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For most players, [Doll Cafe] is by no means a good choice.

After all, the last time it ran was a few years ago, which means that there is very little information about it to be found, and many players who have not been in the game for a long time have not even heard of its name.

However, even knowing it is useless.

Except for Chi Yiyin and other people who came here with a purpose, the dungeon this time was randomly entered by the system, and it was impossible for players to make too much preparation for random events.

But the Red Bird is different.

This dungeon was designated by him, so he himself had already done his homework and knew a lot about this dungeon.

When Chi Yiyin asked, Red Bird also told all relevant information without any hesitation.

Among the several levels of dungeons in the game field, C-level belongs to the same level. Players who can be called high-level players are all A-level and B-level, and the same is true for dungeons.

For the players, the C level means a watershed.

Below C level, it is also possible to rely on the number of dungeons that are piled up and the number of accumulated points.

But above C level, you must have real power, no longer pay attention to the number of points, but let the system evaluate the player's performance in past dungeons, the ability to control the core of the dungeon, and the level of danger to the game field, and then will be issued.

As a C-level dungeon [Doll Cafe], even when it was most active, it did not win much limelight in the game field, and it has always been tepid and lukewarm.

If there is any danger in it, it is only the box that can be triggered in the cafe.

Because once you enter the box, as the literal meaning, you will enjoy absolute privacy.

Regardless of whether it is a live broadcast, the system or even a dungeon, what happens in the box will not be recorded. Even if there is a massacre inside or any horrible things happen, the outside world will not know.

And for a long time, the information about the "box" in the game field has always been blank. Even if there is a huge reward in the black market, no information about the "box" can be found.

No one knows exactly what happened inside, not even the internal structure.

The reason why Red Bird chose this dungeon was also for the box in the cafe.

Although the unknown danger means that it is impossible to prepare in advance, and people like Red Bird, who are not members of the frontline combat, are unavoidably worried, but fortunately, with Jingcha, the problem is not too big.

"If it doesn't work, I'll use Beijing Tea's rabbit."

Red Bird took a sip of coffee, smiled and asked Chi Yiyin in a low voice: "Mr. Chi, do you know another function of the Beijing Tea Rabbit?"

resurrection.

Chi Yiyin nodded clearly, but because of Red Bird's attitude, he had a new understanding of the danger of the box.

The role of resurrection is going to be used... Do you think that after they enter the box, there will be a risk of death?

When Jingcha heard the conversation between the two, he knocked on the table in displeasure, and said, "In front of the person involved, do you two dare to have a better attitude? You want to use my rabbit, and you still take it for granted." manner?"

He snorted coldly, and squinted at Red Bird: "Otherwise, if we are in danger, we can randomly choose a teammate to sacrifice to the sky—such as Red Bird."

The red bird repeatedly begged for mercy.

Chi Yiyin smiled at the side, but she also understood that what Red Bird wanted to tell him... was indeed extremely important.

It is so important that Red Bird restarted the instance after many years, entered the cafe, willingly risked the unknown danger in the box, and even carefully prepared the rabbit of Beijing Tea to prevent death—even so, it must not let the live broadcast outside the box and system, hear what they are talking about.

Chi Yiyin groaned in his heart, unconsciously rubbing the fingers next to the coffee cup, and fell into his own thinking.

Gu Xichao saw Chi Yiyin's expression, he looked up from the book in his hand, and said in a calm voice, "For a person like you, I thought that you would never fail to figure things out, it seems that I wrong."

Startled by the voice, Chi Yiyin broke away from her thoughts, smiled lightly and turned to look at Gu Xichao who was beside her, saying: "As long as the world is still alive, everything will be full of variables, and the truth and falsehood are only temporary. Now I think it is true." The right thing may be wrong the next moment. I can't figure it out, but it's normal."

"I just...will not tolerate being ignorant all the time."

He picked up the coffee with a smile, but when he looked up at the alley outside the window, the smile on his lips gradually faded, and instead he frowned.

Chi Yiyin raised his hand to look at the time, and suddenly felt faint doubts.

The current season in the dungeon is summer. According to the experience observed in the first two dungeons, the dungeon will not be much different from the reality in terms of environmental details, which means that it should be very dark now. slow season.

