The departure of life is easily covered up and then forgotten. This base has a considerable degree of magical power. This magical power can even attract visitors from other worlds, so that their eyes can only stay here and cannot look at the entire world outside the base.
Is the outside world real? For Lu Ning, the answer is that there is no difference, but for many residents here, this may not be the case. She went to bed with mixed emotions, and then received good news and bad news the next morning.
The good news was posted by Mei Yu in the group. After her almost frantic pursuit, Guo Xiao's whereabouts were finally discovered. She planned to knock on the door directly after get off work today. The bad news was sent to her by Yin Xiu, an uncomfortable thing... Qin Zhilan was dead.
Unless the fourth-level tourists are bitter rivals, it is always a bit sad to hear the news of the death of other tourists. After all, everyone has experienced what they have experienced here, and the gap between fourth-level tourists is not that huge. I thought that I might have that day.
Lu Ning easily avoided this feeling of sadness. She and Qin Zhilan were not that familiar. They had only acted together once, so they did not regard each other as companions. Coupled with the special nature of this scene, Lu Ning felt that Qin Zhilan had been dead for at least a while.
The cause of death was hanging. Of course, ordinary people would die from this. There is nothing surprising about it. What was strange was her expression. Yin Xiu sent several photos to Lu Ning. They were taken from several directions of Qin Zhilan's body. It was a room that looked like a haunted house. There was no furniture. Qin Zhilan was hanging alone in the room. On the beam, the tongue was sticking out, but the corners of the mouth were curved upward, the eyes were bulging, and the face was purple, but no matter who saw that expression, they could clearly feel it... it was a smile.
It is impossible to laugh when one is hanged. The pain of suffocation will distort the expression. The fear of death and the empty feeling of everything in the mind gradually turning into a blank will make people fall into a state of complete loss of control. Most of them will have reactions such as drooling and incontinence. Qin Zhilan The way he looked... he died too cleanly.
"Could she have been hung after death?"
"No, I have verified the body. The cause of death was indeed hanging. Of course, we can't tell whether she hung herself or was hung there by others, because she didn't see any traces of resistance on her body." Yin Xiu replied quickly.
Lu Ning sighed and opened the curtains - the rain started to fall again.
At the same time, Qu Yi rushed out of the bathroom, still pouting. After a few seconds, he said, "Why does your mouthwash smell so bad? What's going on in this hotel?"
"It's not the hotel's problem." Lu Ning briefly told Qu Yi what the group of mantra believers were going to do. She didn't need to go to the site until tomorrow, and she still had a whole day of activities today. Of course, the key issue is not this... Now that she has learned about Qin Zhilan's death, she still has to investigate. Lu Ning still doesn't feel at ease knowing what she learned through other people's mouths.
Yin Xiu gave the address to Lu Ning. In view of the slightly strange condition of the body, he did not move the scene, and it was still sealed. It was still a secret news, and there might be no need to cover it up in two days.
"Pay attention to safety." Yin Xiu warned.
District 6, the modern area, is also a suitable location for a ghost film. In fact, various buildings from the last century are reproduced here, and they are also specially made to be spooky. Probably because of this, District 6 The area is located in the northwest corner of the entire base to avoid strong style conflicts with other areas.
Qin Zhilan was in an old-style private house. There were two security guards at the door. However, after seeing Lu Ning, they did not stop her and just nodded to her. Lu Ning stepped into the house.
This is a two-story building. Although it has two floors, it is not large in area. The first floor is crowded with rooms such as the living room, kitchen, and bathroom, while the second floor is full of bedrooms. Walking in such a house, you can only feel a sense of With her butt tight, Lu Ning walked up the narrow stairs and suddenly felt that the temperature around her was a little low.
However, cold was her partner in this scene. She continued to walk upstairs. After the temperature dropped to a certain level, she stopped. She buttoned her sleeves slightly with her hands and stepped onto the last step.
A short scream sounded in her mind, and Lu Ning immediately looked to the left hand side. There was only one room there - the room where Qin Zhilan hanged himself.
"Huh." Lu Ning made a little noise, and then strode towards the door. The moment her hand touched the door handle, there was a slight noise in the room, as if something was placed on the door. on the ground.
