Although he wasn't smiling and his expression was a little timid, Louis always felt that Wen Shi's eyes were a little creepy.
But he soon stopped caring about that. The other party said he wanted to rescue him, but he did nothing. He even stopped making up lies. Louis reminded him anxiously in a low voice: "My [Charm] skill is about to fail."
He is a man who never forgets to exude "charm" every time he does a task.
Wen Shi: “Wait.”
What are you waiting for
Louis didn't understand.
Wen Shi had been looking at the attribute panel privately. When [Tail Cut] was used, the five-minute countdown on the panel was always gray, proving that it had not yet officially taken effect.
Among the three, it seemed that he and Ji Yuanzhi had the upper hand all the time, and Louis was cannon fodder. In fact, the mermaid did not kill them immediately. One reason was that Wen Shi was Mr. Ruan's class representative, and he really wanted to know what role the other party played. In addition, part of Wen Shi's aura was confused by something. But the most important thing was that Louis's charm skill forcibly increased the mermaid's friendliness, although the value was pitifully small.
“Can’t hold on any longer…” Wen Shi sighed.
Louis noticed that he seemed to be holding something in his hand.
Wen Shi murmured, and took a step forward: "The Mermaid King will bless all believers."
This is a suggestive action, and walking in front is like saying kill me first.
Louis tried hard to control his expression. Is he so selfless
Wen Shi was standing between him and Ji Yuanzhi. His thin shoulders had brought a sense of security to countless people. Louis suddenly felt a little ashamed of his previous behavior of shouting that everyone would flee if disaster struck.
Ji Yuanzhi glanced at this scene and thought expressionlessly, are you so moved? If the cooperation continues, you will probably be so moved that you will die.
For the mermaid who was full of murderous intent, this suggestive action was very useful. The next second, the overwhelming hair rushed over, and death was imminent. Wen Shi had no intention of resisting, and he looked directly into the mermaid's eyes.
The mermaid's pupils were very scary and could not withstand close scrutiny, but Wen Shi forced himself to keep staring at her, constantly muttering, "King."
Louis' heart was in his throat, but Wen Shi didn't move. Ji Yuanzhi also had no reaction, as if he was still struggling with something.
You can take advantage of the game, but not Pei Wenwei. Ji Yuanzhi has seen his style of saving people, and it can be said that the price of saving is often more painful than death itself.
Ji Yuanzhi had a bad feeling: Pei Wenwei was so calm, he might have already launched a rescue operation.
That's not right. He didn't even agree to be rescued. Pei Wenwei always likes to give the right to choose life to individuals.
The sharp end was about to sink into the neck, but it could not move forward any further. Instead, an equally fishy smell came back at it, and the mermaid, the attacker, was forced to take two steps back.
For the first time, a strong sense of disbelief emerged in his expression. Even when Wen Shi had done something stupid before, the mermaid had not been so surprised.
It is the power of the King, truly the power of the King!
Wen Shi grinned: "You went against the king's wishes."
Yaerlin said that when he almost succeeded in bullying Teacher Ruan, Teacher Ruan whispered "King", and another force blocked Yaerlin's invasion.
Wen Shi borrowed this approach.
But of course there would be no Mermaid King to protect him. He relied on the [Mermaid Amulet] he got on the train. This thing had a hint of mermaid's scent and could help resist damage from mermaids.
In Wen Shi’s dictionary, there is actually no such thing as “I would rather die than my friend die”. He is very sure that Ji Yuanzhi can survive, but he doesn’t know if Louis can survive.
So he still gave up the choice.
Louis agreed to be rescued, Ji Yuanzhi abstained, Wen Shi agreed, they are now a team, the minority obeys the majority, rescue!
The principle of minority obeys majority is what Wen Shi learned from the Screaming House.
By the way, he can also test how serious the side effects of [Tail Cutting] can be. Anyway, no matter what the two of them encounter in the future, there will be no danger from the mermen. This is called difficulty downgrade.
While the mermaid was stunned, the gray countdown on the attribute panel finally began.
Wen Shi took a deep breath. This game was really a rip-off. It only said that teammates would become prosperous, but it didn't say when the prosperity would start. There was even a buffer period. He seriously suspected that the game was collecting information from all the copies during this buffer period to see which one could be used.
If you think about it carefully, You Fushang is also a humble worker working the night shift.
The system prompt sound came:
"Your tail has officially been cut off...
"Five minutes from now, your teammates will be the darlings of the world."
