"I... haven't died yet?"
When Xie Huaying was conscious, her mind was still in the moment before she fell into a coma. The last picture in her mind was the girl approaching her in the dark basement.
When she recalled this picture, her brain, which was still somewhat dull and confused, was suddenly awakened! Fear like a thunderbolt will wake her from her daze!
Then, she finally realized her current situation.
In the depths of this gloomy basement, there is actually a series of slaughtering tools that have been prepared long ago. On the iron shelf only a few steps away from her, there were long or short, large or small knives emitting a sharp and cold light.
On the ground faintly visible? Residual blood.
It seems that this is a professional slaughterhouse.
When the little girl Rose casually walked in front of Xie Huaying who was hanged upside down, and slowly brushed her skin with the sharp knife in her hand, even though there was no wound, the cold touch still made her shudder!
She inevitably recalled the embarrassing experience not long ago, the screaming screams in her memory, and the big fat pig that struggled hard but was useless.
At this moment, in terms of her situation, she was no better than that big fat pig who was slaughtered.
She was gagged, even worse than that big fat pig. She didn't even have a chance to scream.
Zheng—
Rose seemed to have played enough, finally raised the knife, and suddenly wiped Xie Huaying's neck? The movement was precise and fast.
But Xie Huaying could only widen her eyes, and received this fatal blow in great horror.
She fell into an unparalleled despair, and a strong inner voice burst out at this moment.
"No!"
At this moment, Xie Huaying's body suddenly glowed with light, faintly visible? A badge-sized rune pattern appeared in front of her forehead, a finger's width away?.
The faint gleam flowed through Xie Huaying's whole body with this rune pattern, and the light almost formed a thin protective cover on the surface of her body, so the sharp knife pierced the "protective cover" at once, like falling into the "protective cover". In the mud, it is generally hindered and delayed for several seconds.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, a strange puppet in the shape of a fox appeared from mid-air at some point, with a few paws? Quickly waved, and blinked? It liberated the suspended Xie Huaying? Then raised its paws? her dress.
"-Come with me!"
The indiscernible voice of "Puppet Master" came from the fox's mouth, and the emblem-shaped rune pattern suspended on Xie Huaying's forehead suddenly?shattered.
Immediately afterwards, an illusory door that suddenly appeared was opened, and Xie Huaying was pulled in by the doll all of a sudden.
The last scene in sight is the picture of an irritated girl pounced on her with a sharp knife stained red with blood.
The stars are moving, dizzy.
When she fell to the ground and saw the familiar ruins and the regular arrangement of stones on the ruins, Xie Huaying finally woke up like a dream.
She turned around and looked at the door that was slowly disappearing in mid-air, as if she could faintly see it? A figure shrouded in black mist appeared on the other side of the door.
""Puppeteer"! "
Subconsciously shouted, Xie Huaying's heart was shaken.
The last time I made a deal with the "Puppet Master", and the other party promised to provide coordinates to help her reach Yongning Town as soon as possible, at that time, this illusory door appeared once. And now, is this goalkeeper again? She teleported back?.
The imprint that suddenly appeared on her body just now is the coordinates given to her by the "puppet master" last time. She activated it once, and then the door appeared, allowing her to go to Yongning Town. However, she originally thought it was just a one-time imprint, which would disappear after use, but unexpectedly, it resurfaced at a critical moment and saved her life.
Xie Huaying couldn't help turning her head away? Looking at the fox puppet that fell to the ground: ""Puppet Master", you saved me? "
In fact, she hadn't recovered from the thrill of the rest of her life, and the question didn't go through her mind at all.
"Go! Get out of here...don't stay!" From the mouth of the fox puppet, the voice of the "puppet master" came intermittently. It sounded like it was at a juncture that was too dangerous to be distracted. "A big change happened in the inner world. There are changes in Yongning Town, I will take care of my mistakes? Be responsible—leave the other world as soon as possible!! Go away!"
"You, even you can't deal with it?!" Xie Huaying's complexion changed drastically, and the previous panic came back to her heart.
She didn't say anything else, and went straight to the most central stone. Last time, the president? told her when he took her into the inner world, and she could return to the president? That "door" from here.
On the way to rush over a few steps, Xie Huaying took out a small delicate purse from her pocket, tore it open, and threw a handful of dust out of the purse with a raised hand.
— This is the dust from the president's door.
In mid-air, the originally dim dust suddenly glowed when it touched the air, and the dots of light continued to extend forward, sprinkling an illusory bright road on the ground.
At the end of the road, a door slowly emerged.
