Chapter 40
Chapter 40
The starship sails in the silent environment of the universe. Except for some fluctuations due to space turbulence when passing through the transition point, the whole process is silent and stable.
The front line is not far from the capital star. Fortunately, considering the issue of strategic support, there are long-distance transition points throughout the whole process, almost one next to the other. There are 22 in total. Without stopping, he passed through all the space passages in one breath.
It's just that no worm would dare to do this, continuous leaps will cause a lot of burden on the body, and they may even suffer from space sickness and die of rapid decline.
Therefore, Makino set up to take a rest after traveling through three transition passages in a row, take a rest, and stop sailing when it was time to sleep, lest the shock would wake them up.
Makino left housekeeper No. [-] on the insect planet, and asked him to take care of the two insect cubs. Among the five mechanical bionic servants, No. [-], who was in charge of the economy, was also not taken. Number [-] and Number [-] at work went to the front line with Makino.
Number four and number five are the most idle ones on weekdays. From being sent to Muye until now, they have never made a move.Although they are bionic machines, they will strictly follow the instructions, but they are very intelligent, and they will also have free time to rest and do what they want to do.
For intelligent machines, the most comfortable place is of course the star network.The game they are playing recently is called "The Ninth Candidate", which is a horror decryption game. The player has to play an explorer and come to a deserted town to explore.
After Makino heard about it, he was very curious. This game allows two bugs to team up. Just when the spaceship sailed, there was nothing to do, so he took Faovera together, and the two of them lay together in the game cabin. After creating the characters, Makino invited Faovilla to join the team, a dark gray cyclone swirled up from Makino's side, and Faovilla's figure appeared from bottom to top.
They were all wearing brown jackets with some scratches, hats of the same color, platform boots on their feet, and a black schoolbag on their backs.
Pretty decent.
Makino walked around Faovera and had to admit that Faovera looked better in the same clothes than him. Is this the advantage of being tall?
He first said sourly, "It's pretty good-looking", and then he thought that such a beautiful Faovera was his wife. After all the calculations, he was more profitable, and he was happy again, full of the feeling of a villain.
Entering the game, there is a blackness in front of the eyes, and then a few lines of text float in the air.
[Huiting Town was originally a very prosperous town. Relying on the surrounding mines, the residents of the town lived a very prosperous life, but suddenly one day, all the residents here disappeared strangely, and the local police station could not find out. For some reason, this matter was too absurd, and several detectives who came to investigate also disappeared, so no Zerg dared to come here again. 】
【You are an explorer, and you like to explore these strange places and find their secrets. After hearing this, you immediately set out to find out the truth. 】
【first day】
The words faded, and the surroundings gradually lit up. Makino came to a small road in the blink of an eye. It was supposed to be a concrete road, but now it was cracked into pieces, with a few yellow weeds growing in the gaps. It was evening, and the sun was shining The top of the mountain covered half of it, emitting a dim yellow light.
Faovera stood beside him, looking around, observing the environment.
There is a wooden sign in front of the road, which is also dilapidated, and it is barely responsible for guiding the way.
Makino also saw it, but he didn't rush forward, but opened his backpack, and said to Faovera: "Don't worry, I'm very experienced in playing games. There are no instructions for this kind of decryption game, just rely on yourself Feel around, this backpack is where props are stored, let me see, there is a flashlight, lighter, multifunctional saber, camera, all gone.”
Faovera smiled softly: "Okay, then I will wait for your protection."
Makino raised the corners of his lips, put his hands on his hips, and his chin almost went up to the sky, "Just watch!"
Faovilla took out the saber and hung it on his waist, put the flashlight and lighter in his pocket, and hung the camera around his neck. When he wanted to use it, he could pick up these props as quickly as possible.
Makino also learned from it. After hanging up everything one by one, they started to move forward.
Faovera took Makino's hand and led him to run a few steps.
"The sun is about to set, we have to hurry to town."
Makino also nodded with a serious expression: "Yes, such horror games must not be played outdoors at night."
They ran for two or three minutes, and a rusty iron door appeared in sight. The door was not locked, and a small gap was opened. The towering stone wall surrounded the town, and through the gap, one could vaguely see See the scene in the town.
