"Hey! Here, here! Look here! Five o 'clock right below! "
Shortly after Ruo Yu and Xiao Ling flew over the castle, a slightly childish voice drifted over with the wind, calling them a few times.
The two of them followed the voice and soon found a boy wearing a charming purple long suit on the balcony at the edge of the tower.
At this moment, Feng Bujue was standing on his tiptoes, waving his hands at them while shouting loudly.
Seeing this, Ruo Yu and Xiao Ling did not speak. They just exchanged glances and reached a consensus … Together, they controlled the magic broom to fly toward the balcony.
"You two have really kept me waiting for a long time." After they landed, Feng Bujue smiled and said.
"How did you know we were here?" Xiao Ling asked after landing, "Did you install surveillance cameras around the castle?" As she said this, she inadvertently turned her head to look at the castle's outer wall.
"Your whereabouts … Of course, it was Dracula who told me." Feng Bujue replied, "As long as a creature with a large body and soul enters the area around the castle, the Count will be able to sense it." As he said this, he raised his hand and pointed upwards. "By the way, the outer layer of the castle is enchanted … And there are two layers. Just now, I asked the Count to let you in … That's why you could fly in, otherwise, you would have hit the energy wall. "
"You already know about Xiao Tan's situation, right?" At this time, Ruo Yu said again.
"Of course." Feng Bujue replied, "But … It's really a bit surprising … Could it be that he died together with Pojun?"
"He was killed by me." Xiao Ling continued.
"Huh?" Feng Bujue was stunned when he heard this. "What is this?"
"You can ask him yourself after the game." Until now, Xiao Ling was still a little unhappy when talking about this matter. "Anyway, let's exchange information first."
"Oh … Okay." Feng Bujue was very good at reading people's expressions, so he did not pursue the matter. Instead, he turned around and said, "Then let's talk as we walk …"
…
On the other side of the story, the members of Blade.
After walking around the spacious chapel for a while, the three of them found a vertical cylindrical passage.
The diameter of the passage was about three meters. There were many small platforms of different heights embedded in the circular wall. Each platform was about one meter square, just enough for an adult to stand on.
Going up this cylindrical passage, they could turn to the top of the chapel, where there was a staircase leading to the attic. Brother Long and the rest went in to take a look. Other than the unmanned armor that threw the boomerangs, there was also a strange monster that had six arms and the body of a human woman. There were also some fire-breathing monsters that looked like dinosaur skulls that were fixed to the ground.
After clearing these monsters's, they searched the area.'s's's's, they found '' ''s's.''s, they found a piece. Unfortunately, it was only a normal grade sword. It was slightly better than the normal grade items in the Exchange … but that was it.
Therefore, the three of them went back with the mentality that "something is better than nothing". Fortunately, they did not have to go too far this time, and the route was all the way down, so it did not take much energy.
After returning to the cylindrical passage, they cleared out another small demon and went around a slow floating monster that looked like a will-o '-the-wisp. Then, they entered the space directly below the chapel.
It was a symmetrical hourglass-shaped room made up of many rectangular platforms. When the three members of Blade Edge entered … a small Boss had been waiting for them for a long time.
This time, the small boss was a Manticore Monster that was five meters long and two and a half meters tall. Whether it was its HP, speed, or attack style … it was slightly stronger than the giant skeleton with the club. Of course … it was only 'slightly'.
The monster's attack style was relatively simple. There were three types. One, it used its python-like scorpion tail to stab or whip the players. Two, it spat long-range fireballs at the players from its mouth. Three, it pounced on the players and bit them.
To the members of Blades, this second Mini Boss was even easier than the previous Skeleton Boss. This was because … Brother Dragon could tank all of its attacks without breaking through its Defense …
Therefore, after a quick test, Brother Dragon raised his shield and charged forward. No matter how the Manticore Monster attacked … Brother Dragon would not lose any HP. He would only lose some Stamina Points.
Just like that, under Brother Dragon's protection, Seven Kills and Greedy Wolf dealt damage at a constant rate. They took their time to kill the small boss.
"There's still no reward …" After the Manticore Monster died, Brother Dragon walked to its body and looked down.
