At six o'clock in the morning, the boy woke up on time.
Soft sunlight shines in through the windows of the wooden house, and fine dust flickers in the beams of light. It was a sunny day outside the window, and carriages passed by on the road from time to time. The castle towers in the distance, and birds fly over the towers.
Not far from him, Ge Tingting was curled up and sleeping soundly.
She said she was sixteen years old, but she was slender and small, and she looked to be around fourteen at most. Because of this, Ge Tingting does not feel as oppressive as adults do in terms of size, and the boy likes this companion very much.
Unfortunately, since he came to this world, apart from Ge Tingting, he has not met any other "fellow villagers".
Not long after the boy woke up, the waiter from the tavern came up.
The waiter stretched out his hand and mumbled some otherworldly language, as if asking for money.
The boy, Feng Qi, rummaged in the small bag for a long time, barely counted out ten coins, and handed it over carefully. The waiter clicked his tongue loudly and muttered again, looking unhappy.
The young dragon Ibi stopped on his shoulder: "Ignore him, we won't come again anyway."
Feng Qi chuckled and seemed to enjoy the process of avoiding.
"Knights? I don't want to join the Knights! I'm not the kind of person who abandons my companions." Feng Qi lowered his face and said, "Ibi said that they have been targeting you recently. If you are locked up now, you will definitely not be able to pass the level with me. ”
She must have been influenced by Alien Esperanto, he thought.
There are many residents here, and there are many cameras installed in a mess. Feng Qi nimbly shuttled through the alley, perfectly avoiding every camera—even if it was dirty and integrated with the surrounding environment, he could distinguish it immediately.
"Do you know where your ability comes from?" Ge Tingting took out a piece of dry bread and gave Feng Qi half of the piece with jam. "I have never heard of such a 'system'-like ability."
Feng Qi pulled open the operation bar out of thin air and checked the task information.
"Is it… "
"Ibi, stop talking, sister can't see you." Feng Qi shook his head helplessly, "Anyway, as long as we defeat Pepperfur, we can get the final pass props."
"The castle maze! I like this level the most! You have to avoid the sight of the gargoyles here, which is a basic operation in the game."
Judging from his appearance and the way he speaks, Feng Qi is probably only in his early ten years.
"Yes," Feng Qi replied firmly, "Make your wish early, we are taking a hidden route! If everything goes well, maybe we can get it done within a week."
"Well, the enemies last time were just ordinary monsters with no special drops. Logically speaking, there is no need to fight them."
"Yeah!" Feng Qi stroked Xiaolong.
It stands to reason that boys of this age would look like dogs. But Feng Qi’s tutor is good. He will not be picky about rotten food, will not make noises because of bad environment, and is very polite when talking to others.
Ge Tingting said: "The game you mentioned, can you beat it so easily?"
Ge Tingting was stunned for a while: "One week..."
Ibi feels cool and smooth to the touch and feels great in the hand. It was as light as a feather, and it just rested on his shoulder. Feng Qi could hardly feel any weight.
It breathed a small mouthful of fire, sparks coming from its nostrils. In the sunlight, the white scales on the young dragon's body sparkled like pearls.
A few hours later, the two of them returned from the outskirts of the city to the vicinity of Shangguang District.
The anti-theft fence was stained with rust, and green plants stuck on the fence grew wildly. Some of the courtyard doors were not closed, and the sound of rubbing hemp and the barking of dogs could be heard from time to time.
Feng Qi glanced at her and tightened his schoolbag strap: "Secret."
"Don't tell anyone," Ibi warned softly, "Don't you think Miss Ge Tingting is in a bad mood? Maybe she will compromise with the Knights."
"This time it's an elite monster. Ibi said there are clues on it - after defeating it, we only need to defeat 'Black Market Boss Pepperfur' again."
"But we are very lucky - the black market boss Pepperfur has a scale. You just need to defeat him and take it away." The young dragon Ibi yawned and added crisply.