The sun was still blazing when he left the street and walked into the alley.

But now, it was so dark outside the window of the cafe that you couldn't see your fingers. It didn't feel like the afternoon or evening, but rather like the darkest hour of the day in the early morning.

Even if they talked more engrossedly just now, their perception of time will not drop to this level...

what happened?

The dim light in the cafe shines through the windows and is projected onto the ground of the alley outside, illuminating a stone slab.

And Chi Yiyin suddenly noticed something trembling in his field of vision.

He looked subconsciously, frowning and staring at the sudden darkness in the light for two seconds, and then suddenly realized.

"There are cats."

A smile flashed in Chi Yiyin's eyes, realizing that it should be the cat's ears that were trembling just now.

The black kitten squatted in the light, like a gentleman invited to a concert, looking extremely polite.

Only its two upright ears shaking from time to time prevent people from mistaking it for a cloud of shadows.

When he was in the alley, he also saw this cat, maybe not one, but it was also a black cat...

The sudden sound of "Boom!" interrupted Chi Yiyin's memory and made him follow the prestige.

And Jingcha, who was scolding Red Bird, quickly looked up vigilantly, and everyone at the table looked towards the place where the voice sounded.

Then they saw that a black rabbit jumped out of Jingcha's embrace at some point, hit the glass with its head, and was slowly sliding down the glass.

The shadow of the rabbit fell on the ground outside, and at first glance it looked like it was fighting fiercely with the black cat outside.

The black cat was not frightened at all, but lazily opened its blood-colored eyes, raised its head coldly, and stared at the rabbit through the glass.

Both of them have black and red eyes, and they look so similar that they look like they are looking in a mirror.

Jing Cha was taken aback for a moment, then quickly reached out to take out the hood of the sweater behind him, grabbed out a pitiful chirping rabbit, held it in his hand and looked at it, then immediately frowned, and found the rabbit in his hood in astonishment...

Did you change one? ?

And the previous one was obviously lying on the glass to embarrass him.

At that moment, Jingcha only felt that his anger was rising upwards, especially when Chi Yiyin looked over with a half-smile, his delicate little face was flushed, and he looked like a spicy black rabbit on the spot I have my heart.

"Get out of here!"

Jingcha gritted her teeth, and was so angry that two hairs flew out of her hair, like a black rabbit.

The rabbit on the glass was uncharacteristically, instead of turning back obediently, it stubbornly lay on the glass, hitting the glass with its head over and over again, as if it wanted to rush out and fight the black cat to the death.

This abnormality made several people present realize that something was wrong.

These rabbits are not real rabbits, but Jingcha's awakened ability, multiplying and dying infinitely on top of his power, completely obeying his orders, just like his loyal family members.

Jingcha should have absolute control over these rabbits. It is strange enough that the rabbit would leave him without order, not to mention the rabbit's rebellious appearance now...

Red Bird frowned tightly, and his gentle expression when he was talking and laughing just now became serious. His meticulous appearance like a researcher gave him a different sense of authority, like the calm on the eve of a storm.

"Jingcha's rabbit will never disobey his orders, unless there is a danger that Jingcha himself is not aware of, and the rabbit wants to protect him."

The red bird stared at the black cat outside the glass, pursed its lips, and said cautiously: "When I was investigating this dungeon, I didn't see a single word about this black cat."

This matter is trivial, after all, no one will pay special attention to the movement of a cat. Maybe the previous players ignored it, or they didn't care because the black cat was not a threat at all, so there was no information about it.

But there is another possibility...

The four of them and the rabbit all looked out of the glass, and their gazes all fell on the black cat.

But the black cat flicked its tail lazily, and didn't pay attention to everyone's attention.

It even yawned leisurely in front of everyone.

Jingcha: "...I think it looks down on me."

"Yes, it must be looking down on me, right!"

Jingcha was furious, picked up the rabbit on the glass and rushed towards the door aggressively: "Go! I'll fight this one!"

Red Bird turned pale with fright, and reached out to grab Jingcha, but almost tripped over the coffee table. When she raised her head, she could only watch Jingcha reach out to open the door.

