"ah… "
Several people looked at each other, feeling a little uncomfortable.
This deputy store manager is most likely the BOSS that they need to deal with in this dungeon. If Jie Fangcheng kills the BOSS, the players should be happy.
But the players who followed Qiu Jianye’s memory could not just regard him as a simple BOSS.
This person was obviously so kind and did so many good things, but in the end he ended up like this. We are all human beings, and naturally we all hope that "good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be punished with evil."
Qiu Jianye's madness, distortion, cruelty and viciousness are all understandable in the eyes of players.
Jie Fangcheng killed him, which was a great achievement for a player, but he said it too naturally and easily, which made the group feel relieved. They were relieved that the boss was dead and that they would be able to clear the dungeon soon, but they also felt very uncomfortable.
However, people like Qi Chanyang who know him relatively well knew as soon as they heard it that it was 99% likely that Brother Jie was too lazy to explain more and just made a brief summary.
Although Zhang Daoan is always sarcastic and says things like "You are so soft-hearted", he is absolutely right. Jie Fangcheng is indeed a person who is easily soft-hearted.
At this time, after Jie Fangcheng finished speaking, everyone was silent for a while, and then the six player NPCs spoke cautiously: "Then... should we go to the second floor to take a look?"
Although they have walked through Qiu Jianye's memory, the game is still a game, and they still haven't got the key clues.
Jie Fangcheng waved his hand and said, "Go!"
The six player NPCs went upstairs one after another.
The players stayed on the first floor which had been completely destroyed, and no one spoke for a while.
Originally everyone liked to get close to Jie Fangcheng, but now everyone had different looks on their faces. Many people were whispering to each other, probably saying, "He is worthy of being the friend of 'Red Devil' Lang Gu, he kills without blinking an eye."
Jie Fangcheng didn't care about what they thought. He was squatting in front of Yan Xiaohua.
Qiu Jianye is a bit like an invader in the game, and he can be sent directly to the underworld by Jie Fangcheng.
In fact, the plot in the copy may not be the same as what Qiu Jianye himself experienced, but it must be similar. He has also experienced similar things, which is why he became a ghost.
But Yan Xiaohua, this little ghost should have been summoned by the Book of Life and Death. Like Jie Fangcheng, she can't contact the underworld. It's useless to slap her away. She is an illegal resident. Her name is on the Book of Life and Death, but her personal information is not registered on the "Resident Information Form" and "Touleme App" of the underworld. The process is still in progress. With the current efficiency of the underworld, it will take another hundred or eighty years to register her information.
What should I do now? Ignore her? This little ghost is a fierce ghost after all, and she was forced to obey in the underworld.
If we let her move around in the dungeon, she will destroy every dungeon she enters, which is quite scary.
Yan Xiaohua has low intelligence. In order to make her obedient, the person who created her pulled out her brain. The little ghost can't even speak and can only breathe.
Jie Fangcheng understood it.
"Oh? Last time? Do you have any memory of the last time?"
Jie Fangcheng was a little interested. He listened to her talking, nodded from time to time, and occasionally turned to look at Zhang Daoan.
"Him? He's not from the underworld, but he's a university professor, very powerful... Stealing a necklace? Nonsense, looking for clues, can looking for clues be called stealing... Did you even tickle him?"
Xie Fangcheng waved to Zhang Daoan, and Zhang Daoan stood beside him.
Jie Fangcheng squatted down and reached out to take a look at the back of his hand.
The dungeon cycle will reset the player's physical condition, just like Jie Fangcheng. When he first entered the dungeon, the aroma of delicious food seemed to linger between his nostrils.
But the scratch from Yan Xiaohua was an attack on his soul. At this moment, Jie Fangcheng looked over his hand and found that although the wound could not be seen on the surface, the internal wound had not healed yet.
After Jie Fangcheng finished flipping through the pages while squatting, he made two "tsk tsk" sounds and patted Yan Xiaohua's head.
"You are just not smart enough. Who in their right mind would dare to tickle him?"
Yan Xiaohua bared her teeth at him.
Zhang Daoan was stunned, and couldn't help rubbing his fingers after he let go of his hand.
