7: Gazi, are you serious?

"There are traces of 'wind' elements, and the range is quite large."

Among the three veterans, the Short-Haired Girl was holding a strange magnifying glass, continuously scanning the ground.

The magnifying glass was an item the Short-Haired Girl obtained from a cleared box, which could observe residual energy traces.

"Even if this hairdryer is an item, it shouldn't have such a large range, right?"

The Bald Man picked up the [Teacher Tony Haircut Set] from the ground, a look of confusion on his face.

Seriously, who would spend 10 points to buy something like this?

And the key is, after buying it, he didn't keep it properly and just left it here?

Is he okay? Did eating plum candies make him stupid?

"Although that Green Hair is a bit... he shouldn't be joking with his life."

Jacket Uncle maintained his politeness, then analyzed seriously: "Based on our investigation in the village yesterday, the Mountain Child and the fog are closely related, and the dense fog last night proved this point."

"Wind and fog are conflicting forces. That Green Hair exchanged points for a hairdryer, probably to deal with the Mountain Child."

"From the energy range, this hairdryer doesn't have such great power, so I suspect Green Hair's skill might be something like strengthening a hairdryer..."

As expected of experienced veterans, they analyzed quite a lot from a few clues.

"It must be for some reason that Green Hair had to discard the item. Maybe it's related to that nursery rhyme..."

Jacket Uncle speculated.

When a Challenger dies or is eliminated, they do not drop items, unless they actively discard them, only then can others obtain them.

Since the Bald Man could pick up the item, it proved that it was discarded by Green Hair himself before he left.

When they came over, Cheng Zhen said that Green Hair was taken away by the dense fog and his whereabouts were unknown.

Since he had items and could use wind to counter the fog, why would he defy the NPC's warning and go out? He couldn't have been looking for excitement to die, could he?

Although Jacket Uncle and the others also heard the Mountain Child's eerie nursery rhyme last night, they were not swayed or hypnotized, so he could only guess at the Mountain Child's abilities.

They searched the area but found no other useful items, so they, like Cheng Zhen, planned to continue exploring the village for information.

The villagers still had that strange, lecherous look, completely unable to communicate, and even secretly peeking.

The three veterans were fine, having seen many NPCs before.

But the two students, fresh out of society, felt the malicious gazes from all directions, almost forgetting how to walk.

"B-Brother, how do I feel..." Little Fatty spoke, a little wronged and scared, "Those villagers seem even scarier than yesterday?"

The Bald Man frowned; he also felt that these villagers were very strange.

"In this situation, we can't gather clues normally..."

Jacket Uncle was thinking, then his peripheral vision caught something, and he showed a surprised expression.

By a dirt house not far away, Cheng Zhen was skulking around, doing god knows what, looking like Gazi stealing a dog.

His appearance was so indescribable that it inexplicably made everyone else present feel like they wanted to get away from there.

But just as they were about to leave, they saw Cheng Zhen waving at them.

He looked so enthusiastic, as if he was very familiar with everyone.

Jacket Uncle was silent for a moment, but still went over.

After all, in his eyes, Cheng Zhen was a high-quality Rookie, and getting familiar with him was no problem.

"Yo ~ Uncle, we meet again."

Cheng Zhen was leaning against the wall, still looking very improper.

"Little brother, what are you..."

Jacket Uncle resisted asking him if he was stealing a dog, after all, what normal person would do such a thing in a dungeon.

Hmm, this clever newcomer must have found some special clue and needed cooperation!

"Uncle, how about we cooperate a little?"

Indeed!

Jacket Uncle immediately straightened his back, making himself look serious and reliable. Then, he heard Cheng Zhen say:

"I want to steal that dog. Do you have any ideas?"

Everyone: ?

Seriously, Gazi, are you really going to steal a dog?

Jacket Uncle looked at Cheng Zhen, then looked over the dirt wall at the black dog in the yard.

His expression cracked.

In his eyes, there was three parts bewilderment, three parts confusion, and four parts disbelief: "Why do you want to... steal a dog?"

Did the dog provoke you?

Cheng Zhen was unaware of their thoughts and pointed to the dog in the yard, saying, "I just think this might be a dungeon clue."

Everyone: ???

How did stealing a dog get related to clearing a dungeon?

Despite being full of questions, stealing a dog didn't seem very dangerous, so Jacket Uncle nodded in agreement.

So, Cheng Zhen pulled his freshly formed accomplice to ponder how to commit the crime.

"Do you have any items like tranquilizers or anesthetics? Don't let that dog attract the villagers," Cheng Zhen asked.

"No need for that."

The Short-Haired Girl stepped out, looking confident.

With a single hand, she nimbly flipped onto the rooftop, making almost no sound.

The black dog's nose twitched, as if it smelled something. But just as it got up to search, a lasso suddenly dropped from the sky, and then the poor dog, without even time to bark, transformed into the legendary Neller King, passed out and was carried away.

The whole process took less than half a minute, smooth as flowing clouds and water, as silky as Dove chocolate.

Cheng Zhen gave a thumbs up: "Amazing, amazing, I'd believe you if you said you were a professional dog thief!"

The Short-Haired Girl smiled politely: "Good praise, don't praise me next time."

With the dog in hand, Jacket Uncle asked, "So, what exactly is this dog a clue for?"

"You've noticed it too, haven't you? The villagers here..." Cheng Zhen looked to the side, "They don't have good intentions towards us."

"But the village chief, that old man, is still very 'welcoming' to us."

"Under what circumstances do you think they would both welcome our arrival and harbor ill intentions towards us?"

Hearing this, the expressions of the others immediately tightened.

Cheng Zhen's words were truly direct, making them easily think of many bad things.

Sacrifice Mountain Child...

Connecting it to what was happening in the village, their expressions immediately became even worse.

"So, this dungeon is like this."

Jacket Uncle sighed: "No wonder so many Rookie..."

Rookie don't have that much experience; being thrown into a den of villains on their first entry, the outcome is predictable.

Cheng Zhen, hearing his meaning, seemed to know something about this dungeon. And the Bald Man, upon hearing this, quickly asked, "So, this dog?"

"Except for our house, all the other villagers' houses have talismans pasted on them, and black dog blood sprinkled on the doors."

"Since they all do that, then we'll just imitate them."

The Bald Man was shocked: "Huh? No, does that work?"

Folklore indeed has the saying that black dog blood can ward off evil, but would it work in a dungeon?

"The villagers sprinkling dog blood can't just be unique interior decorating taste, can it?" Cheng Zhen was helpless, "Some giants can still move after losing their heads, but die when their back of the neck is cut. It's all just plot setting, after all!"

"Come here, good doggy ~ Just a little blood, just a little! Relax, take a deep breath, you won't die ~"

The unconscious dog twitched its legs unconsciously, as if feeling someone's sinful hand.

"If you wanted dog blood, you should have said so earlier," Jacket Uncle sighed. "On the way here, I saw villagers sprinkling blood on their doors; we could have just gotten that. Now you've messed with this dog, what if the villagers find out and cause trouble?"

Cheng Zhen blinked: "Good point!"

"Then let's put the dog back and go steal dog blood!"

The others: "..."

Jacket Uncle began to doubt his judgment of people.

The Short-Haired Girl, on the other hand, sighed and once again climbed over the wall to put the legendary Neller King back.

Stealing a dog, then stealing dog blood... What kind of situation is this!