Chapter 19 Killing Player 741 Mermaid King
Wei Wei used all the polite words and honorifics, but he sat in the rickshaw without moving, tapping his pipe against the armrest. He crossed his legs, and his black boots were embroidered with exquisite bamboo patterns.
"It's unnecessary for you to make this trip," Gao Mengtang said, "I don't plan to join any camp."
The jade cigarette holder was brought to his lips, but before he could touch it, Wei Wei took a puff of smoke and slowly exhaled, "Whether you are willing to join is your idea, but whether I can let you join is my ability."
He Lun was trembling with fear, and he trembled three times as he spoke: "You, how did you find the address of my hotel!"
"Since I can't find even this little bit of information, I can pack up and leave Heiou now," Wei Wei raised his eyes and looked Gao Mengtang up and down, "It's the dead of night, are we going to stand outside and talk? Why don't you let me in?"
In the Black Tower, the stronger a person is, the more his in-game identity and real-life identity merge. Looking at Wei Wei's posture, he is clearly in reality, but he looks like a body-cleansing master, which shows how strong he is.
If he wanted to take action, Gao Mengtang and He Lun would never have the chance to stand here and talk to him.
After a brief standoff, Helen invited him into the hotel.
Wei Wei was so lazy that he didn't even get out of the car. After being pulled into the hotel lobby by two black clay men, he stood up leisurely and leaned against the counter.
The index finger with the jade ring tapped on the pipe, and two dark green octopus tentacles emerged from the pipe, twisting back and forth.
Wei Wei: "The HR department wants to recruit outstanding players, so they always offer some conditions that are hard to refuse. For example, if you sign a contract with me, you can get a chance to be resurrected."
Hearing the word "resurrection", He Lun's eyes lit up. For players who are in danger of losing their lives, nothing is more tempting than having another life.
"But," Wei Wei said, "He Luo feeds on greed. To sign a contract, the player needs to sacrifice enough greed to He Luo."
Wei Wei stretched out his little finger, and the dark green tentacles couldn't wait to wrap around it. The "He Luo" referred to was undoubtedly the dark green tentacles in the pipe.
“So, this resurrection comes at a price.”
"The resurrected will cut off all emotions, no longer love delicious food, no longer love beauty, no longer love power and wealth. They will have no distracting thoughts, like saints... Living like this is actually quite boring. But it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death." Wei Wei flicked his little finger, and the dark green octopus tentacles retracted into the pipe, "But you are different, blind man."
Wei Wei raised his eyes, his gray-green eyes were like two will-o'-the-wisps that were about to go out in the sea water: "Mr. Blind, you have no greed, so I cannot sign a contract with you. What can I do?"
Gao Mengtang was not very surprised.
He had been eating boiled vegetables for more than 20 years, which was definitely not considered gourmet food. He had never developed a crush on anyone, nor did he think anyone was beautiful, because none of them were as pretty as himself. As for money, it was enough to keep his vital signs stable.
Greed is a very unfamiliar word to Gao Mengtang. He even has a weak desire for survival, the most basic of living things. Living one day or dying one day makes no difference.
In the past, Wei Wei used the opportunity of "sacrificing greed to gain resurrection" to lure players to join Black Gull.
This trick doesn't work on Gao Mengtang because Gao Mengtang has no greed and cannot make a sacrifice.
Wei Wei was not in a hurry. He slowly took out a piece of paper from his pocket and shook it open. His shrill voice sounded like a sobbing flute: "But fortunately, this is not the first time I have encountered such a situation."
An old missing person notice, the paper is yellowed and has several footprints on it. In the picture, there is a boy with a buzz cut and glasses.
Gao Mengtang's face changed: "Where did you get it from?"
The missing person's name is "Gao Geng", Gao Mengtang's brother.
"I've said it before, if you don't even have this little trick, why are you still hanging around in Heiou." Wei Wei adjusted his gloves and handed the missing person notice to Gao Mengtang with both hands.
Gao Mengtang's parents died in a car accident. Not long after, his brother Gao Geng sent him a suicide note, saying that he would commit suicide. Gao Mengtang refused to believe it. He searched all possible places and investigated all the people who committed suicide, but could not find any trace of his brother.
No one is seen alive, and no one is seen dead.
Experts compared the handwriting of the suicide note and found it was written by Gao Geng. Everyone agreed that Gao Geng could not bear the death of his parents and committed suicide.
Gao Mengtang had no choice but to accept this reality.
"Did my brother really commit suicide?" Gao Mengtang asked.
Wei Wei: "I don't know. But I can ask whether Gao Geng is alive or dead."
Gao Mengtang: "How do you ask?"
The pipe plucked the air, stroking the invisible strings. Wei Wei said slowly: "Almost everyone is a little greedy for those close to them, hoping that they will treat them better and stay with them longer. Little do they know that relatives are just people with whom they have a special relationship."
Suddenly, the pipe stopped and pointed at the air. Wei Wei said, "It should be this one, slightly lighter than the parent line and slightly darker than the others."
"The greed of the living is different from that of the dead. He Luo can tell the difference. If Gao Geng were alive, He Luo could still call him and ask him to come see you."
Gao Mengtang hesitated for a moment and said, "I want to know whether my brother is alive or dead. If he is still alive, I want to see him."
Wei Wei squinted his eyes and said, "So, what about joining Hei Gull?"
Gao Mengtang was silent for a while, then slowly replied: "After the results are out, I will join Heiou."
"Okay." said Wei Wei.
Dark green tentacles stretched out from the pipe, wrapped around the invisible thread in the void, and held it tightly.
