Chapter 26 Two Updates in One "I'm here."
Xia Xifeng woke up and shuddered when he saw the dirty stained glass dome.
What did this bring me to?
Xia Xifeng crawled up from the bench and looked around in horror.
This is a dilapidated church. The statues in the church have been damaged, leaving only the broken base.
The bench where he was lying faced the broken base of the statue, like an offering to the gods.
The broken and leaky stained glass dome was covered with dust and cobwebs, and it was impossible to tell what picture was depicted on the dome.
The glass in the windows was still intact, but iron bars were welded to each window, turning the church into a huge cage.
Xia Xifeng rubbed his face and quickly opened the system to look at the map.
Fortunately, the fog had cleared on the church map, and there was only a green dot on it, with no other NPCs or monsters.
Xia Xifeng only then saw the task reminder and felt depressed.
Why did they just kick him into the dungeon this time without even giving him a choice? Even though the system said he wouldn't get hurt, that might not necessarily mean he'd be hurt physically, but mentally.
He was really scared. How can mental damage not be called damage?
Xia Xifeng opened the chat window and was thinking about what to say to appear less timid when Qin Lang's avatar popped up in the conversation.
Qin Lang: [I'm here.]
Xia Xifeng blinked his eyes, and his lips, which had been slightly pale due to his tightly pursed lips, now had a bit of color, and his heart, which was beating too fast, no longer pounded against his throat.
He breathed a sigh of relief and quickly replied: "Where are you? I woke up in a dilapidated church and was terrified."
Forget it. There’s no point in pretending in front of Qin Lang. He won’t believe it even if I pretend.
Qin Lang: [A residential building. Our properties are the same as in real life. Go around the monsters, and if they block your path, knock them away. I've tried it, and the monsters move slowly and deal very little damage. All medicines work, so there's no danger. You can explore or wait for me here.]
Xia Xifeng saw that his equipment had been adjusted.
He traveled into the dungeon first, but Qin Lang woke up before him.
Before he woke up, Qin Lang had already explored the area around the residential area and helped Xia Xifeng adjust the equipment suitable for this copy. The medicines and food needed were dragged to the shortcut bar.
Xia Xifeng summoned a mace to repel the staff, and the heavy staff made him feel at ease.
Xia Xifeng: [I'm going to explore too. I'll clear the fog on the map as soon as possible. I'll finish exploring soon and get back soon. Perilla must have been terrified to see me disappear right there.]
Qin Lang: [Okay. I've encountered all of these monsters in the game. If you encounter any unfamiliar monsters, please take a screenshot and send it to me. The system has a new screenshot feature available when entering a dungeon.]
Xia Xifeng was very happy to find a new function.
It would be great to have a screenshot, I've been wanting to take one for a long time.
Xia Xifeng immediately took a screenshot of the church for Qin Lang.
Qin Lang also took screenshots of the surrounding area of the residential area for him.
Xia Xifeng immediately recognized the place. "I remember this place. I did a mummy quest, and when I entered the village fog, I ended up here. Wait, I'll tell you about that quest."
Qin Lang must be unfamiliar with this place, because this is a purely plot-line, there are not many monsters, and killing monsters does not lose experience and materials.
Even if he had done this task before, he would have definitely followed the guide and gone straight to the point, skipping all the dialogues and leaving his mind completely blank.
Qin Lang sat on the stone steps and read the long copy introductions sent by Xia Xifeng.
He really had no impression of this side quest, he just vaguely remembered that there was such a boring quest.
In the game, players will receive a commission to deliver a letter.
When the player arrived at the address written on the letter, the small seaside village was already shrouded in thick fog.
Knights from several sects were stationed at the intersection, preventing anyone else from entering.
Players must first obtain the recognition of one of the sects before they can enter the village to explore with the knights of that sect.
Once he enters the village, he loses contact with the knight.
Next, players will explore the map while searching for the missing knight.
When the player is exploring the map, an NPC will call the player and ask for help. When the player helps, he will encounter a missing knight.
After meeting all the knights, both living and dead, the player will journey to the clifftop sanctuary to battle the hidden boss. Upon victory, the player's quest ends, the fog dissipates, and all the villagers have been transformed into mummies. The "villagers" the player saw are merely spirits living in a dreamlike illusion.
