Published at 23rd of December 2020 02:41:59 AM
Chapter 74
Chapter 74: Castle Cry (I)
[Player Qi Leren has started the task: Castle Cry]
[Task background: In the middle of the night, three couples have come to the mountains in the outskirts of town to watch the stars during a once-in-century meteor shower . In the mountains, there was a European-style castle built during the Republic of China . It was said that it was built by a German couple who came to China to do business, and then it was abandoned because of a fire . The locals repeatedly tried to repair the castle, but each time there was an accident, and no one has set foot inside since . At midnight that night, the clear night sky suddenly began to rain with dark clouds . Six people were trapped on the top of the mountain, and the rain gradually worsened . One of them proposed to seek shelter from the rain under the castle’s eaves…]
[Task requirements: Leave the castle before dawn with a task completion degree above 30% to receive the reward of 20 survival days, with the chance for additional survival day rewards . If the completion degree is above 90%, you will receive a lucky draw once . ]
[Data synchronization countdown: ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one . Synchronization complete . ]
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Qi Leren was awakened by the rain . It was raining all around him . Two couples were crowded under a tree . One of the girls with long hair complained coily: “Why did it suddenly rain?” The weather forecast clearly said it was clear . “
Her boyfriend wrapped an arm around her shoulder to comfort her, but he couldn’t smooth her unwillingness . She complained endlessly: "I wouldn’t have come for the once-in-century meteor shower if I’d known! My clothes are all wet . What can I do if I catch a cold? People who aren’t in good health can’t get wet”
"Luo Xueyi, you said you were coming . Now it’s raining and there’s no way . Let’s leave and go home,” another girl with short hair said impatiently, holding her boyfriend’s arm and going down the mountain .
The long-haired girl named Luo Xueyi pouted and said, “You can’t blame me for this . I didn’t know it would rain . Besides, you and Xiao Hong also promised to come . It’s so romantic to watch a meteor shower . Who knew it would rain…”
“The rain is getting harder and harder, and the mountain road is slippery and not safe . Let’s find somewhere nearby and wait for it to let up . ” Xiao Hong, the short-haired girl’s boyfriend, held her back .
“What if it just gets worse? Besides, there’s no place to hide from the rain here . After a while, even this tree won’t be able stop the rain!” the short-haired girl said testily .
“Oh, Nan Lu is impatient . I think the rain will stop in a moment . As for the place to shelter from the rain, look, it’s dry under the eaves of that old castle . ” Luo Xueyi pointed to the castle not far away, which was surrounded by trees .
There was no doubt that the several NPCs in front of them were going to die . Qi Leren decided to persuade them with the idea of saving one’s life . It was inevitable that he and Dr . Lu would go to the castle, but these NPCs didn’t have to stick out their necks: “I don’t know if it’s safe to go there after years of disrepair . Let me go and have a look . ”
Dr . Lu sighed softly and said in a voice that only he could hear: “According to the rules of horror films, you can’t stop an idiot from dying . ”
Sure enough, Luo Xueyi said with a delicate voice: “It’s not safe, don’t say that you believe that rumor . It’s just an old castle, can’t a ghost suddenly jump out?” She giggled and seemed amused by her own words .
“Obviously, this Luo Xueyi plays the role of the classic horror film character with a big chest and no brain . It’s very vivid,” Dr . Lu spoke up .
Unexpectedly, she also added: “I know that you and Lu-xuedi are inseparable, but today we’ll be the third wheels, hehe . ”
At this moment, Qi Leren and Dr . Lu’s mood is: WTF?!
“Now I know why there are three couples in the background of this mission,” Dr . Lu said in a cold sweat, “It turns out that this copy is still politically correct and there’s a pair of gays, but I have to firmly refuse this kind of pretending to be a gay couple . ”
Qi Leren gave him an oblique look: “You, Schrodinger’s straight man, have nothing to refuse . You’d only protest when my pen is straight . ”
“No, I can accept playing gay, but I don’t want to be gay with you,” Dr . Lu said seriously .
“Why?” Qi Leren felt as if he’d been rejected .
“Because you’re taller than me, I feel like ‘that’ with you…” Dr . Lu looked dignified .
“Which one?” Qi Leren asked .
“The one who needs to be checked frequently to see the health status of somewhere . ”
“…You know a lot . ” Qi Leren was embarrassed .
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“Stop whispering and keep up . ” While the two people talked in a low voice, Luo Xueyi had called them to rush forward, and they’d to keep up with it and come to the nearby eaves of the castle against the heavy rain .
The castle was very old indeed, and it didn’t look particularly tall . It exuded the breath of old history in the night .
The two couples were still whispering to each other, and Qi Leren looked at these four NPCs quietly .
The task of “Castle Cry” was a copy task . He and Dr . Lu started the task and came to the copy world after preparation . Each copy world was almost a parallel world with large and small areas . Qi Leren suspected that the area of this copy was as big as this mountain . If he tried to go down the mountain now, he would likely be forcibly repatriated by the system .
The NPCs came with this copy, and there were different opinions about NPC players in this copy task . Some people treated them as real human beings, others completely ignored this group of NPCs, and there were even players who maliciously slaughtered the NPCs . Generally speaking, the NPCs did not affect the player’s basic ending . Even if he killed all the four NPCs now, there would be no problem to achieve the simplest ending . However, there were some clues . If you wanted to dig out the so-called true ending, you might also need the help of NPC .
