Chapter 103
Chapter 103
The appearance of the devil made the already not spacious living room even more cramped.
Blood oozes from the gaps in the tiles, and gradually gathers into a pool, spreading to the wizard's feet.
Ming Shu opened his eyes wide, and slowly sucked in a breath of cool air.
How could he almost forget that the wooden box had also returned to the house, and there was a "bride" agreement between the devil and him... the devil would also come tonight.
what should I do now……
The wizard and the devil entered the house at the same time, and there are monsters that haunt the night outside. Even if he can escape, where can he hide.
The wizard let go of Ming Shu, turned around and looked at the devil in front of him, his face expressionless: "Where did the dirty things come from?"
He waved his sleeves, and several vaporous witchcraft attacks hit the demon. The demon raised his hand to resist, and his arm was cut with light red marks.
The devil's expression was indifferent, and he didn't take the wizard into his eyes at all. His tone was cold: "When will lowly aquatic creatures be able to go ashore?"
Starting from the face-to-face encounter, the two monsters are at war with each other, and the two sides may launch the next round of attacks at any time.
At this moment, Ming Shu actually had a glimmer of hope. If they fight...whether they can't take care of themselves.
He looked at the closed door, and finally chose the bedroom, wanting to find a place to hide while the attention of the two monsters was not on him.
However, his hope soon came to nothing. The wizard grabbed Mingshu with his backhand, pulled him to the front, and hugged him from behind.
"Little baby," he whispered, his cold fingertips slid across the side of his neck, revealing a hint of danger, "tell me, who is he?"
The demon's gaze also turned to Mingshu, and he remained silent, as if waiting for his answer.
In the living room, two completely different atmospheres were mixed, and the light from the lamps was already very weak, occasionally beating and flickering a few times.
Ming Shu's body was stiff: "He..."
Press your fingertips towards the delicate skin, and if you press harder, Mingshu will feel suffocated.
The wizard's breath was right next to Ming Shu's ear: "Don't be nervous, tell the truth."
For the time being, Ming Shu couldn't tell which of these two monsters was more powerful.
During the day in Devil City, he had personally agreed to be the devil's bride, so he got the tail.
And there is no agreement or promise between the wizard and him, he can pretend to be on the side of the devil first.
But now he was caught by the wizard...he had an intuition that if he said something wrong and made the other party unhappy, he would be the first to die.
Although they look the same, it is very likely that they are part of Sang Yin's dungeon, but after learning from the previous dungeon, the system has also learned to use the appearance of the npc to confuse Mingshu, not to mention the two monsters in front of him.
Coupled with the current development, Ming Shu must be extremely cautious.
He breathed tremblingly, looked at the devil for help, and then lowered his head: "He came to me...I took his tail and promised to be his bride."
This answer made the devil very satisfied, and the look Ming Shu gave him just now was obviously asking for help.
The wizard was not happy, his face suddenly sank: "What about me? You also took my clothes."
Sensing the low air pressure surrounding her body, Ming Shu hurriedly said, "But I, I... have no choice."
He took two items respectively, and Ming Shu didn't say which item was necessary.
The sorcerer was still holding Mingshu's wrist tightly, and his other hand was behind his back, moving quietly, grabbing the sorcerer's robe.
This little move was discovered by the wizard. He looked sideways at Ming Shu, narrowed his eyes, and asked softly, "What are you doing?"
At the same time, he loosened Mingshu's wrist, turned to hold his other hand that was holding his robe, and squeezed his soft palm vaguely.
The wizard was too close, and Ming Shu instinctively dodged to the side, looking timid and intimidated.
He looked at the devil again, with a pitiful look of grievance.
Regardless of whether Mingshu is pretending or lying, he has indeed accepted the tail, and now his identity is the fiancee of the devil.
The wizard got so close to Mingshu in front of the devil, his patience had reached the limit.
"Let him go."
The devil said coldly, walking towards the wizard.
There was a dark red light in his palm, and every time he took a step forward, the surrounding air became cloudy and distorted, oppressing the wizard's direction.
The sorcerer blocked Mingshu behind him, not only for protection, but also for swearing sovereignty.
The devil is even more intolerable, and the danger is imminent.
Mingshu finally had a chance to escape from the living room. He ignored the sound of broken furniture and the flickering light, and went back to the bedroom as quickly as possible, closing the door tightly and locking it.
A mere door can't stop the two monsters outside, Ming Shu only hopes that their fight won't affect him.
The undrawn curtains left a gap, outside was the dark night and the deserted streets, Ming Shu had nowhere to go, wrapped herself in a quilt, and curled up in the corner.
