Although this description is very appropriate, Qin Zhibo is still a little unable to complain.
Would you like to show some respect? That’s called a kobold!
This task was triggered suddenly. Qin Zhibo took a look at the countdown under the system task, but couldn't leave immediately without taking a glance at it.
【00:19:57】
【00:19:56】
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Judging from this countdown, I have to lie here and watch for at least 20 minutes.
It really echoes the old saying that wives often use to scold husbands who like to join in the fun - you can watch a dog fight for a long time!
But even if the mission didn't happen this time, Qin Zhibo still wanted to see where the traditional ghouls came from. They seemed to have suddenly emerged from the shaft just now...
So, Qin Zhibo turned around and whispered to Koizumi Hongzi and Hondo Eyou.
"You guys go first, I'll watch here for a while..."
"See?" The two of them showed puzzled expressions at the same time.
Can you join in the excitement?
But then I thought about it, isn’t it just a detective’s instinct to join in the fun?
However, Koizumi Hongzi still reminded: "You can look, but you can't look too much...otherwise you will blend into them..."
The origin of the ghoul is recorded in the magic book of the Red Magic Family.
In addition to native ghouls, humans can also transform into ghouls. As long as they have subtle contact, recognition, and integration into the living habits and everything of ghouls, their bodies will naturally transform into ghouls.
The witch clan once made a pact with the ghoul, making them their servants.
But after a long period of time, the witch discovered that after being in contact with ghouls for a long time and accepting their way of existence, the witch would slowly transform into a kobold-like appearance.
This is also the reason why some legends about witch hunting describe witches as extremely ugly, with wrinkled faces and as ugly as a dog.
In fact, not only the ghouls, but also the creatures that can sign a contract with the witch, or the ghost gods summoned by divine magic, cannot be deeply contacted or understood.
Because of this, Koizumi Hongzi always treats the summoned objects as pure tools and sends them away immediately after use, without daring to delay for a moment.
"I understand. You go ahead. I will follow you later."
Qin Zhibo nodded in response, watched the two of them leave, and then lay down on the ground to watch the "dog fight".
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The battle down the shaft was very protracted.
The physical strength of ghouls is much stronger than that of humans, and they seem to never get tired. Qin Zhibo fully realized this in the dreamland.
The ghouls below bit each other and fought each other desperately for twenty minutes. They were all covered with bruises and blood stained the puddles, and then they gradually stopped.
[Congratulations on completing: Watch "Dog Fight"]
[Acquire 1000 general skill proficiency]
They were separated from each other, making sounds like crying, and seemed to be discussing a truce.
Qin Zhibo listened to a series of strange sounds. Since he couldn't understand them, he could only make up their dialogue in his mind.
"Everyone is a fool. I can't tell the difference. What should I do?"
"Then we'll make another date, then withdraw!"
"How to withdraw?"
"Go back and forth from there!"
"Okay, let's go back and forth from there!"
"Ears! Pick up your ears!"
All the ghouls don't care whose ears are on the ground, they just pick them up and leave.
The body of the subway driver was also carried away by a ghoul.
There were two waves of ghouls, one running towards the sewer pipe of the shaft, and the other coming towards the top.
Qin Zhibo immediately put on the [Lord of the Rings], entered the invisible state, and was ready to escape at any time.
Because ghouls have an excellent sense of smell, just like dogs, they can still smell things at close range.
Although traditional ghouls do not eat living people, they may still attack living people, just not for the purpose of eating.
But these ghouls did not reach the height of the iron bridge, but passed through a hole in the well wall halfway.
When the shaft became calm again, Qin Zhibo dared to look out.
He fixed the hook on the iron bridge, grabbed the rope, and climbed down along the winding abandoned pipes on the shaft wall.
At a height of only 10 meters from the deepest point of the shaft, there is an abandoned pipe mouth on the shaft wall.
The diameter of the mouth of this pipe is less than one meter, allowing only an adult to crawl in with his body curled up.
As for the inside of the pipe, it was pitch black and nothing could be seen clearly.
Qin Zhibo picked off a small piece of cement from the wall of the well next to it and threw it inside to explore the path.
However, the cement block disappeared into the darkness and disappeared without even making a sound of impact.