"They are waiting for me at home." Feng Qi said, "I like this world very much, but it is better at home. If they can't find me for too long, my parents will definitely be worried..."
Ge Tingting closed his eyes and opened them after a while.
Ge Tingting sat up first, and then hurriedly opened his eyes. She looked at Feng Qi for a long time and then slowly said: "Are you going to do the task now?"
Ge Tingting has never been able to hear Ibi's voice. At this moment, she bit her lip and continued with some hesitation: "How about you contact the police... the Knights? They are only looking for me. You are still young, they will not make things difficult for you, and maybe they can help you. busy."
Such a well-behaved child suddenly changed his expression at this moment.
Feng Qi slid the warehouse inventory: "It's so simple. I came here with the system and archives."
"I have been playing "Resurrection Legend" for more than two years. Most of the materials required for the mission are complete, except for the Dragon Lin of the Dragon of Destruction. If we take the regular route to pass the level, we have to continue to level up and finally fight the Dragon of Destruction. Boskras... that does take a long time."
"'Beat' Peppermint," she repeated with some difficulty.
The young dragon on his shoulder suddenly "shushed".
"I'm not nimble enough, my dad is much better than me."
The first time he heard this topic, Ge Tingting was silent for a long time: "Where are your parents?"
According to Ibi, Ge Tingting came several years before him. Her accent was a little weird and twisted, and Feng Qi had to concentrate very hard to understand it.
"Sister, sister." Feng Qi gently pushed Ge Tingting's shoulder, "We should go."
This time they did not approach the no-man's land, but headed towards the old city, which was still barely functioning.
Feng Qi stood up and put his small bag on his back: "Don't worry, as long as we upgrade a little more, we will be able to challenge him. In short, let's fight the elite monster first today - as long as my sister and I join forces, there will definitely be no problem ”
He ran in front of Ge Tingting, his face as straight as a child's.
The terrain in this area is uneven, with various forked roads extending in all directions. The old buildings are very old. They are like a group of living creatures, squat and pushing each other, with nervous clotheslines connected in the middle.
"Sister, if you don't understand "Resurrection Legend", you will definitely be trapped here for the rest of your life! And you promised me that you would help me go home -" he said angrily, "Our mission is almost completed, why do we need to do it at this time? Should I push it out?”
"I just think that your ability to 'defeat'... well, maybe it's better to use less of it..." Ge Tingting chose his words carefully.
She was shocked when she saw the child smilingly observing Wu Tao's pile of corpses.
Now she roughly understands the situation, and Feng Qi probably has no idea what he "did".
Sure enough, after hearing what Ge Tingting said, Feng Qi suddenly laughed.
"What, it turns out that my sister cares about the 'defeat' skill. This matter was originally a secret, but for the sake of our team, captain, I should be more open-minded—"
Feng Qi raised his head proudly, with a dimple appearing on the side of his mouth.
"It's okay, I can't hurt you." He said in a relaxed tone, "Only bad NPCs with 'sin points' can be attacked. The system's judgment will not be wrong."
"How do you know it's not wrong?"
"Because I am the protagonist, this is my world." Feng Qi's words were full of confidence, "Shh, keep your voice down, the monster is coming out!"
Ge Tingting squatted behind the trash can with him, waiting for the so-called "monster".
Compared to other residential areas, there are not many people in their location. There are few residents nearby, the surveillance system is damaged, and people seem to be deliberately avoiding this place.
The sunny sky turned overcast in the afternoon, the sun disappeared under the clouds, and the ancient neighborhoods gradually sank into shadow.
With a creak, a giant claw covered in mucus opened the iron door.
Ge Tingting was stunned on the spot, she rubbed her eyes vigorously.
That is a real "monster" that does not exist in reality.
The monster was wearing a tattered black cloth robe, with two half-eaten human hands on its waist, holding a bloody sharp knife in its claws.
If you look carefully, you can see that the thing is about the same height as a person. It has a stooped waist, a hairless head, and a body shape like a fat sweet potato.
