Paranoid Beauty reigns supreme at Infinite Game

A severed hand fell to the dusty ground.

After Eric brought a glass of water for the three of them, he went back to the room and took off his wizard robes, and changed into lighter clothes, which made the blue and purple scars on his bare//exposed skin appear in everyone's eyes.

"How did your injury come from?"

The Lubai doctor was benevolent, and when he saw Eric's arm with almost no intact areas, he immediately tightened his eyebrows and went forward to check.

Zhu Changan glanced lightly and then continued to sit aside and tease the lively hound.

Zong Xiao gritted his teeth, his murderous dark eyes fixed on the stupid dog licking Zhu Changan's palm.

"Chang'an, the dog's saliva is dirty, and there are bacteria and fleas on it..."

Zhu Changan took the paper towel handed over by Zong Xiao, and wiped the saliva on his hands carelessly. Seeing Zong Xiao pick up the hound and wanted to go to the backyard, he said quietly, "Remember to come back after you have played enough with the puppy."

Zong Xiao's expression froze, and with his back to Zhu Chang'an's hand, he quietly took back the silver thread that was about to slip into the mouth of the hound, and returned to Zhu Chang'an's side with a pitiful answer while hugging the dog.

"You mean the village chief's son beat you like this?"

Lu Bai checked the bruises on Eric's body, almost all over his body, but unfortunately he didn't have bruises, so he could only advise some precautions regretfully.

He was a little surprised to hear that the person who bullied Eric was the son of the village chief.

"The wound on your neck was also caused by him?"

Eric was about to answer Zhu Changan's question, and then he paused for half a second indistinctly, and then hummed vaguely, unable to tell whether he was hesitating or affirming.

He lowered his head, the shadow obscured the expression on his face, and only a muffled voice could be heard.

"Hubert takes pleasure in teasing me. He often comes to beat me up when he is unhappy. Anyway, no one will stand up for me..."

Lu Bai sighed and expressed sympathy, "Then you didn't ask the village chief for help?"

Zhu Changan replied for Eric who sneered, "Like a father, like a son, doctor."

Lu Bai was dumbfounded.

"The village chief said that your village has a sacrificial ceremony tonight. Is it a sacrifice to vampires?"

Eric nodded and shook his head again, "Master Priest will announce who is the newly born vampire at seven o'clock in the afternoon, and then take him to the sacrificial site, but the sealing will not be performed until the next day."

Zhu Changan was thoughtful, and suddenly thought of something, and said with a half-smile: "What if a vampire is born on a priest?"

The corner of Lu Bai's mouth twitched.Zhu Changan thinks differently from ordinary people every time.

Eric was taken aback by Zhu Changan's words, and quickly made a gesture of silence with his fingers, with a flustered expression, "Don't talk nonsense. It is impossible for a priest to be possessed by a vampire!"

Zong Xiao locked the hound outside the yard, and squinted his eyes when he heard the words, "Possessed? The vampires here have no entity? Is it true or not?"

"No! There really are vampires!"

Eric was very excited about their questioning the existence of vampires, "It was the priest who sealed the vampires with his life, otherwise our village would have been slaughtered by vampires..."

Zhu Chang'an stood at the door of Eric's room, and saw the darkness inside through the two-finger-wide crack of the door that was not closed tightly.

"You have more than one priest?"

"There used to be five priests in our village... the totems that guard the village were made by the priests, and the five eyes on it represent the five priests. But in order to seal the vampire, four priests were sacrificed. West Jiao Village only has The last priest is here..."

Eric's eyes were red and his voice was low.

Zhu Chang'an stood in front of the only window in the room, watching the mountains and forests in the distance shrouded in mist, as if the scorching sun could not shine through the mist.

A narrow path winds from the end of the village into the fog.The totems on both sides are basically the only identification.

"That forest is where you held the sacrificial ceremony?"

Eric followed Zhu Chang'an's gaze, and his eyes flickered, "Yes, the priest built an altar there, and the annual sacrifices are carried out on the altar."

Speaking of which, Lu Bai was very curious about how the so-called sacrificial ceremony sealed the vampire.

"Since the vampire is possessed by the villagers, how do we get rid of the vampires from the villagers?"

"Vampires are born after the sun goes down every time, because they are very weak during the day, so in order to prevent the vampires from escaping at night, we will light the lights on the altar to keep the vampires weak, and then seal them at ten o'clock the next day. Then Just nail the heart with a silver cross, and then set fire to him. This will ensure that the vampire can be sealed for a longer period of time."

Eric looked directly at Lu Bai, and he took it for granted that it was a very normal thing to nail a person through the heart and burn him alive.

I don't know if it's Lu Bai's illusion, but there seems to be a flash of a smile in Eric's eyes when he said this, which is very permeating.

"Sounds interesting. Can I join your ceremony?"

The corner of Zhu Chang'an's mouth curled up, and he muttered to himself, "A vampire who dies at birth...if it has memory, it should hold grudges."

Eric looked distressed, "This... I can't make the decision. No outsiders have ever participated in the sacrificial ceremony in the village. Maybe you have to ask the village chief."

He walked towards the kitchen while talking, and said a little embarrassedly: "Let me go and cook you something to eat. My family doesn't have any good food, so I might make you feel wronged."

Seeing his injuries, Lu Bai felt pity and stopped him, "Don't bother you...I'll do it."

He wanted to say that he had brought food, but when he opened the item bar, all the food had been sealed, showing that dungeon restrictions could not be used.

But even if there is no such restriction, according to his previous experience of playing dungeons, [-] out of [-] food provided by dungeon npcs are inedible.

Zhu Changan was pleasantly surprised, "You know how to cook?"

Wouldn't it save a lot of money to buy food, awesome.

