The footsteps upstairs are a bit heavy, the steps are slow, and they make a creaking sound when stepping on the wooden stairs, which sounds like an elderly old man.
The sound of footsteps went all the way up the stairs and stopped on the floor where Xiao Lan was.
"Boom boom boom—" The door of the first room was knocked.
"Hello, room service."
It turned out to be the voice of the boss!
But Xiao Lan felt that this probability would not be the boss.
Let alone this newly-emerged hotel, it seems that no one is operating at all.
During the few days when he stayed in the hotel, the hotel owner’s management style has always been that Buddhist. No matter which side of the guests, he has never seen the owner provide any room service.
The main activity of the old man all day is to stay at the front desk and watch TV dramas. Even the residents who specifically talk to him are unwilling to take care of him. He is too late to watch TV, and he has no mentality to treat their bad-hearted guests. .
Moreover, the owner of Liudao Hot Springs is a tall and thin old man. Although he is old, he has always been in good health, and he is not walking at such a heavy and slow pace.
Who is this? Gu Mo, or one of the "people" manipulated by her
Thinking of the dense stiff ghosts, Xiao Lan felt her scalp tingling.
Have you actually entered here
However, whether it was Gu Mo himself or the ghosts manipulated by her, after entering this place, it seemed that they couldn't come and go like before. Facing the closed door, she even needed to investigate one by one. .
As for why he chose the floor where Xiao Lan was located, Xiao Lan didn't know. Maybe it was because he could vaguely perceive his breath, or maybe it was just his bad luck. After all, in addition to the lobby and the restaurant, there are only two floors where people can live in the hotel.
With a one-half probability, even if it is blindly blind, there is a half chance of guessing right.
But it was good luck for Gu Mo, and it was really bad luck for Xiao Lan.
Although Xiao Lan had never hoped for her lucky value.
The "boss" knocked on the door three times, but no one responded.
After that, he fell silent, Xiao Lan couldn't hear any other movement, and the corridor was silent for a while.
When Xiao Lan almost thought he would change the door, he suddenly heard a "bang—".
That was the sound of the door panel colliding with the wall after being violently hit.
The guy who was suspected of being the boss actually opened the door violently like this, and then the sound of footsteps sounded, and he went straight into the room!
Xiao Lan was even more sure now, even without the key, this guy definitely couldn't be the boss. If the boss treats his hotel like this, he still has to feel bad about it.
His footsteps lingered in the room for a while, during which there was still a rustling sound, as if a lot of things had been turned over, and he seemed to be looking for something.
After a while, the "boss" came to the next door:
"Boom boom boom—" The knock on the door appeared again.
"Hello, room service."
He was like a machine with a programmed program, and began to repeat the previous actions.
Even with exactly the same steps, both the frequency of knocking on the door and the tone of speech are exactly the same as before, without the slightest change.
Not good...
Xiao Lan's heart suddenly became anxious.
If he jumped out of the window now, he would be directly watched by the strange crowd outside. Once he was discovered, he would be singled out by all the ghosts present.
But if he stays in the room, this room is not too far from the entrance of the corridor, and at the speed of the "boss" knocking on the door, it won't take long to find him.
Once discovered by the "boss", it is still the end of a single person singled out by the ghosts present.
Xiao Lan imagined the scene that made the scalp numb. A group of pale and stiff guys stared at him with their lifeless eyes, and then Gu Mo would walk to him and say "Welcome to join us".
Xiao Lan feels bitter, I really don't want to join you, your unpretentious happiness, I really can't share my pauper.
How to do it? Xiao Lan's thoughts turned frantically.
When the "boss" enters another room to check, he opens the door and sneaks away
It seems like a good idea, but it must also be based on the premise that there is only one "person" outside. After all, until now, Gu Mo hasn't shown up at all. If she has been standing in the corridor, she will wait for a door to open. …
Or maybe the hallway is actually full of "people" at this moment, but only the "boss" is making a sound. When Xiao Lan opens the door, he will face the ceremony of warmly welcoming the new classmates.