On that human-like face, a pair of eyes bulged, slanting in two directions. The teeth are crooked and twisted, and saliva and stench can't help dripping down the fangs.
Ge Tingting squinted his eyes, and for a moment, a faint ghost appeared on the monster. But when she looked carefully, the shadow disappeared again.
The mark on her collarbone felt slightly hot, and she subconsciously pressed her hand on her chest, her heart beating so fast that it almost broke her ribs.
monster? people
attack? Not attacking
Could it be that she is actually the one who is crazy - she has really "travelled" into a so-called game, and the modern society in front of her is just her delusion in despair? Ge Tingting's scalp was numb, his legs were weak, and he almost couldn't stand still.
Her hearing and speech abilities have been impaired for ten years, and she also has visual problems. It doesn't seem to be unbelievable...
Just when she was struggling, the monster turned its head and roared into the room.
Suddenly, a child's shrill wails were heard in the stone house, together with an old man's panicked low cry. Just like in the past ten years, Ge Tingting still couldn't understand what they were saying.
After the monster roared, he contentedly picked up a human hand and sniffed it happily. Its eyes were blood red, and it was breathing heavily from its mouth, obviously very excited.
"That's it, the elite ghoul Jiang Ke." Feng Qi rushed out, "I'll attack the monsters, cover me!"
"wait-"
Seeing Feng Qi appear, the thing was slightly startled at first, and then smiled crookedly. It roared meaninglessly and pounced towards Feng Qi.
"Be careful!" Ge Tingting raised his hand.
Countless rat bones came out from the corners of the horns. They rushed towards the monster and entangled the monster's feet. The monster roared in dissatisfaction and kicked Feng Qi, who was closest to him.
"Three." Feng Qi gritted his teeth.
There was some movement in the stone house. The ghoul rolled his blood-red eyes and stabbed Feng Qi again. Under the interference of the rat corpse, Feng Qi barely escaped, and his T-shirt was scratched with blood.
"Two." Feng Qi continued counting.
Not a single hit. The ghoul roared again and grabbed Feng Qi by the collar—
"One!" "The hostile relationship is officially established." Ibi flew around the ghoul, and there was a floating health bar on the ghoul's head. "The battle begins! The battle begins!"
The ghoul paused, looking at his hands dully, and then scratched its back frantically with the hand that wasn't holding the knife. After a few vague grunts, those blood-red eyes turned to Feng Qi again.
"Let's go!" Feng Qi hurriedly covered the wound and nimbly got into the depths of the alley, "This terrain is not good, lead it to the 'mass grave' ahead!"
The rat bones moved in response to the sound, forming a slightly deformed giant rat. Ge Tingting stepped on its back and hugged Feng Qi's waist. The ghoul roared crazily while stumbling after the two of them.
"Go forward, turn left, avoid the surveillance gargoyles... That's right, go ahead and you'll be there!"
What he calls a "mass grave" is what she sees as a "garbage dump."
There was no one around, and the sour smell of decay rushed straight into the nose. The ghoul staggered around and waved the knife, staring directly at the two children.
Ge Tingting gritted his teeth as more insect corpses poured out of the garbage. They wrapped around the rat's bones, barely gathering into a crooked half-human shape.
The huge humanoid held her in his arms with one hand, and used the other hand to block blade attacks from time to time. Ge Tingting wiped away the raging nosebleeds, and the pain all over his body became stronger and stronger.
"H-hurry up!" she shouted hoarsely, her mouth full of the taste of blood, "I can't hold on for long!"
Feng Qi took out a plastic dagger from his backpack and rushed towards the ghoul resolutely. He dodged the attacks deftly, and the plastic sword swiped across the ghoul's body from time to time - even though it didn't cause any horrific wounds, its health was still dropping little by little.
There's something ridiculous about plastic vs. metal.
But Feng Qi was very cautious. He used his size advantage to circle around and run away as soon as he hit. After the plastic sword, Ge Tingting's insect corpse followed closely, disrupting the ghoul's movements. While the ghoul was dealing with the insect corpse, Feng Qi rushed forward again and stabbed out with his sword, repeating the process over and over again.