The air began to twist, and a dim light in the corner distorted like a dancing mad snake. They heard the gurgling sound of soft-bodied creatures crawling and the monotonous cry of some giant underground creature.
A cool breeze blew over, seemingly enough to freeze the blood.
The muffled sound of the earth's veins rising and falling with my heartbeat, and every breath I took was like sinking into a swamp, gradually getting lost. Suddenly, as if a basin of cold water was poured over me, all the illusions disappeared in an instant.
Wei Wei knocked the pipe on the counter, knocking out a few glowing crumbs: "I knocked on Gao Geng's greed that was entangled with you. Whether he is alive or dead, and whether he is willing to come to see you, you just have to wait for his response."
"Aren't you afraid that I will change my mind and refuse to join Heiou?" Gao Mengtang asked curiously.
Wei Wei didn't seem to care at all, and lowered his head to fill his cigarette: "You are a man of high moral character. Since you have promised, you must wade through it even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead. Otherwise, how can we say that nobility is the epitaph of the noble?"
"During these seven days, He Luo will tell us whether Gao Geng is alive or dead," said Wei Wei.
He Lun watched anxiously from the side. In the dark room, Wei Wei's calm silhouette was like a sculpture. For the first time, he felt the power of [101 Body Purifier].
It has been less than 18 hours since leaving the copy [8th floor]. Wei Wei first sent a series of fatal emails, then tracked down He Lun's car and hotel, and also found out about Gao Mengtang's brother. He got a missing person notice from several years ago and ran over to wait for them without any hurry.
He Lun couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The strong man in the internal test is so terrifying!
"When will you enter the next copy?" Wei Wei asked.
In the upper left corner of the Heita APP, there is an hourglass icon with a countdown. Below it is a line of small text: [There are 6 days, 5 hours, 23 minutes and 15 seconds left before the protection period ends]
The time numbers are bold and marked in red, ticking away second by second like a death countdown.
Each time you clear a level, there will be a seven-day protection period. During this period, you will not be able to enter the dungeon due to any accidents, unless the player forcibly closes the protection period.
When the protection period ends, you may be pulled into the copy at any time.
Wei Wei: "It seems that I have to go into a dungeon with you. If you die in these seven days, my bonus will be gone."
Gao Mengtang: "That's not necessary. I'm confident that I can come back alive in the next instance."
Wei Wei took a puff of cigarette and squinted his eyes in the swirling white mist: "You are really a young and inexperienced person. You have been out of the game for less than 24 hours and you dare to say such big words. I think you are very lucky to be able to enter the next game alive."
"What do you mean?" He Lun couldn't help asking.
No one paid any attention to him.
During these seven days, Wei Wei would live with them. The three of them washed and rested separately.
As he was going up the stairs, Wei Wei suddenly thought of something and turned around to ask, "Mr. Blind, are you really an ancient god?"
Gao Mengtang: "Of course not!"
*
It was already two o'clock in the morning and Gao Mengtang was extremely tired. He and his enemy rabbit crawled into bed together and fell asleep in a short while.
It seemed to rain at night. Pah. Pah. It hit the window vigorously.
Gao Mengtang always slept very soundly, and could sleep as soundly as a sleeping Buddha even in thunder and lightning. However, the enemy rabbit in the quilt moved around, and seeing that Gao Mengtang was still not awake, it simply pressed its belly against his face, suffocating Gao Mengtang to wake him up.
"Bad little rabbit." Gao Mengtang pushed the enemy rabbit aside and opened his eyes a little dazedly. On the curtains, several black shadows moved back and forth.
Tree shadows.
Gao Mengtang closed his eyes and continued to sleep.
No, the hotel is on the seafront and the windows face the empty ocean.
Gao Mengtang suddenly opened his eyes, threw back the quilt and got out of bed.
Snap. Snap. The sound was clear and fierce. It didn't sound like rain hitting the glass. It sounded like... hitting the glass.
Gao Mengtang's hands, which were tightly holding the curtain, froze, and he quickly opened the curtain.
Several weirdos with webbed hands and feet and scaly skin were lying outside his window like geckos! Seeing Gao Mengtang, they became even more excited, and their webbed hands slapped the glass!
A crack gradually widened.
Gao Mengtang took two steps back, picked up the rabbit and ran out. As soon as he opened the door, he ran into a cold and wet embrace.
He pulled his face out, pulling out strips of yellow-green mucus. Standing in front of him was also a fish-man covered in scales.
The fishman slapped Gao Mengtang in the face, making him dizzy. He lifted Gao Mengtang's head with one hand and pulled him up.
The pressure from the webbed hands suffocated him. Gao Mengtang struggled hard, kicking and kicking, but there was a huge gap in their strength and he couldn't break free at all.
"Your appearance really opened my eyes."
A tentacle pierced through his two solar plexuses like lightning. The fishman fell to the ground without a sound.
After breaking the window, several fishmen that came after were stabbed to death one by one by the tentacles, and their bodies turned into sticky gelatin on the ground.
Gao Mengtang was still in shock: "What are they?"
A tentacle stretched out from the pipe and moved close to Wei Wei's ear, as if speaking.
Wei Wei listened attentively: "He Luo said that this is the puppet of [741 Mermaid King]."
Gao Mengtang wanted to ask "Why are they attacking me?", but before he opened his mouth, he suddenly reacted.
[8th Floor] Before the dungeon started, the pharmacist killed his girlfriend and obtained her public beta player ID card.
Killing a player will reveal his identity.
"I don't know the secret of the 999 spiritual value," Wei Wei's sarcastic words were even colder than his voice, "but for those who want to obtain 999 spiritual value, I know--"
"——Everyone in the world."
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