Villain Awakening Plan [Quick Pass]

Scarlet Beast stayed not far from the stronghold, opposite to the mushroom forest.

This kind of creature is as weird and treacherous as the alienation of the world they bring.

Scarlet Knight has a huge body, covered with black scales, like an ancient mammoth covered in scales. Beside it, hundreds of scarlet beasts are pacing back and forth, staring at those who are walking towards the predators with their hungry eyes. Humanity.

And on Scarlet Knight's towering back, a figure close to a human figure stood still.

Its body is covered with pitch-black down feathers, its head has long hair like the tail feathers of a bird, its hands and feet are all sharp three-fingered claws, and the crimson in its eyes is more intense than other similar ones, like a blood mist that cannot be melted away.

This is the high-level scarlet beast.

Only the Scarlet Beasts who are at the upper level of the pyramid in the group have the right to ride the Scarlet Rider, so they gather so many weak ones of the same kind.

With the visual sense of reading, it is absolutely possible to see the details of every feather on the Scarlet Beast from such a long distance.

She silently held the little host's hand tightly, and then was grabbed by the backhand.

In fact, not all high-level scarlet beasts are close to human form. For scarlet beasts, human form has nothing to do with level, it is just a relatively rare form.

It is purely a coincidence that this scarlet beast looks like a bird man.

But because of the uncanny valley effect, it looks more terrifying than those around it, making people unconsciously uncomfortable.

Yuedu is also among them.

But Ji You was different - she didn't have any fear in her mind at all, and she looked eager to try when she saw the herd of scarlet beasts as if she saw a table full of vegetables.

The two walked slowly among the crowd bewitched by the illusion, and approached the behemoth little by little.

Everyone around them had indulgent smiles on their faces, unaware that they were throwing themselves into a trap. If they were sober at this moment, they would probably run away immediately, as far away as possible.

As the distance draws closer, Yuedu suddenly hears Ji You's soft ah.

"It seems a bit too much, and I can't eat it all at once." She was quite troubled.

Yue Du quietly turned to look at her.

Ji You changed his words quickly and without any flaws: "I mean, there must be a lot of things they can exchange for."

Yue Du sighed: "Not less."

But there will be some trouble.

Two people, still a combination of a young woman and a little girl, it is incredible that they can return with a full load every time.

If Yuedu hadn't planned in advance, purchased supplies in batches in rotation, and minimized the sense of presence, the two of them would have been targeted by the upper echelons of the stronghold.

But this time, the scarlet knights and high-level scarlet beasts have such obvious physical characteristics, and it would not attract the attention of outsiders if they were to be exchanged for supplies...

Yue Du rubbed his forehead and sighed again.

The short time spent talking in a low voice was enough to close the distance between them and Scarlet Beast.

Sensing something, Ji You stopped in her tracks, looked up into the eyes of the only high-level Scarlet Beast, and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.

Within the scope of her ability, Ji You is the one in control, even though she looks like a petite and harmless child who is not even a girl.

Read more but didn't stop.

Not only did it not stop, but it also suddenly quickened its pace, far faster than the unconscious people around it, almost reaching the Scarlet Beast in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that prey was delivered to the door ahead of time, the tall Scarlet Knight slowly raised its long nose and made a gesture of curling its grip. Before it could get close, it stopped at the same time as the humanoid Scarlet Beast on its back.

Ability takes effect.

Yue Duu looked back at those people who were induced by the illusion, and their movements also stopped, but they hadn't completely broken free from the false scene, and their expressions were still dull.

Ji You's ability lasted for a few seconds, the weaker Scarlet Beast had already fallen down, and the two stronger ones were still fighting, their huge crimson eyes trembling rapidly in their sockets, as if they were suffering from great pain.

The more I read it, the better I looked at it, and thought inappropriately:

Will the illusion created by Ji You make the opponent suffer?

This thought only flashed for a moment, and was quickly pulled back by Scarlet Beast's sudden tense movement. Scarlet Beast finally lost in the confrontation with no chance of winning, and its huge body slumped to one side.

Yue Du raised his hand quickly and put all the scarlet beast corpses into the system space, then turned around as if nothing had happened, and walked towards Ji You.

With the death of the Scarlet Beast, all illusions were shattered, and people gradually regained consciousness. They looked around blankly, and could only see the same confused faces.

I don't know who called out first: "Scarlet Beast Invasion!"

