Chapter 78 Hopeless Sea (9) Implication
[The remaining bones of the ancestor god are walking on the earth, and there is huge terror in the skull vault.
Most of the people who witnessed His true form fell into madness, and only one prophet read the truth of the sin.
The prophet relayed the facts he knew to the tribesmen, and the angry people accused him of being an evil spirit who deceived the people.
The execution on the cross was carried out as scheduled. People said that he would be punished by heaven and earth, and that his death was not a pity - even if he had the appearance of a human being until his death. 】
[Evil Identity Card Humanoid]
The scene turned dark for a while, and the images of the church, believers and players slowly faded away.
Zis found himself sitting in a disembodied space, his scarlet eyes slowly opening in the darkness in front of him.
God's gaze enveloped him from all directions, giving him the uncomfortable feeling of being bathed in the bloody sun. There were no secrets and no way to escape.
After a long silence, Qisi raised his eyes and looked directly into those eyes: "Why are you everywhere? Even if it involves the so-called gambling game of the gods, you are too enthusiastic about a cricket fight. .”
The mist surged in silence, and a voice suddenly sounded from the bottom of my mind: "I have traveled through the long history and infinite space, and I have left traces as roots. You will see them in more places in the future. My remnants.”
“That’s it, I understand.”
Qisi paused for a moment and asked casually in a casual tone: “Your Majesty the Evil God, what should I call you?” Bishop? God? Buddha? Or just my bettor? "The 'contract' is my name." , the timbre and way of speaking instantly changed into a pattern familiar to Qiss, giving him the illusion that he was having a conversation with himself.
"...If you are not used to one-word addresses, you can call me 'Siqi'. These two names have similar meanings, don't they?"
Listening to his own voice, Qiss felt that it was full of bad taste.
He sneered: "You came all the way here just to talk nonsense like this to me, right?"
His eyes showed substance, and bloody threads shot out of thin air in the darkness. , one end was hidden in the rich chaos, and the other end was wrapped around Qisi's little finger.
Qisi's expression was stern, and then he saw the rolling thoughts converging into a five-character prophecy in front of his eyes:
"Be careful of the puppet master."
......
"When——"
The loud bells penetrated the dream, the darkness was replaced by a bright background, the scarlet light became farther and farther, and finally disappeared into the vast mist middle.
After counting to the fourth bell, Qisi opened his eyes and saw a brown wooden ceiling covered with faint green spots of mildew, like stains from oil paint.
He lay weakly on his back, his eyes falling on the [Humanoid Evil] card in the upper right corner: "Can I throw away this identity card?"
Weird Game’s words are concise and concise: [Can’t. 】
"Can I turn off its effect?"
[This effect is a "passive effect" and cannot be turned off actively]
"..."
When Qisi is playing games, he always hates being watched by others, and he will point fingers from time to time, no matter who that person is...
He raised his wrist helplessly, glanced at his destiny pocket watch, and then heard Chang Xu's cold voice coming from beside him: "What time is it?"
"Eight o'clock in the morning." Qisi He calmed down his chaotic emotions, turned the hands of his watch, and answered with a smile.
Chang Xu did not doubt that he was there and sat up from the bed, but felt that his right hand seemed to be pressed down by something heavy.
He looked down and found that a white ivory statue had appeared there.
This is probably a statue of an evil god. There are three fish heads on the top of the torso, and more than a dozen tentacles extending under the torso. It looks evil and ugly.
Chang Xu later remembered that he seemed to have had a strange dream, and he also dreamed of Qisi...
I couldn't remember the specific content. He looked at Qisi and asked if he didn't understand: "Did something happen last night?"
"What?" Qisi looked innocent and took the statue from Chang Xu's hand and started playing with it.
Things in dreams can actually be brought out. The mechanism of this copy is more interesting than imagined.
I just don’t know if everything can be brought, or if the statue itself has its own special characteristics.
"Brother Chang, this statue seems to have an extraordinary origin, and it may be related to Yuna." Qis put on a cautious and serious expression, "I suggest you hide it here first to avoid being noticed by Yuna and causing trouble. "
Chang Xu raised his eyebrows: "Are you sure? If I guessed correctly, this may be an NPC hatred value anchor. If you carry it, it is equivalent to attracting the NPC's hatred. "
"First of all, since it appears on you, Yuna should be targeting you first, and it just happened to catch me here; secondly, I got a [Humanoid Evil Spirit] identity card in the novice pool, which is good for the Evil God. Human affinity is higher than yours, and it will be easier to obtain important information by contacting the Evil God Statue."
