Chapter 036 Christmas Eve will never come

The sun is about to set.

The University of Michigan is still proceeding according to the original plan.

Thor watched the sky gradually darken outside. Rong Le hadn't returned since leaving the hotel that morning. The others didn't seem too worried. Mr. Baiyue also said, "It doesn't matter; that guy will protect himself."

But at such a critical moment, the absence of that person always made him feel a little uneasy.

Today is the final decisive battle.

Thor felt it was a little unreal because he had never faced such a situation before, which inevitably made him have wild thoughts.

During this time, he quickly became familiar with Misty and the others. They were all very good people, possessed a wealth of knowledge, and had been to many places. Even though Thor was confused about all of this, they did not feel bored, but patiently told him about the missions they had experienced.

It is this group of people who have long been prepared to make sacrifices.

Even Tina couldn't guarantee that she would survive, but she would coldly hold the long sword and swear that she would do her best to kill all the enemies.

Thor didn't have their open-minded attitude, so he was always in unknown panic.

He was afraid that one of them would never be seen again, and the memory would fade with time.

There was a sudden knock on the door.

It's Tina.

The boy of similar age was tall and straight, with a neat black windbreaker and a long sword that carried the coldness and sharpness unique to the dark world.

Tina stood at the door and said calmly, "Let's go, Christmas Eve is coming."

Thor straightened his expression, recalled the always calm figure in his mind, and put his heart back in his stomach.

They will definitely succeed.

…

Rong Le opened her eyes.

He was panting heavily, as if he had had a terrible nightmare, and his head seemed to be slightly dizzy.

He sat up, covering his head, feeling as if he had forgotten something. He hesitated and said, "...Where is this?"

KP said, "This is the dungeon of the Military Police."

There seemed to be something subtly strange about KP's appearance. Rong Le frowned and shook her head, shaking off the distracting thoughts.

He recalled his previous experience.

After talking with Fairlight, Rong Le went to check important locations to ensure that the seal here would not cause too much crisis.

Portland is a small town after all. It is impossible for the people from Michigan to protect everyone, and it is impossible to completely eliminate the secret agents planted among the residents. They can only try their best to send people to a safe place.

When he was about to go back, a military police came over and asked him to go to the military police station, saying that Cohen wanted to see him for something.

Rong Le thought for a moment and decided to go there.

Orianna was probably just using him. At this point, Cohen was no longer useful to her and might be cruelly abandoned by her.

His location was a little far from the gendarmerie. By the time he arrived at the door of the gendarmerie, it was already getting dark and dusk was gradually taking over the sky.

He walked towards the gendarmerie, but before he even stepped through the main door, he felt something was wrong.

It was too quiet. In the past, although there were few people in the gendarmerie, there would at least be voices and footsteps. But now there was no sound at all. It was as silent as death.

Rong Le pushed open the door.

After seeing the situation inside clearly, his head suddenly buzzed. He took two steps back, covering his head and walking unsteadily.

The blood flowing from the body spread throughout the hall, and both the hall and the depths were covered in blood.

Rong Le closed her eyes instantly, feeling something was wrong.

Sure enough, the mental judgment followed.

Having witnessed a deeply shocking scene, your heart has been shaken. Now proceed to a Sanity check. Subtract 2 points for success, and 1D6 for failure.

[Since there is still a persistent debuff on the body, you need to add a penalty die. ]

Rong Le hasn't heard KP's voice for a long time, but every time he appears, it seems like nothing good is happening.

The sound of the dice gurgled, and KP's voice was low, mellow and gentle.

[Sanity Assessment: 77/86, Failed.]

Then another penalty die was passed.

In the end, Rong Le actually lost 9 SAN points in one go, and her SAN value dropped from 77 to 68, which was about to approach the passing line.

KP sighed, seemingly unsatisfied. "I almost got a big fail."

Rong Le: “…”

"That was a close call. If you drop more than ten points at once, you'll experience temporary negative symptoms."

"Nice KP, the ones other players encounter aren't this smart, and they won't chat with you. They're basically just dice tools."

"The existence of the KP is indeed very mysterious. It is the host of all the major modules in the City of Mist. It has extraordinary power and can influence the status of the modules. It is also suspected to have a connection with the gods."

“…”

The barrage of comments was full of discussion.

Her mental state seemed to have taken another downturn as her SAN value was deducted. Rong Le waited for the dizziness to pass before opening her eyes and scanning her surroundings.

This was a massacre. All the people in the gendarmerie were killed. Their faces seemed to still contain expressions of fear, and they fell in scattered places.

As military police, they basically have the ability to protect themselves, but they don't even have the ability to resist the murderer. This is enough to foresee the huge gap in strength between them and the enemy.

