Chapter 70: Searching for Clues
In the moment of weightlessness, most people will experience a brief state of 'consciousness emptying'...... That is, stunned.
However, as Lu Ran, who has obtained the super rare achievement of the Steam platform - [Horror Grandmaster], he has encountered countless thrilling moments in the game, and has developed a super-fast "improvisation" ability.
Just as his feet slipped out of the rain platform, his body began to fall.
Lu Ran instantly grabbed the chainsaw on his back.
Then, make a movement that I am afraid can only be done by a gymnast or some martial arts practitioners.
Lu Ran's current body was tilted back by about 45 degrees, and with the explosive power of his waist and abdomen, he came to a suspended 'carp punch'!
This causes the body to lean backwards instead to lean forward after this explosive 'ab drive'.
At the same time, Lu Ran threw out the chainsaw in his hand and cut into the wall of reinforced concrete with all his might!
"Click~Click~Click!"
Accompanied by a slight fall of stone debris.
The chainsaw is stuck in the wall!
Lu Ran, who firmly grasped the chainsaw, was able to hang in the air.
The current hanging position is between the 15th and 14th floors, barely reaching the window sill......
Due to the strengthening of the back on the body, especially the lower limbs and legs, plus the training of the whole school year, Lu Ran quickly climbed the rock and climbed into the kitchen on the fifteenth floor.
"Hoo~hoo!!"
Lu Ran sat against the wall, gasping for breath.
The moment I just lost my center of gravity in the air, I felt like I had stepped into a ghost gate.
The body can complete this series of actions before the formation of conscious thoughts, all by honing in the horror games on weekdays, and forming a powerful subconscious mind in the mind that adapts to the situation.
After resting for a minute, Lu Ran was able to slowly ease up and stand up against the wall.
"I almost fell to my death......"
With the heat in his back, Lu Ran's mind was also extremely clear.
In particular, I noticed that the reason why the old woman suddenly appeared by the kitchen window was just to open the locked window for him.
For this, Lu Ran was also quite speechless.
Because of Lu Ran's relatively straightforward personality, he complained directly in front of the old woman who was already a 'dead man': "Old woman...... Why do you bother? If you have to open the window for me, can't you just open the door? ”
The old woman didn't answer, but came to the front door by "floating", and reached out to pull the front door open easily.
Since the old woman died by self-immolation.
Everything in the house was burned by the flames, although the security door seemed to be closed, but the door lock had already been completely destroyed when the fire brigade broke through, and Lu Ran only needed a light push to open it.
"Uh...... Sorry for my pot! ”
The old woman didn't say much, but floated in the charred home and headed towards the bedroom.
Lu Ran followed behind the old woman and looked around to observe the situation in the dark house.
After all, [Road to Hell] has reminded that due to the change of side quests, the probability of encountering "strange" has increased, and Lu Ran must pay attention to any abnormal details.
"Since the old lady will take me home, it means that the evidence that his son was killed was not destroyed by the flames...... Anyway, why not hand over this evidence to the police? Even if it's a supernatural case, according to the last time the police came to my house to target the fleeing puppets, they should be able to take care of it, right? ”
Just as Lu Ran was thinking, the old woman was already standing at the door of the master bedroom.
"Huh!?"
I saw that the ebony door of the master bedroom was tightly closed.
The wooden door did not leave the slightest trace of burning...... A fire broke out in the house and burned to the ground, but this door was not eroded by the flames.
The old woman stood in the doorway, as if she could not enter the master bedroom or open the door.
Just as Lu Ran approached, the old woman immediately got out of the way.
"Behind this door...... Is there something hidden? ”
Lu Ran, who was wearing canine skin gloves, cautiously stretched out his hand, accompanied by his fingertips touching the doorknob...... A chill felt directly through the glove and into the skin.
At the same time, Lu Ran's spine was also heating up rapidly.
Wisps of white steam escaped from the spine, and the heat energy collided with the cold qi that invaded the body, canceling each other out in the arms.
It wasn't until Lu Ran endured the discomfort of ice and fire and pushed open the bedroom door that this feeling finally stopped.
"Is it like some kind of seal? Is it this chill that holds back the invasion of flames? ”
The master bedroom was untouched by the flames and the internal air temperature was stable at 0°C.
The old woman didn't seem to dare or could not enter the bedroom, so she stood by the door and stretched out her hand to the bedroom closet.
"Well, I'll take a look."
As soon as Lu Ran stepped into the bedroom, tick tick, the mobile phone sent out an alarm...... "The influence of the Exotic Land has been detected, and the Hell Trench Coat is not working properly."
Sure enough, the street goods bought by an ancient gold coin can only be used to combat ordinary environmental changes.
The windbreaker retracted the "inventory" by itself, and Lu Ran, who was wearing only a short-sleeved shirt, shivered in this kind of room as cold as an ice cellar.
And oddly enough, the back no longer provides heat.
"Whew...... The temperature is still dropping, and if you continue to stay in this room for a long time, you may freeze to death! Hurry up and look for important clues. ”
The old woman has pointed out that important clues are in the wardrobe, and it should be easier to search.
"Important evidence to prove the cause of my son's death must have been stored in a special compartment for storing valuables."
Lu Ran directly gave up the drawer that could be easily opened, and found the locked cabinet at the bottom of the wardrobe.
At the same time, the old woman standing at the door made a very strange move.
The loose chin slowly stretches downward, completely revealing the black mouth.
Immediately after, the old woman put her whole arm into her throat, went down her esophagus, and took out a key from the stomach pouch that was stained with foul-smelling mucus.
Bite! With a crisp metal sound, the key was thrown in front of Lu Ran.
"Thank you."
Lu Ran ignored the nauseous gastric juice sticky on the key, and slowly opened the small wooden cabinet as he slowly inserted the key into the lock hole.
Click...... At the same time as the metal lock opened, there was a "clang"!
The master bedroom door, without warning, closed suddenly.
Lu Ran was engrossed in the search for important clues, ignoring the closed master bedrooms.
Holding his mobile phone in his mouth, his hands quickly flipped through the small cabinet containing gold and silver jewelry by the light.
Got it......
Lu Ran touched a photo at the bottom of the small wooden cabinet, and when he clamped the photo with two fingers and slowly twitched outward, the temperature in the room continued to drop.
Just as the photograph was completely withdrawn, a black filament was seen attached to the surface of the photograph......
"It's!"
Lu Ran instinctively threw away the photo in his hand because he sensed danger.
However, as soon as the photo landed, the black filaments attached to its surface gathered into a sharp object and stabbed at Lu Ran's eyebrows.