Jiang Ying knew that there must be some secret hidden in Qin Huo.

After all, he is neither an npc nor a player.And sometimes he behaves like a four-year-old.

But Jiang Ying trusted Qin Huo very much.

He often sleeps with Qin Huo in his arms and stays with him every day.

If the boy tried to be against him, he would have been utterly dead.

Jiang Ying was hesitated for a few seconds by Qin Huo's possessive eyes, and then turned her attention back to Xia Shining.

Xia Shining was telling him what she encountered on the first day of the game.

"As soon as I entered the game, I received a private message from an old player. At the same time, I also received a private message from 'Little Smile', the female student who was executed by justice. I don't know if I have contacted other people."

"He used his status as a veteran player to win my trust, and I didn't have much defense against him. I was too flustered at the time and didn't notice anything unusual. But now that I calm down and think about it, I found that he behaved very strangely."

Jiang Ying raised her hand to signal her to pause: "So the reason why you guys discussed the task on the nearby channel was not because you didn't...?"

He admitted that he didn't have any good feelings for the 'city people'.'

Urbanites think that 'suburbanites' are violent."Suburban people" think "city people" are idiots.

But Jiang Ying doesn't dislike Xia Shining.

He swallowed back the 'no brain' that was about to blurt out.

"So you did that because someone deliberately induced you?"

Xia Shining didn't understand what he said before he changed his words.

She hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly.

"Yes, when I first built trust in him, I didn't intend to foolishly reveal the mission. After all, I don't know if what he said is true. But it didn't take long for the nearby channels to start discussing personal missions.”

Jiang Ying raised her eyebrows slightly: "The old player never showed up on the nearby channels from the beginning to the end. If so, who led it?"

"It was 'I love physics' and 'I love me'. They started to discuss it first. I remember very clearly that I was still lamenting how brave they were, daring to speak out."

Xia Shining paused, recalled for a while, and continued: "The third person who started to discuss the task was 'Xiao Xiaoxiao'. The news kept going, and the atmosphere was very good. Not long after, '50% off' joined the chat.”

Jiang Ying tapped her fingertips on the cold stone slab beneath her body.

"First, an old player told you that this is a cooperative game, and then you saw the group discussion of the players. Your doubts about the old players were completely dispelled. In order to cooperate with the players and better pass the game, you decided to join the discussion, like other players,Send out your identity information and mission."

Xia Shining nodded: "Yes."

After listening to Xia Shining's words, Jiang Ying smiled mockingly.

'I love physics' and 'My life oil me' were the first two players to be fooled.

The old player first told the two that they belonged to the same camp.

He also used the convenience of the mayor's status to obtain strong spirit potions, and distributed them to each of them to help them complete the missions of the faction.

Therefore, the two believed in the old player's words, and they would discuss tasks in nearby channels, which was instigated by the old player.

The third one to show up was 'Little Smile'.

During the justice execution ceremony, Jiang Ying saw her body shape and appearance.She's likely still in high school before entering the game.

She is the only minor among the seven players, and she is more easily deceived than adults.

There are these three tricked little fishes, playing back and forth in the fishing net.

Other fish with high vigilance also swam in boldly, and were finally caught by the net.

At the beginning of the game, all the veterans have to pay.

At the same time, this series of operations by the veteran player also revealed a message to Jiang Ying.

Veteran players should have the basic information of all players.

Such as age, gender, faction and overall rating.

He knows very well which players are most likely to trust him.

There is also everyone's contact information in the game, which is convenient for him to chat with friends privately.

But he doesn't know what the other players look like, their initial skills, their roles, and the tasks they need to complete.

That's why we have to design formulas.

So that at the beginning of the game, he can accurately lock the identity and location of the player from thousands of npcs.

Then on the first day of the game, use Justice Execution to kill 'Little Smile' and '50% Off'.

The design sends the policewoman "Xia Xia" who has the most threatening character identity and is most likely to obtain important information into the pet breeding base.

