"It seems that this hole is probably connected to the forest outside." Xiao Lan pointed the flashlight at the surface of the water again, but unfortunately there was nothing to see under the dark water. "We have to find a way to go to the forest."
"As far as I know, there is a small gate at the back of the college that leads to the forest, because there used to be a student who sneaked out and was injured. Now it has been locked, but it shouldn't pose a problem for you." Say.
A mere lock is a decorative effect in front of a human-shaped lock opener like Xiao Lan.
The two left the northern tower and walked towards the forest outside the college.
Xiao Lan remembered that the night watchman had said vaguely before, unless you wanted to go to the forest.
Plus the glorious deeds of the iron head teacher.
Obviously, this trip to the forest will not be an easy and pleasant journey.
On the way, they were fortunate not to meet Mrs. Hongyue.
But some dripping blood was found on the ground, which seemed to have been left by running.
It seems that someone has become her target tonight. Good luck to the guy who doesn't know if it is a player or an NPC.
All the way to the small door Luo said.
This door is rusty, and it looks like it hasn't been used for many years.
It took a little effort to open the lock, and the two finally entered the forest.
Strangely speaking, the other walls of the school seem to be protected by rules, preventing players from going out.
However, you can walk into the forest through this small gate.
It looks like it allows players to come here to avoid the crisis of Madame Red Moon.
But according to the urinary nature of the world, how could it be so simple.
It allows you to enter the forest, it must be because there is a danger comparable to Madame Red Moon.
It might be even more dangerous.
The trees in the forest were originally very dense, and the academy never seemed to prune it, and the ground was covered with a layer of soft litter.
In the forest from time to time there was the sound of insects, and it seemed not to be dead, but this did not mean that it was safe here.
The reddish moonlight was obscured by the forest a lot, only one or two shreds of light could barely be revealed, and a little bit of walk into the forest was dark.
Xiao Lan had to turn on the flashlight again, otherwise he would really have to let Luo act as a human-shaped guide dog.
The two were advancing in the forest.
Their footsteps rustled softly on the thick pile of fallen leaves.
Suddenly, there was the sound of heavy objects falling in front of him.
Then there was the movement of some kind of creature on all fours running towards the two of them.
Xiao Lan stopped, and the flashlight shone forward.
What appeared in front of them was a beast whose movements looked like a beast, but its limbs looked a bit like human beings.
It has no skin on its body, it looks more like a hard shell, and occasionally a glimmer of light will appear under the light of the flashlight.
In it, Xiao Lan saw something familiar—
The secret text that appeared in Mrs. Weld's handwriting.
Similar to Mr. Weld, these secret texts are also connected to the monster's body like threads, but they are obviously much rougher.
This is probably also a curse puppet.
The curse puppet was running towards them, the sharp fangs in his mouth were clearly visible, and dry and black blood stains could be seen vaguely on it, and I don't know when it was left.
Xiao Lan put the flashlight on the ground.
Then, he directly took out [Dalit's Bone] from the storage space and rushed towards the running monster.
At this time, I met the curse puppet. Experiment with the intensity of the curse puppet. By the way, I will get familiar with the feeling of fighting with this fifteen-year-old body.
The weird monster rushed towards Xiao Lan.
The pale bone stick in Xiao Lan's hand also waved towards its head. Xiao Lan didn't use all his strength this time. He wanted to try to see what strength he could use when his physique was restricted.
"Boom".
Cursed puppet's head was hit by Xiao Lan, and its body flew to the side following Xiao Lan's strength.
Then, with his face on the ground, a dog with a perfect score came to gnaw the mud.
"Huh?" Xiao Lan was a little surprised.
The feeling of hitting the opponent is unexpectedly light, and it doesn't feel like something of this size should feel at all.
It seems that this curse puppet is not as strong as it looks.
The cursed puppet who was knocked to the ground shook his head, ignoring the black flames rising from his head, and rushed towards Xiao Lan again.
It's like a machine that has no sense but only knows to attack.
Facing the attack that came again, Xiao Lan didn't keep her hands anymore, and attacked with all her strength at the monster that came.
This time, the pale stick directly smashed the monster's head.
Together with the complicated pattern on the top of the head.
There was no blood in the broken head, it was just empty.
After losing his head, the monster's body with its teeth and claws suddenly fell, and it stopped moving as if it had no power.
