Chapter 137: Performance of the Girl in the Painting

Chapter 137: Chapter 137: Performance of the Girl in the Painting"Do you want it?" Xu Huo asked the Girl in the Painting. The Girl in the Painting’s behavior that day had truly been unexpected. Other than changing her appearance and moving on and off the wall, she also searched for photos and showed no sign of aggression. But when she actually made her move, she was efficient and cold, fully embodying the ruthless nature of a prop. Sёarch* The ηovelFire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Though the Girl in the Painting had the body of an adult, she lacked complete cognitive abilities. She was always learning and mimicking humans. Despite her rapid progress, she still possessed a child-like, ignorant cruelty. The Girl in the Painting shook her head and pointed at him, meaning it was for him. Xu Huo took the metal piece and reached out to wipe the blood off her face. "Thanks for just now." Without her help, he might not have been able to kill Qi Shan and force Brother Feng to flee. The Girl in the Painting tilted her head up with a smile and affectionately moved to hook his arm, but as usual, she was pushed away with a hand to her forehead. She pouted and glared at him. "Who would’ve thought Sister Li Chun was also a player, and such a formidable one at that!" Wang Chaoqing cozied up in a flattering manner, "Brother Xu is unromantic; no worries, you’ve got me." The Girl in the Painting rolled her eyes and took out her phone, on the screen were two enlarged characters—Idiot. "Don’t pick up bad habits," Xu Huo commented from the side. The Girl in the Painting immediately changed it to "Dummy." "Um, bro, do you have any more Antitoxin?" Wang Chaoqing clearly remembered that Xu Huo had used the Antitoxin to save himself in Fenbei Town and had also saved Gu Yu and the other two. He figured there must be some left, as he would never have revealed all he had if their positions were swapped. Xu Huo now had finer control over his physical state; the small wound on his back was slowly healing, and the paralysis from the toxin was subsiding. After all, the Alien toxin was a sort of evolutionary toxin. Perhaps because of the S-Version Injection, which made up for evolutionary shortcomings, he had developed antibodies in his body, preventing the poison from completely invading his bloodstream. He didn’t feel any discomfort at the moment, but whether he was truly immune to this toxin was something he would have to wait and see. "The Antitoxin is really gone." He turned to look at Wang Chaoqing, Duck Tongue Cap, and the others who had been injured by the bomb and raised his volume, "After getting out, we can seek help from the government." Wang Chaoqing’s face fell with disappointment, but he didn’t say much more. Duck Tongue Cap walked up to the group and apologetically said, "Mr. Xu, I’m really sorry for before. I wasn’t only unhelpful, but I almost dragged you down." "It’s a minor thing." Xu Huo put away the props and walked to the center of the Black-White Roulette, watching the pointer that was about to stop on the floor, and walked in again. Duck Tongue Cap said with a mix of admiration and embarrassment from outside, "We owe Mr. Xu big time, otherwise it would’ve been difficult for us to escape today." Wang Chaoqing, however, was skeptical about their chances of getting away from the high-level players’ devices. His eyes darted around, and he pulled Duck Tongue Cap closer, whispering, "We saved your life; don’t you think you should thank us?" With a good-natured smile, Duck Tongue Cap said, "Just to be clear, I don’t have any Tickets. If I did, I would’ve left on my own already." Tickets could be used to escape this place, which was made very clear not only by Xu Huo and the others but also verified by players from the outside. Instantly, Wang Chaoqing pulled a face and kept his distance. Duck Tongue Cap touched his cap and turned to the Girl in the Painting, offering her two wet tissues, "Do you want to clean your hands?" The Girl in the Painting was worried that the blood on her hands would stain her phone. Seeing his gesture, she smiled. However, at that moment, the woman holding a child came over with two bottles of mineral water, "Miss, use this to wash instead, it’s clean and hasn’t been drunk." Her hand, initially reaching for the wet tissues, changed course to take the mineral water instead. The Girl in the Painting used one bottle to wash her hands and poured the other over her face. After finishing, she still looked at the woman. The woman hesitated for a moment but then gave