Before I became the legendary boss

He Rong and Yun Qi walked in the shopping mall on the second floor one after the other, only the sound of footsteps echoed in the deserted room.

Originally, He Rong thought that the people who were scared away could not run too far in one go.But along the way, they didn't see a single person, and they didn't even find traces of people fleeing.He Rong gradually felt something was wrong.

It's like someone took them away on purpose.

Manager Xie's face appeared in his mind.

What is certain is that among these 10 people, there must be black group players hiding, and they took half of the NPCs away purposefully.But where will it be taken?

From the 2nd floor to the 8th floor, it is obviously unrealistic to explore all the corners of the entire floor.Is there any place that can persuade people to go together and monitor the first floor by the way?

Security monitoring room.

He Rong raised his head. The place that Manager Xie mentioned, where the cameras on all floors can be used, is on the 8th floor.

In order to avoid omissions, He Rong decided to go around each floor a little bit.Start from the west side of the second floor, go from west to east, and then go upstairs from the east side, so that you can go back and forth between each floor.

As he walked and thought, Yun Qi just followed him silently, as if he had completely forgotten about the exhibition just mentioned, and instead kept looking at him with interest.

He Rong stopped before going up to the third floor.

"It may not be safe to go up further, you can go back to the lobby on the first floor."

"Is the hall on the first floor safe?" Yun Qi pointedly reminded He Rong of the tragedy that just happened in the atrium on the first floor.

"I didn't mean to follow you, I just walked with you." Yun Qi shrugged. "Please don't be too self-conscious."

He Rong: ...

"Hey, but I can't blame you, who made me look good."

He Rong thought, no, blame me, blame my troublesome mouth.

Women's clothing is sold on the entire third floor, and part of the area is outside the window.The two walk among hangers and mannequins.Except for the aisle being a bit dark, everything seemed to be calm.

The clothes on the models range from spring styles to winter styles, and most of them are women's coats with graceful shapes.Some of the models are carrying bags with elegant postures; some are draped over the other's shoulders, with their heads turned sideways as if talking.Others clasped their hands, demure and comfortable.

But before leaving the East District, the model's posture changed unknowingly—it became extremely unnatural.The hands were obviously raised, but the forearms were turned downward; some seemed to be performing mimes, and some had their entire torsos twisted.And their heads, which used to have their own directions, but now they are surprisingly consistent - all turned towards He Rong and the others.

Accompanied by the feeling of being stared at, He Rong continued to walk westward, and when he passed through the atrium, he felt someone pat him on the shoulder.

When he turned his head, Yun Qi looked at him innocently, as if asking him what was wrong with his eyes.

He Rong continued to walk forward again, this time it was even more exaggerated, his ankle seemed to be scratched by something.

He Rong stopped in his tracks, and took out his phone helplessly.

Sometimes, you really want to pretend nothing happened, but the other person doesn't think so.

In the [Mirror of Reality], the true colors of the models are reflected—all of them look like carrion corpses, withered and shriveled, with white bones exposed where the thin skin is split.

Yet they have no faces.

He Rong had a very bad premonition, he shouted, "Run!"

As soon as the words fell, the models around all moved.Some stumbled, as if they were not yet used to walking, while others crawled forward and quickly caught up.

Now it was too late to turn around and climb the escalator in the atrium, so the two had no choice but to continue running west.The models on the west side also began to change their appearance one by one, and they wailed with the sound of the cloth being torn.

"Give me face!"

"Keep your face! Stay!"

"If he has face, he will look back at me!"

"Give me face! Give me face! Give me face!"

He Rong didn't dare to stop for a moment, Yun Qi was running behind him, and he was able to comment on those who caught up with ease.

"Your dressing taste is too bad, not everyone can hold red and green."

"Is it interesting to have a full-body brand like yours? No face is useless."

"Your face looks too empty. It's not good. I'll give you an ugly letter later."

He Rong wondered what was going on with this guy, he was so small-mouthed that he could talk.The model monsters also seemed to be mad, chasing after them like mad dogs.

Finally reached the escalator on the west side, just as He Rong was about to go up, one suddenly jumped down from the ceiling, blocking his way.

He Rong was forced to have no choice but to take out the only weapon he bought from the mall - a dagger.There is no special function, just for ordinary self-defense.He said to the model monster, "Don't come here."

The model let out a strange cry from nowhere, which sounded like a sneer, and approached him eagerly.

"If you come here again, I'll cut my own face."

He Rong pointed the dagger at himself while talking, the tip of the knife really made a small cut in the face.

It's dumbfounding to switch to a model now.

