Although he wasn't smiling and his expression was a little timid, Louis always felt that Wen Shi's eyes were a little creepy.
But he soon stopped caring about that. The other party said he would rescue him, but he did nothing, and even stopped making up lies. Louis reminded him anxiously in a low voice: "My [Charm] skill is about to break."
He is a man who never forgets to exude "charm" every time he does a task.
Wen Shi: "Wait."
What are you waiting for?
Louis didn't understand.
Wen Shi was secretly looking at the attribute panel. When [Broken Tail] was used, the five-minute countdown on the panel was always gray, proving that it had not yet officially taken effect.
Among the three, it seemed that he and Ji Yuanzhi always had the upper hand, and Louis was cannon fodder. In fact, the mermaid did not kill them immediately. One reason was that Wen Shi was Teacher Ruan's class representative, and he really wanted to know what role the other party played. In addition, part of Wen Shi's aura was confused by something. But the most important thing was that Louis's charm skill forcibly increased the mermaid's friendliness, although the value was pitifully small.
"Can't hold on any longer..." Wen Shi sighed.
Louis noticed that he seemed to be holding something in his hand.
Wen Shi murmured and took a step forward: "The Mermaid King will bless all believers."
This is a suggestive action, and walking forward is like saying kill me first.
Louis tried hard to control his expression. Is he so selfless?
Wen Shi was standing between him and Ji Yuanzhi at the door. His thin shoulders had brought a sense of security to countless people. Louis suddenly felt a little ashamed of his previous behavior of shouting that everyone should run away when disaster struck.
Ji Yuanzhi glanced at this scene, expressionless, thinking, "Is this touching? If the cooperation continues, I'm afraid you'll be so moved that you'll die."
For the mermaid who was full of murderous intent, this suggestive action was very effective. The next second, a torrent of hair rushed over, and death was imminent. Wen Shi had no intention of resisting and looked directly into the mermaid's eyes.
The mermaid's pupils were terrifying and could not withstand close scrutiny, but Wen Shi forced himself to maintain eye contact, constantly muttering, "King."
Louis' heart was in his throat, but Wen Shi didn't move. Ji Yuanzhi also had no reaction. He seemed to be still struggling with something.
You can take advantage of the game, but not Pei Wenwei. Ji Yuanzhi has seen his style of saving people, and it can be said that the price of saving people is often more painful than death itself.
Ji Yuanzhi had a bad premonition: Pei Wenwei was so calm, he might have already launched a rescue operation.
That's not right. He didn't even agree to be rescued. Pei Wenwei always likes to give the right to choose one's life to individuals.
The sharp end was about to sink into the neck, but it could not move forward any further. Instead, an equally fishy smell came back at it, and the mermaid, the attacker, was forced to take two steps back.
For the first time, a strong sense of disbelief appeared in his expression. Even when Wen Shi had done something stupid before, the mermaid had not been so surprised.
It is the power of the King, the true power of the King!
Wen Shi grinned and said, "You went against the king's wishes."
Yaerlin said that when he almost succeeded in bullying Teacher Ruan, Teacher Ruan called out "King" in a low voice, and another force blocked Yaerlin's invasion.
Wen Shi borrowed this method.
But of course there would be no Mermaid King to protect him. He relied on the [Mermaid Amulet] he got on the train. This thing had a hint of mermaid's scent and could help resist damage from mermaids.
In Wen Shi's dictionary, there is actually no such thing as "I would rather die than my friend die". He is very sure that Ji Yuanzhi can survive, but he doesn't know if Louis can survive.
So he still gave up the choice.
Louis agreed to be rescued, Ji Yuanzhi abstained, Wen Shi agreed, they are now a team, the minority obeys the majority, rescue!
The principle of minority obeys majority is what Wen Shi learned from the Screaming House.
By the way, he can also test how serious the side effects of [Tail Cutting] can be. Anyway, no matter what the two of them encounter in the future, there will be no danger from mermaids. This is called difficulty downgrade.
While the mermaid was stunned, the gray countdown on the attribute panel finally began.
Wen Shi took a deep breath. This game was a rip-off. It only said that teammates would be lucky, but it didn't specify when the lucky start would begin. And there was even a grace period. He seriously suspected that the game was collecting information from all the dungeons during this grace period, trying to figure out which one could be used.
If you think about it carefully, You Fushang is also a humble worker working the night shift.
The system prompt sound came:
"Your broken tail has officially been born...
"Five minutes from now, your teammates will be the darlings of the world."