Xie Huaying sprinted forward at a speed of 100 meters, and almost threw herself on the door.
boom-
The door was knocked open, and the people on the other side seemed to deliberately not seal the door, just considering that she would return.
Xie Huaying plunged headlong into the other end of the door.
She fell to the ground in a daze, arms, thighs, head, all over her body? No pain
During the whole night of fleeing in Yongning Town, she was frightened and suffered a lot of bumps and injuries on her body. Now that she is relaxed, she grimaced in pain, but the expression on her face finally relaxed. up.
"Oh, I don't know what happened to the "Puppet Master"..."
She sighed softly, a little worried.
The appearance of "Puppet Master" was never expected by Xie Huaying.
Looking back on that eerie and terrifying Yongning Town, she was terrified. At that time, she really thought that she was about to be slaughtered and reduced to rations. She had fallen into the most desperate situation. She never thought that the "puppet master" would actually He also set a coordinate on her body, and even took a risk to save her life himself!
At this moment, Xie Huaying's affection for this referrer rose to the highest level, and she was really touched. Thinking back to when she was in danger in Yongning Town before, she secretly complained and blamed the other party, and she felt guilty about it.
"I don't know if I can ask the president? Go? Save him..."
Thinking of this, Xie Huaying limped up from the ground and slowly looked around.
This is a very simple guest house room.
The last time I came here, the leader of the Monster Guild brought her here.
Because there seemed to be a monster behind her own door, Xie Huaying had to quietly ask the president through the monster chat group to take her into the inner world.
And the president? He was also very talkative, and agreed to her request without hesitation, and said that it was a benefit for newcomers. After that, the two made an appointment to meet here.
Then, they entered the inner world together.
At this time, the room was clean, and there was no trace of anyone staying there. Xie Huaying didn't know whether the president had already returned to the watch world, or still stayed in the inner world.
In short, the dust given to her by the president has been used up, which means that she can no longer summon the door of the president to enter and exit the world, unless she has the cheek to ask again.
And the reason for the benefits of newcomers has already been used, the president? He will definitely not agree to such an excessive request. Otherwise, wouldn't everyone else be able to follow suit
Thinking of this, Xie Huaying sighed again.
This time she entered the inner world, her original goal was to gain extraordinary power as soon as possible, and then try to kill the monsters behind the gate of the inner world that she opened, so that she could enter and exit the inner world safely and freely from then on.
But now, this goal has not been achieved.
If she still wants to enter the other world in the future, she must either find another member to "borrow" like this time, or directly ask someone to kill the monster behind her door.
Regardless of the method, she must contact the members of the monster guild in reality. The president reminded her that this requires a strong risk!
— Is it worth the risk to enter the other world
If Xie Huaying had longed for extraordinary power and the inner world before, then the horror of Yongning Town has shattered all her fantasies. It's as if I thought I was about to read an adventure novel, but after opening it, I found out that it was a horror escape story.
Xie Huaying thought about it for a while, and couldn't help being afraid.
She couldn't help shaking her head slowly, and gave the answer in her heart.
— no, not worth it.
As the eldest lady of the wealthy Xie family, she was born with the power and wealth that ordinary people pursue, so why does the power of a superhuman attract her
From the past to the present, her goal has always been Shang Han. In the past, I wanted to get him, but now I want to get revenge on him! Extraordinary strength is not a necessary factor in it.
After sorting out the clues, Xie Huaying suddenly became enlightened.
"That's right. Extraordinary power isn't what I'm after. The other world is so dangerous. If I can't get in, I can't get in. That's fine. I don't want to go any more. I don't want to take risks!"
Of course, she never admits that she still has a lot of fear deep in her heart. As long as she thinks of that weird town and the little girl who suddenly changed her face, Xie Huaying has a premonition that she will have nightmares in the next few days.
She hypnotized herself to forget everything before, regained her composure, opened the door and walked out.
"...I used to make an excuse to go? To find a friend I haven't seen for a long time, and I don't know how to come out? It's been a few days, and now I'm going back to the business. I hope Uncle Shang hasn't gone on a business trip, right?"
Still thinking about the "big plan" to make Shang Han regret for a lifetime, Xie Huaying was already thinking about it secretly.
"—I'm going to speed up the process!"
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When Xie Huaying was full of confidence and trying to win Shang Chong's favor, she didn't know what she had lost.
She thought it was she who voluntarily gave up the inner world, but the fact is that the inner world will reject her from now on.
Because Yuan Buwei had already deprived her of her qualifications as an awakener.
