Chapter 387 Rusty City Strange Stories
The hot and humid air filled the entire bathroom space.
The light was dim, and the wet black hair stuck to his cheeks, making the already fair face of the young man look like a piece of warm white jade soaked in water, which amazed everyone who saw it and made them want to reach out and touch it.
Of course, what was even more shocking than looking at a beauty under the light was someone’s recent remarks.
Looking at the man on the other end of the video call with an expression that looked like he was cracked and his brows were furrowed so tightly that they looked like they could pinch a fly to death, Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips and lowered his head while soaking in the bathtub.
Well, I accidentally got naughty and had to use a lot of effort to hold back from laughing!
The pendant on his chest was radiating heat crazily. Xu Zhiyan was thinking about important matters and raised his head to quickly change the subject.
Who knew that before he could even open his mouth the screen suddenly went black and the call was hung up!
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Xu Zhiyan was stunned. Without caring about anything else, he grabbed his phone to confirm.
Damn, I was indeed hung up!
"...Hello! Are you from the Anti-pornography and Anti-illegal Publications Office? Are you dead? So funny?" He couldn't help but sigh. If he had known that this slice of paper was so serious, he would not have said such nonsense.
When Xu Zhiyan got dressed and walked out of the bathroom, he received three messages at the same time.
The first two are from the Jianghuai Partridge.
[Jiang Huai Que: What the hell have you done again? ]
[Jiang Huai Que: You asked me to send you a phone number to confirm the information, saying that you couldn't contact the person who knew the "thing you were looking for."]
In order to maintain the mystery, Xu Zhiyan asked Jiang Huaique to help convey not much information to the rescue team.
The phrase 'someone knows what you're looking for' plus a string of numbers is enough to hook those who have been looking for a complete slice...well, although this time it seems to be off the mark.
Glancing at the still shining golden ring on his left hand, Xu Zhiyan sent a new number.
After re-explaining a few things, he found Qi Shanren again and handed him another stolen mobile phone that he had hidden before. He asked Qi Shanren to turn on the voice changer when answering the phone and be careful not to be photographed by other cameras. He also asked Qi Shanren to just say that the item was in Rusty City and remove the card after the call.
He hasn't established a close enough connection with the slice yet, so he has made a mistake, but fortunately it can be remedied.
The status of this slice is still unclear, and it is not wise to give out too much information. After all, no one can say whether the slice that has been separated from the main body for a long time is willing to return on its own initiative.
The other is a cell phone message.
After opening it and looking at the message from the unfamiliar number, Xu Zhiyan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly bent over and laughed.
[Give me the account number for payment.]
The uncontrollable laughter never stopped.
After laughing for several minutes, he finally laughed enough and held up his phone and muttered, "No way, you really want to commit a crime?"
Touching the pendant on his neck that was getting hot again, Xu Zhiyan spoke softly.
"Calm down! I know you are not that kind of person! This slice might have been contaminated by the copy and that's why your brain is full of dirty stuff..." If he continues to heat it up, he might get his skin burned.
Xu Zhiyan's praise and dislike of one person had not yet ended when a new message came from an unknown number.
[Lack of money?]
[I'll give you whatever you want, and I'll change your job later.]
Xu Zhiyan was shocked.
"He...he is trying to persuade me to be a good person?"
Of the three messages, the two useful ones are affirmative sentences with quite upright content. One can vaguely sense that the person who sent the messages has a strong desire for control.
But after glancing at the last message about the other party's wealth, Xu Zhiyan was instantly filled with admiration for this slice.
"This captain is upright and incorruptible, a good man!" He is so generous to a stranger. If we meet him in person, wouldn't we give him all our savings?
The pendant hanging on his chest was hot and cold, and no one knew what the ghost himself was thinking at this moment.
"It's a pity that this is in a copy."
Xu Zhiyan shook his head, his tone full of regret.
Currency is rarely used in dungeons. If it were in the real world, he would have to ask Slice for some money.
