Edge of Pure Land

Chapter 3 This is not a game at all

 People in the corridor looked at each other.

The middle-aged man’s eyes twitched and he took half a step forward.

 Police Officer An loaded the pistol calmly, and the middle-aged man's steps froze.

 “I still have twelve bullets.”

Officer An said expressionlessly: "This is not the first time that everyone has thoughts in their hearts, but I still want to remind you to restrain yourself. Only by uniting together can we have a chance to survive and reunite with our families. My duty is to protect Everyone, I don’t want to see everyone killing each other, and I don’t want to point the gun at any of you. I hope you can understand.”

Lu Fuji's heart moved slightly, and he noticed that the police officer leaned closer to him when he warned everyone, and invisibly declared his protection for him.

Due to the deterrence of the firearm, the middle-aged rich man finally sat back angrily. The companions next to him also retreated to the corner and quietly put down their weapons.

 The deer was frightened.

Everyone sticks together when they are in trouble. They are strangers to each other and cannot be trusted partners. When it comes to life and death, there is no telling what will happen.

Officer An looked at the young man and asked softly: "Classmate Lu, where do you get your food?"

Lu Fuji hesitated for a moment: "I carry it with me."

Officer An pondered: "It's true. None of our belongings have weathered. You can also see this from our clothes. I think it's because the cocoon that wraps us forms a kind of protection for us. In addition to the Nothing else can be saved.”

Boss Zhang was puzzled and said: "But in fact, this is not exactly a ghost town. On the way we came, we also saw tents set up by people, as well as the remnants of campfires and camping garbage. Didn't we also pick up knives and grenades? This is very interesting. Maybe, someone came here to explore.”

 In this case, the only thing everyone relies on is wisdom.

After everyone exchanged known information with each other, it was not difficult to deduce that there seemed to be some special change in the world, causing the city to be deserted.

Lu Buer fell into deep thought. At this moment, he had a very bold guess, that is, the so-called "Pure Land" was not an online game at all, but a preview of the upcoming changes in the real world, and what his parents were studying was also It's by no means as simple as a game.

 Is it possible that the initial test at that time was not for him to experience it.

 But I want to use that opportunity to convey something to him!

“It’s not a good place to stay for a long time, but there are dogs outside, so... eh?”

 Police Officer An stepped on something in the dark, and it was so crisp that it was creepy.

 Everyone looked around and saw that it was a skeleton wrapped in torn cloth.

 “Corpse?”

They were taken aback.

 They had just arrived and didn’t realize there was anything else here.

 But the problem is that this skeleton is deformed like a monster and has already become moldy. No one dares to touch it for fear of contracting any pathogens.

 “You look really ugly.”

 Boss Zhang was greatly frightened, and the musty smell made people nauseous.

Police Officer An hesitated, not sure whether he should touch this thing.

Only Lu Fuji was brave. He went up to play with the body and found some relics of the deceased in the gaps in the cloth, such as the dagger he carried with him and the golden tree-shaped emblem. The most noteworthy thing was a book Dusty notes.

 “What does it say?”

 Police Officer An came over and helped him light up the flashlight.

Lu Fuji looked at the handwriting and frowned.

"On May 4th, I returned from studying abroad in Chicago. This time I finally got the qualification to evolve. I saw the great sacred tree in my dream, felt the sacred rhythm, and touched the transcendent. Human beings in the new world can really To have such power is beyond my imagination.”

"This is a gift from the sacred tree. I thought that after I completely mastered the sacred rhythm, the door to evolution would be opened to me. But I was wrong. I found that the rhythm I mastered was wrong, and it failed to allow me to evolve. , but destroyed me..."

"I hated this deformed appearance at the time. My parents and sister hated me because of it, and my superiors and colleagues alienated me because of it. I was forced into the prison of the Abnormal Supervision Bureau, and suffered torture in that dark hell. torment…"

Just these three paragraphs, but it makes people’s scalp numb.

