Chapter 33 Apartment Copy (VI)
“Da, da, da…”
The thing's footsteps stopped beside their bed.
Even though she knew there were rules to protect her, Xia Yingnuan still subconsciously became alert because the threat was so close to her.
Ning Hanqi gently patted the back of her hand, silently telling her not to be nervous.
It really didn't seem to notice the person under the quilt. After a while, it walked around the bed several times, over and over again... as if it was looking for something.
"Save me..." Sun Peng, who had no idea how he got into this room, was covered in blood. He struggled to crawl out, but the shadow behind him was stronger than him. He could only place his last hope on Ning Hanqi.
Even though he knew he might be exposed, Sun Peng couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope when he saw that he was facing Ning Hanqi, who looked the youngest and softest among the players in this round.
He has met several players of this type, and they all have one common problem, which is that they are easily soft-hearted.
As long as I catch her, I can use her as a scapegoat the moment I crawl out!
"Please save me! I can take props as a reward! I just took the props from the ghost and god copy!" Sun Peng's hands were bleeding from scratching the door frame. He looked particularly pitiful with a panicked look on his face. Who would have thought that such a person was a murderer?
He seemed afraid that Ning Hanqi wouldn't believe him, so he picked up a prop with his mouth and placed it on the ground next to him.
"You can check the goods first! As long as you give me a hand, this thing will be yours!"
Sun Peng cried so hard that his tears and snot mixed with the blood on his face.
"I really can't die! My wife was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, and our child is only two years old! Both our parents are gone. How will they live if I die?"
It has extremely attractive props and a touching story, and it plays the cards of interests and emotions at the same time. People with weak will or simple naiveté may be fooled.
Sun Peng felt that he was sliding backwards little by little, but the girl opposite him unexpectedly did not move forward.
After squeezing out his crocodile tears, he looked up at Ning Hanqi. There was a hint of amusement in the other's eyes, which was completely different from what he had imagined. From his invisible perspective, Xia Yingnuan, who sensed the lie, showed an unfriendly expression.
Tsk... Ning·Ordinary Player·Hanqi put down the teacup. Her illness had not yet fully healed. She would cough occasionally, making her look even more fragile. This almost gave her the label of being weak and harmless.
But the prophet would not believe her nonsense. Among the three people present, the word "ordinary" could be used to describe himself, and even the former dungeon boss Xia Yingnuan, but definitely not Ning Hanqi.
Xia Yingnuan glanced at Ning Hanqi suspiciously. Was it just her illusion? Was Ning Hanqi... lying?
The problem raised by the prophet is something that even he himself cannot solve, let alone humans. Does Ning Hanqi have a solution?
"You might as well ask the ghost that favors you about this matter. If it can't do anything, how can you still count on this sickly guy?" Xia Yingnuan looked at Ning Hanqi, who was panting every three steps and looked so fragile that he could be blown away by the wind, and she believed that she had sensed it wrong.
"...Force isn't everything." The prophet's eyes remained fixed on Ning Hanqi's. "Miss Ning should be even more anxious than we are."
Force is indeed not everything, but in the current situation, can she really expect Ning Hanqi to appeal to her emotions and reason and convince the administrators above?
The prophet was very persistent. Ning Hanqi guessed that she must have found some clues and she was asking for confirmation.
"If you really want to tell me a solution, I do have some ideas." Ning Hanqi lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then gave an answer with some helplessness.
Xia Yingnuan was shocked. Ning Hanqi really had a solution?
"Since the rules are set by the administrator, then we should find a way to kill him and replace him. Only by standing on the same level as them can we interfere with the operation of the rules of the game." Ning Hanqi said it calmly, but every word she said sounded like a fairy tale to others.
The shock in Xia Yingnuan's eyes disappeared in an instant, and she even revealed a complicated and indescribable look. So this was Ning Hanqi's method?
Well... that's true, but it's just a bunch of nonsense.
While there weren't many good people among the administrators, they had indeed reached the level of gods. How could such people be killed? And even if they were killed, not everyone could become an administrator. Rumor has it that the requirements for becoming an administrator were very harsh. It would be better to think about whether there were any loopholes in the current operating rules.
So Ning Hanqi is looking for an excuse to fool the prophet?
“Puff…”
The prophet who had just looked worried suddenly laughed. While Xia Yingnuan looked at him like a fool, the prophet wearing a white mask smiled and said to Ning Hanqi, "I understand."
Ning Hanqi smiled without saying anything. Although the prophet only said one incomprehensible sentence, the two people seemed to have reached some kind of tacit understanding.
Only Xia Yingnuan watched the two people playing charades, frowning and feeling like an outsider. The already cold temperature in the basement became even lower.
"By the way, I haven't had time to ask, Miss Ning, are you interested in joining us?" The prophet now really hopes that Miss Ning can become his companion.
"Miss Prophet should already know my answer."
Of course, the prophet had anticipated Ning Hanqi's choice, but premonitions weren't everything. What if her premonition wasn't quite right? What if there was a chance? It was a shame that the abilities bestowed upon her by the ghosts were still so accurate.
