The feeling of standing on the ground with both feet again——
What a great experience!
At this moment, Lin Sanjiu looked like she had suddenly lost her mind: she jumped on the floor several times, her calves were numb, and her boots made a thumping sound on the ground; she spread her fingers again and again,
Holding it tightly, she could really feel the contraction of her muscles and bones, and couldn't help but reveal a smile that would definitely be called "uncomfortable" by puppet masters.
As long as the body is back, everything will be easy.
She sighed contentedly, and in a blink of an eye, her eyes fell on the big goose, and she immediately stopped laughing.
The big goose still stood there blankly, its black bean-like eyes exactly facing hers - one person and one goose looked at each other for two seconds, but Lin Sanjiu could no longer find the character-filled light in its eyes;
Behind the goose's tail, a bag of potato chips is still lying quietly on the ground.
The puppeteer did not follow along and restored his original shape.
Is it too late? He can't be saved?
Lin Sanjiu walked a few steps and squatted next to the big goose. Just as he was about to reach out to grab the potato chips on the ground, his movements froze.
What do I want to do?
She asked herself this question in her mind.
Do I still need to take him with me now? Can he still be saved? Besides, my consciousness is completely exhausted, and I have no energy left to help the puppet master anymore.
But after hesitating for a while, Lin Sanjiu slowly and reluctantly realized that these were actually her reasons for lying to herself, and they were all excuses.
There is only one real reason: if the puppet master dies in this dungeon, then Ji Shanqing, Doctor Cat, and Hu Changzai will all be rescued!
...That's the gift bag that says "sister", that's Hu Miaomiao, whose green eyes sparkle when she makes a request, and that's Hu Changzai, who blushes whenever he tells a lie.
This idea was so tempting that it even made Lin Sanjiu's fingers tremble slightly. With his own life, he would exchange the chance for his three companions to survive - should he exchange it?
Judging from her understanding of the puppet master, he is a guy who only holds grudges but not gratitude; even if she really puts in the effort to restore him to his human form, as long as his goal is not achieved, he will probably never be able to do it again.
Give up the gift package.
But then I thought about it, only Mrs. Cleveland needed to buy potato chips - this matter had nothing to do with the puppeteer originally. The reason why he was involved was all because he found out that he had been turned into potato chips.
, come here to help Lin Sanjiu...
In this way, the reason why the puppet master was not turned into a human form may just be because he has not completed his own mission - he may still be saved.
This speculation was pressed down like a heavy dark cloud, and Lin Sanjiu's lower lip was bitten until it turned white. The fate of the four people might be determined by her thoughts.
Squatting next to the big goose, she stared blankly at the potato chips on the ground for a while, and finally stretched out her hand.
...She picked up the shopping list from the floor.
When Lin Sanjiu slowly straightened up, her eyes never left the bag of potato chips. The note held tightly in her hand was making a trembling rustling sound, like dead leaves in the autumn wind.
A small tremor.
Maybe the person who turned into a potato chip could still hear and see, but she didn't say anything because she didn't know what to say.
Lin Sanjiu was inexplicably panicked, and she didn't even know what she was afraid of - she slowly took two steps back at first, then suddenly turned around and ran away, running all the way out of the aisle under the eyes of the big goose, until she could no longer look at her.
I stopped when I didn't see the puffed food shelf.
Holding the cashier with one hand, she couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, as if the short distance just now consumed a lot of her energy. She knew that neither the puppet master nor the goose could see her.
However, Lin Sanjiu still had the illusion that she was being watched by someone.
She didn't expect that one day she would be filled with heart-wrenching guilt towards the puppet master——
This thought flashed through his mind, Lin Sanjiu raised his head suddenly, and the hair on his back stood up.
She was not delusional because of guilt.
In the calm air, behind the empty counter, there was indeed a creature watching her silently.
Lin Sanjiu slowly took two steps back, staring intently at the empty space - what was he going to do?
"Mrs. Cleveland," the same Indian accent said, causing her to frown suddenly, vaguely feeling that something was wrong - "it's great to see you again."
At this moment, Lin Sanjiu suddenly understood what was wrong.
This time, the sound did not come from the loudspeaker; it was like talking to someone face to face, and the Indian accent came clearly to her ears from not far away.
She hadn't yet made up her mind whether to respond, but she heard the invisible creature continue: "We don't have much time."
Is this also one of the dungeon prompts? But the fourth hour is obviously still far away - "What time?" she couldn't help but ask.
"Don't talk, just listen to me." The voice actually interrupted her. "I have been running this store for a long time. I have forgotten what happened before I came here. Every time I open my eyes
, I stood in the same place, watching people of different shapes outside the door walking towards the store. My job is to welcome them, to help them buy things, and to maintain the operation of the store... This time I opened my eyes
Open your eyes and meet you and Mr. Griffin."
The voice sounded flat, as if it was telling a long-standing story. Compared with the enthusiasm when reporting just now, it was like a different person.
