Chapter 474: The "Giant Statue of Gods and Buddhas" in the Dark
"Retreating on your own initiative? You're afraid. It seems there's a certain abnormality in your instincts."
Colin glanced over there.
Many anomalies were not instinctive, like some kind of natural reaction. Even if they sensed the power of the "First Fire", they would rush forward...
Obviously, this is not a brainless situation.
"I came here to take the bus. I didn't burn you. I was giving you face. I hope you won't be ungrateful again."
Colin withdrew his gaze and continued to wait with his phone in hand.
He didn't specifically check the inside of the mine, but he could still roughly tell that there was a mausoleum-like structure underneath, and the source was inside. As for the threat level, it was less than level three...
No, to be more precise, it might be the company's standard level five or six containment level.
A level five player can barely take a punch or a kick from him.
Level 6... Normally, the heat waves caused by the flames he passed by could burn him to death...
If we weren't worried that if we didn't solve it, the train would not come.
It only takes Colin less than a minute to solve the problem here.
While waiting, twenty minutes passed quickly...
Before I knew it, a hazy grey fog began to appear around me, and vibrations were heard.
The gray fog grows thicker...
Then, accompanied by a monotonous and pale flute sound.
"Clang clang clang clang~"
The sound of a train running on the tracks can be heard.
Colin clearly felt that he was in a trance for a moment. When he came to his senses, he saw a train with various traces on it gradually slowing down in front of him...
Just like before, there is no beginning or end in sight.
It seems that every time I wait for it to stop, I can only see the middle part where it is about to stop.
"Even at this level, you still can't tell what this train is like?"
Colin was secretly surprised.
He could now feel that his consciousness was much faster in fighting against that "trance".
However, what should not be seen still cannot be seen.
"Click~"
The crisp sound of the door opening interrupted Colin's thoughts.
He calmed down, took a step forward, and was about to get on the train, but suddenly he saw three people at the train door looking at him with a look of surprise and doubt.
Colin frowned at first, but then quickly determined through some intuition that it should be an employee.
Judging from his physical fitness level, it should be around E-level. I'm not sure, but... there's nothing to worry about.
In order to avoid accidentally letting the train leave, Colin walked into the train door first. The moment he walked in, the invisible trance disappeared.
The three people who were preparing to get off the car looked at the guy in front of them who was covered in flames, and they were hesitant, not knowing whether they should go around him or get off.
"When they're in the company group, they talk like they're the best in the world, but when they meet in person, they become so 'shy'..."
Colin shook his head, showing his white teeth, and his lips curled into a friendly smile:
"Get off, or the car will leave soon."
As he spoke, he took out two metal pillars from his pocket and threw them over .
One employee didn't sense any danger. When he saw the other party handing him something like a cigarette, he subconsciously took it. Then when he realized what was happening, his scalp suddenly went numb. These were two fucking grenades!
Fortunately, the grenade was not activated.
"Just think of it as a casual assistance from an ordinary D-rank senior..."
Colin smiled and said, "If you encounter an abnormal entity, or a dangerous situation, you can directly detonate it and throw it near yourself. If nothing goes wrong, you can directly kill the abnormality or ensure your survival."
This kind of grenade doesn't mean much to him now.
But for these people, the effect is still very strong. Although the flames cannot be controlled when detonated by ordinary people, after all, there is a little "fire bearer's oil" in it.
Therefore, if trouble really occurs, even a level 3 containment object may have to temporarily avoid the attack.
"Thank you..." The three of them looked at each other, thanked each other, and quickly got out of the car. It wasn't that they didn't want to ask "why did you help us?"
But if you don’t leave now, you won’t be able to leave.
Each time the train started moving again, it was only for a few minutes, so there was no time to talk too much.
As for the grenade...
I don't know if there are any hidden traps, but if I really reach a desperate situation, I have to try it even if I don't want to.
" Very good . This time, their chances of resolving the anomaly should be as high as possible. With a flying dragon on their face and control using their feet, they shouldn't lose."
Colin withdrew his gaze from the few people.
