Showbiz Escape

Chapter 46
At the most dangerous moment, Wen Zhuo finally realized the purpose of the umbrella that Tang Chunen had found before. It turned out to be to block the high-temperature mucus sprayed by the bloody monster.

Fortunately, she didn't forget to bring props when she climbed up to the ceiling, otherwise, the game would be destroyed at the beginning, and she would have no face to be a bounty hunter in the future.

The black umbrella was stretched between her hands, forming a wider umbrella than ordinary umbrellas, so she hugged Jiang Zhou's neck, and Jiang Zhou hugged Tang Chunen's neck, and the three of them squeezed under one umbrella , like temporarily hiding in a protective cover.

As the umbrella rotates at a high speed, the orange-red slime continuously splashes outwards along the tangent line of the umbrella surface. Wherever it goes, the walls and furniture are corroded by smoke. This space seems to be a hell of a frying pan.

Taking advantage of this gap, the three of them raced against time to crawl deeper into the passage. Since the two sides lost their cover, only the narrow partition in the middle was left for the players to accommodate. Jiang Zhou almost fell due to his unstable center of gravity, thanks to Wen Jue The reaction was quick, and he directly pulled him back on track with his collar.

The surrounding temperature was getting hotter and hotter, and it was almost suffocating. Later, Tang Chunen had an idea, and she poured the remaining two bottles of liquid on herself and Jiang Zhou, and signaled Wen Zhuo to do the same. The human body is covered with a hard ice shell, and the cooling effect is more significant than that sprinkled on other objects.

In this way, relying on the umbrella, the three finally staggered and crawled through the passage until they saw another small door ahead.

The small door had no handle, and seemed to be filled with thicker hard foam, which needed to be manually removed to get through.

Jiang Zhou was just stunned for two seconds, seeing that Wen Zhuo and Tang Chunen had already bypassed him, and started to act with ease.

Wen Zhuo turned the handle of the umbrella upside down, and pierced through the center of the foam with a thunderbolt. Then Tang Chun'en, who was next to him, was as fast as shadows with his hands, planing the foam faster than an excavator.

With the fastest speed, the two dug out an irregular hole in the thick foam that only one person could pass through, and first worked together to stuff Jiang Zhou in.

After they went in, they discovered that the small door was on the side wall of the attic. From this angle, it could be seen that the stairs leading downstairs had completely collapsed, and there were still lingering flames burning continuously, blocking all the way out.

As Wen Juan expected, the only way to escape to the outside world is the small, inconspicuous round window above his head.

She kicked off the wall, climbed on the window frame to stabilize her body, and smashed the window glass with an umbrella with one hand.

Probably because she smashed the glass so forcefully, Jiang Zhou even took a breath, and Tang Chunen could see it. It must be known that Tang Chunen has always understood the small details he inadvertently revealed.

"Why, are you scared? If the bounty hunters are not strong, how can you lead you big stars to pass the level?"

"I just think of you in the future." Jiang Zhou said, "Sooner or later, you will become the Ace of Hearts."

"That's really an auspicious excuse. I can become like Ah Zhu, and I laugh out loud in my dreams." Tang Chunen pushed his shoulder and urged, "Okay, stop talking so much nonsense, let's talk about it first, I trust you You go up."

She has completely changed her style of speech now, not only is she blunt, but occasionally she also takes a somewhat commanding tone.

That's right, she was no longer his assistant, she was a bounty hunter entrusted by him, she had completed the identity change well, and he was the only one who needed to adapt.

Jiang Zhou sighed imperceptibly: "No need, I can go up by myself."

"Please cooperate with our work, after all, time is running out."

Before the words were finished, Tang Chunen bent down and lifted him up from the ground, who was about 1.8 meters tall. She didn't know where she exercised her strength.

What was even more outrageous was still behind, Wen Zhuo was riding on the window frame, dragging him by his collar with both hands.

He was like a piece of cargo, pushed and dragged by two girls, they didn't care about his thoughts and opinions at all, they only cared about the task and winning or losing.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this line of thinking, as it should be.

The reason why he felt uncomfortable was probably because the other party was Tang Chunen, whom he thought he was very familiar with and understood.

In fact, he didn't know her well enough.

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The house was burnt to the point of crumbling. When the red-hot beams collapsed and completely occupied the already narrow attic, the three of them climbed out of the broken window and fell on the empty street.

This height is neither tall nor short, anyway, it is a piece of cake for Wen Zhuo, and it is a little more difficult for Tang Chunen and Jiang Zhou to roll on the spot and easily unload.

Jiang Zhou fell first, and he lay on the ground and stretched out his hands instinctively, taking Tang Chunen into his arms, and she hit his chest. The moment of suffocation made him close his eyes forcefully, but he insisted on not making a sound.

Tang Chunen shook her head, she straightened up in a panic while propping herself up on the ground, her first reaction was: "Are you okay? I can't smash my client to death, how can I mess around after this?!"

"...Compared with my life and death, you only pay attention to these messy things?"

"You are really strange. Aren't all the things I'm concerned about related to your life?"

Jiang Zhou was silent for a moment, and wanted to sit up, only to find that his right foot sprained when he landed just now. He didn't make a sound, but he was obviously limping when he walked.