Xiao Lan used the [Dalit Bone] in his hand to pull the fragments of his head on the ground, as if he was just a broomstick, without any respect or care for a rare item.
There were also a lot of secrets in the fragments of the monster's head, but it was a pity that he couldn't understand it.
Xiao Lan: "It seems that there is no way to figure out why it moved."
Luo picked up the flashlight on the ground and walked over: "Do you like this kind of thing, sir? I can try to study it and make a more sophisticated one."
Xiao Lan shook her head: "I'm just thinking, it's easier to play after figuring out the principle. After all, this one was made by the principal at first glance. There must be more."
Luo kept smiling: "..."
Sir, always a pragmatist.
Xiao Lan checked the body of the puppet again, and found that there were fewer secret texts on the body than on the head.
"Although the principle is not very clear, it seems that it is more important to start first." Xiao Lan concluded briefly and roughly.
The two went on.
On the way, I also encountered other curse puppets of various shapes.
Some are more like humans and some are more like beasts, but their attack power and wisdom are different, some are stupid than stupid roe deer, and some have learned to attack and cooperate.
Just as the principal was constantly groping in the process of making them, these should be her guinea pigs.
People can't help but guess what Adeline, who is her hard work, will look like
The two moved forward for a while.
A figure familiar to Xiao Lan once again appeared in the front—
The young Adeline.
Little Adeline is still what she saw before, and her figure is still somewhat transparent.
She stood quietly in front of the two of them, raised her hand silently, and pointed in a direction.
Xiao Lan asked, "Are you showing us the way? Adeline."
The small figure remained silent, and even began to gradually become blurred, as if she was already struggling to show up like this.
Xiao Lan and Luo looked at each other and decided to follow her instructions.
Although it may be a trap, as a person who has given clues, little Adeline's credibility is still a little bit.
Following the instructions of Little Adeline, the two came to an open area.
This should be the rumored lake.
The water quality is not clear, it looks a little green, and even grows a lot of algae, and it emits an unpleasant smell, which has nothing to do with the clear lake in ordinary stories.
At this time, the figure of little Adeline had disappeared.
The two who had lost their guidance could only search for Adeline's clues on the lake.
Soon, the clue appeared on its own.
Because there was a strong smell of blood coming from the front, that was the smell that fresh blood would exude. With such a strong smell, if the object of bleeding was a human, it would have been more fortunate.
Xiao Lan quickly stepped forward.
They finally met Adeline.
It was a monster almost two people tall.
Similar to the picture seen from the principal, she has two pale snake tails, and it is not made of any material, but it should be very strong, and the structure is extremely exquisite, and it can be turned flexibly.
Behind her was a pair of lavender wings that were as thin as cicada wings, shimmering with tiny shimmers under the red moon.
The upper body of the snake tail is a girl-like body.
The color is so pale that it doesn't look like a living person, there is a beautifully shaped metal disc on the chest, and the secret pattern on the body is still thread-like. With the girl's soft face, it has a strange beauty.
Although the girl's face looks beautiful, her expression is also very peaceful.
But at the moment she was eating a corpse.
The corpse was wearing a student's uniform, and its appearance matched one of the few players Xiao Lan had seen before.
His eyes were wide open, his expression still stuck on the incredibleness of death.
The chest and abdomen have been torn apart, and the internal organs are being eaten by the snake girl next to him.
Adeline gnawed at the corpse while still attacking a certain direction.
Xiao Lan looked in the direction she was attacking, only to notice that there was another person there.
It's not hairless.
Because he was wearing black clothes and his skin was very dark, he was almost completely integrated into the darkness. Only the occasional reflection of his head during exercise can explain his sense of existence.
And at the moment he is... doing radio gymnastics.
Xiao Lan was a little confused.
Brother, are you warming up before the war
But the snake's tail is about to hit your face, should you stop your stretching exercises first
Dai Fu Mao over there was also very anxious, a little sweat burst out of his forehead, making his bittern-like brain gleaming.
He stepped and stretched his arms faster.
Finally, Dai Bumao finally completed his stretching exercise before the tail of the snake touched his face.
With the end of his action, a green shield appeared in front of him, blocking the menacing blow.
It seems that the power of the shield is good.
Dai Bumao breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly ran away from the place, and stepped up to start the next chest expansion exercise.
