Volume 1 Crime and Punishment in Fog City Chapter 17: Excessive Consciousness
"ah……"
He opened his eyes and took a deep breath, but the underground smoke filled with rust and toxins immediately choked Li Lin.
When the world before his eyes began to double, Li Lin, who was a little confused due to low blood pressure, finally woke up as if from a dream and began to put on the Sodom breathing suit.
After the familiar stinging sensation of the watch came, the hazy illusion in my brain seemed to recede like a tide, revealing the bottomless abyss in front of me that I would fall into if I took a step forward. Although this game has a resurrection mechanism, it is random resurrection, and there is no guarantee that the surrounding resurrection points are absolutely safe. Although it is a scam, it is indeed a very good setting from the perspective of hardcore games.
What do hardcore games pursue? Isn't it the pleasure and pride gained from passing various obscure and difficult levels?
As a die-hard player of hardcore games, Li Lin is still walking alone in the cold dungeon today.
Because there is no one who can accompany him in this game.
"Even though I say it's okay, if there really aren't any people I'll probably give up on it."
After tidying up his equipment and making it the most complete state, he put on the breathing mask and transformed into the feared demon. Li Lin exhaled deeply, and two streams of white mist blew out from the nozzle.
The nightmare of being crushed into pieces by the hydraulic press reappeared in the dungeon. To the NPC, the life of the player is obviously unreasonable. But that's just the way it is, right? Vampires are also immortal and resurrect on the spot, but vampires are afraid of sunlight and crosses. Players are too lazy to do repetitive things without any gains, so they will naturally give up .
So players can also integrate into the game world? Maybe they can even become a fantasy race?
Every time I wake up and play games, I always have random thoughts for a while, which is also the privilege of players.
Now, we can start working.
"If I use this, the game will be boring, but now is the time to use it."
Archaeological skills, material dating, detective skills, information retrieval, open.
All of a sudden, the world before my eyes began to emit unusual light.
After judging the strength of the light, Li Lin took out a dagger and walked to a corner that looked inconspicuous.
"By the way, isn't it time to get a haircut? It's time to take care of it..."
Walking in the empty , Li Lin casually carved a mark on the surrounding iron pipes with a steam dagger. He tightened his clothes and thought absentmindedly.
When inserting the cannula, it was almost blocked by the hair that was not lifted up. Prison life has really had a great impact on me. I have almost forgotten how to take care of myself. If it weren't for the convenience of modern society, I probably wouldn't know when I would die, right?
But there is no way. Anyone who stays in prison for ten years will most likely lose their social status. And as the only victim of the system so far, it is not necessarily true that he is a victim. Even many people still think that Li Lin is extremely dangerous as an individual. Although he does not think so, his release from prison is not something to make a big fuss about. It can only be said to be another performance of the victory of human democracy.
And to be honest, prison is basically no different from the outside world except for the lack of freedom, for someone like Li Lin who has no social skills.
"In fact, I wouldn't have to worry about eating and cleaning at that time..."
Anyway, someone will do it.
Li Lin casually scratched the copper pipe, curled his lips, and continued to move forward in the underground pipeline that was like the intestines of a living thing.
He was observing the surrounding terrain and machinery. With the archaeological dating and detective retrieval skills, he could actually walk back and forth in any terrain as if it were his own home. It's not that these two skills are so amazing, detectives can only detect traces left by people, and archaeology can only determine the age and records of items.
However, the combination of these two seemingly insignificant skills actually creates a terrifying and somewhat abnormal integrated pathfinding and reconnaissance skill.
Through the trace search of the detective, it can be seen that there are traces of multiple people coming and going within nearly a year, and traces of individual coming and going within a week. In addition, the remaining time and number of people can be judged by color and information. Even the enemy's race, weapons, and possible mental state can be perfectly inferred.
The dating function can determine the age of any man-made object. It can easily determine the time from the present for the object, building or anything else. The latest fuzzy judgment is one year, and the longest is unlimited, but the farther away, the less precise the time. So once these two skills are used at the same time, everything in Sodom will unfold to Li Lin like a naked body. Whether it is a busy street or a dark passage with few people, or those secret passages that have not appeared in official records, or even those hidden traps that even many enemies are not aware of, they are all clearly visible in Li Lin's eyes.
In fact, it is a very simple truth. As a safe passage, you must maintain it, otherwise no one can escape in an emergency. Where people often walk, even if it is a well-hidden secret passage, there will be traces left. Dating can determine where there are roads and organs that have been repaired without problems, and traces can determine whether those places are public or private.
If you can confirm these two pieces of information, then it will be almost the same as opening the full map.
As for why they didn't seek reinforcements from the dungeon, it was naturally because the guards of the dungeon could basically be treated as non-existent. Instead of trusting them to lead the way, it would be more reliable to find their own bodies as soon as possible and offer them as a sacrifice.
Walking or even crawling on the winding and twisting road, following the traces left by the crowd, we quickly traced back to a main road that looked particularly wide. The construction time was determined to be a hundred years ago, in the later period of the establishment of the Dark City. However, the traces of repairs in many places were three to five years respectively, which showed that this place that looked like a large iron block was indeed a road that could be walked on.
"Ah, the lone man."
With detective vision, Li Lin clearly saw a man peeking around.
Wearing the standard dungeon guardian overseer suit, he looked around nervously, but because of his chameleon disguise and the thick fog, he didn't seem to notice Li Lin, and just looked around furtively.
This place should be a place with a lot of people, and there are traces of human and mechanical movement everywhere. In the detective's view, it is so yellow that it is red. The sneaky man seemed to be aware of this, and listened attentively, then tiptoed to cross the road and walk towards a shaft marked as a place where people often appear in the detective's view.
