Chapter 109, Dungeon 3, Fairy Tale Town...
After coming out of the door, the four of them indeed arrived at the same instance.
But all they could see was a white fog, and they couldn't make out what was in front of them at all.
Is this a new copy?
The four of them huddled together, not daring to wander off at all.
We don't know what's going on yet. If we wander around and can't find our group, it could be a real problem.
"It's a new instance, but I don't know what the current situation is."
"Is there someone ahead? I think I see someone walking around. Are they other mission participants?" Lu Ziyang squinted and tried to look ahead.
"I don't know, it's better to be careful. We still don't know what this instance is like," Yu Jin said.
Xu Yi took a rope, and they held it themselves. "Let's go take a look. Waiting here isn't going to solve anything."
Seeing that Xu Yi was about to take the lead, the others wanted to speak, but Xu Yi said, "I'll just go first. I can handle any unexpected situations."
She held the rope in one hand and a dagger in the other. The other three people recognized it as the same dagger Xu Yi had used in the Rose instance.
The dagger the butler gave them couldn't be taken out at all, and they could tell that Xu Yi's dagger was different from the one the butler gave them.
The three of them tacitly pretended not to know anything about it. Xu Yi was their unspoken leader, and the more powerful the leader was, the safer they were.
After walking for a while, they could clearly feel figures moving ahead, but no matter how they walked, they could not get close to those figures.
Lu Ziyang asked in a trembling voice, "Are we trapped in a maze of ghosts?"
Xu Yi threw the dagger in his hand directly at the swaying figure. The dagger passed right through the figure and stuck to the ground.
The fog slowly dissipated, revealing a beautiful and dreamlike scene.
A blonde, blue-eyed girl in a gorgeous dress walked towards them with a smile.
Lu Ziyang had just raised his hand to greet them and said "Hi" when the girl ignored them and walked past them.
"Strange, can't she see us?" Gao Lin asked, puzzled.
Yu Jin looked at the girl's back and frowned, saying, "I think she looks a lot like someone."
"Princess from Western movies," Xu Yi replied.
“That’s right, that’s the feeling. She doesn’t seem like a mission taker.” Lu Ziyang clapped his hands, then realized that his hands had left the rope and quickly grabbed it again.
"Let's go and see." Xu Yi pulled on the rope and dragged them forward.
The princess quickened her pace, and they quickened theirs as well.
It seems we passed through another city gate, and inside was a completely different scene.
"Wow, this place is so beautiful, it's like a fairy tale world."
The girl quickly blended into the crowd, and the dreamlike scene made them unconsciously lower their guard.
Xu Yi frowned. She switched her perspective several times but couldn't see anything wrong. This was actually a normal world.
It was as beautiful as a fairy tale I read as a child, and even the people in front of me seemed to be just like those in the fairy tale.
But in an infinite flow world, are there normal dungeons?
Just as Xu Yi was about to remind the other three people, a thunderclap exploded in the sky, and the people who were singing and dancing suddenly looked up in horror.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew up, lifting their clothes.
Xu Yi also heard a child's innocent voice, "Oh dear, my hat."
But when he came to his senses, he could not see any movement.
Gao Lin and the others also found that they seemed unable to move.
"What...what's going on?"
"I...I seem to...be unable to speak," Lu Ziyang said haltingly.
Xu Yi was alright, and she turned to look over.
Something's not right, something's very wrong.
It was as if the sky above had been torn apart by something, and something was desperately trying to get in. As those unknown things entered, the people fled in terror.
The wind grew stronger and the surroundings darkened. Xu Yi only saw something flash by, but it was too fast for her to see clearly. Another gust of wind blew by, and the leaves blocked her view.
Xu Yi raised her arm to shield her eyes, while her other hand gripped the rope tightly.
I don't know how much time passed, but the wind stopped.
"Hey, how did we get here?"
Upon hearing Gao Lin's voice, Xu Yi lowered her arm and turned to look at her.
Yu Jin and Lu Ziyang were also completely bewildered. All they remembered was following a beautiful girl who looked like a princess from a movie, and then they were unable to move and their five senses were blocked.
When I opened my eyes again, this was what I saw.
