Chapter 73 No one is seen, only gold is seen (21) It’s okay, next…
Inside the stairwell, there is a hidden entrance to the basement.
The trail of blood spread from the living room to here. It seemed that Xu Wei accidentally killed Bu Xiaoting and threw her into the basement. But Xu Wei did not expect that there was a metal secret room hidden in the basement. Bu Xiaoting had already escaped.
"Boss, the doll." The pastor said in a flat tone, "Mrs. Bu's favorite doll when she was alive."
The wooden door at the basement entrance was open, and there was a bloodstain on the steps that had not yet dried. There were also a lot of miscellaneous items piled up beside it, all of which were things that Bu Xiaoting had used.
Xu Wei yelled something like a gorilla.
Lucky and the pastor seemed to understand. They stared blankly, "Burn them. Burn them all. Let Mrs. Bu rest in peace."
The sundries were thrown into the basement. Gao Mengtang flew in a parabola and landed accurately on a large box.
it hurts.
Can't you just handle it with care?
The little doll was sprawled out, pretending to be dead.
If the butcher found out that the doll could move, it would be even more troublesome.
Before leaving, Gao Mengtang handed the pipe to Duan Song, hoping that he could find Wei Wei as soon as possible and come back to save him.
Xu Wei was bothered by Bu Xiaoting's death; after all, he was the one who killed her in a fit of impulse. He didn't dare go near the basement and hid far away, howling like a monkey seeing a poisonous snake.
The pastor looked distraught: "No, Ms. Bu, no, I will become a ghost and take your life."
Xu Wei: “Awooo, awooo, awooo.”
Lucky: "Give her the doll she brought as a dowry and bury her with her. She will rest in peace."
"Woooooooooooooo."
"We?" Lucky asked word by word, with his head tilted like a puppet with sprained joints.
Xu Wei: “Ahh, wow.”
"We are also the ones brought by Ms. Bu as a dowry." The pastor looked blank, "We are also..."
Gao Mengtang was thinking in his mind that the doll he possessed seemed very special. No matter how beautifully made an ordinary doll was, it seemed unworthy of the word "dowry". There must be some hidden props on the doll.
Hearing the last sentence, Gao Mengtang's heart skipped a beat. Would this old pervert let Lucky and the Priest die with him? !
Xu Wei: “Ah!”
"Yes." Lucky and the pastor answered in unison, their voices blending together, creating a strange echo in the empty basement. They walked down the stairs step by step, staggering but with a firm look.
"We, too, want to be buried with him."
They threw the lighters onto a pile of old clothes and sheets, and the flames burst into flames, licking the top of the stone wall.
The rising heat waves brushed their cheeks, singed their hair, and burned their eyebrows. But they didn't even blink, and even walked towards the center of the fire step by step.
Bang.
Xu Wei closed the iron door of the basement.
I can't play dead anymore.
Gao Mengtang jumped up and grabbed their trouser legs, pulling them back with all his strength. But when he was an adult, his strength was only 50-50 with the two girls, and now that he was a little kid, he couldn't even stop them.
The raging flames had engulfed their bodies, and within three minutes their lives would be in danger.
It would definitely be too late for rescue, so Gao Mengtang looked around in confusion, trying to find a way out.
He turned his skirt inside out, but didn't see any special items. After turning into a doll, he regained his vision outside the game, but he couldn't summon the Hundred-Eyed Wizard or Gao Geng. He also couldn't use items.
The two of them were like two bundles of firewood, wrapped in flames, and the sizzling sound of the roasting was heart-wrenching.
The enemy rabbit jumped out. He was no longer able to transform into his original form. He bit the lucky guy's trouser leg and tried to move his legs desperately, but to no avail.
When he was at a loss, a glass syringe injection in the corner caught Gao Mengtang's attention.
The injection was almost empty, with only a tiny bit of blue liquid remaining.
It is the strengthening potion used by Bu Xiaoting.
Gao Mengtang held the medicine in his arms, the syringe was almost as tall as him.
The blue potion can greatly enhance physical strength, and can even automatically repair Bu Xiaoting's head that was split in half.
Maybe, I can make him grow from a little doll back to normal size.
At that moment, Gao Mengtang only thought about saving his two teammates, and didn't even think about why he had to save them. He was small in size, and while he lost strength, he also gained an advantage. He could find a corner to hide and wait until Wei Wei came to rescue him.
