Chapter Seventy-Three: After the Fact
Call!!
Wake up in bed.
Lu Ran, who sat up suddenly, immediately touched the pierced neck...... Who knows, breathing is easy and the hot stinging sensation of the neck wound is gone.
In addition, the right arm, which is penetrated by a large number of filaments, currently seems to have only a dot-like scar on the surface, and apart from a little pain, it basically does not affect the movement of the arm.
"This! After completing the mission through the game, the injury will repair itself...... It's no wonder that direct interference with tasks can be doubled, and it's not just the convenience of 'vulnerability reveal'. It's so convenient to do quests through [Road to Hell]...... I knew that when I was dealing with puppet events before, I was a little conservative and entered the scene through the game, so I wouldn't have been lying in the hospital for a week. ”
It's still early, at 06:45 a.m.
Lu Ran checked whether the doors and windows were locked, and then closed all the curtains.
It is estimated that Sister Wan'er and Huang Ying have not gotten up yet, and Lu Ran hurriedly sat on the computer chair.
Regarding the completion of the task, Lu Ran is more concerned about the acquisition of 'important clues'.
Important photos are automatically stored in the pouch when exiting the game, and can be viewed in the "inventory".
Lu Ran considered the potential danger of the "photo", and Sister Wan'er and Huang Ying were next door, so he didn't dare to take it out of the stomach pouch easily, so he chose to view it on the computer.
[You have three notices]
"That's right...... When fighting against the monster from the camera, the broken phone vibrated for a short while, and it should be that the [Bestiary] has been updated. In addition, the two notifications should be the reminder of the 'important clues' and the reward notification of the 'side quest'. ”
Opening the [Bestiary], Lu Ran planned to first take a look at what this camera monster made of filaments all over his body was.
The first thing you see is a cartoon of a camera monster coming out of the inside of a photograph.
[Type]: The-cameraer (camera head)
[Source]: A dangerous individual formed by the aura of "alien" condensation of the resentment of the deceased, which only exists for the purpose of killing.
[Growth]: None
[Cause of death]: None
[Age of life]: 3 years
The detailed individual data is as follows:
[Health]: 50 points.
[Iron Sheet]: The weak points of the head are covered with a solid iron sheet, and the physical defense is +5.
[Mental Rigidity]: Within 1.5 meters of the front camera shot, the conscious life form will be affected, and the brain nerves will fall into a period of up to 5 seconds of condensation, and the mental stagnation time will decrease with the increase of the target's mental defense.
[Morph]: A non-humanoid deformation can occur, enhancing aggression.
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"Foreign name, so angry? But this thing is really hard to deal with...... If it weren't for this alloy chainsaw, it wouldn't have been killed. In the future, you may encounter monsters with higher physical defense. I've also accumulated a lot of ancient gold now, and I have a chance to go to Hell to see even more powerful weapons. ”
Looking back on the previous battle, Lu Ran couldn't help but feel a chill in his back.
Especially during the period when I was shrouded in darkness, I was "mentally frozen" at close range because I couldn't see the target clearly.
If it weren't for the demon-sealing effect of the "Black Hook Jade Ring", Lu Ran's head would have been pierced by spikes.
“…… Judging from the [origin], this thing can only be regarded as a "photographer" minion...... That's right, with my current ability, if I really encounter "abnormality", I'm afraid 100% of them will die. ”
Immediately after, Lu Ran clicked on the second notice.
"Completed the "Hell Murder [Side Quest - Mother's Love]", please click here for details.』
[Overall Evaluation]: 100% completion - excellent (change the plot).
Recorded in the file (change the original plot, kill the camera head with the help of the associated deacon, and obtain important evidence)
[Record]: Kill The-Cameraer.
[Harvest]: Evil Grudge Steel Sheet ×1, Low-grade Fire Crystal (Green Quality) ×1.
[Rewards]: Ancient Gold +13, XP +75, 'Mother's Love' Small Node Opened (30% Excellent Reward + 50% Story Change Reward)
Note: During the processing of "different networks", the execution time of the compulsory murder will not be calculated.
"Huh!? Green Quality! ”
Lu Ran hurriedly clicked to view, after all, since the completion of so many "Hell Murder Pieces", this is the second green quality prop.
The first is the spine worm that was hit and killed by a truck, and boiled pig blood bone soup for a month, such a strong bone tonic laid a good foundation for Lu Ran's spine, and the overall hardness has a 'qualitative' change.
"Low-grade Fire Crystal" - a high-quality fire-attribute material, often used to forge weapons and accessories.
Lu Ran's game talent helped him quickly understand the meaning of this material, and when building a weapon, using fire crystals as a material and integrating it into it will make the weapon come with a "fire attribute attack", which has a certain chance to burn the target when attacking.
"That's a good thing...... It seems that the game [Hell Road] really needs to see through the essence in the process of performing tasks, and do not play cards according to the routine. If I had chosen to do something to the old woman in the first place, I might not have been able to get this fire crystal...... Of course, there is no such important evidence as "photographs". ”
After learning the income, Lu Ran clicked on the "Inventory".
In the bottom right corner of the inventory is a separate photo with a gray name.
"Photograph - Murder Evidence"
(Note: Quest items will be self-destructed at the end of the "Strange Web" series of quests)
Click "View Details" and the photo will immediately zoom in on the display, revealing a spooky scene.
The image shown in the photo is of a male teacher driving a car with a panicked face...... From the perspective of the shot, the photographer is standing directly in front of the car.
"My guess was right, it wasn't an accident...... It's because the old lady's son wants to kill the photographer. As for the person who took the photo, nine times out of ten they are the "photographer". ”
Lu Ran rubbed his chin and thought seriously.
"It's a little weird, if I met a weird guy in an underground parking lot who took a picture of me with a camera, I wouldn't have wanted to kill him...... It is very likely that this person knows and has a grudge against the "photographer". ”
Lu Ran quickly clicked the mouse and returned to the system interface of "Different Network".
The small neurons symbolizing "mother's love" and a string of neurofilaments connecting the central brain have been fully activated, emitting a bright white light.
Lu Ran clicked on the flickering white light neuron, and immediately popped up the photo of the dead male teacher and its relevant information.
[Deceased: Tan Feng. Lecturer, School of Mathematics, Taurus University......]
The front was all the basic information of the man, but Lu Ran quickly noticed the last paragraph of supplementary information.
[Tan Feng had an improper relationship with a girl from the Academy of Arts, and had met with the girl on the night of his death. 】
Lu Ran stared at the shining neuron, in addition to a main line connecting to the brain, there was also a thin line that was not so obvious to connect to another gray and unactivated medium-sized neuron.
Lu Ran couldn't help but smile and whispered, "It's getting more and more interesting." ”