The witch was a little skeptical at the time, why didn't the young man with the face come with her? Could he really be the man in the copy? Just like the existence of Xiao Mi and Madame, is it a distractor after the difficulty of the dungeon has been greatly increased?

But the witch quickly dismissed her speculation, as her tarot gave the hint of an upright "hanged man".

- Waiting and Hope.

Her cards don't lie to her, and the witch with enough experience quickly deduces the truth: the vanished young man unlocks the hidden storyline, where all players can only wait until he completes it.

But the cards give positive guidance, indicating that the opponent has a high probability of completing the task.

So the witch was much calmer than the others at first, and she sat in the tearoom almost the whole time to meditate and regain her energy.

"At that time, our time was frozen, and I don't know how long it was, until the cherry tree in the atrium burned without warning, and it didn't take long for the ukiyo-e on the wall to melt, and the entire dead circle space also collapsed." Qin Rang told Qi Ji as much detail as possible.

The witch looked at Qi Zhen deeply: "Thank you." ”

Of course, Qi Yan knew what she was referring to, and raised the corners of his lips: "You're welcome." ”

[Quest settlement is about to open, please go to the platform]

The radio on the platform sounded, and everyone immediately stopped all movements.

[Congratulations to all travelers for completing the "404 Hot Spring Street" Tourist Tour】

[Initial Mode of Dungeon: Flexible Exploratory Dungeon; The current dungeon mode has been changed: Find the truth about the fire in Hot Spring Street (dual timeline); At present, the exploration and completion of the dungeon has reached 100%, and the dungeon will be permanently closed]

[Next, Survival Coin Settlement: Dungeon Clear Survival Coin Reward*5000]

Everyone exclaimed, after all, it is rare to be able to play a dungeon with such a high reward for survival coins.

Qi Yan was also a little surprised, he remembered that the reward for clearing the last dungeon was only 500 coins, which was directly doubled tenfold.

[Additional rewards for completing the final main quest this time: the skill improvement of all surviving travelers (the degree of improvement is determined by the contribution of travelers' quest exploration), please check the system interface for details, and the system would like to express its most sincere thanks to you on behalf of all NPCs in Hot Spring Street]

[I wish you all a pleasant trip]

Almost all the survivors were stunned, because this extra reward was equivalent to hitting the jackpot.

But Qin Rang, who had mixed up with Qi Yan for a copy, behaved lightly, and he had gradually adapted to this feeling of a bumper harvest for the rest of his life.

Qi Ji clicked on his system interface, and the moment he saw the first message, he was slightly stunned-

[Reward 1: Congratulations on successfully unlocking the limited-time status: "Beginner Bloodline"]

[Instructions for using the limited-time identity skill "Beginner Bloodline]: 1. It has a recovery ability that far exceeds that of humans, and can withstand external damage such as bullet shots and sharp weapon cutting to a certain extent (the recovery speed and degree increase with the status upgrade) 2. It has a movement speed and perception that far exceed that of humans (the upgrade items are the same as above);3. It has the ability to dominate and manipulate (the current level is too low, it is not open yet, and it is impossible to view the details)]

[Precautions for this skill: 1. Time-limited skill, cooldown duration 48h, activation duration 20 minutes/time (can be upgraded; Note: Travelers are no different from normal humans when not activated); 2. Fear of silverware injury during identity use; 3. Fear of sunlight exposure during the use of identity; 4. There may be any side effects not stated】

[Hint: Leveling up can be accelerated by completing certain quests, or by drinking blood brew/specific character's blood]

[Reward 2: The "NPC Time-limited Employment Letter" has been upgraded, and the duration of each hire has been slightly increased (Note: the corresponding fee will also increase)]

[Reward 3: As the main player who clears the hidden line of the dungeon, the system decides to reward an additional survival coin*2000]

