In the public areas of Menggui Electric Company, you can see some wall-mounted flat-screen TVs everywhere. On those TVs, a company promotional video is played around the clock.
Its content is roughly...
[Menggui Electric Power Company, we will always reach new heights! We enable your car to start, make your home warm, light up the city you live in, and accompany you every day...] Along with the narration, in the promotional video
Various corresponding popular science illustrations are also played, [We have the best scare staff in the entire monster kingdom. In the scare room, the teleported humans will experience suffocating terror, and high-quality fear will be transformed
Into sustainable and stable energy for your use!】
[We know that human beings' fear is getting weaker and weaker, and their courage is getting bigger and bigger. But we have the courage to accept the challenges of the future! Our company has the most intimidating employees, the best power generation equipment, and is already working on the development of new
Energy technology. We...are Menggui Electric Power Company! We_scare! because_we_care!]
In the lounge of the company's security department, Ruoyu watched the above several-minute promotional video with a blank expression.
"It basically uses the settings of Monsters, Inc. (an animated film produced by Pixar)..." This sentence is Ruoyu's impression after watching it.
Buzz——
Just at this moment, the door to the room opened.
A slender female monster walked in outside the door. Her body was human-shaped and she was wearing a smart black suit. She had more than ten eyes, large and small, on her face. She had no ears or nose, but she had a mouth...
…
"Hello, madam." The multi-eyed monster showed a professional and calm temperament. She walked slowly to the tables and chairs in the lounge. She raised her hand to signal to Ruoyu and said, "Let's sit down and talk.
"
Ruoyu nodded slightly, walked over silently, and sat down.
The multi-eyed monster sat across from her. Then he said, "Let me introduce myself. I am Duomu, the manager of the security department."
"You can call me Siyu." Ruoyu replied in her usual tone.
"Okay, Ms. Shiyu." Duomu said, "Let's get straight to the point..." Her eyes (all eyes) changed slightly and she continued, "You are a traveler from another world, right?"
Ruoyu thought for a moment and replied: "That's right."
"Well...as expected." Duomu continued, "We in the Monster Kingdom...have already had rumors about you, which are similar to urban ghost stories."
"A ghost with more than a dozen eyes actually said that I am an urban ghost..." Ruoyu couldn't help but complain in her heart, but she still replied calmly on the surface, "Then you should also know something about us.
matter."
"I know some, but the rumors are just rumors after all. Most of them are one-sided, and it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity." Duomu replied, "In the final analysis... we are just a power company, not the kingdom's law enforcement agency. Therefore, I am also
Consider...whether to hand you over to the relevant authorities."
"No, you have already considered it." Ruoyu immediately cast a sharp look at the other party, "In other words, your superior has already made up his mind." She intertwined her fingers, rested her elbows on the table, and raised her upper body
He leaned forward slightly, pretending to be confident (actually he was learning the truth), stared at Duomu and said, "The communication you are having with me at this moment is essentially a kind of negotiation. You very much hope to obtain information from me.
, but you don’t know what conditions you should use in exchange. Therefore, you start with ‘whether to hand me over to the relevant departments’. To put it bluntly... you are threatening my personal freedom and safety.” She snorted coldly.
"Unfortunately...your negotiation strategy is wrong."
"Oh? Why?" Duomu answered calmly.
"Because...if we want, we can leave your world at any time." Suddenly, another voice came from the wall on one side of the room, "Death...is just a way to leave."
Before he finished speaking, the upper half of the wall began to glow faintly, and gradually faded until it turned into a piece of transparent glass.
Opposite the glass was a darkroom. At this time, two people were standing side by side in the darkroom. One was the boss of the A Nightmare on Elm Street Company - Freddy Gug (the classic villain of the series of horror films "A Nightmare on Elm Street").
character), the other is Feng Bujue.
"Why did you run there?" Ruoyu turned to look at Brother Jue and asked directly. She knew that the other party could hear her.
"Ah... I'll just arrive a few minutes earlier than you." Feng Bujue replied with a smile.
