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"..."

You're the one who's not human!

You monster!

The woman in the red wedding dress didn't know how to react.

This was the first time she had encountered such a situation.

Shouldn't the other party have screamed in terror and fled out of the village?

The unexpected situation left her wondering how to proceed with the next steps.

Seeing the terrifying monster approaching, the woman instinctively went through the door and hid outside.

"The evildoer goes away!"

Boom—the monster… no, it was Fan Xiao who burst through the door and chased after it. The ferocious mouthparts on its tentacles emitted sharp, angry roars.

Upon seeing this, the woman's figure instantly blended into the shadows beneath her feet.

The shadowy figure moved away into the distance like a nimble snake.

Fan Xiao chased after him, baring his teeth and brandishing his claws.

A cat-and-mouse game unfolds.

Of course, Fan Xiao appeared arrogant on the surface, but was actually quite wary inside.

He just tried using the aberration contamination on the woman in the red wedding dress, and found that... it had absolutely no effect!

That woman was either not a being made of flesh and blood, or... she had no physical body and was some kind of special spirit.

Judging from her ability to walk straight through the door, the answer should be the latter.

His "Flesh and Blood Progenitor" psychic energy and spirit body are somewhat incompatible, and only when a large sea of ​​blood is deployed can he attack the target with "Will Chaos Storm".

However... on a whim, Fan Xiao still decided to chase after them to find out what was going on.

The woman in the red wedding dress did not discover his true form, which was hidden in the underground sea of ​​blood.

This is probably because he has scattered his mental energy.

At this moment, the shell he left on the ground to move around was actually the individual with the greatest mental reaction.

Judging solely from telepathy, the outer shell seems more like his true form.

The woman was most likely misled by this tactic.

With fewer worries, Fan Xiao's behavior became more radical.

He caught up with the shadowy figure at an incredible speed.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of them.

Fan Xiao looked closely and realized it was You Guo.

You Guo's face was filled with anxiety as he waved at him and shouted, "Escape this way..."

"Escape..." sounded awkward, so You Guo had to quickly change his words to, "Chase her this way! Chase her this way! I've found her hideout!"

You Guo's voice and movements seemed to possess some kind of magic.

Upon hearing and seeing this, all of Fan Xiao's eyes showed a dazed expression.

Then, he followed You Guo in a different direction and ran out.

The two ran quickly, one after the other, and soon arrived at the temple of the Ghost Goddess.

Without hesitation, You Guo pushed open the door and entered the temple.

Fan Xiao, who was following behind, stopped in front of the ancient temple gate, his eyes filled with countless stares as he looked at the plaque above the gate.

The Temple of the Ghost Goddess...?

So, the monsters that attack players at night aren't villagers, but rather the subconscious mind of the Demon Queen?

"Hmm... that image of a red wedding dress and red veil does correspond to the image of the clay figurine that the villagers worship."

"It must be the subconscious of the Ghost Queen."

Fan Xiao made his judgment in his mind.

"She's in the temple! Come in quickly!"

You Guo continued to wave to Fan Xiao, his face filled with anxiety.

The process went wrong again... Why did the target stop at the door?

“This…” Fan Xiao hesitated for a moment and said, “This is the temple of the Ghost Goddess, and we cannot approach it casually.”

"It's alright!" You Guo said, "You did it to catch the monster, the Ghost Queen will forgive you."

"You're not the Ghost Queen, how would you know what she's thinking?"

Fan Xiao immediately turned into a contrarian: "Unless the Ghost Queen herself comes forward and tells me personally that it's okay, I will not go in!"

"..."

Suddenly, You Guo's mouth split open to his ears, revealing a horrifying smile.

Then, his body exploded and disappeared.

LOL... Fan Xiao realized the scam had failed, so he changed his ground-based persona back to that of a normal human.

It seems that the Ghost Queen is intelligent, a highly intelligent being, rather than just a simple monster.

Fan Xiao's gaze passed through the temple gate and peered inside, where he saw the enormous statue of the Ghost Goddess.

She was still dressed in a red wedding gown and a red veil.

The next second, one of his fingers broke off, and his flesh and blood scattered, turning into eight fleshy worms that grew wings and flew into the temple, landing in various corners of the temple. One of them landed on the statue of the Ghost Goddess.

Soon, the entire temple began to tremble.

It looks like a stomach or intestine that is moving.

The flesh-and-blood worms were quickly swallowed up by the ground, walls, bricks, statues, and other objects, disappearing from sight.

Fan Xiao felt that he had completely lost contact with the flesh-and-blood worms.