Xu Zhiyan was struggling and hadn't figured out how to answer when there was a knock on the door. Qi Shanren opened the door and stuck his head in.
"Boss Xu, I did as you asked. I turned off the lights and said only one sentence before hanging up the phone and unplugging the card..."
Everything is back on track.
The slice that was constantly looking for something would not miss this information.
After dealing with Qi Shanren, Xu Zhiyan turned to process the messages on his phone. However, before he had finished editing the new message and sent it out, a call from an unfamiliar number came in again.
Xu Zhiyan glanced down and saw that the bathrobe was still covering him tightly.
After touching the ring, he didn't answer the call. Instead, he hung up and sent the message he had edited earlier.
[Sorry, I was just joking. I found the phone at the factory. Although I am short of money, I would rather work hard to make money with my own hands...]
This time he changed his personality.
A sunny and positive worker should be more likable than a naked/chatting male anchor, right?
After all, if you want to poke and slice it, you have to get closer.
[…I’m really sorry, are you not angry? If we can meet again in the future, I’ll treat you to a meal as compensation! I’m going to hand over the phone I found to my supervisor, so I won’t talk anymore.]
Finally, he added a cute emoji.
After turning off the phone, Xu Zhiyan was in a good mood.
Slice who is willing to give money to strangers is definitely not a pervert!
Putting his phone aside, he asked his teammates as usual.
[Xu Zhiyan: How is your progress? Does anyone want to leave? ]
After learning that the rules of the small-scale area were to resist the increasingly powerful rule monsters in the city, he notified his teammates to try not to leave the initial deployment location and choose a relatively safe location to rest.
[Dou Hongshan: Fortunately, he is quite obedient.]
Dou Hongshan felt like a fish in water in the botanical garden. He adapted quickly after entering the dungeon and his temporary teammates did not cause any trouble.
Jiang Huai Partridge is as irritable as ever.
[Jiang Huai Que: What a bunch of idiots. Damn it, I don’t even want to talk.]
The area he was in was not very large and he had explored most of it during the day, but several temporary teammates had different opinions after finding clues about city ghost stories.
Some people choose to leave the suburban haunted house, while others choose to believe in Jiang Huai Partridge and stay inside.
As for Jinsheng...
[Jin Sheng: Brother Xu, help me! Mad Dog is here again! It’s not even midnight yet, and he asked me to drive him to the Central Square again. The car is almost out of gas!]
Due to the previously fabricated content, Jinsheng had to continue working as a driver.
【Jin Sheng: I guess there's nothing in the square at this point, and I don't know what I'm doing here.】
Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows and hesitated before continuing to use the money-burning props, but not long after, new progress came from Jinsheng.
…
It was different from the central square that was evenly dyed red after the battle yesterday.
Today the outer perimeter of the square is clean and tidy, and the smooth ground can almost reflect a person's shadow, under the high tower in the inner circle.
Only three blood clots appeared below the monument.
Jin Sheng was driving when he was stunned. He squinted his eyes and looked carefully in the direction of the blood clot, and slowed down the car a lot.
Since there was no obstruction, the car quickly drove into the square and approached the monument.
Xiaoyi hovered in front of Jinsheng, holding the steering wheel. Jinsheng suppressed his dissatisfaction and opened the panel to quickly and accurately describe the abnormality to his teammates.
[Jin Sheng: Brother Xu! There are three blood clumps in front of the monument, but they look weird...]
Each blood clot is about forty to fifty centimeters in size, and the rest of the blood spreads outward like several branches. The strangest thing is that the blood paths spreading from the three blood clots are exactly the same.
The car window was open a crack.
Xinan, who had originally leaned back in his chair with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes when he discovered that Gan Mi was not in the square.
The mechanical eyeballs did not move around in their sockets, but instead stared straight at the monument.
"drive!"
An electronic sound without any emotion rang out.
"Ah? Aren't you driving?" Jin Sheng was still confused when he heard a "woof" in his ear. His right knee was kicked by the little golden retriever that slid under the steering wheel and he stepped on the accelerator.
