158. Dark Remnants
The first moment he saw Rudy's child, Li Nuo's heartbeat began to accelerate suddenly.
It was a beast-like impulse to hunt.
From the instinct of the "hunter".
Seeing Rudy fall to the ground, the woman sitting in the distance took the big sword back into her arms.
"I'll ask you." Rudy, who was missing half of his head, slowly spoke again: "I'm obviously hiding it well." β
Leno didn't answer anything, staring at Rudy's body.
γRudyγ
[Level: Lv. 15]
[Special Lifeforms: Infancy]
[Skill: Weaken hostility, the art of escapingγ??? γ
[Strength: 16]
[reaction: 19]
[Spiritual Power: 22]
[Constitution: 20]
[Insight: 24]
[Medical:??? γ
He could only see these things, and adjusted the panel he saw to be visible for everyone to see.
Everyone present was amazed.
Especially Marsh.
The kid had been talking to him for so long, and he didn't see the slightest suspicion in Rudy.
"I'm seduced by a child?"
Li Nuo nodded slightly at Cha Bai.
Cha Bai snorted.
Suddenly picking up speed, he pulled out his hammer and chiseled it into Rudy's body!
However, the moment the hammer smashed on Rudy's body, Cha Bai's eyes suddenly froze, and he jumped up in the air quickly.
With a bang, Rudy exploded like a corpse, and the flesh melted into every corner of the carriage and disappeared without a trace.
He ...... Not dead, right? Brother Rifle asked.
"No......" Johanneson shook his head, touching the dried blood on the floor, "Escaped." β
Everyone turned their eyes on Li Nuo, who collected the gun.
"Don't look at me." Li Nuo shrugged his shoulders: "Even if there is no panel display, you should kill Rudy's kid first." β
He looked at Marsh slowly and said to the strong man, "First meeting." β
Marsh nodded.
Li Nuo looked up and down at the strong man in Sauron's ranks.
Visually, this guy's height should also be above 1.9 meters, and his weight must be at the level of 100 kilograms, and the player's physique increase in the endless corridor will not increase his weight, which is a kind of BUG.
Looking at his appearance, Marsh estimated that he was less than forty, and the line of his chin was very resolute, but his face was cross-faced, a bit like an orangutan, dressed in a rough plate armor, and his arms wore heavy bronze armor.
It's also appropriate to call him "Big Brother Terminator".
The most striking thing is probably his two shields as large as the door.
The surface of the shield has nothing to say, it is unpretentious, and the interesting thing is that the four sides of the shield are blades, which can be cut and defended, which belongs to both attack and receive.
But really, he could lift such a heavy shield and walk as light as naked.
At least it shows that this big brother can beat Li Nuo to dementia with one punch.
In other words, Marsh's strength attribute must be extremely high.
"You know each other too?" Johanneson asked.
"It's not an acquaintance, it's just a big name for a long time." Marsh said.
The title of the long-heard daimyo makes others infinitely reverie.
Who would be said to be a long-time famous...... Someone who is awesome or who shows a different side of a certain script.
Everyone looked at Li Nuo's gaze, with less doubt and suspicion, and a little more vigilance.
Marsh approached Leno and asked suspiciously, "Did Rudy control our minds?" Or ......"
"It's hard to say." Li Nuo interrupted Marsh's words: "Mind must have been affected, but at best, don't pay too much attention to him, the player's spiritual power value is usually above 30, and it is not a big problem to resist the charm invasion." β
"Players who can come here need to go through at least seven or eight scripts, go through the process of reaching level 25, and then have to play with hundreds of players in the script to compete for tickets and win." Li Nuo said word by word: "Just imagine, a twelve-year-old child, who has gone through all the above challenges successfully, came to the train, and survived the impact of the first round of players and monsters. β
"And how terrible is this kid?" He asked, then added, "Rudy's panel has a skill called 'Weaken Hostility,' which probably gives you the idea that I feel that something is wrong with him, but I can't do it because he has no malice." β
Marsh was speechless, right...... That's what he ignored at first.
