"Players?"

"What do you mean?"

Qin Ran was stunned for a moment and asked inexplicably.

"Aren't you a gamer?"

The phantom was even more stunned, and his illusory eyes were full of surprise.

"Mary, I don't understand what you're saying."

"Is it because death has caused irreversible damage to your memory?"

Qin Ran asked with a worried expression.

"Not really?"

The phantom stood there stunned, a little at a loss.

"Mary, I don't know what you're talking about, but ...... Good to see you. ”

Qin Ran naturally stepped forward and opened his arms to embrace the phantom in front of him, but his hands passed through the phantom's body.

"I'm not in the same state as I was before......"

"I know."

"I'm just confirming one thing."

The phantom explained dryly, but before the phantom finished speaking, Qin Ran laughed.

A smile that keeps a sense of distance indifferently.

It belongs to Qin Ran's habitual smile.

Such a smile made the phantom in front of him extremely vigilant.

"What did you do to me?"

The phantom shouted.

She examined her body.

However, nothing was found.

However, because of this, she became more and more suspicious.

The unknown is always scary.

Unconsciously, she began to prepare to use the last hole card, but at this time, Qin Ran suddenly said: "You are not Mary!" Who are you? ”

This kind of questioning made the phantom stop his secret movements.

Just found out that I'm not Mary?

The Phantom breathed a sigh of relief.

She was certainly not Mary.

Therefore, she had already prepared a perfect enough speech.

After all, in her current state, no one would doubt it.

"Take it easy!"

"There is indeed this difference between me now and me before!"

"But I'm really Mary!"

The phantom explained.

"Proof!"

"Mary knows a secret that only the two of us know!"

Qin Ran frowned, looking skeptical.

"As you said, my current state has caused some irreversible damage to my memory, but my feelings for you have not changed."

"Even now, after seeing you, I am still full of joy and joy."

"You know what?"

"I never thought that my heart would have a hot day!"

The phantom approached Qin Ran as he spoke, and even, when he raised his illusory palm, he was about to land on Qin Ran's face.

But just when the illusory palm was still a finger away from Qin Ran's cheek, a demonic flame appeared on the phantom's body.

After charging, with the blessings of [Flame Brimstone] and Fire Raven, this demonic flame quickly stepped into the V. rank!

The moment the flames appeared, they turned into a roaring demon head.

The horns of the sword-like goats spiraled upward, like swords, as if they were about to pierce the sky.

And the mouth, which was full of fangs and sharp teeth, emitted a burning sound peculiar to flames, but in the ears of the phantom, such a burning sound only became ......

Jeer!

Red XX's ridicule!

The kind that doesn't show mercy!

"You—You lied to me!"

At this time, the phantom who had finally reacted glared at Qin Ran and shouted loudly.

She wanted to do her best to unleash the final hole cards and die with the man in front of her, but the Demon Flame of the V. rank was far more powerful than she imagined.

Almost as soon as she appeared, she burned out the power she had accumulated.

made her go back to her original appearance-

A statue.

A statue less than 30 cm tall.

It was fully armoured, holding a sword in one hand and the head of a devil in the other.

[Hell Sigh]!

But unlike the [Hell Sigh] in Qin Ran's memory, his face did not appear on the statue again, but changed to the face of 'Mary'.

And with the appearance of [Hell Sigh], the sound of stones breaking came into Qin Ran's ears.

In his field of vision, the fourth, fifth, and seventh Mordine statues hidden in the void began to shatter one after another, and the white light appeared again.

"When did you find out?"

[Hell Sigh] asked loudly in the light.

"From the so-called ...... you make When. ”

Qin Ran carefully concealed the word 'player'.

Different from the previous question, in the tone of the narrative, Qin Ran avoided the appearance of words such as 'player' and 'huge city' at any time.

"Don't you believe that 'Mary' is a player?"

The statue asked.

Qin Ran remained silent.

