I Kill Gods in Escape Game

Chapter 75: Forest Ghost 3
[Plot props: Hunter's memory fragments]

Lin Yuan stared at the piece of glass that was flashing with tiny fluorescent light for a while, then reached out and picked out the fragment that was stuck in the moss in the crack of the wall.

The moment the fragments fell into his palm, Lin Yuan's heart was suddenly filled with a complex emotion of sadness, fear, and resentment.

Discontinuous fragments flashed through her mind, and she roughly pieced together the beginning of the story.

In this dense forest lived a young hunter. He was married and had a happy family with a son and a daughter.

The hunter's children have excellent academic performance, and he is often the envy of the villagers.

But one day, the beautiful life was shattered when his wife went crazy.

As if it was a curse, after his wife became crazy, his son and daughter also became crazy one after another.

The hunter took care of three crazy family members alone. Time bent his back and he became an old hunter.

He went from being the envy of the villagers to being mocked and despised.

The family that once brought him pride became a money-loser and unlucky star ridiculed by countless villagers.

The hunter remembered that during the month when his wife went crazy, the cabin was surrounded by vague white ghosts.

"I don't understand why my wife and children became like that."

"I have to do something to save them."

One night, the hunter carried his hunting knife and set out alone to kill the ghost.

……

The memory ended, Lin Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, and his fingers unconsciously placed on the handle of the hunting knife.

The sky suddenly became dark and night fell.

There were no stars or moon, only sporadic light from the bright lamp on the eaves of the hunter's cabin.

"Lin Yuan? You read the fragments directly?" Yuan Fang ran over hurriedly, panting with exhaustion, his hands on his knees, slightly bent over.

"Using plot props will advance the plot of the dungeon. What did you just see?"

Because of Lin Yuan's actions, the sky suddenly became dark.

Yuan Fang was not angry because Lin Yuan read the fragments without permission. The most urgent task now was to follow the plot and act in accordance with the character settings.

The three players in the front yard ran over. Lin Yuan raised his eyebrows and threw the fragments in his hand over.

"What is that?" Qiu Xie blinked blankly. When he saw a glowing object flying towards him, he subconsciously tried to dodge it.

He was pushed away by Zhu Siyun, and the fragments fell into the hands of this heavily made-up woman.

Zhu Siyun closed her eyes and sensed for a while, then opened her eyes with a thoughtful look. She passed the fragment to Wu Tu.

The fragments of memories were circulated among the players.

Not seeing the deer, Lin Yuan turned around, just in time to see the deer-eyed girl standing behind him with an embarrassed look on her face.

Shi Lu raised his left hand and shook it, sticking out his tongue: "Sorry, I didn't mean to peek."

"Peeking?" A puzzled look appeared on Lin Yuan's face, and then he heard Shi Lu's explanation.

"After you and Bald Brother left, I followed quietly. I wanted to see what you were doing, and then you found the fragments, so I... followed along and watched."

——The fragments can be read only within a certain distance.

Lin Yuan said "Oh" in a muffled voice with an ambiguous tone.

At this time, the fragments were circulated among the players. Yuan Fang was the last one to read the fragments, but he looked calm and did not show any dissatisfaction. It was obvious that he was used to it.

At the end of the memory, the hunter went deep into the jungle alone.

Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Yuan.

Obviously, the next plot step requires the real hunter to go to the jungle as well.

"No need to look at me like that. I want to find ghosts, too." Lin Yuan jumped up by stepping on the wall. He reached out to take down the bright lamp on the eaves and held it in his hand. He was ready to explore the dense forest at night.

Qiu Xie looked at Lin Yuan stupidly. He was originally planning to persuade the other party to hunt ghosts for the sake of the group, but suddenly he couldn't say anything.

He, Zhu Siyun and Wu Tu had the same idea and they all knew it well. If they asked the hunter to hunt ghosts, how could they not be giving the hunters to the ghosts to hunt?

If the hunter really dies at the hands of the ghost, they might even accidentally complete the NE clearance requirements.

Under the cover of night, five people looked at the girl holding a bright lantern in the middle with different expressions. The atmosphere was eerie and silent.

Only Lin Yuan smiled nonchalantly, his smile innocent and cruel: "You are scarier than ghosts."

Yuan Fang stood up, unable to bear it any longer: "Lin Yuan, I'll go with you."

They are teammates. If something happens to Lin Yuan, he will be the one to advance to the next level. Yuan Fang cannot accept this.

Moreover... this was his promotion copy. Even if there were people from the Star Guild protecting him, he would not fail unless something unexpected happened.

...But it's not like you can just kill a certain teammate and you'll be able to clear the level.

Shi Lu clenched the stuffed bear in his hand. The doll's dark eyes reflected the light, as if burning with anger.

"No, it's fine for [Villager] Wu Tu to think that way. The two of you, a hunter's wife and a hunter's son, are both considered the hunter's family."

"The hunter got into trouble to protect his family. Do you think we as a family will be any better?"

Shi Lu could see clearly that the advanced condition was to save the hunter's family, but if the hunter was gone, the task of saving the family would obviously be more difficult to accomplish.

She didn't think that Lin Yuan's elimination would lead to an early end to the game. On the contrary, the protagonist hunter must be kept alive and the story must be completed in order to know the true conditions for passing the copy.

...Besides, Shilu didn't want Lin Yuan to die.

Shi Lu's eyes flickered as he quickly composed words to win the support of Lin Yuan's other two "family members": "It's true that the hunter wants to hunt down the ghost that drove his family crazy, but don't forget that his family members were the ones who went crazy in the first place."

"If the hunter fails to kill the ghost, I don't know what will happen to Lin Yuan, but the three of us might go crazy like in the story."

Shi Lu's words changed the expressions of Zhu Siyun and Qiu Xie.

A trace of regret appeared on Zhu Siyun's face, and she blamed herself for being too anxious.

What the little girl named Shi Lu said made sense. She got the identity of the hunter's wife, but she was obsessed with the hunter's death. She didn't look into the reason behind it. She was really impulsive.

Qiu Xie felt that other people's eyes were on his face, as if he was being labeled an "unfilial son". He was so embarrassed that he could not speak.

Wu Tu coldly watched the changes in the five people's positions on the field, his eyes rolling, and began to think for the hunter: "The ghost has the ability to drive people crazy, perhaps a mental shock type of skill."

"Hunter, if you don't have mental resistance, it's best to ask for help among the five of us."

Lin Yuan glanced at the others.

Teammate Yuan Fang shook his head helplessly, Qiu Xie stood stiffly where he was, looking down so his expression couldn't be seen clearly, and Zhu Siyun spread his hands, making a gesture of "I can't help."

Only Wu Tu cast a gloomy look over. He waited quietly, as if he was sure of Lin Yuan's choice.

"I can!" Shi Lu grabbed Lin Yuan's hand and blinked, "I can help you!"

(End of this chapter)