After hearing the prompt, a smile appeared in Wen Shi's eyes. From the mermaid's perspective, he had just been protected by the king, and now with the aura brought by [Broken Tail], the survival rate of his teammates would increase significantly. If the mermaid was going to let them go, there was no reason not to let himself go.
Teammates offer sacrifices to the heavens, and their magic power is boundless!
Just when Louis was questioning Wen Shi's ability, a loud noise suddenly came from the distance. Wen Shi looked back and it seemed to be coming from the direction of the lake.
The mermaid also noticed that side. The tip of her tail, which was as shimmering as the water waves, shook, and then her cheeks moved a few times, making a strange sound similar to the response of a conch.
Wen Shi guessed that this was a unique way of communication between mermaids, and it could be heard through doors in different spaces.
The sudden explosion caused bright lights to appear in many dormitories. Due to the lights-out policy, everyone shone flashlights downwards after nightfall.
A few beams of light even shone through the shadows of the trees and fell below.
The mermaid avoided the light and her body shrank a little, so that she didn't seem so conspicuous.
Wen Shi's big fox tail hung on the ground, and he was still muttering "king". The mermaid frowned slightly when he saw this. The lake was very important, and he needed to confirm what happened immediately. After all, he did not risk being discovered in the light and take action a second time.
Wen Shi's fox tail, which occasionally moved slightly, seemed to be silently telling him that he was not powerless. Once he chose to resist, he would most likely be discovered by the faculty and staff who came out to check the situation.
Before more beams of light could be projected, the huge pale merman disappeared, and Wen Shi's tense muscles relaxed.
Her fingers loosened powerlessly, and the shattered mermaid pendant turned into powder and disappeared.
Louis, who was unaware of the situation, looked at Wen Shi in surprise and asked, "Is that loud noise related to you?"
Could it be that this person had buried explosives somewhere in advance? The problem is that the game store doesn't sell this thing.
Wen Shi answered irrelevantly: "With such a big commotion, the principal will definitely not be able to come back for a while. Now is a godsend opportunity."
Everyone knows this truth, Lewis said seriously: "Hurry up and open the door."
Before he took off, Wen Shi checked his phone and said, "There are still three minutes and thirty seconds left. Run quickly. After three minutes, you must turn back immediately."
"What three minutes?"
Wen Shi had already started running, and the other two had no choice but to follow him. Louis asked as he ran, and Ji Yuanzhi remained silent all the way. He intuitively felt that after hearing the truth, he would do something like "the apostle kills the master."
Wen Shi explained the purpose of [Tail Cutting]: "You will soon become orphans of the world."
Louis' face was twitching, and he didn't know if it was caused by the wind or a nervous twitch.
"So your three minutes is..."
Wen Shi waved his fox tail enthusiastically: "It means you still have three minutes of lucky time gate. Please protect me one last time, my teammates!"
In these three minutes, you shouldn't encounter any monsters or demons if you follow them. After three minutes, please stay away from them and don't drag them down.
Louis saw the big tail wagging and the sound of grinding teeth rang out in the night, and he wanted to pull it to vent his anger.
"Don't touch me." Ji Yuanzhi reminded him.
"… "
At their speed, three minutes is enough to cover a long distance.
Wen Shi, who had already bypassed the school infirmary, said, "After sending you a thousand miles away, we must finally say goodbye."
It's almost like "Don't get close to me" is written on his face.
Louis stopped, his regular breathing while running was disrupted by him.
Use it and throw it away. Wen Shi looked straight ahead and stopped making jokes. His expression gradually became serious: "Hang on more lucky items. Just hold on for a quarter of an hour and wait for my news."
After saying this, he walked alone into the long road that seemed to have no end.
While Louis was searching for the lucky item, his eyes followed Wen Shi's back. The slight anger on his face gradually disappeared, and he sighed, "He said those words on purpose so that he could go into danger alone, right?"
Exploring the principal's dormitory is definitely not easy. A person who eats meat in the cafeteria and deducts 100 points from other players does not ask for anything at this time.
The words 'wait for my news' represent a promise, a promise to selflessly share intelligence upon return.
Ji Yuanzhi glanced at him and said nothing.
Louis: "Pei Wenwei is indeed a qualified teammate. No wonder you are willing to team up with him every time."
