This was the first time Xie De had relaxed and looked at an Instance from an NPC's perspective.
Though the settings in the Instances weren't identical, they were all much the same. Despair was absolute here, and every NPC was numb. Rather than playing NPCs here, they seemed to be trapped forever in frozen moments of death.
Dead leaves drifted from the Chinese parasol trees, and a few wisps of cotton floated through the gloomy sky. The apartment complex's garden was almost always deserted, with only a Cleaning Lady slowly sweeping the ground.
And it seemed she could never finish sweeping.
Xie De wandered around the garden. Coal Ball rolled on the withered yellow grass beside his feet, then leaped into the landscaping and vanished. There was no need to worry too much; Coal Ball would find the way home.
Xie De had changed into casual clothes, his long silver hair loosely tied behind his head. He strolled leisurely through the garden. Though he was only wandering around, to the players, he looked more like a Boss encounter the Instance had deliberately designed for them.
Up on the fourth floor again, all the players crowded around the window to look outside. Before Xie De's gaze swept their way, they hurriedly ducked and scattered.
Zheng Yun said grimly, "There was already a Cleaning Lady in the garden, and now there's someone else. Whose turn is it to buy meat today?"
Xu Li glanced at him casually. "Yours."
Zheng Yun kicked the wall hard in resentment, making Jin Dayou and Wu Shanlai tremble with fear as they watched from the side. They were both newcomers. If Zheng Yun dumped the task on them, they wouldn't be able to resist.
"What do you mean, mine? That bastard Wei-I haven't seen him buy any