"Alright, I respect your choice, Miss Ning." The fortune teller knew that some things couldn't be forced, so he didn't continue the topic. "But I have some gifts here, Miss Ning, please accept them."
Then she bent down, picked up a portable password box from her stool and placed it on the table. She hadn't set a password yet, so she opened the box and pushed it across.
Xia Yingnuan, who was originally feeling inexplicably depressed, was stunned when she saw the things in the box, and then her eyes lit up instantly.
There is a box full of small blue bottles in here. When Ning Hanqi was seriously ill, no ordinary medicine was effective, so he had to use this for emergency treatment. Xia Yingnuan had planned to stock up more before.
She had previously asked Ms. Lu about the price and purchase method of this medicine, and also checked on the forum. The main raw material of this small blue bottle came from a very difficult copy, and its price was hyped up very high in the forum. However, Ms. Lu bought the goods directly from the source, so the price was much lower, and she might even be able to get a friendly discount.
But the problem is that the quantity of this medicine is limited, and the maker needs to go to the copy again and again to get the raw materials, so mass production is impossible. Even if Xia Yingnuan has money, she may not be able to buy much.
The prophet directly took out a box! Their value was equivalent to several of the props Xia Yingnuan had just sold. And what the other party meant was... this was a gift?
"Ms. Ning, you saved Siqi before. These are gifts of thanks. Of course, I also want to thank you, Miss Xia, for your kindness in the dungeon." The prophet explained.
"..." Xia Yingnuan's expression gradually darkened. To thank Ning Hanqi for saving Lu Siqi? If it was really for this matter, then the timing of giving this gift was a bit inappropriate.
When the gift is too tempting, she will have to consider whether there is a trap behind the gift, or whether the other party has other requests?
"These... are too expensive." Ning Hanqi looked at the box of small blue bottles and looked at the prophet thoughtfully.
What do you want me to help you with?
"You two don't have to feel burdened. I made these medicines myself and they cost almost nothing." The fortune teller said it lightly, but with so many small blue bottles given away, her previous trip to the dungeon might have been in vain.
"But Miss Ning, you should really need this." It's unclear what the prophet's expression was behind the mask, but the smile in her eyes faded a little. "You need to get well soon, it's getting late."
This little girl won’t fall for it?
The prop that Sun Peng had just thrown aside was put into a cloth bag. Xia Yingnuan took a peek at the contents, and her face became even uglier!
Inside was a small doll, with a blank white piece of paper nailed to the doll's head.
The name of this thing is a life-saving doll.
This player was very unlucky, and the props he took out were even more unlucky. This life-saving doll was a very sinister thing, and Xia Yingnuan didn't want to get involved with it, so she stayed away from the other party and blew a palm fan at him.
"Bang!" Sun Peng didn't see anything, but he was hit hard on the head! Before he could react, he flew into the air.
The shadow in the room instantly engulfed Sun Peng, and something surging in the darkness seemed to make a strange sound.
"Tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock, yes, I will arrange for the patient to leave the hotel. Please pick him up..." Ning Hanqi said several words of thanks before hanging up the phone.
"Is it arranged?" Xia Yingnuan asked.
"Well, it's arranged." Ning Hanqi's smile was as cunning as a fox.
Xia Yingnuan raised the corner of her mouth, "Why would he be so desperate as to target you?"
Everything is ready, all we have to do now is wait for the prey to crawl into the cage by itself.
The closer it got to the time of the fire, the closer the ghosts in the reflections became to human players. On the last day before the fire, the monsters crawling all over the ground in the reflections could almost grab Ning Hanqi's ankle with one hand. Xia Yingnuan became more cautious to prevent those things from attacking her when she was not prepared.
She stared carefully at the ghosts that were everywhere, but when her attention was distracted, Xia Yingnuan suddenly realized that something was wrong.
She grabbed Ning Hanqi and looked at the corridor of the staff dormitory warily.
It seemed that several lights here were broken, and at the end of the road, only one light seemed to be on. The light there was extremely dim, and even Xia Yingnuan, whose vision was not affected by light and darkness, suddenly could not see the situation over there clearly.
There is something abnormal!
Xia Yingnuan glanced at the elevator next to the stairs. The number on the elevator display was -1, which meant that the elevator stopped at the basement floor. She tentatively pressed the door-opening button to see what floor the elevator showed they were on, but the elevator door opened directly.
The elevator shows that they are on the underground floor?
Xia Yingnuan was surprised for a moment, because when they mistakenly entered the non-existent 4th floor, the elevator displayed the position 4. If they were not on the basement floor, shouldn't the elevator display the corresponding floor?
Is this... another change of mind?
Ning Hanqi pulled Xia Yingnuan and whispered, "Let's go upstairs first and see if we can get back to the first floor."
Xia Yingnuan couldn't knock her out and carry her back, so she could only guard the door with her.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
After an unknown amount of time, there was a faint knock on their door again.
This time, Xia Yingnuan reacted quickly enough and immediately checked the situation outside through the cat's eye.
However, it was still pitch black outside and there was nothing.
Ning Hanqi signaled her to be patient.
Finally, when the clock hands reached two o'clock in the morning, there was a third knock on the door.
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