Chapter 288: Killing Grimm (2-in-1)
On TV, the strange-looking host of the show disappeared in a flash.
The black-and-white picture turns into a nostalgic snowflake.
There was an eerie glow outside.
Irin was moved and quickly pushed open the window.
I saw countless stars in the dark blue night sky, like phosphorescence in an ocean, shining and shining.
Irin's pupils shrank slightly.
His expression suddenly became solemn.
If it was an ordinary night scene, an ordinary star, even if the star spread out a few Milky Way in the sky, and circled the human body three circles on the left and right, Yi Rin would not show such an expression.
The point is not here.
But.
"What is this?"
Irin slowly reached out of the window and "clawed" at the stars outside the window.
The stars in the sky were like fireflies, and they were close at hand. One of the small flickering stars was held in Irin's hand.
In Yi Rin's hand, there was obviously no real touch, but in the palm of the clenched palm, there was a strange warmth, and there was a glimmer of light between his fingers, as if there was really a star, held in Yi Rin's hand.
"It's not scientific."
"Aren't the so-called stars images formed by other planets in the universe reflecting the light of stars?"
Irin let go of his hand.
The "star" floated back into the night sky and soon disappeared.
The old stars pass away, and new ones rise.
The picture in front of you is as beautiful as a fairy tale.
Irin suddenly felt the urge to use the [Grip of Annihilation] to blow it up.
Let's see if we can blow up any changes.
But after thinking about it for a while, Irin's decision was to give up on the idea.
Irin quickly scooped up one star after another.
Apparently.
Filled with the town, countless stars, both like an illusion and not an illusion.
Bang bang bang.
There was a sharp knock at the door.
"Brother Irin, open the door, open the door."
It's Xing Fei.
When Xing Fei rushed in, he was about to say something, when he saw the window wide open, and countless stars shining outside the window, he swallowed the words in his mouth and said, "I just want you to open the window and take a look." ”
Irin nodded, silent.
Xing Fei's expression was full of vigilance.
After all, no matter how beautiful this scene is, it is difficult for him to have the desire to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
It's just weird.
After Yi Rin opened the door, he ignored the nervous Xing Fei, his expression was calm, admiring the starlight in the sky.
Window.
The town is filled with a festive atmosphere, and many couples go out hand in hand, watching the beautiful scenery of the stars with a happy face, which is very peaceful.
"It's rare."
Irin suddenly sighed.
Xing Fei was stunned: "What's rare?" ”
"I mean, in the midst of trials, you can see this kind of scenery."
Xing Fei couldn't cry or laugh: "Are you still in the mood to enjoy the stars?" ”
Irin reached out again, scooped a handful out the window, clenched his fist, released it, clenched it again, and had a great time. While saying, "Or else? It doesn't bleed anyway, so it's not a bad thing. ”
Xing Fei pushed the frame of the glass, but was speechless.
Like, it makes sense!
So he squeezed to the window, followed Irin's movements, and scooped it up outside the window.
The "stars" at your fingertips are a rare experience for everyone.
It's a pity that this beauty didn't last long.
in the room.
The rustling of snowflakes still echoes.
But outside the window.
The stars suddenly dissipated.
Very suddenly.
The little starlight disappeared without a trace.
The sky went dark again.
in town.
The residents who were having a good time were quite unhappy, but they could only reluctantly return, climbing over the wall when they should climb over the wall, climbing the window when they should climb the window, reading the script when they should read the script, watching the ball when they should watch the ball, and going back to their own homes or other people's homes.
With a flip of his palm, Irin crushed the [Blood Jasmine] card and suspended it outside the window with telekinesis.
From an angle that Xing Fei couldn't see, Yi Rin quickly and secretly summoned Bai Xiaoyi out.
"Shhhh
Irin cocked his index finger.
Bai Xiaoyi realized instantly, at the critical moment, she was still very reliable and flew into the night sky silently.
Irin quickly switched to Bai Xiaoyi's field of vision.
Bai Xiaoyi squinted and stared at the sky around her.
In the distance, there was still a thick fog, and it was impossible to see the farthest distance.
But.
in a certain direction.
In the darkness of the sky.
