novelTele Chapter 46 Who are you?
Chapter 46 Who are you?
One step, two steps.
The one-eyed dragon strode with elegant cat-like steps, surveying its territory. Every paw strike felt like a blow to Meng Chengcheng's heart.
No, don't come any closer!
Meng Chengcheng, who was lying in the litter box, didn't dare to make a sound and could only pray that the black cat would leave quickly.
But the increasingly loud footsteps told her that it was all over.
"The captain and the others are dead. No one will save me."
Am I going to die too?
At this moment, Meng Chengcheng fell into an abyss called despair.
As the saying goes, good fortune never comes in pairs, but misfortunes never come singly. Just then, a second black cat broke into the cat house.
Then, something happened. Although the second black cat entered from behind, it arrived at the litter box faster than the first black cat and jumped onto Meng Chengcheng.
Of course, Meng Chengcheng, who was lying in the cat litter box, was completely unaware of all this.
She felt a sudden weight on her body.
Was discovered.
Meng Chengcheng was utterly despondent. She desperately wanted to get up and run away, to make a final stand, but fear made her body feel as heavy as lead, rendering her completely immobile.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
As time went by, Meng Chengcheng's heart, which had just been filled with despair, began to stir again.
I'm not dead?
Why?
Forces are reciprocal. Judging from the touch, the black cat on her body had definitely noticed her, but why didn't it make a move?
Did it trigger some rule or a way out?
Meng Chengcheng carefully recalled the rules, racking her brains, but couldn't find a reason why the black cat would let her go.
"Rule 1: Obtain the mascot costume in the castle."
"Rule Five: Survive for half an hour while wearing a mascot costume."
"etc!"
In an instant, Meng Chengcheng's mind exploded.
mascot costume!
They only saw the mouse costume in the castle, and because they were playing the mouse in the hide-and-seek game, they mistakenly thought the costume was the mouse costume.
Just like the goldfish catching project, there is a second type of fish-catching tool.
What if there's a second type of mascot costume inside the castle?
But they searched the entire castle. If there is a second type of costume, where is it hidden?
Cats are just as smart as humans, so surely it's not just black cats that are smart?
Is the black cat actually a person dressed as a mascot?
Meng Chengcheng never expected that there would be someone even crazier than her.
If hiding in a monster's lair is considered brave, then what about daring to skin a monster?
No wonder the rules give a 30-minute safety period.
Actually, the game already hinted at this: when players wear the mouse costume, their speech becomes squeaking and their speed increases. So, these meowing monsters are very likely humans dressed as black cat costumes!
The rule states that the cat will begin its hunt after thirty minutes, so the mouse should be careful.
But what does it have to do with the cat if the mouse is to be careful?
Having cracked the project's secrets, Meng Chengcheng now only has one question left: "Who is this thing on me?"
"Meow meow meow (Damn it), meow meow meow meow meow (Look where your mom is), meow meow meow meow (Aren't you leaving yet?)?"
Chen Feng breathed out, intending to force the one-eyed man in front of him to retreat.
But the one-eyed man remained unmoved.
Chen Feng knew that this was because of the rat mascot costume.
After killing the black cat, skinning it, and wearing its skin, Chen Feng discovered that in addition to his strength, agility, and hearing increasing several times over, and gaining immortality, he could also smell a certain scent.
The unique scent emanating from mice.
"So in the game, no one who wore the rat costume survived."
Chen Feng noticed that the one-eyed man started panting, clearly losing patience.
Although black cats don't attack each other, more and more black cats are entering the cat house as they smell the scent, and Meng Chengcheng at her feet will die sooner or later, unless she also has a black cat costume.
So, where can we find such a mascot costume?
Chen Feng stared at the one-eyed dragon, and this cold gaze made the latter's hair stand on end.
"I'd like to borrow something from you; please don't be stingy with it."
"Meow!"
Sensing something was wrong, the one-eyed man turned and darted to the doorway.
Its speed was indeed very fast, so fast that the priest, Captain Wu, and Lin He couldn't react in time and died under its claws. But compared to Chen Feng, who could use the Sianweistan, this speed was at best that of a little girl.
In an instant, Meng Chengcheng felt that everything had changed. The weight on her body had become lighter, one of the black cats in the room had suddenly disappeared, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
Did the other black cat give up and leave?
Just as Meng Chengcheng was puzzled, she felt something pat her and then pull her out.
