Deadly Game: Almighty Boss’s Guide to Making Money

Chapter 1334. The Crimson Farm (7)

After the battle, several of them collapsed to the ground, panting heavily.

Everyone had some grayish-blue liquid on them, which smelled foul and putrid.

Wen Yang's arm was scratched by the puppet, and a deep wound was bleeding. Old Chen's forehead was also scratched by the puppet's claws, and it was red and swollen.

"It's...it's terrifying..." Xiaoyu's face turned pale.

Huang Jingjing went around treating everyone's injuries.

She walked up to a woman in her thirties, who smiled at Huang Jingjing.

"Hello, my name is Wen Xiaoya."

Lin Xi looked at Wen Xiaoya, the woman who had told everyone not to jump to conclusions back then.

The woman whispered something in Huang Jingjing's ear.

Huang Jingjing nodded and smiled at the woman.

"This wave of puppets is more powerful than the one we just encountered, and there are more of them. If we encounter a few more waves like this, we simply won't be able to handle them," Old Chen said.

"Yeah, if it weren't for everyone's good teamwork, someone might have been seriously injured. We were planning to go to the well to save the boy who turned into a tree, but now it seems that without chili peppers as cover, it's impossible."

"I don't know if our own chili peppers will work," Zhang Yutong said.

"It's probably unlikely, but we can give it a try until we find the chili peppers," Huang Jingjing said, returning to Lin Xi's side and asking, "Who accidentally stepped on the loose floorboards just now?"

“Me,” Long Ming answered immediately. “Sorry.”

He apologized, but Long Ming's tone was indifferent and his expression was calm.

They didn't genuinely feel apologetic at all.

A man in his thirties opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately said nothing.

—That dragon's roar, was it intentional?

Whether it was intentional or not, I don't know, but it's clear that they don't care.

—I don’t know what Wen Xiaoya said to Teacher Huang.

Judging from Teacher Huang's attitude towards Wen Xiaoya, Teacher Huang should be a good person and there is no danger to him.

—Teacher Huang's skills are all truly useful.

—But this dungeon requires all members to complete it.

—Holy crap, did the whole team get wiped out before?!
"The battle just now has revealed our location, and there might be other puppets nearby that have been attracted. We must leave here as soon as possible and go find Chili."

"Although we don't know the exact location of the warehouse, based on the layout of this building, it should be on the other side of the first floor, or in an annex at the back of the building."

“I just saw a simple floor plan of the building hanging on the wall. Although most of it was blurry, I could vaguely see an area marked ‘warehouse’ on the first floor. It seemed to be on the west side of the first floor, which is the opposite of where we are now.”

"That's great!" Wen Yang's eyes lit up. "With a general direction, we can avoid a lot of detours. Now that everyone has rested enough, let's set off as soon as possible, walk west along the corridor, and go to the first floor to find the warehouse."

Everyone nodded, stood up, and tidied their weapons and backpacks.

Wen Yang continued to walk at the front, using his flashlight to probe the way, while Lao Chen brought up the rear. The group carefully made their way to the west side of the corridor.

The environment on the west side of the corridor was even more dilapidated than before, with many room doors completely rotten and collapsed, revealing empty rooms inside.

The dust on the ground was thicker, leaving clear footprints with every step. Occasionally, scattered bones could be seen, their origins unclear – human or animal – sending chills down the spine. After walking for a short while, the group heard faint "hoarse" sounds ahead, indicating the appearance of more puppets.

Wen Yang immediately signaled everyone to stop and turned off their flashlights. Darkness instantly enveloped the entire corridor, leaving only a faint ray of light coming in from the window.

"There are puppets ahead, and quite a few of them," Wen Yang said in a low voice. "Should we take a detour?"

Lin Xi listened carefully. The "hoho" sound was intermittent and seemed to be coming from a room not far ahead, not coming towards them.

"They must be puppets trapped in the room. Let's sneak around without disturbing them."

Everyone held their breath and moved slowly forward, hugging the walls of the corridor.

As they passed the door of that room, they could clearly hear the sound of puppets banging against the door, clanging and banging, as if they wanted to rush out.

No one dared to linger; they quickened their pace and hurried past the room.

After walking for about ten more minutes, a staircase leading to the first floor finally appeared ahead.

Wen Yang shone his flashlight on the stairs but found no trace of the puppet, so he gestured for everyone to slowly descend.

The western part of the first floor was more desolate than the eastern part, with more debris scattered on the ground and some dried bloodstains.

As everyone continued walking down the corridor, they soon came across a large door with a sign that read "Warehouse." The sign was so rusty that the words on it were almost illegible.

"This should be it!" Wen Yang said excitedly, walking forward and pushing the warehouse door, only to find it locked.

He took out a military dagger from his backpack and pried open the door lock again.

With a "click," the door lock was pried open, and Wen Yang pushed the door open and went in first, the beam of his flashlight sweeping across the warehouse.

The warehouse was filled with goods, mostly old farm tools and sacks, and the air was filled with a damp, musty smell.

Wen Yang searched carefully and quickly found several bags of chili peppers in the corner. The bags were somewhat torn, and the dried chili peppers inside were scattered on the ground, emitting a strong spicy aroma.

"found it!"

Old Chen stepped forward, picked up a handful of dried chili peppers, and smelled them.

"This chili pepper is exceptionally spicy and has a unique flavor, unlike any we usually have. With these chilies, we won't be so passive when we encounter puppets anymore."

It seems the chili peppers they put in the instance themselves weren't working.

Moreover, unless you have a particular fondness for spicy food, most people wouldn't put chili peppers in the dungeon.

Add just enough for seasoning.

"Great! Let's divide the chili peppers among ourselves and each of us carry some with us. We can scatter them when we encounter the puppets."

"Now that we have chili peppers as cover, we can feel a little more at ease."

"Where do we go next?" someone asked.

"Let's find the well first!" Lin Xi said. "If the water in the well is indeed spring water, let's save the people around us first, and then try to reunite with everyone and summarize the clues we've gathered."

What if some of the clues are different?

Everyone agreed and began distributing the chili peppers.

Everyone wrapped some dried chili peppers and chili powder in a cloth and put them in their backpacks for easy access.