Chapter 61 (Update 1)
As a true NPC, Sister Hong naturally didn't know about the existence of favorability. Her ability to hit the mark so accurately was purely due to her years of observing people's expressions.
She dreaded running, hated it, yet deep down, she yearned for that brief morning. After forming a pact with the Chosen One, her life felt like it was spiraling out of control, yet on the other hand, her soul felt immensely fulfilled.
That feeling, as if you have everything, you can even die for it.
Externally, she needed a chosen one to lean on, to stop being bullied. Internally, she still longed for that feeling. At this moment, the longing in her eyes was enough to move anyone.
For a moment, Xixi even forgot that she was an NPC, but a poor woman who was alone, homeless, and beautiful on the streets.
"Okay." He nodded, and even he was surprised.
But Hee Hee had no regrets. He had slept with many women in the game, but none of them were Sister Hong. None of them were as pretty or passionate as Sister Hong. They were just vulgar women who traded their bodies for money.
It is indeed a good choice to keep Sister Hong by your side and enjoy her warmth and beauty every night.
The word "good" made Sister Hong's smile deepen and tears welled up in her eyes.
[Sister Hong (hair salon employee) favorability +5%, current favorability 94%, infatuated.
Note: Satisfy the contract requirements. 】
Sister Hong hurriedly wiped the corners of her eyes and stared at Xixi's hand without blinking. A cluster of pink light was jumping on the other's open palm.
The hand slowly approached her eyebrows.
Sister Hong couldn't help but hold her breath and her heart was beating wildly.
She did it. She successfully broke free from the shackles of a miserable life, escaped from An Rou's clutches, successfully fell in love with a destined person, and made the other person fall in love with her too!
In just a few days, the ups and downs of life replayed in her mind.
She had enjoyed wealth and status, but she didn't have a reliable, capable man. Now, this gap had finally been filled.
She closed her eyes.
The heat full of masculine energy hits you in the face.
She was intoxicated for a few seconds, then slowly opened her eyes with a little shyness.
The affection flowing in his eyes suddenly froze, and a second later it rushed to his throat and erupted into a scream that blew off the roof.
Her destined love, the one she had just fallen deeply in love with and who also loved her deeply, had his head smashed into his chest, and blood and brains gushed out from his sunken neck.
The heat she felt just now was from this warm liquid.
My whole face was covered with it.
Paopao hurriedly covered Sister Hong's mouth, but it was too late. He heard footsteps outside. Iron boots stomped hard on the ground, making a thumping sound.
And in front of him, Wang Da placed his hands on Xixi's exposed buttocks, greedily gnawing at her soul.
"Enough, enough!" Paopao raised his foot and kicked Wang Da aside.
In fact, the running action was unnecessary. Wang Da's hand and hammer fell on Xixi at the same time, and he didn't control the strength of the hammer well, so Xixi died almost in the blink of an eye.
Wang Da could only eat part of the soul.
At this moment, Xixi's residual soul could not be extracted with death and was locked in the dead body. As soon as it turned into a ghoul, it began to change wildly.
Under his skin, flesh and blood began to churn, and large lumps began to form on various parts of his body, then suddenly shrank away. Only on his chest did a small lump grow larger and larger, as if something alive was trying to break free, unable to break through the tough skin.
There was a sound of broken ribs, and then, bang!
A human face peeked out from the chest, the facial features covered by thin skin, but the outline could be made out.
A face covered with human skin, with all seven orifices sealed, but one can clearly see the eyeballs rolling under the skin and the mouth wide open.
"Ghoul, ghoul——" Sister Hong broke free from Paopao's hand, screamed and shrank to the side of the bed.
It was also the first time that Paopao had witnessed the entire process of a ghoul's transformation so closely, and he accidentally lost control of Sister Hong. However, according to the plan, there was no need to control her later.
He once again pulled Wang Dazang under the bed. Wang Da had just differentiated a ghoul and was in a weak state, so it didn't take much effort for Paopao.
Before putting down the bed sheet, Paopao took a last look at the ghoul.
Ignoring the eerie, horrifying face on its chest and the lack of a head, it still retained its human form. However, during its rapid transformation, its body grew ever taller, its shoulders nearly touching the ceiling. All its clothing was torn, and the bulges that had been constantly moving on its skin stabilized.
Transform into faces of different sizes.
It's so damn embarrassing!
Paopao was shocked. The moment he put down the bed sheet, the door was kicked open.
"Brother Xi?!" Haha exclaimed, and the task details popped up on the screen in front of him.
But Haha didn't have time to look. He held a weapon in one hand and took out a prop with the other hand - a smoke and fog bomb produced in Onigashima, and threw it at the ghoul standing tall.
The smoke and fog bomb exploded, and thick white smoke began to sink from the ceiling.
Paopao quietly lifted the bed sheet and took a peek, thinking:... ?
He had hidden under the bed, hoping to score a second goal and sneak attack the second player, but who would have thought that the other player would actually detonate a smoke bomb? Isn't this just courting death?
"Brother Xi, where are you? Come out quickly!" Haha shouted again, but he didn't realize that the giant ghoul in front of him was Xixi.
After all, it was completely naked, not even a head, and unrecognizable.
The white smoke descended quickly, and Haha could no longer see clearly what was happening inside the room. Before Heehee could respond, he was struggling to decide whether to kill the ghoul or retreat and gain some distance, when suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a shadow passing by on the ground.
