Chapter 5: The Dark Shadow Outside the Door (I)

"No! This is it, number 57! ”

An ordinary residential house, decorated in a similar way to Dave's residence, with little difference other than the absence of a weeder. However, from time to time, you can smell a pleasant fragrance from inside the house. The two called out a few times outside the door, but when there was no answer, they walked in through the half-hidden door.

The room was empty, and the two of them followed the fragrance to the kitchen with doubts. A plate of good-looking mashed potatoes lies quietly on the stovetop, with an irresistible aroma from time to time.

The two instinctively leaned in, but the kitchen door suddenly shut. A large black shadow overshadowed the two of them, and the shadow grew deeper.

"Who are you?! Don't move! ”

The stout man behind him was holding some kind of blunt object against Xiaodou.

"I, I, we, are the commissioners!"

Xiaodou's voice trembled.

"Oh~! It turned out to be you! Faux pas. But...... Are you really commissioners? Looks good rookie. ”

Wang Erzhuang put away the hammer. apologized, but there was a trace of disdain on his face.

"What do you mean? Despise? Moreover, seeing that you are such a big man, you still need to be commissioned, and there is no shame in being ashamed! Outline! ”

Azuki grimaced.

"Brother Xiaodou, this is not good~ Eh!"

Aoi tugged at Azuki's sleeve.

"It's more than a commission! It seems that it is necessary to teach you a lesson first! ”

Wang Erzhuang's eyes were glowing red, and the hammer had been raised to the top of his head.

"It's okay, I'm going to see what this big timid man can do to me!"

Xiaodou patted Xiaokui on the shoulder and stood in front of the man with his waist crossed.

"Hmph~ What are the consequences of beating the commissioner, you should be clear, right?"

Xiaodou clasped his arms in both hands, triumphant.

"Don't bluff me with jail or something! If that's the case, maybe I'll be able to breathe a sigh of relief! ”

(Shhhhh Didn't it work? Well, I remember what Penny said. )”

"Oh yes? However, I heard that the punishment given to the client is not imprisonment~ It is to make the client who violates the rules not be able to submit a commission for a year! ”

Xiaodou seems to be stable, but in fact, he is panicked like an old dog.

"Hey! Brother Xiaodou, don't say it again~"

I saw that he was getting closer and closer to Xiaodou, but the hammer head fell halfway, and a small gap was smashed in the ground, and Xiaodou was already spasming his legs.

So...... Erzhuang knelt down (yes!) He actually got on his knees! The murderous aura in his eyes suddenly stopped, and was replaced by a burst of hum.

"Woo woo woo...... Heroes! You must save me! I don't want to be tortured like this anymore! ”

Erzhuang squirmed to Xiaodou's feet and hugged his legs.

"Huh! You, you, you, you...... Let go! ”

Xiao Doufei shook off the monster with all his might.

"Huhu...... In other words, why are you so cowardly from a big man's family? Or are you going to bully children? ”

Bean gasped.

"Actually, I was born like this. Not long ago, I was beaten and cried by a bunch of gangster elementary school students. ”

Er Zhuang wiped his tears and spoke, as if there was a sense of accomplishment in his tone. (This monster is damn sweet)

(Hey, hey, hey!) What's the matter with that sparkle in your eyes?! Don't you think it's a blessing that you haven't been beaten to death by elementary school students? )”

Xiaodou looked incredulous.

"Actually, I pretended to be at first, I wanted to see if I could be like a man, and as a result, as a result, I still failed! Woowoo woo ......"

Er Zhuang said and cried again.

(Hehehehe~ You have successfully scared me at first~ But I didn't expect you to be so timid, hehe! )”

Xiaodou snickered with joy.

"But, but, although I am timid, my commission can definitely reach the purple grade!"

"Oh yes~?"

Xiaodou looked disdainful, he was so tall at this time, but Erzhuang was so small.

"Hero, please listen to me, this is a real horror. It started about a week ago, and I still went home from grocery shopping as usual, and cooked when it got dark. Everything is normal, but this is the usual...... I finished cooking and went to the yard to wash my hands, but the moment I went out, I clearly saw a black shadow flash in front of me, and scurry into the bushes at a very fast speed! I was so scared that I ran into the house without washing my hands. Then, I saw an even more horrible scene, the mashed potatoes on my table were gone! I nervously searched around, but at this moment, a strange light came from the window in the backyard, and then the window appeared! The monster that has been haunting me for a week! Although there is only a shadow, I can clearly judge that it is definitely a monster! He had two horns at first, and then I saw him pick up some kind of huge disc from the window! The strange thing above his head was a round ball on top and a stick-like object underneath, like a lollipop. It may be said that lollipops affect the atmosphere, but, you think, how can a normal person have something like a lollipop on his head, and there are horns. What's more, his lollipop will still flicker! That weird light, that terrible sizzle! Do you know how bitter my heart is? So, heroes! You must save me, I'm afraid I'll leave one day! Woowoo woo ......"

