I Rely On Poverty To Sweep Through Survival GamesCh77 - Grandma’s Bedtime Story (9)

After a while, Luo opened the door and returned to the room.

He nodded at Xiao Lan and Wang Taidi to indicate that it was safe outside for now and they could go out. Ood9g6

“What’s the situation?” Xiao Lan quietly asked.

“It looks like there’s nothing else in the house other than us, but the cracks always give me a sense of being monitored. After searching, however, I didn’t find anything hidden inside at all,” Luo replied.

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“Could this be the final story?” Xiao Lan pondered. “We have to find the key while monitored by the cracks, and hurry to leave before ‘grandma’ and her friends arrive.”

“But it seems ‘grandma’ didn’t say when she’s coming back?” Wang Taidi said. YKDLbO

“Maybe it’ll be like before: She’ll return so long as she feels that the time is right.” Xiao Lan looked at the faint moonlight outside the ventilation window. “I suspect she hasn’t gone very far at all. Perhaps she’s wandering close by the house.”

As if in reply to Xiao Lan’s words, a shadow suddenly flickered past the ventilation window, and the room turned dark for one instant.

Wang Taidi gulped. Fortunately, he had still been young when he entered the Advent World. He was frightened, but didn’t reveal too much of his scared mood, and quickly restrained his movements.

“Let’s go. The quicker, the better. The situation might change again later.” As Xiao Lan spoke, he opened the door and they left.

The wooden house was pitch-black and quiet in the late night.

Everything was shrouded in darkness, from the comforting exterior to the inside filed with deadly dangers. The three of them deliberately softened their footsteps and quietly advanced through the house as they headed for ‘grandma’s’ room.

On the way, they were on guard against attacks that might abruptly appear out of the darkness.

The three of them advanced through the wide open doors without a problem and soon reached ‘grandma’s’ room door. Surprisingly, they didn’t encounter any obstacles, which felt a little inconceivable. OhjLa6

Even the room door was open slightly. It was dark inside and there was only weak moonlight. Everything inside was indistinct and hazy, and nothing could be clearly seen.

“Why does this feel like we’re being invited to jump into a boiling pot…” Xiao Lan muttered.

“What should come will always come.” Luo placed his hand on the door, then tilted his head to ask Xiao Lan, “Should we open the door now?”

Xiao Lan nodded. “Open it ba.” MROl6p

Even if it was dangerous, this was also the place where the key was stored. No matter what, they couldn’t avoid this moment.

The three turned on their flashlights and entered the room.

The decor inside was still the same as before, and there didn’t seem to be any changes at first glance.

But the portraits on the walls slowly smiled the moment the door opened. Their gazes shifted to the door and were no longer hidden as they watched the players. mKcFxD

Their eyes didn’t turn away even when the flashlights shone on their faces.

As Xiao Lan and the other two pressed forward, the eyes of the portraits on the walls also followed them closely.

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“These people’s expressions look really disgusting ah…” Wang Taidi felt a chill.

Xiao Lan also felt very uncomfortable. These portraits were like snitches who tattled to the teachers, and… looked like they had no fighting strength. 1Pd7YK

In any case, they would definitely let ‘grandma’ know that there were intruders in her room, so staring like this was purely to put pressure on the players.

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“Damaged setting props; poverty value increased by 50 thousand.”

To the penniless Xiao Lan who had seen the waves of a few million, fifty thousand was only slightly better than nothing.

“You guys…” Wang Taidi felt as if he was seeing his big brother’s back, but a little taller.

Xiao Lan put away his blade. “If you peek at me, you’ll be cut apart.” k3PAf

The badly damaged portraits: “…”

No longer bothering with these portrait scraps, Xiao Lan walked to the center of the room.

The ‘family photo’ with joyous expressions before had now completely changed.

The faces of the players who failed to clear the game were now tinged with grey that represented death, and the injuries which led to their deaths also appeared on their bodies. There was terror in their expressions, and they looked like they wanted to run away, but they seemed afraid of ‘grandma’ in the middle, and had no choice but to stand in place. 49Ag L

And in the middle of the painting, ‘grandma’ opened her mouth to reveal black and yellow teeth covered with blood.

