Only Player

Chapter 115 Sharp Knife
Last week, the nun was brutally murdered just as she was about to speak.

This time, the streetwalker told the truth and was still safe and sound.

"Maybe the protagonist of the movie is not cursed to die if he tells the truth. The reason why the nun died in the last week was probably because of the black shadow." A scholar analyzed.

"Given the strength shown by Black Shadow, it is a bit unrealistic to invade the ghost realm." said another scholar.

"What if the black shadow had been hiding in the nun's body for a long time?" The scholar who spoke first said faintly, "Combining the existing information, I boldly speculate that the black shadow's true identity is Maeve. She came to the villa before anyone else and even took the initiative to send a declaration of war. I don't believe that she didn't have any preparation."

"Let me first find the place where they hold the ceremony."

Zhou Yuan called Fang Qing who was hiding in the dark and asked her to drag the street prostitute into the sea of ​​blood, and then started searching the first floor of the villa.

When he arrived at the library, the Eye of Appraisal gave him a key hint:
[See the second wall lamp on the left front? Turn on its light bulb, and there is a tiny button hidden underneath. Press the button and the hidden door will open. But I don't recommend you to open it now, because the protagonist of the movie and Maeve hiding in the dark can sense the opening of the door, and you haven't collected more information yet.

Ha, you must be thinking of using Ghost Walker or Ghost Realm to sneak in without anyone noticing, right? Unfortunately, this is not possible. There is a magic circle painted inside the door, which is protected by the power of mysticism. You cannot break in by force unless you know some ancient special spells. 】

Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment, then turned and left. As soon as he walked out of the library, he saw a black figure covered in black smoke appear in the corridor.

Holding a sharp knife, she stared at him quietly.

[It appears, Xiao Hei from the Conan studio. It is very hostile to you as an outsider, and thinks that you are another abominable guy who has been bewitched by the devil and signed a contract with the devil. ]

"Maeve?" Zhou Yuan called out tentatively.

The black shadow did not react, but he did not attack without saying anything.

Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "I am a member of the secret supernatural organization Torchwood in England. I am here to help you stop the devil from coming to the world. I have never signed a contract with the devil."

Suddenly, the black shadow slightly bent its body, and then shot out like a spring that was compressed to the extreme. The sharp blade drew a cold light in the air and swept towards the throat.

Zhou Yuan clamped the black shadow's wrist at a faster speed, and the sharp knife suddenly stopped in mid-air. He clenched his palm fiercely, and the black shadow's wrist suddenly exploded, and the sharp knife fell to the ground with a clang.

With a bang, the black shadow was pressed to the ground by him, with his knee pressing on his neck.

Zhou Yuan took out the [positioning tracker] from his backpack, aimed it at the black shadow and entered the information. After a moment, the tracker vibrated slightly and completed the target lock.

"Since we are not teammates, there is no need to keep you."

After the power was fully developed, every inch of skin and even hair on his body could turn into a fist. Zhou Yuan exerted force with his knees slightly, and the power burst out. The black shadow instantly exploded like a balloon, shattered into pieces, and turned into wisps of black smoke that quickly dissipated.

He looked at the positioning tracker and the target signal disappeared, but he knew that the shadow would not die so easily. It was a puppet that could reunite infinitely.

Zhou Yuan glanced around and saw the sharp knife on the ground. His eyebrows raised. This thing did not disappear with the black shadow. Is it a physical object?
【Name: Sharp Knife】

[Quality: perfect]

[Special Effect: The sharp knife bathed in the blood of saints can easily kill hell creatures. Even if hell creatures are in a possessed state, they can still be killed remotely. ]

[Note: This knife is one of the holy weapons of the exorcist world. Three-digit demons have died from this sharp knife, including some powerful beings from hell.]

[Price: 30000 Star Coins]

what?
Zhou Yuan was stunned. He didn't expect that such an ordinary and inconspicuous sharp knife could be a prop of perfect quality!

This knife... could it be that the black shadow left it here on purpose?
"When the black shadow disappeared before, did the knife disappear with it?" he asked the people outside the field.

