled by Nan Huan who sent her to the wine cellar, the wine cellar was empty.
There was no movement in the blood pool, and Nan Huan did not shout like he did the previous times he came in.
Instead, he walked towards the armored knight who was standing behind the door.
Xiaoxue and Li Shuai don’t know what she wants to do.
They had also been to this wine cellar yesterday, just after Liang Yu and Bai Wei killed a player.
They originally wanted to come in and see what the lethal rules were so that they could warn other players.
But after looking around, I didn't find anything wrong at the time.
Now seeing Nan Huan walking towards the knight's armor without saying a word, he was even more confused.
Nan Huan reached out and knocked on the opponent's armor twice, as if to say hello, and then his right hand took out a blue-purple flower from somewhere.
If it weren't for the wrong time and place, Nan Huan's posture was wrong, and the character's personality was also wrong.
Xiaoxue and Li Shuai both thought that Nan Huan was going to propose to a suit of armor.
Fortunately, the other party spoke in time, interrupting the two people's irrelevant fantasies.
"I kept my promise and brought the flowers here. Are you interested in changing into a different person?"
Her voice was steady, not at all like someone who had just escaped from a witch, especially since her tone was mixed with an indescribable expectation.
Xiaoxue and Li Shuai opened their eyes wide and looked carefully, but they didn't find any signs of life on the armor at all.
I don't quite understand Nanhuan's behavior of playing the lute to a cow.
As expected, as soon as she finished speaking, there was silence in the wine cellar.
Although Nan Huan was anxious in his heart, he did not show it on his face. He did not continue to urge, but waited patiently.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew and lifted the strands of hair on Nan Huan's forehead.
The sword in the armor's hand moved, as if he suddenly came to life.
This state made it very inconvenient for him to move around. Just turning his head to look at Nanhuan was very strenuous.
"Why should I help you?"
As he stumbled, a deep voice came from inside the armor.
But the mask was still pitch black, and it was impossible to tell whether there was a person or some kind of monster hiding inside.
But strangely, one could feel that his eyes were always on the flower that Nan Huan was holding.
Nan Huan seemed to have known that he would ask this question. Without even thinking about it, he answered, "It's not to help me, it's to help yourself. The witch is so afraid of this flower growing. Doesn't it mean that after the transformation, you are no longer under her control and imprisonment, Mr. Chef?"
Nanhuan dropped two bombs lightly.
The knight's armor represents the chef's identity, and the information that the chef can also transform catches Xiaoxue and Li Shuai off guard.
The knight in armor standing next to him obviously didn't expect this either.
In such a short time, Nan Huan not only figured out his identity, but also was very sure that once he transformed, he could escape the control of the witch. This really surprised him.
"You are... a little different from them."
The chef stared at Nan Huan with his mask covering nothing on it, and uttered a strange word.
Then, without caring about the reactions of the remaining people, he threw the sword in his hand.
The sword seemed to be summoned by something and flew towards the four corners of the wine cellar, dancing in the air a few times.
Before Nan Huan and the others could figure out what the other party was trying to do, they felt the entire wine cellar begin to shake.
The walls on all four sides began to peel off, and the blood-red moonlight came in little by little, finally shining on the knight's armor.
The Aconitum in Nan Huan's hand seemed to be attracted by something.
She gently loosened her grip, and the flower disappeared into the knight's armor.
The hard armor fell one by one like withered petals.
The long-sleeping werewolf was awakened and struggled to stand up from his armor.
Its face became hideous and its body stretched out from its curled up state, as if it had been suppressed for a long time.
It was even bigger than the shadow I saw in the kitchen on the first night in Nanhuan. When it stood up straight, it was as tall as a floor.
The sharp claws and agile limbs can take the life of anyone present at any time.
The scarlet eyes had been staring at Nanhuan who was covered by its own shadow since just now.
It was the first time that Xiaoxue and Li Shuai saw such an exaggerated NPC transformation process. They were frightened and took a step back involuntarily.
Then, as if they felt that this was still not safe enough, they simply hid behind Nan Huan together.
Nan Huan, on the other hand, kept his eyes on the other person, or to be more precise, on the string of numbers on the other person's head, without wavering at all.
