Npc 95

“Kill him! Kill him!”

“Kill him…”

The emotions of the guests from different races were rising higher and higher, and the few new players gradually moved closer to the bedside.

[These system NPCs are bad enough, but what about these players??]

[I also want to say something about these new players… It’s hard to judge, 666!]

[What’s so hard to judge? These new players have no ties to Jiang Yan.]

[Yes! Jian Hou is Jiang Yan’s friend, Tao Da and Cao Yufeng are involved because the Dawn Guild has been trying to recruit Jiang Yan, but these new players have no personal connection to him, so in this situation, it makes sense that they would want to hand Jiang Yan over, right?]

[No, I misunderstood upstairs, I didn’t mean to say they want to hurt Jiang Yan… but their courage is truly admirable!]

[Upstairs +1, these new players don’t seem to realize what "Jiang Yan" means in the game!!!]

[Seriously… have they forgotten the tentacle monster that came out from beneath Jiang Yan’s skirt yesterday?!]

[By the way, what exactly was that thing? Why was there no item prompt when the tentacle appeared??]

[Fun fact: that thing isn’t an item, it’s a system NPC that Jiang Yan brought out from the previous dungeon.]

[System NPC?? How could a system NPC be brought out???]

[I’m not sure about that.]

[Fun fact: when you encounter an unsolvable dilemma in the dungeon, using "Jiang Yan" as the answer can perfectly solve it!]

As the guests grew more agitated, the new players' gazes toward him also grew colder.

Sitting at the edge of the bed, holding his husband’s dismembered limb, Jiang Yan, with an expressionless face, was contemplating whether to use the [Lost Rose].

If he used the item directly, it would risk breaking his character design.

But if he didn’t use it now, he would be at risk of not being able to escape.

Sigh… this is so troublesome!

Jiang Yan's eyes darkened slightly. The dungeon had only just begun, and he had already been forced to use items twice. Once yesterday, and once today. It was as if it was deliberately trying to deplete his item usage.

What exactly was going on with this dungeon?

Since entering, everything felt like it was deliberately targeting him...

"Kill him! Kill him!!"

"You have no evidence proving Jiang Yan did this!!" Jian Hou stood in front of the bed, confronting the guests and the new players.

However, his voice was soon drowned out by the shouting crowd.

Among the crowd, the golden-haired, golden-eyed half-elf was watching them with his arms crossed.

"This NPC..." Yu Jia spoke to Tao Shi beside him. "This NPC looks somewhat familiar."

Tao Shi followed Yu Jia's gaze and saw the golden-haired, golden-eyed half-elf in the crowd, who was now giving them a mocking and provocative smile.

Tao Shi furrowed his brows. "Yeah, he does look familiar. Like we've seen him somewhere before..."

"Who cares if he looks familiar!" Jian Hou urgently pulled Tao Shi, "Think of a way! Otherwise, Yan Yan will be taken away by them!"

Yu Jia glanced at him indifferently and half-jokingly said, "Abandoning Jiang Yan right now is undoubtedly the best choice. If he really is the one, we’ll finish this dungeon instantly. If not, at least we've ruled out one option, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jian Hou instantly gave him a sharp look and said, "Is this about completing your guild’s task?"

Yu Jia chuckled lightly, "Notice, strictly speaking, this is also your task."

Jian Hou froze.

[What?? Does the membership agreement with the Puppet Workshop still count??]

[I saw someone on the forum saying it doesn't count...]

Well... whether it counts or not is up to the Puppet Workshop to decide, right?

[Ha ha ha ha... Jian Hou is totally lost now.]

At this moment, a small disturbance broke out among the new players.

"Dad... no!" The boy with braided hair pulled his father’s arm, refusing to let him approach Jiang Yan. He looked at his father with determination and whispered, "You promised, he’s mine!"

The middle-aged man turned to look at his son, then glanced around at the "monsters" nearby, whose faces were filled with anger and terror. He lowered his head and spoke in a lowered voice: "In this situation, there’s no way to save this child! We must sacrifice him first, or we won’t survive!"

Crash!

A giant tore off the doorknob, clearly ready to start a battle if Jiang Yan and the others resisted.

The boy with the braided hair stubbornly held onto his father's arm, lowering his voice: "No! He’s mine! You promised me!"

The middle-aged man took a deep breath, his eyes dark with a terrifying intensity: "He’s just a pretty man. I promised you, but now I need to protect your life more."

"Dad..."

"Be good, Tao Tao. We need to survive. Once we’re out, I’ll get you as many pretty men as you want."

"But..."

