Chapter 894: Not a prop |
After putting on the gas masks, Liu Xing and the others carefully entered the villa, even though the drone had not detected anything unusual before.
However, after entering the villa, Liu Xing discovered that the ground and walls, which had appeared normal on the display screen, had become very soft, making it feel like walking on soft mud, leaving footprints with each step.
Yin En, who was walking at the front, casually knocked on a nearby table, which instantly shattered into pieces.
"What is going on?" Yin En said in surprise.
Ding Kun, who was behind him, squatted down, picked up a piece, and said, "The hardness of these table fragments has also changed, feeling like cake. It seems that the dust has changed the hardness of various objects in the villa, but it's unclear if the human body will be affected in the same way."
"Let's check the condition of the corpse ahead." Liu Xing pointed to the corridor beside him and said, "There is a relatively well-preserved corpse there."
Liu Xing and the others approached the corpse, and as a doctor, Liu Xing put on gloves to examine it.
"The condition of this corpse is normal, with nothing noteworthy. It seems the dust did not affect the human body." Liu Xing said after removing his gloves, "However, the degree of decay of this corpse is a bit unusual. Given the current temperature and humidity in the villa area, this corpse is too well-preserved. I can feel a thin layer of sticky liquid on the surface of the corpse, so I suspect this sticky liquid has a formalin-like effect, and this liquid is likely related to the dust."
Upon hearing this, the curious Zhang Jingxu took out a small knife and scraped the surface of the corpse, revealing a layer of gray unknown liquid.
"This is interesting. We can collect some of this gray liquid later and pour it on the safe to easily open it." Yin En said with a smile.
This was indeed a good idea.
Unfortunately, Liu Xing and the others did not have suitable containers to collect the unknown liquid, so they continued to the room where the Dreamrealm door was located.
Of course, they would deal with the equipment after leaving the villa.
"Since I initiated this operation, let me be the vanguard. If I don't return within five minutes, you should leave the villa." Yin En said seriously.
Liu Xing wanted to say something, but Yin En entered the Dreamrealm directly.
Liu Xing had to hold back his words.
However, Liu Xing became more suspicious of Yin En...
After a minute, Yin En had not returned.
Ding Kun checked his weapon and said, "Everyone, get ready. Although Yin En said that, he is our good brother, so if he doesn't return in five minutes, we must enter the Dreamrealm to rescue him."
Liu Xing and the others nodded and began checking their equipment.
In the last minute, as Liu Xing and the others were about to enter the Dreamrealm, Yin En finally returned.
Yin En looked a bit disheveled, with his once flowing bangs seemingly scorched by fire, turning into real air bangs.
As for Yin En's gas mask, it was nowhere to be found.
Yin En took a deep breath and shook his head, saying, "The situation in the Dreamrealm is a bit troublesome. The volcano there seems about to erupt, and the magma has become more active and hotter. My gas mask almost melted from the heat. If I hadn't thrown it away in time, I might have been disfigured today. But without the gas mask, I felt uneasy breathing the air there, so I had to come back."
Even through the gas mask, Liu Xing could faintly smell the scent on Yin En, which was like burnt durian... In short, the smell made Liu Xing feel a bit dizzy...
"Did you see any members of the Public Faction or mythical creatures?" Zhang Wenbing asked.
Yin En nodded and said, "On the road between the Dreamrealm door, I saw two corpses of Public Faction members. Judging by the bloodstains on the ground, more Public Faction members were likely killed by mythical creatures. The bodies were either taken away or fell into the magma. I found something good on those two corpses."
Yin En opened his left hand, revealing an almost transparent blue gem to Liu Xing and the others.
"Is this a magic gem?" Zhang Jingxu asked uncertainly, "I remember seeing this kind of gem before. Powerful mages inject magic into suitable gems, similar to common amulets and magic spell scrolls."
Yin En nodded and smiled, "Yes, I saw a few used magic gems beside the corpses, so I brought this one back. However, I don't know what kind of magic spell is sealed in this magic gem. By the way, if you plan to enter Blackstone Mountain Prison, keep the time within three minutes to avoid accidents, and closely monitor the magma's activity. If something goes wrong, leave immediately."
"Let me go in and take a look. If I can find any survivors, that would be great."
Although aware of the potential danger in the Dreamrealm, Liu Xing chose to enter and investigate because he still suspected Yin En.
Ding Kun also decided to enter the Dreamrealm with Liu Xing, while Zhang Jingxu and Zhang Wenbing stayed outside to ensure they could rescue Liu Xing and Ding Kun if something went wrong in the Dreamrealm, rather than being wiped out.
Upon entering the Dreamrealm, Liu Xing immediately felt like he was in a furnace. His sweat instantly soaked his clothes, which quickly evaporated, making him feel sticky and uncomfortable.
The rubber gas mask on his face also began to heat up.
"Let's go quickly. After confirming the condition of the corpses, we'll return to the real world." Ding Kun said, taking the lead.
Liu Xing immediately followed Ding Kun.
However, as soon as they stepped out of the cave, they were startled and took two steps back, as the magma had risen above the road surface, and the two corpses mentioned by Yin En were emitting white smoke.
Seeing the magma slowly flowing towards the cave, Liu Xing and the others decisively turned around and ran, leaving the Dreamrealm and returning to the real world.
