"So, after my speculation, these so-called 'black fogs' are not the natural product of disorder, they are not only cyclically orderly, but behind them, there seems to be a commander who can call the shots,"

I sat on the balcony of the Mayor's Mansion in Huilan Town and told Elise everything that had happened in the past few days, including Xie Yan's diary that I had seen in Jianliang earlier. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"And." I stood up and looked at Elise with a complicated expression in front of me, "I think their center must be under that cave, which is probably why you went to observe before." ”

"Uh......" Elise thought for a moment, "but that cave has been destroyed by the accident last time, and besides, haven't we already talked about these things in the Lord's Mansion before?" ”

"Nope." I waved my hand, "What I meant last time is that this plague is naturally formed, and they will have a law of action, which is also their own natural law. ”

"But." I put my hand on the railing and looked in the direction of Jianliang.

"The black fog activity this time is irregular, they are more like a continuous attack with a target." I thought back to the scene when the black fog hit, "And it's probably their next target."

"So." Elise looked at me, "What the hell are you trying to say?" “

"This plague, I suspect it was man-made." I looked back at Elise, "All of the Black Mist's actions up to today were dominated by their own consciousness, but today it is a feeling of being commanded. “

"I'll give you an example." I walked over to Elise, "Before, carrion wouldn't attack towns in droves during the day, because they were afraid of light during the day. “

"But it's amazing that they are phototaxis at the same time, so when hunting, light should be the first thing that attracts them." I said, "Moreover, they don't have brains, they can only scratch the city gate vigorously, so they can't break through Jianliang before." ”

"But this time." I looked serious, "They're going to lock onto their targets, they're going to take a ladder, it's too far-fetched to talk about evolution."

"Okay." Elise nodded, "I'll admit you have a point, but there are some things you probably can only know about this far." Of course, I'm not saying I understand these things. “

"What do you mean?" I was a little confused when I saw Elise suddenly expressing her opinion.

Elise shook her head, "No, it's nothing, you can stay here and help out, I have some things to go back to Gear City to deal with." “

"So suddenly?" I was surprised, "Didn't you just come from Gear City?" It's only been less than a day. “

"Just now my father sent me an urgent message from Gear City, it may be that something happened in the city, and it happened suddenly, and I can only go back first." Elise conjured a pistol and loaded it.

"The way to go back is a bit special, Huilan Town will ask you to keep in touch." She smiled at me and pressed the pistol to her temple.

Bang.

Gunshots rang out.

Elise turned into a white light before my eyes, returning to her soul matrix in Gear City.

Wait a minute...... Elise's words?

Is there something I can only know about this far?

yes, why didn't I doubt her all along?

The black tweezers against the plague, the skillful control of the habits of the black fog, and the ongoing research on the plague.

But she just said that she didn't understand what I was speculating about.

But she must still know something, after all, what she did just now was a bit evasive no matter how you look at it.

It seems that the things behind this are not as simple as I imagined, maybe I should find some time to find Xie Yan.

Well, but I'm just talking, after all, I don't know where he is.

It might be a bit redundant to think about these things now, after all, Glowblue Town is not close to Gear City.

What's more, the Kuroshio Tide is coming.

That's right...... Kuroshio!

The biggest question is why I haven't found it all along?

If the black fog could have eroded humans everywhere and transformed them into carrion, then why did they drive carrion corpses to attack the city, instead of directly breaking into the city and infecting them on a large scale?

It's also weird.

I raised my hand and rolled down the balcony and ran towards the tower.

……

"So, there are a total of four cameras near the corner of Laurel Street." Yan Shu moved the mouse, tapping the keyboard from time to time.

"Then let's check it out next to each other." He took a sip of his coffee, "First of all, the first. “

……

"Did you see superstition this morning?" Autumn Frost Moon jumped off her horse and asked the Metaphysical Seal.

"Huh? I thought he was with you. Xuan Yin showed a puzzled expression.

"It's weird." Qiu Shuangyue patted the white horse, and the horse ran to the stable by itself, "It stands to reason that superstition is not like such a person, is there something wrong in reality?"

