The sound can only provide a rough direction; the smell of blood is the real guide. Walking to the side of the hall, there are mottled bloodstains all along the way.
"It's already this late, why save money? Use the healing items now!"
The person who was speaking not far away had an urgent tone.
Suer and Ji Heng looked at each other and slightly quickened their pace.
The person who spoke seemed to be Xu Yangyang, and it sounded like Zhu Yu was still alive. Despite this, they did not dare to let their guard down, and kept an eye on their surroundings as they moved forward until they saw a severed arm around a corner.
To prevent the flood from flushing the Dragon King Temple, Sul coughed lightly.
"Sul?" Xu Yangyang was a little uncertain.
"It's me."
Xu Yangyang appeared with a talisman in her hand. When she saw them, she did not rush over, but instead tried to judge whether it was an illusion created by a monster.
Su Er did not explain and went to see Zhu Yu's condition first. It was very miserable. The wound was uneven and half of the thin skin was hanging. There were several bloody holes on the shoulder, as if something had bitten off an arm alive.
He sighed and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the insect eggs you wanted to take out are stored in the severed arm."
The extreme pain made him numb. Despite the serious injury, Zhu Yu looked up at him in surprise: "How did you know?"
Sur: "Three in a group, the monster chose one target. This has to do with your attempt to harm the game."
Zhu Yu's forehead was covered in cold sweat. Indeed, if he had reacted even a little slower just now, his life would definitely be in danger.
"In fact, without games, we wouldn't necessarily be much better off," Suer said calmly. "The worldviews of many dungeons are extremely distorted. Anyone with even a hint of character would find life worse than death... Games simply give us a choice."
"So I'm very grateful and want to give back as much as possible, but I don't know if I'll be honored to join this united and friendly family."
"…"
The first half of the sentence sounded reasonable, but why did the second half sound like Mao recommending himself?
Xu Yangyang swallowed. It was confirmed! This was definitely Su Er himself, not an illusion.
Zhu Yu couldn't bear to listen any longer. His brain reaction had become slow due to excessive blood loss, so he had to use a healing item. In an instant, he grew a brand new arm.
She stood up and said helplessly: "What a pity."
This prop was originally kept for life-saving purposes.
Suer asked about her experience.
"Not long after we came in from the back door, we encountered a ghost wall. Not long after, I was attacked." Zhu Yu frowned: "But now it seems that it was not a ghost wall, but a trap."
Xu Yangyang: "I felt quite dizzy at the time."
This is why his first reaction when he saw Sur was to determine whether it was real or fake.
The pattern on the skylight can only be seen clearly in the main hall. It doesn't make sense for something to happen right after entering. Sur retraced the route they had taken, and finally focused his eyes on a unique peacock lamp on the wall.
A peacock with its tail spread out has pseudo-eyes that are actually made up of small light bulbs.
Su Er didn't dare to look any further, so he walked back and asked, "Did you notice the peacock lamp on the wall before?"
Zhu Yu nodded, deeply impressed. The lamp was very beautiful and of a rare style. She couldn't help but take a few more glances at it, and so did the others.
They were all veterans of the game and quickly realized: "Is there something wrong with the light?"
"The problem is the peacock." Su Er thought for a moment and said, "My personal suggestion is to be careful with anything related to peacocks in here."
As he was speaking, he suddenly remembered something and held up the little clay figure with his palm.
"Eyes." The little clay figurine described it vividly: "Look through... through the eyes, all you see is eyes."
If you don't understand the inside story, you naturally won't understand.
Facing the doubtful gazes cast upon him, Suhr explained, "I let it climb to the skylight, so that it can see the museum through its peacock eyes."
Xu Yangyang curled his lips: "Where exactly are the eyes?"
The little clay figure frowned and ignored him.
Xu Yangyang curled her lips...quite aloof.
Su Er gently poked the clay figurine's belly: "I want to know too."
The little clay figure danced and gestured: "Wall, floor, ceiling... the other way around, there are plenty of them anyway!"
These words sent chills down one's spine. Xu Yangyang, who was originally leaning against the wall, straightened up immediately upon hearing the words, her body covered in goose bumps.
Zhu Yu's scalp was also tingling: "Hurry up and find the detector."
Xu Yangyang agreed with her, but didn't ask any more questions: "Should we separate or form a group?"
Zhu Yu thought for a moment and said, "Let's finish checking the first floor first, and then we can divide the work between the second and third floors."
The pattern of peacocks attacking humans has not been found yet. The situation is unclear now, and collective action is safer, so no one objects.
