Only Player

Chapter 19: It’s time for dinner again, brothers!

In front of the exit gate.

The red clown showed a weird smile, raised his right hand, and tapped the huge pink bubble lightly.

In an instant, the thrust generated by the explosion disappeared, and the rapidly flying bubble stopped in mid-air.

With a soft "pop" sound, the bubbles burst into countless celebratory colored paper, falling down one after another.

——【Condensed Energy Strong Fist】!
The moment the bubble barrier disappeared, Zhou Yuan punched out, and the huge fist of Gangqi rushed forward accompanied by layers of air rings.

The red-dressed clown pointed again, and his huge fist of energy also exploded into celebratory colored paper.

This... Zhou Yuan's heart sank.

"Hahahahahaha, everyone stay!"

The clown laughed creepily, pinching his thumb and middle finger together, as if he was about to snap his fingers.

At this moment, Zhou Yuan and the others all felt their hair stand on end, and a strong premonition of death emerged in their hearts - they must not let it snap its fingers!
A gleam of light flashed in Jiang Wuming's eyes.

boom!
Gravity is coming!

In an instant, the clown's right arm was torn off by the heavy gravity and fell to the ground, and the ground sank a little, and the bloody broken arm was deeply embedded in the broken bricks and stones.

Snapped!
A crisp sound came out.

Even with a broken arm, the Joker still managed to snap his fingers.

Silently, Jiang Wuming's head flew off his body and turned into a pale human head balloon. The headless corpse fell straight forward and hit the ground with a thud.

Zhou Yuan's pupils contracted violently, he couldn't believe it.

A Tier 2 Beyonder just died like that?

The next second, something unexpected happened.

Jiang Wuming's body and the human head balloon floating in the air all turned into phantoms, gradually fading and disappearing.

The broken arm of the red clown quickly grew out, but a conspicuous golden mark appeared on his head. The mark was two crossed swords, like a... duel mark.

"You guys leave quickly."

In the distance, Jiang Wuming's calm voice was heard. He was not dead. What he had just seen was just a clone, and his real body had been hiding in a safe place.

The purpose was to divert the hatred of the red clown at the critical moment and allow Zhou Yuan and the other two to evacuate smoothly.

As long as you kill his phantom clone, you will be marked with a duel mark and forced into a 1v1 deathmatch. The duel mark will not disappear until one of you dies.

Just like now, the red clown seemed to have completely ignored Zhou Yuan and the other two investigators who were right in front of it, and its eyes were fixed on Jiang Wuming. Then, it opened its bloody mouth full of fangs and pounced towards Jiang Wuming in an inhuman manner.

"go!"

The two investigators rushed to the exit without looking back and slammed the door open violently.

Zhou Yuan followed closely and rushed out of the maze world.

"Hurry up! Time is running out."

The two investigators kept moving forward and did not feel relieved after clearing the maze world, because they only had less than 60 seconds left!
When the time comes, Chen Guangxi will evacuate, and then these living people will immediately become the primary targets of the evil spirits!

Wouldn't Jiang Wuming be doomed? Even if he escaped from the maze world, he would still have to face the siege of countless evil spirits... Zhou Yuan couldn't help but stand in awe, thinking that he was indeed an official federal investigator, sacrificing himself as he said he would, this fearless spirit was truly moving, but he certainly couldn't do it anyway.

……

As the clock struck twelve at midnight, the Happy Castle woke up from its slumber, and the people who had died reappeared in the world. The entire amusement park was no longer empty and lonely as before, but became truly bustling, with tourists everywhere in an endless stream.

Couples in love, friends walking together, a family of three laughing and talking, beautiful girls holding hands, children chasing and playing... everything seems peaceful and beautiful.

However, as Zhou Yuan and the other two ran past, the beautiful filter bubble was instantly shattered, and the tourists all turned into hideous ghosts with scarlet bloodshot eyes, and pounced on them hungrily like wild beasts.

"Gee, grass, grass, grass!" Zhou Yuan screamed in his heart and felt a chill on the back of his head. He had never seen such a scene before. It was too fucking scary!
The three of them fled for their lives, and they attracted countless evil spirits along the way, forming a dense tide of ghosts behind them. If they accidentally fell, they would be torn to pieces by countless evil spirits in the next second!

"arrive!"

