Delivering Birth? I'm Familiar with This!

The crows' cries are not dirges, but death knells.

This topsy-turvy relationship was something no one had anticipated until tonight.

Cheng Shi and his two companions followed the trail of the Night Raven for a while and discovered some other blasphemers.

As the Blood Moon in the night sky began to dim and dawn approached, the noisy night crows flew away in flocks, heading towards some place outside the town.

Qin Chaoge wanted to pursue him, Li Boli stopped her.

Such a move would be too hasty and alert the enemy.

Moreover, of the six players who should have worked together, only three are still investigating.

The investigation should not be too in-depth until sufficient resources have been consolidated.

Her point was that before dealing with external threats, we should first secure internal stability.

Cheng Shi Shishen agreed.

However, after tonight's events, the truth behind the deaths of his teammates in the hotel has almost been revealed.

That means someone deliberately imitated the actions of this fable guardian and killed someone.

The murderer is the player, and can only be the player.

Perhaps because he/she didn't have enough time to find out everything before and after waking up, he/she overlooked the fact that "the punishment for blasphemers" only occurs at night.

Of course, it is also possible that he happened to encounter a fleeting opportunity, so he committed the crime on impulse and then casually covered it up.

In short, this clumsy staged suicide split the already fragile player camp into several parts.

Ji Ran, Hu Xuan, and a temporary team of three.

With only half the number of people, it seems unlikely that they can successfully pass the Trials.

Therefore, we must bring in another combatant.

Three players are missing one.

Whether the next person to sit at the table will be a warrior or Mage depends on which of the remaining two teammates is human and which is ghost.

Once the lineup is finalized, the subsequent Trials probably won't be too difficult.

Although we didn't see the killer's face all night, the truth was already laid bare before us.

The three investigated all night and found no trace of the Blood Moon's influence. Instead, all the residents of the houses where the night crows landed were dead.

This shows that the so-called "punishment of blasphemers" is a complete illusion, and the real mastermind behind it all is a swift and discreet expert.

But he was at least not a supporter of the Blood Moon of Slaughter, because although he clearly had the power to slaughter the entire town, he didn't.

Similarly, he wouldn't be Believer in the "Eternal Day," because Cheng Shi was certain that at least half of those who died that night were His most devout followers.

That's really interesting.

This horrific murderer seems to be intentionally creating panic, desperately trying to maintain the "accuracy" of the song.

If folk songs are fables, then he is undoubtedly the executor and guardian of those fables.

For someone to relentlessly crawl through the shadows and do this throughout the long history of this small town, there must be a reason behind it. As for what that reason is...

That's probably the answer to this Trials.

Cheng Shi could almost match everything before him with the fable, but he couldn't understand the night crow in the ballad.

What role did these black birds play in this massacre?

Why did the murderer follow the trail of the night raven to kill people?

Are they the judges?

The three-person team found no other "blasphemers" and, as they turned back, saw a large number of escaped prisoners who had committed suicide on the street.

Their expressions were all terrified, their limbs contorted in exaggerated ways, yet even so, their right hands were still broken off and gripping the hilt of the knife in front of their chests.

The fable guardian is obsessed with suicide.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the long street, Cheng Shi discovered a new business opportunity.

"You know what, I think selling Daggers here would be very profitable, there would be no shortage of customers."

"..."

The two teammates were slightly taken aback, not quite following Cheng Shi's train of thought.

But they were soon relieved that Cheng Shi's face was no longer ashen.

This Decay Priest seemed to have an excessive sense of justice; ever since he saw people dying, his face hadn't looked any better.

But what they didn't know was that Cheng Shi's pale complexion wasn't due to the dead person at all...

It's actually because of the dead.

After investigating all night, Cheng Shi's debt for Sacrifice had reached double digits. Heaven knows how he is going to repay this Sacrifice.

If I pay it back a few days late, will that "generous" person charge me interest?

Hello.

