Chapter 104
Next to the Trial Town, on the other side of the mountain, stood an armored player.
Compared to his long hair and rough beard, the bloodstains on his armor are more eye-catching. This is his battle record.
Ever since he entered the game two years ago, he hadn't cleaned the blood off his body after every mission. The blood had long since dried, leaving a vibrant crimson on his iron-gray armor, resembling a wild and ferocious abstract tattoo.
The same is true for the iron chain gloves.
Kuang Dao looked down at the town, his gaze fixed on the screen in front of him. It froze on the Destiny Ranking page, scrolling to the very bottom.
The second to last line: [Huaguo, Kuangdao, Lengbingcheng, 99].
After killing that S-rank ghoul a few days ago, his ID finally made it onto this list.
But at the bottom of the list.
Crazy Blade narrowed his eyes, raised his hand, and sniffed the lingering scent of blood on his iron chain gloves. To him, the strong smell was like the strongest adrenaline rush.
I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
If you kill the A-rank ghoul hiding in the Trial Town...
Kairi had said that while this ghoul was only an A-rank, its cunning surpassed that of an SSS-ranked one, making it an extremely special one. So special that the guild repeatedly dispatched enforcement teams to track it for a year, ultimately sending in the god-level Kairi to finally capture it.
Kuang Dao didn't believe from the bottom of his heart that an A-rank ghoul could be that powerful. The reason why it was able to escape for so long was nothing more than two reasons: the people the guild had sent out before were all useless, and the ghoul took advantage of the guild's requirement to capture it alive.
However, it is only an A. grade after all.
Once he reached A-rank, he would be considered a high-level ghoul. After strangling him, the Life Points awarded by the system might help him climb a few notches higher in the rankings...
Wait until this trial is over before taking action?
Kuang Dao pondered for a moment, twirling his fingers in front of his nose, savoring the scent of the gloves carefully.
For this trial, the instructions given to him by the guild included not only giving instructions and observing, but also one more thing: do not touch this A-rank ghoul.
The guild didn't care how many members died in the trial. On the contrary, in the guild's eyes, this ghoul was much more important than the lower-level members.
Since he had chosen to join the guild, Frenzied Blade would naturally not disobey the organization's orders. However... if an A-rank ghoul accidentally transformed, that would be another matter.
He was not violating regulations, he was just eliminating safety hazards.
One of his men flew to the top of the mountain by stepping on the rocks on the cliff. He was not paying attention and got too close to Kuang Dao. He was almost knocked off the cliff by the smell on his body.
Yu Xian quietly took two steps back: "Captain, there's something wrong with the mission."
"What's unusual?"
Yu Xian hesitated for a moment, but had to bite the bullet and move closer, sharing the light screen: "These are the mission details sent back by each execution team, but the missions have all expired."
Kuang Dao glanced at it.
The trial operation had an assessment phase, from clue discovery to complete elimination, with time and casualties recorded at each step. Therefore, each execution team would immediately report any progress to the observation team headed by him.
In the private message that Yu Xian clicked on, the font of each task detail turned gray, indicating that the task information had expired.
Among them were the mission details sent back by his son.
Task failure and task information failure are two different concepts.
Kuang Dao: "How do you know that the mission failed instead of completed? The subordinates are not useless. Isn't it a good thing that they complete the mission quickly?"
Yu Xian choked and explained, "Captain, that's not the case. All the details turned gray at the same time. I sent an observation team out to check, and their reply said that they couldn't find the execution team on site!"
Kuang Dao finally frowned.
His eyebrows were thick and black, almost connected at the center, making him look very fierce.
At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the trial town below.
"Chase! Let's split up and chase. We must not let the ghoul escape!"
In the pitch-black night, in the dimly lit alley, several running figures appeared and rushed towards the south of the town.
Yu Xian observed for a moment and then offered his guess: "Captain, I suspect the mission failed because the ghouls left the scene and the execution team went after them, so the observation team didn't find anyone at the scene."
Before he finished speaking, Kuang Dao had already jumped off the cliff, and his Fearless Blade drew a straight, piercing spark on the cliff wall.
Yu Xian hurried to catch up, and at the same time sent a voice message to the observation team: "Everyone rush to the south of the town, the trial boss seems to be causing trouble!"