This tactic is clumsy, but it works.
Among the corpses flying, the ghoul's health was finally reduced to the last bit.
It lay on the ground, panting laboriously. At this moment, it seemed to realize something, and it kowtowed to Feng Qi repeatedly, as if begging for mercy.
Feng Qi struggled to stand up and staggered over.
"beg for mercy?"
The ghoul's forehead hit the ground wildly, and a silent wail came from his mouth.
"It's useless to beg for mercy." The boy's eyes reflected the monster's tearful face, "I can see the value of your sins - 9 people died because of you."
Feng Qi coughed up two mouthfuls of blood. He was weak and tired, but his tone was still high-spirited. Ge Tingting could hear it clearly.
"You are more outrageous than the one before. That gangster only indirectly killed four people."
Yes, in that dark alley, Feng Qi rushed out like this with a plastic sword, firmly protecting it in front of him.
The same weird and bizarre abilities, the same wandering alone. Although Feng Qi was full of nonsense, Ge Tingting could not let the child go.
If she really wanted to say the reason, she couldn't quite figure it out.
Maybe it's because he saved her, or maybe it's because she hasn't communicated with a living person for too long.
Seeing Feng Qi's excited expression, Ge Tingting finally turned his head and said nothing.
Feng Qi smiled weakly at her, raising his plastic sword high.
"Jingle-ding-ding-ding-ding-"
Music representing victory sounded in their ears.
The ghoul's body showed glowing grid-like cracks, and the next moment, it spread out from head to toe, turning into small squares of exactly the same size. The small cube rolled on its own into a neat pile of corpses. Just like Wu Tao's time, the props on it exploded around the pile of corpses with a "ding" sound.
In addition to clothing, it revealed a self-locking dagger, a bunch of brass keys, and a wad of crumpled cash. In addition, there were several small bags of white powder - one of which was opened and half empty.
At the end was a note with the time and address.
The young dragon Ibi stopped next to the note, which was neatly folded and emitted a distinctive golden halo.
Feng Qi only picked up the cash and the note without looking at anything else. He took a breath and carefully handed the note to Ge Ting: "This is the clue of 'Black Market Boss Pepperfor'. Sister, help me decipher it."
Ge Tingting lifted up his baggy T-shirt and wiped the nosebleeds on his face with the edge. She dazedly picked up the note, and a drop of black and red blood dripped onto the paper.
[At 23:00 on the 23rd, Ping An Manor, Jiu'an Road, Xizhao District.]
Ge Tingting marked the location on Feng Qi's map. In her blurred vision, the garbage around her gradually became distorted.
For a moment, they looked like a cluster of tombstones in a mass grave.
"Number 23! Wow!"
Feng Qi ignored the blood and filth on his head and face. He held the map high next to the pile of minced meat, as if he had found a treasure.
"Today is the 20th, we still have three days to prepare—"
The boy had a big smile on his face and his eyes were full of yearning.
night.
Ping An Manor, Room 601, Building 4.
After the outbreak the day before yesterday, Miss Hutao stayed in the next door to Zhong Cheng for a day. Yesterday, she came back like nothing happened, and her whole body became much more evil.
As for what she saw that day, she didn't say anything, and Yin Ren didn't intend to ask. If evil things can be said to be private, then the love and hate that support their existence can be regarded as their most private information.
He just talked about another topic with Hu Tao.
Hutao: "Prepare? What preparations are you making?"
"Starting today, I will teach you some spells that ghosts can use."
"Ah... it's good like this now." Walnut leaned against the corner absentmindedly, "I don't want to be the most powerful ghost in Haigu City. They say that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. If you need it, I will definitely help. But -"
Yin Ren did not smile: "The ability I can exert depends on how powerful you are."
"Huh? Is the ghost master so dependent on ghosts?" Seeing that Yin Ren was not joking, Hu Tao became a little more serious.
"...So be it."
