Chapter 003: The Book of Numerology - Fragments
[Trial Mission - "A World Not Yet Understood."]
[Description: Completing any of the following three event requirements will allow you to become a regular employee, and receive certain periodic rewards based on the task evaluation.]
[Event 1: Not long ago, the company received a cross-border distress signal from a former employee, and you will go to find the location of the signal as a special investigator.]
[Note: After completing this event, you can return to the game on your own initiative and receive certain periodic rewards.]
[Event 2: Completed the containment of a third-stage "alienated individual contaminated by the ancient god's aura (i.e. 'beastiality')".]
[Note: Based on limited information, individuals of this level have the power to easily shake objects over one ton. Please be prepared when you decide to carry out this event (this entry is for reference only. Please refer to the actual object for specific circumstances.)]
[Note: After completing this event, you can return actively and receive higher stage rewards. ]
[Event 3: The survival time in this world reaches seven days, and the remaining time is 167 hours, 23 minutes and 33 seconds. ]
[Note: Regardless of whether the above two tasks are completed, you will be forced to return when this event is completed and receive certain stage rewards.]
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"At first glance, it seems that Event 3 is the easiest to complete, but if I think about it carefully, I don't think my 'beastiality' will last until then..."
Colin felt the information in his mind and read it through several times.
I first paid attention to "Event 3" for a while, but after a little thought, I gave up on this one...
His condition couldn't sustain that moment.
Then, he glanced at "Event 2" again, and then silently looked away...
What does it mean to have the power to easily shake an object weighing more than one ton?
That's the weight of a car!
Colin believed that once he came into contact with her, he would most likely be slapped and turned into "Colin sauce".
"But, this 'lycanthropy' has a third stage? Didn't the warden say that the second stage turns into blood? It seems that he doesn't know much... And this name..."
"An alienated individual contaminated by the aura of the ancient gods" is much longer than "beastiality".
But it seems to touch upon some essence and source.
Colin did not think deeply about this issue, but instead shifted his attention to "Event 1".
When the focus is on this...
He could feel very clearly that there seemed to be something attracting him at nine o'clock.
If nothing unexpected happens.
That should be the former employee who sent out the distress signal...
But the problem is...
"I am now in a difficult situation. The warden may seem easy to talk to, but he will definitely not let me go..."
Colin rubbed his forehead, feeling that things were a little troublesome.
But at present, this event should be the one with the greatest possibility of completion compared to the other two.
The minimum prerequisite for achieving it is jailbreaking...
Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand, grabbed the iron bars and shook them hard, but they didn't move at all. The iron cage seemed to be specially made for them, and traces of recent welding could be seen in some places.
However, just when Colin was at a loss, three pages of books suddenly appeared in his mind, like papers torn from a diary.
[The Book of Numerology·Fragments: Using this will allow you to predict the fate you will experience next, and make adjustments for the future.]
Related explanations emerged, and it was obvious that the company had received assistance .
Newbie gift pack?
Colin thought for a moment, then, under some guidance, used one of them.
Soon, lines of text emerged from the blank pages.
[Under the premise that you can't find a way to escape, you can only passively wait for the opportunity to come. That night, an accident happened, and you saw with your own eyes that someone in the cell next door lost control and entered the second stage of "beast transformation." ]
[It was an irrational monster with wolf-like hair and protruding upper and lower jaws, just like a werewolf. The power it exploded in madness frightened you.]
[You see the iron bars that you couldn't move being bent, and the entire dungeon shaking, and you understand how terrifying this stage of "beast transformation" is.]
[All night long, you were worried that it would break through the cell door and tear you apart, but fortunately, this did not happen. It went silent after a while of madness.]
[The next day, the warden came again with his subordinates, sent the second-stage "beast" away early, and chatted with you for a while. He told you: Keep a good mood, otherwise you will accelerate the symptoms like her. ]
[During the chat, you held onto some fantasy and expressed your thoughts on whether you could leave. Although he did not agree as expected, your words reminded him that if you could remain rational in the second stage as you are now, you would definitely escape.]