It's kind of a default.

Judging from the other party's inquiry, Qin Ran was sure that [Hell Sigh] would not be able to know anything about the outside world at all after entering the 'Huge City' or other dungeon worlds in his backpack.

Otherwise, it will only become the same as the original 'Demon Heart', and the will in it will be erased very simply.

Then, there is only one possibility left: Mary is indeed a player, or a player that [Hellsigh] has come into contact with, or knows.

And if he inferred from this, Qin Ran came up with a series of interesting ideas.

Where does this statue come from?

There is no doubt about it: Mordine carved.

So, did Mordin come into contact with 'players'?

The answer is yes.

Mordin has not only been in contact with each other, but also very familiar with each other.

That's why Hell's Sigh is carved into the form of the other party.

And judging from the laws of living things, the first memory of [Hell Sigh] should be from Mordin.

In other words, during the Pope's time 600 years ago, there were 'players' who came to this dungeon world and had close contact with Mordin.

Even, he was assigned certain tasks by Mordin.

For example: Looking for a father?

After that, Mordin, who waited for the other party to not return, made the other party the prototype of the statue when carving [Hell Sigh], and also let the statue itself know the so-called 'player'!

However, it is not very clear.

It should be very vague!

Or......

The 'players' are just Mordin's speculation.

As for how Mordin guessed?

There are too many smart people in the world.

Since Mordin can carve a statue similar to that with strength, then he must be a person with considerable strength and intelligence.

Maybe it will be deceived in a short time.

But for a long time?

You can definitely detect the flaws.

Qin Ran didn't know what kind of flaws that 'Mary' left behind that made Mordin lock the word 'player', but he knew that he was not the first batch of players to enter this dungeon world.

Six hundred years ago, and even longer, there was a group of players here.

However, this group of players should all be dead.

Maybe he died in this dungeon world.

Maybe he died in another dungeon world.

According to the rules of the single-player dungeon, Qin Ran roughly judged that only after all the players who entered this dungeon world 'died', the next group of players would appear.

In different capacities, in different periods of time after that.

And if that guess is correct......

Qin Ran couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

Some of the doubts that have been buried in his heart for a long time may be solved.

Why are there always some related, plausible legends in different dungeon worlds?

That's because at different times, 'players' with similar powers enter the dungeon world.

However, these 'players' all have 'legitimate' status.

They are all under the protection of the huge city, and they are very well integrated into the dungeon world, even without the protection of the huge city, they also have their own means to make themselves appear unobtrusive.

And this 'not abrupt' is the key point of this sudden incident, the [Hell Sigh] in front of him has spent so much work, and even faked an almost real 'false world', just to make him appear 'abrupt'!

Thankfully, from the moment he arrived, he was wary of everything around him.

Even the [Broken Mordine Statue] appeared.

In order to convince him that everything here has something to do with Mordin, the Statue of Mordin is placed in the secret room of the morgue, and a series of events are arranged reasonably.

But such a logical order did not make Qin Ran relax his vigilance in the slightest.

Because, it's too much of a coincidence.

Especially after discovering that 'Mary' might be the identity of the player, Qin Ran's vigilance reached an unprecedented level.

Not only because he has never encountered such a situation, but also because he is also a 'player' and knows the greed of 'players'.

As long as there is enough interest, it is not surprising to do anything excessive.

Therefore, when the other party asked him about his identity, Qin Ran denied it without thinking about it, and began to test the identity of the other party.

And then......

With the perception close to Order II and the spirit of Order V, the moment he touched the other party, Qin Ran realized that something was wrong.

If there was anyone in the world who was extremely familiar with evil spirits, then Qin Ran was definitely among the best.

He could clearly perceive the phantom that seemed to be an evil spirit in front of him, a little different from the real evil spirit, and where this difference came from: Mordin's statue!

It's like knowing evil spirits.

Qin Ran knew his loot well.