On the right front of the door, there is an iron signboard, which is brand new and clean enough to reflect the shadow. It is written in red paint - "Welcome to Huiting Town"
Faovera: "This sign is so new."
As soon as the words were finished, a gust of cold wind blew by, and the iron door creaked. Makino swallowed involuntarily, and became nervous visibly.Suddenly a crow blew, and Makino yelled too, and quickly grabbed Faovera's arm, his voice trembling slightly, and he said calmly, "It's okay, it's okay...this is a normal scene."
Several red-eyed crows flapped their wings and flew over. Most of them landed on the door frame, but one landed on the top of the sign. It tilted its head and stared at Makino without blinking.
Makino looked away and walked silently to the other side of Faovera. After taking a few deep breaths, he opened the gate of the town first, "Go in first."
As soon as you enter the main entrance, there is a crossroad, and there is a long street in the front, one left and one right.
It has only been half a year since the news of the missing persons in the small town, but the dilapidated buildings inside are a bit unreasonable, as if they have been abandoned for hundreds of years, the walls are covered with mold, and some are missing a lot of openings, exposing the steel bars and bricks inside Come on.The glass of the shop window was broken, giving off a gray feeling, the bricks on the ground were also cracked, the car tires on the side of the road were shriveled, and the car paint was peeling off, piece by piece, like some irregular stickers.
Makino was looking around when a black shadow flashed past at the end of the road. Makino screamed in a low voice, his hands shaking uncontrollably, "Left, left, left...there is a shadow on the left!"
Faovera looked in the direction he said, only the empty road and the broken door curtain blowing in the wind, "No, it might be gone."
The surroundings were deadly quiet, not even the sound of insects chirping. Makino only dared to lower his head and stare at his toes, but when he looked, he found that the ground under his feet was not right, and he had stepped on a pool of black and red marks.
This can't be blood...
Makino took a step forward, looking back, he saw a somewhat strange shape with four arms, two hands covering his head, two hands wide open, no lower body, blood spattered around and fainted.
Makino stepped on the alien's head just now.
He jumped up, threw himself into Faovera's arms, buried his head in his chest and trembled, "I, I, I..."
Faovera hugged the trembling male, patted his back, and comforted him: "Don't be afraid, this is all fake, it's a game."
Makino retorted sullenly: "Is there a conflict between the game and my fear?"
Fauvila stroked his hair again and again, and at the same time, he did not forget to look around and distinguish the buildings on both sides of the road. "Who just swore to protect me?"
Makino: "That's what I said just now. What does it have to do with me now that you go to him?"
Faovera laughed, fear was fear, but it didn't delay Makino's strong words.
He didn't feel scared at all. He saw half of a hotel's signboard with sharp eyes, lowered his head and coaxed softly, "It's okay, it's the same if I protect you. I saw a hotel on Dongbian Street. It's getting dark. Now, we must go quickly."
"Want me to carry you there?"
Makino hesitated for a moment, then withdrew from Faovera's arms, and looked to the right. About the middle of the street, there was a half-broken wooden signboard with the word "Hotel" written on it.
Makino breathed a sigh of relief, still holding Faovilla's half arm tightly, and said very firmly, "I can walk by myself."
Faovilla looked at the large pendant in his hand, and expressed doubts about the concept of walking by himself. He raised his arm, and Makino's hands hung on it and followed up. He took a step forward, and Makino followed suit.
"walk on my own?"
"That's right, walking on your own legs means walking on your own!"
Makino's face turned slightly red because of embarrassment, but at any rate there was some color, and he was so scared that he turned pale just now.
Seeing that he was getting more energetic, Faovera stopped deliberately bickering with him and concentrated on leading the way.
The intersection is a grocery store, the door panel has fallen to the ground, the dim light shines on the shelf, making it seem to be covered with a layer of blood, the goods on the shelf are scattered all over the floor, some of the packaging bags look very new, some But it rotted into a black unknown object.
Further forward is a black sliding door, covering the store behind, without a signboard, and a lifelike anemone is painted on the door, as if it has just been painted, the oil paint is not dry yet, there is a feeling of flow, and then Looking carefully, the stamens in the flower turned out to be tiny eyeballs, which were slowly flowing in the flower core, like little snakes. Makino trembled a bit, not daring to look any more, and lowered his head even lower.
Faovilla held his hand and said softly, "Don't be afraid."