Obviously, this is the space passage leading to the dreamland, just like the cellar in the cemetery of the Suzuki family villa.
This kind of space passage is usually located in inaccessible ghoul lairs, seas of trees, sewers, and cemeteries, and has time limits, so it is difficult for humans to discover it.
Qin Zhibo looked around at the surrounding pipeline layout, silently noted the location in his mind, and climbed back to the iron bridge along the rope.
By the time they caught up with Koizumi Koko and Hondo Eiyu who were in front, they had already finished calling for help, and people from the Subway Operations Office would arrive soon.
Koizumi Hongzi's tone was somewhat dissatisfied with Qin Zhibo's disobedience to his advice and watching the "dog fight" for 30 minutes.
"Why did you take so long to come?"
Qin Zhibo waved his hand and said with a smile: "No man can refuse to watch a wonderful dog fight..."
"If there is, it must be the excavator next to it that has started construction."
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When the three of them returned to the Hilton Hotel, it was already 2 o'clock in the evening.
tomorrow……
No, they had to go their separate ways today, so the three of them quickly went back to their rooms to sleep after washing up.
Qin Zhibo was lying on the bed, and he couldn't help but think of the dream again.
There are three ways to enter the dreamland: the dreamer, the dreamer, and the physical body.
For Qin Zhibo, in addition to using the space channel to enter physically, entering dreams is a good way.
Dreaming is the way most people enter the fantasy dream world, because this method is the simplest, which is to have a dream full of "downward stairs".
The last time Qin Zhibo had this dream, he was interrupted by a phone call, and he never dreamed again for a long time.
He thought that if he used the dreamland to travel between various ghoul lairs in the real world, he would not dare to travel frequently.
To pass through the ghoul's lair, you must pass through the Ashless Space and the dungeon of the Gug Giant. Without the escort of the ghoul, it is almost impossible for humans to pass through.
And it is impossible for me to just happen to meet Matsumoto Ryohei out looking for food every time.
Therefore, the best way is to enter the dreamland by dreaming, agree on a time, and then let Matsumoto Ryohei take you into the dreamland.
The advantage for dreamers is that although they do not enter the dreamland physically, they are not afraid of dying in the dreamland. The price is only to lose the dream forever.
The difference between a dreamer and a dreamer is that the dreamer can create certain things in the dreamland. In the dream, he wants to be a rich man, and he can be resurrected in the dream even if he dies in reality.
Unfortunately, not everyone has this ability to "daydream", but it is an innate ability...
As Qin Zhibo thought about it, his head fell into a drowsy state of fatigue.
When he "awakened" again, a downward staircase actually appeared in front of him.
It's still that long, sloping downward staircase. In the endless darkness, only the 3 to 5 steps ahead can be clearly seen. This is the only passage here.
"Is this... really a dream?"
Qin Zhibo was a little surprised, he really "thought about it every day and dreamed about it at night".
I didn't know the meaning of this dream before, so I didn't think about it anymore, so naturally it wouldn't be easy for me to dream about it again.
But this time was different. Qin Zhibo not only wanted to go to Dreamland, he even actually went to Dreamland once.
With his previous experience, he boldly stepped forward this time.
Just walk down the 70 steps, and the familiar flame cave appears in front of you.
On both sides of the cave entrance stood gatekeepers wearing double crowns and dressed as temple priests. After confirming Qin Zhibo's identity, the heavy stone door behind him slowly opened.
"go in."
"The gods of dreams will bless you..."
The gatekeeper's voice gradually became fainter as the stone door closed, until it disappeared.
There were tongues of fire raging everywhere in the Flame Cave, but for Qin Zhibo, who was in his second week, they were just psychological karma, so he could just ignore them.
After passing through the Flame Cave, there is a longer journey up the stairs.
Perhaps because of his psychological expectations and experience, Qin Zhibo followed a familiar path this time and was not worried about the sudden jump scare in horror games.
The dark steps passed before his eyes step by step, making him dizzy.
Walking to the back, Qin Zhibo felt that the resolution ability of his eyes was declining sharply, as if he had night blindness and was relying on muscle memory to get down the stairs.
After passing about 700 steps, a door appeared in front of me.
This door is similar to the guarded door in the Flame Cave, but it is a simple stone door without any decorative carvings.