"Damn!" almost blurted out from Red Bird's mouth.

"Ancestor! The dungeon has already started, outside..."

I don't know what's out there.

Even though the red bird has done enough homework, enough to memorize the state of the dungeon every time it runs, there is still no information about the outside of the cafe in any information.

As the hint in the red envelope says, the key to the cafe is the concert. If you don’t participate in the concert, there is no specific "Mr./Madam" in the red envelope, and the player will lose their identity in the instance. .

Losing identity in the dungeon means that the player has refreshed all his information and become blank again, which is not recognized by the system and the game field.

In that case, there are only two possible endings left.

—Stay in the copy forever, unable to leave.

Or, as the copy is turned off and on, it's like being sucked into a giant gear and being ground to pieces.

It was completely dark outside the glass window, and even the outline of the alley had disappeared.

This means the instance is officially up and running, and the café is disconnected from the outside world. Get out now, not knowing what to expect.

That's not what the red bird wants to see.

Just when Red Bird felt that she was going crazy, she only felt a blur in front of her eyes. When she looked again, Gu Xichao, who was sitting in a wheelchair, had already appeared at the gate, blocking Jingcha's way.

Jing Cha had no choice but to stop, but the rabbit he held in his hand was still chirping crazily, looking fierce and wanting to eat people.

Gu Xichao raised his eyelashes, and the gold-rimmed glasses reflected the light.

The moment he glanced over, the rabbit suddenly became quiet, and it was as obedient as a plush toy in Jingcha's hands.

Jingcha: "..."

"???"

Is my rabbit broken?

Jing Cha is suspicious of life.

Chi Yiyin's laughing voice came from the side: "I have no experience collecting rabbit corpses, so I usually choose to watch the fun from the sidelines."

"You rushed out like this, not just for a black cat, or to vent your anger on your rabbit and help it fight, right?"

He stood up slowly, walked to Jing Cha's side unhurriedly, bowed his head and whispered in his ear: "Do you think... that black cat is in danger?"

Jingcha's brows and eyes darkened, but she acquiesced without saying a word.

Chi Yiyin understood.

He has seen through Jing Cha's character for a long time, and knows that he is definitely not a reckless person, otherwise he would not have lived in the game field for twelve years-this is not something that can be done by force alone, and he will not let him Red Bird just let him go alone with confidence.

Although Chi Yiyin said that Jingcha was stupid, but the reference was Chi Yiyin himself, and Red Bird, a top intelligence expert in the game field.

If you compare it with ordinary people, Beijing tea is a height that ordinary people can't touch in their lifetime.

Coupled with the sudden loss of control and anxiety of the rabbit, there is only one guess that Chi Yiyin can make.

— The black cat outside, there is something weird.

Either an important clue to the dungeon, or an existence that would threaten them.

Jingcha and Chi Yiyin looked at each other for a short moment, and they were aware of each other's thoughts.

For game players, the most feared thing is the unknown.

Not reality here, not so benign. As long as there is a slight misjudgment, there will be no place to die in the game field.

It is precisely for this reason that players watch the live broadcast almost in a panic, wanting to expand their understanding of the dungeon once, and minimize the panic before emergencies.

But for Jingcha, the bigger problem is that this black cat is something that even Red Bird doesn't know about, and even the rabbit is warning him of danger.

Even if it is dangerous to open the door of the cafe, Jingcha is not afraid. On the balance, it is safer to cut off the danger before it really comes.

If you just escape, there will only be a dead end.

Instead of being chased by danger, it is better to strike first and kill the danger—this is the way of life of Jingcha.

Jing Cha pursed her lips tightly, and was ready for Chi Yiyin's reprimand.

But Chi Yiyin just took a deep look at him, then turned and walked towards the bar.

"The store manager."

He leaned on the bar and said to the woman in the long skirt with a smile: "I saw a cute black cat outside. Is it raised by the store manager? Or is it a stray little guy?"

The woman in the long skirt was originally sitting on the rocking chair behind the bar, listening to the softly flowing piano sound, half asleep.

Chi Yiyin's words woke her up, and surprised the players who were huddled not far from the bar.

