The town's players looked at the girl with suspicion, scrutinizing her from head to toe.
This person seems to have a rather mysterious background...
He secretly winked at the person next to him, suggesting that they at least send someone back to inform Brother Xiu first, because if it was someone too troublesome, they wouldn't be able to handle it anyway.
Just as the person who received the message was about to head back, the girl suddenly spoke up, "Oh, my brother called me. I roughly know where he is, so you don't need to take him anymore."
She nodded with a smile and walked straight in one direction to the place where the town's players were currently gathering.
The patrolling player panicked and quickly stopped her, saying, "You haven't been identified yet, you can't go!"
If some humanoid monster sneaks in and ambushes Brother Xiu, then we're doomed.
He wanted to stop them, but only if he could actually do so.
The girl, who had just been thin and frail, turned her head, her face contorted, her pupils radiating horror and terror as she stared directly at the player, causing the player to stagger backward and fall to the ground in fright.
It was the Night Goddess... the Night Goddess's face. They saw it every day on the town's statues, and were most familiar with that distorted face.
Ye Jia ignored him and turned to leave.
The player quickly ran back and rang the town's alarm bell, alerting everyone.
Inside the party room, Ye Tianxuan was carrying the cat and was about to explain its identity to the other players when the bell rang.
Next, to the sound of the bell, came a young girl who appeared at the door.
Everyone in the room was taken aback, not understanding the situation. Only Ye Tianxuan and Yin Xiu stood up straight, clearly aware that the person they were waiting for had arrived.
"Everyone, don't be so nervous. I'm just here as a guest." The girl walked into the alley with ease, found the nearest seat as soon as she entered, and then turned to look at Ye Tianxuan. "Long time no see. Congratulations on your return to life."
Ye Tianxuan smiled and nodded.
Lady Ye said with a smile, "Could you put my brother down? He's almost overreacting."
Ye Tianxuan pretended to be surprised and lowered his head. "Oh my, so this is Lady Ye's younger brother. I was wondering why there was a cat squatting at my door so early in the morning. I thought it was some wild cat that was going to attack me. I was just about to cook it as an extra meal."
As soon as he let go, the black cat quickly landed and ran to Lady Ye's feet, squatting down while nervously licking its fur and glancing at Ye Tianxuan.
"Don't be angry with him about the Deep Sea instance. He has already reflected on his actions." Lady Ye lowered her head and stroked the black cat's head, then turned to look at Yin Xiu. "He failed to send away the person he should have sent away, and instead sent you away. He's still quite sad."
Ye Tianxuan smiled silently with pursed lips, while Yin Xiu remained silent in response to the arrival of the two.
After a long period of stunned silence, the rest of the people in the room finally processed the amount of information that had just been spilled from their conversation.
"You...you are Lady Night?!" The players stared in horror as the terrifying, twisted monster turned out to be the pitiful and frail-looking girl in front of them.
"The monsters are all humanoid, but in the dungeon, in order to be more intimidating, many of the monsters are in the form of monsters, while our humanoid forms…" Night Goddess slowly touched her thin and pale face, "are what we looked like before we became monsters, not very good-looking, and forever frozen here."
The other players didn't know what she was talking about, but Yin Xiu understood.
The Night Goddess was from Hai Village. She was the girl who was locked in the house and was to be sacrificed. When she was sacrificed, she looked just like this—young, thin, and pitiful. Her monster form was fierce and terrifying, but her human form remained forever. As the town's deterrent, she naturally chose the monster form.
"This is indeed Lady Ye." Seeing that some people in the house still refused to believe it, Ye Tianxuan came out to confirm by name, "And the black cat at her feet is the manager of the dungeon, who is responsible for the operation of each dungeon and the person who sets the rules and direction."
The players were taken aback, and though surprised, they were also puzzled: "How come the Night Goddess's brother is a cat?"
Lady Night turned her head with a smile, narrowing her eyes, "Because he was very young when he became a monster, his understanding was incomplete, and he spent a longer time in his monster form. He didn't like his body."
When the Night Goddess answered in person, the players dared not respond. But for some reason, the Night Goddess, now human, seemed to have become gentler in demeanor.
They are usually afraid when they pass by the statues in the square, probably because of their appearance.
Now that Lady Night and the instance manager have suddenly appeared here, everyone in the room is at a loss.
Yin Xiu finally spoke up, "Tell me, how can we restore the town?"
Lady Night leaned back on the table, resting her chin on her hand. "The town is my hostage. I'm afraid it won't be so easy to recover."
Yin Xiu's gaze was icy cold. "Want to die?"
"I don't want to." Lady Ye chuckled. "I know you, Yin Xiu, are very powerful and won't take us seriously, but you need to understand that if you kill us, the town will still be destroyed."
She reached out, picked up the little black cat at her feet, and placed it on the table. Then she looked at the other players and asked, "Do you all know what kind of person the man standing next to Yin Xiu is?"
The players were confused, "Isn't he her boyfriend?"
Lady Ye chuckled, "They have such a good relationship."
"But such a well-made monster is the reason why the dungeon was created and why you are trapped here."
She leisurely squinted at Li Mo, "His true form is so dangerous that the moment the seal is broken, all the players in the dungeon, including you, will be turned into monsters. If it weren't for my brother and me sealing him, you would have already mutated."
Upon hearing this, the players' expressions changed.
Li Mo also looked slightly gloomy.
Everyone, including Yin Xiu and Ye Tianxuan, will be in trouble. As long as Li Mo tries to get out of there, things will turn out this way.
"My brother and I are the seal. If either of us dies, the seal will be broken, and he can come out. But neither of you will be able to live as humans anymore." The Night Goddess spoke in a relaxed and leisurely tone, as if she were talking about something that had nothing to do with her.
But these words are indeed terrifying for players.
They had previously thought Li Mo was a slightly unusual weirdo, but they never imagined that he had such a deep connection with the dungeon.
Yin Xiu paused for a moment, which meant that Li Mo had to remain locked up inside indefinitely. Its danger was uncontrollable, and once it was released, it would harm many people.
This instance contains countless towns, and in each town, countless people. All the players who venture out with hope will perish here.
Li Mo pursed her lips. "I used to be unable to control myself, but now that my original body has merged with this body, maybe I can control myself."
As soon as Li Mo spoke, Lady Ye laughed, "If you could really control yourself, Yin Xiu wouldn't be affected by you."
"He went in and stayed with you briefly, and the anomaly became even more serious, didn't it? You know very well how dangerous you are."
"Monsters should stay in their own cages."