"Xu?"
Li Ran turned his head in surprise and looked at the ghostly figures in the barrier.
"The creatures infected with the virus in the dungeon will be reborn in the dark palace after death. Most of them have their memories erased and survive like walking zombies. Some of them retain their memories and personalities during their lifetime, and some of them will be sent to the dungeon. " Zhao Yingzhi said.
The information provided by Zhao Yingzhi was extremely important, almost an explosive clue, revealing the structure of the copy and the problems that had always troubled them.
This also confirmed Li Ran's previous guess.
The aboriginal people in Happy Homeland evolved from previous players.
This also indirectly proves that the strange world has been selecting humans to enter the copy, and it is not even limited to Blue Star.
"How do you know this?" Li Ran asked.
"Sister Yang Ping told me." Zhao Yingzhi turned her head and looked away.
(She is lying.)
Goldfinger gave a hint, but Li Ran did not reveal it.
How could Yang Ping know this information? Yang Ping only retained the memory of the last day of her life, and kept recycling the memory of the last day.
Even if Zhao Yingzhi didn't say anything, Li Ran could also guess that it was another soul in her body who told her. As for what object or chips were used to pry open the soul's mouth, it was unknown.
It seems that the soul in her body is not simple.
"What's the difference between Xu and aborigines?" Lu Zhaohui asked.
Li Ran explained: "The indigenous people are like virtual beings with identity memories implanted in them. They don't know that they are virtual. On the contrary, they live as humans."
After such an explanation, Lu Zhaohui suddenly understood. No wonder they turned a deaf ear even if they saw the aborigines turning into monsters.
"This is more terrifying than hell. There is reincarnation after death, and there is endless imprisonment after death." Lu Zhaohui said in horror.
Zhao Yingzhi said: "This is not entirely correct. Players who are not infected with the virus are really dead when they are killed. Only players infected with the virus will become virtual after death."
Li Ran looked at Zhao Yingzhi in surprise. If she hadn't returned from the dark palace, they would never have learned such important information.
He couldn't help but think of those "awakening" Aboriginal people.
Su Bingyao awakened her memory as a player?
"The gate mentioned in the video is actually the gate leading to the dark world. It may be hidden deep in the dark palace." Zhao Yingzhi said.
Li Ran looked at the land of nothingness outside the barrier and said in shock: "Is that the dark world?"
If you think of the Dark World as a big world, there are countless weird copies in the big world, and each copy corresponds to a monster of a corresponding level. The Dark Palace is the dangerous area of Novice Village, and the Happy Home is the safe area of Novice Village. And this so-called The safe zone also caused all players to be almost destroyed.
But what Li Ran couldn't figure out was why Su Bingyao in the video said that she could only survive if she found the gate to the realm. Isn't the dark palace leading to the dark world more dangerous?
Is the Realm Gate an absolutely safe area?
Zhao Yingzhi couldn't answer this question.
I'm afraid we can only know the truth when we actually arrive at the Realm Gate.
"Where did you get the camera?" Li Ran asked.
"Sister Yang Ping picked it up when she was driving me to deliver food." Zhao Yingzhi said.
Li Ran suddenly had the idea of taking the video back to show Su Bingyao, but this idea was quickly killed by him.
He was deeply afraid that if Su Bingyao admitted something in front of her, or told him some secret, she would be eliminated by "them" like a madman.
Li Ran raised his head and stared at the gloomy sky, as if there was a pair of eyes monitoring him deep in the clouds.
"Today is the eleventh day. Three days later, midnight will enter the eternal night, and the crazy night will begin from that time. If we cannot find a place to safely spend the crazy night within these three days, entering the dark palace is the only way. Choose!" Li Ran said.
When Lu Zhaohui heard this, he said solemnly: "Brother Ran, it's okay if you don't say anything. Once you say it, I feel like a countdown has been pressed."
They all have a feeling that suddenly they don't have enough time.
Zhao Yingzhi pursed her lips, then walked towards the car: "If you have anything to do, I'll leave first."
Li Ran also feels this way. It used to be a long time, but now it feels like there are only a few days left.
"Brother Ran, I'll go back first too."
"Um."
Li Ran still stopped where he was, looking through the barrier at the void world.
"Realm Gate?"
Now he cannot enter the safe house through the dark door. When the crazy night falls, if there is no other safe area, breaking into the dark hall becomes the only option.
The "boundary gate" mentioned in the video is crucial.
If that clue is true, the Realm Gate becomes the player's only hope for survival.
Li Ran thought of a person who might be able to answer his questions about the "realm gate".
Thinking of this, Li Ran took out his mobile phone and made a call.
"Hey, Captain Zhang, it's me."
"Has that task been put on hold? Oh, it's okay. I'm not in a hurry."
Captain Zhang was referring to the crook's mission, which was originally supposed to be carried out according to the plan. However, a new incident occurred due to the kidnapping of a child in the community, which caused the mission to be put on hold.
This was also the first time Li Ran encountered a task being shelved. If it were in the game, this would be a program error or a BUG.
This task is dimmed in his task panel and is in an inactive state.
"By the way, Captain Zhang, I want to ask you something. Is it convenient for you now?" Li Ran asked on the phone.
"Okay, I'll come over now."
Li Ran came to the door of a house based on the address provided by Captain Zhang.
Captain Zhang and his men were working on some case, so Li Ran had to wait at the door.
"Xiao Feng, please make a confession."
"good."
Captain Zhang finished his work and walked towards Li Ran at the door.
"Is another child missing?" Li Ran asked.
"One child was lost every day for three days in a row, and the police continued to exert pressure. The police were very worried." Captain Zhang looked tired with two dark circles under his eyes, and he lit a cigarette to refresh himself.
Li Ran refused the cigarette offered by Captain Zhang and asked hurriedly: "Don't you have any clues?"
Captain Zhang shook his head and sighed: "The criminals also cunningly choose remote and unmonitored places to attack. They often use deception and other methods. Their targets are children between the ages of 4 and 10."
When Li Ran was waiting at the door just now, he heard the heartbreaking cry of the child's mother inside the house, so he could immediately tell that another child was missing.
Captain Zhang looked up at Li Ran: "What do you want from me?"
"I want to ask you about the Dark Palace." Li Ran asked.
When Captain Zhang heard this, his expression changed and his attitude suddenly changed: "I don't know what you said."
Li Ran was not surprised. He smiled lightly and said, "What if I can provide clues to the disappearance case?"
Captain Zhang's brows visibly stretched. He was exhausted mentally and physically from this case. His family, community and superiors were constantly putting pressure on him. He hadn't slept well in several days.
He was very surprised when he heard that Li Ran could provide clues.
"Can you provide a clue?"
