Chapter 91: Seaside Town and Madness
Chapter 91: Seaside Town and Madness
[You have been infected by "madness", and abnormal progress is accumulating...]
The game gave a hint, and in the perception of the two, the accumulation of this abnormal state was steadily increasing. Once it accumulated to the critical point, no one knew what would happen.
Li Miao was anxious and shouted, "Speed up, we have to get to the shore quickly!"
"It's already the fastest!"
The waves in the sea were erratic, coming from all directions in a chaotic manner, pushing them forward at one moment and blocking their progress at another.
And this is not the only obstacle in their way.
“Hehehehe…”
Crazy fishermen came one after another from the surroundings, stabbing the two from time to time, and some even tried to ram into them directly in a crazy way.
Since the conditions for moving forward were so difficult and there was no room to dodge on the Linghuo ship, he was accidentally stabbed in the shoulder when he got ashore.
After I got ashore, I felt that the abnormal status progress bar suddenly increased a lot!
"damn it!"
He came ashore and angrily drew out the flying knife from his shoulder, and with a burst of bloodstone, he turned the crazy fisherman into dust.
At this moment, they realized that the searchlight on the lighthouse would not only continue to increase their abnormal status, but also serve as a mark for the crazy fishermen around them.
Moreover, not only the crazy fisherman, but even some monsters in the sea also targeted them at this time and launched round after round of attacks.
But the two of them are strong enough and their cooperation is very tacit.
[You killed the Crazy Fisherman]
[You killed the Crazy Fisherman]
[You killed the Spiked Piranha]
【…】
It is also very important to continuously replenish the recovery wax blocks and spirit fire ships.
This allowed their small boat to move forward with difficulty in the heavy rain and wind and waves.
Hard work pays off. As they advanced with difficulty, the building complex in front of them that was originally shrouded in rain and fog finally unveiled itself and appeared before their eyes.
The guidance of the spiritual candle is right here!
“Hehehe…”
"Hey, you idiot! I'll smash your head!"
He went ashore and roared, sending out another blood stone explosion, killing the crazy fisherman who tried to charge at him.
Li Miao thought that he was just a little red from the beating, and since they were almost reaching the shore, he didn't pay much attention to him.
Swish!
With Li Miao's roar, crescent sword energy flew out from the blade of the big sword, cutting a strange fish with hideous jagged teeth into two halves, with blood and flesh splattered everywhere.
However, even after killing one monster after another, Li Miao felt that the anger in his heart had not subsided.
But he couldn't care less at this moment.
"arrive!"
Finally, the Linghuo ship docked. Li Miao jumped off the shore, and after most of his body sank, he stepped on the bottom of the water.
The guidance of the spirit candle is just under the eaves where the debris is piled ahead.
But even though they had reached the coast, the towering lighthouse still did not stop shining on them, and the strange reddish searchlight continued to fall on them.
"Hurry up, the progress bar is almost full, you are..."
Li Miao didn't hear any response from the person coming ashore, so he frowned and turned his head while urging.
But when he saw the situation on the shore behind him, he was suddenly shocked.
When he came ashore, veins bulged on his face, his eyes were bloodshot, he stared straight ahead, tilted his head and laughed strangely.
“Hehehehe…”
He went ashore, took out the devil fish tail stick, pointed the tip at his throat, then pressed it down hard and stirred it frantically.
puff!
After the intestines were pierced and the stomach was broken, the body of the Candle Spirit, which should not have been bleeding, now oozes scarlet blood.
"you……"
This scene was so bloody and shocking that even Li Miao couldn't help but lose consciousness for a moment and felt horrified.
But beyond that, there was the irritability that couldn't be eliminated and the accumulated... madness!
"Fuck, it finally came out!"
"Li Miao, why are you still standing there messing around? Hurry up and get out of here! Idiot!"
The wandering soul that came ashore rose from the body of the Candle Spirit, and soon after surviving the disaster, he roared at Li Miao.
But this time, his emotion was not irritability, but anxiety.
If Li Miao was also here, they would have to run the whole thing all over again!
Hearing the roar coming from the shore, Li Miao suddenly came to his senses. He used his reason to suppress his violent emotions and ran towards the shore desperately.
