After leaving a Burger King restaurant.
Lu Li first went to a convenience store on the street to buy some drinks, cigarettes, and chewing gum. Then he went to a self-service gas station. Not only did he fill up the sports car, but he also picked up two barrels of gasoline for backup.
It is hard to imagine that ten hours ago, he was so depressed that he could only share his last cigarette with others and eat compressed biscuits to satisfy his hunger.
Now, the situation has improved a lot. If Lu Li is willing, he can even go to the most luxurious hotel in Kerui City to rest for a night and recuperate before going on the road.
However, time waits for no one, so he must hurry up and reach Innsmouth within twenty hours.
"Is there anything else you need to bring?"
"No, let's go."
After saying that, Luo Xia took a long breath, quickly adjusted her mentality, and got into the car before Lu Li got into the driver's seat, for fear of being abandoned.
It's not that Stockholm Syndrome is causing him to become dependent on the mugger, but that Rorschach wants to follow him and see with his own eyes what the real world is like.
As for sacrificing oneself and saving the world, this topic is too heavy and should not be decided hastily. It needs to be thought about carefully.
It's ten o'clock sharp.
The Viper sports car hits the interstate again.
The light stretched as far as the eye could see.
Lu Li had been addicted to smoking probably since the second dungeon world, but he thought he could control it and only smoked a few packs under special circumstances.
For example, right now.
"Would you like one?"
After finishing speaking, Lu Li held the steering wheel with one hand and handed the cigarette box to Luo Xia.
It is almost foreseeable that during the boring road trip ahead, the two of them will throw down countless cigarette butts through the car window in order to refresh themselves.
"After arriving in Innsmouth State, what are your plans to find that mysterious town?"
Rorschach blew out a smoke ring, took a deep breath, and then started asking and answering himself: "I have a hunch that it will not appear on the map, otherwise it would have been discovered by the outside world."
While eating, Lu Li selectively introduced some information to him, so as to prevent this potential partner from knowing nothing and running away to give him away.
[The town...is on the cover...]
This is one of the clues that investigator Sam gave before he lost himself.
And it’s not difficult to find out the answer——
Times are advancing. You only need to collect all the books released by the horror writer Kane last year, tear off the covers one by one, and then check and compare them through a computer program to extract relevant lines and images to get the answer you want.
Therefore, we have to find a way to contact the foundation and ask senior people to provide help.
"The ancient evil god is really synonymous with trouble."
Lu Li flicked the ashes from his cigarette and reached into his trouser pocket with his other hand to take out his cell phone.
This move frightened Rorschach and instinctively rushed over to hold the steering wheel.
Almost at the same time.
A small blue light lit up on the center console, and a beeping sound came. Since the icon took the shape of a mobile phone, Lu Li instantly recognized it as a car phone. He turned his head and looked at Luo Xia, "It's yours, pick it up."
"Brother, hold on to the steering wheel first."
Rorschach didn't let go until Lu Li put his hand on this giant steel beast traveling at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour.
Just press the answer button.
What came out of the loudspeaker was an unfamiliar voice:
"Commissioner Lu, are you there?"
Luo Xia was stunned, a little confused: This is my new car, why did I ask Commissioner Lu?
who is he?
Subconsciously, his eyes turned to his side. Luo Xia looked a little dull and asked tentatively: "Looking for you?"
"should be."
Lu Li nodded and said while smoking, "I have something to talk about. I'm busy here."
In the central control room, the expressions of the senior officials all changed. It was indeed the first time they had seen such an arrogant field staff. If you had known, the person they were talking to was the CEO of the foundation.
In fact, Lu Li had already guessed that the call came from the headquarters, but he didn't guess the identity correctly and just thought he was a supervisor-level person.
"The Innsmouth state is in chaos, you know?"
"Of course, Sam Neill told me some inside information." Lu Li said concisely, "Therefore, I must rush over as soon as possible to prevent the disaster from happening."
“Do I need to provide staff support?”
"Human sea tactics are ineffective."
After hearing this, the CEO immediately said: "Okay, how can I help you."
In fact, the senior management of the Foundation already knew that Sat Kane's abilities could not be explained by physical means. Therefore, not only did they not have any suspicion or doubt about Lu Li, they even had high hopes for him.
After all, a dead horse is treated as a live horse doctor, and no one dares to nuclear-tipped Innsmouth State unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Helicopters, intelligence analysis."
As he spoke, Lu Li glanced at the unarmed Rorschach beside him and added: "A weapons supply box."
"no yet?"
"Um."
"The satellite has successfully located the Viper sports car you are riding in. The helicopter is on the way. Please continue driving south and it will rush to meet you."
The executive officer said vigorously and resolutely: "What information needs to be analyzed."
“Did Kane release Horror last year?”
"A series of books called Hobbes' Terminus of Terror."
"Collect all the covers. There is a set of maps hidden in them." Lu Li threw away the cigarette butts and held the steering wheel with both hands: "Attention, be sure to use the machine throughout the process to avoid direct contact with people!"
"I will contact you immediately after the results come out. In addition, please check your work machine, turn off vibration and silent mode, and keep communication open."
The last sentence is quite resentful.
Then, the phone was hung up and there was dead silence in the car.
Lu Li silently took out his cell phone——
Missed calls: 5
Unreceived text messages: 7
"Will there be a special plane to pick you up?"
Beside him, Rorschach had an incomprehensible expression, because there was not much time left for him to hesitate.
"That's right, you have to make a decision quickly." Lu Li stepped on the accelerator to the bottom. After accelerating to the extreme, bright flames spit out from the nozzle.
Since there is a special plane to pick him up, there is no need to consider saving energy and vehicle losses. The NOS cylinder is directly activated, and the nitrogen acceleration system squeezes out the full potential of the sports car engine.
In the darkness, the viper roared.
Early in the morning.
The two arrived at the border of Binghuang State. The nearly two-hour drive went extremely smoothly.
Luo Xia, who gradually accepted the facts, felt that with Lu Li, the god of killing, in charge, any strange incidents on the road would not be a problem.
Until...the radio that was playing rock music malfunctioned, and a noisy electric sound sounded.
"It's impossible for a new car to have this kind of malfunction."
Luo Xia's face was full of disbelief. He firmly believed that no one would dare to interfere with his new car, unless the other party did not want to hang out in the Ice Phoenix State.
"Um!"
This time, Lu Li finally stepped on the brakes. He had already noticed that a cloud of ice fog had filled the surroundings. The visibility was getting lower and lower, and the scene was getting weirder and weirder.