Rong Le stepped on the blood that had not yet coagulated, passed the corpses lying everywhere, and walked in the direction she wanted.

The situation in the corridor was equally tragic, with blood splattered on the windows. There was only one room in this corridor that was clean, with only a few spots of blood on the ground, as if someone had deliberately avoided this place.

It's Cohen's office.

There was an answer that was about to come out. Rong Le narrowed her eyes and raised her hand to place it on the armrest.

Before I could open the door, I suddenly felt a sharp pain in the back of my head.

He lost consciousness.

When she woke up again, it was now. Rong Le turned over and stood up, looking around where she was.

There seemed to be nothing worth exploring in the Military Police Bureau. Rong Le opened the cell door and found the dungeon empty.

The person who knocked him unconscious seemed to appear suddenly, and Rong Le was not prepared at all. He didn't know who brought him here, but it was not advisable to stay here for long at the moment.

Rong Le didn't know how far the situation outside had developed during the time he was unconscious.

Before leaving the Military Police, he went to Cohen's office again.

This time he successfully pushed the door open, and there was no one inside.

And earth-shaking changes have also taken place outside.

The whole town was filled with a strange gas. This gas permeated the air and could not be isolated even if one covered their mouth and nose. As soon as Rong Le went out, she was choked back by the strong environment outside.

However, even buildings cannot isolate the gas. Although it is lighter than outside, the air is also filled with this strange atmosphere.

Rong Le let out a soft sigh, quickly prepared herself mentally, and pushed the door open to go out.

This gas seemed to be able to affect people's minds. As Rong Le walked along, she saw that several people on the street had lost their minds. There were still festive decorations left on the empty streets, and the situation seemed very absurd.

The barrage was stunned:

"What's going on? Why is everyone going crazy?"

"How terrifying! Is Polant in hell mode right now? It's too dangerous! I just saw a resident notice Rongrong and rush towards him. He was so aggressive. Is he a mutant?"

"Is this gas responsible? Doesn't that mean Portland is full of monsters now?"

"It's over. Everyone is bound to inhale this gas. Doesn't that mean this module will be completely destroyed?"

"I'm numb. I'm numb."

"Is this the main plot? Is this the death plot?"

Rong Le also thought of the strangeness of the gas, and his face looked a little bad, but there was no other way at the moment. He dodged the attacks of several residents who had obviously become alienated and walked quickly towards the church.

The further he went in, the sank his heart.

Along the way, he encountered several waves of monster attacks, all of which were residents of this small town, which shows that most people in this town have lost their minds.

It is estimated that Mi Da and others are now following the plan formulated by Rong Le and frantically slaughtering these monsters that are beyond saving.

Rong Le rushed into the church, which had now turned into a sea of ​​monsters, with countless monsters staring at him with their scarlet eyes.

Beneath the sacred stained glass, the once noble church hall was in ruins, with countless bizarre monsters climbing on it, making the scene even more absurd.

The barrage is screaming:

"Rongrong, what are you doing?! Don't go and die!!"

Rong Le walked in quickly, and the door gradually closed behind her with a loud bang.

His coat fluttered as he strode forward. Facing the countless monsters in the church, the young man's deep green eyes were like vintage gems, filled with indifference and chillness.

"Get out of my way—"

The enormous force crushed all the monsters that dared to stand in front of Rong Le in an unreasonable manner, and the overly violent force caused ripples in the space.

The young man stood in place and blasted a completely silent passage through the monsters. No one dared to think that he was weak at this moment. This absolutely subversive contrast was enough to make everyone's jaws drop.

“…”

“…………”

The barrage was also quiet at this time.

After a while, someone said:

"Is this... still my weak wife?"

"Isn't his character set as a weak detective? I always thought he was a battle of wits?!"

"Good guy redefines weakness."

"This time I'm really hooked. I really, damn, I have no resistance to this kind of hot and beautiful beauty."

After Rong Le had vented his emotions thoroughly, a series of system notification sounds rang in his ears.

[Roleplay -10]

[Roleplay -15]

Soon, the originally sufficient performance level dropped rapidly to a precarious 60 points, almost below the passing line.

“…”

With the cover of world consciousness, Rong Le's actions did not fall below the red line. If other people did such an absolutely character-destroying operation, they would be immediately wiped out by the City of Mist on the grounds of character-destroying.

Rong Le narrowed her eyes. This time, there was no usual laziness in her eyes, only absolute calmness.

The fact that so many monsters were left in the church just proved that Fairlight was not here. The church was now wide open for him, which was a rare opportunity for him to search the core area.

