If Lin Mo hadn't seized this opportunity, he wouldn't have survived until now.

He also had a knife hidden in his lower back.

Take it out now and stab it forward.

It was pitch black and I had no idea where the stabs were, but they were just stabbing randomly.

The other party also stabbed, and the scene was very chaotic for a while.

At this moment, the person opposite Lin Mo seemed to be tripped by something and fell to the ground with a bang.

Lin Mo took the opportunity to stab him repeatedly, probably hitting the vital point. The opponent struggled for a while and then stopped moving.

To be honest, this close combat and crazy fighting was something Lin Mo had never experienced before. In the past, when fighting in the nightmare world, nightmares helped him. Most of the time, Lin Mo sat back and planned the battle.

Relatively safe.

This time is different, we are really fighting hard.

At this moment, Lin Mo saw a series of prompts emerge.

"Player: Psychopath, you successfully killed the player 'Angry Patient' and received the killing reward."

Behind this series of prompts, there was a coin floating, sparkling in the darkness. Lin Mo tried to reach out and took it, and he actually got it.

The reward is a coin.

Lin Mo sorted out the situation.

"The person I killed this time was a player?"

Lin Mo squatted down and shone a small flashlight on the other person's face.

He knows.

Isn't this the person who pretended to be Qin Tian at the beginning?

Hadn't he been killed by me before? Lin Mo thought about it for a while, and then he understood.

"The other party had one life before, so he can be resurrected. The game defines him as an 'anger patient', which means that this guy is a very impulsive person. After suffering a great loss, he can't wait to come back for revenge, so he has the key to this house."

Many of the previous points are aligned at this moment.

In other words, it was only when Lin Mo killed the other person for the second time that he truly destroyed this person.

And this person, like him, is a 'player' of this game.

It seems that coins can only be obtained directly by killing other players. From this side, coins are very important in this game and are key props.

“So, I was able to get 4 coins in the initial scene because the initial scene is a benefit of the novice village?” Lin Mo smiled.

He didn't expect that this game could be played online, but the problem was that this was a stand-alone game.

The so-called networking is definitely not connecting to the "Internet", but to the nightmare world.

As of now, this "Death Chamber" game is very worth exploring. Not only is it closely related to the nightmare world, but it also has things like the clown fortune-telling machine.

It's like a really powerful fortune teller who can figure out some secrets and solve some puzzles.

Of course, whether the answer given by the Joker Divination Machine is true or not still needs to be verified, but as long as it is verified, this thing is definitely a "strategic-level" weapon and must be controlled.

As for the other 'players' that exist here, this is also something to focus on.

After all, Lin Mo had just started playing, and he had already seen that this game was not simple. If it was some experienced players, what could they get from this game? What if it was someone with bad intentions? Lin Mo found that in addition to getting a coin as a reward, he also got something else.

"You have completed the kill, the scene score increases by 5%; personal points increase by 50, and the 'social' function is enabled."

A horror survival game actually has a 'social' feature? That's pretty unique.

Sure enough, Lin Mo saw an icon consisting of multiple human figures appear on the panel.

Click to take a look.

There is a friends column.

Currently empty, no friends.

The enemy column is also empty.

In addition to this, there is a leaderboard.

Lin Mo was very curious, so he clicked on it and saw a whole row of game IDs listed, probably only the top ten.

The last row is Lin Mo’s game ID ‘Psychopath’, which currently has 100 points and ranks 27th.

Looking at the top ten, the first one has scored 4750 points, and his game ID is 'Player'.

This belongs to the top god.

But Lin Mo stared at this 'player' and couldn't help but have associations in his mind.

"Could this guy be the same person I met at the Shuguang Toy Factory last time?" Lin Mo muttered.

They are all called 'players'.

This might be a coincidence, but Lin Mo had previously analyzed that the 'player' must have had some incredible adventures, otherwise how could he have gotten such horrible forbidden nightmares as the 'beheader' or the 'old woman who dots beans'.

The other party's adventure might be this "Death Chamber" game.

Of course, these are all Lin Mo’s guesses, and they need to be verified.

How to verify?

Lin Mo decided to directly add the number one player as a friend.

See if the other party passes or not.

So, Lin Mo sent a friend request to the other party through the social function.

Of course, in order to understand the situation of the entire game, Lin Mo used his social skills to send friend requests to the top ten players on the list.

The application messages are all the same.

"I'm a newbie and I need your help, sir!"

First lower your posture and praise the other person. Generally speaking, no matter what the other person's personality is, they will choose to agree.

