Why is my anime art style so weird?

Xu Ming only made brief eye contact with those eyes, and immediately felt dizzy and almost fainted on the spot.

The terrifying monster stretched out its tentacles toward Xu Ming. Just then, the match fell to the ground, flashed with a green glow, and went out.

The underwater cave and the monster vanished instantly, and Xu Ming was also freed from that terrifying illusion.

He gasped for breath for a while, and it took him quite some time to recover from his previous state.

Xu Ming straightened up and looked at the completely melted old woman and the box of matches on the ground with a look of lingering fear.

He never expected that the strange old lady's killer move would be a box of matches. Moreover, she had no boss-like demeanor at all. She actually used the table to cover her actions and secretly lit the matches. As for the crystal ball on the table, it was just an ornament to attract attention.

Fortunately, he struck first, otherwise he would have fallen for that old man's dirty trick.

The matchbox did not disappear with the old lady; it remained in the same spot. In addition, the old lady left behind a special chess piece, the 'Queen'.

With the 'Knight' left by the Red Shoes, Xu Ming only needs 3 'Guards', 'Bishops', and 'Chariots' to complete his collection.

Xu Ming hesitated for a moment, then picked up the matchbox from the ground and slowly pushed it open with his finger. Inside, three matches lay quietly.

These three matches, instead of the usual black or red, had eerie dark green tips that looked rather disgusting.

—Obtain the item 'Nightmare Match'.

—Gazing at the flames rising from the deep sea, one experiences despairing fantasies and the shattering reality of hope.

(Hint: Can be used to deal with special targets within the scene)

Special objective?

The image of that bear doll immediately flashed into Xu Ming's mind.

Speaking of which, that bear plush toy is covered in fluff; it'll probably catch fire very quickly...

Xu Ming picked up the matchbox and tossed it up and down in his palm.

Whoosh!

Just then, a strange noise came from the corner of the room.

Xu Ming quickly shone his phone light over.

In the corner stands a statue covered with a white cloth.

Xu Ming's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not immediately go over and lift the white cloth covering it.

He patiently waited for his phone to fully charge while glancing at the crystal ball on the table.

Ten minutes later, the phone had finished charging.

Xu Ming picked up the crystal ball and smashed it at the statue.

Bah!

The crystal ball is directly in front of the statue's head.

The statue's head was knocked to the ground, and the crystal ball also fell to the ground and shattered.

Xu Ming then walked over and ripped off the white cloth.

A tiny black figure huddled behind the statue, trembling.

A smile immediately appeared on Xu Ming's face, and then he slowly raised the dagger.

To everyone's surprise, just as Xu Ming approached it, the little black figure suddenly stopped shaking.

It stood up straight, looked at Xu Ming, and curled up its lips into a malicious smile.

Xu Ming was startled and tried to step back to create some distance, but it was too late.

No one knows what the little black figure did, but the floor, which was about 3 or 4 meters square, collapsed all around the base of the statue.

Xu Ming lost his footing and fell into the hollow.

A smug smile immediately appeared on the little black man's face.

However, its smile didn't last even a second before a hand grabbed it and pulled it into the pit.

Chapter 103 The Seven Dwarfs

Below the pit is a slide that leads to an unknown destination.

Xu Ming grabbed the little black figure and slid down the slide at high speed. The slope was very steep and it turned left and right from time to time. This was a hundred times more exciting than the slides he had ridden as a child.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but just when Xu Ming felt dizzy from the light, a light finally appeared ahead.

Then Xu Ming suddenly slid out of the passage and fell into a large net.

Xu Ming casually used his dagger to turn the black figure into a chess piece, then put it in his pocket, before starting to cut the large net with the dagger.

But no one knew what material the large net was made of. Xu Ming tried to cut it for a long time, but he only managed to cut half a thread.

Just as he was troubled, footsteps approached, followed by a gruff voice laughing loudly:

"Hahaha! We've caught another prey!"

