Chapter 6 Rose Manor (5) Late Night Visitors
In front of you is a European-style cemetery. It is night. Rows of pale tombstones stand neatly, as if the earth has grown teeth and loosened. Mud is ulcerated gums.
A tall statue stood in the center of the cemetery. Its white and shiny appearance was smeared with a layer of glaze by the scarlet moonlight. The hands placed on the chest held a bright red object, which was cruel and dazzling.
Qisi walked over leisurely, and suddenly there was a "swish" sound behind his ears.
He turned his head in response and saw a white hand bone breaking out of the soil, looking like a bloody rose in the scarlet light.
"It's so beautiful."
Chis held his breath for fear of disturbing the rare beauty.
He watched intently as his hand bones bent and his fingertips dug into the soil, using the support of the ground to drag his entire body out inch by inch, like a ridiculous dance at a Dionysian banquet.
The bones of my hand twisted and struggled, and I couldn't pull myself out of the earth for a long time.
Chis stepped forward kindly, grabbed the wrist of the hand bone, used all his strength, and pulled it out like a carrot.
The "click" sound of broken bones sounded suddenly, as if I accidentally broke my father's finger bone when making a specimen for the first time in my memory.
Everything in the dream was chaotic and hazy. The unpleasant memories failed to trigger the same amount of sadness, and were quickly suppressed by the illusion in front of me.
The bones of the hand are as clean as jade, and the beauty is breathtaking. Thinking that he could soon take it as his own, Qisi smiled and frowned.
However, the next second, clusters of gray fog occupied all the sight, and a gust of wind suddenly rose, causing him to fly backwards.
His back hit the ground and his whole body trembled. Qisi opened his eyes on the bed and looked at the ceiling above his head, which was mottled with grass buds and black spots.
"When-when-when-"
The bell outside the door rang evenly.
It’s three o’clock in the morning.
Qis soon realized that Shen Ming’s previous suggestion of “Don’t think about anything and continue to sleep” was nonsense, as outrageous as “Don’t think about the pink elephant”.
He immediately put his right hand on his left wrist and counted the seconds based on his pulse.
The sound of light and skillful footsteps sounded above my head, like the tapping of a wooden cane or the dancing steps of a tiptoe. When I heard it, it sounded like ants crawling on my heart.
This sound is different from Miss Anna's footsteps. In comparison, it is lighter and trembling, giving people the impression that they will fall down at any time.
Is there anyone else on the third floor? Who could it be? Is it a ghost or a living person?
Qisi glanced sideways at Lin Chen beside him.
This guy's breathing is even, his dizziness is very sincere, and he won't cause trouble for the time being - which is one of the few good news.
The footsteps above the head sounded again, then stopped suddenly without warning.
About half a minute later, a burst of footsteps at the same pace came from the direction of the stairs.
——Things from upstairs have come down.
Qisi held his breath and stared in the direction of the door with his eyes open.
Slight murmurs lingered in the corridors, approaching and then disappearing, as if they were looking for something, but unhurriedly, like taking a walk.
Suddenly it stopped at a certain place, and then, there was a knock on the door in the silence, and a soft and slow "knock-knock" sound spread among the floors.
If Qisi remembered correctly, the door that was knocked was the door of Room 1 where Ye Zi and Zou Yan lived, which was diagonally opposite to his room.
Both of them were probably asleep, and the knock on the door was like a mud cow drowning in the sea, without causing a single ripple.
The thing outside the door knocked for a while, but when there was no response, it let out a long sigh.
The footsteps sounded again, but they changed direction. This time, as if they had a target, they went from far to near in a few seconds.
"Knock, knock, knock."
The familiar knocking sound fell on Qisi's door, and the frequency was the same as the previous one.
The rich fragrance of flowers condensed in the air, and there was a hissing sound between the cracks in the door, as if something was trying to squeeze in.
Chisi sat up from the bed silently and turned the bracelet on his right wrist.
The cold blade popped out and was held between his two fingers.
"Knock, knock, knock." The thing outside the door knocked three more times, and then fell into silence and waited.
I never waited for a response. The footsteps gradually faded away, and the strange noises between the cracks in the door stopped for an instant.
Qisi squinted his eyes slightly and breathed long and slow, almost blending into the silence around him.
