Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 9 Newcomer's Gift Pack (Please continue reading)

The last time Jiang Jin felt that a few minutes was such a long time was a few years ago when he responded to a police call and solved a jewelry store robbery.

Even with his physical condition, he was starting to pant.

Although his SAN value had dropped below 80%, it was still only just out of the safe range. He didn't believe the ghost could immediately locate and capture him. So there was still hope of surviving these 6 minutes.

Suddenly, a loud bang came from behind!
Jiang Jin turned around and saw that not far away, the dilapidated temple gate collapsed behind him with a crash, splashing mud and water that soaked his trouser legs.

Although he didn't see anyone, Jiang Jin wasn't going to gamble that the temple gate was in disrepair.

He took off running again!
This time, he had to go through a narrow alley again!
On the wide road, the ghost's eyes could catch him at any moment! Only by entering these winding alleyways would he have a chance to escape!

At the same time, Jiang Jin made a decision: activate Hunter Vision! Anyway, his SAN value had already dropped below 80%! He had plenty of debt to burn!

In the blink of an eye... Hunter Vision activated!
The scenery before my eyes became almost crystal clear at that moment, including the flying insects in the corner of the wall.

At the same time, he looked back!

Behind the brick wall, the hunter's vision instantly captured and located the trace of the strange object!

"Location... 40 meters away!"

Just one second later, the distance became 35 meters away!

This made Jiang Jin feel terrified!
The moment he activated it, he immediately deactivated Hunter Vision, which deducted 6% of his SAN value in 2 seconds.

His SAN value is only 73%!

He remembered Liang Qin's words.

People with low SAN values ​​are like fireflies in the dark to "them"!

There are four minutes left!
Of course, there are solutions.

Jiang Jin could knock on a house's door, and after the person opened the door, he would give them money and ask them to let him stay for a while.

The two children usually have low SAN (Sanity), so the villagers' SAN is very likely even lower. We can survive by sacrificing the villagers' lives!
However, putting aside the fact that this practice is inhumane, if Jiang Jin actually did it, he would be completely at odds with the villagers. At that point, before the ghosts even arrive, the villagers would swarm him and beat him up, let alone find out about the soul-suppressing ritual.

Therefore... this method must be rejected!
But then, Jiang Jin suddenly thought of something else...

and many more!

From the village's visitor guidelines, it's clear the villagers know there's something strange about the village! And the old man also said the mirrors hanging in the village are used to ward off evil spirits…

However, due to the fourth rule of the tourist guide, which concerns mirrors, Jiang Jin subconsciously avoided mirrors!
Mirrors might really be able to ward off evil spirits!
Although rule four states that looking in the mirror might reveal an abnormal reflection, he's already bought the red cloth, so he can just cover it up according to the rule!
Just then, Jiang Jin ran to the door of a house. He gritted his teeth, lifted his foot and took down the bronze mirror hanging under the eaves, and then continued running wildly!

However, a minute later, Jiang Jin realized that he had run into a dead end!

The wall in front of us was a full three meters high, with no protrusions on it, making it impossible to climb over!
Two minutes left!
Jiang Jin quickly turned around and pointed the mirror in front of him!
Holding the mirror, he began to feel uneasy. After all, he didn't know if it would even work!
After all, it was too dark now, and there were no streetlights around, so he couldn't see if there was an area ahead where the rain would automatically avoid it.

Time passed minute by minute.

Jiang Jin suddenly heard the bronze mirror start to get hot, and then it made a cracking sound!

Then, he began to feel something flowing onto his hands, which didn't seem to be rainwater.

Upon closer inspection, a strange black liquid seemed to be flowing out of the mirror!

Jiang Jin discovered that the texture of the black liquid was very similar to that of the pool water and the water in the pottery jar in the restaurant!
The cracking sound continued!
The watch shows 20 seconds until the newcomer gift pack airdrop!
When the bronze mirror heated up for the seventh time, it finally shattered completely! The broken mirror instantly cut Jiang Jin's hand, and a large amount of eerie black liquid flowed out...

"No!"

15 seconds left!
We've held on until now!
But there was no other bronze mirror around!

Jiang Jin immediately crouched down, grabbed two shards of mirror from the ground, and pointed them forward!

10...

9...

Then, Jiang Jin discovered that the mirror shard he was holding in his right hand began to melt gradually, turning into the black liquid!

8...

He continued picking up the other shards of mirror from the ground, completely ignoring the cuts he was getting on his hands!
7…… 6……

5...

4...

On his hands, rainwater, blood, and black liquid mingled, and only one fragment of the mirror remained, but it too began to melt!
3...

2...

The last shard of mirror in front of him had melted away, and Jiang Jin's right hand had turned completely black.

1!

Finally, the time has come!
Jiang Jin immediately looked up and saw a black dot slowly appearing in the sky. Then, the black dot continued to descend, growing larger and larger in his field of vision.

"Newcomer Gift Pack!"

