Flirting with the World
Chapter 5
Lin: "The Undead are investigating a serial murder case?"
Hua Manlou: "Yes."
Lin: "The victims were all actresses from the opera house across the street. They first went on a rampage and then killed themselves?"
"That's right," Hua Manlou said. "Just like what you saw today, that person first killed innocent people and then jumped off the building to commit suicide."
Lin: "Are they being controlled by some kind of method?"
Hua Manlou: "That's what the Undead are guessing, so they plan to sneak in tonight to investigate."
Lin thought for a moment. "Why choose this time?"
Hua Manlou: "There's a performance at the opera house tomorrow, so tonight will be the last chance."
Lin: "Will they be in danger?"
Hua Manlou said, "As long as they act at night, they will definitely be intercepted by ghosts. The ghosts at night are more unscrupulous than during the day, so Hua Mou has been hesitating about whether to help them."
Lin: "Is tomorrow's performance very important?"
Hua Manlou: "Based on the current situation, tomorrow's performance will most likely be a massacre."
Lin clicked his tongue. "If that's the case, I don't think anyone will go to the show."
Hua Manlou smiled. "You guessed wrong, the performance is so popular that it's hard to get a ticket."
Lin: "…" Do they want to die?
Lin thought for a moment and said, "This opera house is usually not open to the public, where would they get the weapons to kill people?"
Hua Manlou laughed. "I'm not sure about the system settings. Maybe there's a private arsenal inside the opera house, or maybe it's a quest reward obtained by the natives."
"Just like the Undead's revolver?" Lin Dao said, "There are different levels of quest rewards?
Do I have to complete quests to get a weapon? "
Hua Manlou: "Maybe."
Lin: "…"
Hua Manlou: "What's wrong?"
Lin: "I'm just thinking, how can there be an NPC like you who doesn't even give clear instructions to the players? How can we continue playing …"
Hua Manlou rubbed his forehead helplessly.
Lin chuckled and got up to go to the kitchen. He rummaged through the cabinets and found a rotten apple that was still edible. He picked up the fruit knife and began to peel it.
What are the Undead doing now?
What was the secret of the opera house?
What ability is controlling the dancers' behavior?
Lin thought absentmindedly. A shadow flashed across the bright glass window behind her, but she did not notice it at all.
"What are you doing?" Hua Manlou suddenly came in with an ugly expression.
Lin held an apple in her left hand and a knife in her right. When she saw Hua Manlou, her heart suddenly softened. Who knew that Hua Manlou would rudely pull her over. The two of them bumped into each other. Hua Manlou's hand was holding Lin's hand that was holding the apple.
Lin: "… What's wrong?"
Hua Manlou said, "I smell blood."
Lin was startled. She looked down at her hand and saw a streak of bright red blood on her middle finger. She put down the knife and wiped her fingertips on her clothes.
Hua Manlou's face was livid. He said in a low voice, "Don't move. There are people outside the window."
The unexpected sentence gave Lin goosebumps. She slowly turned her head and saw a hair-raising scene.
Countless pairs of strange eyes were staring at the people in the room. Some of them were leaning against the window, and the white lumps on their bellies were squeezed inwards. Some of them were hanging upside down, and the tiny beads in their dead fish eyes were about to fall out. There were also some that were crawling over the window, and their rich fur brushed against the transparent glass, leaving crisscrossing marks …
The lights of the World Trade Center were lit in the dark night. Outside the dark window, many gloomy shadows were lying on the ground, eyeing the two of them covetously.
Lin didn't know if Hua Manlou could feel it, but her scalp was about to explode. She hid behind Hua Manlou, her whole body trembling and a chill running down her spine.
"Don't be afraid." Hua Manlou said gently, "Tell me, what did you see?"
Lin swallowed. "… So many, so many things are staring at us."
Hua Manlou pressed a button next to the window. The color of the glass gradually darkened, hiding the things outside the window. At the same time, he said gently, "Don't worry about them. Check if all the windows are closed."
"One of them wasn't closed." Lin Dao said, "I was sleeping there just now. When I woke up, I opened the window!"
Hua Manlou held Lin's hand and walked to the room where she had been sleeping. Lin stumbled as she walked and asked in a trembling voice, "Why did they suddenly appear?
Why are there so many of them? "
Hua Manlou said, "Because you're bleeding."
Lin: "Because I'm bleeding, so they're attracted here?
But there were so many people bleeding and injured today. Why didn't I see such a situation? "
Hua Manlou said, "You're a system player. You're different from us and the other natives!"
Lin seemed to understand something and sighed. "As expected, your blood is different from mine. It's made of a special material, right?"
Hua Manlou: "…" Why are you still concerned about this?
"Over there!" Lin said coldly, "There seems to be something over there!"
At the entrance of the living room to the bedroom, something slithered past, its claws pounding on the floor.
"Yes, I noticed it!"
Hua Manlou shook out a folding fan from his sleeve. His body flashed, and with a few clangs, he blocked a few attacks.
"You can't get close to it." Lin remembered that Hua Manlou was blind and kindly reminded him. "It's a spider."
Hua Manlou smiled calmly. "Hua Mou has never seen such a powerful pig."
"No, I mean it's an eight-clawed spider!"
Lin laughed. "You're blocking its claws. They're longer than ordinary swords. I'm afraid it'll be difficult for you to get close."
Moreover, spiders had eight legs. Each leg was like a sharp sword, slashing horizontally and vertically. Hua Manlou had to get close to the opponent and accurately attack the spider's internal organs under the pincer attack of the eight legs. Only then could he defeat the spider.
While they were fighting, Hua Manlou asked Lin, "Do you know how to use a gun?"
Lin: "I don't!"
Hua Manlou: "It's in the sofa bag. Just reach in and you'll be able to get it."




