Chapter 22: Edward. Murray
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Several large red lanterns in the bungalow area were re-hung.
In the dark night and the rainstorm, the light of the red lantern could only reach a range of more than ten meters around the bungalow.
Han Dong was observing and waiting on the second floor of the bungalow.
Waiting for Edward. Murray is killed by an evil spirit...... You will then move on to the final step of the plan.
However, the plan didn't go as he had planned.
In the rainstorm.
A young man covered in oil limped to the bungalow.
This man was none other than Edward. Murray.
Moreover, the 'steam prosthetic' that he spent a lot of money building and fitting seems to have been damaged to some extent, and his movement is not as flexible as before.
"Akkaman is an evil spirit, and so are the people of the event...... No! Why are there two evil spirits? There is no such information in the intelligence. ”
A gross negligence that put Edward in a desperate situation.
Edward mistakenly thought that [Chen Li the Evil One] was the evil spirit possessed in this incident, so he did not suspect the other members of the team at all.
Of course, the mistake is also related to Han Dong to a certain extent.
Just as the team members split up, Han Dong ordered Chen Li to follow Edward dressed in red and armed with a kitchen knife.
This convinced Edward of the idea that 'Chen Li is an evil spirit'.
Therefore, when he meets Akaman in the future, he completely lets his guard down.
Not dying is already an incredible thing.
You must know that a bald delion, a practitioner who wields a sledgehammer in a factory, will disappear directly when he encounters an evil spirit under complete vigilance, and he can't even make a sound.
And Edward. Murray, however, somehow escaped from the 'mortal situation'.
Even fled all the way to the bungalow area.
Staring at the bungalow with the lantern re-hung.
In addition, he received a system prompt - 'The number of survivors in the squad is [3]", which includes the evil spirit Akaman...... It also means that only Edward and the other person are still alive.
Edward was a scheming man, his brain spinning, thinking back to some of the details of his experiences these days.
At this time, someone's words came back to Edward's mind.
"My name is Valen. Nicholas...... Congenitally not in good health, stay at home and do nothing. However, when you are bored, you should be able to act as a translator if you have a certain understanding of linguistics. ”
"Captain...... I'm not feeling well. ”
"Captain, I need a break."
"Let's group it like that...... I was on a team with Miss Akaman. ”
This emaciated young man who would stop to catch his breath after a short walk on a mountain road - Valen. Nicholas, came to Edward's mind.
For the positioning of 'Nicholas'.
From the outset, Edward used him as a 'translation tool for the least thing to worry about', and it was impossible for Nicholas' physical fitness to survive.
Leaving Nicholas at the end as a prop to buy time was Edward's plan.
However, Edward was completely wrong...... A person's body is thin, but it does not mean that he has lost the chance to live.
Monica is dead, and Akman is a lurking evil spirit.
Facing the bungalow with a red lantern hanging high.
Edward's 'sunny' and 'friendly' side was gone, and his fierce face was revealed, and he grinned and said:
"Brother Nicholas, you're really unkind!
I took into account your weak body and let you stay in your room every day to rest. I led the team to complete all the basic preparations...... In the end, you actually plotted against me.
A body like yours still wants to be a 'returnee'?
Sooner or later you're going to die...... It's better to be a stepping stone for me. ”
However, in the face of Edward's angry roar and taunts, Han Dong did not appear.
Correspondingly, only a woman in red with a baby toy in her hand and a kitchen knife in her right hand slowly walked through the corridor on the second floor and returned to her 'Room 6'.
Such a strange picture made Edward sweat profusely.
Until now, he can't be sure whether 'Chen Li' is a human or a ghost.
Meanwhile.
Between the muddy mountain roads, a crawling 'evil spirit' is also slowly approaching the bungalow.
It's just that something isn't quite right with the evil spirit, and it's moving a little slower than before.
The face was injured, as if it had been cut by some sharp object and burned by the heat, so that the corners of the mouth were completely cracked and pitch black, and it was terrifying.
A thin tongue emerges from a burnt mouth, and a not-so-standard British pronunciation is faintly audible:
"This man...... Sure enough, I have some ability! It hurts, just like my father used to treat me with a soldering iron. However, I miss this feeling. ”
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Not necessarily dead.
Edward. Murray learned from the elders who passed through the Destiny Space that no matter how dangerous the various events corresponding to the Destiny Space were, there was a 'way out' to be found.
One way to survive is "limitation".
The other way to survive is the weakness of the dangerous creature itself, once it can reveal or gain insight into the weakness of 'it', it can force the opponent back to a certain extent and strive for the opportunity to escape.
Most of the evil spirits are 'afraid of fire', and this will also be the information that Edward has bought...... However, there are a few exceptions that are not only not afraid of fire, but can absorb it.
If the latter is encountered, then Edward must have cooled down.
Normally, though, luck isn't too bad.
Edward's steam prosthetic limb is in addition to the normal steam drive, which greatly increases the strength and speed of punching.
It is also equipped with an internal combustion unit and a small nozzle.
Spitfire.
That's right...... This is exactly one of Edward's hole cards.
Once the 'time problem' is not controlled, the 'hole cards' that need to be used when the evil spirit finds him.
However, due to the high cost of the embedded 'Flamethrower', Edward only had the ability to implant a small normal type inside, and had completely run out of fuel when he confronted the evil spirits head-on.
Even the internal combustion pipes were damaged, and even if there was time to refuel him, he could not continue to breathe fire.
Edward, standing in front of the bungalow, kept as calm as he could...... To think, to figure out how to break the game.
"There's only one way I'll survive...... Find out this kid Nicholas and kill him directly!
Now it is 100% certain that Akman is an evil spirit, but it is not completely confirmed whether [Chen Li of the Evil One] is an evil spirit or not.
In the novice event, even if it is a four-star level, it is absolutely impossible for two evil spirits to appear! There is a high probability that Chen Li, a special event figure, received instructions from Nicholas to pretend to be an evil spirit to mislead me.
It must be so!
It's all a conspiracy of Nicholas!
This dirty, cunning rat...... Where exactly is it hidden? ”
Edward is really gifted and qualified to survive...... Being able to analyze calmly at such a juncture can be regarded as 'excellent', and he is very well prepared.
It's just a pity that he has made a big mistake.
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Just as Edward began to search the bungalow, Han Dong on the second floor was sitting on the bed, his ten fingers intersecting in a triangle, thinking about the problem.
"Edward was able to survive a head-on encounter with an evil spirit...... Sure enough, encountering 'evil spirits' does not necessarily mean death.
There was no way, since Edward was not dead, he had to change the plan temporarily. ”