At this moment, an interface that looked like an ordinary game suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
[Congratulations! You have obtained the key clue, and the copy [Real Wax Museum] has reached the minimum clearance standard. ]
[Current achievement obtained: 2/34. ]
[It is detected that you have unfinished achievements. Do you want to restart the copy again? ]
Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and they saw that among the two options below, [Enter the next copy] lit up quickly, and it was as if "I will never come to this crappy copy again" was written on their faces.
The players all breathed a sigh of relief, and then everyone heard the familiar sound of the system prompt.
[Ding—Players Liu Heqing, Qi Chanyang… Jie Fangcheng, Zhang Daoan, ??? Cleared the dungeon [Memories of Wax Museum], dungeon survival rate: 85%, breaking the highest clearance record]
[Dungeon Rating: D-Level]
[The copy reward is being calculated, please wait...]
[Reward calculation is completed, please check it yourself. ]
[You will be teleported back to the lobby in three minutes, please wait patiently. ]
Jie Fangcheng couldn't help but exclaimed "Huh".
The dungeons he cleared often had fights in the [Dungeon Evaluation] section, which would flash like crazy at any time, sometimes S-level and sometimes B-level, which looked like he was cursing.
This was the first time that his copy evaluation was successfully produced.
"D-level?" someone wondered.
Their clearance rate is so high, it should be at least A-level! And they have found the key clues of the dungeon, so why is it so low
Some people are also wondering: "Why is the clearance rate 85%?"
They are all alive! Why not 100%
After a little thought, Zhang Daoan roughly understood it.
They are not all there.
In the first save file of Qi Chanyang and the others, it is estimated that someone did die.
Eighty-five percent... Including Jie Fangcheng and myself, there are twelve people alive now, and two people should have died.
But now we really don’t know who the two people who died were, and how they died.
I don’t know if you can remember it after returning to the game lobby…
There is another point that Zhang Daoan also cares about.
"Manager Xie, don't you think this is a bit weird?"
Even Jie Fangcheng felt something was wrong: "Yes, a little bit."
The copy evaluations have been fighting, as if two forces are competing.
If there is no more fighting, does it mean that one side's power has disappeared
D-grade... This rating is horribly low.
If Zhang Daoan's guess is correct, it was the power of the Book of Life and Death that gave Jie Fangcheng an S-level rating, and it was the system of this game that gave him wildly low scores.
Zhang Daoan whispered his guess to Jie Fangcheng. Jie Fangcheng was stunned for a moment and then quickly stood up.
"I'll go look in the white mist."
"Okay, make sure to come back in time."
No one knows what has happened now. If Jie Fangcheng enters the white fog, will the white light be able to pull him back to the game hall
Jie Fangcheng rushed out without saying a word.
But soon, he came back in disgrace.
"The fog has thinned a lot, but I can't see the direction clearly."
Zhang Daoan thought for a moment.
"Then let's wait until we get to level 5."
Theoretically speaking, the higher the level of the copy, the closer it is to the Book of Life and Death.
They need to confirm the situation of the Book of Life and Death.
Time passed slowly, and when everyone was about to be teleported away, the door of the workroom on the second floor opened.
The six player NPCs also apparently discovered the certificates and commendations wrapped in newspapers. Although Qiu Jianye had already seen them once in his memory, they were still deeply touched when they saw them again.
At this time, the six NPCs all had red eyes. After walking out the door, they saw the players on the first floor and were stunned at first.
Anyway, they have made their choice now and are about to enter the next copy. There are only ten seconds left in the countdown, and they are too lazy to disguise themselves anymore.
"These NPCs haven't disappeared yet? I thought they disappeared after we cleared the dungeon."
"It doesn't matter. I hope the next dungeon will be a simpler one!"
"But this copy is really sad. It feels like Qiu Jianye is not a piece of data set by the system, but a real person who once lived in the world. Sigh..."
Zhang Daoan glanced quietly at the person who spoke.
His voice was clearly audible in the quiet wax museum.
"Maybe he's really alive?"
The atmosphere in the wax museum seemed to freeze for a moment.
Zhang Daoan's voice reached everyone's ears.
"You see us as NPCs, and maybe we see you the same way. Zhuang Zhou dreamed of a butterfly, but I don't know if it was Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly, or the butterfly dreaming of Zhuang Zhou."
Zhang Daoan looked at the NPC upstairs meaningfully.
The countdown ended, and two large waves of white light flashed at the same time, taking away the infinite flow players and player NPCs.
