Horror simulator, if you survive till tomorrow, you win

Ito Jun couldn't help but ask.

"The reward for exploring the other world. It seems that many people have set foot in the other world... Have you ever seen Roadside Picnic?"

Runma Saeki took out a pistol from her backpack, the same model as the one she gave to Ito Jun.

"No."

Ito Jun stared at Runma Saeki in a trance. The Runma Saeki he usually saw was an intellectual and beautiful teacher, but the Runma Saeki with a gun had a capable and dashing temperament.

"Roadside Picnic is a science fiction novel written by Soviet writers Arkady Strugatsky and Boris Strugatsky. Aliens mysteriously visited the Earth and then left, leaving behind six high-radiation, highly polluted visiting areas. Anyone who came into contact with them either died of skin peeling off or gave birth to deformed monsters. Most adventurers died in accidents. It was once made into a movie and adapted into a game."

Runma Saeki pointed the muzzle of the gun at the ground and walked forward along the path flattened by weeds.

Chapter 45: Twisting and turning in the tinted glasses

"Just like the Visited Zone, the other world has monsters, unknown objects, victims of physical mutations, and explorers like us."

While imparting knowledge to Ito Jun, Runma Saeki was observing the surroundings. Makarov was pressed to the ground, so that he could immediately raise his aim if anything strange appeared.

"Do you think the other world is also a visiting area left by aliens?"

Ito Jun followed behind Runma Saeki, admiring her figure.

"That's not the case. The various phenomena in the inner world are related to human cognition and have nothing to do with science. It's far-fetched to say that they were left by aliens... Didn't I say that? The inner world tends to be closely connected with human cognition, because all phenomena can be traced back to the records. Perhaps, part of the composition of the inner world is the visited area."

Runjian Saetsuki talked eloquently, but Ito Jun didn't quite understand. However, that didn't stop him from feeling that the other world was indeed a very profound subject.

"Strange Stories About Another World, the Visiting Area at Roadside Picnic, and the Back Room."

"The back room? What's that?"

"The back room is based on an uncomfortable picture, and later netizens added various settings to create a new world view. Simply put, if the reality we live in is the front room, then the other space we enter through some wrong means in reality is the back room. Pictures of this style can be collectively referred to as critical spaces, which are similar to the intersection between the real world and the other world. This kind of space often lacks living things and has no vitality, such as empty corridors, parking lots and other seemingly abandoned uninhabited spaces, just like the world after the ghost appears in horror movies."

Ito Jun thought of the experience of being hunted by Kayako some time ago. After Kayako appeared, all traces of life disappeared, and there was no second human being in the school. Is the middle world between the surface world and the inner world the so-called intersection point?

"When we enter the inner world, the strange corridors outside the elevator door are like intersections. Only by passing through those places can we reach the inner world. Not only that, the inner world seems to have more than just the surface layer, which is strange only after cognition. There is another layer of phase before cognition."

Runma Saetsuki's explanation proves Ito Jun's idea.

Jun Ito discovered that compared to the folk tales in Area 11, Runma Saeki's understanding of the other world is more science fiction-oriented.

"In this case, the possibility that the other world exists in the form of human cognition is becoming increasingly high."

“Although it is still an unverifiable conjecture, it is more accurate than any other conjecture.”

As to whether this is actually the case, even the upper-level narrators are not clear.

The other world is full of unknowns, and the most common known thing is twisting and turning.

"Could it be that this is the only thing in the other world?"

Ito Jun glanced at the floating object twisting and turning in the distance and couldn't help asking.

"In this grassland on the west side, the most common thing you see during the day is indeed twisting and turning. It is also the safest thing. As long as you don't look at it, you will be fine. It's different at night. You must remember that you must never come to the other world at night. The other world at night is very dangerous, and all kinds of indescribable weirdness will appear."

Runma Saeki carefully instructed Ito Jun.

After saying this, she inhaled gently, then exhaled, adjusting her breathing rhythm to make her body calm.

Ito Jun realized what Runjian Saetsuki wanted to do, and immediately asked, "Are you going to do something to that twisting and turning person?"

"Ito, can I trust you?"

Runma Saetsuki asked back.

“That’s not an easy question to answer.”

Ito Jun gave a bitter smile, feeling heavy in his heart. He felt the pressure of being trusted, the joy of being trusted, and the guilt of not being able to return the trust.

[Simulation: 1/3]

Ito Jun suddenly felt that he was very ugly.

He wanted to offer to conduct the observation himself, but he didn't dare to speak up.

[Please select three from the following 10 talents. ]

Devil's Contract (Orange): Pray that the contract object is not a very powerful demon.

Head-down (white): Intelligence -2.

Innate Immunity (white): You cannot get sick.

Colored glasses (orange): Please do not look at people with red, orange, green, cyan, blue or purple glasses.

Prenatal education (white): Intelligence +1.

Ten Deaths and No Life (White): Constitution -10.

Discipline (white): You and gambling and drugs are mortal enemies.

Veteran driver (white): You won’t have a car accident.

Eighteen Transformations (Blue): Appearance +18 at age 2.

