Chapter 1732 The culprit
“Our enemies seem to be far more than the five people you mentioned.”
Gu Xiaole blinked at Mo Tan, and then reluctantly stood up He left Yuchen's legs and said bluntly: "I just left the restricted area arranged by the system in my spirit state and briefly inspected the situation outside. Tsk, I really don't know what I'm seeing. It's scary. Jump."
Idong clutched the bone wood branch in his hand anxiously and asked, "So tell me what happened, the safety time is about to end!"< br>
“Why don’t you be anxious? Let’s see what potential you have.”
Gu Xiaole gently tapped Yi Dong on the head with the [Black Chu·Zhao Shi Lu Jue] in his hand, and said with a smile: "To put it simply, this is a prosperous village not long ago, and various traces indicate that it was here. A few days ago, people were living and working normally, and everything was fucking normal."
Yuchen tugged on Gu Xiaole's wide sleeves and suggested in a low voice: "Sister Xiaole, don't talk. Add extra modal particles."
"It was normal a few days ago..."
Mo Tan keenly caught the implication of Gu Xiaole's words and asked quickly. Said: "It means it is no longer normal now, right?"
"Yes, now, it should be said that it is quite abnormal."
The Great Onmyoji stroked the surface of the fan with his slender white hands, changing its status from [Black Hina·Zhishi Lujue] to [White Jue·Shura Hell], while nodding and saying: "According to my observation, this village There are about three hundred families in it, including the elderly and children To make up the majority, there are relatively few adult men and women, and about one or two days ago, all of them were killed by some strange force within an hour. Just like the situation around us, only blood stains were left. Everything else... is gone."
I. Dong trembled visibly, his knuckles turned white because he gripped the staff too hard, and said dryly: "This story is progressing really fast."
"I hope the goddess can protect them. Soul."
Yu Chen lowered his eyes and murmured. In a word, although she is not a believer in any religion in reality, as the Saint of Dawn in [Innocent Realm], she knows very well that at least in the game, the gods really exist and can hear their own words. , so I also developed the habit of praying unconsciously.
Of course, strictly speaking, this is not the [Bound of Innocence], but a mirror fragment taken from the development and evolution of the former, so naturally the goddess of dawn will not answer her prayers.
And...
"Sorry, if I guess correctly, there is nothing that can protect their souls."
Gu Xiaole raised his hand and rubbed Yuchen's hair, shrugging. Said: "As far as I know, it is usually difficult for the soul of an intelligent creature to dissipate quickly after death, and it is even less likely that it will disappear naturally within a day or two without leaving any trace, or even a trace of residue. So..."
Gu Xiaole did not continue talking immediately because he was afraid of offending Yuchen, but Yidong, who also often dealt with related things in the game, said very naturally: "So no surprises. If so, those souls must have had an accident."
Gu Xiaole glared at Yidong, but the latter, who knew very well that Yuchen would not be shaken by such a thing, simply ignored his cousin's viciousness. look.
"Well, that's it."
Yu Chen nodded slightly, and then sighed silently, but did not show a very hurt expression. It was obvious that although she was a kind, compassionate and good girl, she He is not the kind of person who is overly pretentious and makes him cry whenever he looks at it.
"Uh... yes, that's it."
Seeing that Yu Chen didn't react, Gu Xiaole bluntly stated his guess: "So based on various circumstances, I came to the conclusion that just a day or two ago, some guys who were obviously not good people caused a great evil here and slaughtered the entire village of about 300 people, and also exploited them in the process. After killing their bodies and souls, only the seemingly unimportant blood was left, and the place where the last group of people died was this bungalow."
Yuchen nodded slightly and said softly: "Yes. Yes, the blood stains here should have been left within a few hours.”
"As the largest household in the village, this bungalow may have something similar to a magic circle or barrier to protect the occupants. Those things allow the dozen or so people living here to outlast the three hundred or so people outside. A day or two, until a few hours ago."