The separated portion of flesh and blood seemed to have been destroyed... or rather, digested.

Is the entire temple alive?

Is it a man-eating monster?

Fan Xiao seemed to be deep in thought.

When faced with the temptation of "Youguo" just now, he chose to stand outside the door, not because he was afraid of entering the temple.

He still has the chance to summon the little angel, so he's quite confident.

If he couldn't win, he would call Qiqi out to destroy the temple and overturn the chessboard.

Just so arrogant!

The main reason he didn't go in was because he was considering the "Escape from Red and White Village" instance quest.

According to information revealed by the villagers and the village chief, in order to escape from here, one must obtain the protection of the Ghost Goddess, so as to avoid the interference of the "ghost wall" caused by the mist outside the village.

The "protection" mentioned here doesn't refer to actual protection, but rather to a dungeon mechanism—that is, players can unlock corresponding dungeon benefits once certain conditions are met.

The benefit of this instance is that it is unaffected by the fog.

At that time, players will only face the crisis of the mountain spirits. As long as they are strong enough, escaping will not be a problem.

To gain protection... according to his guess, he would have to obtain the identity of a villager of Red Village through a ghost marriage.

With the help of the village chief, they worshipped the Ghost Goddess in the temple—this was part of the ghost marriage ceremony.

If the temple is destroyed, and the necessary facilities for completing the ghost marriage ceremony are lost, players may lose the basic conditions for completing the "Escape from Red and White Village" mission.

Then it will be impossible to complete the game perfectly.

and……

Besides Hongcun, there might also be a Ghost Goddess Temple in Baicun.

Fan Xiao had not yet figured out what form the Ghost Queen actually took.

But one thing he was certain of was that simply destroying the temples in Hongcun Village would definitely not kill the Ghost Goddess.

Not only can they not be killed, but they may also cause unpredictable changes in the situation, causing players to lose the opportunity to achieve high dungeon ratings.

Therefore, after careful consideration, he decided to stop here tonight.

Let's follow the ghost marriage mechanism of the instance first... no, we don't necessarily have to participate in the ghost marriage.

Fan Xiao recalled the previously abandoned strategy for clearing the level.

Perhaps we could give it a try?

With that thought in mind, he temporarily gave up and quickly returned to the tile-roofed house where You Guo and the others were.

Seeing that You Guo and the others were still worshipping, he stood still and waited.

Worshipping the Ghost Goddess is one of the rules that must be followed at night, otherwise there is a high probability that you will be attacked by the Ghost Goddess's subconscious.

And this attack... even a C-level player probably couldn't stop it.

The biggest challenge lies in the Ghost Queen's mental interference; players will be affected if they see her.

Only by following the rules can one survive.

He can act with impunity because he can use his "blood armor" to create a small sea of ​​blood at any time, generating a "storm of chaotic will" to barely tear apart the mental interference that comes upon him.

Other players don't have this ability.

Time flew by while we waited.

As dawn broke, the family who owned the tiled house stopped their worship and resumed their activities.

"Huh? What are you doing in my house? I don't remember inviting you!"

The villager frowned and said in a somewhat unfriendly tone, "Get out! Who gave you permission to come in without permission!"

Upon hearing this, You Guo and the others remained motionless.

Who knows if this isn't a new seduction tactic?

At this moment, Fan Xiao spoke up: "Get up, everyone, it's dawn."

The crowd remained unresponsive.

"..."

Fan Xiao activated his psionic energy, communicating with the "Heavenly Eyes" on the foreheads of Ou En and the others. He repeated his words to them through bone conduction and then pried open the eyelids of You Guo and the other two.

The crowd then seemed to wake from a dream and, under the villagers' scolding, quickly left the tiled house.

……

"I never imagined it would be so dangerous at night!"

You Guo said in a serious tone, "That monster actually used a way to arouse our curiosity and lure us to open our eyes. How insidious!"

"Luckily, we were quick-witted! We ignored it."

Xiao Tian nodded, still feeling lingering fear.

Xu Xuan frowned and said, "After that monster failed the first time, it didn't try to tempt us again. Is it because it was only the first night? Or is the monster just very impatient?"

Fan Xiao: "..."

Hearing the conversation between the three, he hesitated, wondering whether he should tell the truth.

"Ahem...actually..."

Finally, he spoke up and recounted what had happened the previous night.

After hearing this, the three of them, including You Guo, looked somewhat embarrassed.

At the same time, he also admired Fan Xiao's ferocity.

In the horror storyline, the protagonist takes the lead and scares the ghosts... They don't know what expression to make.

After all, this was the first time they had encountered teammates like this!