"Wuwuwu..."
The maid, having been thrown onto the bed, let out whimpering sounds. She had never imagined that she would actually be bound and imprisoned by the guests.
"Quiet, don't cry."
"Wuwuwu..."
The sobbing continued incessantly.
Cold Frost shot her a glance. "Cry again and I'll strip you naked."
That one sentence made the maid's eyes go wide, and the sobbing stopped abruptly.
"As expected of Miss Cold, you know how to subdue women. I approve. Miss Cold, go ahead and strip her!"
Passerby, never one to shy away from a spectacle, smiled and egged her on.
Cold Frost stepped aside to make room. "You do it."
Passerby was startled.
Hearing this, a thin layer of mist emerged in the maid's eyes; the brewing tears seemed ready to fall at any second. Was she... was she about to be stripped naked, and then... then savagely violated by men right here?
Wuwuwu, no!
"Re... really let me do it?"
"Of course."
Cold Frost's gaze was piercing, the corners of her mouth curling up. "As long as you strip her, I'll chop off your other hand."
Passerby shook his head vigorously. "No, no, no, I don't have any designs on the maid lady. better let Brother Zero do it! Brother Zero definitely likes this kind of woman."
He even patted Lin Ye, reminding him to hurry up.
Under everyone's gaze, Lin Ye walked up to the maid and spoke in a calm tone. "Lisa, as long as you stay here quietly for one night, I guarantee your safety. The things you don't wish to happen will not happen."
She stared, seeming to be confirming whether what Lin Ye said was true or false.
"Wait until after tonight, and we will let you leave. If you don't cooperate, I don't mind taking some measures. So, if you are willing to cooperate, nod. If not..."
Lisa nodded vigorously, indicating she was extremely willing.
"Very good."
Lin Ye looked at Asuna. "Asuna, trouble you to look after her."
"Okay."
Asuna walked over and sat beside the maid.
Lying on the bed, seeing that these people had no intention of assaulting her, Lisa's nervous heart gradually calmed down.
But she completely didn't understand why these guests were doing this.
What was the meaning of kidnapping and imprisoning her?
Lin Ye and Cold Frost each found a place to rest, while only Passerby sat on a chair, maintaining silence.
There was still time before ten o'clock. They were seizing the time to rest now to cope with the Strange attack that would appear after ten.
Time passed minute by minute. The silver-haired maid lying on the bed tossed and turned occasionally, her drowsiness becoming more and more obvious. The silent, quiet room made her increasingly groggy.
Gradually,
She finally let down her guard, emptied her mind, and her consciousness slowly sank into a deep sleep.
The not-so-large bedroom was crowded with five people.
The pale yellow light released by two oil lamps brought illumination to this small bedroom.
The hands of time turned slowly, and finally, it was 22:00.
The oil lamps were immediately extinguished.
The four players in the bedroom had all opened their eyes.
The final night.
The crisis would also be the greatest.
If they wanted to live, they had to give it their all.
Outside the window, moonlight scattered down.
Lin Ye looked at Asuna. Asuna nodded and shook the maid. "Lisa, wake up, wake up."
She tried several times, but failed to wake the maid.
Just as Lin Ye had predicted, after 22:00, the maid would fall into a state of deep sleep from which she could not wake.
The group exchanged glances, waiting quietly.
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.
The four took turns keeping watch.
After the time passed midnight zero o'clock,
Footsteps finally sounded once again in the silent corridor outside the door.
Thump...
Thump...
Crisp footsteps echoed continuously. In the pitch-black depths, a Strange aura surged forth incessantly.
The footsteps got closer, even closer.
A knock sounded on the door of Guest Room 202.
No one answered.
"Miss Cold..."
"It's me!"
"Open the door quickly,"
"I'm back,"
"You are inside, you must be inside, right!"
Click...
After a bout of knocking and shouting, a key was inserted into Room 202, and the bedroom opened.
But Bedroom 202 was empty, without a single person.
The voice disappeared, and soon the knocking sound rang out again.
It was the door of Bedroom 203 being knocked on.
