Isolated Island (17)

The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh84 - Isolated Island (17)

The refugees were stunned, but the players responded faster.

The corporate drone player was disabled, but there was still the bob-cut player. However, just as she stood up, a nail was shot through her shoulder blade, "Don't move. I know you're all together." Bsrdg

The sweat on his forehead ran down his face like a river; Ren Yifei licked his dehydrated lips.

"Get out of the way. This matter is between him and me."

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The refugees who had become thugs were frightened by his ferocity and immediately retreated three or four meters, exposing the corporate drone player and the bob-cut player.

The corporate drone player clutched his wound, completely in disbelief. He could not believe that there was such a ruthless character among the NPCs, and he could not believe that he had actually made a mistake that should not have happened. dJI7Ob

"Ah..." the bob-cut player looked down at the blood on her hand, and her hatred erupted like a volcano, "You deserve to die!"

Another nail shot out and hit her thigh.

"A gun?" The thugs shuddered with fright.

"It's a nail gun," Someone recognised it.

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This nail gun, which uses blank bullets, has a range of five to ten meters and could have enough firepower to pierce through the thigh. As a result, it has the same deterrent effect as a gun. Everyone with a melee weapon instinctively felt fear.

"I won't snatch your things," Ren Yifei said. His voice was still a little weak, and sweat constantly ran down his face, but no one thought he was weak.

The entire dining hall was silent as everyone waited for him to continue.

"But no one is allowed to take things from me either. Where are my things?" TcopFS

The thugs acted immediately, and ten seconds later, his buns and instant noodles appeared on the table intact, and they were carefully packed in a plastic bag.

He grabbed the plastic bag with the nail gun pointed at the crowd. Everyone stepped back.

The people standing behind him moved out of the way to let him smoothly retreat through the door.

A young man opened the door for him and then stood far away. 8Suf79

Ren Yifei smiled and thanked him, "Thank you."

The young man shivered.

Only then did he turn around and walk all the way to the mushroom house. He then sat under the eaves with his back against the wall.

He looked like he was about to collapse, like a sickly tiger. It was as if anyone could beat him, but no one dared to approach him. PfXIMa

Saman saw that he had buried his face in his elbow as his body curled up, trembling slightly as if he was crying but desperately trying to hold back. The nail gun was still in his hand and never left a single moment.

After a long time, he put down his hand, exposing his tear-washed eyes. They were like sharp blades, resembling a lion cub that had successfully killed his prey for the first time on an independent hunt.

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The harsh environment seems to have forced this innocent boy to grow up overnight.

"Hahaha..." the glasses girl looked in the direction of the restaurant and kept laughing. LHO o5

Tired of laughing, she wiped her eyes, "This is why you have to play the game seriously. If you act as if you're playing house, you'll end up like this. I like this kid."

The little girl looked down at the screen of the operation panel. Her mind was elsewhere, and she was not watching the scene.

Less than two minutes later, a conflict broke out in the restaurant. Everyone outside heard the two players arguing— they needed to stop the bleeding in time, but they only had one hemostatic bandage.

After a while, a player limped out. It was the bob-cut player. Blood was running down her thigh endlessly. Eje41U

Ren Yifei was sitting under the eaves of the small mushroom house when he saw this scene. She was walking towards the cabin where the owner of the manor was imprisoned, leaving a bloody footprint with every step she took.

The second shot he aimed at was the artery in her thigh. There was a shortage of medicine, and no doctor was present. If they did not have the means to treat themselves, their only option was to die.

Licking the corner of his stinging lips, Ren Yifei's eyes contained a meaningful look: It's a pity that one escaped; is this one ready to die fighting?

As expected, she went to the wooden cabin where the owner of the manor was imprisoned, and by that time, she could not support herself any longer and fell to the ground. She pointed her bloody finger inside at the quiet owner of the manor and shouted, "I identify the owner of the manor as the 'ghost'!" T1qX5m

The owner of the manor revealed a light smile.

The bob haircut player's face changed, and she opened her mouth and shouted, "No, no, it's a violinist... ahhhhh—"

Right before the eyes of several players and NPCs, the bob-cut player who failed the identification shattered into pieces of pigment and was blown away by the wind, dissipating into the sky and earth.

She died because the identification failed. KCgvEl

The 'ghost' has a character identity and a real identity. If the two do not overlap, the 'ghost's' real identity must now be occupied by a certain player.

Because of the information given over the past two days, everyone believes that 'its' internal and external identities were the same. However, they lacked a piece of crucial evidence.

The bob-cut player used to think she had a good chance of winning and did not expect things to turn out like this.

"The owner of the manor is indeed the 'ghost', but what kind of identity is on the inside? Or, is the owner of the manor really the 'manor's owner'?" The players' eyes were full of inquiry. o3zDYx

The owner of the manor was still smiling, which provoked the arrogant players.

