frightfiction Chapter 213 I Have White Mice Here
Chapter 213 I Have White Mice Here
Adults don't like good-for-nothings?
Lu Youyou looked at that sentence and fell into deep thought.
They can't kill people, they don't like cowards, and they have to test everyone...
So what does this dungeon test?
Unity? Friendship? Or trust between strangers?
Lu Youyou couldn't understand it.
She sighed, looking sullen.
How can we deal with this siege without becoming a coward?
Suddenly, she thought of the monsters on both sides of the road.
The game only says that humans will lose points if they kill each other, but it doesn't say that you can't kill monsters either, right?
She had some prior acquaintance with the Sand Monster, so perhaps they could discuss a collaboration.
I just don't know if the monsters under the ice and the monsters in the yellow sand are from the same batch.
But whether it is or not, we should ask first.
Lu Youyou pushed open the door, got out of the car amidst the three children's puzzled gazes, and squatted down by the roadside.
"Hello, may I ask your name? I'd like to discuss a business deal with you."
The ice surface did not react at all.
Lu Youyou knew that what she said wasn't tempting enough.
"If you cooperate with me, I can help you eat a lot of people."
Boom!
A large hole appeared in the ice, and a withered black hand threw out a wet note.
What kind of business?
Seeing this note, Lu Youyou felt at ease.
It seems that this game doesn't restrict humans from asking monsters for help; it just depends on the rewards humans are willing to offer.
"You should know that Wang Qiao and I, the owners of that car in front, were surrounded by a lot of people. These people are offering you food, how about it?"
The black hand threw up another note.
We cannot attack humans proactively, and this isn't a business transaction; we're finding our own food and asking for your help.
“I know your rules, that you can only eat humans who wander onto your territory, so I will try to get those people onto the ice. But there is one thing I’m not sure about and I want to ask you.”
The mastermind threw down another note.
Ask away; if it's not against the rules, I can tell you.
"I want to ask, does indirect homicide deduct points? For example, if I put someone on your ice and you kill them, is it your fault or mine?"
"Or if I hit someone but didn't kill them, but they were left with aftereffects and were killed by other enemies because of these aftereffects, would I lose points?"
This is what Lu Youyou most wants to know, because everything can be connected; it's just a matter of how strong or weak the connection is.
This time, the mastermind didn't throw out a note.
The cracked ice surface refreezes, as if the monster is refusing to talk to her.
This question seems a bit beyond the scope of the question; the Black Hand Monster cannot answer it.
So Lu Youyou had to do the experiments herself.
but…
Where should she go to catch three chicks to save herself three points to survive?
Lu Youyou got up and got into the car, opened the public chat to check the messages, hoping to find the real chicken.
The chicks weren't stupid; not one of them stood up and spoke up.
Moreover, even if someone were to come forward and claim to be a chick, Lu Youyou wouldn't believe it, since once the catching net is wasted, it's truly gone.
hum~
Because Lu Youyou was looking at her watch, when a friend message came in, Xiao Lu didn't give a voice notification, but just vibrated and a pop-up appeared at the top.
It was a message from Qi Yuan.
Qi Yuan: Are you an eagle or a chick?
[Lu Youyou: Eagle.]
Qi Yuan: You're not lying to me, are you?
[Lu Youyou: I really am an eagle.]
[Qi Yuan: Now, no one doesn't claim to be an eagle, and since their identity has changed, and the chicks have left behind their trapping nets, it's very difficult to tell them apart.]
[Lu Youyou: So you mean...?]
[Qi Yuan: I'm a chick, come and catch me!]
[Lu Youyou: Are you setting me up?]
Qi Yuan: You're a smart person, and someone I can trust. You disdain scheming and plotting, and I disdain using scheming and plotting on women. There's one thing I need to understand clearly.
Lu Youyou's heart suddenly raced. Was it what she thought?
Is the problem that's been bothering me about to be solved?
[Lu Youyou: What do you want to understand clearly?]
