Xia Qi: “…”
Is it over yet
Xia Qi quickly changed the subject and asked, "The Earl is not a human, so what is he?"
Unexpectedly, as soon as Xia Qi finished speaking, Margaret screamed. She quickly stepped back, shouting with her teeth bared, "I don't know! I don't know anything! Ah!!!"
Her voice was filled with fear, and her face was distorted, looking so hideous that she looked like a female ghost.
The younger sister sighed, took out a roll of yellowed newspaper from her pocket, and pushed it in front of Xia Qi: "Brother Xia, take a look at this."
This was the clue she found in the cemetery that day, which increased the blue team's plot progress by 10%.
Xia Qi took the newspaper and saw a huge headline written on it:
《Shock! The Countess eloped at night for this man! 》
Xia Qi: “…”
The text translated by this system can actually be localized.
Xia Qi decided to ignore the title and continue reading.
In general, the newspaper mainly tells the story of how the Countess eloped with her cousin after giving birth to a child. In the corner, there is a photo of Margaret, and the housekeeper's face is also in the photo.
Xia Qi looked at Margaret suspiciously, and then tried to ask, "Why do you want to elope?"
Margaret was still screaming in the room, as if she was completely in a state of madness. After a while, she suddenly calmed down, danced a minuet in the room, and hummed softly.
"There's no way to get the answer. She's crazy again." The younger sister said helplessly. She had asked these questions before.
"Since she wants to elope, why does she take the child with her? Wouldn't it be more convenient to leave the child behind?" This is what Xia Qi was confused about.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a very light knock on the door.
Xia Qi stood up instantly and held the magic wand of true love in his palm. His sister also grabbed the knife on the table and pointed in the direction of the door.
"It's me." The old man's voice came from outside the door.
Hearing that it was the old man coming, my sister breathed a sigh of relief and opened the door.
After not seeing him for a day, the old man looked like he had crawled out of a dark coal mine. Under the light, Xia Qicai could finally see him clearly and his white dentures.
"I can't stay out here any longer." The old man walked to the table and poured himself a glass of water without hesitation. "The boss and NPCs are killing people everywhere. I don't even have a place to stay, so I have no choice but to come to you."
"Where did you go yesterday?" The old man looked so miserable, as if he had dug up the grave of the Earl's ancestors.
The old man's face changed, and he suddenly lowered his voice and said in a spooky voice: "I went to the cemetery of the castle, and I tell you, it's very scary in the cemetery. It turns out that their whole family is..."
At this moment, the system's full-frequency broadcast sounded.
Ding Dong! The Red Team has reached 30% of its progress. There are 3 survivors left and 4 have died.
The Red Team's progress has skyrocketed by 30%...
What's even more outrageous is that two of them died suddenly.
"What happened to the red team?" Even though the sister had been calm, she became a little uneasy when she heard that two people had died.
Originally, the blue team had 60% of the plot progress and had a firm advantage. Unexpectedly, the red team's plot progress skyrocketed to 40%, and now the two sides are tied at 6:4.
The only thing to be thankful for is that two more people on the red side died, and now there are only three people left on each side.
"The deaths of these two people are so strange, could it be that they deliberately went to die?"
Judging from the Red Team's ruthless and cruel style of doing things, Xia Qi couldn't help but suspect that these two were sacrificed for 30% of the plot progress.
My sister and the old man looked at each other and thought that the red team was really capable of doing such a thing.
Xia Qi clenched his fist nervously and asked the old man: "The total progress of the red and blue sides is currently 100%. Does this mean that all the clues have been mastered by the players?"
"It's not necessarily a clue." The old man scratched his chin. "It's impossible for the price to increase by 30% just by clues. They should have obtained important props to pass the level."
"This game... is designed to make us kill each other." My sister looked unhappy.
The reason for setting up the red and blue camps, and setting the plot progress of both sides, is to let the two sides snatch clues from each other.
Now, the Blue Team has a higher level of progress and more information than the Red Team, but the Blue Team does not have the props to clear the level. The Red Team has the advantage with the props to clear the level, but they still lack clues.
Therefore, their real opponent now is the hostile camp.
However, it is possible that someone can deduce a way to pass the level from limited clues.
The old man laughed dryly and said, "I forgot to remind you that the game has entered the long night mode. According to the time calculation, in two days, this copy will enter the eternal night mode."
Xia Qi felt a sense of urgency and frowned, "Eternal Night Mode? Wouldn't that mean all bosses and NPCs will go berserk? Do we still have a chance to clear the level?"