Under the mist, there was a very dark fissure.
This scene is a bit like the sky being torn apart by that rift.
If you look closer, it's not too similar, as if it's just a twisted fog.
"What's going on?"
Xing Fei watched the beauty of the stars disappear in front of him in wonder, and couldn't help but ask.
And right now.
Yi Rin and Xing Fei both stiffened slightly.
Not for anything else.
It's just that the long-awaited plot prompt, because of the strange changes in the town, is finally belated.
[Welcome to Vacation Paradise, Dream Town, Green Town. 】
[Legend has it that every year there is a 'Grimm Festival' here.] 】
[A dream scene that you have never seen before will be staged here.] 】
[There's everything here.] 】
You can have it all. 】
[As long as you are brave, everyone is on maternity leave in the town. 】
Irin: "? ”
Xing Fei: "??? ”
[This year, five tourists inadvertently broke into this dream town. 】
As tourists, you will discover the most distorted truth hidden in the peaceful town. 】
[I wish you all a wonderful night. 】
[The main quest is now released: Kill Green.] Mission Duration: Before the end of the Grimm Festival. Mission complete returns to the real world. Reward: Unknown. 】
Xing Fei lowered his head, as if he was carefully pondering the task prompt.
The apostles who survived the trials would not have lost sight of the hidden message in the initial prompting.
Even the most useless hints may be able to influence a major judgment.
But......
Xing Fei was helpless.
This hint doesn't seem to be a big deal, right?
When Xing Fei pondered the task prompt, Yi Rin had already finished looking at it, and quickly put away the short-lived Bai Xiaoyi.
Before Bai Xiaoyi disappeared, she pursed her lips unhappily, as if she hated her master's ruthlessness.
When Xing Fei raised his head, Yi Rin had already put away the blood jasmine again, as if nothing had happened.
"This mission is a bit weird, isn't it? Who the hell is Green? ”
Xing Fei was silent for a moment, and finally said a nonsense sentence.
Irin smiled, not denying it.
Truly.
Green Town, Green Festival, Green mascot...... Kill Green?
Who is Green?
At first glance, it seems to be just a main quest to kill a certain "boss".
But in fact, is it really that simple?
Especially after experiencing the wonder of the starry sky not long ago, Irin didn't think so.
"I don't know."
Yi Rin said.
Xing Fei nodded, no surprises.
Because......
He didn't know either.
If you don't know it, it seems to be at the same starting line, which is very reassuring.
There's not much to discuss.
I don't know why, anyway, I just can't discuss it.
And.
Xing Fei was still in the man's room.
In the middle of the night, the lonely man and the widow, let alone spread it, even if it is passed downstairs, it can make the two of them speechless, and they will never be innocent again.
Xing Fei walked out of Irin's room in a huff.
Before leaving, I didn't know whether it was an exhortation or a request, but I just said: "What special discoveries are connected." ”
"Understood."
Irin said with a smile.
As for whether they understand or not, only each one is clear.
After Xing Fei left, Yi Rin closed the door and took out the [Compass from the Heart] from the storage space. Brewing emotions.
Think about your heart's desires first.
Then think of the main quest.
Think of "Green" again.
Slay...... Green.
Irin opened his eyes.
The hands on the compass rotated wildly, and the rotation was so large that it seemed that as long as the glass lid on the compass was lifted, the pointer could be in the sky.
Irin: "......? ”
"The compass is broken? No way. ”
It's an epic item.
But Irin's compass knocked on the ground a few times.
It didn't work.
The pointer is still blind and a few fingers are messy.
"Is it still the same old question, I don't know who Green is, so I can't find out? Not really? Now that we know that it is 'Green', this concept is very clear, and it stands to reason that the compass should be able to guide 'Green' in the direction. ”
"Unless, Green's not here."
"Or maybe Greene is somewhere the compass can't point?"
Irin quickly speculated on the main quest.
Frowning, Irin's compass reluctantly put away.
If it's really that easy to find the mission target, it's comfortable.
"It seems that the key to the main quest this time is not only in the 'killing' itself, but also in how to find out 'Green'."