The elements of the analysis were all correct, but Ji Yuanzhi knew that this conclusion was formed under deliberate promotion. The smarter the player, the more he likes to think about things. Under these interferences, Louis ignored the most superficial problem: he was used by Pei Wenwei to "sacrifice to the heaven".
The 100 points required for the cafeteria actually became a reference, and in the end everyone was grateful to Pei Wenwei.
Ji Yuanzhi felt that the other party using the tail to save people was just one of the reasons. He wanted more to test the impact of the tail and collect data to determine whether it could be used in the future.
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It was very dark, without a single street light on either side.
Behind the school infirmary, there were only trees and a few rusty distribution boxes. Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the nearby trees, followed by the sound of birds flapping their wings.
Wen Shi is now like a frightened bird, breaking into cold sweats at the slightest disturbance.
After putting away [Broken Tail], Wen Shi did not use the body transformation for the time being. The sudden arrival of the mermaid made him realize that it would be better to move around in the academy in a human body.
After walking about a kilometer, a gloomy low building came into view.
There are two ground lamps with very poor lighting effects on the nearby ground.
Wen Shi squinted his eyes and looked over in the light. The building must be quite old and had not been renovated. The wall paint had fallen off over a large area and weeds were growing in the cracks.
There were currently no lighted room doors, and the entire building was in darkness.
There is one household per floor, and the first floor has its own small garden. The first floor is where the principal lives. He does not install any guardrails and the window is only slightly open.
This did not fit in with the principal's cautious personality, so Wen Shi became even more cautious.
He stood quietly behind the tree and observed. Suddenly, Wen Shi noticed that there were other things next to the peculiarly shaped boulder in the small garden.
It's a dog.
Once he noticed one of them, he soon discovered that there were also fierce dogs crawling around other stones.
Wen Shi walked two steps forward and saw many iron basins filled with bloody bones on the ground, which meant that these dogs were fed raw meat on a daily basis.
The entire small garden is a kennel. If you step in rashly, you will definitely be bitten to death and eaten.
He did not have the aura of a school leader who often came in and out on a daily basis. Whether he pried the lock of the unit door or climbed through the window in the garden, it would cause a lot of noise.
"Great Sealing Technique." Wen Shi muttered to himself.
Relying on the ability inherited from the old lady, he sealed the *aura. There was only one minute left. Wen Shi finally couldn't get rid of the transformation skill, and a black cat swiftly and lightly rushed into the small garden.
The big dog sleeping on the ground moved its ears. When it opened its eyes, a black shadow had successfully slipped into the door through the gap.
There is not much furniture in the house, and everything is neatly arranged in a rigorous manner.
The game prompt sounded:
"You have successfully reached the principal's dormitory. You are the second player to come in."
Second place
Wen Shi reacted and saw that the first person to come was Lily's class representative. According to the information Ji Yuanzhi had found out, that class representative was 100% finished.
"You have two choices. Leave immediately to find Teacher Ruan and trigger the side quest. If the player does not evacuate within one minute, the new side quest will be accepted by default."
Of course Wen Shi would not leave. Other players were completing the first mission after entering the turning point, so he had no reason to rush in.
I took the time to walk around the room first. There were three bedrooms and one living room, and the study seemed to be the most worth exploring. It was the only relatively messy place, and there were a few unfinished books on the table.
One minute later, the reminder sounded on time:
[Side Quest: Lost Heart
Mission content: The principal got half of the mermaid king's heart, and the other half is missing. He has been frantically looking for the remaining half of the heart over the years. Please deduce who hid the other half of the heart within half an hour.
Rewards will be issued after the task is completed.
Note: If the mission fails, you will pay a price higher than half a heart.]
The task was triggered at the principal's residence, and the time limit was very tight. Wen looked around the room, so the game meant for him to infer based on the clues here.
“That’s a bit ironic.”
The thing that the principal is trying so hard to find may be right under his nose.
He remembered what the mermaid had said before and sneered, "Are you all playing tricks on me?"
The black cat nimbly jumped onto the table, picked up a book, and ran to the windowsill to read it in the moonlight, looking for clues. After turning two pages with its paw, its tail stood up uncontrollably.
The principal relied on half of his heart to become the master of the academy. If he could find the other half...
The black cat's pupils became rounder, its claws clenched, and a purring sound came from its throat.
Wouldn't it be able to knock down an NPC with one punch in the future
Meow Meow’s combination punch makes you invincible in all dungeons.
With the vision of a better future, Black Cat devotes himself to the journey of finding half a heart.
(End of this chapter)