Cha Bai also realized what he had overlooked.
Child......
She did wonder why the kid didn't have malicious intent...... Without malice, she doesn't know how to start.
"In short......"
Leno picked up the bullet that had pierced Rudy's head.
It was stained with the boy's blood, and then he made a gesture that made everyone feel sick.
He licked the blood on it.
Then he smashed his mouth a few times: "Human blood." β
Diao Yi's eyes widened: "You ......"
The woman who had been wandering outside the group and sitting in the distance with the Gazi sword in her arms also looked over.
Seeing that the atmosphere was tense, Johanneson said, "This Mr. Li, can you tell everyone why they are licking this blood." β
Li Nuo: "You are a doctor, and you must know that there is a difference between the taste of human blood and animal blood. β
Johanneson was stunned: "Wait...... You ......"
"Oh, I guess, you just put your hand on your ass a little above and wiped the blood off your hand, a lot like a doctor's professional move." Li Nuo explained that in fact, what he said in the words is indeed one of the reasons, but it is untenable, and more importantly, the eyes of doctors are different from ordinary professionals, he grew up in the pile of doctors, and he only needs to see from the other party's gaze whether he is a doctor or not.
Johanneson no longer concealed it, nodded and said, "That's right, there is a slight difference in smell and taste, but it is not obvious, and it is difficult to taste the difference with human taste." β
"Pig blood stinks, chicken blood is stinky, only human blood is heavier, and ......" Li Nuo licked again: "The taste is saltier and more salty, so human blood is actually not suitable for cooking, and human blood is more viscous, and sometimes it can even be pinched and drawn." β
Li Nuo put his finger in front of the tip of his nose, inhaled hard, and said after refreshing himself like an addict: "The most important point is that the smell of human blood is relatively light, not so smelly, and there is a feeling of putting your nose on the rust and inhaling with your life." β
When he finished, he received no reply, and there was silence all around.
Everyone, solemn or stunned, gave him all their eyes.
One player is the first to break the silence: "Brother is a forensic doctor? β
Li Nuo said calmly: "It's just common sense in life. β
Several players were stunned, is this common sense in life?
"Anyone who studies medicine knows more than I do, and I'm just taking out some common sense issues." Leno thought of Marger's cheap face.
"What does that monster named Rudy have to do with human blood?" Diao Yi asked.
"It's just easy to disguise." Li Nuo pointed to his nose and said: "He is set to be a human being, and he can prevent people with a keen sense of smell from discovering Rudy's true identity, in short, it is easy to disguise." β
The crowd fell silent and began to digest the words.
Until Johannathan asked, "So you started ...... How did you lock him down? β
"On the one hand, it's my ability, but I'm sorry, sir, I'm not going to say it, and I advise you not to say it, because no one will tell the truth completely, and it will cause unnecessary vigilance." Li Nuo poked his cane twice, and his pupils kept scanning the surroundings: "The main reason why I locked him has already been said, it would be too terrible for a twelve-year-old child to pass these tests, I don't believe that anyone can live with love and light until now." β
He concluded: "In short, Rudy is theoretically human, but obviously not in the category of human, and the system says 'give the player something terrible to move the muscles', and I think the so-called terrible is probably referring to this Rudy...... Of course, it's just speculation, and you don't have to take it seriously without evidence, but it is necessary to take some precautions...... The key prevention is the number of people...... We don't know if he'll transform, but since he's considered a 'human', it's likely that Rudy's little king will reappear again disguised as a player. β
Li Nuo took a big breath and continued: "I have every doubt that if I hadn't found Rudy, he would have given us another trick when we were in danger, adding a little more difficulty, and the outcome would probably be a group annihilation, just like the No. 5 car." β
His words silenced the group.
The mind jumps too fast......