Playing tricks?
Yu Xian looked at the female NPC waiting at the gate, and carefully identified her for a long time before confirming that she was not a ghoul.
An Rou was wearing a plain sky-blue cheongsam, revealing a standard smile with eight tiny white teeth. She placed one hand in front of her abdomen and raised the other hand towards the door.
Yu Xian only felt that he saw the flight attendant.
The flight attendant said, "Welcome to Yong'an Farm."
Wait, not "Welcome aboard"?
Yu Xian came back to his senses and looked at the plaque above his head: "Yong'an Farm? Captain, is that the Yong'an Farm?"
Kuang Dao was also squinting his eyes to observe.
At this moment, a man came running out from the door, shouting, "Dad, here, here, I'm here!"
Kuang Dao didn't move, waiting for Ba Tu to come over.
"What's going on?"
"What's going on?"
“What’s going on here?!”
Ba Tu reacted, followed his gaze, looked at the plaque, and said with a smile: "Hey, Dad, it's not the Yong'an Farm on Ouli's territory. I've asked around, this is the farm our guild just built to accommodate the trial group... Why did you hit me!"
Ba Tu rubbed his head, his face full of grievance.
Crazy Blade: "You think the trial is a trip? And you're even treating me. With your behavior, you wouldn't even know you were eaten by a ghoul."
"Ghoul?" An Rou showed a bit of panic. "Sir, there are no ghouls on our farm. You are not allowed to make such jokes."
Ba Tu pouted: "Dad, you scared the NPC!"
Kuang Dao frowned and was about to say something, but Yu Xian pulled him two steps away.
"Captain, could it be that?"
"Which one?" Kuang Dao said solemnly, "If you have to fart, let it out now."
Yu Xian had no choice but to explain, "It's just the rumors that the Yong'an Hotel in Area 8 is a special address. Then there was the massive ghoul wave that broke out at Yong'an Farm. Some people suspected that the word 'Yong'an' might bring inherent luck, so many places quietly changed their names. I'm guessing that our guild built a Yong'an Farm in the Trial Zone with the same considerations."
Kuang Dao snorted and laughed, with an inexplicable meaning.
Yu Xian was embarrassed.
Kuang Dao: "They wanted to get the special address for the replica, but didn't they think of creating a special NPC? Isn't the owner of Yong'an Hotel and Yong'an Farm called An Rou? Is there anyone named An Rou here?"
"Dad!" Ba Tu heard it and stamped his feet. "I've already asked around. The boss here is Sister Hong, not An..."
He hesitated for a moment and couldn't say the name.
An Rou saw it and sneered in her heart: Coward.
However, Cui Gaoshan's reaction made her aware of something subtle.
"Captain, if you are worried, why not ask the association?" Yu Xian asked.
Kuang Dao didn't say anything, so Ba Tu said in surprise, "Ah? Can I ask? You signed a confidentiality agreement when you joined the guild, and you also signed another when you entered the trial area. I thought you couldn't ask anything..."
Yu Xian glanced at him and looked at Kuang Dao for instructions.
Kuang Dao sneered, "Have both of you had your brains eaten by pigs? Even if this place was built by the guild, since it's named Yong'an, what does it mean? Doesn't it mean that there are hidden missions inside?
"We were sent here to carry out the trial mission. How can you send a message back to the guild now? You have no shame. I, Kuang Dao, want you."
Yu Xian looked embarrassed, lowered his head, and looked like he had eaten shit.
Kuang Dao's iron boots clattered as he walked towards the farm.
Ba Tu followed closely behind like a little chicken: "Dad, is there really a mission hidden in here? But I just carefully identified the NPCs I encountered, and none of them are ghouls. Dad, where do you think the ghouls would be hiding?"
He had complete faith in Kuang Dao's judgment. After all, his father, who was decisive, courageous and capable, was his idol since he was a child.
Kuang Dao glanced at him sternly and said, "That's something you need to figure out."
He is the leader of the observation team, not a member of the trial team.
Ba Tu shrugged, and out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of a buffet spread on the street, and his excitement returned. "Dad, the guild has prepared a feast for us. It's so sumptuous! Not only is there food, but there's also wine, all in the same lotus-white hue!"
