Infinite spooky game

Chapter 160 Red Maple Leaf Boarding School () "He's just an NPC."

Chen Lidong thought he had Qisi figured out, so he pulled Zhou Datong and squeezed in next to Jiang Junjue, preparing to get some clues.

Ziss also came closer, with an upright look on his face, conveying the meaning of "Although I don't know what you are going to do, Ms. Medina asked me to lead you, and I must complete the task with quality and quantity."

There is an NPC who doesn't know whether he is a human or a ghost following him, which is really disturbing. Fortunately, Zis' behavior and behavior were very human-like, and his appearance and expression did not show any aggression. The experience of being almost starved to death in the solitary room was even more sympathetic, so the players didn't care much and just took it as a joke. Missing him.

"You should still remember what the first Ms. Medina we saw looked like, right?" Jiang Junjue scratched his messy hair and looked around at the players around him, "She is in her late thirties and close to forty, and she is wearing black The fur coat is completely different from the Medina lady here. How many Medina ladies there are is a question that needs careful study."

An impatient player interjected and asked: "What does this have to do with this dungeon? I still don't know what the main mission is, nor the rules of death - where on earth do we know the school rules?"

"Don't be anxious, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Aren't I going to analyze it for you?" Jiang Junjue deliberately prolonged his voice and slowed down his speaking speed, "The school rules are only the most superficial thing, which determines whether we can survive to complete the main plot. On the day of the mission, I blindly guessed that the main mission has nothing to do with this school rule, and I’m afraid it involves some more complex aspects... For example, will this copy have several parallel spaces?"

The players looked at each other, and a white woman asked first: "Jiang, are there any clues that we haven't found?"

Jiang Junjue was silent for two seconds and took a long breath: "...No, I guessed it."

"..."

Nonsense, even if it is a human being, if he dares to surrender his trust, he must be prepared to be used, let alone an NPC?

When Chen Lidong heard Zhou Datong's stupid words and the malicious laughter of others, he felt his cheeks get hot, as if he was also being laughed at.

In the process of exploration, we should pay special attention to the images such as "eating dirt", "poisonous mushrooms", "yellow flowers" and "yellow butterflies" mentioned in nursery rhymes, which may be closely related to the world view.

He glared at Zhou Datong, already siding with Jiang Junjue: "No matter how human-like an NPC is, it's just a bunch of data. Why didn't I find you so grinding before?"

When the players heard this, they let out a few mocking laughs one after another.

However, after such an episode, the originally stiff atmosphere became lively for a while.

No one mentioned the special status anymore. The players spoke freely and gradually formed a consensus on the next action.

The players' eyes were all stunned, and they all turned their attention to him.

Ms. Medina said that there will be no punishment for violating school rules on the first day. The ideal situation is to take advantage of this safe period to test out all the school rules. It is best to divide the work and explore the entire four floors of the school.

Other players also chimed in: "Yeah, no matter how much it looks like a human, it's still a ghost. I don't know what terrifying things are hidden under the human skin."

Qisi seemed to finally understand what the players meant, and smiled kindly at Chen Lidong: "Brother Chen, if you need anything from me, you can tell me, and I will definitely try my best to help!"

Zhou Datong looked at the back of his unconscious head and couldn't bear it: "This is not a problem. He is still a child. Should he be used if he trusts us?"

"What's the point? Didn't you save his life and he trusts you?" Jiang Junjue didn't seem to see Chen Lidong's dissatisfaction, his eyes narrowed half asleep, "You don't need to trick him into doing it. If something is too dangerous, why don't you look for those things mentioned in nursery rhymes? Anyway, he has been living in this copy, so he will not be in danger."

"We can let NPCs do some things." Jiang Junjue said coldly.

"This NPC looks very close to humans and has been following us. It is estimated that Weird Game gave us a 'life'." Jiang Junjue said feebly, his eyes falling on Qisi, "Many difficult dungeons will Kill a few NPCs as clues and warnings. He is always going to die, so why not make his death worthwhile?"

It's not that he cares about Qisi's life or death, but in his opinion, Qisi was saved by him with a pack of biscuits, so it should be considered his private property no matter what. Jiang Junjue blatantly plays Qisi's idea, which is very unreasonable.

Zeiss stood aside with his head lowered, staring quietly at the shadows on the ground, as if he was completely unaware that he was being plotted by the players.

Of course, when it comes to the division of labor stage, buck-passing and disputes occur again. Basically no one is willing to do something that is obviously a big deal to test the school rules, and no one dares to go out of the maple forest or look for the so-called "yellow butterfly".