Start the search from the exhibition hall on the south side. The detector is not too small, so a quick glance at some places is enough. What we really want to find is whether there is a secret room.
Xu Yangyang crouched under the display case, reaching out to feel the wooden board for the mechanism, coughing from the dust. "Plans can never keep up with changes."
I originally thought that the danger came from man-made factors, and I was hesitant before entering the museum. But I didn't expect that the first floor was unobstructed and there were no traps at all.
Just when I was about to exchange a few words with Suer, I climbed out and saw that he was talking to Ji Heng.
"Is there something wrong?" Su Er asked, "You seem absent-minded."
Xu Yangyang quickly pricked up her ears to listen.
Ji Heng: "The appearance of any monster has a reason. For example, Feng Peng was a mad scientist in his lifetime, and after his death, his obsession remained unquenched and he turned into a ghost. Similarly, these eyes can't be gathered here for no reason."
Su Er pondered for a moment: "The old Taoist priest took the risk to come to the museum while being hunted. Maybe there is a connection."Priest accessoriesPriest accessories
Xu Yangyang, who was eavesdropping on the side, couldn't help but ask, "Isn't studying the origins of monsters putting the cart before the horse?"
Once we find the detector and leave the copy, everything will be solved.
"Not necessarily." Su Er said solemnly: "Everything in the museum is under the surveillance of these eyes. They must know where the detector is."
After hearing this, Xu Yangyang touched his chin and finally felt that it was quite right. Relying on manpower to easily find things was not in line with the game's evil aesthetic.
"The wind..." Zhu Yu interrupted their conversation: "There is the sound of the wind."
Before she could speak, Ji Heng had already pulled Su Er behind the door. Just as she was standing against the wall, the sound of the wind whistled past her ears, stinging her cheek like a knife.
The first person the peacock saw when it swooped in was Zhu Yu, and it opened its mouth and bit her.
The exhibition hall had limited space, so Zhu Yu didn't hide anymore. He used props directly to force Peacock back, and his expression became extremely ugly.
"I'm being watched!"
No matter how many props you have, they can't withstand this kind of consumption.
From his position, Sur could clearly observe the entire process. The peacock was not a physical entity, capable of changing size at will. At its largest, its mouth could swallow a person whole. The false eyes on its feathers revealed a gaze filled with malice and sarcasm.
"Go upstairs." Ji Heng walked out of the exhibition hall and looked at the pattern on the skylight, which changed its posture again. "It looks like it wanders around the hall every once in a while."
Zhu Yu was still in shock and said with rapid breathing, "Okay."
The group ran up at a very fast speed.
During this time, Xu Yangyang didn't forget to curse: "There are really no shortcuts in life. In the end, you have to follow the routine of the game!"
This forced them to confront the monsters and explore the information behind them.
After reaching the second floor, Ji Heng waved his hand to signal to stop, then lowered his head to start timing.
After a while, the skylight burst into a strong color. A peacock with a long tail was circling in the hall, its false eyes moving non-stop, and a strange laugh could be heard faintly.
"About seven minutes."
Jia Kanhua hesitated and said, "We can use this gap to search."
Ji Heng didn't say anything, just stood there quietly waiting.
It took only six minutes and forty seconds for Peacock to reappear.
"Time is shortening," Jia Kanhua instantly dismissed his previous thoughts and saw the reality clearly: "It appears more and more frequently."
After being targeted twice in a row, Zhu Yu accepted reality unexpectedly quickly: "The rules are preventing us from using a blanket search."
Inadvertently seeing that Suer had been looking up, he swallowed the rest of his words and looked over. Next to the pillar on the upper floor, stood a sloppy man in a Taoist robe, who looked to be about fifty years old. He was staring at this side with some ill intentions.
And right in front of the slovenly man, a man slowly walked out. The scar on his face was murderous and he sneered, "Why don't you run away?"
"Li Shuo."
Su Er's voice was very soft, but the other party still heard it. Li Shuo stopped and his resolute expression softened a little: "I haven't heard from you for so long, I thought something happened to you."
When he looked at the old Taoist priest again, his expression turned cold again: "Join hands and kill this harmful rat!"Priest accessories
The old Taoist priest's laughter was piercing: "Young man, think carefully. Cooperation is seeking death. Do you know where this place is?"
Su Er said without thinking: "Museum."
"…" The old Taoist gave him a speechless look and said, "Earlier, it was an experimental base."
Suer frowned. Normal experiments would definitely not be specifically pointed out, unless they were some illegal experiments.