This reminded everyone that they were supposed to be on the way to escape, why did they seek refuge?Scarlet cavalry carrying high-level scarlet beasts are approaching the city!

The crowd suddenly became a mess.

Yuedu moved very quickly, so no one saw the scene where Scarlet Beast fell down. She walked through the crowd with a calm heart, but her face showed the same panic expression as everyone else.

When Yue Du returned to the host, just as he was about to say something, he noticed that Ji You's eyes were wrong.

It doesn't look like waking eyes.

Yue Du hurriedly reached out to help.Sure enough, the next moment, Ji You collapsed into her arms without warning.

Someone nearby noticed this scene, and some looked away as if they didn't see it. A young woman hesitated for a moment and asked kindly: "Is she all right, do you need help?"

Yue Du picked up Ji You and said without changing his face, "My sister is not in good health. It may be that she was frightened on the way to escape just now. She will be fine after resting for a while."

The other party saw the half of Ji You's face, which was as pale as snow. At first glance, it looked really weak and sickly, so she didn't suspect it at all.

Of course, if she saw Ji You's lip color, she wouldn't think so at all. Those thin lips that belonged to a child, but the color was rich and bright red, as if poured with blood, no one would be able to see it This person is weak.

The woman turned her head to look, and said worriedly: "It's not my fault that the child was frightened. I ran to the shelter just now. How did I get here? I almost fainted from fright."

At this time, most people have woken up from the initial daze. Everyone looked at each other and walked back in unison—but not to the cave where they took refuge, but to the city.

Any reasonable person would think that this has something to do with the Scarlet Beast's illusion, but this matter itself is very strange. They are all confused by the illusion, so they can still escape?Will the Scarlet Beast watch the meat in its mouth run away?

Can't go to the shelter.If this is a conspiracy by Scarlet Beast, the purpose is to let them lead the way to the cave, then this stronghold will be over.

Yuedu still mixed in the crowd and returned to the city.

Only this time, instead of walking side by side with the little host, she hugged the host like a big doll.

On the way, he had to show a strenuous appearance at the right time, and stopped for a while to rest, politely rejecting the woman behind him's willingness to help.

Even so, I still get a sigh of "You are so strong".

This group of lucky ones who had just escaped from the danger returned to the stronghold, uneasy, and waited tremblingly for a long time before the others returned from the refuge.

Those who arrived at the cave in time were stunned when they saw these companions who originally thought it was a disaster.

At that time, the figure of the Scarlet Beast could be seen from the position of the cave, but the openings of the cave were not facing the same direction, and they couldn't see that side if they were hiding in the cave.

People from both parties asked what happened, but they looked at each other in blank dismay, one more confused than the other.

The scarlet beast raid this time became an unsolved case.

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the other side.

Wen Yilan followed the refugee crowd into the stronghold, and immediately knew that the others were fine, so he ran home immediately, knocked on the door of Yuedu's house in a hurry, and didn't feel relieved until the door opened.

"You two disappeared as soon as you turned your head, almost scared me to death! Where have you been!"

Yue Duu briefly explained: "It was too chaotic at the time, and Ah Jiu accidentally got separated. I went back to look for her, but I didn't catch up."

Wen Yilan shook his head: "In the future, you have to hurry up in this situation. Fortunately, it's okay this time... Where's your sister?"

"I was a little frightened and fell asleep just now." Yue Du said.

Wen Yilan didn't doubt that he was there: "It's time to take a good rest. Then I'll go first, call me if you need anything."

As soon as the door was closed, Yue Du immediately put away the gentle smile on the corner of his mouth, went back and sat beside Ji You's bed, paused, and took her hand.

Cold to the touch.

But Ji You's expression was very serene, his mouth pouted a little, as if he was content to fall asleep after eating and drinking.

"—Could it be that he has absorbed a lot of energy, so he needs to sleep and digest well?" Yue Du guessed to himself.

The more I think about it, the more I feel it makes sense, but guessing is just guessing, and I still have to wait for Ji You to wake up and ask carefully.

The more you read, the more you quietly wait for her to wake up.

Ji You slept for an exceptionally long time this time, Wen Yilan had already visited the whole night and at noon the next day, and she showed no signs of waking up.

In the afternoon, someone came to the door for a routine investigation.

Living in the stronghold, visits and surveys are a common practice. It is a bit similar to public opinion surveys, and the statistics of various aspects are combined, which can play a certain role in the stable development of the stronghold.