I thought it would be a happy thing to find the suspected clues, but the weirdness revealed between the lines made people feel chilling.

 “Deformed?”

 They all thought of the strange dogs outside the door.

 Including those organisms that mutate.

Lu Fuji fell silent, and the discrepancies in the initial test appeared again. It seemed that before they were born, someone had already come into contact with the extraordinary civilization.

 This is completely different from the first test.

"On August 16, I met her in prison. God, this was the first time I saw someone with such severe deformation, but I was not afraid of her, and even thought she was so beautiful. She claimed her name Butterfly is a beautiful creature, but people are often afraid of its horror when magnified, but they don’t know that it is her true beauty that is not understood by others. "

“Butterfly helped me and made me realize that I am the most beautiful person now. I began to learn to appreciate myself. This distorted beauty is so intoxicating.”

"The more I indulge in this aberration, the more I find that the false **** who is full of lies has deceived us! The sacred tree uses its sacred rhythm to turn the world into such an ugly appearance, but it does atrocities to such a beautiful me! He does not deserve to be called For God, He is a false god!”

"We planned a prison break, and collectively escaped from that cage and came to this abandoned city. The dimensions of this city were abnormal, and it returned to the most primitive ecological environment. It was so beautiful and quiet, and for many years There are many people who come here to explore and experience, but few people know its real secrets..."

The diary ended abruptly, and the yellowed pages were covered with blood.

 I always feel like the owner of the diary went crazy in the end.

Literally speaking, a person who returned from studying abroad became ill and deformed after some kind of event called evolution, and even went to prison. Until one day he met someone of his own kind, and then he became obsessed with deformation like crazy. of myself.

 “There is an abnormality in the dimension, and the city is abandoned.”

Lu Fuji murmured softly: "In other words, there is some kind of problem in this city, so that it has been abandoned by the outside world. Why are we still here?"

 “Bah, I didn’t mean to disturb you, the dead person is the most important!”

 Boss Zhang was frightened and led everyone to salute the skeleton.

"Look, there's more than one corpse here." Officer An looked in the corner of the church again. There were deformed skeletons everywhere, some with only half the skull, some with more than twenty spines, and some with... The one with the third hand is quite weird.

 There were about twenty corpses, and the cause of death could not be determined.

Shika Fuji went to check and found that everyone was wearing a golden tree-shaped emblem.

　　It’s just that those emblems were scratched beyond recognition by sharp weapons.

 It can be seen that this group of people hate what this emblem represents.

 “There is also a statue of a **** here!”

Boss Zhang pointed to the depths of the darkness and said, "What the **** is this?"

When the light of the flashlight shined through, a simple and incomplete stone sculpture suddenly appeared in the light. It was a huge six-winged archangel, but it grew branches and roots like a tree. The surface of the body was still smooth, with mysterious symbols engraved on the whole body.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing is the writing scrawled on the stone carvings.

"fraud!"

 “Rebel against our false gods!”

 “The monster that tarnishes faith, he should be like us, deformity is the real beauty!”

It’s crazy.

Behind this sculpture is a secret passage, probably the back door of the church.

 There was still coagulated blood on the door handle, and there were residual footprints on the ground.

"Apparently, this is a group of heretics, and the mainstream church here should be called...Akasha Holy Cult. They came here for their crazy obsessions. Some people died in this church, and some people left here." Lu Fuji can only make some rough analysis at the moment, because he only cleared a copy of the Novice Village back then.

 No idea about the rest.

 “It’s so evil.”

 Boss Zhang said.

 “Anyway, we can get out from here.”

Officer An suggested: “But what should we do next?”

 Everyone looked at each other in despair.

Lu Buer said: "Don't worry, this is not the end of the world, it's just a problem in our city. As long as you can get out, you can get rescue. These corpses are good proof that the time they died here is not long time."

“Although it’s very cold in the city, you can stay warm by walking along the light source.”