He even forgot that he would get the [Savior] achievement if all members cleared the game. He only had one thought in his mind: those who trusted him and helped him. He didn't want to watch the lucky guy and the priest burn to death.
Without hesitating for half a second, he raised the needle with both hands and stabbed his calf hard.
The needle pierced his calf and stabbed into the stone floor. Gao Mengtang clenched his teeth.
When I got closer, I realized that the potion seemed to have been abandoned for too long and had gone bad. There was scarlet precipitate in the blue potion.
I can’t care less.
Gao Mengtang pushed the air pressure rod, and the remaining medicine entered his body, and his entire leg instantly lit up with blue fluorescence.
"Chi!" The enemy rabbit screamed and shrank into the corner.
Not good.
Although the remaining medicine was small, the dosage was a bit too much for his current body size.
Perhaps, the blue strengthening potion should not be injected so rashly.
It was as if his body was filled with molten lava, and his internal organs were all dissolving in the heat. Gao Mengtang collapsed to the ground in exhaustion. At that moment, he was not thinking about whether he would die, but rather...
This pain seems familiar...
That’s right! He had the same feeling when he was pierced by the [Death Birth Curse] in the side quest of Princess Castle Rules Tales.
Those scarlet precipitates are related to the Dead Born.
Gao Mengtang sneered. Why think about these things at this critical moment of life and death?
The miracle he expected did not happen, only severe pain remained. His body did not grow bigger, nor did his strength increase.
On the verge of coma, the sounds in my ears seemed to disappear in an instant. The screams, the chirping of the enemy rabbits, the crackling of the burning flames... all faded away, leaving no trace.
The blue fluorescence turned into a scarlet viscous liquid, rolling and flowing under the skin.
Gao Mengtang lost all his strength and slowly closed his eyes.
It's okay, just be more careful in your next life and don't always risk your life to save others.
…
"It hurts! Why are you standing in a fire pit?"
"You too!"
“Run, run!”
Ripping. The sound of a scroll being torn into pieces.
Wow. Cool water gushed out.
Gao Mengtang closed his eyes peacefully until his body felt lighter and he was picked up by someone.
"Master Chief?!"
Huh?
Gao Mengtang opened his left eye a little and saw Lucky's face.
She has returned to normal, her eyes have changed from completely black to clear black and white, and her expression is no longer dull.
Beside him, the priest was back to normal, except for his singed hair, dark cheeks, and staring at a head of explosive curls.
The clear spring summoned by the skill scroll has extinguished more than half of the fire in the basement, and a few stubborn flames are still burning stubbornly in the corner.
Gao Mengtang opened his eyes, but before he could say anything, the pastor spoke first.
"Chief, please take back the aura of charm. It will cause mental pollution."
Gao Mengtang then realized that the twelve ghosts had reappeared, all turning around, lowering their heads, facing him, their facial features blurred in the shadow of their hoods. The moonlight orbs flickered faintly at the tips of the black tower lanterns in their hands.
The ghost turned into a black swamp and merged into Gao Mengtang's small body. In the corner, the enemy rabbit pricked up its ears.
"You are still alive? I am still alive?" Gao Mengtang supported himself and sat on Lucky's palm. The wound on his calf that was pierced by the needle had healed.
Lucky was confused by the question: "Uh, that should be it? What happened?"
After briefly describing what had happened, the pastor and the lucky man finally remembered the experience of being controlled.
"Yes, we wanted to be buried with Bu Xiaoting and were nearly burned to death. But after the leader's charismatic aura appeared, we were healed and regained our sanity." The priest said with lingering fear.
The Twelve Ghosts have a healing effect? And they don't just heal him.
Gao Mengtang recalled the contents of the copy of [Curse of the Dead]. It seemed that after the ghost appeared, the blood of the dead was cleared, and they came out alive.
However, the appearance of ghosts does not always bring healing effects. For example, in the Princess Castle Ballroom, Gao Mengtang performed ghosts for the first time. Wei Wei was also present, but the effect of Qin Xishuang's enchantment on him was not cleared.
Twelve faces shrouded in shadows appeared in front of Gao Mengtang again.
It seems that the healing effect can only be triggered when the ghost turns around and faces Gao Mengtang.
But what are the conditions for a ghost to turn around?
Right now, there is no time to think about these things. Gao Mengtang pointed to the door of the basement entrance and signaled the two to be quiet.
