CH 26.1

Ning Su surrendered to the beauty trap.

He was accustomed to being optimistic. Looking at it from another angle, he had enjoyed a few days of free meals and lodging and got a cute little labor force. He should be satisfied.

He bent down to rub the child’s head and saw a piece of red veil.

Following the red veil with his eyes, Ning Su saw the woman standing beside him with a red veil.

Ning Su: “...”

If it weren’t for seeing those little white shoes, all four of them would have been confused.

A fair and beautiful hand lifted the red veil, revealing Zhu Shuangshuang’s surprised and complex face. “I have a skill weapon now!”

“I said I wouldn’t wear red clothes again in the future, but I didn’t expect this to appear.”

Chen Tian immediately said, “Congratulations!”

Players who could get a weapon in a newly made dungeon instance were rare in the entire game base.

Generally, novice players would not enter the newly made dungeon instance, and old instances hardly ever dropped weapons.

Even if a few new players entered a new instance, it would be difficult for them to survive, let alone perform well enough to receive a weapon from the system or the ghost master.

Chen Qing followed up, “Shuangshuang is so amazing!”

Zhu Shuangshuang touched the red veil that fell on both sides of her cheeks with a complicated mood. This feeling was exactly the same as when she lifted the red veil of the bride wearing a red wedding dress.

[Red Veil: Snowball has a kind and beautiful owner who is not brave and is somewhat timid. Snowball, as a fierce beast and a demon, will always protect its timid owner, but it also hides under a self-deceiving red veil. For those who bravely lift the red veil, if you have it, what would you use it for?]

Zhu Shuangshuang touched the red veil, and countless emotions surged in her heart. Her eyes gradually became determined.

Among the five people, Zhu Shuangshuang’s long and gorgeous red veil was the most eye-catching.

They first noticed her red veil, then a few people looked at Ning Su.

Although Ning Su was lazy and sluggish in the game, he discovered many critical information and his performance was also very good.

If the system set score points, Ning Su should not be inferior to Zhu Shuangshuang and should also have weapon props.

They looked at Ning Su and saw the little ghost child holding Ning Su’s leg.

“...”

There were all kinds of strange people in the game base, not only were they wearing weird costumes but also people whose bodies had been modified in the instance.

This little ghost without one eye was not so weird.

Indeed, he didn’t look as eye-catching as Zhu Shuangshuang’s long red veil.

However, players who knew his identity could not remain calm.

Chen Tian opened his mouth twice before saying, “How did he come out with you?”

He had been in the game for so long and had never seen an NPC came out of the instance, let alone a ghost master.

Chen Tian was especially afraid that this ghost master would be unhappy one day and turn the game base into a two-sided world, giving rise to a little hell in the base.

Then... it would be terrifyingly wonderful.

Ning Su widened his eyes and looked bewildered, “Uh.”

Chen Qing looked at Ning Su in shock, “How scary is your charm value that you can make the ghost... child elope with you from the instance?”

Ning Su: “...”

Chen Qing: “Your charm value is so great, didn’t the ghost master give you a weapon?”

Chen Tian glanced at the child, “What other weapon does he need?”

The ghost master had already run away with him.

On the left side of Ning Su, Su Wangsheng spoke up, “So, did you give this to me?”

He held a round ball in his hand, which looked like an enlarged eyeball, black on the inside and white on the outside, with black and white curves overlapping.

He said strangely, “My game reward was updated again, and this time it included a new item called the Yin-Yang Realm.”

He turned his head and saw Ning Su’s slightly stunned peach blossom eyes, which had become more lively now, filled with resentment.

The child holding onto Ning Su’s leg silently lowered his head.

Su Wangsheng: “...”

He was about to say something, but was interrupted by Chen Tian. “Forget about weapons and instances, someone is coming.”

To evacuate the crowd, the game login entrance was located in the game hall at the center of the base, while the game exit was located outside the base. Like the login entrance, each instance had a fixed exit.

When a new dungeon instance was opened, there were often people from various guilds lurking around to collect information.

When they landed outside the base, they were still in the light and shadow circle. After the light and shadow disappeared, they appeared completely before everyone’s eyes.

The few of them remained silent and started walking towards the game base.

Zhu Shuangshuang suddenly exclaimed, “Hey, isn’t that Fang Qi?”

Ning Su and Su Wangsheng followed her gaze.

Near the exit not far from them, a high school boy in a bloodstained uniform was struggling to climb out. Half of his body was burned, his arm was covered in black and red burns and charred flesh, and only his face was intact enough for them to recognize him as Fang Qi, who entered the game with them in the same bus.

At the game base entrance, they separated and Fang Qi firmly said he was going to find someone.

Unexpectedly, he also immediately entered a dungeon instance.

The shortest time for a player to enter a game instance was three days, and they came out early, so Fang Qi should have also entered the instance on the same day.

Upon seeing him like this, Zhu Shuangshuang immediately went to assist him but was stopped by Chen Tian’s outstretched arm.

Chen Tian not only stopped Zhu Shuangshuang but also pushed back several of their companions, making way for the woman behind Fang Qi.

All the new players, including Ning Su, were stunned upon seeing the woman.