After hearing the prompt, a smile appeared in Wen Shi's eyes. From the mermaid's perspective, he had just received the protection of the king, and now with the halo brought by [Broken Tail], the survival rate of his teammates would increase significantly. If the mermaid was ready to let them go, there was no reason not to let him go.
Teammates offer sacrifices to the heavens, and their magic power is boundless!
Just as Louis was questioning Wen Shi's ability, a loud noise suddenly came from the distance. Wen Shi looked back and the noise seemed to be coming from the direction of the lake.
The mermaid also noticed that side. The tip of her tail, which was shimmering like the water waves, shook, and then her cheeks moved a few times, making a strange sound similar to the response of a conch.
Wen Shi guessed that this was a unique way of communication between mermaids, and it could be heard even through doors in different spaces.
The sudden explosion caused lights to appear in many dormitories. Due to the lights-out policy, everyone shone flashlights downwards after dark.
A few beams of light even filtered through the shade of the trees and shone down below.
The mermaid avoided the light and her body shrank a little, so that she didn't seem so conspicuous at least.
Wen Shi's big fox tail hung on the ground, and he was still muttering "king". The mermaid frowned slightly when he saw this. The lake was very important, and he needed to confirm what happened immediately. In the end, he did not take the risk of being discovered in the light and take action a second time.
Wen Shi's fox tail, which occasionally moved slightly, seemed to be silently telling him that he was not powerless. If he chose to resist, he would most likely be discovered by the faculty and staff who came out to check the situation.
Before more beams of light could be projected, the huge, pale merman vanished, and Wen Shi's tense muscles relaxed.
Her fingers loosened powerlessly, and the shattered mermaid pendant turned into powder and disappeared.
Louis, who was unaware of the situation, looked at Wen Shi in surprise and asked, "Is that loud noise related to you?"
Could it be possible that this person had planted explosives somewhere in advance? The problem was that the game store didn't sell this thing.
Wen Shi answered irrelevantly: "With such a big commotion, the principal will definitely not be able to come back for a while. Now is a godsend opportunity."
Everyone knows this truth, Lewis said seriously: "Hurry up and open the door."
Before he took off, Wen Shi checked his phone: "Three minutes and thirty seconds left, run faster. After three minutes, turn back immediately."
"What three minutes?"
Wen Shi had already started running, and the other two had no choice but to follow him. Louis asked questions as he ran, and Ji Yuanzhi remained silent all the way. He intuitively felt that after hearing the truth, he would do something like "the apostle kills the master."
Wen Shi explained the purpose of [Tail Cutting]: "You will soon become orphans of the world."
Louis's face was twitching, and he couldn't tell if it was the wind or a nervous tic.
"So your three minutes is..."
Wen Shi enthusiastically waved his fox tail, "It means you still have three minutes of lucky time gate. Please protect me one last time, my teammates!"
In these three minutes, you shouldn't encounter any monsters or demons if you follow them. After three minutes, please stay away from them and don't drag them down.
Louis saw the big tail wagging and the sound of teeth grinding rang out in the night, and he wanted to pull it to vent his anger.
As the devil stretched out his claws, he was stopped by Ji Yuanzhi.
"Don't touch me." Ji Yuanzhi reminded him.
"…"
At their speed, three minutes is enough to cover a long distance.
Wen Shi, who had already walked around the school infirmary, said, "After sending you a thousand miles, we must finally say goodbye."
It's almost like "Don't get close to me" is written on his face.
Louis stopped, his regular breathing while running was disrupted because of him.
Use it and discard it. Wen Shi stared straight ahead, no longer making jokes. His expression gradually became serious: "Hang on more lucky items. Just hold on for a quarter of an hour and wait for my news."
After saying this, he walked alone into the long road that seemed to have no end in sight.
As Louis searched for the lucky item, his eyes followed Wen Shi's back. The slight anger on his face gradually disappeared, and he sighed, "He said those things on purpose so that he could go into danger alone, right?"
Exploring the principal's dormitory is definitely not easy. A person who eats meat in the cafeteria and deducts 100 points from other players does not ask for anything at this time.
The words 'wait for my news' represent a promise to selflessly share intelligence upon return.
Ji Yuanzhi glanced at him and said nothing.
Louis: "Pei Wenwei is indeed a qualified teammate. No wonder you are always willing to team up with him."