Xia Xifeng: [The dungeon is related to the Outer God Blood Moon... Oh, every time an Outer God appears in a game, there's always a Blood Moon. The Blood Moon is truly a model for the Outer Gods. The streets and temples in the dungeon aren't actual villages, but rather the villagers' collective dreams. But these things shouldn't appear in the villagers' collective dreams, so I suspect this is the boss's dream. Although the Outer Gods appear distorted and incomprehensible to us, perhaps some of their memories can, through the people of this world, reveal a glimpse of their original selves.]
Xia Xifeng: [This could be considered the arrival of an Outer God, a concrete manifestation of the distortion of the rules of this world?]
Xia Xifeng: [In the dream world, the moon is a facet of the sun. The sun holds the moon's power. The blood moon replacing the silver moon is perhaps a necessary condition for the sun's fall in the dream world?]
Qin Lang agreed with Xia Xifeng's analysis.
This quest is a side quest of the main quest of Fall of the Sun, and of course it is related to the sun.
If the dungeon boss is a follower of the Blood Moon, then the Blood Moon devouring the Silver Moon is definitely related to the fall of the sun.
The Blood Moon's authority lies in the spiritual realm, that is, the "dream realm."
His methods were even more secretive, and the documents left before the apocalypse are very scarce. No one knows how he quietly replaced Silver Moon.
But one night, when people looked up at the moon, it had turned red.
The quiet night became strange and bloody, and people no longer dared to sleep peacefully.
Qin Lang: [Blood Moon is a dung monster, very disgusting, with low attack power, a very thick health bar, and all its skills are control, which often interrupts the output rhythm.]
Thinking that this copy was related to the Outer Gods, Xia Xifeng couldn't help but become nervous again.
Then he saw Qin Lang complaining that Blood Moon was a dung monster.
Xia Xifeng burst out laughing.
For players, apart from the main Outer God in the final decisive battle, who among the other Outer Gods has not been killed yet?
As long as you dare to show your health bar, players will kill you.
The main god of the outer gods was not killed simply because he did not have a health bar.
Although he is just a life player, he handles a lot of Outer God materials.
Post a commission, post a commission. Today I need XX XX Outer God materials. Will Qin Lang accept it? If you don't want to accept it, I'll post it on the public board!
Xia Xifeng: [The Blood Moon materials are in high demand. Thank you for your hard work.]
Qin Lang was about to vomit from killing the Blood Moon Dung Monsters because Xia Xifeng wanted too many Blood Moon materials.
Well, I'm so sorry, brother.
Xia Xifeng ate a small snack to calm his mind, then slowly rummaged through the drawers and cabinets in the church, not even leaving out the chairs.
Story-based players have to click through every corner of every story scene, but with "holographic" gameplay, Xia Xifeng can only tire himself out with his feet.
The scenes can be destroyed.
Destruction does not require combat skills. Xia Xifeng can use his "mining" skills to swing a sledgehammer and smash things around.
Xia Xifeng firmly believed that a symbolic place like a church must have special plot items.
He swung a sledgehammer, first smashing the chair, then the cabinet, and finally smashing a big hole in the base of the broken statue, actually smashing out an entrance to the basement.
Xia Xifeng proudly took a screenshot of his work and sent it to Qin Lang.
Qin Lang took a screenshot of the streets littered with monster corpses.
Xia Xifeng: [You are so violent.]
Qin Lang: [Not as good as you.]
Qin Lang continued to kill the monsters he saw. He firmly believed that if he killed enough of them, the thing behind the scenes would definitely jump out on its own.
Xia Xifeng continued to explore every inch of the place, "gently" knocking on every wall to see if there were any secret compartments that he had not discovered.
There are torches in the basement.
Xia Xifeng's life-support skills include "Breath Holding" and "Poison Immunity". Although his current level is not high enough, he can also make a breathing mask.
Wearing a breathing mask, Xia Xifeng lit the torches on both sides of the stairs one by one and walked into the basement.
The basement looked like an illegal medical base, complete with iron-barred cages, transparent jars filled with murky liquid, beds stained with dried blood, and instruments that looked cruel.
Xia Xifeng saw the "medical log" spread out on the table.
The system has loaded a full language system for him, so he can read the "medical log" even though it is not written in common characters.
