"I went to my boyfriend's place." The little tentacle ball patted him with its tentacles again. "Today, this is how I am with you."
Feeling the tiny tentacles patting his body, Zhong Mu reluctantly accepted reality. He sat up, covering his eyes with tears in his eyes, and secretly peeked at the tiny tentacles through his fingers before covering them again in horror.
Who understands? Just one look and multiple eyeballs turn to look at you. It's really terrifying. Xiu is probably the most perverted person in their town!
"I feel like you're scaring the other players..."
"Yeah, right." The little tentacles said nonchalantly.
"Oh…right, you look even scarier than yesterday." Zhong Mu seemed to remember something, and suddenly put down his hands, enduring the tingling sensation on his scalp as he examined the little tentacle ball. "If it gets bigger, it will be even scarier, and then you can play a new monster to scare them."
"I... I still need to eat... eat a part... to grow... bigger." The little tentacles swayed as it explained to Zhong Mu, "I... can't... change... now."
"Eat a part of you?" Zhong Mu pondered. "I do, the one I cut off from your humanoid body yesterday... the root..."
Under the watchful eyes of many, Zhong Mu slid to his knees at lightning speed, kowtowing twice to the little tentacle, hoping the monster boss wouldn't hold a grudge. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I won't dare to do it again next time. Please don't take yesterday's matter to heart."
"N-It's okay." The tiny tuft of tentacles patted Zhong Mu's head, then opened its mouth, "Ah—"
Zhong Mu immediately took out the fresh tentacle he had cut off yesterday from the props and fed it to the little tentacle. After watching it eat part of itself, it chewed and chewed, and as it chewed, its body began to grow slowly, twisting and expanding, turning into an extremely terrifying monster.
Zhong Mu stood there trembling, watching the small mass in front of him slowly grow into a huge and terrifying one, feeling the oppressive force of the monster's true form.
These sticky tentacles, wrapped around bodies and dripping with black liquid, writhe and slither, entangled around eyes, their fragmented, inhuman appearance sending chills down one's spine.
But the tentacle dumpling seemed unaware that it was terrifying to humans, and even affectionately patted Zhong Mu's shoulder with its tentacles, "Come on... let's scare them!"
It has completely started playing the game.
"Hmm... Let's go. You can start scaring people after you see them come out looking for me." Zhong Mu instructed cautiously. Focusing on his work helped him suppress his fear, as he was genuinely terrified of inhuman, grotesque creatures.
Walking through the woods, Zhong Mu went to release the people he had hidden the night before, as planned.
The human mortality rate decreased significantly last night. Those he hid were all safe. He even heard the hunters' anxious voices underground, saying that many hunters had been killed silently, and he suspected that Yin Xiu was behind it.
The players, knowing that Zhong Mu had been up there all night, were even more convinced that Zhong Mu was indeed the powerful Yin Xiu.
"Boss Yin Xiu! You said you wanted us to help you find someone, what specific characteristics are you looking for? We'll go today." The players, who had survived the night, stared excitedly at Zhong Mu, eager to do something for him to fulfill the terms of the deal.
Zhong Mu paused for two seconds, then said seriously, "It's a little girl, wearing a red dress, with braids, and holding a rabbit doll. Could you please help me find her?"
"It's still a child." The players were somewhat shocked. It sounded very young. It's no wonder that the veteran player took pity on him and led him through the dungeon.
"Yes, it's a child. The features are very obvious. I need your help to find him." Zhong Mu estimated that there wouldn't be another child so similar in the dungeon, so he let them explore slowly, asking other players and explaining to them.
Once new people join his camp and remain suspicious of him, he sends out even more terrifying little tentacles to scare them, and then repeats yesterday's tactics to firmly establish in their minds that he is a big shot.
"Alright, alright, since this is the person the big boss is looking for, we'll risk asking other players. It's possible that someone else has already picked it up. Just wait for our news, big boss!" The players were full of confidence. They had already explored the island during the day. With so many people, they could even retrieve a corpse.
The players were preparing to set off and discussing their destinations when a childish voice suddenly came from a nearby tree, "He's lying to you. There isn't a second child in this instance besides me."
Everyone instantly looked up alertly and saw a young boy sitting on the tree above. He was thin and frail, covered in scars, and had a smiling face that made him look harmless.
But... that child wasn't in their underground hideout last night, and he's up in this tree this morning... it's obvious he spent the night on the ground.
Anyone who can survive on the ground alone without being found by hunters is definitely not an ordinary child.
Zhong Mu narrowed his eyes, sensing that he was in trouble.
"How do you know there aren't any other children on the island? I brought a little girl with me."
As long as he stubbornly denies it, and the other party has no evidence.
"On my first day in the dungeon, I explored the entire island and didn't see any children or their corpses. I'm sure there aren't any on the island, and you..." The little boy smiled and jumped down from the tree, landing lightly on the ground. He then looked at Zhong Mu, "You don't look like a big shot, do you? Why are you pretending to be one?"
All the players' eyes fell on Zhong Mu, and the pressure instantly intensified.
Zhong Mu stared at the boy without changing his expression. "Indeed, I'm not exactly a big shot."
"I just want to find the new person I brought in... that's my sister."
Zhong Mu decided to impersonate Yin Xiu and stick to it to the end. As long as he completely imitated Yin Xiu, all the information about Yin Xiu in the outside world could be matched with his own.
"I remember hearing some of the monsters say that Boss Yin Xiu used to be looking for his sister in the dungeon. It seems he really does have a sister." The players nodded, confirming their suspicions.
"Yes, that's why he killed a lot of monsters, everyone knows that."
"I've heard about it too. So you've found your sister now, sir."
Players were very satisfied with the sequel to the legend. The legendary god of war finally found his sister, then brought her to clear the dungeon, and the two left hand in hand. What a reasonable and perfect ending.
Moreover, this young man who just came out has an unknown background, so who would believe what he says!
Faced with faces full of unwavering devotion to Zhong Mu, the young boy pondered, "As expected, experienced adults do lie. But I'm an adult now, so I lie too."
He strode forward with a laugh, jumped in front of Zhong Mu, and, under everyone's wary gaze, pulled a knife from his sleeve, saying with a smile, "Do you know? This knife of mine is poisoned."
Zhong Mu retreated instantly.
But the young boy just stared at him with a smile, "If you don't kill me now, I'll kill you with this knife, so you'd better kill me quickly."
Faced with this sudden threat, Zhong Mu felt his mind was blank. Not only was he confused, but the players next to him were also confused.
Why is this little thing that suddenly appeared trying to kill him with a knife? It didn't even say it wanted to steal anything, so why is it just killing each other for no reason?
In the moment of Zhong Mu's bewilderment, the seemingly impossible young boy, with a smile, ruthlessly stabbed at Zhong Mu.
It was swift, fierce, and decisive—something almost unbelievable for a child.
However, the next second...
A flash of cold light, and a tiny hand suddenly reached out from the void and grasped the sharp blade.
Their eyes met, and a pair of hostile eyes appeared in the void, staring at the young boy.
Immediately afterwards, the players saw the little girl who had just been describing appear next to Zhong Mu, holding a cute rabbit doll, and kick the boy to the ground.
Her harsh expression clashed terribly with her sweet appearance as she angrily exclaimed, "I was eating Mom's food! It's all your fault! I hadn't finished eating when you called me over!"
Indeed, as everyone could see, there were still grains of rice stuck to the corners of her mouth.