The commotion in the living room became more and more intense, Ming Shu was frightened and covered most of his face with the quilt.
The best result is that they can't tell the winner, and they will go back after dawn, so Mingshu has another day to figure out how to deal with it.
If one side wins, then... just try to delay it for a little longer.
The pocket knife was still on Mingshu's body, he held it tightly in his hand, and waited anxiously.
Tonight's system message never rang, Xia Zhu didn't send a message, and no one appeared in the group private chat.
Everyone is fighting against unknown creatures to protect their supplies from being robbed.
After an unknown period of time, the outside suddenly became quiet.
There was dead silence outside the door, Ming Shu didn't dare to act rashly, and waited for a long time before lifting off the quilt on her body, getting up and slowly approaching the door.
He tried to ask first: "Are you still there?"
There was no response from outside, Ming Shu unscrewed the lock and opened the door carefully.
The lamps were restored to their previous brightness, and the living room was in a mess, with the wizard and demon gone.
Mingshu walked out of the bedroom, only to see a dark red robe on the sofa knocked into the corner.
He picked up his robe and looked around blankly.
How did they leave before dawn?It was as if something suddenly disappeared.
After hesitating for a moment, Ming Shu put the robe and the wooden box with the tail in the living room, went back to the bedroom and closed the door again.
The bedroom was intact, once the door was closed, it was as if nothing had happened tonight, and when the surroundings became quiet, Mingshu's drowsiness continued to surge.
He returned to the bed with the quilt and sent Xia Zhu a message to ask about the situation.
After more than ten minutes, Xia Zhu sent a reply, saying that he succeeded, suffered a little injury but nothing serious, and asked how Mingshu was doing here.
Ming Shu didn't know what to say, so he only sent two words: It's okay.
Finally, he clicked on Sang Yin's private chat box, and sent an emoji hiding behind the door wiping tears.
After doing all this, Ming Shu couldn't bear it anymore, hid the knife under the pillow, and fell asleep with the light on.
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Just after dawn, Ming Shu woke up from his sleep.
He didn't sleep well, he only slept for three or four hours in total, and the first thing he did when he woke up was to open the door to check the situation outside.
To Mingshu's surprise, the living room was restored, and all the furniture that was destroyed last night was restored as usual, clean and spotless.
If it weren't for the robe and the wooden box on the ground, he almost thought last night was a dream.
In any case, at dawn, he was temporarily safe again.
Mingshu's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he told Xia Zhu that he was safe again, and went back to the bedroom to sleep for a while.
The second time, Ming Shu was woken up by the bell.
"Boom boom boom——"
It rang three times in a row, and it seemed to have a different meaning than the one that reminded the townspeople to go home as soon as possible at night.
Xia Zhu's private chat message followed.
[Private Chat] Xia Zhu: Are you awake?Seems like something happened to make everyone in town go to Fountain Square
The fountain square is in the center of the town, Ming Shu frowned lightly, got up to wash up after replying the message, took some food from the refrigerator and went out.
After locking the door, Ming Shu quietly looked around, trying to see if Sang Yin was nearby.
However, he didn't see the expectant figure, but saw the guide standing on a far street corner, looking at him gravely.
Yesterday he asked Mingshu to give him the devil's tail, but Sang Yin twisted his neck. Mingshu saw him fall with his own eyes. Although he knew he would be resurrected, he still felt weird seeing him appear again.
Ming Shu clenched the doorknob tightly, and had the urge to go in and hide first, and then come out after the guide walks away.
However, the guide didn't stand there for long, and quickly withdrew his gaze, turned around and left towards the center of the town together with other townspeople.
Ming Shu breathed a sigh of relief quietly, and while sending a message to Xia Zhu, he set off for the Fountain Square.
His speed was a little slower, and he was the last wave to arrive at the square. Hundreds of people gathered in the square. Players and townspeople were mixed together, all wearing similar clothes, and it was impossible to tell who was who.
Ming Shu didn't find Xia Zhu, nor did he see anyone wearing a mask in the crowd. He wandered around the edge when he heard the bell ringing again.
The noisy surroundings suddenly quieted down, and the townspeople remained silent. Mingshu saw the guide standing on the steps of the fountain, and looked around condescendingly.
"I'm sorry in advance. I called everyone here early in the morning. There is an important matter to inform." The guide's face was sinking, and his tone contained suppressed anger. "Last night, someone set fire to the woods next to the cemetery. And the amusement park in the north that has been abandoned for many years."
Woods...and an amusement park?
