Chapter 583 [(*^▽^*)]

Lin Wanyi carefully observed the strange birds in the sky and found that their numbers did not seem to have decreased. The players had killed more than sixty strange birds and could hardly tell the difference, which showed that there were really a lot of these strange birds.

Sixty-odd birds are a piece of cake for this group of strange birds.

At this moment, the player who had been hiding returned to the vicinity once again. Hang Qing simply changed his position this time, and once again set up his gun, taking advantage of the strange bird in the sky before it could react, and killed one of them.

Her sniper rifle is a purple-grade weapon. If it hits the head, even if the bullet only grazes the head, it will be counted as a headshot. So, when facing this item, you either won't be hit in the head, or you will die.

Unless you have very good defensive equipment, you can't escape death when hit in the head.

These strange birds seem to lack intelligence, being slaughtered by players time and time again in the game. Every time they gather, the players hide, and the strange birds that have gathered here leave.

This went on for nine times. It seemed that about a third of the strange birds flying around the hill had been reduced, and more than 500 strange birds had been killed. In other words, the total number of these strange birds was about 1,500. And it was unknown whether there were still more hidden in the deep mountains.

A strange bird landed from the sky. Hang Qing looked at the sky, which had been cleared up quite a bit, and said, "Alright, let's stop here. That's enough... Everyone, go do what you need to do."

The players were satisfied with the number of strange birds. Although they wanted to kill more, time was running out, and they had to use the time before dawn to search for the clues they wanted.

Calculating the time, it will be dawn in two hours. After dawn... many things will be inconvenient to do.

Soon, all the players who had just gathered here disappeared, and even the surveillance equipment that had been set up here was removed. They had other uses for these surveillance equipment!

After the area had completely quieted down, Lin Wanyi slowly looked ahead.

The strange bird was quite large. More than 500 of the strange birds killed by Hang Qing were piled up around here, on the viewing platform and below, halfway up the mountain. The corpses of the strange birds were covered with a thick layer around them.

The air was filled with a strange, rotten, fermenting stench; no wonder the players ran away so quickly earlier.

Players know that the corpses of these strange birds will dissipate on their own when it gets light, as if they were exposed to sunlight. One player even witnessed the strange birds' corpses seemingly being set ablaze when the sunlight shone down.

I did some research on this and found that this strange bird secretes a special oil that ignites when exposed to sunlight.

As for why this happened, the players couldn't do anything about it; their attention was quickly diverted to the main quest, and they had no time to pay attention to this anymore.

Lin Wanyi remained quietly in place, and even the corpses of strange birds fell near his hiding place. His field of vision consisted of nothing but darkness and strange birds.

As time passed, the stench grew stronger and stronger. Even the strong winds stirred up by the remaining strange birds could not blow away the stench, which was almost solidified.

Lin Wanyi remained there as if she were completely unaware, and after about an hour, the surrounding scenery changed.

Lin Wanyi's eyes sharpened, and his pupils slowly moved, taking in the surrounding situation, but he could not find out where the change had started.

Keep waiting!

Another half hour passed, and if they didn't come out soon, it would be dawn!

But Lin Wanyi wasn't in a hurry at all. He stayed there and waited, confident that the thing would appear before dawn!

After all, there are more than 500 strange bird corpses here, so that thing is absolutely not to be missed! And Lin Wanyi is already certain that the thing is hidden in some corner of this place.

Time passed second by second, and Lin Wanyi could almost see the first ray of white appear in the eastern sky. It was at this moment!

Lin Wanyi suddenly burst out, using acceleration potions or even speed-up items. In just two seconds, he trapped that wisp of black energy in a cage in his hand.

The black energy thrashed about in the cage, trying to escape, but unfortunately, it could no longer escape once it had been captured!

Lin Wanyi frowned upon seeing the black mist inside the cage, but he knew he couldn't stay there any longer. He put the cage in his backpack and then disappeared from the spot with a few leaps.

When he returned to the cabin, the sky was just beginning to lighten; it was still morning. The strange bird in the sky had already flown away as soon as the first rays of light appeared, and no one knew where it had hidden.

The carcasses of the strange birds that fell on the mountain also began to burn rapidly after dawn. It took less than five seconds for a single carcass to burn completely from the moment it was lit!

The strange bird carcasses that covered the ground quickly disappeared without a trace, and even the foul stench dissipated. On the viewing platform, apart from some railings damaged by the strange birds and things smashed by their carcasses, nothing was left.