Zisi listened quietly on the side and found that the average quality of this group of players was pretty good. At least when it came to processing information and drawing conclusions, their thinking was clear.

The main mission will most likely not be "survive for XX days". After all, the background narration mentioned, "come when the maple forest is lush" and "die when the red maple leaves are falling". The time span is too long. It is not ruled out that the main mission is "Escape from the Red Maple Leaf Boarding School", so one or two players need to try to walk out of the maple forest along the original path and explore the exit.

After being humiliated by Jiang Junjue, the players really had no temper. After all, the Tingfeng Guild had always presented such an unreliable image to the public.

"What do you mean? Can the NPC listen to you?" Chen Lidong subconsciously took a step forward and stood in front of Qisi.

His smile has the power to make people let down their guard. Coupled with the effect of [Rose Heart] and the face of a boy created by [Human Skin Mask], it seems to the players that there is no scheming. It's extremely sunny.

Even Jiang Junjue, who was the first to propose using him, couldn't help but regret in his heart: What a good person, why is he an NPC born in a dungeon?

Chen Lidong was looking at Qisi's sincere eyes and felt a little embarrassed, but he still gritted his teeth and said: "47, we don't understand the nursery rhyme you and your classmates recited very well, and we have never seen some of the things mentioned in it. Can you get some samples and show them to us?”

"No problem." After Qisi agreed, he lowered his eyes and said hesitantly, "I wonder when Brother Chen will ask for it? I may need some time."

Jiang Junjue had been looking into Qisi's eyes from beginning to end, and now he said firmly: "Three days, is that okay?"

Qisi looked hesitant: "Yellow flower buds and yellow butterflies may be difficult to find."

Promising something too readily will only make people think you are perfunctory; showing appropriate embarrassment will make people believe that you are seriously thinking about how to complete the task.

Jiang Junjue pondered for a moment and said, "Look for as many as you can find."

Chiss then nodded.

Things went smoothly beyond imagination, but the players didn't have much doubt. After all, there was no need for the NPC to deceive them in a place like this.

And Qisi's words also confirmed their guess: the "yellow flower" and "yellow butterfly" in the nursery rhyme were indeed the key clues.

Zhang Yiyu listened to the conversation between Qisi and the players, and her whole body was confused: You are more terrifying than Ms. Medina, is it fun to pretend to be a little white rabbit here? Do you really not understand or do you pretend not to understand?

She cleared her throat and was about to remind Jiang Junjue. When she looked up, she saw Qisi staring at her with a half-smile.

The words he was about to say immediately choked in his throat.

Jiang Junjue turned his head and looked at her doubtfully: "Xiao Zhang, what's wrong with you?"

"No, it's nothing. My throat just felt a little itchy." Zhang Yiyu shrank her neck and her eyes wandered.

She is weird, and humans can only contain her, but cannot kill her; more advanced weirdness may be able to devour her - she can still tell who needs to be afraid.

Jiang Junjue did not doubt that he was there, and casually said with concern: "Then drink more water and don't get sick."

"...Okay, okay!" When Qisi just joined the players, he noticed a girl in green clothes next to Jiang Junjue, who seemed to be very afraid of him. Although I don’t know the source of this fear, it’s useless to scare someone.

After seeing the ghostly look in the girl's eyes, he fell into deep thought.

Does he look so scary? Or...can the other party see something that ordinary people can't?

At this time, the players once again discussed the issue of division of labor.

The process was obviously much smoother than before. The twenty-eight players who had already put on school uniforms were divided into four teams, and they drew lots to decide which floor to explore; the mixed-race teenagers who did not get the school uniforms stayed put, saying that it would reduce the probability of encountering danger.

But many people know that people who are alone will be more likely to trigger some incidents, or inadvertently violate the rules out of fear.

With the mission in hand, the group of people stopped dawdling and flowed into the shadows in every corner. Qisi also walked out of the school gate and walked in the direction of Maple Forest, as if he was serious about looking for samples for the players.

Of course, just because he agrees doesn't mean he will do it. If he looks for something, will he definitely find it?

……

Philide looked at the NPC boy who called himself "47" and plunged into the maple forest, with a hint of evil flashing in his gray-blue eyes.

He was small, so he was a little slow in grabbing the school uniform and ended up alone.

After the initial anger dissipated, he was almost overwhelmed by anxiety and uneasiness.

