"I'm sorry, but I chose to share his secrets and pleasures with Uncle Joker, so... Goodbye kids. ”

The skinny boy aimed his pistol at the fat boy's balloon as fast as he could, and a muffler was installed on the gun, and the moment the bullet was fired, there was only the sound of the balloon and the skull popping together.

"-Bang!"

The fat boy's head and the red balloon in his hand exploded in an instant, falling from a height like a ripe tomato, and the bright red sticky juice splashed all over the room and stained the white shirt of the gun-wielding boy red.

Expressionlessly, he wiped the blood from his face with his fingers, and put his fingers to his lips and licked them.

Qin Rang, who was hiding in the ventilation duct and witnessing all this, turned pale with shock, and he opened his eyes wide in disbelief to cover his mouth to prevent himself from making a sound inadvertently.

At this moment, everyone received a prompt sound from the system-

Attention players who are playing the "Smiley Ruins" game of hide and seek! The number of "Seekers" who currently belong to the Joker is +1, and the consequences of being discovered by the new personnel are equivalent to being discovered by the Joker, so please pay attention to your own safety! 】

The red balloon that had been tied to the wrist of the skinny boy was released, and after killing his companions, he became one of the "seekers".

The three people hiding in the pipe carefully held their breath, not daring to make a sound, after all, the child in front of them who was splattered with blood was no longer their kind, but the clown's companion.

The moment the sound of the system fell, it was so quiet, so quiet that you could almost hear the movement of the dust falling.

The sound of the fat boy's blood flowing echoed through the room, and it seemed particularly abrupt and permeating.

Unfortunately, at the most critical and quiet moment, the tourist badge that was originally pinned to the collar of the road executive suddenly loosened and fell, and the iron badge collided with the cement wall of the ventilation duct, making an exceptionally clear "pop" sound, followed by the sound of button rolling that lasted for half a second.

Lu Zhi's face turned pale in an instant, and the boy licking his blood-stained fingers moved slightly, he raised his eyelids, and looked at the vent above his head with a meaningful look.

Oops!

This is the common voice of the three people hiding in the ventilation duct at the moment.

The boy with the pistol narrowed his eyes slightly, walked around the freezer and the blood stains that had spread from the corpse, and approached the vent step by step.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the vent, Lu Zhi grabbed the badge that he had accidentally fallen just now like grasping a life-saving straw, his finger bones were white, his nails were almost sunk into his palm, his eyes looked at the vent without blinking, his eyes flashed with overwhelming urgency and self-blame, and his lips were pursed into a straight line because of nervousness

Qin Rang beside him was already in a cold sweat, he looked at the vent helplessly, and finally subconsciously looked away, unwilling to face what was about to happen.

No one dares to take half a step, otherwise it will only cause greater movement and accelerate the suspicion of the other party.

Lu Zhi and Qin Rang in the pipeline had already tensed their muscles all over their bodies, and they had forgotten to breathe, waiting for the last moment to come.

Qi Jiu's mind turned quickly, he quickly opened his inventory, exchanged for the endless "Deep Sea Dried Fish" and selected the remote placement function, and placed the canned dried fish in the corridor outside this apartment.

He looked at the vent for a moment, gritted his teeth and waited for rescue—

"Knock knock!"

Because it was so quiet, the footsteps outside the door were amplified countless times by the dead silence, and the rapid running in the hallway quickly attracted the attention of the killer boy.

Hesitantly, he glanced at the vent again, and then leaned out into the hallway.

The cat is clever not to make a meow, and it even imitates the footsteps of humans running in panic.

The three people who were crawling in the pipeline breathed a sigh of relief, they took advantage of the time they had hard-won to quickly evacuate, Qin Rang was no longer afraid of the rats and bats that might suddenly appear, and crawled into the depths of the pipeline desperately.

Witnessing the scene of the player being shot in the head by the player just now, Qi Ji can already confirm two pieces of information:

The clown's secret is that he has a perverted habit of cruelty to animals, killing children, and hiding the bodies of the dead in the freezer;

Once a child playing hide and seek discovers his secret and chooses to follow his hobby and kill other children with his own hands, he can break away from the passive identity of the "hider" and become the active "discoverer" to join the clown's camp.

As the trio quickly evacuated, a series of explosions were heard in the ruins, and several players were spotted by the Joker.

