Playing the Foolish Beauty in a Deadly Game - Chapter 18: As Cute as You
“Huh?” The bodyguard player didn’t catch on for a moment.
Just as Lin Qiao replied with a “Yes,” Zhong Minglang felt a fleeting joy in his heart. Before he could savor it, he heard Lin Qiao call him “ex-boyfriend.”
What ex-boyfriend? He wasn’t gay, and he didn’t even know this player…
Wait, although he thought this, his ears turned red. But after realizing it, Zhong Minglang still checked his player interface without showing any emotion.
Could it be that he had guessed wrong, and the Lin Qiao in front of him was not a player but an NPC?
Sure enough, Zhong Minglang saw this in the system interface: [“You’re the last person who ‘slept’ with me,” the Zhong Minglang player said, reaching out assertively.]
[He turned Lin Qiao NPC’s face towards him and said jealously, “Look at me. Why are you looking over there? Answer my question. You do have feelings for me, don’t you?”]
[Warning: Do not interact too much with Lin Qiao NPC, as it will increase the difficulty of the system’s dialogue replacement.]
“What nonsense!” Zhong Minglang’s chest felt hot. Why didn’t his profile mention this relationship with a male lover?
The system’s dialogue replacement was meant to prevent players from revealing themselves in front of NPCs, and the lines often contained mission hints and unexpected clues.
So Zhong Minglang didn’t doubt the authenticity; he just couldn’t understand why Lin Qiao would give such a hint. Was it to advance the plot?
Seeing Zhong Minglang’s changing expressions, with a hint of confusion in his fierce look, Lin Qiao quickly concluded, “Our past is behind us. I really like my master now.”
Zhong Minglang, with his buzz cut, shifted uncomfortably and replied, “Ah.”
“So,” Lin Qiao glanced towards the plane’s kitchen, “you’re a good person. Can you accompany me to the kitchen to see if there’s any coffee?”
The topic changed abruptly, but the time spent was enough.
In the kitchen, the engineer player looked at the little boy in front of him in disbelief. The boy was rapidly melting into a puddle of liquid: “You… you are…”
The blonde boy’s pen gradually disappeared, and his eyes were filled with a maturity that didn’t match his age: “This is a B-class item called the Ghost School Pen, which is used to disrupt the mind and accelerate mutation.”
“Ah ha, you killed the captain,” the blonde boy spoke calmly, his tone confident and laced with a smile. “Feeling hopeless, you wanted to take everyone down with you.”
The engineer’s hidden weapon, the dagger that had slit the captain’s throat, fell to the ground.
Zhu Shaocheng never thought he would one day harm someone with a knife, but he had no choice. He didn’t know he would become a monster. Eating people wasn’t something he wanted to do; if he didn’t eat, he would melt. He really didn’t want to die.
The sadness and will to survive in the engineer player’s eyes gradually faded, his hollow eyes reflecting the suddenly changing expression on the blonde boy’s youthful face.
“Mom!” The blonde boy’s face turned pale, though his eyes held a hint of mockery: “Mom, save me! There’s a monster!”
The blonde boy’s voice was shrill and miserable, with a crying tone. The passengers in the seats outside heard it clearly, and the mother who had gone to get alcohol changed her expression drastically.
The items in her hands clattered to the ground as she rushed into the kitchen: “Nelson!”
The other passengers finally reacted, and at the same time, Zhong Minglang realized something. He glanced deeply at Lin Qiao, then got up to check the situation in the kitchen.
The sound of gunfire, mixed with the mother’s roars and cries, filled the air. The other passengers, in their panic, also started shooting.
“My God, what is that? Is it the Asian man?”
“He’s melting! Look at his melting feet! He’s the monster!”
“It was him who killed the captain, and that dagger is the murder weapon!”
The passengers, in their fear and anger, lost their rationality and fired wildly, ignoring the female internet celebrity player’s warning: “Don’t shoot randomly. If we hit the plane, we’re all done for.”
The players recognized the mutated monster as the engineer player Zhu Shaocheng, feeling both shocked and regretful.
At the same time, seeing NPCs kill players, even those who had turned into monsters, caused some discomfort.
The flight attendant player whispered, “Is there no way to reverse it?”
The other players remained silent. Even if there was a way, who would help? Moreover, when Zhu Shaocheng killed the captain, did he think about the other players?
It was possible to kill him before he fully turned into a shadow. All players received a system prompt: [Player count reduced by one. Other players must keep pushing forward!]