her the remaining bottle as well. This time, the Girl in the Painting took off her shirt and poured the water over her body. Her fine figure made the two men nearby stare, while the woman quickly unfolded her arms to shield her. Although undressing in public was somewhat provocative, the girl in the painting was covered in bloodstains all over her clothing, making it uncomfortable to wear, so others could understand. Consequently, someone took out spare clothes from their child’s backpack to offer her, even if it meant wearing a crop top. However, the girl in the painting just waved her hands dismissively, looked around, then lifted her hand and peeled off a poster from the mall, rolled it up in the air, and flew into the clothing store to pull out a skirt to change into. "Wow, sister, you’re amazing!" the little girl clapped. The girl in the painting smiled happily and then gathered two boxes of drinks from the cinema. Compared to other roulettes, the crisis inside their roulette had been basically resolved. The hostage-takers were either dead or missing, and Xu Huo alone could handle the life-and-death situation; they didn’t need to send themselves to their deaths. Therefore, everyone relaxed at this moment, letting go of the children’s hands. As soon as the children saw that the girl could use paper to transport things like a flying carpet, they immediately flocked to her side, "Sister, sister, I want that biggest toy!" "Sister, sister, I’m hungry!" ... Ten minutes later, when Xu Huo came out from the life-and-death situation, the roulette had changed dramatically. Not only was the edge surrounded by children’s safety barriers, but there were also all sorts of drinks and toys, even a popcorn machine had been brought in, and some elderly men and women were gathered around the girl in the painting, asking her to help retrieve jewelry. "Go on, get out of here. These opportunistic looters," Duck Tongue Cap shooed them away. A few were reluctant to leave, but they all bowed their heads when they saw Xu Huo approaching. The girl in the painting typed on her phone, asking Xu Huo if he wanted her to retrieve the jewelry for them. "Do you want to help them take it?" Instead of answering, Xu Huo asked her. After thinking for a moment, the girl in the painting shook her head. "Then don’t help." Xu Huo didn’t explain his reason, and the girl in the painting didn’t inquire further. Upon getting the answer, she cheerfully abandoned the thought and went to play with the children. "Compensate the shop owners for the goods later," Xu Huo said to the parents. "Definitely, definitely," a crowd of people promptly assured. "Brother Xu, how long do we have to wait?" Wang Chaoqing asked, with a look of distress hinting at him to fulfill his promise, "No one has come to save us. If the life-and-death situation changes again later on or if a few more players come, aren’t we just waiting here to die?" Xu Huo gave him a sideways glance, "You’re not afraid of dying from the alien poison entering the instance?" Wang Chaoqing shuddered, "Then I’ll wait, with you here, there’s no problem." Xu Huo took out his phone and dialed the government’s published rescue number, but the call was busy. He had seen many people secretly recording videos and making calls earlier, but up till now, nobody had come, which didn’t bode well. Besides the official platform’s message about "Surviving the life-and-death situation without moving the needle", there’s been no further progress for nearly an hour. Instead, incidents were increasing elsewhere, especially in the skyscraper, where the deceased were taken away by vehicle. "It seems that until now, no one has successfully left the Black-White Roulette." He glanced at the time and said to Wang Chaoqing, "Keep calling for help until you get through." Having said that, he entered the life-and-death situation again. Seeing the familiar roulette, he simply sat down. He had tried all thinkable methods. The "Better to Die Seeking Life" item was indeed powerful, but if there was a genuine solution, the only one he could think of right now was still an experimental one. Brother Feng and his group had mentioned that once the number hits twelve or its multiples, the chances of getting a chance to survive in the life-and-death situation would increase. This information might not be reliable, but it gave him a new idea. Since not moving the needle was a method to walk out of the life-and-death situation alive, what if he kept the needle from moving repeatedly? Would this multi-player life-and-death situation eventually judge the game participants as victors?