Chi paused, smiling sincerely: "Finally, just pretend that I don't discuss it with you in Rose Manor. Please apologize for what happened. If I am really in danger, you will definitely not leave me alone, right?"
Chang Xu looked at Qisi deeply and said calmly: "If I am really in danger, you will not save me, right?" , just give it back to me, I have more experience in dealing with weirdness than you.”
"Hmm, thank you, Brother Chang."
Qisi hid the statue under the pillow, climbed out of bed, and walked towards the door.
The floor next to the door was unknowingly infected by the water overflowing from outside the house. A large piece of it was soaked and turned into a dark brown color. It was as if there was a sudden flood that flooded the house last night, and then quietly receded this morning.
"Something happened."
Chang Xu walked to him, opened the door, smelled the smell of blood mixed with the water vapor, and made a judgment.
The water stains on the ground in the corridor outside the door are messy, and a thin layer of water film conveys an uneven and smooth feeling to the vision. The dim light is mottled with streaks, like the tracks left by snakes and insects on the sand.
Qisi raised his eyelids and saw the room with a wide open door at the diagonal corner. The edge of the wooden door is very dilapidated, and it was probably forced open.
The people inside must be in danger.
Chiss walked straight into the room and was filled with blood gas.
In front of him was a bloody bed. A pink and white skeleton with hanging strips of meat lay flat on the bed. The blood stained the sheets red, making it impossible to see the original color.
Qisi walked over and looked down at the body on the bed. It can be seen from the messy and scattered pieces of meat that the deceased was eaten clean by unknown creatures. It seems that the feast was so generous that the minced meat fell on the floor, and it was so extravagant and wasteful.
Chang Xu silently came forward and pointed to the neat row of tooth marks on the left shoulder of the corpse: "The tooth marks indicate that they are human, or some kind of human-like mammal."
"No, it's a fish."
Chis stretched out two fingers towards the corpse and picked out a thin, shiny scale from a pile of flesh and blood.
The scales are beautiful and have exquisite patterns. Even if they are stained with blood, they still sparkle with silver spots.
"It should be a half-human, half-fish monster. It doesn't look like a mermaid, but a fish-man with a human head and a fish body."
Chang Xu had no intention of further discussing the murderer's species.
He took a step back and looked around: "The deceased did not show any signs of struggle. He should have died in his sleep." Qisi bent down and picked up a piece of porcelain with a corner missing from the pool of blood on the ground. Bowl: "The deceased did not drink the soup sent by Yuna before going to bed. After waking up midway, he noticed something strange and hurriedly drank the soup, but it was too late..."
"Look This guy was so panicked that he even dropped the bowl and broke it. He didn’t know how much compensation he would have to pay or whether his remaining inheritance would be enough.”
Chang Xu's brows furrowed slightly, and his eyelashes twitched twice.
Fortunately, Chiss did not continue telling hell jokes.
The gloating witness stopped all his smiles in a few seconds, put the porcelain bowl back on the ground, walked through the blood on the floor to the bedside table and the low table, and started rummaging around.
The worst thing is that any place where something can be hidden is as clean as if it has been visited by thieves.
There is no currency left, and no valuable clues can be found. There is nothing in the room except a dead and artistic corpse.
Qisi retreated outside the door with some disappointment, and rubbed the soles of his shoes twice against the water stains on the ground, letting the blood bloom like flowers, bringing out the smell of blood.
Other players went out one after another. After smelling the smell of blood, their faces turned ugly. Several people cast inquiring glances at Qisi and Chang Xu, obviously having doubts about their presence at the scene.
Qisi pretended not to notice, brushed aside the crowds on both sides as if nothing had happened, and went down the stairs to the first floor.
Although Chang Xu didn't understand what he meant, he still silently gave himself the "automatic follow" command and followed Qisi closely, minimizing his presence like a shadow.
Although the incident at Rose Manor turned out to be good, it still left a psychological shadow on him.
He was afraid that if someone didn't keep an eye on Qiss, he would be tricked again.
In the lobby on the first floor, breakfast has been prepared. It is a full fish feast just like dinner.
There is no need to be polite as the other players are not here. The two people who arrived early followed the same pattern and swept away the only vegetarian dish.
In the next two minutes, eight or nine players remembered the lessons of yesterday's dinner and hurriedly walked downstairs. But they were still a step too late, and could only stare at a table of obviously stale fish with twitching corners of their mouths and gnash their teeth.
Another quarter of an hour later, Lu Li finished checking the body and appeared at the top of the stairs.