Unable to think of a solution for a while, Xiao Lan frowned.
【gentlemen】
Luo's distinct, elegant and beautiful handwriting appeared on the wall.
Xiao Lan turned her head and asked the black cat next to her with her eyes. The black cat's golden eyes looked at him. Those eyes were gleaming with gem-like colors, and there was no anxiety, fear, or fear in them, as they had seen before. calm.
Suddenly, Xiao Lan felt that her mood had eased a little, and now, he was not fighting alone.
The feeling of being a teammate in danger always makes people feel more at ease.
Luo continued to write:
[I can change into a black shadow to cover you, so that you will not be seen by others]
[But you need to stay still for the time being to take effect]
Luo really is a very reliable partner!
Xiao Lan's spirits lifted, he stretched out his hand and wrote in front of the black cat:
【please】
Then, the black cat re-turned into a dark shadow in front of Xiao Lan, the shape of the shadow constantly distorted, and elongated and changed.
Then the black shadow spread out little by little, and gradually covered Xiao Lan's body like a thin film.
This feels a bit strange, the shadows are completely intangible, so it doesn't make people feel uncomfortable in the sense of touch, but to the naked eye, it looks like Xiao Lan's whole person is shrouded in black gauze.
"clatter-"
"clatter-"
"clatter-"
The heavy footsteps are getting closer.
The "boss" still maintains the fixed process of knocking-asking-knocking again.
He didn't let him pass every room on the way. As long as there was no response after knocking on the door three times, he would be directly broken into in the next instant.
Xiao Lan relieved her breath, trying to restore everything she had moved, and even the curtains that had moved slightly to their original positions.
He tried his best to erase the marks he left in the room, and then remained motionless while standing against the wall.
The location where Xiao Lan was standing looked like a white wall, the kind that couldn't hide anything at all, it belonged to the category of looking for someone or something without checking it carefully.
Now he hopes to escape this crisis like this, but he has no idea how to leave the game.
The customs clearance transmission of the Descending World has been interrupted by Gu Mo, and I don't know why Gu Mo has such power. This is not logical.
Will he have a chance to leave next time
Do you have to wait for the next player to arrive
Finally, heavy footsteps came to Xiao Lan's door.
"Boom boom boom—"
"Hello, room service."
As every time before, the "boss" asked mechanically again.
Xiao Lan silently counted the number of times the other party knocked on the door, the first time, the second time, and the third time.
He just counted "three" in his mind.
In the next instant, "bang—" the door was roughly opened.
The people who walked in looked exactly like the hotel owner, including their tall and thin bodies and their usual clothes, and even their hairstyles.
But his eyes were blank but numb, his face was pale, and there was no expression on his face. Every step he took seemed to be heavy, and his body movements were also a kind of stiff and weird frequency.
As long as it is a person who has no problem with his eyes, he can tell that he is completely different from the real boss.
Seeing the "boss" had come in, Xiao Lan lightly held her breath, and at the same time prayed secretly, hoping that the other party did not have any special abilities in terms of smell.
The "Boss" slowly walked into the room and searched around in the room. He carefully opened each cabinet and confirmed that there were no talents hidden in them that would shift the target.
He even went down and checked under the bed.
Seemingly nothing unusual was found, the "boss" turned and headed towards the door, as if to leave.
Suddenly, his head was twisted directly from his neck, and he turned to the back ignoring the limits of the human body, his lifeless eyes staring directly at the curtain.
Everything in this hotel is neat and tidy, and the position of the curtains is exactly the same. Every room looks like a copy, without the slightest difference.
But the degree of opening of this curtain seems to be slightly different from the others, but it is too weak to judge.
The "boss" looked at the curtain with gloomy eyes for a long time, but didn't do anything.
After a while, the "boss" turned his body around, and his neck made a "creaking" sound. After adjusting his whole body, he walked towards the curtains.