 He emphasized: “But there must still be danger ahead.”

Everyone was stunned. This was indeed a very reasonable guess. Based on the corpses here, they were still not sure how the world had changed.

  But it is certain that the deer is the best.

 Because according to the setting of "Pure Land", they were all born in high-difficulty dungeons.

As long as you get out of the dungeon, you can return to normal life.     "Then decide this and move on."

Officer An saw the tense mood of everyone and greeted: "It's still the old rules. I'll lead the way from the front, the men will follow me, and Lao Zhang will be responsible for stopping the rear. The elderly, students, and girls are in the middle of the team, so be alert at all times."

 No one raised any objection, even the middle-aged wealthy man was following the team.

Before leaving, Officer An looked at Lu Buer and asked, "Are we going together?"

Lu Buer hesitated for a moment. Following the team was currently the best solution. After all, he didn’t have cheats like he did during the first test. However, considering his previous clearance experience, he still said: “This city is very dangerous, not only Those mutated animals and even more terrifying ones should be careful, especially in a special area, which is extremely dangerous..."

Someone in the team asked suspiciously: "How do you know?"

 Everyone also looked at him.

Lu Fuji had already found an excuse for this. He pointed to the corpses on the ground and explained: "Obviously it's not just us who have been here, but others are also active here. They left some clues. As long as you pay attention carefully, You can find them all if you search them.”

 This is a very reasonable explanation.

"I see."

Officer An nodded: "Everyone, let's go."

They pushed open the back door of the church and walked cautiously along the deserted long street. Sure enough, they avoided the crazy dogs and walked for more than six hours.

Lu Fuji found that everyone spoke very little, except for the middle-aged wealthy man who always wanted to buy his food. From time to time, he would bring a few companions around him, and there were almost conflicts on several occasions.

 The only good thing is that Lu Fuji passed by Ginza Washington on Huaixi Road along the way.

This is the school district housing of Fengcheng No. 2 Middle School. Many of He Sai’s classmates live here, and there are obvious signs of fighting nearby, as well as a pile of animal carcasses.

 Obviously, someone has been active around here. I don’t know if it is He Sai.

This made Lu Fuji feel comforted and hoped that he would be safe.

The fog became thicker as we got closer to the light source. Someone almost fell into the manhole cover just now. Fortunately, Officer An had quick eyesight and quick hands and pulled him up.

According to the current situation, no one knows whether they can return to normal life. In fact, Officer An no longer needs to abide by his responsibilities as a peace officer, but he still leads the team to protect everyone as much as possible, even though he looks very tired.

 “Everyone, be careful.”

Police Officer An motioned for everyone to walk behind him. He walked alone in the front, but his steps were a little staggering.

 “Have you had low blood sugar?”

Lu Fuji realized that he was exhausted and simply handed him a packet of egg yolk pie.

Officer An was obviously taken aback, and then pushed his hand back: "Keep it for yourself."

Everyone's attention was immediately focused on the egg yolk pie. Just when the middle-aged rich man wanted to come up and **** it, Boss Zhang immediately said: "Stop, stop, look ahead."

Lu Fuji silently put down the knife in his hand.

If that guy dares to come here to cause trouble again, he will strike first.

Everyone followed the sound and went out.

They all felt the warmth. The cold air no longer made people shiver, and the tree roots that penetrated the ground were also so warm, like charcoal that could be held to keep warm.

The light penetrated the fog and illuminated the silent cemetery in front of them.

 They actually came to a cemetery.

"Hey, if we find the light source, we will clear the level, right? We can't get out, it must be because of a bug in the game. When I return to reality, I will definitely sue Aurora and bankrupt her!" The middle-aged rich man took the initiative to leave. Team, go to the front.

Apparently he insists that the world he is in is a game.

Police Officer An was helpless and waved his hand to signal people to follow.

 “Hey, look, what is this!”

 Someone raised a finger weakly.