It would be fine if he didn't see any anomalies on Earth. If he did see them, he usually didn't mind solving them to avoid the emergence of any strange things.
Of course, it can also be considered as a bit of goodwill towards the growth of lower-level employees.
After all, it is fate that we meet like this.
Then, Colin walked into the carriage, keeping the flames on his body, and looked around.
I could clearly feel that there were some invisible "people" in some seats.
Normally, they won't cause any harm as long as you don't come into contact with them for too long.
At most, it makes people feel a little creepy...
Nowadays, although Colin has the ability to deal with these "people" mentioned above, he did not waste too much time on these things that can't be killed.
Because even if they were killed, after a while, there would still be "someone" coming from the train car in front.
God knows if dealing with too much will cause other troubles.
There's no need to make yourself uncomfortable.
After looking around, Colin found a seat where no one was sitting.
Because of the flames on his body, even if the "people" on the train change seats, they will not be tactless and will move towards him. It is even possible that after a while, the "people" near him will move to other places.
Not long after...
“Ding ding ding—”
After a burst of rapid bell ringing, the train doors closed and slowly started moving.
Watching the gray fog outside the window gradually become thicker.
"Get off at the fourth stop. I don't know how long it will take..."
Colin withdrew his gaze, spent a few hundred dollars, summoned a few money slaves, then took out a candle made of "Fire Bearer's Grease", lit it, and gave it to the "money slave" to carry it to the door of the train, drip a few drops of melted candle on the ground, and then press the candle on before it solidified.
Then, he ordered the "slave of money" to come back and sit nearby, to add some "popularity" to the lonely carriage and to block the knife for him. Then he closed his eyes and began to take a nap.
Strive to be in the best condition.
Two hours passed quickly while driving.
Colin opened his eyes only after he felt the train begin to slow down.
The first stop is coming.
"Hopefully it's not some weird place."
Colin saw that some scenes began to appear outside the car window, which was originally covered by thick fog.
The first stop was a wasteland covered with dense weeds. It looked like nothing, but if you looked closely...
It seems like there is nothing.
At most, it feels a little bit eerie.
"I'm afraid there's a great terror here."
Colin adjusted his sitting position and glanced at the candle at the train door, noticing that the flame was flickering slightly.
This shows that this place is definitely not as peaceful as it seems on the surface.
But to know what exactly is going on, I'm afraid I'll have to go down there first.
However, as long as there is nothing wrong with your brain, you won't think about going down.
After a few minutes of waiting, the train rang a series of rapid bells again and then started moving.
This time, the train didn't run for long.
Less than an hour later, the car started to slow down and stopped in a forest in the daylight.
Nothing came up, and nothing went down...
The train stopped for a few minutes and closed its doors as if it were a routine.
"It seems much safer this time. Although I saw some anomalous entities moving around, the candle flames didn't even flicker."
After observing, Colin made a .
The third station was a little slower than this time. After about three hours, the train began to slow down again.
At this moment, Colin saw that it seemed to be evening outside the train window and it was pitch black.
However, ordinary darkness could not block his vision.
Colin could clearly see that beneath the pitch darkness lay a desolate and silent ancient town, dotted with dilapidated wooden and stone buildings, and a loess wall visible in the distance...
Suddenly, his heart trembled as he saw a hill about a hundred meters high in the pitch-black and deserted town.
In the hill, there is a giant statue of a god or Buddha carved to the same level as the hill.
Its posture is upright, making the hill look like its seat, and its face is kind and compassionate, showing its sympathy for the world...
However, in the cramped and cold darkness, it revealed only an indescribable eerie and strangeness.
Especially those extremely expressive eyes.
"This thing is staring at me?"
Colin looked serious, feeling an extremely strong sense of being watched.
Even though he wasn't directly facing the opponent, he still felt like he was being stared at...
There was even a faint auditory hallucination in my ears.
"No, it's not an auditory hallucination!"
Colin frowned. The voice seemed to be saying...
"...You and I...are destined to be together?"
And that was when it happened.
There seems to be a faint vibration outside...