The familiar player lobby appeared before my eyes again.
During the national copy, the game hall was bustling with people, and the area near the exit point was also very lively.
Some were happy, some were crying, and some were stunned after coming out and couldn’t recover for a long time.
Their memories have been restored at this moment, and the memories of the first save have also returned.
The players looked at each other with complicated expressions.
When they saved the game for the first time, they all thought it was a competitive copy, and everyone fought each other, really wanting to fight to the death.
If a player had not died inexplicably at the beginning of the second save, Qi Chanyang would have realized something was wrong and summoned Fang Cheng and the other two to help. Could everyone really clear this dungeon
This dungeon is really not something that ordinary players can clear. It is difficult for anyone to realize at the beginning that they have entered someone else's game, and the conditions for passing it are not confrontational conditions.
Even if they realized this, they would still not be able to defeat the berserk BOSS in the end.
No wonder no one has ever cleared the level! This dungeon is so difficult, is it really a dungeon for everyone
And the last words that Zhang Daoan said...
Someone as meticulous as Qi Chanyang recalled the performance of the NPCs in this dungeon, and then recalled the NPCs in previous dungeons.
In fact, many people vaguely feel an inexplicable feeling, that is, these NPCs do not feel like NPCs.
Each of them is like a living person. Not only will they react differently to the different choices made by the players, but they even have a complete chain of relationships with each other, and have their own preferences and lives.
But even if some people really think that these NPCs are humans, no player would dare to think about it further.
Everyone struggles to live in this game, and there are countless reasons to hurt innocent people.
"NPC is just data" is like a protective film, protecting everyone's last bit of sanity and conscience.
Zhang Daoan's words seemed to have gently driven a nail into this barrier.
Someone has already murmured to himself: "Are they... really all data?"
If it's really an innocent person...
At this moment, Jie Fangcheng's surprised "Huh" interrupted their continued deep thinking.
Everyone followed his gaze.
Next to Jie Fangcheng, Yan Xiaohua, wearing a floral dress, stood there, looking up at him.
"You really came out?" Jie Fangcheng was still thinking at that time, what should he do with Yan Xiaohua
It was Zhang Daoan who reminded him: "In the system prompt, there is a question mark after the player who has passed the level. It is probably her."
Yan Xiaohua is also an illegal user in the game, and the system cannot recognize her, but she is not an NPC in the copy, so the system treats her as an unrecognized player.
Also because she was not identified, her completion rate would not be counted. According to the system, there were still twelve of them who completed the dungeon.
The copy will be automatically reset after it ends. Yan Xiaohua is not an NPC, so she will also be kicked out of the copy.
Doesn't this mean we have come to the player lobby together
What was even more surprising was that Yan Xiaohua took out something and handed it to Jie Fangcheng in confusion.
Jie Fangcheng looked down.
[Item: Grandpa's necklace - rare]
[Introduction: If Xiaohua can return to grandpa one day, be sure to tell him that you really miss him.]
[Tip: Grandpa will always protect you as long as you need him.]
[Effect: Greatly increases defense value after wearing. ]
[Special: Blocks a critical hit from any attack. After a critical hit, the necklace will be damaged.]
[Special Skill: Wax Dripping Imaging]
"Where did this come from?" asked Jie Fangcheng.
Yan Xiaohua answered him with a sigh, and Jie Fangcheng felt depressed after hearing it.
"Instance rewards?? You, an illegal user, get instance rewards?"
Although Jie Fangcheng has now completed the level normally, the "copy is being settled" sign remains on and he is not given even a single point.
Yan Xiaohua didn't know what he was talking about. She showed the necklace to Jie Fangcheng and thought, "This is a gift from my grandfather," as if she was showing off.
After showing it to him, Yan Xiaohua snatched the props back.
Zhang Daoan was watching from the side. After Yan Xiaohua "snatched" the necklace back, he took out something and put it in Fang Cheng's hand without saying a word.
Jie Fangcheng lowered his head and looked again.
[Item: Chichi Headband·Rare]
[Introduction: Chirp, chirp, chirp!]
[Hint: Jiujiu likes kind people. Are you kind and lovely? Are you worthy of Jiujiu's love? ]
[Function: After wearing it, you can summon a chirping bird. Don’t underestimate it because it’s small. It’s a good helper for patrols! ]
[Special Skill: Angry Birds]
Jie Fangcheng looked at him: "What? Are you showing off to me too?"