After passing through an invisible barrier, the two investigators finally breathed a sigh of relief and slowed down.

Seeing that they were fearless, Zhou Yuan also felt relieved and looked back while panting.

At this moment, the evil spirit chasing them seemed to have lost its target all of a sudden. It stood there shaking its head, looking a little funny.

After about ten seconds, the evil spirits returned to their original appearances before they were alive. They had strange looks on their faces, as if they were wondering what they were doing, and then they dispersed.

"We have set up a barrier here that can reduce the sense of presence and isolate the perception of ghosts." The investigator said as he walked towards a building not far away.

That was the employee lounge of the amusement park, and now it is the base of the investigators.

As for the park employees wandering around in the lounge, they have naturally been properly dealt with.

The first floor of the hall is the restaurant. The dozen or so investigators Zhou Yuan had met before were all gathered here. Two extraordinary healing people were treating the injured.

There were quite a few injured people, and each of them was covered in blood. There was no telling how many cuts they had on their bodies. It was as if they had been through a storm of blades, and it was shocking.

"Where is Jiang Wuming?" Someone noticed that there was one person missing from the team.

An investigator shook his head, paused, and added: "But we cleared the maze world."

"After clearing the level, key fragments will randomly appear in the pockets of those who have cleared the level. Check your pocket to see if you have any."

The investigator with the ability of [Bubble Gum] looked at Zhou Yuan. He and another person searched their pockets but couldn't find the key fragment.

Zhou Yuan patted his body and finally found a hard object in the inner pocket of his coat. It was a piece of metal.

[Name: Key Fragment]

[Note: Collecting all the fragments can synthesize the important item "Key to the Director's Office". ]

"Here." Zhou Yuan handed the key fragment to the other party. There was no use for him to keep it.

"We are still three pieces short." Someone in the crowd breathed a sigh of relief. Another fragment was obtained, which was a huge progress.

"Which three projects are left?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"Merry-go-round, roller coaster, Ferris wheel."

These three are the most classic projects... Zhou Yuan thought for a while, but couldn't think of any danger in the carousel.

As if seeing his confusion, an investigator wearing half-framed glasses explained: "Each of these three projects has an unknown killing mechanism, and we have not been able to figure it out yet."

"A ride on the carousel lasts five minutes, but one minute after it starts, wounds will burst out all over the rider's body, just like them."

The bespectacled investigator pointed at the wounded on the ground. Their bodies were covered with knife wounds, some so deep that the bones were visible.

Looking at the wounded soldiers, Zhou Yuan was puzzled: "Isn't Chen Guangxi a dragon? Her defense should be able to hold out for 5 minutes, right?" "This kind of damage is very special. You can't rely on defense to hold out. Even Chen Guangxi can't bear it. In game terms, it is real damage. You should understand it, right?

But the carousel is not fatal, as long as you get off in time you will not die, but the roller coaster and Ferris wheel can really kill people. "

Just then, the door was pushed open and Chen Guangxi came back. She looked tired, her suit was a little torn, and her stomach was growling loudly, obviously she was very exhausted.

She glanced around the hall: "Where's Xiao Jiang?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Chen Guangxi sighed helplessly.

"We have cleared the maze world and looted a lot of food." The two investigators announced the good news, took out all the food from the storage rings, and piled them on the ground, forming a small mountain.

Everyone's eyes widened. They had been trapped in this hellhole for more than a week, and their food reserves were getting less and less. They could only save money and go hungry every day. But now with these supplies, they could hold on for a while longer, and maybe they could even wait for reinforcements.

For a moment, everyone's morale doubled.

"Guangxi, you eat first." An older, square-faced investigator picked up three boxes of self-heating rice and handed them to Chen Guangxi.

In order to save food resources for everyone, Chen Guangxi had not eaten for a long time, relying on her super strong physique to hold on. Now that she had supplies, of course she had to eat something good.

"Wuhu, it's time for dinner again, brothers!" Chen Guangxi shouted in surprise while holding up the self-heating rice.

Soon, the investigators began to make a fire and cook. While wolfing down the food, they discussed the killing mechanisms of the remaining three park projects.

Zhou Yuan watched quietly from the side. They seemed to have completely forgotten Jiang Wuming's death.

It was as if he had long been accustomed to the sacrifice of his companions.

Is the extraordinary world so dangerous?
Are investigators that dangerous?