[So, in order to prevent you, a special individual, from escaping, he sent people to reinforce the cage and even welded the door shut.]
[In the afternoon, you were sent to the Holy Healing Church in advance under the urgent request of the warden. The entire process was strictly guarded. You clearly realized that even if the cage was not reinforced, you would not be able to escape.]
[After entering the church, the priest of the Holy Healing Church personally performed "purification" on you, wanting to conduct experiments on you. During the treatment, the balance in your body was destroyed by the holy light, and you instantly entered the second stage and lost your mind, becoming half crazy and half insane.]
[Seeing this, the priest of the Holy Healing Church was shocked, and urgently took out the Holy Healing Church's most precious "blood therapy" for you. However, this not only did not make you recover, but it accelerated your entry into the third stage...]
[However, during this process, all the cells in your body will collapse and turn into a pool of blood...]
【You are dead.】
【Three days later, you became a part of him in a ceremony.】
The effect of "Book of Numerology" ends here.
The content of this page was imprinted in my mind like a brand and then disappeared.
Although the above description was just words, Colin had a vague illusion that he had experienced it personally.
"Is this a prediction of the future based on the premise that I am 'calmly' waiting for the right opportunity? This... waiting for the right opportunity and acting on my own will not work..."
Colin was shocked.
but……
He didn't read too much into it. After all, there was only one piece of important information above -
Waiting patiently for the opportunity is not an option.
"Perhaps, we can try to escape from this prison by any means necessary?"
Colin thought for a moment and used the second "Fragments of the Book of Numerology".
[At night, the beast infection next door went out of control, but this time you were mentally prepared and did not panic too much.]
[The next day, the warden arrives. You talk to him, pretending to be kind, and then take advantage of his carelessness to launch a sneak attack, grab his neck with your hand, and try to control him as a hostage, forcing his subordinates to let you escape.]
[Unfortunately, you underestimated this fat middle-aged warden with a beer belly. ]
[You don't know what he did, but you saw that he twisted your arm with an extremely fast reaction, and pulled open the collar of his uniform. His huge belly shrank, his body became taller, and his muscles expanded, turning into a two-meter-tall, muscular man with very little fabric on his upper body.]
[Although your body has been transformed by "beastiality", your strength has increased, and you can even swing objects weighing dozens of kilograms with ease, compared to the strong human in front of you, it's like a child facing an adult.]
[You flipped over...]
[After the warden beat you up to vent his anger, he locked you up again. Surprisingly, he didn't kill you, but thought you were half crazy, so he reinforced the cell, put you in a cage, and sent you to the Holy Healing Church.]
[You come to this place again, looking at the church priest approaching, you warn him not to use "Purification" on you...]
[However, the priest just said disdainfully: You, a patient, are actually teaching me, a healing priest, how to do things? The authority's judgment cannot be questioned! I have saved more people than you have eaten! ]
[He must save you today. Even if the god of death descends, he can’t take you away. He said so!]
[So, you went crazy, and collapsed into a pool of blood during the subsequent blood therapy...]
【You cannot avoid death.】
【Three days later, you became a part of him in a ceremony.】
"Well……"
After this prediction ended, Kelin first felt a phantom pain all over his body, as if he had experienced a beating in advance. Then he couldn't help rubbing his forehead. He felt mentally exhausted, as if he had done a dozen math questions at the end of the college entrance examination...
My brain can’t take it.
"This tool is a bit brain-consuming..."
Colin took a deep breath, and only then did he have time to look at the specific information - the predicted process was similar to what he thought, and he also planned to start with the warden, but he didn't expect that the other party seemed to have a special ability to turn into a muscular man...
"No wonder he doesn't seem to be that afraid of the lycanthropy in the dungeon..."
I'm afraid the warden is not an ordinary person either.
But what Colin cares more about now than the warden himself is the last sentence of this prediction...
"Three days later, he became part of 'him' in a ceremony."