After using "My Life Oils Me", he can easily find his home address through the information exposed before "My Life Oils Me".Send out the cat-headed monster and kill him.

This set of combos is really smooth, it looks like an old fox at first glance.

The only question now is why the old player has privately chatted with all the players, but did not contact Jiang Ying.

Jiang Ying felt that she might have missed the news.

He opened the software and looked through it carefully, but he didn't find the old player's private chat request.

There are two possibilities for this to happen.

One, the veteran player has all the player's information in his hand, except Jiang Ying's.

Due to the lack of information, Jiang Ying did not take the initiative to speak on a nearby channel, so he could not contact Jiang Ying.

Second, the old player has Jiang Ying's information, but he can't figure out his details, so he dare not provoke him easily.

Because their comprehensive strength scores are the same, even Jiang Ying's score may be higher than his.

Thinking of the second guess, Jiang Ying's mood improved a lot.

He looked at Xia Shining: "What's your overall strength score?"

Xia Shining looked down, with a look of surprise on his face: "I remember that I was only D before, but now I have upgraded and become a C grade!"

Jiang Ying heard this and asked curiously, "How did you get promoted?"

Xia Shining flipped through her personal page back and forth and studied it carefully for a while.

"In the beginning, my race was 'ordinary humans that can be seen everywhere', but now it has become a beast-type semi-human, with German shepherds in brackets, and the brackets are over!"

"Wait, I also got a new active skill and two passive skills."

After reading the words above, Xia Shining couldn't help touching the dog ears on top of her head.

The big tail, which had been listless all the time, shook unconsciously.

Thinking of what happened in the pet breeding base, and looking at the overall score that was improved as a result, she didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a while.

Seeing her complicated expression, Jiang Ying stubbed out her cigarette and jumped off the stage, walked over and gave her a light hug.

"Congratulations."

Xia Shining was patted on the back a few times, and hearing the soft sound of safety in her ears, her eyes suddenly became sore, and she leaned on Jiang Ying's shoulder and cried.

The pain and grievances of these days are finally not in vain.

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After comforting Xia Shining, Jiang Ying lit another cigarette.

With the information provided by Xia Xia, he finally confirmed the conjecture in his heart.

The combined score of "I love physics" and "I am oily" is D, and Xia Shining's initial score is also D.

From the 'Help' details, you can see the comprehensive strength score, which is divided into grades from weak to strong, E-A, and S-SSS above grade A.

Most of the new players, before entering the game, should have an overall score of E.

The game gave each of them an initial skill and turned their score into a D.

"I'll fuel me" started with a pistol with unlimited bullets, but his score was only D.

It can be seen that the comprehensive strength score only depends on the player's personal ability, the props in hand and the teammates who are allied, and they are not included in the score.

Even if Xia Shining got a blessing in disguise and transformed from a human into a beast-like half-human, her score only grew to C.

Jiang Ying took a few deep breaths and blinked her eyes in surprise.

But he started as a B-rank player.

Is he so powerful?

Jiang Ying hid in the darkness, pursing her lips tightly, not to let others see that he was happy.

Now that Jiang Ying knew about the old player playing the mayor, why didn't she contact him.

Because he can see Jiang Ying's basic information and knows that his overall strength score is B.

And the old players' own ratings are also around B level, and they have a high probability of being equal.

Jiang Ying had the bottom line in her heart, and her tense nerves relaxed.

Before 'My Life Oils Me' died, he made a video call to Jiang Ying.

Jiang Ying didn't know if he secretly took screenshots and sent them to old players when he was videoing with her.

But none of that matters anymore.

After so many days since the game started, the old players must have figured out his identity.

Jiang Ying was thinking about what the old players would do next.

Continue to play dead, and everyone minds their own business with him.

Still planning how to capture him alive.Lock him up so he cannot escape the town on the tenth day.

Let him stay in the game forever and become a superhuman slave.

The latter possibility is clearly greater.

The two sides have reached a dead end situation, and Jiang Ying is no longer entangled.

