Chapter 247: The Ghost (II) The Ghost Is Called the Ghost

Townspeople dressed in ancient costumes were walking around in the streets and alleys, buying and selling, asking prices, talking loudly, and most of them had cheerful expressions on their faces.

Their feet were firmly planted on the ground, with thick or light shadows following behind them. Their movements were smooth and natural, and they looked like living people no matter how they looked.

In contrast, the players who were carrying lanterns covered in dust and stained with bamboo leaves and blood looked like evil ghosts who had strayed into the Peach Blossom Land.

"This place doesn't look like a tiger infestation. They all live quite comfortably." Tang Yu shrugged disapprovingly.

"not necessarily."

Qisi's eyes fell on the notice posted on the stone wall not far away. Although the page was tattered, he could still see that the outline of the ink on it was a tiger.

Other players naturally noticed the notice and approached one after another.

I saw it written above:

[There is a tiger in the forest outside the town, which has injured some passers-by. Unless there is something urgent, people, vehicles and horses are not allowed to leave the town without permission. 】

[There are thousands of ghosts in the town, lying around during the day and coming out at night, preying on people and feeding them to tigers. At dusk, you should find a house and live in it, but do not open the door. 】

[There are many new dead ghosts outside the town. They sneak into the passing caravans and occasionally enter the town. If there are foreign guests, don’t dare to neglect them. 】

According to the notice, Yanghua Town has been surrounded by a tiger and several of its minions. The town has been infiltrated and is full of loopholes. There are always new minions sneaking in outside the town. It can be said that there are internal and external troubles, and the situation is precarious.

Lin Chen thought about it: "No wonder the Meng family didn't send someone to ask for a doctor in person. They should be afraid of encountering a rogue after leaving town and being killed by a tiger.

"The townspeople are trapped in the town, and they abide by the rules of not leaving the town easily, closing the doors at night, and being wary of outsiders. Their contact with the outside of the town relies entirely on crows to send messages... Then they invite us over, so they are not afraid of being accomplices. Are you hanging out among us?"

"You know what they are thinking." Tang Yu reached out and took off the notice, looking over it over and over. "I don't think they are very panicked. They are probably used to coexisting with ghosts."

He does not mean that.

Luo Haihua looked around at the townspeople: "That's right, the notice says that ghosts can lurk in the motorcade and sneak into the town, which is equivalent to telling us that they can disguise themselves as humans. We don't know whether these townspeople are human or not..."

While a few people were talking, the townspeople also noticed the player and surrounded him from all directions.

The air was filled with whispers.

"They have lanterns in their hands and they are from outside the town..."

"They are all new faces. I don't know how many of them are humans and how many are ghosts..."

The townspeople look unkind, and their hostility is getting stronger and stronger, as if they will turn into ferocious beasts and pounce on the player at any time.

Qisi lowered his eyes and saw the shadows of several people swaying gracefully, as if blown by the wind, and twisted into weird shapes at certain moments, like...lying tigers.

He thought silently in his heart: "Lin Chen, pay attention to the shadows on the ground, it may be the key to distinguishing ghosts."

Lin Chen lowered his gaze and also noticed the strange shadows of the townspeople, and couldn't help but hold the lantern pole tightly with his right hand.

There is a ghost among the townspeople, and the ghost's shadow will look like a tiger. Can't those people notice such an obvious thing?

Wait...Shadow?

Lin Chen lowered his head and looked at the soles of his feet. There was nothing there.

He looked at the soles of Zeiss's feet, then at the other players'...

All players have no shadows!

"Catch them..."

"Go and ask Mr. Meng to come and ask the mountain god what he means!"

The townspeople were getting closer and closer, and some even took knives from the stalls and gestured aggressively at the players.

"What do you want to do?" Tang Yu took out a piece of letter paper from his arms, shook it out, and held it above his head, "I was invited to Fuhu by your Master Meng's personal letter. It's fine if you don't come out to greet me. How dare you rash?"

His voice was loud and clear, and he had the temperament of an ancient official when he was doing things. The townspeople were really taken back by him.

A scholar in a long gown took the letter from Tang Yu's hand and scanned it quickly, finding no flaws.

He doubtfully stuffed the letter back into Tang Yu's hand and looked at the other players.

Lin Chen took out a crumpled medical letter from the medicine box and handed it over; Qisi also took out a blood-stained letter from his sleeve and handed it to the scholar.

The scholar opened them one by one and looked at them. He turned around and said to the townspeople: "These three people must have been invited by Mr. Meng. Although I don't know whether they were killed on the way, you don't have to worry.

"If ghosts want to harm people, they must be in the same room with others at night, within three meters of each other. Please be more vigilant tonight, don't go out, and don't let strangers enter the house."

Tang Yu pulled out the knife from his waist three inches and frowned: "What do you mean? You have already taken out the letter, and you still suspect us of being ghosts. I think you look like ghosts!"