They looked at the owner of the manor, and the owner looked back at them. An invisible rope was being pulled between them.

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The NPCs were completely unaffected and went on with their duties.

Ren Yifei could not see what happened from his point of view, but he knew clearly that the identification had failed. He stood up, put the nail gun back into his jacket with large pockets, and mixed the just-expired pack of cold medicine with the remaining warm water in the thermos. Hx3Fic

He began to sweat as soon as he drank the hot infusion, which made him feel much more comfortable.

After that, he had a simple dinner, and his strength returned.

Before it became completely dark, he went to the rows of cabins on the opposite side. The best cabins were all occupied by the thugs, and the rest were for the old, weak and sick.

He went to them and asked them about the people who had died the day before. 2y0UfA

"Did they all have fevers?"

Some NPCs said yes, while others said they did not pay attention. The others told him that those who vomited and had diarrhoea yesterday also developed high fevers before dying.

Ren Yifei asked the people in several wooden cabins and found that the people who had died so far, whether those who came into contact with water or those who vomited and had diarrhoea, all showed signs of a fever while they were still alive.

"Did I misinterpret the situation regarding the skeletons?" He had a rare moment of confusion. V7n6 g

Before the sky was completely dark, the middle-aged man who went to the mountain to dig up vegetables and sweet potatoes came back. He had found nothing, and now, he was sitting on the stone bench, extremely frustrated.

Just as he was about to comfort him, Ren Yifei's sharp eyes noticed a new wound on his arm.

The skin was pale where the wound was, with a small amount of blood, but there were no contractions.

If a person is still alive, the skin around their wound will pull in due to the movement of living cells, and the injury would also appear red, inflamed, clogged and so on. The wound would only look like that on a corpse that has been dead for a long time. 7iLRlt

Ren Yifei glanced at the middle-aged man, who was still sighing, and could not see anything unusual.

"Don't worry, uncle. I think the rescue team will definitely come."

Ren Yifei comforted him and glanced over at the soles of his shoes.

Red mud, black mud, dead leaves and pebbles. krPgdA

The exposed areas of this mountain all had acidic soil, and the colour was mostly red and yellow. Where did the black mud come from?

"I'll go back tomorrow and see if I can find something. By the way, Xingye, do you want to come along?" He picked up the hoe and prepared to go back to the previous wooden cabin.

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"I have other things to do," Ren Yifei declined.

After the middle-aged man left, he pinched the piece of soil that fell, only to find that it was not the black mud he was expecting, but rather, another type of extremely fine-textured mud, sticky and a bit like what the skeleton had smeared on his feet. g0l9Iq

On the other hand, the grey-white pebbles were bone fragments; but it was a little whiter.

There were very few people who stole food. Hunger was a problem; many refugees in the manor had gone to the mountains to find food. They came and went, so Ren Yifei did not know how many were middle-aged people.

He remained calm and did not move other than to pet the black cat in the wooden bucket.

Night came, and the sky was overcast again, but it did not rain. All those who went out returned to the manor. KsAgtu

In any case, a place where humans gather and where there are man-made buildings can still bring a sense of security.

These people had gone out to look for food, however, they did not find any and came back empty-handed. Those who had been allocated or stolen food before were again targeted.

There were several cases in the wooden cabins, and the assets were shuffled a second time.

In this short period, there have been several theft and robbery incidents; everyone was in danger. pLJ26s

The refugees were no longer in groups since they did not trust anyone other than themselves.

Ren Yifei constantly pondered over the middle-aged man's wound and particularity. He tentatively approached another person in the mushroom house and wanted to ask them if they had noticed those abnormalities. However, everyone avoided him.

Yes, the image of him planting four shots into the player was still imprinted in these people's heads. In addition, he did not look like a good person with his bloody clothes and hands that were wrapped up in strips of cloth. They probably suspected that Ren Yifei was coming over to rob them.

He tried several times without success. They would slip away and look at him suspiciously as soon as he got close. 3grjck

To win everyone's trust, he had to throw away the nail gun and unarm himself.

Oh, well, he might as well keep the image of an unpopular villain.

Ren Yifei directly dropped his intentions.

When night fell, all the lights were turned off to save electricity, and the manor was shrouded in darkness. wE3Dda

Ren Yifei held the fire hatchet and sat under the eaves of the mushroom house with his back against the wall. The people inside feared him, so it was better not to go in.

A moment later, he stood up and walked into the darkness. The night-watchmen saw him and thought he was going to the toilet, so they ignored him.

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The front of the cabin has long been left unguarded. The two shots Ren Yifei gave not only seriously injured their leader but also seriously wounded these thugs' egos. They were now like scattered sand, something not worth being afraid of.