The system interface clearly states, [Students must wear uniforms in school]. Although nothing will happen if you violate school rules on the first day, what about tomorrow?

Philide didn't believe that other players would be kind enough to lend him their school uniforms, and he would never dare to snatch other players' uniforms in front of everyone. The only one he could move was the NPC boy who looked gentle and harmless.

Although this NPC seems to be very close to Ms. Medina and is still on a mission to find samples, this is all a matter later. If he couldn't get the school uniform, he wouldn't even know if he would survive tomorrow, so what would he talk about in the future?

Philide looked around and saw that the players were scattered everywhere, and no one was paying attention to his side. He immediately took a few steps and entered the maple forest along the route taken by the NPC boy.

The vegetation in the forest grew extremely well. The branches of maple trees were intertwined with the vines of ferns. Their lush leaves blocked the sky and the sun, leaving only a few faint gleams.

Philide looked into the depths of the dark woods, where there were clusters of shadows, as if there were pairs of malicious eyes hiding in them, greedily coveting the passing creatures.

He was a little frightened, but when he thought of the rules written in black and white on the system interface, he gritted his teeth and continued to step on the footprints in the mud.

"Are you also looking for an exit?" A clear voice sounded from behind without warning, and Philip trembled.

He suddenly turned around and saw a young man wearing a white shirt and black trousers standing among the forest leaves with a warm smile.

Before he could ask the question, the young man continued on by himself: "I think it's not an option for everyone to stay in the school, so I told Senior Jiang to come to the outskirts of Maple Forest."

Philid looked the young man up and down, feeling that the man's face was a little strange, but his voice had a sense of familiarity, and he couldn't remember where the familiarity was.

Thinking about it, there were nearly thirty people gathered in a chaotic group. In his eyes, the yellow people were all carved out of the same mold. It was really unrealistic to recognize their faces in a short time.

"Where's your school uniform?" Philide asked.

He remembered that among the twenty-nine people, he was the only one who did not get a school uniform. Why didn't the young man in front of him wear a school uniform?

"I asked my friend to help me put it away." The young man said with a smile, "I always feel that the school uniform is a bit weird. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I broke the school rules today, I still don't wear it if I can't... And if I die here, then A piece of school uniform can also be given to those in need."

Philide wanted to say, "If you don't want to wear it for me," but when he heard the young man's last words, he couldn't help but remain silent.

"The person in need" was undoubtedly referring to him. Although the words seemed to deliberately make him happy, the young man's calm attitude of talking about death made him feel that the other party might really think so...

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I guess you are here to find that NPC, right?" The young man suddenly narrowed his eyes narrowly and pointed to a certain direction deep in the maple forest. "I just saw him going towards That’s gone.”

Philide's head was full of questions, and he wanted to say something more, but the young man had already turned his head and left, hiding in the dense woods.

Philide lowered his head and found that the footprints on the mud had somehow been broken off at a certain place, leaving no trace. The NPC boy has indeed disappeared without a trace.

He looked at the path he was on, and then at the direction the young man pointed. After struggling for a long time, he finally walked cautiously towards the depths of the maple forest pointed by the young man.

……

After Qisi finished fooling the players who coveted his school uniform, he quickly walked out of the maple forest and returned to the concrete building.

He picked a blind spot, got in, took out the human skin mask from the toolbar, put it on his face again, and suddenly became NPC Boy 47 again.

He took out his backpack, took out his school uniform, put it on, and put the white shirt he had taken off into it again. It was finally packed away.

Qisi's main purpose of entering Maple Forest was to get rid of the players' tracking. After all, if he was caught and had his clothes taken off, he would really have no power to resist.

As for pointing out a road leading to the depths of the maple forest, he did it casually. Anyway, there will always be players who try their own way to find the way out.

He just did a good deed and helped other players choose a guinea pig.

It doesn't matter if the other party doesn't believe his lies, he won't lose anyway.

After this experience, it was already getting late. The color of the sky darkened, covered with a layer of light gray belonging to the evening.

The light of illumination is swallowed up at the edge where the maple forest meets the sky, drawing a curtain over the entire world.

Zeiss saw his shadow becoming elongated under the slanting light, and at a certain moment it disappeared into darkness.

A group of water stains slowly bloomed on the cement wall, gradually outlining a gray child's face. After having facial features, it dripped out and became three-dimensional.

"No. 47, Ms. Medina asked me to take you to the kitchen." The face was suspended in the air and said lifelessly to Chiss.

(End of this chapter)