Chapter 209: Bugs from the Abyss
Out of concern, everyone decided to go to the third floor to take a look.
Unexpectedly, just as they were walking upstairs, Todd happened to come down.
Looking at his hurried look, it was clear that they had also encountered the strange insect.
"Are you not hurt?"
The first thing Todd did when he saw them was to ask about their situation.
Seeing that Lin Jiu and the others were all fine, Todd breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm glad you're okay."
As soon as Todd discovered the bugs, he planned to go to the second floor to check, but the bugs were so densely packed that they were obviously blocking his way.
Fortunately, this situation did not last long.
Todd thought that it was probably because none of the newcomers on the second floor were infected and drove away the swarm of insects.
"What is that?" Charles asked, frowning.
At this moment, Christian slapped his clothes twice more, the look of disgust on his face even looking a little ferocious: "It's really disgusting just thinking about it."
"That's a creature that doesn't need magic to exist. Uh... let's just say it's a living thing."
Todd explained that the scientific name of that kind of insect is [Abyss Worm], a kind of insect between reality and nothingness.
In other words, although you can see and touch this insect, it is not actually in the same space as you, but the two can be connected to each other.
The reason why we can temporarily call the abyss worm a living thing is because this worm cannot be strictly defined as a living thing.
The reason is simple. Although abyssal worms can reproduce, and their reproduction speed and quantity are astonishingly fast and large, the essence of its existence cannot be called [life].
The conditions for the existence of abyssal worms are neither difficult nor simple.
This kind of insect does not rely on magic, but on resentment and death.
"Doesn't that mean the hospital is full of these bugs?" Lin Jiu frowned.
Even though the Fourth Hospital is a mental hospital, people have died there before, and Lin Jiu thought that there must be resentment.
"No, resentment and death must exist at the same time, and to a certain extent."
Without such conditions, although the abyss worms can be driven, they will not be able to exist for too long and will lose their terrifying reproductive ability.
However, the guild does use this kind of insect to find hard-to-find vengeful spirits.
Unfortunately, the preservation of Abyssal Worms requires extremely harsh conditions, so the guild has only used Abyssal Worms a few times.
After hearing the explanation, everyone nodded in sudden understanding.
At the same time, the Ghost Story Research Department, which has not appeared for a long time, is also recording this information.
After listening to Todd's lengthy explanation, Lin Jiu asked, "Abyssal worms... do they come from the abyss?"
"Yes." Todd wasn't surprised, but he couldn't help asking, "Have you heard of the Abyss?"
Lin Jiu nodded.
I have never heard of the abyss, but I have seen an evil god called the Lord of the Abyss.
But rounding it off is still something I've heard of.
Other players thought so too.
After all, several people present at the time had even watched the live broadcast.
Todd nodded, then said solemnly, "The resentment and death here have accumulated to a terrifying level. The appearance of so many Abyssal Worms means that the frequency of pollution here has overlapped with the severity of the Abyss. We must be careful."
Upon hearing this, Eugene raised a possibility: "In other words, this ancient castle is likely to have entered the abyss?"
Although we still don't know what the abyss is, it is definitely not a good place.
No weird world is a good place for human beings!
Fortunately, Todd shook his head and denied this somewhat bad guess.
But what he said made Eugene and the others nervous: "At least this situation has not happened yet."
Todd mentioned several instances. In the records so far, there have even been times when there was 100% overlap with the abyss, and more than once.
But each time, the situation Eugene mentioned did not occur.
However, just because it hasn’t happened before doesn’t mean it won’t happen in the future.
The players' expressions grew serious, but Lin Jiu looked thoughtful.
"Okay, don't be too nervous. Just be careful and nothing will happen." Todd smiled, lightening the mood. "According to our investigation, the Abyss Master, the Lord of the Abyss, has no interest in interfering with reality. It seems He deliberately set up a valve between the two dimensions."
Hearing this, everyone nodded.
The Lord of the Abyss, as expected.
Not only Lin Jiu, but other players also thought of the existence that appeared in the dungeon where Lin Jiu was in the third dungeon when they heard about the abyss worm.
Thinking of this, the other players looked at Lin Jiu.
Could it be that...that kind of situation is really going to happen this time?
Of course, humans are wary of evil gods.
After all, the several evil gods that have appeared so far are all friendly to Lin Jiu, but this does not mean that they will be friendly to all mankind.
Therefore, when they thought that the Lord of the Abyss was very likely to appear in this copy, Ivan and the others became a little nervous, and the number of times their throats rolled increased significantly.
Todd noticed that everyone was getting more and more nervous: ???
What's going on? Is it because I'm terrible at lightening the mood?
Lin Jiu didn't care about everyone's gazes, he knew what others were thinking.
Seeing Todd looking a little embarrassed, Lin Jiu took the initiative to change the subject: "It's almost time for Group 2 to go shopping. It's perfect, let's switch shifts."
Todd looked at Lin Jiu, hesitated for a second or two, and then nodded in agreement.
It was indeed time to change shifts.
Seeing that Todd was a little worried about the others, Lin Jiu explained helplessly: "They are fine, there is no need to worry about us so much."
Todd is a very good senior, but for Lin Jiu, this trick is a bit too good.
It's not a good thing to worry too much about newcomers.
"Okay, then you must pay attention to safety."
The three groups of people quickly returned to their rooms to rest. Perhaps they were frightened, so the three newcomers lived together.
The second group planned to patrol with the first group before setting out to purchase goods, so the two teams were divided into three groups to patrol the three floors.
Fortunately, nothing happened in the following period of time.
The three people in the second group quickly set out to purchase, and the people in the first group met up in the living room, and watched them leave together with the housekeeper.
Just as the butler returned to the castle and was about to go to the restaurant to prepare breakfast, Charles called him.
"Mr. Butler, did you encounter anything strange last night?"
"Strange things? No...Did you encounter anything dangerous?" The butler said with a hint of anxiety on his face.
Charles stared at him for a few seconds, then smiled slightly and shook his head.
"It's not a very dangerous thing. Mr. and Mrs., as well as the children, are all fine. Don't worry."
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