He raised his head and looked towards the top floor.

Rong Le could sense that what he needed was definitely there.

Although they searched the church last time, they did not touch the core parts.

First, if you want to explore in depth, you will definitely alert the people in the church, which will be detrimental to the search operation. Second, it has no direct connection with this target, so there is no need to go to great lengths to explore all the secrets.

Now is the right time to conduct a search while the situation is chaotic.

The church definitely has deeper secrets that Rong Le has not yet discovered, and perhaps they are related to the current situation.

Rong Le quickly walked to the top floor and broke all the restrictions around him. He went in to search one by one and indeed found something.

In a room covered with holy seals and magic array patterns, Rong Le found a few pages of manuals on the table, which detailed the array method for transforming humans into monsters, which was exactly the pattern of the room in front of her.

In addition to the sacrifice and the person performing the ceremony, the medium for activating the formation also requires the sacrifice to swallow the flesh and blood of the evil god to contaminate it in order to achieve the best effect.

Anyone who swallows the flesh and blood will become the most loyal believer of the evil god. To a certain extent, it can be said that they are completely polluted and become true pagans.

Rong Le remembered that Fairlight once said that he had a part of God in him.

This sentence may be referring to something.

The live broadcast room was also watching all this in amazement:

"So this is the secret hidden in the church. I was wondering why I was chased into the church one time and was locked up in a small dark room, causing the mission to fail."

"Is that the Trailblazer upstairs? Are you okay?"

"Luckily, my role-playing ability was just enough to get out of the module before the plot ended. Otherwise, I would have been told. This church is really dark!"

Rong Le left the room and continued collecting, and finally returned to the door of Fairlight's room again. He thought for two seconds and pushed the door open.

This time he had more time to survey the room.

The room looked very ordinary, tidy yet full of life. He walked in and looked around, his eyes falling on the box placed carelessly on the desk.

“…”

Rong Le squinted at it.

"Do you want to open it? My character level and SAN are a bit dangerous right now. If I don't handle it right, I might suffer from temporary insanity. I don't think there's anything good in here."

"But now that we're here and have spent all this time, wouldn't it be a wasted trip if we don't open it?"

"If the contents inside are opened, will those of us outside the screen also be contaminated?"

"...Don't look at this! High-energy warning in advance!"

The barrage of comments said.

Rong Le walked to the box.

He looked at the delicate little lock hanging on it thoughtfully, pinched the wire with his fingers and turned it gently a few times, and the restriction on it was easily opened with a "click" sound.

At this time, the barrage was already a high-energy warning, covering most of the screen.

Rong Le gently opened the box and stared at the contents of the box quietly.

It was a strange-shaped piece of unidentified meat, which seemed to still have life, wriggling slightly in the box. There were no pores or mouth or nose on its surface, but it expanded and contracted as if breathing.

The whole scene was so bizarre that it was beyond description. Rong Le's steps swayed slightly, and the familiar feeling of dizziness gradually invaded her brain.

In the last moment of his consciousness, he heard a voice in his mind.

[You have discovered the core item of the module, world line tampering degree: 65%]

He grinned slightly.

…

"Rongrong, Rongrong."

"Teacher, wake up."

"Don't sleep, we still have things to do."

The calls in her ears gradually made Rong Le's mind clearer.

Baiyue’s voice, and Tina and the others…Has he been found by them?

He was about to open his eyes, but his eyelashes trembled and he didn't open them.

Rong Le's heart felt as heavy as a weight, and a cold numbness spread throughout her limbs.

No, that's not right.

He had clearly assigned them tasks, but now all of them were busy on the battlefield, so why would they all gather around him?

What is that thing... talking next to him?

However, the sounds around him gradually grew louder and louder, becoming noisy and approaching closer and closer, until they were almost whispering in his ear:

"He blinked!"

"He's awake!"

"Wake up, we're out of time!!"

Rong Le opened his eyes with an ugly expression.

However, what appeared before his eyes was a very normal scene.

Thor stood beside him with a normal expression, looking at his expression with some confusion: "Mr. Rong Le, what's wrong with you?"

Bai Yue snorted softly: "Just running around and getting yourself into this state."

Tina frowned slightly and said solemnly: "Teacher, next time you have any plans, be sure to take me with you!"

These people maintain a calm expression that almost makes people fall into self-doubt.

Did I just hear it wrong?

Rong Le watched their clumsy performance with an expressionless face, and could still hear the whispers in the air:

"He found out."

"He didn't notice."

"He found out."

"He didn't notice."

“He found out!!”

Something screamed and scattered like a small animal. Rong Le had a splitting headache and his face became even uglier.