Tang Chunen found out, and she asked in surprise: "Is it serious? Can you still walk?"

"Not so squeamish."

"Oh, it's okay, it's okay, lest I have to carry you behind my back in the second half of the journey, it's too difficult for me to earn this money."

"..."

Jiang Zhou felt that sooner or later he would be pissed to death by this heartless girl.

On the other hand, Wen Zhuo threw away the black umbrella, and was looking down at the new task reminder sent by the watch:

[Experiencing the seven secrets of the town of the dead, you can return to reality. 】

Sure enough, seven gray stars were displayed above the watch interface, and the first one had already lit up.

The mission is successful only if all seven stars are lit, and the house that was on fire just now is one of them.

At this time, Tang Chun'en said: "A Zhuo, there is a map on it, and there are at least 20 locations marked."

"The error tolerance rate is quite high, just let players complete seven items arbitrarily."

While speaking, the system immediately sent a second reminder:
【Kill the player who has completed the task, if the location of the two sides does not completely coincide, it will be regarded as the number +1. 】

This is a shortcut for players.

This rule is actually very easy to understand, but Jiang Zhou entered the game for the first time, so he just didn't understand the meaning - or rather, he couldn't believe it.

"Kill the player? Is it the kind of kill I imagined?"

Of course Tang Chunen knew what he was thinking, and looked at him with a little sympathy: "Yes, this kind of thing is very common in games, you have to get used to it."

"...Who can do it?"

"Many players choose to entrust us to do it for them just because they can't make a move." Wen Zhuo explained to him lightly, "Mr. Jiang, don't worry too much, just treat it as an ordinary competitive game. After all, even if the player dies in the game , It does not affect the actual personal safety, which is normal."

Jiang Zhou seemed to want to say something, but in the end he didn't mention anything, just nodded.

"I understand."

Wen Zhuo smiled: "All Mr. Jiang has to do is follow me closely and cooperate with me. Since the client has spent money, I will naturally clear up all obstacles properly, and I will not let the client do it himself."

"……it is good."

Tang Chunen discussed with Wen Zhuo: "Where are we going next? It's better to meet an easier task."

"I can't tell which location is easier from the map." Wen Zhuo looked around, in the boundless night, he could vaguely see players running by in twos and threes in the distance, "I have an idea."

"what?"

"Let's try the rules by eliminating one player first."

It is just the beginning of the game, and all players who enter the game should have different starting locations. Players who can escape from the house at this time have at least completed one task. As long as they choose to kill the target, the number of stars must be +1 after success.

Tang Chunen agreed: "Yes, then we'd better find someone with a high success rate."

Wen Zhuo smiled: "With me here, what success rate are you worried about?"

"Then..." Tang Chunen glanced at Jiang Zhou, lowered his voice and suggested, "Then when you act, can I take him away for a while? He may need some buffering."

Wen Zhuo shook his head: "You two really have the same conflict, what can he buffer? Anyway, you will forget it when you get out of the game."

"Uh, so to speak..."

"Forget it, if you want to take him to avoid it, you can avoid it, it doesn't matter."

She has always taken care of her sisters' emotions, and this game has also seen a little bit clearly. In fact, the relationship between Tang Chunen and Jiang Zhou is very delicate. It is by no means a simple relationship between a leader and an assistant. Maintaining it so awkwardly, no one could say a decent word.

Since Tang Chun'en had brought it up, after all, it was a reasonable demand from the client, so she didn't have to let Jiang Zhou watch her "kill" with her own eyes.

……

The three of them compared the map and walked straight along the street. On the way, Wenzhuo found an antique knife with intricate carvings from the mailbox in front of a house—it was probably a weapon randomly dropped by the system for players to use.

The blade of the knife was thin and narrow, about nine inches long, and reflected the cold light of the blade in the night, which almost hurt her eyes.

"It's a good knife." She couldn't help sighing, "This kind of knife kills people very quickly, and it won't even shed a drop of blood."

Jiang Zhou's indifferent and handsome face obviously showed a wave of fluctuation, and he asked her in a low voice: "Do you also act like this in the real world?"

"In the real world, I'm just a wimpy screenwriter. I'm a law-abiding and good citizen. I won't be easily influenced by game experiences. Please don't confuse me, Mr. Jiang."

"Won't your bounty hunters be wiped of memory?"

"will not."

Jiang Zhou's cognition was subverted again, and he looked at Tang Chunen with a complicated expression.

"That is to say, after leaving the game, the only one who has no memory of this game is myself, you will remember all of them?"

Tang Chun'en responded, very puzzled: "Yes, can't it?"

"I don't even know if I actually saw you in the game."

"...If you don't know, you don't know. Why are you always obsessed with such heretical issues? Shouldn't you be concerned about the six tasks that have not been completed yet?"

He didn't speak, but silently turned his gaze away, leaving Tang Chunen in a daze.

However, before she had time to ask a few more questions, Wen Zhuo in front of her suddenly raised her hand, signaling herself and Jiang Zhou to wait where they were.

"...Aju?"

Wen Zhuo didn't answer her, but took two quick steps with the knife in hand, crossing the corner of the street like the wind.

(End of this chapter)