The sunset on the horizon looked exceptionally red, like blood.
A dark hue slowly enveloped the sky.
"Sister Yi, what just happened?" Gao Lin asked, puzzled.
"I don't know, I'm not sure either." Xu Yi shook her head with a serious expression. The wind was too strong, and she had to avoid it. When she lowered her arm, she saw the same thing as everyone else.
“Look here.” Lu Ziyang let go of her hand, walked to the side, pushed aside a stone tablet, and pointed to the words on it.
"Fairy Tale Town." Yu Jin read out the words. The font was dark red, and there were traces of paint that had slid down, making it very unpleasant to look at.
Even the small town in front of us looked rather eerie.
“There are people in the town,” Lu Ziyang said.
Xu Yi could see the colors on the people by switching perspectives; the people moving around inside all had colors.
In other words, all the people currently appearing in this town are mission takers.
"Let's go take a look," Xu Yi said.
The other three quickly followed.
After they stepped into the town, the surrounding scenery changed dramatically.
The original eerie feeling disappeared, replaced by a variety of bright colors, flowers, grass, and houses along the roadside, all giving them the feeling of being in a fairy tale world.
You can vaguely see the castle in the distance; it's all in a typical fairytale style.
It was the same as what they had just seen, but even more realistic.
"This place is so beautiful!" Gao Lin murmured. "It's so gorgeous."
The other mission takers were also looking around. When they saw the four of them approaching, they only glanced at them before looking away.
A winged elf carrying a magic wand flew down from above.
The elf's wings were still black, its expression was somewhat strange, and even its tone of voice was odd.
"Greetings everyone, welcome to the Fairy Tale Town instance."
Everyone looked up at the elf.
"Damn it, what the hell are you? Let me out of here!" one of them said angrily.
He even jumped up, trying to touch the elf.
No matter how high he jumped, he couldn't reach the elf.
The elf gently tapped him with her magic wand, and he was frozen in place.
The elf looked at everyone with a strange smile, then struggled for a moment before revealing a kind smile again and said, "Alright, let's begin issuing the missions now. Please draw your identity cards first."
Sparkling light emanated from the magic wand, and several cards appeared before the group.
"These cards are what you'll be using for your next task."
Some people who had cleared the dungeon were already eager to try it out, so they walked over and reached out to draw a card.
Some people rub their hands together, muttering incantations, before drawing a card.
When Xu Yi walked over, the elf's smile faltered, her eyes reddened, and her hand holding the magic wand trembled.
She quickly returned to her original self, still smiling kindly and harmlessly.
Xu Yi looked over and saw a black creature with an indistinct face grabbing the elf with its hands behind it. The aura emanating from the creature had stained the elf's wings black.
He gripped the elf's wings tightly with both hands, seemingly threatening her that if she dared to speak out of turn, he would tear her wings off.
The elf smiled and presented the character card to Xu Yi, saying, "Quester, please draw your character card."
In Xu Yi's eyes, one card was particularly different. She glanced at the elf and then took the card.
Gao Lin, Yu Jin, and Lu Ziyang each took a card, and the elf only released the frozen man when only one card remained.
The elf handed over the character cards, saying, "These are your cards."
The man wanted to unleash a torrent of curses, but the elf suddenly changed in his eyes. The elf, who had previously appeared docile and adorable, now revealed fangs and crimson eyes, staring at him with a smile.
"Do you have anything else to say?" the elf's voice was sharp and shrill.
Xu Yi frowned. The one speaking now wasn't an elf at all, but the monster that had captured the elf.
The man trembled with fear at the sight of the elf and dared not utter another word.
The elf hovered in mid-air, flapping its wings. It didn't speak, but a familiar electronic voice emanated from its body.
[The initial mission consisted of eleven people; the current number of survivors is eleven.]
Welcome to the "Fairy Tale Town" instance, an SS-rank instance. Please play your role well in Fairy Tale Town. Remember, do not reveal your true identity to the local residents, or they will eat you!
The electronic voice was followed by a piercing laugh, forcing all the mission participants to cover their ears.
The elf waved his magic wand, and the shrill laughter disappeared.
