Chapter 19: Roundabouts

This is also because the grenade launcher is friendly enough, although it has a large caliber, but the recoil is not very strong, and the average person is actually very easy to operate.

Because the caliber of the grenade launcher is large, the number of ammunition loaded is generally relatively small - he exchanged it for a rear-loading grenade launcher that can only hold one round of ammunition - so the power is not large, and the length of the canister is relatively short.

Since the initial velocity of the grenade is relatively small and the chamber pressure is also very low, the recoil is naturally smaller.

Dual-wielding is naturally more stable to use, but it is said that it is actually possible to fire even if you are not with one hand...... It was because of this that Xia Ran chose to redeem it.

There are gains and losses, so the reload volume, reload speed, range and other attributes of the grenade launcher are all defects, but Xia Ran doesn't care about these defects at all, because according to his usage, these defects of this weapon do not exist at all.

——Mainly to make up for the knife at a critical moment, or in the face of the weak chicken dying enemy just now, directly seize the opportunity is to hit the soul.

No matter what time it is, a single shot is enough, and it is almost impossible for him to choose to face more than two enemies at the same time. And even if there is only one enemy, if a grenade can't kill him, he will never risk continuing the fight.

Instead, they will immediately distance themselves and find a way to escape...... Retreat strategically to ensure your own safety.

After all, if he didn't have a chance to distance himself because of the enemy's actions, he would definitely not have a chance to fire a second shot.

Therefore.

The troublesome shortcomings of reload volume, reload speed, etc., are not a problem at all in his opinion.

However, this time, Xia Ran's estimation was a little wrong, maybe there was indeed nothing wrong in the system's explanation, normal people can use grenade launchers with one hand against their shoulders, but that's because the normal strength value of normal people should be 5 points.

And he only has 4 points of strength, which is relatively at least 20% lower than his wrist strength, grip strength or something, plus he still uses his left hand, so ......

The recoil still hurt his wrist.

- In fact, it was also expected, he was worried that the impact of the injury to his right hand would be greater, so he selectively sacrificed his left hand when he had to launch with one hand.

Although the system provides a repair function, it has a troublesome limitation, that is, it can only be used after leaving the mission world and returning to your personal area, and there is no way to call the full repair service anytime and anywhere without restrictions.

Therefore, although this is not a serious injury, Xia Ran needs to take care of it slowly.

Enduring the pain, he stepped forward to the edge of the cliff and looked down, only to see that there were rough waves below, and the waves crashed against the reef, splashing white spray and foam, and nothing else.

The parasitic beast that couldn't even control its own body was kicked back again and again by him, staggering on the edge of the cliff and losing its balance, and at the last moment it was replenished with a fire bomb, and it was already dead and could not die again, and the current corpse naturally disappeared into the waves.

In fact, even if you just kicked that thing off the cliff with a simple kick without using a grenade launcher, it is estimated that this person's head will be in hand.

It's just that Xia Ran feels that it is not safe enough, and he doesn't want to take the risk of uncertainty in the future, so he still chooses to take a little risk...... He subconsciously looked to the side and couldn't help but sigh, there were some traps he had prepared earlier, but they didn't work.

After all, his memory was very vague, and he was able to barely determine the location of the battlefield was the limit, and he was not able to remember more details, and he didn't expect that the parasitic beast would not come slowly, but suddenly rush out and launch a surprise attack.

So much so that the previous preparation could not be used, and his initial plan was to deal with that thing, lead the other party to step on the trap, and then continue to use the righteous way of playing.

However, it is acceptable to take a little risk, after all, the rewards are indeed very generous, although the reward for a single kill of this parasitic beast is only a very humble × 100 points, and the free attribute points × 1......

It's like a symbolic feeling, if Xia Ran adds a few more attributes and increases his ability value a little more, maybe there will be nothing.

But the point is not this, but after that, a prompt message followed -

"Save Izumi Nobuko, get 15,000 points× B-grade causal crystals×1, and greatly increase the interference of the world."

A huge sum of money speaks volumes about the importance of this woman.

But think about it, if she hadn't died, Izumi Shinichi wouldn't have suffered a series of accidents later-

was impaled through the heart by a monster that looked like his mother and was about to die.,And then he was rescued by Xiaoyou with all his might.,Came back to life with a new look.。

Because there are small right cells all over the body, all aspects of the body's ability value have made breakthroughs beyond human beings. The most important thing is that the thinking has also undergone a huge change, the psychology has become extremely cold, there is no innocence and timidity, and it has changed from cowardice to strength.

