Chapter 422

It was pitch black in the cafeteria.

The air was cold and filled with an unpleasant smell.

Obviously, although they have entered the movie scene as planned this time, the node they cut into is by no means in a safe plot, but when the crisis strikes.

As soon as he entered the cafeteria, Wen Jianyan immediately activated the props that reduce the sense of presence.

He walked along the base of the wall silently.

There was an unpredictable dead silence around him, and he could only hear the sound of his soles rubbing against the ground, as well as his own even heartbeat and breathing.

Wen Jianyan knew the purpose of this operation.

Just like what he said to Tangerine Candy before...they did not come this time to finish their homework.

The difficulty of completing the homework is much lower than what he is going to do now.

According to previous guesses, the hidden props that he couldn't get in the movie should be located in the back kitchen of the real cafeteria.

But the problem is that the opening of the canteen is time-limited and very short-lived.

And, apart from that period of time, there is almost no other way to forcibly break into the cafeteria.

Because the crisis is unpredictable and there are too many variables that may arise, instead of entering the cafeteria unprepared and sneaking into the back kitchen by chance, it is better to take the opportunity now to find out the map in advance and make plans.

After all, the buildings in the movie were completely reproduced one-on-one with the school dungeon as the blueprint. For a team like theirs capable of single-handedly fighting the dungeon, it was simply a good opportunity for nothing.

—Of course, the evaluation of "capable heads-up" is mainly for Orange Candy.

Wen Jianyan just took advantage of this shamelessly.

Although Tangerine Candy only wrote a few lines on the homework, it was considered as "beginning to complete the homework". Therefore, according to the rules found out earlier, the hatred value of all monsters will be concentrated on her first. In this way, Wen Jianyan's pressure in the next exploration will be greatly relieved.

In other words, as long as Tangerine Tang is there, he is safe.

The method is dirty but works.

Neatly empty tables and chairs are lined up in the darkness, and as far as the eye can see, it is empty.

There was an unpleasant smell floating in the cold air. Not far away, in a dark place beyond the reach of sight, there seemed to be countless treacherous shadows swaying. However, they completely ignored Wen Jianyan who was close at hand, and stepped forward instead. With procrastinated and stiff steps, he walked towards the direction behind him.

Wen Jianyan avoided those shadows very carefully, and moved forward purposefully in the cafeteria.

As he walked, he outlined the internal structure and outline of the entire building in his mind, keeping every blind spot and corner in his mind.

Soon, the entire map was clearly restored in his mind.

The exploration of the outside is over.

Therefore, Wen Jianyan was familiar with the road, and found the iron door with the sign "Non-employee entering by mistake" on the outside.

He picked the lock and walked in.

The heavy iron door creaked and closed automatically behind him.

Like the outside, the inside is just as quiet.

Wen Jianyan boldly turned on the phone screen and turned up the brightness a little.

The layout here is exactly the same as in memory.

Pots, pans, and pans were piled up on the table, forming a black shadow, soundless, like a monster with strange outlines, it was inexplicably frightening to watch.

Wen Jianyan stepped forward.

He saw the familiar cauldron.

The metal cauldron sat untouched on the extinguished stove, its edges rusted, and an unpleasant smell emanated from it.

He carefully opened the lid of the pot with a small gap, and glanced inward with the dim light.

Perhaps it was because the hatred value was steadily raised by Tangerine Candy this time. This time, the head did not appear in the pot, but at the same time, the pot was not empty.

There was a viscous liquid about half a finger high on the bottom of the pot, which was pitch black and exuded a foul-smelling dampness.

It was similar to the liquid he had seen in the toilet and in the pool earlier, but more viscous.

It's disgusting.

Wen Jianyan didn't dare to move, she just wrinkled her nose and put the lid back on.

The edges of the lid collided lightly, making a slight metallic sound.

While he was groping around in the kitchen and looking around, suddenly, the sound of familiar footsteps came from outside the door—stiff, procrastinating, especially abrupt and strange in the dead silence.

"?!"

Wen Jianyan was taken aback, and looked in the direction of the voice.

ha?

No... what's going on?

In the movie before, it’s fine if he didn’t pay attention and made a loud noise, but now it’s different. Not only does he have orange candy outside to attract hatred, he didn’t even make a sound at all just now, how could he be discovered? ?

The footsteps outside the door were gradually approaching, amplified in the darkness, and it was obvious that they had reached behind the door again.

It's almost like a replica of the previous movie.

Wen Jianyan: "..."