Her stomach was bulging out abnormally, like something was stuffed inside, and it was very clearly a chunk higher the rest of the painting.

Xiao Lan reached over to press it. Unexpectedly, it had a soft texture similar to skin, and even felt a little warm. This feeling… was quite disgusting.

Manfully enduring his revulsion, he fished out his dagger to slice open the belly of ‘grandma’ in the portrait. TbnmyE

The instant the stomach was cut open, reddish-black sticky fluid that had a fishy stench poured out, mixed with bits and hair of unknown origins. The reddish-black fluid dripped down from the painting and left a trail of blood on the wall.

After all the fluid ran out, Xiao Lan saw the key inside by the light of his torch. It was pitch-black with a metallic sheen, and was the key they had seen previously.

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Xiao Lan picked up the key with his dagger and wiped it with ‘grandma’s’ floral bedsheet before he held it in his hand.

As for whether or not ‘grandma’ would get angry when she saw the bedsheet — who cared? QdmBg3

The instant he grasped the key, it seemed like some switch had been activated. The desk clock in one corner of the room began to ‘clang —’, ‘clang —’, ‘clang —’.

The sound of the bell was loud and bright, and it was ear-piercing in the silent room.

Seeing the situation take a turn for the worse, Wang Taidi rushed to the clock and tried to find a switch, but couldn’t turn it off. He had the combat strength of a radish, and understood that he couldn’t possibly destroy this clock. Brandishing his advantage as an in-app purchase player, he began rummaging around in his storage space.

Seeing this, Luo directly lifted his leg and kicked the clock to the ground, breaking the top half of the clock with his immense strength, and the conscientious bell also had no choice but to quiet down. LBp5t4

Wang Taidi threw him an envious look.

The loud ringing finally stopped, but the night didn’t quiet down.

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A strange sound gradually approached the wooden house, becoming increasingly clear and obvious.

Finally, sharp claws were pressed to the window.

After that were the second, third… Numerous monsters crawled over the window. These monsters looked a bit similar to ‘grandma’ with their small eyes and long pointy faces. However, they didn’t have ears or hair on their heads, and they weren’t wearing any clothes, and only had creased skin.

Like a monster in between a human and a large rat. 3FzSPv

Their eyes were wide open as they stared at the three people in the room through the glass. They opened their mouths wide to reveal jagged and uneven teeth, saliva constantly dribbling out to drip onto the glass and produce a patter.

“These… are ‘grandma’s’ friends ba…” Wang Taidi was startled by their expressions.

“Look at them. Don’t they look like they’re passing by the entrance to a buffet after starving for three days to see that the restaurant is unexpectedly having a free bargain?” Xiao Lan held his dagger in front of him in a reverse grip, prepared to run at any moment.

“We’re the ones who’re being taken for that ‘buffet’ now ah…” Wang Taidi had no tears to cry. RwcdAf

“Then why are we still hanging around here?” After saying that, Xiao Lan ran off like a wisp of smoke. With this many big rat spirits, he definitely didn’t plan to force his way through. What if these things had the plague? Did he have to find a doctor like Qi Ning, who specialised in chopping people down, for treatment? It felt very unrealistic just thinking about it.

After that, Luo followed in Xiao Lan’s footsteps and left the room.

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“Fuck me —” Seeing his comrades disappear in an instant, Wang Taidi also hastily followed them. He was unexpectedly very fast when he ran. Although his fighting strength was awful, he was top-notch at running for his life.

They headed for the entrance of the wooden house at lightning speed; behind them were the footsteps of the monsters pursuing them relentlessly. h4ntQp

These large rat spirits looked obese, but were surprisingly nimble as they ran on all fours, producing scalp-numbing sounds as they scurried over the wooden floorboards.

“Run… can’t run…”

“Stop them…”

“Running away… grandma will get angry…” KodOpX

Child-like voices rang out above their heads.

Xiao Lan lifted his head and saw that a wide stretch of grey hands had appeared on the ceiling in the corridor at some point. The hands swayed grotesquely and the mouths in their palms didn’t stop whispering.

