Chapter 63 Critical Region (15)
"vomit--"
The boy, leaning against the pool, gagged repeatedly.
I couldn't vomit up what was in my stomach, but the constant dry heaving was irritating my eyes and nose. My eyes, in particular, felt sour and spicy, and my eyelids felt heavy and I wanted to tear up.
"Brother, I regret it. I shouldn't have eaten lunch in the cafeteria."
And they ate so much!
The thought that those delicacies like braised pork and pork hock were the sinners of materialism made the boy feel nauseous again. "Big brother, I want to back out. I don't want to do this anymore."
The bizarre world is indeed fascinating and interesting, but the boy considers himself a normal person and can never bring himself to do "cannibalism."
Seeing how upset "he" was, Bai Ye could only comfort him, "It's actually unlikely. The cafeteria window faces all those who follow the rules. If those sources of evil were circulating here, it would cause a huge panic once it's known."
The boy felt a little comforted.
The next second, the other person said, "However, in this strange world, food is indeed alive. It can inexplicably turn into worms, grow three heads and six arms to crawl in the shadows, and even grow eyes and wings, but—"
"Brother, please stop talking!"
The boy felt nauseous again.
Bai Ye wanted to say, "It tastes pretty good," but seeing the boy's pale face, she had no choice but to stop sharing.
The two remained silent for a long time until the boy recovered, then they left the General Affairs Office with the two seashells.
"Big brother, what do we do now?"
The boy held the seashell, feeling its weight; it was an innocent creature!
It was truly tragic. He thought he could get revenge, but he never imagined that he was just a link in a bizarre plan, and his ultimate fate was to be eaten.
"Big brother, I have a question." The boy suddenly raised his hand, poking at the wooden box, and asked, "If they were eaten, what would they become?"
Bai Ye remained silent.
After a long pause, he said, "It should have completely dissipated."
"ah?"
"If parallel universes exist, then the death of a natural person is not the end; the strange existence is their other kind of rebirth."
The boy immediately understood. "I know. There's a saying that when a person dies, they become a ghost; when a ghost dies, it becomes a jian; when a jian dies, it becomes a xi; and when a xi dies, it becomes a yi. Death is a series of layers until one is completely reduced to nothingness in the world."
Bai Ye hummed in agreement. "That's a saying, but in the supernatural world, double death is the end."
Therefore, if these innocent people cannot return to their original world in time, their ultimate fate is predictable.
Thinking about his mission, Bai Ye immediately made a plan.
While the boy was muttering to himself, he asked [Strange], "I know you must have tools to filter things. Tell me how many Strange Coins you need. I'll pay for this."
[“Sharp Eyes”, only 999, a must-have for players!]
[Player agrees to loan, loan successful, 999. "Sharp Eyes" item issued. Note: This item is only usable within this world and expires immediately upon leaving the instance.]
Bai Ye is half-demon, so he can't use the props directly. The "eagle eyes" he got through the loan were directly given to his younger self.
The boy, who was looking worried, received the item and his eyes suddenly cleared.
Looking up again, the once normal virtual world was now bizarre and grotesque.
A wisp of gray gas drifted in the air, and law enforcement officers carrying small clumps of dark clouds walked and performed their duties on the streets. There were also passing vehicles, some gray-black, some shiny, some red, and some yellow.
In an even more astonishing glance, he saw a brightly colored car speeding past him.
The boy was dumbfounded, rubbing his eyes vigorously. "No! Am I going blind?"
Bai Ye explained, "I used a prop. Go to the street behind the General Affairs Office. There's a small restaurant there. Go to their kitchen and see if there are a lot of crayfish."
"what?"
"Your eyes can distinguish truth from falsehood and determine whether they are the source of evil."
The boy immediately did as instructed and ran quickly toward a path.
With Baiye's directions, the small restaurant was easy to find, but getting to the kitchen was a bit of a hassle.
There were even people coming and going through the back door of this restaurant.
The boy hid in a corner, quite agitated. "There's definitely something wrong. That Order Keeper, isn't he one of the ones we saw at Gate 1? He was working with that team leader."
It's easy to imagine what their purpose was in coming here.
Bai Ye: "We still need to find a way to get in; we must obtain evidence of the crime."
"I understand. I'll slip in when the orderkeepers leave." The boy seemed confident.
Ten minutes later, it worked.
The boy dodged in the cramped kitchen storage room, his tone somewhat smug, "This isn't actually difficult. We order takeout in the middle of the night all the time to avoid school surveillance. I'm the main force in our dorm!"
Bai Ye: "..." What's there to be proud of in something like this?
"Hurry up, have you found those crayfish yet?"
"Don't rush me, brother. Take your time finding things. The important thing is not to make any noise."
The boy proceeded unhurriedly, first circling the warehouse to confirm the escape route before beginning to search for the goods.
Perhaps the restaurant owner was overconfident, but the crayfish that were delivered were just piled up in the plastic bucket.
There are currently seven or eight of these plastic buckets piled up in the warehouse.
The boy opened one of the lids and looked down inside.
Those delicious crayfish that were originally crawling around bright red in human eyes are now covered in blood.
