One-star copy, "Beauty".
Fang Tangtang is a player who has entered Smiley City for 17 days. So far, he has only successfully completed two one-star dungeons, and today is the third time.
This time the dungeon map is in an experimental base, and the main monsters are five artificial beauties. They will use various means to seduce players, confuse players, and then swallow them into their stomachs.
So far, four monsters have been killed by the players working together.
But at the same time, players have been killed or injured.
Fang Tangtang was one of the relatively intact ones among the remaining people, but he accidentally got separated from the other players. He wandered around the map tremblingly for a long time and came to an unknown corner.
Just then, he noticed a glass door appear in the corridor ahead.
When he got closer, he saw a few lines of words appearing on the snow-white wall beside the door.
"We still have six double rooms available today!"
"Each person pays 200g of a monster body with an energy density of 100 or higher, and can stay in the safe house for 24 hours!"
"Scan completed. You have a monster body that meets the standards. If you decide to stay, please mentally consider what you intend to pay for!"
Fang Tangtang was stunned.
Safe house, what is this?
Fang Tangtang couldn't afford a small holographic screen for the time being, and he didn't have any real friends in Smiley City, so he was completely clueless about many things and had to figure it all out on his own.
He walked to the front of the glass door and looked inside. What he saw was a home-style decoration that was completely inconsistent with the style of the experimental base.
Fang Tangtang was stunned.
Various flowers, vegetables and fruits are growing vigorously in the pots in the living room. A goldfish tank is placed on the windowsill. A golden retriever is lying on the ground, looking at him curiously and wagging its tail.
This, this place is just short of having the word "weird" written all over it!
Fang Tangtang pondered intently. It seemed this was the last monster's habitat...
He looked back at the way he came, but it was still empty. He could only rely on himself.
The only weapon left in his hand was an axe, and there were still ten monster attack potions given by the copy, which was enough.
Is he going to fight alone?
Fang Tangtang struggled for a moment, then became firm.
It's no use just hiding, and it's unrealistic to go back and look for the other players... If he could find them, would he still be lost until now!
Each copy has a time limit, and he must seize the opportunity to kill the last monster before the time limit is up!
After thinking about it, Fang Tangtang looked at the words on the wall again.
Monster chunks?
He had just collected a handful of the main monster's hair, because the offensive potion provided by the copy needed to be integrated into the monster's hair to achieve a targeted attack effect.
Otherwise he would use this for payment?
Just as Fang Tangtang was thinking this, he felt that the monster hair in his space bag had disappeared. He mustered up the courage to step forward and push the door.
He successfully pushed open the door.
Fang Tangtang's heart was beating like a drum.
He swallowed, held the offensive potion in his hand, faced the empty living room, and called out weakly, "Hello... is there anyone there?"
No one responded to him.
Only the golden retriever stood up and tilted its head in welcome.
But Fang Tangtang did hear very faint voices.
The subtle sound came from a dark corner at the corner of the corridor ahead.
Fang Tangtang became even more nervous, feeling that a monster was waiting in the dark for an opportunity to strike, and his back was covered in sweat.
He raised his voice again and shouted, "Is anyone there?"
This time, a figure finally appeared at the corner.
Fang Tangtang subconsciously took a step back, and was shocked to find that there were two humanoid monsters there!
Both monsters are tall.
Walking in front was a beautiful woman with a beautiful face. When she saw him, she smiled gently and said, "Welcome to the safe house."
Following behind the beautiful lady was a tall and handsome man.
I don't know what these two people were whispering to each other just now. The man's ears were red and his eyes were wandering left and right.
He coughed lightly and glanced at Fang Tangtang, with a line of words written on his face: You came at a really bad time.
Fang Tangtang: "..."
No, how can there be two beauties? Although their styles are different, they must be both monsters!
But there should only be one monster left in the dungeon. Could one of them be a secondary monster?!