If Xie Huaying wants to try again, as long as she enters the inner world for a while, she will inevitably be infected with malice and irreversible distortion will occur on her body. Just like every ordinary person who enters the inner world.
—In this regard, perhaps she chose to give up the inner world, but it was her luck that allowed her to escape.
"... Is this the seed of the Awakened?"
Yongning Town, in the dark crypt.
A figure stood there quietly, stepping on the ground with a lot of bloodstains under his feet, behind him were sharp knives that flickered coldly, but he just held his palm to himself. But it is a "seed" that really exists.
From the perspective of Yuan Buwei, this is more like a capsule.
Once the soul of the awakened person is distorted and collapsed, and strong and extreme negative emotions or evil thoughts are injected into it, this "seed" will be activated. It is also its existence that can isolate the malicious pollution from the heavens in the inner world, and keep the body of every awakened person away from distortion.
If more "seeds" can be copied and implanted into the bodies of every resident of the inner world, will the "curse" on them be completely resolved? If it is implanted into the body of ordinary people in the surface world, can more? Awakened be artificially created
One thought after another flashed through Yuan Buwei's mind, filling him with curiosity and anticipation.
"Just one is not enough, too few..."
After Xie Huaying was frightened by Rose and had an emotional breakdown, when she thought she was in a coma, in fact, Yuan Buwei took out this "seed" from her body.
His spiritual consciousness has been locked on the opponent all the time, and he has witnessed how this seed appeared from the opponent's body. Now, he can't guarantee it. If he attacks an awakened person again, it doesn't need to be so troublesome.
After watching the whole process, he can be said to be familiar with how to deprive the "seed" next time.
In a flash, he thought of at least a dozen or so methods, and Yuan Buwei couldn't help showing a smile full of anticipation.
Only then did he notice that a figure of Youdao had come to him, looking up at him eagerly.
"Everyone did a good job this time, I'm very satisfied." Yuan Buwei looked down at the little girl beside him, and decided to encourage his number one tool person to improve the other party's subjective initiative, "Of course, you did the best. "
Sure enough, the eyes of the little girl who was still a little apprehensive suddenly lit up, and then she laughed happily.
Her big eyes were bent into crescents, and she nodded vigorously: "It would be the best if I can help Mr.! What else do you need me to do? I can do it!"
How willing to take the initiative? Tool people who want tasks are the best! The original curvature of the lips suddenly became larger.
"... There is indeed something that needs you, um, later? Go to the church and I will tell everyone together."
…
A quarter of an hour later, the square in front of the church was once again crowded with people.
There is a big man covered in blood with a butcher's knife, an old lady wrapped up like a black witch, and a child with a grotesque mask on his face. Even the priest drew a very weird picture of himself. Makeup... A group of dedicated actors didn't even have time to change their costumes? They didn't have time to change, and the props were all too late? They didn't have time to put them on, and rushed over when they heard Yuan Buwei's call? At first glance, it's like a crowd of demons dancing wildly.
It wasn't because the chief director was standing in front of everyone.
First of all, of course, he highly praised the hard-working actors and applauded their wonderful performances during this period, so he gained a group of tool people who were extremely excited and more actively wanted to work hard for him.
Everyone's reaction was not at all unexpected. After all, in terms of how to encourage and spur the tool people to work harder, it is not a master. If there is an award for this aspect, he can win the championship every year
Therefore, he continued to speak calmly, telling his next plan:
"However, one is not enough. I need more foreigners—these strangers may be different from what everyone understands. They are special. As for how to identify them, I will teach you the method later."
"—And how to promote Yongning Township and lure those outsiders here? It's up to everyone."
Although Xie Huaying got hurt this time, she might not be able to speak out. Even if she told the members of the Monster Guild, the awakened people in this world were far more than those from the Monster Guild! There are still many awakened people who can be tricked over?!
Everyone listened intently, and Rose was especially serious. Her big eyes were already rolling around, as if she was thinking about a deceitful plan.
Because of Rose's recovery, Yuan Buwei has a very high reputation in Yongning Town, and it seems that she has been revered.
—The residents of the small town may be deformed at any time, and an existence that can save them from the distortion cannot be overstated. What's more, before, many people regarded distortion as the curse of the gods. Then, the existence that can resolve the curse of the gods, in a sense, isn't it greater than the gods
Therefore, no one disputes what Yuan did not do. On the contrary, everyone was very happy to do something for Yuan Buwei, to contribute. At the beginning, they even rushed to get the scene in front of Xie Huaying.