"Alright, it's almost dawn. There shouldn't be any more trouble tonight, so we can rest for now."

A slight smile appeared on Li Boli's slightly tired face; it seemed even the wind was tired tonight.

Qin Chaoge wholeheartedly agreed; she nodded frantically.

"Finished get off work! What do you say, going back to the hotel?"

Cheng Shi rolled his eyes and offered a friendly reminder:

"Madam, don't forget, we are still prisoners. If we're going back, it'll be to the dungeon."

"?" Qin Chaoge's face darkened, and she retorted, "I escaped from prison on my own merits, why should I go back?"

"..."

Cheng Shi shook his head helplessly, then frowned and said, "After walking around all night and examining so many corpses, I always feel that something is strange, but I can't quite put my finger on it."

Li Boli smiled wearily:

"Isn't it strange enough that someone is performing fables at night?"

But fables are false, and they will eventually be discovered, just like lies will always be exposed one day.

She had only spoken halfway when Cheng Shi's expression turned somewhat strange.

Li Boli continued talking to herself, unaware of his unusual behavior.

"Next, all we need to do is go tomorrow night..."

But before she could finish explaining where she was going, her own expression turned strange.

The knight's smile suddenly froze, and his expression became hesitant.

Cheng Shi immediately guessed that another unexpected event had occurred. He instantly cast an ultimate mental recovery spell on the three of them, then frowned slightly and asked:

"Someone contacted you, Hu Xuan, or Ji Ran?"

Li Boli was surprised that Cheng Shi could guess this. She nodded in astonishment, then said in a deep voice:

"It's Hu Xuan. She asked me for a favor."

Upon hearing this name, Qin Chaoge's face darkened even more, Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"That child?"

Cheng Shi was referring to the communication methods between Youxia and Hu Xuan. She nodded affirmatively, then looked at Cheng Shi with a strange expression.

Cheng Shi was taken aback, suddenly realizing that things were about to go wrong.

What? This has nothing to do with me, does it?

"She asked me to help find you, Cheng Shi."

"?"

Looking for me?

Cheng Shi was stunned. His first thought was:

Does this Life Sage insist on having every single person's child before he's satisfied?

Judging from Li Boli's expression, it was clear that this group was probably composed of children, because Cheng Shi see a hint of excitement and anticipation on her face.

The excitement of watching a show, the anticipation of gossip.

Now it was Qin Chaoge's turn. She nudged Cheng Shi's back with her elbow and teased him:

"The opportunity has arrived, shall we have a drill?"

Haha, Ruozhi, who got someone else pregnant, has no right to speak.

Although he had guessed some of it, Cheng Shi still pretended to be clueless and asked:

"What kind of help?"

Li Boli's lips curled up more and more noticeably as she stared into Cheng Shi's eyes and said, word by word:

"She's about to give birth and needs your help to deliver the baby."

"?"

Qin Chaoge was stunned when he heard this request.

But Cheng Shi smiled.

Her smile was incredibly radiant!

Midwifery?

I know this very well!

Let me tell you this: in this world, probably no one knows more about midwifery than I do!

His mouth stretched wider and wider, and his smile suddenly took a perverted turn, making the two female players feel uneasy.

Qin Chaoge shuddered, noticing Cheng Shi's eagerness. Her face scrunched up, and she asked uncertainly:

"You can deliver babies?"

"Ahem... I know a little."

"Should I tell her to go, or not to go?"

"Go!

"Let's go check out this 'Life Sage' to see if she's the murderer we're looking for. If we can rule her out, the answer will be obvious, won't it?"

Li Boli nodded thoughtfully and said something silently, seemingly having finished her conversation with Hu Xuan.

Then, the way she looked at Cheng Shi was quite intriguing.

Cheng Shi was also looking at her, and he asked with a smile:

"Ranger, once we get there, will we still be teammates?"

Li Boli smiled and said ambiguously:

"Haven't we always been teammates?"