Finally, he came under the eaves and touched the spirit candle.
Under the eaves, the lighthouse's searchlight could no longer illuminate them, and after staying for a moment, it finally moved away.
The candle keeper appeared. He glanced at the towering lighthouse and then looked at the two of them.
"be careful."
After saying this, his figure disappeared, and was replaced by Shangwan who soon appeared next to the spirit candle.
When he saw Li Miao exhaling and trying to touch the spirit candle to recover, he hurriedly stopped him: "Wait a minute!"
"What are you doing?" Li Miao frowned, and the whites of his eyes were replaced by bloodshot containing madness and rage.
"Let's try to see if the law oath is useful for this state." Shangan would certainly not be angry. He knew very well that it was this strange abnormal state that was causing the problem.
When Li Miao heard this, reason took over again. Without saying a word, he clenched his fist to his chest and swore the oath of law.
The golden shadow of Guraid's Law appeared behind him for a moment.
Li Miao exhaled, and while touching the fire to recover, he said, "It's useful, but there's no way to completely eliminate it. It can only reduce the accumulation progress by about one third."
"That means this abnormal state is different from the ordinary negative state. Poisoning and the like can be directly resolved by the Law Oath." Shangan said.
As the power of the spiritual candle warmed his whole body, the bloodshot in Li Miao's eyes gradually faded.
After going ashore and retrieving their equipment from the wax ashes, the two sat down next to the spirit candle under the eaves, without speaking, feeling this rare peace in tacit understanding and silence.
At the same time, they finally had the energy to check the situation around them.
This is a coastal town with some obvious traces of human life. The houses are made of wood and stone bricks, and are often blown and beaten by the sea breeze. There is a slight smell of fish coming from somewhere...
And that weird lighthouse.
pat...
He went ashore and stretched out his hand. A drop of rain fell from the eaves and hit his palm. The mist brought by the waves hitting the harbor came in waves with the wind.
"I can no longer distinguish between fantasy and reality..."
When I got ashore, I suddenly sighed.
The experience just now almost made him feel as if he was really in a fantastic and strange world struggling to survive.
"Idiot, is now the time for you to be sentimental?"
Li Miao was speechless, then he looked around, at the houses around him and then at the lighthouse in the distance.
"If the 'crazy' abnormal status bar is full, will it kill instantly?" Li Miao asked.
“Well, after the abnormal progress bar is full, the body is out of control and will directly self-harm to death.” Shangan nodded.
Just now he watched himself insert the devil fish tail stick into his stomach and twist it violently. It was very bloody.
Although the pain was adjusted to a very low level and was not that painful, the real feeling still made people feel physically uncomfortable. Fortunately, the game Lingzhu seemed to have taken some protective measures, and their souls were not affected at all. After death, they were directly freed from that strange situation.
"…This should be the same type of 'rot' as the rotten prisoner and the law knight, right?"
Compared with negative conditions such as poisoning and burns, these abnormal conditions are obviously more bizarre and terrifying.
"Who cares?" Shang'an shrugged. "There's still no clue as to what the 'rot' of the Exile Island is. I guess the 'madness' is similar. Let's leave the background story analysis to the storyteller."
"That's right." Li Miao nodded.
They don't have that much energy to pay attention to these background stories.
After resting for a while, both of them were almost recovered. After replenishing their recovery wax, they stood up and started planning for the next step.
"Where do we go next? Along the shore toward the center of town?"
"Let's go check out the lighthouse first. I want to see what's going on inside."
"also."
After making the decision, both of them drew their weapons and moved towards the lighthouse while being vigilant.
However, when he got ashore and came to the door of a house, he couldn't help but feel a little curious.
This house... should be accessible, right?
"Wait a minute."
After getting ashore, he did not act on his own. He called Li Miao.
"Let me see if I can get into this house."
"..."Li Miao.
Although he was a little speechless, he suddenly became curious when this was mentioned.
Although the game Lingzhu is realistic, it is not possible to make every content of every house, right?
"Let me do it, you're too fragile." Li Miao stepped forward to take his place, and went ashore without objection. For this kind of thing, Li Miao, as a warrior, was indeed much more suitable than him, a fragile mage.