Only when the dark, sticky, semi-solid mass on the ground stopped wriggling did the other passengers calm down.
The blonde boy cried in his mother’s arms, saying that the uncle had wanted to apply medicine for him, and then he turned like this.
The brown-haired man questioned, “The captain, a grown man, couldn’t fight him off, but how did you survive?”
The blonde boy’s mother, like a protective tigress, glared at him: “What do you mean? What do you want to do to my child? If you come near him, I’ll kill you.”
The brown-haired man sneered, “Stupid woman, I’m just asking what happened.”
The blonde boy, still shaken, said, “I don’t know. He tried to bite me, but his feet melted.”
Indeed, there were no signs of a struggle around, and no one had heard any suspicious noises. The boy was probably just lucky.
After dealing with the hidden shadow on the plane and finding the murderer of the captain, everyone still didn’t feel relieved. Their hearts remained heavy.
Because humans could turn into shadows and mutate after being infected!
When Yan Ting arrived, the men in black suits had already disposed of the engineer’s body, throwing it into an empty fuel drum.
Lin Qiao went over and held Yan Ting’s fingers tightly, without saying a word.
He was so nervous because he had guessed the reason for the engineer’s mutation.
It was likely that after being enveloped and then vomited out by the graffiti, many people at the scene had been injured by the shadows, but the most severe case was Yan Ting.
What if Yan Ting also…
While Lin Qiao was lost in anxious thoughts, the blonde boy approached and whispered, “Brother, will your boyfriend turn into that too?”
“Nelson!” The blonde boy’s mother, still shaken by what had just happened, wouldn’t allow her son to get close to anyone.
So the blonde boy looked up and made eye contact with Lin Qiao, who “um”ed and winked, “You should listen to your mom. Kids who ask too many questions won’t grow up.”
The blonde boy smiled, “Like you? Small everywhere… very cute.”
Before Lin Qiao could react, the blonde boy took a few steps back, “Mom’s calling me, I have to go now, brother.”
Lin Qiao asked the system, “He’s a player too, right? An experienced one. Does the game really bring in kids this small?”
The system’s cold voice was flat: [No, he’s not a child.]
So he’s an adult, then. No idea how he managed to transform like this to deceive others.
Just as Lin Qiao replied with a “Yes,” Zhong Minglang felt a fleeting joy in his heart. Before he could savor it, he heard Lin Qiao call him “ex-boyfriend.”
What ex-boyfriend? He wasn’t gay, and he didn’t even know this player…
Wait, although he thought this, his ears turned red. But after realizing it, Zhong Minglang still checked his player interface without showing any emotion.
Could it be that he had guessed wrong, and the Lin Qiao in front of him was not a player but an NPC?
Sure enough, Zhong Minglang saw this in the system interface: [“You’re the last person who ‘slept’ with me,” the Zhong Minglang player said, reaching out assertively.]
[He turned Lin Qiao NPC’s face towards him and said jealously, “Look at me. Why are you looking over there? Answer my question. You do have feelings for me, don’t you?”]
[Warning: Do not interact too much with Lin Qiao NPC, as it will increase the difficulty of the system’s dialogue replacement.]
“What nonsense!” Zhong Minglang’s chest felt hot. Why didn’t his profile mention this relationship with a male lover?
The system’s dialogue replacement was meant to prevent players from revealing themselves in front of NPCs, and the lines often contained mission hints and unexpected clues.
So Zhong Minglang didn’t doubt the authenticity; he just couldn’t understand why Lin Qiao would give such a hint. Was it to advance the plot?
Seeing Zhong Minglang’s changing expressions, with a hint of confusion in his fierce look, Lin Qiao quickly concluded, “Our past is behind us. I really like my master now.”
Zhong Minglang, with his buzz cut, shifted uncomfortably and replied, “Ah.”
“So,” Lin Qiao glanced towards the plane’s kitchen, “you’re a good person. Can you accompany me to the kitchen to see if there’s any coffee?”
The topic changed abruptly, but the time spent was enough.
In the kitchen, the engineer player looked at the little boy in front of him in disbelief. The boy was rapidly melting into a puddle of liquid: “You… you are…”
The blonde boy’s pen gradually disappeared, and his eyes were filled with a maturity that didn’t match his age: “This is a B-class item called the Ghost School Pen, which is used to disrupt the mind and accelerate mutation.”