Still, he hesitated for a while before deciding to come. v457lE

The owner of the manor and her party were different from other NPCs; there were a lot of speculations surrounding them. The owner of the manor was even suspected of being the 'ghost'.

Whether from the player's or the refugee's point of view, the two sides have already become enemies. If the owner of the manor was the 'ghost', there should be a massacre tonight.

Ren Yifei did not know if the thing he was about to let out was good or evil.

But after thinking it over, he still came forward, smashed the lock, and opened the door. B6WNre

The owner of the manor came out, as well as the chef, violinist, and staff he had previously met.

"Are you not afraid of being targeted for letting us go?"

Ren Yifei let out a breath. Seeing that they were not seriously hurt, he waved his hand, "The person in charge was injured by me. But I don't know if there are other people, so you guys should pay more attention."

Ren Yifei returned to the mushroom house, encountering several people who kept their distance from him along the way. FPR1ls

The same goes for the people in the mushroom house. The night-watchman did not even dare to meet his eyes.

Ren Yifei pursed his lips and sat down in the corridor.

The door of the mushroom house creaked, causing Ren Yifei to pick up the fire hatchet. However, he found that it was Saman who had come out. He directly approached and sat down next to him, "I'll rest here for a night; you don't mind, right?"

"Aren't you afraid of me?" Ren Yifei clenched the fire hatchet in his hand. fWmQ6c

"Why should I be afraid of you?... En, what do you seem to be afraid of?" Saman looked him up and down, but Ren Yifei did not say a word.

After a few seconds of silence, Saman suddenly took out a small knife and lightly slashed the back of his hand. The wound was very shallow, with only a small amount of red blood flowing out, "Relieved? I'm not the living dead."

"?! How are you..." Ren Yifei's pupils dilated slightly; he was startled.

"If you can see it, why can't I?" Saman also leaned against the wall and smiled, "During the day, well done." idV7qQ

"If you know I'm not to be messed with, stay away from me," Ren Yifei said coldly, looking very fierce as if he was trying to scare off other people.

"If you don't do it, I will do it. It would not be in anyone's interest if they continued to cause trouble like that. The compromise made by those people will only fuel the thugs' ego," Saman moved closer, "You saved everyone, but they were stupid enough to be afraid of you. Smart people, like me, would like you."

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"Are you really Gu Xingye?" Saman asked in a low voice. However, he did not look at him, it was more like he was talking to himself, "You wear a watch worth tens of thousands of dollars, but you wear cheap clothes that don't fit well, and you're mixed race yet you said that you're a native islander."

"Of course I...I..." Ren Yifei wanted to refute and opened his mouth, but he did not know what to say. SBKvC7

Ren Yifei's eyes were fixed forward when suddenly, he clenched his fist and smashed it against the ground. He cussed, "F*ck."

In the pitch-dark yard, he was like a cat that suddenly pounced on its prey. His light-coloured eyes narrowed dangerously. He wrapped one hand around Saman's neck and the other around his wrist.

Caught off guard and pushed to the ground, Saman had a prop pulled halfway out, but he withdrew it at the last second.

He opened his hands, showing his empty palms as a sign of his harmlessness, and looked directly at Ren Yifei, who was sitting on his lower abdomen, with a smile. Ablo1f

Ren Yifei grabbed Saman's wrist and sniffed the wound on the back of his hand. He then pressed down on his neck with his other hand, placing his fingers on the large artery and feeling the pulse that resembled slow waves.

After a long time, Ren Yifei took back the hand pressing on the other party's neck, but he was still sitting on his waist.

"I didn't lie to you," Saman said while looking at the obscure silhouette of the youth in the dark.

"I'll trust you this once." EDSGRV

"Then you can get up?" Saman coughed, his body stiffened.

Ren Yifei sat up and bluntly said, "I thought I was 'Gu Xingye', but I don't know now. When other people lost their homes and cried bitterly, I didn't feel at all. Instead, the first thing I thought about was food and accommodation. Isn't that abnormal?"

"Many of these people are like me, aren't they? How about you? Do you know who you are?"

"I'm the same as you; that's why I came to you," Saman directly stated his intentions. Facing this alert feline boy, he felt better off telling the truth. RmiNlB

"You came to me to cooperate?" Or to take advantage of an opportunity to test the waters?

"To cooperate, would you consider it?" Saman smiled sincerely.

Ren Yifei looked at him for a long time while Saman complied with his scrutiny.

"What if I don't agree?" ZSBTKO

"Then I will follow you every step of the way."

Saman's answer made his eyes widen. He gritted his teeth and spat out a word amidst Saman's magnanimous laughter, "Pervert."

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