It's endless, isn't it?

He lowered his head and glanced at the cabinet he had drilled through earlier, the thoughts in his mind were spinning rapidly, while his ears kept paying attention to the sound outside the door, as if he was evaluating something.

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"?"

"Why did he suddenly stop moving? What are you thinking?"

"I don't know, but I always feel that the host seems to have some bad idea... Is it my PTSD?"

"Squeak—"

The turning of the rusty door shaft broke the dead silence.

The heavy fire door turned, and two shadows appeared outside the door.

"Crack, crack."

Accompanied by the dragging sound made by the friction between the soles of the shoes and the ground, the shadow walked slowly into the kitchen one after the other.

The kitchen was pitch black, except for a little light in the depths of the kitchen.

It was a mobile phone.

Its screen was facing down, and it was placed alone near the warehouse. The flashlight was on, emitting a faint and pale light.

The two figures approached the light with stiff steps.

As the distance shortens, they are gradually illuminated by light.

Pale and swollen face, flat facial features, pitch-black eyes without whites, and—

The bloated, water-balloon-like bellies make grunting noises as they move around. Compared with their normal body shape, they look extraordinarily weird.

They swayed step by step and walked towards the light.

However, if you want to reach the warehouse, you have to go through a very narrow passage between the stoves.

One of the monsters walked in.

The second one followed behind.

When they were in the middle, suddenly, in the darkness behind them, a figure appeared quietly like a ghost.

But in the breath, the shadow approached.

The slender fingers held the short brass knife, and the cold blade was attached to the monster's swollen and pale neck. The phalanx exerted force and made a short and sharp downward stroke.

In the next second, a foul-smelling pitch-black liquid sprayed out from the gap.

There was a "hehe" sound from the monster's throat, its dark eyes widened, and then it fell down like a burlap bag, making a dull plop.

Wen Jianyan stepped back quickly to avoid being crushed.

He held a brass knife in his hand, with no expression on his face, only a pair of eyes flickering in the darkness, which looked even colder due to the light color, his lips were pursed, and he stared closely at the still moving thing not far away. only monster.

On the pale cheeks, a little black blood was splashed, which was quickly wiped off with his thumb.

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"Excuse me!"

"Fuck, I thought I would never see the day when the anchor will play!"

"It's actually going straight to the front, ahhh, it's so rare! Damn it!"

"? Isn't the previous one a bit outrageous? This one is also in the top ten after all, how could there be less confrontation, isn't it just to kill a mob? What a fuss."

"Are you new here? You can tell that you're not an old fan at first glance. This is the anchor's personal style."

"Personal style? Wouldn't it be nice to just say it's cowardly?"

"If you want me to say, the anchor should be a little self-conscious about being in the top ten. With the props he has and the experience of breaking through the level, he can go straight to it, instead of hiding when he sees a monster... I really can't stand it."

"Cool, let me continue!"

However, unlike what the barrage expected, after killing the first mob, Wen Jianyan quickly backed away, distanced himself from the second mob, and conveniently put away the brass knife that had re-entered the cooldown period. stand up.

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"..."

"Wait a minute... he shouldn't..."

"I have a bad feeling."

Different from the decisive, neat and exciting action scene just now, the scene that happened next can be called hip pulling.

Wen Jianyan threw out a harmless speed-reducing prop.

The monster slows down.

Wen Jianyan threw out a prop to lure the enemy.

Has no effect on monsters.

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"..."

"...Damn it, it's early."

"I knew that the anchor's love is short-lived, and love is eternal."

"Hahahahahaha directly collapsed across the board, as expected of you!"

"I hope the anchor can maintain the handsome image for a while longer, and learn from the other top ten next door... Please!"

When Wen Jianyan was about to try the third prop, without warning, the monster suddenly moved forward, its pale and soft, noodle-like limbs elongated, crossed the table, and stretched towards Wen Jianyan.

A familiar, sweet rot smell hits me.

Wen Jianyan was startled and jumped back suddenly.

He activates the third prop.

The blazing fire suddenly appeared, and the tongue of fire suddenly licked, immediately leaving a strange scar on the monster's pale and swollen skin.

"ah-"

The next second, there was a shrill and terrifying scream from its throat. The sound was sharp and weird, and it didn't sound like a human voice, like a sharp weapon scratching the eardrum.

Under the impact of that voice, Wen Jianyan's head suddenly buzzed, and his movements subconsciously stopped.

Just this moment, the san value above his head fluctuated, dropping two points in an instant.