"Actually, I'm not very good at it."

Lu Bai scratched his head in embarrassment, as if he couldn't bear to spoil Zhu Chang'an's surprised eyes.

His culinary skills are barely passable, but there are no higher requirements.

Otherwise, the system would not have given him a "Dark Chef" identity card in a wicked way.

Zhu Changan patted Lu Bai on the shoulder, "Come on, doctor."

After speaking, he pushed the door open on the grounds of wandering around.

I don't know if it's near lunch time or preparing for the sacrificial ceremony. The whole village is filled with a choking garlic smell, which cannot be dispelled even by a powerful electric fan.

But the villagers who have lived here all year round have become accustomed to it. Some children even hang a bunch of garlic around their necks, and they may grab a child and chew it twice while walking on the road.

Zhu Changan asked the passing villagers about Archie's residence, but was interrupted impatiently.In just ten minutes, the attitude of the villagers suddenly changed 180 degrees.

"Sorry, you outsiders are not allowed to enter the residence of the great priest."

Although they didn't speak rudely when facing Zhu Chang'an, their eyes showed contempt and disdain for Zhu Chang'an.

"I didn't expect a good-looking person to be a liar. You really can't judge by appearance."

When the villagers left, they were still whispering behind their backs, which Zhu Changan listened to.

He half-closed his eyes, and there was a danger signal in his eyes.

Zong Xiao couldn't tolerate anyone slandering Zhu Chang'an, he turned his head and remembered the appearance of those people, thinking about something.

At this time, three other players came across from the two, accompanied by many villagers.

Tao Xian, who was the leader, was praised by everyone as if he was the newly appointed village head.

"Looking at your frowning faces, have you encountered any difficulties? You might as well tell me, I might be able to help you solve it when I'm free."

Tao Xian looked at Zhu Chang'an's pretentious words, which also attracted a burst of flattery from the surrounding villagers.

"Mr. Priest is so kind. If it were me, I wouldn't help this liar."

"Yes, yes, I admire Mr. Priest's broad mind."

Zhu Chang'an looked at Tao Xian's high-spirited look with little interest, and knew that the change in the attitude of the villagers had something to do with this person.

He rubbed his fingers, and out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of a hooded villager sneaking into the house with something in his arms.

The thing seemed to be broken, and it dripped down, staining his robe with a small red mark.

Zhu Changan immediately avoided the crowd blocking the way and walked over there.

"I think I'm more magnanimous, so the principle of no more than three things can barely be maintained. It also means that you only have two chances left. I hope you can cherish them."

Tao Xian was taken aback for a moment, following Zhu Changan's voice, he could only catch his delicate profile passing by.

He only thought that Zhu Chang'an was an excuse for being timid and afraid to confront him. Just as he sneered, he suddenly felt the back of his neck swishing, as if someone was lying on his back and blowing a breath of cool air on his neck.

Tao Xian stretched out his hand to wipe it, only to feel that his wrist was cold, some liquid was splashed on his neck, and something rolled down his back.

He looked down and saw a severed hand fell on the dusty ground, and bright red blood gushed out from the neat cut.

The pain that swept over him with hindsight eroded his sanity in an instant, and Tao Xian screamed pitifully while clutching his severed hand.

The people around were terrified and ran away, screaming "Blood! Blood! It's the vampire!"

The other two players froze in place, backed away in panic, not understanding that a huge change had taken place in the blink of an eye.

Zong Xiao walked around them leisurely, the corners of his mouth raised, but he still felt a little regretful.

Tao Xian was quite vigilant, if he hadn't stretched out his hand to touch it, it wouldn't be his hand that fell on the ground right now.

It's no fun if prey die too quickly though.

Zong Xiao licked his lips, the bloodlust in his eyes was hidden deep inside.

Zhu Changan heard Tao Xian's screams within a few steps, and just as he was about to turn around, Zong Xiao walked up behind him, blocking his sight.

"what happened?"

Zong Xiao looked worried, and pulled Zhu Changan to continue walking, "A player went crazy and attacked people randomly. Let's leave it alone."

A smile flashed in Zhu Changan's eyes when he heard the words, "It does sound dangerous. Then let's go."

Seeing that Zhu Changan didn't go back to check curiously, Zong Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, and snapped his fingers silently behind his back.

A small but swift figure darted across the street, stepping on the wall and leaping onto the roof.

Between the eaves and the walls, we reached the roof above where Tao Xian's severed hand was.

An exquisite and beautiful puppet stood there, its strange-colored eyes stared unblinkingly at the severed hand on the ground, and suddenly lit up with a strange red light.

It raised its arm, but it was not an arm made of resin like a doll, but a solid human arm, with a thin but neat silver stitching line at the connection with the shoulder, which did not look obtrusive, but seemed exquisite. tattoo.

A silver thread was wrapped around the slender wrist of the puppet, and it stretched out in a flash with the lifting movement, wrapping the amputated hand on the ground very quickly and then withdrawing it when everyone's attention was on Tao Xian.

Holding the severed hand, the puppet's expressionless face showed a little bit of happiness.

After blinking one golden and one blue pupil, the figure of the doll disappeared on the roof.

Zong Xiao on the other side was knocking on the door of a villager's house. Suddenly, his movements slowed down for half a second, and then he raised a smiling face.

The door of the villager's house was opened half a person's width apart. A man with long, thin cheeks and deep-set eyes stood at the door. After knocking on the door, he realized that two outsiders were about to close the door without saying a word.

Zong Xiao put one hand on the edge of the door, no matter how hard the other party tried, the door was blocked by Zong Xiao, and he looked at the villagers with a relaxed tone.

"Sir, when the guests come, you must treat them well."

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Village Face Changing Master Citizen