At that moment, the once gorgeous and warm royal bedroom was now filled with blood, severed limbs, and a violent atmosphere. The string of reason that held everything together was stretched tight, ready to snap.

"Quick! Go notify the head of the guards! Have them capture this murderer!!" Someone in the crowd shouted.

Jiang Yan held his breath.

There was no way out...

He opened his personal panel—

[Items]...

Ding!

[Item: Divine Staff]

Ding!

[Item: Medical Bandage]

The golden light from the Divine Staff immediately forced the crowd to squint and close their eyes.

Jiang Yan took a few seconds to adjust, then slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as he did, he saw Tao Shi standing by the bed, smiling at him: "We’re ready to fight for you. Don’t forget to treat us to a meal later!"

The once restless guests were all forced back by the divine light of the staff. They shut their eyes and turned their heads, no longer advancing.

The once restless guests were all forced back by the golden light from the Divine Staff, squinting and turning their heads, no longer advancing.

Seeing this, Jiang Yan let out a long sigh of relief. However, in order to maintain his character, he could only hold onto the severed arm left by Yu Xiu and give Tao Shi an innocent, tearful expression.

Tao Shi: “Damn! If you’re not treating us then don’t! What’s with the act of being a helpless little grass?”

Jiang Yan: “…?”

The Divine Staff's light, when giving the appropriate command, had no actual lethal power against those it wasn’t targeting; it was like a strong burst of sunlight. As a result, Jiang Yan was able to adapt, and the guests who were believers of the gods naturally could as well!

Once the guests had adapted to the blinding golden light, their expressions grew even more furious!

Jian Hou quickly said to the others: "Quick! Hurry and drive them away! After this, I’ll treat you and Xiao Feng to a year’s worth of meals!"

Tao Shi spun the Divine Staff with one hand, laughing: “Oh? Teacher Jian is going to support me?”

Crash!

Someone from the angry crowd threw a coffee cup, which nearly hit Jiang Yan. It ended up shattering the ornate golden mirror on the nightstand.

"Quit running your mouth!" Jian Hou stood in front of Jiang Yan and pushed Tao Shi aside.

The golden light of the Divine Staff illuminated the dried bloodstains on the carpet, turning them into a golden-brown color, while the white medical bandage fluttered in the golden light.

The previously noisy crowd fell silent, as if the calm before a storm.

In the crowd, the golden-haired, golden-eyed NPC watched Jiang Yan, his smile growing more and more sinister.

"No! Everyone, please calm down! Right now, the evidence is insufficient!"

At this critical moment, the boy with the braided hair stepped forward from the group of new players.

All eyes turned toward him.

The golden-haired, golden-eyed NPC tilted his head slightly, his gaze filled with confusion at this sudden interruption from the young boy.

At the same time, Tao Shi and the others were also very puzzled.

What is this kid trying to do?

Sitting on the bed, Jiang Yan was puzzled. At the same time, in order to maintain his character, he had to keep up the appearance of being a delicate, harmless, and pitiful person.

This kid wants to speak up for him... After Yu Xiu had scared him so much yesterday, he’s still trying to help him now?

The boy with the braided hair met Jiang Yan’s gaze. Looking into those bright, watery blue eyes, his heart skipped a beat! He secretly told himself that he hadn’t made the wrong choice!

Admire me, will you?

Saving the beauty—what could be more effective in winning a beautiful person's heart?

Thinking this, the boy with the braids smiled to himself, feeling pleased.

Jiang Yan felt the tentacles hidden beneath his skirt suddenly become restless. Fortunately, everyone’s attention was focused on the boy with the braids, and no one noticed that Jiang Yan’s white skirt was twitching as the tentacles inside began to stir.

"What's going on with him?!" Jiang Yan asked 663.

663 replied, "Isn’t that something you should be asking yourself? It’s not within your item range, so it’s not my responsibility. I've been meaning to ask you, but there’s never been a chance—what exactly is this thing? Did you really bring the system NPC from the last instance?"

Jiang Yan was momentarily speechless.

What is this thing?? It’s his ex-husband!

He certainly couldn’t tell 663 that this was his ex-husband Yu Xiu. He didn’t know why Yu Xiu had turned into this thing in the game, but it definitely had something to do with the main system.

As for whether the main system was an enemy or an ally, he wasn’t sure yet. What he did know was that he absolutely couldn’t discuss Yu Xiu too much with 663.

Since 663 was a personal system, if it knew too much, that would mean the main system would also know.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yan chose to remain silent.

Seeing that the tentacles beneath his skirt were becoming more restless, Jiang Yan quickly pressed his hand down on his thigh, trying to restrain the movements of the tentacles.