At this point,
Lin Ye and the others were certain that the Strange entity could not determine the situation inside the bedroom guest rooms and needed to open them to enter and confirm.
Rooms 202 and 203 had been successfully invaded, and the spare key to Room 204, where they were, had already been taken from the maid's room by Lin Ye.
Both keys were in Lin Ye's hands. Unless there was another spare key, the Strange entity could not use a key to open the door.
However,
Did the Strange entity really have no way to enter?
No one was certain.
Finally,
The door to Bedroom 204 was knocked on.
Thump...
Thump thump thump...
"Brother Lin, it's me,"
That was the High School Student's voice.
"Miss Lin and I are back, open the door quickly."
"She is right beside me."
"Open the door, open the door, you must all be inside."
"We are so scared, just the two of us are so scared."
...
But Bedroom 204 was dead silent; even the sound of breathing was so light it was inaudible.
No one paid attention to the calls outside.
Thump thump thump...
The knocking became more intense.
The inquiries also turned into angry curses, and finally, changed back into pleading sounds.
But the four players had firm wills. Even if their consciousness was affected slightly, they calmed down rapidly.
Finally,
Bang...
Bang...
Violent crashing sounds rang out.
The Strange entity was attempting to destroy the room door.
At this moment,
Lin Ye and the other three gripped their weapons tightly, staring dead at the room door.
There was no sound of a key entering the lock, which indicated that the Strange entity also couldn't conjure a key out of thin air to open the door.
From this, it could be deduced that last night, the Strange entity had first gone to the maid's room on the fourth floor to get the key before coming to the second floor to attempt an invasion.
Boom...
The crashing sound became even more ferocious.
The wooden door let out continuous creaking and trembling sounds.
Crack...
With a loud noise, the door lock let out the sound of metal deforming and snapping.
Lin Ye and Passerby immediately used all their strength to brace dead against the cabinet blocking the doorway.
Boom...
A powerful force struck in an instant. Lin Ye was knocked back two steps by the impact.
Compared to the force of the collision last night, the Strange entity's power this time had increased by who knows how much.
The door opened.
A pitch-black figure and broken limbs darted in with a swish. A thick stench of blood mixed with foulness sprayed into the air.
Swish!
Cold Frost gripped her dagger and slashed down.
The tentacle that darted out was cut and retracted.
But Cold Frost felt the reaction force transmitted back from the dagger. Compared to yesterday, this power had increased by at least thirty percent.
The strength of this Strange entity had become even stronger.
"Asuna..."
Lin Ye shouted loudly.
But actually, without Lin Ye shouting, Asuna knew what she had to do. She supported the sleeping maid and rushed to the bedroom's entryway.
"Your daughter is in our hands."
As the voice fell, the black shadow's riotous movements calmed slightly.
"We don't want to hurt her."
"We just want to leave here."
[Skill: Persuasion LV3] in use.
"We don't know where the 'he' you love is."
The swish swish... sounds suddenly became a bit more intense; the black shadow was faintly becoming restless.
Asuna's heart hung in suspense.
"But that Eldest Miss Aiqi Carter on the fourth floor definitely knows where he is."
Shifting the blame?
But right now, the three of them, Asuna included, could only trust Lin Ye. At least up to now, the black shadow wasn't attacking frantically anymore.
Thump...
Suddenly, the black shadow waved its tentacles again. Lin Ye spoke up immediately at this moment, "If you trust us, we will find him tomorrow and let you meet again."
The black shadow's movements stiffened in an instant.
"Asuna, return Miss Lisa to this lady."
Return the person?
Return the hostage?
Asuna hesitated, but seeing Lin Ye's serious appearance, she gritted her teeth, supported the maid, and walked toward the bedroom door position.
Every step,
She walked with exceptional heaviness.
Cold Frost stared dead ahead, gripping the dagger in her hand tightly, while Passerby's forehead was also dripping with cold sweat.
It was the first time seeing a player like Lin Ye who conversed with a Strange entity to seek survival.
Lin Ye placed his right hand on the bracelet on his left hand, stroking it gently.