He asked Xiao La to rest with Qin Huo in his arms, and made a plan with Xia Shining himself.

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Qin Huo could see that Jiang Ying was very busy now, so when Xiao La carried him into the bedroom, he didn't struggle.

This time Xiao La didn't leave immediately.

He seemed to have something on his mind, and after turning around the room a few times, he got up and closed the bedroom door.

Hearing the sound of closing the door, Qin Huo looked suspiciously at the tall man beside him.

Lay down beside the bed, Xiao La said with a listless expression, "Brother Ying seems to be leaving the town."

"What he said sounds strange, and he doesn't look like a person from this small town. No, no, I don't even think he is from this world. For him, leaving the town is tantamount to leaving this world."

Xiao La sighed: "Xiao Qin, where did you and your father come from?"

Qin Huo shook his head pretending to be blank.

He's a four-year-old kid now, and he doesn't understand anything.

Xiao La didn't expect him to answer either.

He sighed softly: "I'm different from Brother Ying and the others. I'm from this town. What should I do when they leave? Will I stay here alone? Stay in the town?"

Qin Huo didn't answer, and the room fell into a long silence.

Xiao La was silent for a long time, then suddenly buried her head in the quilt.When he spoke again, there was a hint of confusion and despair in his voice.

"I can't remember my family and friends. I only know Brother Ying now. If you all leave, where should I go?"

Before he finished speaking, he heard a childish voice above his head.

"The convenience store and this house will be yours."

Xiao La didn't say anything, just let out a long sigh.

"Sometimes I wonder if I would be happier if I hadn't returned to normal, like the rest of the townspeople."

Xiao La isn't perverted enough to fit into the small town.

But Jiang Ying couldn't take away an npc, and neither could Qin Huo.

Xiao La didn't stay in the house for long, and after telling the child who didn't know anything about her pain, she got up and left.

Qin Huo waited until after three o'clock in the morning before Jiang Ying entered the bedroom.

His friend pulled him into his arms, bowed his head and kissed his cheek.

Qin Huo hugged Jiang Ying's arm and buried his head in his chest.

He felt that he was much luckier than Xiao La.

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Not long after Jiang Ying fell asleep, she was awakened by a loud noise.

He put on a coat and walked out of the bedroom quickly.

As soon as she entered the living room, Jiang Ying saw Xia Shining hiding behind the curtain, and secretly opened a slit to look out.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xia Shining's dog's ears moved, and he turned to him and said, "The townspeople are preparing for the hero selection, and they are driving into each other."

Jiang Ying also leaned over and looked down.

The road that was neat and orderly last night is now a mess.

The streets were splattered with blood, and several npcs rammed into the road like bumper cars.

The corpses of passers-by scattered like fireworks, and human body parts were scattered all over the ground.

Two or three minutes later, the police car arrived.

The npc policemen are carrying loose.The shotgun got out of the car and yelled, "There are terrorists here!!!"

Then began shooting at the crowd of onlookers.

The npcs playing with bumper cars and the passing townspeople were all sieved.

Seeing this, Jiang Ying shook her head.

It's no wonder that the SSS-level boss he met before asked him to stay at home honestly during this time.

These townspeople went crazy, and he really couldn't deal with it.

After the nearby npc left, Jiang Ying closed the curtains again, pretending that there was no one at home.

Xiao La put the freshly prepared breakfast on the table and whispered to them to come and eat.

Jiang Ying hugged Qin Huo to the chair beside her, ate a few bites of fried eggs, and watched Xiao La hesitate to speak.

Xiao La smiled at him, lowered her head to avoid his gaze.

Xia Shining just met Xiao La not long ago, and has no affection for this npc.She didn't understand the atmosphere at the table, why it was so awkward.

After breakfast, Jiang Ying received a private message from "I Love Physics".

I love physics: "Are you here? I listened to your advice and hid at home. My neighbors hacked each other in the corridor this morning, and my cat's eyes are all covered in blood."

I love physics: "Everyone in my building seems to have been hacked to death. A lot of people are fighting in the street. What should I do? What are your plans?"