These sounds mixed together into an indistinct drone which made Xiao Lan a little dazed for an instant.

Wang Taidi was also affected. He covered his head with his hands and kept shaking his head with a pained expression. YDgRd

Luo reached out to support Xiao Lan. “What’s wrong?!”

Xiao Lan forced himself to say, “Something wrong… with the voices…”

At that moment, the dense footsteps behind them grew clearer, indicating that their pursuers were drawing close.

Luo reached out, and his fingertips flashed with shadow as he brushed them over Xiao Lan’s ears to produce a slightly numb sensation. Instantly, the sounds which could disturb a person’s emotional state disappeared, and Xiao Lan’s head also cleared up. G2kDfC

Of course, every other sound disappeared as well. Xiao Lan now felt like he was deaf.

Luo swiftly approached Wang Taidi and patted his ears a couple of times. Looking at his somewhat stupefied expression, Luo mouthed, “Go.”

Then, he took the lead and led the two of them out of the range of the grey hands.

Just as they were about to break away completely, a little grey hand reached out to try and grab Xiao Lan’s arm from behind. ymdR7M

Xiao Lan’s eyes were sharp, and he didn’t hold back this time as he swung down with all his might. The sharp dagger with random toxicity immediately cut off the hand that dared to block his path.

The hand lay on the floor and even let out thick smoke with a hiss. The corrosion along the edge of the wound was still spreading.

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Xiao Lan’s cold gaze swept over the little grey hands that were trying to proceed. “Who still dares come?”

The hands which had initially been planning to surround them paused for a split second as the dread of being eaten welled up once more. Fm9iQU

“Wuuu… Don’t wanna be eaten…”

“Wu… I also don’t want to watch the entrance either…”

“But grandma…”

“We’ve already worked very hard… grandma won’t blame us…” x7 rNT

Although he couldn’t hear, Xiao Lan could still tell from their movements that they were planning to retreat.

After comforting each other, the little grey hands slowly drew back. They no longer dared to advance, but their palms still faced the three of them, as if a little unresigned and helpless.

When the whispers of the small hands disappeared, Luo also dispelled the shadow ability on the ears of the other two.

The three continued forward as they moved closer and closer to the entrance. Bb69jX

At that moment, Xiao Lan noticed a bloody cloth on the windowsill. It was from that female player who lost an eye.

There was a huge amount of blood on the ground and signs that she had been torn apart. She probably had tried to escape through the window but was attacked; who knew what happened in the end.

However, the instance had also taken leaving through the window in consideration. According to the game hint, the only way to truly leave was through the door.

The three of them holding the key attracted attention like a limited signature dish at a buffet. Most of the monsters chased after them and few chose to go after the other players. Hopefully, this player could smoothly escape ba. 0vOcld

Around another corner was the entrance hall.

Up ahead, however, was a figure that was familiar to the three of them — that ‘father’.

Currently, he no longer had that near-human figure from their first meeting. Although he was still wearing clothes, he was now on all fours, and the wig on his head had also disappeared without a trace.

He was keeping watch. If they wanted to get close to the entrance hall, they had to get through him. It was very clear that he wouldn’t kindly allow the players to pass for the sake of familial affection. oP5zqf

A hungry light emerged in ‘dad’s’ tiny eyes. “First… I’m first… come, let dad love you!”

Xiao Lan lifted his chin slightly. “Who did you say was dad?”

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‘Dad’ chuckled. “Naughty child, you can’t even remember dad. You should be punished properly.”

The glittering dagger held before his chest, Xiao Lan smiled lightly. “Oh, then let me show you now who the real dad is.” ZnmQP1

Next to Xiao Lan, black mist that looked tangible and yet not gathered in Luo’s hands. The mist this time was unlike before; anyone apart from Xiao Lan could see it change, as if it would turn into blades and fly out at any moment.

On the other side, Wang Taidi directly took out a large rocket launcher from his storage space, the muzzle aimed right at ‘dad’.

A drop of cold sweat appeared on ‘dad’’s forehead: What do I do when my child is too naughty but I can’t beat him?

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