Welcome to the Nightmare Live - Ch 20

Anchor Hall

—”Wait.”

The voice sounded abruptly in the space, lazily, with a little carelessness. But it was very loud with some strange magic that couldn’t be ignored.

The few people in front of them couldn’t help being silent and subconsciously looked in the direction of the speaker.

Wen Jianyan smiled.

As a scammer, he knew exactly how to take advantage of his current appearance.

A pair of seductive fox eyes squinted lazily. He has red hair as fiery as fire, fair skin and sharp features, giving him a dazzling beauty.

He slowly repeated Kong Shixing’s words:

“…Open the live broadcast interface for you to see?”

Wen Jianyan showed a smile that was not a smile, and asked slowly:

“Why?”

Under the overwhelming aggressive temperament of the other party, Kong Shixing’s original irritable mood was subconsciously reduced. But he still had a cold face and said in an impersonal and blunt tone:

“There was a vicious and treacherous villain who tricked us in the instance, and now he is hiding in the crowd. He must pay the price for his actions!”

“So it’s like this. That’s understandable.”

The woman stroked her thick red hair with her white and soft fingertips, nodded lightly, and said with a smile: “After all, who hasn’t met a few villains in the instance.”

However, before Kong Shixing and the others could relax, they heard the other party say in an indifferent and arrogant tone:

“However, what identity do you have to give orders?”

“……”

Kong Shixing was choked by the other party’s words and suddenly became speechless.

The other party’s words just hit the key point precisely. He doesn’t have the identity and capital to give orders and was just relying on the guild’s resounding reputation. After the instance was over, he successfully merged with other members of his guild. And because there were more people now, and most of the people in the square were low-level anchors, the investigation has been unobstructed all the way to the present.

Who would have thought that this time they would directly encounter a tough stubble.

Kong Shixing’s eyes swept across the middle-aged man who was guarded by the beautiful woman. The other party was silent, and his eyes were dodging slightly, which made him look even more suspicious.

He said eloquently:

“Since you aren’t, wouldn’t it be nice to use your live broadcast interface to prove it? Or, do you have a guilty conscience?”

“If I’m not wrong…”

Wen Jianyan’s expression sank obviously, and the last trace of smile in his eyes disappeared:

“Are you suspicious of my friend now?”

This face was smiling brightly just now, but now that it wasn’t, it looked particularly cold, like a blade that had been opened, quietly and precisely kissing the man’s neck, and was capable enough to slit the man’s throat in an instant.

This time, Kong Shixing couldn’t help but feel thumping in his heart.

Although there are more low-level anchors and no B-level or A-level anchors today.

Could it be that… the other party is a famous anchor, or is related to some big guy?

“Which guild are you from?”

The other party took a step closer and laughed again, but the smile didn’t reach the bottom of the eyes, instead, there was a bit of anger.

Kong Shixing’s aura was already a few points weaker than before, but he was still very confident when reporting his guild:

“Dark Fire Guild.”

“Oh,” the woman bent her fox eyes and sneered contemptuously, “It turns out that there is still someone like you in President Zhao’s guild… very good, I’ll remember it.”

Kong Shixing’s expression wasn’t very good and as time passed, he already had the intention of retreating.

He stared at the beautiful and bewitching appearance of the woman in front of him, and his previous guess gained a little more credibility—In the Nightmare, a beautiful woman can’t survive on her own and became a senior anchor who was difficult to mess with. Either her means are ruthless, or she has a wide range of connections. No matter which one it was, he couldn’t afford to offend either.

If he continues to persevere, he may really provoke a strong enemy for himself, and it was even someone who was familiar with his own guild… This possibility was too terrifying, Kong Shixing couldn’t afford to take this risk.

When he was about to give up to this hard bone1Unyielding person , the other party spoke lightly:

“However, it’s okay to show it to you.”

What?

Kong Shixing was stunned for a moment and looked at the other party in shock, and some couldn’t believe that the other party would give in so easily.

“Our Oracle guild and your president also have a bit of personal friendship, so it’s not impossible to give you some face.”

Kong Shixing’s pupils shrink.

It’s actually Oracle?

The No. 1 guild in the Nightmare. Even the senior anchors in their guild stay away from this existence… If the other party is some heavyweight in the oracle, he will be really unlucky this time!

“I’ve been scammed before, and I understand your desire to ​​find someone quickly, so I’m willing to make an exception for you.”