At the second when it stopped moving, Yun Qi suddenly raised his leg and kicked it down from the third floor.Then he quickly dragged He Rong up to the 3th floor, while the model monsters seemed to be afraid of going upstairs, so they could only stay where they were unwillingly, their wailing sounds very miserable.

He Rong leaned against the wall and panted non-stop. He ran too fast just now, and he felt that his physical strength was a little bit behind him.This dungeon is indeed evil, and every level is full of difficulties.Going up, I don't know what else is waiting for me.

Just as he was thinking wildly, Yun Qi approached him a few steps, squatted down, and raised his chin with his hand.

"Do you think you are too good-looking?"

ah?He Rong looked blank, and the other side stared at him expressionlessly.

"Face."

It was only then that He Rong realized what the other party was talking about. He wiped the wound he had cut just now with his hand, and the bleeding had stopped.

"It's nothing." He shook his head, and Yun Qi took out a bottle of mineral water from somewhere and handed it to him.

"Wash it up."

He Rong:?

"Do you think you just hurt yourself with such a light swipe? No, you also hurt your companion's eyes. How can you be so selfish, I'm a professional, you have to pay me."

Yun Qi accused him righteously.

He Rong: ... I can't see how much I have a cut in my face.

However, he didn't bother to continue chatting with the other party, and took the water bottle while thanking him.

While he was washing his wound, Yun Qi kept squatting beside him, seemingly in a daze, and seemed to be remembering something.When he is quiet, he is like a well-behaved feline.Beautiful and dangerous, the black pupils seem to hide a galaxy that no one has discovered.

He is indeed a mystery.He Rong thought.It doesn't matter whether he is a player or an NPC.

The entire fourth floor is the home appliance exhibition area, with rows of large and small home appliances.Everything from refrigerators to color TVs stopped working due to power outages in most parts of the mall.

He Rong felt that he had almost rested, so he got up and continued to explore.Maybe it's because the air conditioner has been operating on this floor before, which makes people feel extraordinarily cold, as if entering another season.

The two walked silently from west to east.Yun Qi hadn't spoken since just now, as if Zuipao had also entered a dormant mode.When He Rong stepped into the LCD TV area, a strange startup sound suddenly pierced the silence.

[Hot social news: In a department store in the commercial center of this city, a woman committed suicide by jumping off the building at 6:[-] p.m. today, and died on the spot.This is the second viciousness/incident in the building this year.According to multiple witnesses, the woman lingered on the [-]th floor for several hours before jumping off the building, and...]

boom!

There was the sound of something heavy hitting the ground.

He Rong turned his head abruptly, a puddle of blood suddenly appeared at the place he just passed by.There were also tufts of long black hair in the blood.

The suddenly turned on TV was still broadcasting the news.

【"The woman stood there for several hours, not knowing what to do. Just as the security guard was about to go up, she climbed over the railing and jumped down!!"】

【"I was looking at the refrigerator on the fourth floor, and suddenly something fell from the upstairs, and I just took a look, ouch, it's scary! It's a human head!!"】

boom!

boom!

boom!

Three consecutive beeps landed very close to them.

Just as He Rong was about to take out his mobile phone, something quickly grabbed his ankle and pulled it hard.His center of gravity was unstable, and he fell to the ground.Yun Qi grabbed his arm, and with the other hand, he pulled out a saber from his boot, and stabbed fiercely at the thing that grabbed He Rong.

The saber shone brightly, piercing the darkness like a bolt of lightning, nailing the thing to the ground.He Rong took a closer look, it was a pale arm, the saber pierced its palm, and it frantically bounced as if it was in pain.There was no blood oozing from the wound, but a puff of black smoke came out instead.

Yun Qi stepped forward, stepped on the arm with his foot, and pulled out the knife.The light in his eyes was breathtaking in the dark, and the smile on his lips was extremely cold.

In the next second, he rushed out like a sharp arrow. The saber directly pierced the LCD screen in front of him. With the ear-piercing sound of cracking, the other arm fell from behind the screen to the ground. It still wanted to escape, but Yun Qi took the knife Throwing it out, the arm twitched a few times, lifeless.

This series of movements happened within a few breaths, He Rong froze in place, almost unable to hold the phone.

Is your school an art academy or a sports school?

With that in mind, he raised his phone and scanned around, but found nothing unusual.

The TV that Yun Qi destroyed just now was the one that broadcast the news before, and now it has been completely turned into a pile of scrap iron.He Rong checked it, and it turned out that the TV was not powered on.

At this moment, another display screen buzzed on behind him.

[...Today...the man...knife...slashed...]

The whistling sound of electric current made He Rong turn his head.

【...Three people... on the spot...】

A vicious, painful cry, as if from the depths of hell, came from the other end of the corridor.

Accompanied by this wail, the LCD screen suddenly flew up and hit He Rong!