Zhang Daoan glanced at Yan Xiaohua and said to Jie Fangcheng, "I'll give it to you."
"ah?"
This headband doesn't seem to be of much use to him, right? Why did Zhang Daoan give it to him
What Jie Fangcheng lacks most now is speed.
Yan Xiaohua didn't understand the twists and turns of these humans, but her innate intuition was very sharp. Even if she didn't understand, the glance from Zhang Daoan and the faint aura he exuded made Yan Xiaohua couldn't help but bare her teeth at him, and even wanted to tickle him again.
At this moment, a loud roar was heard from afar.
"Step aside!"
Before everyone could react, a bright red figure rushed towards Yan Xiaohua. When it reached Yan Xiaohua, it pinched her with its fingers without saying a word.
Jie Fangcheng was right next to her, and he was handing the sword over to her as skillfully as possible.
Not only was he proficient, but Jie Fangcheng also felt that this scene seemed to have happened before...
With a "bang", the blood-red figure was knocked to the ground by his sword.
Jie Fangcheng looked at him carefully and said, "Xiao Gu, what are you doing?"
Lang Gu rolled twice and finally stopped covered in dust. After hearing the familiar voice, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jie Fangcheng in shock, and then looked at Yan Xiaohua who was following him.
Yan Xiaohua was a little afraid of him, so she hid her body behind Jie Fangcheng, leaving only a pair of pale eyes exposed as she "looked" at Lang Gu.
"Master Jie! Are you crazy?" Lang Gu pointed at Yan Xiaohua with a trembling finger, "How can you associate with such a fierce ghost?"
Xie Fangcheng: “…”
Everyone has forgotten that as an illegal resident, Yan Xiaohua’s household registration procedure is not the normal procedure.
Jie Fangcheng has a great reputation and has worked in the underworld for so many years. Although he often violates the various rules and regulations of the underworld, most of the time, his violations seem to be forced upon him. So over the years, apart from writing a lot of reports and self-criticisms, everyone has turned a blind eye to his affairs.
This "everyone" does not include the people in Lao Cui's department.
Jie Fangcheng had no doubt that if it were possible to attract thunder and strike evil spirits in the game, Lang Gu would have whipped him with a whip long ago.
Seeing that Lang Gu was about to charge again, Jie Fangcheng simply pulled Yan Xiaohua forward.
"Go ahead and beat her! The child was less than ten years old when she died. She was kidnapped to the mountains as a sacrifice, skinned alive, and burned to death as a ghost. When I was there, she only killed the murderer who dug out her heart and ate it."
All the Lang Gu people rushed over, faced Yan Xiaohua's big eyes, looked at her sewn limbs, and raised their hands but couldn't put them down.
Xie Fangcheng even pushed her.
"Hit, hit, hit. You can hit her if you want. The child's parents committed suicide out of grief when she was abducted. Now they have been reincarnated. No one will hold you accountable for beating an orphan."
Lang Gu's expression was uncertain.
Yan Xiaohua cooperated and sobbed in fear, while Jie Fangcheng was still there, sighing softly.
"What a pitiful child. He has entered the game but still cannot escape being hunted down. How miserable."
He might not be very good at using sarcasm, but he is a disciple of a famous master after all.
Xie Fangcheng glanced at Zhang Daoan as he spoke.
Zhang Daoan was so smart that he knew what he was thinking at a glance. He smiled and praised him with his mouth: "You imitated it well."
Jie Fangcheng burst out laughing.
This person... is not ashamed but proud of it.
Lang Gu raised and lowered his hand, but finally he managed to say, "This is against the rules."
"Yeah, yeah, report to me, okay?"
After Jie Fangcheng said this, Lang Gu just shook his head.
“This is no longer a report.”
How old-fashioned!
Jie Fangcheng put his arm around his shoulders.
"Alright, alright, let's go and have dinner together."
Jie Fangcheng has already completed the menu in his mind.
Just then, a man in strange clothes suddenly stopped him.
"Wait!" The man in strange clothes looked at Jie Fangcheng, "Let me introduce myself first. I'm Yang Chi, the 'Moon Blade' of the Death God Guild. Hello, Jie Fangcheng, the Merciless Sword."
(End of this chapter)