129: Chapter 129 The Culprit

Looking at the golden bunch of keys in front of them, Jiang Xinyi and the others frowned even deeper.

This was clearly a temptation of power.

Giving players benefits to create a status disparity between you and the other players.

Gaining privileges.

And it wasn't hard to deduce from the total of 6 keys that there must be 6 Dormitories.

Everyone was sleeping separately, so if someone were killed in their Dormitory in the middle of the night...

The others would only hear the screams and wouldn't be able to see exactly what was killing them or how it was done.

"You can vote. I am a fair priest. Choose whether to stay or not."

"Of course, no matter the final result, this kid is already the Dormitory head!"

Everyone turned their heads and saw that Chen Mo had already taken the bunch of keys.

"We must stay in the Dormitories."

"The reason is simple."

"The dungeons we've cleared before all had main storyline progression. But right now, we haven't found the main storyline, and Mr. Priest is the first NPC we've encountered. He is our guide."

"Since the Thriller Game has a Dormitory setting, it proves that it is an area worth exploring, and clues must be hidden inside."

After hearing Chen Mo's words, Su Qing was the first to raise her arm.

She said, "I trust Chen Mo."

Xu Xiaoman and Lu Chengfeng followed closely behind.

Including Chen Mo's vote, it was already 4:2.

However, unexpectedly...

Meng Zhou, that guy, actually agreed as well; only Jiang Xinyi did not express her opinion.

Crossing her arms, she sighed, "This is unfair. Out of 5 teammates, 3 are your acquaintances."

"Does it matter if I object?"

"If there are going to be frequent voting segments from now on, then Chen Mo, you essentially possess veto power."

Hearing Chen Mo's words, Lu Chengfeng and the other two shook their heads.

They retorted, "It sounds like we're Chen Mo's bootlickers. We also made our decisions after thinking for ourselves, okay?"

"Heh." Jiang Xinyi curled her lips.

Everyone followed the priest and started moving forward.

On the way, Chen Mo did not give up the opportunity to squeeze some benefits.

He asked, "Priest, are you the only one in this town?"

"No, there are many people. Didn't you all see just now? Today is a special day; they are all praying to the Lord, begging to be delivered from the sea of suffering."

Su Qing had also looked inside through the window earlier.

She discovered that the church was packed with people, which explained why the town was completely empty.

So, everyone had gone to the church to pray.

Confirming that there were actually many people in the town eased everyone's tense mood significantly.

Although they knew they were fake NPCs, as long as there were people, there was at least some sense of life.

"Priest, I still want to ask one more question."

"Speak!"

"What are the two demons on the ceiling?"

Hearing Chen Mo's words, everyone's pupils dilated slightly.

Only the club president remained calm as water.

"The ceiling? Chen Mo, that kid, only looked in front of the window for 10 seconds just now, yet he noticed the things on the ceiling." Meng Zhou was particularly amazed.

He was nearsighted and hated socializing, so he hadn't looked carefully.

Although Lu Chengfeng had also looked at the ceiling, he didn't see the demons Chen Mo referred to.

"Did you kid see wrong? Those on the ceiling are clearly two angels!" The priest also wore a puzzled expression.

Hearing the priest's words, and then looking at his teammates' reactions.

Chen Mo suddenly realized.

"Vincent's black magic, causing me to be able to see ghosts."

"I didn't expect the duration to be so long; it's been 10 days since leaving the dungeon, and it's still effective."

In reality, the things on the ceiling were indeed two demons, but in the eyes of Su Qing and the others.

They could only see the appearance of things and could not see the landscape of the inner world.

Only Chen Mo, who had drunk the ghost-seeing magic, could see through it at a glance.

This dungeon restricted the backpack and players' attribute functions, but whatever was carried on one's person remained effective.

If that's the case...

Chen Mo secretly glanced at the ring he was wearing on his middle finger.

[Item: Moon Ring, ID: C188]

[When the moonlight dawns, the ring will emit a strange light...]

This was the ring that Teacher Vincent had given to Chen Mo before.

He wanted to use it as a bargaining chip to trick Chen Mo into helping him eliminate Amy Seeger.

This ring was deep as the night throughout, as if it had been condensed from darkness.

The material was delicate and smooth, exuding a unique cold and hard texture.

It was very attractive, and carrying it around usually wouldn't attract people's attention.

So Chen Mo had always worn it on his hand, treating it as a decoration.

He didn't know what kind of function this ring would have, but at least it was an item that could be used.

Combined with the ghost-seeing magic, his base equipment was already much better than the others.

This also made Chen Mo feel much more at ease.

After walking for about another 10 minutes, Chen Mo and the others arrived at an underground karst cave.

"The Dormitory is here?"

"If a ghost wants to hunt us down, we only have one route to escape."

"But in this dungeon, we are all ordinary people, purely living targets for the ghosts!"

Karst caves usually only have an entrance, and the exit is usually a water outlet.

The surface is not only covered with moss but also narrow; only those possessing both the 'thin monkey' attribute and rock-climbing skills could possibly get out.

Everyone had a reaction of wanting to retreat.

However, the priest in front suddenly opened the Bible and smiled, "Once you've come here, you have no way back."

The Bible automatically flipped pages in the air, and after the "rustling" sound of paper turning.

When everyone opened their eyes again, they had arrived in a claustrophobic space.

The ceiling was undulating with jagged rocks.

On the cave walls, colorful minerals flickered with mysterious light in the dim illumination.

Dark red, dark green, and dark yellow Interweave together.

Stalactites hung down like sharp sword blades.

Deep in the cave, there was a clear underground lake.

The water surface was smooth as a mirror, reflecting the spectacular scenery of the cave ceiling.

And in front of everyone were 12 prison cells.

The four walls of the cells were built from hard stone, fitting together tightly.

The narrow little window above the door was the only place one could observe outside after moving in.

It was a square with a side length of 10cm; a human head couldn't pass through it, so one could only expose their eyes to peer out from inside, or stick out an arm to shout.

"Is this the Thriller Game? I had already imagined the worst-case scenario; maybe it would make us live in dilapidated wooden cabins or student dormitories or something."

"It turns out the houses we live in are places for primitive people?" Lu Chengfeng's understanding of the Thriller Game was further upgraded.

"I had originally thought it would be a prison with iron bars; at least that way we could still observe some scenes outside the Dormitory."

"Chen Mo, I hope your choice is correct." Meng Zhou also sighed.

"What is that?!"

Xu Xiaoman suddenly reached out and pointed at a giant black shadow in the lake water.

Something was slowly floating up from the lake water.

As it rose, the surrounding water also began to surge slightly.

A large amount of bubbles surged out.

Until the giant black shadow stood up completely from the lake water, and a pair of scarlet vertical eyes opened in the darkness.

It asked in a deep voice, "Are you the new prisoners?"