If necessary, if battle was unavoidable, then he would have to summon Miyuki Kuroshima to come for support.
A few seconds felt as long as a few hours. Asuna supported the silver-haired maid to the black shadow at the door. Ensuring the silver-haired maid was supported by a pitch-black tentacle, she carefully retreated.
"We will do our best to help you."
[Persuasion Skill LV3] continuously taking effect.
The two sides were deadlocked for ten seconds before this Strange silence was finally declared over.
Rustle rustle... With a burst of sound, the black shadow retreated, taking the silver-haired maid Lisa with it.
The second floor returned to a state of silence once again.
"Go to the room next door."
Lin Ye's voice was somewhat hoarse.
"Okay."
Asuna, however, saw Lin Ye clutching his head with one hand, his figure swaying slightly. She immediately walked in and supported Lin Ye. "What's wrong with you? Injured?"
Was he traumatized during the brief battle just now?
Asuna's face was full of worry.
"I'm fine, just a bit dizzy. I'll be fine after resting a while."
The continuous use of Persuasion Skill LV3 caused a considerable load on the mind.
But now, at least he successfully persuaded the Strange entity to retreat, buying them more time.
The four arrived at Room 202.
The moment the door closed, the four breathed a sigh of relief.
"Consider tonight survived."
Passerby sighed with emotion. "Brother Lin, you are truly awesome!"
Whether it was considering that the maid could serve as an important figure to deal with the Strange entity, or finally returning the maid to show their side's goodwill, these were things he wouldn't have dared to imagine.
If he could have thought of the former, the latter was a method he definitely wouldn't have thought of.
Holding a hostage, it was impossible for him to return the hostage to seek the other party's 'benevolence'.
"Just luck."
Cold Frost spoke up at this time, "What if after we returned the maid, the other party still planned to attack us!"
"What else could we do! Continue fighting, of course."
Lin Ye answered very simply.
He wouldn't die, Asuna wouldn't die, and as a Level 4 player, Cold Frost definitely had the ability to protect herself. In other words, if someone really had to be killed by the Strange entity, it could only be Passerby.
Passerby also knew this point.
This result right now was the best for him.
"Hold on until tomorrow noon, and we can leave here."
Facing Passerby's sigh, Lin Ye shook his head and struck a blow. "It won't be that simple. Be prepared mentally!"
So far, Lin Ye's judgments had all been accurate, so facing Lin Ye's prediction for the daytime, Asuna and the other two felt an added heaviness.
To successfully clear the level, it seemed they still had to find 'Master'.
Bedroom 202.
Lin Ye and Asuna lay on the bed to rest, Cold Frost sat on the chair, and as for Passerby, the floor was his place to rest.
As the room returned to silence, slight breathing sounds soon rang out.
The four were all tired.
Especially Lin Ye, who fell asleep the earliest.
And when his slumbering consciousness slowly recovered, it was already early morning.
Lin Ye opened his eyes, looked at the gloomy weather outside the window, listened to the pitter-patter sound of light rain, and sighed lightly.
"You thought of this long ago?"
This was an inquiry from Cold Frost on the chair; she had woken up earlier than Lin Ye.
"Just a guess."
It was raining.
The villa was shrouded in rain.
This meant that the Strange entity, which usually only appeared at night, could now also appear during the day.
Asuna and Passerby also woke up one after another. After noticing the weather outside, they also realized the perilous situation.
"Let's check if there are any new notes first! Miss Cold, trouble you to check the room next door."
The Strange entity entered three guest rooms last night. If their analysis and judgment of the 'notes' appearance pattern were correct, there should be a note in Room 202 and Room 203. As for whether there was a note in Room 204, it couldn't be completely determined.
Cold Frost nodded and walked over. She saw the note on the cabinet, didn't pick it up, and left the bedroom directly to go to the two adjacent guest rooms, retrieving the notes.
"Three sheets. The reading order should be 202, 203, and 204."
This was the order in which the Strange entity entered the bedrooms last night.
Lin Ye took them and looked at the fourth note.
[She comforted me,]
[This is not my fault,]
[The one at fault is him,]
[If he hadn't tried to violate her, how could he have died!]
