"According to what some people said before... no, some strange theories, it means that he could still kill you even if he didn't sheathe his sword?"
"We're almost done with the dungeon! Yin Xiu, aren't you done yet? Any player who abuses monsters will eventually be brought to justice!"
"Don't panic, everyone! He might put his sword away soon!"
"I have a feeling that my psychological trauma will be compounded tonight."
Amidst the intense scrutiny of the online comments, Yin Xiu simply walked through the crowd, knife in hand.
The townspeople stared at his knife, their hearts pounding with tension. The players stared at his knife, their hearts pounding with tension. The viewers watching the live stream were almost breathless with anticipation of his knife.
However, Yin Xiu simply walked through the crowd, reached Zhong Mu's side, and put down his knife.
The townspeople, players, and viewers all breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother..." The little girl, in a daze, curled up on Zhong Mu's coat. Blood had already soaked the clean coat, and her body trembled in the blood.
"I'm back." Yin Xiu reached out and touched her long hair. "I'll take you to see your mother now."
"Hmm..." The little girl tried to get up with difficulty, but when she raised her head slightly, the gash on her neck was exposed. The slight tear made her face turn pale. If she were just an ordinary person and not a monster, she would have died by now.
"Don't move." Yin Xiu reached out and carefully picked her up, then casually picked up his knife.
After reading the logbook, the townspeople stopped attacking him, and the players didn't dare to make a sound. Yin Xiu's departure with the little girl went smoothly.
Zhong Mu was worried that some players might still have designs on the little girl, so he followed Yin Xiu menacingly with an axe, glancing back every few steps to wary of those people.
He was covered in blood, with wounds on his hands, and his fierce expression as he brandished the axe made other players hesitate to approach, even if they wanted to. They simply watched as the three figures walked step by step down the road in the town and headed outwards.
The night was shrouded in mist, and a white fog swirled around the town entrance; the little girl's mother was nowhere to be seen.
"Is your mother outside?" Yin Xiu asked softly.
The little girl nodded.
Yin Xiu left Zhong Mu behind and carried the little girl into the white mist.
The fog was very thick, and visibility was extremely low. After Yin Xiu stepped out, he couldn't even see the ground within a one-step radius of himself; he was enveloped in white mist.
Suddenly, a soft, clear meow rang out from the fog, as if guiding Yin Xiu over.
The little girl in his arms also got excited, "It's Mommy."
Yin Xiu followed the sound step by step and finally saw a familiar little figure in the white mist. It was the black cat that jumped down from the tree and led them to their mother's package on the day the players gathered.
It crouched in the fog, staring intently at Yin Xiu's arrival.
"So... the prototype of the black-furred beast is a cat..." Yin Xiu muttered, carefully placing the little girl in front of the black cat.
The same curse turned the townspeople into monsters, while the little girl's mother was an ordinary black cat, rational and calm. She nodded at Yin Xiu, then lowered her head and licked the little girl's cheek with her tongue.
"Mommy..." The little girl's eyes instantly welled up with tears, her voice trembling with sobs, "Mommy, it hurts so much..."
The black cat soothed her, rubbing its head against her cheek and meowing a few times, but Yin Xiu couldn't understand it.
The little girl slowly turned her head to look at Yin Xiu, a sweet smile appearing on her dirty face. "Brother, I'm going home with Mom. Thank you."
Yin Xiu nodded, not saying much, "Take care of yourself."
"Brother, you will definitely find your sister." The little girl stared intently at Yin Xiu. "Until you find your sister, I can stay by your side and protect you."
Yin Xiu smiled slightly and nodded again.
The black cat meowed at Yin Xiu, then lowered its head to lick the little girl's cheek. The little girl's spirit then emerged from her body, and her severely injured and frail body gradually shrank until it slowly transformed into a round, golden coin.
The black cat picked up the coin, walked over to Yin Xiu, and placed it in front of him.
"Goodbye, brother." The little girl waved with a smile, then turned around with the black cat and disappeared into the white mist step by step.
The moment the little girl left, the familiar announcement echoed in the minds of all the players.
[Congratulations to the player for clearing the dungeon: Monsters of the Town]
[Dungeon completion rating: 5 stars.]
