Playing the Foolish Beauty in a Deadly Game - Chapter 60

Nelson twirled his fingers, a hint of disdain flickering in his eyes. The fact that he could command the local ghosts to obey him meant that he must have put in a lot of effort, either through sweet words or genuine care. In any case, Nelson was the kind of person who could deceive even ghosts and then kill them after using them.

Dao Zhang couldn’t help but comment, “You’re really heartless. That female ghost helped you so much.”

“I just said a few things to you, and she was ready to fight me to the death. Yet you killed her without batting an eyelid.”

Nelson, however, seemed indifferent. He wasn’t in the mood to spar with Dao Zhang: “Do you have something to say to me? Unfortunately, I don’t have time to fight with you.”

Killing the female ghost just now was not only to eliminate something useless but also to intimidate Dao Zhang. If it were his usual level, Nelson’s plan would never be as fruitless as Dao Zhang claimed. He would use this “outdoor live-stream” to keep Dao Zhang and Yatagarasu at the school. The ghosts in the campus might not be able to eliminate the two, but with Nelson himself involved, the outcome would be uncertain.

Lin Qiao was the target that Nelson had created, mainly to attract the Church’s attention. In this way, Nelson could rely on the ghosts to do as he pleased, without any restrictions. Of course, Nelson’s only opponent left would be the Perfumer.

Although the top five would be considered victorious, for Nelson, anyone other than himself was a threat. It was better to strike first.

What Nelson didn’t expect was the appearance of a variable, namely Lin Qiao. Now, for Nelson, the outcome of the scenario game was not important; what mattered was figuring out Lin Qiao’s identity.

Nelson didn’t care why Lin Qiao had two types of pets, why he symbolized two factions, or why the NPCs in the scenario treated him as one of their own. He only cared about the shadow beside Lin Qiao, whether Lin Qiao had also been to the “Airplane Escape” scenario, and if there was a possibility that he was the person Nelson had once encountered but couldn’t remember…

Having lost his desire to win or lose, Nelson even began to show signs of hesitation and anxiety. He tidied his hair and clothes, frowning at the stains on the corners of his clothes.

Since Yatagarasu mentioned the shadow beside Lin Qiao, Nelson had been in a state of contemplative silence and at a loss. Many players in the game forum knew that he was looking for the “shadow.” Any player with props related to the shadow could trade with the Fraudster. Even the lowest D-class props could be exchanged for decent A-class props. Players had heard that the Fraudster had a particular fondness for the existence of the “black shadow.”

Some said that the Fraudster wanted to collect the props to upgrade, just like some players had fire-related skills and would exchange fire-related props with other players to upgrade. Others said that the Fraudster was not looking for the “shadow” props, but for the players who possessed them.

No one knew why the Fraudster was doing this, willing to exchange good props for lower ones and often venturing into scenarios rumored to have the “shadow.”

Last time, Nelson had heard that the terrifying NPC in the “Airplane Escape” scenario was the “Terrifying Shadow,” which had already evolved into an upgrade prop. The player who mentioned this was given a lot of points by the Fraudster that day. The player was new, having just come out of the “Airplane Escape” scenario and remembered this piece of information, yet he got lucky and received more points than he would have after successfully clearing the scenario.

As an experienced player, the Fraudster wanted to go to a new player’s scenario, and specifically the one mentioned, which would cost a high price. First, he had to use points to exchange for the expensive “designated prop.” Second, once in the newbie village, his abilities would be restricted; he wouldn’t be able to use most of his skills and would be assigned a very disadvantageous character role.

For example, the blonde little boy in the “Airplane Escape” scenario, in the post-apocalyptic setting, such a little boy had almost no self-preservation ability. It was already a stroke of luck that he survived; there was no way he could come into contact with the upgrade shadow.

Just as Nelson was planning to run the scenario again, he found out that the “Airplane Escape” scenario had malfunctioned and had to be taken offline for handling.

Now, finally encountering a player who had entered the “Airplane Escape” scenario with him and brought out the shadow, Nelson couldn’t let this opportunity slip away. The more he thought about it, the more restless he became and couldn’t wait.

So he tried to bypass Dao Zhang to leave, but Dao Zhang stopped Nelson: “Didn’t you ask me what I wanted with you? I do have something to discuss with you.”

“How about we exchange the information we have? You must have guessed that there will be a massacre at the end of the scenario; otherwise, you wouldn’t have set up this trap.”

“If the top five of us form an alliance, the others won’t be able to catch up. Don’t you think about it?”

Nelson wasn’t interested, and Dao Zhang couldn’t come up with anything convincing at the moment.

When he came out of the dormitory building, he had actually left the campus, but halfway there, he suddenly saw that the ranking of Yatagarasu in the live-stream had increased by a level. And that level happened to be the likes of Bian Yi, so it was Yatagarasu who killed Bian Yi.

Dao Zhang immediately guessed that Yatagarasu was in the dormitory building saving his decoy paper person, but given Yatagarasu’s character, he wouldn’t do such a thing. Instead, Lin Qiao was more likely to have done it.