There seem to be a lot of houses in this town. If I could enter every house, that would be awesome...
crunch...
As soon as the thought flashed through Li Miao's mind, he stretched out his hand and pushed open the half-closed wooden door in front of him, and slowly walked in.
But... there seems to be something blocking the wooden door, making it a bit difficult to open.
Pfft!
Suddenly, a shriveled, headless corpse fell to the ground by the door, and a strange blood color gradually emanated from the wound on the neck.
Li Miao was so frightened that his body trembled, his armor vibrated, and he almost swung his sword.
"Hahaha, look at how scared you are!"
Although he was stunned for a moment when he came ashore, he couldn't help but laugh at Li Miao's appearance.
But Li Miao unexpectedly did not retort.
Because, in addition to the strange headless corpse, he also saw a strange scene occurring further inside the house.
"...Kevin...my dear son, don't cry, don't cry...Mom will kiss you...I will give you all my love, my son Lake..."
An old woman with bony bones and hair as dry as weeds was holding a human head, comforting it gently, and even bent down to kiss it as she spoke.
There were several knives stuck in her head, but they looked like hairpins.
The logic of the words is also confusing and indescribably weird.
【Crazy Townspeople】
[Rank: Ashes]
【Level: 1】
[Talent: None]
[Skill: None]
【Explanation: She has gone crazy. 】
This was the lowest level and most bizarre monster they had ever seen.
Li Miao looked back at Shangwan, who was also looking at him.
The two looked at each other, not knowing what they were thinking.
"killed?"
“…All is fine.”
"This old woman twisted her son's head off? It's really scary..."
A red light flashed, and the two men walked into the room, turned on the candle, and began to search the room.
However, most of them are things of little use, some daily necessities used by ordinary residents, and some food that has gone bad.
The only two items that can be displayed in the game's inventory are the half bottle of wine in the headless corpse's hand and a letter on his body.
In addition, he also found some copper coins and a silver coin on shore. Adhering to the idea that even a mosquito leg is meat, he decisively put them in his pocket without thinking about the trouble.
【Half bottle of wine】
[Type: consumables]
[Explanation: Wine that has been soaked in some special items, even if only slightly stained, can still restore a slight amount of health.]
"Smack, smack." After taking a sip of wine, he smacked his lips and said, "No, it has no taste."
"Look at the letter."
Without his reminder, Li Miao had already opened the letter on the corpse and started reading it.
【Letter to Uncle Merck】
[Type: Item]
[Content: (Local language in a remote area)... Dear Uncle Merck, I hope you can find me a job in the city for my father's sake. I really don't want to stay in this ghost town of Regga anymore. It is full of weirdness. Those believers who came from nowhere have no idea what kind of magic they have. The lords and captains believe in them very much. This is not normal...]
[Explanation: A letter from the deceased, which was obviously not sent out in time.]
It was a lot of nonsense, not much useful information, but Li Miao still got some key information from it, not much, just three.
The local language in the remote area, the town of Regga, and believers who came from nowhere.
First is the first information, which is the feedback provided by Lingzhu during the translation, telling them directly and clearly that the language of this place is different from the previous language.
The second is "Regga Town", which is obviously the name of this coastal town.
The last and most important point is “believers whose origins are unknown”.
"These cultists are the cause of the madness?"
After going ashore and watching, he asked questions that were almost the same as what Li Miao was thinking.
"There's no way to be sure."
Li Miao shook his head, and after confirming that there was nothing else in the room, he walked out of the room.
Seeing that Shangan was still groping around, trying to find hidden passages and basements or something, he couldn't help but hold his forehead.
"Let's go. It's just a small shabby house. What's there to search?"
"The things in this house are obviously just ordinary fillers. Even if there are really important items, we should go to the lighthouse first and then search again."
"Right away." He responded while rummaging through boxes and cabinets on the shore. He was really digging deep into the ground.
Strangely enough, he wasn't expecting to find any treasure or anything like that. He just enjoyed looking everywhere, and would feel satisfied even if he turned up some garbage.
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(End of this chapter)