Jiang Xiali fell asleep around 4 a.m. and is now fast asleep. Lin Wanyi's return did not disturb him.

Lin Wanyi then took out the cage he had put inside his backpack. He stared at the black mist inside the cage for a long time, frowning slightly, feeling that it was somewhat different from what he had been told in the news he had received.

That thing had self-awareness, but this black mist didn't. It just charged around on instinct, showing no intelligence whatsoever. Could it be...?

He quickly took out the communication device used by the Bureau of Order and sent a message to headquarters, and soon received a reply.

Lin Wanyi's expression turned somewhat solemn after reading it. So that's how it is...

When it has the strength, this thing can divide its body into two parts. One part is a simple collection of power that acts on instinct. Although it also has the instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, its appetite takes precedence. That's why it was so easy for me to catch this thing just now.

The other part has very little or no power; any player or resident could kill it. However, it possesses reason, can hide, and find an opportunity to escape.

There are now some sealing items that he asked Lin Leyou to place on the mountaintop, which means that the other part is definitely still in this instance and has not left.

After returning to headquarters, he put away his communication devices and then sighed deeply. He had just come back from outside and couldn't rest in bed right now because he was quite dirty.

She casually grabbed a silencing device and tossed it into the bathroom before taking a shower. After finishing, she comfortably went to bed, hugged her beloved Ali, and gradually fell asleep.

It was already bright outside. Lin Leyou and Xue Rui had already gone out. Looking at the scenery outside, they said, "There seem to be more fallen leaves than yesterday. I feel like autumn might be over in just a few days."

The two looked around as they descended the mountain.

On their way down the mountain, they encountered no one. The entire resort seemed to fall into silence, and it appeared as if only the two of them were on the mountain path covered with a thick layer of fallen leaves.

Fortunately, when they arrived at the restaurant, there were about thirty people gathered there. It was quite a lot of people. Apart from a few tourist NPCs, they were all players.

It seems the players were all out last night and didn't go back to rest. Looking at their tired little eyes after a long night, Lin Leyou couldn't help but laugh.

Xue Rui suddenly leaned closer, "What do you want to eat?"

Lin Leyou waved his hand, "You order."

Anyway, I can eat anything, but... isn't this restaurant a bit short of staff?

After their hearty meal, they got up and left the restaurant, heading towards the strawberry farm. The strawberries Yu Peng had given them yesterday were really big and juicy. Instead of eating the ones he gave them, they could pick them themselves now.

They had already memorized the location of the strawberry farm, or rather, they had memorized all the routes and locations on the map.

"Walk a little further ahead, and there's a strawberry greenhouse..."

Soon they saw strawberry sheds in the distance. Although there weren't many, it was enough for this group of tourists to pick strawberries. When they arrived at the strawberry farm, they were surprised to find no one at the entrance!

They stood outside and waited for a while, but no one came out.

Lin Leyou frowned and called out several times, but there was still no response. It seemed that something had happened, but he didn't know what it was.

With no other option, Lin Leyou and his companion had to leave and head to the security office, which was located in the middle of the resort and was easy to find.

When they arrived at the security office, they saw the familiar security guard—the same one who had taken them back to their cabin that night.

"Oh, it's two guests. What can I do for you?"

Lin Leyou: "Ah...it's nothing serious. We just went to the strawberry farm, but there was no one there."

The security guard was taken aback. "No one's at the strawberry farm?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "That's good. I called out a few times after waiting a while, but there was no response. Could you go take a look? And while you're at it... could we go in and pick some strawberries?"

The security guard, as if thinking of something, slowly nodded, "Okay, I'll go take a look."

And so, the security guard followed them to the strawberry farm.

The strawberry farm was still the same as before. The security guard called out several times but received no response. He turned to Lin Leyou and said, "Please wait here for a moment, I'll go in and take a look."

Lin Leyou nodded, "Okay."

Anyway, they're not in a hurry.

The security guard searched inside for a long time, and after finding something, he came out and opened the gate with a normal expression. "Please come in with me, you two. You can go in and pick strawberries in the number two strawberry greenhouse. There are many baskets at the entrance, feel free to take them."

Lin Leyou and his group didn't care what the security guards had found; they simply sent them to the strawberry shed, which suited them just fine.

"good."