20 Good News
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As the investigation became more in-depth, Qi Qiuxue discovered that there were many secret spaces like this.
Fortunately, there were enough players. Qi Qiuxue roughly assigned tasks to the players, then turned around and opened the door on the side of her room.
Perhaps her sixth sense came into play at this moment. She always felt that everything behind this door must be related to the masked man who visited late that night.
“…”
As it turns out, this is indeed the case.
The structure of this room was no different from other spaces, but upon closer inspection, under the dim light, Qi Qiuxue discovered scratches all over the wall. There were all sorts of crooked words written on them, probably carved in a state of extreme mental insanity. The most common word was this one:
【Hungry! 】
[So hungry, so hungry, so hungry…]
[I’m almost starving. I want to eat so badly!]
Considering the almost completely eaten body of Liu Dawei in the closet, the answer to what the owner of the handwriting was hoping for is already obvious.
A chill gradually crept up Qi Qiuxue's back. She took a deep breath, adjusted her mindset slightly, and then began to explore other places.
Later she found a diary, a diary hidden between the bed and the wardrobe. Qi Qiuxue took it out with some effort and opened it to examine it carefully.
The handwriting above is much neater than that on the wall, and the sentences are relatively fluent, but the main theme basically cannot escape the words "eat" and "hunger". Although the date written on each page is not clear, judging from the degree of wear and tear on the cover and paper, this diary must be quite old.
On x-month-x-year, I had a huge argument with the villagers. Why? That fruit was so delicious, why didn't you listen to me and try it for yourself? I've already killed someone, so what are you so afraid of?
[On x-month-x-year, I wanted to eat meat, fresh meat. I’ve had enough. I don’t want to eat that kind of meat anymore. It’s so greasy, so greasy. I’ve had enough!]
On x/x/x, I lost my mind again. That kind of meat could no longer satisfy me. While unconscious, I bit off the meat from the base of my right hand. It tasted okay, but I still couldn't be satisfied.
On x-month-x-year, many people and animals arrived on the island again. This time, we can finally have a good meal. One person smells very fragrant. I know her meat must be the most delicious. I must keep a close eye on her and eat her no matter what!
[So hungry, so hungry, so hungry…]
This was the latest entry in the diary. Qi Qiuxue understood that the so-called "human-beasts" mentioned by the masked man must be referring to players like them, and the person with a fragrant smell above might be herself.
nausea.
This dungeon, this island, the residents on the island, and everything that happens on the island is extremely disgusting.
Qi Qiuxue frowned and put the diary back intact. She believed that there were definitely more clues left. What kind of meat was "that kind of meat"? What secret was hidden behind that strange fruit? What was the way to break the deadlock? What should she do to get more people to escape?
She wanted to figure all this out as soon as possible.
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After nearly two hours of exploration, many players brought back clues.
Someone found the other two missing bodies one after another. Their conditions were basically the same as Liu Dawei's. There were marks of severe bites all over their bodies. Some parts had been eaten away, leaving only white bones.
Someone found some notebooks and several stacks of old newspapers. The newspapers reported some missing cases that had occurred in recent years, and the names of the missing people were recorded in the notebooks like trophies.
[On x-month-x-year, we killed a group of tourists who came to visit the island.]
[On x/x/x, we shared a meal with several reporters who came to the island for interviews.]
On x-month-x-year, we deliberately spread the news that a gold mine had been discovered on the island. Waves of greedy merchants flocked to the island, and we devoured all of them.
It was so bloody and cruel. At this moment, everyone finally understood what they were facing.
It's a monster, an extremely terrifying and heartless monster.
But it’s not over yet.
"Take a look at this." Zhang Xin raised his hand and handed Qi Qiuxue a book. It was a very thick book. Judging from the binding technique and the degree of wear, it must be a very old product. "You'd better read it quickly. I have to put it back later."
"Okay." Qi Qiuxue responded and slowly turned the page of the book.
The content written on it is probably the most crucial information they have been able to obtain so far. It records the true appearance of the statue. It turns out that it is not a god, but a ghost statue. The ghost statue can protect the villagers on the island and is worshipped and worshipped by the villagers. The condition for worship is to contribute its favorite food to it.
The ghost statue is the highest-ranking being on the island. The villagers respect and fear it in everything. Whenever there is "food" on the island, it must be brought to the ghost statue for selection before it can be eaten. The result of the selection is revealed by the bamboo sticks drawn by the tourists, that is, the heads of the sticks are red and green. Green means indifference, and red means like. If the rules are violated, the ghost statue will come in person to punish everyone who disobeys her.