At this moment, Xiao Lan was just a few steps away from the curtains.
The "boss" approached the curtains, and when he first glanced over, he didn't notice anything wrong.
Then, he directly stretched out his hand and violently tore down the curtain. The fragile curtain was thrown on the ground, exposing the empty window.
The "Boss" walked to the window and opened the window. He stretched out his head and looked out. However, there was nothing outside the window except for the crowded figures like fans chasing stars.
There is no shadow of Xiao Lan either.
It seemed that something was wrong. His eyes scanned around the curtains repeatedly, and even passed Xiao Lan several times. Unfortunately, no matter whether it was visual or perceptual, the area was empty, and there was no problem. .
The "boss" stayed there for a while, it seemed that his mind could not handle such a complicated problem. After a while, he took heavy steps and left the room.
The stiff figure of the "Boss" has left the room, and the room has returned to silence again.
Xiao Lan's heart was raised.
Because the sound of footsteps disappeared at the door of the room, there was no sign of going forward, and there was no knock on other doors. This shows—
That thing like the boss, he has been standing at the door!
The voice outside the door did not ring again, and Xiao Lan did not make any movements. The two sides seemed to be engaged in a silent confrontation.
Time passed by second by second, as if it was extremely long and as if it was wrapped in a ten thousand-jun force, going forward and never looking back.
Every point seemed so tormented, Xiao Lan tried to calm herself down and not reveal the slightest flaw.
"Tick—"
"Tick—"
The sound of water droplets broke the silence of the room where the two sides had been stalemate.
A little bit of water stains penetrated into the room from the doorway.
Seeing Xiao Lan's heart sank, it was Gu Mo.
The worst case happened.
The water stains spread on the ceiling at an extremely fast speed, occupying half of the room in an instant, sealing the way to the door.
The girl's voice sounded: "You are different, you must understand me..."
"The outside world is filthy..."
"Stay here and we won't be hurt anymore..."
With the sound, Gu Mo's figure became clearer and clearer on the ceiling. If water stains fill the room, this place will become Gu Mo's home court again, and all hiding will be meaningless by then.
Although Xiao Lan could also understand that Gu Mo had not received any kindness during her lifetime, and died so miserably, her being oppressed during her lifetime was intertwined with resentment after her death, which made her feel unfavorable in this world.
At this moment, there is a person who will stand by her side and help her make Gu Mo feel warm, and it is not surprising that he feels that that person needs to be protected by her.
After all, Gu Mo has said from beginning to end that Xiao Lan is a good person, and this is the cleanest place. Perhaps her original intention was not malicious.
But... Miss sister, what you may need is a psychiatrist...
The current situation looked like Xiao Lan could no longer hide.
Since you can't resist, just be positive.
Xiao Lan decisively used the Reverse Chronicle, chose the target of the retrospective time as her skill, and reset the skill's cooldown time.
At the same time, I felt a little pain in my heart. A powerful tool for manipulating time. It is not a dream to go back in time. As a result, I used it to reset my skills. It was... a prodigal.
[I will send you away, please buy me some time]
Luo's handwriting appeared in mid-air.
Xiao Lan: "Is five minutes enough?"
[Enough, sir]
Hearing the sound, Gu Mo's figure on the ceiling suddenly raised his head, looking in the direction where Xiao Lan was.
"Don't go!" Most of Gu Mo's already formed body emerged from the ceiling, and flew toward Xiao Lan swiftly.
A violent burst of blackness that was deeper than ever before Xiao Lan burst out around Xiao Lan, occupying the space around him forcefully, blocking the invading water stains.
Gu Mo's attack was blocked by an invisible wall.
While blocking Gu Mo's attack, the dense black shadow struggled to tear the barriers of this world.
Under the consumption of both ends, the color of the black shadow became lighter at a speed visible to the naked eye, indicating that such behavior is extremely burdensome for Luo.
