Chapter 44

At this moment, a familiar mechanical sound sounded in his ears, pulling Wen Jianyan back from his subtle emotions:

[Congratulations to the host for triggering the scene: Memory Kill]

[Ask the anchor to reproduce the events that happened in room 1304]

What happened in 1304... wasn't it the collective poisoning of a family of four?

Wen Jianyan: "..."

Damn you.

What a mission!

It really happened again and I feel so cold!

Seeing that Wen Jianyan had not moved his chopsticks for a long time, the paper man leaned over, his pale face approaching, and he carefully examined the human face in front of him, his voice was still gentle as if it could drip water:

"Xiuqing, what's wrong? Don't you like it?"

The two children also came closer and hugged Wen Jianyan's arm. Their fingers were cold and stiff, like iron hoops, tightly clasping the young man's arm, making it impossible for him to break free.

"Dad, what's wrong, don't you like today's meal?"

They raised their heads and stared at Wen Jianyan with their dull eyes that looked like paintings, with bright and affectionate smiles on their lips.

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath and calmed down.

He raised his eyes, looked at the paper figurine wife in front of him, and raised a smile skillfully on his lips: "Thank you, dear, for your hard work."

He did not forget that the type of this dungeon was a role-playing limited time dungeon.

Although Wen Jianyan didn't understand the C-level dungeon or above, based on the information he had learned in the anchor hall before, he basically had a vague guess about the internal operation rules of this dungeon.

At least in this case, he must maintain his status as "husband" in order to survive.

"Dear, it's too embarrassing for me to be the only one eating the food you cooked."

Wen Jianyan's nervous palms were sweating, but the expression on his face was still gentle and natural. The corners of his lips were slightly raised, with an almost doting smile.

The three-paper figure in front of him was motionless, and the expression on his face had not changed at all from before. He looked very strange and terrifying, but his smile seemed to have become brighter:

"My dear, you are right, of course the whole family should have dinner together."

The woman turned to look at the other two children: "Quick, sit down, let's eat with daddy."

"No, I mean..."

Wen Jianyan changed the subject: "We haven't called mom over yet."

As soon as these words came out, the three paper figures instantly turned their heads and looked straight in this direction.

According to information provided by neighbors, the mother-in-law of this family lived there and discovered the bodies of this family and became mentally disturbed.

He is the only survivor in this family.

"We want the whole family to have dinner together, right?"

Wen Jianyan held his breath slightly, all the muscles in his body tensed up consciously, nervously waiting for Fang's answer - he had already made preparations to use the props immediately if something went wrong.

"Xiuqing, you can tell."

The paper man smiled happily: "Mom hasn't come yet."

"Look, I forgot all about it."

The two children slowly let go of Wen Jianyan's arms, with pale and stiff smiles still hanging on their faces, but their eyes were full of expectation: "Dad, go and ask "Mistress" and "Mistress" to come and eat together."

Wen Jianyan lowered his eyes and rubbed the paper man's hair lovingly:

",I'll go right away."

The paper man's head felt very hard, and his movements made the sound of paper rubbing against each other, making his skin crawl.

Wen Jianyan quickly retracted his hand and walked out the door.

The pace was very steady, neither fast nor slow, and there was no trace of running away at all.

It wasn't until the door behind him closed, blocking the three paper figures who were looking at him with smiles, that Wen Jianyan jumped up as if his butt was on fire and rushed towards the elevator like he was having fun——

[Honesty comes first] In the live broadcast room:

"Hahahahahahaha, the traditional skill of running away if you can't fight is back on the line!"

"The first mission of the soul-detecting anchor is really difficult. It basically involves killing at the door. Even if you are lucky enough to survive the first level and enter the hidden branch, it will be difficult because there is too little information on the ID card and the time is too tight.

Find a way to crack it."

"Based on my experience watching [Antai Community] this time, the anchors who survived the first main mission basically rely on props to violently pass the level. I remember that the price of the props is quite high?"

"That's right, and it can only be unlocked in C-level malls. I remember that the anchor has just been D-level, right?"

"Hahahahahahaha, you liar is over now."

"But it's not necessarily true. I remember that a host also 'figured out' the correct solution before. So far, it's similar to the route the host has taken. Let's go on and take a look. I feel like he might really have no problem!"

The dark corridor stretches far into the distance, with no end in sight.

In the dark corridor ahead, a glimmer of light slowly appeared.

Wen Jianyan speeded up consciously.

Yes, what appeared in front of him was not the stairwell and the elevator. On the contrary, the door panel marked 1304 appeared in front of Wen Jianyan again.

Very, ghost hits the wall.

Wen Jianyan stopped, and although it was expected, he still sighed regretfully.

No wonder the three-paper man didn't mind him leaving the room at all. It turned out that he was expected to be unable to escape.

But, as a human being, you still have to give it a try, right?

Wen Jianyan glanced at the house number 1304 in confusion. Thinking of the three paper figures staring eagerly at the door, he couldn't help but shrink his shoulders and shiver.

It seems...

Now he only has the option of calling her mother-in-law.

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath slowly, looked away, and tentatively raised his hand to push open the door facing 1326.

The unlocked door panel slowly slid inward, and a strong smell of incense ash hit my face. The light in the room was extremely dim, and the living room was filled with clutter, making it almost difficult to stay.

"……mom?"

He lowered his voice and shouted in a low voice.

"Xiuqing, is that you?"

A hoarse and old voice sounded from deep in the room: "Mom is here."

Wen Jianyan carefully stepped over the debris on the ground and walked towards the direction where the sound came from.

Deep in the room, a similar shrine was hidden in the darkness. The electronic candle flickered with a faint red light, coating the narrow space with a faint red light.

An old man was kneeling in front of the shrine, as if he was kneeling before the Bodhisattva.

Hearing Wen Jianyan's footsteps, he turned around and looked over.

The weak and dim light smeared on the old side face, like a wrinkled old walnut. It seemed that he could no longer see clearly. At this moment, he was looking at Wen Jianyan with squinted eyes.

Actually...not a paper man?

Wen Jianyan was surprised.

Although the light was dim, it was still possible to see that the old man in front of him had a real human face, not a pale and stiff paper shell.

"Mom, it's time to eat."

Wen Jianyan said tentatively.

"Really?, I'm here." The old man tremblingly stretched out his hand to Wen Jianyan: "Xiuqing, help mom, her legs are numb."

Wen Jianyan took two steps forward.

Only then did he see clearly that Fang, who was kneeling on the futon, was wearing black paper pants and simple paper shoes. The skin exposed between the gaps in his shoes and socks showed a rough texture like paper in the light.

Wen Jianyan suddenly realized.

Fang's waist has completely turned into paper. Although his upper body has not changed yet, he is probably close to completely turning into a paper man.

He helped the old man up.

Fang's body was light and fluttery. Although she was leaning firmly in his arms, Wen Jianyan could not feel half of the weight, as if he could lift Fang with one hand.

The old man narrowed his eyes, patted Wen Jianyan's chest with his wrinkled old bark-like hands, and said:

"Xiuqing, let's go, Mom is hungry too."

[Honesty comes first] The live broadcast room has already started cheering and celebrating:

"Oh oh oh oh yeah! I didn't expect the anchor to actually unlock the correct route!"

"Hahahahaha, I knew that this liar's brain was really working. Unlike other anchors who got soul-detecting ID cards, he got a lot of information about 1304 through deception. He can solve this problem.
To be continued...