He warily glanced at the crowd, lowering his voice to a level only he and the tentacles could hear: “What are you doing? Don’t move!”

The tentacles were forced to stop their attempts to crawl out and instead began to irritably slap Jiang Yan's thigh with their tips.

"Everyone, please listen to me!" The boy with the braided hair raised one of his arms in the crowd.

"Tao Tao! Are you crazy? What are you doing?" The middle-aged man warned his son in a low voice.

The boy with the braids didn’t pay attention to his father. Instead, he walked confidently between the players and the system NPCs.

He turned to the guests and said, "This so-called divine power can’t be used as direct evidence to prove that this young prince killed his husband. There’s no weapon, no motive, no direct evidence, and no witnesses. We can’t determine that he’s the murderer."

Hearing this, the once noisy crowd of guests quieted down a little. Tao Shi and the others looked at the boy with the braids with a hint of admiration.

"This kid… He's quite magnanimous," Jian Hou said.

[If Jian Hou knew what happened last night, he would definitely regret thinking this right now.]

[But I have to say, this kid is pretty bold.]

[It’s boldness, or maybe ignorance, right?]

[This kid probably thinks he's super cool now! It's just a phase, let’s understand.]

[Stop it! Would your "phase" make you sneak into other people’s rooms in the middle of the night? Would you try to seduce someone else’s wife??]

"Tao Tao! Get back here!" The middle-aged man shouted at his son in a low voice.

The boy with the braids ignored his father’s call and turned around to flash Jiang Yan a smug smile. "If you want to prove that he’s innocent or guilty, you should first find the evidence."

"Can you find the evidence to prove his innocence?" The golden-haired, golden-eyed mixed-blood elf NPC raised an eyebrow and looked at the boy who suddenly appeared.

"Of course! I’ll prove it just like I did." The boy with the braids smiled confidently.

Then, under the curious gazes of the crowd, he turned and walked toward Jiang Yan.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man in the crowd became increasingly nervous. He desperately didn’t want to attract attention, so he lowered his voice and shouted at his son, "Tao Tao, come back quickly! It’s not the right time! Come back now!!"

However, his son had completely immersed himself in his own script and couldn’t hear him.

The boy with the braids sat down at the edge of Jiang Yan’s bed, staring at Jiang Yan's smooth ankle. His smile slowly turned lecherous. "You’ll tell me, right?"

Jiang Yan: "Tell you... what?"

The boy with the braids could only fantasize about the delicate feeling of Jiang Yan’s ankle, and his heart skipped a beat. When he touched the dazzling little red mole on Jiang Yan’s ankle, his sanity was shattered.

"Tell me... I need you to tell me... If you tell me now, I can save you..." The boy with the braids’ gaze became murky and greedy, and he mumbled words that didn’t even make sense to him.

No! No!

How could there be such a perfect doll in this world?!

This is his!! The doll he had chosen could only be his!!!

The boy with the braids stared into Jiang Yan’s eyes, bloodshot, his expression lecherous and hungry.

He smiled as he began to lean forward, getting closer to Jiang Yan: "Tell me... You’ll tell me, won’t you?"

At this moment, Jian Hou and the others noticed that something was off with the boy with the braids.

"Hey... What are you saying?" Jian Hou reached out to push the boy with the braids away, but the boy swatted his hand aside.

At that moment, the boy with the braids' gaze was fixed solely on Jiang Yan, who was curled up at the head of the bed.

He repeatedly muttered, "You will, you will, you will... You will, right?!"

His voice suddenly rose in pitch, and he stretched out his right hand toward Jiang Yan—

His target was that delicately perfect ankle he was so eager to touch!

Just as he was about to make contact with the alluringly white ankle, a black tentacle suddenly shot out from beneath Jiang Yan’s skirt and lunged directly at the boy’s face!

The boy’s pupils constricted, and he was so frightened that he fell to the ground!

The giant black tentacle, as thick as an adult’s arm, hung suspended in mid-air. Its green, slimy substance dripped onto the bloodstained carpet below. The suckers on the tentacle had turned into green beads, and the eyeballs on the tentacle kept spinning, making a "gubba gubba" sound. They all focused on one person.

The tentacle then thrust its head toward the boy with the braids, who was now lying on the ground. Its petal-like, sharp-toothed mouth opened wide, emitting a high-pitched screech: "Uh!"

"Ahhh!!!"

The boy screamed and scrambled backward, leaving behind a trail of yellowish liquid that carried a pungent odor on the carpet as he moved.