Li Nuo limped into the No. 5 carriage on crutches and looked around: "There are no seats in this carriage...... The length is about 30 meters, which is shorter than the No. 3 car, which means that the shape of each train is different...... Is this the monster you've encountered? β
Li Nuo scooped up a piece of white skin from the ground.
Marsh bowed: "Yes, a creature with smooth skin and no bones. β
"In other words, the monsters in each carriage are not necessarily the same, right......" Li Nuo looked at the door of another carriage closed in the distance: "Carriage 5, is there an accident in the middle that caused a large number of players to die at one time?" β
Marsh nodded, "Yes." β
Lenovo: "How did you find Rudy?" β
Cha Bai said: "I see that he is hiding in the pile of corpses. β
"That is, no player had seen Rudy before he first appeared." Li Nuo touched his chin: "Rudy...... Will appear in a certain carriage and do something that catches the player off guard. β
He glanced at Marsh and said, "If it weren't for the presence of some strong people in the carriage, Rudy would probably use some special means to guide the monster to become stronger and achieve the goal of killing all players." β
"According to the consequentialism...... Li Nuo paused for a moment and said in a low voice: "Rudy will continue to get stronger, and it will be difficult for us to catch him during this period, and the probability of encountering him is like touching a divine beast...... I'm going to bet on one thing now......"
"How will Rudy show up?"
"Will he avoid me, will he try to kill me first, and if it is me, he will wait for the next door to open before making a choice."
Li Nuo raised his head and looked at the blood-dripping ceiling.
"Mr. Johanneson is right, you can't kill the player right now, but you have to keep everyone under control."
He turned his head back and saw everyone staring at him, so he scratched his head and said in a smiling tone, "Edward Roger, please take care of me." β
Johanneson said: "Mr. Edward, great analytical skills......
Diao Yi shrugged his shoulders: "It's good that I didn't kill you, otherwise I would have missed a puzzle-solving player." β
He pointed behind him, "If you're really not good at fighting, hide behind us, we need the kind of analytical skills you and Johannesen." β
"It's all up to you." Li Nuo said.
There is too little information to know anything, and everything will wait for the other doors to open.
Other than that, he didn't want to say anything more for the time being.
Open the task panel and review it again.
This assessment task is much more special than before, there are no branches and hidden elements, and even if there is, Li Nuo has no time to do it.
Regardless of whether the previous script has a complete world view or not, it will at least put you in a world with a certain degree of openness, and the pattern will be opened up when you come up, and there is a lot of room for maneuver.
This assessment is a linear game, similar to the same script as the Demon Village.
There are two main lines as a guide, but the player's habitual thinking will focus on infighting, so they tend to ignore the second main story, which is how to stop the train.
Li Nuo pondered that there must be trustworthy people to divide and cooperate in this matter.
Marger bore the brunt of it.
The other is Sauron...... However, Li Nuo was wary of him, on the one hand, Sauron was too strong to control the conflict, and on the other hand, he didn't know what his current situation was.
But for the better......
Leno looked at Marsh.
I have a hostage in my hands.
Marsh realizes that Leno is looking at him, and wants to ask "what are you looking at", but the memories suddenly return to before the train mission begins......
At that time, Sauron told Marsh and the other three that the script should be taken precautions.
One of the key points Sauron repeats twice: the one among the allies, Lenovo, if any of you meet him in my absence, remember three things......
One, listen to him;
Second, don't talk too much to him so as not to be deceived;
Three, whatever he asks you to do, always remember and think twice.
Sauron has never been so wary of any player with the negative buff of the [Explorer] Pit-like Divine Pit.
Thinking of this, Marsh suddenly became interested.
If I were to saddle this Li Nuo's horse...... What will happen?
This wave belongs to self-strategy.
He didn't realize that Li Nuo treated him like a hostage.
But...... It's pointless to just have hostages, and there's no one to blackmail.
Li Nuo looked at the closed door in disappointment.
Now car No. 5 is connected to car No. 3, but the number of people in the other cars should still be above 10, so the doors do not continue to open.
All players can think of this.