"It doesn't look like there's any hint …" Seven Kills said.
As for Greedy Wolf … he was silent, deep in thought.
Five minutes later, the three finished a simple search and rested up. They continued on their journey. Due to Brother Jue's random, willful, and unhappy decision, their journey was destined to be long.
In the next fifteen minutes, the three passed through several rooms. Thankfully, they did not run into too many forks in the road … Fifteen minutes later, they finally saw another red door.
This time, after they passed through the white corridor between the two red doors, the system announcement that entered their ears was' Demon City Book Collection Vault '.
"Beep!" The moment the system announcement rang, Greedy Wolf slapped his thigh and cursed. "I knew it! It's right beside my mouth … but I just can't remember it! So, this is Demon City! "
Actually … along the way, Greedy Wolf had already noticed the setting of this castle, but there was a layer of paper between them, and he could not point it out no matter what.
This feeling … was probably something that many people had experienced before. When you were thinking about a question, you knew the answer was in your mind, but you just couldn't remember it no matter how hard you tried … That feeling was very uncomfortable.
Feng Bujue had experienced this kind of discomfort before. Because he was extremely annoyed by this kind of feeling, he had built himself the Mind Palace and the Memory Attic … to permanently solve the problem of storing and accessing information in his brain.
"Demon City … That seems to be the name of an old game, right?" Seeing Greedy Wolf's reaction, Seven Kills pondered and said.
"It's a game series that has been around since the 1980s." Tanlang sorted out his thoughts and began to explain. "There are many works, and their standards vary. Most of them are above a certain standard, but the remaining small number of works are especially godly, and those that are sh * tty …" He paused for a second before continuing. "After the 100s of this century, the number of works related to Demon Citadel decreased significantly, and gradually faded out of people's sight. After that … neural connection technology gradually became more common, and standalone games showed an overall trend of decline, so people of our generation basically haven't played this series. " He looked at Seven Kills and said, "Most people in the 2000s have the same reaction as you when they hear the words' Demon City '. They know that this is an old game, but other than the name, they have almost no idea."
"You've said so much …" Brother Dragon interrupted. "… Looks like you're quite familiar with this' Demon City '?"
Unexpectedly, Greedy Wolf replied, "No, I'm not very familiar with it."
"Hey hey …" Seven Kills narrowed his eyes. "Then what you said earlier was nonsense?"
"How is that possible …" Greedy Wolf said. "Although I'm not 'very familiar' with it, I know more than you guys." He paused and then explained, "A few years ago, I once found an antique game console online, and the seller gave me all his game discs. So, I played a few games, and one of them was Demon City. " He looked at the space in front of him. "After coming to this castle, I kept feeling that the monsters and area names here were all kinds of familiar … but because it's been too long, I couldn't remember it." He sighed. "Sigh … until now, when I heard 'Demon City's Book Collection Vault', it finally dawned on me …"
"Oh …" Seven Kills said, "Since you have some understanding of the setting, does that mean our next exploration will be easier?"
"That depends on …" As Greedy Wolf spoke, he reached into his backpack and took out the 'treasure map' drawn on the kraft paper and opened it in front of his teammates. "… This."
…
At the same time, at the top of Demon City, between the thrones.
"Let me briefly introduce …" Feng Bujue gestured to his two teammates with his hand and said to the monsters and Hill in the room, "These two are my companions, Rain Like Rain and Laughing Soul."
He did not know how the system would translate these two IDs, but he said it as usual.
"And these …" Brother Jue turned to look at his teammates again. "As I told you on the way here … they are Count Dracula, Frankenstein, Mr. Werewolf, the Nameless Mummy, Mr. Gill Man, and Mr. Hill."
Feng Bujue had also told his teammates about Hill. In short … he randomly grabbed a homeless man with all four limbs on the street, and then used Musashi's invention to control him. Next, he set up a trap and let Hill keep Van Helsing's diary for him without knowing it.
"So … we know each other now." Feng Bujue continued. "Next, I'll get to the point …" He glanced at Dracula and said, "Earlier today, Count Dracula and I have reached an agreement. At present, both of us are working together for each other's goals. And our goals … are two in total. " He paused. "The first is to kill the three members of Blades … Long Aomin, Seven Kills, and Greedy Wolf." He pointed at the crystal ball in the corner of the room. "Their every move in the city is under our surveillance. At this stage, we can let them jump around for a while and try to use this' city 'to wear down their life and stamina."