...Forget it, just kill him.
I always felt a little unhappy about being ambushed that time.
Looking at the sneaky figure, Li Lin thought about it and threw a steam dagger over.
Having never expected the attack to come from such a continent, the figure didn't even have a chance to dodge, and a bloody hole was instantly blasted in his chest by the power of the steam dagger, and then he fell down with blood spurting out of his body.
I made another blood sacrifice when no one was around. This time, it seemed that because it was not the first blood sacrifice, the reading bar was unusually fast. I only stood around for a second to complete the sacrifice. Then, it was another almost perfect evaluation, and I got something like "acid saliva". It was said that it turned my saliva into strong acid to kill the enemy.
What does this mean? Spitting on the battlefield?
Sure enough, there is something wrong with this skill, right?
Shaking his head in silence about the free skills, Li Lin kicked the corpse into the ditch. He picked up the dagger from the ground, wiped it, and continued to observe the surrounding environment.
It seems that there is something wrong with the shaft that the man intends to enter. Through the detective vision, it can be found that the light emerging over there is not the group of three or five that the guards of the dungeon often appear in. Instead, they often appear alone, and there is rarely any sign of a group appearance. It looks like a base that is intentionally concealed.
But so many traces of in and out could not be concealed in the eyes of the detective, not to mention that the dating clearly indicated that the maintenance time of this shaft was in the last three months.
"Lucky...?"
Maybe it's the rebels' liaison base?
With such an insignificant thought in mind, Li Lin slowly opened the vertical shaft and slowly climbed down along the traces left by previous people.
After walking around the intricate underground traffic pipes for several times and then passing through several extremely secretive mechanisms, about ten minutes later, Li Lin crawled out of a small corridor, and the world in front of him suddenly became clear.
A large pipe that seemed to be used by underground monsters was right in front of him. Countless blue lights were lined up along both sides of the wall, leading to the corner as if they were afraid that others would not know. In Li Lin's detective vision, there were traces of burning flames at the corner. The smell of Longma also became a little stronger here.
"Steam Fortress..."
Looking at the huge monster hiding in the deepest part of the fog, Li Lin showed a slightly stunned expression.
That should be the most perfect front fortress Li Lin has ever seen. Whether it is the ceiling or the ground, the surrounding corridors or the mist in the air, they all show signs of danger and human maintenance, all of which were repaired today.
The underground is full of turning mechanisms, the steel ceiling is a staggered firepower hub, and there is a very high heat storage in the center of the door. Several huge figures walked back and forth in front of the huge bronze door frame. The huge mechanisms, heavy footsteps, and the constant hissing steam are enough to prove that these steel machines that look at least five meters high are the favorites of many steampunk enthusiasts, steam machine men.
And it's not just these automatic defense systems. Human figures are lined up behind the raised shields on the ground. Although they seem to be chatting without any precautions, judging from their positions and distance, they can be spotted as long as they are within 20 meters. And 20 meters is enough for these well-trained humans to jump into the bunker, pick up those somewhat disturbing looking guns, and aim at the crazy enemy rushing in from the front door. It can even be said that if there is a head-on conflict, Li Lin's small body will probably be torn into pieces by the hail of bullets in less than three seconds.
If there were only a few people, they could still use fatigue tactics, but there were several figures in the reserve team behind them, and there were several steam mechanized soldiers wearing three-meter-high external armor guarding those five-meter-tall steam mechanized soldiers. Whether it was fatigue, head-on conflict, or sneak attack, there was almost no way to fight against this near-perfect fortress.
This was definitely not something that an ordinary person or an exiled insane monster could have built. It was probably a great creation that was created by combining the technology left over from the glorious days of Sodom with some people in the dungeon.
But even though it's a big deal, how to get in is still a problem. As a player, you don't want to see such a dangerous thing and not try it.
But after hiding in the fog for nearly half an hour and changing guards several times, they always had at least fifteen people on standby.
“…There are no flaws.”
If you try to break into this underground fortress that is armed to the teeth, you will definitely die.
Looking at the lights of Longma at the corner, Li Lin hid in the mist and thought about what he had seen and heard along the way. After thinking for a while, he changed the appearance of his equipment.
The body that was originally like a shadow gradually became more prominent, as if it was reshaped by plasticine. The thin body gradually became taller under the effect of the cloak, and its appearance gradually became darker, with edges and corners, and transformed into the appearance of an underground supervisor.
"That should be OK now."
After pulling out the character image and confirming that his appearance was indeed the same as the clone-like underground supervisor, Li Lin pressed the generator in his throat, and after it turned into a neutral changed sound, he walked towards the gate as if he didn't know that this was the base of the resistance organization.
An underground supervisor walked towards the fortress of the underground resistance organization. It sounded like a joke. As the blue light gradually shone, the mist spread around Li Lin. The armored guards guarding the gate of the fortress soon discovered the figure walking towards them. The bronze machine suddenly increased pressure and turned, spraying high-pressure steam, aiming at Li Lin's disguised body.
Li Lin immediately stood still, quietly waiting for his next fate.
But after a while, the gun emitting cold light did not fire. Instead, a man's hoarse and impatient voice came from the loudspeaker:
"…Why are you still standing there? Why don't you go in?"
“…”
really.
Sometimes, tasks that seem impossible are surprisingly easy to accomplish. This is the case with games.
Li Lin sneered in his heart, glanced at the deformed guards who seemed unaware, and walked into the slowly opening bronze door wrapped in his deformed windbreaker.
