Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

Liu Zheng sighed.

You pay once to bury it, and you have to pay again to dig it out. What kind of logic is this?

"I won't open it. If you bother me again, I'll smash your car."

"I can't stand it," the plane tree said impatiently.

This is trouble.

Judging from the way the plane trees are acting, it seems they're determined not to let him take Natasha away.

"Give me the remains of that legendary deliveryman?"

Liu Zheng changed his target.

"Then you shouldn't even think about it."

The plane tree said without hesitation.

"Or, you could give me some suitable props."

He settled for second best.

"No. Do you really think I'm a magic box, that I can have whatever I want?"

The plane tree glared at him.

"This won't work, that won't work, you're putting me in a difficult position. If I die in the cemetery, you won't have a chance to evolve into a phoenix."

"This is so annoying, here, take this."

The black soil exploded, and pieces of tree bark flew out, automatically forming a coffin.

"Will this thing work?"

Looking at its rough and uneven surface, Liu Zheng was a little suspicious.

"You know shit."

"It's a plane tree," the French plane tree said dismissively.

"This is bark I shed. The ghosts in the cemetery might not be able to afford a coffin like this even if they saved up for a lifetime."

"Alright, I'll trust you this once."

He called Niu Ma again.

"Hey bro, what's the tombstone number of that acquaintance's grave?"

"Goodness, you're really fearless."

The cattle and horses were startled.

Even it wouldn't dare to sweep this grave, yet this kid dares to do so; he's trying to bury himself in it too!

"There's no way around it, the situation has changed. I can't exactly create a corpse on the spot."

Liu Zheng said helplessly.

If he had known the plane tree would act up, he would have sent the oxen and horses to the kitchen to buy a corpse.

"Its tombstone number is 10086, and its name is Red Pig."

"The ox and horse said."

"What a pig!"

"A pig's head and a human body, but it's cursed, and it's not the same as that other one."

"The ox and horse said."

Well, there's a red pig with a pig's head and a human body, a pig-headed man named Oink, a domestic dog named Blackclaw, a white-feathered chicken named Napoleon, a big white goose named Ottawa, and a centaur whose name I don't know.

Liu Zheng discovered that the people he knew who were cattle and horses seemed to be domestic poultry and livestock.

This is probably a case of birds of a feather flocking together.

Is there any way to calm it down?

he asked.

"I don't know. If I had known, I wouldn't have skipped visiting its grave. But that guy didn't like fighting with females when he was alive, especially beautiful ones, and he probably still does now."

After thinking for a moment, Niu Ma said.

"That's fine."

Liu Zheng breathed a sigh of relief.

This time he went with three beautiful women, each with a different style, so there should be one that Red Pig likes.

"Oh, by the way, De Lego also gave me a coffin made from its bark. Will it come in handy?"

he asked again.

"Damn it! What kind of magic potion did you give it? How could it be willing to give you this thing?"

The ox and horse couldn't help but swear.

If it weren't for the fact that it was in its prime, Liu Zheng would have wanted to leave the coffin to it.

"The stuff is good, but the red pig probably won't be interested. You could try cleaning up the graves of zombies or vampires; they'd probably like that."

It said after it calmed down.

Is it still permissible to visit other people's graves?

“The designated graves are mandatory to visit, but you can visit other graves as well, which is a good way for the cemetery to make more money. Of course, most people wouldn’t do that, since the more graves you visit, the higher the chance of encountering a ghost.”

"But with your abilities, you should be able to take down even a ghost."

"Alright, stop calling me. If you call again, I'll blacklist you."

Niu Ma hung up the phone.

"Now you know the value of this coffin, right? Hurry up and make up the difference."

"I'm drinking fruit wine," said the French plane tree as it sipped its wine.

"I'll definitely do it next time. I'm off now."

Liu Zheng jumped into the Ferrari and floored the accelerator.

The roar of the engine shattered the silence of the night, and the fiery red sports car transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the distance towards the edge of the city.

Fortunately, the journey was smooth and there were no unexpected situations.

Liu Zheng's prepared cash was of no use; the green-vested workers had probably already gone home by now.

At a top speed of 365 km/h, he arrived at the cemetery entrance in less than twenty minutes.

Nightingale, Ama, and Vampire Girl were already waiting at the entrance.

Perhaps to fit the environment, they all changed into black clothes, but each had a different style.

Nightingale was wearing a gorgeous court dress with lace around her neck and cuffs, and a white tulip in her hair.

The female divers wore black coats and black dresses, with a black veil hat adorned with a circle of pearls.

The veil obscured her face, sparking endless imagination, such as the "widow" series or something similar.

The vampire girl, on the other hand, was dressed in a black gothic maid outfit and wore black lambskin gloves.

But the stockings were white, and they were decorated with a ring of throwing knives.

"Are you fighting with your coffin on the battlefield, trying to prove your loyalty by dying?"

Nightingale looked at Liu Zheng, who was carrying the carriage, with a strange expression.

"What do you know? This is called 'raising the coffin to make a fortune'."

he said angrily.

"Wow!"

The vampire girl's eyes lit up when she saw the coffin, and she pounced on it immediately.

"Is this the betrothal gift you gave me?"

She stroked the surface of the coffin and asked excitedly.

"I never agreed to marry you. Besides, what do you, a vampire, need a dowry for? Even Puritans don't have that tradition."

Liu Zheng slapped away her restless little hands.

"You don't know this, but my family actually comes from the far East, where there has always been a custom of asking for a bride price."

"That's what the vampire girl said in a very serious tone."

"Ha, I see you come not only from the East, but also from the west of the river."

"What do you mean?"

His words were beyond the vampire girl's knowledge.

"It's nothing special. If we don't need it this time, I can consider selling it to you."

As Liu Zheng spoke, he looked around the entrance to the cemetery.

The cemetery's main gate is a huge marble archway, similar in design to those found in real-world cemeteries.

Just like in real life, there is a couplet on both sides of the archway.

The first line of the couplet is: Whether you want to live or die, once you enter this door, you're all doomed.

The second line is: Whether human or ghost, close the coffin and lie down.

The plaque above reads: "Cemetery for the Good-Dying."

Well, how should I put it.

Although both the couplets and the name are full of flaws, the calligraphy is still quite good and has a classical style.

"Let's go."

He waved his hand boldly, then walked behind the three men.

"Hey, you're a male, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to do this?"

The female diver couldn't help but say.

“In this world, the strong are respected. Obviously, the three of you are the strong ones, so it is reasonable for you to go first.”

Liu Zheng remained unmoved.

"Makes sense."

The nightingale agreed and took the initiative to protect him behind her.

"You spoil him so much?"

The female diver's tone was somewhat ambiguous; it was unclear who she was jealous of.

"There's nothing I can do about it, he's just so to my liking."

The nightingale stuck out its long, thin tongue and licked the corner of its mouth.

Is her "tastes good" something that isn't just a physical thing?

Liu Zheng thought with a chill.

He certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to believe that Nightingale was truly infatuated with women.

The reason this woman protected him was probably largely because she was worried about the novelist.

Since this mysterious figure could get her out, he could naturally send her back in as well.

"I gave you all my essence, and you're still hooking up with other women outside! You're inhuman! Waaaaah~"

The vampire girl started dropping small pearls on the side.

"I said, I don't object to you wanting to relax before the war, but could you please stop making fun of me?"

Liu Zheng immediately saw through their trick.

"Who made it possible for the three of us to have you as our common ground?"

The vampire girl's tears came and went in an instant.