Xiao Lan activated the skills:
[Name: Poverty cannot limit my imagination]
[Ability: Attacking the spirit body]
【Remaining time: 00:04:59】
Finally, Gu Mo broke the obstacle in front of him and reached out to grab Xiao Lan.
Unexpectedly, the person in front of her moved away from her attack flexibly, and at the same time she kicked her, causing Gu Mo to retreat severely.
Gu Mo was shocked, the ghost's body was illusory, and it was impossible for a physical attack to touch her. How did this person do it.
Xiao Lan was also sighing, Gu Mo deserves to be a boss, not to mention a young lady, who is harder than cement when kicked.
Seeing that the situation was not good at this time, the "boss" also took the opportunity to attack Xiao Lan.
It's a pity that his body is much weaker than Gu Mo, and he was knocked over against the wall with a punch by Xiao Lan, his head stuck in it and couldn't be pulled out for a while.
After several confrontations, Xiao Lan was able to escape from Gu Mo's hands or even counterattack, delaying a lot of time, which made Gu Mo feel more and more impatient.
Gu Mo gave up ordinary attacks, her eyes turned red, sharp nails grew on her hands, and the transpiring white mist began to fill her body.
The fog grew more and more, as Gu Mo's movements formed a huge palm as high as the room, coming towards Xiao Lan.
This time see where you run.
At this moment, Luo finally succeeded in tearing a hole in the world, and the black shadow suddenly rushed out, wrapping Xiao Lan and sending him out of the gap.
As the saying goes, if God closes the door in front of you, smash the wall open.
Gu Mo's hand grabbed a hole, and Xiao Lan fell into the boundless darkness.
"You will regret it! This is the real paradise!" Gu Mo stood at the crack in the rapidly closing world and said to Xiao Lan.
"Escape, you can never reach Paradise." Xiao Lan said, looking at her seriously.
Come to the dark world after clearance again.
Xiao Lan called Luo for the first time, but didn't get a response. He waited in the darkness for a while, still nothing happened, so he had no choice but to leave first.
Back in the room, Xiao Lan appeared where she had entered before the game. The room was completely dark, and the neon lights outside the window were still flashing, telling the hustle and bustle of the night.
He turned his head and looked around, and searched the room again, but did not see the shadow of the black cat at all.
Suddenly feel that the room has become empty.
"Luo?"
no respond.
"Luo, are you there?"
Still no response.
Xiao Lan frowned and forced open the barriers of the world. What would happen to Luo
Suddenly, there was a rustle from the ceiling. Just experienced Gu Mo's ceiling raid, Xiao Lan is now a little nervous, and he jumps to the side subconsciously, but the room is so big that he can't jump very far.
Looking up, I found a deep shadow on the ceiling, swallowing up the neon that was reflected in the room, and no light was reflected.
There seemed to be something struggling inside, showing a little white trace from time to time.
The shadow was tumbling, and a human head appeared with difficulty, saying that the human head was a bit reluctant, because most of the face was shrouded in black, only a section of the beautifully-lined jaw was exposed, plus a lip that seemed to be smiling.
Xiao Lan felt that perhaps she should be thankful that it was not when she woke up in the middle of the night to see this kind of scene, how troublesome it would be to clean up when wetting the bed.
"Cough... first... give birth..."
The half of the man's head and lips opened and closed, and it turned out to be Luo's voice, which seemed very stagnant, like an old record.
"How are you?" Xiao Lan looked a little worried.
"I want to... find... some material... re... make the body... will... leave you temporarily." Every syllable of Luo seemed very difficult.
"Are you okay with this? Need help?"
"Hehe... No need... the next game... I will come and meet you..."
"Can you find me?"
"There is... part of my body... as long as you... don't lose it... I can always... find your... area".
After that, the black image on the ceiling flowed to an unknown place and slowly disappeared.
The author has something to say:
Luo: Sir, I will be human soon!
Xiao Lan (hands a hammer): Come on, let's demolish it together.
Luo:...