176: Chapter 176 Zhang Yichen

"My nephew, do you... not remember me?" the Man in Military Uniform suddenly spoke.

Chen Mo was dumbfounded upon hearing this.

But when he heard the other person's next sentence, Chen Mo's pupils instantly widened.

"Chen Yang, this little brat of yours has a very wicked heart!"

Hearing this,

Chen Mo immediately stood up from the ground, walked up to the Man in Military Uniform, and asked: "Are you Uncle Zhang?"

The Man in Military Uniform smiled, reached out, grabbed his chin, and gave it a hard tug.

A human skin mask peeled off right before Chen Mo's eyes.

Beneath it appeared the face of a handsome middle-aged man.

Although he still had stubble that couldn't be shaved clean, his eyes were deep and full of spirit.

"It really is Uncle Zhang! Are you also a player of the Thriller Game?"

Uncle Zhang, whose full name was Zhang Yichen, was a childhood friend of Chen Mo's father, Chen Yang.

After his father died, Chen Mo had actually lived at his place for a while.

Although the man in front of him had aged, his appearance had barely changed much.

Zhang Yichen nodded and said: "Your father was a genius; he entered the Thriller Game earlier than I did."

"The relationship between us back then was a bit like the one between you and this Lu Chengfeng."

"He was already someone who had entered several dungeons, but for me, it was my first time."

"At that time, this old bastard even lied to me, saying it was his first time in a dungeon, and even asked me to protect him."

Hearing this, three black lines appeared on Chen Mo's forehead.

Indeed, this was undoubtedly his father's style.

He would often trick him out of his pocket money, putting on a pitiful expression to find ways to rob Chen Mo of the little pocket money his mother gave him.

"Later, I found out that this guy had already gotten several S-ranks, and I remember his level was already 20 at that time."

"He could have actually ascended to a higher realm, but to wait for your mother to catch up, he accompanied her and farmed low-level dungeons for a long time."

"It wasn't until both of them reached level 20 that they prepared to clear the dungeon together and complete their job transfer."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yichen's expression changed.

He sighed: "Little Chen, actually, your parents have already died in a dungeon."

He looked up at Chen Mo, originally expecting Chen Mo to show a shocked expression.

He had even prepared words of comfort.

But to his surprise, Chen Mo was unexpectedly calm.

"You... do you already know?"

Chen Mo nodded.

[Blooming Chrysanthemum: Hiss... Are these two saying that Longevity Like Southern Mountain is Many Children Many Blessings' dad?]

[Disturbing the Moon: Is there any need to doubt that? That's exactly what they're saying!]

[Blooming Chrysanthemum: Damn, no wonder! I was just saying how Many Children Many Blessings' eyes look so much like Longevity Like Southern Mountain's; turns out he's Longevity Like Southern Mountain's brat.]

[Blooming Chrysanthemum: And that extremely calm mind, clear logical thinking, and judgment—damn! Is this the power of genetics?]

[Helping Grandma Run Red Light: Longevity Like Southern Mountain? That Myth-level player, the one we thought could become a demigod?]

[Helping Grandma Run Red Light: Retracted a message.]

[Helping Grandma Run Red Light: Sorry, I said something I shouldn't have. I hope those big shots don't notice; I don't want to become a lunatic.]

[Sunny Turns Cloudy: Hiss, if that's the case, this Man in Military Uniform's ID must be that person!]

[Sunny Turns Cloudy: "None of Your Business Tomato", right? It should be this person.]

[Sunny Turns Cloudy: He belongs to Longevity Like Southern Mountain's little sidekicks.]

The sounds of "swish, swish" flipping through files instantly echoed in the group chat.

[Sunny Turns Cloudy: "None of Your Business Tomato", level 18, Night Watcher, once obtained 2 S-ranks and one A-rank. The first two S-ranks were only obtained by following Longevity Like Southern Mountain.]

[Sunny Turns Cloudy: "None of Your Business Tomato" is a Thriller Game player from 10 years ago. Why is he still level 18 after 10 years?]

[Pride of Heaven: Level-capping. This guy is intentionally capping his level. He must have some special item that allows him to control the frequency of his dungeon entries.]

[Blooming Chrysanthemum: Anyway... looking at it this way, the probability of Many Children Many Blessings and the others surviving is much higher. Although not as good as the level 21 Daddy Ghost, the level 18 "None of Your Business Tomato" is also at the level of a mini-boss!]

[Blooming Chrysanthemum: As long as they coordinate with Many Children Many Blessings' flexible items, they can definitely kill Daddy Ghost!]

[Disturbing the Moon: Great! Great! Brother Math, is this "None of Your Business Tomato" the hidden clearance method you mentioned?]

[Break Up With Math: No... Many Children Many Blessings doesn't want to rely on the power of "None of Your Business Tomato"; he can handle it on his own!]

"So... have you been observing me since I entered this dungeon?"

Zhang Yichen nodded, "That's right. I wanted to see if you brat actually inherited the deductive reasoning ability of that scammer."

"It's just... a pity about that young girl; there was light in her eyes when she looked at you."

Hearing Jiang Xinyi's name again, the corners of Chen Mo's mouth, which had been raised, suddenly pressed together.

"But... these are all things you must experience. Your dad almost died in a dungeon several times just to protect your mom."

"Pull yourself together. This is a death game; in any case, ensure your own survival first."

"Adults must learn to be lonely."

"Tell me your plan. Looking at you, it seems like you have absolute confidence that you can take out that ghost."

Chen Mo took a deep breath and handed Zhang Yichen a cigarette.

The two of them puffed away there for a while, taking advantage of the time before the Little Brother Ghost appeared.

Chen Mo explained his plan to Zhang Yichen.

Hearing this, Zhang Yichen immediately raised his eyebrows.

"Damn, as expected, you kid really isn't simple. It seems... I'm not needed here. I'll go back to the Dormitory and wait to clean up the aftermath for you."

Chen Mo nodded and watched as Zhang Yichen slipped into the shadows.

Having learned that the Man in Military Uniform was actually Uncle Zhang,

it explained why he was willing to save Su Qing earlier, and why he was willing to secretly help Chen Mo during the voting process.

At the same time, having the assistance of a level 18 teammate successfully increased their survival capability in the dungeon.

Until the Little Brother Ghost reappeared.

Chen Mo gripped the modeling clay, transformed into a wax figure, and hid in a concealed corner.

Because Lu Chengfeng and the others hadn't left the Dormitory, all of their modeling clay had been given to Chen Mo to use alone.

This allowed the modeling clay to last for 15 minutes.

Just waiting for Daddy Ghost to appear, Chen Mo had already stalled for 5 minutes.

Daddy Ghost sprouted a dog's nose, lay on the ground, and stuck out his tongue, licking the floor while sniffing.

He was searching everywhere for the scent of humans.

As it turned out, Chen Mo walked out swaggeringly and stood right in the middle of the street.

Seeing this, Daddy Ghost couldn't help but feel a bit confused.

Watching Chen Mo transform back into a werewolf.

The corners of his mouth curled up, and he laughed: "It's useless. Even if you obtain level 20 power, you can't kill me. I am level 21."

"I didn't want to kill you; I just want to take you to a place."

"Oh? This is my turf; I've been everywhere here."

"No!" Chen Mo raised his claw, shook it, and said: "The Dormitory in the limestone cave—I can take you inside!"