pain.
Severe pain.
The unparalleled pain was like Hachis tearing apart a house in his head, tearing apart every nerve.
Rhodes was painfully awakened from his deep sleep.
"Oh...Why does my head hurt so much? Is someone trying to help me figure it out?"
"What the hell, whoever says that drinking alcohol can prevent cerebral infarction, I will let him have a cerebral infarction first..."
Rhodes opened his eyes and was about to get up.
"I can't stand it any longer. I have to take Cephalosporin to treat my shock..."
However, the next moment, he froze.
This is not a dormitory, nor a home. The good drinking brother is missing. He is not in a bed, but sleeping on the dry wasteland.
What is creepy is that there are still many people lying on the wasteland, motionless and lifeless.
He had clearly been dead for a long time.
The hair on the back of Rhodes' head suddenly exploded.
Why are there so many dead people?
Was I dumped?
But it's not like a crematorium.
Rhodes forced himself to calm down. As his eyes moved, he discovered more strange things.
The clothes of the deceased were strange and not in a modern style. The body was shriveled and black, and it did not look like a normal way of death. There were traces of destruction all around. However, as a man who had watched more than a thousand episodes of Conan, he was keenly aware that these traces were not harmonious.
But even weirder was a lamp.
In the center of the pile of corpses, he was tightly held by a withered hand.
Its outer layer is a grille made of gray metal, and its inner layer is thick translucent glass, through which a small flame can be vaguely seen, as if it might go out at any time.
And the light emitted by this fragile flame illuminated the world within a hundred meters.
Beyond the hundred meters of fire, there was a thick black mist that was constantly rolling.
There is no night sky, no stars, no moon, and no sun.
Rhodes opened his mouth wide and couldn't even breathe. Only the husky in his head was tearing down the house.
There is no doubt that this is by no means a normal, understandable world.
If the pain hadn't continued, Rhodes would have thought he was dreaming.
"Oops, I'm not in a weird world... I'm going to die badly..."
Rhodes regretted having watched so many horror movies. All kinds of horrific scenes in his memory surged out of his mind uncontrollably. He was eaten by monsters, stuffed alive into sewers, pressed into suitcases, made into preserves, etc. Waiting for the uncomfortable scenes to come one after another.
"Calm down, calm down, I want to calm down now."
Rhodes took deep breaths continuously.
"Don't panic, don't panic. Mr. Lu Xun once said that the best way to eliminate fear is to face it. Not all ghost movies are completely destroyed..."
"I will definitely survive and return to my world. Satomi Shirei, Yui Meiruna, and Asuka are still waiting for me. I can't let them be sad for me..."
With great difficulty, Rhodes calmed down. As soon as his rational thinking returned, fragments of memories surged out of his brain.
After spending dozens of minutes digesting this short but fragmented piece of information, Rhodes' heart suddenly sank to the bottom of the sea.
This is a world shrouded in darkness, with the diffuse black mist eroding all living creatures and countless monsters wandering in it.
And the only thing that protects mankind is fire.
They called it the Guardian Fire, or the Fire of Light, the Fire of Life, the Fire of Hope, the Eternal Fire, and built human settlements on it to survive this apocalyptic hell.
The settlement relies entirely on the power of fire to exist. The stronger the fire, the larger the settlement.
The most powerful protective fire is the Holy Fire of the Royal City, which is also their largest settlement. All villages, towns and other settlements are within the scope of its power radiation and exist around it.
The Red Stone Village where he is located is such a settlement, and mining red stones for the royal city is their mission and livelihood.
The corpses on the ground are all members of the relocation team from Hongshi Village to the Royal City.
"This... the whole army was wiped out? I'm the only one alive?"
Rhodes felt a strong chill.
This is never a good thing, and usually means that he will encounter a more terrible and worse fate.
He didn't know what happened during the migration, how they died, and how he survived.
The memory is fragmented, with large gaps.
"What should I do? I won't die here, right?"
"No, no, it's impossible."
"Observe, I need to observe, maybe I can find clues to get home."
Rhodes looked around and quickly noticed the red stones scattered among the corpses.
They seem to have been artificially arranged to form a certain composition according to a certain pattern.
This composition is extremely directional, and in the center is a strange pattern painted with blood.
It is less than half a meter in diameter. The outer layer is a circle, and inside the circle are two intertwined lightning lines. The strong visual sense makes it look extremely aggressive, and the black blood stains make it look a bit weird.
Rhodes' pupils shrank, and for a while, fear and headache were all forgotten.
Isn't the symbol on this pattern the same as the title page picture of the chapter on courage in the famous psychologist Freud's famous book "The Interpretation of Dreams" that he had read before?
Previous experiences suddenly came to mind.
He was studying in the dormitory, and his brothers asked him to go drink.
He didn't want to go at first, but a friend said that drinking can prevent cerebral infarction, open up the blocked areas in the brain, and make him enlightened, allowing his emotional talents that have been dusted for many years to shine again. If you read the classic secrets he has collected for many years, you will definitely be able to transform into a gentle and warm man who is a master in love. He can warm her up all day long with one sentence, easily chase the goddess in your mind, marry Bai Fumei, and reach the pinnacle of life.
Rhodes couldn't resist his friend's warm invitation and his heart's desire. Although he wasn't very good at drinking, he still went.
The result seems to be really useful. After drinking and reading books such as "The Book of Neptune" and "The Magic Power of Scumbag Man", Rhodes felt that he had understood the true meaning of life and understood "Emotional Intelligence", and would never be confused by a woman who could not understand the atmosphere again. The child dislikes it.
