Volume 1 Crime and Punishment in Fog City Chapter 33: Emerging from Cocoon to Butterfly
"…Sure enough, there is still a problem."
Even though she had been inside the seventh stronghold for a long time, the confusion in Alice's heart still lingered for a long time.
What a coincidence.
In every sense, it's such a coincidence.
Is it really possible to make a player follow a certain plan completely? Even if there are some good side plots along the way, it will divert a player's attention. As a player, Alice is very aware of the bad nature of players themselves.
And after all, is there really any point in coming here? From the beginning, the little girl has been advocating players against players. It is indeed normal for the undead to fight against the undead, but how should I put it? From the very beginning, there was a strange sense of disobedience. She kept emphasizing the role of finishing the battle in one go. It seemed that she was arranging a lot of tasks without leaving any room for retreat.
But is it really necessary? Is it necessary to be so nervous?
Looking at the cage that had been set up in front of her, Alice felt that her intuition was constantly sending warnings, emphasizing that she seemed to have forgotten something.
But no matter how I think about it, there is nothing wrong. Even if there are any minor problems, there are backup plans to correct them. And the monster did indeed set up various bloody altars and painted strange symbols along the way, adding fear to the entire dungeon, and also took the shortest distance and the shortest way to deal with each stronghold.
And then, just as expected... he ran into a crude trap.
“…This guy is really a beast.”
Looking at the figure thinking quietly in the trap room below, Alice couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
Although he still felt that something was wrong, the current situation was like this. It would take at least some time to set up the resurrection point, and during this time he had been running back and forth without any time to set up the resurrection point, so he could only resurrect randomly. Who knows how far he ran.
The acid corrosion plan has been successful now, right? But where did this feeling of uneasiness come from... After shaking her head to dispel the random thoughts in her mind, Alice looked at the figure who was thinking quietly behind the thick glass and pulled out the intercom. The distorted voice through the copper tube spoke to the figure inside as if with pity:
"You don't have to think about resisting or escaping. Now your only option is to be resurrected randomly. Your mission has ended, player whose name is unknown. You can no longer stop the people in the dungeon from heading to the surface. Acid is indeed a very useful thing, and you have been defeated by your greatest weapon. We are all players, and there is no need to kill each other for equipment or anything. I can let you leave the dungeon safely, this is my promise to you."
"Really? Is that so..."
Looking at the blockades filled with fences and anti-cutting nets, Li Lin shrugged indifferently.
"But who told you that my mission would fail if the skylight in the dungeon opened? Who told you that if your mission succeeded, I would fail?"
"Eh? What do you mean?"
"What I mean is, do you think your judgment is really correct? Who corrects your judgment? Hmm?"
“…”
Facing the smiling figure at her feet, Alice felt that the uneasiness she was vaguely aware of was gradually becoming a reality.
She finally realized what was wrong.
Just as the little girl said, would he let anyone live? Would he let those infantry and guards get out alive? If he really wanted to fight an annihilation war and a security war, how many people could he kill alone in the infinite war? If the demons in the upper zone were really as described in the data, they would be able to kill thousands of people in the simple fog city in three days. How many people could he kill in the infinite war in the lower zone with all kinds of powerful weapons?
Is it necessary to make it so complicated? If he really just wanted to stop the underground people's attack, he could drag all the underground city troops to hell without considering the losses, but he didn't do that. Instead, he showed weakness to the enemy and ran around like a puppet following the progress of the mission.
This showed that there was only one reason. That was that his mission was not to destroy the dungeon, nor to destroy the settlement in the dungeon, but another one with a high degree of freedom.
For example, completely destroying the attack on the dungeon...
In other words, destroy all command systems.
"That kid did a great job. Is hatred really the source of all motivation?"
With dark mist lingering around him, Li Lin looked at the pale-faced female anchor and smiled coolly.
" In fact, I'd like to thank you for finally finding a place where we can concentrate our forces. Your commander and leader are there, right? After all, this is a memorable moment, and it's impossible to delay the command. The civilian system was killed, and the tough guards were also killed in the base. Finally, it's the officers. I finally found where those guys are."
“…”
Carefully observing the mist rising around the figure, a guess flashed through the female anchor's mind like lightning.
"You actually, you actually brainwashed the guy you abandoned! You actually planned it so long ago?! Do you really have no morals or conscience?!"
" It's too harsh to say that I was brainwashing her. I really gave her the knowledge that could save everything."
Looking at the female anchor with a look of disbelief, Li Lin smiled maliciously and shrugged his shoulders.
"It's a coincidence. I happen to have a piece of pagan knowledge called the Unspeakable Rune, which can transmit knowledge and information. To be honest, blood can not only be used on the altar, but also on some cover-up runes. So as long as I teach her this knowledge, there will be no problem."
"You monster..."
"I told you, I like that little girl very much, and I give her some things whenever I have time. For example, talismans, communication equipment and so on. I also taught her blood sacrifice. I guess she secretly made one before? Or do you really think that blackening is three times stronger? Don't be ridiculous. The dead are the medium for transmitting information. Do you really think I'm joking about committing suicide? My arrangement has already been activated."
"You monster!"
"As a player, you don't think I won't drag a few NPCs along with me, do you? Would you jump off a cliff and commit suicide when you can't beat the NPC but can get some kills in return? You can tell that's impossible. No matter how crappy the experience is, it's still experience. So female anchor, don't play hardcore games. Your brain is not up to standard. But to be honest, you are quite patient. If you didn't come again, I would have thought my plan had failed. But it's obvious that you don't have enough brains. And my resurrection point is nearby."
"You monster!!!"
"Everything, all of it, is my fault. I feel a little uncomfortable if I don't say these words out loud."
Well, goodbye.
Looking at the female anchor who looked mentally retarded, Li Lin smiled, took out a dagger, turned it over and pierced his chest.
After a dull thud, the player's body, with a basketball-sized hole in its chest, fell heavily to the ground. In just a moment, it turned into countless dust and debris, silently disappearing in the world. At almost the same time, in the shadow behind a certain building, the fog twisted and a slender figure walked out silently.
Facing the girl in front of him who was emitting layers of dark mist that was exactly the same as himself, Li Lin showed a warm smile on his face, stretched out his hand and spread out his palm, and a milky white candy ball lay in his palm.
"Would you like a piece of candy, Sally? Once this matter is over, you will be able to see your parents soon."
"…Yes, sir. Thank you."
My parents will be resurrected from my hands.
As long as everyone is sacrificed, they will be resurrected.
Reaching out and grabbing the candy ball and putting it into her mouth, the girl named Sallys looked at the adult in front of her with a morbid yet sincere smile.
