Chapter 107: Can NPCs Capture Players?
『Sea monsters are rampant. Please be careful on this trip.』
In the misty city of Shencheng, near the Bibo Sea, a wooden sign was strangely erected in the boundless darkness.
A special investigation team composed of taskers was gathered on the beach. While looking at the mission, they were also looking at the gray sky, and they were listening to the NPC tour guide’s instructions with a distracted mind.
Among the few dungeons in the new expansion pack, the Bibo Sea trip dungeon was considered the most difficult. Since the expansion pack was updated, no one had cleared it.
In the Bibo Sea dungeon, the players played as a city investigation team and traveled through the seawater to investigate bizarre events. The slightest carelessness would result in them being abducted by a sea monster, and the game would be over.
Failing the mission would result in a huge drop in points and would affect the ranking. Because the difficulty was too high, the Bibo Sea dungeon had not been cleared by anyone so far, and its evil reputation was far-reaching.
“What on earth is in this dungeon?” The long-stagnant progress had once attracted the attention of the players. After batches of players had returned in defeat, it had finally attracted the bigshot players to come down.
As the president of the first guild, after Lin Yu had decided to clear the Bibo Sea, he had organized many high-level players from the guild to clear this dungeon. To be on the safe side, he had invited an extra person.
The player with the highest combat power and points in the entire server, player 01. Although very little information about 01 had been exposed, and he was a lone wolf, and he did not interact with others, he was very strong. As far as Lin Yu knew, there was no dungeon that he could not clear at present.
With such a person to help, Lin Yu felt that they would definitely be able to defeat the dungeon boss and obtain the clearance achievement.
With this hope, the group of players from Lin Yu’s guild looked at the man on the edge of the crowd with a firm gaze.
“Hello, fellow travelers. The destination of this trip is Bibo Island. I am very happy that you have chosen our company. We will provide you with the best service.”
The tour guide, who was like a wax figure, was in a black suit, and his skin was as white as a cracked wall. He was holding a small walkie-talkie with a lot of static in his hand, and his expression was stiff. He was giving a mental attack to the players who were showing a pained expression with a smile.
“On this trip, I will accompany you all the way and provide you with high-quality service. If you are satisfied with my service, please be sure to give a good review!” The bizarre NPC tour guide had unexpectedly placed his hand on his chest and had made a heart sign to the crowd.
“…” The game players, who were enduring the discomfort and were listening to the rules, all showed a pained expression when they saw this.
In a thick fog, there were also some newly assigned players who were scared and couldn’t help but complain, “Damn it. What the hell, who wants your heart sign? It’s so scary.”
His voice was very soft, but it was instantly heard by the tour guide. The tall wax figure was nimble and instantly rushed to the side of the player who had spoken, and he looked at him face to face. “Guest, you are not being good, are you? You can’t attack the appearance of the staff.”
The player, who was almost face to face with the wax figure, his face turned pale, and he looked as if he were about to faint.
This also let the players witness the strength of the NPC, and the beach instantly became quiet, and no one dared to continue to make a sound.
As an action investigation team, the players’ mission was to investigate the bizarre events in the Bibo Sea. A cruise ship was lurking on the sea. After the tour guide had left, the experienced players had begun to team up to look for clues around the seawater.
This mission had been cleared by many players, and the guild had come in with clues, and the early stages had been very smooth. On the first night, the mission progress had been pushed to 30%.
The overly smooth progress had made the guild players who had come in as a team lose their vigilance, and they had all said with a smile that it seemed that there was strength in numbers, and the legendary dungeon was not that difficult.
They were smiling and were imagining the future, and they had almost forgotten that this was a dungeon where bizarre things were rampant. Only Chen Shizhou was sitting alone by the bonfire, and his gaze was placid as he looked at the bottomless sea.
As the sky became darker, the fog by the sea also became thicker. A beautiful singing voice was faintly heard from the sea, and the players who were talking gradually became drowsy, and they were completely unaware that they were letting down their guard.
Chen Shizhou was still looking at the sea, and he did not move, and he was as quiet as if he were asleep. Only his gaze, which would occasionally sweep over the sea, exposed his wakefulness.
When the fog had gradually become deeper, and it had almost become a deep blue, a little bit of light had gradually appeared on the calm sea, and a row of beautiful mermen had unknowingly appeared.
The mermen’s skin was snow-white, and their gazes were clean. They were looking over with curiosity in the deep dark night, and when they had made eye contact with them, they would have thought that the pure moonlight was being reflected on the sea.
There were some players who were still quite sober, and they had made eye contact with them. Under their pure appearance, they had no guard at all, and before long, they could not control being attracted to them, and they had walked into the seawater, and they had not even noticed that they were being submerged.