The log states that this is the holy land of the [Black Frame] Church, dedicated to the God of [Black Frame].
The residents of the Holy Land used to live a peaceful and harmonious life. One day, they suddenly went crazy and started biting strangers.
At the time, they thought someone was sick and locked up the mad resident. Later, the resident's bones grew and pierced through the skin, turning him into a monster.
Residents who were bitten by the animals also showed symptoms of madness.
The disaster spread.
"It's like a zombie movie," Xia Xifeng muttered to himself. "Extracting bones, picking out rotten flesh... Hey, hey, the style of your church is a bit strange. You definitely didn't use anesthesia when you performed the surgery. Tsk, it seems you don't treat your fellow zombies as fellow citizens."
Xia Xifeng put away the first log and looked for more logs, diaries and experimental records.
This church is indeed evil.
Some clergy believed that the zombies were punished by God, and that if they were killed and burned to ashes, the wrath of the gods would subside.
Some clergymen continued to conduct experiments on zombified people, and eventually the experimental materials changed from residents who had already been zombified to residents who had just been infected, and even the blood relatives of the zombified people.
Some ruthless people would even buy slaves and have sex with zombies to see if they could produce "antibodies."
This world's level of civilization is far inferior to that of the Dream World. Could this be the Outer Gods' original world?
Or is this the "history" of the dream world that was once invaded by the Outer Gods?
The Outer Gods, who can trigger the apocalypse, are clearly not new to the Dream World. They may have infiltrated the Dream World's history long ago.
"In short, if we map all of these clergymen, we might kill them by mistake, but if we map every other one, there will definitely be one that slips through the net." Xia Xifeng handed the last diary to Qin Lang.
The system showed that the exploration level of this map had reached 100%, and rewarded Xia Xifeng with a cloak that could isolate breath.
Note: Only available in this instance.
Xia Xifeng muttered, "Stingy," and put on his cloak: "There are great rewards for reaching 100% exploration. Don't just focus on killing monsters, explore a little too."
Qin Lang: [Killing monsters will also increase your exploration points...ah, my hand slipped.]
Xia Xifeng: [What's wrong with your hand?]
Qin Lang: [A person who hadn't transformed into a monster suddenly rushed towards me with a knife in hand. I killed him reflexively, forgetting to ask any questions before killing him.]
Xia Xifeng: [...You continue to kill, leave the exploration to me.]
When it comes to exploring and decrypting, he can't rely on Qin Lang.
Xia Xifeng left the church and walked along the road into the city.
He could see that the church was at the foot of the mountain, the city was halfway up the mountain, and the top of the mountain should be the so-called sanctuary.
The layout is exactly the same as that small mountain village.
Xia Xifeng took a picture of the distant view of the city.
Qin Lang should be in the city halfway up the mountain.
Xia Xifeng asked Qin Lang to go to the church, and they met there.
Qin Lang eliminated the map fog, and Xia Xifeng's map fog would also disappear.
When Qin Lang's monster clearing progress reaches 100%, no new monsters will appear. Xia Xifeng will be safe as long as he follows the path Qin Lang has taken.
It was just right, he could make up for the exploration that Qin Lang missed.
The house where Qin Lang woke up was right near the city gate.
Xia Xifeng was speechless again as he looked at the monster corpses scattered all over the ground.
Look at this exploration level, only 50! Qin Lang really only kills monsters and doesn't explore at all!
Xia Xifeng sighed deeply, swung the sledgehammer and started smashing around.
Let me see, what secrets are there?
When Qin Lang arrived at the fountain pool in the center of the town, perhaps because he had killed too many people, terrifying screams came from all directions of the city.
The monsters chased after Qin Lang.
Xia Xifeng passed by a group of monsters.
He was wearing a cloak that concealed his presence, so monsters wouldn't notice him unless they bumped into him.
Xia Xifeng took out another cloak to conceal his aura, but Qin Lang did not wear it.
Afterwards, Xia Xifeng opened a cloak that had built-in taunting and damage reduction... Uh, system, you temporarily customized the task rewards based on the needs, right?
Although he doesn't have much experience, Qin Lang is not lacking in experience as he is led by a big boss. What he lacks is real "combat experience".