Haha was delighted: "Brother Xi? You've already started fighting with the ghoul, why didn't you call me? Hurry up, before it finishes its crazy transformation..."
brush--
A stream of blood spurted from his neck into the billowing white smoke.
The bone shovel cut off half of his neck, and with another swish, his hand holding the weapon was cut off at the shoulder.
After a burst of gurgling sounds of blood bubbles, there was a series of crisp sounds of coins.
Paopao held the bone shovel tightly, it was not time to relax yet.
"Wang Da, hurry up, before it finishes its crazy transformation!"
However, the room was now filled with thick white smoke, which was pungent and blinding, making it impossible for Paopao to see the ghoul's figure.
Following his memory, he swung his shovel at a certain point. The ghoul had grown in size, and the shovel's head clearly pierced its flesh. Paopao made up his mind and quickly activated his weapon skill.
Bone shovel, two hits, open the coffin!
A smooth red beam erupted from the shovel's head, flickering in and out. The ghouls felt the pain, and countless faces across their bodies roared in unison.
But their mouths were sealed with skin, and the sound was muffled, like the sound of a drum.
"Wang Da, help me quickly!" Paopao shouted.
A vortex of white smoke suddenly appeared beside him, and Paopao quickly moved out of the way. Wang Da held up a sledgehammer, and the hammer head instantly expanded into a huge hammer, smashing into the handle of the bone burying shovel.
The bone shovel suddenly disappeared without a trace.
The ghoul's howls became more painful, and with a wave of its arms as thick as stone pillars, it smashed the wall, sending dirt flying everywhere.
But, that’s all.
After all, this is just a newly differentiated C-level berserk ghoul. The berserk transformation has not yet ended, the body is not tough enough, and the movements are very slow.
Gold coins exploded in the air, drifting into the white smoke, barely visible. The smoke rushed out through the gap in the wall, and some of the coins fell into the alley outside. But no one dared to pick them up.
In other words, there was no one around. The moment the ghoul smashed through the wall, a passerby screamed "Hah, ghoul!" and everyone instantly ran away.
With smoke exhaust at the door and the opening, the smoke in the room quickly thinned out. Paopao glanced at the gold coins scattered on the floor, then at the upgrade notification on the screen, overjoyed.
"Wang Da, we succeeded!"
Paopao gave Wang Da a big hug, but suddenly remembered the scene where Sister Hong forcefully kissed him, and hurriedly stepped back.
Sure enough, Wang Da bit his teeth so hard that his eyes turned red.
"Hurry up and clean up, someone is coming!" A familiar voice suddenly sounded behind him.
"Boss?!" Paopao ran up to Anrou and said, "We succeeded, we succeeded! We succeeded!"
An Rou's eyes lit up with a smile. She high-fived him and urged, "Hurry up!"
The two of them worked together and soon picked up all the gold coins in the room. As for those that fell into the alley, they had no time to take care of them, and there was no need to take care of them.
Paopao packed Haha's body into the sack he had prepared long ago, and heard Anrou say, "Wang Da, carry her on your back."
Only then did he realize that he had completely forgotten Sister Hong. At this moment, Sister Hong was huddled in the corner between the bed and the wall, hugging herself tightly, trembling all over.
I was already scared silly.
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Today was his son's birthday, so Captain Li had to log off early. But just as he lay down on the bed, his trusted subordinate pushed the door open and came in.
"Minister, a mission has appeared!"
Captain Li frowned and sat up.
The frequency of ghouls appearing in Zhongxu Town was not high, but even in a peaceful place, there were always missions coming up, so it wasn't surprising. What was strange was that his subordinates rushed in so hastily to inform him.
He quickly concluded: "Is it related to An Rou?"
"That's right, the mission location is Sister Hong's Hair Salon, which is now also An Rou's business!"
"Who did the mission? Are there any mission details?"
"...We don't know yet. Our people arrived first, but there was only an NPC named Qiaojie at the scene, crying and sobbing, and we couldn't get anything out of her."
Captain Li pondered for a moment: "Where is An Rou?"
"The people sent to monitor him said that he returned home shortly after returning to the hotel that night. It was the small house in Guangyin Lane."
Seeing that his boss was silent and thoughtful, the subordinate continued, "Boss, it seems our suspicions are correct. There is a ghoul lurking around An Rou, but it's not at the Yong'an Hotel or the Yong'an Farm. However... since the mission has already been completed, the ghoul must be gone."
Captain Li asked, "Are you sure the ghoul is dead?"
"Yes, many people in the alley next to the hair salon have seen the ghoul with their own eyes, and there are also some gold coins left on the ground... Captain, do we still need to send people to keep an eye on her? The brothers all want to rest offline or go on missions."
Captain Li shook his head. "An NPC, one moment entangled with the Chosen One, the next with the Ghoul. This matter is not that simple. Come on, grab your team and follow me."
"Where are you going?" the subordinate asked, "Minister, isn't today your son's birthday?"
Captain Li paused as he put on his shoes and said calmly, "Birthdays come every year. Let's go check on that NPC again."
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The wooden wheels rolled over the bluestone bricks and finally became quieter after they reached the dirt road.
The ox cart was noticeably bumpy.
After the neon lights faded away, Paopao lifted the hay and let out a long sigh, but his heart didn't fall back into his stomach.
An Rou, dressed in plain men's casual clothes and a straw hat, heard him ask behind her, "Boss, I'm a little nervous. What if Qiaojie lets something slip and gives away some clues?"
An Rou smiled faintly and said, "She's been helping out at the bun shop all day. She doesn't know anything. What clues can she come up with?"
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