He climbed up the stairs with great effort and lay down to peek through the gap.
Xu Wei was outside twisting beads and burning talismans.
Which successful middle-aged person has never believed in religion?
Xu Wei was mumbling scriptures incoherently and rubbing beads randomly. He was not far from the entrance to the basement, and Gao Mengtang could even see the protruding veins on his arms.
Why hasn’t Wei Wei come yet?
The light in the upper left corner of the field of vision is on: [Having successfully. Hatching countdown 00:37:54]
The beads kept colliding, the sutras were chanted like wild beasts, and the monsters were ferocious... Gao Mengtang was a little dazed as he watched. His mind was entangled by these chaotic sounds.
"Chief, is it dangerous up there?" asked Lucky.
The two of them were large in size, and when they walked up the wooden steps, they made a creaking sound, which easily attracted the butcher's attention. So the two of them hid under the steps and asked quietly.
"It's dangerous, but there's nothing to worry about," said Gao Mengtang.
Lucky was a little shocked, and was stunned for a few seconds before speaking: "Then please come down quickly. You just escaped death, you can't encounter danger again."
Gao Mengtang's ears were filled with noise. Without thinking, he blurted out: "It's no big deal to die. Living is almost the same as dying."
When he said this, he was startled and shook his head vigorously to regain his senses.
What happened? How could someone say such a thing?
He still has the Moon Banner members and his brother. It's fun to live, but you can't die.
Gao Mengtang put his hands on the steps and jumped down. He lowered his voice and said to the two of them, "Stay away from the butcher. You will be affected by him if you are around him."
Lucky added: "I vaguely remember that when we first entered the dungeon, we were in a coma. The butcher opened our mouths and poured a glass of wine into us. After drinking that glass of wine, we turned into puppets."
Gao Mengtang was shocked for a moment: "Where are Wei Wei and the others? Have they been forced to drink?"
"I don't know. I was half unconscious." Lucky shook her head and wiped her tears. "Wow, this place is so scary. I need to find my parents."
Gao Mengtang opened the system panel and checked the status bar.
Buff effect: None.
Negative effect: [Little Doll] (You shrink to 18 cm. You can recover after leaving the side quest. You can use skills as a little doll. You cannot use props or summons.)
Neutral effect: [Tao follows nature] Respect the natural laws of the operation of things (while the state lasts, you will gradually abandon your dogmatic thinking and return to your "original self")
Note: It is particularly easy for you to return to the "original state", so please pay attention to the influence of [Tao follows nature].
After drinking alcohol and becoming a puppet, it must be a negative state. His negative status bar is empty, so the two people who turned into little dolls escaped.
As for the neutral effect [Tao follows nature]...
"My original self...?" Gao Mengtang murmured in a low voice.
By nature, he is a person with so few desires that he almost has no desire at all, and even the most basic desire to survive is lacking.
If the story of a life is a set of building blocks scattered all over the ground, it needs to be reconstructed by the owner of the life himself.
Some people want to create a life of wine, women, gold and jade, and become a wealthy man who indulges in pleasure; some people want to create a painting that is full of vigor and power and will go down in history, and become a saint praised by future generations.
Gao Mengtang's only thought was to leave the blocks alone. He didn't want to assemble them or play with them.
When he was a child, he choked on peanuts and couldn't breathe. But he didn't cry or make a fuss, just lying in his crib, quietly waiting for death.
Gao Geng was the first to discover the situation. Gao Mengtang's face was swollen and purple, which scared his brother out of his wits. After some first aid, his life was saved.
From then on, Gao Geng wanted to stay by his brother's side 24 hours a day, for fear that his brother would feel that he had had enough of living and end his life naturally.
Just as I was thinking about it, Xu Wei upstairs finished the ritual and walked away with his heavy body treading on the floor with a thumping sound.
Gao Mengtang leaned forward to take a look through the gap and saw Duan Song running over from the corner with Wei Wei's pipe in his arms.
Lucky quickly opened the basement door.
"Why didn't you give the pipe to Wei Wei?" Gao Mengtang asked.
"Wei Wei couldn't recognize me!" Duan Song said breathlessly, "His eyes turned completely black, just like the lucky guy and the priest just now!"
"There are also knights, thieves, and charlatans. They are just like Wei Wei!"
...Good boy. This is a relay race.
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