Sure enough, the next second, the footsteps that should have gone away suddenly turned back.
It was a sudden turn of events.
"Are you asleep?"
A woman's voice sounded outside the door, soft and slender, vague as if she was talking in sleep.
It sounded like Miss Anna's voice, but it was a little distorted, giving people an indescribable weird feeling.
Qisi remained silent, his fingertips firmly clasping the blade.
"Are you asleep?" asked again.
The current situation is clear. Staying awake at night undoubtedly means danger, but I don’t know how the danger will come, and whether it will break into the door unreasonably.
From the beginning to the end, Qiss has been counting the seconds in his mind, so he can still accurately tell the specific time - three eleven minutes and twenty-seven seconds in the morning.
Maybe it is because of this that the ghosts outside the door cannot attack him directly.
"You're not sleeping, right? Let me in, please?" "Miss Anna" outside the door said softly, as if persuading, as if pleading.
Qisi glanced at the rules on the system interface and stopped at the fourth one.
[4. Don’t refuse Miss Anna’s request and try to satisfy everything she asks. Miss Anna hates disobedient guests]
To satisfy Miss Anna’s request, do you really have to open the door and invite her in?
But, is it really Miss Anna outside the door?
[5. Miss Anna likes to wear red skirts. Miss Anna wearing a red skirt can be trusted; if you see Miss Anna wearing black clothes, please try to keep a distance from her]
There isn’t even a peephole on the door of the guest room. How can you tell what color Miss Anna is wearing outside the door?
The violation at dinner can be justified by saying "the law does not punish the public". Still violating the law now is almost equivalent to saying to God, "I want to die, don't save me."
Qisi rubbed his chin and thought for a while, then decisively decided to continue pretending to be dead.
After all, the person outside the door is clearly making a request. How can a request and a request be confused?
And doesn’t “try your best” itself mean something you can do or not do?
Chis thinks his logic has no flaws and makes sense.
No matter how you deal with an inevitable random event like a natural disaster like waking up at night, you cannot be 100% correct. Whether you live or die depends entirely on luck.
Although he has been unlucky since childhood, he is not afraid of gambling. As long as the risk is within an acceptable range, what if he loses?
After a long time of waiting for a response, Miss Anna’s voice became shrill: "You haven’t slept! You must not have slept! Open the door and let me in!"
The door panel made a sound of nails digging into the wood. The sound made Chiss imagine how Miss Anna was lying on the door, scratching angrily. But this also confirms one thing: Miss Anna cannot enter the room without the player's permission.
Qisi felt much relieved, and even found the digging sound on the door particularly pleasant.
You will find it interesting just imagining this scene, unable to get in and furious outside.
He sat upright with his knees in his arms, resting his chin on his knees and looking straight ahead with interest.
Seeing that Qisi’s door could not be opened after all, as if she had given up, Miss Anna’s voice was a bit sad:
“Please, let me in, okay? I just want to take a look at you..."
"You promised me that you would take me with you tonight... We have already made an appointment..."
"The time has come, why don't you come to me? I will come to you, what will you do?" Don’t you see me?”
Chisi, who was originally calm, had goosebumps all over his body, and his shoulders finally couldn’t help but tremble.
Fortunately, Miss Anna did not continue this script for too long.
After talking to herself for a while, she sighed quietly and murmured to herself: "It seems that she really fell asleep."
Light footsteps sounded, walking towards the last door.
Chis took a deep breath and exhaled, pushing the nausea back to the bottom of his stomach, but he couldn't relax for long.
In the direction of the floor-to-ceiling windows, the sound of wind whistling seemed to be real and illusory. Even though the windows were closed, the sound came straight in.
With almost no thought and out of instinct, Zeiss lay back and closed his eyes tightly.
The moment he hit the bed, a gust of wind that came from nowhere blew the curtains open, and the stool pressing the curtains fell to the ground with a clang and a crackling sound. Bumping sound.
The house key in his chest pocket felt faintly hot, and lines of text were refreshed on the system interface in the void.
[Name: Key to Room 2]
[Type: Prop (copy cannot be taken out)]
[Effect: When the holder is in the corresponding room, Other beings cannot forcefully enter the room without the permission of the holder]
[Note: Guests should also have the right to be alone, which is polite; of course, except when the host is extremely angry]
Qiss felt a line of sight falling on him as if it were substantial, licking every corner of it stickyly.
