Love Apartment (8)
/Text: Green Plum Sauce
Xiang Xianwan had already held back her tears, but after saying these words, she was immediately comforted and cried.
Low sobs scattered around, filling every corner of the night.
The atmosphere in the live broadcast room was depressing one second because of the overly bizarre development, and the next second it was completely silent.
[This is definitely the most awesome comforting technique I have ever seen. I am convinced. 】
[This Chi Ting knows how to adjust the atmosphere. My cold hands and feet feel much better now. 】
[What I saw just now made my hair stand on end. This copy of the apartment is a bit too weird! 】
[What do you think of the desperate situation where the team has been destroyed 10 times? 】
[Hiss, what was the percentage of the previous group with the highest progress? 】
[I didn’t pay attention when it first came out. I started chasing it from the second group. 40% of the third group should be the highest progress. 】
[How far has this group progressed so far? Let me see... 25%? On the third day, it reaches 25%. Is this copy based on survival time? 】
[The one based on time is a survival book, but it’s actually a bit simpler. 】
Probably because the news about what happened in the team here spread, many people came into the live broadcast room, and the number of viewers doubled again.
In the copy, several people participating in the video conference were still sitting in front of their mobile phones in a daze.
All this happened so suddenly that even Li Tao couldn't recover. It wasn't until Xiang Xianwan was almost crying that she said in a hoarse voice: "Please don't turn off the video tonight." , everyone can understand each other. As for Chang Hefeng..."
Although he was very reluctant, he who was on the 15th floor was indeed the best candidate at the moment, so he continued: "I will go to the 16th floor after daybreak to take a look."
Gong Jing also had some difficulty speaking: "Yeah, this is the only way."
Chi Ting sincerely lamented that human beings who grew up in peaceful times were really mentally fragile. If they had been left alone at that time, they would have just watched the whole process of infection and alienation of their kind a few times, and they would have become completely accustomed to panic and fear.
After all, Chang Hefeng was as good as he was just now. At least he kept a decent human appearance throughout the whole process. In the end of the world, many infected people would be envious of top-notch treatment.
The only regret I have is...
Chi Ting recalled the scene just now and couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart.
Li Tao was already frightened. He caught Chi Ting's actions and subconsciously asked, "What's wrong?"
Chi Ting looked at him and honestly expressed his regret: "It's a pity, there is one less person."
Li Tao: “…………”
Xiang Xianwan was originally a newcomer to the dungeon. She finally finished crying. Listening to Chi Ting's words suddenly brought back the memories just now, and her tears suddenly burst out uncontrollably.
Li Tao had already noticed his talkativeness and secretly slapped himself: "It's very late, everyone should go to bed first!"
It was said that he was sleeping, but in fact, no one could fall asleep except Chi Ting.
So in the public hall, everyone stared numbly and admired Chi Ting's sleeping face all night, and finally waited unbearably for the rising sun.
There were no more NPC actions outside, so a few people dared to end the call.
Chi Ting had just exited the video conference when he saw Li Tao's video invitation sent over. He strangely connected the phone: "Is there anything else?"
"It's not a big deal, I just want to ask you for a favor." Li Tao was changing his shoes and preparing to start the adventure to the 16th floor. His expression looked quite tragic. "I don't know what I will encounter later. Once the time comes, If you notice any strange behavior on my part, you must remember to give me a fierce smile as soon as possible."
"Ah." Chi Ting was very happy to receive help from humans, and the corners of his mouth curled up naturally, "Is that so?"
"Fuck!" Li Tao was caught off guard by the kindness that came to him. He blurted out in a loud voice and rubbed his eyes repeatedly, "Yes, yes, that's it. But don't laugh now, if I hadn't become different. Normally, please don’t smile at me first, I really thank you!”
Chi Ting suppressed his smile slightly, vaguely understood Li Tao's intention, and made an OK gesture.
Li Tao started the video call and went upstairs.
If there was really no other way, he would not ask Chi Ting for help.
Although leaving Chang Hefeng alone would not put them in danger, only by figuring out what happened would they be able to find a way out of this hellish place faster.
As the saying goes, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs.
At present, it seems that the daytime in the Love Apartment should be considered a safe period. If something unexpected happens, I just hope that when he falls into the state that Chang Hefeng was in last night, he can stop and radiate it from a long distance. His kindness blinded him and brought back some of his sanity.
Even if only a little bit is good!
