The boy watched as the tentacle holding the hilt of a knife floated leisurely towards him, and with a cold face, he quickly retreated.
This enormous and terrifying monster showed no murderous intent in his face! Without murderous intent, he couldn't do anything to it! It was practically his nemesis!
In the past, all the monsters would rush at him and kill him the moment they saw him; he wasn't afraid of monsters at all! But why is this thing not hostile towards him? Why did it eat his poisoned knife and then return the hilt to him?
"Disgusting ugly thing!" the boy cursed, his scarred face contorted with rage.
After cursing, the monster didn't get angry or show any malice. Instead, it twisted and spread its tentacles, saying, "I have a boyfriend who likes me!"
It's even a bit showy!
Yes, no one else matters, as long as my boyfriend likes it, that's enough.
The boy frowned, feeling annoyed that the monster was completely ignoring his malice. He looked up and glared at Zhong Mu, "I don't care if you're really Yin Xiu or not! But you must be from the town of the 35th plane, right?"
Zhong Mu: ? How did you guess that? Is it written on his body?
Seeing Zhong Mu's confusion, the boy was delighted to confirm, "The fake Yin Xiu must know so much about him because he lives in the same town as him. The real Yin Xiu also lives in the town of 35 Planes."
A mocking smile appeared on his face. "What a pity... Ye Tianxuan, the leader of the town in the 35th dimension, is already dead. Now you are all like headless flies, only able to pretend to be the God of Slaughter to save face. But that God of Slaughter will not pay any attention to you. You are unlucky to run into me in this instance."
"From this moment forward, the players of the town in the 114th dimension within this instance will hunt you down with all their might! I'd like to see how long you can survive!"
After saying that, he turned and strode away.
The viewers in the live chat frowned. "The town in the 114th dimension, that sounds familiar, very familiar."
"The infamous town of villains, tui!"
"Most of the people in the town are not good people. They treat newcomers who enter the dungeon as slaves and take them to the new dungeon to steal things from other players, based on the survival of the fittest principle."
"Every time, a large number of players enter the dungeon together, then suppress other players who enter the dungeon at the same time to steal their items, and force other players to try dangerous rules, which has killed a lot of people."
"Occasionally, you'll see groups of three or four of them ambushing other players in high-level dungeons. Disgusting!"
"That's right. A long time ago, they had a conflict with us. Not only did they steal the stuff from a new player in our town, but they also killed that new player who was not convinced."
"I remember everyone was watching the live stream at the time. They saw a newbie die, which made Boss Ye so angry that he personally went to their town and killed those players."
"That's right. The first time the calm and collected Boss Ye personally led us into the dungeon was to kill people. He killed those two people in front of their leader and other players, and no one dared to say a word."
"Yes, yes, everyone followed Boss Ye into the dungeon, and after the dungeon ended, they changed towns and went to their hometown to find the murderer."
"But I've met the leader of 114 Town before, it wasn't him, was it?"
"Looks like the previous one is dead. In this kind of small town, it's a dog-eat-dog world, and the leaders change frequently. A strong villain will come and crush the previous one. I reckon this one is the new one."
"I've never been slapped by Boss Ye before, so I'll just take advantage of the time when Boss Ye isn't around..."
"I'm so angry! He even mocked us! If we don't teach him a lesson, all the players from other dimension towns will think we're easy to bully!!"
"Don't rush, everyone, don't rush. Let's calm down first. We'll settle this score after Brother Xiu gets the item and revives Boss Ye."
"Zhong Mu, you brat! You absolutely have to follow Brother Xiu and get the props!"
"Show some courage!"
The chat was buzzing, but Zhong Mu didn't have time to respond to them for the time being, because the boy had left, but the blobs he had summoned were still wandering around. It remembered the original plan: after scaring the boy, it would turn around and scare the other players.
It lunged at you with its mouth wide open, and the players screamed and scattered in all directions. Zhong Mu had no choice but to step in and block it.
