Introduction:

Therefore I hate life, because all that I do under the sun I think is troublesome, that it is vanity, that it is chasing after the wind.

- Old Testament Ecclesiastes

Forest of the Dead: Cabin in the Woods

Dreamland.

Vague and chaotic dreams.

I could vaguely feel the warm blood sliding down the corners of my forehead and dripping down my hands.

In my ears, there was a rough breathing sound, and I couldn't tell whether it was my own or a lynx cat's.

The Blood Lynx that had emerged from the lake stepped on the boardwalk with one paw, leaving five deep scratches on its body, and it lowered its head and screamed angrily, causing the [Hunters] to take a few steps back.

And Caesar, the thirteen-year-old little girl, was sitting on the neck of the blood lynx, and she was clutching the hair of the blood lynx's neck, and she was like a god of murder who had come out of purgatory—

Everywhere he went, blood was all over the ground, and mourning was everywhere.

She looked at him in silence.

Wet strands of hair against sideburns.

Drops of water ran down her forehead and cheeks.

He couldn't see her expression clearly, he couldn't remember what she had said at the time, but he still remembered one thing, the moment he saw her, and he was suddenly relieved.

He can live......

Stay alive......

Stay alive.

……

Arthur opened his eyes abruptly and sat up from the bed.

His breathing was still a little rapid, his dull senses had not yet been completely detached from the chaos of the dream, and the scene in front of him was a little blurry.

He shook his head vigorously, raised his hand and rubbed his hair, and his gaze gradually focused.

Out of the corner of his eye, Arthur saw that there was no longer that faint red thread on his right wrist, and he found that the game of [Mirror Connection] was over, and he was a little relieved.

In front of him, there was a small room clean and tidy - the dark gray curtains were drawn tightly, blocking the light from the window, Arthur looked around, and found that the walls around him and the ceiling above him were cylindrical wooden columns, obviously, this was a small room made entirely of wood, the room was simply furnished, only a bed, a round table, a bedside table, the dim light of the wall lamp fell on him, a warm halo fell on his light brown hair, and fine dust floated in the air, It smells a little woody and elegant.

Arthur lifted the quilt and found himself wearing a white shirt and black pants, and a pair of sneakers and socks next to the bed.

But to be honest, what he prefers to have prepared is guns and ammunition.

Because you don't know when that damn siren is going to go off.

Arthur put on his socks and shoes, and he walked to the window and pulled back the heavy curtains.

"Brush—"

Without the curtains, white light suddenly penetrated the floor-to-ceiling windows, brushed Arthur's hair and shoulders, and shone into the room.

This bright white light made Arthur, who was accustomed to the dark vision, squint his eyes, and subconsciously raised his hand to block his forehead, he could feel the dust floating in the air, those fine dust were scattered in the air due to the pull of the curtains, falling on his eyelashes, the tip of his nose, his eyes gradually adapted to the bright light, he found that outside the floor-to-ceiling window, there was a forest, to be precise, a coniferous forest, towering conifers rose from the ground, under the roots, were soft ferns, and the green leaves of the coniferous forest were intertwined, Gently swaying with the occasional wind blowing into the forest, a few mischievous squirrels can occasionally be seen jumping from tree trunk to tree trunk, which is also covered with green moss, making their movements less agile and convenient.

It's like a primeval pine forest, inaccessible to people, untouched by any human civilization, and retaining its original innocence.

"Is the virtual scene a forest this time......?"

Arthur muttered that in his field of vision, he couldn't see any humans, neither NPCs nor other players.

The game hasn't started yet, and it's still [safe state], which means that you should take advantage of the present to familiarize yourself with the surrounding terrain as much as possible and prepare your weapons.

Arthur twisted his neck and arms, only to feel sore, as if he had just slept in a bad position, which not only gave him nightmares, but also made him feel uncomfortable.

"What kind of broken bed is this...... Is it a plank bed......"

