Doll Survival Game - Chapter 153
The magician caught the doll. Without pausing, he turned directly, his bandage-wrapped fingers pulling an almost invisible thread as he slid toward the right window.
In the pile of monsters, the doll-like girl near the front widened her pupils and raised her voice, “Don’t go forward-”
But it was too late. The monsters ahead had already crashed into it, and in the blink of an eye, their bodies were torn apart, while those with hard shells were blocked outside.
This was the silver thread he had set up around Tianhong.
Now, brought over by the magician, it cut off the entire passage upward on this floor.
Luo Yiran looked up. He had already sensed it when the magician tugged the silver thread that had been connected to his index finger.
The silver thread was wound around the pillar twice, making the gap extremely narrow. Even the smallest parasite, the little girl holding the doll, couldn’t get through, so the other monsters and parasites were completely cut off.
The silver thread was handed to the magician. Luo Yiran turned to look in the direction Via had left.
Via wasn’t in a hurry to leave; he was still standing at the stairway, meeting the doll’s red eyes across several pillars. After a second of eye contact, he turned and went upstairs.
The magician wound the silver thread around the pillar and tied a dead knot, then opened his palm.
The doll adjusted its posture and sat in his hand, then looked up at the magician. “We meet again.”
The bandages on the magician’s face lifted, and then Luo Yiran felt a gaze sweep him from head to toe.
Twice.
The presence of this gaze was so strong that Luo Yiran frowned slightly. He was about to say something when the magician spoke first.
“Young master, how did you get so down and out when I’m not by your side?”
Luo Yiran choked, “…”
“And,” the magician gently touched Luo Yiran’s ‘clothes,’ “doesn’t young master dislike wearing skirts?”
Luo Yiran, “…”
The magician’s tone was teasing, but Luo Yiran could clearly hear a trace of annoyance. “Why isn’t young master saying anything?”
Luo Yiran had nothing to say-what could he say? That he wasn’t down and out? That he wasn’t wearing a skirt?
But the problem was, he really did look ‘down and out’ right now. After all, he’d just been inside a monster’s belly, and parts of his body were still sticky.
As for the skirt… Luo Yiran’s face was expressionless-it was just that his current skills weren’t good enough to make other ‘clothes.’
The monsters nearby were still glaring at them viciously, so Luo Yiran tried to change the subject, “Let’s deal with them first.”
“No rush, they’re just a bunch of small fry.” The magician glanced at them, his tone truly indifferent. “They can’t even break young master’s silver thread.”
Luo Yiran frowned, and the word ‘break’ made him think of something. “How did you get in?”
The magician smiled, eyes narrowed. “A monster broke the wall.”
After saying that, he didn’t wait for the doll to change the subject, but continued, “Young master still hasn’t answered my previous question.”
Forced to refocus, Luo Yiran was silent for a moment, then looked up, his brows slightly furrowed but his red eyes bright. “Don’t ask questions you already know the answer to.”
The magician leisurely shook out a set of small, exquisite white shirt and black pants with one hand, his tone just as relaxed. “Then let me ask young master a question I don’t know the answer to.”
He carefully spread a layer of white cloth on the window frame, then placed the doll on it. Amidst the background noise of parasites cursing and monsters roaring on the other side of the silver thread, he slowly wiped the filth from the doll’s body.
“Young master, how do you plan to deal with that black bandage puppet?”
He asked lightly, his slender fingers gently wiping, but Luo Yiran felt that if he answered wrong, his head might fall off.
Though it wouldn’t matter if it was put back on.
…No. Luo Yiran spaced out for a moment-the magician wouldn’t do such a thing.
Because he liked him.
“Young master?” The magician didn’t know what Luo Yiran was thinking, only noticed the doll was distracted, so his voice grew even softer.
Luo Yiran’s fingers trembled. He snapped back and blurted out, “I won’t use it when you’re here.”
The magician’s grip tightened, and a chill spread from him, but since he was indeed restricted by the game, and Luo Yiran having a backup option was more convenient.
But.
Reason is reason, emotion is emotion.
The magician’s voice seemed to drop from warm sunlight into an ice cellar. “But earlier, young master could have controlled me to break the electric net and come in.”
“Don’t tell me you didn’t notice I was there.”
He even used formal speech.
The doll glanced sideways at the parasites and monsters on the other side of the silver thread, thinking that for the magician to still have the mood to act spoiled and throw a tantrum in this situation was truly self-centered.
But he didn’t notice that he himself wasn’t the least bit impatient about it either. “It’s only the first day of the game. If the high-risk zone is broken right now, it’ll be troublesome.”
The magician paused, then said with a half-smile, “But it’s already been broken.”
“So it’s strange.” Luo Yiran’s eyes darkened. “There are too many powerful monsters appearing in the early stage of the game.”
Maybe it’s because the corresponding players have gotten stronger… Maybe the reason for this Ghost Tag game appearing is because of that.
-That player organization that wiped out all the monsters in a high-risk zone is almost certainly the White Cube. They single-handedly raised the difficulty of the entire instance.