Soon, several rules appeared in front of them.
The survival rules for "Fairy Tale Town" are as follows:
Rule 1: Strange things happen in Fairy Tale Town when night falls, so please do not go out unless it is for an essential mission.
Rule Two: Lying is not allowed in Fairy Tale Town. However, when it comes to mission objectives, you cannot tell the whole truth.
Rule 3: In this mission, there is one person who is neither a native of Fairy Tale Town nor a participant in this mission. Please find this person.
Finally, this mission only has an objective, no time limit. As long as you complete the objective, you will successfully complete the mission. If you fail to find the lurking enemy, you will become its food.
The shrill laughter rang out again, but the elf waved his magic wand forcefully, and the laughter disappeared once more.
"These three rules alone are far too few clues."
The sprite chuckled mischievously. "The roles you draw are different, so the tasks are different. Other rules will be explained to you individually. Everyone, you have half an hour to communicate. After half an hour, you will go to your respective roles' locations."
After saying his last words, the elf disappeared.
Those who knew each other immediately gathered together.
Xiang Bei frowned and said, "Strange, is the elf possessed by something?"
"I know, I just saw it. The elf was threatened by the ghost. This fairy tale town has been invaded by the ghost. The elf was just asking Xu Yi for help." The system jumped to Xiang Bei's side and said.
"Just now, the lightning and wind were a replay of the ghosts invading Fairy Tale Town. The elves set up this replay for every mission taker who came here. Only Xu Yi, who has the cheat code, can see it. The elves hope that Xu Yi can help drive the invading ghosts out of Fairy Tale Town."
Xiang Bei nodded. She had also seen the quirky appearance earlier, and after Tongzi's explanation, it seemed that it was indeed true.
"Could the elf be completely controlled by the monster?"
It's clear that the elf is using the rules to find someone who can help the residents of the fairy tale town, but the elf's body has been possessed by a ghost. If Xu Yi and the others can't drive the ghost out, they might become its food.
"It doesn't seem so at the moment. Those are the guardian spirits of the fairytale town, and they're quite powerful."
Xiang Bei looked at the system beside her. She could still see the original appearance of the elf, but there was one thing she didn't understand.
She started pointing fingers at the system, "Look at that elf, how beautiful and cute she is! And look at you, a system, even if you turn into an orange cat, how come you're as fat as a gas cylinder?"
Although Xiang Bei had no idea why the system had suddenly become so fat.
But isn't she too fat?
The system immediately retorted angrily, "The elves were so scary just now, didn't you see? I'm so cute, how am I inferior to the elves?"
"Please, you said it yourself that they were threatened by a ghost. Can't you see what the elf looks like in its natural form? Isn't it beautiful? And how imposing the elf is when it waves its magic wand."
Xiang Bei gestured to the system's round body, still unable to understand how it had suddenly become so fat.
The system was puzzled too. Logically speaking, it was a system and shouldn't be gaining weight. It checked itself and found that it was because of that big orange cat. In order to please Xiang Bei, it had established a connection with that big orange cat, which made its behavior more and more like a cat, lazy and listless on weekdays.
Unexpectedly, the large orange cat ate so much that all the food was transferred to it, making it fat.
The system couldn't explain the reason, so it stubbornly said, "I'm not fat, I'm just so cute I'm bursting with adorableness."
It jumped in front of Xiang Bei, "Host, look, aren't I cute?"
Xiang Bei shoved the system away from her face, saying, "Get up, you're blocking my view."
I never imagined that the system could be so shameless.
Xiang Bei told Xu Yi about the elf and warned her to be careful.
Besides the roles they played, the original inhabitants were likely all invaded by the supernatural.
Xu Yi also discovered the message the elf had given her on the character card: the fairy town had been invaded by a strange entity, and the real natives had been replaced by the strange entity, whose personalities and appearances had changed drastically.
The "natives" mentioned in the rules refer to the strange beings that have invaded. The roles they draw are chosen for them by the elves using their own power, and they are expected to play their roles well and not reveal their identities before the mission is completed.
Combining what Xiang Bei had told her, Xu Yi nodded slightly without alerting anyone else.
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