Love NPC in Nightmare Game - Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Deep Sea Creature 8

Many people looked back at Zhou Zhou again. Zhou Zhou looked at the crowd and said calmly, “Yesterday, there was a skeleton in the box in Room 101. I played with it for a while, and then the skeleton fell apart. The skeletons in the warehouse have been motionless, and I don’t know why they are so active today.”

As Zhou Zhou spoke, he pointed at the skeleton trying to climb up the mast outside. That skeleton had come from Room 101 and was faster and nimbler than the other skeletons. The player clinging to the mast looked down at the skeleton below, screaming and trying to climb higher.

The players’ mouths twitched. This is what you call active? It’s way too active.

“If it’s about the mission item…” Zhou Zhou suddenly walked through the crowd and stood beside Alvia. “We did complete the main quest yesterday, and we also found the mission item. But there’s only one item, and we won’t give it to you.”

If Zhou Zhou had said that they had just received the mission and knew nothing about the mission item, some people might have believed him. After all, it had only been an hour or two since these players received the mission. However, Zhou Zhou couldn’t say that. Just concealing his identity and making up daily experiences he had never gone through was enough to make him feel guilty.

Moreover, with so many players, and only one mission item, everyone would eventually find out about the sword Zhou Zhou was carrying. Instead of lying, it was better to tell the truth and see how everyone reacted. The main quest was probably not just about making them fight over the item, there were probably other possibilities.

Alvia looked down at Zhou Zhou, who had walked up to him, without saying a word. Even if Zhou Zhou incurred the hatred of everyone present, it wasn’t a big deal for him. Alvia leaned lazily against the steering wheel, his hands in his coat pockets, appearing nonchalant but observing the attitudes and reactions of everyone present.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhou was so direct. Wu Yu had prepared many words to prevent Zhou Zhou from being able to argue, but Zhou Zhou’s direct response stunned him. After quickly recovering, Wu Yu said with an apparent pained expression, “You clearly knew what the mission item was, but you just watched us search everywhere, and so many players were lost.”

Suddenly, a female voice rang out from the crowd, “If I’m not mistaken, that little kid earlier told you not to go to Room 105. You agreed on the surface but sent two players to scout ahead, and those two died. Compared to that, your actions are more despicable, aren’t they?”

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice. A female player was standing at the entrance to the wheelhouse. She was very tall, almost as tall as the few male players around her. Even leaning casually against the doorway, she appeared upright and commanding.

Xue Li had been trying to squeeze closer to Zhou Zhou, but Zhou Zhou had gone straight to Alvia instead. When she heard the voice and looked over, she saw a beautiful and powerful-looking female player with slightly curled dark red hair and gorgeous features. Xue Li’s eyes lit up. This sister, I like!

How did I not notice such a cool female player last night? Xue Li couldn’t help glancing at her while thinking to herself.

Wu Yu didn’t expect someone to interfere with him, and the female player hadn’t been in the lounge when Zhou Zhou told him not to go to Room 105. How did she know about that?

At this point, another player also mentioned how Wu Yu’s companion had used him as a shield against the skeletons. At the time, there were so many people on the ship, and Kou Li’s actions were not exactly subtle, so many people had seen it.

Seeing the crowd criticizing them from all sides, Wu Yu let out a cold snort. His originally kind expression immediately turned grim as he looked at Zhou Zhou again, his gaze shifting to the sword at Zhou Zhou’s waist. “The main quest must be about that sword.”

After all, the most eye-catching thing on Zhou Zhou was that ornate, antique-style sword that matched the era of many objects on the ship.

“Our purpose in coming here is to complete the game, and now there’s only one main quest item. So whoever grabs it first gets it. Are you really going to just watch someone else complete the game while you fail?”

Wu Yu’s words did sway many people’s hearts. After all, they were playing the game to complete it, and now that someone else had taken the mission item, the only way to complete it was to snatch it away.

Alvia looked at everyone eyeing Zhou Zhou’s sword greedily and suddenly said, “Since that’s the case, let’s divide into groups. Those who agree with Wu Yu and want to take the sword by force, stand with them. Everyone else, stand over here.”

These words undoubtedly put everyone on the spot. Although they did want the mission item, saying it out loud made them feel a bit shameless, especially since Zhou Zhou had lowered the rope ladder and let them on board last night.

The female player walked straight towards Zhou Zhou and stood on his other side.

Xue Li hurried over, getting a closer look at the beautiful woman.

When Ke Li saw his sister’s infatuated expression, he knew what she was thinking and could only silently stand behind Alvia, pretending not to know her.