As he spoke, he raised his hands. Ruoyu then discovered that Brother Jue had a pair of handcuffs tied to his wrists.
"Mr. Crazy, it's because you promised not to interfere with their conversation that I allowed you to listen in the observation room with me." Freddy turned his head at this time, looked at Brother Jue and said, "Why don't you keep your promise?
Where’s the credit?”
"The negotiation is over, can't you see?" Feng Bujue tilted his head and replied with a mocking look on his face, "My companions have understood your strategy from the beginning and seen through your bottom line. And you
You still know nothing about her, and she won't tell you anything... Therefore, continuing is just a waste of time."
"Ha..." Freddy sighed deeply after hearing this. The next second, he waved his hand, and the wall between the two rooms turned into green light and disappeared.
"Are you okay?" When Ruoyu saw the wall disappear, he immediately stood up and walked towards Feng Bujue.
"Don't worry." Brother Jue replied with a smile, and immediately raised his hand to pull. The next second, the iron handcuffs on his wrists broke with a sound.
Seeing this scene, Ruoyu felt relieved and gave up the idea of using force to rescue him.
When Freddy and Duomu saw this, their expressions changed. The former even took two steps back nervously, putting a little distance away from Feng Bujue, and then said: "Crazy Mr.... It seems that you are
It’s so hidden…”
"Ha..." Feng Bujue smiled at the other party, "I didn't resist when the handcuffs were put on, just to express my sincerity in cooperating." He paused, and a trace of ferocity flashed in his eyes, "Break it off now, then
I want to tell you that if you want to resort to force, I will accompany you to the end."
"I see..." Freddy muttered in a deep voice. "Sorry, I was a little rude just now."
As a horror movie villain with high intelligence, Freddy almost instinctively senses danger from Brother Jue. This traveler from another world of unknown origin is moody and unpredictable, and there is no trace of panic or fear from beginning to end, as if
Everything is under control... Faced with such an opponent, Freddy naturally did not dare to be careless in the slightest.
"It doesn't matter." Feng Bujue spread his hands and replied easily, "At least... from now on, we can discuss cooperation matters in a more equal way."
"The cooperation you are referring to is..." Freddy tentatively said.
"You, all the personnel of Menggui Electric Power Company... cooperate with my team." Feng Bujue replied, "Let's deal with the 'real intruder' together."
"What's that?" Freddie asked again.
"That was your catastrophe..." Feng Bujue instantly put on a solemn look. "I have reliable information. At this very moment, there is someone who is half a dimension higher than you. He is very powerful.
A humanoid life form has come to this universe, and... is lurking in your company." He and Freddy looked at each other for two seconds, observing the changes in each other's expressions. "I don't know him yet.
/ Her gender and name, but... I can tell you that his/her race is called 'derivatives', which is an extremely dangerous group. For you, they have the ability to get close to gods...
..." Brother Jue said. He raised his finger and pointed at Duomu, "For example, this Ms. Duomu, with her strength..." Several black data streams flashed quickly in his eyes, "...it is very possible.
Directly controlled by the derivative, becoming a puppet that obeys every word."
"You'd better have some basis for what you say!" Duomu immediately retorted in a fierce tone. This is also strange. Anyone who hears such words will feel annoyed.
"Haha... I'm just giving you an example." Feng Bujue's expression changed faster than flipping through a book, and in the blink of an eye he changed into a warm smile, "Please don't take it offence."
On the other side, Freddy thought for a while. Then he touched his ulcerated chin and asked, "Do you have any evidence... to support your statement?"
"Not yet, but..." Feng Bujue replied, "By the time you get concrete evidence, I'm afraid it will be too late..."
"With all due respect, Mr. Crazy," Freddy continued, "I can't completely believe you."
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe me for the time being." Feng Bujue had already guessed this outcome. "Right now, I happen to have another thing to do. If you can allow me, through this matter, I can express myself further.
My sincerity.”
"Oh?" Freddy asked suspiciously, "What's the matter?"