The corridor on the 16th floor is very neat and tidy. Against the backdrop of the pink walls, it feels like a warm and peaceful day.
With an anxious mood, Li Tao knocked on the door of Room 1602.
After a few seconds, there was a faint sound of footsteps hitting the ground with slippers inside.
Li Tao raised his phone high to ensure that Chi Ting in the picture could face him directly.
At the sound of the door lock falling, he took a deep breath, and his whole body was tense and ready to face all the incredible things that might happen. He was completely stunned the moment the door opened.
"Chang...Chang Hefeng?"
When Li Tao's disbelieving voice came out, Chi Ting also saw the figure appearing on the screen upside down through the fallen camera.
He blinked and turned the screen 180 degrees.
"Why did you come to me so early?" Chang Hefeng looked like he had just woken up. Just looking at his sleepy look, it seemed that everything last night was everyone's hallucination.
If there weren't so many people at the scene, Li Tao would have doubted whether he was dreaming: "You...are you okay?"
Chang Hefeng wondered: "What can happen to me?"
Li Tao: "Do you remember what happened last night?"
Chang Hefeng: "Last night? Was I sleeping last night?"
Li Tao looked at him and looked like he was fine, and gradually he was forced to accept the reality that nothing happened: "Since you are fine, why don't you come back and continue the meeting with us?"
He turned sideways and looked past Chang Hefeng, catching the mobile phone still on the coffee table: "You left your mobile phone on like this all night? Didn't you even tell us that you were safe when you came back?" "
"Mobile phone? What mobile phone?" Chang Hefeng turned back and looked into the living room in confusion, "My mobile phone accidentally broke while I was exercising. Why can't I understand what you are talking about."
Li Tao watched Chang Hefeng's eyes pass over the phone as if nothing happened. He felt as if a cool breeze rushed down his back. He shuddered subconsciously and had no time to delve into the impatience in Chang Hefeng's tone. She got emotional: "It's... the mobile phone on the coffee table. You used it to hold a video conference with us last night."
"Stop making trouble. There's nothing on the coffee table. They said my phone was broken and had to be repaired. What's wrong with you?" Chang Hefeng became more and more impatient, and finally simply put Li Tao away. Pushing out the door, "I'm going to exercise with Aguai in the afternoon. If you have nothing to do, don't bother me to rest."
But in fact, there was no need for him to push at all. Li Tao had already taken a few steps back spontaneously.
Li Tao stared directly at the top of Chang Hefeng's head, his eyes widening slightly.
What appeared there was clearly a favorability bar that only NPCs had.
After the value jumped by [-5], Li Tao's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. With quick eyes and hands, he took the camera and showed the picture to Chi Ting. There was no need for Chang Hefeng to chase the guests, and he was already running away without looking back. Went downstairs.
"You, you, you, you, have you seen it!" Li Tao ran all the way back to Room 1502 and closed the door. Li Tao lay beside the door and spoke with a trembling voice, "He, he, he..."
"He was assimilated by this copy, just as I guessed." Chi Ting witnessed the whole process, his mood was as calm as ever, and he did not even forget to criticize, "Those things like to turn other species into their own kind, I just I can say that this habit is really bad.”
"Those things? Are you talking about NPCs?" After all, Li Tao had experienced several dungeons, and he quickly regained his composure. When he thought about Chi Ting's words, he suddenly stared, "You know it all, why don't you first remind me!?"
"I told you it was a guess. What if I guess wrong?" Chi Ting coaxed him very patiently, "Didn't you say that Xiang Xianwan was scared to tears by me last night? Wan What will you do if I scare you to tears again, right?"
Li Tao: “…………”
Although it sounds reasonable, there is a saying in MMP that I don’t know whether to take it seriously or not.
"Forget it, I have to tell them Chang Hefeng's situation first." Li Tao hung up Chi Ting's call to send a message and thought quickly, "So Chang Hefeng was really assimilated by the copy. Does this mean he has become an NPC? He doesn’t seem to remember what happened before, and he can’t see the mobile phone on the coffee table. In other words, everything related to us players is in his world. Was it erased?"
The more he analyzed, the more he cursed subconsciously: "I feel like I'm getting chills all over... But the question now is, why was he the first to be assimilated, or in other words, why was he the third among us? An assimilated one? What is the pattern in this..."
The message was sent out quickly and smoothly, and then Li Tao heard Chi Ting's answer: "It should be because of the favorability, right?"
