Chapter 2: The Night Stalker
Syllable!
The bottle containing the cold liquor slammed into Lawless's forehead, and the bottle shattered instantly, but the tremendous force contained on it made Lawless stumble.
"Are you awake?"
"If you're not sober, I don't mind giving you another bottle!"
At some point, Rachel appeared in front of Lawless, and after throwing away the rest of the bottle, she looked up at Lawlessness.
Her face hidden by the system makes it impossible to see her gaze clearly.
But that doesn't include lawlessness.
The killing intent that seemed to be like a volcanic eruption quickly disappeared.
"Sorry, Rachel!"
"I lost my temper!"
Lawless apologized sincerely.
Not only for Rachel, but also for the veteran players around him.
"That bottle of wine is what I asked you for, but the rest will be compensated according to the price!"
"I know you don't have points!"
"So, keep the book!"
Rachel said as she walked back to the bar and continued to wipe down the wine glass in front of her.
Lawless looked at Rachel's appearance, and his lips moved.
In the end, nothing was said.
There were some words that he could never say.
After a long sigh in his heart, Lawless turned to look at the players, including Qin Ran and Hans, and he apologized again.
"I'm sorry, guys!"
"Just ......"
"What's going on?"
Before Lawless could finish speaking, Hans had already interrupted Lawless's words.
Qin Ran's gaze was also on Lawlessness.
Since he knew lawlessness, Qin Ran was the first time he had seen this kind of lawlessness.
That's not something that emotions can explain anymore.
It's complete rage, and it's going to kill.
In particular, the killing intent displayed by Lawlessness caused by the vision that made Qin Ran even more frightened.
That's the killing intent that needs to be accumulated after many killings!
In other words, how much strength is there to be able to let the outbreak of killing intent cause the surrounding vision?
"There's a big gap!"
After comparing himself, Qin Ran sighed in his heart.
He never considered himself the only lucky one.
Since he can open a special dungeon world, veteran players such as Lawless can also do it.
Hans is the best example of this.
Although it was punitive in nature, when talking about it at the time, the expression of lawlessness was enough to show that lawlessness was no stranger to special dungeons.
When the [Island Prison] dungeon, Lawless said that he was the eighth dungeon, which is just an ordinary dungeon world experienced, if the special dungeon world is included......
"There should be at least 10+ times!"
"Even, far beyond my imagination!"
Qin Ran guessed in his heart, and at the same time listened intently to the lawless words.
"The guy who stalked us before is online!"
"However, we teamed up with the raiding killer player and took out one of the people we were guarding there!"
"Cole is also seriously injured!"
"And, they took them captive!"
Lawless said in a deep voice, and showed a screenshot to everyone.
On the picture, a skinny player covered in blood is hanging in mid-air, the opponent's limbs are twisted to varying degrees, and the whole person is even more unconscious.
Qin Ran looked at the screenshot and raised his eyebrows.
This player named Cole, he had a relationship.
In Ximaiken Plaza, the puppy-like robot used by the other party left an impression on Qin Ran.
"Who sent it?"
Qin Ran asked.
With Cole's appearance, Qin Ran was sure that the other party would definitely not be able to send the screenshot in front of him and ask Lawless for help.
"The signed nickname is: Night Stalker."
"Who is impressed?"
Lawlessness asked everyone.
A group of veteran players either looked at each other or frowned, but in the end, they didn't have an impression of this player.
As for Qin Ran?
As a semi-newcomer, it is impossible for him to know this player.
But that doesn't stop him from doing what he can.
For example, take a closer look at the screenshot.
"The screenshot was taken from the perspective of the kidnapper, or rather the player named 'Night Stalker'!"
"The room is bright, with direct sunlight streaming in, and at the current position of the sun, there should be a large window on the east side of this room!"
"You can't see the outside scenery on the screenshot, but with such lighting, it's not an extremely wide flat land, it should be a high-rise building that doesn't block the east!"
"There are no superfluous furnishings in the room, but it is in a mess, there are wine bottles, cigarette butts on the floor, ......"
"Huh!"
Qin Ran, who was observing the screenshot, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
Because, among the many cigarette butts, there are several cigarette butts with lipstick.
"Women?"
Qin Ran was stunned.
Then, he took a closer look at the seemingly inconspicuous pile of garbage.
More clues were discovered almost immediately.
"Depending on the shape of the bottle, there are about two different types of wine!"
Qin Ran guessed.
And in order to be more accurate, Qin Ran took the screenshot and walked towards Rachel.
"If this were the real world, I could tell you what type of liquor it is, and even, how it's made, but, here's the underground game!"
"You have no idea what's going to be in there!"
