Avoiding this behavior, although shameful, is a simple and effective way to deal with it.
Just like Wu Ming now, he, Zhao Sida, Alex and Lin Jiaojiao rushed away from the shadow monster blocking the way. Avoiding battles and not getting too entangled with them is actually a very wise and correct behavior.
If it were Zhao Sida who would choose the optimal solution at any time, she would definitely choose to avoid frontal combat and save considerable physical strength and time to face the next problems that need to be solved. This is the wisest thing. choose.
But the deeper he went into the foggy area, the more Wu Ming felt that something was wrong with the surrounding environment.
The street scene around them was always the same as in their memory. According to Wu Ming's calculations, they had passed at least three intersections, passed six corners, and crossed nine sidewalks along the way. According to the map provided by Zhao Sida, they should have gone deeper into the area long ago, but Wu Ming always felt that they seemed to be spinning around in circles...
No, maybe it’s more than just spinning around. Jack-o’-lanterns, angels, demons, little succubi, snow fairies, and various shadow monsters that have left a deep impression on Wu Ming’s heart have been thrown away several times before. appeared in front of him again and again.
They either rolled up whirlpools of flames, threw out icicles and beams of light, or simply used their own weight to try to collapse the shield, repeating familiar but futile attacks.
When Wu Ming led everyone through the same convenience store for the third time and cut the Shoggoth blocking the way into pieces for the sixth time, he grabbed Zhao Sida who was about to continue charging and slowed down: "Old man Zhao, something’s not right, we’ve been going in circles.”
Zhao Sida tried to look around, but the fog was so thick that she couldn't figure out the reason for a long time: "The thick fog hinders all detection methods, manager, I can't confirm us through detection methods for the time being. We are currently in the foggy area, but I have recorded our movement trajectory since entering the foggy area. Taking into account factors such as the slight angle deviation and multiple turns that will occur when taking steps, we should be in this area on the map now. …”
The doll girl projected a simple map composed of a light screen, and marked the target point and their location with red dots and green dots.
"No, we are still staying where we are." Wu Ming only glanced at the map. With the powerful computing power of the auxiliary device, he found where they were at the moment. He stretched out his hand and tapped on the edge of the light screen: "Right here, just entering the collapse zone."
"Brother, are you sure we are going in circles? It is normal to have difficulty discerning the direction in the fog, and there are countless spells and techniques in the extraordinary world that can silently affect other people's senses, so it is not just the petite lady I am calculating the angle of deviation of footsteps and movements, and I am also paying attention to whether there is any problem with our direction..." Alex frowned and gently rubbed his beard, and then lightly clicked on the light screen map. Refers to, "According to the calculations of my extraordinary senses, we should be here now."
Although the place Alex pointed to was slightly different from the green dot marked by Zhao Sida, it was still very close in location.
Wu Ming pointed to the remains of the Shoggoth under his feet that had been twisted into pieces by Zhao Sida's silk thread and said: "For the sixth time, I don't know if you can notice this thing in the state of mist. This shadow monster should It was the sixth time I was killed by Lao Zhao. Thinking back, did those flames, ice picks, and beams of light just now feel familiar? And you haven’t been able to see the street view... From the time I started paying attention to the street view until now, we have at least I passed the same convenience store three times..."
"Woc! Brother, please don't scare me..." Lin Jiaojiao was already timid, and some shadow monsters of poor appearance would occasionally pop out of the mist to shock her, which made the girl almost nervous. The tension was stretched to the limit, and now the girl who was so frightened almost fell into a ball: "Brother, you won't get lost if you are not affected by the fog, right?!"
Wu Ming shook his head and expressed his speculation: "I suspect that it is because I was not affected by the fog that I discovered that we have fallen into some kind of cycle..."
"If it really is a cycle of time fragments, it is not impossible to achieve in the supernatural realm, but it needs to meet very stringent conditions... On the contrary, there are also some extraordinary techniques that can achieve similar effects that make people feel the illusion of time loops..." People The girl calculated many possibilities in just a few seconds and calmly gave her own suggestions, "First we need to confirm whether this method is a time loop. Manager, let's go through it again and record the video information at any time. And leave marks along the way.”
At this time, Alex took out a dozen knives engraved with runes from the inside of his coat, and nodded in agreement with Zhao Sida's idea: "Based on the current information alone, there is still too little, so don't draw conclusions easily. I will leave the marks along the way." Let's do it. These rune knives made by the hunter's secret method can resonate with my spiritual power, and each knife has my spiritual imprint. As long as I am nearby, I can sense its existence at any time. If it is really time If there is a cycle, there will always be some clues left behind..."
Wu Ming gently patted Lin Jiaojiao's back a few times to soothe the fear in her heart: "Well, let's walk again."
Several people made up their mind to cross the remains of the Shoggoth, and Wu Ming once again led Wu towards the front of the street.
In this dense fog environment where visibility is less than two to three meters and several people can only see each other, it is impossible to rely on normal senses to identify the road and direction. The only way is not to be blinded by the fog. Wu Ming was able to confirm the surrounding scenery.
Pass the intersection as always, walk along the sidewalk as always, and finally walk around the corner as always.
The dancing shadow monsters were still like hungry wolves, fearless and launched an attack on Wu Ming who was holding up the shield. This time Wu Ming raised his attention and carefully observed his surroundings. Although Zhao Sida could not observe further, She also kept a careful eye this time, turning on the video mode throughout the entire process, and classified and recorded the shadow monsters she executed personally to ensure that the records of the entire trip were foolproof.
"Everything is normal. The location and existence of all rune knives are within the sensing range." Alex flicked the rune knife casually, and the knife, which was made of an unknown material, sank into the cement floor with its handle. The strange force even opened cracks in the surrounding cement floor, which made Wu Ming frightened.
When he turned the corner for the second time, Wu Ming felt his eyes blurred. Even his strengthened reflex nerves could not react in time to what was going on, and his face gradually became stunned and confused.
It’s the familiar convenience store again, the familiar flame whirlpool, ice cones and light beams hitting the transparent invisible shield, and the Shoggoths rushing towards them with their strange screams...
"Oh, welcome home..."