Yue Du had to leave the bed for a while, and went to the living room to talk with the visitor.

The bedroom door was gently closed, and a breeze passed through the half-opened window, and the blackout curtains fluttered and rustled with the wind.

Ji You opened his eyes without warning.

Her dark eyes stared at the ceiling, motionless, and she blinked slightly after a while.

Then, there was a light, sly smile in those eyes.

She supported herself to sit up, leaned against the head of the bed, turned her eyes to the closed door, and never looked away.

In the living room, Yue Du stood by the door, watching the visitors leave.

This person knew that Yuedu was a person with a very strong real ability, so his attitude was naturally very good. He turned his head while going down the stairs, and said several times that you don't need to send it back, please.

This investigation is mainly around yesterday's raid. About this matter, ordinary people don't know anything about it, but the hunter team gets more questions.

But those well-known hunter teams are the key targets for questioning. Those who are so close to fighting alone will only be asked a few simple questions, and they will just go through the motions.

I can't ask anything from the stronghold, and in the end it's just a rough record. In this era where life may be in danger anytime, anywhere, the surprise brought by this matter will fade away in a short time.

Yue Duan thought this way, pushed open the bedroom door, looked up and saw the little host sitting there, smiling obediently at him.

——It’s so healing!

Before, Yuedu had never associated this word with the host. After all, the word "healing" didn't seem to go well with Qijiu, Nain, Yun Yijiu or Sheng Xuejiu.

That's right, it's not a category at all.

But in this small world, Yuedu has used this word several times to describe the small host.

In addition, the most frequently used words are so cute that the liver trembles. These two words are tailor-made for Ji You.

Yue Du stepped forward, her tone softened: "Ah Jiu woke up, how do you feel, is there any discomfort?" She held the little hand outside the quilt with ease, and frowned immediately. "Hands are still so cold..."

Ji You held back his hands slightly, and smiled very sweetly: "It's nothing, it's just the sequelae of eating too much, it's quite normal, don't worry."

Read more: "That's it."

The host, who insisted yesterday that it was a lot of food in exchange for supplies, why is he willing to admit it today.

But think about it, this is indeed her usual temper.

Yue Du shook his head amusedly: "Then are you still hungry? Wen Yilan just brought some food."

Ji You said, "I'm not hungry, I just want to drink water."

Read more: "Wait a minute, I'll pour it."

The water in the kettle had been boiled before, and it was still hot after pouring a cup to receive the visitors.

On the left hand side is Ji You's cup, Yue Du took it to pour water, half of the water was poured, a vague thought suddenly arises in his heart: Was this cup placed here before?

Of course it is.

The memory is very clear.

This thought disappeared in a flash, Yue Du went back to the bedroom with a water glass in his hand, and saw Ji You reaching for the hair rope on the bedside table.

Yue Du handed her the water glass, and casually took the hair tie and put it on her other wrist.

Ji You wore a hair tie, held a water glass, and didn't drink any water, just watched Yuedu with a smile on his face.

Read more: "If you don't drink, you will be cold."

Ji You: "Wait a minute, it's still a little hot."

Children's mouths are always delicate and hotter than adults.

Yue Du took the cup and put it aside, Ji You came over again, leaning on her chest and acting like a baby: "I feel so heavy, I have no strength, and I don't want to move."

More reading: "This is what happens when you eat too much, do you want to rub your stomach?"

Yue Duu is still a little hesitant to say this, after all, spiritual satiety and food satiety are not the same thing, rubbing the stomach is useless, if you really want to say it, rubbing the head might be more effective?

But Ji You acted very happy, as if he was waiting for this sentence, and the more he read it, the more he followed her.

Warm and soft fingertips and palms gently pressed on the abdomen, Ji You narrowed his eyes, showing a satisfied look like a cat.

Almost at the same time, Yue Du heard the long-lost mechanical beep.

"Ding! The system task has been completed, and the point reward has been issued, please check!"

Read more: "..."

Such a cold mechanical sound suddenly sounded in the warm daily life, which really ruined the atmosphere.

She shook her head, her fingers were still massaging methodically and with moderate strength, but her thoughts were already immersed in the question of "why the task suddenly shows completed".

In her arms, Ji You suddenly raised the corner of his mouth.

Behind her, there was a hair rope quietly placed on the bedside table, other than that, it was blank.