Hurry! Hurry! Land quickly!

Finally, the gift package landed in front of Jiang Jin.

This is a vermilion box, which looks very similar to the treasure chests in Dungeons & Dragons, except that it has a handle on top.

A parachute was attached to the top of the box.

Jiang Jin looked at the mirror shard in his hand, which was now only the size of a piece of chewing gum, and quickly opened the treasure chest in front of him!

The box even had its own light source, and Jiang Jin could clearly see that inside were two huge, rusty animal traps, a tube of ointment that looked like Banpox, a whistle, three rolls of blood-stained bandages, a black talisman, and... a crossbow that also looked completely rusty.

Jiang Jin didn't have time to consider why the crossbow and animal trap were so rusty, and grabbed the crossbow!
Then, instructions on how to use the newcomer gift pack appeared on his left retina.

After skimming through the text for a while, he immediately shouted, "Exchange!"

Then, a white arrow appeared on the crossbow!
At the same time, Jiang Jin suddenly felt something choking his neck!
The mirror shards have completely melted!

But in the next instant, Jiang Jin aimed his crossbow forward...

emission!

A white arrow shot out!

At this moment, a new text prompt appeared on the retina of the left eye:

"The reincarnator Jiang Jin used his rusty crossbow to fire a finger bone arrow from the dead, striking a common evil spirit in the pool of ▇▇ village and forcibly stunning it for 1.5 seconds!"

The next second, the feeling of being choked stopped!

Jiang Jin quickly grabbed the gift box and sprinted away!
At this moment, he continued to look at the instructions for using the newcomer gift pack in front of him, noting that blinking could "turn the page".

"Rusty Bear Trap *2: Hunters can use this bear trap to set a snare. It is activated by smearing blood on the trap and placed in locations where spirits are suspected of appearing. The trap will snare a spirit, forcing it into a stunned state for 5-30 seconds (the duration of the stunned state depends on the strength of the spirit). The hunter will immediately sense the spirit after it is captured and stunned. Simultaneously, the hunter's SAN value will be forcibly reduced by 3%. If the stunned state exceeds 30 seconds, continuing to bind the spirit will forcibly reduce the hunter's SAN value by 8% per second. The trap's corrosion will worsen after each spirit capture."

"Grievous Moss Balm: This balm, when applied to weapons, can cause some damage to spirits (applying it to Rusty Bear Traps and Rusty Crossbows will not increase their damage to spirits). It can only be used by hunters; it is ineffective when applied to skin. Once a weapon coated with this balm comes into contact with a spirit, the hunter's SAN will be reduced by 6% per second. As long as the weapon coated with the balm does not come into contact with a spirit, its effect on damaging spirits will remain effective. After damaging a spirit, the effect will gradually decrease until it becomes completely ineffective, at which point the balm must be reapplied. Note that using the blade coated with Grievous Moss Balm may trigger a backlash, potentially resulting in additional SAN deduction."

"Dead Bone Whistle: Once blown, it can dispel spirits within a five-meter radius. During the blowing of the bone whistle, 2% of SAN value is deducted per second."

"Bloodstained Bandage (3 rolls): Bandaging heals injuries and forcibly restores SAN value to 60% under any circumstances (bandaging will not affect SAN value when it is above 60%). The bandage must be removed immediately after the SAN value returns to 60%, otherwise it will gradually tighten and eventually lead to limb necrosis. Used bandages will become ineffective and will disappear automatically after being removed."

"Rusty Crossbow: Can fire Bone Arrows from the Dead. The Bloodstalker-level Bone Arrows only inflict a forced stun on spirits (lasting 1.5 seconds), and can only be used by hunters. Bone Arrows are not included in the new player pack; they must be exchanged for SAN points, 5% of SAN points for one arrow. Each shot deducts an additional 5% of SAN points. If 10% of SAN points are deducted, a guaranteed hit on a designated target (regardless of whether the target is visible) is guaranteed."

Just now, Jiang Jin exchanged 5% of his SAN value for a Dead Man's Finger Bone Arrow. After firing it, his SAN value has dropped to 63%! It's about to fall to the critical 60% threshold!

And in the end, it's the same...

"Ash Black Rune: The hunter smears their blood on the rune's surface and attaches it to the body of any canine creature, transforming it into a Skeleton Hound. Only those with a SAN value below 60% (excluding hunters) can see and touch the Skeleton Hound. The hound will be absolutely loyal to the hunter, can track spirits, warn the hunter, bite ghosts, and possess telepathic abilities. If the reincarnator can bring the hound out of the Horror instance alive, it will become their loyal companion."

Upon seeing this, Jiang Jin, who was running wildly, suddenly remembered the dead dog!
He had to get there immediately! The 1.5-second freeze had long since passed!
With his current SAN value, the evil spirit probably doesn't even need physical vision to track him down!
The Bone Hound is currently the best choice!

After all, neither creating nor using skeleton hounds deducts SAN points!
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