Then I'll find a way to get some useful information from them.

The application has been sent, but there may not be a response for a while.

Temporarily turn off the social panel.

Lin Mo was still focused on the scene in front of him.

He looked carefully and found that what had tripped the person on the ground was actually a leg of a wheelchair. The real Qin Tian was sitting on the chair, staring at the person on the ground, as if mocking him.

Lin Mo remembered that this guy was on the other side before. When did he come here?

The corpse must be dead, it is impossible for it to come here by itself.

That's when something pushed the chair.

Lin Mo knew who it was.

He walked back to the display case where the figures were placed and saw that the figure of the female student was still there.

This time Lin Mo reached out and took the other person.

"Congratulations, mission objective 'Find the ghost hiding here' achieved, scene 12 cleared."

"Player: Psychopath, 1 hour 19 minutes 31 seconds;"

"Operational role: Xu Min in madman form; plot completion 31%; prop collection 20%; death count 0 times."

"Overall evaluation: C grade."

"Reward 1 coin, all scene props can be inherited, unlock the 'Horror Corridor' scene, now you can go to the 'Horror Corridor' scene, do you want to go? (YES/NO)"

Lin Mo looked at it carefully.

Apparently, he didn't play game scene No. 12 well, so the completion rate was very average, with only 31% of the plot completion and only one-fifth of the props collected.

So the rating is only C.

It belongs to a very common category.

The one coin reward is fine, now I have two coins in hand.

Lin Mo didn’t plan to unlock the new scene immediately.

At present, he has a certain understanding of the game "Death Chamber", and he has also figured out how the previous people died.

If he was just investigating the VR game death incident, he could have produced a relatively complete report.

He has to do these things.

Keep the two coins for next time.

Because Lin Mo had to first verify whether what the clown fortune-telling machine had said before was true.

He also needs to arrange this.

Take off your VR device.

Lin Mo explained the situation to Song Qian and the five agents.

They were required to write a detailed report on this mysterious death in the game, and of course Lin Mo would have to review it in the end.

Lin Mo stood up and made a phone call.

…

Almost all the dummies that have surfaced in Qianlong City have been cleared away.

Killed some, captured some.

There are also those who betrayed the fake person organization and joined the General Administration. Of course, this part also needs to be strictly controlled.

There are some results, but everyone knows that if the source of the fake people is not found, then the matter will not be over. It will not work if we only cut the grass without removing the root.

But no matter how we investigated before, we could not find any source of the fake people.

The main thing is that all the dummies don’t know where they came from, and this part of the memory does not exist at all.

Originally, there was no clue about this matter, but Lin Mo did not expect that he would find clues about the origin of the mannequin in a horror game.

No. 13, Lijia Street, Longmian District, Qianlong City.

Lin Mo never procrastinates when doing things. After he came out of the game, he immediately gathered people and went to the place that the clown fortune-telling machine mentioned.

The clown fortune-teller said that the origin of the dummy is in a painting here.

Before coming, Lin Mo had already found clues about No. 13 Lijia Street.

Longmian District is the old city area of ​​Qianlong City.

How old is it? The Longmian District has existed since the birth of Qianlong City.

This place used to be alleys with flat houses, and many of them are still preserved today, and they have become popular. In the past few years, any courtyard could be sold at a sky-high price.

Some of the courtyards have been renovated and are now occupied by some big shots, wealthy bosses, or celebrities.

But after the nightmare broke out, this place became much quieter.

Because people who were able to live here before can still live in the Qianlong safe zone now.

However, even if you are a big shot, you cannot have the same living environment in the safe zone as outside, because the residential area is different . Naturally, some things at home, unless they are particularly valuable, will not be brought into the safe zone.

"No. 13 Lijia Street is a five-square-meter courtyard that was renovated three years ago. The current owner is surnamed Zhang, who is in his forties. He used to work as an investment manager in a large institution. I heard that he achieved financial freedom a few years ago." A police officer assisting in the investigation said at this time.

"Where are the people?" Lin Mo asked.

"I've made contact and he'll be here in a while." The police officer looked at Lin Mo.

He and Lin Mo are of the same age, but their statuses are vastly different.

Lin Mo is the commander-in-chief of the entire dummy operation. Even their director has to obey his orders and dare not slack off in the slightest.

In less than five minutes, someone arrived.

The other party was a little panicked when they saw such a big scene.

Even if you are a social elite and a leader who has managed countless people, when you really face such a situation, you will still be stage frightened.

Lin Mo looked at Mr. Zhang.

She is not fat and has a well-proportioned body. You can tell that she exercises regularly and keeps herself in good shape.