Xu Ming struggled to turn his body in the net, only able to see clearly by the dim light of the torches in the room.

Seven strange figures appeared in the room. They were dressed in coarse cloth clothes and wore pointed hats, like dwarfs from a fairy tale.

However, these dwarves had faces full of scars and tumors, with sinister smiles on their faces, and exuded the aura of gangsters, making it hard to associate them with the warm and kind dwarves in the story.

These dwarves were also carrying weapons such as short swords, axes, and hammers. The blades of the short swords and axes, and the heads of the hammers, were even covered with a lot of dark red marks.

These seven dwarfs are definitely not to be trifled with!

Xu Ming's premonition soon came true.

They pointed several weapons at Xu Ming, warning him not to move, then tied him up and pushed him into another room.

Steel cages, iron maidens, guillotines, gallows, wooden donkeys, and various knives, awls, pliers...

The entire room was filled with all sorts of cruel torture instruments!

These torture instruments were all stained with dried, dark brown blood, and the ground and tables were also covered in blood. Some grayish-white bone fragments were scattered in the corners.

Xu Ming could even faintly hear mournful wails echoing in the room.

The seven dwarfs, with sinister smiles on their faces, forced Xu Ming onto a wooden table and tied his hands and feet together.

Then, without any pretense, they began loudly discussing what tortures they would use to torment him, right in front of him.

“Cut off every single one of his fingers! And his tongue, ears, nose, and eyes! Offer them to Her Highness the Princess!”

A dwarf wearing a red hat made a loud suggestion.

"No! We should throw him into the Iron Maiden and slowly drain his blood! Then offer his blood to Her Highness the Princess!"

The dwarf wearing the green hat offered a different opinion.

"No! His internal organs should be removed and presented to Her Highness the Princess!"

The blue-hatted dwarf clenched his fist forcefully.

……

The dwarves argued endlessly.

Xu Ming himself seemed completely unconcerned about the focus of their argument; they were discussing what tortures to use against him.

In fact, Xu Ming was not worried at all.

Although his right hand was tied, he held the phone in his palm, the camera already pointed at the chattering dwarves.

Moreover, he could summon Haruyuki Arita at any time to launch a sneak attack on them from behind.

After the initial panic subsided, he was simply a little dizzy from riding the toboggan and wanted to rest for a while.

He also wanted to see what these dwarves were up to.

"Ahem! I don't think the method matters. You should decide first who will present the items to Her Highness the Princess."

Seeing the dwarves arguing endlessly, Xu Ming 'kindly' chimed in.

The dwarves suddenly stopped.

The dwarf wearing a green hat said nonchalantly:

"Of course, it's the seven of us who will present this to Her Highness the Princess together..."

Xu Ming immediately laughed, his laughter filled with sarcasm.

"So if there's a reward, it will be split equally among the seven of you?"

The green-hatted dwarf fell silent.

"This matter is actually very simple."

"If all seven of you go to present the treasure, and I were Her Highness the Princess, I would only bestow the reward upon the one who leads you."

Xu Ming said leisurely.

"What he said seems to make a lot of sense."

One of the dwarves muttered something under his breath, and everyone present heard it.

The dwarves' eyes immediately lit up.

"what!"

The green-hatted dwarf suddenly let out a shrill scream.

In the dim firelight, someone plunged a dagger into his heart from behind.

The green-hatted dwarf instantly collapsed and died, turning into ashes.

This was like opening Pandora's box; the dwarves' eyes instantly turned fierce.

It's unclear who swung the first sword, but the remaining six dwarves were locked in a fierce battle.

Each of them had a ferocious expression, ruthlessly thrusting their weapons into the vitals of others, as if they were not brothers, but mortal enemies with a blood feud.

"Damn it, I've put up with you for so long!"

"go to hell!"

"Haha! Didn't expect that, did you! Take this!"

The room was filled with blood, killing, and insults.