"They all disappeared." Chen Guangxi thought for a moment, "but the knife was in its hand before."

Uh... so the black shadow didn't hold it this time, instead of giving it to him on purpose? Zhou Yuan couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

But who cares? It's his once it's in his hands.

Putting away the sharp knife, Zhou Yuan continued to explore the first floor. When he came to the kitchen, a note caught his attention.

It was a gorgeous English tea set with nine teacups, some of which were empty and some of which were still filled with cold tea.

[Someone who arrived at the villa early put something in the tea, allowing his summoned creature to lean over the person who drank the tea at will.]

Zhou Yuan suddenly realized that the investigator had spoken the truth correctly. There really was no such curse as death for telling the truth. The reason why the nun died in the previous round was that the black shadow entered her body in advance - it was very likely that the black shadow's next target would be the nun.

This time, the black shadow did not enter the streetwalker's body, so nothing happened to her.

He walked forward and put the bowl of tea into his backpack.

【Name: Medium Black Tea】

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Special effect: The person who drinks the black tea will become a carrier of a certain summoned creature. Even if the summoned creature has entered the body, the person cannot detect it. The duration is 3 days.]

[Note: Is only black tea OK? ]

[Price: 50 Star Coins]

There was tea left in a total of 4 teacups, and Zhou Yuan sold them all in the spirit of plucking feathers from passing geese.

[Star Coins +200]

There is still some tea left in the teapot, which can be sold for 500 star coins.

[Star Coins +500]

[Total Star Coins: 12700]

Due to the special effects of this abnormal movie, Zhou Yuan's backpack was reset. The props he bought in the previous round no longer existed, and correspondingly, the star coins did not decrease. He judged based on the description of the audience outside the venue that he had purchased a surveillance camera prop from the mall.

After exploring the entire first floor, the time came to 10:30 sharp, and the first murder was about to be discovered.

According to the original plot of the movie, the goateed teacher would go looking for the officer at this time, but no one answered the door after knocking on it many times. When everyone broke into the room, they were shocked to find the officer dead in his bed.

The officer's neck was stabbed, and a large amount of blood stained the sheets red, splattered on the walls, and even sprayed on the ceiling.

However, due to Zhou Yuan's intervention, the plot should change.

Zhou Yuan did not just wait, but went to explore the third floor of the villa.

This luxurious villa is huge and has many rooms. It may have once been the ancestral home of a prestigious family. Even if an ordinary family hired a large number of servants, they would not need so many rooms.

It seemed that no one had been to the third floor for a long time, and there was a thin layer of dust everywhere.

Just as Zhou Yuan walked to the door of a house, bang!
The door suddenly opened, shaking off countless dust. The room was pitch black, like the mouth of an abyss. Suddenly, a strong suction force came and sucked Zhou Yuan in.

With a bang, the door closed and everything returned to silence. Zhou Yuan's eyes blurred, and the warm sunlight shone in from the window. Outside the window, birds were singing and flowers were blooming, full of vitality, and noisy sounds rang in his ears. He turned around and saw that he was standing in a high school classroom.

"It's a good habit to always wear the illusion awakening talisman..." Zhou Yuan muttered to himself. It was obvious that he was pulled into an illusion, and this was probably the class where the nine movie protagonists were.

The bell rang and students walked into the classroom one after another, including several movie protagonists from their youth.

Not long after, the teacher came in and began to give a history lesson to the students. The classroom remained quiet and the students listened attentively, occasionally lowering their heads to take notes. So far, everything was normal.

But suddenly, the teacher's voice stopped, and the students who were taking notes looked up and found that the teacher's entire eyeballs had strangely turned black.

sizzle...

The lights above their heads began to flicker violently, and everyone saw the demonic shadow with goat-horned bat wings reflected on the wall by the flickering lights. An evil and cold demonic aura spread in the classroom.

"demon!"

Some people screamed and tried to escape from the classroom, but found that they could not push the door open no matter what.

"Quiet."

The teacher spoke indifferently, and in an instant, everyone was fixed in place by an unknown force, like sculptures.

puff!

