roccoschili Chapter 447 King You's Trustee
Chapter 447 King You's Trustee
Soon, everyone sent back their replies.
[Yang Yan: Thanks. I've always used a pistol before. No wonder I've run into Wei Tianning so many times. He always talks about joining a gang, but I've never bothered with him.]
[Zhang Yuning: What? I'm totally impressed!]
[Li Jinyue: I don't dare use pistols anymore, I'll just sell them out. Pistols with unlimited ammo are quite popular in the public chat.]
【…】
There were many replies. Lu Youyou quickly read them all and, after confirming that no one had encountered any problems, turned off her watch.
She turned her head and looked out the car window at the surroundings.
No ghosts or puppets were chasing her; the surroundings were so quiet it seemed as if some grand scheme was brewing.
Cui Qi noticed her confusion and offered, "With me here, they won't dare come near your car."
"You're that strong?" Lu Youyou asked doubtfully.
After all, she was holding the exploding banana, and those monsters were still coming up to their doom.
But Cui Qi, a puppet with a slightly darker blue color, is enough to keep other monsters from getting close?
"I don't know why, but ever since I came to this instance, all the monsters have been afraid of me. Maybe it's because I was too strong when I was human?"
Zhang Heng played with her pigtails, glancing at Cui Qi again and again.
She thought she had done it discreetly, but Cui Qi had already sensed it.
Unable to bear it any longer, Cui Qi asked in front of everyone, "Zhang Heng, why are you staring at me? Do you know me?"
Zhang Heng shook her head, then suddenly nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Her unusual behavior left everyone completely bewildered.
"Big sister, I feel like I've met Cui Qi before.
Lu Youyou: "Perhaps you were among the same group of humans who entered the world of survival. If you've survived this long, you must have something you admire about each other."
Zhang Heng shook her head violently: "No, no, no, it's not admiration, it's fear. But I'm not afraid. Look at Zhang Wei, he's almost crawling into the doghouse."
Following the direction Zhang Heng pointed, Lu Youyou saw Zhang Wei trembling as he held Xiao Hei.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Big sister, I can't. I'm a little scared. I get flustered when I'm near Cui Qi. Even taking deep breaths doesn't help. I'm just scared."
Cui Qi shrugged at Lu Youyou: "See? I told you I have an intimidating presence. If I didn't know who I am, I feel like I could cosplay as King You and go out in public."
Lu Youyou smiled politely: "Since you're so powerful, could you let me enter the Ghost Mansion without paying Ghost Coins?"
"Oh, that won't do. The ghosts in the Ghost Mansion are different from those in other places. The people inside aren't afraid of me; only the wild monsters outside are afraid of me."
Lu Youyou: ……
Three hours later, the group arrived at the Ghost Mansion.
Lu Youyou shrunk the vehicle and led the group inside.
Suddenly, two dark, ghostly figures appeared out of nowhere.
"Halt. Enter the first floor of the mansion. Each person and each monster requires one Ghost Coin."
Another grave ghost said, "Three pets, one person, three puppets, that'll cost a total of seven ghost coins."
Lu Youyou handed over 7 Ghost Coins, leaving her with only 2.
Bang!
The door was closed, colorful lights illuminated the dimly lit space, and explosive music suddenly blared out, deafeningly loud.
"Don't panic. We were at the entrance just now. We paid and were automatically teleported to the first floor."
Lu Youyou touched the two ghost coins she had left in her hand and asked, "How many ghost coins do I need to enter the second level?"
"Each person has 2 monsters. To go to a certain floor, multiply the number of people by the floor number."
Lu Youyou was stunned: "If you want to enter the eighteenth floor, wouldn't you need 7 times 18... 126 Ghost Coins?"
Cui Qi shook his head, before Lu Youyou could even breathe a sigh of relief.
He said, "Have you forgotten? The eighteenth floor is the exclusive room of the Ghost King. You can't go in. You can only use Ghost Coins to enter the 17th floor and below."
"I should have earned more Ghost Coins before coming here. Now I'm wasting 7 Ghost Coins by going out, and if I don't go out, I won't have any coins to go to the second floor."
Cui Qi patted the bar counter and subtly pointed his index finger at the writhing puppets and grave ghosts on the stage.
"Earning Ghost Coins outside is nowhere near as fast as earning them inside. The fact that they can get in means they have the coins."
You want me to rob it?
"Why would I let you rob it? I know we just met, and you can't completely trust me, so I'll go and rob it."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Qi turned around gracefully, grabbed the puppet in the back seat by the neck, and robbed it with a smile.
"Bro, I'm out of Ghost Coins, can you lend me some?"
"me…"
The puppet trembled with fear at the terrifying aura emanating from Cui Qi.
Peeking up at his face, he realized it was none other than Cui Qi, the strongest survivor.
When Cui Qi's profile picture disappeared, he was sad for a long time. He never expected that he would become a puppet!
"Okay! Brother Qi, I admired you when I was a human, and I admire you even more now. We're colleagues now!"
Wow!
The puppet took out a plastic bag, pinched the bottom, and poured it down.
There were at least ten ghost coins on the table. Cui Qi took them all with a smile and returned to Lu Youyou's side.
"See? I told you you could earn Ghost Coins here faster than outside."
Lu Youyou counted them carefully; there were 12 in total.
Adding the two she had, there were exactly 14, which was just enough for everyone to go up to the second floor.
"Lu Youyou, wait a moment, I'll be right back."
After saying that, Cui Qi went to rob other puppets.
Lu Youyou was mentally criticizing Cui Qi's self-proclaimed title when Zhang Wei interrupted her self-amusement.
"Boss, I always feel that something is wrong with Cui Qi. Could he be the King You? When I met the lord, my legs didn't tremble."
Zhang Heng heard this and refuted it without hesitation.
“Cui Qi is not King You. I have seen King You. King You was taller and stronger, and his body was not covered in blue light, but in a rich red light, as if he lived in fire.”
"Is...is that so? But there are many props that can change one's appearance and figure. Look at our boss, she wears them."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Heng interrupted him.
"You were able to spot the boss wearing a mask, which means you have that skill. Did you spot Cui Qi wearing a mask?"
Zhang Wei shook his head.
"Have you found any items that can change the red glow on your body? When you're a human, the resources you get are for assisting humans. When you become a monster, you can only steal resources from humans. Where would you find items to change the glow for monsters?"
Zhang Wei shook his head again, speechless.
Zhang Heng: "That settles it, doesn't it? Cui Qi and King You are two different people. As for that power that frightens monsters... perhaps it was bestowed upon him by King You."
"What? The power of the Nether King can be transferred?"
Zhang Heng rolled her eyes at Zhang Wei and patiently explained to Lu Youyou.
"Although King You is the dungeon boss, he cannot manage the entire area by himself. He will select trusted people as his confidants and grant King You the power to deter monsters, making it easier to manage."
"I was once chosen, but I resigned because I felt it was too tiring. Perhaps Cui Qi took my place and became a trusted confidant of King You, someone he trusts very much. Otherwise, he wouldn't know that you are on the eighteenth floor."
As she spoke, Zhang Heng's voice grew softer and softer, as if afraid of being overheard by others.