[And I am a hero, a hero who protected her,]
[I shouldn't blame myself, living in guilt.]
...
The fifth note.
[I had a nightmare.]
[I dreamed of Mother's longing for him, dreamed of Mother's wish to see him again.]
[I also dreamed of him from the basement, cursing me for being ungrateful, for killing him, for causing Mother's death,]
[I am in unbearable pain, I blame myself infinitely, this is all my fault.]
[I want to commit suicide, but she would be even more in pain than me, right!]
[So, I really want to forget all this.]
[If I could lose my memory, how good that would be.]
...
...
The sixth note.
[She joyfully told me she found a way to make me relaxed.]
[My pain and guilt can disappear forever.]
[I am willing, no matter the cost.]
[I became her, I possess everything of hers,]
[Now, my name is Lisa.]
[Then what about her, living in this world shouldering everything of mine?]
[But I always feel she has changed.]
...
...
The information up to this point,
Was already quite clear.
The information from the six sheets of paper combined was enough for Lin Ye and the four players to understand the background of this Strange instance mission.
"Lisa, uh, should be the villa's original Eldest Miss Carter. She witnessed him, that is, the Master, violating the maid. She took action and protected the maid, but it resulted in the Master's death."
"The Master's corpse, barring any accidents, is in the basement."
Lin Ye pointed to the third paragraph of the fifth note.
"She lied to Mother, stating the Master went out. Afterward, she even fabricated the lie that guests invited by the Master would come to the villa."
"But in the end, Mother waited and waited but the guests didn't arrive, so she went out to search, met with an accident, and died."
"And she blamed herself and felt guilty, living in a nightmare."
"Until the maid found a way to free her and make her relaxed—the two swapped identities."
"She became the maid, and the maid became Eldest Miss Carter."
"As for the method of swapping identities and even losing memories in the exchange, we don't need to delve into that."
That point wasn't important.
"Right, to add a point, Mother should be the Master's remarriage partner, and Lisa is not the Master's biological daughter."
Asuna pointed to the last sentence of the sixth note.
"Zero."
"Mm, it's just as you think."
"What should we do next?"
"Eat."
"Ah!"
The three were astonished.
But no one objected.
They all knew the consequences of not dining on time were severe.
But today,
The kitchen, already past seven o'clock, did not have the maid's figure.
"We'll make it ourselves."
Lin Ye and Asuna got busy. Passerby helped, while Cold Frost was responsible for guarding.
Twenty minutes later,
Breakfast was prepared, and the four began to dine.
Soon,
The four finished dining.
The gazes of the three fell on Lin Ye, waiting for Lin Ye's arrangement.
By now, Lin Ye had faintly become the core of this temporary group.
"Now that we know the background story and confirmed the corresponding identity relationships, is that Eldest Miss Carter on the fourth floor still the Eldest Miss of this villa?"
"She can be not,"
Cold Frost spoke up. "I once participated in a Strange instance that involved a voting verification identity segment. When our votes exceeded half determining he wasn't the examiner identity, he was no longer the examiner."
"Since she is no longer the Eldest Miss, certain rules are also invalid."
"Mm."
Asuna was still a little worried, but still chose to trust Lin Ye. "You arrange it! Zero, are we going directly to the fourth floor to find that fake Eldest Miss? Force her to say where the basement key is?"
"No."
"..."
"Go to John first."
Although it was strange why Lin Ye wanted to go find John first, no one objected.
Lin Ye walked in front holding the dog food. Asuna, Cold Frost, and Passerby followed behind.
Soon, they arrived at John's place.
"Come, John, today we feed you dog food."
John wagged his tail, lowered his head, and ate with crunch crunch crunch... sounds. A while later, John finished eating.
"John, we have to rely on you next."
"Woof?"
John looked up.
Lin Ye took out the dog collar. With a click, he put the collar around John's neck.
"Woof woof..."
He seemed a bit excited.
"We're going to the villa."
"Can John enter now?"
They had tried to carry John into the villa before but failed; John was blocked outside by an invisible force.
"I think it should be possible."
