The Uncanny Valley Traveling Guide

Chapter 23

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The group of people hurried towards the wooden house. When Wen Zheliu saw the bright firelight coming from the window, he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

Fire, the presence of fire symbolizes safety.

Zhou Qing said blankly: "Have we... caught up?"

"I can't say for sure." He Qin said.

The group of people pushed open the door - the door was unlocked, but there was no smell of blood inside, which made everyone feel a little more at ease. However, there was no one in the living room. Only Bai Hao, Gao Xinghan and Ke Wenyan were sitting there, at the table. Beside her stood Marianne, who was not sleeping upstairs but lighting candles one after another.

Without Du Zijun and Mu Tuo, Wen Zheliu's heart sank deeply.

Zhou Yao asked: "Where are Mu Tuo and Miss Du, where have they gone?"

"Nature is where they should be." Marianne straightened up from the table and said with a smile.

He Qin's expression was indifferent. He turned his body sideways without leaving a trace, blocking a person.

"You lied to us," Zhou Qing suppressed his anger, "and you! Three traitors, what benefits did she give you to betray the human camp?!"

When the three people heard this, a mechanical smile with the same arc appeared on their faces.

Bai Hao said: "What benefits has she given us?"

Ke Wenyan said: "You might as well take a guess."

Gao Xinghan continued: "Guess, you will pass the level."

Zhou Qing's expression changed. Even though she was a fool, she could see something was wrong with the three of them.

"What's going on..." She couldn't help but take a step back, "How did the three of them... become one person?"

Hearing Zheliu's complicated expression, he said softly: "There has never been Lu Hai or Lin Fangfei, nor Xiong Lin, nor Ke Wenyan, Gao Xinghan, Bai Hao... From beginning to end, from beginning to end, there is only you. One, right, Miss Jenny?”

Marian and the three humanoids showed surprised expressions for the first time. Wen Zheliu had already taken out the silver photo frame pendant. He said to Marian: "Perhaps you still remember, when I arrived here on the first day, Let me ask you a question?"

Marianne blinked and laughed, and said: "Of course I remember, you asked me what my full name was, and then I told you, my name is."

"Then this picture frame pendant must be owned by your sister Jenny Hill." Wen Zheliu nodded slightly towards the three humanoid creatures.

"That's right." They all spoke together, and the three male voices, which were either gentle, loud, or plain, were mixed together, and actually had a little girl's coquettish nasal voice, "You are truly the smartest person I have ever seen."

"What... what do you mean?" Zhou Qing was completely confused. "Why are they not human anymore? Why did another Jenny appear? She is Marian's sister? But what does she have to do with the murder in the small town?"

"Let's explain it from the beginning." Wen Zheliu sighed, "If we don't explain the answer completely, it won't be solved, right?"

"Let me think about it... let's start with the small town in 1740. After all, that's where everything started." Wen Zheliu moistened his dry lips with the tip of his tongue and considered the words before speaking, "Aling in 1740 The small town of London has beautiful scenery and a pleasant climate. It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, so it is in an isolated location. Marianne Hill and Jenny Hill are a pair of sisters living in a small town."

The fire was strong, the fireplace was burning brightly, and the newly added firewood branches inside made a slight "crackling" sound.

He continued: "Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. A letter of appointment brought the newly appointed Sheriff, along with his playboy nephew and several young men who were idle and unemployed in the city."

Having said this, the expressions on the three faces were still numb and lifeless. Marianne bent her beautiful neck and slowly wiped away the condensed candle tears dripping from the candlestick.

"The residents of the small town have already criticized the behavior of this group of people. What's even worse is that they were appointed as the local guards and have the power to do evil." Wen Zheliu lowered his eyes, the fire was blazing, and the young man was thick. The long eyelashes cast a curved shadow of compassion on her cheeks, "Isolated environment, lack of supervision system, power out of control is like a beast without an iron cage..."

"Then, according to the priest's records, the first victim appeared in the church. She was the young believer Theresa." He Qin took over and looked up at the scene in the living room. "The second one went out to fight. Jenny Hill, the daughter of the townspeople of Water. The church stationed in such a remote area had no way to deal with this. In order to ensure the safety of the rest of the church, the priest temporarily led them to escape Arlington."

The dark wind blew through the hall, and the candlelight danced faintly in the wind. By the light of the fire, Wen Zheliu seemed to see some twisted ripples passing by the faces of the three people.

"Theresa survived. She may have been seriously injured, but she still survived. Jenny Hill was different. Her sister who came out to fetch water with her quickly escaped from the guards, but she lost her life in this atrocity. He took his life." He Qin said, "What a tragedy."

The three faces were in a trance, murmuring: "Yes... they were drunk, and their bodies exuded a rotten stench. I still remember that they were drunk and powerful..."