Ming Shu faintly guessed something, and his expression was slightly startled.
"Although these two places are located in remote places, few people usually go to them," the guide's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, "but this behavior is still very bad and seriously threatens the safety of the town."
When he saw Ming Shu in the distance, he paused: "I hope that the person who did this can voluntarily surrender within today, and the town will handle it as appropriate. If he refuses to surrender, who will be found out?" ..."
For the rest, the guide didn't say it directly, and a sinister look flashed across his face.
Most of the surrounding townspeople are silent, and the players have different thoughts, most of them are guessing who did it, but few people know the connection between the forest and the amusement park.
The forest is the swamp where the wizard lives, and the amusement park is the devil city. It is from these two places that Mingshu got the supplies.
Recalling the sudden disappearance of wizards and demons last night, Ming Shu intuited that this might be related to the fire in two places.
The guide left after saying this, and the townspeople left separately.
Ming Shu, who was on the periphery, was squeezed into a corner, looking around to find Xia Zhu, when his wrist was suddenly pulled, and someone pulled him into a dark alley beside him.
The people in the square gradually dispersed, and no one noticed that there were two people hiding in the alley at the corner.
Ming Shu snuggled into Sang Yin's arms and said in a muffled voice, "I didn't find out where you were just now..."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Sang Yin stroked Mingshu's soft black hair, gently pinched the back of his neck to comfort him: "Why are you crying again? Are you scared alone?"
What he was talking about was still the message Ming Shu sent him, that little expression hiding behind the door wiping tears, no matter how pitiful he looked.
Sang Yin coaxed a few words gently, Ming Shu hugged him tightly, smelling the familiar smell on his body, the uneasiness from last night until now finally completely disappeared.
He refused to get up from Sang Yin's arms, and after dawdling for a while, he raised his head and told him what happened last night.
Hearing Ming Shu said that the two discarded supplies had returned to the house, Sang Yin's face darkened.
"Then they left suddenly again," Mingshu guessed, "Is it because of the fire in the woods and the amusement park?"
Sang Yin replied: "It should be."
Calculating the time, it was because it was true that the fire started, but it should have only burned down their home and made them rush back to fight the fire without really hurting them.
Mingshu's amber eyes looked over: "Did you do it?"
Sang Yin didn't hide anything, and admitted: "It's me, I don't worry about you."
Those two monsters... The source is himself, of course he knows what the monsters want, and probably won't give up the goal just because the supplies are thrown away.
So he set fire to the woods and the amusement park, and wanted to try again if he could take advantage of the monsters' return and find a chance to deal with them, but it was a pity that there was not enough time.
Mingshu immediately became nervous: "But you can't come out at night...how did you do it?"
He grabbed Sang Yin's hand and rolled up his sleeve, and saw a few winding scratches on his arm, like red silk threads, and he couldn't tell how it was made.
But Ming Shu knew that Sang Yin rescued him and Xia Zhu the night before, and when he went out at night, Ming Shu saw his skin twisted and wrinkled strangely.
These injuries must be the traces left by him going out last night and for a longer time.
Ming Shu pursed her lips, and stretched out her hands to touch those tiny wounds in distress, Sang Yin pulled down her sleeves as if nothing had happened: "I'll be careful, nothing will happen."
He had already experimented on other townsman NPCs, recording the exact time from being exposed to the night to mutating into a monster.
Sang Yin originally planned to set the fire before dark, but was afraid of scaring the snake, so he coerced another townsman NPC, and the two went to the woods and the amusement park to set fires at night.
It's just that in the end he managed to return to his house, but the townsman npc failed to rush back. Even if he came back, he would probably kill the npc directly just to be on the safe side.
These Sang Yin did not tell Mingshu, he is more concerned about another matter now.
"Are you injured?" Sang Yin checked Ming Shu's whole body carefully, not letting go of any place in front of him, even under the sleeves.
Ming Shu shook his head: "I hid in time."
Sang Yin said "um", then lowered her head and kissed the tip of Ming Shu's nose: "Is there anything else...doing it to you?"
His eyes were dark, and he tried his best to hide the emotions that he didn't want Mingshu to know, but he still accidentally revealed a little.
This question is very abrupt, the monster didn't hurt Mingshu, what else could it do to him...
Unless Sang Yin knew it, those two monsters were five points like him.
Ming Shu raised his eyes to look at him, and said slowly, "There is...that wizard, who took my hand."
Sangyin touched the back molars with the tip of his tongue, and asked, "Which hand?"
Mingshu raised his right hand and was grabbed by Sang Yin.