Behind the two of them, An Rou stood by the gate, quietly watching them walk away.
He was smiling, but his eyes were getting colder.
Another wave of players arrived.
An Rou glanced at the IDs above their heads. They were all gold and silver. They must be the observation team that the trial players mentioned.
After careful counting, in addition to the great player Kuang Dao, there are 5 gold players in the entire trial group, including Yu Xian; 10 silver players, all of whom are above the intermediate level, and they must also belong to the observation group.
The remaining 300 players who actually participated in the trial mission were all Bronze and Black Iron novices without exception.
However, the number of low-level players entering the room seemed to be less than 300.
An Rou politely invited the newly arrived player in and connected with Meng Ziyu's consciousness to ask a few questions.
"Eight were eaten." Meng Ziyou said.
An Rou understood. It seemed that Long Yan had not set a certain number of people in the trial group. This trial was also an invisible elimination round.
Excluding the 8 people who disqualified, there are 308 people left, so it seems that everyone is here.
An Rou smiled slightly and slowly closed the heavy door.
An arc-shaped crack appeared in the shadow at the base of the wall. An Rou glanced at the bustling street and stepped in.
The figure disappeared.
The study door was open. Paopao and Meng Ziyu sat side by side on the threshold, both feeling a little nervous.
"Don't worry, the boss will take action and there will be no mistakes." Paopao said.
Meng Ziyu curled the corners of his mouth.
So far, it knew very little about this strange farm. The farm owner, a seemingly ordinary woman, could actually speak in its mind.
Unbelievable.
At first it thought she was the chosen one, but after discovering this, it suspected An Rou was a ghoul, but after observing her all the way, it found that neither was the case.
She seemed to be just an ordinary person who was powerless.
But this ordinary person suddenly proposed a deal to it that could be described as audacious - as long as it helped to kill the entire trial group, he would give it freedom.
This deal appeared strangely in its mind.
Meng Ziyou was horrified and naturally refused to believe a single word he said. This was until Zisha was abducted to the farm by a ghoul that was not his own.
An Rou showed incredible power, but it remained skeptical until she told it the whole plan.
Meng Ziyu had only one thought left: this person was much scarier than himself, a ghost.
Humans are indeed the most cunning creatures.
A dark crack appeared in the study yard. An Rou emerged from it and the crack disappeared.
Meng Ziyu couldn't help but clench his fists, not daring to let his guard down.
An Rou glanced at it and looked at Paopao: "Everyone is here."
Paopao walked over quickly: "Do it right away?"
"No," An Rou shook her head, "I still have something to confirm. Wait for my notification."
Paopao nodded vigorously, his eyes sparkling, nervous and excited.
Boss, we're trying something new.
After a while, a group of people came in from the front yard and stopped in front of An Rou.
"Have you greeted everyone? How is it?"
Meihong said indifferently: "Nothing good."
An Rou smiled and said, "That's good. Are you ready?"
Her eyes swept over the people behind Meihong: Leng Hanli, Qingqing, and Aya, who had changed into simple clothes.
The two shampoo girls were obviously a little nervous and twisted their handkerchiefs hard with their fingers.
They were a little late, but still followed Mei Hong and Leng Hanli in answering, "We're ready."
An Rou touched the backs of their hands and said, "Don't be afraid, nothing will happen."
She clapped her hands, and three figures walked out of the study, Zhang Da and two employee ghouls.
"Wait for my notification."
An Rou gave another instruction and stepped into the dark crack in the ground.
With the consciousness of getting rich quickly, An Rou heard the noisy voices on the ground.
Since the first wave of trial players arrived, Sister Hong, as the farm owner, took people around to greet them and informed everyone that the buffet would start at 7 pm. Before the start of the banquet, everyone could visit on their own.
Now, except for the villa, the entire farm is filled with players.
With the reminder that "Longyan Guild has instructed its members not to enter the villa", none of these junior players dared to violate the guild's arrangements.
An Rou drifted underground as she became rich.
"...Our guild is truly amazing. Not only did they build a Yong'an Farm, but they also built it so magnificently. Trial Town doesn't even have a generator, but here we have one! No way, I have to brag to my brothers..."