The small monsters that he had disdained in the game, which didn't drop experience or materials, were now extremely valuable for training. Qin Lang was so excited about killing that he was actually gnawed away by the "ant colony" with extremely low lethality, which took half of his health.
Xia Xifeng silently added blood and defense to Qin Lang to eliminate the negative buff.
Hey, do you remember there's a weakling who needs my protection? You only care about your own pleasure in fighting!
Xia Xifeng held the dried meat that increased his blue bar in his mouth and silently sorted out the items he had discovered.
He hasn't seen any NPC he can talk to yet.
Xia Xifeng suspected that the half-crazy NPCs who were talking to Qin Lang while walking in front of him might have been accidentally killed by Qin Lang.
Qin Lang is a player who only cares about the fun of fighting. In the game, as long as the opponent's health bar is exposed, he will stab him with his knife.
When the game became reality, Qin Lang had become very restrained. He would only stab the opponent with his knife if they took the initiative to attack.
The half-crazy NPC will definitely attack actively, alas.
Xia Xifeng did not let Qin Lang hold back.
Although the system said that there would be no death in the dungeon, the opponent had already attacked Qin Lang first. How could Qin Lang hold back? What if he developed a habit?
Life is more important.
He could only hope that the half-crazy NPC was cowardly enough not to provoke Qin Lang, the God of Killing.
Perhaps Xia Xifeng's prayers were too devout. When he smashed out another basement, he found an NPC in the basement with whom he could communicate.
That NPC is a very beautiful woman.
After Xia Xifeng fed her several bottles of blood-adding, mana-enhancing and concentration-enhancing potions, the negative buff of chaos on the woman's head disappeared, and her name turned into a neutral yellow name.
The woman calls herself "Nightingale".
"Nightingale" is a code name, which means low-level sex worker.
There are both male and female Nightingales. Those who become Nightingales no longer use their own names, but are simply called "Nightingales." They also have their own gods of faith, namely the gods of indulgence and pleasure.
With the protection of the gods, they don’t have to worry about the other party not paying when doing business, and they can also eliminate some occupational diseases.
Even if empires, kingdoms, and some independent city-states began to restrict the preaching of such "little gods", the world is so big that there are always some places where the light of benevolent gods cannot reach, allowing the belief in these little gods to grow.
Due to game limitations, players don't know much about "Nightingale." But since this woman calls herself "Nightingale," she must be from the Dream World.
Xia Xifeng asked, "Are you a resident of this town?"
Nightingale nodded.
Nightingale is not only a resident of the town, but also a frequent visitor to the church.
The gods worshipped by this town do not require clergy to abstain from sex and even encourage them to communicate with the gods in pleasure.
Nightingale once thought that the god worshipped by this town was just an aspect of their own god.
Even some clergy believe so.
Therefore, the status of the Nightingale in this town is quite good. He is considered a semi-clergyman, with fixed business to take on and a fixed salary to receive.
Whenever there is a celebration, the nightingales are the busiest.
The church firmly believed that Nightingale was the person closest to God, so when the divine punishment occurred, they targeted Nightingale.
As it happens, none of the nightingales have ever been infected. Even if they are bitten, they only get a fever and then return to normal.
Thus the Nightingales' status became higher, and the residents of the city began to contribute money and property to them.
They also thought their status had risen, until their companions disappeared one by one.
The Nightingale soon realized that the church was secretly arresting them, so she hid in the basement.
Xia Xifeng: "Why hide? Hiding is just waiting to die, it's better to escape."
Nightingale shook her head. "I tried to escape, but as soon as I walked out of the city gate, I encountered fog, and before I knew it, I was back."
Xia Xifeng: [She may not know that she is in a dream.]
Qin Lang didn't answer, but just sent a screenshot.
He was standing on a pile of corpses, enjoying the battle and had no time to answer.
Xia Xifeng's mouth twitched slightly.
Coming to this world, Qin Lang really let himself go. It was really hard for Qin Lang to be constrained by his original world.
Xia Xifeng: "Do you know who else is still alive? Let's go to the temple together. Perhaps the temple has a way to let us leave this city."
Nightingale hesitated: "Will it anger the gods?"