The Buddha statue sitting on the hill began to shake, as if it wanted to stand up, but countless chains followed. When it tried to stand up, it was pulled up from the ground, making a harsh metallic sound .
"What the hell! Let's go!"
Colin felt goosebumps all over his body.
He was not afraid of those ferocious monsters, but he felt an indescribable creepiness about these eerie things.
“Ding ding ding~”
After a series of crisp bell sounds.
The train starts moving again...
The dark and gloomy scene was left behind by the train.
For some reason, Colin couldn't relax. He had a premonition that he might really meet that thing again and renew their "old relationship".
"Hiss, damn, this lousy train of yours, how can you find so many abnormal areas one by one?"
Colin pinched his forehead.
But what was that thing just now?
It doesn't feel dangerous at all, it's just a strange and mysterious feeling of inexplicable unease.
"Normally, a train won't leave Earth within three or five stations. This means this giant Buddha is most likely on Earth. When we get back, I'll contact the authorities to see if they have any relevant information..."
Colin planned to come over and smash or take it in when he had the chance.
That way we can establish a good relationship.
Taking a deep breath, Colin suppressed the inexplicable fear in his heart and waited quietly for the arrival of the fourth stop.
This time, the wait wasn't too long...
After about another hour, the train slowed down and began to prepare to stop at the station.
As the gray fog gradually dissipated outside the train window, a scene of ice and snow emerged. Within a thousand miles, there was no one and nothing could be seen except the unusually clear starlight above the night sky.
"What the hell is this place?"
Colin looked at it for a while, but couldn't quite guess the exact location.
At this moment, there was a "click" sound.
The train doors opened.
He first let the miser jump out, and only after making sure there was no danger did he follow him out.
At the same time as my feet touched the ground, information emerged in my mind.
[Event Requirements: Please go to the designated area, find the fissure beneath the iceberg, and throw the "special token" down. This round of missions will be considered complete...]
【Note: Complete this task within one day.】
…
"'Special keepsake'."
Colin opened his "storage room" and took a look. After taking out the "special token", he found that it looked like a severed hand that had just been cut off.
The item description associated with it reads:
[By extracting the blood and flesh genes of certain organisms, using reasonable and legal methods, consuming a considerable amount of resources, and imitating and cultivating them, a replica is created. It carries a considerable portion of the original's characteristics.]
Ah, this...
"Some biological flesh and blood gene? This smell... Oh my god, are they starting mass production?"
Ke Lin was speechless, not knowing what the company was doing.
The requirement is to throw it into a certain area to complete it.
The usage is quite rough. I wonder if it will explode if thrown down, or if it can accomplish some kind of suppression or something?
Shaking his head, Colin put the things away.
Afterwards, he sensed the direction through the mission and transformed himself into a stream of flame, quickly crossing the snow.
But after about three to five minutes, Colin slowed down a little and his nostrils twitched.
"The smell of living people, the smell of heresy, the smell of gunpowder, and the smell of abnormality..."
There are all kinds of smells, and the first ingredients seem a bit complicated.
It feels like a big fight...
However, when Colin arrived at the first battlefield, he found that the battle seemed to have ended. He did not see any living people, but did see a lot of corpses.
No, to be precise, there are only bones covered with clothes, but no flesh and blood.
And a large variety of weapons...
It even includes a half-destroyed wooden "ghost ship" frozen in the water.
"It should be an official force, with hundreds of people. But judging by the ethnicity of the people identified by their uniforms and skeletons, it's not just domestic official forces. The whole situation is quite complex, with people from various countries..."
"There are even heretical followers. Tsk, it seems like the authorities are currently working with them to fight against something else?"
"However, these scents haven't lasted more than two weeks, so it's impossible for them to turn into bones. The presence of bones means they're not Red Moon followers. If they won, all their down clothes would have to be recycled, let alone bones."
Colin paused for a moment, then continued to move deeper into the target direction.
The lingering smell in the air told him that this was a haunted place, and it seemed there were still living people...
Sure enough, after moving forward for a distance, he suddenly heard a faint sound of explosion in the air.