Fang Tangtang was secretly frightened and wanted to cry but had no tears. The beautiful woman had already walked to the front desk and happily tapped the monster body piece that Fang Tangtang had paid for. She also said something to him, which seemed to be the rules of the safe house or something. Fang Tangtang had no intention of listening.
He quickly built himself up mentally after a brief breakdown.
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter… No matter how many monsters there are, we can deal with them one by one.
Let him first see which of the two is the main monster and which is the secondary monster...
…
Xia Jing politely asked Fang Tangtang, "So, do you plan to go straight to the guest room to rest, or sit down and have something to eat?"
Fang Tangtang immediately said, "Eat, eat something! Anything will do!"
He had to stay where he had a clear view.
Xia Jing nodded and smiled, "Okay, then please wait a moment."
He walked around the front desk, and when he brushed past Song Yang, he curled his lips and said, "Well, Doctor Song, please make yourself at your own pace."
Song Yang stared at Xia Jing's back as he disappeared from his sight. He felt that he was really sick. It was as if he was bewitched and his heart was beating non-stop.
He tried to regain his attention.
He couldn't sit still. Finally, he had a frank meeting with Xia Jing. He was a little excited at the moment and began to walk around the living room distractedly.
Fang Tangtang sat cautiously in the corner, observing him secretly.
…
The first thing Song Yang noticed was of course the flowers, plants, fruits and vegetables.
He knew at a glance what these fruits and vegetables were grown from and couldn't help but sneer.
Among the fruits and vegetables, a pot of purple flowers was particularly eye-catching, because this flower occupied a single pot and was placed by Xia Jing next to a small microphone.
Song Yang naturally knew the origin of this small microphone.
At this moment, the small microphone was under his gaze, and it moved silently to the side, consciously withdrawing from his sight.
Song Yang's eyes moved slightly, remembering that after leaving "Everything Grows", Lu Chenfei once said that Xia Jing also picked one of his flowers.
Later, Song Yang actually regained some of his memories of that time.
He vaguely remembered that the flower Xia Jing picked from his ankle was a small purple flower.
Song Yang stretched out his hand, gently stroked the petals of the flower in front of him, and couldn't help laughing.
This flower is well cared for.
…
Fang Tangtang sat in the corner, watching Song Yang inexplicably smiling at a pot of flowers. His smile was extremely strange, and he was frightened inside.
…
When Song Yang saw those game consoles again, he suddenly remembered that Xia Jing had no memory of the real world. These game consoles might have been made by him out of thin air. His brows furrowed slightly.
He had never had such an idea before, but at this moment, Song Yang suddenly felt that it would be great if he could bring things from reality into Smile City.
That young man must be very curious about everything in the real world.
…
Fang Tangtang: What's wrong? What happened? Why did the handsome monster suddenly become serious and sad?
…
Song Yang turned around and looked at the golden retriever.
Thinking of the human skin mask incident, he squatted down and poked the golden retriever's head, gnashing his teeth and wondering, why can a dog paint that guy's face, but he can't?!
…
Fang Tangtang: What's wrong? Why are you suddenly angry again?!
Fang Tangtang could deeply feel that this monster had extremely changeable emotions, was extremely energetic, and was extremely excited.
Combined with the size difference between the two monsters...
Sure enough, this one is the main monster, and the beautiful lady is the secondary monster, right?!
After making a quick judgment in his heart, Fang Tangtang nodded secretly and had a clear plan.
He is too weak, so to deal with the monsters, we can only start with the simple ones - that is, deal with the secondary monsters first!
Fang Tangtang clenched the glass tube of medicine in his hand.
As long as he picks a hair from the secondary monster and puts it into the potion, he can get an offensive weapon that is powerful enough to kill the secondary monster!
Fang Tangtang took a deep breath and secretly watched Song Yang's movements. When the man turned his back to him, he quietly left the table and tiptoed in the direction where Xia Jing had just disappeared.
*
After Xia Jing finished preparing two servings of food, he noticed some movement outside the kitchen door.
