Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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In a certain building with an extremely strange interior decoration, a handsome young man was painting carelessly.
Where no living person could notice, there were countless dark monsters hiding in the darkness, as if they were all respectful servants of the young man in front of him.
Suddenly, he seemed to notice something. Although his face was calm, the charcoal pencil in his hand was pinched until it broke.
This was not because of any other emotion, but because of the excitement that could not be hidden.
“Are you actually back? You really came back just to see me.” The young man said, “After all, only I can make you the most perfect painting.”
He seemed to be very dissatisfied and moved to shred the painting paper in front of him directly.
“But why didn’t you appear in front of me? Who are you? You actually hid the most important person to me.”
The young man’s eyes had turned cold, and the expression with a gentle smile just now had suddenly become colder. It was like he had become a different person.
“It’s okay, I will find you soon. This time, no one will come to disturb you.”
——In the studio of the copy.
When Gu Wuji was drawing with this charcoal pencil, he even felt that he was born for drawing, and what he wanted to pursue in his life was to draw the most perfect painting.
Even at this time, he no longer remembered Rong Qingman’s warning, but wanted to draw the painting in front of him to the highest level he could achieve at this time.
A kind of fanaticism suddenly arose in Gu Wuji’s heart, and his hands trembled faintly, as if what he was drawing was the most important thing in his life.
In the crowd, only the middle-aged man and Rong Qingman were still in a calm state. Seeing Gu Wuji’s situation, they had different expressions.
“This Sun Shi probably really has no strength.” The middle-aged man couldn’t help but think, “He was actually confused by the ghost at this stage.”
Obviously, this copy invited a group of people who had no interest in painting to enter the studio, how could there be no trap in this regard.
As long as the player used a ghost-possessed pencil to complete the task, his consciousness would be affected to some extent. Unless one had already taken advantage of the ghost’s weakness to protect himself, only superhuman willpower and great persistence in one’s original dream could let them break free from this state.
Once you are completely affected by the pencil, you will definitely go to the road of no return in this copy.
Rong Qingman looked at Gu Wuji with a bit of disappointment, “I originally thought you would be different from other players, but now it seems that you are nothing more than that, just a mediocre person…”
Gu Wuji started to draw. As he stood, he seemed to be able to hear a bewitching voice ringing in his ears.
“Keep painting. As long as you continue like this, your dream will come true. Come and paint the greatest work.”
Invisibly, a hand seemed to cover Gu Wuji’s hand, guiding him to continue.
The two ghosts hiding in Gu Wuji were stunned. They felt the power of the charcoal pencil, and the male ghost’s eyes immediately turned cold.
Seeing that Gu Wuji was about to be further seduced, his movements suddenly stopped, and he felt an extremely strong sense of disobedience.
“That’s not right!!”
The remnant soul that was affecting Gu Wuji’s body froze at this moment.
“This is not my dream.”
Gu Wuji suddenly remembered that he was just an actor, so why was he working so hard to draw here. He should become famous as an actor!
At this moment, the surrounding air seemed to be silent. The shadow that was about to possess Gu Wuji immediately dissipated in the air.
“It’s so dangerous.” Gu Wuji almost broke out in cold sweat. He took a deep breath and said, “I almost forgot about my dream of becoming a famous actor. You really can’t use this charcoal pencil casually.”
As a person who was determined by himself. A person who can do good things must do it. Gu Wuji had been working hard for it since he decided on his career ideal. Even if he was bound by such an infinite horror game, he did not give up on this ideal.
Most players would definitely take the time to enjoy a peaceful life after leaving the dungeon, but Gu Wuji was reading the script and honing his acting skills…
Under such circumstances, Gu Wuji actually succeeded in getting rid of the charcoal and withdrew from the temptation.
Two ghosts: “…” Is this the point??
Rong Qingman and the middle-aged man had different expressions when they saw that Gu Wuji had returned to normal, but in any case, they all had a new estimate of Gu Wuji’s willpower.
In the end, Gu Wuji finished the painting in a hurry, controlling it to a level that could complete the task, but not getting immersed in that state of mind when painting.
The other players were different. By the time they finished drawing, they had already broken out in a cold sweat. Each of them seemed to have spent a lot of energy, and their eyes were bursting with astonishing energy.
Of course, after taking a break, they suddenly realized what they had done. Their faces were all ugly, and some even exclaimed at their paintings, “What, what is this?”
Everyone had been immersed in a kind of a strange state, and just started to look at their paintings now.
The portraits that appeared in front of them were simply horrifying. They all depicted people dying cruelly, and each death was extremely miserable. But what’s even weirder was that all the dead people above had their eyes open, and they seemed to be staring at the people outside the portrait, which made people feel chilled all over.
This picture may cause psychological shadow to some people with weak psychological endurance.
“I was actually painting something like this just now?” A person muttered to himself, not even believing that this was drawn by his own hand.