[Qi Yuan: You already have the answer in your heart, don't you? But I want to tell you clearly that I want to know if indirect homicide counts as murder, and whether it will result in a deduction of points.]
[Lu Youyou: How many points do you have?]
Qi Yuan: Three, that's enough to give you an extra life.
[Lu Youyou: You have three points, why don't you kill someone yourself to conduct the experiment?]
[Qi Yuan: I have many people here. One experiment would expose my location. If indirect murder doesn't result in a penalty, that's fine. But if it does, how am I supposed to deal with the others?]
[Lu Youyou: I won't arrest you. You can conduct the experiment yourself. I have a lab rat here; just teleport over.]
Qi Yuan did not reply, but Lu Youyou heard the navigation broadcast.
[A vehicle belonging to my friend Qi Yuan appeared 12 meters behind us.]
Lu Youyou got off the bus and met Wang Qiao and Qi Yuan, who were also getting off.
"Well, we've met before in the Treasure Hunt game, so I won't go into details. Qi Yuan is here this time to conduct an experiment."
Lu Youyou said, "Qiao, is the guy in your car still alive?"
Wang Qiao traced circles along the curve of her curly hair with her slender fingers, then looked Qi Yuan up and down: "Where's your boyfriend? That sleazy, ugly boyfriend."
Qi Yuan: ...
"died."
Feeling it wasn't clear enough, she added, "The man I killed wasn't my boyfriend; he was just a stepping stone for me."
Wang Qiao's smile became more sincere: "It's really a waste of your time to use someone like that as a stepping stone."
Qi Yuan felt like she had met a kindred spirit and began to complain freely: "Yeah, I'm so wronged, let me tell you..."
"Um, can we stop talking for now?" Lu Youyou interrupted the two of them. "Is that so? Qi Yuan, aren't you going to do an experiment? Do the experiment first, then we can talk about other things."
"What experiment?" Wang Qiao asked before realizing what was going on: "Looking for the man in my car? You want to see if indirect murder counts as murder?"
Lu Youyou and Qi Yuan nodded.
"Come with me." Wang Qiao led the way and climbed onto the roof of her car.
The man's hands and feet were cut off, but they were neatly bandaged.
He lay in an enormous iron basin, which was supported by two rows of iron blocks, with charcoal burning in the gap between them.
If it weren't for his chest still heaving, Lu Youyou would have thought he had been roasted to death.
"Your idea is great! Slowly roast him to death, right?" Qi Yuan said excitedly.
"Oh, no, that's not it," Wang Qiao explained. "I just didn't want him to come inside, but I also didn't want him to freeze to death."
"Good, good, I've learned another trick."
Qi Yuan looked at Wang Qiao with the eyes of someone who felt an instant connection and regret for not having met sooner.
"Uh…"
The man in the large iron basin sent a hoarse plea for help to Lu Youyou.
Those two women are ridiculous! They're not even as gentle as that tomboy!
Lu Youyou, who received his distress signal, rolled her eyes. She was just a quiet person, not a resentful one.
Not wanting to be looked at like that anymore, Lu Youyou urged, "Qi Yuan, hurry up."
"Got it."
Qi Yuan rubbed his hands together, picked up the large iron basin, and threw himself and the basin directly onto the ice. Lu Youyou didn't even have time to stop him.
Realizing that Qi Yuan was wasting her opportunity, she broke down.
"Wouldn't what you did be considered direct murder? And this isn't how you call it indirect murder, is it?"
Qi Yuan retorted, "Isn't this indirect? It's not like I wanted to eat him, it was the monster that wanted to eat him. And it wasn't me who broke the ice, it was the monster that pierced the ice and dragged him down."
"I just felt sorry for this man and wanted to carry him back to the room to warm him up, but who knew I would just let him slip away?"
As she spoke, Qi Yuan even pretended to shed two tears: "Oh! How pitiful, a living life has just vanished like that."
Lu Youyou: ……
Who is he trying to impress with these words, an adult?