He raised his eyebrows, picked up two servings of food, turned around and walked out of the kitchen, just in time to catch the sneaky Fang Tangtang red-handed.
Xia Jing remained calm and just smiled gently, "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"
Fang Tangtang looked at the gentle smile of the handsome young man in front of him, and his cheeks instinctively turned hot.
Then he shuddered—this is a secondary monster, a monster, stop being so crazy about it!!
He glanced at Xia Jing's beautiful black hair, wondering how he could pull out a strand. He hesitantly said, "I, I have something I want to tell you..."
This is the opening statement.
Xia Jing's smile deepened: "What's the matter?"
"That's right," Fang Tangtang tugged at the corner of his clothes, his face redder and redder. He racked his brains and whispered, "Could you please lower your head a little?"
Xia Jing is 1.8 meters tall, while Fang Tangtang is only 1.7 meters tall.
In order to pluck a strand of Xia Jing's hair accurately and ruthlessly, Xia Jing must lower his head.
Xia Jing bent down slightly in response.
Fang Tangtang was so nervous that he could not move his hands. His voice was as soft as a mosquito: "Bend down a little more...?"
Xia Jing seemed to be thinking about something, then he bent down further with a smile: "Like this?"
The two faces were instantly close to each other.
At this moment, Fang Tangtang stared blankly at the young man's pretty face, and felt that he was worthy of being the secondary monster of the last main monster. He could just go and perform Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio. Isn't he more attractive than those monsters in it?
Xia Jing looked at him closely, his eyes turning slightly. When he spoke, his low smile was filled with a hint of meaning: "What do you want to do?"
Fang Tangtang opened his mouth blankly. Before he could say anything, a sinister voice came from behind him.
"Hey, what do you want to do?"
Fang Tangtang shivered instantly when he felt a chill on his back.
He turned his head and saw Song Yang standing behind him with his arms folded across his chest, staring at him with a forced smile.
The man's tall dark shadow enveloped Fang Tangtang. Fang Tangtang gasped and was stunned on the spot.
Song Yang was about to smile: "The store manager is so busy, if you have anything you have to ask him, I can help you. Bend down? I can bend my waist too, do you want me to show you now?"
Fang Tangtang was stunned.
Xia Jing tilted his head and said to Song Yang, "Don't scare our customers."
Song Yang's eyelids twitched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Really? Did I scare you, kid? I'm just trying to help out, or is this favor so special that only the store manager can help?"
Xia Jing blinked: "Song Yang, he's shaking."
Song Yang: "Oh, what? You feel cold? Then why not turn up the air conditioner temperature?"
Fang Tangtang: "Woo woo woo woo!"
This main monster is so scary! Why are you being so mean to him? Woohoo!
Fang Tangtang was frightened and started crying. He immediately gave up his strategy and ran away.
*
Ten minutes later, Fang Tangtang calmed down.
He gnawed on the fried chicken, carefully observing the handsome man with a sour face looking out the window, and the beautiful woman standing behind the front desk with her head down calmly calculating the bill.
He thought that it was normal for monsters to be scary. The scarier the monster, the stronger it was. Facts proved that the handsome man was indeed the main monster.
If he doesn't get rid of the secondary monster first, he won't be able to concentrate on dealing with the main monster. So how can he attract the secondary monster?
You have to act friendly first to let the other person down...
Fang Tangtang noticed the flowers and plants throughout the living room and suddenly had an idea.
After Xia Jing finished settling the bill, he glanced at Song Yang, curled his lips and walked to the back.
When passing by Fang Tangtang, Xia Jing paused.
Fang Tangtang was holding a bouquet of flowers in his arms. It was hard to tell what kind of flowers they were, but they looked a bit like roses, champagne color, and very beautiful.
Fang Tangtang was carefully fiddling with the flowers. Noticing Xia Jing's gaze, his cheeks flushed as he said, "Ah, I found this in a lab. I thought it looked pretty, so I put it in my space bag... Do you like it?"
