Infinitely Criticizing the Villain for Being Like My Ex-Boyfriend

After hesitating for a moment, five players withdrew from this makeshift team.

They had originally hoped that Zhang Chunliang and Wang Shaofan would lead them to victory easily, but tonight's experience really scared them, and they were unwilling to risk their lives for a fake treasure.

Zhang Chunliang did not stop them from leaving. Now was a critical moment and he didn't want anyone in the team who would slack off and hold them back.

The remaining few people followed Jon and found the way back from the undercurrent of the deep pool. They were in a bad mood today and just wanted to go back and rest as soon as possible. Therefore, they did not realize that Jon was very similar to the giant whale that once "ate" them.

He looked at the seven people who stayed for a moment, and said with a smile: "Go back and rest first, you have worked hard today."

Wang Shaofan's broken arm was in great pain and he was depressed. Just as he was about to say goodbye to Zhang Chunliang, he was stopped by him.

"If you don't mind, could you talk to me?"

Zhang Chunliang asked, he raised his hand and tapped Wang Shaofan's arm, and a vine-made prosthesis slowly appeared at the broken end of the arm.

Wang Shaofan moved his arm in surprise and found that the arm had become one with him and was no different from a real arm.

"It can keep you going until the end of the instance," Zhang Chunliang explained. "Don't worry, it's safe."

Wang Shaofan smiled and said, "I don't doubt your intention, my lord. Since I have chosen this path, I will be responsible for my choice."

Therefore, even though Zhang Chunliang was facing a desperate situation due to his decision, Wang Shaofan did not have any resentment towards him.

"Thank you." Zhang Chunliang's expression relaxed and he summoned a soundproof barrier.

When Wang Shaofan saw his serious look, he unconsciously straightened his expression.

"What happened tonight was within my expectations," Zhang Chunliang said. "You can also think of it as me screening out teammates who have been corrupted. I'm sorry about Dabin, but if we don't find him now, he will definitely become an extremely unstable factor in the future."

Wang Shaofan's mind moved, and he asked back: "Did you deliberately lure him to that grave? You already discovered that he was abnormal?!"

Zhang Chunliang shook his head: "No, I don't know who the puppet is, but I can guess that our players are being controlled by a certain force in the dungeon. Someone wants to guide us to discover those treasures and then use us to do something."

"What on earth do they want to do?!" Wang Shaofan was so exhausted, "We just want to get the treasure and leave here as soon as possible. Who are we hindering?"

Zhang Chunliang replied softly: "Perhaps the act of searching for the treasure itself is unforgivable to the people behind it."

Wang Shaofan was stunned and frowned slightly.

"But I didn't call you here because of this." Zhang Chunliang changed the subject and asked a strange question, "I want to know - why is the goddess called the goddess."

Wang Shaofan and the Goddess belong to the same guild, so he naturally knows her situation very well.

In the game home, many players know the origin of the title of "Goddess", and this is not something that should be avoided.

"Gods naturally have some mysterious abilities." Wang Shaofan said with a smile, "It is said that our goddess's initial skill after entering the game is 'precognition'. She can predict what will happen next at a specific time."

Zhang Chunliang's expression relaxed. He nodded, his tone not surprised at all: "As expected."

His guess was finally confirmed.

He kept thinking about what on earth would cause him to leave his portrait in a place he had never been to.

After eliminating many speculations, he finally came to a conclusion: prophecy.

Someone predicted his existence in advance and told Xiao Ai about it.

Therefore, when Xiao Ai saw him for the first time, he felt so familiar to her——

The fox said that the person who drew the portrait was his mother.

But there is a time difference between the existence of the goddess and Shen Xingyi.

After her death, Shen Xingyi turned into soul fragments and entered this copy because of his struggle with the Game House. Theoretically speaking, the two should have no intersection.

Therefore, there is only one bond that can connect them - the fox.