"There's a feeling of putting your destiny in someone else's hands." Diao Yi said unhappily.
"That's no way~" Brother Rifle sat on the chair and crossed his legs, and said indifferently: "At least our side is safe, isn't it?" β
Johannathan: "Is there something we need to do...... The kid named Rudy could pose a danger at any time. β
Marsh was sitting not far away.
Rudy's child's face kept flashing in his mind, and he still didn't understand why he had a crush on that kid at the time......
If it's just a simple mind control......
That's too strong, too.
He remembered vividly that when he saw Rudy, he thought of his own child.
"That kid...... Something that can induce the willpower of the person himself...... Or is it an obsession that exists in the mind? β
Marsh knew that her brain power was limited, and in Sauron's absence, she could only pin her hopes on that ally.
Thinking so, he looked up.
Then he was stunned.
Is that...... Plastic stools?
Li Nuo was sitting on a folding stool (plastic chair), tearing a fairly clean cloth from the corpse on the ground and tying it to the wound on his leg.
When treating the wound, my ears never relaxed, and I constantly listened to the voices of the people around me.
Leno realized that everyone seemed to be paying more attention to that Rudy......
He actually thinks ...... Rudy is not the key.
The system has told the player that the focus is on 'player' and 'parking', not Rudy.
Monsters are only used to add difficulty, they will reduce the player to an uncontrollable number, but the most important thing is to stop, that is, to find the front of the car.
The system does not make useless prompts, and the main name of the assessment is 'Snake of Devouring', which means that its symbolic carrier can never be as simple as a BOSS.
Li Nuo opened his memory bank.
When I didn't learn and didn't know how to do it, I had a lot of useless knowledge in my head.
Among them is the Eater Serpent.
Also known as the Ouroboros, its head and tail are hermaphroditic, and its posture symbolizes immortality, completeness, infinity, world, and wisdom, and it is closely related to the theme of eternal life.
Thinking of this, Li Nuo muttered to himself: "The name of the train is called, the Eternal Train. β
He had the idea that the Snake was pointing to the train itself, and that it could never be a name symbol, but that it had to be a figurative representation to fit the theme, such as the ring.
Is the train a ring?
"Forget it...... There are too few clues. β
Li Nuo intends to move the above question back to the future.
But he didn't plan to say it now.
The group of players in front of him can't believe it.
"What do you think?" Cha Bai sat on the chair next to him.
Li Nuo turned his head and saw a pair of long legs first, and then looked up at the thick face covered by tea white along his waist.
"It's nothing, everything will have to wait until the door is opened to verify." Li Nuo said.
Johannesen, who was not far away, said: "If you have no opinions, let's search for supplies first." β
When they began to search for the body, Cha Bai bent down and asked in a low voice, "Why didn't you continue to track down that Rudy just now?" β
"The smell was cut off, and I couldn't tell where he had gone." Li Nuo said.
"I can try to lure him out." Cha Bai said.
Li Nuo knew that she was going to use [Focuser], but he still stopped it: "That kid's level is only 15, far from the level of elite monsters, and there is a high probability that your trick will be useless......
"If you don't try, you know." Cha Bai took a deep breath: "If people don't take that step, they will never know what they will face in the future, but even if they will face danger, I will not choose to pin my hope on God." β
γSpotlight Turned Onγ
Li Nuo: "......"
That's when it happened.
The other door connected to car No. 3 made a "bang" sound.
The display above floated over a line of words: [Car 1 has been opened, random to car 3]
All eyes were on.
When the door slowly opens, you can see the gloom inside the No. 1 car.
Li Nuo put away the folding stool, picked up the [weapon case], and stood up to look over.
The silent woman with the big sword also stood up at this point, and the sword in her hand sounded.
Inside the No. 1 car, there is something.
In the dark.
Something was approaching them.
Everyone's nerves cracked.
A hand reached out of the darkness and slammed into the doorframe, then a brain-exposed, fanged head poked out.