He calmly kept his breathing steady, as if he had been asleep for a long time.
I pressed the blade into the quilt with my fingertips, and it didn't move at this moment.
The gaze outside the window stayed for a full minute before reluctantly moving away.
A sigh floated in the night wind, seeming disappointed and helpless: "It seems that I really fell asleep..."
At the same time, a knocking sound could be heard at the door of Room 3 of Shen Ming and Chang Xu, unhurried and never stopping...
...
In Room 3, Shen Ming opened his eyes as early as three o'clock in the morning.
When he thought of the first two rules, he panicked for a moment, and even the rhythm of his breathing was messed up for a few beats.
He is not a person with ideas. In reality, he became the workshop director of the factory through his qualifications. On weekdays, he does nothing if he can.
This time, it was too bold for him to stand up, pretend to be fat, and seize the leadership position.
But he has no choice. This is his third dungeon. If the rumors are correct, his mortality rate in this dungeon will be much higher than that of others, and he will be shattered to pieces if he is not careful.
He must take advantage as much as possible, preferably by tricking other players into going to mines for him.
Unfortunately, things did not go well.
Chang Xu had a good idea, no matter what he said, he kept a cold face and said nothing; Qisi looked gentle and harmless, but he obviously had his own plans; Zou Yan was unpredictable, and Lin Chen was unpredictable Dispensable...
Shen Ming couldn't help but blame his niece in his heart for giving him advice. She talked about "establishing a reliable and upright character" and "occupying the moral high ground". It was easy to say, but in fact, it was impossible to operate at all. Instead, she put herself on the line. Roast over fire.
He dragged this stupid niece into the game. He originally just wanted to find a backing for himself to test the death point, and didn't want to cause so much trouble.
"Knock, knock, knock."
The knock on the door passed through the first two rooms, like the guillotine falling suddenly on the execution platform, and finally came together with the footsteps.
Shen Ming's whole body tensed up and he broke into a cold sweat uncontrollably.
A soft female voice came from outside the door: "You're not sleeping, right? Let me in, okay?"
[4. Don't refuse Miss Anna's request, try to satisfy everything she asks, Miss Anna hates disobedient people Guest】
The rules on the system interface are clear and clear. Shen Ming sat up and was about to get out of bed.
Without any warning, a pair of cold hands covered his mouth from behind and pushed him back onto the bed.
Shen Ming struggled fiercely subconsciously, and then heard Chang Xu's low voice coming from the side: "If you don't want to die, just be quiet. Don't let Miss Anna know that we are awake."
As if to confirm his words, the voice outside the door became shrill: "I know you're not asleep! Open the door and let me in!"
'She already knows! It's against the rules if you don't open the door! ’ Shen Ming screamed silently in his heart, unable to stay rational anymore.
He struggled suddenly, and although Chang Xu was still controlling him on the bed, he still made a loud "bang" sound.
As if some switch was touched, the door made a long "squeak" sound and opened slowly and steadily.
A red figure stood at the door, with messy white hair covering most of his face. It was easy to think of the rumored red-clothed ghost who came here to seek his life.
Shen Ming was startled, then remembered that the fifth rule said "Miss Anna in a red skirt can be trusted", and he felt relieved again.
However, the next second, several vines stretched out from the darkness, entangled the red figure and dragged it back, mixed with the sobs of "Why do you still come to see him?"
A few more vines rushed into the room and headed towards the big bed.
Shen Ming's heart almost stopped beating, but fortunately he was not completely unprepared.
Before entering the dungeon, he donated most of his wealth to the guild in exchange for life-saving props.
He raised his hand tremblingly, held the amulet hanging on his chest, and activated its effect.
[Name: Disaster-Reversing Talisman]
[Type: Prop]
[Effect: Minimize presence and avoid strange sight (duration 30 seconds )]
[Note: They can’t see you anymore, so they have to find your roommate]
The amulet in the palm of his hand was faintly hot, and Shen Ming saw that the vines that were originally coming towards him turned around and stabbed Chang Xu beside him...
In fact, I had been thinking about the whole time trick before writing, but I felt that first It's easy to get stuck in the market just by making this dungeon, so I regret to stop it.
(End of this chapter)