The car suddenly accelerated, made a sharp turn and rushed back in the direction it came from.
Jin Sheng, who hadn't finished typing, was staggering. Xiao Yi was already barking, as if he was explaining something to his master, with his two paws clinging to the steering wheel.
"Wait... wait! What do you mean by fully stepping on the accelerator?" Jin Sheng asked with confusion, his mind confused by inertia, but he still stepped on the accelerator hard.
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the mad dog, who had always had a blank expression on his face, now looked much more serious.
Jin Sheng felt a little nervous. Damn it! There seemed to be something incredible under the monument.
Then he caught a glimpse of the scene behind him in the rearview mirror - the blood clot seemed to be a channel connecting to another dimension, and dark liquid was constantly gushing out of it.
Three streams of what looked like liquid metal were constantly converging, and the top part that had already landed on the ground was chasing in the direction the vehicle was traveling.
Fortunately, the car was going fast enough and tragedy did not happen.
The ground was shaking.
Several metal sticks turned into extremely sharp spears the moment they separated from the liquid metal and shot towards the car body.
The overloaded car piled with corpses was speeding on the road. When it came to a turn, the tires could not bear the weight and made a screeching sound, but the speed did not decrease at all.
If Xiaoyi's legs were not too short to step on the accelerator, his driving skills would be enough to beat Jinsheng by eight blocks.
The life beast was too powerful. It was able to dodge monster attacks while escaping from the square, so Jin Sheng only needed to step on the accelerator and still find time to send a message.
[Jinsheng: You may not believe this, but Xiaoyi drives much better than me.]
[Jin Sheng: There is a monster under the monument in the central square, it's crazy... Xinan seems to be laughing, I'm not sure if he thinks Gan Mi is dead...]
The vehicle was bumpy all the way.
The message was delivered successfully.
Ten minutes later, Xu Zhiyan received the news that Jin Sheng had returned safely and breathed a sigh of relief.
Is the monster near the monument the same one in the city? If so, why does Gan Mi go looking for monsters every day?
The anxiety of being trapped in the same place inexplicably surged up in Xu Zhiyan, and he closed his eyes and pinched his nose.
Not being able to leave the factory is both a protection and a restriction.
Damn, it seems that it will be difficult to break the rules and leave the factory without summoning ghosts and gods.
At the same time.
In a brightly lit office.
Xu Zhiyan didn't know that his message was being read repeatedly.
The man with the same appearance as the ghost was leaning back in his seat in uniform, frowning as he pondered every word of the message.
Finally, he tapped a few times with his gloved fingertips and exited the reading interface.
The mobile phone wallpaper was revealed.
This is a freshly taken screenshot.
The young man with wet hair sticking to the sides of his face appeared in the center of the screen. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, which were moistened by the heat, and he just stared at me.
Unconsciously, the man's breathing became heavier, and then he turned off his phone.
Lowering his eyes, he scanned the documents on the side with his sharp gaze.
[Name: Xu Zhiyan]
[Affiliated department: City Rescue Team]
[Level: Not yet regularized as a reserve...]
It’s obviously the same face, but the photo pasted in the upper right corner of the file gives people a completely different feeling. The eyes are lifeless, as if it was synthesized in post-production and has no soul.
The head of the rescue team, who had been standing at the door waiting for a long time, had trembling legs. After being glanced at, he explained with a trembling mouth.
"Captain, no, that's not the case! The mission in Rusty City was abandoned long ago. I don't know where these files came from... where they came from... This has happened before..."
His voice became weaker and weaker, until it was almost inaudible.
A cramped silence spread throughout the office.
It was not until a few minutes later that he heard the word "go down" and left with a sigh of relief.
Bai Jin was the only one left in the office again.
Naked chat? An employee screwing a screw? A reserve member who appeared out of nowhere...
"Which statement is true?"
There was a chuckle in the low, elegant voice.
But the chill in the tone and the interest mixed in it were frightening.
A few minutes later, this strange organization wandering around the dungeon received a notice from the captain that the itinerary had changed.
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