Chapter 487: Second brush of "Whispers of the Demon"
The return summons of "Whispers of the Inner Demon" dissipated in silence.
What followed was the darkness that Jiang Qian was accustomed to, the familiar feeling of weightlessness, and the expected dungeon prompt:
[ID: Do not use Qianlong]
[Evolution Level: Super Species Fifth State·Synthesis]
[Application return: Copy No. AS1741 - "Whispers of the Inner Demon". 】
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[Fault Tip: The rollback copy may not be able to run stably due to missing data! 】
[Fault Tip: There is a risk vulnerability in the untriggered mechanism! 】
[Fault repair in progress...]
[Repair failed. 】
【Retiring...】
[Clear failed. 】
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[Welcome to the copy of AS1741 "Whispers of the Inner Demon"! Your return time limit this time is: 1 hour. This retrieval is expected to be automatically transmitted when the countdown reaches 0.01 seconds. 】
【Countdown in preparation...】
【Countdown: 59:59:59】
How should I put it, it's here... Jiang Qian glanced at the countdown prompt in the upper left corner of his vision and took a breath in the darkness.
None of the above was done intentionally by Jiang Qian.
First of all, using "Whispers of the Inner Demon" to reverse the summons was purely an accident.
He had known that this nightmare copy known as the "Newcomer's Grave" would "collapse and lock up" after sending him away.
Since it is a "crash lock", it means a certain degree of abnormality and uncontrollability. Therefore, rashly entering this copy with obvious "bugs" is a path that his subjective will will not be inclined to choose.
Secondly, Jiang Qian can probably guess that the reason why "Whispers of the Inner Demon" "collapsed and locked" may be related to the fact that he took away the seven demon clones...
In other words, the "missing" part shown in the fault prompt most likely refers to the "main task". Without the Seven Demons, the main plot and meaning of the trial dungeon would no longer exist. "Crash and lockout" is almost an inevitable result.
From this point of view, he who smashed "Whisper of the Demon" a year ago also avoided the tragedy of death at the beginning for many latecomers.
Finally, when the fault prompt mentioned that "the untriggered mechanism has risky vulnerabilities," Jiang Qian also had the answer the moment he looked at it: What else could there be besides the "hidden mission" that he had withdrawn immediately after teasing him?
The "biting" abandoned screening room that is not in the main sequence is probably the gate to the "untriggered mechanism", right?
"Huh..." Thinking of this, Jiang Qian couldn't help but sigh.
The dangerous experience when my hand was "sticked" to the doorknob is still vivid in my mind.
But time has passed, and he is no longer the ordinary person with a mortal body.
Now, he is back here as the holder of the fifth state and complex of the peak of power. Normally speaking, no matter how dangerous this nightmare copy that was once called "the most difficult newcomer trial" is, for the five states and comprehensive For him, it is equivalent to a "pediatric" game.
Including that missing hidden mission.
But there's no rush.
For Jiang Qian now, what is more important is the super-species energy structure that he has just experienced heavy damage.
In the limited golden hour, he must take the lead in solving security needs.
At this time, Jiang Qian's fall gradually stopped and his feet returned to the ground.
Unlike the last time he came in, this time there were no so-called "lonely ghosts" threatening and deceiving him, using the visual blind spots caused by the dark environment to lure him to die for the rest of his life.
The world in front of him appeared clearly when he landed on the ground:
There were messy steel bars inserted into the ground, broken glass, sharp-edged floor tiles, and weathered testers that had been penetrated by steel bars.
Among them are office workers, students, well-dressed upper-class people, and some humble-looking scavengers...
And these are almost unchanged from the last time Jiang Qian came.
A gust of wind passed by.
Jiang Qian felt a chill on his body.
"It would be really lonely without the nonsense of those seven guys..."
With a sigh, he found an open area nearby, sat down facing the broken wall of the opening, and then released the Bainaton spirit beast, using its thick and dense fur as a backrest, and began to focus on repairing the severely damaged energy structure.
After thinking about it, Jiang Qian still didn't call out seven demon clones to act as bodyguards.
Firstly, this dungeon without the main plot is really nothing to be afraid of; secondly, he needs to be quiet next.
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"Ouch~"
The semen-swallowing beast lying on the ground groaned lazily, turned its head and licked Jiang Qian's cheek to test its master's reaction.
But Jiang Qian didn't show any resistance.
All his attention is focused on the diagnosis and examination of his own energy structure, preparing for the second "surgery".
Yes, the "adjustment" of the energy structure is no less complicated than a difficult medical operation.
In the eyes of others, Jiang Qian's behavior of "doing the knife himself" is tantamount to dancing on the tip of a knife, which is a sign of death.
