After Transmigrating into a Novel with My Boyfriend, He Turned Out to Be a Native Villain
Chapter 200: Prayer

First floor, in the hall.

Rong Ya was sitting in a wheelchair, surrounded by Xiao Yun and Xiao Zhi, while Zhang Hongjie held up the shower gel Jiang Xi gave him and was showing it off.

The two elderly people were also sitting on chairs nearby, resting.

It really looked like a peaceful and happy scene, with an unusually harmonious neighborhood.

Seeing this, a few players quickly gathered together, found a safe distance, and planned to briefly sort out the current situation.

Even Chen Zhixia had rushed back—his purpose was also to check the announcement.

When he saw Rong Fan, the high-level player, he instantly understood everything, but still forced himself to say nothing.

After all, the other party was a high-level player, and this was an A-rank instance. If things turned sour, he might be the first to die.

But even so, Chen Zhixia still found it hard to swallow his anger. His face darkened a bit, and even his words were spoken through gritted teeth.

“I was assigned by the system to go outside today. I just resigned from the company. Did you guys find any clues during this time? Mind sharing?”

Rong Fan was the first to speak. His expression was calm as he said, “Clues about identities have to be found by each person in their own room. As for clues to clear the instance, we haven’t found anything yet.”

Since these people had entered the game because of him, he would usually share whatever identity-related information he knew, and he also voiced his speculations.

“Besides, I suspect… our character settings might not be as simple as they appear. There could be hidden character settings.”

“For example, my identity is the older brother of a sickly younger sister. On the surface, it looks like my role is caring and responsible. But based on what I found, there might be another story behind it.”

Rong Fan paused, then added cautiously, “But everything still depends on the system and the NPCs’ responses. You all should’ve received a kind reminder from the system—those reminders are always accurate.”

Mu Chengsi listened, frowning slightly. “I agree with the hidden character setting theory. While tidying up the room, I noticed this mom had arranged everything in the house perfectly, and even the two daughters had more clothes than she did.”

“But.” She looked up at Rong Fan, her tone serious. “There was a small bottle of rat poison in my pocket.”

A single mother buying rat poison—was it for the rats, or… to poison her own daughters?

Thinking about that possibility sent a shiver down Mu Chengsi’s spine.

Chen Zhixia hadn’t been to his assigned house yet, but after hearing their discussion, he pondered for a moment and said, “By the way, isn’t there one household that’s a bit different? The college student couple—both of them are NPCs.”

In this setup where every player is paired with an NPC, even Jiang Xi had Yang Hongjie as her matched NPC.

But that one household had two NPCs.

“I also got some information,” Jiang Xi suddenly spoke up. “My boss told me something strange will happen in this tower at midnight.”

Upon hearing this, Rong Fan squinted his eyes. A few seconds later, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked sharply at Mu Chengsi. “Hey, aren’t you on the same floor as those two college students?”

Mu Chengsi was startled by his look and stammered, “Y-yeah, why?”

Rong Fan frowned slightly, but his tone was firm. “At midnight, something will happen to those two college students.”

Two NPCs—they were definitely clues provided by the instance.

Logically, Rong Fan shouldn’t miss this chance. But this instance was unusual, and he couldn’t guarantee he’d make it in time when things went down.

So he looked at Mu Chengsi and said in a low voice, “You need to be careful.”

After all, no one had guessed what would happen the first night.

Mu Chengsi dug her fingernails into her palm, took a deep breath to calm her nerves. “Got it.”

Chen Zhixia glanced around and asked, “Wasn’t there a married couple too? Where are they?”

Hearing that, Rong Fan froze for a moment, then pressed his lips together without answering.

Mu Chengsi didn’t think much of it and simply replied, “They took the stairs, but they are really slow.”

Speak of the devil—as soon as she said that, the stairwell door was pushed open.

Mu Shichen saw them gathered together and raised his eyebrows, waving cheerfully, “Hey! What are you all chatting about here?”

“Nothing, just talking.”

Rong Fan looked behind them, then at the tightly shut stairwell door, and a strange feeling suddenly surfaced in his heart. “It’s just you two? Where are Xu Wei and Bo Jingmo?”

“Oh, them?” Mu Shichen scratched his head and blinked in confusion. “Sister Xu Wei said she forgot something upstairs and told us to head down first.”

Forgot something?

That excuse didn’t sound wrong, but something about it felt off to Rong Fan.

Before he could think further, Mu Shichen suddenly shouted excitedly, “It’s time!!”

His voice instantly drew everyone’s attention. Following his gaze, they saw a clock hanging on the cement wall, its hands pointing to six.

Six o’clock.

Before the players could react, the NPCs all suddenly stood up—even Rong Ya spun her wheelchair to face that direction. Their gazes all turned the same way.

They were looking at the lobby’s bulletin board, where someone had written a long message with a marker.

【Dear residents, we all bask in the same sunlight. Beneath the light lies hope and rebirth. So please follow the principles of peace—family harmony is our ultimate goal.】

The first half was identical to the system message, but the rest was something the players had never seen before.

【Your sincere prayers will be heard by the Lord of Light. The kind Lord will fulfill all your hopes.】

Looking up again, they saw all the NPCs with their eyes closed, praying.

The scene was reminiscent of a grand church ritual.

The group stood frozen, shocked by what they were seeing.

They were just supposed to check the announcement—why had it turned into this?

At that moment, Mu Shichen slowly opened his eyes and stared straight at them. His pitch-black pupils carried a strange gleam. “You guys… aren’t praying?”

The smile on his lips grew wider, a hint of fanaticism and madness creeping in. “If you don’t pray, you won’t get the Lord’s protection.”

“……”

In the end, Rong Fan was the first to close his eyes. He clasped his hands together and quietly reminded, “Don’t think about anything.”

The others followed his lead immediately.

Mu Chengsi also quickly closed her eyes—but just a second before she did, her movements paused, and her expression twitched.

Wait a sec… where’s Bo Jingmo??

Seriously, how long does it take to grab something?!

……

Meanwhile, inside the stairwell.

Listening to Mu Shichen’s footsteps fading away, Yu Li raised her arms and wrapped them around the man’s neck, tilting her head up and gently asking, “What’s wrong?”

Everyone thought Yu Li had decided to leave the elevator on her own, but in truth, she had sensed that something was off with Bo Jingmo’s emotions.

The aura around the man was extremely unstable—like he’d been provoked.

Yu Li was worried, so she pulled him out to check.

Bo Jingmo didn’t respond. He just wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his face in the hollow of her neck.

It was a long time before he finally mumbled, sounding sulky:

“Lili… that Rong Fan keeps staring at you.”

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