A: "Pretend no one is home."

I love physics: "I'm doing it, and you're hiding at home now too?"

A: "No, the floor of my house is too high, and there is nowhere to run in case of danger."

I love physics: "You're right, should I also change to a lower floor?"

A: "At your own discretion, it depends on the situation."

The two chatted for a while, and after learning that the curse level of "I love physics" had reached a moderate level, Jiang Ying told him that the strong spirit potion could suppress the curse.

At the same time, he also told him about the existence of superhuman beings.

In exchange, 'I Love Physics' shared some of the clues it had found with Jiang Ying.

From the mouth of npc Doudou, he learned that Doudou had seen several bugs crawling out of his pet.

Those bugs bit him and his parents, and they suddenly went out of their minds and became completely different people from the townspeople.

Because Doudou's family was the first to regain their sanity, other townspeople believed that they were the source of the infectious disease and connived their children in beating Doudou at school.

Doudou, who had returned to normal, inadvertently heard a strange sound from the statue of the hero in the central square.

Like a sleeping person snoring.

But haven't heard it lately.

Doudou felt that the statue might have woken up and was about to start eating.

This idea brought great panic to Doudou, who had just entered junior high school.

He always advised others to escape from the town, but he dared not speak ill of the statue for fear of being discovered by the statue.

Looking at the message from "I Love Physics", Jiang Ying's heart tightened.

Do they still need to face the awakened statue in the late game?

Is it possible that the curse will turn into a monster?

This is too difficult.

After cutting off the chat with "I love physics", Jiang Ying was a little bored and walked back and forth in the room.

Because couldn't make a sound, didn't watch TV at home.

Xiao La and Xia Shining, two dog people, are busy making clothes.

They wanted to cut a hole in the pants so the dog's tail could come out.

The boy was reading a book of fairy tales on the sofa, his two short legs were shaking slightly.

Jiang Ying dug out the parent-child game gift bag she had snatched, took the colored paper inside, and folded a thousand origami cranes with Qin Huo

The boy had a great time, and told Jiang Ying with bright eyes that he had only seen paper cranes in movies before.

Because she was worried that the sound of cooking would be heard outside, Jiang Ying only cooked quick-frozen dumplings for lunch.

They had just finished their lunch when there was a knock on the door.

Then a man's voice sounded: "I am the police, open the door!"

Xiao La hugged Qin Huo and hid in the corner of the restaurant. Xia Shining bowed her body and looked at the anti-theft door vigilantly.

No one spoke in the room, it was eerily quiet.

Jiang Ying didn't look through the cat's eyes, as that would block the light and expose the fact that there were people in the room.

He hid near the door, ready to shoot at the enemy at any time.

Qin Huo lay in Xiao La's arms with a cute expression, and turned to look at the door.

Looking through the anti-theft door, he saw that the corridor was densely packed with people.

Those npcs were either holding guns or bloody kitchen knives.

There were sick and crazy smiles on the faces covered with blood and dust, and the eyes were shining with excitement.

After knocking on the door a few times, there was no response. The leading npc covered in blood put his head on the cat's eye, and continued to hit the door with the butt of his gun.

"Is there anyone at home! I'm a policeman!"

"A murder case occurred in the community today. We suspect that this incident is related to you. Please cooperate with the investigation!"

The npc policeman yelled again, then turned to his colleagues and said, "There's no one here, we'll come back later."

The npcs behind him all turned and walked towards the elevator. The sound of their footsteps echoed in the silent corridor, which was very clear.

One of the npcs opens the elevator door and presses the button for the first floor.

But no one entered the elevator until the elevator doors closed.

Twenty or thirty men and women covered in blood stood quietly in the corridor, staring straight at the closed security door.

The sound of the elevator running came faintly into the house.

Xia Shining heard the movement and was about to ask, when Jiang Ying suddenly turned her head and made a shush gesture to her.

After waiting for ten minutes, Jiang Ying's tense nerves relaxed a little.