Irin closed his eyes and carefully pondered the task prompts that he had memorized clearly in his mind, word by word, five more times.
Combined with what I saw and heard during the day, I can indeed analyze a lot of information in the task prompt.
But for now, Irin still can't draw a conclusion.
Gaze into the night.
Irin was groaning, hesitating.
But in the end, he decided not to move for the time being, silently turned on the old black and white TV, and swiped up the late-night show.
- etc.
Next.
Dawn.
"Should have come, or didn't."
Irin rubbed his sore eyes, surprised, but not surprised.
Unexpectedly, apart from the appearance of the starry sky last night, there were no other changes.
What is not surprising is that "Green", as the main quest target, would be too cheap if it was so easy to kill and take the initiative to be masturbated.
Brush your teeth, wash your face, look in the mirror, and address your physiological needs. Irin seemed to have forgotten how long it had been since she had gotten out of bed so blandly in a trial.
Oh, no. When I played Elizabeth Rin, I was quite comfortable for a few days.
In the mirror, Yi Rin, who had stayed up all night, did not leave too many traces of haggardness.
When you walk out of the room.
Xing Fei next door also happened to go out, yawned, and looked quite tired.
"Didn't sleep?"
Xing Fei pouted: "Don't dare." ”
The two went downstairs one after another.
Doodoooooo –
There was a whistle outside the door.
Downstairs, Judy was walking out the door with a little boy with curly brown hair.
The child lowered his head and pinched the corners of his clothes with both hands.
Judy pulled the child out of the house with some impatience, complaining as she went: "Damn, I went to bed too late last night and almost missed the school bus." Alan, you're so old, don't you know how to get up on your own? What the hell is with you, the damn one-"
Suddenly.
Judy shut her mouth.
Eren buried his head deeper.
After putting Alan on the school bus, Judy yawned and prepared to go back to the house for a good night's sleep.
Irin, who thought for a moment and felt that the timing was good, decided to cover her conscience.
"Oh, Judy, your brother looks cute."
Irin said with a smile, his expression calm, and there was no trace of reluctance.
Xing Fei on the side, hearing this, almost choked on a mouthful of saliva.
Ahh
Brother Irin.
Were you blinded by the little stars in the sky last night?
This age gap is obviously a mother and son!
Xing Fei looked at it carefully.
Irin's eyes widened and widened.
It turns out that it is not the eyes that are blind, but the mouth.
Ten minutes later.
"Oh, nasty! Alan is my son! ”
"But you can't be blamed for that, who made me look so young."
"It's so annoying, there are always people who misread Judy's age. Oh, the troubles of beautiful women are always so unpretentious. What a damn youth. ”
Irin and Judy had a great conversation, very happy.
Judy took a shower and didn't seem to mind that the two strange tourists, Yi Rin and Xing Fei, were here, putting on a loose, relatively conservative pajamas, giggling, the branches of the flowers trembling, and the flesh of the white flowers trembling.
Yi Rin smiled and said, "If you don't say it, you really can't see it at all, at all, at all." ”
Judy smiled even more happily, but still complained: "Don't talk nonsense, Judy is as young as you say." Hey, old man. ”
The two snapped again...... Chatted for a while.
Xing Fei sat on the side, silently drinking coffee.
His expression was indifferent.
I feel like I'm living like a sparkling light bulb at this moment, which is very eye-catching.
Judy was in a good mood.
She didn't expect that this tourist looked mediocre and a little fierce, but she didn't expect this to become so handsome as soon as he made a wide shot and a sweet mouth?
Thinking of this, Judy clamped her legs.
Irin gossiped homely.
Judy didn't hide it either, and told her story very happily.
It turns out that many years ago, Judy was also a young and beautiful girl.
But just like a hurdle that most beauties can't overcome, she met a scumbag who made her unforgettable for the rest of her life.
After being scummed, Judy was really as bloody as the ending of every scumbag's story about resentment of women, she was pregnant.
But when she wanted to find an honest person to take over, she picked it up and picked it up, but she didn't find anything pleasing to the eye.
After this delay, the belly became bigger, so big that there was no way to hide it.
After all, you said that after four months of marriage, you are pregnant with the crystallization of love...... How stupid is this to find someone who can't see the flaw?
