The … the security department — "
Just as the panicked NPC shouted those three words into the microphone, Wei Xing suddenly twisted her body, raised her hand, and waved a pitch-black, flat fan shadow at the NPC's throat. The NPC never expected that she would attack him. The flesh on his throat was torn open, and blood splattered from the dimly lit toll booth.
Lin Sanjiu had killed a NPC in one move. When she turned around, her legs suddenly gave way. She held onto the counter and shouted, "Don't go! I … I just killed him, didn't I? How can an NPC kill an NPC? "
The phone fell to the ground and knocked against the wall.
Lin Sanjiu turned around and looked at the phone. She stopped and asked, "If a Pocket Dimension can corrode a Pocket Dimension, why can't an NPC kill an NPC?"
Wei Xing's lower lip trembled. Her hand was still gripping the mirror tightly, but she didn't look at it. She forced a smile and said, "You … You are just playing with your tongue. You can't explain it to me!"
She was like a debater who was eager to argue. As long as the other party's argument didn't work, then what the other party said was definitely not true.
"Actually, it's not like you didn't notice it, right?" Lin Sanjiu looked at Wei Xing's face, which could only be considered ordinary now. She said in a low voice, "The female NPC who always led the way for you suddenly disappeared this time … When you mentioned her, the anxiety on your face was so intense that it was scary. However, when we asked you about it, you only mentioned it lightly, as if it wasn't important at all. After that, you shifted your attention to something else."
Wei Xing unconsciously arched her waist, which was no longer slender. She buried her face deep into her arms as if she was suffering from some kind of physical pain.
"There is one more thing that you should be very concerned about, but you didn't mention a word when we met outside the lab. That is your mission."
This was perhaps the most perfect form of revenge. The things that the other party feared the most, hated the most, and was unwilling to accept the most had come true one after another. And the person who pushed the other party into reality was Lin Sanjiu.
However, Lin Sanjiu didn't feel the slightest bit of joy.
"You said that I'm your last target. Once you put me in the lab, your mission will be complete, and you can leave Lava. You didn't expect that not only did I come out of the lab in one piece, I even managed to drag out my previous target, the red-faced man. " She paused for a moment and sighed. "… If it were me, I would definitely be worried about the status of the quest and what I should do next. But when you finally met an NPC, you didn't even ask him about your quest. It was as if your quest had suddenly disappeared. "
"At that time, I had an idea. I wanted to ask the NPC if the mission was considered a failure in your situation and if there was any punishment. Then one thing led to another, and I never had time to ask, nor did I need to. Because when I looked at you … "Lin Sanjiu paused. If she said what she was about to say, it would be too cruel to Wei Xing. After all, she used to be a beauty who felt that she couldn't even be called "beautiful".
"What's wrong with my appearance?" Wei Xing suddenly smiled. That smile was faint and trembling as if it was going to fall off her face. She threw the mirror away and smashed it into the corner of the wall. "There's nothing wrong with my appearance!"
Lin Sanjiu didn't deny her.
There was obviously a punishment for failing the quest, and now they all knew what that punishment was.
All the NPCs who interacted with the players, the best looking ones could barely be called "ugly". Even if they went to the extreme like the fat NPC, they still used their fat to make people not want to look at them, thus drowning out their own appearance. If there was an NPC who looked like Wei Xing, wouldn't it be too dazzling and eye-catching?
Later, when the fat NPC wanted to feed the players to the hospital as nutrients, he didn't do anything to Wei Xing who was close to him. Instead, he let her hide far away. Of course, that was because she was no longer a player at that time. The fat NPC only wanted the hospital to swallow one NPC, and that was himself.
Of course, she didn't say a word to Wei Xing.
Lin Sanjiu felt that it was time for her to leave. Unexpectedly, the moment she turned to leave, she heard a sobbing voice behind her, "Wait!"
She turned back to look at Wei Xing and lowered her gaze from the latter's appearance. No matter how many apocalyptic worlds she had been through, there were still times when she couldn't bear to look at them. Compared to many people who were badly mutilated, Wei Xing's current appearance wasn't that horrible. However, the emotions that she evoked in people's hearts were far stronger than the injuries and deformed body.
"I … I just want to leave," Wei Xing wiped her face. Just as she was about to put her hand down, her fingertips suddenly bent and scratched her skin, leaving a few bright red blood lines. She didn't seem to realize what she had done. She didn't even pause for a moment before she spoke, "It's okay even if I don't look good now. I just want to leave this place. Please … Please, I saved you once …"
"If I can bring you out, I will." Lin Sanjiu said this from the bottom of her heart.