Even Mordin may have forgotten some of the lines on the statue he carved, and Qin Ran remembered it deeply in his mind.

Especially after obtaining the talent of [Memory Palace], Qin Ran not only remembered it, but also checked it from time to time.

He knew his loot too well.

Even if the phantom perfectly integrated that trace of demonic power into the negative energy, in Qin Ran's 'eyes', it was as conspicuous as a black sheep mixed into a group of white sheep.

And after confirming that the power hidden in the phantom in front of him came from the Mordin statue, Qin Ran reacted quickly.

However, Qin Ran did not immediately expose the right hide, and still cooperated with the other party to act.

It was like the real world in front of him, clearly telling Qin Ran that the other party was hiding abilities that he didn't know.

Therefore, he needs to give the other party a fatal blow at the moment of his move!

It's like this.

Call!

The Demon Flame appeared out of thin air again, completely annihilating the [Hell Sigh], and a moment later, the [Hell Sigh], which had been trampled by Qin Ran once, was once again torn apart.

Until death, [Hell Sigh] doesn't understand, why the people in front of him are not a little curious?

Doesn't he want to know the world in front of him, how she created it?

Or isn't he curious how she knew the word 'player'?

He didn't even give her a chance to breathe!

Click!

The shattered Hell's Sigh shattered again.

From large pieces of stone to tiny pieces.

Then, as soon as the wind blows, the dust goes away with the wind.

The white light also drifted in the wind.

Qin Ran reluctantly looked at the prop in the room that exuded emerald green brilliance, and he resisted the urge to pick up this prop in his heart.

Because, he didn't know, this initial temptation, would be a trap.

Qin Ran's figure disappeared in the white light.

But the world in front of me has not disappeared.

But......

But it stopped!

A slender, white palm stretched out from the void and picked up the prop that shone with emerald green brilliance.

"Isn't it?"

In a low whisper, the palm of the hand was about to retract into the void.

But at this time, an invisible ripple appeared around.

There is a terrifying power in the ripples.

That power!

It's immeasurable.

Radiance, not to be looked at.

The moment that palm touched this force, it became fleshy, and the entire palm shook a few times, and even the prop fell straight down.

The prop falls to the ground.

However, the severed palm did not fall to the ground.

In mid-air, this invisible ripple enveloped the palm, completely crushing it and turning it into nothingness.

Moreover, this invisible ripple also escaped into the void and chased away.

All that was left was the prop, which fell to the ground alone.

Knock, knock!

About a moment later, there was a knock on the door.

The female medical examiner pushed the door open.

"Teacher? 2567？ ”

She called their names, but found nothing, and then, naturally, he saw the prop on the ground.

"Whose dagger is this?"

"2567?"

The female forensic doctor never thought it was her teacher's.

Because, she didn't think that her teacher would have such a thing.

And Qin Ran?

Maybe not.

The female forensic doctor picked it up.

She was ready to return it to Qin Ran.

However, the moment her fingertips touched the dagger, the whole person was in a trance.

The next moment, the female forensic doctor disappeared.

……

Everything in front of him changed again, and Qin Ran looked at the street in his memory.

Behind him, Fries, the Frozen One, and Odok the Bloody Man, were still fighting.

At his feet, a tiny, translucent bead the size of a peanut was glowing with a dark golden glow.

[Name: Broken Mirror of Io]

[Type: Sundries]

[Quality: ??? 】

[Attack: ??? 】

[Defense: ??? 】

[Attribute: ??? 】

[Special Effect: None]

[Requirements: None]

[Can I bring out this copy: Yes]

[Notes: In another unexpected encounter, Mordin obtained the fragment of this mirror from the 'player' Mary, and used it as the core to carve the Hell Sigh - it has magical powers!] 】

……

A lot of question marks told Qin Ran how extraordinary this prop was.

And just when Qin Ran picked up this bead, a sudden change occurred!