At this time, Xiao Lan understood that this should be a skill for wearing hairless, and obviously he could only stimulate the effect of the skill after finishing the specified actions.
Xiao Lan: "..."
Why is there sympathy in his eyes.
Seeing that Dai Bu Mao alone could not resist Adeline's attack, Xiao Lan also mentioned [Dalit's Bone] and joined Luo to join the battle.
Seeing support came, Dai Bumao's eyes were filled with moving tears: "Brother Xiao Lan!"
His big watery eyes and the face of a brawny man with a black skin and bald head are really a bit... uncomfortable.
Adeline also found an extra opponent.
She threw away the internal organs in her hand that had not been eaten, and attacked the two.
Even so, her expression at the moment is still gentle and peaceful, but the blood on her mouth reveals her bloodthirsty and cruelty.
Xiao Lan stepped aside, avoiding the snake tail that was thrown towards him.
The snake's tail shot down and cut off the trees next to it directly, showing its power.
At this time Luo's attack had arrived, and the dark blade flashed in the air, attacking Adeline's head.
Adeline raised her hand to block, but the sharp blade left a deep mark on her arm.
Like other curse puppets, there was no blood flowing out of Adeline's wound.
Xiao Lan also seized the opportunity and hit Adeline on the back with a stick.
The stick was hit hard, and a deep purple flame suddenly burned behind her.
Realizing the entanglement of the flames, Adeline quickly turned around and waved the snake's tail to force Xiao Lan back, and at the same time stretched out her hand to tear off the skin on her back.
Like Madam Hongyue, after her skin was torn off, there was still a layer of intact skin underneath, and it healed quickly.
However, at this moment she was under the attack of the three of them, even if one wound would heal, another wound would increase immediately.
At this time, Dai Shao's chest expansion exercise has been completed.
A red flash of light appeared on his fist, and a punch was able to leave a deep mark on Adeline's tail.
It seems that although this skill is ashamed, it can help players get to the intermediate level. Naturally, it will not be bad in power, and it is even an offensive and defensive skill.
Apart from the shame and the slightly longer preparation time, it's actually pretty good.
Adeline's attack became more and more frantic, and almost only the shadow of the snake's tail was left.
Xiao Lan dodged in the snake tail's attack, and waited for the opportunity to find the other party's flaws.
Finally, he discovered that there was a complicated pattern on Adeline's back that was hidden by the hair. This pattern was far more mysterious than the one he had seen on any curse puppet before.
Could it be that Adeline's weakness is here
Xiao Lan tried to attack in the direction of the pattern on her back, but Adeline appeared very alert.
After several attacks failed, Xiao Lan was almost certain of her guess.
Xiao Lan yelled softly: "Luo."
When Luo looked at him, Xiao Lan gestured to him to temporarily contain Adeline's movements, even for a moment.
Luo nodded.
Then, the pitch-black shadow quietly merged into Adeline's shadow, and slowly spread out when the other party didn't notice it.
The battle between the three and one monster continued.
Xiao Lan once again looked for a chance to get close to Adeline's back.
Luo had been paying attention to Xiao Lan's movements, seeing the opportunity come, the power of the black shadow suddenly activated.
Adeline's attack suddenly stopped as if being pulled by a huge force.
Xiao Lan seized the opportunity and [Dalit's Bone] switched to the sharpest blade form. He jumped up suddenly and swung the knife to the pattern on Adeline's back.
This time there were no more obstacles, and the sharp blade pierced Adeline's vest fiercely.
Adeline's body suddenly fell down like a puppet that had lost its manipulation.
But she did not lose the ability to move because of this, her arms still supported the ground, trying to stand up again.
Xiao Lan could also feel a strong repulsive force coming from her subordinates, as if she was trying to push out the blade that had penetrated her body.
Adeline's recovery ability is so terrible!
The trio's expressions became tense again.
At this moment, a little figure with some nothingness came into the circle of war.
It's little Adeline.
Now her shadow is much thinner than before, and the edges are blurred, as if it will dissipate after a while.
Little Adeline stood in front of the snake girl with weird beauty and stretched out her finger to point to the snake girl's forehead.
In the next moment, little Adeline's shadow disappeared.
The serene look on the snake girl's face, which had never changed, suddenly came alive.
She didn't try to struggle anymore, but lay quietly on the ground, tears bursting into her eyes.