Chen Feng pointed to the fake human corpse on the ground and the drooping fragments of black cat skin.
Meng Chengcheng understood immediately and quickly took off the mouse costume: "Thank you!"
One hour is up, game over.
Number of survivors in the second round of hide-and-seek: four.
Besides Meng Chengcheng and Chen Feng, the painter and the younger brother also survived.
The painter was not discovered because of his excellent hiding skills and the fact that he wasn't wearing a mascot costume.
As for the younger brother, he found another loophole in the rules.
The rules stated that wearing the mascot costume for half an hour would earn game coins, but there was no rule about having to endure the hunt for half an hour. So, as soon as they entered the castle, the two brothers changed into their rat costumes.
About forty minutes later, they took off the rat costumes.
Little did they know that even if they took off the rat costume, it would still attract the black cat. So when the black cat tracked them to the wine cellar, the older brother, knowing he couldn't escape, made a noise and sacrificed himself.
To reiterate, the rules clearly state that cats think in the same way as humans, so after finding her brother in the cellar, the black cat naturally assumed that there wouldn't be a second person hiding there.
But it didn't expect that the two brothers would have the opposite mentality and put all their eggs in one basket.
So the younger brother survived.
However, his face was ashen, and there was no trace of joy in his rescue.
As for Chen Feng and Meng Chengcheng, they initially did not intend to return the mascot costumes.
After all, the cat costume not only increased strength and agility, but also granted them immortality. However, after a while, they discovered that the longer they wore the costume, the more violent they became, and they even found their flesh and blood to taste sweet.
So before they lost their minds and turned into monsters, they quickly took off their mascot costumes.
[Ding! Congratulations to the user for successfully checking in at the Horror Park - Hide and Seek attraction]
Just two more points and I'll get them.
Chen Feng noticed that the wooden board in the vampire boss's hand had changed.
"The game now has seven players instead of ten."
"The captain permanently killed three monsters."
His subordinates were killed, but the vampire boss remained unmoved by Chen Feng and his companions. This is the strange tale: the most reasonable monsters will never be attacked as long as the rules are not broken.
Leave the castle.
Chen Feng felt his clothes being grabbed.
Turn around.
Seeing Meng Chengcheng crying with tears streaming down her face, Chen Feng asked, "Are you alright?"
"Um."
Meng Chengcheng sniffled, trying to appear strong, but her red, swollen eyes betrayed her.
"Our captain is dead, what should we do now?"
What to do? Just deal with it.
This was the first time Chen Feng had ever seen Meng Chengcheng like this. In his memory, this girl was always full of confidence, like a proud peacock.
But now, he looks like a drowned rat.
At this moment, Chen Feng realized that although she was a medium, Meng Chengcheng was only twenty years old. At that age, an ordinary person would not have even graduated from university yet. It was really difficult for her to go through all this.
So he comforted her, saying, "It's okay, I'll take you out."
"Um."
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Back at the hotel.
early morning.
Meng Chengcheng lay in bed, unable to fall asleep no matter what she did.
As soon as she closed her eyes, she could hear those words echoing in her ears: "It's okay, I'll get you out of here."
Those resolute eyes and that absolute confidence gave me a tremendous sense of security.
Meng Chengcheng sensed that she might be in love.
"I never imagined that my first love would be him."
"Maybe I should move in and live with him."
"Yes, I've observed that his room has two beds. I can use the excuse that it's for safety, since there are monsters everywhere here, and agents are supposed to look after each other."
"He'd be overjoyed to hear that I'm living with him!"
"He got off easy! But if he tries to lay a hand on me, I won't let him get away with it so easily!"
Meng Chengcheng jumped out of bed, preparing to pack her luggage, when she suddenly felt that the ghost that had been haunting her for a long time had come again.
"Get lost, you bastard!"
Generally speaking, novice mediums can only sense people who have recently died nearby, since the souls of ordinary people dissipate over time.
Only those with immense attachments before death will linger in this world, unwilling to leave.
"Since it's already a new day..."
"Then I'll try to communicate with the spirits and see what this huge obsession wants from me."
Without hesitation, Meng Chengcheng lit incense and candles, and suddenly, a gust of cold wind swirled in the room.
Meng Chengcheng rolled her eyes, revealing the whites of her eyes, and frowned as she said:
"So it was you, Liu Xiaohu."
"You haunted me when you were alive, and now that you're dead, are you still haunting me?"
"Huh? Little Tiger??????"