"There will be a way. There will definitely be a way!" Once she finished speaking, Wei Xing was at a loss for a moment. She seemed to have realized that she didn't have a way when she was trying to think of a way.
Lin Sanjiu shook her head. Just as she was about to leave, Wei Xing stopped her again.
"I have something to tell you," Wei Xing was still bent over the counter. Her arms were outstretched as she gripped the edge of the counter. Her nails had turned white from the force she exerted, and there were still traces of blood on her face. She couldn't flip over and jump off the counter like a player, so she maintained this posture of stretching as far as possible as she could, as if it was better to stay as far away from the hospital as possible, "It's very important to both of you. It might be related to your life and death."
Lin Sanjiu weighed Wei Xing's words in her mind for a few seconds. She went through Wei Xing's tone, demeanor, and the surrounding environment in her mind. Finally, she answered, "What is it?"
"If I don't remind you about this, both of you will be in danger … I will tell you, but I have a request — no, a request. This request isn't difficult for you. It's just a small matter. "
Lin Sanjiu waited for a while, but Wei Xing didn't continue, so she couldn't help asking, "What is it?"
Wei Xing looked up. Her eyeballs protruded a little, her upper eyelids drooped a little, and the corners of her eyes were adjusted a little. There weren't many changes, but she didn't look beautiful at all.
"Kill me."
Without waiting for Lin Sanjiu's response, Wei Xing smiled faintly, "I've thought of many things to do after I get out of here. Now, I can't do any of them."
"So … you would rather die?"
Wei Xing didn't answer. She looked behind Lin Sanjiu and looked at Bohemia and the others. "As long as you agree, I will remind you what you need to pay attention to. Not only that, I can also cancel your status as a wanted criminal. "
This was an offer that Lin Sanjiu couldn't refuse. Moreover, even if Wei Xing didn't want anything in exchange, Lin Sanjiu couldn't bring herself to turn around and leave when she begged like this. However, this was a heavy request. Lin Sanjiu thought for a while and smiled bitterly, "As long as you have thought it through."
Wei Xing had thought it through. As a matter of fact, with every passing second, Lin Sanjiu's determination grew stronger. After she made a phone call and contacted some unknown department, in order to prove that Lin Sanjiu had regained her right to trade organs, she called Bohemia back and exchanged her points for a pass. Then, she asked Lin Sanjiu to sell the pass back to her and gave her three points. Wei Xing was very fast. The whole process only took her two to three minutes. It was as if she was more anxious to die than they were to leave.
Now that they had their status and points, it was only a matter of time before they could leave the hospital. For the first time, the path to leave Lava was so clear: Draw a 'prize', complete the mission, and leave this world.
After everything was handed over and everything that needed to be handled, Wei Xing leaned on the counter with both hands. Her face was red and pale, and her body was trembling slightly.
"Even though I have made many bad decisions, there are also good ones." When Lin Sanjiu walked toward the counter, a shadow covered her face. Lin Sanjiu raised her head in the darkness. She couldn't tell if she was smiling or crying, "If I didn't save you out of impulse, I would have to stay in this place forever."
Bohemia was silent for a moment. She took a few steps back and looked at the two of them from afar.
Wei Xing leaned forward and whispered into Lin Sanjiu's ear. Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She looked at Wei Xing carefully and asked, "Why …?"
"Because of this," Wei Xing raised her hand and drew a circle on her collarbone. Lin Sanjiu felt that her explanation was a little far-fetched. Rather than saying that Wei Xing knew something, it was more accurate to say that Lin Sanjiu made a conjecture based on a detail that couldn't explain anything.
However, that wasn't important anymore.
After Lin Sanjiu fulfilled her promise, Bohemia called out to her softly, "Let's go. Someone should be here soon. "
They had to find a place for Magus to settle down first. Then, they could bring Puppeteer's body back after the commotion caused by the deaths of two NPCs. Otherwise, even if Lin Sanjiu wasn't a fugitive, they would still look suspicious.
"Let's go."
Lin Sanjiu looked at Wei Xing for the last time. The latter was still in the same posture. His arms were stretched out and hanging down. It was as if he would jump over the counter and escape to the world outside of Lava at any time.
"What did she tell you?" Bohemia asked as they walked toward Magus and the former guard.
Lin Sanjiu stared at the two of them from afar. After two seconds, she replied, "I don't think Wei Xing's words have any basis. We can't trust her completely for now. Just be careful. "
"So, what should we be careful about?"
"She said … the former guard is a very abnormal person. She told us to be more careful."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