No, this is wrong. Lin Sanjiu's face gradually turned pale, thinking in his heart, he shouldn't have told me these words——
"I just hope I can continue working normally, but this time is different. As soon as I opened my eyes, I felt... the store had been moved, and someone was looking at me and the store in the dark."
"I don't know who those people are or what they want, but I can tell you that just now, the gaze from the dark disappeared. I can feel that this matter is not over yet, but I have
Maybe not for the future. Mrs. Cleveland, it's so good to see you again. You have to be careful, they may come back soon——"
"Wait, where are you going?"
"I'm not going anywhere." The voice paused, and suddenly sighed softly: "I'm right here, with my store. What I mean is that neither I nor it can see the future.
Already."
Lin Sanjiu was stunned and didn't say a word.
"I sit here day after day, watching people come and go without leaving any trace. The only person I know and am familiar with in this world is this store, so I know that both of us don't have much time...
"
The creature's tone was still smooth and steady, without any fluctuations, but the voice became smaller and smaller, lower and lower, until it disappeared. Silence fell again, and the air was still empty, with no one in sight.
After waiting for a few seconds, Lin Sanjiu suddenly reacted and suddenly thought of the puppet master; she turned around and ran back, plunging into the aisle - as she braked suddenly, the soles of her boots were
There was a sharp creak on the floor, piercing the air.
The big goose was still standing where it was, but the bag of potato chips under its tail was missing.
"Where is your master?" Lin Sanjiu rushed forward, picked him up, and kept looking around: "Where has he gone at this juncture?"
Where can the puppet master go? He has no mobility at all now, and it is impossible to leave as he wishes - she refused to think about the worst, her heart was beating loudly, as if it was about to jump out of her chest; hugging her
Holding the big goose, Lin Sanjiu quickly rushed towards the door, betting all his hopes on being able to break through the door and get out.
The feeling of that replica creature was correct. The person who had been observing the store in the dark was of course only a data body. What made her most concerned was the voice saying that she would disappear together with the store -
—Now that the dungeon creature has disappeared, is something going to happen to this store dungeon soon?
Lin Sanjiu was filled with anxiety. When she saw the glass door not far away, she immediately kicked off her foot and slammed straight into the glass. She used all her strength, and the force of the collision was even stronger than that of a locomotive.
Comparable - but it was like a punch punched into the air, and she hit nothing.
Such a powerful momentum fell into the air lightly, causing her internal organs to turn upside down. She was extremely uncomfortable for a moment - in the spinning world, Lin Sanjiu couldn't tell whether she was being lifted up to the sky, or whether she was being lifted up into the air.
It hit the ground, and I didn't even know if my own limbs were still where they were.
Her field of vision dimmed and blurred, and the moment seemed to be stretched out, boundless and endless; she was floating in half-reality and half-illusion, and after an unknown amount of time, she finally felt a "bang" on her shoulder.
The body and legs were like a few rocks in a torn bag, hitting a hard object one after another.
Lin Sanjiu gasped and couldn't see anything for a moment, but still struggled to get up. She was still holding the goose in her arms. Although the goose was stunned, it seemed to be shocked and couldn't help it.
The wings were flapping on her arms.
"Give it back to me," a deep voice sounded not far away, "that's my goose."
Like an electric shock, Lin Sanjiu's heart skipped a beat, and her eyesight gradually recovered. She found herself sitting on a piece of withered grass, covered with broken bricks, garbage, plastic bags, rags...
Not far away, a man wrapped in black leather was looking at her with a sinister expression.
"You, are you okay?" Lin Sanjiu jumped up, "I thought you - I thought you -"
"Disappointed?" Half of the puppet master's face wrinkled, revealing half a row of snow-white teeth. His coldness at this time was a little different, as if full of sharp murderous intent: "Your plan to let me fend for myself has failed.
Now it's my turn to take action."
"No - no, I -" Lin Sanjiu's face turned red and she wanted to defend herself, but she really couldn't find the words to do so.
The puppet master did not move, nor did he come up to attack her. He just stared at her coldly.
Lin Sanjiu sighed.
"I didn't want you to die on your own," she said in a low voice, but she also knew that the other party would not pay attention to this sentence. She stopped trying to defend herself and said softly: "I... that was just my weakness.
Already."
"No one cares about your thoughts." The puppet master sneered, "The reason why I still keep you alive is because the situation is obviously very wrong now."
Lin Sanjiu was reminded like this and looked around carefully, finally realizing that they had changed their environment again. The sky was dark and dark, the wind was chilling to the bone; the road was sunken and cracked, and overturned cars were lying on the ground.
It stretches all the way under the sky until it touches a gray brick wall like a city wall.
"Is this another copy?" she asked softly, but she thought of the Indian in the convenience store. As he said, he disappeared with the store - maybe to see her crack the first level, the data body
Simply erase that copy completely.
"No." The puppet master turned around, leaving only her back.
After a while, he slowly spoke again. He seemed to be gritting his teeth, and veins even appeared on his side cheeks: "...This is my hometown."