Ethnic minorities (white): extra points in the college entrance examination.

"???"

There seems to be something wrong with this orange talent.

Ito Jun blinked.

Devil's Contract (Orange): Pray that the contract object is not a very powerful demon.

Eighteen Transformations (Blue): Appearance +18 at age 2.

Colored glasses (orange): Please do not look at people with red, orange, green, cyan, blue or purple glasses.

Two oranges and one blue, Ito Jun selected the three highest level talents.

【Character attributes】

Appearance: 8+2

Intelligence: 7

Constitution: 6

Family status: 5

Happy: 0

【Start simulation】

[On the first day, on the prairie in the inner world, you were intercepted by Twisting and Twisting. You volunteered and looked at Twisting and Twisting.

Talent [Colored Glasses] is activated.

You suddenly recall the movie Alien you once watched, which also had twisting and turning.

Your perception of twisting and turning changes, and rationality gradually turns into desire.

Runma Saeki fired a shot in time, eliminating the twisting and turning, and you woke up.

After leaving the other world, Runjian Saeki takes you to meet her friend and uses the mirror stone to transform a camera. 】

[The next day, you and the Local History Research Association went to Jiandiao Island for a field investigation, and you heard the call of the sea god.

Talent [Devil's Contract] is activated.

Can Poseidon also be classified as a kind of demon? Yes, demon and evil god are both general terms, and it is very common to regard them as the same.

As you thought about this, fish characteristics began to grow on your body, and when you saw the old seal, you felt disgusted from the bottom of your heart. 】

【On the third day, you rested for a night and returned to Tokyo.

It's still raining today, and the oil-paper umbrella monster appears in front of you.

You use the camera to observe and throw bombs at the oil-paper umbrella monster.

The bomb exploded in the air, destroying the red umbrella of the oil-paper umbrella monster.

The next moment, the camera is destroyed and you are blinded.

You instinctively fled towards the river, and the oil-paper umbrella monster jumped ten meters away. Because it was raining, your body was soaked in water, and you exerted your extremely fast speed. Before the oil-paper umbrella monster caught up with you, you jumped into the river and escaped the pursuit of the oil-paper umbrella monster. 】

[On the fourth day, you smelled a fragrance, opened your mouth, and bit a bottle. It seemed to be honey. You couldn't help but take a sip. The sweet taste intoxicated you.

A heavy force crushes you and you die. 】

[Rating: B]

【Reward: Eighteen Transformations.】

Chapter 46: Successful Cognition

Damn! This death was so unfair.

He died because he was blind and ate something he shouldn't have.

Ito Jun discovered that this simulation process revealed too much information.

First of all, the devil's contract object is not fixed and seems to change due to changes in the environment.

Secondly, the tinted glasses are…very strong.

Then, after making a contract with the God of the Sea, the ability he gained was the ability to become a deep diver.

Finally, the Oil-Paper Umbrella Monster possesses a telekinetic ability, and it seems that all the evil spirits in horror movies have this ability.

Ito Jun rubbed his eyes, chose one of the three talents to inherit, and turned to look at Runma Saetsuki.

"…I think I can trust you."

Ito Jun said this.

Runma Saeki looked at Ito Jun in surprise. Believe it or not, Ito Jun seemed to have become more handsome. Although his facial features had not changed, he looked more charming than before.

Appearance is determined by the mind. Does the change in mood cause the temperament to change?

Runma Saeki seemed to be thinking about something, and gave Ito Jun a look of determination.

"Have you decided?"

"of course."

Runma Saeki stretched out his left hand, and Ito Jun held it with his right hand, his eyes determined.

"Then I leave my life in your hands~"

Runma Saeki suddenly smiled, her eyes full of trust.

Before Ito Jun could react, Runma Saetsuki was twisting and turning and looking at him.

"Satsuki!?"

Jun Ito was shocked.

"It was I who suggested hunting. How can I let you take the risk for me? Ugh... Ugh!"

Runma Saeki looked straight ahead and twisted his body, a reluctant yet resolute expression appearing on his stern face.

Twisting here and there, the slender human-like silhouette seemed to have multiple circular protrusions, which were only connected by thin thread-like parts. When Runjian Saetsuki focused his eyes on it, light began to shine in front of his eyes.

As if the paint was constantly flowing in, a large amount of blue began to erode from the edge of the field of vision. It was like observing the world through water, the scenery began to distort and sway from left to right.

"The rice fields outside are twisting and turning in my brother's sight. It's still moving. Its expression changes immediately. The white strange thing is twisting and turning while laughing..."

Disorganized words came out of Runama Saetsuki's mouth. Ito Jun knocked Runama Saetsuki down, held the gun with both hands, and pulled the trigger while twisting her body.

Along with loud gunshots, the thing twisted and shrank rapidly, like origami, and cracks appeared on it, and it folded in half again and again... Finally, it turned into a small block and fell to the ground.

Ito Jun's pistol fell to the ground. Without even looking at it, he immediately went to help Runma Saetsuki up.

"Saiyue, Saiyue, are you okay? Are you still awake?!"

"you did it."