So in the end, it seems to be the storyline in the bloody family ethics drama, on a stormy night, the ignorant Judy gave birth to Alan in the town hospital in Green Town with tears and blood.
After giving birth to Alan, Judy originally wanted to throw Eren at the door of the welfare home, and then start a new life as if nothing happened.
But for some reason, looking at the baby's face, she finally decided to raise Alan alone.
Time, like Judy's youth, has passed for a few years after rubbing and rubbing, until now.
Since Allen was born, Allen's father has never appeared again, and Judy has also died as his father.
Xing Fei listened to the ethical story, and there was no turmoil in his heart.
Even if this kind of story is placed in the real world, there is no sense of disobedience.
It's a pity that the contraceptive technology is good now, and this kind of accidental pregnancy "accident" is rare.
Irin casually chimed in.
Show empathy...... Ahh
It took nearly half an hour to brush up on Judy's favorability before Irin got to the point.
"Judy, I watched the show yesterday and said there's an event in town these days, called Green or something?"
"Grimm Sacrifice."
Judy covered her mouth and smiled, throwing a small wink at Irin, "Oh, I think you saw that last night, right?" How pretty, it's a pity that it's gone after a while. ”
"What is the Grimm Sacrifice?"
"The Grimm Festival is the Grimm Sacrifice. At this time of year, every night, strange things happen at night in Greentown. But over time, the people here got used to it, and it evolved into a celebration where everyone celebrated happily. ”
"Since when?"
"Yesterday." Judy crept closer to Irin.
Irin's head bowed and pondered for a moment, then asked, "How long does the Grimm Festival last?" ”
"Seven days!"
Seven days!
Seven nights, to be exact.
Last night was the first night.
Yi Rin and Xing Fei glanced at each other.
I know it.
Critical Intelligence, Get.
At the very least, they have a clear understanding of the time frame of the mission.
The main quest is clearly marked that they must complete the main quest before the end of the Grimm Festival.
Irin noticed the strangeness in Judy's words, struck while the iron was hot, robbed while it was hot, and continued to extract information.
"Judy, I'm curious, do you mean the weird thing you said last night?"
In fact, Judy originally wanted to say that in addition to the strange thing, maybe something else could happen at night...... Even during the day. But after thinking about it carefully, Judy still suppressed the thought that something was happening.
"Hee-hee, last night's incident was a trifle."
Irin was slightly stunned.
Xing Fei was stunned.
Bagatelle?
The starry sky last night was even a trivial matter?
Isn't that big "strange thing" going to heaven?
Could it be that this is where the real difficulty of this trial lies?
On the first night, it was just a warm way to let the five apostles feel the warmth of the festival and the care from the tower, and then it was the time when the real people would die?
Xing Fei had such a string of thoughts in his mind.
Without waiting for the two to ask, Judy crossed her fingers and counted the so-called "strange things about the Grimm Sacrifice".
"Sometimes, strange creatures appear, and sometimes, it snows suddenly. Sometimes, the whole town is filled with strange insects. There are even more bizarre ......" Speaking of this, Judy's tone changed, a little more eerie, like a ghost story: "People who have died have suddenly come to life in the Grimm Sacrifice." ”
Xing Fei shuddered suddenly, as if the surroundings had suddenly cooled down.
Yi Rin's expression remained unchanged, and he asked again: "This kind of strange thing, no one cares about it?" ”
Judy smiled: "Who cares?" The only policeman in town, old Brown, was so drunk all day that he would only wake up at noon. Moreover, nothing happened. ”
"Is this alright?" Xing Fei pushed his glasses to the bridge of his nose and pressed them tightly, as if he was afraid that the glasses would accidentally fall off.
"Oh. So you're still there. Xing Fei, who had been acting as a small light bulb, finally spoke up, and Judy moved her gaze to Xing Fei and said with a smile: "Whether it is a strange creature, or an insect, or other strange things, or even a dead person who has come back to life, as long as it is dawn, it will disappear, no exception." ”
Night.
Strange.
Grimm Sacrifice.
Irin quickly sorted out the clues that had come out of Judy's mouth.
