Chapter 3: Steam and Magic

The guest next door appeared to be a human being.

She wore a gas mask adorned with brass skulls, and a tattered linen cloak obscured most of her body, making it impossible to see her face.

The moment she just rushed out, her eyes were as bright as knives.

However, after glancing at the open door behind Ji Xun, the murderous intent in her eyes instantly dissipated, and she blurted out in surprise: "You're not dead yet?" ”

......

The voice was deliberately low, but it was audible that he shouldn't be too old.

Probably recognized himself, so he didn't do it.

“???”

Ji Xun heard this, and complained in his heart.

To die is to die once.

However, this woman seems to know herself?

Ji Xun didn't know anything when he first crossed over, and his intuition told him that it was best not to talk nonsense.

At the moment of confrontation, the girl with the mechanical arm on the opposite side seemed to think of something, and took the lead in putting down the steam cannon barrel in her hand and making a friendly gesture.

She looked at Ji Xun's empty clothes, obviously guessed something, and was even more puzzled, and muttered again: "After spending a night with the 'Fallen Witch', she is still alive?" ”

“...”

Ji Xun still didn't speak, and put down the gun in his hand.

The other party said that there was a [Fallen Witch] in the room, and he obviously knew a lot.

The mysterious woman looked at Ji Xun, who didn't speak, and muttered for a moment, as if she had thought of something, and asked straight to the point: "Are you a lone hunter or do you have a team?" I mean, are you interested in working together? ”

Very straightforward opening.

As she spoke, she was afraid that the guy in front of her would not be able to figure out her current situation, so she added: "Otherwise, your state, the fallen witch will come to the door tonight, and you should not live tomorrow." ”

"What...?"

Ji Xun listened, and quickly calculated the information in his heart.

This woman's tone is very angry, probably she has only seen it, but she shouldn't know the original owner.

It also saves a lot of trouble.

But what does this mean, but I can't survive tonight?

Where does this begin?

The woman apparently had a lot of information he desperately needed.

With a twist of thought in his heart, Ji Xun remained silent and asked tentatively: "Cooperation?" ”

"Hmm."

The mysterious woman saw that he didn't refuse directly, so she said bluntly: "I'm interested in the materials from the [Fallen Witch]. If you're willing to cooperate, we can hunt down this Class B pollutant tonight. There's no guarantee that I'll succeed, but at least I'll do my best to kill it. Kill the monster and you can get out of space alive. ”

After a pause, she added, "Of course, I'll do my best to keep you safe." ”

“...”

Ji Xun listened to the meaning of this to kill monsters and explode materials.

What kind of extradimensional space is this, it seems to be some kind of game copy or something.

He wanted to find out more, but he didn't know much about the world, and he didn't know where to start anytime soon.

And the girl with the mechanical arm is obviously very clear-minded.

She keenly caught Ji Xun's momentary hesitation, thinking that he didn't believe herself, and said in a strange tone: "Although I don't know how you survived last night." But you don't think the Fallen Witch will let you go, do you? ”

“...”

Ji Xun still didn't speak, but his mind was thinking about the naked corpse lying inside.

If you get close, you will be contaminated with radiation, a monster that you can't understand.

And the person in front of him is so well-equipped, he can't be sure to kill him between words, which also confirms his previous judgment, and he shouldn't be able to deal with it.

However, this person's words may not be fully believed.

Ji Xun fell into a moment of contemplation.

......

Can you hesitate?

Ordinary people are targeted by B-level disasters, and if someone helps, don't you hurry up and agree?

Looking at his hesitant expression, the mechanical arm girl obviously made up for something: this guy doesn't have a clear understanding of the horror of [Fallen Witch], right?

She thought of something and asked in surprise, "Did you just come in without buying any information?" ”

That look looked like a fool who was recklessly sent to death.

“...”

Ji Xun was worried that he didn't know how to open his mouth to set the information, and when the other party said this, he sat down with the default number.

He asked, "You mean...[The Fallen Witch] will come to me again?" ”

Hearing this, the mysterious woman had such a helpless expression under her mask.

She pondered for a moment before explaining, "Then you should have seen the enlightenment, this is a spiritual B-class calamity, which can lock the soul of a human being. You spend the night with it, and it can find you wherever you hide in this space. ”

“...”

Ji Xun listened and raised his eyelids slightly.

It turns out that enlightenment is not something that you can see alone, but a certain rule of this world.

I understood this, and I was "marked" by a monster.

And he immediately understood that the reason why this woman wanted to cooperate was obviously not to take a fancy to his Ji someone's combat power, but to use the monster's marking characteristics and need a "bait".

However, hearing this, Ji Xun dispelled all his concerns.

After all, if you don't know each other, no one will help you for no reason. Even if he used it, he didn't take it to heart at all.

Cooperation in exchange of value is stronger.

He pondered for a moment, and then asked the doubt in his heart: "Can you kill it now?" I mean..."

Originally, he wanted to say that the monster was still dormant, and it didn't seem to have attack power, so it should be easy to kill.

But I didn't think about it and was interrupted directly.

The mechanical arm girl had an expression full of expressions that really didn't know anything about this guy, and vetoed: "If you can kill the B-class calamity so easily, this extradimensional space will not have so many deaths." Not to mention whether you can destroy its body, but if you can, no matter what method you use to kill it, it will come back to life intact at night. This has been tried more than once. And... Anyone who comes close to its body will be left with a 'mark of hatred'. When night comes, those who are marked will surely die. ”

Oh.

It really didn't work.

He was just asking.

Ji Xun raised his eyebrows: "Surely you will die?" ”

"Yes!"

The mechanical arm girl said in a firm tone: "As far as I know, there are no exceptions. ”

"If you don't believe it, you can go and shoot two shots, you've already been flagged anyway."

As she spoke, she glanced at Ji Xun again, obviously surprised why this guy didn't die, and added, "I'm curious, how did you survive last night?" ”

“...”

Ji Xun didn't plan to explain that the original owner was dead, and he couldn't explain why he was still alive.

But in the current situation, I have no choice at all.

Although he didn't believe all what this woman said, he could basically confirm a few points.

First, the monster inside is really tricky, at least you can't solve it yourself.

Second, the other party is well-equipped, and there is no need to say so much to kill himself. Tied up as bait seems the same? Or you need to cooperate yourself to be a bait.

But no matter what, at least before killing the [Fallen Witch], he still has value to use.

There is value, and there is no danger for the time being.

......

Ji Xun doesn't know anything about this world, and he just needs an intelligence source right now.

He did not hesitate and said directly: "I promise to cooperate." ”

As he spoke, he added, "But before that, can you share some information?" I mean, about this space. ”

"Yes!"

Hearing this, the mechanical arm girl was obviously relieved.

I'm afraid of meeting a fool who can't figure out the situation.

With a decoy, it would be much easier to hunt the calamity yourself.

As she spoke, she gestured to room 2013 she had just come out of, and said, "But there are still twelve hours before dark, and I still have some preparations to do." If you want to survive into the evening, you can go and stay in the room. Either you're not afraid to encounter a monster's painting, just follow me. But I don't guarantee you'll be safe..."

Ji Xun said decisively: "I'm with you." ”

Obviously, it's safer to follow this one.