He walked to the center of the hall and announced his conclusion in a deep voice: "Takagi is alive and dead. The cause of death was waking up in the middle of the night; Xu Maochun is missing. It seems that he left on his own accord. The possibility of being trapped by a nightmare cannot be ruled out."
Qisi remembers that Xu Maochun was the backpacker who tried to bargain.
He seems to be quite courageous. Didn’t he even drink the soothing decoction?
A player breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to himself: "It seems that as long as you drink the decoction sent by Yuna, everything will be fine."
Lu Li's face remained the same. Dignified, her voice was astringent: "I didn't find a porcelain bowl in Xu Maochun's room. Yuna probably didn't give him a soothing decoction at all."
The meaning behind these words was terrible. The players were not stupid and understood the reason immediately.
The backpacker offended Yuna, so Yuna did not give him the soothing soup. This makes sense in reality, but in the dungeon it's frightening.
The fate of the player depends on the likes and dislikes of an NPC, and that NPC has great autonomy in its behavior and can even decide the distribution of some key props... This is very unusual.
A few people couldn't help but murmur.
“As long as you don’t offend Yuna, you shouldn’t be unable to get the decoction, right?”
"Yes, Xu Maochun must have offended Yuna because of his bad attitude..."
"Yes, I would be angry if I heard him bargain like that!"
These words It's a clue to review, but it's more like seeking approval and trying to convince myself.
Lu Li lowered his head and sighed remorsefully: "If I had thought of this yesterday and reminded him more, he probably wouldn't have died."
Hearing this, Angela said, He quickly comforted: "Brother Lu Li, I can't blame you. Before today, who could have imagined that you would die if you didn't drink soup?"
Lu Li shook his head and continued: "Everyone should have seen that our biggest enemies are not each other, but the malicious NPCs and ghosts."
"The discord between the camps is nothing, even if we give up If you choose to do the mission, you will only lose some points. Once the main mission fails, most of us will die."
"So, we must work together to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible. The longer it takes, the worse the situation will be for us. The worse it is."
The atmosphere became tense, and the players all knew that these words were not alarmist.
The camp mission has not yet been revealed. Except for the fact that Lu Li is a "businessman", the identities of the others are unknown.
The main mission is very clear, just find a way to leave the island.
"Cooperate and forget about the side missions."
"Yes, cooperate and find a way to escape from this island together."
The players present have made a decision , reciting the same answer silently in my heart.
As social animals, "cooperation" is something written in the genes. Even if it is briefly put aside due to the malicious design of the weird game, it can be easily picked up at any time.
And for some reason, after one night, fear of this sea and this island grew in everyone's hearts, as if the collective memories left by their ancestors were awakened, and a message was conveyed to them in unison: There is an evil god here. Trapped, flee quickly.
Liu Yuhan kept her head down, holding a pen and writing and drawing in her notebook.
She suddenly dropped her pen and uttered one word in a hoarse voice: "Boat."
"The key to this dungeon is the boat. We can leave here by boat." The girl looked around the crowd, behind her bangs His eyes were as dark as ghosts, "Which one of you can repair a ship?"
These words were without warning and inexplicable. The players were all stunned. Only Zhang Hongfeng said with a smile: "If it is a wooden ship, I Okay, I know a little bit of all kinds of carpentry work.”
Lu Li turned his head and looked into Liu Yuhan's eyes: "Have you discovered anything? You can explain it more clearly. If it really makes sense, we can explore together."
"Everyone has secrets, forgive me. I can't believe you." Liu Yuhan shook his head slightly, "I can only say that this is a clue that my skills tell me."
Lu Li laughed: "Then I'm afraid I can't believe you either."
< br>Liu Yuhan suddenly raised her eyes, her eyes dim.
A few players looked at each other and started to hesitate.
One is a strategy master with excellent reviews in the game forum, and the other is a veteran player who has cleared nineteen dungeons. Now there is a disagreement. Who should I follow?
In the silence, the little man laughed and smoothed things over: "Let's eat first. If you have any ideas, you have to wait until you have filled your stomach."
So, the players each took theirs. He picked up his share of bowls and chopsticks and grinned as he picked up the unpalatable fish on the table.
No one mentioned the dream last night. I don’t know if they don’t remember what happened specifically, or if they discovered something but didn’t want to talk about it.
Qis put down his chopsticks in silence and looked in the direction of the counter.
The beautiful woman in a blue dress stood tall and straight behind the counter, as motionless and silent as a sculpture, maintaining a flawless smile.
Compared with the quiet and helpless little girl in the dream, she is much more confident and cheerful, but she seems to have no emotions of her own at all, always wearing a smiling mask on her face.
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