Erzhuang's tears and snot were a bag of snot, rubbing against the beans. However, Xiaodou's eyes were distracted, his body trembled, and he seemed to be frightened.

"But, why do I think he just wants to eat your mashed potatoes~ Think about it, because the light outside the window is a shadow, it should be bigger than the original. In addition, Uncle Erzhuang said that the mashed potatoes were gone, and you saw a huge disc object in the window again. I guess that should be your mashed potatoes~hehehe~ I'm guessing. ”

Aoi scratched the back of her head.

"Impossible! He doesn't go to so many restaurants, but he has to rely on me, even if he really likes to eat my mashed potatoes, why can't he come out and tell me, he is so hiding, there must be only one reason why he is so hiding, he is a monster, he definitely wants to dismantle me and break me into pieces, forehead ......"

Er Zhuang held his head, and his expression became more and more out of control.

"Xiaokui, you, you shouldn't be scared silly~"

The bean slowly eased up.

"Let me tell you what I think~ Because you said it happened for a week, and you didn't lose anything every night, did you, just lost your mashed potatoes."

"Oh no! Maybe he's just waiting for me to relax, he must know, I snuggle up at the foot of the bed every night, nervous! ”

Erzhuang's whole body trembled.

"You haven't slept in a week?!"

Xiaodou asked.

"No, every morning I wake up in bed! I'm obviously squatting at the foot of the bed! It has to be that bastard! I'm already a turtle in his urn, and he can play with me as much as he wants, ......"

Erzhuang's mouth kept twitching, and his teeth gurgled because of the bump.

"Then why don't you choose to get out of here?"

"No, no, no, no, here, it's okay, my home, although I'm cowardly by nature, but I must never succumb to such a monster! Just give up your home to someone like this, such a thing, absolutely not! ”

Erzhuang suddenly became enthusiastic.

"I didn't expect that you, who were unexpectedly a little backbone~ So...... Are you willing to be dismembered like that?! Hey, hey, hey! ”

Xiaodou deliberately scared Erzhuang, and the effect was outstanding!

"Actually, I'm a little puzzled, since you don't admit that the monster likes your mashed potatoes, then why would you put the freshly fried mashed potatoes in such a conspicuous place, and then leave yourself. Then, when we got closer, you coincidentally appeared behind us. ”

"No, yes, I still want to take a gamble. My mashed potatoes disappeared mysteriously for two days in a row, so since then, I've been making an extra plate every day during the day and putting it in the kitchen to see if I can catch him. It backfired, and he didn't show up until you came, but the mashed potatoes went missing every night! It seems to me that he doesn't like my mashed potatoes at all, because he's the embodiment of darkness, and he must be trying to play with me like this! When, when he gets bored, I, I'll be killed by him...... Die, giggle......"

Erzhuang's teeth began to shiver again.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Cluck...... Place...... Take, cluck...... Big Hero! You must save me! I'm willing to pay double the commission fee! Please, save me! ”

Erzhuang's face was full of snot, and he was ready to rub the beans again.

"No, you don't! Just according to the amount on the commission! We're superheroes of good character, and we won't squeeze you any more! ”

Xiaodou kicked Er Zhuang away and put on a handsome pose by the way.

"Ah~ Thank you so much to the two heroes!"

Er Zhuang knelt in front of the two of them and kept worshipping.

"Okay, okay, get up~ Leave it to us!"

Xiao Kui helped up Erzhuang.

"By the way, what kind of supernatural powers do you have? Can you talk to Erzhuang? ”

Er Zhuang's question caught the two off guard.

"Uh...... Well...... All right! Since you have asked sincerely, then I will tell you with great mercy! No~ Did you see this gun on my waist? ”

Azuki patted the gun bag.

"Hmm~ I saw it, but it feels very ordinary."

"Wrong! …… How dare you say ordinary?! Do you know the name of this gun? Leave no room alive! He's created too many myths, but don't worry, he's sealed away by me now, so you're safe. After all, there is no living mouth left for thousands of miles, you say yes~ hehe. ”

(Is Brother Bean so powerful?) Why does it always feel like he's talking nonsense? People shouldn't believe it~)"

Aoi squinted her eyes and drooped her head.

"Wow! Big Hero! So handsome! Leave no room alive! ”

Erzhuang's hands were interlocked, and his eyes were full of adoration.

(Eh!) He actually believed! )”

Aoi complained.

"Eh~ Brother Xiaodou, is what you started saying true?"

Aoi asked quietly.

"Hmm~uh~...... No! ”

Xiaodou thought about it for a while.

