The process of leaving the house was surprisingly smooth. After the magic circle lost its effect, the House of Usher turned back into a normal manor. On the way back, Chen Ge noticed an obvious change. The paintings on the walls had all turned into messy graffiti. They looked like paint that had been messed up. Naturally, the illusions and spatial distortion had disappeared as well. The five soon returned to the living room on the first floor.
This time, the door was kicked open by Long Aomin. A gust of cold wind blew in, but even though it was snowing outside, the five would not stay in the house for long.
The group walked out from the front door, and the system announcement said, "Current quest completed. All main quests have been completed."
Feng Bujue, who was carrying Madeleine Usher's body, heard the announcement. "Hidden quest completed."
"So, we only need to bring her out of this house …" Feng Bujue said as he placed Madeleine's body on the ground.
Not long after the body was placed there, it started to decompose at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, it turned into a pile of white bones, and the white bones turned into sand several seconds later, turning into dust.
A wisp of misty Qi drifted into the distance, dissolving into the red sky.
"You have completed the scenario. Automatic teleportation in 180 seconds."
"It was a pleasure working with all of you," Laughing Soul said with a smile.
"Yes, it was a pleasure working with all of you," Feng Bujue said.
Long Aomin stretched lazily and sighed. "Phew … This scenario sure is depressing. It's all about scaring people. Looks like my Terror Rating is going to be very bad this time."
"Brother Long, you're still considering the Terror Rating? Almost every time, I was scared out of my wits. Even though I was panicking, I only managed to grab it once! "Xiao Tan complained.
"Goodbye," Passing Rain said lightly. She patted Laughing Soul on her shoulder, signaling for her to leave the scenario. Then, she disappeared from everyone's sight.
Laughing Soul waved at the three of them. "Bye bye." Then she turned to Xiao Tan and said with annoyance, "Hey, thank you for the flashlight."
Before Xiao Tan could respond, she turned into white light and teleported away.
At this moment, Feng Bujue said, "Let's teleport as well. Let's calculate the reward and queue for the next scenario."
Long Aomin said, "Brother Feng, I think I'll stop here for the night. The time I set for the connection is 11: 40 pm. Before you came online, I played the game for more than ten hours, and this scenario took me more than three hours. If this continues, I'll have a headache tomorrow. "
"Okay," Feng Bujue said. "Brother Long, you go first. We'll continue."
Feng Bujue and Wang Tanzhi said their goodbyes to Brother Long, and the three of them left the scenario one after another.
The autumn wind blew past the big house beside the mountain pool. This world was still dull, gloomy, and silent.
The blood moon in the sky set. At the darkest moment before dawn, the door to the House of Usher was once again slammed shut by an invisible force …
…
Long Aomin glanced at the reward and logged out. After all, the reward could be claimed at any time before the start of the next scenario, so there was no harm in temporarily leaving it in the log-in lobby. The screen showed that after he left the team, his name in the friend list had also turned gray.
Before Feng Bujue had the chance to look at the reward, he noticed two friend requests. He clicked them open, and as expected, they were from Passing Rain and Laughing Soul.
At the same time, Wang Tanzhi's excited voice appeared in the team channel again. "Brother Jue!"
"I know, they added you as a friend," Feng Bujue said directly.
"How did you know?" Xiao Tan asked. "Oh, right … they should have added you as well."
"I guessed that from your reaction," Feng Bujue said. "What is there to be excited about?"
"Aren't you excited that a beautiful woman has voluntarily added you as a friend?" Wang Tanzhi asked in a matter-of-fact tone.
"You are Mr. Perfect … How can you be so shallow?" Feng Bujue said. "Furthermore, even if they look ugly in real life, they can be beautiful in the game."
"Brother Jue, if you keep thinking about other people like that, you will be lonely for the rest of your life …"
"How long do I have left in my life? Why should I worry about being lonely?" Feng Bujue said. "Furthermore, when I was ten, I already knew that only by thinking about the worst can I face any problem calmly." When he said that, he was indeed very calm. "Look at how calm I was when my parents passed away and when I found out I was suffering from an unknown illness."
"Ha … ha ha … fine …" Xiao Tan's lips twitched, and he was speechless.
"But then again, that heroine is indeed very powerful. In terms of fighting ability, based on the few moves she has shown, I can say that … she is stronger than Brother Long." As Feng Bujue said that, he accepted the two friend requests. "Currently, the number of players that we have met is very limited. So far, she should be the strongest player that I have met."
"Then, should we invite them to join us in the next round?" Wang Tanzhi asked.