The wooden door made a creaking sound and opened inward. Even though it was daytime, the room was still dark, and Qin Zhilan's body fell to the ground. The fatal rope was still tied around her neck, but the upper end of the rope had rotted away.
Just dropped? Rope rot? Lu Ning wouldn't believe it at all.
She took out the kitchen knife cautiously. Even if it was the corpse of her companion, if there was a threat, she would stab it twice first. She took a step forward, raised the knife, and stared at Qin Zhilan's neck. Then the moment she took the next step, she suddenly twisted her waist and stabbed behind her!
The feel of the blade piercing flesh was heard. Lu Ning immediately pulled out the kitchen knife and at the same time kicked the person behind him back a few steps. She turned around suddenly and saw a man who was already a little obese, but Guo Xiao's appearance could still be vaguely seen from the swollen face.
"Are you following me?" Lu Ning said coldly.
"Huh...hiss..." Guo Xiao touched the wound on his abdomen that was stabbed by Lu Ning. The wound was healing quickly, and his eyes narrowed slightly, making it look like there was only a slit left in his eyes.
"Lu Ning, Lu Ning. I still remember that you are from that organization. You guys from big organizations..."
"Oh? Are you still conscious? But I don't have time to talk nonsense with you!"
The moment he said this, Lu Ning had already slashed at him again with his knife. Guo Xiao quickly dodged, but his fat body greatly weakened his flexibility. He was unable to completely dodge, and was slashed again by Lu Ning. A piece of meat fell off. But just like the previous wound, new meat began to grow immediately after the piece of meat fell off, and the effect of the kitchen knife seemed useless.
"It really hurts. Do you, you people, usually look at our pain like this and then laugh at the excellent resources you have? It's really disgusting and arrogant. You have something to do with the so-called doll party." What's the difference? Just because you act openly and aboveboard? Shit... There is no clear and transparent upper-level rule. Those organizations have already mastered all the highest resources in the distribution center. Who knows how many things they have that we don't know... …”
While speaking, Guo Xiao had already begun to scratch his face. He used very hard force, and soon the skin was scratched and blood flowed out, but the wound was healing quickly.
Lu Ning frowned, and suddenly heard a noise behind her, and immediately hid aside. A stiff body failed to reach Lu Ning and hit the ground with a clang.
It was Qin Zhilan's body. There were wounds on her abdomen and arms on her clothes. Of course, the blood of the body had solidified long ago and would not flow out, but Lu Ning could still see it.
"Damage transfer?"
This is indeed a way to correspond to the effect of the kitchen knife. After all, as long as the kitchen knife is effective, it does not matter where the wound is. But the problem now is not this. Even if Guo Xiao has the ability to control corpses and deflect damage, she can still control the opponent in other ways. The problem is... Guo Xiao's current situation.
Lu Ning had read Guo Xiao's resume before entering the scene. Although it was said to be a resume, it actually had more than 20 pages. Rosicrucian was still very serious in her work in this area.
Guo Xiao is a bit cunning and may not be reliable at critical moments, but other than that, he has no obvious bad deeds in terms of character and conduct, otherwise Rosicrucian would not be able to accept him. If this person is so deep-minded that he can pretend from level one to now, then there is no need to expose his original character at this moment. The person who will be harmed is at most Lu Ning himself. He has endured it for so long just to be shocked. A stranger tasked with interviewing him? This probability is too low.
This is a problem caused by the scene - this is not Lu Ning making excuses for Guo Xiao, she has given up on him, and what needs to be done now is to identify the source of the threat, instead of getting entangled with a person who has been driven crazy by the scene.
etc.
Going crazy?
Lu Ning's face suddenly turned bad. Some key information was private information that even high-end tourists could not access, such as hospital patient information.
She vaguely remembered someone reminding her that after reaching the fourth and fifth levels, the chance of encountering someone whose soul damage exceeds the standard will also greatly increase.
"It can't really be..."
At the same time, Guo Xiao had already raised his hand, and a blue rune flashed across his palm. Then a blue ring made of mysterious runes appeared at Lu Ning's feet. She suddenly felt her body Much slower.
Guo Xiao opened his mouth again, but this time it was not his own voice, but dozens or hundreds of people wailing at the same time: "Can you hear our painful cry for help? Big shot!?"
"trouble."