Come in person, what a subtle word, as if the ghost statue really moves.
Perhaps because she had read the content in advance, Shen Wei, who also drew the red lottery ticket, had a very ugly expression from beginning to end.
Sure enough, this island, from the inside out, even the offerings are extremely perverted.
Qi Qiuxue paused for a moment, not having time to think too much, and continued to browse quickly. The book also recorded the owner of this hotel. She, no, perhaps it should be called it, is an extremely important part of this island. As a renewable resource on the island, she is also worshipped by the villagers. Whenever there is new food from outside the island, her heart should be dug out and used as an offering.
Renewable resources?
Somehow, Qi Qiuxue suddenly remembered "that kind of meat" recorded in the masked man's diary. Even though the villagers have various ways to coax people from outside the island to come, there are always times of depression on the island. When there are no tourists to eat, what should they eat?
Including the meat served on the table every night, even the meat eaten by the inn owner in the beginning might be...
Qi Qiuxue didn't want to think about it anymore and continued to browse other contents in the book. Just like cooking requires many complicated steps, the villagers also need to perform other steps when processing "food".
——They will peel off the tourists' faces and dig out their eyeballs.
This is an extremely ancient way of calming the souls, which is used to suppress the wronged souls of humans who died with hatred. The skin and eyeballs need to be soaked in special potions to prevent them from decaying for a long time. One is suppressed with a mask, and the other is buried underground.
That strange fruit must be the product of resentment. The suppressed wronged soul has been unable to calm down its anger for a long time, and gradually, it even affects the surrounding fruits, including the howling wind every night, the endless rain and fog, which may also be related to this.
“…”
There was no more useful information afterwards, so Qi Qiuxue closed the book and returned it to Zhang Xin.
The system prompt popped up at this moment: [Congratulations to the player for achieving this achievement. The resentment of wronged souls, this is the truth behind the so-called supernatural rumors.]
Mission Objective 1: Find the truth behind the paranormal events. Mission Objective 2: Survive until the last moment. Please hurry up and complete the mission.
[Again, a reminder to everyone: if the mission is still not completed before 6:00 AM on the sixth day, it will be considered a game failure, and all players will be left in the game, unable to return to the real world.]
Just at this time, Li Yiqing, Liu Ge and Zheng Miao, who were out exploring, finally turned back.
Qi Qiuxue glanced at the time. It was half past four, still some time before the masked man's sacrifice was to end. She quickly walked up to the three of them and asked, "What's going on?"
"We roughly followed the route Ah Xue described, and it was mostly spot-on." Liu Ge answered her question while breathing heavily. "We even estimated the time. Actually, the mask shop and the orchard aren't far apart, only about ten minutes apart. It's only because the driver took so many detours that it seemed so far away. Assuming our starting point is a hotel, we can reach both places in about half an hour."
"The temple is a little further away, but if you control your speed, you can get there in about the same time. However, because the mask shop and the orchard are located in the opposite direction of the temple, it will take about 50 minutes to get there from these two places."
"We also followed your instructions and checked the other borders of the island. There are no bridges or boats. Besides the pitch-black river, there's only thick fog. The possibility of escape from those areas is basically zero."
"But there's good news." Liu Ge was busy drinking water. He patted Li Yiqing's shoulder and asked her to continue. Li Yiqing took over the conversation and said, "Just like Ah Xue said, there are indeed other vehicles on the island. In case of emergency, Zheng Miao and I each drove one back and hid it around the hotel."
"Okay." Qi Qiuxue nodded and said casually, "Great."
Li Yiqing immediately smiled at this and quickly poured out everything he knew: "Come to think of it, I suddenly remembered something while I was in the car."
Qi Qiuxue responded and looked at her: "What is it?"
Li Yiqing raised his finger and pointed to the small door in the southeast corner of the hall. "There's actually a clue on that door. That night, when I followed you to open the door, my fingers happened to touch a few dents. I didn't take it seriously at the time, but only just now did I realize that they might not be ordinary dents."
"It's a dark pattern," she said, stretching out her hand and slowly tracing the shape of the pattern. "Axue, do you think this pattern is particularly familiar?"
"It seems...to complement the pattern on the innkeeper's necklace."
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Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Shi Yi 1;
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: Lin (Zhazha) 4; Tuhuhu, Internet Addiction, Mancao, Langli's Dog, Qiulang is a beautiful fairy, Huaiyi, Spicy Rabbit, Lu Baibaibaibaibai 1;
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