"Don't be stupid, have you forgotten the confidentiality agreement?"
"Isn't it a violation of the confidentiality agreement if I send it to my brothers in the club?"
"Why not? The Trial Area confidentiality agreement is separate!"
"I can't even whisper a word? My brother is super tight-lipped!"
“…”
An Rou smiled slightly and didn't stop.
She satisfied Chu Mo's wish, allowing Bao Fu to face Kuang Dao directly. Jie Xin's promise naturally came into effect. With the Ghost King around, there was no need to worry about the news leaking out before Kuang Dao died.
Not a single message could be sent.
An Rou continued to wander with Fu Fu, and finally heard the voice she was looking for.
"Dad, let me go check over there. There's no light on in that building, maybe there's a clue there!"
"Um."
An Rou asked Bao Fu to follow the footsteps.
Half an eye socket quietly appeared from the roots of a tree in the corner of the pond, and the pupil slid across an arc and fixed on a certain place.
Cui Gaoshan actually went to the staff dormitory.
Just right.
The staff dormitory had been emptied, and a padlock was hung on the gate. Ba Tu looked at the padlock for a while, then turned his head to look at the courtyard.
"It only says that you can't enter the other courtyard, but it doesn't say that you can't enter here, right?" He muttered and took out his weapon.
Following in the footsteps of his idol father, his weapon is also a big sword, an orange weapon, weighing one hundred pounds.
A mere low-level bronze player was not only promoted to the leader of the trial execution team, but also could afford to use orange weapons... An Rou smiled disdainfully. It seemed that this game was not only about krypton gold, but also about relying on one's father.
The broadsword tapped lightly against the padlock, and it clanged to the ground. Ba Tu hadn't controlled his force well, leaving a deep cut on the wooden door.
He glanced back nervously.
Fortunately, no one noticed. Most of the trial members were wandering around the two streets. Apart from his father standing not far away, there was no one else nearby.
Ba Tu felt relieved and pushed the door open, only to see darkness everywhere.
There was not a single light in front of or inside the building.
He thought about it, and used half of his energy to activate the weapon skill. A red light came on, and he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Three layers of densely packed beds stretched from the front of him into the darkness on both sides. In the entire building, the narrow aisle where he stood seemed to be the only part that was not occupied by beds.
There were no pillows or quilts, and all the beds seemed empty.
Under the red light of the weapons, the scene looked strange and eerie.
However, Ba Tu quickly came to his senses, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead while breathing a sigh of relief.
It was obvious that this place was for NPCs to live in. Presumably, the farm had just been built, and the guild hadn't had time to capture so many NPCs to fill it.
"What the hell, you scared me."
With a wave of his hand, Ba Tu cut the bed in front of him into two halves with his big knife, as easy as cutting tofu.
He blew on the blade with satisfaction: "It cuts iron like mud."
After venting his anger, he began to feel proud of his bravery. He randomly chose a side, carried the knife and walked slowly in, and saw the stairs at the innermost side.
"Is there also a bed up there?"
Just as I was thinking about it, the stairs suddenly creaked.
Slowly followed by another squeak.
The old staircase groaned sharply under the weight, causing Ba Tu's hair to stand on end.
Someone is coming down!
The house is locked, and there is someone upstairs!
He turned around and wanted to run, but he remembered what his father said: This imitation Yong'an Farm must be hiding a ghoul.
Dad definitely won’t run away if he sees a ghoul.
Then he can't run.
Ba Tu swallowed, suppressed his fear, and looked up at the stairs.
A faint female voice suddenly drowned out the creaking sound.
"Brother Shan, is that you? I'm Rou'er.
"Brother Shan, I'm so cold, can you come down and keep me company?"
"Brother Gaoshan..."
Ba Tu's scalp exploded instantly.
An Rou’s voice, it’s An Rou’s voice!
He threw all the clues and ghouls behind him.
He turned around and ran, his body bumping into the wall and the corner of the bed several times, and he rushed out the door in a panic.
"Dad, Dad! An Rou, it's An Rou, she, she, she turned into a ghost!"
Crying for parents.
Kuang Dao was certain this place was no ordinary place, and he didn't want to let his son walk too far alone, so he waited at the end of the street. As soon as he heard the sound, he used his movement skill and arrived in a flash.