The old Taoist priest said nothing more and pointed at the flying peacock: "The fact that you can come here proves that you are quite capable. Take a good look at this thing. What on earth is it?"
Su Er hesitated for a moment, and finally opened the mysterious eyes in his body, and soon a rare surprise appeared on his face.
Xu Yangyang was the first to notice the change in his eyes and asked hurriedly, "What did you see?"
"Ghost." Su Er's face was not happy. "It wasn't the peacock that killed people, but hundreds of resentful spirits gathered together."
Their individual strength may not be strong, but when they are twisted into a rope, they can easily devour a powerful member of the same species.
"A bunch of idiots! You've been researching and researching, but you still can't find a way to kill these insects!" The old Taoist priest laughed. "These are all the vengeful spirits who died in the living experiments. I'm here to free them!"
After laughing, he pointed at Li Shuo and said, "If you choose to cooperate with this hypocritical guy, you will definitely be dealt with in order to cover up this secret after you get out."
Compared to the old Taoist priest, Li Shuo's voice was exceptionally calm: "In extraordinary times, people with special talents will be recruited by the organization, not killed."
Su Er smiled, but he didn't. When it comes to his ability to paint a picture of the future, no one can surpass him. No matter who he cooperates with, there is no guarantee.
Li Shuo might have been possessed by a parasite. This old Taoist priest was far from a kindhearted person. He claimed to be here specifically to release vengeful spirits, but no one would believe him! The only thing that puzzled him was that the two hadn't yet engaged in a full-scale fight. It seemed as if they were conserving their energy and waiting for something.
After standing there and observing silently for a while, he found that both Li Shuo and the old Taoist priest were secretly keeping an eye on Peacock.
Unable to resist using his inner eyes to observe again, he felt a strong dizziness after watching for too long. Su Er took a deep breath to maintain his balance and found that among the countless flashing eyes, the one at the heart was particularly different.
No bitterness, no resentment.
The most important thing is that it is a vertical pupil, turbid and dim, and it looks like a pair with the one in his body.
The eye seemed to notice this as well. The moment they looked at each other, Su Er felt the eye inside him tremble slightly. His mind wandered, and he whispered a few words to Ji Heng, secretly wondering why the other eye appeared in his inevitable demise.
Ji Heng was thoughtful after hearing this: "You'll know once you grab it."
Soul: "Wouldn't that make us a target of public criticism?"
Ji Heng smiled: "It is normal for ordinary resentful spirits to devour each other. The eyes are the key to cohesion."
The old Taoist priest came here specifically, probably not to release the vengeful spirit, but to collect it for his own use. Once the thing is in his hands, there is no need to have any extra fear.
"There's only one problem that needs to be solved," Ji Heng narrowed his eyes. "When I remove that eye, they will definitely join forces to attack."
Players are ultimately a group of people with shared interests. Once they realize that eyes are rare and valuable items, they would be lucky enough not to join in the fight, and it would be impossible for them to help stop them.
Su Er took out the stone given by Gou Bao Pu: "There is still one chance that has not been used."
The smiling merchant said before he left last time that three transactions can be conducted in one copy.
Ji Heng shook his head: "Ordinary props are useless."
"Not ordinary, high-end."
Under his suspicious gaze, Su Er whispered in a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum: "We'll get closer later. When the old Taoist priest and Li Shuo attack, I will immediately summon them and use the smiling merchant as a shield."
"…"
Soul: "I've observed before. The first two times he appeared, it took him no more than five seconds, and each time he appeared half a meter away directly in front of us. As long as the timing is right and the distance is far enough, the first wave of attacks will hit him just in time."
"…"
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Special venue.
In the pitch-black corridor, the player was frantically running for his life when he saw a figure whose face suddenly turned pale.
"You did it on purpose." He gave a wry smile. "You deliberately lowered the price at the auction so that we would compete to buy it, resulting in us not being able to afford the room tonight."
"I never said you could leave immediately after the auction ended." The smiling businessman touched his top hat and said, "You can only blame yourselves for being greedy."
A huge monster appeared on the ceiling at an extremely fast speed. At this time, the player's physical strength had been exhausted and was completely devoured in endless resentment.
"Tsk tsk…"
Without even glancing at them, the smiling businessman walked straight to the room at the end of the corridor and opened the door. "They're all dead. How boring."
Gou Baopu twirled the red beads on his wrist and said, "The new session will start the day after tomorrow."
The smiling businessman raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when he suddenly sneezed several times in succession. He touched the tip of his nose and was stunned himself.
...I can't remember how many years it has been since I sneezed like this.
For some reason, I always have a bad feeling.