The monster started to retreat rapidly, and within a few seconds, it disappeared into the darkness.

Before he could give chase, the monster disappeared.

When Wen Jianyan came to his senses, he was the only one left standing in the darkness.

He lowered his head and glanced at the props he had just activated.

[A-level props: Fire Talisman

After activation, it will release a flame that dispels pollution]

This is an item sold in the shop. Only A-level and above anchors are eligible to buy it. S-level anchors are limited to three purchases for each dungeon. As a member of the secret council, he has five redemption privileges.

Wen Jianyan showed a thoughtful expression.

Could it be that the monster in this dungeon...

Fear of fire?

Or, is it only because of the additional effects of this item that it can cause such a result?

The number of tests is not enough, Wen Jianyan is not yet completely sure.

However, since the only one has been released, other guesses can only be verified next time.

Wen Jianyan took a step, stepped over the corpse of the monster on the ground, walked to the warehouse, and picked up the mobile phone he had put there.

—Yes, this is the trap he left behind.

In just a few seconds, he determined his next policy.

Although Wen Jianyan can still choose to hide this time, his previous experience in the movie scene has reminded him: These monsters may have some ability to confirm whether he is nearby, otherwise, they would not be in the kitchen. Wandering around for so long...

And this time compared with the last time, there are more excellent advantages.

Last time, all the monsters were outside the kitchen. If Wen Jianyan makes any movement, it is likely to attract more monsters, but this time, most of the monsters were attracted by the orange candy, so he This time it is entirely possible to take a more adventurous, even radical approach.

For example, kill them.

However, since he heard two footsteps, and Wen Jianyan was not good at fighting, nor did he have the confidence to win more with less, so he deliberately left the mobile phone that emitted the light source inside the narrow terrain, while he activated the hidden breath to hide the props, so that he can kill the monster first after it is attracted by the light.

Although the use of the brass knife here is a little overkill, it can make a quick decision and suppress the level, directly preventing him from falling into the dangerous situation of one against two.

What's more, as he became an official member of the secret council, the cooling time of all props also decreased, and the dungeon was long enough, so even if he used it once in the early stage, he would not completely exit the stage later.

Because of this, Wen Jianyan was so generous this time.

And after one is killed, the remaining one is easy.

He can slowly experiment.

That's why Wen Jianyan didn't use higher-level props to suppress them immediately, but chose props of the same level as the dungeon, and experimented one by one to see if he could find something effective.

Although the remaining monster left much earlier than planned, Wen Jianyan was not without gain.

"..."

Wen Jianyan held the phone in his hand, turned his head, and looked thoughtfully at the corpse behind him.

...Maybe the harvest can be a little more?

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"?"

"What is the anchor watching?"

"I do not know!"

"Huh? What is he exchanging for?"

"Gloves...knife? Wait a minute?? What is he doing??"

Wen Jianyan squatted down next to the corpse, and put on rubber gloves for himself in a somewhat unfamiliar way—although he had pretended to be a doctor, he was actually not very good at stuffing his fingers into such gloves.

A little too tight.

The edge of the rubber hit the skin of the wrist, making a slight, "snap" sound.

Then, he put on the goggles and picked up the knife he exchanged from the store.

On weekdays, the deceptive smile was blocked. At that moment, it seemed that the mask on his body was lifted from a corner, and people could vaguely glimpse the dark corner hidden in it.

The blade shone with a cold light, and it stuck to the bulging belly of the monster's corpse.

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"?"

"!"

"??!"

The blade did not hesitate, and sank deeply into it.

Wen Jianyan stretched out his elbows and pushed down with great force.

Under the external pressure, the belly that was already swollen to a certain extent burst open immediately like a full balloon, even though Wen Jianyan had done the best protection possible under this condition, The moment it exploded, it backed away quickly, but a little black liquid was still inevitably splashed on its cheeks.

The san value above the head started to alarm again, staggering and descending.

Suddenly, a small round mark was sunken on the soft cheek, as if some invisible existence pressed it and wiped it lightly.

The bloodstains disappeared.

The San value returned to calm.

Wen Jianyan subconsciously tilted her head back, blinked her eyes, and stopped preparing for immediate emergency cleaning, feeling a little dazed for a while.

Um?

what happened?

Did something touch me just now?

He stopped and looked at his san value.

The number stopped at 50 and stopped going down.

"..."

Now that the san value doesn't drop, it means he can continue.

Wen Jianyan shook his head and looked at the corpse in front of him again.