Lu Ning turned a deaf ear to the wailing. She was thinking about how to deal with the current Guo Xiao, and what was the source of the ultimate damage to Guo Xiao's soul. Although it was probably due to the influence of certain mantras, she always had to get conclusive evidence to feel at ease.
She complained in her heart, but the knife in Lu Ning's hand was not slow at all. She ignored Guo Xiao, but slashed Qin Zhilan's body with two knives and removed her arms. After avoiding the one-on-one rush, Lu Ning turned and rushed towards the only window in the room.
"Don't run! Are you scared?" Guo Xiao screamed.
"When people are crazy, their intelligence will really decline..." Lu Ning broke open the window, turned to look at Guo Xiao, who was wandering over, extended his hand to show his middle finger, then turned over and jumped out of the window.
Guo Xiao's punch only hit the air.
Lu Ning used the kitchen knife to slow down her fall, and then landed smoothly on the ground. He raised his head and glanced upward, then shouted to the two security guards: "Notify Yin Xiu! Something happened here!"
The two security guards didn't know what was going on. Fortunately, they were good enough and one of them immediately took out his walkie-talkie and dialed the number. At the same time, Guo Xiao had already stuck his head out of the window, his mouth wide open, as if something was about to come out from deep in his throat. Lu Ning frowned slightly. At this moment, a gunshot was heard not far away. There was a sound coming from everywhere, and Guo Xiao's fat head suddenly exploded, and countless red and white things splashed around the window.
"Hey, one-shot kill!"
Lu Ning heard a cheer, and saw Dorothy sitting on the wall, with a heavy sniper rifle on her legs, in a sniper posture.
"No...death!"
A tall figure crossed the wall with great agility and reached Lu Ning's side in a few ups and downs. Dan Sheng's tall body almost blocked the sunlight. He reached behind his back and pulled out the two big swords crossed behind him.
Blue and dark green light flashed across the sword's edge, and when Dan Sheng drew his sword, the air was filled with arcs composed of tiny cracks. Guo Xiao was still squirming and getting up, but Dan Sheng drew his sword from downstairs and cut him into several pieces again.
"Hey, you two..." Lu Ning was a little dumbfounded. The characters of these two people were indeed like this, and she didn't expect why they would suddenly descend from the sky.
"Hey, Lu Ning." Dorothy waved her hand to Lu Ning with a smile, "I can meet you anywhere."
"...Why did you come here?"
"Of course, we have detected the sudden excessive pollution here." Dorothy shook a small instrument in her hand that was similar to a mobile phone. "Since the last time the lyser was discovered, the nobles have been conducting research on this type of situation. Targeted research. Of course, the research capabilities of those guys are incredible. After half a month, all the teams running the mission are equipped with at least one of these things."
Lu Ning recalled the behemoth nobles. Perhaps she was too focused on the king at the time and did not understand much about the huge resources these historical deposits had. Although the world of the Dead Kingdom is half-dead, it does have extraordinary technology.
"These kinds of things are very dangerous, oh... why are there so many?" Dorothy glanced at the phone again, and the smile on her face suddenly disappeared.
"Don't let your guard down! Dorothy!" Dan Sheng's speaking speed suddenly became faster. At the same time, a thin figure suddenly appeared from behind Dorothy, holding up a hatchet with a cold light in his hand. Ning recognized this person instantly, and this was what shocked her the most - it was Wei Jia, but Yin Xiu never mentioned that anything happened to him.
The blade struck Dorothy directly on the head, causing sparks to fly for a moment, but it had no effect except splitting the mushroom hat she was wearing. Instead, Dorothy turned her head away with a look of anger.
"Do you think this kind of scrap metal can cut off the silicon skin?"
A gun barrel protruded from under her skirt and pressed against Wei Jia's chest. Fire broke out and both parties were blown away in opposite directions by the huge force. Dorothy landed lightly on Lu Ning. Not far ahead, but Wei Jia... had a big hole blasted through his entire torso.
"Dansheng! There are quite a few contaminated guys! Find a way to seal this place immediately! They must not be allowed to escape. These guys have no infection ability and can only create companions one by one. This is very slow!"
"I know..." Dan Sheng responded dully, then jumped up and jumped directly into the building through the window that Lu Ning jumped out of.