"What to do? That perverted kid must have noticed our movements, and he'll definitely come to check on the ventilation ducts later......"

"What a fart kid, that pervert is not a child."

"Now that our whereabouts have been revealed, it seems that we can't stay in the pipeline forever......"

"Although the situation is more dangerous now, I suggest not to go far," Qi Yan analyzed, "Qin Rang's luck value brought us here, which shows that this area hides the key information of the entire clown story line, and the "Joker's Secret" just now also illustrates this, since the secret of his killing of the child has been revealed, then the other clues should not be too far hidden." ”

"That's true, but ......"

Suddenly, everyone was silent.

They glanced at each other, and looked at the vent behind them.

The point of light at the mouth of the pipe disappeared, and although the apartment where the murder had just happened was no longer visible, the space inside the pipe was closed, and the slightest movement would be infinitely amplified and cause a huge repercussion.

Someone climbed in through the mouth of the pipe!

Although they weren't sure if it was the killer kid just now, everyone realized that the worst had happened.

What to do... What to do?! Qin Rang, who was crawling in the pipe, began to tremble, and he didn't think it was a wise choice to engage in a chase battle in the pipeline.

But the roof leak happened to rain overnight, and the next second they noticed that someone had invaded the pipe, they also heard a sound similar to "squeaking" from the depths of the pipe.

Qi Jiu, who was close to the ground with his hands on the ground, felt the vibration in the pipe, and the slippery feeling that stuck to the palm of his hand also strengthened.

Although he hadn't found any real mucus now, he had the feeling that the more he crawled deeper into the pipe, the more obvious the indescribable stickiness became.

The sound of "squeaky chirping" became more and more lively, and the gray-faced Qin Rang was almost suffocated, he realized that Lu Zhi's prediction had come true, and there really were creatures like mutant rats in the depths of the pipes!

In the long thick darkness, he even saw countless pairs of blood-red eyes, staring at them through the dense darkness, with a warning and aggressive look.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak......" The cries of mutant rats became more and more noisy.

Since the game of hide and seek has a ventilation duct for the "child" player with a physical advantage, of course, it can also set up a little obstacle in the duct, such as a man-eating mouse peeping in the shadows, and a small killer who can also enter the pipe.

Qin Rang's whole body began to tremble violently, and he was so nervous that he could barely breathe.

The feeling of oppression belonging to the unknown creature spread from the depths of the pipe, and at this moment he couldn't calm down and think about a solution, until Qi Yan gently patted him on the shoulder, Qin Rang turned his head stiffly, and in the dead silence, Qi Jiu's calm gaze gave him instant stability.

I saw Qi Zhen say to him with his lips -

"I know you're scared, but for now, bear with me."

Chapter 115: Highway Circus (9)

Qin Rang, who was in an extremely nervous state, couldn't understand the content of Qi Jiu's words very well, he just looked at Qi Yan with his eyes wide open, trying to get a sense of security from Qi Jiu's calm and calm expression.

As if the drowning man was desperately grasping the last straw, he even subconsciously opened his mouth slightly to relieve the oppression of suffocation-

"Shh Qi Yan pressed his index finger to his lips.

I don't know if it's because of the dim light in the ventilation duct, Qi Ji seemed to show a pair of small fangs when he gestured to Qin Rang to silence him.

Qin Rang's expression flashed slightly, could it be that he was so nervous that he was hallucinating?

"Squeak chirp......" The noise of mutant rats in the darkness became more and more intense.

Qin Rang could feel that these mutated creatures with red eyes were getting closer and closer, and their bodies were filled with a damp and fishy smell, which was the unique smell of creatures that lived in a dark and dirty environment all year round.

As these mutated creatures approached, Qi Yan turned his gaze to their eager red pupils, to Qin Rang's surprise, the red gaze that was originally full of warning in the darkness suddenly turned into a cold and faint green, like countless elves hidden in the cave, through the thick black mist, peeking at these uninvited guests silently, but there was no attack in their sight, on the contrary, there was even a sense of obedience prostrate on the ground, waiting for instructions.

What the hell is going on?

I saw Qi Jiu, who was staring at each other with the darkness, narrowed his eyes slightly, his lips moved slightly, and he whispered incomprehensibly.

Although Qin Rang couldn't understand what Qi Yan was talking about, he had a hunch that the other party was not using human language.