The only thing lacking is courage.
Then, he thought of "The Interpretation of Dreams" he had just watched, and thought of the symbol about courage.
Before going to bed, he made the symbol with both hands according to the instructions in the book, placed it on his chest, and closed his eyes peacefully.
He thought that after waking up, a new bright road in life would unfold before his eyes, but he didn't expect that he would actually feel "peaceful".
Thoughts passed by in a flash, and a thought suddenly jumped into Rhode's mind.
If this really has anything to do with it, then...
Can I go back?
The moment this idea appeared, the blood vessels in his brain were beating wildly, and his heart was almost bursting. The desire to go home attracted him, his family, best friends, the Internet, the keyboard, real or virtual, current or future wives, and encouragement. he.
Infinite courage arises in my heart.
There is nothing to fear anymore.
Rhodes quickly ran towards the target point.
In such an unknown danger, decisive and targeted actions may not necessarily lead to good results, but they are the path closest to success.
Hesitation, hesitation, and staying put may seem safe, but they often lead to worse results.
Although it is impossible to be sure, this is the only possibility.
Maybe with just a light touch, he could travel back home instantly.
Rhodes jumped into this strange pattern.
The next moment, his body felt hot, as if something hot had penetrated him.
Then his eyes went dark, and countless images rushed towards him.
In the dark wasteland, a team is walking alone.
One hand in the team raised up and crushed a black skull. There was a very obvious eye pattern on the back of the hand.
There is a disturbance in the group, and a ghostly figure walks among them.
Everyone died.
The picture disappeared, the strange feeling faded, and Rhode came back to his senses. He was still in the same place, the pattern under his feet began to evaporate, and the black blood steamed up, turning into fine black dust and flying away.
The light was a bit dim.
"what happened?"
Rhodes was a little confused. What did those pictures mean? What are the hot and rising things?
Is this weird symbol just gone? Won't you give me a surprise?
Looking around, the scene of corpses strewn all over the place is still scary, but it feels familiar.
Suddenly, a thought jumped out: "Could the scene I just saw be the scene when this team was destroyed?"
"The hand that crushed Tianling Gai is the murderer?"
But what's the use of knowing the murderer? After I killed the murderer, did a portal open on his body to take me home?
While in a daze, Rhodes suddenly noticed that there were ghosts floating around, a strange whine sounded in the air, and all the corpses were cast in shadow.
"How is this going?"
"Oops, didn't I release some ghost?"
puff!
A monster about three meters tall, covered with black hair, stepped in from the edge of light and darkness.
The moment the firelight shone on it, a raging fire ignited, and black smoke spread all over the sky with the flames.
Its movements froze for a moment, but did not stop completely, as if it was wading in a mire.
"Fuck."
Rhodes was startled and backed away.
"What the hell is this! I don't want this kind of surprise!"
puff! puff! puff!
More black-haired monsters stepped out of the black mist.
The flying black ash and burning fire make them look extremely terrifying, like monsters that choose people to eat.
boom!
In panic, Rhodes accidentally tripped over the corpse and was about to get up when the corpse grabbed his ankle.
"Fuck!"
Rhodes kicked the corpse's hand away and jumped away like a frightened rabbit.
"The corpse is alive!"
But there was more to it than that. Rhodes glanced around and saw that within a hundred meters of the fire, every corpse was ready to move.
"groove!"
Rhodes couldn't say anything else.
He had nowhere to run and no idea where to run.
I won't be finished, right?
While he was panicking, he suddenly saw a meteor streaking across the sky in the distance from the corner of his eye.
His mind was touched for a moment, and Rhodes immediately remembered that this was the rescuer of the royal city.
In the impression of memory, the royal city is their only refuge, possessing the power to fight against darkness.
The range where the power of the royal city can radiate is the area where they can move.
And here, it is definitely within its scope.
As a human kingdom that can survive in such a harsh environment, they must have their own way of operating to deal with threats from the sinister outside world.
The migration team lost contact here, they must have discovered something unusual!
"Hello!"
Rhodes shouted, hope suddenly rising in his heart.
Not just the hope of salvation, but a greater hope.
He just stepped into the pattern and saw the scene of the destruction of the migration team. Combined with the traces left at the scene, he could deduce that this must be a man-made murder.
The killer is characterized by a very obvious eye pattern carved on the back of his hand.
This is very important information for solving the case. If he provides it to the rescuers, he should be given some rewards.
According to the experience of the original world, for a very serious case of murdering hundreds of people, at least an S-level arrest warrant should be issued. It can provide important information for arresting S-level wanted criminals. Allocating an apartment in the royal city is not too much, right?
If things really go as he thinks, if nothing else, at least the probability of survival will be greatly improved.
"I'm here! I'm here!"
Rhodes stood in front of the lamp and jumped up and down, waving wildly, and the meteors in the sky seemed to have noticed this and flew towards him.
"Okay! I have hope!"
However, in the midst of ecstasy, Rhodes suddenly discovered that there was a black mark on the back of his waving hand.
Take a closer look, isn't that exactly an eye?
Black lines crisscrossed up and down to form a huge pupil, exactly the same as what I had seen before.
Isn't it?
Rhodes' entire body froze.
This...the murderer is actually me?
I report myself and be assigned a prison cell in the royal city?
boom.
Meteor falls.