[Rating Analysis:]
Help the little girl complete all the notes her mother wrote, one star.
Place the little girl's body on the altar, along with a star.
Place the woman's corpse, sealed beneath the statue, along with two hearts.
Place the mayor's body on the altar, three stars.
Learn the whole story of the town, one star.
Customs clearance conditions:
Help the little girl complete all the notes her mother wrote and place the mayor's body on the altar + four stars.
Hidden condition: Understand the entire background of the town + one star.
Overall rating: 5 stars.
Five-star first clear player: Yin Xiu.
After the announcement ended, all the players were stunned. They had barely managed a one-star clear after the results were tallied, while Yin Xiu had achieved a five-star clear!
But they were all just casual players in this dungeon. They were lucky if they could even clear it. They didn't complain about the star rating. At most, the rewards were a bit lacking, and they were just glad they could survive.
After listening to the customs clearance announcement, Yin Xiu waited a while longer for his settlement notification.
[Player Yin Xiu achieved a 5-star clear of the beginner dungeon: Monsters of the Town.]
[Base reward 1000 x 5, dungeon assets +5000, current total assets 5038.5]
After seeing the results, Yin Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and was quite satisfied with the outcome, considering that the basic rewards for the beginner dungeon were relatively low.
He stepped forward, bent down, and picked up the coin that the black cat had left on the ground.
As soon as the coin was in his palm, the dungeon notification sounded again.
[Congratulations to player Yin Xiu for obtaining the SS-grade dungeon item: Ya Ya's Guardian.]
[Item Description: Only those who open her heart can gain her willing following. When her young heart entrusts itself to you, please survive no matter what.]
[Item Usage: Within the dungeon, any fatal injury treated with this item within one minute will summon Ya Ya to your side for healing.]
[Item Restriction: Can only be used twice per instance, and is for player Yin Xiu only.]
[Ya Ya's Special Note: In extremely dangerous situations, Ya Ya allows player Zhong Mu to use this special skill once.]
Yin Xiu stared at the last clause. Was this the bizarre way of human relationships?
He put away the coins, picked up the knife, and gazed at the door that appeared in the white mist before him—a door remarkably similar to the one in his house.
But Yin Xiu didn't go inside. Instead, he tightened his grip on the knife and turned back to the town.
Unlike Yin Xiu, the players still in town were overjoyed after receiving the information that the dungeon had been cleared and rushed out of town, plunging into the white mist, eager to leave this hellish place.
So many people ran outside, but only Yin Xiu walked back out of the white mist.
Zhong Mu hadn't left yet. He thought Yin Xiu had already left and hesitated about whether to leave directly, but he was afraid that he would never see Yin Xiu again in future dungeons after he left. So he waited and waited, but unexpectedly Yin Xiu really came out of the white mist.
"Boss Yin Xiu! We cleared the dungeon! Thank you so much for carrying me through this dungeon!" Zhong Mu happily gathered around Yin Xiu to celebrate with him.
Yin Xiu nodded, glancing sideways at Zhong Mu. "Why haven't you left yet? Is there something else?"
Zhong Mu scratched his head shyly, "Before I came in, someone told me that I could change the town I was in when I finished the dungeon. I want to know which town you are in? I want to go to the town you are in."
Yin Xiu pondered for a few seconds. His town had a mature environment and elderly people to take care of things, which was indeed better than other chaotic towns. He replied calmly, "35-dimensional town. When you get there, you can find someone named Ye Tianxuan. He will arrange a suitable room for you."
"Okay, okay!" Zhong Mu nodded happily and prepared to turn around and run towards the white mist, but suddenly turned back and looked at Yin Xiu, who had not moved, "Boss, why aren't you leaving yet? All the other players have left."
Yin Xiu shook his head casually, brandished the knife in his hand, and squinted at the townspeople still in the square not far away. "I have some things to do. You can go first."
Zhong Mu followed his gaze, choked up for a moment, and then nodded, seemingly understanding what was going on. "Then I'll be going now. Remember to get back to town soon."
After saying that, he quickly ran into the white mist, not daring to linger for even a moment.
He's incredibly perceptive, you know, he's terrified that if the big shot goes on a killing spree, he might accidentally get caught in the crossfire.