After a brief communication, I found out that the other person has a hobby of collecting art.

It is said that this is also a means of increasing wealth.

Take some world famous paintings for example. Although they cost hundreds of thousands or millions to buy, and are very expensive, and are not even worth eating or drinking, it seems to be a pure loss. However, which artwork does not have a "value" greater than its own use value?

In times of disaster or war, no matter how great a painting is, it is just a piece of paper that is too rough to even wipe your butt with.

But it is different when you have no worries about food and clothing and live a rich life.

Buy it and keep it for a few years before entrusting an auction house to sell it. If you are lucky, you may be able to double your price.

"But now it's not possible. The world is not right anymore. All the paintings I collected before have gone bankrupt. But I have earned back all the money I should have earned in the past few years. It doesn't matter. I like them myself, so I put them at home for myself to see and appreciate."

Mr. Zhang is telling the story.

Lin Mo smiled, listened, and observed the other person at the same time.

Nothing unusual was found.

The other party is not a fake person.

There was no special nightmare aura about him, just like everyone else.

"You haven't been back for a long time, right?" Lin Mo suddenly asked.

Mr. Zhang nodded: "I haven't been back since the nightmare began. I seldom came here before. I bought the property here more than ten years ago for the purpose of increasing its value."

As expected of an investor, he talks about his business every three sentences.

"Is there something wrong with my house? Or is there something wrong with the paintings inside?" Mr. Zhang was not stupid, and he couldn't help but ask at this time.

"Whether there is a problem or not, we need to go and check it out first. Do you have the key with you?"

"I have it with me. Here." Mr. Zhang took out a bunch of keys from his pocket, found one and took it off, then stuffed it directly into Lin Mo's hand.

"Mr. Zhang, you're not going in?" Lin Mo asked curiously.

"No, no, I'm afraid of causing you trouble. Besides, I trust you. I'll wait outside. Don't worry, you can do whatever you want in there, just like you are at home." Mr. Zhang said with a smile.

This guy is really a thief.

The other party knew that Lin Mo and his team were from the Security Bureau.

He was obviously very clear about what the Security Bureau did, and the situation here was obviously a big problem. As a smart man, he naturally would not risk going in.

Although no one had told him there would be danger inside, he could feel it.

In fact, Lin Mo did not intend to let the other party in.

He had been outside sensing the situation for a long time.

There is something wrong in this house.

The concentration of nightmare atmosphere was twice that of other places, which was not particularly outstanding, but the vague sense of danger made Lin Mo understand that there was something fishy going on.

"Okay, you take a rest outside."

Lin Mo took the key and walked in with several members of the operation team.

The key was handed to the operations captain.

The other party first opened the yard door, which was made of alloy imitation wood material and was very strong.

The yard was not big. There was a tree in it and the ground was neatly paved with blue bricks. As the door was opened, Lin Mo saw the room where the collection was stored.

There are not only paintings in this room, but also other things.

There are quite a few porcelains and some calligraphy works, but here Chinese and Western style paintings are in the same room, and it always feels out of place when oil paintings and calligraphy are placed together.

There were many paintings here, and Lin Mo easily found the one with the problem.

It looks like a 'high monk'.

The name of the painting and some basic information are posted under the frame.

This is a masterpiece by a painter from the modern period of the last century.

It has been hundreds of years since the creation.

The painting shows an old monk with his hands folded together, looking up and chanting, with a temple scene behind him and a Buddha statue. The painting is lifelike, and the lines and colors are impeccable.

Especially that kind of artistic conception, there is a heavy feeling of compassion first and for all living beings.

Just looking at the painting, it is definitely an outstanding work.

For works created a hundred years ago, both the monks and the painters have long passed away, so they can be sold at high prices.

It is this painting that has the problem.

In the real world, you can't see anything.

All I can feel is the strong atmosphere of nightmare in this painting.

The key is to see what the painting looks like in the nightmare world after falling asleep.

"I'll go in and take a look. You guys wait for my news."

Lin Mo gave an order.

The action team following him has cooperated with him many times and is very professional. Not only can they fight in the real world, they are also semi-experts in the nightmare world.

But because of this, they knew more clearly how terrifying Lin Mo was.

It has been rumored in the bureau that it won't be long before Lin Mo becomes the fourth special expert of the General Administration.

Special experts are at the top of the security bureau's expert circle.

So no matter what Lin Mo says, they will complete it without compromise.

After finding a stool, Lin Mo closed his eyes and fell asleep instantly.

(End of this chapter)