But it is unprecedentedly thick.
Qin Zhibo used all his strength to push the door open enough for him to pass sideways.
When he got through, the surrounding light exploded quickly, as if someone had thrown a flash bomb in front.
The light shuttled around so fast that Qin Zhibo couldn't help but raise his arms to block his eyes.
When the light faded, he found that he was in a forest he had never seen before.
It's dark here now too.
Surrounded by countless low oak trees, their thick branches are twisted into twists.
A kind of weird mushrooms can be seen everywhere in the forest. They emit a dim but unignorable phosphorescence, making the place as beautiful as a fantasy in a fairy tale.
"Is this also a dreamland?"
Qin Zhibo couldn't believe his glasses. This place was completely different from the lifeless atmosphere of Xin's Tombs.
It's full of life, even so beautiful that it's almost unreal.
The only thing that made people feel a little uncomfortable was that the tangled tree roots weaved hidden tree holes on the ground, which seemed to hide the sight of some animals like blind corners.
Qin Zhibo turned on the navigation device, and miraculously, the map could be displayed here.
Navigator, YYDS!
Checking the map, Qin Zhibo found that the location he was in was called "Enchanting Forest", which was about the same size as the mountains in Gunma County.
And outside the Enchanted Forest, there is a small town called Uzza.
The river flowing out of the Enchanted Forest happens to flow through Usa. As long as you find the river and swim downstream, you will naturally reach Usa.
Having made up his mind, he decided to head to the small town of Ussa first.
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Due to the phosphorescence emitted by mushrooms, the light conditions here are only in the evening at best, which is more conducive to traveling.
After some time, Qin Zhibo found the river flowing through Usa in the forest. It was called "Skye River" on the electronic map.
Walking down the river, the speed is much faster, and you don't have to stop frequently to identify the direction.
The oak trees along the way are getting bigger and thicker.
But correspondingly, more and more people peered into the hole formed by the tree roots.
Qin Zhibo could feel that something was following him.
It wasn't until their number increased and their sneaky whereabouts could no longer be concealed that Qin Zhibo could clearly see the identities of these things.
They are a brown-furred rodent, slightly larger than a prairie dog, but as agile as an ape.
Their eyes emitted a strange light, and they looked at them with eager eyes, as if they were plotting something against them.
Qin Zhibo did not dare to stop and could only rely on his feet to move forward, but these four-legged beasts were also chasing after him, like a small black wave rushing back and forth in the grass, with no intention of letting go.
I really don’t have emergency syrup!
At this time, Qin Zhibo panicked a little.
Although the fantasy world is as beautiful as a dream, it does not mean that it is without danger.
Matsumoto Ryohei once said that there are many dangers in this world, and some places are even a hundred times more dangerous than the waking world.
It is indeed a bit abrupt to enter the dreamland without any preparation.
But the key is that I don’t know what preparations to make. The system props are basically unusable in the dream, let alone the things in reality.
Fortunately, at this time, Qin Zhibo felt something strange about his body. He felt light and airy all over, as if his stomach was filled with hydrogen.
The surrounding scenery became erratic, and colorful lights flew by.
Amidst this, Qin Zhibo saw the brown "groundhog" rushing towards his face, and even the small pile of tentacles under the mule's nose could be clearly seen.
"!"
Qin Zhibo was shocked and subconsciously raised his hand to stop him.
But the scene suddenly changed, and he was already lying on the bed in the bedroom.
The soft and warm Simmons held her back, reminding herself that she had never left this bed.
But Qin Zhibo raised his hands in a daze, with a lot of cold sweat streaming down his forehead.
came back?
Qin Zhibo looked in the direction of the window in disbelief. The sunshine there was particularly bright, and outside were the tall buildings in Manhattan that stood like a forest.
"I woke up..."
Qin Zhibo sat up from the bed as if he had just woken up from a dream, recalling what had just happened.
It was obvious that the rodents in the Enchanted Forest were not friendly towards him, and even wanted to attack him.
Although one or two of those things are not a threat, they are too numerous to handle.
Fortunately, I woke up in time, otherwise I might have fallen inside.
Even if you won't really die in the dreamland, the feeling will definitely not be pleasant.