However, the tentacle relentlessly pursued him, seemingly determined not to let him go.

The guests fell silent for a moment before erupting into deafening screams.

"Ah!!!!"

"It’s an evil god!! It’s the power of the evil god!!!"

"Jiang Yan’s bloodline!! The darkness in him really comes from that god!!!"

"God!! May our god protect us!!!"

"Tao Tao!! Tao Tao!! Please don’t hurt my son!!"

The middle-aged man pushed his way through the crowd, rushing toward his son.

"What is even happening here?!!" Cao Yufeng asked in frustration while tending to his bandages.

The already chaotic bedroom, stained with blood, became even more disorderly.

It wasn’t until Jian Hou stepped forward and asked, "Jiang Yan! What on earth is going on here?" then Jiang Yan snapped back to his senses.

He was still trying to chase the tentacle, which had wrapped itself around the boy with the braids and his father. "Enough! Come back!! He didn’t touch me!!"

However, this time, the tentacle was truly angry and ignored the wife behind it.

"What is this thing??!" Cao Yufeng turned to Jiang Yan, asking.

Jiang Yan couldn’t immediately answer his question, so he spoke again to the tentacle, "Enough! Come back!!"

The tentacle still didn’t listen.

Finally, it tightly coiled around the bodies of the boy with the braids and his father. Its petal-like mouth emitted an angry shriek, and with just a little more force, it could snap every bone in their bodies...

Dare to touch his Jiang Yan? Then...

"Don’t kill him!!" Jiang Yan spoke up.

The tentacle paused slightly as Jiang Yan sternly added, "Killing is illegal."

The crowd: "???"

Jiang Yan looked at the tentacle entwining the two men, his eyes darkening.

Yes, it was a laughable statement. There were no laws in this game, and killing was no different from killing a chicken.

Even his own hands weren’t clean, just like... he had killed before.

But... this was enough!!

Unless absolutely necessary, he didn’t want to stain himself or anyone around him with too much blood, especially not Yu Xiu's.

Because he knew the true nature of Yuxiu’s soul—cruel and murderous, craving dismembered limbs, the smell of blood, and rotting corpses...

To normal people, Yu Xiu was a complete sociopathic pervert!

And how could Jiang Yan, who not only accepted everything about Yu Xiu’s perverse behavior but also married him, be considered a normal person?

But, he wanted to be a normal pervert with Yu Xiu.

In their world, there were laws and order, morals and ethics.

They were going back to the real world, to live as an ordinary couple.

So, he absolutely couldn't let Yu Xiu and the things deep in his soul lose control because of this game!

He understood deeply that once certain things were released from the depths of the soul, they could never be put back.

"He didn’t touch me," Jiang Yan repeated, "Don’t kill him."

"Yes, yes... don’t kill me! Please, don’t kill me..." The boy with the braids trembled as he cried out in desperate plea.

"Please spare him! If you want to kill someone, kill me! Please, just spare him!" The middle-aged man cried out.

"He really didn’t touch me, really." Jiang Yan emphasized again.

Goo-ji, goo-bah.

The countless green eyeballs on the tentacle shifted slightly, as if contemplating something.

At this sight, the father and son with the braids let out a slight sigh of relief.

Just then, the boy with the braids suddenly felt a chill in his right hand.

He instinctively looked down at his right hand and saw that the upper part of his five fingers had been severed, leaving only five bloody stumps, with bone exposed in the middle. Blood oozed from the wounds, and his fingers lay scattered on the floor like rubber pieces.

The boy with the braids instantly widened his eyes, and the next second, a sharp, excruciating pain shot through his hand.

"Ahhh—!!!"

The boy's scream echoed throughout the entire castle.

Hiss—

The tentacle quickly loosened its grip on the boy and his father, retreating back under Jiang Yan’s skirt.

The bedroom fell silent, the only sound being the boy’s painful screams.

"Quick!! Bandage him!" Jiang Yan shouted at Cao Yufeng, who was standing at the bedside, stunned.

He couldn't afford to let this person bleed to death and have their life counted against him and Yuxiu!

Cao Yufeng snapped out of his daze.

Ding!

[Item: Medical Bandage]

As the white bandage wound around the boy's right hand, which was still bleeding profusely, the others finally reacted:

"It’s him!! He really has the bloodline of an evil god!!!"

The crowd immediately turned their attention to Jiang Yan, now more agitated than before.

"He must have killed him!!!"

"It must have been him!!"

"This is terrifying!! Everything is just too terrifying!!!"

"Poor the husband!! He has no idea that the wife he married has the bloodline of that god!!!"

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