Lin Ye, holding the dog leash, followed John.
The German Shepherd walked steadily, stepped up the stairs, and entered the villa.
The German Shepherd entered the villa.
"Success."
Under Asuna's gaze, Lin Ye took out a wooden box and opened it. "John, smell this. We want to find the thing that was inside here. Look for where it is."
"Sniff sniff..."
John sniffed, then barked at Lin Ye.
"Not here on me, look in other places."
Sniff sniff sniff...
John sniffed at the air, then ran quickly.
Lin Ye held the leash and kept up. Asuna, Cold Frost, and the others also followed.
Thump thump thump...
Footsteps rang out continuously on the stairs.
However, the group stopped their steps after ascending the stairs to the fourth floor.
"Guests, good morning."
The blond Eldest Miss smiled at the four people and one dog on the staircase steps.
"Woof woof woof..."
John barked.
"John, you are the Carter family's German Shepherd, how can you bark at me!"
She smiled.
"Give us the key!"
"What key? Mr. Zero, you have been discovered by me coming to the fourth floor now, I can..."
"You, who are not Eldest Miss Carter, do not have this qualification. You aren't even a person of this world, just some unknown player."
Aiqi Carter was a player.
Then, many doubts were explained.
"Sigh, finally noticed it?"
"Noticed it long ago, just couldn't be completely certain."
"Pity, you are too late."
The blond Eldest Miss shrugged. "This instance, the winner is me."
"Oh! So confident?"
"Of course."
She raised a smile.
"Since that's the case, why not tell us the rules you need to follow?"
"You're curious about this, huh!"
The blond Eldest Miss thought for a moment and didn't refuse.
"[Mountain Villa Life Reminders (Master Edition)]"
"Reminder 1: Remember your own identity. You are Aiqi Carter. You absolutely must not expose this identity, especially being known by the maid Lisa."
"Reminder 2: Cannot enter the Master's room."
"Reminder 3: When guests mention matters of the Master to you, you must respond and converse, maintaining at least five minutes of time."
"Reminder 4: When you discover guests quarreling, or coming to the fourth floor, or having the intent to enter the basement, you can drive this guest out of the villa in the capacity of 'Eldest Miss Carter'."
"Reminder 5: After 22:00, the villa will have strange guests visiting. Please stay in the room and avoid going out to attract attention."
"Reminder 6: Under the circumstance where guests haven't been driven away, try your best to prevent them from leaving the villa and entering the forest."
"Reminder 7: Please guarantee normal dining of two meals a day."
"Reminder 8: Humans cannot harm humans, Strange entities can kill humans."
...
...
"You asked Lisa to take the basement key from the Master's room, right!"
"Of course. I had no way to enter, so naturally I could only ask the maid for help. However, I still overlooked one point."
The blond Eldest Miss looked at the dog leash and dog collar Lin Ye was holding.
These two items were right in the Master's room, but she hadn't known.
"I am actually quite curious how exactly you managed to come to the fourth floor multiple times without me catching you at all. I am very curious."
"Want to know?"
"Of course."
"Guess."
Blond Eldest Miss: ???
"Why don't you tell me where the basement key is first?"
"Hahaha, such an important thing, how could I possibly tell you!"
The blond Eldest Miss laughed loudly. "However, Little Brother, if you satisfy my curiosity, it's not like I can't tell you."
"You'd better keep guessing!"
"Looks like the negotiation broke down. By the way, don't think about using the maid to make me trigger the rules. The maid on a rainy day is in a sleeping state, you know!"
The blond Eldest Miss said with a smile.
"But to have four players still alive up to now, I really admire you guys. As expected of experienced old players. But you guys end here too."
"Oh! You have confidence in defeating the four of us?"
"No."
The blond Eldest Miss shook her head directly. "But it does."
In the shadowed corner, a pitch-black figure appeared. An icy aura spread and permeated continuously.
"Kill them, and you can see your beloved again. Your daughter will also be safe and sound. Your family of three will welcome a happy reunion."
"Don't believe her, believe me, as long as..."
But it failed. The black shadow darted over.