Gu Xiaole gently waved the bat fan in his hand, throwing many mini, faceless, and innocent-looking translucent creatures into the air, while whispering. Said: "Wait a moment, I plan to send these little guys to confirm the situation..."
In the next few seconds, Gu Xiaole kept his eyes closed, seeming to blend in with those who just appeared. The little things in the air communicated, while Yidong stared down at his 'staff' uneasily, not looking at the large swaths of blood around him.
Yu Chen, who has almost no chance to take action in the game, is checking the character panel and skill panel anxiously at the moment, hoping that he can come in handy later.
As for Mo Tan, he stood there calmly, watching Gu Xiaole's every move.
For him, the purpose of this [criminal mock battle] is not to win. Although winning is definitely better than losing, in the final analysis, he must observe Gu Xiaole, who is the highest combat power, collect as much advice as possible and consider how to use it perfectly. That was the focus of his game, nothing else mattered.
To sum up, in this battle, Mo Tan positioned himself as an 'observer', mainly observing Gu Xiaole, the strongest combat power, and secondly observing Yuchen and Yidong, rather than being an 'observer' Commander'.
Because there is only half a month left before the [Inquisition Debate], so after the situation suddenly changes, and he wants to get a good result as much as possible, Mo Tan must seize all the time to deepen his understanding of the crime. Only the understanding of these teammates around Fan can be of value after the official game.
As for how to match when the time comes, whether he will bump into himself or hit himself, Mo Tan stopped thinking about it after asking the system if it knew why he chose the public space No. 19 to log in. Well, he felt that the super AI would not miss the information that he had to participate in the group battle of Innocence with three accounts at the same time, so since the other party did not specifically talk to him about this matter, it meant that in the eyes of the other party, it was not It's a thing.
Yes, Mo Tan is very confident now. Even if two of his characters are destined to be assigned to the same group in the team battle, I am afraid that they will be eliminated from the team before they meet due to some shady circumstances. So I looked away instead.
Preparing for the [Inquisition and Debate] with the mentality of enjoying the game and spending time with Yuchen, this is Mo Tan's only thought at this moment.
By the way, although this team is full of five people, he feels that there is no need to deepen his understanding of Yuying. In fact, although he doesn’t know why, Mo Tan is very interested in Yuying. This girl knows even more than Yi Dong.
It is precisely because of this that he did not bring the unfeeling female assassin with him in this simulated battle.
Just like that, about thirty seconds passed, and with less than a minute left before the start of the game, Gu Xiaole suddenly sighed and muttered: "やっぱり..."
“Speak humanly, time is running out.”
Perhaps because he had adapted to the eerie and somewhat creepy atmosphere around him, Yidong's attitude gradually became more arrogant as he slowly let go of his fear.
"It's nothing, I just feel a little emotional because the situation is almost as expected."
Gu Xiaole didn't care about his cousin's sharp mouth, he just shrugged and walked slowly to the banquet Somewhere beside the director's table, he spread his hands and said: "First of all, I want to tell you some good news, that is, there are no bad things in this bungalow. As I just said, it is surprisingly 'clean'. There is nothing weird or cruel."
Yidong immediately looked confused: "Huh?"
Yuchen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it!"< br>
"So..."
Only Mo Tan remained calm and asked Gu Xiaole calmly: "What is the bad news?" "Which one are you asking?"
Gu Xiaole chuckled, raised an index finger and shook it slightly: "The first bad news is that, according to my guess, the crime that caused everything The culprit actually didn’t leave the village, or even the bungalow.”
Yidong frowned and glanced at Gu Xiaole with a strange look on his face: “What nonsense are you talking about? How come there wasn’t anything bad just now. , now the culprit has not left this bungalow? Aren’t we the only ones in the house?”
Gu Xiaole nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes."
"Yes, yes!"
Idong glared at Gu Xiaole angrily and said angrily: "According to you, in this bungalow Nothing is broken, and the culprit hasn’t left yet. Isn’t it a contradiction?”
“No…it’s not a contradiction.”