Referring to the combat power of the boss in the Rose Garden tonight, if this game enters the eternal night mode, the cabin will not be able to protect them at all.
The old man looked at him with appreciation and said, "Normally, the survival rate of those who pass the customs during the day will be higher. I have never heard of anyone who can pass the customs at night."
Therefore, if the team enters the eternal night mode, both the red team and the blue team may be wiped out.
After learning about the terrible consequences of the eternal night mode, the cabin fell into silence. Even Margaret felt something was wrong and slowly stopped singing.
It was my younger sister who spoke first. She said calmly, "Although I no longer care about life or death, I hope you can all get out."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly stood up, with a look of resentment flashing across her face: "I'm going to snatch the clearance item from them! We can't let those beasts get out alive!"
"If you want to die, don't waste your life." The old man folded his hands and snorted lightly, "Let's not talk about that stinky boy named Cha, that sissy named Lin, he has ten life-saving props on him, and even an S-level prop."
With the equipment and props they had, they were no match for the Red Team in a 3v3 confrontation. Moreover, among the three, only Xia Qi was an adult man, and the other two were just burdens.
Hearing this, Xia Qi was shocked: "How do you know?"
How could he see what was in other people's system backpacks
Knowing that he had said something wrong, the old man laughed and said, "I was just guessing."
Seeing that the old man didn't want to expose his abilities, Xia Qi didn't continue to investigate, but said: "In the eyes of the Red Party, we are the meat on the chopping board."
My sister pursed her lips, sat down with an indignant look on her face, and said angrily: "I don't want to sit and wait for death."
Time suddenly became urgent. Even in the cold night, Xia Qi felt a little anxious. He tried to keep his mind calm and said, "We don't have to look for them. They lack clues and will definitely come looking for us or kill us all. When they show up, the props for passing the level will naturally be ours."
"How could they possibly give us props to pass the level!" said my sister.
"Old sir." Xia Qi turned to look at the old man, "Can you give us some weapons?"
“Hey, little brat, you’re really something. You only know how to exploit an old man like me… Well, I’m not kidding you. I have already prepared the weapons for you.” The old man took off the bag on his body and poured it on the wooden table. There was a loud "clang, dang, dang" sound, and countless silver knives, silver needles, silver bowls, crosses and other various silver items fell on the table.
Looking at the piled-up table, Xia Qi wondered if the old man had emptied the Earl's kitchen...
"These silver objects and crosses... are all used to fight vampires?" Xia Qi asked in surprise.
The old man picked up a table knife and turned it around in his hand skillfully: "Whether it's against the red team or the vampire, these can be used."
After the three of them each chose their own weapons, they prepared to rest.
There is another tough battle tomorrow, so they have to replenish their strength as much as possible.
Xia Qi lay on the table, listening to Margaret's singing, and slowly fell asleep.
At dawn, Xia Qi woke up automatically.
"Margaret, we are leaving and may not come back tonight." My sister yawned. There were huge dark circles under her eyes, as if she had not slept all night.
Hearing that they were going to leave, Margaret, who had been crazy, suddenly came back to her senses: "Oh my daughter-in-law, you are leaving!"
"Daughter-in-law?" After hearing this address, the old man was stunned for a moment, and then said to his sister earnestly, "Little girl, you are not yet an adult... Isn't it too early to get married now?"
After all, my sister is still young. After hearing this, her face immediately turned red and she hurriedly explained: "It's not me..."
At this time, Margaret grabbed Xia Qi's hand and said excitedly: "My daughter-in-law, I have prepared a gift for you, come with me quickly!"
When the old man saw Margaret calling Xia Qi "daughter-in-law", he was stunned.
Xia Qi wanted to take out a silver needle and sew Margaret's mouth shut, however, he couldn't argue with a dead female ghost, so he could only try his best to restrain his impulse.
Margaret led the three people out of the cabin and came to a corner of the cemetery.
She pointed to a grave covered with green grass and said to Xia Qi carelessly, "My daughter-in-law, please dig up my grave."
Xia Qi was stunned for a moment.
This is the grave of the Count's mother. How could he dig his mother's grave himself
"Brother Xia, please move aside. I'll take the blame." The younger sister pushed Xia Qi away, rolled up her sleeves and started digging.
Xia Qi is an adult man after all, and it is impossible for him to just watch a little girl do physical work for him.
When he was about to jump down to help, his sister stopped him and said, "Don't come down! This will affect your relationship with the count and cause family conflicts between you!"
The old man understood everything later. He sighed quietly and stabbed Xia Qi in the heart: "You young people nowadays..."