[Reward 4: Obtain the title of "Excellent Employee" assessed by the proprietress of the hot spring hotel, and obtain a pair of props "Noodle of the Hotel" (permanent props, easy to break, can avoid being discovered by ghosts to a certain extent); a small erotic card (function unknown); A long knife of the previous generation of Oiran (a permanent item, which can cut off all evil causes and effects); Deep Sea Desalination Fine Dried Small Fish *10 boxes (from the promise of the male Oiran)】

Qi Yan looked at the long list of rewards listed by the system, and raised the corners of his lips with satisfaction: "Thank you system teacher and the proprietress of the hot spring hotel, I have been taken care of by you a lot during this time." ”

[You're welcome, you did well in the dungeon, you deserve it]

The dialogue between Qi Ji and the system is very similar to the employee who has won the generous year-end bonus to make a speech at the annual meeting, and the HR who handed out the prize made a few polite words while awarding the award.

This time, the person in charge of the dying theater once again sent an invitation to make a copy documentary, and all players unanimously chose to agree. At the same time, Qi Yan and Qin Rang received a share of the box office during the release of "Canned Rose Fish", each of which received 300 yuan.

Qin Rang was overjoyed: "Why do I have the illusion of getting a pension?" ”

Qi Yan smiled: "This is indeed a lot of income, as long as you don't squander it at will, the theater's share is enough for travelers to lie down in the city." ”

"But I'm a cat person, I have to make good money to raise cats, and the little gray cat's food needs to be improved." Qi Yan smiled helplessly and happily.

Qin Rang glanced at him: "......"

Not to mention, Qi Jiu's pretending to complain is actually a satisfied and show-off posture, like a married male mother with a baby.

Tut.

Qin Rang, who had nothing but good luck and money, didn't want to speak.

After receiving the rich reward, the witch walked towards Qi Yan, and she held a small box filled with colorful spirit stones in her hand: "Thank you really this time, there are some props in the box that can provide you with guidance, please be polite." ”

As she spoke, she stuffed the small box into Qi Yan's hand.

"This..."Qi Yan was stunned, and then curled the corners of his lips and said politely, "Thank you." ”

Now that the other party has made it clear, it would be really rude for him to excuse himself.

Then the witch took out another business card and handed it to Qi Yan, and said with a smile: "If you need divination, you can come to me at any time, you don't need to make an appointment if you want to." ”

Qi Yan took the other party's business card, and suddenly thought of something: "I feel like I'm going to look for you soon." ”

Witch: "Welcome." ”

"By the way, a friend who has been with me before told me that there is a bug in the "Rules Illustrated Book", the difficulty of the dungeon has increased without warning, and the world seems to be collapsing in an irreversible direction," Qi Yan glanced at the gray rain curtain outside the car window, "Even the rain in the city has been falling for more than half a year, do you know what's going on?" ”

This witch has great psychic powers, and it seems that she has a lot of experience, and if it were her, she might know the answer to all this.

The witch put away her smile and looked at Qi Yan deeply for a while before saying, "If you are interested in the so-called 'bug', come to me at the address on my business card." ”

Qi Yan looked at him and said with a smile: "Understood, I think we will meet again soon." ”

*

After saying goodbye to Qin Rang at the subway station, Qi Yan went to the convenience store to buy a wave of ruthless purchases, buying new flavors of cat food, books on scientific cat raising, his own food and daily necessities, and when Qi Yan was about to leave the convenience store, he just passed by the wine rack and turned back.

His gaze rested on the shelves where the red wine was placed, looking at the full, clear red liquid in the bottle, and his Adam's apple slipped unconsciously.

Although the system has emphasized that when the limited-time identity skill of "Beginner Bloodline" is not activated, he is no different from a normal person.

But Qi Zhen clearly felt that an indescribable sense of longing flowed through his limbs.

For no reason, he remembered the blood brew under the cherry trees in the atrium.

I think of the last moments of the first hug, the thick and sweet blood that diffused in my mouth.

"Do you need a bottle of red wine, sir?" The red wine is made from the best wild grapes in the forest in the southern area of the city, and it is also a semi-sweet type with good palatability, whether it is a banquet or a personal enjoyment, it is a very good choice, and it is just a 20% discount today, which is very cost-effective. The warm introduction of the NPC of the convenience store interrupted Qi Jiu's thinking.

