Chapter 112 Night Moon Town (2)
Bai Ye quickly regained his senses and picked up his daughter.
He whispered, "Xiao Bai, tell me in detail."
Bai Jin was puzzled. What was wrong with her father? Hadn't he already heard it?
But if Dad wants to hear it again, that's fine too.
So Bai Jin pointed to various places inside and outside the hall, describing everything she saw, including the insect eggs that were forming and those that were about to hatch. She also made a rough estimate of their numbers.
Finally, with his brows furrowed, he said, "Dad, these insect eggs are disgusting, and the energy inside is all black."
The eerie power is grayish-white, naturally generated in this eerie world.
While human players find this grayish-white color disgusting and even frightening, the eerie power itself is quite appealing, enveloping the body and making one feel comfortable.
Even the black power within the insect eggs, though strange, was utterly despised and loathed.
Bai Ye's last glimmer of hope was shattered, and she had no choice but to accept the reality.
The place that human players considered the safest was actually the most dangerous!
"I should have realized it sooner. I should have been on guard about this place from the moment I noticed something was wrong with the treatment pod," Bai Ye said regretfully.
Gou Wenyan was completely confused, his heart pounding with anxiety. "Dude, what are you guys talking about? And insect eggs and all that? Could it be that some kind of supernatural being has sneaked in without us even noticing?"
"What kind of mystery?" Bai Jin turned to look at Gou Wenyan.
Gou Wenyan felt uneasy being watched, but he still explained the so-called "zero trick".
To everyone's surprise, Bai Jin scoffed after hearing this, "What's so special about a level 0 weirdo? As long as it's a level 2 weirdo, it's an easy thing to pretend to be a human player."
"W-What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, your Night Moon Town must have been infiltrated by many supernatural beings." Bai Jin said, pointing to himself, "Look, when I came in with my father, there was no barrier at all. It must have been destroyed a long time ago."
Gou Wenyan still had doubts about Bai Jin's words, but Bai Ye believed them without a doubt.
He immediately connected to the communication network and searched for all the players he knew.
Xing Lei, Cheng Danyang, Kong Yuehan, Ding Yue, and Zhang Tao—not one was left out.
Whether it was a coincidence or not, these people were all in Night Moon Town.
Xing Lei and Cheng Danyang came in from outside the hall. They must have been training in the equipment area to increase their strength.
As soon as the two approached, Bai Jin covered her mouth and nose, looking disgusted, "Dad, they smell awful."
Bai Ye looked up in surprise, but before he could speak, Gou Wenyan jumped up first.
He darted behind Bai Jin in a flash, trembling as he asked, "Is...is it a ghost?"
Compared to the hidden zero-level mystery, Gou Wenyan is more willing to believe the honest second-level mystery.
After all, the unknown is the most terrifying thing.
Bai Jin shook his head and pushed away the people clinging to him. "It's not weird, but there's a disgusting black power in their bodies."
"Are they insect eggs?" Bai Ye asked.
Bai Jin nodded and snuggled closer to Bai Ye's arms.
Cheng Danyang and Xing Lei didn't understand, but that didn't stop them from taking action against Gou Wenyan. This kid dared to suspect his partner was a cultist; he deserved to be beaten.
While being beaten, Gou Wenyan begged for mercy and explained the reason.
Finally, pointing to the baby in Bai Ye's arms, he said, "Ci Gao has uncanny eyes; we must trust her."
"Bai Ye's daughter? Is it something strange?" Cheng Danyang looked over curiously.
Xing Lei, however, was on high alert, staring warily at the little child in front of him. He didn't believe a single word the strange child was saying.
Bai Ye blocked the fierce gaze in front of her and looked up at Xing Lei. "Brother Lei, Xiao Bai wouldn't lie. I believe her."
“She’s an anomaly, she’s not one of us.”
"Brother Lei, have you forgotten? I told you before to use the intensive care unit less often, it's not safe. Have you been using it a lot lately, Brother Lei?"