The elements of his analysis were all correct, but Ji Yuanzhi knew this conclusion was formed through deliberate effort. The more intelligent players tend to overthink things, but Louis, distracted by these distractions, had overlooked the most fundamental issue: he had been used by Pei Wenwei as a pretext for sacrifice.
The 100 points required for the cafeteria actually became a reference, and in the end everyone remembered Pei Wenwei's kindness.
Ji Yuanzhi felt that the other party using the tail to save people was just one of the reasons. He wanted to test the impact of the tail and collect data to facilitate judgment on whether it could be used in the future.
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It was very dark, without a single streetlight on either side.
Behind the school clinic, only trees and a few rusty distribution boxes were left. Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the nearby trees, followed by the sound of birds flapping their wings.
Wen Shi is now like a frightened bird, and he will break out in cold sweats at the slightest disturbance.
After putting away [Broken Tail], Wen Shi did not use the body transformation for the time being. The sudden arrival of the mermaid made him realize that it would be better to move around the academy in a human body.
After walking about a kilometer, a gloomy low building came into view.
There are two ground lamps with very poor lighting effects on the nearby flat land.
Wen Shi squinted his eyes and looked over in the light. The building must be quite old and had not been renovated. Large areas of the wall paint had fallen off and weeds were growing in the cracks.
There is currently no room door with lights on, and the entire building is pitch black.
There is one household per floor, and the first floor has its own small garden. The first floor is where the principal lives. He has no guardrails installed, and the window is only slightly open.
This did not fit in with the principal's cautious personality, so Wen Shi became even more cautious.
He stood quietly behind the tree and observed. Suddenly, Wen Shi noticed that there was something else next to the strangely shaped boulder in the small garden.
...It's a dog.
Once he noticed one of them, he soon discovered that there were also fierce dogs crawling around other stones.
Wen Shi walked two steps forward and saw many iron basins filled with bloody bones on the ground, which meant that these dogs were fed raw meat on a daily basis.
The entire small garden is a doghouse. If you step in rashly, you will definitely be bitten to death and eaten.
He didn't have the aura of a school leader who often came in and out. Whether he pried the lock of the unit door or climbed through the window in the garden, it would cause a lot of noise.
"The Great Sealing Technique." Wen Shi muttered to himself.
Relying on the ability inherited from the old lady, he sealed the *breath*. With only one minute left, Wen Shi finally couldn't get rid of the *breath* and used the transformation skill. A black cat swiftly and lightly darted into the small garden.
The big dog sleeping on the ground moved its ears. When it opened its eyes, a black shadow had already slipped through the gap and entered the door of the room.
There isn't much furniture in the house, and everything is neatly arranged in a rigorous manner.
The game prompt sounded:
"You have successfully reached the principal's dormitory. You are the second player to enter."
Second place?
Wen Shi realized that the first person to come was Lily's class monitor. According to the information Ji Yuanzhi had inquired about, the class monitor was 100% finished.
"You have two choices: leave immediately and find Teacher Ruan to trigger the side quest; if the player does not evacuate within one minute, the new side quest will be accepted by default."
Of course Wen Shi wouldn't leave. Other players were completing the first mission after entering the turning point, so he had no reason to rush in.
I took the time to walk around the house. Of the three bedrooms and one living room, the study seemed the most worth exploring. It was the only messy area, with a few unfinished books on the table.
One minute later, the prompt sounded on time:
[Side Quest: Lost Heart
Mission content: The principal got half of the mermaid king's heart, and the other half is missing. He has been frantically looking for the remaining half of the heart over the years. Please deduce who hid the other half of the heart within half an hour.
Rewards will be distributed after the task is completed.
Note: If the mission fails, you will pay a price higher than half a heart. ]
The mission was triggered at the principal's residence, and the time limit was very tight. Wen looked around the house, so the game meant for him to deduce based on the clues here.
"That's a bit ironic."
What the principal is trying so hard to find may be right under his nose.
He remembered what the mermaid had said earlier and sneered, "Are you all just playing tricks on me?"
The black cat nimbly jumped onto the table, picked up a book, and ran to the windowsill to flip through it in the moonlight, looking for clues. It had just turned two pages when its tail stood up uncontrollably.
The principal relied on half of his heart to become the master of the academy. If he could find the other half...
The black cat's pupils became rounder, its claws clenched, and a gurgling sound came from its throat.
Wouldn't it be able to knock down an NPC with one punch in the future?
Meow Meow's combination punch makes you invincible in all dungeons.
With the vision of a better future, Black Cat devotes himself to the journey of finding half a heart.