The white and swollen corpse was like a dead fish, which was skillfully disemboweled by the butcher, pulled out the internal organs, and carefully stirred.

The distended belly has been flattened, and the open skin is like two pockets, wrinkled and drooping on the sides, exposing the contents inside.

Nothing but viscous black liquid.

The liquid radiated a weird luster like petroleum, it was sticky, mixed with a sweet and rancid smell, just standing aside, the smell made people dizzy.

Suddenly, Wen Jianyan's eyes paused, as if he had discovered something.

He stretched out his hand and carefully picked up a shiny silver thing from it.

After wiping off the dirt on it, he put it under the light and looked at it carefully?

This is…

badge?

Wen Jianyan was taken aback and frowned.

Why a badge?

However, before Wen Jianyan could figure out the reason, something strange suddenly appeared on the corpse at his feet.

The corpse, which was still very full just now, shriveled rapidly in front of his eyes.

Wen Jianyan was startled and jumped back suddenly.

In just a few seconds, a corpse lying in front of him, which had been disemboweled just now, turned into a pool of black water in the blink of an eye, seeped into the ground, and disappeared completely.

He stood not far away in shock, in the middle of the kitchen, staring fixedly at the wet ground, with a thoughtful expression on his face.

*

After cleaning up his mess, Wen Jianyan sent Orange Tang a message.

Soon, after waiting for less than ten minutes, the movie screen in front of me disappeared, and it changed back to the scene in the school in the blink of an eye.

Tangerine Candy raised her head and said complacently, "How about it, isn't it good?"

Wen Jianyan was very supportive, he expressed his true feelings and his voice was full of emotion:

"too strong!"

Orange Candy is indeed the main contributor to this operation. If she hadn't held back the hatred of all the monsters, Wen Jianyan's actions would not have been so easy, let alone slowly experimenting with props on monsters, dissecting them to find the blood in their stomachs. contents.

So, under Wen Jianyan's all-round flattery, Orange Tang's tail was going to the sky.

After a long time, Tangerine Candy finally remembered the topic.

"So, what did you find?"

Wen Jianyan told Orange Tang concisely about his results.

First, monsters are likely to be afraid of fire.

Second, they have strange insignia in their bellies.

"badge?"

Tangerine Candy cheered up, and she took it out of her pocket: "Is it this?"

Small and round, only the size of a button, some vague lines can be vaguely seen on it, and there are words on it, but because it is too small, it is almost impossible to see clearly.

"right!"

Wen Jianyan nodded, and he stood up with a strange light in his eyes.

"But the drop rate is not too high." Tangerine Candy shrugged, threw the badge up and caught it again, "I killed ten monsters in total, but when only one monster disappeared, there was this left on the ground, and the others were directly No."

Wen Jianyan: "I see."

This thing is not something that every monster will have in his stomach.

Tangerine Candy looked at Wen Jianyan with some novelty: "However, I got into my soul all of a sudden. I'm lucky!"

Wen Jianyan: "..."

For a moment, he didn't know if the other party was praising him.

"So, what exactly is it?" Tangerine Candy tilted his head and looked at the badge, "It seems that there is no similar thing in this copy, right?"

"Not really."

Wen Jianyan shook her head.

"It's not a hidden item, there is no system prompt." Tangerine Candy showed a puzzled expression, "Could it be some strange collection? Will there be any rewards for collecting more?"

Of course not.

This is not playing games.

What's more, the reward framework of Nightmare is basically those few, and it is unlikely to add a new mechanism that has never appeared in this dungeon.

However, the words of negation circled around Wen Jianyan's lips, but when they came out, they turned into:

"Maybe."

"... Huh?" Tangerine Candy was taken aback for a moment, and she was just making irresponsible guesses, never expecting that Wen Jianyan would follow suit.

Wen Jianyan had a charming smile on his face. He looked at Tangerine Candy and said sincerely, "I think your guess is very reasonable."

"..."

Tangerine Candy looked at Wen Jianyan suspiciously, and then looked at the badge:

"...Are you serious?"

It was just a joke at first, but now I suddenly feel a little less sure.

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"Collection? What collection?"

"I've been watching the live broadcast for so long, and I've never heard of such a thing..."

"Of course, there are still too few clues to judge."

Wen Jianyan squatted down, with a convincing expression on his face: "Well, let's collect a few more, so maybe we can figure it out."

Tangerine Candy: "That's right?"

