Number 1, who was happily enjoying the hug from his father, stopped bubbling. The small black cloud stared at the shadow that was forcibly occupying the hug from his father. A big question mark seemed to appear on its small cloud.
Tangning heard No. 1's question through the mental link: "Father?"
Isn’t number 1 father’s only child
Relying on his size and strength, Shadow squeezed towards the center of Tang Ning's arms with an expressionless face, almost squeezing the tiny No. 1 out of Tang Ning's arms.
No. 1 scratched stubbornly for a while, quietly releasing poison at the places where it came into contact with Shadow. Unfortunately, Shadow had thick skin and was not affected at all. Instead, Shadow became furious and increased its strength to expel No. 1, so that No. 1 was squeezed out of two-thirds of the position in a short while.
Tangning quickly introduced No. 1, "It's a shadow. It and you are of the same origin. The two of you can merge into one."
No. 1 suddenly relaxed his strength and was pushed out.
Now Shadow has won the beauty.
However, in front of Shadow, No. 1 began to sob to Father. Drops of tears simulated by black mist dripped from the small dark cloud. No. 1 continuously released the message of "weak, pitiful and helpful" through the mental link.
Tangning couldn't stand the attack from the pitiful little creature anymore. He pushed the giant baby away from his arms and hugged the tiny No.1 instead. He also told Shadow, "No.1 is only a juvenile now. Don't bully it anymore."
Although this young boy controlled the entire institute and almost turned this place into a place of death, who would think that this small group of No. 1 is so powerful? Ma Tangning didn't think so.
In his mind, the young No. 1 will always be a good kid who is locked in a glass house and always abused.
Tangning took out a candy from her pocket with a distressed look on her face and said to No.1 in a gentle voice, "Would you like some candy?"
Number 1 ate a candy with sobs. It has always been a person who shines brightly as soon as its father gives it some sunshine. It almost forgot how to disguise its tears, and a happy bubble mixed in with its tears.
shadow:"… "
Tang Ning's hands were kneading the soft and misty No. 1. The scene was full of love between a loving father and a filial son, and it was very warm.
The shadow stood in the corner with an expressionless face. A thick shadow kept surging and spreading under its feet, eroding the entire ground in an instant.
Si Tai and Li Haoyuan didn't dare to go out, and looked at the shadow that was about to turn black in shock and suspicion.
The shadow came to Tang Ning again. This time, it did not force its way into Tang Ning's arms. Instead, it hugged Tang Ning's waist and hugged Tang Ning.
No. 1: “?”
Then, Shadow lowered his head and kissed Tangning on the cheek. The dark eyes behind the mask glanced at No. 1 coldly and dangerously.
No.1: “???”
Tangning could sense the shock in No. 1's mind. He nudged Shadow with his elbow, turned his head to the side, revealing his slightly red earlobe, and whispered to Shadow, "In front of so many people..."
A slender and powerful hand pressed down on the back of Tang Ning's head, and the shadow directly blocked Tang Ning's lips.
No.1: “???”
Little Marshmallow stared at the scene blankly, watching the father's pure white face covered with a beautiful blush, and the man hugging the father had a human appearance similar to the father, but No. 1 could feel that the other party was just covered with a layer of human skin and was essentially different.
It also floated up in a trance, wanting to imitate Shadow's behavior and kiss his father, but was cruelly slapped away by Shadow's iron hand.
No. 1 was not discouraged after being photographed aside. After it found that it was kissing its father alone, it suddenly thought of what its father had taught it just now -
"It is a shadow. It and you are of the same origin. The two of you can merge into one."
The small black mist floated towards the shadow that was kissing Tang Ning. This time, the shadow did not stop No. 1 from approaching. The small black mist merged into the shadow's body like a river flowing into the vast ocean, blending quietly and naturally.
Tang Ning was so dizzy from the kiss that he didn't notice anything had changed at first. It was only after the kiss that he met Shadow's inexplicably bright eyes and red ears.
"Father."
Through the mental connection, Tang Ning heard a low voice calling.
"You guys... merged?" Tangning asked in surprise.
The handsome man nodded.
Tangning looked around and indeed did not see the black marshmallow. Whether in the dungeon or in the real world, No. 1 was always a very well-behaved child. Even the matter of fusion had never worried its father.
Tangning reached out and touched Shadow's head, praising him softly, "Good boy."
Shadow received Tang Ning's praise, and it came up to Tang Ning and kissed him, like a child asking for candy.
At this time, Si Tai and Li Haoyuan were watching from the side, so Tang Ning pushed the shadow away.
"Okay." Tang Ning called to Si Tai and the others.
"Dad, is this all we have?" Si Tai was not aware of the mental connection between Tang Ning and No. 1. From his perspective, Tang Ning just came here for a look and was leaving without doing anything.
Tangning nodded.
Si Tai didn't look at Tang Ning, but stared at Shadow warily. He felt that when he called Tang Ning "Dad", Shadow gave him an unusually unfriendly look.
… Is it an illusion
When Tang Ning came out, he found that Christine and Darien were not at the door. The two probably thought that he was going to die in the institute, so they left early.
A thick fog still lingered over the land.