"Of course not." Feng Bujue said. "Earlier, you said that the number of players that we have met is limited, and now you are suggesting that it will be even harder for us to meet new players."
"Oh, right …" Wang Tanzhi said. "In a group of four, we will meet at most two unfamiliar players, and we might not even meet one."
"In any case … I will look at the rating. I will call you when I am done. Rest for now," Feng Bujue said.
"Understood," Wang Tanzhi said. "I am going to look at the rating as well."
…
At the same time, in Passing Rain's log-in lobby.
She was also on the phone with Laughing Soul.
Laughing Soul said, "Cousin, I can see that they have all accepted the friend requests. Hmm … that Brother Long logged off soon after he accepted."
"Same," Passing Rain said.
"Hmm, cousin, you already know, right?" Laughing Soul asked.
"You mean that Feng Bujue?"
"Yes, he is a novelist, and his name has' Bujue '. He said that he is not that famous, so everything fits that Bujue."
"Perhaps, but the name that he uses in-game cannot be used as proof," Passing Rain replied. "Even though calling himself a 'great writer' … does fit Bujue's style, and when I asked him if he was a novelist, it was his rather innocent friend who answered first … I cannot be sure that he is."
"Hehe … What if he is?" Laughing Soul laughed wickedly.
"If he is, then he is. Why are you laughing?" Passing Rain asked.
"Cousin, aren't you his fan? Isn't it every fan's dream to meet their idol? "
"I just like reading his novels," Passing Rain replied calmly. She did not sound like she was trying to defend herself. "I know nothing about him, so there is no such thing as an 'idol'." She paused before adding, "Furthermore, if it is really as you say … then I shouldn't try to get to know or understand him."
Laughing Soul shook her head in her own space and said thoughtfully, "Hmm … so … admiration is the furthest emotion from understanding?"
"Do you think I won't know you are quoting Aizen just because you said it so seriously?" Passing Rain used a cold tone to expose Laughing Soul mercilessly.
"Humph … After all, he is your idol, not mine. Perhaps he will ignore you after you change your face. Sigh … "Laughing Soul stuck her tongue out at the screen, even though the other party could not see her.
"I just don't want to be too obvious, but it looks like it is a failure," Passing Rain said. "If I show too much strength, there will still be many friend requests. Unfortunately, I can't change my appearance after the first scenario, or else I would have changed my appearance to be as ugly as possible. Only then will I be able to avoid harassment."
…
Regulation, inside the staff breakroom.
Invincible Champion sipped his coffee unhappily. His shift in sleeping mode had been completed. After one hour of rest, he would have to go online in non-sleeping mode.
"What's wrong? Brother Invincible, did you die in the scenario? " A thin young man who looked about sixteen sat down on the sofa next to him. He was one of the players at the studio, and his game ID was Phantom Dawn.
Inside the studio, the employees basically referred to each other by their in-game names. This was because their in-game IDs were fixed, just like the employee numbers in the unit. For a top studio like "Order", they generally didn't have to worry about their members' IDs being used when they entered a game. They were the first to enter the game when the server was launched. Sometimes, they even directly paid the game company to reserve these IDs for them.
"Ah … It's fine if I died. That was my mistake. I immediately went to queue for another scenario, but when I finished that scenario, I came out to take a look. The scenario that I died in earlier had been cleared, and it was cleared by three newbies and two female players. I almost didn't get any EXP, which means that my contribution was almost negligible … "
"Then, what is going on?" Phantom Dawn asked.
"I was thinking about it earlier," Invincible Champion replied. Invincible Champion replied. "Don't tell me I've been tricked by someone who pretended to be weak … That level eleven newbie by the name of Feng Bujue, perhaps he's just acting dumb to make me think that he's a burden, so he's going to act on his own …"
"Oh … I get it now. Initially, you thought that other people were a hindrance, but in the end, you realized that you were the extra," Phantom Dawn said.
"Kid, whose side are you on?" Invincible Champion roared.
"Haha … Fine, I won't say anything else." Phantom Dawn stood up with a smile. "I'm going home to sleep."
"What's wrong? Is your shift over? "Invincible Champion asked.
"No, it was the leader who told me to stop training and give me a day off," Phantom Dawn replied.
"What? During the closed beta? Give you a day off? "Invincible Champion widened his eyes." You're level twenty now? "
"Level fifteen." Phantom Dawn shrugged. "This is what happened … I killed Brother Fearless and his two followers in the Killing Game mode, and they complained to the team leader that I did not cooperate with them to level up my mastery." He smiled. "Sigh … Adults these days … are such sore losers."
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