Is this what the boss does? They didn't dare to talk to the woman of the dungeon NPC, but the boss took the initiative to find it instead?

The woman walked to the bar, leaned on the wooden table and tried to look out, then smiled knowingly: "Ah, it is it."

"It seems that I overslept and forgot to let it in. It seems that Xiao Hei is going to be angry with me."

She walked out of the bar with a smile, and was about to walk towards the door of the cafe.

Chi Yiyin raised his eyebrows, pretending that he didn't see Li Sijun next to the bar, he ignored the other party's gaze, turned around and walked out together with the store manager.

"The store manager knows it? Why don't you keep it in the cafe?"

Chi Yiyin pretended to be curious: "The store manager seems to have a good relationship with it, how can he bear to let it wander?"

The woman in the long skirt paused when she opened the door.

She stood behind the door, blinked her eyes in thought, then turned to Chi Yiyin with a smile and said, "A cat likes freedom, right? Besides, it doesn't actually like me."

"It was just invited to this concert."

concert!

The candlelight concert mentioned in the red envelope.

Chi Yiyin frowned slowly, doubting the identity of the black cat.

A cat, who was invited to attend a concert with the players, was not in the Red Bird's profile, and it aroused Jingcha's hostility...

The woman in the long skirt had already opened the door, smiled and waved outside, motioning for the black cat to come in.

Chi Yiyin took the opportunity to glance out.

He found that outside the door was not the darkness that night should have, but more like darkness itself.

The alleys and roads he came from, and even the whole city, are not outside the door.

There is nothing there, only a void, like the darkness before the Big Bang, boundless.

And the only small piece of light is the light coming through the window.

The black cat squatting in the light tilted its head, as if confirming something, then walked away from the light in an elegant catwalk.

Merge with the darkness.

Chi Yiyin froze for a moment, and realized that he had lost the trace of the black cat.

It was the blackest cat he had ever seen...

As soon as he had such an idea, he felt a mass of light stepping on his shoes.

He looked down and saw the black cat that he was thinking about just now, and now a paw was stepping on his shoe, it looked up at him, its slightly narrowed bright red eyes seemed to say "I know What are you thinking", full of attack.

Chi Yiyin raised his eyebrows, and calmly and quickly moved his foot to the side, which caught the black cat off guard and "slapped!" and fell onto the carpet of the cafe.

Although the black cat reacted immediately after a short moment of astonishment, readjusted its posture, and squatted dignifiedly on the carpet, but its embarrassment just now was seen by everyone.

—Because of Chi Yiyin's actions, everyone in the cafe looked this way, watching their every move.

Including the moment when the kitten loses face.

In the cafe, there was a moment of silence.

Many players are desperately covering their mouths to hold back their laughter, and the previous nervousness is gone.

Who would be afraid of a kitten who can make a fool of himself?

Only Li Sijun, with a smile in his golden brown eyes, kept watching Chi Yiyin, as if he thought Chi Yiyin's confrontation with the black cat was cute.

Chi Yiyin noticed the gaze falling on him, glanced over from the corner of his eye, and it turned out to be Li Sijun.

He withdraws his gaze calmly, and will ignore it to the end.

And the black cat: ...

Its original majestic and mysterious image is gone forever.

The black cat raised its head, and the dead fish looked at Chi Yiyin.

Chi Yiyin responded with a smile: "It seems to be a cat that is not very flexible."

The woman in the long skirt was slightly surprised, and then "Puff!" laughed out loud, breaking the embarrassment in the cafe.

This is also like a switch, making other players who are holding back their laughter laugh along with them.

But the black cat was indifferent. It only looked at Chi Yiyin, then at the rabbit in Jingcha's hand, and walked gracefully through the room full of smiles, walking towards the grand piano in the middle of the hall.

It nimbly jumped up, stood tall on the piano and raised its head proudly, as if to refute Chi Yiyin's question just now.

— Who is inflexible?

It was just an accident!

Chi Yi smiled and shook his head, but when he glanced at the rabbit in Jingcha's hand from the corner of his eye, he was puzzled.

Just now, the rabbit who was wary of the black cat and even broke free from Jingcha's control, now there is no sound at all?