Xing Lei froze, speechless.
Bai Ye continued, "After each dungeon run, Brother Lei not only frequently used the healing pod, but also trained like crazy in the equipment area, right? After those machines activated their strength values, they would continuously adapt to the player's physical fitness. Brother Lei was constantly challenging himself, and he probably lost a lot of health along the way."
"How did you know?" Cheng Danyang couldn't help but ask.
Bai Ye looked down at the baby in his arms and smiled gently, "How would I know? I don't have any power points. My daughter told me all this. Although Xiao Bai is a monster, I raised her from when she was just a month old until now."
All of this child's memories, knowledge, and common sense were instilled and educated by me bit by bit. What's the difference between this and a child I gave birth to?
As for the information about the bizarre world, it was Bai Jin's own awakening as the second-highest level of the bizarre, which was beyond his control.
"So, Brother Lei, if you trust me, then you should trust Xiaobai."
Bai Ye was very frank: at this time, every additional person adds to the strength.
Anyone who has worked with Xing Lei knows his capabilities. If Night Moon Town is truly in crisis, it would be better for players who still trust each other not to separate.
While things remained deadlocked on this side, three other people had already come down.
They came down from upstairs, and this time Bai Jin was even more disgusted. Before they even got close, she turned her face away.
"Dad, these ones stink even more, they stink to high heaven."
The child's innocent and straightforward tone made Kong Yuehan and the others quite embarrassed.
Gou Wenyan, standing next to him, laughed and said, "Brother Lei, don't look so sullen. There are others who are even sullener than you guys."
Cheng Danyang glared and turned to look at the three unfamiliar faces.
Bai Ye introduced Kong Yuehan and the others, and then asked the three of them to sit down first.
Bai Ye repeated what he had said about the gray fog and the insect eggs.
Compared to Xing Lei's complete distrust, Kong Yuehan seemed thoughtful, and even somewhat agreed.
"You actually believed him?" Ding Yue whispered to Kong Yuehan, "Although we've worked with him once, we don't really know him inside and out."
Kong Yuehan nodded, but said, "Oh, I've worked with Bai Ye twice."
"What? When did you two start contacting each other in private?" Ding Yue asked in surprise.
Kong Yuehan glanced at Bai Jin and said, "This child was the one who set the connection. I entered Bai Ye's instance world and helped out a bit."
After saying that, Kong Yuehan transferred the money to Bai Ye, "I've transferred your 5,000 to you. We'll talk about the insect eggs later. Could you ask your daughter to explain the smell on us first?"
Kong Yuehan was very perceptive and noticed the problem; she even began to have doubts.
But when I actually heard that it was because of the frequent use of the sanatorium, I still found it a little hard to accept.
"Therefore, the core area of the forum, the so-called Night Moon Town, the safe zone for players, was a conspiracy from the very beginning."
Ding Yue felt a chill run down his spine. "Really? We've been climbing the ranks from ordinary players, and every time we've suffered massive damage and persistently high damage levels, only the healing pod can cure us."
It's fair to say that without the sanatorium, these three top-tier players wouldn't be where they are today.
Zhang Tao nodded in agreement, "I don't quite believe it either. The healing ability in the treatment pod allows players to relax completely, and after treatment, both their body and mind can be rejuvenated. There shouldn't be any problem with that."
Cheng Danyang: "Yeah, Brother Bai, you've experienced it yourself."
Bai Ye recalled that her previous treatments were very comfortable, like entering paradise.
However, it was far too comfortable.
"What kind of machine can bring us this kind of ultimate enjoyment? In our original world, no machine could do it. But I have experienced the feeling of emptiness in my mind after being cured."
"What?"
"Have you ever had general anesthesia? You don't dream during the surgery, and when you wake up, that part of your memory is completely gone. It's as if a small piece of time has been cut off. Even when you wake up, your body is very unwilling and would rather continue to sleep."