It wasn’t just because of her stunning beauty but also because of her immaculate cleanliness.

Out of the four people who came out of the instance exit, the high school student in uniform was in a terrible state, and the other two were also badly injured. Only she was clean and stood out from the rest.

Her pale face was flawless, with cold peach blossom eyes that were slightly closed, and each eyelash was clear and clean, showing her natural beauty. She wore a thin silver necklace on her fair collarbone. Her shirt was made of a delicate silk fabric that was difficult to maintain even in normal life, but it still remained flawless even after going through a horrifying instance.

As she walked past a few people, they could feel her cleanliness, every strand of hair was dust-free and smooth. There was even a faint fragrance of fresh wood on her. Her cleanliness represented her terrifying strength.

Ning Su looked down at his dirty pants and shoes covered in dust and instinctively lowered his head as she passed by. Several people followed her without looking away from her.

Chen Tian said, “She’s Shi Tianzhu, the president of the Yinhua Guild.”

When they first entered the game, the three novice players had been given a brief introduction to the current factions in the game base, with the most attention given to the Yinhua Guild, as the black-robed man belonged to that guild.

The fat man and thin monkey were groveling before the black-robed man, hoping to enter the Yinhua Guild.

Zhu Shuangshuang looked at Shi Tianzhu’s back and murmured, “She must be very powerful.”

Chen Tian chuckled and says wistfully, “She can’t be described as just ‘very powerful.’ She has cleared almost 2,000 dungeons, and 1,800 of the cleared maps in the Yinhua Guild’s dungeon library were explored by her.”

Zhu Shuangshuang felt shocked and incredulous, “1,800?!”

Chen Qing nodded, “The system requires players to enter dungeons at least once a week, but she enters about ten new dungeons a month. She’s basically a dungeon-clearing maniac.”

Even if she entered dungeons only ten times a month, that’s only 120 times a year. Zhu Shuangshuang calculates the time and says, “But she looks so young and beautiful, how old is she?”

Chen Qing says, “Not very old. Tomorrow is her 26th birthday. She started playing the game when she was 10 years old and was one of the first to enter the game.”

Zhu Shuangshuang was shocked once again. She survived in a horror game at the age of 10, and has been surviving in high-frequency dungeons ever since?”

“She’s amazing. She’s like an elder goddess, right?”

Chen Qing looked at her back with bright eyes and said, “Yes, she is a predecessor and a goddess to many.”

Zhu Shuangshuang once again felt the terror of the strong and the vastness of power in this game base. “She alone has brought 1,800 dungeon maps to the guild. The Yinhua Guild must have many experts. How come they are not securely in first place?”

Chen Qing told her, “Basically, the Yinhua Guild is the number one guild in many people’s hearts, and the guild that game base players most want to join. The number of dungeon maps is very important to players, as it is a symbol of points and wealth, but the guild ranking in the game lobby is based on the results of the quarterly dungeon competition.”

“In different instances, players have different abilities and unexpected situations always arise. Last time, Shi Tianzhu was tricked by a master from the Yongming Guild and was seriously injured, causing Yinhua to lose to the Yongming Guild in the rankings.”

“Who?” Ning Su, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

“Huh?” Chen Qing was stunned for a moment before realizing that Ning Su was asking who had tricked Shi Tianzhu. She replied, “Do you remember the person I told you about in the instance? It’s her, Ren Yongshi.”

Thinking of Ren Yongshi, Chen Qing shivered with goosebumps. “Her skills and weapons are too outrageous. Don’t get too close to her. Ah, all these top players are like that. You have to be careful when facing them. If you can avoid them, do so.”

Everyone in the game base should be cautious.

After Shi Tianzhu exited the instance she’d been in, every player automatically made way for her on the path she had to take. Wherever she went, the path was wide and open.

As a result, the little boy who was walking slowly behind her became more noticeable.

Su Wangsheng had a headache. “Why is Gui Sheng following Shi Tianzhu?”

“...” Ning Su took a few quick steps forward and picked up the little boy, moving him aside.

The little boy looked at Ning Su and stretched out his small arm, pointing to Shi Tianzhu.

Ning Su said, “Do you like her? Shall I give you to her?”

The little arm was immediately retracted.

The two small hands hugged Ning Su’s neck, and lightly licked him.

Ning Su turned his head towards Shi Tianzhu’s direction.

On the street at the entrance of the base, in addition to a bewildered little boy following her, there was a more obvious person in front of her.

It was a pregnant woman.

Everyone made way for Shi Tianzhu, the highest-ranking woman in the base, but the pregnant woman, for some unknown reason, did not give way.

She walked forward with a big belly in the middle of the road. If neither person moved, they would collide.

Shi Tianzhu had long legs and took big steps. She stepped on silver high-heeled shoes with a 5-centimeter heel, producing crisp and rhythmic footsteps on the stone pavement.

She walked straight ahead without looking around or veering off course, regardless of whether anyone was in front of her.

The pregnant woman was knocked down.

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T/N: I will be using ‘Guild’ instead of ‘Club’ from now on. I think it would fit the atmosphere of the story more. ^^