The female player’s attitude was very clear, and this also prompted many others to take sides. Many still remembered Zhou Zhou’s actions last night, and since the mission item had already been taken on a first-come, first-served basis, it didn’t matter anymore, so they also went to stand behind him.

The remaining people still stood hesitating, wanting to succeed in completing the game but not wanting to do so by snatching the item.

Until one person stepped out and slowly walked to Wu Yu’s side. Although there was still some distance between him and Wu Yu and Kou Li, his stance was already very clear.

The remaining people gradually also went to Wu Yu’s side, with the numbers on the two sides being almost equal.

Zhou Zhou looked at the players standing beside him, then at the people across from them, and finally at Alvia.

After Alvia suggested dividing into groups, he didn’t say anything else. The people across from them also remained silent out of guilt. The only sound in the wheelhouse was from the player clinging to the mast outside. He had almost reached the top, but the skeleton, being all bones, had no leverage and had only climbed halfway up the mast after a long time, sometimes even sliding down. The player yelled that he was about to fall while also shouting at the skeleton not to come any closer.

If the tense atmosphere in the wheelhouse was ignored, the player’s shouts sounded miserable yet somewhat funny.

Wu Yu counted the people standing behind him. With similar numbers on both sides, they weren’t without a chance of winning. If they eliminated the people on the other side, their chances of successfully completing the game would be higher.

A few minutes later, Wu Yu finally couldn’t stand it anymore. He had thought that the man called Al was separating the players with different opinions so that the two sides could confront each other and fight over the mission item through force. But now the other side wasn’t making any moves.

“Let’s go together and take the sword first.” Wu Yu said to the people on his side. Kou Li rushed forward first, heading straight for Zhou Zhou. Although the others had sided with Wu Yu, they were still unwilling to fight, so when they saw someone charging ahead, they could only reluctantly follow.

Zhou Zhou, Alvia, and the others were standing at the very front. Zhou Zhou couldn’t fight, but Xue Li and Ke Li were standing beside him, along with the female player who had spoken up for him. Even if he couldn’t fight, he had to try.

As he clenched his fists and prepared himself against the group rushing towards them, the people on either side of him simultaneously kicked out a leg, knocking down Kou Li and another player in the front.

Zhou Zhou stared in surprise, his eyes wide open. He knew Al was formidable, but he hadn’t expected the female player to be so skilled as well.

“You hold on to the sword here,” the female player said with a slight smirk at Zhou Zhou. Then she swiftly knocked down the players in the front row. Alvia glanced at the female player, recognizing her fighting stance and guessing her identity. He hadn’t expected to run into another acquaintance.

The female player handled the situation with such ease that Alvia didn’t need to help, just standing with the others to watch.

Xue Li excitedly patted Ke Li’s shoulder, impressed by the female player’s efficient moves.

The players standing behind Zhou Zhou were dumbfounded, suddenly grateful they had chosen the right side. Otherwise, they would be the ones lying on the ground now.

There was a huge gap in combat ability between the two sides. Most players were quite skilled, more than capable of running away or fighting. But the difference between them and the female player was just too vast.

Although Wu Yu had charged forward as well, he retreated to the edge of the crowd when he saw that one person could defeat all of them. At the same time, he gave Kou Li, who was struggling to get up after being kicked hard in the chest by the female player, a meaningful look. Kou Li nodded in understanding, his palm moving slightly as a card suddenly appeared in his hand.

This card could freeze players within five meters, with the freeze duration decreasing the more people were affected. It was a high-level item, and they only had one.

When Kou Li crushed the item card, a faint light emanated from it, enveloping everyone in the wheelhouse.

Except for Wu Yu and Kou Li, who had marked themselves as exceptions on the item, everyone else was frozen in place. The player outside was unaffected, still shouting about being about to fall.

Wu Yu’s brow furrowed tightly. He hadn’t intended to use the item so quickly since it required so many points, wanting to save it for a critical moment. But now they have used it already. With so many people present, the freeze would probably only last about a minute. Wu Yu immediately told Kou Li to hurry and get the mission item. If that sword could really control the skeletons outside, they could throw the people on Zhou Zhou’s side overboard or let them deal with the skeletons.

Kou Li stood up, clutching his chest, and strode through the frozen crowd towards Zhou Zhou, who was still frozen in a surprised expression looking at the female player. Kou Li didn’t have time for anything else and reached for the sword. But then a hand landed on his shoulder.

The time hadn’t run out yet!

Kou Li whipped his head around to find it was Alvia beside him. How was that possible? Everyone else was frozen, so why wasn’t this guy affected?

Seeing the moving Alvia, Zhou Zhou blinked his eyes discreetly. Everyone had suddenly become immobile, so to appear the same, he pretended not to move either. But if that was the case, why could Al move? Could he move now or not?