The original did not explain to the townspeople how to identify outsiders, that is, awakened ones.
—After getting Xie Huaying's "seed?", the breath of other "seeds" is not supposed to be detected just by touching it. Then, it is not difficult to write a rune to easily identify the breath of seeds.
It's like a person who has never seen a small cake. As long as he has seen it once and remembered the sweetness, then no matter what flavor the small cake is, he will at least recognize it as a small cake. And if he accurately described its appearance and taste to others, others would recognize it when they saw the small cake for the first time.
I secretly made a metaphor with my own characteristics in my heart. Is it not for this? I am ready to leave, I want to think about it? This seed in my hand?, Yu She suddenly stopped me.
"That, Mr. Yuan..." Yu She hesitated for half a minute, and finally spoke up, looking very nervous, "I, I have a feeling of ruthlessness..."
"Let's talk." Yuan didn't want to signal him to speak directly.
"I, we can publicize your existence and let more people know about it?" Yu She was a little at a loss for words, "Yes, even you know that the curse in the blood is not limited to ours in Yongning Town , there are still many places, many people who are cursed, and will die in pain one day... Now, now you have brought hope to us in Yongning Town, and I want to pass on this hope Let more people know!"
At the end, he looked at Yuan Buwei anxiously, and asked expectantly, "Is this okay?"
Yuan Buwei thought for a second, then nodded.
"-sure!"
He looked at Yu She with admiring eyes: "I didn't expect you to have such a vision and structure. You can think of more people at the first time. Every time you add someone, you are actually talking to him." ? You are competing for the chance to lift the curse first. Well, very well, I have taken your suggestion."
The apprehension on Yu She's face disappeared in an instant, and he showed a bright smile amidst the praise he didn't do before.
But the original Buwei looked at him even more satisfied.
... I was only thinking of tool people from one town, and you actually planned to recruit tool people from the entire other world for me? How could such a good idea not be agreed
It was not because since the promise was made, the residents of Yongning Town would naturally unswervingly implement it.
Although there are many dangers in the other world, the most terrible blood curse has been solved by this Mr. Yuan. What else can he not do? Even outside of Yongning Town, the wilderness, which is extremely dangerous as long as the night falls, doesn't seem so scary anymore.
After the threat of the blood curse is lifted, everyone can unscrupulously tap the potential of the blood without worrying about the day when the curse breaks out and die in pain. Then they will soon be able to awaken the power of the blood like Yu She did.
In this way, many people have the strength to travel across the wilderness during the day.
Then, they can go to farther places and spread the reputation of Mr. Yuan Yuan to more people.
Thinking about that future? Everyone was fascinated.
The priest even showed longing. He silently looked at the church behind him, and secretly made up his mind—
Times have changed, and the Lord of Eternal Night is no longer popular! It's time for another god!
However, "Mr. Yuan" sounds? It seems that it is not mysterious enough, nor powerful enough.
For some ignorant outsiders, how unconvincing is it to preach a mysterious Mr. who can lift the curse? You should preach an omnipotent god!
So, what should be the name of God
God of Hope? God of salvation? Or... Yuanshin
For a moment, the priest, who was not at all pious to the former gods and was about to smash the former boss's signboard and jump to the new boss, fell into infinite reverie.
In this kind of reverie, the priest, who usually looks holy and always smiles with compassion, is simply like a silly goose in a daze, with no image at all.
However, he is not conspicuous in the crowd like this
At this time, most of the people in the square had a painting style similar to his. They were either deep in reverie and unable to extricate themselves, or their expressions were passionate and full of energy.
In short, they are all a group of tool people who are full of subjective initiative without any further encouragement.
Feeling the enthusiasm of everyone, he was not very satisfied. He looked at everyone with eager eyes, as if foreseeing that in the not-too-distant future, one tool man after another would take the initiative to join him. , just like one after another sweet little cake? Running into his own plate? And the tool man will take the initiative to develop more? Tool man, the little cake will give birth to more little cakes...
And he only needs to lie down and touch the fish, and the little cakes will jump into his mouth, one by one more cute.
Such a picture is simply mesmerizing.
He is like an adventurer leader who is opening up wasteland, looking forward to the many tool men under his command:
—Very well, that's it!
—From now on, continue to spread my deeds far away, recruit more tool people for me, and let more tool people capture more awakened people for me!
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The former director who is about to be the biggest behind-the-scenes man in the world delivered his inaugural speech on stage, and won the applause and heartfelt support of all the veteran actors! [What's wrong? ? ? ]