He raised his hand and slapped Ba Tu.
"Shut up!"
He was so concerned about this familiar name that he quickly glanced around to confirm that no one was nearby. Then he lowered his voice and asked, "Which An Rou? NPC?"
Ba Tu was a little dazed by the powerful slap, and was startled awake by the name: "No, it's her, it's Rou'er - um -"
Kuang Dao covered his mouth.
Kuang Dao dragged him towards the dark staff dormitory without saying a word. No matter how Ba Tu struggled, it was useless.
Bang, the dormitory door was closed.
Kuang Dao said in a low voice: "Follow me."
Ba Tu's hands were shaking, but with his omnipotent father by his side, he was able to suppress his fear a little.
After following Kuang Dao around the first floor, they headed to the second floor. There wasn't a single bed on the second floor; it was completely empty, and one could see to the bottom at a glance.
Kuang Dao took him back to the first floor and checked the beds one by one, but found nothing.
He stared at his son coldly.
"That's impossible! I clearly heard it! She's up there!" Ba Tu pointed at the stairs, puzzled.
Kuang Dao raised his toes and picked up the sword that Ba Tu had dropped on the ground, but he did not return it to him. Instead, he used the back of the sword to press down on Ba Tu's neck.
"Look at how useless you are!
"How many times have I told you not to mention her again! She's dead!
"The police have already closed the case as accidental sudden death. We personally watched her being sent to the crematorium!"
Under the feet of the two men, An Rou was hiding inside Bao Fu's body at an unknown depth, and she could hear every word clearly.
It was as clear as a sharp knife, stabbing Kuang Dao's words into his ears.
It turns out... he's really dead.
She was really dead and her body was cremated.
But the police are here, didn’t they find out anything else?
For example, Qingshan Farm secretly planted a lot of poppies in layers of greenhouses.
For example, before she died, she was imprisoned in the basement for a whole week...
That's right. Since Cui Qing had the guts to call the police, he must have taken care of everything. If she hadn't accidentally entered the game, she would have been nothing but a pile of carbonized ashes.
An Rou couldn't help but sneer.
At the same time, I felt inexplicably relieved.
After going through so many difficulties, it would be a lie to say that I have never thought about returning to reality.
An Rou had never imagined that she would wake up and return to the real world with an account full of gold coins.
That world, though dark and broken, was real after all. Law and order were declining, but there was no need to worry about being killed by a player, or the sudden end of the world.
Now, this hope has been completely shattered.
She couldn't be reborn as a pile of ashes.
Well, I'll just guard my farm peacefully and kill anyone who stands in my way.
The cutting board, meat, and butcher knife are all in place.
Tonight, let’s have some fun.
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High in the night sky where neon lights cannot reach, Chu Mo stepped on the Youqi sword and quietly looked down.
A colorless water shadow appeared beside him.
Chu Mo frowned, his vision blocked by a rippling water mirror.
He glanced at Jie Xin: "What are you doing?"
Xie Xin laughed and said, "Since you don't plan to help Kuang Dao, what's the point of spying on An Rou's methods?"
Chu Mo lowered his eyes.
With his super strong perception, he could feel that Fu Fu was following a bronze player.
It is true that the entire farm is filled with the body of a wealthy creature, but in the "pseudo-lymphatic" state, its body is both real and virtual, and its head can swim freely in the body without any hindrance.
And An Rou was in the mouth of this SSS-level ghoul.
"You want to help her." Chu Mo's voice was hoarse.
Jie Xin put his arm around his neck affectionately: "Aren't I helping you too?"
The Youqi sword flashed extremely quickly, and his arm was cut off at the shoulder.
The broken arm slowly drifted to the other side and transformed into another Jie Xin.
Chu Mo turned a blind eye and asked, "What did you say to her during the day?"
"Of course she's speaking well of you." The two Jie Xins spoke at the same time, "Otherwise, how could she decide to kill Kuang Dao so quickly?"
Chu Mo turned his head and stared into the eyes of one of Jie Xin.
There was always a smile in the other person's eyes, sincere yet mocking.
It seems like something is revealed, but also like something is concealed.
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