The third store was also sealed by a sliding door, which was covered with messy black nicks, and there was a sentence besides: "We were all wrong We were all wrong"
The mental state of the person who carved these words is probably not very good, the strokes are flying around, full of madness.
Walk past this store, and then you will find the hotel. The door is not locked, and it opens with a push. The warm yellow light shines from the wall lamp on the wall. The indoor facilities are still in good condition, and it is very safe at first glance.
As soon as they walked into the store, the sun had completely set, and the darkness quickly engulfed the way they came. It was as if a cloud of ink had been splashed on the outside, and nothing could be seen.
Makino quickly closed the door, and he obviously relaxed after doing this, letting out a long breath. "This should be the safe house, no one can get in."
There was a strange animal-shaped portrait hanging on the wall, and the red-brown eyes were staring at them. Faovera noticed this but didn't say anything. He didn't want to increase the pressure on Makino, and said along with him: "It must be .”
Makino became more energetic, took out his experience in playing decryption games, and looked around.
This is a simple reception hall. There is a table and two sofas in the hall. Makino walked around and touched the backs of the sofas one by one, but found nothing hidden. There is a clock on the wall, showing that the current time is night eight o'clock.Then he went to the counter, saw a piece of hotel notice on it, and hurriedly called Faovera to come over.
"One night, the store should be kept relatively quiet, and there should be no loud noises, so as not to disturb other guests' rest."
"2 A room corresponds to a key, and the room cannot be exchanged at will after the room is booked."
"3 Guests cannot break into other rooms without permission."
"4 Three meals are served every morning, noon and evening. They are at seven o'clock, eleven o'clock, and eighteen o'clock."
"5 Shall not communicate with the cleaning servant."
Makino pointed to the first note on it, and then raised his index finger to his lips, indicating that they had better not speak.
It said to keep quiet at night, but it didn't say when it was night. Fortunately, his voice just now was not too loud.
In addition to the instructions, there is also a book on the table with the words "Registration Form for Check-in Guests". The first four lines have been blacked out. Just as the sum was dropped, the bell next to it suddenly rang by itself, and a key rose from the hidden compartment on the counter, with a label hanging on it——405.
This should be the house number.
Faovera picked up the key and pointed to the stairs, and Makino nodded accordingly.
The stairs were covered with a layer of carpet, and the two worms walked lightly, and arrived at the fourth floor without making any noise, and opened the door with the key.
After entering the room and locking the door, Makino almost sat down on the sofa and let out a long breath, "This should be the safe house, I'm so nervous."
Faovera still maintained the vigilance he should have, and quickly scanned around. He didn't find anything strange on the surface, such as eyes, statues, lettering, etc., before he bent down and pinched Makino's face, smiling. Said: "Look, you are scared."
The safety zone obviously made him a lot bolder, Makino raised his chin, "I'm not afraid, how could you have the chance to comfort me!"
Faovera: "A bunch of nonsense."
There is also a wall clock in the room, which shows nine o'clock. Makino explained: "Time passes faster in the game."
The two of them rested for a while, mainly Makino's rest. Faovera has been listening to Makino's verbal instructions to explore the room, looking through the drawers for a while, and looking under the bed for a while.
Unknowingly, the pointer pointed to twelve o'clock, and the wall clock made an obvious clicking sound of gears turning, which lasted for a few seconds, and then returned to silence.
This change made Makino jump up in fright on the bed, and swished into Faovilla's arms.
Is there anything scarier than a safe house not being a safe house?
As soon as he was hugged by Faovera, he heard the sound of scratching the wall from the next door, the wall next to the bed, and then a burst of intermittent sounds.
"Save... help me..."
Makino was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he almost blurted out a scream, but Faovera covered his mouth in time. He was about to speak, but was suddenly ejected from the game.
The two worms sat up from the game cabin, and heard the voice of No. [-] piloting the spaceship from the loudspeaker, "I'm sorry to interrupt the game between Your Highness and the Admiral, we have received a distress signal."
We are already approaching the front line, and here are all desolate stars. How could there be a distress signal? Is it a lost spaceship?
They walked quickly into the cab and motioned for Four to play the decoded message.
There was a rustling electric sound from the player, and after a while, an indistinguishable vague sound sounded intermittently.
"Save... help me..."
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