Chapter 23 (1/2)
After Xiao Tangqiu had finished sharing his thoughts, he immediately broke out in cold sweat.
Tang Mianmian shook with fear, “So…..so…… we have to deal with two ghosts?” Fang Lan alone was difficult enough, but with one more Zhou Hai, they were definitely down the path of annihilation.
Xiao Tangqiu shook his head and reminded, “Have you forgotten what Luo Mansu said? This is only a D-level mission, so we probably wouldn’t all die just like that. Although his words may not be credible, he has no reason to lie about this….. In theory, we should still be under the newbie protection period. It would be impossible for the game to keep expanding if all newbies died at once.”
“Why would a horror game care about “sustainable” development? The goal is obviously to kill us all!” Tang Mianmian cursed and sweared, but ultimately still believed in Xiao Tangqiu’s conjectures, “What do you think then?”
Xiao Tangqiu raised his eyebrow, “I think Zhou Hai may be our way out.”
Tang Mianmian seemed to understand what he was implying, “Is that why you took this thing? But what does it have to do with the way out? “
“I don’t know either, but since this clue was given by Zhou Hai, I just wanted to take a look.” Xiao Tangqiu’s gaze deepened, “Let’s look for Luo Mansu and get his opinion first. After all, he’s an old player. Maybe he knows something.”
Xiao Tangqiu had just finished speaking when Tang Mianmian pointed in front and shouted, “I see them! They’re right up ahead!”
Sure enough, Luo Mansu, who had separated from them earlier, wasn’t far off. He was accompanied by Ding Tiantian – who still appeared not quite right – and the silent trio.
Luo Mansu had also caught sight of the both of them and quickly asked, “Where’s that damn ghost? Did she catch up to you guys?”
“We just had a fierce showdown with her but we managed to get rid of her. It’s only temporary though,” Xiao Tangqiu said vaguely. “By the way, we found something just now…..”
Xiao Tangqiu briefly explained the matter of the bamboo pole, then asked Luo Mansu, “Older Brother Luo, you’re an old player. Can you guess the purpose of this bamboo pole?”
Luo Mansu looked at the bamboo pole in Tang Mianmian’s hands, a glint reflecting in his eyes. However, he hesitated for a moment before shaking his head, “……I’m not really sure, but according to what you said, it should be an important quest item. Let me have a closer look.”
Tang Mianmian was about to hand over the bamboo pole to Luo Mansu when Xiao Tangqiu stopped him: “Wait a minute, someone’s coming!”
Luo Mansu was about to grab the bamboo pole but Tang Mianmian had started to yell, “Is it that damn ghost?!”
“Yes, it’s me! What’s wrong? Surprised to see that I’m still alive?!” Lu Dadong spat, “Laozi is still alive and kicking! No one messes with me!”
Xiao Tangqiu looked at Lu Dadong suspiciously. He couldn’t believe that this idiot actually survived the danger-ridden Yun Manor. Yet, Luo Mansu suddenly burst out, “One more person means more strength! It’s a good thing! Let’s find a way out together!”
“Yes,” said the woman leading the trio. “The most important thing now is to find a way out!”
Luo Mansu looked at her and snickered, “You guys entered the Yun Manor a day earlier than we did. Didn’t you find anything?”
“Of course we did!” The woman’s female teammate angrily shouted.
“Jingjing!” Her other teammate nervously cried out.
“It’s ok,” the woman said calmly. “This D-level mission seems to be much more difficult than we expected. If we don’t cooperate, we might not be able to get out.”
Her two teammates’ facial expressions changed as they wavered.
“Are you an old player too?” The woman looked at Luo Mansu.
Luo Mansu nodded, and the trio introduced themselves again. It was only then that they learned their real names. Their leader was Yan Yiyan; her two teammates, Xia Jingjing and Xia Chenxuan were siblings. Aside from that, they gave no other information about themselves since they were only temporarily cooperating. Obviously, there was little trust between the two groups.