'It's over! It's over!'
Kathy was almost about to cry. Trembling, she opened the regional chat channel on her magic book and messaged her boyfriend.
[Kathy: 'Jerry, I'm lost! I'm done for! I'm so scared right now, it's so cold!"]
[Jerry: "What happened? Didn't I give you the Whirlwind Shoes? How could you still get lost? Where exactly are you right now?"]
[Kathy: "I... I... She looked around in panic, still sobbing. I don't know! There are lots of short bushes here, and... and..."]
[Jerry: "And what?"]
[Kathy: "And... there's a stone house?"]
Kathy stared in disbelief.
Not far ahead stood a stone house with a snow-covered roof.
It was about a hundred square meters in size. Its walls were built from round stones neatly stacked together, and it even had beautiful wooden-framed glass windows and a carved wooden door.
The entire house didn't look like something a player could've built at all.
'Could it be...'
'A native's house in this world?'
She looked up in awe.
If only she could have a house like that, it would be so nice.
Then she wouldn't have to starve or freeze anymore, and she wouldn't have to worry about being snatched away by monsters lurking in the fog at night.
With such solid stone walls, it would definitely withstand any creature from the mist.
Even if the campfire went out at midnight, she wouldn't have to crawl out of her warm bed just to add wood to the damn fire!
[Jerry: "A stone house? There are natives in the Fog World? How could there be a stone house?"]
[Kathy: "Jerry, could it be a player's upgraded house?"]
[Jerry: "Impossible!"]
He immediately shot that idea down.
["Everyone's only been in the Fog World for three days. The two of us worked together just to upgrade to a wooden cabin, how could anyone be faster than us?"]
'That does make sense.'
Kathy felt he was right.
Just then, her nose twitched.
A strong, delicious aroma of roasted meat drifted out from the stone house, so fragrant her mouth instantly began watering.
[Jerry: "Kathy, can you see anything else from that stone house?"]
[Kathy: "The smell... it's roasted meat! I can see smoke coming out of the chimney, too."]
[Jerry: "There's meat? 🔪🔪. You know how expensive meat is right now, right? Time to use your looks to charm this clueless native!"]
[Kathy: "Like last time?"]
She brushed her hair aside and smiled confidently.
She had plenty of faith in her looks.
[Jerry: "Of course! Remember that fool last time? He believed you were just a weak woman and let you in. Without his supplies, we wouldn't have upgraded to the cabin so fast, and you're still enjoying his shoes, aren't you?"]
[Kathy: "Alright, I'll go."]
She lowered her head and glanced at the spotless Whirlwind Shoes on her feet, then greedily licked her red lips.
["But let's make this clear, whatever's inside the house, I get first pick!"]
[Jerry: "No problem!"]
Naturally, he agreed.
It wasn't costing him anything anyway, just his girlfriend's charms.
Even if she did pay some kind of price, Jerry didn't care. After all, who'd bother arguing with a dead man?
Knock! Knock!
At that moment, Ethan was happily roasting chunks of lightning leopard meat.
But halfway through, he suddenly heard knocking on the door outside.
"Hm?"
Ethan turned his head in surprise.
In the fog world's night, no player would dare wander around.
But if it was a monster knocking... then that monster's intelligence would be way too high.
"Coo?"
The white eagle, which had been dozing in its nest, suddenly stretched its neck and stared toward the door, eyes sharp and body tense, like facing a deadly enemy.
Knock! Knock!
"Is anyone there?"
The knocking came again, followed by a soft, trembling woman's voice, "Hello? I got lost and can't find my way home... wu wu~"
"???"
Ethan stared at the door.
He still didn't buy it.
After all, even back in his old world, there were countless stories of fox spirits transforming into beautiful women to seduce traveling scholars and then digging out their hearts to eat.
And tales of sailors lured to their deaths by sea demons' songs.
All those stories taught one simple truth—
Women are dangerous.
And the prettier they are, the more dangerous they get.
Especially in this fog world, who knew what kind of terrifying things could appear?
Ethan definitely wasn't about to open the door just like that.
"Sir, please... please open the door?", The woman's voice trembled pitifully, "I'm so scared... it's so dark outside, and there are monsters in the fog that want to eat me... Please, if you just let me in, you can do whatever you want!"
'Heh!'
Ethan sneered.
He continued roasting the meat, occasionally taking a big bite, listening to the woman's pitiful act outside as if it were dinner entertainment.
The sweeter her words sounded, the less he believed her!
In this world, there was no such thing as free pie falling from the sky. And if there was, it'd already have a bite taken out of it, and it'd hit you right in the face.
That was reality
"AHHH!"
Suddenly, the woman screamed sharply.
Then came loud banging on the door, "My torch went out! The fog, it's coming! Please! I'm begging you, save me!"
"No matter what you ask, I'll do it! I promise!"
"Hm?"
At first, Ethan had thought the woman outside was a monster in disguise.
But hearing her mention a torch, he finally realized. She really was a player, lost in the fog and stumbling upon his place.
Even so, he didn't open the door immediately.
Instead, he walked over to the glass window and peeked toward the door.
'Isn't she the thief?'
The female thief who'd stolen his vines that morning.
"Big brother! Big brother, it's you!", Kathy's face lit up when she saw Ethan's silhouette in the window, "You're the guy chopping trees in the bushes this morning! I remember you,.we're both players! Thank goodness, please, please open the door and save me!"
"Why should I save you?", Ethan looked down at the woman standing on the porch, "You even stole my vines today. Who knows what else you'll steal if I let you in!"
"I promise I won't!"
Kathy pleaded desperately, "Big brother, I was wrong before! I'll return all your vines right now, and all the wild fruits I picked today! I even opened a silver treasure chest, I'll give you everything inside! Please, let me in, okay?"
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