"Favorability level?" Li Tao switched the call back again, and woke up the person in his dream with one sentence, "Ah, yes, Chang Hefeng has always been very positive in his favor. If I remember correctly, he told me before that he was about to get the same friend. The favorability value of the layer is maxed out."
"If we haven't been found, then this should be it." Chi Ting nodded, "So the favorability should be moderate, not too high, not too low, and people still need to stay together. It takes a certain amount of social space to be polite. But it’s so tiring to gain goodwill, and normal people probably won’t gain too much.”
After saying that, he noticed a change in Li Tao's expression: "What's wrong?"
"I remember that Xiang Xianwan had always gotten along well with that little girl, and...yesterday she seemed to have played games with the child for a long time in order to make it easier for us to leave. Will she be targeted next? "
Li Tao quickly fiddled with his phone twice, and his face finally darkened completely, "There has been no response to the messages I sent her, so you can't be so clumsy, right!?"
Chi Ting was stunned for a moment and quickly glanced at the rising sun outside: "I'll go take a look."
Before he finished speaking, he cut off the communication and rushed out of the door.
When Chi stopped on the 13th floor, he vaguely heard footsteps running down the stairs. Li Tao must have rushed down as well.
The door of Room 1302 was open, and there was no one inside.
Chi Ting glanced at the scratches on the door of Room 1301 that were obviously caused by struggle. He frowned slightly and kicked him over.
Li Tao rushed downstairs in three steps and two steps at a time. The first thing he saw was this scene of breaking through the door directly. He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air: "I'm going to—! So brave?"
Immediately afterwards, his final words accompanied by the image that fell into his eyes completely stopped him there.
In Room 1301, a dazzling array of dolls almost covered the entire field of view.
On the table, on the chair, on the bookshelf...
When the little girl dressed in Lolita looked back, all the dolls seemed to be looking at her in unison.
This feeling of being stared at by unknown objects from all directions is enough to make a layer of cold sweat break out on everyone's back.
Chi Ting put his hands in his trouser pockets and walked in without looking back.
His shoes made a slapping sound on the ground, and he looked directly at the figure on the sofa.
Xiang Xianwan sat there motionless, her arms hanging in mid-air as if hugging something.
She had been put on a pink princess dress, with a huge bow and veil covering most of her face. The confusion and despair in the empty expression could still be vaguely discerned.
The moment Chi Ting walked in, a tear fell down.
Probably because she had captured the last glimmer of hope, she opened her mouth with great difficulty. From the shape of her mouth, she could vaguely catch what she said: Save...me...
Gloria was still holding the carefully selected necklace in her hand before she had time to put it on. Facing the uninvited guest Chi Zhan, the expression on her face had completely turned cold, and her pouted expression looked angry: "You What are you doing here, don’t interrupt me making cute dolls.”
Chi Zhanzhi noticed that the densely packed dolls around him seemed to take a very subtle step in his direction.
In response, he just lowered his eyes lazily.
In fact, strictly speaking, Chi Ting himself is not really a nosy person, but what can be done, now a lovely human being is asking him for help!
You must know that for a long time, he could not find a chance to hear this cry for help.
Chi Ting slowly stretched out his hand and pointed at Xiang Xianwan on the sofa: "Are you sure this is really your doll?"
He looked directly at Gloria, and when he thought about how unfavorable what this NPC was doing was to world peace, an unhappy expression gradually appeared on his face: "I remember I reminded you before, always A child who covets something that does not belong to him cannot always be indulged by adults."
Gloria also froze when she was glanced at by such a sudden and extremely cold gaze, but soon, her eyes were gradually filled with anger.
Obviously, her patience with Chi Ting finally reached its limit: "You are really - surprisingly annoying!"
[Gloria's favorability -50].
The moment the favorability level suddenly dropped again, Chi Ting watched helplessly as the favorability bar above Gloria's head changed from orange to eye-catching scarlet.
This is the color of blood.
The cold and chilling suffocation was strong and roared towards him at the same time.
He clearly saw all the dolls in the room moving in unison at that moment, surrounding him bit by bit.
Chi Ting pinched the red stone hanging on his chest, and the corners of his mouth rose a little without warmth.
[+100] is the green value, [-100] is the red value.
Reaching the green value is to open regional permissions, and falling below the red value is to break the movement restriction that prevents NPCs from taking action against players.
Great, one of his conjectures seems to have been successfully confirmed.
