Chapter 44: The Grudge of the Death Curse (1)
“It’s up to you to see.”
Zhan Xinyu put away his phone with an innocent face, “I am also forwarding this to someone else. The one given to me was probably synthesized by AI as a preview for some upcoming horror movie.”
No, it’s not synthesized.
The other students dispersed. Li Sheng calmly withdrew his gaze and thought silently.
After becoming a player and consulting so much information, he knew very well what the current world was like.
In the past few years, governments and civil society associations have been working hard to block news of abnormal events.
However, as the player base expands, supernatural powers become more and more prevalent, and the boundaries between reality and killing fields continue to blur, making it increasingly difficult to block information.
No one knows that the critical point will be reached that day and it can no longer be hidden.
In order to better solve abnormal events, guild organizations, including the Special Affairs Bureau, have a detector on hand that can detect abnormal fluctuation indexes of objects and living creatures at close range.
Index 0-20 is the green warning level.
For example, the inexplicable laughter in the abandoned hospital, the flash of Ah Piao by the road at night, etc.
This kind of bizarre incident, which existed before the emergence of killing games, has basically no impact on human society and will not kill anyone.
The index is 20-50, which is the blue warning level.
For example, the water ghost who drags people into the water, the scapegoat who encourages people to jump off buildings, etc.
This kind of abnormal event has caused death, but it is still within the scope of ordinary professionals to solve.
For example, call in an excavator and a water pump to drain the water in the pond, crush the body of the water ghost and spread the ashes.
The index is 50-200, which is a yellow warning level.
For example, the pen fairy game can make people fall into a deep coma and have their souls leave the body.
This kind of abnormal event often requires professionals to use special equipment, including heavy weapons, to solve it. It would be quite dangerous for ordinary people to encounter it.
The index is 200-1000, which is the orange warning level. If not handled in time, it is likely to cause heavy casualties of more than a hundred people
The index is 1000-3000, which is a red warning level. If not dealt with in time, it may endanger the entire downtown area.
The index is 3000-5000, which is a deep red warning level. If it is not dealt with in time, it will endanger the entire city.
Although the abnormal volatility index is linked to the warning level, the two are not necessarily exactly the same.
For example, the Mocai Spider that Li Sheng killed before had only the same physical strength. What was more powerful was its ability to pollute information.
If regulations are relaxed and allowed to expand the population and hunt wantonly, the death toll will be unknown, and it can be placed in an orange or red alert.
The video on Zhan Xinyu’s phone is probably an unusual incident that recently broke out somewhere abroad. If ordinary people are unfortunate enough to encounter it, they won't be able to run away.
It’s really, really desperate.
Li Sheng stopped turning his pen. He had become a player and had a certain ability to protect himself, but his family and friends were still in a state of ignorance.
‘One of the benefits provided by the Special Affairs Bureau to its employees is to bring their families to the local city and live together near the base of the Special Affairs Bureau. Reduce the probability of family members being attacked. But even so, it's not 100% safe.' Li Sheng thought silently, 'Maybe only the Level 40 transcendent at the top of the pyramid can sleep peacefully overnight. ’
While he was thinking, the system's voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Task Type: Script Task (Team)]
Here it comes.
He took a deep breath, and as the class bell rang, he stood up with other students to say hello to the teacher, while listening to the system voice in his mind.
[Task name: The Grudge of the Death Curse]
[Task goal: At 12:00 a.m. tonight, soak the whole body in clean water, waiting for transmission]
[Task reward: After receiving The next task will be announced when prompted]
[Failure penalty: obliteration]
Grudge of the Death Curse. Li Sheng’s eyes solidified slightly, this task name simply put the supernatural type on On the forehead.
According to the rules summarized by the player group, killing missions sometimes reveal some vital information through the mission name.
For example, if the mission names are [Blood in New York] or [Until Dawn], there is a high probability that they are pure combat missions, so just bring weapons and ammunition.
The mission names are [Evil Spirit Possession] and [Seven Days to Recover the Soul]. There is a high probability that you will encounter a spirit body, and you need to bring the spirit body special attack equipment.
Similarly, special transmission methods will also reveal clues. For example, some tasks require transmission while watching a certain movie, and the task content is most likely related to the movie. Some missions require teleportation while diving into the deep sea, and the mission content will most likely occur in the ocean.
After one day of classes, Li Sheng did not ride home directly after school. Instead, he informed his family through WeChat that he was staying at a friend's house tonight.
Then he found a public restroom to change into an adult's face, took a fake ID, and checked in at a certain express hotel.
Since the Special Affairs Bureau has a Skynet system, if the AI program notices abnormal behavior of a person under the camera, it will call resources to find relevant images of this person. This would easily expose Li Sheng's disguise.
So he asked Chang Sun Yao to help him make a set of fake documents that could get him through places like hotels, airports, and high-speed rail stations.
As for why he didn’t stay at home, but went to the Express Hotel
On the one hand, he was not sure if anyone would get up at home in the middle of the night and interfere with his transmission,
On the other hand, if you die during a script mission, or if you bring out something unknown from a script mission, it is best to stay away from home.
After making all preparations, Li Sheng took a short rest in the hotel room, filled the bathroom tub with water at midnight, lay down in it, and waited silently for transmission.
Ring ring ring ring——
As the alarm clock on the hotel bedside table made a noisy sound, the scene in front of Li Sheng suddenly changed. He was standing in front of a Toyota that was slowly sinking into the river. In the van.
This van looks like a television camera van, with a lot of photographic equipment placed in the back seat. The radio station is playing Japanese programs.
There were three other people in the car, and with just one glance, they confirmed each other's identity as players.
[Phase 1 mission goal: Go to Shuijing City TV station]
(End of this chapter)