Let's give space a touch of Chinese horror!

Chapter 82 Xiao Qi, good boy!

A person who can bounce a ball...

It must be a child!

Xu Zhang and his companions' eyes lit up.

If it's a child, you might be able to trick them into opening the door for you!

Having reached their dead end, the group had no energy or mind left to think about why a child would be playing with a ball alone in the dark corridor at night, desperately trying to grasp at this straw.

"Little, little friend..."

At Xu Zhang's signal, a game streamer approached the door, gently tapped on it in a low voice, and called out to the little boy outside, "Little friend, wait a minute..."

The slow, clattering sound of the little ball hitting the ground outside the door actually stopped.

There is a play!

The game streamer pressed his face against the door, his voice even louder: "Kid, do you know what a security office is?"

There was complete silence outside the door.

Xu Zhang and the other two felt their hearts sink.

So... it still won't work? Hoping a child NPC can help them escape... is that just wishful thinking?

Just as they were sitting back down in despair, a soft child's voice rang out through the door: "I know the security room..."

Huh? That voice... sounds familiar.

Xu Zhang and the others exchanged glances: it sounded like the voice of the little boy NPC named "Xiao Qi" from the promotional video.

Speaking of which... in the promotional video, the little boy was indeed holding a ball.

However, Xu Zhang and the others suddenly realized that they hadn't actually seen Xiao Qi since they entered the game... so it was about time for this key NPC to make an appearance.

So, it seems that the original intention behind this NPC design was to help players complete the game! Otherwise, the game "Reunion" would be too difficult!

"Xiao Qi, are you Xiao Qi?"

The game streamer tried to make his tone sound gentle and friendly, "Xiao Qi, can you help us? We... I... accidentally got locked in this room..."

"We need the key now. It should be in the security room on the first floor. Xiaoqi, could you go to the security room and get the key for us, then open this door?"

Xiao Qi answered quickly this time: "Sure, brother."

Before Xu Zhang and the others could rejoice, they heard Xiao Qi continue, "But, brother..."

"After you come out, will you be able to play with me?"

"Yes, yes, of course it can!"

Without even turning around to discuss it with the other two, the game streamer inside the door immediately responded.

Without exaggeration, they would agree to any condition Xiao Qi asked, as long as they could leave the room and escape their predicament, let alone just ask him to play with them.

It's just playing with kids, how difficult can it be?

So, after they agreed to Xiaoqi's request, Xiaoqi really went to the security room to get the key. The sound of footsteps mixed with the sound of bouncing a ball faded into the distance.

Whether Xiao Qi recognized the security guard's dog or the dog had fallen asleep after the previous commotion, the three of them didn't hear any barking, and Xiao Qi returned with the keychain without any trouble.

He opened the door for them, unlocked the door, and judging from the sounds coming from outside, Xiao Qi seemed quite skilled. There were no desperate situations they had imagined, such as Xiao Qi not being able to find the key, Xiao Qi not knowing how to unlock the door, or Xiao Qi not being able to turn the key...

So when the door opened, the three of them were quite happy, and even forgot that Xiao Qi was an NPC. They patted his head with encouragement and praise.

Xiao Qi behaved very well. He stood quietly at the door holding his little ball, so well-behaved that he didn't seem like an NPC in the game. This further convinced Xu Zhang and the others that Xiao Qi was designed to help players complete the game.

It wasn't until Xiao Qi held up a small ball, wanting them to play with him, but was casually and perfunctorily rejected by the game streamer who was only thinking about leaving the room, that Xu Zhang and the others realized—

It turns out that the real hell was only after the door was opened.

After being rejected, Xiao Qi's expression instantly vanished: the curve of his lips flattened, and his eyes, which had originally looked well-behaved and had a touch of childlike innocence, became dark and dull, like glass beads that could not reflect any light.

"Brother, were you lying to me just now?"

His voice was still soft, and his tone didn't fluctuate much, but for some reason, Xu Zhang and the other two felt that the temperature around them was dropping suddenly.

He's angry.

Especially when the corners of his mouth drooped, he looked like... about to cry!

The alarm bells went off in Xu Zhang and his team's minds instantly.

We need to appease this NPC quickly!

If he starts crying and making a scene without any regard for others, he'll definitely attract the other NPCs, and all their efforts will be for nothing!

"Just playing! Just playing!"

Before Xiao Qi could speak, Xu Zhang quickly interjected, "We're not lying to you, really. We keep our word and will play games with you."

"Come on, what do you want to play?"

Xiao Qi slowly closed his mouth, staring at Xu Zhang for a moment with a hint of distrust; after a while, he smiled sweetly again: "Then... let's play hide-and-seek~"

His voice was soft and gentle, with a cloying sweetness. His dark eyes were fixed on Xu Zhang and the other two, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly: "Dad used to love playing hide-and-seek with Xiao Qi the most~"

"But this time, Xiaoqi doesn't want to hide anymore, Xiaoqi wants to be the ghost~"

"So~"

He chuckled, "The game begins!"