Nightmare Assault

Chapter 281: Reports

Just as An Xuan turned and prepared to leave, a voice came from behind him. He turned and saw a pair of beautiful legs.

“I’ll go with you,” Zuo Qing volunteered, “Mr. An.”

An Xuan paused. Then, he scanned Zuo Qing’s voluptuous body. He nodded, “Thank you, Miss Zuo.”

“You’re welcome.”

After An Xuan and Zuo Jin disappeared, the other four stopped hesitating and headed to the play platform.

…

“Doctor,” Fatty said as he looked around as if worried that people would ambush them. After ensuring that everything was fine, he continued, “I was so scared earlier, I thought those blood…”

“Belong to Tang Shirou?” Jiang Cheng continued easily.

Fatty nodded vehemently, “That’s right! We saw the girl…” He gestured. He meant that the girl had lost her skin. Xia Meng followed the two. Ever since they left, she looked troubled, as if she couldn’t understand something.

Fatty blinked. “Of course, it is strange. This whole place is strange! Someone just died, and we were served congealed blood! They must be doing this on purpose!” Fatty huffed, “I won’t eat congealed blood anymore!”

Jiang Cheng stopped. Fatty didn’t pay attention and almost ran into him.

“What do you mean?” Jiang Cheng asked her.

“Is it possible that…” Xia Meng probed, “Something had been mixed into the duck’s blood?”

“Like human blood,” Jiang Cheng offered.

Xia Meng nodded.

“That shouldn’t be,” Fatty licked his lips. “At least I only tasted duck’s blood. It was not mixed with anything else.” Xia Meng looked at Fatty and then at Jiang Cheng as if asking if Fatty could be trusted.

“When it comes to food, I think we can trust him,” Jiang Cheng thought back to the many hotpots he shared with Fatty and nodded. Fatty straightened his chest proudly.

“Then, that’s strange. NPCs wouldn’t do something so meaningless,” Xia Meng sighed, “There has to be something behind this. Wait…” Her pupils narrowed. Something important dawned on her. When she met Jiang Cheng’s eyes, she narrowed hers, “You also thought about it, right?”

Jiang Cheng nodded. “Yes. Merely moments earlier than you did.”

Fatty looked at the Doctor and then at Xia Meng. He felt dumb again, “What are you guys talking about.”

“The box…” Xia Meng said darkly, “Might not contain all nine bowls of duck’s blood.”

Fatty was startled, “Wait… Do you mean some of the nine bowls are mixed with human blood? But that’s impossible. Human blood tastes…” He corrected himself, “But duck’s blood’s taste is so distinct. How could they not tell what it was?

“Or did the person not get duck’s blood?” Fatty was nervous about where this was going.

“Maybe the person was vegetarian or had ruined taste buds,” Jiang Cheng shrugged. The Doctor’s tone was light, but Fatty caught a different meaning. The Doctor also thought those possibilities were low. Plus, Fatty did notice during meal times that no one had any special dietary requirements.

Fatty swallowed. Therefore, there was only one truth. Some of them had a bowl of human blood, but they didn’t say anything. Instead, they finished the bowl. After all, when the middle-aged woman collected the bowls, all were empty. Just what kind of teammates did they have this time…

After the initial discomfort, Fatty wondered if the Doctor was too powerful, which caused them to get paired with strange teammates every time. Plus, they also had Xia Meng this time. In this mission filled with orphans, mad people, and two-faced creatures, Fatty felt like he wasn’t supposed to be there.

He was scared that the Doctor might be tricked or someone might stab him in the back. Fatty looked around and prayed to himself. “Please give me a path to survival.”

…

An Xuan walked in front. His leather shoes tapped on the pebbled path, making a great melody. Zuo Qing followed behind him. Along the way, they had no exchanges.

After they reached Young Master Huang’s place, they chose a secluded corner and sneaked in. There was an abandoned fake mountain. It was probably meant to be a scenic corner, but it had been left to nature. The two hid behind the stone mountain. An Xuan stared at Zuo Qing. The unfamiliarity on his face disappeared. He became serious. “You were too rash.” He frowned with dissatisfaction.

“You should have pulled someone along with you after I left. Using the excuse of suspecting me, you’d tail me.” An Xuan continued, “Then, find an opportunity to abandon that person and meet up with me.” He paused, “That way, even if they suspect anything, the suspicion will not fall on you. You can come up with excuses to blame everything on me. That way, no one will suspect our relationship.”

“I know.” Zuo Qing whispered back, “But the report said that…”

An Xuan pressed his lips. He glanced behind them. He said officiously, “There’s something wrong with the report this time. Tang Shirou is not suspicious at all. She is just a normal person.”

“I knew it.” Zuo Qing nodded. “I also thought she was normal. She was completely unaware of your tricks.”

“Damn it.” An Xuan gripped his fists. “The more she acted like that, the more suspicious I got. I was fooled by myself.”

“What’s done is done.” Zuo Qing patted his shoulders in consolation. “The mission is more important. Since there was an issue with the report, the upper management will understand.”

“Do you have anyone you suspect on your side?” An Xuan sighed and asked.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om