Boom...
A streak of silver sword light flashed; Cold Frost made her move.
Following closely behind was Asuna. The blue figure waved her rapier, hacking, piercing, one sword after another, continuously stabbing at the black shadow.
"John, get him."
"Woof woof woof..."
John barked wildly, but the black shadow didn't have any look of fear.
"Useless."
"Right now on a rainy day, John can't scare it away. Please die here!"
Passerby took out a chainsaw with one hand. "Brother Zero, you go find the key quickly, we will buy you time."
If they couldn't find the key,
They would all die here.
Boom...
Cold Frost flew out backwards, a trace of blood added to the corner of her mouth.
The black shadow's size swelled further at this moment; the black body was conversely bubbling with white bubbles.
"Awooooahhh..."
A shriek.
The black shadow became increasingly grotesque.
Lin Ye used Time Stop, hugged John, and bypassed the black shadow, arriving at the fourth floor.
He searched quickly in a circle within fifteen seconds, but still had absolutely no harvest.
Time Stop ended. Lin Ye waved the wooden box in his hand at John again.
"John, go, find this..."
"Won't let you succeed."
The blond Eldest Miss was surprised by Lin Ye's mysterious disappearance again, but immediately followed the voice and blocked in front of Lin Ye and John.
Meanwhile, the battle between Cold Frost, Asuna, and the others with the black shadow was already on the third floor.
Boom boom boom... battles continued, and the entire villa was trembling.
"Woof woof woof..."
"Move aside."
"If you have the ability, kill me. But you, a human, cannot kill me, a human."
She smiled brilliantly.
"Correct, but the rules didn't stipulate that a German Shepherd cannot kill you."
The blond Eldest Miss froze.
"John is definitely not human, so..."
This time, it was the blond Eldest Miss's turn for her expression to change.
Lin Ye held John, prepared to release the dog.
"Hand over the key, otherwise..."
"If I die, don't even think about finding the key."
"Oh! So confident? Looks like the place you hid it is very good?"
The blond Eldest Miss smiled without speaking.
But her gaze was placed on John, wary of this German Shepherd.
With a thud, Lin Ye pinned the blond Eldest Miss against the wall. "I don't mind letting John tear a few chunks of meat off your body."
"Please."
Below,
The commotion coming up was even louder.
"John, bite her, bite her leg."
"Awoo..."
John pounced, taking a vicious bite at the blond Eldest Miss's calf.
"Wu, wuwuwuwu..."
The blond Eldest Miss bit her lip tightly.
"Looks like you haven't participated in Strange Games many times, or can you not use equipment items?"
Either she didn't have means of counterattack, or 'becoming the Eldest Miss' meant she didn't have the authority to use Strange Player items.
"Hehe."
She sneered.
"The other foot."
"Wuwuwu, torturing a woman... what kind of man are you..." She had an angry expression, wishing she could kill Lin Ye.
"Me, a boy, a pure virgin."
Lin Ye watched. "How about you help me lose it right now? Turn me into a man?"
"Hehe..."
"I already know where the key is."
"Hehe."
"Not in your room, nor in the Master's room, then it must be in the maid's room."
"Hehe."
"Woof woof woof..."
John barked wildly.
Lin Ye suddenly realized.
"On you."
The blond Eldest Miss froze, then laughed loudly, "Do you think I would be that stupid?"
Lin Ye's hand went down along the blond Eldest Miss's neck.
"Didn't expect it! You actually hid it there."
"You... what do you want to do?"
She slowly widened her eyes. She wanted to flee, but behind her was the wall.
"Take the key, of course."
Lin Ye grabbed the blond Eldest Miss's wrist.
[Sleight of Hand] activated.
The key's shape was basically identical, so he didn't need to worry about taking the wrong target item.
The next moment,
A key appeared in Lin Ye's hand.
"Eating it into your stomach, hiding it inside the body, this place is not bad."
Under the blond Eldest Miss's pale expression, Lin Ye revealed a smile. "Thank my skill, otherwise I might have had to chop you into eight pieces to take out the key."
