Love Apartment (5)
/Text: Green Plum Sauce
The number of floors has jumped to the 12th floor.
Ding--!
The ascending elevator stopped abruptly when it arrived. The moment the elevator door slowly opened, the light inside also came out from the gap. Like a sharp blade, the green light in the aisle was clearly cut into two. space.
The first thing that fell into Chi Ting's eyes was the shadow cast by the light. As the people in the elevator walked out, it extended little by little on the ground to the wall.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but vaguely, he seemed to feel that the shadow seemed to have vitality, and it twisted in a weird posture.
It was a distinct feeling of being stared at.
Before I could think about it, the people in the elevator had already walked out.
Chi Ting raised his eyes and looked over.
The person who came was about 1.85 meters tall, with a heavy satchel hanging casually on his body. The collar of his upper body was slightly open, and the lines of his collarbone were exposed to the field of view without any concealment.
There is no doubt that he has a very cold face, and because of his red and thin lips, he has a contradictory yet harmonious beauty.
Coupled with the light that shone on his body at that moment, the already fair skin became increasingly pale and different from ordinary people, forming a strong color contrast with the scarlet earrings at the base of his ears.
Gloria had not dared to make any sound for a long time, and she was completely different from before. Her whole body seemed to be frozen in place. In absolute panic, even her breathing seemed to have completely stopped at that moment.
In the deathly silence, the green overhead light flashed twice quickly.
This time Chi Ting was finally sure that it was not his illusion. Although the switch was silent, the shadow under the man's feet did clearly turn 30 degrees in his direction.
Yes, do you have shadow-related abilities?
Chi Ting slowly pinched the strange stone on his chest. In this state where he should have been on guard, there was a hint of hesitation in his expression.
Although he once felt a slight human aura on the female model next door when he attacked her, it was still not difficult to identify the other person's inhuman creature's identity.
But the man in front of him now - his popularity is a little too strong.
So, is it a human being?
Chi stopped looking up and down at the incoming man, and rarely could he be sure.
Then, under his scrutinizing gaze, he saw the man in front of him suddenly change his face, and smiled at him like a spring breeze: "It seems that this should be my new neighbor, right? When we first met, my name is Moon Blade.”
Chi Ting glanced at him: "Hello, my name is Chi Ting."
The man named Yue Ren looked directly at Chi Zing's eyes. His eyes slid over the almost perfect face bit by bit, and finally paused slowly on his lips for a moment before smiling. He withdrew his gaze: "Nice to meet you, Mr. Chi. I'm too busy with work and haven't had time to visit. I hope I can have more time to cultivate our relationship in the future."
In peacetime, is there any need to specially cultivate feelings between neighbors?
It was the first time Chi Ting heard such a request and he thought about it subconsciously. Before he could answer, he saw Yue Ren suddenly turned around: "Do you want to go back, Gloria?"
I don’t know when, Gloria had quietly moved to the door of the safe passage.
The footsteps that had just fallen trembled violently with the last note, and the figure that was frozen in place could hardly stabilize. Fortunately, she quickly used her eyes and hands to support the wall. Every movement she made when she turned around seemed extremely difficult out of fear. .
Yue Ren walked towards him step by step, with a very gentle smile on his face: "I remember I told you before that I am socially anxious and don't like too many people disturbing my ordinary life."
Gloria suddenly stretched out her hand the moment he approached, and finally stopped just in front of the other person's tall nose, unable to go any further.
She opened her eyes wide in pain and tried hard to open her mouth, but it seemed like something was constricting her throat, making it difficult for her to make any sound.
Chi Zhan stood there and could clearly see the shadows on the soles of Gloria's feet spreading out one after another as if they were alive, locking the girl's throat tightly and hanging her high in the air.
He raised his eyebrows and looked at the initiator of all this.
Yue Ren, who was standing not far away, was half in the shadow. The green light fell on his face. The corners of his mouth still had that faint arc, and his tone was as gentle as a bewitching whisper: "So, please answer me for the last time. Can you be a good girl?"
Driven by strange power, Gloria's hands pinched her throat tightly.
As if he had used all his strength, he nodded with great difficulty.
The shadows entangled around her seemed to have never existed before, disappearing into nothing in an instant. Gloria didn't even have time to lie down on the ground and take a few more breaths, before she ran up in panic while her whole body was still numb. stairs.
The panicked footsteps gradually faded away, mixed with the occasional screams from other floors, making it seem more and more chaotic.
Moon Blade looked at the empty safety exit for a long time in silence.
Probably noticing the gaze on his back, he turned around and looked at Chi Ting: "Sometimes you should use some tough methods to educate children. You don't mind, right, Mr. Chi?"
After a brief look at each other, Chi Ting returned the smile: "Of course not, after all, I think so too."
This was obviously not the expected reaction. Yue Ren's eyebrows flashed with a hint of surprise, and it seemed that it was not until this moment that he looked at Chi Ting head-on again.
This kind of inspection was frank and explicit. Finally, he touched his chin with interest and threw the satchel in his hand on his shoulder: "I have a day off tomorrow. If you are free, you are welcome to come and visit me."
The words were spoken lightly, as if it was not him who had nearly strangled Gloria to death just now.
The footsteps gradually faded away, and finally, as the door closed again, silence returned.
Chi stopped by the door and stared for a while, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, he looked away and turned around and entered the house.
The moment the dim light outside was blocked again, the live broadcast room that had been paying attention to the situation completely exploded.