“Ah ha, you killed the captain,” the blonde boy spoke calmly, his tone confident and laced with a smile. “Feeling hopeless, you wanted to take everyone down with you.”
The engineer’s hidden weapon, the dagger that had slit the captain’s throat, fell to the ground.
Zhu Shaocheng never thought he would one day harm someone with a knife, but he had no choice. He didn’t know he would become a monster. Eating people wasn’t something he wanted to do; if he didn’t eat, he would melt. He really didn’t want to die.
The sadness and will to survive in the engineer player’s eyes gradually faded, his hollow eyes reflecting the suddenly changing expression on the blonde boy’s youthful face.
“Mom!” The blonde boy’s face turned pale, though his eyes held a hint of mockery: “Mom, save me! There’s a monster!”
The blonde boy’s voice was shrill and miserable, with a crying tone. The passengers in the seats outside heard it clearly, and the mother who had gone to get alcohol changed her expression drastically.
The items in her hands clattered to the ground as she rushed into the kitchen: “Nelson!”
The other passengers finally reacted, and at the same time, Zhong Minglang realized something. He glanced deeply at Lin Qiao, then got up to check the situation in the kitchen.
The sound of gunfire, mixed with the mother’s roars and cries, filled the air. The other passengers, in their panic, also started shooting.
“My God, what is that? Is it the Asian man?”
“He’s melting! Look at his melting feet! He’s the monster!”
“It was him who killed the captain, and that dagger is the murder weapon!”
The passengers, in their fear and anger, lost their rationality and fired wildly, ignoring the female internet celebrity player’s warning: “Don’t shoot randomly. If we hit the plane, we’re all done for.”
The players recognized the mutated monster as the engineer player Zhu Shaocheng, feeling both shocked and regretful.
At the same time, seeing NPCs kill players, even those who had turned into monsters, caused some discomfort.
The flight attendant player whispered, “Is there no way to reverse it?”
The other players remained silent. Even if there was a way, who would help? Moreover, when Zhu Shaocheng killed the captain, did he think about the other players?
It was possible to kill him before he fully turned into a shadow. All players received a system prompt: [Player count reduced by one. Other players must keep pushing forward!]
Only when the dark, sticky, semi-solid mass on the ground stopped wriggling did the other passengers calm down.
The blonde boy cried in his mother’s arms, saying that the uncle had wanted to apply medicine for him, and then he turned like this.
The brown-haired man questioned, “The captain, a grown man, couldn’t fight him off, but how did you survive?”
The blonde boy’s mother, like a protective tigress, glared at him: “What do you mean? What do you want to do to my child? If you come near him, I’ll kill you.”
The brown-haired man sneered, “Stupid woman, I’m just asking what happened.”
The blonde boy, still shaken, said, “I don’t know. He tried to bite me, but his feet melted.”
Indeed, there were no signs of a struggle around, and no one had heard any suspicious noises. The boy was probably just lucky.
After dealing with the hidden shadow on the plane and finding the murderer of the captain, everyone still didn’t feel relieved. Their hearts remained heavy.
Because humans could turn into shadows and mutate after being infected!
When Yan Ting arrived, the men in black suits had already disposed of the engineer’s body, throwing it into an empty fuel drum.
Lin Qiao went over and held Yan Ting’s fingers tightly, without saying a word.
He was so nervous because he had guessed the reason for the engineer’s mutation.
It was likely that after being enveloped and then vomited out by the graffiti, many people at the scene had been injured by the shadows, but the most severe case was Yan Ting.
What if Yan Ting also…
While Lin Qiao was lost in anxious thoughts, the blonde boy approached and whispered, “Brother, will your boyfriend turn into that too?”
“Nelson!” The blonde boy’s mother, still shaken by what had just happened, wouldn’t allow her son to get close to anyone.
So the blonde boy looked up and made eye contact with Lin Qiao, who “um”ed and winked, “You should listen to your mom. Kids who ask too many questions won’t grow up.”
The blonde boy smiled, “Like you? Small everywhere… very cute.”
Before Lin Qiao could react, the blonde boy took a few steps back, “Mom’s calling me, I have to go now, brother.”
Lin Qiao asked the system, “He’s a player too, right? An experienced one. Does the game really bring in kids this small?”
The system’s cold voice was flat: [No, he’s not a child.]
So he’s an adult, then. No idea how he managed to transform like this to deceive others.
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