"Wow! Does it really matter if you're like this?! ”

"There's no way, the first commission I received, I have to do whatever I say, otherwise our commission history will be a big stain~ Don't you say? Hey hey"

Xiaodou smiled awkwardly.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

"Okay, okay, what ability do you have to tell me quietly, I'll help you strengthen it again~ hehe"

"My ~ ability is very weak, it is considered a low level in our race, and the average peer is much stronger than me."

Aoi looked a little inferior.

"It's okay! With me, I can help you beautify to the sky! Tell me, what exactly is your race's abilities?

Azuki patted Aoi on the shoulder.

"Don't you know!?"

Aoi was a little surprised.

(No wonder you're so reckless.) But why are they you? You're them, too! )”

Xiao Kui looked at Xiaodou and had mixed feelings in her heart.

"Hey, Aoi, hey! What happened to you? Tell me quickly~"

"Mmmm~No need, Brother Xiaodou, I'll answer truthfully~"

Aoi shook her head.

"But! That big man is going to look at you with a look of contempt! Don't you think that the eyes of adoration are much cooler in comparison......"

"Mmmm~No need~ Brother Xiaodou, you will protect me, right~"

Xiaokui's smile is like a flower, which makes people feel sweet and bitter, so that people can't even bear to take a second look, for fear of being looked down upon. But it makes people can't leave their sight, and they are afraid that they will lose it even for a moment when they leave their sight.

"Uh, uh-huh~ well, well~"

As if he had been entangled by some kind of magic, he became stumbling.

"Uncle Erzhuang~I haven't told you my ability yet~"

"Uh-huh!"

Er Zhuang sat on the ground like a dog, his eyes shining with expectation.

"My ability, in fact, is very simple, this is it."

Aoi conjured a small sun from the palm of her hand, her face flushed, and she didn't seem to be satisfied with the work in her hand.

"Shh

Erzhuang instinctively sighed.

(This girl really looks down on people again!) )”

"You're starting to "sigh"! Look at me and I don't have a mouth to live! ”

Xiaodou put his hand on the pouch of the gun, and the momentum was imposing.

"Ahhh Nope! Big Hero! ”

Erzhuang wiped a cold sweat.

"I saw it! And quibble! ”

"Ahhhh Heroes! Assaulting a client is punishable by jail time! ”

"Poof~"

Aoi chuckled, and the little sun in her palm had disappeared.

"Humph! Then you apologize to Aoi! ”

Xiaodou kicked Erzhuang.

"No need Brother Xiaodou, I know, my ability is really not good enough."

Aoi separates the two.

"This big man is bullying the weak and afraid of the hard, and he will gain an inch if you do this."

"No~...... Hmm~ Thank you, Brother Xiaodou~"

Xiao Aoi smiled heartily again, and Xiao Dou reluctantly calmed down.

"Hmm...... That's good~, but then again, what is that little sun of yours for? ”

"Huh? You don't know ......."

(yes~ You're so stupid, how can you know, I really hope you can always be so innocent~)"

Xiao Kui wanted to speak and stopped, looking happy and heartbreaking.

"Aoi-chan? Aoi-chan! What's wrong with you! I've been distracted several times today. Is there something uncomfortable? ”

"Eh~no~no~ It's okay, Brother Xiaodou, let me tell you, this sun can be said to be indispensable for defeating zombies, and that's how to use it. Whew~"

After about dozens of seconds, a small sun appeared in Xiao Kui's palm. Then, she put the little sun in her mouth.

"Eaten!?"

Xiaodou and Erzhuang said in unison.

"Don't be surprised, that's how it works."

"What's the effect, it doesn't feel like it's changed."

Bean asked.

"The role of the sun is to increase my ability, for example, my ability is to produce sunlight, so if I eat it myself, it will increase my ability to produce sunlight. However, due to my innate lack of ability, I can only produce a little sunlight in 20 seconds, and even if I eat it, there is no enhancement. ”

Aoi hung her head.

"It's okay, after all, I'm also a minute......"

(What a risk!) If I were to tell me about producing a pea a minute, I guess this fat man would have to blow us both out. )”

Xiaodou was about to try to comfort Xiaokui, but suddenly stopped from the precipice.

β€œοΌŸοΌŸοΌŸβ€

Little Aoi Erzhuang black question mark.

"Uh...... Yes! That one...... After all, I can only release once a minute, and we all have a lot of room for improvement, hehe"

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Aoi seemed even more lost.

"(Eh~It seems to be even sadder~)"

Bean scratched his head.

"That~ Xiaoaoi, I believe in you! I will always be with you and help you become stronger! I will always support you! But ~before that~...... Until then~Can you allow me~...... That~ Can you promise me to let me protect you! (Hardcore flirtatious)

Xiaodou lowered her head and blushed.

