Chapter 126 Sea Amusement Park (Thirty-Five)
It must be able to see itself from this angle. If it could speak, it would definitely expose itself to those "young people" who are red-eyed with murderous intent.
There was still a little light in the old captain's eyes. His shriveled head moved slightly, and his mouth seemed to open a little, revealing a row of yellow teeth.
Fortunately, before Ning Hanqi could do anything, the "people" outside hated the old captain so much that they were so bloodthirsty that they didn't care about anything else. Several axes came up and chopped him down more than ten times, and the intact head turned into meat paste in an instant.
We should thank them, Ning Hanqi retracted his outstretched hand.
Xia Yingnuan and Ning Hanqi spent the entire afternoon in the administrator's duty room.
She was not surprised that Ren Qiu died first.
Xue Lan would not be completely unaware of what happened in the apartment. Since everyone else has joined forces, killing Ren Qiu who is left alone is the best option.
Song Yun said Ren Qiu had always been very exclusive, trusting no one and unwilling to interact with other tenants. She only liked to act alone and spent most of her time fiddling with the dolls in her room.
I wonder if she regretted it before she died.
However, Xia Yingnuan didn't have time to think about these things. Ning Hanqi had examined Ren Qiu's body and found no clues. She simply placed the body outside the door as a snack for the ghosts.
Afterwards, they went to Ren Qiu's room together and found that there was only a lifelike doll left inside, which was the one Xia Yingnuan and the others had seen before.
Song Yun was surprised and said, "Isn't this Ren Qiu's boyfriend? I was wondering why he suddenly disappeared. It turns out he was made into a puppet."
Her tone was too natural, and Xia Yingnuan was frightened and her face changed.
Song Yun noticed something was wrong with her and said with a smile, "Miss Administrator, we are all different from ordinary people. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. Ren Qiu's situation is nothing. There was someone in the past..."
Ning Hanqi said indifferently: "Speak to the point."
Song Yun was very tactful and immediately started talking about Xue Lan again.
Xue Lan's greatest strength lies in her masterful illusion techniques. As long as they fall within her skill set, she can use them against multiple people simultaneously, effectively trapping anyone who isn't paying attention.
However, Xue Lan's illusions have a cooldown and are very energy-intensive. Each use requires a period of time before it can be used again, giving the others some breathing room. Normally, everyone would take advantage of Xue Lan's cooldown to complete their tasks quickly and then retreat to their rooms to avoid direct confrontation with her.
Some people also wanted to kill Xue Lan while her illusion spell was on cooldown, but Xue Lan's anti-reconnaissance skills were also very strong, and she had never been caught. Moreover, her cooldown time was not fixed, and if her physical strength was not consumed, it would recover quickly. So gradually, no one dared to take the risk anymore.
These survivors all had some grudges against Xue Lan, so Song Yun and the others simply united together and wanted to eliminate this biggest threat.
But so far, they hadn't been able to pose a substantial threat to Xue Lan. Instead, they were constantly being trapped by Xue Lan's magic, and the number of people was decreasing. Their deaths varied, some with smiles on their faces, while others were terrified.
Therefore, everyone speculated that Xue Lan's illusions were of two types. One was to use beautiful things to immerse people in them, and then attack them when they were off guard. The other was to use the most extreme fear to destroy people's spirit and make them unable to fight back.
"Apart from the information we've gathered, the only thing we can give you is a potion to remove Xue Lan's buff. But potions are only auxiliary, not the key to victory."
As he sent them out, Song Yun concluded, "To win her, you need to be mentally strong enough to overcome extreme temptation and fear."
After returning to her room, Xia Yingnuan racked her brains for a long time, but couldn't come up with any solution. She was just an ordinary person, with many desires and fears. How could she overcome this?
Compared to her anxiety, Ning Hanqi seemed remarkably calm. She ate her lunch contentedly, ate some fruit, and then fell asleep, not seeming to be worried at all.