Qi Leren naturally has no abnormal hobby of killing NPCs . He was observing these four NPCs .
Luo Xueyi and Miao Bo were a couple, and Miao Bo was a model of the loyal dog boyfriend . Nan Lu, the girl with short hair, seemed to have no warmth towards Luo Xueyi, and her boyfriend Xiao Hong seemed to be completely ignorant of the subtle aura between the girls .
Shouldn’t be an important role, Qi Leren thought . He glanced at the time . It was 0:55 in the morning, and it was almost one o'clock . There was not much time left for them in the task . If it was bright at six o'clock, they only had five hours .
“This door doesn’t seem to be locked . Is it locked inside?” Luo Xueyi said, while pushing the strong-looking door .
With a creak, the wooden door was pushed open halfway, revealing a dark space .
Luo Xueyi’s scream almost broke the eardrums of several people . Nan Lu slammed her ears and said angrily: “What is it? It’s scary!”
Luo Xueyi shrank into Miao Bo’s arms and cried with tears: “The door is open, the door is open!”
“If you open it, we won’t go in . ” MiaoBo patted her on the back to comfort her .
Xiao Hong peeked at Luo Xueyi and echoed: “Yes, we’ll leave when the rain lets up, and we won’t go in . ”
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Dr . Lu pouted and whispered to Qi Leren: “Believe it or not, there will be an accident soon . ”
“…To the letter . ”
Sure enough, there was a wolf howling in the dark mountain forest . The horrible howling pierced the rainy night and pierced the psychological defenses of the group . Luo Xueyi screamed again: “Ah, ah, there are wolves!”
“Don’t yell, won’t you attract the wolves?!” Nan Lu also panicked, holding Xiao Hong’s trembling arm . Xiao Hong was frightened by her and tried to pull away, but failed .
"How can there be a wolf here? This is impossible,” Miao Bo questioned in awe as he was held by Luo Xueyi . “This area isn’t too far away from the city, and I’ve never heard of anyone seeing wolves . ”
However, the howling sound that was getting closer and closer made the several young people panic . Compared to the rumors of being haunted, the wolves that were close at hand were more dangerous - Qi Leren, who had killed wolves, has reservations about this - the group chose to enter the castle to avoid it without struggling for long .
Sure enough, I still have to go in, Qi Leren sighed in his heart and dragged a reluctant Dr . Lu into the castle .
The stale smell came over him, and the wooden door was closed . Miao Bo proposed to find something like a table to block the door so as not to let the wolf in, and the rest didn’t object . The range that the flashlight could illuminate was very limited, and it was still dark all around . There were traces of smoke on the wall, which really looked like a fire had happened .
“How did this castle burn down?” Qi Leren took advantage of this time before the dangerous part of the task began, and took the time to inquire about it .
Nan Lu took Xiao Hong’s arm and said somberly, “I heard that the lady who lived in this castle discovered her husband’s infidelity, and in a rage, she killed all the people in the castle and set it on fire . You see, there are burn marks everywhere now . ”
Luo Xueyi, who had calmed down, said with a smile: “It’s just a legend . I think it was just a fire at night that burned down the castle . It’s been rumored about for a long time . ”
“Yes, Xiao-Lu, don’t listen to this rumor,” Nan Lu’s boyfriend Xiao Hong also said .
Nan Lu didn’t say anything .
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Qi Leren’s flashlight shone around nearby . The hall the the door entered into had hundreds of square feet, and its height was far higher than that of a normal building’s . The overhead lights hanging above were still gorgeous even after decades, but unfortunately they could no longer light up . Going further, he found two curved staircases leading to the second floor . A picture frame was faintly visible on the wall beside the stairs, but unfortunately the paintings in it had been burned .
“Qi Leren, where are you going? The floor of the stairs may be burned out . You’d better not walk around . ” Nan Lu saw Qi Leren walking up the stairs and called him back .
Qi Leren then went back and followed them to the side corridor, ready to find something like tables and chairs to block the door .
Suddenly there was a dazzling light in front of him, and Qi Leren walking at the end of the group suddenly saw the fire coming head-on from the depths of the corridor, coming towards them like waves!
What was happening? Why was there a sudden fire?!
The people in front screamed, running in the direction of the door, and Qi Leren turned and ran after a slow beat . Fortunately, the fire wasn’t fast, but it was too bright and dazzling, which almost made it hard to open their eyes .
“The door is gone!” Luo Xueyi’s cry was full of panic, and several people were anxiously flapping at the wall that should have been the door . The fear of unnatural things suddenly washed away human reason, and the fire was getting closer and closer, which drove the young people crazy .
“When-”
A distant bell came from the direction of the curved staircase: it was one o'clock in the morning .
The flame disappeared with the bell, everything illuminated by the firelight returned to darkness, and only a few people’s flashlights lit up a small piece of darkness .
But even so, the group soon discovered the abnormality .
Nan Lu’s voice trembled, and she murmured as if in a dream: “The traces of being burned are gone…”
With the bell, the whole castle seemed to have returned to the past .