Marry the NPC with Money, Wife Comes Knocking - Chapter 91

Chapter 91

Mu Tou remained silent in the face of her rejection, continuing to slowly drift toward her.

Alarm bells rang in Hua Suihe’s mind. She turned and bolted.

Fortunately, she was wearing sneakers, and her knit dress wasn’t tight-fitting, so her speed wasn’t restricted as she ran.

She didn’t know how far she had run, but when she looked back, no one was chasing her anymore.

Hua Suihe’s heart wouldn’t stop racing. She instinctively leaned against a wall to catch her breath, but she must have accidentally triggered a mechanism. The entire wall section rotated, nearly causing her to lose her balance and fall.

After stumbling a few steps, the revolving wall led her into a different path. She tried to push the wall back, but it wouldn’t budge.

No wonder there was a time limit to get out; this was a haunted house maze. She had no idea how large the area was, and the exit certainly wouldn’t be easy to find.

She hadn’t run into a single soul during her dash just now, but now she finally heard the sound of voices.

Hua Suihe walked to a corner and focused her attention on a small group of three people talking ahead.

“Those players are cunning. They keep using items, which is why my performance score is still only one.”

“The more people we hunt, the more players get eliminated. That increases our chances of debuting.”

“We can’t keep charging in blindly. We need a plan.”

Hua Suihe pulled her head back. She understood now-those three were all NPCs. They were on a different team than her. She had to be careful not to get caught.

Just as she was about to slip away quietly, Twin Braids suddenly appeared. Her face was covered in streaks of blood, and when she smiled, a bloody gash split at the corner of her mouth. “Hey, caught you!”

The sudden jump scare nearly made Hua Suihe’s heart leap out of her chest. She braced her hands behind her, leaning her full weight against the wall.

“Holy crap…”

The female Anomaly curved her hands like eagle claws toward Hua Suihe, grinning sinisterly. “I caught a player eavesdropping on us. You smell so good, you must taste delicious!”

Hua Suihe’s eyes widened as she immediately protested, “I’m not a player!”

Right then, the black mist Ye Susheng had left on her was triggered. It surged out, baring its fangs and claws as dense threads of mist pointed directly at the Anomaly in front of her.

Seeing this, the woman retracted her claws and took two steps back. “I believe you.”

At that moment, her teammates walked over. The three of them stood together in front of Hua Suihe; the visual impact made her want to look away.

The NPCs’ makeup was far too dedicated. One of them had two blood vessels dangling from pitch-black eye sockets with eyeballs bulging out and hanging against their face. Another was covered in blood, with a tongue so long it hung down to their belly button.

To be honest, having this shoved in her face was truly terrifying.

[I overthought it. Hua Hua is so brave, she’s not even scared of this?]

[The black mist is so cooperative, helping Hua Hua pretend to be an NPC.]

[Anomalies who want to eat Hua Hua have to wait in line, because the black mist needs order to work.]

[Where’s Ye Susheng? Where’s Ye Susheng? It’s so weird not having her around. When Ye Susheng is here, we don’t have to look at such scary Anomalies.]

The Anomaly with the long tongue let his gaze wander over Hua Suihe, then reached out and tugged his own tongue. “Can your tongue pull out like this?”

The Anomaly with the dangling eyeballs also manually rotated his eyes. “Can your eyeballs hang out like this?”

Twin Braids also joined the competition, using her hands to pull the corners of her mouth back to her ears. “Is your mouth as big as mine?”

Hua Suihe watched this scene, her scalp tingling. She shook her head repeatedly to indicate she didn’t have those skills. Even though she knew it was all props and makeup, she felt a phantom pain in her own mouth, tongue, and eyes.
The final three Anomalies reached a conclusion: “You’re too weak. You can’t even undergo Anomalization under this level of mental interference.”

Hua Suihe managed a strained smile, no longer wanting to watch them fiddle with their props. “You guys carry on. I’ll be going now.”

“Don’t leave! You’re so weak, the players will definitely play you to death. Join us; we’re a team. Let’s catch players together.”

Hua Suihe carried a human aura and clearly hadn’t joined the Thriller, yet the black mist on her was overbearing, comparable to a Thriller Overlord.

Thus, there was only one truth: the girl before them was a devout Believer of the Thriller, which was why she had drawn its protection.

And a Believer who wouldn’t undergo Anomalization could feign surrender to enter the player camp. When the time came, they could work together from the inside and out, using a double-agent scheme to wipe out the players in one fell swoop. Their grand plan would be complete!

Twin Braids said excitedly, “We really need you. You’re the key to our success!”

The Bulging-Eye Anomaly countered, “Why? Aren’t we the key figures protecting her?”

Long Tongue slapped the back of its head. “Idiot! Use your brain. Think about our plan!”

“I didn’t have a brain to begin with.”

As the group started bickering back and forth, their voices grew increasingly shrill. Hua Suihe silently covered her ears.

What kind of mess were these NPC actors? Did they even understand how to pull off a double-agent scheme?

Hua Suihe wanted to take the chance to slip away. “You guys discuss it first. I’ll come back and find you in a bit.”

As she turned around, she heard one of them let out a cry of pain. It drew her gaze back, only to see Long Tongue spinning in circles while clutching an empty sleeve with his left hand.

Erm… did he only have one hand just now? She couldn’t remember.

Hua Suihe stared at him with a strange expression. As he spun in place, his tongue flew out and slapped against his companions’ faces.

“What’s wrong with you?”

“Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!!”

It was as if he had stepped on a nail; he looked like he wanted to take flight.

Twin Braids gave him a look of disgust. He knew full well the Believer had the Thriller’s protection, yet he still reached out to grab her. Now his hand was gone.

“We’ve already found a location where a large group of players has gathered. Go join them and help us. Just cause enough of a stir so they don’t have time to use their items. Please.”

“You want me to help you screw over the players?”

“Yeah! Besides, you’re a trainee too. If they’re eliminated, we’ll have fewer competitors. Don’t you think that makes sense?”

“These are the rules of the show; we have to make good use of them. This time, the rules are in our favor. We can reduce those players’ chances of debuting.”

Hua Suihe was also one of ‘those players’ she was talking about.

She was starting to figure it out. The players the Yu Sheng Troupe had brought in as late additions were all ‘White Bodies’ in the haunted house. Those playing the NPCs were likely the ones who had participated in the auditions from the very beginning.

When the hundred-plus people were standing outside earlier, the NPC actors hadn’t even started changing or putting on makeup yet. They certainly worked fast.

Hua Suihe carefully studied Twin Braids’ facial features for a moment, finally recognizing something familiar.

“I can help you. Where are the players you mentioned?”

Twin Braids looked as if she had found hope. “Really?! That’s great!”

They only needed Hua Suihe to help stall for time-a second or two would do-just enough so the players wouldn’t have the chance to use their items immediately. That would greatly increase their chances of successfully capturing them.

As for Hua Suihe, she was thinking that since the camps were so clearly divided, and Ye Susheng was a staff member, her work would definitely be directed toward the players.

If she went to find the players, her chances of running into Ye Susheng would be much higher.