Volume 1 Crime and Punishment in Fog City Chapter 6 Between Up and Down
The upper areas of the Steam City are certainly full of life, but this does not mean that the middle areas filled with machines are also devoid of human life.
On the contrary, compared to the numb ground, these guys in the middle are very vital.
"ha……"
Two streams of white mist spurted out from both sides of the respirator, proving that the temperature inside Li Lin's body had risen to a certain level.
But this still couldn't compare to the passion in other people's hearts. He slowly twisted the dagger out of the basketball-sized hole and shook off the blood. The unlucky guy who was confused lost Li Lin's control and fell to the ground like noodles.
The pupils that were full of life quickly turned gray, and the palms that were struggling to dig at the chest also lost their strength. After a few seconds, the trembling body also completely lost its vitality. The corpse, without any strength, gradually fell from the passage and slid into the huge mechanical gear below. In the blink of an eye, it was turned into a ball of minced meat and disappeared under the gushing of steam.
Li Lin's face changed again, and then solidified into the appearance of the guard who had just fallen. In the dungeon, you can identify a person by his cloak and mask. After stuffing the dagger into his vest to recharge it, Li Lin once again took out a brand new steam dagger from his sleeve. Electric current flashed on his cloak, solidifying into a brand new appearance, and then he continued to move forward step by step along the traces he had explored.
'There are a bunch of unqualified guards everywhere...'
It's easier than the stealth games I played before.
Wrapping his body in the cloak, the mask under the hood became slightly hazy and distorted. Li Lin's figure was like a ghost walking out of the steam, moving slowly in the steam-filled corridor.
They recognized people simply by their voices and masks and cloaks, and gave them short message cards and so-called codes. They didn't even ask the most basic questions, as if they were sure that no one would challenge their huge, even bloated, underground organization.
But I will.
Looking at the sentry who was flipping through a book in the corner out of boredom, Li Lin sneered and walked over to greet him without hesitation.
Two minutes later, accompanied by a dull sound, the headless body of the sentry fell limply to the ground with blood splattering on both sides of the copper pipe. Li Lin looked at the body of the sentry indifferently, his body blurred for a while, and then transformed into the appearance of the sentry and continued to move forward.
This was dangerous, and the possibility of being exposed was very high. Just a little more questioning would reveal his poor disguise.
But a white mist came from both sides of the respirator, and the hot air exhaled was also very hot underground.
But this is still not as cruel as the blood flowing.
Li Lin is a person who pursues extreme excitement.
He was willing to take such risks to pursue the feeling of his heart pounding and burning.
Would a normal person cut his own head with a knife when the technology is not yet mature? Would a normal person play a simulated killing game on the street and be caught by the criminal system?
During the ten years in prison, Li Lin often thought that maybe the criminal system was not wrong and he was a heinous criminal. Just like a person cannot stop the growth of nails and the brain cannot stop the heart from beating, the pursuit of this kind of stimulation and pleasure is also an instinct that Li Lin cannot stop.
So you can only express it and release it.
Fortunately, there are still games in this world, and these things that can make people secrete adrenaline violently. So it is enough to indulge in the game.
After all, killing people in games is not illegal. The more realistic the game is, the more Li Lin feels a sense of excitement and trembling spreading from the depths of his brain. Perhaps the pursuit of the mission is secondary, and what he is pursuing is just the pleasure of being able to do whatever he wants?
"Jack? Aren't you supposed to be watching the scene in the outer area? Why are you here?"
"…Something happened, come back to report."
Looking at the three guards who looked confused, Li Lin took a deep breath, and the generator on his Adam's apple changed rapidly, simulating the voice of the unlucky guy. But he walked towards the three people without stopping.
“Ah, I see…”
The three of them showed a look of realization and nodded as if they hadn't noticed anything.
Just as Li Lin was approaching with increasingly brisk steps, one of them seemed to realize something and looked at Li Lin strangely.
Although the mask cannot show the expression, I guess there is a confused expression behind the mask with a bull symbol engraved on it. The guard at the back looked at Li Lin, whose steps were getting faster and faster, and a somewhat confused voice came from the loudspeaker.
"Why are you standing there? Why are you walking so fast? What's the command?"
"Password?"
Li Lin, who was almost about to run, looked at the three guards who were still at a loss at the end of the corridor, and his heart began to beat violently.
"The password is of course for the swarm~"
“?! How dare you attack us? Which organization are you from? Are you trying to kill yourself?!”
“…That’s right.”
I'm not your teammate.
Realizing that he might have been discovered, Li Lin let out a chilling laugh and pressed the mechanism instantly.
The cloak on his body suddenly expanded under the effect of the electric current, and rushed towards the three guards in the blink of an eye like a handful of steel needles. The piercing sound of breaking through the air and the whistling sound made the three guards terrified, and one of the guards subconsciously stepped back a few steps, leaving a loophole in the defense.
Faced with such a good opportunity, a well-trained professional player would naturally not miss it. Under the acceleration of the electric current, his steps were like a ghost, and his body turned into a puff of green smoke, and instantly came to the center of the three people with a burnt smell. His hands naturally took out two steam daggers, just like a child holding a branch with both hands to poke an ant nest, and instantly sent the two daggers into the chests of the two people who did not retreat.
With a slight hissing sound, two brilliant blood flowers flew up. Finally, under the rotation of the gears above, they were crushed into countless blood mists, covering the room in a dark red.
A pungent smell began to spread and the lights turned into a mixed red.
"You bastard—"
Seeing the brass daggers stuck in the chests of the two guards who staggered backwards and the gas cylinders pressed down on them, the last guard's eyes turned bloodshot and he roared as he rushed towards the unarmed attacker.
He was full of confidence, and he believed that his bare-handed attack would definitely knock the bastard to the ground. Not only because he was the second best in the organization in close combat, nor because of the shame and anger in his heart, but because the killer had no weapons left.
As we all know, a person without a weapon cannot quickly defeat another well-trained person in hand-to-hand combat. As long as he finds an opportunity to press the alarm button not far in front of him, he will win!
The guard with such faith roared, and then saw the short figure shrouded in shadows raise his hand.
"bong~"
Li Lin tilted his head, and the mask changed into a grin.
The steam vortex bursting out from the wrist pierced through the head of the last guard in the blink of an eye, and then the pierced air hole caused the entire head to explode like a water-filled balloon.
Together with the other two guards whose chests were blown to pieces , the corpses of the three people exploded almost simultaneously, turning the small room into a mass of bloody and shredded flesh. The pungent iron smell could not even be purified by the isolation device, and it made the throat feel dull and painful as if it was being cut by an invisible knife when breathing.
"That's enough..."
Looking at the three figures lying limp on the ground, Li Lin let out a long sigh.
They are dead.
Completed a wonderful TOP-level kill.
The archaeologist who killed three people in one second used a device to electrocute the stains on his body, then reached into the blood and successfully found three keys with different accessories.
It seems that the people in this organization have not thought about what will happen to the defense system if three guards are killed at the same time. However, after all, it is an unofficial and informal organization, so this matter can be left to the nobles to deal with. Maybe it can be exchanged for some bounty... Anyway, he is sure that this group of people who contacted him are enemies.
You can just go in and kill them, but that's boring. There's no fun in killing unarmed civilians.
So, good bay~
I'll come back to explore sometime, my dear.
Picking up three keys and several signs, Li Lin's figure swayed in the blood mist. The light and shadow twisted and changed, and then he changed into another appearance and hurriedly left the scene.