"Don't be nervous, everyone. This is my item. It's a monster that can be summoned to fight, not a monster from the dungeon." At this point, this was the only explanation he could offer.
"Really? So it's something from the big boss... I knew I'd come whenever the big boss called, and I even helped him scare away that kid earlier."
"Although...but...it's so scary...I don't dare to look at it for long! Why does it have so many eyes?!"
"If this terrifying thing belongs to the big boss, and it's one of our own people's fighting force, then... then we'll be fine."
The players finally agreed to return to Zhong Mu after much psychological reassurance from Zhong Mu, but as soon as they got back, the tentacle ball exploded, scaring them away again.
Zhong Mu ran around trying to bring people back, while Ya Ya giggled beside him.
She patted the large, tentacled ball of fluff and asked, "Where's my brother? Why isn't he here?"
"My boyfriend is...sleeping...on the boat!" Then it added, "...sleeping...with...me!"
Ya Ya pouted and slapped her little hand on the ruptured tentacles, saying, "I want to go find my brother later too."
The tentacle ball, completely oblivious to Ya Ya's harmless hand, continued waving it around, shouting, "Boyfriend! He kissed me!"
It moved closer to Ya Ya, staring at her intently, and whispered, "Kiss! Kiss!"
Ya Ya hummed, hugged her arms tightly, and turned her head away, "Brother will kiss me too!"
She tapped her forehead and said, "My mom kissed me here before I left. When I meet my brother later, I want him to kiss me here too, so I'll have two people I like to kiss me."
She had just finished laughing when the little tentacles, covered in a sticky black liquid, smacked twice on her forehead.
Ya Ya, her face dark, touched the black, sticky substance dripping from her forehead, then slapped it onto the tentacle ball with her other hand. "I hate you!"
Then she went to find Zhong Mu's clothes to wipe her forehead.
Zhong Mu painstakingly gathered the players together again, suppressed the tentacle ball to prevent it from intimidating them, and then took a deep breath, preparing to try a different way to rally their support.
He was so tired he was panting, and before he could even start speaking, he turned around and saw Ya Ya wiping her forehead with the hem of his shirt.
Zhong Mu: I'm so frustrated! These two are usually so well-behaved in front of the big boss!! He just can't handle them at all!
Zhong Mu sighed deeply, expressionlessly tossing his clothes aside. He felt his patience and composure had improved dramatically; to put it positively, this was training.
After gathering his thoughts, he looked up at the people in front of him.
When there's no need to demonstrate intimidation or threats, he doesn't need to play the role of Yin Xiu. But now, when it's time to rally people's hearts, Boss Ye will be the best role model.
If it were Boss Ye standing here, how would he handle everything that was about to happen?
He closed his eyes, thinking and recalling his several meetings with Ye Tianxuan in the small town, and the countless strategy records left by Ye Tianxuan that he had read.
Then he opened his eyes and stared intently at everyone who had just been there.
"Do you know who that boy who just came here is?"
"I don't know..." The players shook their heads.
"He's also a high-level player."
"Him? Just a kid??" Everyone was shocked, thinking he was just a young player who had entered this place.
"Yes, it's that kid. Do you know what he's done?" Zhong Mu smiled and calmly fabricated a lie under everyone's gaze. "He once turned a group of players who disobeyed him into wooden figures and crushed them. He also ordered his players to throw disobedient people into a pile of monsters. He also hunted down players from other towns."
"He stole many players' items and took many lives. He looked like a child, fourteen or fifteen years old, but his wickedness far exceeded that of ordinary people."
Zhong Mu calmly uttered words that sent a chill down the player base: "And now, his target is you."
Upon hearing this, the players immediately panicked, feeling utterly powerless to resist being targeted by such a terrifying individual.
What can we do?
The only way out was through Zhong Mu, who stood before them.
First give them the most terrifying fantasy, then give them the most sincere hope. People in despair will instinctively choose the light that is right in front of them.
This is what Zhong Mu learned from the strategy guide.