Even the best surgeon will never try to operate on himself when he is in urgent need of surgery, even if it is his professional counterpart...
After all, the psychological pressure that people who "operate" and those who "receive surgery" need to bear are essentially different, and psychological pressure will almost certainly affect the surgical operation!
What's more, it's the kind of superimposed pressure that can interfere with each other and rise...
Here you can see Jiang Qian's excellence.
In the field of mutation healing, in addition to his "surgical skills" that are unmatched, he does not need to bear the psychological pressure brought by negative emotions such as fear. In addition, his weak perception of pain can also help him ease part of the treatment process. feeling of discomfort.
Therefore, operations that are "extremely dangerous" to others become "appropriate" when applied to Jiang Qian.
The most important thing is that except for Jiang Qian himself, there is really no one with the authority and ability to handle a crisis like the one he is currently facing.
At this moment, Jiang Qian first carefully checked the degree of damage to his energy structure. This was something that he had not been able to carefully consider in the battlefield environment just now.
At that time, in order to restore his combat strength as soon as possible, he only did the simplest treatment, but now a new hidden danger has formed.
Fortunately, the chassis of his energy structure was stable enough and the foundation was solid, so it did not cause worse consequences.
However, it is unrealistic to just use the current "one hour" to complete the restoration of the entire energy structure. The most he can do is repair the currently modified energy structure pathways to be more adaptable.
As long as you get through the immediate difficulty first and don't cause more serious damage, this hour will be considered not wasted.
In fact, this process did not even last for 1 hour.
20 minutes later.
Jiang Qian had to stop the operation...
His body was "resisting" this extremely rational adjustment, which manifested itself in increasingly weird discomfort both physically and mentally... It was an imbalance, an irreconcilable kink.
This reminded him of the concept he knew well when he first came into contact with the concept of "energy structure": the formation of a person's energy structure is the life he has experienced.
At that time, he had not yet mastered the "mutation healing" technology. He even tried to infer the major experiences of different people's lives through their energy structures and forms...
In fact, changing the energy structure of a super species is reversing his destiny and rejecting part of his past life.
For those tortured mutants, they are of course praying for this "change". They urgently need to get rid of the status quo in order to win a chance to make up for their mistakes and change their minds. Therefore, they must swallow the pain brought by this change. Other side effects.
Everything has a price.
Now, Jiang Qian is experiencing the kink caused by this side effect.
He mastered the technology, but neglected the essence. So, need to stop.
Jiang Qian rested for a moment before breaking away from the thick fur of the sperm-swallowing beast and slowly stood up.
Now, his magically modified energy structure has temporarily stabilized, but he has understood that he cannot rely on the current energy structure to fight at a higher level.
The consequences of insisting on doing so are very dangerous.
But one hour later, he must return to the battlefield and return to the bottom of Nyiragongo Mountain...
what to do?
What else can be done?
Jiang Qian asked himself, but the answer was obvious.
He glanced to the upper left side of his field of vision: there were about 40 minutes left in the countdown.
The "one hour limit" that the return summons gave him was a fixed value, which meant that it would not be possible to send it back to the real world until the last second.
“Since there is no way to avoid it, it’s better to take one step further!”
As he spoke, Jiang Qian had already made up his mind to use the remaining time to explore the unfinished hidden mission!
If he can really gain something, even a small blessing of experience points will be a crucial leap for him.
Thinking like this, Jiang Qian looked at the old-fashioned video parlor not far away...
"Ouch~!"
Without paying attention, the Bainaton spirit beast had already taken the lead and squatted at the door of the old-fashioned video room...
"Hey, is that your home? Do you want to come in?"
Jiang Qian has no temper at all when it comes to sperm-swallowing beasts.
Fortunately, the spirit-swallowing beast finally had some sagacity, so he just sat at the door of the video hall, staring at the strange-looking plaque, fascinated.
The dilapidated light sign, with its inner core shining with dark red luster, is called "Abyss".
"The forbidden place in a mortal's heart is sealed with things that can kill him."
Jiang Qian had already caught up, and the words he muttered were the opening words he heard when he first entered the "Whispers of the Inner Demon".
Looking back now, this sentence really revealed the mystery.
“I really didn’t expect to come back here again in this way.”
Jiang Qian passed by the sperm-swallowing beast sitting at the door, brushed its thick fur with his palms, and took it back to the prop locker.
Even if the main mission is no longer there, it doesn't mean that this Abyss Video Hall is safe and there is no need to be careless.
When entering the video hall, Jiang Qian's eyes had already scanned the furnishings and scenery.
The layout here is much the same as what I remembered before. The front desk is unoccupied and there are sundries such as open notebooks, calculators, lucky cats and other items on the wooden table.
