Chapter 23 Murder in the Night

Chapter 23 Murder in the Night

Chapter 23 Murder in the Night

Xiao Jie quit the game and looked at the time. It was only 6:.

Looking at the empty living room, I didn’t know what to do for a moment.

In the past few days, he has been trying to find games that he can play, counting the inventory of old online games, hoping to recover some of the costs.

However, at this moment, everything that I once cared about in the past seems to have become meaningless.

After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Jie suddenly slapped his thigh and decided to go have dinner first.

Dinner was simple as usual, rice with scrambled eggs, plus a slice of tilapia fillet. There was no special seasoning, just a few sprinkles of pepper and salt and fried.

Xiao Jie is usually too lazy to cook, but occasionally he wants to eat some fish to supplement protein, so he will use these frozen fish fillets and chicken fillets to deal with it.

After dinner, Xiao Jie looked at the computer in front of him and couldn't help but want to play the game again.

But thinking about it, since I can neither go out to fight monsters nor do work or complete tasks in the middle of the night, it seems that there is really no need to go online, not to mention the danger that Wang Kai mentioned.

What would the danger be?

Xiao Jie couldn't help but make some associations, but unfortunately there was too little information and he couldn't figure it out.

Forget it, I'll just ask him when I go online tomorrow, and I'll know then.

Xiao Jie fiddled with the mouse unconsciously, thinking about playing other games, but he just couldn't muster up any interest. Having experienced the death game where one was on the brink of life and death, playing those ordinary games was boring and he couldn't muster any interest at all.

Or I should go out and exercise. My body is still too weak. Although it is considered good among professional players, it is too poor for a swordsman.

I’ve practiced cutting in half several times before, and my arm muscles are still sore.

It is really necessary to exercise. Since you cannot upgrade and add points for the time being, just work hard to improve.

You should train your body better, otherwise you will be in trouble if your physical fitness cannot keep up after learning martial arts.

Xiao Jie digested his food, and when it was already eight o'clock, he changed into sportswear and set off.

Jiangbei City is a small third-tier city with a temperate climate. Although it is only mid-April, the weather is still relatively warm.

The cool night wind was not chilly at all, and the neon lights on the street shone on the crowds shopping in the night market, making it seem noisy yet peaceful.

Xiao Jie was walking on the street and subconsciously looked up at the sky. Although the stars were not very visible, the night sky seemed particularly peaceful. It was completely different from the gloomy, decadent, and disturbing darkness in the game.

He walked through the crowd and followed the cobblestone road to a park near the community. The park was built around a small hill and was also the most frequented leisure area for nearby residents.

Although it was already night, one could still see groups of people walking around.

Well, let’s start here!

Xiao Jie stretched his muscles and started running along the road around the mountain.

He originally planned to run a few thousand meters to warm up, then do fifty push-ups, a hundred squats, and two sets of aerobics, and that would be it.

However, after running for only a few minutes, Xiao Jie felt a tightness in his chest and began to wheeze.

Huh—huh—huh! My physical fitness really needs to be improved. I don’t feel it when I don’t exercise, but now I realize how weak I am when I run.

If I were to PK with someone in real life, I would probably be out of strength after just a few moves.

Xiao Jie gritted his teeth and persisted. He finally ran a thousand meters and stopped in front of a hillside.

He leaned on his knees and gasped for breath, feeling as if his lungs were about to explode. There was silence all around him except for his heavy breathing.

Suddenly, a series of sporadic voices made him a little nervous. "Who's there?"

He asked in a deep voice, looking nervously at the darkness in front of him. The hill in the night was like a pitch-black giant beast, until a pair of green eyes appeared in the darkness. When that thing came closer, Xiao Jie breathed a sigh of relief, because it turned out to be a black cat.

A false alarm.

"Sorry, kitten, I didn't bring any food, huh-huh." He continued to pant as he spoke.

The black cat looked at him with disdain as he gasped. The expression on its face made Xiao Jie speechless. Was he despised by the cat? No, it must be that he was overthinking it.

Having said that, he still waved at the black cat.

"Hoo-hoo-don't look at me like that. It's my first time running-hoo-hoo. It's normal."

I don’t know if the black cat understood it or not. It meowed, leaped lightly, and disappeared into the darkness.

Okay, let’s go home.

This aborted night run was just a small episode. Xiao Jie decided to exercise regularly when he had time in the future, so he went home, washed up, and went to bed.

Early the next morning, he entered the game early.

I don’t know if it was just the right time, but when he came online, Wang Kai and I, Yu Chengxian, had already appeared in the village square and were chatting about something.

"Haha, it's early, Brother Suifeng."

"Good morning, too. What kind of dangers are there after dark?" Xiao Jie asked the question in his mind as soon as they met.

"Have you noticed that there are no stars in the sky of this game?"

Xiao Jie nodded, "It seems to be true. It feels like once the sun sets, everything around is pitch black and you can't see anything. There is not a single star in the sky, and the moon is red. Is there anything to explain?"

Wang Kai said: “There are some sayings in it. All the stars in this world have fallen. That’s because there is a corresponding relationship between the stars and the gods in the sky, such as the Southern Dipper Star God, the Northern Dipper Star God, the 0-Eight Mansions, the Nine Stars Officials, and Taibai Jinxing.

Because the gods fell, all the stars disappeared.

Or you could say it's invisible.

These star gods are used to monitor the world. Now that everything is gone, the demons and monsters are naturally unrestrained. Therefore, they all come out to harm people at night. In game terms, the challenge level of monsters will double at night.

Many special monsters will appear at night, and some safe areas will become very dangerous at night, and even hidden bosses will appear. "

Xiao Jie said: "But we are in the village."

Wang Kai nodded, "The village is relatively safe, but not absolutely safe. Although the village walls can block most monsters, some things cannot be stopped and some will always sneak in. So even if you are in the village at night, you may encounter monsters.

Moreover, some ghost monsters can possess players and then attack surrounding players and NPCs.

In the past, when no one knew about this kind of thing, someone was AFK in the village at night, and was inexplicably possessed. He started killing people around him, killing several people, and he was also killed by the militia.

Moreover, once players enter the battle, they cannot log off, so it is better not to stay in the village at night.

Let me teach you a trick. If you suddenly enter a battle at night but can't see any monsters, you must have encountered a ghost. At this time, you must remember to run to the ancestral hall. The ancestral hall is blessed by your ancestors and is immune to ghosts and gods. You will be basically safe once you go in.

But it is better not to encounter ghosts. If you are killed in one second, you will not have enough time to escape. So if there is nothing special to do at night, you should log off early to avoid danger. "

Xiao Jie finally understood.

(End of this chapter)