I didn't even feel scared, nor did I realize that my current situation seemed somewhat dangerous.
"How do you know this armor is the chef? We came to see him yesterday and didn't notice anything wrong?"
Maybe because she was a little nervous, Xiaoxue moved closer to Nanhuan and spoke to her in a low voice.
"Didn't you notice that there is a winding scar on the back of the chef's neck, with random stitch marks, exactly the same as the marks on the knight's armor."
Nan Huan's gaze was still on the transformed chef, and he briefly explained to Xiaoxue and the others.
In fact, when she first came to the wine cellar, she saw the marks on the knight's armor and had her guess at that time.
Later, when I saw the voodoo doll in the witch's room and found no trace of the chef in it, I became more convinced of my thoughts.
Add to that the suggestion from Aconitum and the chef's moved expression when she discussed it with him after dinner.
In the end, the contents of the maid's diary and the witch's book confirmed his guess.
"Then how do you know he's a werewolf and the secret of his transformation?"
Xiaoxue was surprised at Nanhuan's meticulous observation, but it was hard to guess that the other party was a werewolf just based on this, right? And she didn't know when Nanhuan picked the flower.
This is a long story, so Nan Huan could only focus on the key points and talk about his side quests in the past two days, as well as the contents of the diary and witch book found in the library.
Now it was Xiaoxue and Li Shuai's turn to be stunned.
They had been staying in their rooms peacefully after dinner, thinking that since they had not eaten meat tonight, the shadow's attack would not be so severe.
Who knew that the system prompt would suddenly sound and the main task would be activated.
You have to know that they have only been in the game for less than a day and a half, so the main quest was activated too early.
Especially there are a lot of contents in the task description that they simply cannot understand.
For example, what is real blood, and how a doctor becomes a witch.
Now I hear Nan Huan talking about the "library", "diary", "witch book" and other messy things.
They felt as if they and Nan Huan were not playing the same game.
【bite--
It has been detected that the trust level of the potential target werewolf has reached 60. Do you want to use the skill "I am the eldest lady"?
Note: This use consumes 100 points, and can make the werewolf become the Miss's "obedient puppy" for 20 minutes. During this process, the obedient puppy will execute all your orders. 】
[Congratulations to the player for unlocking the Miss's 'Obedience Puppy'
Obedient puppy*1
Species: Werewolf,
Current level: Monster,
Skill: Iron Bones
Single duration: 5min
Skill Cooldown: 24h
Summoning conditions: Each summoning consumes 500 points (Hint: Since this is the first time the player uses this skill, the system will reduce the summoning points consumption. Do you want to summon directly?)]
Nan Huan was very happy to hear that the werewolf trusted him so much that he could not only use his skills but also unlock a new servant title.
But then he heard this somewhat inappropriate title, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop twitching.
Nan Huan: Are you blind? It's a, no, a werewolf. What does it have to do with a dog?
System: "The obedient little dog" is just a title for the servant of the eldest lady. It does not mean that the servant is really a dog. The entire title will only be unlocked when the potential target's trust in you exceeds 60. And please do not over-interpret this title. We are a healthy game.
As if sensing the yellow waste in Nan Huan's mind, the system had to add a sentence.
Do you want to listen to what you are saying? If you didn't know what I meant, why would you explain this?
She was so angry inside that she couldn't be polite in her words.
Nan Huan: Whether it is healthy or not, some people say that your game is definitely a profiteer. It costs me 100 points to use a skill, and it costs another 500 points to summon a werewolf. Isn't this the same thing, and I make double the money?
System: Because this is the first time you unlock the title of 'Obedient Puppy', you need to use skills and summon at the same time, and the system has exempted you from the points required for the first summon. You only need to use 100 points, but if you summon again in the future, you will need to pay 500 points. Or if you do not need our discounted service and want to pay 600 points directly, that is also fine.
Nan Huan looked at his remaining 320 points and decided to accept the system's kindness and stop bargaining with the profiteers.
Nan Huan: Stop talking nonsense, use your skills and summon.
As Nan Huan finished his words, the already shaky door of the wine cellar was knocked open from the outside by the witch using her scepter.
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