Batches of players were gradually eliminated, and there were also players who had seen this scene, and they only had fear, and no fluctuation. However, the fear had disrupted their rhythm, and in their panic, a pair of hands had stretched out from the deep fog, and they had been dragged in and had disappeared.
The fog had cut the beach into pieces, and soon, the surrounding scenery had become blurry, and the area near Chen Shizhou had become a vacuum.
He was sitting by the bonfire, and his distinct features were illuminated by the firelight, and they were very clear.
Until the sky was about to brighten, he was still sitting steadily, as if he knew that this person’s self-control was very strong, and there was nothing he could do about him. The mermen by the sea had finally shown their fangs, and they were looking at him fiercely, and the claws that were wandering in the depths of the fog were scratching back and forth, unwilling to give up.
In the crackling sound of the firelight, Chen Shizhou was unmoved, but suddenly, his arm was gently touched by something.
He paused for a moment, and he looked up, and a very beautiful young man had unknowingly sat by his side, and he was looking down with his eyelashes, and his arm was lightly resting on his arm.
Seeing him look over, the other party was not at all surprised, and his beautiful eyes looked at him innocently. “It’s so cold.”
On the cold beach, this person was only wearing a thin shirt, and his jeans were a little short, and his clean white ankles were exposed, and they were snow-white and lustrous.
Chen Shizhou looked at him, and his expression was placid, and he was unmoved. Seeing this, he blinked, and his clean white fingers rested lightly on Chen Shizhou’s hand, and he leaned over slightly, and his chin tentatively rested on Chen Shizhou’s shoulder. “You’re so warm.”
The temperature on his body was bone-chilling, and he was not like a normal person. Chen Shizhou turned his head slightly, and he stared at the person who was almost pressing against him.
He was holding Chen Shizhou, and seeing that Chen Shizhou was not resisting, his eyes curved into a smile, and his voice was very soft. “It’s really so cold. Can you hold me?” Seeing that Chen Shizhou was letting him hold him, he was acting spoiled again, and his cheek was gently nuzzling Chen Shizhou’s.
He was clearly a fish, but he had learned the tricks of a cat. He opened his mouth, and a mouthful of sharp teeth gently bit Chen Shizhou’s neck, and he couldn’t help but stick out his tongue and lick it lightly.
Chen Shizhou was tickled by his licking, and his fingers lifted slightly, and they threaded through his cold and smooth long hair, and he swept it, and he asked in a low voice, “What are you doing?”
“I like it.” The little monster did not know what it meant to be shy, and he just smiled. He had been caught by Chen Shizhou for doing something bad, and he was not afraid. He squeezed into his arms and said softly, “I’m really so cold. Are you really not going to hold me?” His tone sounded extremely innocent.
Chen Shizhou was being licked on his Adam’s apple, and he raised his head slightly, and his palm rested on his waist, and he did not move.
A little bit of blood was bitten out by the little monster who did not know his own strength, and the taste was extremely delicious. He couldn’t help it, and he secretly sucked a mouthful of Chen Shizhou’s, and he licked it again.
Chen Shizhou’s eyes were placid. Seeing that he was cold, the little monster was not angry, but just squeezed into his arms, and he took his hand and placed it on his body, and he made a posture of holding himself.
The two of them were holding each other motionlessly, and he didn’t know how long had passed. The firelight in the dark night had gradually weakened. Chen Shizhou was looking at the fire, and he was holding the little monster in his arms, and he did not go to add firewood.
Sensing his softening, the little monster was satisfied, and his eyes curved into a smile. He straightened up slightly, looked at Chen Shizhou, and then he turned his head to look at the fire. “Why aren’t you taking care of it? It’s about to go out.”
Chen Shizhou was holding him and asked him, “Do you want me to take care of it?”
The little monster, Lin, was stunned for a moment.
In his subconscious, he knew that he and the players were in an opposing state, and his mission was to extinguish these bonfires so that the players could not go back.
But in his subconscious, he also felt that what he wanted was not just this.
What did he want?
The little monster, Lin, was stunned. He had no memory, and he didn’t know what he wanted. He was in a daze for a while, and his long eyelashes were raised, and he was quietly looking at Chen Shizhou.
After a while, he pressed his lips together lightly, and then he slowly lay down, and he reached out his arms, and he wrapped them around Chen Shizhou’s neck.
He said softly, “I think I want you. I won’t eat you anymore. Can you stay with me?”
With his words, the alarm on Chen Shizhou’s wrist was beeping, and the progress bar was letting out a desperate cry.
Chen Shizhou found that he did not want to refuse, so he took off his player’s wristband, and he gently held the uninvited little monster in his arms, and he promised him, “Okay.”
As his voice fell, the scene on the beach was smudged like an ink painting, and it announced the end of the dungeon.
In the world announcement, the faction war had stopped. The “World” server-wide Halloween million-player faction confrontation grand mission, the sea monster faction, had won.