Chapter 9: The Temptation of the Night
It was already midnight, most of the shops in the trade area had been closed, there were not many pedestrians on the streets, leaving the clubhouse, Gu Zheng walked towards the suburbs alone. The so-called suburbs in the Ark are not because they are inaccessible, but because there are many professions in the Ark, which are similar to necromancers, cultivating demons, and cultivating gods with blood...... Although the people who practice these professions are all human races, the exercises they practice are extremely violent, and sometimes they still need living souls or dead souls to cultivate, so in order to protect others, a special place was established on the periphery of the ark for these people to live, which is also the so-called suburbs.
The closer we got to the edge of the ark, the darker the night became, and when we walked out of the bustling trade area, Gu Zheng fell into darkness, because there was no shelter, and the wind became more and more manic. The wind rustles through the grass and tree trunks and rolls up the leaves, like the whisper of a demon, like the murmur of a soul, a person is most likely to fall into fantasy, and in the dark environment makes the vision restricted, as if a person is caught in a bottomless whirlpool, it breeds fear in the heart even more.
Suddenly, Gu Zheng stood up, I don't know if it was an illusion, Gu Zheng seemed to see a figure passing in front of him, wearing white clothes without touching his feet, looking like the legendary lonely ghost. According to Gu Zheng's physical fitness, if it is strange to have hallucinations, then there is no need to think about it at all, someone is definitely eyeing him, thinking of this, Gu Zheng is not hypocritical, as soon as he reached out with his hand, he held the war knife in his hand and shouted: "What's the point of pretending to be a ghost, what do you want to do, come on!"
As he spoke, with Gu Zheng as the center, countless green dots suddenly lit up, and an extremely strong foul smell wafted in, this smell Gu Zheng was extremely familiar, this is the smell of rotting corpses after a person has been dead for a long time!
"Huh...... Looks like he knows I'm coming......" Gu Zheng looked at the night with a smile and said: "Kyle, a D-class adventurer, is good at controlling ghosts, hehe, it's really a dismount, but isn't it a little, too underestimate me!"
Before the words fell, Gu Zheng's body suddenly burst out, ignoring the countless green points of light, and actually jumped up fiercely and smashed towards the depths of darkness! The countless green lights passed through Gu Zheng's body, as if they didn't exist. Hold the knife with both hands and split Huashan!
Bang!
Stinging ......!
The impact and friction between the metals are extremely harsh, and people can't help but get goosebumps all over their bodies. Several fires flashed in the dark night, and then Gu Zheng's body slid backwards with a brush, and was once again shrouded in green light. Standing up, Gu Zheng's chest was imprinted with a deep shoe print. Cloth shoes, soft soles.
In the darkness, a pretty woman wearing a Confucian robe walked out with a smile, the green light reflected on her face, it didn't look weird, on the contrary, this woman looked very ordinary, but her temperament was extremely elegant, as if everything was confident, as if everything was in her control, with this green atmosphere, it made people feel a trust and kindness that came from nowhere.
"Yue Yao, a D-class adventurer, is good at close combat. Gu Zheng shook the sword in his hand and suddenly laughed: "This beauty, have I passed your assessment?
I don't know where to take out a folding fan, Yue Yao slammed the fan into the palm of his hand and said with a smile: "I received news that someone is inquiring about our information, so I just came to take a look." As for the assessment you're talking about, I don't know what it is. Those who come are guests, and since they are here, then don't go. ”
"This is a bit unreasonable, why I came, you know it. Gu Zheng straightened up and continued to laugh: "But since it's an assessment, let's be happy, what are the conditions, you have to tell me, otherwise ......"
"If I kill someone by the killer, I really can't afford to pay for it!"
As he spoke, Gu Zheng didn't know when the corners of his mouth were raised, but there was a cold look in his eyes, and his body was slightly bent, as if he was about to rush up at any time.
"That's a bit of fun. Yue Yao smiled and said, "You are not the only one in this ark who has a dimensional backpack, and the price we give is also fair." Quite simply, I have two more people to apply for, but we only need one. The life expectancy of the death compensation has been given to you, and the next thing is simple, among the three, I only need one, and the other two, please die here!"
Suddenly, the back of Gu Zheng's neck was cold, and a dagger didn't know when it was already close to Gu Zheng's neck! Between life and death, Gu Zheng Gu couldn't figure it, rolled towards a lazy donkey in front of him, and dodged death in a hurry, and before he had time to react, a handful of iron fibers as thin as a hair had already been handed to Gu Zheng's eyes! Before he could stand up, Gu Zheng turned his head suddenly, and the iron fiber stabbed into Gu Zheng's link along the link, directly piercing Gu Zheng's right cheek! The person who was hiding in the dark night wanted to draw his weapon and retreat, but he didn't expect Gu Zheng to completely ignore the wound on his face and slam into the direction where the iron fiber stabbed him!