The town feels more and more strange to Irin.
Of course, this kind of weirdness has become a daily routine in the trials of the inner world.
Where it is not strange, it is not the turn of their apostles to come down and conduct cruel trials related to life and death in the scene.
Finally.
Irin tapped from the side for a while, Judy, as an ordinary citizen, had limited knowledge, and they couldn't pull out more information about the "Green Festival".
Then.
Irin asked something else: "Judy, do you know that there is someone named 'Green' in the town?" ”
When Xing Fei heard this, he hurriedly sat up straight.
That's a question that's long overdue!
He couldn't wait to find out.
But.
Is it really that simple?
"Yes."
To Xing Fei's surprise, Judy thought about it and nodded decisively.
"Who?"
"The host of the town's TV station, it seems...... It's called Grimm. ”
Irin suddenly remembered the show that he had inadvertently flashed on the old TV last night.
"Is it the host with strange facial features and a big mouth?"
"Yes, that's him!"
Yi Rin and Xing Fei looked at each other.
Could it be that the host named Green is the goal of the mission?
The goal that even an ordinary young housewife knows...... Is it that easy?
Xing Fei was worthy of being a spiritual side apostle, and he instantly sensed the strangeness in it.
The two communicated secretly and decided not to delay any longer, and first went to the town TV station to find out the host named "Green".
Whether it's the goal of the main quest or not, you can't let it go.
Before leaving.
Irin refused Judy's invitation, saying that he would sit down for a while and have a good exchange.
But he thought about it, maybe there was still a place where Judy could be used in the trial, so he threw out another wad of banknotes, saying that he would stay here for a few days, don't worry.
When Judy saw a wad of bills, she instantly smiled, indicating that she had a lot to contain.
Irin passed by the door of Judy's house, and suddenly his eyes froze.
There is a paper basket by the door.
In the paper basket, there is a lump of paper that is crumpled vigorously.
Of course.
Paper is not the point.
The reason why Irin suddenly stopped was because he saw a faint black gas around the paper ball.
- [Resentment].
It's light, it's light, it's almost imperceptible.
But because during this time, Irin had just unlocked a new skill, and he was very sensitive to this kind of black qi that represented all kinds of weirdness, so he swept it at a glance and fell into his eyes.
He picked up the lump of paper from the paper basket, carefully smoothed it, and spread it out.
It was a piece of paper that had been torn in half and crumpled into a ball.
On the drawing paper, it looks like a child's graffiti, and it is filled with paper indiscriminately.
Against a dark blue background, a yellow crayon is used to vigorously point out countless dots on the paper.
Xing Fei also came over.
I don't know why.
What is this drawing?
Abstractionist?
Stream of consciousness?
Fauvism?
To be reasonable, this kind of painting does not have more than ten years of painting skills, or it is more than ten years of cerebral thrombosis, and the real brain can't make up for it.
"Starry sky?"
Xing Fei was speechless: "Where did you see that this painting is a starry sky?" Hurry up and find 'Green', and don't forget, there are three of them, if not the mission target, this may be an important clue. Everyone in this town knows the host, so it shouldn't be difficult to find out. When the time comes, it's too late, maybe the clue will be broken. ”
Irin nodded with an indifferent expression, but quietly put the paper away.
He remembered the story told by Judy, and with a simple brain filling, he guessed who the owner of the painting was.
But I don't have time to ask now.
After all, Xing Fei is right, the host named 'Green' may be a key person who has a connection with the main quest.
"By the way, Judy, when will you come to the tourist line that usually comes to town?"
"Leased line?" Unexpectedly, when Judy heard this, she looked confused: "Our town, where did the tourist line come from?" ”
Xing Fei's face changed slightly, and he felt a chill behind him.
"Let's go."
Irin already had a preliminary idea in his head.
He didn't delay any longer, fully demonstrated his speed as an apostle on the "Agile Side", and quickly left Judy's Inn.
"Hey! You should take care of the spiritual side apostles! ”
Got a lot of information from Judy, and before he could digest and be surprised, Xing Fei followed closely behind Yi Rin, for fear of being left behind.
About twenty minutes later.
They came to an old TV station.