So Dao Zhang turned back halfway. Judging from his act of saving Bian Yi, the new player, Dao Zhang couldn’t stand by and watch Lin Qiao die for saving him.

Who knew that upon returning to the campus, the support team had already arrived, and Lin Qiao and Yatagarasu were taken away by the Church. Only Nelson was left in the school.

Dao Zhang had thought that since Lin Qiao and Yatagarasu could leave safely, it meant Nelson had lost the battle and might be heavily injured and barely alive.

So Dao Zhang came over to check the situation and see if he could take advantage of the situation, kill Nelson, and gain his likes.

Dao Zhang was quite moral, but his morality wasn’t without limits. For example, he saved Bian Yi but didn’t promise that he would definitely help him advance.

Another example was that Dao Zhang thought since Nelson had set this trap for him and Yatagarasu, taking advantage of the situation wasn’t a big deal, at most it was just returning the favor.

Who would have thought that Nelson was fine, and Lin Qiao and the others were deliberately let go by Nelson. That’s why Dao Zhang thought Nelson was just making a fuss.

Seeing that Nelson was unmoved, Dao Zhang changed his tone: “If you don’t value my information, I am quite capable.”

“There are evil spirits in this world, which happens to be my specialty. I have some talismans here; you don’t have to go to the mall to buy them with points.”

“If you don’t even value my ability to draw talismans and catch ghosts, then I have other skills, such as reading faces, fortune-telling, and looking at your love fortune…”

Nelson, who was going downstairs, suddenly stopped and turned around with the innocent smile of a high school boy: “You can read love fortune?”

Dao Zhang choked for a moment, and after making sure that Nelson wasn’t teasing him, he nodded.

After thinking for a moment, Nelson actually spoke a bit shyly: “I can tell you the information you want, but on the condition that you first show me… the love fortune between Lin Qiao and me.”

Dao Zhang’s expression instantly looked like he had swallowed a fly. He couldn’t believe there could be such a strange person in the world. Just now he was plotting against Lin Qiao, and in the next moment, he wanted to see if there could be some story between them.

Dao Zhang sighed, “Why would you do this? You shouldn’t have forgotten what you just did, right?”

Nelson showed no embarrassment, only coldness in his eyes.

Dao Zhang raised his hands in a gesture of surrender and then carefully examined Nelson. Suddenly, he said, “I heard that the Fraudster has a skill that can change into different people’s appearances. If this isn’t your real look, I wouldn’t be able to tell.”

After hearing this, the disappointment in Nelson’s eyes disappeared in an instant, and he continued to ask, “What about Lin Qiao’s?”

Dao Zhang recalled Lin Qiao’s appearance, then calculated with his fingers, and finally frowned, “Parents with little affection, no descendants, but a strong love fortune, with good things approaching.”

Nelson’s expression visibly brightened. Dao Zhang hesitated to speak further. If Lin Qiao had a strong love fortune, that meant he was loved by someone. The love fortune wouldn’t necessarily be with Nelson, so why was Nelson so excited?

Dao Zhang continued, “If I had your and Lin Qiao’s birth dates, I could continue to specifically calculate a fortune for the two of you.”

After speaking, Dao Zhang thought Nelson would be very happy, but in reality, Nelson put his hands in his pockets and said, “No need. I’m an orphan; I don’t know my own birthday.”

The two walked downstairs, avoiding the fire-extinguishing personnel. Dao Zhang took the opportunity to ask about the content of this scenario. The conversation time was not long, just from inside the campus to outside. As Nelson was about to leave, Dao Zhang called out to him, “I know your current appearance isn’t yours, but just looking at your current face, a great disaster is coming, and death is not far away.”

“But you will indeed get what you wish for. I don’t know whether this facial expression is good or bad.”

Nelson didn’t take the phrase “death is imminent” to heart. They were players in the scenario game now. After the passing line was announced, they would face a battle royale. In this situation, any player’s facial expression would probably be “death is imminent.”

Inside the Church’s meeting hall, the human representative and the Woof Woof Church representative were examining Lin Qiao. There was no sign of assimilation in Lin Qiao’s body. According to the Woof Woof Church representative, they should check the black cat’s situation or place another cat beside Lin Qiao to see what happens.

The Woof Woof Church representative specifically called the Doberman aside for questioning, but the high protection value in Lin Qiao’s phone without mutation was solid evidence.

The Doberman said, “Assimilation and mutation are two-way. A human who can turn pets into humans will inevitably turn into a pet.”

The Woof Woof Church representative doubted, “What if? What if Lin Qiao is an NPC who won’t assimilate but can turn pets into humans?”

The Doberman was resolute: “Impossible.”

The Woof Woof Church representative leaned on the table, her gaze stern: “You like him a lot. The protection value you provide for him is enough to prove that point.”

“I won’t suspect you of favoritism. I just want to ask you, don’t you want him to stay here forever?”