Playing the Cannon Fodder Wife NPC in a Horror Game - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

This was my first time at the players’ transit rest area.

It was a tea house-like place, and he and I sat facing each other.

“…This instance is extremely dangerous. I’ve heard no one has cleared it yet, so we need to find more people.” At the table beside us, someone said this while turning their gaze toward us.

More precisely, toward the man opposite me.

Right now, I probably looked like a sloppy little girl in a plain white dress, both eyes swollen like walnuts, the kind of person who would clearly drag others down.

Sure enough, one of the burly men came over. “Hello, we’re all players in the top thirty on the leaderboard. Would you be willing to team up with us?”

He didn’t turn his head at all, still looking at me with a half-smile. “Xiao Cui, what do you think?”

“How do you know my name is Xiao Cui?”

“That’s what your husband called you.”

Another female player couldn’t help interrupting. “You two aren’t a couple?”

“No.” His tone was exceptionally calm. “She just lost her husband, and I want to take care of her.”

“…………”

The air went quiet for a few seconds.

After a long while, the female player squeezed out, “My condolences.”

“Then what’s your name?” I looked up.

“You don’t even know his name?” The female player couldn’t help blurting it out again. “Is that really taking care of someone?”

“My name is Shen Yanci.”

“Shen Yanci?” The burly man who had started the conversation murmured. “That sounds familiar. Feels like I’ve heard it somewhere…”

Seeing that Shen Yanci listened to me, they eagerly invited me to team up with them. I couldn’t refuse, and just as I agreed, Chen Shuo couldn’t hold back and came over to gossip.

“Is your husband handsome?”

I pointed at Shen Yanci. “Pretty good. About the same as him.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

“Your husband must have treated you really well before, right?”

I pointed at Shen Yanci. “Pretty good, though a little worse than him.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

“Then how did he die? You must be very upset, right?”

I pointed at Shen Yanci. “Pretty good. He was killed by him.”

Chen Shuo: “…”

Chen Shuo’s philtrum kept stretching longer and longer.

At that moment, more bullet comments popped up in front of me.

[The female supporting character actually found a stand-in here?]

[Ahhh, the BOSS has already been picked up by the female lead! Acting like a docile little puppy is way too cute!]

[If the BOSS knew the canary he had raised for seven years just ran off with someone, he’d be furious, haha.]

[Not necessarily. The BOSS already wanted to kill her. She just hid it too well, and now she’s finally shown a weakness.]

[When is this player going to cut the female supporting character’s flesh? I can’t wait to see that terrified, regretful expression!]

[Soon, soon. Didn’t you see the way he’s eyeing her just now? I’m betting a bag of spicy strips he’ll cut her flesh tonight!]

The moment that last line appeared, Shen Yanci stepped between Chen Shuo and me, grabbed my wrist, and said, “Tired? I’ll take you inside to rest for a bit. We’re going into the instance soon.”

As he said that, he looked back at Chen Shuo. I couldn’t see his expression, only saw Chen Shuo trembling as he took several frightened steps backward.

Oh my god, was he taking me inside to cut my flesh now?