Chapter 104 Expired White Goose
Pei Hening noticed his alertness, and after glancing at the large white goose in the cage, she also noticed something strange.
This group of 'players' is clearly not right. Their positioning is very particular. If she is not mistaken, there are even factions within the breeding cage.
The hesitation in the scarred goose's eyes intensified. Not only Pei Hening could tell that the big white goose inside was a player, but he could too.
He looked at the 'players' in the cage and felt a sense of shared sorrow.
The next second, a gleaming dagger was pressed against its neck, instantly calming its restless heart.
Chu Xuange: "Don't get any funny ideas. The big white geese inside are different from us. If you release them, I'll kill you first."
When Chu Xuange previously cleared this instance, he killed three members of the goose-catching team and Danny, and cleared it ahead of time without staying for the full three hours.
He hadn't explored the dungeon extensively and didn't know what these big white geese were, but he could sense their blatant malice.
He had a premonition that if he released these white geese, no one could bear the consequences.
The scarred-eyed white goose swallowed timidly, instinctively raising its wings and repeatedly saying, "Don't worry, boss, I definitely won't let them out. Don't worry."
Chu Xuange glanced at the simple lock on the cage and said coldly, "You'd better keep your word."
"Boss, my greatest strength is that I listen to advice."
Chu Xuange didn't believe what he said, and picked up a rusty nail from the corner and stuck it into the keyhole.
As soon as he broke the keyhole, the flock of white geese that had been pretending to be dead stood up and crowded to the edge of the iron cage, staring fiercely at Chu Xuange.
The scarred-eyed white goose was startled by the sudden turn of events and stammered, "Weren't they just about to die?"
Pei Hening looked out through the loosely nailed wooden plank and saw someone from the goose-catching team holding a large white goose. She called out, "We should go."
Let's go.
Chu Xuange picked up the dagger and walked to Pei Hening's side.
Scarface the white goose picked up the box of bullets and gave chase.
He thought of the way the big white geese in the cage looked at the big boss, and belatedly felt afraid.
If he wants to survive this dungeon, clinging tightly to the coattails of these two powerful figures is the only way.
Three large white geese emerged from the pipe. Pei Hening casually chose a direction to walk in, and two of the geese followed closely behind, like two lackeys.
The three of them had just crossed a narrow path when they heard the sounds of fighting. Pei Hening looked over.
It was a goose with a middle parting and another goose with a small flower hair clip in its hair fighting with a member of a goose-catching team. Goose feathers were flying and the fight was quite intense.
The team members who caught the geese took out round, button-like objects from their shirt pockets and threw them towards the two geese. Suddenly, a huge net appeared.
"careful!"
The goose with its center-parted hair, its round eyes flashing with determination, charged towards the goose with the little flower hair clip, knocking it out of the net's range.
The little flower hair clip and the goose said sharply and discontentedly, "You look down on me!"
It flapped its wings vigorously and stepped on the head of a member of the goose-catching team, then pecked at his eyes—
"Damn it!"
He reached out to grab the little flower hair clip and the goose, but not only did he fail to catch it, he also got a hard bite on his hand.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, the goose with its parted head pressed its head to the ground and its belly pressed against the ground, crawling out of the large net.
The little flower hair clip was a bit of a problem for the goose. It was panting heavily: "Hurry up, I can't hold out much longer!"
The goose with the middle parting was also getting anxious, and quickened its pace: "I'll be out right away."
Scarface, the big white goose, had long forgotten about Chu Xuange's threat. Seeing the situation over there, his eyes were filled with excitement at the prospect of completing the mission: "Boss, launch a sneak attack!"
Pei Hening was also worried that Chu Xuange hadn't completed the mission, and urged, "Baby, the mission, complete the mission, hurry up!"
Chu Xuange, with a dagger in his mouth, strode over and kicked the man to the ground. Just as the blade was about to slit his trachea, the man rolled away to avoid the blade.
Pei Hening was about to step forward to help when she saw Chu Xuange leap forward, stomping his feet hard on the already injured eyes of the goose-catching team member. As the man covered his eyes, Chu Xuange seized the opportunity to sever his carotid artery.
Warm, scalding blood sprayed all over Chu Xuange, who hurriedly shook its feathers to shake off the blood.
The little hairpin-wearing goose, clutching a corner of the large net, struggled to pull it open, trying to rescue the goose with the middle parting. Inadvertently, it was drenched in splattered blood.
Seeing that the person was still struggling, Chu Xuange quickly delivered the final blow and ran towards Pei Hening's side: "Let's go, next one."