Combined with what Vio had told him about the fox's life experience as the mermaid king Deep Blue, Zhang Chunliang had an idea: it was no accident that the mermaid king Deep Blue was recognized by the Holy Island. It was very likely that it found the Holy Island under the guidance of its mother and obtained the qualification to enter the island with Zhang Chunliang's portrait.

"The prophet is the most feared existence in the game. Prophecy is connected to fate, and people with bad intentions can even control an era through foresight." Wang Shaofan said, "In fact, I have always felt that the goddess was unwilling to leave this copy. It is very likely that she predicted that there would be danger after she left, so she chose to cut off the connection with the game house in this way."

"Fate is not so easy to play tricks on," Zhang Chunliang said. "I have always believed in the existence of destiny."

"So she died here in the end." Wang Shaofan said, "So, the prophecy can be called a curse to some extent. I really want to know what happened to the goddess in this copy, why her child became the mermaid king and attached to our players..."

Wang Shaofan still believes that the fox has been possessed by the Mermaid King Shenlan. If he knew that the fox was the incarnation of the Mermaid King after he escaped from the copy, he would probably be scared to death on the spot.

"It doesn't matter. We will get the answer soon." Zhang Chunliang said, "Do you think the goddess predicted that a group of foreign players would come to dig up her son's grave?"

Wang Shaofan was speechless for a moment: "Don't be like this, this guess is too scary. If I were a goddess, I would definitely not let these guys go."

"I'm looking forward to it." Zhang Chunliang smiled, "Maybe she has been looking forward to this meeting for a long time."

Wang Shaofan's mouth twitched and he shuddered.

"Tomorrow we will split into two groups," Zhang Chunliang decided. "You and the other players will go to the Tomb of the Two Hands, and I will lead the Mermaid King away and bring it to the Tomb of the Human Body."

"Why - why do we have to do those useless things..." Wang Shaofan couldn't help but ask this question, "Of course, my lord... I am not doubting you, but aren't those treasures all fake? Why should we waste our energy looking for them..."

"False and true, true and false." Zhang Chunliang's eyes were filled with a mysterious smile. "Who said we are doing useless work? We have always been on the right path to find the treasure."

Wang Shaofan wanted to say something but stopped himself. However, in order to avoid being laughed at by Zhang Chunliang, who was younger than him, he wisely shut up.

However, after the analysis just now, Wang Shaofan naturally knew how dangerous the human tomb with human skin murals was. He looked at Zhang Chunliang with a somewhat conflicted expression.

"The treasure ring in the Tomb of the Two Hands is also fake." Zhang Chunliang said, "You don't need to collect any treasures there. When the time comes, the 'puppet' hidden among the remaining players will definitely take action and get rid of him."

"What?" Wang Shaofan looked puzzled. "There are puppets among us?"

"Of course, the puppet will definitely choose to join our suicide squad, because it will try every possible way to kill us." Zhang Chunliang patted his shoulder, "There is still a long way to go."

"Don't be like this, my lord..." Wang Shaofan was about to burst into tears, "How did you know there would be puppets? Who is harming us? Can you explain it clearly? I really don't understand..."

Zhang Chunliang reached out and tapped his forehead hard: "What did you say?"

"The gift of fate has already been secretly marked with a price."

"From now on, don't believe that any kind-hearted NPC will give us free help." He raised the corners of his lips, waved his hand and turned around.

Wang Shaofan covered his forehead and looked at his back in a daze.

The dull pain in his forehead reminded him of some familiar experiences.

——On the night of the auction on the Siren, when he got off the Siren and entered Siren Island, the mermaid leader Kenshahua, who had only a head left, blew a bubble on his forehead twice in a row.

It said that the bubble would keep them safe from mermen.

Wang Shaofan hit his forehead hard, but didn't feel anything unusual.

He finally connected all the strange things that he had once overlooked.

Why was Kenshahua willing to unconditionally believe in the two humans in the swimming pool and risk being contaminated to help the mermaid break free from the shackles of the copper heart... ?

No, it certainly would not easily impose the fate of the mermaids on them, unless it was sure that humans would have to help them!