At this point, he changed the topic. "The second is to destroy the Holy Amulet …" Then, he took out the item from his pocket and raised it. "This is the thing in my hand." He swung the item twice. "However, it is still in an indestructible state, and this state will continue until midnight today."
"Then, what should we do now?" Ruo Yu asked.
"We still need to split up." When Feng Bujue replied, he had already quietly walked to Ruo Yu's side. "First, I want you to take care of the amulet for me." Before he finished, he grabbed Ruo Yu's small hand and shoved the amulet into her palm.
Seeing this, Dracula's eyes were obviously different, but he still held it in.
"Due to the properties of the Holy Amulet, the Count and his friends were unable to interact with it for long periods of time. This is also why he could only keep the amulet in a room far away from him even though he had already obtained it." As Feng Bujue spoke, he pointed at the bag on Ruo Yu's waist. "I have already explained to Count Dracula that before midnight, our 'dimensional pocket' is the best place to keep the amulet. He also knows that … if we encounter any mishaps, the amulet will shift to another place."
When he said the last two sentences, Feng Bujue winked at Ruo Yu and Xiao Ling. Obviously, he was hinting at something.
The teamwork and individual intelligence were there for all to see. The two naturally understood what Brother Jue was trying to tell them to be careful around the Count.
"As for me …" Feng Bujue got a response from his teammates and continued, "… I have to leave for a while and go with Mr. Hill to get something." He looked at Hill with a cheeky smile. "Actually, I wanted to go and get that thing myself this morning, but I really couldn't get away … After all, the layout here is more important, so I could only ask Mr. Hill to do it for me … and he … hehe … as expected, he did what I expected him to do."
Hill was much more well-behaved at this time. After listening to Brother Jue's sarcasm, he did not even make a sound. He just stood there silently.
"The thing you are going to get is Van Helsing's diary, right?" Xiao Ling asked.
In the conversation not long ago, Xiao Ling had already told Brother Jue about the "ritual incantation" in her hands. Brother Jue also roughly guessed that Xiao Tan and the other children had visited the strange German man.
"Yes," Feng Bujue replied. "Based on my knowledge …"
The following paragraph sounded very different to the NPCs because Brother Jue mentioned a lot of information that went beyond the 'fourth wall', and the system had to intervene. Of course, the livestream audience would not be affected.
"… The script we are going through is basically based on the plot of the movie 'Monster Subduing Squad'." Brother Jue continued. "As you can see, I have borrowed the strongest 'influence' in this scenario … and stood on the side of the powerful villains. I won't list the advantages of this move, but I'll talk about the corresponding hidden dangers. That is … the main characters in the movie, that is, the group of children who call themselves the 'Demon Subduing Task Force' … They rely on the blessing of the 'protagonist aura' and are very likely to come and ruin our plans. " He paused for half a second. "On the surface … killing them might seem like a good choice, and it won't be that hard for us. But I know … that will never happen! It won't work. " "For example, let's say I'm in the DC universe and I'm trying to murder one of the major characters in the DC universe … I'm bound to fail. No matter how carefully I prepare, I might be stopped by some accident with a very small probability of happening. This is because … in this universe, the life, death, and fate of every main character is intertwined. They might even affect the cause and effect of the whole universe. If we, as' travelers from another world ', try to interfere with this cause and effect, it will cause the' highest consciousness' of the universe to resist. In a serious situation … it is not impossible to be smashed to death by a meteor, and even the system will not be able to save us. "
At this point, Brother Jue licked his lips and continued. "In conclusion, to achieve our goal, we have to take a detour … Using this scenario as an example, we'd better not use too radical a method to stop the group of children. We only need to control the diary."
He said so much, but in reality, Ruo Yu and Xiao Ling did not fully understand him. They had not watched the movie, and they did not know much about the group of children. The audience who were watching the game were even more confused, but … regardless of whether they understood it or not, the feeling that they had was similar …
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