"Do you think you're more important to me, or is this Otherspace more important?"
"Me! Of course it's me!"
"Think again."
"It shouldn't be this Otherspace, right?"
"Think again."
"Me! It's still me!"
An Xinghe laughed heartily:
"Without you, I would be in serious trouble."
He Wanyan shouted:
"Why?! Why do you have to kill me?!"
What a stupid question! If I don't kill you, I can't complete the instance's mission!
An Xinghe stopped paying attention to He Wanyan's struggle. She would be dead soon anyway.
He walked over to Jia Hui. He was going back to the horror game and couldn't stay in this instance forever.
Fortunately, during the few seconds it took him to walk over, he had already thought of an excuse to fob Jia Hui off.
This move is called the self-cultivation of a scumbag!
An Xinghe put on a resolute expression:
"Jia Hui, the truth is, I lied to you!"
"Huh?"
"I'm actually a disciple of the Hidden Sect! I came down the mountain this time to gain experience. I just received word that the sect is in trouble, so I need to hurry back!"
Jia Hui heard the note of farewell in An Xinghe's voice and asked cautiously:
"When can you come back?"
"I don't know. Maybe a few months, maybe several years."
Jia Hui's mood instantly fell:
"Th-That's okay. I'll wait for you forever!"
An Xinghe pointed at the surrounding Otherspace:
"He Wanyan is dead. Keep this Otherspace. That way, you can also be considered to have stepped into the other side of the world."
"Maybe someday we can open a married-couple shop specializing in exorcising demons and monsters."
"I've even thought of a name: Demon May Cry."
Although An Xinghe had said all this in a joking tone, he never expected that his words would actually come true in the future...
Chapter 29: Extremely Evil Fairytale!
[Instance Reward Settlement] [Main Quest: 1/1] [Hidden Quest: 2/2] [Rating: S. All rewards from this instance have been doubled. Obtained an S-grade Special Reward: Fine-grade Equipment—Pisces Pendant] [Experience Points Obtained: 8000] [Game Currency Obtained: 8000] [Items Obtained: 1 Fine-grade Skill Chest, 3 Magic Chocolates, 1 White Jade Ringing Bell Hairpin, 1 Tooth Fall Rebirth Formula, 1 Soul-Returning Rebirth Formula] [Ding! Tooth Fall Rebirth Formula and Soul-Returning Rebirth Formula have automatically fused into the Corpse Manipulation Technique!] [Player An Xinghe has reached Level 8.]
After He Wanyan died, An Xinghe returned to the Resting Space of the horror game.
Looking at the dazzling array of rewards before him, he was so delighted that he could barely keep his legs together!
This haul was simply incredible!
He eagerly began playing with the rewards he had obtained.
[Name: Corpse Manipulation Technique] [Type: Active Skill] [Quality: Fine] [Effect: Can manipulate corpses whose original strength was no higher than the player's own. A corpse possesses one-fifth of the Combat Power it had while alive. Can manipulate up to 10 corpses simultaneously] [Note: The first "manipulate" in Corpse Manipulation Technique is pronounced "cao." People can't, but at least do it while they're still warm.] [Name: Pisces Pendant] [Type: Equipment] [Quality: Fine] [Effect: Slightly increases your jumping height] [Note: An immortal's knees do not bend!]
Afterward, he opened the Skill Chest and obtained a new skill, Swallow Counter.
[Name: Swallow Counter] [Type: Active Skill] [Quality: Fine] [Effect: By wielding a knife or sword-type weapon, the player can unleash ultra-high-speed slashes, even knocking down flying swallows!] [Note: We're having roast swallow for dinner tonight.]
There was no doubt that this haul had greatly strengthened An Xinghe!
[Ding! Player An Xinghe has survived 3 instances. Chat Room function unlocked. Item Trading function unlocked.]
An Xinghe was pleasantly surprised!
This horror game was actually somewhat humane!
An Xinghe entered the Chat Room first. Most of the messages were group-up announcements.
Although multiplayer instances in the horror game were much harder than solo instances, two people were still much stronger than one! Besides, it was nice to have someone to rely on.
Aside from those, the rest were people bragging and flirting...
Some were even playing a chain story with erotic fiction!
An Xinghe watched critically for two hours, wiped the nosebleed from his nose, and muttered:
"The standards of this generation of netizens are pretty high."
Then he opened the Item Trading function. Unlike the system's Shop, this place was for trading items between players.
The prices varied, and many people were hoping to find a bargain.
However, an item on the first page of the trading screen immediately caught An Xinghe's attention!
[Name: Gemini Gloves] [Type: Equipment] [Quality: Fine] [Effect: Slightly increases your grip strength] [Note: Ora Ora Ora Ora Ora! Muda Muda Muda Muda Muda!]
An Xinghe took out his Pisces Pendant and Boots of the Galloping Centaur and compared them with the Gemini Gloves.
All three were Fine-grade Equipment, but their effects were so useless that they were barely any different from Ruined Grade equipment.
Could there be some connection?
Pisces, Centaur, Gemini...
An Xinghe suddenly thought of something:
"Could this be the Zodiac?! Are these twelve items a set?!"
The more An Xinghe thought about it, the more likely it seemed! The horror game couldn't possibly produce such useless Fine-grade Equipment!
He looked at his current Game Currency: 9200.
Then he looked at the Gemini Gloves' price: 8000.
He couldn't stop cursing the seller for being a profiteer!
Damn it, you're selling gloves that only slightly increase grip strength for 8000? Even robbing someone isn't this fast!
However, although An Xinghe felt his heart bleeding, he still bought them.
While he was at it, he fiercely threatened the Gemini Gloves:
"If you can't form a set, I'll send you to a proctologist!"
After a brief reorganization, the next instance opened on schedule!
[Instance: Extremely Evil Fairytale opened] [Number of Participants: 2] [Mission Objective: Investigate the cause of the fairytale mutation] [Rewards: 2000 Game Currency, 2000 Experience Points, 1 Common Grade Equipment Chest] [Mission Description: This was originally a fairytale world filled with hope and love! Until one day, a black Tower descended from the sky! This Tower constantly emitted demonic energy day and night. Under its influence, the fairytale mutated!]
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