Lin Ye let go and immediately ran toward the room door. "John, let's go."
"No, you are not allowed to go, give the key back to me, ahhh! Give it back to me!"
Screams rang out. She was full of unwillingness.
Lin Ye ran down quickly.
The battle was already on the first floor.
Passerby had fallen in the corner of the hall, life or death unknown.
Cold Frost and Asuna were holding on bitterly, but their faces were very ugly, and their bodies had gained several more wounds.
"Hold on."
Lin Ye immediately sprinted to the basement. Key inserted, click... opened.
The basement opened.
But both sides of the basement were filled with wine barrels.
"John, come help quickly."
"Woof woof woof..."
The German Shepherd rushed down in a mad dash.
"Quick, find your master."
John sniffed and smelled, and immediately pounced on a certain wine barrel.
Lin Ye immediately moved it out. After opening it, he saw the corpse inside.
"Good dog, good dog."
He hugged the wine barrel and walked quickly to the main hall on the first floor.
"Hey, Madam, I found your husband's corpse."
Lin Ye tipped the wooden barrel, and the corpse inside quietly poured onto the floor tiles of the main hall.
The pitch-black, enormous Strange entity went silent at this moment.
Her crazy attacking posture retracted, gradually transforming into a faint humanoid body.
Lin Ye carefully pulled the German Shepherd and bypassed her, arriving beside Asuna and Cold Frost.
"Are you okay!"
"Can't die." Cold Frost spoke, but her left arm was already fractured.
"N-No problem, Miss Cold protected me."
"Mm."
"Finally can end this."
Yeah!
Finally going to end.
"Awoooo..."
A sharp howling sound rang out.
Crack crack... Doors and windows cracked open in an instant.
The black shadow's body continuously emitted a surging, terrifying aura.
That was anger.
That was resentment.
That was madness.
At the staircase landing,
The blond Eldest Miss appeared, supporting herself. She revealed a smile toward Lin Ye. "I... won."
Boom...
The Strange entity launched an attack like an eruption; the massive body smashed directly toward the three.
The dust dispersed.
The three were fine.
Cold Frost had made a move just now, taking the two and successfully escaping.
"Cough cough cough..."
But Cold Frost's expression became even uglier; more blood flowed out.
"Why..."
"Didn't we find the Master? Didn't we let the husband and wife meet again?"
Asuna exclaimed, completely unable to accept the current situation.
Splash splash...
Splash splash...
The rain got heavier.
...
The three supported each other and retreated continuously, but the black shadow stared at the three from beginning to end, without a trace of intention to let them go.
Asuna and Cold Frost's gazes both stopped on Lin Ye.
"Ignored one point. Is it really that Mother?"
"What? It's not Mother? Who is Mother?"
"I suspect it is a Strange wraith formed from longing, strictly speaking, it can't be counted as the 'Mother' proper."
Asuna and Cold Frost both thought of something.
"Right, we still have to find Mother's corpse."
Silence, dead silence.
How to find it?
It was impossible for the three of them to go to the forest together to search; someone needed to stay behind to stall the Strange entity.
But the person staying behind to stall would undoubtedly die.
Who would sacrifice themselves for others?
"Asuna..."
Asuna froze. Was he asking her to stay and stall?
"Can I trust you? Miss Cold and my lives are in your hands."
"Take this, Mother's clothes. Use it to let John search in the forest, it will be faster. Although in this rainstorm, I don't know if it's still useful."
"Zero, you..."
Asuna's eyes widened, looking at Lin Ye with difficulty. She hadn't expected that Lin Ye actually wanted her to go to the forest to find Mother's corpse.
Cold Frost was also shocked.
What player would risk death staying behind for other players!
This man, what was the situation? Did lust go to his head?
However,
In her heart, she couldn't help but feel throbbing emotions surfacing.
"Go quickly. Find it earlier and bring it back earlier, otherwise just collect our corpses. Next year you can offer incense to the two of us."
Lin Ye gave Asuna a push. "Quick, John, leaving it to you, you must find it!"
"Woof woof woof..."
John barked for a while and sprinted out at top speed.