Xuan Yin closed the forum, "Probably, but I think he will definitely be able to come up in the afternoon, let's just wait for him." “

"Ah, yes." As if suddenly remembering something, Xuanyin suddenly said, "Didn't the Wanye Kingdom be destroyed by our Weaving Star Country before, and their territory is now our country." “

"So what?" Qiu Shuangyue didn't understand what Xuan Yin wanted to express.

"It's time for us to go to find the next Guardian, didn't the NPC who gave you the career quest say before, there is a Guardian in every country and region, and defeating them is the key to revealing the secrets of this world, before the Wanye Country was a belligerent, we couldn't easily go over, but now we can." The metaphysical engraving said a lot in one breath.

Qiu Shuangyue thought about it and nodded.

"Well, it's time to prepare, then wait for the superstitious him to come back."

……

The black fog never came again.

I sat on the castle tower in Huilan Town for a day and a night, and I didn't get off the line halfway.

My eyes were always on the horizon and I was looking at the forums occasionally.

Honestly, it's really boring.

But they had to do it.

Sometimes I ask myself, what do I get out of this?

Experience? Gold? Equip?

None seem to have it.

But those things belong to people from outside this world, and they came into this world for these things.

And I'm from this world, and these things don't mean that much to me.

What I want is this world.

Well? It was as if a dangerous remark had flashed through my mind for a moment.

Hey, no matter what, in short, the behavior of the black fog seems to be back to nature.

And I was already skeptical that with my half-mechanic level, I would be able to stop the menacing army of death.

It seems that there is no need to stop it now, so I need to take a good rest.

I opened the menu and clicked to quit the game.

A void space that I haven't seen for a long time.

I floated quietly in this world, feeling the tranquil environment.

Suddenly, there was a tremor from within.

It is a sensation that is not painful, but more sobering than painful.

"Something's wrong." That was my first reaction.

I got into the game in a second.

Having regained consciousness in the game, I immediately stood up and glanced around.

At this time, it is late at night in the game, and everything is silent and peaceful.

A bright moon hung high in the sky, the ground was windless, and the dust could not be saved.

Odd.

I thought it was the Kuroshio Current, but nothing happened.

'Buzz~~Buzz~~~' The vibration suddenly sounded.

It is a liaison.

I only had one contact in my contact, and I answered it quickly.

The picture is flickering, and the signal is not very good.

But I could still make out Elise's little face and the fire behind her.

When she saw that it was me, she left only a sentence and hung up in a hurry.

"Now, right now, come to Gear City!"

Worst.

I suddenly reacted.

Why is Huilan all right?

Because the target of that black mist is Gear City!

Damn, I was still suspecting that Elise was behind it, but now what's going on?

I can't do that anymore, I have to head to Gear City right away.

And I can only run on my legs, because I don't have the skills to ride a horse.

Then run!

[The network fluctuates, and the system will force all players to go offline after 3 seconds, 3 ...... 2…… 1。 】

Suddenly, a dialog box flashed up.

Then defenselessly, I was forced out of the game.

I saw the familiar space again.

But this time is different.

I was desperate to go back and get to Gear City.

But there was nothing I could do.

In this realm of the void, there is not even a wall that I can lean on for a while.

I sat cross-legged in the void, despairing.

"Yo." A familiar voice.

A voice that currently only appears in this space.

"Here you go again." I didn't look back, I knew he was right behind me.

Chief of the Long Night Tribe, Nai Teslag.

"I think you should be happy to see me." He smiled.

I think it really is, too.

"Okay then, did you come because the internet was cut off outside?" I asked.

"Your question is really interesting, I'm an NPC, I belong to this game, and it won't be affected by the player's disconnection." He laughed again.

"Huh." I couldn't laugh at it, "You're here to mock me." ”

Netra Lague walked up to me and shook his index finger.

"I was here to remind you."

He paused, a smile flashing across his lips.

"Aren't you a part of this game yourself?"

Seems so, yes!

I'm an AI, and unlike ordinary people who need an external device to enter, this world is one with me!

"Looks like you've got it."

I looked up suddenly, and the chief was gone.

Did he come to tell me about it......

I felt like I had come to my senses, stood up, and opened the login screen.

I know what I'm going to do.

"Elise, wait for me!"