Xin Zhixia heard the sound and suddenly turned back.
The sword of judgment held in his hand has never been put down.
Where the voice came from, stood a free and easy middle-aged man.
Wearing dark blue clothing, metal buttons are arranged neatly, a large blue gem is inlaid in the middle of the belt, and shiny boots are on her feet.
Wearing an exaggerated hat of the same color on his head, the medium-length curly hair underneath is smooth and elegant, and even the beard is slightly raised, looking a bit playful and cute.
Only some white hair grew on the temples, which made people tell that this person was not young.
The middle-aged man had bright eyes and a smile on his lips.
The left hand is on the waist, loosely holding the belt, the index finger and thumb are inserted into the belt, and the right hand is hanging by the side.
The wrists on both sides are covered by long sleeves.
Through the whole outfit of this person and the words he said to himself.
Xin Zhixia's first reaction was that he was the captain.
But, not necessarily.
Reasonably inferred, this must be the case.
However……
After observing that the middle-aged man had his left hand on his hip, his wrist was covered by his sleeve, and his two fingers were hidden in his belt, some thoughts inevitably emerged.
It would be understandable if the person's dominant hand is the left hand and the habitual body movement is left hand on the hip.
But the two fingers inserted into his waistband were very inconsistent with his seemingly casual movements.
This has a vaguely abrupt feeling.
Xin Zhixia looked at the person in front of her and did not choose to respond to his greeting.
The middle-aged man wrinkled his nose and seemed a little confused, but he didn't ask any questions.
So, the two of them stood on the deck with their eyes wide open.
Xin Zhixia's vigilance never dropped.
In her mind was the introduction to the backstory.
"The captain with the purest soul."
And this person in front of me?
One hand on the hip, a relaxed posture.
I can't see anything, but there are some small actions that are quite arousing.
I'm afraid he is a confident and flamboyant player, but he may not be able to hide murderous intent in his belt.
Xin Zhixia had this amount of thinking, so naturally she would not choose to put down the weapon in her hand.
In the [Meili Hospital Patient Elimination] copy, both she and Phytolacca thought of dressing up as NPCs.
So in this dungeon where the number of people is a mystery, there are likely to be players who also try with the same intention.
It's probably more likely to confuse other players than try.
After players relax their vigilance, then choose to go on a killing spree?
Among them, there is the most important point.
When she was at [Meili Hospital], Phytolacca told her some ambiguous words.
As if to confirm that Dead Space might really be monitoring, she turned to the copy of [Bit Live Room] and could no longer see the key NPC character.
Xin Zhixia narrowed her eyes slightly and stared at the "captain" man in front of her.
She paid attention to her surroundings from the corner of her eyes. After seeing a certain object, her attention returned to the man.
Then the corners of his lips curved slightly, his eyes widened, and he asked enthusiastically with a look of surprise.
"Are you the captain? Great, finally meet someone."
"Captain"'s eyes lit up and he nodded.
It seems that he is very satisfied with Xin Zhixia's honorific title.
Just as he was about to say something, Xin Zhixia chose to continue asking, interrupting his subsequent thoughts and letting him take the initiative.
"Then there's no one else on this boat except you and me?"
Hearing this, the "Captain" was stunned, his eyes showed confusion, and he shook his head.
"Of course not. This merchant ship is so big, of course there are sailors..."
Before she finished speaking, the corners of her mouth were raised, and she smiled kindly. Xin Zhixia, who seemed to be listening seriously, suddenly became sharp-eyed.
The purple light in his eyes flashed away, and his thin lips opened slightly.
"coma."
The eyes of the "captain" in front of him froze, his figure swayed slightly, and he fell straight down.
The body hit the wooden board with a bang.
Xin Zhixia didn't care whether the "captain" might have a concussion or not. He took a long step and walked straight towards the place he had paid attention to before.
There is a bundle of rope there.
The effective time of [Tia's Charm Card] is not fixed.
In order to avoid some unexpected situations, after Xin Zhixia picked up the rope and came back, she used the hilt of the Sword of Judgment to hit the back of the "captain"'s head with a heavy hammer.
Then, quite skillfully, the "captain" was tied up with ropes and mummified.
After this series of operations was completed, Xin Zhixia began to move her hands up and down, pulling up the sleeves of a certain mummy, looking for traces of the bracelet as evidence of the player's identity.
She dug around but couldn't find it on her wrist.
Xin Zhixia rubbed her chin and frowned, torn back and forth between "waiting for him to wake up and torture him" and "simply strip him clean".
"Forget it, they're all tied up like this. He won't be able to dig out any flowers if he leaves them dry, so we'd better just wait for him to wake up."
Xin Zhixia muttered to herself, gripped the sword of judgment, and sat next to him waiting for others to wake up.
The wait is not long.
Xin Zhixia sometimes looked at the approaching destination, and sometimes paid attention to the movement of the mummy beside her.
At this moment, "Captain"'s eyelids moved and he woke up.
Xin Zhixia raised her eyebrows, picked up the sword and put it against the mummy's throat.
The "Captain" opened his eyes and finally looked panicked after seeing the sword at his throat.
He swallowed, but he couldn't speak clearly.
"This, this, this...distinguished passenger, what are you doing?"
Xin Zhixia snorted coldly when she saw someone being ignorant.
"Stop acting and tell me, who else did you see on the ship?"
"Captain" was puzzled: "Huh?"
Xin Zhixia frowned, looking impatient.
Seeing the sullen look on her face, the "captain" pondered for a moment and replied helplessly: "Dear passengers, you are a passenger on this ship."
Xin Zhixia looked calm and shook the sword of judgment in her hand.
The "captain" looked horrified and shouted quickly: "Passenger! You! How could you treat the enthusiastic Captain Charles like this!"
Xin Zhixia couldn't help but ask: "Captain Charles?"
I have to say, this guy is really good at acting.
He can call himself in a way that suits the NPC's style, and he can even make up a suitable name on the spot.
For a moment, even she felt that this person was undoubtedly an NPC.
During the stalemate, Xin Zhixia decided to be cruel.
Unexpectedly, the system prompt sound came faintly.
[We are about to reach Wuwu Island ahead! Players are invited to go to the Leviathan Church on the island. The game rules will be distributed after everyone gathers. 】
Xin Zhixia paused and looked forward.
Sure enough, the island of Wuwu is right in front of us.
It seems that the relevant system prompt was triggered because the ship entered the range of Wuwu Island.
Returning to the content of the prompt itself, she probably understood the meaning of the copy.
The game has not started yet because we want to ensure the personal safety of the players.
Thinking of this, Xin Zhixia looked at the "captain" again, trying to observe his reaction.
But I saw that the "captain" still had a complicated expression, angry and frightened, aggrieved, and almost about to drop his little pearl.
Xin Zhixia was stunned for a moment, and a more logical idea came to her mind.
He blinked and spoke a little awkwardly.
"Charles...Captain?"