But correspondingly, this Ghost Tag game should be very targeted at them.
After a brief silence, Luo Yiran’s gaze fell on the doll girl behind the silver thread.
The girl was biting her finger, trying to think of a solution, and when the doll looked over, she didn’t notice.
The magician followed the doll’s gaze. “Want to deal with her?”
Luo Yiran nodded and looked at the magician.
The magician was very sensitive to his gaze and almost immediately turned to look at him. “What’s wrong, young master?”
Luo Yiran lowered his eyes. His bright red pupils seemed a bit dim under the shadow of his lowered lashes. “…It’s nothing.”
It really was nothing, just that he had noticed something rather unfriendly.
But. Luo Yiran turned his index finger, the corners of his mouth lifting in a gentle smile-there shouldn’t be any impact.
“Player-type parasites also seem to trigger the Ghost Tag game.” Yuan Mo leaned against the iron bars, frowning as he sighed. “But they’re much stronger than us, so their chances of survival are higher too.”
Because player-type parasites only had part of their abilities weakened, while they themselves had been weakened to the point of having nothing left; all item and game bonus abilities had disappeared.
Only npc parasites and monsters were completely unaffected.
But if you look at it this way, npc parasites and monsters are the ghosts, and they’re pure-blooded, very strong ghosts; player parasites are half-ghosts, with mixed blood, so they’re excluded, and the ghosts treat them as humans to catch.
And they, the ordinary players, are purely human. The ghosts will catch them, and although the half-ghosts won’t, killing them still gives points.
So, if you don’t kill, it’s a waste.
“…” Yuan Mo’s face darkened as he thought about it.
What did us ordinary players ever do to deserve this? Why is it so targeted at us?
Li Qi Feng, sitting next to him, nodded slightly. His wrists touched, making a ding sound. “Setting it so that they also trigger the Ghost Tag game might be to cover up their identity as parasites.”
Yuan Mo looked up. “But it’ll be discovered sooner or later. After all, the points for parasites go to the parasite organization, not to their own organization.”
When the total score is matched to individuals, you can figure out who the parasite is.
Li Qi Feng rarely curled his lips, the smile moving his facial muscles and making his scar shift as well. “But the later they’re discovered, the better it is for the parasites, isn’t it?”
Yuan Mo paused, his gaze falling on Li Qi Feng. “I think the parasite in our organization doesn’t intend to harm us. Look, none of us have had anything happen.”
Li Qi Feng leaned back, also resting against the iron bars. “Or maybe he just hasn’t had the chance to make a move.”
Yuan Mo’s mouth twitched. “…”
He scratched his head, a little uneasy. “Don’t always think of the worst, okay?”
Li Qi Feng saw he really didn’t want to accept it, so he silently closed his mouth and simply stopped talking.
Yuan Mo truly didn’t want to suspect his teammates at all, so he changed the subject to himself. “Think positive! At least we’re safe right now, and there’s a good chance we can get through this hour without losing anything!”
They could even save their stamina.
He Xiaoye, who had been listlessly playing with his fingers, looked up. Hearing this, he couldn’t take it anymore and raised his hand, making the electronic handcuffs on his wrist very obvious.
He Xiaoye’s expression twisted as he pointed both hands at the prison’s iron door and bars. “I admit, going to prison is indeed a safer way to get through this hour of Ghost Tag, but have you thought about how we’re going to get out after an hour??”
Li Han, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes. His gaze was a bit blank, but his voice was icy cold, without a trace of emotion. “Kill them all. Then, break out.”
“… ” He Xiaoye was stunned, then let out a wail-
If he killed these NPCs, his conscience would hurt!
Yuan Mo tried to comfort him. “It’s okay, there will always be a way.”
He Xiaoye’s expression eased a little, but he looked at Yuan Mo with utter distrust. “I used to think you were normal. I’m really sorry.”
Yuan Mo: “???”
Li Qi Feng sighed inwardly, then turned his head away, not wanting to look anymore.
But he did understand He Xiaoye, because when he first heard Yuan Mo suggest hiding in the prison to avoid the Ghost Tag game, he also found it unbelievable. But thinking it over, it actually seemed… pretty reliable.
It’s just that-
Before Li Qi Feng could speak, He Xiaoye spoke first, his heart dead as ashes. “I just don’t get why you had to say those parasites were killed by us!”
In the eyes of the City Defense Force, they’re unarmed, but they killed the parasites… No matter how you look at it, it doesn’t make sense!
Li Qi Feng coughed lightly. “The most likely scenario now is that we’ll also be suspected of being parasites, and that we killed them because of infighting.”
He Xiaoye immediately followed Li Qi Feng’s words. “Then they’ll sentence the four of us ‘parasites’ to death.”
As he spoke, he smiled at Yuan Mo. “And you’ll definitely be the first.”
“Early ascension to bliss, congratulations.”
Yuan Mo was stunned-he hadn’t thought that far…
Li Han looked around at them, then repeated a bit aggrievedly, “So, I said, kill them all.”
“Then, break out, ah!”