“Wait a minute, the death conditions of the people up here are exactly the same as the painters I saw in the news before.”
Everyone fell into silence, cold sweat dripped from their foreheads, making them feel tremendous pressure. After all, they all relied on the power of these ghosts, and then drew such terrifying things in a state of excitement.
In these paintings, even the portraits of Rong Qingman and the middle-aged man were no exception. The only difference was that the eyes of the deceased in their portraits were closed, and there was a somewhat peaceful look.
“I almost feel like the things in this portrait are real.”
“What is going on with this copy? Is it really okay to continue like this? There are even tasks to complete tomorrow.”
“Maybe we should hurry up and think about how we can get to the third floor.”
Everyone was talking about it and wanted to find a way out immediately. If they continued to be involved with the ghosts, they felt that they would not survive tomorrow.
Gu Wuji looked at his painting again, and it was completely different from the others… there was a building that suddenly appeared on it.
It seemed to be night in the painting. The portrait looked very dark in tone, and was surrounded by fog, making it completely unclear.
This building was very similar in style to the villa they were staying in now, but the details were very different. Just looking at it gave people a sense of uneasiness.
“It’s Jin Yu’s home. It’s indeed the pencil taken out of Jin Yu’s paintings… What does it want to tell me? Could it be that Jin Yu’s home and this house really belong to the same community?” Gu Wuji looked in front of him. He couldn’t help but look a little solemn when seeing the ordinary charcoal pencil.
[Detected more detailed information about the item in front of you.]
[Charcoal pencil: This is a charcoal pencil that looks very ordinary, but when it is in the hands of a madman, everything becomes completely different.
How to use: Use it directly anywhere where you can draw. The drawn paintings may contain more profound information about the current copy, but it will not be too detailed. Everything needs to be figured out by the person involved.
If used in the real world, it can greatly improve the user’s drawing skills.
The side effect is that it is very likely that the user will be bewitched by the residual soul in the charcoal and fall into a kind of fanaticism for painting and cannot escape. At that time, the user will be slowly replaced by the residual soul.]
Gu Wuji was a little surprised. He didn’t expect that this charcoal pencil actually looked quite simple, but its effect seemed to be very good. He could almost predict the clues of the dungeon out of thin air… Although the steps to activate this were too long, many dungeons did not give so much time, and there was also the danger of being snatched away by ghosts.
Others felt creepy after finishing the painting, and their bodies shivered for no apparent reason even when they were in the basement, as if they were being watched by countless eyes.
They no longer dared to stay here, let alone look at what they had drawn, and all went out from the stairs on the side.
When Rong Qingman was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by Gu Wuji.
“I have something to discuss with you.”
Rong Qingman turned his head, glanced at Gu Wuji, seemed to be weighing the pros and cons, and finally turned around.
“Let me listen to what you have to say. If it’s not valuable, I won’t let you go casually.”
Gu Wuji said quickly: “I’m sure what you’re saying is not nonsense.”
“In that case, just throw aside the pencil on your body for now.” Rong Qingman said, “I don’t have the habit of letting my conversations be heard by ghosts.”
Since Rong Qingman asked for it, Gu Wuji had no choice but to put it away first. The two painting tools were placed far away. In this copy, these ghosts could not leave the painting tools they possessed for too long.
Rong Qingman took this opportunity and glanced at Gu Wuji’s painting. His expression changed slightly, but he didn’t say anything. He just said: “You can actually resist the mental temptation of the ghost attached to the pencil. It’s really amazing. I’m surprised. Compared with those rubbish, you are already someone I can appreciate.”
Gu Wuji took it as a compliment and thanked him immediately: “How do you think this copy should be cleared?”
Rong Qingman’s expression changed. He didn’t expect that Gu Wuji would directly discuss such a hot topic with him. Did he really think that they were familiar with each other? Normally, he would use this tone to humiliate others and end the conversation.
But in fact, he really wanted to chat with Gu Wuji, but he couldn’t relax, so he just stood there stiffly.
Gu Wuji said directly: “After all, you have also seen that the price of paintings required by the system is increasing every day… But do you feel that the things we drew now are like things that humans can appreciate? That painting value is not so much the value of the outside world, but the value of something in the world that has nothing to do with living people.”
“Indeed.” Rong Qingman continued, “Even these paintings. They are already existences that can threaten everyone’s life, and the resentment on them is no longer ordinary… I doubt that they will be used in some way in the future.”
“What’s more, if we continue to draw them in accordance with the requirements of the main mission, we will only sink deeper into the curse of this studio.”
Gu Wuji said, “I don’t think we can let the situation continue like this. Now I have an idea.”
“What do you want to say?” He raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Wuji, “This is the main mission. We all have to complete it. If we fail…”
He suddenly realized something and looked at Gu Wuji in shock.
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