Glancing at the screenshot, Rachel said angrily.
"Okay!"
Qin Ran, who didn't get an answer, shrugged his shoulders and walked towards lawlessness.
"I think we should go and see it!"
"Maybe there's a clue there!"
Qin Ran proposed.
"Agreed!"
Hans was the first to chimed in.
"Some people stay here, contact others, and continue to inquire about the 'night owls'!"
"The other part, come with me to the scene!"
Lawless said immediately.
Immediately, everyone took action.
Qin Ran naturally joined the team that went to the scene.
However, considering that there may be traps and ambushes set by killer players, the rest of the people who go there are lawlessly chosen.
Although the veteran players present are the best of the Lone Ranger, they still have tilt points, some are good at attacking, some are good at defense, and some are support.
Lawless selected three veteran players to accompany him according to the different tilt points, including Hans.
……
Qin Ran and the five of them got off the train.
Levin, who was in the role of support and detective, immediately took action.
"Meow!"
"Wow!"
From the other person's mouth came the barking of a cat or a dog.
The next moment, more than a dozen stray cats and dogs appeared around each other.
When the other party grabbed a lot of cat and dog food, these cats and dogs immediately took action.
Although he had introduced himself on the train before, Qin Ran was still surprised when he really saw the scene in front of him.
"Levin, but the Chosen One!"
"If it weren't for his poor communication personality and withdrawn personality, he would have been poached by those guilds a long time ago!"
Hans introduced Qin Ran.
"The Chosen One?"
"It's amazing!"
Qin Ran said so.
The Chosen One, an alternative name for players who can use skills and equipment that require mental attributes.
Once, because of the [Half-Dead Man's Gaze], Qin Ran asked Lawless about the news.
However, this is the first time I've seen the Chosen One player in person.
When the cats and dogs dispersed, birds appeared on the streets.
After communicating with Levin, the birds also received a portion of their food and flew away.
About ten minutes later, the cats, dogs, and birds returned one after another.
"Safety!"
Levine said.
The voice was hoarse, and it wasn't because of the voice.
Simply because the other person doesn't speak often.
Thinking about Hans's evaluation of the other party's 'loneliness', Qin Ran knew it in his heart for a while.
"I'll take the head!"
Hans said.
A large shield of human height appeared in his hand and walked at the front of the line.
Hans is good at defense, Qin Ran knew it in the last dungeon.
But because of the special features of the previous dungeon, this was the first time Qin Ran saw the other party appear in the posture of a 'shield defender'.
The player named Lamont, who is good at attacking, stood on the left side of Hans, Qin Ran stood on the right side, and Levine stood in the middle, unable to be behind the Temple of Heavenless.
The five of them moved forward in this way.
Even though Levin reported safety, the five were still cautious.
Until the place of the incident, such caution did not relax.
Hans and Lamont were on guard, while Qin Ran, Levine, and Lawless probed the scene.
The corpse, because of the rules of the underground game, has long been refreshed.
However, some traces remain.
For example: bloodstains, traces of a fight.
It's in an alley.
Outward is the avenue when Qin Ran and the five people came.
Inside, there is a narrow walkway with a T-shaped opening.
The killer player who was eyeing Qin Ran before was offline near this T-shaped mouth.
At this moment, on the wall directly opposite the narrow walkway leading to the avenue, there was a large blood stain, completely in the form of spray, staining the front wall.
On the wall to the right of the T-shaped mouth, there is a mark of impact.
After Qin Ran swept through the two obvious traces, he entered the [Tracking] field of vision.
Immediately, everything became clearer.
"The killer player suddenly went online here, and after attracting the attention of two bright and dark players including Cole, the two killer players hiding in the shadows on one side immediately attacked!"
"Jae-myeong's player has his throat cut, and one blow is fatal!"
Cole was pinned to the back of his head and slammed into the wall in front of him!
Then, the other three calmly left, and erased the traces of leaving!"
"Acting quickly and stealthily, in addition to surprise and corresponding skills, there is also tacit cooperation......"
"Moreover, the tacit understanding is to the extent that every minute of time is not bad...... It's not just a matter of getting to know each other in the game! ”
"There must be communication in reality!"
"Otherwise, it would not have been possible to achieve such an effect!"
Qin Ran, who had come to the above conclusion, frowned slightly.
He knew very well what it would be like if the killer player in front of him was also connected in reality.
Not only is it several times more difficult to find out the other party, but the other party can form a more solid cooperation and operation mode.
"I wonder how many of the killer players know each other in real life?"
"Are these people in front of you special?"
"Or?"
Qin Ran's brows furrowed even tighter.
"There's a discovery!"
Levin spoke suddenly.
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