…………
Five minutes later, the company's underground garage.
"I've told you everything I know! Don't do this! I just want to go home!" Edward, who was kneeling on the ground, had already told you his birthday and horoscope, and was just short of revealing his dark history of lifting girls' skirts in elementary school.
But the three players still had no intention of letting him go.
"How's it going?" Juanmeng asked, still looking at Xiao Ling. For some reason, he seemed to regard Xiao Ling as the talker here.
"Well...it seems that there is really nothing to ask." Xiao Ling thought thoughtfully.
A total of more than ten minutes have passed since the capture of Edward. During this time, Xiao Ling has systematically asked the other party for valuable information and successfully mastered the secrets of the Monster Kingdom.
Some basic worldviews.
"But there is still something... very strange." Tanlang said.
"Yeah..." Xiao Ling also nodded and murmured, "Why hasn't the main mission been triggered yet..."
[Uh-huh, hey hey~ Can you hear me?] Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded on the radio in the parking lot.
In fact, it wasn't just the parking lot... Feng Bujue's voice could be heard throughout Menggui Electric Power Company.
[I am Feng Bujue, and I am with Xiyu now. Everyone on the front line of hell, and... Juan Menghui, Greedy Wolf, you two, listen up.] Brother Jue said through the radio, [Please go to the nearby area immediately
Find a security guard and ask him to take you to the company's security department.] He paused for two seconds and then said, [You should have noticed that the main mission has not been released until now. I can tell you clearly that this
It was caused by the derivatives.] The second half of his words sounded completely different to the NPC because they had been blocked and transformed by the system. [You all still remember the core content of the V1.10 patch - the new version
In the game, anyone who enters a nightmare difficulty team script with six people will have a 0.2% chance of encountering a derivative. Right now, we have encountered it.]
At this point, the players who heard this broadcast have basically confirmed that this is not a trap. Because... it is possible for the NPCs in the script to pretend to be players and make broadcasts, but it is absolutely impossible for them to say lines like the V1.10 patch.
Come on. Besides... Feng Bujue's unique tone is indeed difficult to imitate.
[It’s less than half an hour since the script started, and 80% of the data on the spin-offs haven’t been formed yet. However... I can already conclude that this time we have met such a powerful character that the plot of the script itself has been affected.
] Brother Jue's words continued, [If I guess correctly, when the complete body of the derivative is generated, the prompt of the main task will sound, and it will definitely be a task directly related to the derivative.
] He breathed a sigh of relief, [To put it simply... the system is waiting now and is preparing to make arrangements according to the situation. So... we'd better seize the time and prepare early. ]
At this point, he felt that it was almost done, so he finally said: [Anyway, please come as soon as possible. We can discuss the specific matters after we meet. 】
…………
At the same time, the security department and the main control room.
"Okay, I'm done." Feng Bujue turned off the microphone button and turned around to say to Freddy.
"Then... let's wait and see." Freddy put his hands on his hips and looked at the many surveillance screens in front of him.
"Unconsciously." At this time, Ruoyu, who had been standing silently at the back, suddenly opened his mouth and said to Brother Jue, "Xiaotan may not be able to come."
"Huh? What's wrong?" When Feng Bujue answered the call, he had already glanced at the game menu, "He is obviously still alive?"
"I don't know about others, but he definitely didn't hear the broadcast." Ruoyu continued.
"How did you know?" Brother Jue asked.
"Alas..." Ruoyu sighed, raised his right hand, and tapped his right side with his index finger.
Feng Bujue looked in the direction of her finger, and his eyes quickly stopped at a small screen in the corner of the room.
At this moment, such a scene is playing on the screen... There is a square room. In the corner of the room, there is a dressing table and a chair. On the chair, there is a woman in red sitting, looking at the mirror leisurely.
Combing her hair. In the other corner of the room, there was a man (little sigh). He was squatting in the corner, with his arms clasped around his knees, staring at the woman combing her hair with sweat on his face, not even daring to express his anger.