"Then, shall we go in again later?" Wen Jianyan smiled warmly.

Tangerine Candy: "...OK?"

[Integrity First] Live Room:

"..."

"..."

"You saw Tuqiongdagger, didn't you?"

"So, you kid is fooling around with free labor, right?"

"I'm ashamed that I believed you for a moment just now!"

*

After separating from Tangerine Candy, Wen Jianyan sent Su Cheng and the others a message.

Su Cheng didn't reply, it seemed that he was still busy.

Wen Jianyan didn't care, and put the phone back in his pocket.

It was too late now for him to wander outside any longer.

Just before the time to turn off the lights, Wen Jianyan returned to the dormitory.

Today, Brother Hu and Abao were far from being as lively as they were a few days ago, but looked extraordinarily tired and smelled bloody.

Obviously, their "course" today was not easy.

However, Weasel's team has experienced downsizing, so the overall atmosphere in the dormitory today has become much heavier.

Wen Jianyan's eyes focused on the weasel's bed for a moment - through the gauze curtain, he could vaguely see his back facing the outside, motionless, black and undulating.

After a brief greeting, they raced against time to wash up and go to bed.

Immediately afterwards, the familiar humming sounded, the lights went out with a snap, and everything fell into darkness and dead silence.

Wen Jianyan lay on the bed and glanced at his San value.

A bit low, but still within acceptable range.

He gazed at the ceiling in the darkness, and in his mind

He hesitated for a moment, raised his hand, and silently turned the Ouroboros ring on the root of his finger.

Do you want…

Wen Jianyan frowned and put down her hands.

Forget it anyway.

The familiar intense drowsiness hit him immediately, and under the irresistible external force, his eyelids were heavy and drooped little by little.

There was a sound of even breathing.

[Integrity First] The live broadcast room went dark, and the words [Anchor Resting] appeared on the screen.

"The end of the day friends."

"Good night!"

"When will it start broadcasting? I just watched it for a while..."

"Hopefully there will be a bit of a surprise tonight, I haven't seen enough."

Although some viewers expressed dissatisfaction, the number of people online in the live broadcast room plummeted.

This is the downside of long-line copies.

After all, the anchor has to rest, which leads to a long period of empty window for the audience.

Most of the anchors who need popularity are unwilling to enter the long-term dungeon. Once the audience enters other live broadcast rooms during their break, it may be difficult to return, and this kind of dungeon is also difficult to enter in the middle. Because too much information needs to be added.

Therefore, according to common sense, the number of people online in the live broadcast room will decrease as the live broadcast time increases.

The same goes for the live broadcast room, which is as hot as Wen Jianyan.

It's just that Wen Jianyan doesn't care.

Soon, the number of people online in the live broadcast room became 0.

The spectators leave, looking for more bait.

In the darkness, there seemed to be a wind passing through the gauze, brushing away the hair from the side face of the young man.

Invisible cold fingers went all the way down the side face and landed on his tightly closed rosy lips.

With a little force, a soft nest is pressed down.

The inner edge of the crimson lips was peeled off, revealing the white teeth and the tip of the tongue hidden behind the teeth.

In the darkness, the invisible existence seemed to be getting closer.

Ouroboros' binding power is strictly bound to the wielder's mental strength.

The setting of the San value is to quantify the spirit, will, and concentration. When the San value decreases, all related values ​​will be forcibly reduced by the copy, which means that the binding force of Ouroboros will be reduced.

especially…

The power of the bound person has already begun to recover secretly.

The young man's lips were pushed open, the invisible darkness gathered around him, and the tip of his tongue was sucked out soundlessly.

So, be careful.

Don't be too presumptuous, try not to be noticed, otherwise, there will be almost no possibility of finding a gap... As a fragile human being, Wen Jianyan is too sensitive.

Because he knows his own vulnerability, he is also extremely dangerous.

Anyone who wants to underestimate him will have to pay the price for his indiscretion.

The youth's brows were furrowed, and it became difficult to breathe.

The fair skin was reddened by suffocation, and the soft throat rose, sinking into the marks of clenched fingers.

"…Well."

A thin, wet, weak sound came from the young man's throat.

The depressed depression on the lips stays for a short time, and then slowly recovers its elasticity, and the marks disappear.

In the darkness, the unscrupulous, primitive and malicious impulse was restrained, and it sank into a calm and vast ocean again.

The formless darkness rubbed against his red hot lips affectionately, wiping away the wet saliva.

Have a nightmare.

In this case, there must be me in your dreams.