He felt that after such a long time, it should be safe.

Out of prudence, he motioned for everyone to go their separate ways, but keep quiet.

Xiao La slowly sat down on the sofa, Xia Shining tiptoed to his side, and the two continued to sew pants.

Jiang Ying picked up the boy who ran to her lap at some point, and kissed his forehead comfortingly.

The next second, he heard a snort from outside the door.

The man who shouted before said with a sneer: "I heard, there are people in the room!"

Immediately there was a sound of slamming on the door, and someone was slashing at the door with an ax frantically.

Xiaola on the sofa subconsciously jumped up, wanting to ask the boss what to do now.

Before she could say anything, Jiang Ying stared back fiercely.

He can be sure that there was absolutely no sound from their side just now, and it is impossible for people outside to hear it.

The ax smashed the door of the room and made a harsh noise, every time, it seemed to be pressing on Jiang Ying's heart.

He clenched his teeth, covered Qin Huo's ears, and pressed him into his arms.

The anti-theft door is very strong, and it has been cut for so long, and there is no sign of a hole.

The sound continued for five minutes, just when Jiang Ying began to doubt herself and was about to tell others to do it.

Suddenly there was a conversation between two people outside.

"It seems that there is no one in this household."

"Then change to this one."

After they finished speaking, they began to smash the door next door.

There were panicked footsteps next door, after confirming that there was someone in the house.

With a bang, the npc successfully broke into the door.There were shrill screams and the sound of bones breaking from the next door.

After more than three hours of tossing and killing all the residents at home in the building, the npcs went to another residential building together.

Confirming that they really left, Jiang Ying, who was on guard the whole time, let out a long breath.

The boy who had been obediently in his arms tugged at his sleeves to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

He caressed Jiang Ying's cheek and comforted her in a childish voice: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I won't let them hurt you."

Jiang Ying was amused by his little grown-up appearance, and her tense nerves relaxed accordingly.

He rubbed the boy's head, "Xiao Qin will grow up soon, and he will be able to protect Dad. But you are still young, you should hide when you encounter danger, don't rush forward, remember?"

Just as Qin Huo wanted to say that he didn't want to be a son, when he turned his head, he saw Xiao La and Xia Shining looking at them with a smile on his face.

It seems to be saying that the relationship between their father and son is really good.

Thinking of the previous agreement with Jiang Ying, to be friends in the future, and to be father and son in front of others.

Under the gratifying eyes of the two dog people, Qin Huo pursed his lips, put his arms around Jiang Ying's neck, and whispered, "I remember Dad... Dad."

Jiang Ying:!

Cool!

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Just as Jiang Ying expected, the mayor played by the old player is just a puppet in the hands of superhumans.

He has absolute power on weekdays and can control everything in the town at will.

But he cannot use his power to interfere in the selection of heroes.

Because it touches on superhuman interests.

In the past few days, no matter whether it is an old player or a new player, they have honestly hid at home and did not go anywhere.

The NPCs in the town went crazy collectively regardless of day or night, and their fighting power was so amazing that even the monsters and 'stray dogs' in the town stopped running around.

A few days later, the town's radio announced the end of the hero selection.

The person chosen as the hero is an npc that Jiang Ying doesn't know.

According to the town's tradition, after cleaning the streets and restoring the town to tidy, all the townspeople go to the central square to offer their best wishes to the new town hero.

In Jiang Ying's guess, if the old player wanted to kill the remaining players, he would probably do it during the blessing ceremony.

It just so happened that he was also planning to kill the mayor directly that day.

I hope that the statue in Doudou's mouth, which may have woken up, will not wake up that day.

As soon as this idea came up, Jiang Ying suddenly realized that she seemed to have set a flag.

He was silent for a long time, and began to pray in reverse in his heart, wishing the statue would wake up that day.

After praying piously back and forth several times, Jiang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.

He felt that even if the flag was set up, it should be wiped out by him now.

It's dangerous, but fortunately he reacts quickly.