Li Nuo: "...... The licker is semen. β
There were two monsters that looked like lickers, and they were so large that they burst out of the door.
The goal is to open the tea white of the [Focuser].
Li Nuo, who was standing in front of everyone, lowered his hat, moved his footsteps slightly to the other side by half a meter, just right to avoid the collision of the first monster, and then lowered his head and picked up a blood medicine from the ground that the player didn't have time to use, just past the second one's flying pounce.
"This kid is really lucky!" Pick up the shotgun and pull the trigger!
A series of seemingly accidental movements, only Marsh saw it.
It's not accidental, Li Nuo just calculated the distance to dodge.
Psychological qualities.
Body control.
Responsiveness.
It's all top-notch.
Marsh set up her shields, surprised that what Sauron said was true.
This man is ridiculously strong.
The two monsters had already rushed in front of the player, and Marsh flicked the two shields together to flick the monster away, and Cha Bai behind him noticed that Li Nuo walked to the door of car 1 on crutches.
Accompanied by the noise of car No. 3.
Li Nuo drank the potion [Cat's Eye] to make sure that he could see things clearly in the dark.
There are Cha Bai and Marsh outside, and the two monsters will soon be killed.
It's better to take advantage of the fact that there is no one around at this time, and come in alone to take a look first.
If there are too many people, they will become targets when they go into the dark.
He put a [Quinn's Shield] on himself and spat at the foam, spitting out the residue mixed with the disgusting decoction.
This carriage is strange.
It is like a lecture hall, consisting of one step at a time, and the entire train of carriages is at least seven or eight meters high.
It's so convenient that the group of lickers-like things just now sneak up on the ceiling.
But......
Li Nuo focused on the front.
There is no breath of demonic monsters.
So there should be only players left.
The smell of blood is very strong.
He hadn't taken a few steps before he suddenly stopped.
The blood-stained soles of his shoes froze in place under the gaze of a pair of eyes, and he sat down in a chair that was placed diagonally.
Leaning on his cane, Li Nuo took off his mask.
With a face that he thought was kind, he said to the dark place in front of him where there was nothing but he could hear the gasp, "I have no malice, but if you don't come out, I will have malice." β
Li Nuo lowered the brim of his hat, his amber eyes glinting in the darkness.
There was the sound of someone panting.
"Ah...... Ha...... Ha ......" With a heavy breath, a woman's figure slowly emerged in that corner.
The woman seems to have endured it for a long time.
The first time he was discovered, he inhaled and exhaled greedily and repeated many times.
She was wearing an orange suspender overall, covered with black-brown blood spots, and had an unpleasant smell of organs.
His face was covered with sweat and blood, his eyes were red, and his red and swollen eyes made people feel pity.
"Don't kill me yet...... It's just a skill card effect, and I didn't want to sneak up on you. β
Li Nuo looked at her coldly.
Those eyes were chilling to a woman.
He noticed a deep wound in the woman's lower abdomen that had been ripped out by the claws, and the bleeding seemed to have stopped, but the wound was deep.
At this moment, a familiar voice came from behind the woman.
"Yes...... Is it brother? β
Li Nuo frowned: "Tom? β
He immediately got up and saw Tom curled up in the darkness, a deep slash through both eyes.
"What's going on?" He asked.
The woman understood that the two knew each other, so she calmed down and said, "I was attacked by a monster just now, and his eyes were scratched blind, and I was injured a little, but that monster ...... Suddenly, he rushed out of the open door and saved our lives. β
It was Chabai's [Focuser] who saved them, Li Nuo pondered, looking deeper into the direction: "What about the other players? β
"I don't know, they're messing ......"
"You've both run out of blood medicine?"
The woman nodded and pleaded, "Let me live, I will do simple healing." β
Tom said, "Brother, she saved me, or I would have been blind." β
Li Nuo took out the blood medicine he had just picked up and handed it to the woman.
"Is that good?" The woman asked.
Li Nuo replied: "Just use it for you." β
She threw her hand into Tom's lap.