Lu Fuji turned around and saw a huge stone monument standing in the cemetery.

 Police Officer An motioned for people to come over and check. There was a mottled writing on the stone carving.

“The carrion nourishes the air of spring, and then spreads out into flowers, exhaling soft breath. The sun is like fragrance, and the flowers are like stars, burning death brightly, mocking the crawling maggots in the earth.”

  Lu Fuji gently recited the last eight words: "The place of death, the restricted area of ​​life."

This sentence had a vaguely strange and ominous meaning, and the survivors felt creepy, as if they were gradually approaching some kind of terrible taboo.

  Lu Fuji took a deep breath.

 That’s right, it’s right here.

 This is where he first cleared the level.

If there is any hidden prop in this dungeon, it must be in this place. But his parents also reminded him at that time that if that thing really appeared, it would definitely cause a huge disaster, because it involved the secret of the gods!

 “Is there really a **** in this world?”

 The deer is not sure either.

“Hahaha, I finally found it, I finally found it!”

 The cheers of the middle-aged wealthy people rang out from the front.

Everyone looked at each other and followed, only to see a huge cocoon in a low building. In the darkness, it was so white and spotless, as if it was a bead left at the end of time.

 The middle-aged wealthy man knelt down in front of it, as if he had discovered a rare treasure.

Most people don’t think this is an opportunity to return to reality, because they all came out of a cocoon, and are more inclined to think that they are survivors who have not yet woken up.

“Why is there still no one out? Is this a dystocia?”

Boss Zhang turned his head and took a look: "Why didn't you come out of the cocoon?"

“It’s so difficult for God to give birth. Is this what people say?”

 Lu Bu'er was speechless and didn't know how to answer.

 “I’m going out! I’m going out!”

A young man rushed over and tore at the cocoon like crazy.

Some people looked at each other, thinking that the people in the cocoons might be bringing food, and swarmed up to them.

As the silk on the cocoon was peeled off, a girl in a white dress slept in the cocoon. Her black hair was scattered like a waterfall, her delicate sleeping face was so peaceful, her skin was as white and flawless as snow, and her hands were folded Stack it on your chest, as if praying in your sleep.

This scene is like a mural that has been silent for thousands of years, and it is lifelike.

 The silent and empty world, the sleeping girl in the cocoon.

 A mysterious aura filled the air.

The young man was so amazed by her sacred and inviolable beauty that he held his breath for a moment, admiring her seductive curves like an obsession and not knowing what to do.

 Lu Fuji felt the urge to vomit when the cocoon was opened.

In his early years, he worked in a crematorium in the suburbs and saw many rotten and smelly corpses. The so-called corpse odor is this kind of smell that hits your soul directly and makes you unforgettable forever.

　　By the way, he remembered.

　　His parents had warned him that some people would have accidents when they broke out of their cocoons in the land of the afterlife, and would turn into extremely dangerous monsters!

Lu Fuji stopped the remaining people: "Don't go there!"

 Because the moment the girl in the cocoon came into contact with the air, she quickly shriveled up like a mummy that had been weathered for thousands of years. She looked like an extremely evil ghost in hell, opening her graceful and sinister eyes.

 Click.

The young man's head was bitten into pieces like a watermelon, and thick blood mixed with white brain matter spurted out, spraying like a fountain onto people's dull faces, forming a mess.

 Only a headless corpse was left, lying down straight.

 The side of Lu Fuji's face was also stained with a drop of blood, his heart was beating wildly in his chest, and he was sweating profusely.

 Someone was killed.

 Police Officer An and Boss Zhang’s hearts were beating wildly.

If it weren’t for Lu Fuji who stopped them.

At this moment, they are probably dead too!

Everyone suddenly realized that this young man was not simple. He seemed to have a relatively accurate prediction of all the changes that had taken place today!

   A friendly reminder again, this book is not a doomsday theme...

 (End of this chapter)