With a muffled bang, a mask flew into the night in an arc, Gu Zheng's forehead was bloody, and a deep wound was cut on the right side of his face. Just now, Gu Zheng actually endured the pain and forcibly cut his face against the iron fiber! If it weren't for this, the assassin in the darkness would have passed the second iron fiber into Gu Zheng's eyes! But all this is not a loss, just now the instantaneous injury Gu Zheng cut off the opponent's arm, and now Gu Zheng's left hand grabbed the opponent's only remaining hand, and the other hand was fiercely stuck on the opponent's neck. It's just that the face of the other party turned out to be Yang Xin! For a moment, he was slightly stunned, but it brought the shadow of death, and a dagger appeared on Gu Zheng's neck again, and he slashed it down!
"I'm just waiting for you, silly dick......"
With a sneer, Gu Zheng suddenly lowered his head, letting the dagger graze his neck and slash in the air, and then he didn't hesitate at all in his hand, only heard a crisp click, and he had already twisted Yang Xin's neck. At the same time, Gu Zheng's body slammed to the left, only to hear a muffled snort, and a figure flashed in the air, and then disappeared into the night again.
The body with the broken neck still on the ground, and then raised his foot and stomped on the other party's head without mercy, Gu Zheng stretched out his hand and touched the back of his neck, sure enough, it was soaked in blood, and then took out the antidote from his backpack and swallowed it in his stomach at the first time. Most of the weapons of this nocturnal assassin were coated with poison, and this antidote was just a low-grade drug, although it could not detoxify, but it was possible to suppress the poison for a short time.
took out a bandage from the space backpack and exhaled it on his face, Gu Zheng hummed and said, "This beauty, you are too unprofessional in recruiting people, right? Get two E-level adventurers, what, do you think I only have an E-level level?"
Shrugging his shoulders, Yue Yao said indifferently: "This mission requires a dimensional backpack, because the strength is enough for ourselves, so what you have to do is to protect yourself, among the many professions, the self-protection level of these nightcrawlers is considered to be on the high side, and they move quickly, they know how to seize the opportunity, although they are only E-level, but they are better than you as a warrior...... Hurry up, it's not early, I still have to go to rest, if you can't solve him, I'll use him. After all, being able to escape from the hands of a D-class adventurer is also qualified. ”
Sure enough, a figure suddenly burst out in the dark night, and then disappeared into the vast night. The nightkin hidden in the shadows understood the rules, and as long as he lived, he would win!
"Today's young people are really breathless, and when they get the information about me, they can't wait to do it. Even if you want to disguise yourself as Yang Xin, how can you pretend to be at a distance first? As soon as you come up, you will stab me with a knife, not to mention that it is disguised as Yang Xin, even if it is disguised as my father, it is too obvious......" While speaking, Gu Zheng took out an object from the space backpack and said with a smile: "Kyle is a beautiful woman, or a big brother, if you don't mind, how about lending me these ghost things?"
As he spoke, a green light slowly lit up in Gu Zheng's hand. As the green light appeared, the countless green dots around began to shake slightly. Gu Zheng continued: "The collision just now should have broken the other party's ribs, and I have already smeared a kind of incense powder on my body, which was originally used to pick up girls, and it is just used to track it at this time...... The ghosts and spirits of the Quartet listen to my orders!
For a while, the green light crashed into the night like rain!
"Well, the purple item Soul Lamp can command low-level ghosts. But the disadvantage is a bit big, that is, I can only command, but I can't summon, and I thank this brother named Kyle for helping me get so many ghosts. In the depths of the night, countless green dots gradually converged into a figure, and a scream came from it, and then gradually disappeared, and the nightkin hidden in the darkness was sucked into jerky. Gu Zheng scratched his head and said, "Can you let me pick up some equipment?"
After thinking for a moment, Yue Yao smiled and said, "This is the information you bought?"
"I guess it's a gift of friendship. Gu Zheng stretched out his thumb and pointed behind him and said with a smile: "The manager of the club said that you are VIPs, so your information cannot be sold to me." But since I had already paid for it in advance, he gave me other equivalent information. Two E-class night walkers, one good at hidden assassination and the other good at disguise, it is easy to be caught in the dark if you are not prepared, but as long as you are prepared, it is very simple. And with Kyle, it's weird that you don't use ghosts. ”
Spreading out his hand, Gu Zheng smiled and said, "Then am I qualified?" I think we should leave quickly, otherwise the law enforcement team will come in a while. ”
"The people don't raise officials, and this is not where the Ark is prosperous, there are not so many guards. Yue Yao closed the fan in his hand and said, "These two people have accepted my conditions, and the compensation for death has been paid in advance, and they are the first to do it, so they have no reason to sue you for murder." As for the equipment, the items dropped by the two E-class adventurers are probably not eye-catching, so I'll find someone to send them back in a while. ”
"I can look at it!" Gu Zheng glared at his glasses and said, "Don't say it's E-grade, now I'm short of money, I can see everything!"
In the darkness, a figure walked out, covered his appearance with armor, and the armored man carried two backpacks and said, "It's late." I don't think you're pleasing to the eye, so I'm not going to give you these things. ”
Spreading out his hands, Gu Zheng smiled and said, "Armored man, Maude, we have met for the third time." Now, am I joining the team?"
"Of course, now that you have proven your worth, this is the antidote, someone will treat you for the wounds on your face. Maude nodded and said, "There are still two days to go, and we are racing against time, so now, let's run in with each other first." ”
Nodding, Gu Zheng followed a few people into the darkness and walked into the distance.