That bubble! That was no ordinary bubble. It could control humans, or even kill them if they didn't fulfill their promise.

Wang Shaofan was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Only then did he realize how close he had been to death.

Even now, he is still very dangerous - it turns out that Kenshahua has been spying on them behind the scenes, and even led them to find a fake treasure and die -!

They had clearly helped the mermaid kill Captain Will, so why did it repay kindness with enmity?

When did Zhang Chunliang discover this, and why was he so calm?

Wang Shaofan is not stupid. He has completed many difficult dungeons independently and has all the qualities that a high-level player should have. But in this world, he just feels powerless. It is a kind of confusion and despair of being trapped in the fog and unable to escape.

However, he still felt a little relaxed. The fact that Zhang Chunliang was willing to tell him these things at least showed that he had not yet been controlled by the puppet.

Wang Shaofan smiled bitterly and decided to go back and rest his brain.

After Zhang Chunliang returned to his residence, he saw the landlord mermaid again.

It was already late at night. The mermaids' party had long ended. There was silence all around. A light mist filled the stream where the mermaids were resting.

The landlord mermaid was soaking in the water motionlessly, silently gazing at the makeshift tree house built by Zhang Chunliang on the shore, as if waiting for his return.

"You're back? How was your party?" Zhang Chunliang paused and asked in a relaxed tone.

The landlord mermaid turned her head towards him, and the water surface made a splashing sound, which was a bit noisy and did not sound like something a fish could make.

Zhang Chunliang realized later this time that there were dozens of mermaids and the landlord staring at him in the river.

"Is this some kind of extra extra?" he asked dryly. "It doesn't look very interesting."

"Sorry, we deceived you." The mermen said in unison, their voices stiff and eerily synchronized.

Zhang Chunliang frowned slightly and looked at them carefully.

——In order not to attract too much attention from the mermaids, he chose to live in a very remote river area. There were less than ten mermaids living here, and he had greeted every one of them.

Except for the landlord, all the mermaids talking in front of me were strangers.

Wait, they said... cheating? In this period of time, the mermaids had only "cheated" him once. Could it be that they were the group of mermaids who passed on false information to the players?

Zhang Chunliang was just about to say something to ease the strange atmosphere when he saw them stretch out their sharp claws and cut his throat fiercely.

Suddenly, blue blood filled the flowing stream, bringing with it a strange smell. The mermaids lay in a mess on the lake, motionless. The scene was evil and terrifying.

Zhang Chunliang took a few steps back in astonishment.

"Don't be afraid, guest." Kist swam out from the darkness, raised his arm and pointed to the fish carcass in the river, and explained gently, "This is just a small apology gift."

"Such an apology is meaningless." Zhang Chunliang frowned and said seriously, "I will think you are threatening me."

"It's very meaningful. It's even a little late." Kist said, "If I don't do this, he will be angry with the entire mermaid tribe. I am sacrificing the small for the big."

It knew about Xiao Ai's existence, and even knew about its relationship with Zhang Chunliang.

"First of all, let me apologize to you for the big mistake my wife Kenshahua made in a moment of confusion. Can I get your forgiveness?"

Zhang Chunliang opened his mouth and shook his head helplessly: "What exactly do you want to do? What benefit can Kenshahua's plan against us help you gain?"

"We don't get anything out of it," Kister answered simply. "It's hard to believe, but my wife is actually atonement."

Kister looked a little anxious. He told Zhang Chunliang the story of him and his wife and the mermaid king Shenlan as quickly as possible.

"Deep Blue, he can be considered our adopted son."

Kister looked behind him uneasily, his mind uncertain. "Our mermaid tribe was not very strong before. We lived in a dangerous sea area with a bad environment and a lack of food. Mermen died every day for various reasons."

It still remembers the day when it picked up Deep Blue. It was a rare day of good weather. It and its wife Kenshahua were worrying about the migration route of the fish, when they heard the exclamations of the mermaids in the distance -