Chapter 106.1: Xishan Residential Area (26)

  Su Zhen looked at the person on the edge of the rooftop and casually said, “You’ve got quite the courage.”

Courage enough to plot against him and Lu Rufeng.

If those two players hadn’t had so many flaws, he might have actually succeeded.

Unfortunately, his biggest mistake was teaming up with those two idiots.

Su Zhen began to doubt them when they started coddling Yang Muqing.

Normally, players wouldn’t have the patience to coddle an NPC like that unless it was a special NPC related to the dungeon.

Yang Muqing was indeed a special NPC, possibly even related to the dungeon boss. But after the dungeon reset, no one should remember anything except him and Lu Rufeng.

So, ordinary players shouldn’t know the special nature of Yang Muqing, and they definitely shouldn’t know the name Zhou Qing.

After all, Zhou Qing didn’t go to pick up his child after the dungeon reset; he had disappeared on the first day. He hadn’t even appeared in front of anyone.

And that Yang Muqing had been calling Zhou Qing “Dad” all along, not his name, so they couldn’t have known it from his mouth.

So, the players knowing that name was highly suspicious.

These past two days, Su Zhen and Lu Rufeng had been searching for the same person while dealing with the blood shadow boss.

Even though they had destroyed Yang Tianhao’s body, the bloodstains kept crawling up through the sewers, and the wriggling pieces of flesh were slowly gathering.

And they were even merging with the fragments of other people’s bodies, as if those body fragments could carry the power of the blood shadow boss.

Unfortunately, Su Zhen had killed quite a few people while charging into the sewers: Yang Tianhao, the assassin, Chen Sihan, and even the man who had been secretly spying on them from the next room.

If the blood shadow were to awaken again, the dungeon reset would basically be in vain.

And no one would be able to beat a high-level boss like it; no one would have an easy time.

Although Su Zhen and Lu Rufeng both wanted to kill each other, they had to suppress the blood shadow boss together.

So, they had been running back and forth between the first and fourth floors to deal with the bloodstains and flesh fragments.

When they returned to Room 306 to deal with the bloodstains and flesh fragments once again, they found something strange in the restroom.

Even though it had been destroyed, they could still vaguely recognize that it seemed to be something used for... disguising.

From that point on, they had a faint suspicion that the fat guy was actually Zhou Qing.

Zhou Qing should have been a blind man. Even if he was incredibly smart, he wouldn’t be able to climb out of the window by himself, and he wouldn’t be able to roam around alone.

Could it be that he’s pretending to be blind?

It didn’t seem likely; they hadn’t noticed any signs of pretense.

Both of them aren’t entirely sure if Zhou Qing was pretending to be blind or if the fat guy was really Zhou Qing.

But now, there’s a chance to confirm.

The rooftop had only one exit, and the two of them had already blocked it.

At this moment, Ruan Qing had already retreated to the edge of the rooftop.

The wind on the rooftop was very strong, causing Ruan Qing’s clothes to flutter slightly, with a somewhat disheveled feeling.

Ruan Qing didn’t respond to Su Zhen’s words, but turned to look at the edge of the rooftop behind him.

Most of the residential buildings in the Xishan Residential Area had thirty floors. Looking down from the rooftop, you couldn’t see the people on the ground at all.

Just the thought of looking down from such a height was enough to make one’s heart race and feel afraid.

After all, there were no guardrails on the rooftop.

The property management probably thought the rooftop door was always locked, whether there were guardrails or not, so they didn’t install any.

“Don’t look; this is the thirty-third floor. If you jump down...” Lu Rufeng twirled the card on his fingertip, chuckled lightly, and slowly spoke with a gentle tone, “You’ll definitely die beyond recognition.”

After saying this, Lu Rufeng walked slowly toward the edge of the rooftop, approaching the person step by step.

His composed steps, however, gave off a sense of oppression.

“Don’t come closer,” Ruan Qing said hoarsely, taking a step backward.

With this step, almost half of his body was already hanging in the air, just a slight tilt back, and he would fall directly.

It was as if even the wind could blow him off.

Lu Rufeng’s footsteps slightly hesitated, and he stopped, with an expressionless face, staring fixedly at the person at the edge of the rooftop.

However, Su Zhen didn’t stop; he directly crossed Lu Rufeng and walked toward Ruan Qing.

It seemed like he didn’t care if Ruan Qing would jump.

Su Zhen even walked and casually said, “Try jumping.”

“Even if you jump today, you won’t escape.”

The tone in Su Zhen’s voice, though very calm, carried an indescribable sense of danger and a subtle threat.

It was as if Ruan Qing would face consequences he didn’t want to see if he actually jumped off. Su Zhen’s tone left no room for joking.

Ruan Qing seemed to have no other choice. He straightened his body, standing stiffly on the rooftop’s edge, lips pursed, allowing Su Zhen to approach.

Although he appeared plump, he had an obedient and pitiful look, much like that other person. There was no need for further confirmation.