Qi Zhen glanced at the price, 50 coins, which is still acceptable to him now.

So he put the wine in his cart.

At the checkout, the convenience store clerk put a bottle of red wine and a box of cleanly processed chicken breast into Qi Jiu's shopping bag: "Your consumption has reached 200 yuan, this is a gift from our store today, welcome to visit next time." ”

He deduced from the shopping habits of the guests that they liked red wine and had cute cats.

Qi Yan was slightly stunned, and finally raised the corners of his lips: "Thank you so much." ”

He found that in the "Rules Book", whether it was a dungeon or a main city, the NPCs took special care of him.

Qi Yan carried a large bag of "loot" and walked to the villa on Dawn Street.

Before he could open the door, the little gray cat who was napping under the eaves of the porch stood up suddenly, and the moment he saw Qi Yan clearly, he immediately spread his feet and jumped into his arms.

Qi Yan carried a heavy shopping bag in one hand and held Xiao Ash firmly in his arms with the other.

"Meow meow~" The little gray cat kept rubbing his neck with his soft head, Qi Zhen patted his increasingly round buttocks, the little gray cat wagged its tail coquettishly, and then stretched out its warm little tongue to lick Qi Jiu's neck.

Qi Yan was slightly stunned when he stroked the cat, and the place where the little gray cat was licking now was the place where the male Oiran bit at that time.

"Meow meow?" The little gray cat seemed to have noticed the abnormality, and licked it again to confirm, and its expression became even more confused.

Could it be that guy has left a new mark on himself?

Qi Zhen confirmed with his hand when he was at the station, and it didn't look like there were any marks on his neck.

He put down his shopping bag and cat, and went to the mirror in front of the bathroom again to confirm.

The incandescent lamp with a sufficient wattage illuminated all the details, and Qi Yan, who was standing in front of the mirror, raised his head slightly, the skin on his neck was intact, not even the faintest scratches were there, and the traces of the guy's deep fangs were obviously gone along with all the stories in the copy, only the scars behind his ears and the marks from when he signed the contract remained......

The sound of water in the sink rattled, and the splash of water wet the corners of Qi Jiu's clothes.

The light in the bathroom was pale, like the moonlight in the atrium that night.

Qi Zhen stared at the mirror image of himself in front of him, and suddenly felt a little distracted.

He removed his glasses from the splash and leaned slightly into the mirror.

The lack of glasses made his vision a little blurry, but this blur was just right.

The mirror image standing opposite him has the same facial features, even the gray-green eyes are the same.

He is staring at him the same, and he is who he is.

Qi Yan was almost attached to the mirror, and his breath made the mirror paste a thin layer of white mist.

His mirror image was blurred.

Like the night in the Crimson Promenade, he knocked on the door of the fellow's room, and the guy looked at him with a smile on his pipe, and the color of the other's eyes was this damp white and gray green.

It's obviously a mirror image of himself, but it's as if that guy is standing in front of him.

Thinking of that guy, Qi Jiu's Adam's apple slipped, and he recalled the delicious taste of blood brewing on his lips and tongue again.

Qi Yan suddenly thought of a possibility-

He found "him" by digging up the abandoned plot line of the dungeon and released part of "him", will this part of the energy be stored in his body through some kind of contact and imprint?

The essence of "initial embrace" is transformation, and the transition of energy is also transformation.

It's as if that guy is living in his own body in a unique way.

This is also a kind of "encroachment", right?

- 079, I'll keep finding you.

He looked forward to continuing to release that guy's energy from the dungeon, and also looking forward to seeing more of the other party's quirky characters.

It's like the guy said when he was parading the streets-

"It's a game of hunters and prey."

But who plays the hunter and who plays the prey, no one can tell.

Maybe I don't want to make it clear.

It all happened naturally.

Wipe off the water stains on your glasses and put them back on.