He held Mingshu with a bit of strength. His cold fingers were similar to those of the wizard last night. He rubbed his palm and the back of his fair hand with his cold fingers.
Ming Shu's cheeks were slightly red: "What are you doing..."
Sang Yin's reaction was so big that he felt ashamed... But the wizard really only touched his hand last night.
Some of Mingshu's guesses were vaguely confirmed. He wanted to ask clearly, but his lips were blocked as soon as he opened his mouth.
After kissing for a long time, Sang Yin backed away a little, gently pinched Ming Shu's waist, and said in a low voice, "Don't be with those..."
He didn't say a word for the second half, and Ming Shu could guess it.
Ming Shu took a small breath, and rubbed the corner of Sang Yin's lips coquettishly: "You don't even know how scared I was last night... You should hurry up and find a way, can we live together?"
"Alright..." Sang Yin responded repeatedly, pressing down on Ming Shu and kissing, "Don't be afraid, baby."
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When they walked out of the alley, Xia Zhu squatted at the entrance of the alley. He didn't know when he came, and found them inside, so he took the initiative to stand outside and watch the wind.
He raised his head and smiled, showing two pointed teeth: "My main task is completed."
Xia Zhu bought a lot of equipment yesterday, successfully killed two bats at night, and the rest were driven away by the thick smoke, successfully protecting the two fangs.
The canines are thinner, and he cleaned them and glued them to his own teeth. There was no need to make other decorations, and the system reminded him that the task had been completed.
When Mingshu and the others came out, Xia Zhu took the time to ask a few teammates and new acquaintances in the past two days, some of them also completed the task, some kept the supplies, and also dressed up, but they haven't finished yet. For example, Shan Qi, I don't know if there are any hidden conditions.
After completing the first main mission, Xia Zhu was not too happy, and there was only one day left for the remaining side missions.
They want to increase the fear/surprise/stimulation value of any npc to 50 within one day.
This task seems not difficult, but Xia Zhu didn't forget that day Shan Qi wanted to scare the npc who was tricked by them, but it didn't work at all.
And Mingshu's two supplies have not been used yet, and the task ends tonight, so he has to dress up as soon as possible to try it out.
Sang Yin accompanied Mingshu back to the house, and together with Xia Zhu, stood outside waiting near and far.
Not long after, Mingshu came out with his robe and wooden box in his arms, and quietly walked to a remote and deserted place in the backyard.
Sang Yin followed, and Xia Zhu tactfully blocked the gate of the courtyard.
Ming Shu put the wooden box on the ground and unfolded the dark red robe.
"It's strange, this is the size I can wear." Ming Shu gestured on her body, "Is it the same for others?"
However, Xia Zhu had inquired for him, and Mingshu was the only one who was randomly assigned this costume, and none of the other players had been to the woods or the Devil City.
Sang Yin took the robe and helped Mingshu put it on, fastened the collar belt for him, and adjusted the hood.
The outer robe fits really well, as if it was tailor-made for Mingshu. The dark red fabric makes his complexion fairer, and his facial features are exquisite and beautiful.
After putting on the robe, Mingshu received a system prompt.
[Main Mission 1: Halloween Dress Up (2/[-])]
There was still the tail in the wooden box, Ming Shu felt lingering fear, and tugged at Sang Yin's sleeve: "That tail...is alive."
He was in the house just now and wanted to complete the task alone, and the tail kept flicking as soon as he opened the wooden box. Ming Shu didn't dare to come by himself, so he came out to ask Sang Yin for help.
Sang Yin leaned over to open the wooden box, and the tail inside moved as expected, lifting the triangular-shaped end.
The middle of the tail was tied with a ribbon, and Sang Yin tore off the ribbon, grabbed the tip of the tail and picked it up.
The delicate leather-like appearance feels good to the touch, and the tail is very flexible, like a little black snake struggling in Sang Yin's hands.
Ming Shu leaned closer to Sang Yin: "This... how can I use this?"
He originally thought of tying it with a rope to fix it, but the tail would move, so it definitely couldn't be fixed.
Sang Yin took the tail closer to look at it, and the tail seemed to sense Mingshu's presence, and it twisted in his direction.
Ming Shu quickly avoided, not wanting to be touched by this thing.
However, the task still needs to be completed, and he must find a way to "install" the tail.
Sang Yin looked carefully at the tail in his hand, thoughtfully, and pulled Ming Shu over to protect him: "Try it."
Mingshu was at a loss: "How to try?"
But Sang Yin lowered his head and kissed him, with his palm sticking into his outer robe, stroking his lower back in a comforting manner.
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