Asuna looked back, turning her head every three steps, her eyes glistening with crystal tears.
"I will definitely come back as soon as possible."
The blue long-haired girl exerted all her strength, charging up into the forest.
And at this time,\ The enormous black-bodied Strange entity roared to the sky.
"Is it worth it to be like this?"
"She is the goddess in my heart from the past."
"You know each other?"
"Counts as me knowing her unilaterally."
"You actually could have gone to the forest with her."
"In that case, Miss Cold, you would be dead for sure."
"You really are a special game player."
Lin Ye took out a piece of chocolate and stuffed it into Cold Frost's hand.
"Healing chocolate." Cold Frost was surprised, and immediately ate it.
Warmth flowed, wounds healed slowly.
"Didn't expect you to have this kind of good stuff."
"Always have to be fully prepared."
"Next, leave it to me!"
Cold Frost disappeared from her spot in an instant, launching an attack on the black shadow once again.
Boom...
Boom...
Violent vibration sounds were continuous.
Lin Ye fought guerrilla warfare on the outside, taking out the Strange item [Snake Eye Orb] to inflict fear hallucinations, but this time the effect on the target black shadow wasn't very good.
But at least it lightened some pressure for Cold Frost.
But not enough,
Not enough,
Completely not enough.
In just two minutes of entanglement,
Cold Frost was at a disadvantage.
Lin Ye helped the girl up.
"You go! I'm not its opponent. I will delay some time for you at the end."
She realized she had no way to delay for more time. "If you clear the level, go to my home, tell my parents, their daughter..."
But Lin Ye's finger pressed against Cold Frost's lips.
"Lending you this."
Compared to a combat-type player like Cold Frost, he was definitely inferior.
Now that the girl was already prepared to die to delay time, this player could be trusted.
Lin Ye stuffed the purple Strange item 'Lucky Dice' into her hand.
"Purple Strange item, you really have quite a few... good things!"
She didn't know whether to laugh or cry, then threw the dice.
Six.
Number six.
All attributes plus six.
Cold Frost stood up again.
"Come on!"
At this moment,
She was filled with power.
Strength, speed, constitution, spiritual power, charm—all-around enhancement,
Allowing her to reach an unattainable level in an instant.
Boom...
Boom...
Boom...
The blasting sounds of battle rang out constantly, vibrations were constant, howls were continuous.
Ten minutes passed.
The 'Lucky Dice' effect ended.
Cold Frost lay weakly on the ground. Lin Ye stuffed a piece of Dazzle Chewing Gum into her mouth.
"Sor..."
Lin Ye shook his head.
What they had to do was delay time.
"Miyuki, begging you, fight for some time for us."
Under Cold Frost's dumbstruck gaze, a beautiful black long-haired girl wearing a sailor suit appeared.
[Visibly Shocked Expression]
Who is this now!
"Mm."
She glanced once and stepped forward.
After Miyuki Kuroshima's figure disappeared, Lin Ye gripped the 'Lucky Dice' tightly.
"Next is my time."
"Asuna, if you don't come back soon, you really will be collecting our corpses."
And at this time,
Under John's frantic digging, Asuna found 'Mother's' skeleton.
She returned with the skeleton with all her might.
She knew Lin Ye had given the chance of life to her, so she absolutely could not let Lin Ye down; she absolutely had to bring back the skeleton.
Thump thump thump...
The girl ran, the German Shepherd chased behind.
Finally,
She returned with the skeleton. She simply didn't have time to confirm the battle situation, and rushed into the main hall, placing the two corpses together.
"Begging you."
At this moment, as if hearing her call, the two corpses emitted a faint light.
Two phantom images appeared.
The commotion outside ended.
Asuna rushed out with all her might, seeing the gradually dissipating black shadow.
And a man with a tall and straight posture stood there.
It was Zero.
He was smiling.
Asuna watched and rushed over in one step, hugging Lin Ye tightly.
Great, Lin Ye was still alive.
He was still alive, great.
Lin Ye's heart was full of warmth.
But speaking of which, how come there was something else in his hand again?
Soft, very silky. What is this thing?
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