Dai Bumao raised his fist: "This is... what's the situation? She, she, she cried..."
Feeling the disappearance of the repulsive force under the knife, Xiao Lan tried to communicate with Adeline: "Adeline?"
The originally silent snake girl spoke: "...Hello."
Her voice was soft and delicate, it was a little girl's voice, and it didn't match the girl's appearance.
Suddenly the three of them had a feeling of bullying the children.
Feeling that the other party had no intention of attacking, Xiao Lan put away the knife and asked, "Are you the one who left me the clue before?"
Adeline: "Yes."
Xiao Lan: "Can you tell me what happened?"
Adeline began to tell them what happened to him. Everything before that was similar to Xiao Lan's guess.
Mrs. Weld is very addicted after getting the method of making the puppet. She often uses this method to make small things, such as the bear doll that can run, the little wooden man that can fly, etc. to make Adeline happy.
As her research on the mantra puppet became more and more in-depth, she began to have new ideas.
Can humans be transformed
But Mrs. Weld is a kind-hearted person, she is unwilling to attack anyone, so she chose herself.
In the beginning, it was just a little experiment to make her younger and more flexible.
Later, she gradually became addicted to it, and even often shut herself in the room and couldn't get out.
Until a certain red moon night, Madam Red Moon appeared for the first time.
Mrs. Red Moon's personality and behavior are completely different from Mrs. Weld. She is cruel and bloodthirsty, and often kills nearby.
One day later, Mr. Weld discovered the abnormality of his wife, and he tried to stop it.
However, Mrs. Weld, who had already turned into Mrs. Red Moon, didn't see him at all. She cut open her husband's heart directly, and then ran away under the Red Moon.
All this was seen by Adeline, who sneaked out to play with her father.
She felt terrified, her mother became a monster, and her father was killed by her mother.
She stood beside her father’s body and wept, but suddenly heard the familiar sound of footsteps—
That was originally her favorite, mother's footsteps.
Now it makes Adeline feel terrified.
In panic, she tried to climb the window to escape, but stumbled and fell.
Adeline sat up and said softly to the three of them: "During the soul-calling ritual, I was unwilling to respond because of fear, but was forced to leave part of the soul by my mother's ritual, so I became a monster."
"My remaining soul has been trying to stop her, but I am too weak, it is very difficult for me to speak and appear, and I can't get close to this body."
"My mother never knew that she was Madam Hongyue. She had been trying various methods to restore me. Perhaps it was because of this idea that she would collect human skins as materials when she became Madam Hongyue."
Adeline stretched out her hand to cover her face: "When I became a monster, I also killed a lot of people. I'm a bad boy."
The three of them looked at her, not knowing what to say to comfort her.
In the face of the heavy facts, all words seemed pale and weak, even if Adeline was unwilling, but it was her that hurt people after all.
Fortunately, Adeline cried for a while and wiped away her tears: "Mom is crazy, I want to take her away, we should all go to hell. Can you help me?"
At this time, a system prompt appeared in front of Xiao Lan:
[Mom, let's leave...]
[Triggering plot task: Adeline’s wish]
[Task description: liberate Adeline and destroy Cliff College]
[Task Reward: Random Rare Items*1]
[Reminder: The plot task cannot be abandoned, it plays a key role in the progress of the game, please treat it with caution]
After accepting the task, Xiao Lan asked, "What should we do?"
Adeline said: "Tomorrow is the last day of the night of the red moon, and it is also the day where my mother's strength is the weakest. There are four seals in the four-corner tower of the college. Breaking them on that day will liberate my strength."
"Please note that after the seal is broken, there may be a lot of movement, it is best to keep it at the same time, otherwise it will disturb mother."
After explaining to the three of them, Adeline turned and jumped into the lake, disappearing, she should have returned to the dark basement of the northern tower.
Xiao Lan felt a little uncomfortable, for Adeline and for the tragedy of the Welds.
However, if the seal needs to be broken at the same time, the three of them are obviously missing one out of three, and it seems that they need to find another player to join forces.
He was about to say something to Dai Bumao, but saw a crying face.
Dai Bumao cried and burst into tears, and even sat down on the ground: "Wow... Adeline is so pitiful... I even beat her... oooooooo..."
The rhythm of the crying twists and turns, look like iron and hanhan.
Xiao Lan: "..."
The faint melancholy in his heart was shattered by this scene.