Xia Jing is indeed very interested in flowers and plants.
Of course, he was more interested in Fang Tangtang's plan.
His eyes became interested.
Fang Tangtang said shyly, "If you like, I can give you this bouquet of flowers. As long as you, you come closer..."
Xia Jing looked at the boy meaningfully, turned around and was about to walk over.
The next second, a shadow flashed across his vision, causing him to pause.
Xia Jing turned his head and saw Song Yang walking back and forth not far away as if nothing had happened.
A small yellow flower appeared on the man's head at some point. This fragile little flower swayed with Song Yang's footsteps, looking like it was dancing in the wind.
Xia Jing raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Did you eat the seeds?"
Song Yang stopped and said nonchalantly, "I saw it in a small supermarket. I thought it was interesting, so I bought one to try."
"Why, you want this flower?" The man put his hands in his trouser pockets and said lazily, "Come and pick it, and it's yours."
Xia Jing: "Song Yang, you are really childish."
Song Yang raised his chin, his expression unchanged: "Then do you want it?"
On Xia Jing's left was Fang Tangtang who was staring at him eagerly, and on his right was Song Yang who was acting very cool.
Xia Jing turned around and hooked his finger at Song Yang: "Come here."
Song Yang paused.
His eyes wandered, and he moved his feet one step at a time, obediently moving in front of Xia Jing.
The young man raised his hand and plucked the small flower on his head. He leaned close to his ear and chuckled, "Doctor Song, your way of attracting others is a little too cute."
Warm breath sprayed on Song Yang's ears.
Song Yang froze and immediately said, "I don't have any."
But his ears betrayed him, they were very red.
Fang Tangtang on the side: "..."
Who is he? Where is he? What is he doing?!
He burst into tears again!
What's going on with this main monster? Why is it so wrong? Woohoo!
Seeing Xia Jing holding the flowers in her hand and preparing to walk to the back with her lips raised, and Song Yang about to follow, the two of them seemed to want to leave him there directly. Fang Tangtang got impulsive and slammed the table and said, "Hey, Manager, do you really like monster parts? I still have some here, do you want some?!"
He eagerly took out another handful of monster hair from the space bag.
Xia Jing stopped and turned around.
Song Yang became alert and immediately said, "I've been entering a lot of one-star dungeons recently to find you. I just told you that my space bag is full, right? Actually, it's full of monsters, all for you."
He took out a bunch of monster arms, monster thighs and monster heads from the space bag. It was like a blooming flower, with blood and various other black, white and yellow liquids continuously flowing down.
Xia Jing turned and looked at Song Yang again.
Fang Tangtang was anxious and didn't listen carefully to what Song Yang said. He just raised his hand high and said, "Manager, do you like playing games? I'm very good at it. I can teach you!"
Song Yang narrowed his eyes and said, "Next time a four-star dungeon opens, I'll reserve a spot for you. We can kill the monsters together."
Fang Tangtang blurted out: "Manager, I can give you anything you like. Just come over here for a moment."
Song Yang sneered: "Oh, what can he give that I can't give, Xia Xia, don't go over there, there's something wrong with this guy."
Fang Tangtang was about to cry. Is it me or you who is wrong? What's wrong with you, the main monster? What's wrong with you?
Where was the promise of being solely focused on seducing the player?! Why did he feel like this main monster was solely focused on seducing the secondary monster?!
Is there a bug in this copy or is his speculation wrong?
Fang Tangtang was shocked when he thought of this.
yes!
No matter which dungeon it was, the main monster's target should have always been the player. How could it possibly be so focused on the secondary monster?!
He...had he been wrong from the beginning?!
At this moment, Fang Tangtang suddenly looked at the two people with their backs to him.
The tall and handsome man was saying something to the beautiful lady with an awkward look on his face, but the beautiful lady just smiled gently, and the tall and handsome man instantly fell silent, like a big dog whose fur had been stroked.