Of course, the black porcelain doll suit and the exploration notes carrying the demon's clone have all become Jiang Qian's possessions since he cleared the level last time, so naturally they are not reflected here.
The open notebook now is just a seemingly ordinary white paper notebook.
Jiang Qian took a closer look and found interesting content recorded on it:
"Danger is opportunity, death leads to life."
"..."
In a nightmare copy where the main line no longer exists, what does this prompt mean?
Jiang Qian still remembers the words recorded in the exploration notes on the table when he first arrived: "Jiang Qian, a mutilated and extremely dangerous human being."
It hints at the dark style of the dungeon, and also reveals the basic function of the quest notes as a reward for completing the game.
And the current sentence "Danger is opportunity, death is the next life." is obviously not said casually.
Could it be a reminder of the "hidden mission"?
Jiang Qian turned his attention to the three promotional posters on the wall with doubts.
These three posters can be said to be the biggest changes in the Abyss Video Hall.
There are no traces of the three popular movies "The Trial", "The Choice" and "In Color" that were released during my last visit.
Instead, there are three "new films" named: "Incest", "Heart-killing", and "Father and Son", corresponding to screening rooms 1-3.
Again, none of them are works of art that exist in reality.
The promotional posters for the three new films continue the sharp style of "Whispering Demons", with each picture showing a unique visual impact.
Since there were likely to be mission clues hidden in the poster, Jiang Qian looked at it particularly carefully.
The most suspicious thing is the first film "Incest".
Just by hearing the name, you can infer its large-scale taboo nature, but its promotional posters do not restrain themselves at all, vowing to carry out the liberation of nature to the end:
The poster freezes the picture of a burning bed, with a man and a woman overlapping each other in the form of silhouettes. You can imagine what they are doing with your toes. The two have the same skin color, the same hair color, the same slender figure, and come from the same family - in the family photo placed on the bedside table, you can see their silhouettes surrounding the elders at a glance.
"If these two were just an ordinary couple, the title of the film would be meaningless."
Jiang Qian said and looked away.
It's hard to do it without any ripples.
When he first saw the man and woman in this poster, what popped into his mind was the scene he saw in the camp hotel.
The next poster corresponds to the movie "Heart-killing".
It has to be said that the name of this film is very easy to make people think, but its promotional poster is quite straightforward, without losing its impact: in the blue unknown background, a dagger is inserted into a certain position. , soaked with blood.
Looking carefully, the bright red blood stain seems to reflect a lonely grave...
Jiang Qian frowned slightly. He seemed to have seen this "grave" somewhere before.
But when he looked closer, he found that there was nothing in the blood stains - the entire poster was just monotonous blue, white, and red, as if he was dazzled to see the superfluous things...
"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"
Jiang Qian chuckled and put aside this weird feeling for the time being.
He continued to look at the third poster:
"Father and Son"
Unfortunately, this poster is simpler than the style of "Heartbreaker", with only a dark gray background color and the film title "Father and Son" embedded in a slightly lighter gray.
Although this poster does not show any fascinating content, what is conveyed in the vast gray is undoubtedly the most depressing, dull, and even ominous atmosphere among the three posters.
This poster conveyed a message of "death" and deeply touched Jiang Qian's intuition.
"Well, according to the usual urine nature of this copy..."
Jiang Qian touched his chin and stayed in place with a solemn expression: "Can't all these films have something to do with me?"
As soon as this idea arose, three thousand worlds unfolded in Jiang Qian's mind, and the outrageous plot intensified, forcing him to take a step back involuntarily!
"Oh, you're bluffing, do you think I'll be fooled?" Jiang Qian said coldly.
Although he hasn't been this calm for a long time...
He was not sure whether this sense of imbalance was caused by adjustments in the energy structure.
In short, when he realized the problem, he was already trying to dispel distracting thoughts, trying to collect his mind, and repeatedly reinforced his purpose of stepping into the Abyss Video Hall - the hidden mission!
Complete the hidden tasks and drain the remaining resources! If we can take this opportunity to break through to the sixth state, it will be a blessing among misfortunes...
By then, let alone "Qiongqi" going to the underworld, even if the God of Destruction is included, there will still be a chance to fight.
I am the descendant of the true "Dragon", how can I be disrupted by such monsters and monsters? What a joke... Jiang Qian actually laughed out loud when he thought of this.
It's actually very simple, just skip the first three screening rooms and go straight to the "hidden mission".
So, after quickly confirming that the location of the fourth screening room, the room where the "hidden mission" was stored in his memory, had not changed, Jiang Qian turned around and headed towards the end of the corridor.
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