Jingcha also inexplicably raised the rabbit in his hand and shook it, only to get a trembling "cheep" from the rabbit, but he lost the fighting consciousness that had soared just now.

Beijing Tea:? Isn't the rabbit crazy?

The store manager was by his side, and Chi Yiyin didn't ask Jing Cha immediately.

He echoed the store manager's mood, leading the store manager to continue talking about the black cat and the candlelight concert.

"Don't worry, she may be here soon."

As soon as the manager's voice fell, a figure walked slowly from the darkness deep in the cafe.

In an instant, Chi Yiyin, Jingcha and others in the cafe all turned their heads to look at the figure, and even Bailan, who had been sitting in silence after being frightened, put down his coffee and looked up at the person.

The store manager smiled and raised his finger, with a gentle and intimate tone: "Look, she's here."

"Our protagonist today is the performer of the candlelight concert."

She smiled and raised her hand, pointing to the man, making an invitation gesture.

As the man walked slowly, from the dimness to the light, everyone gradually saw the appearance of the performer clearly.

It was a woman in a long black dress, her makeup was exquisite, but her expression was sad and calm, like the calm and numbness after crying loudly after attending a funeral.

Chi Yiyin turned slightly to look at Red Bird, who nodded, indicating to him that this is the standard procedure.

As the red envelope invitation said, this cafe will host candlelight concerts, just like many bars will provide venues for singers, and some pianists who are not well-known will choose places such as coffee shops or bookstores to hold small concerts. concert.

Such is the concert at the Doll Cafe, a standard every weekend.

However, every time the piano is played, it is often a different person.

Red Bird mouthed Chi Yiyin: Don’t worry, this is known. Later, when the performance is about to end, the store manager will ask you how the candlelight concert is. As long as you say it’s not good enough, you can trigger the box .

Chi Yiyin nodded, but there was a lingering strange feeling in her heart.

The store manager sends candles to each player. The warm milky white candlelight looks warm and quiet. Together with the surrounding flowers and dolls in the cafe, the atmosphere formed together makes people feel at ease.

A player was curious and asked the store manager what the candle was for.

The store manager explained with a gentle smile: "Candles are tickets for candlelight concerts. If you extinguish the candles, it means you don't like the concert and you can end it."

After the voice fell, the system immediately prompted the player to trigger the keyword, and all players have successfully entered the mission "Candlelight Concert".

The newcomer was overjoyed after hearing this: "Then as soon as I blow out the candle, the mission is over and I can go?"

With that said, the couple wanted to blow out the candles.

The store manager smiled and said nothing, just nodded to the newcomer, then walked towards Chi Yiyin with the candle in his hand, and gently presented the candle to him.

"You seem to like cats."

The woman smiled softly and said to Chi Yiyin: "Then please keep your candle safe and don't let it be extinguished."

Chi Yiyin thanked him gently, knowing that this should be the effect triggered by the black cat.

If the store manager is willing to tell him a few more words because of the black cat, then it seems that the relationship between the black cat and the store manager should be good... At least, the store manager likes this cat very much, what is the relationship between them?

Chi Yiyin pondered, looked sideways at Jingcha and the others, and they nodded to indicate that they heard.

Only Gu Xichao, the store manager, walked past him holding a candle as if he couldn't see him at all, but skipped him.

Neither Chi Yiyin nor Gu Xichao were surprised by this. Strictly speaking, Gu Xichao is not considered a player at all, which is also expected.

Gu Xichao sat outside the candlelight, watching all this with cold eyes.

The clever players have been paying attention to Chi Yiyin's movements, learning from his every move.

Since these guys are big bosses, especially this one named Chi Yiyin, who seems to be the leader among them, then he must be right to live!

At this time, upon hearing the store manager's advice to Chi Yiyin, the player hurriedly stopped the newcomer from blowing out the candles.

What if the newcomer dies and implicates them!

Chi Yiyin was indifferent to the dispute over there and only focused on the performers.

Until the woman playing saluted everyone, when she bent down and the black veil fell off her head, revealing her face clearly, Chi Yiyin's eyes slowly opened wide.

Isn't this... the woman he met in the alley!