After returning to the real world, Liu Xing made sure to close the door tightly... because he didn't know if the magma from the Dreamrealm would flow into the real world...
"How is the situation? Is the volcano really about to erupt?" Yin En asked.
Ding Kun removed his gas mask and casually threw it away, replying, "Yes, the magma is continuously rising. Fortunately, Liu Xing and I didn't enter the Dreamrealm a few minutes later, or we might have been melted by the magma. So, this door should not be opened again."
Liu Xing nodded in agreement.
"In that case, let's collect the items from the corpses outside and ask Liu Xuyu for suitable containers to store the gray unknown liquid." Zhang Jingxu said, touching the nearby wall.
Thus, Liu Xing and the others' Dreamrealm journey ended in less than ten minutes.
As for the corpses in the villa, they had quite a bit of loot, with each person having two or three good items. However, they were not worth mentioning, mostly being medicines to restore injuries or sanity points, or various weapons with average damage.
Notably, these weapons were labeled "softened," reducing their damage by half.
At this time, Liu Xuyu entered the villa with a bag of various bottles.
“I heard your discussion through the drone, so I took the liberty of bringing these bottles to you. Although these bottles were previously used to hold various sugary fruit drinks, they can be used to hold this gray unknown liquid. From the situation in this villa, this gray unknown liquid only softens objects and does not directly destroy their structure, so as long as you don't apply force, there should be no problem.”
To be safe, Liu Xing and others first took a few bottles for experiments and found that these bottles were quite suitable for holding the gray unknown liquid. As Liu Xuyu said, only the parts that came into contact with the gray unknown liquid showed signs of softening. However, as long as the gray unknown liquid is carefully injected into the bottle without letting it stick to the neck of the bottle, Liu Xing and others will have no problems as long as they hold the neck of the bottle.
Moreover, after the experiment, the glass bottles softened by the gray unknown liquid, like the table shattered by Yin En, would instantly break into pieces if subjected to a certain external impact.
“This is a modified Molotov cocktail. At that time, Brother Ding and I will each carry a bottle into the bank. If anyone asks, we will say it is a drink. I believe the staff will not say much. Then, after entering the vault, we don't need to grab the key. We can just smash the bottle on the safe. A few seconds later, we smash the safe, and we can get the things inside.” Yin En said with a smile.
“Wait, isn't that safe installed with a mechanism by Liu Xuyu's grandfather? If it is opened abnormally, the mechanism will be activated, and the contents inside will be completely destroyed,” Liu Xing said, shaking his head.
At this moment, Liu Xuyu said somewhat awkwardly, “Actually, to be honest with you, there is no mechanism in that safe. It was just a rumor spread by my grandfather to scare people because he was already in a desperate situation at that time. He had no way to build any mechanism in that safe... But fortunately, my grandfather's reputation was well-known, so the people of the Public Faction did not dare to take a gamble.”
Liu Xing and others were speechless for a while.
After a while, Ding Kun breathed a sigh of relief and said, “This will greatly reduce our pressure in the vault because we can open the safe immediately. At that time, the good things left by Liu Xuyu's grandfather can be used by us. So, Yin En, you should go to Sawada Yinyin and get a list of possible items stored in the safe. This way, we can organize our defense or even counterattack more quickly.”
Yin En nodded, immediately took out his mobile phone, and called Sawada Yinyin.
However, just as Yin En finished the call and was about to put the mobile phone back in his pocket, the mobile phone suddenly shattered into pieces.
“It seems that there are still some vaporized or liquefied gray unknown liquids remaining in the air of this villa. So, when we go back later, we need to change our clothes completely to avoid our clothes disappearing instantly due to large movements.” Liu Xing said slowly.
Yin En and others nodded, and their movements became much gentler.
After obtaining enough gray unknown liquid, Liu Xing and others slowly walked back to the villa.
Because Liu Xing and others came in a hurry, their spare clothes were still in the car downstairs of the Internet Cafe. So, Liu Xing and Zhang Jingxu, who had similar body shapes to Liu Xuyu in human form, could wear Liu Xuyu's previous clothes, while Yin En and the other three had to wait for Shi Zixuan to buy clothes for them.
While changing clothes, Liu Xing's outer clothes and pants turned into a pile of rags.
However, what puzzled Liu Xing was that such a powerful gray unknown liquid was not considered an item.
Whether it was touching the gray unknown liquid itself or the modified Molotov cocktail, Liu Xing did not receive any relevant information.
This means that the gray unknown liquid is not considered an item in the eyes of the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall.
This is very strange.
Because Yin En and the other three could not “see people” temporarily, only Liu Xing and Zhang Jingxu came to the living room on the first floor.
“I'll leave it to you this afternoon because I really can't see anyone in my current ghostly appearance, so I'll wait for you in this villa.” Liu Xuyu said, scratching the back of his head.
Liu Xing raised his eyebrows and said curiously, “Oh, are you sure? Aren't you worried that we won't come back after taking the things? After all, the safe doesn't need a password to open, and you are no longer useful to us. So why did you tell us the truth?”
Liu Xuyu sighed and said with a smile, “I trust you, or rather, I can only trust that you are people of your word. Because if I continue to hide the truth, when you open the safe and find no mechanism inside, I will have no chance of getting my share. So, I can only tell the truth.”
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