Arthur walked to the side of the bed and lifted the sheets, and sure enough, under the sheets was not Simmons, not a mattress, but a plank, but to be precise, the whole bed was a cuboid of wood, there was no upholstery at all, and all the materials were hard wood.

"It's a ...... of humble things"

Arthur muttered and straightened up.

Just then, he suddenly heard the sound of an open-air radio outside the hut.

The first alarm sounded.

[Warning, enter the state of innocence of the crime]

(What's the situation?) ）

(Start the game as soon as you come up?!) ）

Arthur stood there in shock, stunned for a few seconds before pinching his cheek to make sure it wasn't a dream.

It was the first time he had heard an alarm as soon as he woke up.

While the three sirens heard before do not appear at a set interval, they will at least not go off until the player wakes up in the game.

This is the first time.

When he opened his eyes, he heard an alarm! When you open your eyes, you will find yourself in a state of [Innocence]!

Arthur had a gloomy face, clenched his fists, and cautiously walked to the door, put his ear to the door and listened patiently for a long time, but did not hear any movement outside the door.

This is not normal.

Not only did he hear the alarm as soon as he woke up, but it was also because there was no riot outside the door as usual!

Generally, after the first alarm sounds, the NPCs in the [Minghe System] will start killing each other, and the attacking NPCs will start slaughtering the defensive NPCs, causing chaos in the entire virtual world.

This is what it means to be innocent.

After the first alarm sounds, all law and order will be gone.

This virtual world will be completely controlled by criminals.

He still remembers the chaos of [Crime Not Guilty], and he still remembers the predator between NPCs.

But now, everything is too quiet.

Not only did he not hear any unusual movement outside the door, but he couldn't see any NPCs chasing and killing each other when he looked out through the window.

The siren sounded as if it didn't exist, and it was business as usual.

But that's actually the scariest thing.

For those visible disasters, human beings are often able to think of ways to deal with them in a hurry, but those invisible disasters are often suddenly discovered by people at the moment when they tear through the surface of calm, but it is too late, and there is no way to recover.

To be in the dark is to be passive.

Only by controlling the overall situation can we take the initiative.

Now is not the time to sit back and wait in the room.

Still going to get out of this room.

Thinking so, Arthur pressed his left shoulder against the door panel, and his left hand held the doorknob, he took a deep breath, clenched his fists, slowly turned the doorknob at an angle, tried not to make a sound, and pushed the door open.

As soon as the door was opened, there was a wooden corridor, and Arthur's door was on the right side of the corridor, and the other end of the corridor was suspended, Arthur walked to the side of the corridor, and saw that it was a two-story circular building, there were a total of twelve rooms on the second floor, and the door of each room had a door number with the name of the owner of the room, these rooms were arranged in an arc, just encircling the city, and the first floor was the hall of this small cabin, and from the corridor down, you could just see the white sofa, coffee table, TV and other furniture placed on the first floor, on the other side of the first floorThere is also a dining table, a kitchen, and complete functional equipment, which is like a common forest homestay, which can accommodate 12 people to spend the night in the forest.

When Arthur walked to the side of the corridor and leaned out, he happened to see Ogar and Lorraine on the white sofa on the first floor, Ogar was sitting on the sofa, holding a game console, playing games on the TV, while Lorraine was sitting next to her, watching her play games, and seeing Arthur out of the corner of her eye, she raised her head and waved at him, smiling gently.

It was calm in the cabin, and suddenly he felt like he was at home.

But......

Didn't the first alarm come to mind?

Why aren't there NPCs burning and looting?

When Arthur was puzzled, Icarus took a cup of coffee and walked to the sofa, he raised his head and glanced at Arthur, seeing through his doubts and guard: "Don't worry, coward, there are no NPCs here." ”

"That's right, there are no NPCs, but there are us."

A familiar voice rang out beside Arthur, who turned around to see One-Eye standing behind him, holding a pistol pointed at him.

"Surprise!hahahaha......"

One-Eye laughed and pulled the trigger.