But this time it was Mo Tan who interrupted. He saw the latter walking up to Gu Xiaole without changing his expression, looking at the mirror hanging on the wall a few meters in front of him, and said softly: "Under certain circumstances, the two conditions that Sister Xiaole just said In fact, both can be satisfied at the same time.”
When Yi Dong saw that Mo Tan had said this, he was immediately confused and said in astonishment: "What's going on?"
"We."
Mo Tan's words were concise and to the point.
“What happened to us?”
Idong continued to be confused.
"We are the culprits."
Mo Tan looked at the man in the mirror who looked exactly like himself, but was wearing an unfamiliar dark robe, pale and hooded, with smoky makeup and The figure with strange patterns said softly: "Whether it's the people who slaughtered more than 300 people in this village in two days, or the people who killed all the living creatures in this bungalow a few hours ago, they are all 'us'."
Yidong, who had already calmed down, immediately trembled and rushed towards Mo Tan and Gu Xiaole, who gave people a sense of security, while speaking quickly: "What the hell is this supernatural thing?" Narrator trap."
"Sounds a bit scary..."
Yu Chen also ran to Mo Tan's side, to be precise, between Mo Tan and Gu Xiaole. Look. He looked a little scared and held his arms to the two of them at the same time.
"Actually, it's not scary."
Mo Tan didn't even pay attention to Yi Dong, and quickly turned to Yu Chen and smiled: "Forgetting so many circles, it's actually the four of us who have replaced a certain period of time and space. The original bad guy, well, judging by his appearance, he must be some kind of cultist. This village may have been turned into some kind of evil ritual venue."
"Disguise?"
< br>Yu Chen blinked first, then looked at the mirror in front of him belatedly, his eyes widened in surprise, and he whispered without any fear at all: "Wow, Hei Fan, you are so handsome like this. !”
“Uh...”
Mo Tan stared at the girl in the mirror who was wearing a black veil, a Gothic skirt, pure black eyeshadow and lip gloss, and a black water lily tattooed on her pale neck, with a dazed look on her face: "Obviously. You look better."
"Calm down."< br>
Gu Xiaole gave Mo Tan and Yu Chen a slap in the face, and said helplessly: "Let's talk business here."
By the way, her image in the mirror is not much different from her own. But his irises were dark, his pupils were pale, and he wore the same black eye makeup and lip gloss as Yuchen.
“Thank God, I still look human.”
Yidong, whose tension had been diluted by the interaction between Mo Tan and Yu Chen, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to the handsome guy with a dark shadow behind him in the mirror.
But Mo Tan brought up the business again in a good-natured manner and asked Gu Xiaole: "So we are the culprits of all this. Sister Xiaole, the first bad news you said, what about the second one? Where is this one?"
"The second one is more troublesome..."
Gu Xiaole sighed and said with a subtle expression: "To put it bluntly, this village is now surrounded. When I got up, I took a quick look and saw that there were adventurers, mercenaries, clergymen and many noble private soldiers inside. If nothing else, they should be here for the culprits who destroyed this village. "
Idong suddenly took a breath of cold air and exclaimed: "We?"
"If nothing else, it should be us."
Gu Xiaole nodded with a smile and said happily: "By the way, the total number of people on the other side should be thousands, and most of them are high-ranking There are two or three levels that I can’t see clearly. They should be at the epic level.”
Yu Chen shrank his neck and whispered: "We seem to be in danger."
Yidong, on the other hand, directly asked Mo Tan, who was experienced in questioning mock battles. Said: "What do you think?"
"There is no need to be too pessimistic."
Mo Tan tapped his forehead lightly and said after careful consideration: "Although the situation seems a bit bad at first glance, according to... the experience of many people on the forum, even if the system slightly interferes with the situation between the two parties, it will It will not allow the originally weak side to overtake the dominant side. Maybe it will turn a nine-one opening into a two-eight or three-seven opening, but it is impossible to directly balance it into a Fifth, wipe out the advantage of the stronger side, in other words..."
"What did you say?"
"The system may think that even in this case, we still It is the party with the advantage.”
Chapter 1,723: End
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