The townspeople looked at each other and laughed "hee hee", smiling as brightly as the painted scarecrows at a god-welcoming game, as if Tang Yu's anger was just a joke.

The figures on the ground were whirling, swaying, and trembling, forming a large, grotesque gray stain with a nose and eyes. It was clearly a huge tiger!

The scholar's expression did not change and he looked at the three people who did not carry the letter: "What do you do here?"

Qiu Xinyan said concisely and concisely: "I went up the mountain to collect medicine and got lost."

Luo Haihua pulled Luo Jianhua and bowed to the scholar: "My friend and I went to the provincial examination and got lost in the nearby mountains and forests. When we met your town on the way, we wanted to stay one night and ask for directions before setting off."

It should be said that she is worthy of being a Chinese teacher, and her speeches are elegant and presentable.

The scholar's expression eased a lot, and he sighed: "You really came at the wrong time. According to the rules of the town, all outsiders must stay in the mansion in the west of the town for a night before they can do anything else.

"If you want to see Mr. Meng and ask for directions, you have to wait until tomorrow morning to make sure there are no ghosts among you. Whether you have letters or not, rules are rules. "

Luo Haihua asked: "Brother, can you tell us what the reason for staying in a room with two people is?"

The scholar said: "The newly dead ghost must harm one person every night, otherwise his soul will be scattered. Wait until tomorrow to see if anyone dies, and then we will know if there are ghosts among you.

"At that time, we will ask Mr. Meng to deal with the ghosts who do not follow the rules and sneak into the town."

As soon as he finished speaking, all players heard the system prompt.

[Side quests have been refreshed]

[Side quests (must be done): Find all the ghosts hidden among you]

[Task tips: ① Players with the identity of "ghosts" must kill one person every day;

② After nightfall, when "ghosts" and "humans" are in the same room and the distance is less than three meters, "ghosts" can choose to kill "humans" (there is only one chance every day);

③ "Humans" who are decided to be killed by "ghosts" must die, and "humans" who die in the tiger's mouth will become "ghosts". 】

The three tips summarize the implicit information in the scholar's words.

It is not difficult to see that this is a camp game similar to Werewolf, and it is very unfair.

No matter who the player with the identity of "ghost" is, he must kill people, and the players who are in the same room with him will have no chance of survival.

As long as it is the next day, the candidate of "ghost" can be deduced based on the dead, and "ghost" must die.

In other words, from the beginning of this game, the death of two people has been written into the rules.

Of course, all this is based on the players following the scholar's arrangement and sharing a room with two people.

Those present were all veteran players, and they quickly thought of another solution: first let the "accomplices" expose themselves and help "humans" complete the side quests, and then the others would capture a town resident every day and hand him over to the "accomplices" to deal with him, so as to avoid his soul being scattered.

After all, the life of an NPC is not a life; after all, the side quest only says to find the "accomplices", not "kill"; after all, this is a team survival copy...

However, although the idea is beautiful, it can only be thought about.

The massacre flow players objectively exist, and players cannot completely trust each other after all, and it is not realistic to let the enemy camp expose their identities.

"You sent a letter to invite us here, and you are acting like a boss here?" Tang Yu pulled out the knife from his waist and stabbed it into the floor, making a crisp sound. "We deserve to take risks and be fed to the tiger, right?"

The scholar met Tang Yu's sight without dodging, and grinned with a weird smile on his face: "Maybe there are no accomplices among you, that would be the best. If you are not satisfied with this arrangement, you can leave."

When the players heard the word "leave", they subconsciously looked back, and the way they came was gone.

Behind the two-story archway was no longer a dense bamboo forest, but a flat stone road. Looking to the end, the view was blocked by a small building with white walls and black tiles.

The road has changed, the environment has changed, and I don't know the general situation inside and outside the town - how to leave?

Tang Yu sneered at the scholar: "You said we should stay in twos, so we stay in twos? Why should we listen to you?"

The scholar's face was still smiling: "After you move into the mansion, someone will check whether you live in the house according to the rules, and help you lock the door from the outside, so that you will not be harmed by the ghosts outside on the first day without knowing the situation.

"Of course you can choose not to live in the mansion, but no one else will be willing to provide you with a place to stay. After midnight, people without a house to shelter will be taken away by ghosts."

After he said that, he pointed to the direction where everyone came from: "The mansion is in that area, you go there by yourself, someone will come to take you at the alley."

At the end of the wide road, there are dark small buildings, and there is no one in front of the building. It is too quiet and desolate.

The sky darkened, coating the building with a layer of light gray, and the huge shadow of the house faded, returning to the unclear fog.

"It's getting dark, go back..."

"Everyone, don't forget to lock the doors and windows, see you tomorrow! "

The townspeople who were watching whispered and dispersed; the scholar also waved his paper fan and turned away.

The taciturn Luo Jianhua turned his head to watch the scholar walk away, and then said in a muffled voice: "The townspeople's shadows can change into the shape of a tiger. I'm afraid most of them are ghosts. You should be able to distinguish between people and ghosts by looking at the shadows, but for some reason, none of us have shadows..."