Xia Xifeng left the house with Nightingale, pointing at the monster corpses strewn across the street. "The entire city is almost completely wiped out. I checked the church outside the city, and there's no one alive inside. Perhaps the gods are already angry. Nothing we do can prevent death. Why not ask for forgiveness from the gods? There might still be a glimmer of hope."
Nightingale was frightened by the monster corpses all over the street and nodded rapidly: "Okay, okay."
She sang softly, her voice melodious and graceful, and a translucent bird landed on her fingertips.
The nightingale raised its fingertips, and the bird flew diagonally forward.
Nightingale said, "It can help us find those who are still alive and avoid monsters."
Xia Xifeng glanced at Nightingale.
This Nightingale might be a significant figure in the Nightingale religion. She certainly has a significant plot line.
With Nightingale leading the way, Xia Xifeng no longer had to smash around, and his exploration efficiency was much higher.
Nightingale knew the secrets of this town very well. Xia Xifeng only needed to wait for her reminders to quickly reach 100% exploration.
After searching the places marked by the system again, Xia Xifeng saw the second living NPC.
Coincidentally, this NPC is the dwarf Jim.
When Xia Xifeng first met Dwarf Jim, Dwarf Jim was still drowsy, half asleep and half awake, and tried to attack Xia Xifeng.
After being knocked away by Xia Xifeng's mace, the unconscious dwarf Jim was tied up by Nightingale.
The nightingale stabbed the back of his head with an awl, bringing out a drop of black blood.
Xia Xifeng's eyelids were twitching.
How could such a large awl prick a person and only draw a single drop of blood? It's truly miraculous.
After the bleeding, the dwarf Jim gradually regained consciousness, his eyes becoming clear. "This is...ah, Feng? Why are you here?"
Xia Xifeng said nonsense: "You forgot that I was treating you. Hush, don't say anything, you should know the taboos of this kind of treatment."
Dwarf Jim nodded immediately.
Did Xia Xifeng enter his dream? This was the first time he had observed his dream clearly.
Who is this beautiful woman? The awl in her hand...
Dwarf Jim touched the back of his head and gasped in pain.
"Come, drink the medicine." Xia Xifeng filled Jim's health. "Can you still fight?"
Dwarf Jim took out his giant axe and said, "Yes."
Xia Xifeng let the dwarf Jim lead the way and continued to follow Nightingale to search for living NPCs in the city.
They found an elderly woman, a young brother and sister, and a middle-aged man who claimed to be the captain of the city guard. The system indicated that all NPCs had been gathered. The exploration level of all special locations in the city had also reached 100%.
Qin Lang had also finished the battle and was the first to walk towards the top of the mountain.
The elderly woman is a fortune teller, the middle-aged man has some fighting ability, but the young brother and sister know nothing, which makes people wonder how they survived.
What was even more puzzling was that, unlike the others who hid in the attic or cellar, they stayed at home, living like normal people, waiting for their parents to come back. The monsters didn't break in.
The middle-aged man demanded to kill the strange brother and sister, and clashed with the dwarf Jim.
Xia Xifeng tried to smooth things over, saying, "Don't worry. In my opinion, you're all suspicious, so having two more suspicious kids doesn't matter. Let's go to the mountaintop temple. We'll find out what the conspiracy is once we get there."
Everyone: “…”
Dwarf Jim snorted smugly. He thought Xia Xifeng was on his side, and the "you" in "You are all suspicious" didn't include him.
The middle-aged man glared at Xia Xifeng and kept silent.
Except for Xia Xifeng and the dwarf Jim, a few people who didn't know each other climbed the long steps and came to the church where only the bishop could come to pray.
Qin Lang was sitting on the steps at the entrance of the church.
Beside him, there were two corpses as tall as giants, emitting a strong smell of blood.
Several people were too frightened to move forward.
Qin Lang, who had been taking a nap with his eyes closed, opened them and raised his head: "Even if I kill the guard, I can't open the door. I leave it to you."
Xia Xifeng took two steps at a time and jumped to Qin Lang's side. He gave Qin Lang a tight hug and smiled brightly: "You still have to rely on me!"
"Yeah." Qin Lang held Xia Xifeng's face and checked it for a while. He found that Xia Xifeng's mental state was indeed good, so he let go of his hand without forcing himself.
Everyone: “…”
What is the relationship between the benefactor and this killer god? !
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