"Then you are so powerful, you can definitely find those ambitious ghosts." Hutao patted his belly, "The ones from the past two days have some ideas. Don't you have a group of coffin nails? Can you get a few more?"
"I would rather be in a hurry than to be in a hurry." Yin Ren crossed his arms, "Don't worry, ghost arts are not as difficult as you think. Once you know it, you can do a lot of things - at least you won't be imprisoned here and can't do anything. ”
"let me see."
"I can teach you flying skills first. You can only lift a little off the ground now, right? Do you want to fly higher?"
"Can I do that kind of thing?!" Hu Tao was obviously interested, "That's okay, anyway, I'll try to learn it first. Hey, Yin Ren, I say you-"
"you are back."
A smile suddenly broke out on Yin Ren's face. When he heard the footsteps, he opened the door first and said to Zhong Cheng who ran back last night.
"Have uncle and aunt made supper today?"
"Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms." Zhong Cheng said, putting the lunch box on the table. "I'm going to take a shower, and we'll continue playing "Resurrection Legend" later. Yesterday, I asked acquaintances in the industry and found a few speedrunning strategies."
"Oh, Sutong always feels bad... Forget it, what did uncle and aunt say about yesterday's blind date?"
"The man complained to the introducer, saying that my private life was messy and that he didn't like it." Zhong Cheng said, wiping his face with a towel, his voice a little dull, "The introducer told my parents - they know me, and they don't know me." Say more."
In fact, after hearing this statement, Cheng Xuehua laughed out loud while serving him mushroom stewed chicken: "It's better to make up lies than make up something reliable. If you really have the ability to mess around, your father and I will beat you up at the same time." Side music.”
Zhong Youde also poked his head out of the kitchen: "Huh? Our son didn't fall in love? What did Lao Liu say?"
"The young man said that Xiao Zhong was involved in male-to-male relations."
Zhong Youde was immediately overjoyed: "Hahahahahaha, what a fucking bullshit! You are still messing around. Has our son ever held a living person's hand?"
"The child is still here, please be careful what you say."
Zhong Cheng said that he mentioned mushroom stewed chicken and fled the scene again like flying.
After thinking about what he had just experienced, Zhong Cheng said that his eyes looking at the lunch box were a little melancholy.
Yin Ren made a good guess. He played with the handle in his hand and didn't ask any more questions: "Anyway, I've given you the advice. Whenever you need my help in blocking a blind date, just let me know."
"Okay." Zhong Cheng said heating up the chicken and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
The two of them had played this game yesterday and had already made some progress. On the screen, Yin Ren was controlling the character to run in circles around the trumpet "Zhong Cheng Shuo".
"Resurrection Legend" has a high degree of freedom in pinching people. The trumpet "Yin Ren" in the picture also has black hair and red eyes. Yin Ren's character has long hair, a flowing black robe studded with runes, and the occupation column clearly says "Vampire Prince".
The character Zhong Cheng mentioned is still at the save point. His character has black hair and black eyes, and wears a pair of silver-rimmed round glasses. The trumpet Zhong Cheng said that unlike Yin Ren, he wore a uniform-style white coat and his occupation was a "vampire hunter".
There was no harm done to the teammates in the team. Yin Ren ran around Zhong Cheng while casting spells at the little Zhong Cheng.
"Yin Ren, you just ignored me on purpose, right? I haven't finished speaking yet."
The sound of water sounded in the bathroom, and Hu Tao spoke again.
She stopped expressionlessly next to a green plant and played with the tips of the leaves. The tips of the green leaves seemed to have been frozen, becoming shriveled and curled.
"You seem to know a lot about ghosts - I always feel like you don't have amnesia. Who are you?"
"Who is it... This question is quite difficult to answer." Yin Ren muttered casually and stopped teasing the character.
He stared at his little self on the screen and thought seriously for a few seconds.
"He's not a good person anyway." He said softly.
The author has something to say:
Elders of the Zhong family, your son has forever lost the opportunity to hold hands sweetly with a living person.
(End of chapter)