Fang Tangtang's eyes widened.
...This, this master-slave relationship...
He was wrong at the beginning. The beautiful lady was the real dominant one!
The beautiful woman is the main monster, and the tall and handsome man is just the secondary monster!
Fang Tangtang swallowed hard and broke out in a cold sweat. This was because of the trap set by the copy, and also because of his reaction speed this time.
In the past, he was always the slowest among the players in the dungeon.
He had to wait until others had finished studying many clues before he could have a clue in his head, and he had to wait until others had finished explaining them before he could understand the entire logic of cracking the copy.
And today, he figured it all out on his own so quickly!
He has improved!
Although he is a weakling, he finally made progress!
At this moment, Fang Tangtang was even a little moved. He was so moved that tears filled his eyes and his heart was excited.
It was this excited mood that made him excited.
When Song Yang followed Xia Jing to the back, Fang Tangtang changed his mind, gritted his teeth, and decided not to waste any more time!
He wants to give up the roundabout tactics!
He made a prompt decision and pushed the chair away with all his strength.
Then he rushed over and jumped up, pulling out a hair from Song Yang's head!
Song Yang hissed, covered the back of his head, turned around, and looked at Fang Tangtang in surprise.
Because of excitement, Fang Tangtang's face was flushed and his heart was beating fast.
He quickly stuffed the hair into the potion, panting, and waited for the potion to change color quickly -
Then.
In his hand, the potion lay motionless, and the intact black hair lay quietly in the clear liquid.
Fang Tangtang was stunned.
A shadow fell.
Song Yang said expressionlessly: "Give me a reason to pull my hair out."
Fang Tangtang was so scared that his hand trembled and the medicine spilled out, landing on Song Yang and a few drops on Xia Jing.
When the drug touched Xia Jing's skin, it quickly turned black...
Fang Tangtang was stunned.
He finally reacted and stared at Song Yang blankly: "Are you human?"
Then he looked at Xia Jing: "Are you a monster?"
Xia Jing brushed off the water droplets on his arms.
Song Yang turned around and frowned and asked him, "Are you okay? What's this water?"
"It's okay, it should be something in the copy." Xia Jing said.
Song Yang still pulled Xia Jing closer and carefully helped him wipe the water droplets off his arm. Only after he was sure that Xia Jing's skin was fine did he relax his frown.
Looking at this scene, Fang Tangtang staggered back a few steps.
Then he clutched his head in frustration and said, "You two aren't actually a pair of monsters?! You two, a human and a monster, have been flirting with each other for so long. Am I crazy?!"
Song Yang raised his head, still expressionless: "Any opinions?"
"He's a monster! Brother, are you deluded?!" Fang Tangtang continued to collapse. "Wake up! We have to deal with him together before we can leave the dungeon!"
At this moment, Song Yang and Xia Jing finally understood what was going on with this guy.
Song Yang said speechlessly: "Little friend, think carefully, have you seen me at the beginning of the copy?"
Fang Tangtang was stunned.
He thought for three seconds and said confusedly, "No."
Then his expression became even more horrified.
He covered his mouth and trembled, "...Did I see a ghost?"
Song Yang and Xia Jing: "..."
Song Yang smiled wryly: "Yes, you are."
Fang Tangtang screamed and ran out of the safe house with his head in his hands.
…
Fang Tangtang's back disappeared outside the window, and the safe house began to drift again.
Song Yang had a look of "What's going on?" and was speechless, but Xia Jing seemed to find it very interesting and kept laughing.
While smiling, he raised his lip and said, "If you scare away my customers like this again, don't come in."
Song Yang turned to look at him dissatisfiedly.
In his left hand, Xia Jing held the bloody monster body flower that Song Yang gave him, and in his right hand, he pinched the small yellow flower.
He leaned in to smell the flowers and curled his lips.
"Don't look at me with such cute eyes, Dr. Song."