The frequent occurrence of hallucinations shows that his mental state has reached an unhealthy level, but if he wants to pass the module, it is essential to advance the degree of world line tampering.

After learning about the degree of world line tampering from Thor, Rong Le began to think about what kind of specific existence would cause the degree of world line tampering.

The answer is special and will have a huge impact on the direction of the module.

For a large, well-functioning module, too small a change will not affect the direction of the plot. Even if a butterfly flaps its wings, the City of Mist will correct it before it develops a larger deviation.

Therefore, only the existence that can affect the plot will advance the degree of tampering with the world line.

Rong Le was not surprised by her current situation. As a player who wanted to tamper with the established direction of the plot and complete the module, he would definitely be targeted by the consciousness of the entire module.

And he must complete the module before he goes completely crazy.

Rong Le closed the box of meat in her hand and hurriedly left the church. Not long after she walked out, hallucinations appeared in front of her eyes again.

He was tied up in the hospital bed, the restraints tied him tightly so that he couldn't move. Something was stuffed in his mouth so he couldn't speak and could only make whimpering sounds.

Rong Le could see from the corner of her eye the pale curtain standing next to her, with two figures on it. He was restrained in a hospital ward, and in the narrow space, the conversation between the doctor and the nurse was clearly audible.

Before he could think about the current situation, the curtain was pulled open and Kurosawa was wearing a white coat as usual. His face looked a little haggard and he almost blended in with the gloomy ward.

"The patient's state is too manic. Give him some medicine."

The nurse took out a syringe filled with light green liquid from the tray and handed it to Kurosawa. He put on a mask and put on medical gloves. The light green liquid seemed to have strange bubbles in it.

"Hold him down."

Kurosawa said.

He seemed not to recognize the person on the hospital bed. There was an indifferent look in his dark pupils. Kurosawa, holding the syringe, looked very cold at the moment.

Rong Le struggled subconsciously, but could not avoid watching the needle tip getting closer and closer to his neck. His pupils suddenly constricted, and as he watched the needle tip getting closer and closer, his spirit was tense to the limit!

The scene in front of him suddenly disappeared, and before he could relax, he found himself kneeling on the ground, sitting on the floor of Fairlight's room, holding a piece of unknown meat that was constantly squirming and swallowing it in big mouthfuls.

He had never left the church. Everything that had just happened was his hallucination. The real him had lost his mind the moment he saw the pieces of meat in the box and was eating them uncontrollably!

No, wait, this can't be real, this must be an illusion too!

All of this was his fantasy before he died. In reality, he had been injected with drugs by Kurosawa and was waiting for the judgment of fate.

Rong Le stumbled to his feet and found himself in the ward again. The surroundings were all crimson, and blood splattered all over the floor and walls. He looked at Hei Ze and the nurse lying on the ground, and then looked at his bloody hands in a daze.

What is true?

He gasped, walked over the corpses and on the blood-stained floor, through the hospital corridor. The moment he pushed open the door, all the blood in his body seemed to freeze.

…He returned to the church once more.

In the live broadcast room.

Ever since the world line tampering degree soared to 65%, the barrage has been in an excited state.

"This is too powerful! Although I didn't dare to see what was in the box, this thing is too important! It actually has a 37% weight!"

Gradually, everyone noticed that something was not right with Rong Le.

"Did you lose your SAN? The camera is so messed up."

"There were so many hallucinations, some very simple, but because they were so close to everyday life, they made my scalp tingle. The chain hallucinations in the hospital and the church were also... I was almost sick just looking at them."

"My heart aches for him. What on earth did he see? Why did he go so crazy? That thing is too evil."

However, through the camera, no one could do anything and could only watch the young man's painful struggle in vain.

Rong Le covered his forehead and moaned softly. He grabbed the box in his hand, held it in his arms, stumbled to his feet and walked out.

He had to leave here. No matter what kind of illusion he was seeing, he had to rush to Fairlight and stop him and Orianna's sacrifice ceremony.

At this moment, hallucinations were everywhere before his eyes.

He could no longer even hear the rapid and sharp alarm sounds coming from the system, which were beeping in his mind.

You have directly gazed upon a part of the evil god, and your mind has been severely polluted. Next, make a Sanity check. Subtract 3 points for a successful outcome, and 1D10 for a failed outcome.

[You carry the body of the evil god. His power will affect you constantly. From now on, your sanity will be assessed every ten minutes.]

The sound of dice rang out crisply in the void.

[Sanity Assessment: 68/71, Failed.]

[SAN value decreases by 9.]

…

[Sanity Assessment: 59/45, Success.]

[SAN value decreases by 3.]

…

[Current SAN value: 56.]