"What did that NPC you mentioned look like?"
"It was glowing gold all over, like someone who'd spent a ton of money in a game. It looked human and was about as tall as me, but its head was a square Cube with an exclamation mark on it. The whole art style just looked completely out of place. After I saw it, it started waving at me..."
"After you saw it? Which direction was it waving toward?"
"Whichever way my viewpoint turned, it waved in that direction..."
"So it knew which direction you were looking at it from?"
"Yeah, that's right." Mo Ling nodded and answered seriously.
Lu Youqi's expression immediately turned tense. Whatever that "NPC" was, if it could perceive Mo Ling's field of view, it was definitely no ordinary entity. Not to mention that it had been waiting here specifically—it must have had some special purpose.
"Come on, let's not go over there," Lu Youqi said decisively.
"Why? It looks very friendly."
Hearing Mo Ling's words, Lu Youqi gave him a light knock on the head.
"When you encounter something you can't understand, the best choice is to stay far away from it."
"But I really think it's friendly, like an old friend I haven't seen in a long time..." Mo Ling said helplessly as he rubbed his head.
"Can you explain that feeling?" Lu Youqi asked.
"No."
"Then there you have it. Maybe that feeling of 'friendliness' is a trap too. Avoiding it definitely won't cause any trouble, so just listen to me."
"Okay..." Mo Ling nodded and agreed.
After discussing it for a while, the two decided to go around that strange "NPC." The mirrored surface was vast, so they could walk anywhere they wanted.
Lu Youqi had Mo Ling pick up the pace and leave