The scarred-eyed white goose was stunned, feeling a chill run down its neck: "My goodness, so decisive?"
The goose with its parted head emerged from the large net, still shaken.
It was purely out of a moment of impulse that it knocked the little flower hair clip goose away; looking back now, it still feels a bit scary.
It caught up with them and said sincerely, "Thank you for your help."
Chu Xuange glanced at it and nodded.
The little flower hair clip and the goose also caught up, following with tiny, quick steps.
Pei Hening glanced at the two extra little tails, silently looked away, and asked, "Baby, where are we going?"
Chu Xuange's round, dark eyes lit up with a smile: "Go to the farmhouse and find Danny."
The middle-parted goose that had been following closely behind them paused, turned to look at the goose with the little flower hair clip: "Are we going too?"
Little Flower Hairpin Goose hesitated a bit, having just seen Danny chasing and killing other geese with a gun.
Did those geese walking into Danny's trap just walk right into his trap?
In that instant of hesitation, the three geese walked away.
Okay, no need to worry about it anymore.
Little Flower Hair Clip Big Goose said in a heavy tone, "Let's go, let's complete the task first."
farmhouse.
The three geese walked to the broken window in the southeast corner of the farmhouse. Pei Hening was about to go inside when she heard the noise inside and paused slightly.
She whispered, "There are quite a few people inside, not just Danny."
Chu Xuange peeked through the crack and whispered, "There are four people in total, and three unlucky geese."
He paused, then continued, "Those three geese are in a cage."
The scarred-eyed white goose also stretched its head over for a peek.
"That cage is similar to a breeding cage."
Pei Hening suddenly looked up and saw that the cage did indeed look similar to a breeding cage. Her heart sank; she had guessed it.
The large white geese in the large cages are indeed players, but those players are those who were captured in the last dungeon or the one before that—and they may not even be human.
If the cages are opened and the geese come out, the players will face capture by the expired geese, the goose-catching team, and Danny.
The difficulty will definitely increase, and what's worse is that a "true and false Monkey King" storyline will appear, and it's not even guaranteed that the "people" who come out of the dungeon alive are actually "people".
Pei Hening was startled by her guess and broke out in a cold sweat. Then she heard a noise coming from the farmhouse.
Danny took out a bullet and loaded it, his tone cold: "Hurry up, or we'll miss the sacrifice."
The goose-catching team members stood up and looked down at Danny: "We know, don't rush us."
He grabbed the push-button net and tranquilizer gun from the table and led two members of his goose-catching team out the door.
Danny watched them leave, sneered, put down his shotgun, walked to the landline, and made a call.
"The arrests have already begun, and I guarantee that this batch of 'demons' is even purer and more powerful."
"Five members of the goose-catching team have already died… Yes, I will keep an eye on them."
"There are guides for the 'demons' to rescue their own kind, but the 'demons' do not release their own kind, which is indeed very strange."
"tomorrow..."
Chu Xuange lowered his voice: "Baby, help me distract Danny."
Pei Hening instantly understood what he meant and nodded: "Okay."
She watched as Chu Xuange tiptoed into the farmhouse. As Danny hung up the phone, he immediately ran towards the farmhouse door, even kicking a flowerpot placed outside the door.
"Clang—Bang—"
Danny looked up at the door and saw Pei Hening swaggering around and Scarface Big White Goose sneaking behind her. The veins on her forehead throbbed, and her anger at being fooled was reignited.
He threw the phone down angrily, his words filled with rage.
"You dare to show your face again?"
Pei Hening looked at him with her round, black eyes, seemingly innocent and pure.
Right in front of him, he raised his foot and kicked over another flowerpot containing succulents.
"Clang—"
Show it through your actions, why don't you dare?
Scarface and the big white goose were dumbfounded. The big boss was indeed a big boss, actually provoking Danny in front of him.
It looked at Danny, who seemed to have gone mad with anger. His face turned pale, and he cursed loudly, saying in a gloomy voice, "Just you wait, let's see if your life is tougher than my shotgun!"
After Danny finished his harsh words, he turned to grab the hunting rifle he had left on the table, only to see a large white goose with a dagger in its mouth using its wings to carry his rifle away through the window he had been too lazy to repair.
As they fled, the shotgun shattered the already fragile, precarious half of the window.
Danny was so angry he jumped up and down. He grabbed the shovel next to him, looked at the broken window with resentment, and decisively chased after Pei Hening.
"run!"
Pei Hening wanted to remind the scarred-eyed white goose, but it had already run far away.