"Poof~"

Aoi was so happy that she squeezed out tears.

"Hmm~"

"Huh? You promised? ”

Xiaodou looked at Xiaokui with a red face.

"Hmm...... Hmm~ Isn't it natural for boys to protect girls......"

Aoi blushed and turned to the side.

"Good! Good! Then you won't have to worry about this kind of thing anymore! ”

"Hmm~"

"(Whew~ finally calmed down~ Girls are really trouble~)"

Xiaodou secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Erzhuang looked helpless with a single dog.

"But you said you can't achieve the effect of enhancement, I think as long as you keep producing and eating, you can always accumulate enough, right?"

"No! It is impossible to achieve it in peacetime or in battle. Normally we only have about ten seconds to enhance the effect after consuming the sun, and it takes me twenty seconds to produce a little bit, so it's unrealistic to keep eating. If you want to collect sunlight and then eat it, you can't do it. There are also containers for collecting sunlight, but this one of mine can only hold 25 points of sunlight. In other words, even if it is full, I can only increase my power by half. ”

Aoi gestured to the satchel with a sunflower motif on her waist.

"25 o'clock sun? That is, under ideal conditions, it would take you at least 50 minutes to double your power? ”

"Yes~"

"Am I also 50 points of sunshine?"

"I don't know much about this, but I guess the amount of sunlight needs will be different for different races. …… Otherwise, my people would not ......."

Aoi bit her lower lip, her eyes darkened.

"Oh! I remember! There seems to be something similar on the PokΓ©dex. I'll just say how the sun is so familiar. ”

Shodou didn't seem to pay too much attention to Aoi, and he opened the illustrated book, which recorded detailed information about the sun.

"Wow! There really is! You see, sunflowers, 50 sunshine. Pea Shooter...... 100 Sunshine! Wouldn't that take 2,000 seconds! ohmygod! ”

Xiaodou exclaimed.

"What's the second next to this sun?"

"Oh, I heard my father once say that this is the cooldown time for our ability enhancement, which means that we can't do secondary enhancement within the cooldown time, otherwise we will be punished by the sun god!"

Aoi pretended to have a terrifying expression.

"Heavenly Punishment!?"

Obviously, Xiaodou was scared.

"That's it, I'm going to die!"

Xiao Aoi poured oil on the trend.

"Ah, what about us, aren't we, aren't we......"

Little Bean shivered.

(Is this kid really a big hero who doesn't leave a living mouth for thousands of miles?) )”

Appeared! Erzhuang's exclusive contempt expression.

"Ahem! Then wouldn't we, even more play! You say yes, my good buddy! ”

Xiaodou had an idea, restrained his fear, and patted the pistol on his waist.

"Haha, don't worry~ Brother Xiaodou, I don't have that ability to strengthen you a second time. Truth be told, you can't even do it once. Because the condition for a reinforcement is to meet the sunshine index of demand. ”

Aoi said.

"Whew~ That's good, save some trouble, although they are already eager to try. So don't you say that what we ate before we needed sunlight was in vain? ”

"No, he'll still give a percentage boost based on the amount of sunlight you need, but not once. This, Brother Xiaodou, you must remember. During the battle, the effect of sunlight can last until the end of the battle, so even eating a grain of sunlight in battle will increase your chances of victory! ”

"Oh, I see!"

Xiaodou smiled stupidly.

(The more this kid looks, the more unreliable he becomes.) I don't even know what sunlight is. )”

Er Zhuang once again showed a disgusted expression.

(Hey~ Your fat man's face seems to have "This kid doesn't even know what sunshine is.") Vocabulary. Obviously, you were surprised with me at the beginning! It's going to be sour there again! )”

Xiaodou looked at Erzhuang angrily.

"Uh-uh~ Of course, cough cough, of course, this kind of thing has been known for a long time! Xiaokui thanks you for the information you collected, go back and reward you~"

Azuki was sweating.

"Huh?"

Xiao Aoi looked puzzled.

"Ahem, okay, the general situation has been sorted out, then let's go and get rid of that monster, I'm already hungry and thirsty if I don't have a life left!"

"That, hero, the monster won't come out until night."

"It won't come out until the evening."

"It won't come out until night."

"It will come out on top."

"will come out."

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Erzhuang's words are like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

"Night, night......"

Xiaodou turned his head, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"What's wrong hero?"

"No, no, maybe I broke my stomach after lunch."

"But it's only noon, you shouldn't have lunch yet, let's try the mashed potatoes I made~"

Azuki bean petrification.

"Brother Xiaodou is coming over soon."

Xiaokui took Xiaodou's hand, and the three of them walked into the house. Soon, screams were heard from inside the house.

"It's delicious!"

"It's okay, eat slowly, it's not enough for me to have in the pot."

"Uh-huh!"

The two spoke in unison.