【Aren’t you afraid? Is this newcomer really not afraid at all? ? 】
[Did you see the look in his eyes just now? It feels like this newcomer has been targeted. 】
[You should have run away just now. That guy is really crazy, let alone the players. Last time I watched the live broadcast, he slaughtered all the NPCs except himself. If the dungeon could not be restarted, this loving apartment would have been there by now. No longer exists! 】
【Slaughter NPC? real or fake? 】
[A warm reminder for friends who are watching this dungeon for the first time. If you are unfortunately caught in this dungeon, you must stay away from this moon blade. This guy is a complete pleasure addict. As long as it affects his mood, he can do anything! In short, there are two words - run! ! ! 】
[…Fuck, what is this newcomer still thinking about? He doesn’t really want to accept the invitation and come over to visit! ? 】
After Chi Ting returned to the living room, he found a comfortable position and lay down on the sofa.
From his calm expression, there was no hint of panic left by what he had just experienced. After a moment of contemplation, he took out his cell phone.
The chaos among the players has gradually subsided.
Judging from the exchanges, although it was chaotic tonight, it was finally confirmed that all personnel were safe and no additional casualties were caused.
Just because it doesn’t happen today doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future.
What happened at night is undoubtedly a signal sent by this copy to the players - this place will become increasingly unsafe.
The phone vibrated slightly.
It was a message from Li Tao.
It was obvious that he was struggling so much that he only had time to say hello at this moment.
[1502-Li Tao: Didi, di, are you there? What's going on with you? Why do you want someone's girl's photo? ]
[1202-Chi Ting: It’s not what I want. ]
[1502-Li Tao: If it’s not you, who is that? ]
[1202-Chi Ting: Gloria, the little girl on the 13th floor. ]
[1502-Li Tao:......]
[1502-Li Tao: What do you mean? ]
Chi Ting briefly described what happened at night. Of course, to save trouble, he directly skipped the part where he saw the Moon Blade later.
After a long silence, Li Tao's message was sent again.
[1502-Li Tao: That’s right, I have a simple guess. ]
[1202-Chi Ting: What you want to say is that the NPC’s activity area will be unlocked with us as the favorability value increases. ]
[1502-Li Tao:! ! ! ]
[1502-Li Tao: Do you think so too? ]
[1202-Chi Ting: It’s not difficult to guess. ]
Chi Ting paid special attention when he was looking through the chat records just now. With a little comparison, he could find that the people who appeared on other floors this time were some NPCs who had completed the favorability level of the players. Just like the female model who lives next door, because his "laziness" hasn't made his favorability reach the green value, he stayed in his own home very peacefully tonight and didn't come out to scare people.
Combined with the fact that Gloria could not reach the 12th floor area during the day, the conclusion is ready to come out.
But now, this conclusion itself is the most terrifying thing.
If players need to leave here, they must rely on brushing more NPC favorability points to unlock the area, but this also means that those NPCs are also given more movement permissions.
Tonight, it is only within the upper and lower floors. In the future, when more and more movement restrictions are lifted, once players like them lose the value of helping them unlock their shackles, these things will still be willing to do what they do today. In this way, do you just stay at the door and have a "friendly exchange" with them?
Or could it be that there was no offensive action today simply because the restrictions on them had not been completely lifted?
At least from the way Gloria looked at him at that time, Chi Ting was very sure that if allowed, she would not hesitate to tear him into pieces, or in other words, let him truly fall into her hands. doll.
A cozy strategy game?
No, blindly increasing the favorability value has never been the real way to clear this game. On the contrary, it is very likely to send oneself to the pagoda gate of hell with one's own hands.
Playing with the strange stone on his chest, Chi Ting smiled silently.
His initial hunch was indeed correct. This place is really an interesting place.
[Damn it, look at his expression, why does he feel like he’s already guessed it! 】
[I want to ask if there is really no solution? Can't you just get all the goodwill at the same time, and then rush downstairs before the NPC reacts? 】
[This method has been tried by some groups, but it doesn’t work. You never know what is waiting for you. 】
[Haha, you will know later that there are even more desperate situations. 】
[But at least it can be regarded as a first step. It can at least make this newcomer completely give up the idea of visiting. 】
[Look, what is he going to do? 】
In the copy, Chi Ting followed the truth, goodness and beauty in his heart and lovingly comforted Li Tao, who was driven crazy by the truth, before getting up from the sofa and walking straight into the kitchen.
Opening the refrigerator, a few carefully selected foods were already placed in categories within a moment.
Chi Ting made a simple confirmation: "Lunch for two should be enough."
The screen in the live broadcast room was instantly covered with overwhelming question marks.
What for two?
Wait, do you really have to go through this door? ?
Drop by.
This is indeed what Chi Ting planned.
There is no doubt that the man named Moon Blade is an absolutely dangerous existence, but as considered before, the rules have determined that if he cannot complete the favorability strategy for NPCs on the same floor, he will not be able to leave here and continue to act.
Although he still didn't know how to successfully pass the level, he at least needed to leave the 12th floor as soon as possible before the safety period ended and go to other places to see if he could collect more clues.
Of course Chi Ting is very good at being kind to others. If there is anything that really matters to him, it should be the ability and personality of this Moon Blade.
To be honest, it is not difficult to tell from his attitude towards Gloria that this person is indeed quite crazy, at least a little bit crazier than him.
When he was in the patrol team, Chi Ting had come into contact with many people with shadow powers. Due to the influence of their abilities, these people had more or less psychological problems. Now that we have come to this strange and infinite world, I don't know if the Moon Blade's perverse character has been affected to some extent.
Of course, Chi Ting is not blindly confident.
Regardless of his own ability, at least his many years of traveling in various patrol groups have given him enough experience to deceive people when faced with such twists and turns in personality.
I believe that at this time, these experiences will be of great use.