She was breathing evenly, and a few strands of silver hair covered her sculpted, perfect facial features.
Xia Yingnuan leaned against the headboard on the other side of the bed, staring at the wall in a daze.
After a moment, she couldn't help but sigh.
At this moment, the person next to him seemed to have noticed something, moved, and opened his eyes.
Xia Yingnuan came back to her senses, "Sister, did I disturb you?"
His golden eyes narrowed slightly and stared at her for two seconds.
"Is it hard?"
Xia Yingnuan admitted, "A little bit."
Ning Hanqi sat up and casually lifted her hair.
She said: "There is no dead end in the copy."
Xia Yingnuan was slightly stunned, but before she could think about it, Ning Hanqi spoke again.
"Why don't we guess what Xue Lan is planning now?"
Ning Hanqi's words seemed to have some kind of magic, and Xia Yingnuan's mood miraculously calmed down a little.
She tried to put herself into Xue Lan's shoes, thought for a moment, and then said, "She wants us to be emotionally unstable and mentally broken."
Their term would end tomorrow night, and they would face off against Xue Lan. Xue Lan had already dealt with the lone players, leaving only Song Yun's small group, herself, and Ning Hanqi.
If she were Xue Lan, her thoughts would definitely be on the two administrators. After all, the administrators were new and inexperienced, making them easier to deal with than Song Yun and the others who had lived in the apartment for a long time.
After killing the administrator and gaining the bonus, we can slowly eliminate Song Yun's small group. However, the administrator and tenants cannot attack each other now, and Xue Lan's attack method is illusion, which is closely related to the player's mental state, so she will definitely work hard on the mental aspect.
"That's right. I suspect she'll come to us soon. We'll have to cooperate with her then." Ning Hanqi curled the corners of his lips in pleasure. "Who wouldn't want to fulfill a simple NPC's small wish?"
Ning Hanqi's smile was beautiful, but Xia Yingnuan felt a chill down her spine when she saw it.
Is the term "simple NPC" actually used to describe Xue Lan? Ning Hanqi's definition of simplicity is quite tolerant...
Xia Yingnuan asked: "How do we cooperate?"
Ning Hanqi asked in return, "What scene do you most hope to see when Xue Lan comes to visit you?"
Xia Yingnuan thought for a moment and hesitated, "Did he see us listless or hysterical? In short, we're just not in a good state."
Ning Hanqi glanced at her with an expression of unspeakable disdain: "Too exaggerated, isn't that the same level as Song Yun's acting?"
Xia Yingnuan: "...So what should we do?"
Ning Hanqi raised the corner of his mouth, as if he had thought of something funny, and he looked very happy. "We need to let her see how she broke down emotionally after we learned about the power of her illusion technique, but she still managed to hold on in order to avoid being discovered."
She blinked mysteriously. "Besides, smart alecks have an interesting trait."
Xia Yingnuan asked: "What are the characteristics?"
Ning Hanqi said: "I don't like to believe in ready-made clues, but I like to believe in what I deduce."
Xia Yingnuan was stunned. Before she could react, she heard several knocks on the door.
"Bang, bang, bang."
Neither hurried nor slow, clear and determined.
Xia Yingnuan subconsciously wanted to stand up, but someone suddenly pushed her shoulder.
Her vision suddenly turned, Ning Hanqi pressed her down on the bed, picked up the quilt beside her and covered her with it, leaving only her eyes exposed.
Ning Hanqi raised a finger to his lips and made a gesture of silence.
Then the quilt was pulled over the head and the world fell into darkness.
Thinking of what Ning Hanqi had just said, Xia Yingnuan was really curious about what she would do, so she quietly lifted the quilt a little and observed the situation outside.
Ning Hanqi got up from the bed. Her movements were so heavy that she knocked over the trash can beside her. Several food packaging bags fell to the ground, making a rustling sound.
Ning Hanqi didn't care at all. He threw one of the small packaging bags onto the open space and stuffed the others back into the trash can.