Su Zhen looked at the defenseless Ruan Qing and let out a cold laugh. His gaze landed on Ruan Qing’s hand, where there was a ring.

With a snap of Su Zhen’s fingers, a crisp and transparent sound echoed, accompanied by a ripple. In the next moment, the ring on Ruan Qing’s hand shattered and fell to the ground with a clear sound.

Ruan Qing’s true appearance was revealed. His body was no longer that of an overweight man, and all his disguises had vanished. The wind blew through Ruan Qing’s hair, revealing a face so beautiful that it could make the world pale in comparison.

It was so stunning that even gods might pause to admire it, or perhaps be captivated by it.

Hearing the sound of the ring falling to the ground, Ruan Qing lowered his gaze and looked at his empty ring finger. His eyelashes trembled slightly, forming a beautiful curve in his eyes.

He appeared somewhat fragile and helpless, as if he had reached the end of the road. Indeed, on the rooftop of the thirty-third floor, he had no combat capability, seemingly vulnerable to exploitation by others.

In the live stream chat room of the tall player, the viewers watching the exceptionally lifelike youth on the screen erupted with comments.

[!!!]

[WTF!!! WTF WTF WTF!!! This chubby guy is actually that beautiful wife!!!? I used to firmly believe it was impossible!!!]

[Help!!! I used to suspect that the boss called Xia Wuyan had some special fetish, but I didn’t expect the clown to be me!!! I’m blown away!]

[I’ve been telling you all that the chubby guy is the beautiful wife! You didn’t believe me! Do you believe it now? Hug my wife, sob sob, fortunately, I’ve always firmly believed in you! Even if you are the boss, I love you!!]

[A beauty is a beauty; even if they are fat, they can’t hide their charm. I always thought that a big person could be sweet and beautiful. Love was originally about beauty! Really, why cover up such a good look!?]

The live stream of the Infinite Horror game didn’t just show what the streamer saw; as long as the streamer was present and the view was within the streamer’s range, the live stream automatically captured the best perspective and visuals to enhance the viewing experience.

Because at this moment, Ruan Qing was standing on the edge of the rooftop, so even if the streamer was still on the first floor, they could see it.

As long as the streamer looked up, the rooftop was also within their line of sight. Though human eyes might not see as high as the thirty-third floor, there were no such limitations in the live stream.

However, not all viewers joined from the start; many joined later.

They came in and saw only the chubby guy.

And this chubby guy... suddenly turned into a completely different person, even becoming a beautiful young man!

The viewers in the live stream room stared at the screen with wide eyes, some even rubbed their eyes in disbelief.

The young man on the screen had delicate features, as if he was meticulously drawn by the heavens, with slightly upturned phoenix-like eyes, and a teardrop mole adorning the corner of his eye, looking so radiant, as if a fairy had walked out of a painting.

The wind lifted the corners of his clothes, tousled his hair, adding a touch of disheveled beauty, making it impossible to look away.

It carried a fragility that made one want to desecrate it wantonly.

[OMG!!! Is this a real person!? It must be fake! I can’t believe it! Who could be this good-looking? Even in-game modeling can’t achieve this level of appearance, right!?]

[No, why did the chubby guy change?! Damn it! I thought the boss was robbing a chubby guy, but it turns out the blind one was me!!!]

[I did say that if the chubby guy wasn’t ugly, he’d be pretty, but I never expected this level of beauty! Who can resist this?! If it were me, I’d also snatch and grab!]

[A beauty is a beauty; I always thought that even when he was chubby, he gave off an uncertain feeling of being good-looking.]

[Suddenly, I can understand that boss who used the entire lab to threaten. Who can resist this?!?!]

The advanced male player downstairs and the tall player saw the two of them coming out of the elevator and thought the plan had succeeded.

Just as they were preparing to follow the two to Xishan Kindergarten, they realized that the two figures had disappeared.

They weren’t going to Xishan Kindergarten at all.

They... weren’t able to deceive the two.

And they deceived the two without getting killed, which clearly meant that the two were going to find the mastermind.

The two immediately tried to contact Ruan Qing, but there was no response to their text messages, and nobody answered their calls.

They rushed out of Building E only to discover that there were people on the rooftop of Building F.

The advanced male player looked at the person pushed to the edge of the rooftop, clenched his fists tightly, and immediately wanted to rush up to save him.

The tall player, upon seeing this, widened his eyes and immediately stopped him. “Are you crazy? Going up there would just mean certain death.”

“That’s Su Zhen! If I’m not mistaken, the other player is likely Lu Rufeng, that crazy killer who doesn’t blink an eye!”

Seeing the advanced male player still struggling, he spoke ruthlessly, “What can you achieve by going up there? Kill Su Zhen? Or maybe Lu Rufeng?”

“You can’t do it. Apart from getting yourself killed, you can’t accomplish anything.”

The tall player looked at the expressionless, motionless person and sighed inwardly. His voice softened slightly. “I think the way those two are treating the chubby guy seems a bit odd, like they know him. I don’t think they’ll kill him.”

“Don’t worry too much, either.”

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