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The Main World.
The Frowner exuded an air of decay, but this emotion didn't affect others, nor did it affect its own feelings.
The other party's large face was like a marker, distinguishing the Smiler from the Frowner.
Yang Tao and the Frowner sat facing each other.
Actually, Yang Tao didn't know if the Frowner opposite him was sitting or standing.
"I want to know why you ran away when you saw me before? In Level 3, I saw a strange Smiler, it seemed to have a certain intelligence, it actually led me next to a Talker."
"That was also me... uh, the me from before, it has nothing to do with the me now."
The Frowner looked at the shotgun pressed against its forehead and quickly distanced itself from its past self. It had a very deep impression of this weapon.
Yang Tao stared intently at the Smiler in front of him and asked, "When was the first time you saw me?"
The expression on the Frowner's face became even sadder: "Level 1, I was attracted by Your act of destroying the wall, but I happened to see you kill another Smiler. From then on, I started to notice you..."
"You're a perverted peeping stalker!"
As for why the minimap didn't detect the other party, Yang Tao felt that this guy only dared to observe from a distance, just like in Level 3.
Seeing Yang Tao a little agitated, the Frowner quickly explained: "No, I'm a bit special. Even when I was a Smiler, I didn't have many thoughts of killing. Seeing you, a Wanderer, could easily defeat a fellow, that's why I became curious about you."
No wonder this Smiler could spontaneously transform into a Frowner, everything was destined in the dark.
Yang Tao tapped the Frowner's head with the muzzle of the shotgun, then put the gun away and sat down again.
What the other party said wasn't entirely wrong. It had now become a Frowner, which could be considered a new life. The memories of the Smiler might be like a book to it.
"Alright, what are Your plans next?"
Now that he understood why the Smiler would run away when it saw him, Yang Tao had no other thoughts about it.
"I don't really like freeloaders here. If you have nothing else to do, I'll send you back to Level 1."
The Frowner immediately shook its head and said, "If I appear in Level 1 now and am discovered by a Smiler, I will surely die."
"That has nothing to do with me. If you hadn't turned into a Frowner, you would either be in a cage now or I would have skinned and gutted you."
As he spoke, Yang Tao deliberately took out the glowing teeth of the Smiler he had collected from his backpack and tossed them up and down in his hand.
Frowner: "..."
You even threaten Entities, are you still human?
"While wandering in Level 6, I discovered a place where Royal Rations are hidden. I hope to exchange this for Your protection, and also, could you help me find a female Frowner? I hope to expand the race."
Yang Tao looked at the Frowner in front of him whose mouth wasn't moving and was very suspicious that the other party was a human wearing a Frowner's skin. He immediately said, "As long as you can take me to find the Royal Rations, protecting you is not a problem."
"As for a partner... let's not talk about whether we can encounter a Frowner, even if we do, how can we distinguish whether it's male or female? What if I find you a male Frowner, what will you do?"
The expression on the Frowner's face became even more sorrowful.
"Male teeth are odd-numbered, female teeth are even-numbered, but we can distinguish by smell."
Yang Tao stared at the Frowner's vanished tooth gap, exactly five teeth, not more, not less. The good male had turned into a female... Of course, this was just a joke. Looking at the Frowner in front of him, he asked with some confusion: "Why does it have to be a Frowner, can't it be a Smiler? I remember you can transform the other party?"
The Frowner's big face shook and said, "Only the initial Frowner and initial Smiler have the ability to transform."
Perhaps sensing Yang Tao's slight confusion, the Frowner continued to explain: "The so-called initial Smiler and Frowner, they have colorful glowing faces, and only they have the ability you mentioned."
"They are usually in the Smiler layer and Frowner layer and rarely come out. Now that the glowing war is over and the Frowner layer is destroyed, those initial Nightmares don't know where they have run off to."
Yang Tao nodded slightly, this was also some special information he learned, but he squeezed out a more brilliant smile on his face, just like the Smiler before transformation.
"No, no, no, what I mean is why don't you find a female Smiler? Maybe you can create an unparalleled glowing face family. As a spontaneously transformed Frowner, you are destined to be different."
"This is not..."
"Believe in Yourself, you will definitely be fine. Think about it, when Your children grow up, the Backrooms will definitely have legends about you. Maybe you will become a special existence like the Party Host or the Beast on the fifth level."
Yang Tao showed an expression of witnessing a legend being born.
The Frowner looked at Yang Tao, for some reason, it was a little tempted, but it still said, "I can't..."
"No, no, no, you can, at least you can try. As long as you agree, I will protect you and can even help you find a female Smiler."
"Really?"
"Remember this sincere face of mine, I never lie."
...
Level 3.
Yang Tao began his exploration journey again, but this time he was preparing to go to deeper levels to search for the figure of the Smiler.
The generator made a noisy sound, coupled with the dim and narrow passages around, the harsh environment easily made ordinary Wanderers fall into a state of irritation.
"Ooh ooh..."
A Hound heard Yang Tao's footsteps and immediately tensed its body defensively, assuming a threatening posture. Its mouth opened under its black hair, revealing sharp teeth, and disgusting saliva dripped from it.
However, before it could even launch an attack.
With a bang from a gun.
Dense pellets had already penetrated its body, and the powerful force sent its corpse flying backward. A figure swept past it like the wind.
The just-deceased, still warm Hound corpse suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a very dissatisfied voice in the dim corridor.
"Why is it a Hound again? At least let it be a Smiler."
Yang Tao's own physical quality was stronger than ordinary Wanderers, coupled with the 40% speed bonus from Lightning in a Bottle Speed II, let alone Wanderers, even ordinary Entities could only eat his dust.
Just at this moment, a team of three who had been carefully exploring the environment and looking for supplies were observing the surroundings intently, avoiding encountering those damned Entities.
Suddenly hearing gunshots from not far away, everyone's faces changed.
"Damn it, someone fired a gun, it looks like they encountered an Entity. Let's get out of here quickly, gunshots can attract more Entities."
It wasn't that they were cold blooded, it was okay to save others in the Backrooms, but the premise was that you must have the ability to protect yourself.
It was obvious that none of the three had the ability to save people.
Just as they were about to turn around and leave, a Wretch with a highly decomposed body had already appeared behind them.
"It's a Wretch, drink Almond water and run!"
The good news was that the Entity they encountered was a Wretch, its desire to attack was not strong among Entities. The bad news was that encountering this thing easily caused mental influence and led to the Wretch cycle.
Just after the few people poured the Almond water into their mouths.
A clear sound came from behind.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way, don't block the road."
The tunnel itself was narrow. While the three were still stunned, a figure had already leaped up, grabbed the iron frame at the top of the tunnel, and lightly used it as leverage to jump over their heads.
Bang...
The Wretch that was about to rush towards them was directly knocked down by an unknown creature with a single shot, and after that figure ran past, the Wretch's body lying on the ground also disappeared with it.
"What... what was that?"
"Those madmen from the Speedrunners Association?"
"Impossible, those guys from the Speedrunners Association are just fast at switching levels, they can't run at this speed, and that attack... did you see the flames on the Wretch just now? It must be a special attack method."
"This might be a new Entity, we'd better go back to the base quickly and upload the information..."
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