Chapter 23 Murderous intent in the night
Xiao Jie quit the game and looked at the time. It was only half past six.
Looking at the empty living room, I didn't know what to do for a moment.
Over the past few days, he has been trying to find games that can be used to move bricks, counting the inventory in old online games, and thinking about recovering some of the costs.
However, at this moment, everything that I once cared about seemed meaningless.
After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Jie suddenly slapped his thigh and told him to go and have dinner first.
Dinner was as simple as ever, rice with scrambled eggs, and a piece of tilapia steak. There was no special seasoning, just sprinkle it with pepper and salt and fry it.
Xiao Jie is too lazy to cook on weekdays, but occasionally he wants to eat some fish to supplement his protein, so he will use this frozen fish and chicken steak.
After dinner, Xiao Jie looked at the computer in front of him and couldn't help but want to play in the game again.
But considering that I can neither go out to fight monsters nor do tasks at night, it seems that there is really no need to go online, not to mention the danger Wang Kai mentioned.
So what could be the danger?
Xiao Jie couldn't help but think about it, but unfortunately there was too little information and he couldn't think of a reason.
Forget it, just ask him after he goes online tomorrow, and he will know by then.
Xiao Jie fiddled with the mouse unconsciously, thinking about playing other games, but he couldn't get interested. After experiencing the kind of death game that wandered on the edge of life and death, playing those ordinary games was just like chewing the wheel, and it was completely boring. Not interested.
How about going out and exercising. My body is still too weak. Although it is considered good among professional players, it is too bad for a 'swordsman'.
I have practiced cutting it in half several times before, and my arm muscles are still sore.
It is necessary to exercise. There is no way to upgrade and add points for the time being, so work hard to improve.
Train your body better, otherwise you will be dumbfounded if your physical fitness cannot keep up when you learn martial arts in the future.
Xiao Jie ate his food and saw that the time had reached eight o'clock, so he changed into sportswear and set off.
Jiangbei City is a small third-tier city with a temperate climate. Although it is only mid-April, the weather is still relatively warm.
The cool night wind didn't chill at all, and the neon lights on the streets shone on the crowds of people visiting the night market, making them appear noisy yet calm.
Xiao Jie was walking on the street and subconsciously looked up at the sky. Although the stars were not very visible, the night sky seemed particularly peaceful. It was not at all the gloomy, decadent, and disturbing deep darkness in the game.
He passed through the crowd and followed the stone road to the park near the community. This park was built around a small hill and was also the most frequented leisure activity area for nearby residents.
Although it was already evening, you could still see people walking in twos and threes.
Well, let’s start here!
Xiao Jie stretched his muscles and started running along the road surrounding the mountain.
He originally planned to run a few kilometers to warm up first, then do fifty push-ups, a hundred squats, and then do two sets of aerobics, and that would be it.
However, after only a few minutes of running, Xiao Jie felt a sense of tightness in his chest and started to wheeze.
Hoo-ho-ho! This physical fitness really needs to be improved. I usually don't feel it if I don't exercise, but now I realize how weak I am when I run.
If this were to be a PK with someone in real life, I would probably lose strength after just a few moves.
Xiao Jie gritted his teeth and persisted. After finally running a thousand meters, he finally stopped in front of a hillside.
He leaned on his knees and panted, feeling as if his lungs were about to explode. There was silence all around, except for his heavy breathing.
Suddenly, a faint sound made him nervous. "Who's there!"
He asked in a deep voice, looking nervously into the darkness ahead. The hills in the night were like a dark giant beast, until a pair of green eyes appeared in the darkness. When the thing got closer, Xiao Jie suddenly relaxed. After a breath, it turned out to be a black cat.
A false alarm.
"Sorry kitty, I didn't bring anything to eat, huh-huh." He continued to pant as he spoke.
The black cat looked at him panting with contempt, and the expression on his face made Xiao Jie speechless. Was he being despised by the cat? No, I must be too worried.
Having said that, he still waved his hand at the black cat.
"Huh-huh-don't look at me like that, it's your first time running-huh-huh, this is human nature."
The black cat didn't know whether he understood it or not. He let out a meow, jumped up lightly, and disappeared into the darkness.
Yes, go home.
This half-hearted night run was just an interlude. Xiao Jie decided to exercise regularly when he had time in the future, so he returned home, washed up and went to bed.
Early the next morning, he entered the game early.
I don’t know if they are all stuck. When he went online, Wang Kai and I, Yu Chengxian, had already appeared in the village square, chatting about something.
"Haha, it's so early, brother Suifeng."
"It's early for you. By the way, what dangers are there after dark?" Xiao Jie asked about his doubts when they met.
"Have you noticed that there are no stars in the sky in this game?"
Xiao Jie nodded, "It seems that this is really the case. It feels like once the sun goes down, it's so dark that you can't see anything clearly. There are no stars in the sky and the moon is all red. Is there anything you can say?"
Wang Kai said: "There is some saying in it that all the stars in this world have fallen. That is because the stars have a corresponding relationship with the gods in the sky. What about the Lord of the South Dipper, the Lord of the Big Dipper, the Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Nine-Yao Star Official, and Taibai Venus or something.
Because the gods fell, so did the stars.
Or it can be said that it is invisible.
And these star gods are used to monitor the world. Now that they are all gone, those monsters and monsters naturally have no restraints, so they all come out to harm people at night. In game terms, the challenge level of monsters will double at night. .
Many special monsters will spawn at night, and some safe areas will become very dangerous at night, and there may even be hidden bosses and the like. "
Xiao Jie said: "But we are in the village."
Wang Kai nodded, "The village will indeed be relatively safe, but it is not absolutely safe. Although the walls of the village can isolate most monsters, some things cannot be blocked, and some will always sneak in, so at night Even in the village, it is possible to encounter monsters.
Moreover, some ghost-like monsters can possess players and then attack surrounding players and NPCs.
In the past, when no one knew about this kind of thing, someone hung up his phone in the village at night, and ended up being possessed for no apparent reason. He killed many people around him and was killed by the militia.
Moreover, players cannot log out once they enter the battle, so it is best not to stay in the village at night.
Let me teach you a trick. If you suddenly enter a battle at night but can't see any monsters, then you must have encountered a ghost. At this time, you must remember to run to the ancestral hall. The ancestors protect the ancestral hall, and ghosts and gods will not invade. It is basically safe if you go in. .
But it’s better not to encounter something like a ghost. If you are caught in a flash, it will be too late to run away. So if there is nothing special at night, you should log off early to avoid danger. "
Only then did Xiao Jie understand.
(End of chapter)