Kong Yuehan frowned and interrupted directly, "Bai Ye, just tell me what you found."
Bai Ye looked at the group of people surrounding him and coughed lightly. "I discovered the problem before my daughter told me. The so-called player healing pod is actually just a connection medium. They want players to be constantly injured and broken in the dungeon so that they can use the healing pod frequently. The healing process is the process of draining the player's life force."
"What kind of vitality?"
"The source of nourishment for top-tier and second-tier anomalies is the nutrient pool, and one form of the nutrient pool is the player's healing pod."
As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, Bai Jin interjected, "Second-tier players can break free from the control of top-tier monsters, but they will also collude with each other. They like the vitality of human players, combined with the eerie death aura, which is the highest-grade nourishment and the most nutritious food."
“You are also a second-highest level of strangeness,” Xing Lei suddenly said.
Bai Jin glanced at the person opposite him and snorted, "I'm not one of those second-highest level monsters. My ability upgrade is all because of my father. It was my father who raised me to be a second-highest level monster."
Bai Ye nodded, "The supernatural has a home. In its home, ordinary supernatural beings are constantly generated. After training, some of them stand out and are promoted to advanced supernatural beings. They are then sent out by top supernatural beings to do things in various dungeon worlds."
At this point, Bai Ye became even more frank, "The contents of the dungeon's small world are known not only to the [Strange], but also to the top-tier Strange. I even suspect that the top-tier Strange and the [Strange] are interconnected, and they may actually be the same group of people."
The barrage of information from Bai Ye and Bai Jin caused the players present to fall into deep thought.
Even Xing Lei, who initially didn't believe it, began to waver.
They are not stupid. As they repeatedly enter and exit the small world of the dungeon, they will discover all sorts of strange phenomena or things that are hard to explain.
Because it's irrelevant to the dungeon game, they will selectively ignore it.
But now, reminded by Bai Ye, many forgotten details began to slowly surface.
Everyone present, except Bai Ye, gradually looked grim.
Gou Wenyan is a man of great ambition, but he is also very meticulous. In the early stages of survival, he pays close attention to observing the environment in the dungeon.
The more he thought about it, the paler his face became, and finally he shakily tapped the screen.
“I have a ‘Visit Card’, which I redeemed from the convenience store owner. He said it allows me to be seen by others if I visit in person.”
Gou Wenyan took out a card and looked at Bai Jin, "Could you let me use this card?"
"You want to borrow my eyes to see the true face of Nightmoon Town?" Bai Jin asked.
Bai Ye immediately shook his head; he now also had doubts about the props produced by [the Strange].
"No, what if it's a trap?"
He looked across at the other side and said, "Wenyan, it's not that I don't trust you, it's that I'm afraid the shop owner has some ulterior motive."
"Dad, don't be afraid. It's just a card. Even if there's a conspiracy, it can't hurt me."
Bai Jin's level of approval for Gou Wenyan is the highest among all the players. This player must be completely bound to his father.
This way, it will be safe to proceed later.
To everyone's surprise, Gou Wenyan shook his head, "I don't want to see this place clearly. I want to see the environment and content of the first instance game."
"Hmm?" Bai Jin asked, puzzled.
Not only Bai Jin, but everyone else also didn't understand.
"Brother Gou, do you want time travel? Do you also have clock ornaments?" Cheng Danyang asked in a low voice.
Gou Wenyan nodded, then drew out another card, thought for a moment, and drew out yet another.
One [clock ornament], one [unlimited communication card].
"By borrowing Bai Jin's eyes, I need to return to the first instance. If it's as I suspect, I'll contact you immediately using this communication card."
Gou Wenyan took a deep breath, completely ready to go all out.
Bai Ye couldn't help but ask, "You're going to the deliveryman's instance? That instance's map is quite vast. Where are you going? If you go to every place, we probably won't have that much time to wait for you."
“Just one place,” Gou Wenyan was already prepared, “I want to go to Fenyang Community.”
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