The woman didn’t seem to notice the flinch in the other party’s eyes and continued speaking lightly.

The fox’s eyes narrowed slightly, and the rosy and soft lips raised:

“However, if it’s not, you have to be mentally prepared.”

She put her hand on her chest, and the chill in her smile disappeared. But because of it, she appeared even more dangerous:

“My self-esteem is very fragile.”

After speaking, Wen Jianyan turned his head and waved to Su Cheng lazily: “Show him.”

Su Cheng cooperated and stepped a few steps forward, and obediently opened his live broadcast interface.

Kong Shixing stepped forward half uneasy and half hesitantly, and looked at the other party’s live broadcast interface—although it was a garbled code, it wasn’t the string of characters branded on the platinum trophy.

You must know that as long as you enter the system space, the system store can’t be opened, and the anchor can’t buy a name change card.

The reason why Kong Shixing had to hurry up the investigation was that the appearance of all the anchors and the name of the live broadcast room can be modified using points. If he missed the blank period after the instance was over, it would be difficult to find someone again. That’s why he was so reckless and hurried.

Therefore, the plain-faced middle-aged man in front of him was indeed not the liar he was looking for.

Kong Shixing’s face turned pale.

At this moment, a cool female voice came from the side:

“Finished looking?”

Kong Shixing’s momentum has completely weakened at this moment: “Yes… Yes.”

Wen Jianyan looked at him with a half-smile: “Do you want to look at mine too?”

“No, no, no need.”

Kong Shixing hardly dared to look directly at the other party’s bewitching appearance. He shook his head in a non-committal manner: “I’m sorry, I made a mistake this time. I’m very sorry to bother you, I apologise for my attitude just now.”

He thought of the other party’s “self-esteem” just now, and hurriedly added:

“As compensation to you, I’ll pay for your accommodation and expenses in the system space for the next three days, all according to the highest level.”

All accommodations and expenses in the system space must be paid with points.

The more points, the more luxurious the life that can be redeemed. When the points are spent, the anchor automatically determines death. However, with the passage of time, the cost of living for the same grade will double every day, and the anchor will have to continue to enter the instance for a new round of earning. Only the high-level anchors with excessive points on hand dare to rest for a long time after the instance.

Although Kong Shixing also has accumulated some points for a month, he rarely would be willing to buy the highest level of living expenses. But this time, he had to grit his teeth and bleed heavily, endure the faint flesh pain, and spend points to make up for his previous disrespect.

Thinking of this, Kong Shixing’s expression distorted slightly.

It’s all because of that damn liar… If it wasn’t for him, he wouldn’t have offended such a big person and won’t have to spend such a large amount of points!

He must settle this account with the other party with his own hands!

***

As soon as they entered the room, the appearance of the two people disappeared automatically, and they changed back to their original appearance again.

Looking at the gorgeous and huge room in front of him, Su Cheng was in a daze.

Wow…

Isn’t it too luxurious?

Wen Jianyan on the side was obviously not as surprised as Su Cheng. He threw himself into the big comfortable and soft bed, and a comfortable sigh escaped from his throat.

Ah, so cool.

Su Cheng stared at Wen Jianyan’s contented face, and he couldn’t come back to his senses for a while.

So… this guy not only made those fierce senior anchors apologise with sincerity but also forced a mental compensation fee from those people?!

This is too strong!

Wen Jianyan raised his eyes to look at Su Cheng who was dumbfounded at the door: “Come in.”

Su Cheng walked into the room in a trance and sat down on one of the sofas.

The touch under his body was like a cloud, and he knew it was worth a lot when he touched it. The unfamiliar touch was too strange and made him feel like he was sitting on pins and needles.

And that damn liar was completely at ease as if he was in his own home.

Wen Jianyan stretched out his hand to grab the gilded beverage menu on the side and flipped through it casually. He raised his brows slightly and said cheerfully, “Ah, there are many kinds, and it can be delivered directly to the door.”

The corner of Su Cheng’s eyes twitched slightly, and he finally asked the question he had been holding all the way:

“Just now… What guilds did you and the anchors talk about, and how did you know about it?”

Wen Jianyan is a novice anchor just like him, and the last Decai Middle School should also be his first instance. Whether it’s a guild’s name or the surname of the guild leader, it’s not something he has a chance to find out, so where did he learn it?

“Of course, I asked about it on the way.”