The sound of "chirp" continued to expand in the enclosed space, turning into a piercing noise, which had completely drowned out the movement of the murderous child at the mouth of the ventilation pipe, Qin Rang couldn't be sure whether the other party was also frightened by the movement in the depths of the pipe, or if his voice had been drowned out at the moment.

It's so noisy that it makes my scalp tingle.

Qin Rang and Lu Zhi covered their ears together, voices that did not belong to humans in the depths of the darkness would cause them serious mental pollution.

Only Qi Yan stared at him silently, his green eyes seemed to set off small waves.

Although he couldn't understand what Qi Ji was doing at the moment, Qin Rang had a hunch that the other party was trying to control and manipulate, trying to override these mutated creatures that were eager to try in the dark.

Finally! The oppressive hustle and bustle has exploded!

As if they had received some order, these lurking mutated creatures poured out of their nests in an instant, and the dilapidated pipes could not withstand such fierce movements, and began to vibrate violently, and the screeching sound of "chirp" swept from the darkness like a tide.

Qin Rang forcibly suppressed his physiological fear, covered his ears and closed his eyes, he crawled on the ground, feeling as if there were dense chirping creatures crawling quickly from the pipe wall above his head, but fortunately, these creatures were very "polite" and did not touch his skin without authorization.

Lu Zhi was not as scared as Qin Rang, and after he covered his ears to do a good job of mental protection, he couldn't help but open his eyes to see what was going on.

He was stunned when he saw countless rat-like creatures with green eyes surging from the depths of the pipes, crawling down the walls of the pipes above their heads towards the vents.

These mutated creatures seem to have followed someone's commands, moving neatly and quickly, with a clear and clear goal, and not stopping around them.

Lu Zhi subconsciously looked at Qi Jiu, who was whispering silently beside him, with an unbelievable look on his face.

Could it be that Qi Zhen was manipulating these mutated creatures that were originally used to deal with the "hiding"? It's terrible, Qi Xiaonian's brother is too terrible......

It wasn't long before a heart-rending scream came from the vent of the ventilation duct, apparently the sound of the thin, pale boy being bitten.

The screams were mixed with filthy spittle, and the mutated creatures that flooded in like a tidal wave overwhelmed the little killer who had just finished killing his companions.

His unwilling cries grew weaker and weaker, until they were completely drowned out by the noise of "chirping".

Qi Jiu's originally tense shoulders finally relaxed, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "It should be safe, the clown's partner who can climb the ventilation duct won't chase after him for the time being." ”

Qi Jiu, who used the Blood Clan's hidden skill "Manipulating Bloodline" for the first time, was too focused, and at this moment he realized that he was already wet with sweat, and his hands and feet were also a little weak, and the wind blowing in the depths of the pipe made him shiver.

Even though his Bloodline is upgraded and the "Manipulating Bloodline" skill is unlocked, he is too weak now.

The young vampire couldn't keep using his high-level skills unless he was given a fresh meal of that guy's blood on the spot.

Thinking like this, the hungry Xiao Qi subconsciously slipped his Adam's apple, but he quickly overcame his body's desires and weaknesses and became focused again.

"We continued to walk along the outer pipes, trying to check every apartment room, and maybe there were key clues." Qi Yan patted Qin Rang's trembling shoulder, "It's over, those mutated creatures won't cause us harm." ”

"Okay, okay." Qin Rang opened his eyes tremblingly, and the moment he saw Qi Yan's determined expression, he exhaled heavily.

The group adjusted their mood a little and continued to crawl along the ventilation duct on the outside.

As the clock ticked by, they passed apartment chamber after apartment along the walls of the pipe, three of which were covered in explosive blood on the walls, apparently at least three players had already died, and their bodies were missing, and Qi guessed that after killing the players in hide and seek, the clown would collect their corpses as before and store them in the freezer as loot.

Near 8:30 p.m., Qi and his party followed the ventilation duct to a locked room filled with clown dolls and portraits.

"This can't be the Joker's bedroom, is it?"

"Let's go down and see if there are any clues."

"But... What if the clown comes over? ”

"The door is locked, he won't find it easily, and even if he does, he'll be unlocked long enough for us to get back into the ventilation duct again."

"Also, I can't bear the burden of a wolf...... Qin asked the little young master to wipe the sweat from his forehead, flattened his mouth and said with a bitter smile, he had completely recovered from his fear of mutated rodents.