She walked to the cabinet, picked up the comb and combed her hair a few times very hard, then threw the comb with silver hair tangled in it to the ground next to the cabinet.
After doing this, she raised her head and faced the mirror on the wall.
Xia Yingnuan saw that Ning Hanqi's eyes quickly turned red and her eyes were filled with tears, which were about to overflow in the next second.
But the tear never fell in the end. Ning Hanqi quickly wiped away the tears and wiped the corner of her eyes with her fingertips, leaving only a faint tear mark.
Then she narrowed her still moist golden eyes and revealed a peaceful smile.
Looking at the forced smile that was hiding the tears, Xia Yingnuan suddenly realized, wasn't this what Ning Hanqi had just said, "emotional breakdown, barely holding on"?
It's so lifelike, he's a professional actor indeed, his emotions come out naturally.
But Ning Hanqi seemed not satisfied and practiced it three more times.
Ning Hanqi took his time doing this series of things and it took him a full five minutes.
There was silence outside the door, like a very patient hunter, quietly waiting for the prey to take the bait.
Ning Hanqi made a final adjustment to his expression, walked over and opened the door.
She leaned against the door frame, her arms folded across her chest, in a defensive posture, "Why are you here?"
Xue Lan was standing just one step away from the door. She stared at Ning Hanqi for a while, then suddenly chuckled, "Ms. Administrator, are you in a bad mood? Compared to the last time we met, you don't look very energetic."
Ning Hanqi curled his lips, and the same smile as before appeared on his face.
She spoke, her voice a little hoarse, "Thanks for your concern, but you're overthinking it."
Xue Lan's gaze passed over Ning Hanqi's shoulder, swept across the debris on the floor, and then fell on the person on the bed. Xia Yingnuan remained motionless, still observing from the tiny gap in the quilt.
Xue Lan pointed at Xia Yingnuan and asked, "Is she feeling unwell?"
Ning Hanqi said in a cold voice: "It has nothing to do with you."
"It seems your lover's mental state isn't strong enough, he can only hide and peek." Xue Lan's tone was subtly excited, "Unlike you, who was able to hurriedly tidy yourself up and force a smile to chat with me."
Ning Hanqi's eyes changed, "Don't be so self-righteous."
Xue Lan's smile grew. "But, be careful next time and don't trip over the trash cans again. It would be terrible if you get hurt."
This time, Ning Hanqi seemed to have been hit on the head. He paused slightly, then slowly turned his head to look over as if he was worried about Xia Yingnuan's situation.
The next second, a mocking arc appeared on her lips. In those dark golden eyes, there was a look of deliberately suppressed joy.
Xue Lan behind her knew nothing about this and still had a confident smile on his face.
Two faces with different expressions appeared in Xia Yingnuan's field of vision one after another, and the visual effect was quite strange.
Xia Yingnuan suddenly felt very fortunate.
Fortunately, she and Ning Hanqi are in the same group.
Xia Yingnuan stopped at the place where the other party disappeared and snorted coldly. She had no intention of fighting the monster here. She just wanted to force it back without any harm. However, after the monster in the fog disappeared, the fog in this sea area did not disappear. This has been written into the rules. If she wants the sea fog to dissipate and leave here, she must perform a sacrificial ceremony.
After the ceremony, Ning Hanqi wrapped the rope with the cross around his right wrist, then used the remaining holy water to anoint his eyes and sprinkled fine salt on his body.
The hazy feeling that shrouded her was swept away, and Ning Hanqi's powerful soul provided an amplification to the ritual. It was because of guessing this that the monster in the fog did not hesitate to cause trouble for other players.
When she opened her eyes again, Ning Hanqi, whose legs were numb, was picked up by Xia Yingnuan. Miss Ning, who finally hugged Xia Yingnuan, buried her head in her neck and rubbed it. Feeling a little itchy, Xia Yingnuan reached out and gently patted her back, feeling relieved.
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