The next moment, the teacher dug out his own heart with his bare hands, and scarlet blood spurted out. The heart was still beating slowly in his hand after leaving the body.

Seeing this horrifying and bloody scene, many timid students almost fainted, but there was a force that forced them to stay awake.

"Now you only have two choices."

The teacher's voice became extremely evil, as if countless voices overlapped together.

“First, sign a contract with me, Satan, and I will grant you everything you want, but you must become my believers and spread sin and evil in the world.

Second, like him, I dug out his heart.

Take your pick. "

The teacher gave a weird smile and chuckled.

During the long silence and stagnation, someone shouted in fear: "I choose one!"

"I...I don't want to die!"

Then, the picture suddenly changed.

In a solemn church, a priest wearing white clergy clothing and a cross hanging on his chest sat on a chair opposite the table.

On the other side sat a masked woman, completely covered up, revealing only a pair of determined brown eyes.

"There is a very strong evil force in you."

The priest said solemnly, "You...made a deal with the devil?"

The woman nodded. "That was many years ago. After making a deal with the devil, I got everything I wanted: money, men, fame... But I regretted it because more and more people died because of me. I had to put an end to it all."

"I can help you……"

The priest wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by the woman: "You can't help me. This is my destiny, our destiny... Outsiders interfering will only make things worse. I came to the Vatican this time just to get some saint's blood."

"The saint's blood is running low. I can't give it to you, but..."

The priest hesitated for a moment, then took out a sharp knife from his bosom. "This is a sharp blade bathed in the blood of a saint. It is one of the holy weapons of the exorcist world. It can instantly kill demons that possess humans, including their real bodies in hell. I hope this can be of help to you."

"You...give me such a precious holy weapon?" the woman was surprised.

"Who in the exorcist world doesn't know your name [Maeve]? Even Lilith died at your hands." The priest said softly, "The end of the world is coming, heaven has lost contact, and humans can only save themselves. If there is anyone who can stop the end of the world, I think that person might be you."

Then, the illusion changed again.

The surrounding scene returned to the appearance in the room, but there was a figure sitting by the table, sharpening a knife, his eyes revealing madness and bloodthirstiness.

“Everyone is going crazy.”

Zhou Yuan turned around and saw a tired-looking woman appearing out of nowhere. She looked at him with brown eyes and said, "40 people, representing 40 different sins.

From the moment we signed the contract with Satan, we became the embodiment of sin walking on the earth. Each of us has the blood of innocent people on our hands, and wherever we go, we cause chaos and death.

We have a happy life with the blessing of the devil, and everyone has what they desire. In order to continue this happiness, we are willing to kill each other and drag the whole world into hell. "

As the clock struck twelve at midnight, the man in the room stopped sharpening his knife. He stood up with a ferocious look on his face and walked outside with the knife in his hand. Soon, the sound of fighting was heard.

“During the second sacrifice ceremony, I tried to destroy the ritual array with the exorcist holy artifact, but I failed and was hunted down by all the survivors. Fortunately, my years of life as an exorcist have enabled me to develop some skills, and I finally managed to escape.

Since then, I have traveled around the world looking for solutions to rituals.

Unfortunately, I haven’t found it until now.”

The woman named Maeve stared at Zhou Yuan and said, "The final ceremony is about to begin. I have no choice but to risk everything. If I fail, I hope you will kill me with the holy weapon."

"so……"

Zhou Yuan asked seriously, "What do you want to do?"

Maeve said nothing, and the illusion came to an abrupt end.

As my sight blurred, the room became old and dusty, with a whetstone on the table. It was obvious that the owner of this room had never returned, and no outsider had ever entered here.

Zhou Yuan was thinking about Maeve's intention when he heard a scream from downstairs.

The dead appeared.

Instead of going downstairs directly, he turned on the Ghost Walker and sank down to the first floor, and then took the stairs to the second floor.

"What happened?"

The nun said in horror: "William is dead! Bob is dead, and Lisa is dead too!"

what!
Zhou Yuan was shocked. How could three people die at once?
This is something that has never happened in the previous plot.

Is the plot starting to go haywire?
(End of this chapter)