Tang Ning looked at the world covered in thick fog and fell into deep thought about how he should get out.
"Look what I found? He's actually a well-known actor." Darien left the fog and came to a place with signal. He searched for Tangning and said, "Unfortunately, this will be the last record of him in this world..."
Christine stopped and her pupils constricted slightly.
Darien, who had been muttering to himself, turned his head as if he had noticed something. He looked at the endless white mist in disbelief as it turned into darkness, as if a drop of ink had sunk into milk, with strands of black spreading out and rapidly eroding all the white mist.
But a thick and cold breath emanated from behind, and at this moment, Wen felt like he had arrived in the cold winter.
A dark shadow advanced from the depths of the black fog and appeared in front of Darien in the blink of an eye.
Darien was facing a formidable enemy and immediately prepared for attack.
The holy light flashed, and when it illuminated the true appearance of the black shadow, Darien stopped again.
The black shadow was not a monster, but more like the unlucky player that Darien led into the research institute the day before yesterday.
Before Darian could react to what was happening, dark shadows attacked one after another, and the survivors, tied up like dumplings, piled on the ground.
These people who were supposed to be dead suddenly fell from the sky. It was not a surprise, but a shock.
Darien was worried that these were the monsters' new ways of attacking, so he turned around, his pitch-black bat wings cut through his clothes, and he spread his wings as if ready to fly!
"Don't." A familiar and pleasant voice came from the fog.
Darien paused and turned his head cautiously. He saw an oriental beauty with black hair and black eyes coming out. Her skin was as white as snow and there was no sign of fighting. She didn't look at him, but at Christine who was also ready to go. "I completed this mission and saved these survivors."
Although Darian didn't understand what the other party was saying, he was not blind. Just by taking a quick look at the scene in front of him, he could guess most of it.
The way the Western player looked at Tang Ning changed completely. If at first he was just admiring a beautiful foreign woman and coveting her body, now his eyes were filled with deep awe and fear. He even began to reflect on whether he had said or done anything that had offended Tang Ning.
Christine maintained a calm expression on the surface, but there was an uproar in her heart, "... I need to inform my boss."
Tangning nodded and suggested, "Please increase the price. Saving people should be charged a different price, right?"
Christine nodded with difficulty.
Tang Ning stood there calmly, even though most of these people were kidnapped by No. 1, but now No. 1 has merged with the shadow. What does the people kidnapped by No. 1 have to do with the shadow that saved them
…
This time the order was successfully completed.
Tang Ning did not reveal the existence of No. 1 because he exceeded the mission targets and received an extra reward. These rewards were basically Western-style enhancements. Tang Ning valued an enhancement in the direction of werewolf bloodline, which was not prepared for him but for Li Haoyuan.
There is another reward that is very suitable for Si Tai, which is a small part of the inheritance in the wizard direction. The skill is called "Draw a circle to curse you", which can be used in conjunction with Si Tai's S card skills. In this way, the NPC trapped by Si Tai's circle will not only be trapped for a period of time, but also have a certain chance of becoming unlucky.
Of course, these rewards were not given directly to Li Haoyuan and Si Tai. If they were willing to accept the newcomer training program, Tang Ning would exchange the rewards for them.
However, what surprised Tang Ning was that when he told Li Haoyuan and Si Tai about this plan, the two of them agreed without any hesitation.
Tangning suspected that they were not aware of the dangers of the advanced version, so he reiterated it to them.
As a result, the two men nodded again.
When Tangning asked why, Si Tai said, "Dad, I was just joking when I called you dad at first, but now I really mean it. Others take care of new people while protecting their own interests, but you are really sincere. I will give you the important high-end props just like you said I would. I believe in your character, dad."
Li Haoyuan said: "I trust my intuition, Mr. Tang."
In the following time, Tang Ning took Li Haoyuan and Si Tai to meet up with his old teammates. Tang Ning met the newcomers recommended by his old teammates. Jiang Mianmian was still hesitant about which two newcomers to choose at first. Because Tang Ning had improved the strength of Li Haoyuan and Si Tai with cross-border orders, everyone finally voted for Li Haoyuan and Si Tai.
Now that the two new players have been chosen, it’s time to select teammates with strong abilities.
Tangning thought about Christine at this time.
After he completed the mission at the Out-of-Control Research Institute, Christine exchanged contact information with him and told him that the next dungeon was an advanced one and that she would like to work with Tangning to complete it if there was a chance.
Christine's advantage is that she can dispel evil and heal teammates, so many teams want to team up with Christine.
Tangning revealed that she might bring two inexperienced newcomers with her this time when she enters the advanced dungeon, and said that her strength in the dungeon would not be as strong as it is now. Christine still expressed her desire to work with Tangning.
Tang Ning told his teammates about this. Jiang Mianmian thought about it for a while and said, "We can consider inviting him. He is from the Western system and a rare light priest. If we draw a copy similar to the Western system, it will be safer to have a teammate like him."
Another senior player was recommended by Zhou Kang. Including Tang Ning, a total of eight people decided to form a team together.
Eight people is usually the standard number of people for high-level dungeons, so no one was invited to join.
Soon, it was time to open a new copy.