Wen Jianyan looked up and his amber eyes gleamed in the light with a faint smile: “There was even an anchor who offered to invite me to join their guild on the way.”

“You see, how useful a good-looking face is.”

As he spoke, he imitated his previous appearance and winked at Su Cheng.

Although the previous appearance has been replaced, for some reason, the half-evil half-enchanting femininity of the past is still present on his face, ingeniously blending with the present handsome male face, and even adding a three-point strange sense of fascination:

“Don’t you think my face is very good-looking?”

Su Cheng: “……”

He suddenly understood why things like outward appearance were unreliable. Those anchors who encountered Wen Jianyan still couldn’t help being tricked by this scammer and even invited him to join the guild.

It’s easy to change your appearance, but it’s really difficult to rely on your temperament to do so.

Su Cheng raised his hand to wipe his face. He looked away, trying hard to resist the indiscriminate charm of the other party, and then changed the subject and continued to ask: “Speaking of which, why are you keep pitting those guys all the time?”

Even doing it twice wasn’t enough, you have to do it the third time!

Even fatter sheep will be bald by you.

Although Su Cheng despised their behaviour of deceiving people to death and throwing them away after they finished using them, he couldn’t help but feel a strange kind of sympathy after seeing the embarrassing appearance of the opposite side.

Sad, really sad.

Hearing this, Wen Jianyan spread out his hands innocently: “I didn’t mean it either. He always took the initiative to send himself to the door to let me pit him, what can I do?”

Su Cheng: “……”

He couldn’t refute for a while.

He sighed: “Aren’t you afraid that those people will get revenge on you after they find out?”

“Revenge, revenge, it’s not like they didn’t want to get revenge on me before.”

Wen Jianyan had ordered drinks at the moment and was lying on his back on the soft and big bed. He stretched his slender arms and legs comfortably, and yawned lazily:

“My motto in life is that drink today while drink you may, as for what sorrow may come tomorrow2To live the moment/to live everyday as if it were one’s last/enjoy while one can..”

He rolled over:

“Long live hedonism! ”

“……”

As expected of you.

Su Cheng stared at the heartless liar in front of him, and suddenly felt very tired. It was a completely different kind of tiredness from being in the instance.

At this time, Wen Jianyan threw something over: “Catch.”

Su Cheng hurriedly took it and found that the other party threw over a beverage menu.

“Feel free to order.” Wen Jianyan raised his eyebrows at him, and said with a smile, “Anyway, someone has paid for us, it won’t be a good thing if we didn’t enjoy it.”

Su Cheng looked at the beverage menu in his hand, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Seriously, it’s really not easy to grow such a thick skin.

***

After sleeping in the room for two days, the exhaustion from the last instance was finally swept away.

Wen Jianyan bought another appearance. This time it was of a tall and thin young man with a sluggish expression as if he is sleep deprived, and then he once again came to the anchor hall wearing this appearance.

Different from the snow-white space that had been just after leaving the instance, the anchor hall was brilliant and lively, with a high dome and smooth lines that looked particularly graceful and impressive. All kinds of people were walking in and out of it, and the various areas and facilities present around were very dazzling.

On the left was the shopping area, where streamers can use their points to buy whatever they want.

Not only were there many kinds of objects, but you can even spend points to buy a clearance prompt for the next instance from the system. In addition, a free trading area was also set up for the anchor to freely buy and sell various items obtained from the instance.

On the right was the guild hall. On the huge screen, the major guilds were arranged in order of points. The top one was the “Oracle” guild mentioned by Wen Jianyan last time, and the “Dark Fire” guild where Kong Shixing is, was the third.

Right in front of the anchor hall, surrounded by dazzling light, there was a high platform, and then up, through a long staircase was the Hall of Fame. All anchors who have achieved platinum achievements will be among them.

After making a rough turn, Wen Jianyan had a basic idea of ​​the structure of the anchor hall.

He used his points to buy an ice cream cone, and sat down on a chair in the guild hall, lost in thought.

After going around in circles, Wen Jianyan found that most of these places were related to the consumption of points, but the concept of “audience” was not mentioned anywhere, and the anchor had no opportunity or place to watch any live broadcast.

The subject of the “audience” seemed to be half hidden.

It’s as if the “people” who gave points as rewards and spoke enthusiastically in the barrage area did not exist.

The ice cream in hand exudes a sweet and creamy smell.