At the same time, he also lost part of the compassion and humanity that he should have as a human being, and although he could feel sadness, he could never shed a single tear.

A series of changes, all the fates originated from the moment Izumi Nobuko was killed by the parasitic beast, and the moment she was parasitized, it began to change.

If this mother had not died, what would have happened to the fate of the protagonist of the plot in the future? What direction will the future of the world be? If you think about it, you will see that this is really something that has nothing to say.

If it's very difficult to change this node, and you need to fight hard, you will probably be able to get more points, and you shouldn't be the only one...... Although it is also a huge amount of money for the current Xia Ran, he judged it by the cost performance of the points, but found that it was indeed a little unworthy.

As for the specific effect of the increase in world interference, Xia Ran is not clear.

The only thing that is certain is that at the moment when the interference degree was greatly increased, he exactly felt a sudden rejection, and the estimated regression time in the system also shrank directly, from one year to two months.

"Huh?"

Squinting his eyes slightly, Xia Ran suddenly found that among the waves below, there seemed to be a point of light floating, because it was white itself, and it was almost impossible to see it among the white foam waves of the waves crashing against the cliffs and reefs.

If he hadn't looked at it twice, he might have missed it directly.

Wait, is this a burst of equipment? Why didn't the previous complete parasitic beasts explode, but this living manure machine that was simply wasting air exploded? Is it simply based on probability, or will special characters or monsters with greater influence explode?

These thoughts flashed through his mind, Xia Ran shook his head, then turned back to look at the frightened couple behind him, and exhaled.

But at this time, he can't go down to get something for the time being, he can only hope that it won't refresh directly......

It's better to deal with the couple first, and then find a chance to come back here and have a look.

……

……

About half an hour later, back in town, the three of them appeared at the hotel.

The two couples, who were a little frightened, listened to Xia Ran explain what happened before. And after the latter took a lot of words, the two finally had a preliminary understanding of what had just happened and what the monster that had been staring at them before.

“…… Parasitic beasts? ”

"Yes, that's what I call them...... I don't know exactly when they appeared or where they came from. ”

Xia Ran, who was sitting opposite the couple, nodded lightly, raised the cup with his right hand with a calm expression and took a sip of tea.

"But based on the time of those murder and mutilation cases, it can probably be traced back to two or three months ago."

His left hand was getting more and more swollen and painful, but he was still silent on the surface, and his identity was problematic, and it was impossible to go to the hospital. I can only think about how to solve this problem later.

However, Izumi Shinichi's parents did not have such a strong heart as him, and when he had just learned of such a terrible thing, Sanguan was undoubtedly the most shaken, and both of them were terrified.

"Murder and mutilation?"

"Say that, say that...... It's ...... them."

Xia Ran put down the cup, gently pressed the cap on his head, and said in a low voice:

"That's right, they're eating people...... To be precise, what species it parasitizes on, it eats what species, don't you see? Statements such as wives and daughters being mutilated, missing husbands, and suspected murderers account for a considerable proportion of those cases. ”

"How so...... Something like this......"

Izumi Nobuko opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she was gently pulled by her husband next to her, she turned her head to look, only to see her husband shaking his head slightly.

Because Izumi was more likely to believe this statement than his wife, he still felt palpitations until now, and the extremely thrilling scene before would probably become a nightmare that haunted him for the rest of his life.

The huge mouthparts that opened ......

The eyeballs and bone blades at the tip of the tentacles......

and the head of his own wife, who is shrouded in shadows......

He had no doubt that if it weren't for the young man in front of him who happened to run into the two of them, his wife would have met with an accident by now, or he wouldn't even be able to escape.

Xia Ran, who was opposite, lowered his eyes slightly, and a flash of light flashed on his glasses.

Approaching Izumi Shinichi rashly, this in itself is unreasonable, and it is easy to arouse the suspicion of the other party, but now it is an excellent opportunity to get closer to the other party's parents, and now it seems that he has initially gained the trust of these two people.

"Wait, you...... You just said that those parasitic beasts will eat people's brains and replace them in their original identity? ”

At this time, Izumi Nobuko, as a mother, seemed to suddenly think of something bad, and her voice began to tremble.

She just feels that her son has changed a lot during this time, and she almost doesn't feel like her own son anymore. And the previous encounter really hammered the existence of some kind of man-eating monster, and the young man in front of him who was the same age as his son also said a very fatal thing.

Parasitic beasts are called parasitic beasts because they burrow into the body of a creature and take over the brain, then manage this "dead body".

Someone may still look like that person on the surface, but in fact, they may have been replaced by some monster......