Blood medicine can restore all physical injuries except for severed limbs, but there is also an order, blindness is an injury that can only be recovered until at least 90% of the blood volume is reached.
Tom could only see sporadic things, it was dark nearby, but he couldn't see anything.
But I was able to move.
"Whew......" Tom exhaled heavily, he regained his vitality, except that he couldn't see things clearly, he was not much different from a normal person: "There was a licker just now......"
"I know." Li Nuo said and turned his head to look at the woman: "The blood medicine was originally meant for you to use. β
"My injuries have stopped, and I don't need blood medicine." The woman pressed her finger on Li Nuo's leg: "Don't hide. β
The next second.
The pain from the gunshot wound in Li Nuo's leg was relieved.
"It's not fully recovered, is that?" Li Nuo touched the location of the wound.
"Well, I said it was a simple treatment, and I helped stop the bleeding." The woman paused: "But it's enough, isn't it?" β
As she spoke, her face became more and more sweaty.
Excessive use of mana.
Li Nuo pulled Tom up and said, "You don't need to treat me, since I gave you blood medicine, I am saying that I can take you away." β
The woman smiled, and there were still undried blood stains on the corners of her mouth, but in the dark environment, there was a little poignant.
"Occupational disease, I'm a doctor, I can't see anyone injured......"
You'll die faster...... Li Nuo sneered, and with her other hand she was ready to pull the woman up, but she refused.
"I can stand up ......"
The woman stood up.
"Don't just save people." Li Nuo said.
The woman shrugged her shoulders indifferently: "I will only save those who should be saved...... I'm not greedy, you helped me, I listen to you. β
At this time, Cha Bai chased in with tears streaming down his face.
Li Nuo knew at a glance that she had used magic to close the [Focuser].
"Solved?"
"Not yet, I'll help you."
Leno pointed at Tom: "This kid has been beaten again." β
Tom shook his head embarrassedly, "I'm sorry guys. β
Cha Bai raised his head and stared ahead, scanning it with his prosthetic eye: "Strange...... There are no signs of body temperature...... It's abnormal. β
Li Nuo frowned: "What do you mean?" β
Cha Bai: "Except for a few of you here, I can't find a thermal image of a living person." β
Li Nuo's heart is big, and it is unreasonable.
Suddenly, a strong sense of crisis arose in his heart, and he immediately bent down to lower his and Tom's bodies.
In the next second, the scarlet warmth hit his face.
The woman fell to her knees, her head gone, her ruptured muscles twitching, and blood splattering everywhere.
At this time, Li Nuo's eyes tightened.
Tom had a small puddle of blood in his waist and was bleeding profusely, and although he gritted his teeth to keep it from screaming, cold sweat covered his face.
"Don't make a sound...... Li Nuo whispered, turning his head to look at Cha Bai who was squatting next to her, she didn't have anything to do.
Then he looked into the darkness not far away.
There are seven players hiding there.
They use black mist and coolant to hide their bodies.
"How much experience does that woman have?"
"400, not much."
A man in thermal glasses stares into the distance, sparse pieces of iron floating on his palms.
"There are three more who are not dead...... I'll do another wave of remote, and this new trick is quite useful. I'll try you out later. β
A ponytail girl reminded, "Don't be careless. β
The man nodded, and was suddenly stunned: "No...... How long does our cooling spray last? β
A man with a fine beard said, "Ten minutes, during which time I can ensure that all the thermal imaging can't find a few of us, and even the sound can be blocked." β
"That'...... Why does that person seem to be locking on to our place? β
"How's that person's stat value?"
"Normal range."
"He's got special skills...... Kill him, quick. β
Li Nuo looked in their direction and slowly put on his mask.
Step by step.
The man with the thermal imaging driving skill, several pieces of broken iron gathered together and flew towards Li Nuo like bullets.
After the sound of the [Quinn Seal] exploding.
The group of attackers heard Li Nuo's voice in their ears:
"Cripple you."
(End of chapter)