"In short, everyone should be more careful." Luo Haihua looked around at everyone, "If most of the townspeople are ghosts, I'm afraid they have bad intentions to let us live in the mansion two by two."

She paused, her eyes fell on Qi Si, and a trace of surprise flashed across her face: "Lin Wen, what are you looking at? "

Since Qi Si handed the letter to the scholar, he has not paid attention to others. He just stood quietly by the side, took out a tattered ancient book from somewhere, and gently turned the pages.

Until Luo Haihua asked, he was reluctant to move his eyes away from the pages, looked at the person in front of him indifferently, and said: "The Netherworld Record, an ancient book that records all kinds of ghost knowledge. "

He closed the book and put it into his wide sleeves. There was no wave in his eyes with scarlet light: "If the above record is correct, we don't need to worry about the ghosts among the townspeople harming people for the time being.

"It is said that ghosts and ghosts have lived with people for a long time, and after being infected with popularity, they will gradually give birth to human shadows, and their movements are the same as those of humans. Although their souls are still bound by tigers, and their shadows often change into tiger shadows, in their eyes, they are the real deal. people.

"The ghost ghost feeds the tiger and feeds the human being, just to get the human to die in his place, so as to buy himself a chance to be reincarnated as a human being. If he can live peacefully like a human being, even if he is deceiving himself and others, why not?"

Qiu Xin raised his eyes and asked: "So those townspeople are all ghosts who mistakenly think that they are human beings?"

Qisi continued without comment: "Just like after Bigan dug his heart out, he met a woman who said, 'If you don't have a heart, you will die.' If we know the devil, there is no need to help the tiger kill us.

"And once the truth is revealed, we, as the culprits who caused them to pretend to be incapable of being human, will undoubtedly die."

Tang Yu asked: "Did the book say why we have no shadow? Are we still alive now?"

"Who knows? The system didn't say we were ghosts, so we should be living people. As for the lack of shadows -"

Chiss chuckled: "Maybe it's to prevent us from finding the traitor too easily."

Everyone couldn't understand the humor in it and looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

Lin Chen raised his hand and asked: "Then do we want to live in the residence? The game has already said that there is a traitor among us. If we lock the two of us in a room, at least two of us will definitely die in the end..."

"Maybe four people." Qiu Xin shook his head, "There are at least two wolves in Werewolf. I suspect there are two 'ghosts' among us. If it weren't for the two 'ghosts' who happened to be in the same room, the last one The result was that two 'humans' were killed during the night, and the 'ghosts' were executed by the townspeople the next day."

These words made sense, and the players' expressions became solemn.

If things develop as Qiu Xin said, there will be only two players left by tomorrow morning.

The difficulty of completing the main mission will be greatly increased. The best solution is for the remaining two to die, allowing the sole survivor to trigger the guaranteed death toll mechanism.

Luo Haihua considered it and said: "At that time, let's try to see if we can find accommodation elsewhere, one room per person. If we really want to live in a residence, we can only hope that the 'ghost' will take the initiative to sacrifice..."

She didn't say anything, and saw a short black shadow tremblingly walking towards the players in the direction of the mansion.

It was a little old man wearing a hat and black robe, holding a bunch of keys in his hand. When he saw the player, he grinned his yellow teeth and said, "Foreigners, please follow me back to my residence."

The old man's shadow trailed upright behind him. No matter from any angle, he looked like a human, not a tiger.

Without waiting for the players to respond, he turned his back and led the way, as if he was sure that the players would follow.

Tang Yu followed a few steps forward. When he was half a step away from the old man, he suddenly flipped his wrist, raised the saber dragging on the ground, and slashed at him.

——As long as this copy allows players to kill townspeople, all problems will be solved.

Tonight, we will first kill the townspeople who manage the residence, and then we can allocate a room to each person. Tomorrow morning, we will select the living people among the townspeople, and kill a few every day...

Veteran players have been tempered by the dungeon, and armed with props and skills, it is not easy to kill an ordinary person.

The sharp saber hit the old man's back, and with a "swish", a long gash was made.

Blood spattered, and the wound was so deep that bones could be seen. The old man was almost cut off at the waist, leaving only a thumb-width of skin and flesh connected.

The old man fell to the ground with a muffled sound.

The key in his hand was thrown out, making a "clatter" sound for a while.

Tang Yu stood steadily in front of the pool of blood, maintaining the posture of holding the knife in his hand, showing no signs of panic.

The other players held their breaths and stood far away, staring at the old man's body in a pool of blood.

Time passed by minute by second, the corpse was just a corpse, nothing happened.

Tang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, shook off the blood on the blade, stepped over the old man's body in a few steps, and picked up the key chain on the ground.

"Tonight we will stay in the dormitory, one room per person." He said in a brisk tone. (End of chapter)