She gritted her teeth and ran outside, only to hear a voice say, "Keep your head down!"
She instinctively lowered her head.
"Bang—"
Immediately afterwards, a thud was heard as something heavy fell to the ground.
Ignoring the commotion behind her, she looked up in the direction of the gunshot and saw a large white goose with a dagger in its mouth standing on a tall wooden frame next to the farmhouse, struggling to keep the safety pin on the gun with its feet.
She was amused by Chu Xuange's appearance and quickly ran towards him, calling out, "Need any help?"
"Yes! You shoot!"
Chu Xuange's bullet didn't kill Danny, so now it's the perfect time for her to fire the final shot.
Pei Hening jumped onto the tall wooden frame and ran up.
Chu Xuange stepped on the gun and aimed at Danny: "Baby, fire!"
Pei Hening's voice rose at the end, her tone cheerful: "Received!"
"Bang—"
[Congratulations to players Didi Didi, Ningning Little Princess, and Xie En Bie Ma Le for defeating the boss Danny in the dungeon "The Goose's Revenge Plan".]
[Reminder: Players who sent me the tutorial on how to roast king oyster mushrooms, please open the cage and release the lingering 'player'. The "Goose Revenge Project" dungeon will be upgraded.]
[Instance: The Goose's Revenge Plan Transforms into "I Am You"]
[Rank: D upgraded to A]
[Instance Quest Changes: 1. Survive for 3 hours and 26 minutes, timer starts — 2. Kill one of the remaining 'players']
[Congratulations to players Didi Didi, Ningning Little Princess, and Xie En Bie Ma Le for achieving the completion conditions and clearing the dungeon "The Goose's Revenge Plan"]
[Initiating individual settlement...]
[Instance: The Goose's Revenge]
[Rank: D]
[Story Exploration: 35%]
[Tasks: 1. Evade capture for 3 hours (Incomplete) 2. Kill one of the goose-catching team members (Completed)]
[Danny, the boss of the dungeon "The Goose's Revenge," has been defeated, fulfilling the dungeon completion requirement.]
[In-game performance: A promoted to S]
[Rewards: Energy Stone*4, Free Attribute Points*40, "Danny's Claw Knife" (b), "Master of Timing" (title), Space Expansion Stone*4, Copper Coins*4000, Experience*400]
When she opened her eyes, Pei Hening had already been kicked onto the road. The scorching heat brought her back to her senses.
She glanced at the time; 2 hours and 34 minutes had passed since she entered the instance.
She unwrapped the ice cream and took a bite, her brow furrowing as she recalled the notifications and dungeon upgrade announcements she'd heard when she was kicked out.
The only players who cleared the level were her, Chu Xuange, and the player named [Xie En, don't scold me].
There was no notification for other players to complete the game...
After she had evenly distributed her free attribute points, she was about to send a message to Chu Xuange when his message arrived first.
[Princess Ningning]: Honey, we cleared "Goose Revenge Plan" at the last minute. Other players are still in the dungeon. Apart from the three of us, all the other players in the dungeon are at risk of being "replaced". Be careful.
[Princess Ningning]: That person who asked for the "[Send me the recipe for roasted king oyster mushrooms]" is really asking for trouble!
Chu Xuange was unusually annoyed. He had initially planned to quickly kill Danny with Pei Hening and clear the dungeon with double rewards, but who would have thought that the troublesome guy would actually upgrade the dungeon, and with the particularly disgusting "I am you".
The reason he said this dungeon was disgusting was because he had completed it in his previous life.
Although "I Am You" is only an A-rank dungeon, it is just as disgusting as an S-rank dungeon. After all, no one can be sure whether the person who comes out of the dungeon is the original.
[Dibi Dibi]: Okay, I got it.
Pei Hening originally wanted to remind him that the remaining players might stage a "true and false Monkey King" scene and that he should be careful, but he didn't expect to see his reminder first.
She calmed down for a moment and then sent a message to [Fairy Descending to Earth].
[DibiDibi]: Do you have information on the "Highway Tax" website?
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: Yes, 400 copper coins, plus an invitation letter from "Highway Tax" for 800 copper coins.
Pei Hening breathed a slight sigh of relief when she saw that Pei Hening had replied to her message.
[Fairy Descending to Earth] is the information broker she most often contacts. The information he provides is guaranteed to be authentic, of high quality, and occasionally includes additional information. She doesn't want anything to happen to this person.
She transferred 800 copper coins to [Fairy Descending to Earth].
[Fairy Descending to Earth]: The NPCs on this site work from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM and from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. If you want to do business, you need to remember the time.