Through the props, the boy saw the situation where they were constantly tearing at each other inside the shells, and the red or black mists were desperately trying to break out of the shells.
The crayfish were pinching each other, and even though their shells were not damaged, liquid kept leaking out of their shells.
The black mist seeped out a thick paste similar to black sesame paste, while the red mist seeped out a viscous liquid more like strawberry jam.
The boy felt disgusted, so he closed the lid and relayed the situation to Bai Ye.
After listening, Bai Ye checked it in his mind and found it to be completely correct.
"So these black mists are the materialized forms of sinners. And these red mists are the ultimate evil extracted from the innocent?" the boy pondered.
Bai Ye: "This small restaurant is a frequent gathering place for the Order members. It seems that apart from a few enjoying the so-called fresh food, the other lower-level Order members are eating evil things."
"We're all Order Keepers, so why is there such a difference?" the boy asked, puzzled.
Bai Ye laughed, "Class differences have existed since ancient times and have never disappeared. It's just that in modern society, these differences have become more subtle. My colleague said that these crayfish are quite delicious and addictive. I guess having most of the lower-class members of the established order eat crayfish is also a form of invisible control..."
The boy was stunned after hearing this.
Is the virtual world really this scary?
"Then, brother, what should we do?" the boy asked, somewhat bewildered.
Bai Ye had already opened the screen, scrolled to the item bar page, looked at the only two items left, gritted his teeth, and took them all out.
"You can use this figurine prop directly to disguise yourself as a high-class weirdo and then enter the top floor of the General Affairs Department."
As Bai Ye explained, he showed the method, "The General Affairs Department has its own set of operating procedures. You disguise yourself as the highest law enforcement officer, take this evidence to the chief prosecutor, and let him conduct a trial. As long as these innocent people are proven innocent, the lower-level order-keepers can no longer arrest them. The three main roads are the entrances and exits. Let the chief prosecutor carry out the return operation and send all these innocent people back to the world they came from."
Wherever these innocent people end up, they should not be trapped in this bizarre world and become food.
The boy shook his head, feeling uneasy. "Big brother, you said that those in the upper echelons of the order are colluding. If the prosecutor is also bad, then this matter will be completely exposed?"
"So you take the second item, a grain of golden rice, which can dissolve advanced supernatural phenomena, and there's no limit to the number you can use. If the prosecutor is also evil, then find a way to lure all the high-ranking officials who are colluding together and wipe them all out in one fell swoop."
Once all those strange people above go to see Grandma, the rest will be much easier to handle.
Of course, "I don't want to resort to violence to stop violence; that's a last resort."
The boy was stunned, then came to his senses and exclaimed, "Big brother, you are so kind-hearted."
"You mean the Holy Father, right?" Bai Ye directly exposed him.
The boy chuckled twice to cover his embarrassment.
Bai Ye: "It's not as selfless and noble as you think. I just don't want to waste the props."
I've only been in this damn little dungeon world for a few days, and I'm already using up all my items like crazy.
The thought of wasting all the good things he had worked so hard to get on this made Bai Ye feel very distressed.
The thought of taking out another loan made the heartache even worse.
Upon returning to the General Affairs Office, Bai Ye couldn't help but remind him, "In principle, save money wherever possible, understand?"
The boy nodded, indicating that he understood.
Using the prop [figurine], the boy disguises himself as a high-ranking supernatural being, namely the highest-ranking law enforcement officer of the General Affairs Department, and enters the interior.
The two of them were terrified the whole way, afraid that someone with sharp eyes would see through their deception.
But the props were so effective that not only did no one suspect anything, but they also received the highest level of courtesy. All the security personnel on duty saluted them as they entered. Some even offered directions and proactively informed them which leaders were on duty that day.
Bai Ye easily tracked down the movements of several high-ranking leaders and then headed to the highest-level law enforcement agency.
Standing in front of the office, the young man couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Big brother, should I knock?"
"Don't be a coward."
The boy nodded, imagining the imposing presence of his high school's leaders, and immediately put on a calm and collected expression before knocking on the door.
Hearing a "Come in," he pushed open the door and entered.
"Enforcement officer?"
The prosecutor was somewhat surprised to see one of the three heads of the General Affairs Department. "Why are you here? There's no weekly meeting today."
The General Affairs Department has three main administrators: the Chief Enforcer, the Chief Prosecutor, and the Chief Executive. Among them, the Chief Enforcer holds the most power, but the one who can suppress all those in charge of order under the Chief Enforcer is the Chief Prosecutor.
The Chief Executive, on the other hand, has the power to appoint and dismiss law enforcement officers and prosecutors.
Bai Ye has been working at the General Affairs Department for some time now, and in meetings large and small, he has only seen law enforcement officers and prosecutors. As for the Chief Executive, he has never seen him and does not know what he looks like.
Otherwise, impersonating the chief executive is the best option.
Seeing that the law enforcement officer remained silent, the prosecutor stood up. "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
The boy snapped out of his reverie, his face darkening further. "Yes, something's happened, and it's big."
"How so?"
Can I trust you?
The prosecutor paused, then looked up and stared straight ahead.
He stared at the person in front of him for a long while, then suddenly said, "You came here for that matter, didn't you?"
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