"Who is that, come here."

At the dining table, Chen Guangxi was waiting for the rice to heat up. He raised his hand to greet Zhou Yuan, "By the way, what's your name?"

"He said his name is Wang Zhen." said the investigator in the previous maze world.

"Wang Zhen? Why don't you call me Ding Zhen?"

Chen Guangxi was speechless. It sounded like a fake name, and the face was probably fake as well.

Nowadays, the newcomers are more cunning than each other.

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "Okay, my name is Ding Zhen."

"Okay Snow Leopard. I heard they said you're also a warrior?"

Chen Guangxi looked Zhou Yuan up and down, "It just so happens that I am also a martial artist, would you like me to teach you a few moves?"

Warrior... Zhou Yuan was slightly stunned.

Is there such a profession in reality?

Those two investigators saw me performing the Qi Condensation Fist, so they mistook me for a warrior?

He hesitated for a moment, then pushed directly to the unusual item: “I am not a warrior, I just got an unusual item by chance.

And... Beyonders also have [Professions]?"

“Yes, of course, but it would be more accurate to say it’s a [system].

Didn’t I tell you before that you can improve your life level through spiritual practice? Those spiritual practice methods, when broken down, are a system of extraordinary powers.

Warriors, Taoist priests, knights, sorcerers, astrologers, onmyojis, cyborgs... Recently, there seems to be a new system of genetically modified humans?"

Chen Guangxi looked at the people around him with some uncertainty.

"Yes. It was created by Eternal Genes. It improves the life realm by injecting gene-enhancing drugs. This system is still in the experimental stage and has a very high mortality rate, but the advancement speed is extremely fast. It is said that the strongest genetically modified person reached the fifth level in just three months."

The older square-faced investigator then introduced himself, "My name is Gu Honggao, I'm affiliated with the Dongzhou Abnormal Control Bureau, and I'm the captain of the Mobile Task Force [Alpha] team."

[The Mobile Task Force has extremely high authority in the Bureau of Control. It will be of great benefit to you to have a good relationship with them. By the way, the investigators you met earlier were also a Mobile Task Force.]

Mobile Task Force… Zhou Yuan nodded superficially: “I see. So, it’s better for Beyonders to find a system that suits them?”

"Is such that."

Chen Guangxi started to say strange things again, "Sister Long is a dragon, so Sister Long chose the warrior system. Do you understand the value of the true dragon martial arts?"

Why is this dragon so abstract... Zhou Yuan complained in his heart and asked hesitantly: "But, dragons seem to be related to the field of magic, right?"

"Ah!"

Chen Guangxi smiled crookedly, and the Dragon King possessed him:

“When did you get the illusion that I was just a warrior?
To be honest, I am somewhat proficient in sorcery!"

"Please sit down and have a chat to discuss cooperation." Gu Honggao pointed to the seat next to him and motioned Zhou Yuan to sit down.

He had heard from the two investigators that this time they were able to pass the maze world thanks to Zhou Yuan. This wild extraordinary person possessed mysterious special abilities that allowed him to accurately find a way out of the maze and predict danger in advance.

It would definitely be a good thing if we could pull him into the team and work together. One more person means one more hope of escape.

Sitting down means agreeing to cooperate.

Of course Zhou Yuan also wanted to cooperate. This damn place was too dangerous, and he might not survive more than three days on his own.

He sat down and said straight to the point:

"Of course there is no problem with cooperation, but I have two questions."

"First, what happened in this amusement park?"

"Second, why are you here?"

Through his observation of the amusement park during this period, Zhou Yuan has determined that the dungeon for this mission is in Yingzhou. No wonder Chen Guangxi mistook him for an investigator from the Yingzhou Control Bureau at first—because he used the [One-time Transfiguration Card], he now looks like a Yingzhou person.

Gu Honggao and others belong to the Dongzhou Control Bureau, but they are on a mission in Yingzhou. Who would believe that there is no trick here?

"Let me answer your second question first. We came to Yingzhou to retrieve something. That thing originally belonged to Dongzhou, but was taken away by the people of Yingzhou during the war and has been lost overseas ever since."

"Although this mission is top secret, it will be widely known in a while, so it's okay to tell you."

Gu Honggao looked at Zhou Yuan and asked:

"Have you heard of [Dongtian Fudi]?"

(End of this chapter)