Wen Jianyan raised his head and looked towards the top of the anchor hall, where there was a light screen floating in the space, with bright red characters written on it:

『Entertainment to death.』

『The audience is God, and popularity is everything.』

Wen Jianyan narrowed his eyes silently.

Before he knew it, the ice cream in his hand had slowly melted, and the sweet and white cream slowly slid down onto his fingers, bringing a strange sticky and icy touch.

While thinking about it, he suddenly heard a chatter not far away, and several familiar keywords caught Wen Jianyan’s attention.

“The instance of Decai Middle School hit the platinum achievement. Did you know about it?”

“I heard, seems to be a newcomer?”

“I don’t know, but I don’t feel like it. I heard that he played with a vest.”

“Open a vest in an instant? The point cost isn’t small. After all, this isn’t a problem that can be solved by changing the appearance, the anchor who can do it must be at least A-level!”

“Who knows, even if I have so many points, I won’t do it. I will lose all the fans I accumulated in the live broadcast room and will have to start from scratch. The cost is too high. If it’s really a vest, then this person must have offended some big person.”

The two men talked as they walked.

“Speaking of this, have you heard? The Dark Fire Guild seems to be looking for a newcomer. It seems that one of their members had been scammed in the instance of Decai Middle School. I also heard that after leaving the instance, he was also cheated once.”

“I have an impression, and that member seems to have recently contacted the oracle through a relationship, right?”

“What did he contact the Oracle?”

“It seems that someone pretended to be their member? I don’t know if the Oracle will care…”

The two walked out of the hall chatting, and their backs gradually disappeared.

Behind the vending machine on the side, Wen Jianyan walked out slowly.

He watched in the direction in which the two men disappeared. He threw the melted ice cream into the trash can, took a tissue and wiped his fingers clean, and then let out a long sigh.

Alas, it seems that I still have to go to an instance.

If I didn’t have enough points at hand, it wouldn’t be easy to run after being targeted.

***

Su Cheng stared at the young man in front of him and fell into silence.

He should have known that as long as he acted with this guy, there would be no good results.

“So, I should hurry and go to the next instance now. ”

Wen Jianyan sighed, looked at Su Cheng, and instructed earnestly, “After I leave, remember to order all kinds of room service for me. What you eat is what you earn.”

Su Cheng was dumbfounded.

At this time, you still have the time to say this!

Su Cheng pondered for two seconds, then stood up and said seriously: “You will take me to the next instance.”

Wen Jianyan raised his eyebrows in surprise: “Huh?”

Su Cheng: “After all, in a sense, I was also your accomplice, and enjoyed what you earned… No, I have a bad conscience about the things I’ve cheated on, and I don’t have a lot of points on hand. Anyway, I will go sooner or later. It’s better to go with you, die sooner rather than later, and there will still be a companion on the road to the underworld.”

He craned his neck, showing the appearance of a dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water.

Wen Jianyan was very moved: “Good brother.”

He patted the other person’s shoulder and said, “Forget about me accompanying you to the road to the Underworld, it’s quite gay. I’m afraid my future partner will misunderstand.”

Su Cheng: “……”

Damn it, a dog can’t spit out ivory!

And I’ll see what the hell you can find in this shitty place!

***

Above the live broadcast square, a new round of live broadcasts was starting.

Countless screens were spinning, various channels were lit up, and the list was hanging in the air, waiting for a new round of spectators to arrive.

《Fukang3Fú (福): Good fortune; blessing; happiness. Kāng (康): peaceful, quiet; happy, healthy. Private General Hospital》 lobby is open.

Below, the blood-coloured logo flashed.

Lobby Difficulty Level: C

Highest Unlocking Degree in History: 63%

Viewing Value: E

【Ding! The live broadcast room 789326qwk you are following has started broadcasting!】

After a familiar prompt, all the viewers who had watched the live broadcast and also followed the anchor by the way were all refreshed.

[Oh oh oh! The anchor is starting so soon!]

[My happiness is back!]

[I was going to die without seeing my wife for two days! Aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!]

The audience that had been waiting for a long time rushed to the live broadcast room. The screen was still black, and the anchor was not online yet, but when they saw the name of the live broadcast room, they all fell into silence.

【The anchor Wen Jianyan has used the renaming card and the name of the live broadcast room has been modified.】

【Welcome to the Integrity First live broadcast room.】

Audience from the last instance: “……”

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