The fire in the fireplace burst into flames, and in the billowing black mist, six ferocious laughing figures appeared vaguely, tall and strong, with a bright but weak flame flickering timidly among them. The black smoke surged, and the flames screamed in fear, but it had nowhere to escape, and was soon lifted up in the air by the billowing smoke, piercing through the body in turn, tearing apart the bright light, and scattering it into countless weak and faint star flowers.

Everyone was silent.

Wen Zheliu let out a sigh of relief and continued: "Your pendant and lace were torn off by them, the bow and sleeves were also torn into pieces, your underwear, and a lock of hair..."

He paused, avoided the topic, and said instead: "Your death has caused great pain to your family. You are a single-parent family. Your frail mother could not bear such a blow and died of illness. Some townspeople I sympathize with you, but there is another part... I think your mother is stupid for letting her two daughters go alone to the stream to fetch water in the evening; I think you are stupid for going out when the sun goes down, wearing a lace and ribbon dress A dress with a bow knot is the same as seduction, death is not a pity.”

He thought again of what "Gao Xinghan" said when exchanging information, and the look on his face... That was probably the moment when he was Jenny's carrier, the most sincere moment he showed his true feelings.

"That is the dress my mother sewed for me." The three faces smiled sadly, "I love her so much, and I love how happy she looks when she sees me wearing a beautiful dress... They ruined her. , Ruined it all..."

Wen Zheliu said: "After you died, your sister Marian found the evil magic from somewhere because of guilt and pain, and used it to bring your soul back to the world. As a price, she also They became disembodied ghosts. The magic also caused the guards who hurt you to mutate into that inhuman and ghostly appearance. They should also be the ones killing people in the town."

"The Sheriff is dead, and so are the townspeople who hurt your family with gossip. The townspeople died and fled, so you occupied the Sheriff's mansion and turned it into a jungle fantasy, relying on the passing tourists. Travelers feed the monsters to maintain the vitality and power of the magic circle.”

He Qin muttered: "The cult magic you are talking about is more like a contract than magic. Although it gives you extraordinary power, it also imposes some kind of transaction constraints on you - I guess , you can't kill all the tourists who have stayed in the past at once. If they can solve the mystery of the murder in the town and reveal the true identities of Jenny Hill and Marianne Hill within a certain time limit after arriving here, you can We have to let them go; otherwise, we have to let you do whatever you want, right?"

"Seven days." Wen Zheliu continued, "The time interval between buying a carriage and a round trip should be the time limit for us to solve the puzzle. Of course, during these seven days, you can neither kill all the tourists, nor are you willing to let them It is easy to know the answer to the mystery, and the mole is born. Jenny Hill pretends to be a traveler, uses a fake identity to mix among the living people, and creates a deliberate death of a couple in an attempt to sow discord and make the team at odds; Marianne Hill passes My sister tipped off the people, used rewards to lure travelers out for night patrols, increased the probability of us encountering monsters, and caused trouble in the house... But you all failed."

Marianne's fingers trembled and she peeled off a large piece of wax stuck to the candlestick.

"All the ghosts have been caught, and we also know your identities. It's over." He Qin put his hand on the hatchet and said in a calm voice, "The customs clearance conditions have been met. It's time to let us go."

Although they said this, the system prompts did not arrive, and the group did not feel confident.

Marianne was silent for a long time. She tremblingly picked up the glass and drank it in one gulp, then threw it on the table. Everyone could actually see with their naked eyes the blood-red wine flowing down from her translucent throat, and then wetting her clothes. The rest followed the position where she stood, spreading a blood-like blush on the carpet. .

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Her face was as white as paper, and at this moment, she turned back into a real ghost.

She said: "Okay, you have indeed reached the conditions, you can..."

"...No." Unexpectedly, the three faces categorically refused, "No. It's far from enough - you don't know far enough!"

"The magic of the cult allows us to take revenge, but at the same time it imprisons us here, preventing us from escaping or being freed from it. We need power, we need power! Revenge has been achieved, why should we imprison and persecute the wronged souls who died in vain? They will stay here forever!!" The human face roared loudly, and the jaw was almost torn to three times the size of a normal person. The bloodshot veins and muscles burst out from the corner of the mouth to the skin of the face, revealing three abyss-like bloody mouths, "— I want you to become my flesh and blood and be my strength to escape from my shackles!!”

"What...!" Zhou Yao was stunned. The ghost sisters actually had differences at such a critical moment. This was an unexpected surprise. "You are breaking your promise!"

"Jenny!" Marianne turned around hastily, "Let them go, they have already guessed the answer to the riddle!"

"Get away!!" The spines of the three human heads made a clear and harsh sound of bone cracking. They turned their heads to look at Marianne, turning 180 degrees almost instantly, scaring Zhou Qing to take a breath of cold air, "My death You are also at fault, you abandoned me that day, who have you to order me now!!"

"... Be on alert." He Qin drew his knife sharply, and heard that Liu Zhiliu also had a crowbar in his hand, "Be careful of danger!"

Wen Zheliu swallowed: "If nothing else happens, the next step should be a chase... But this house is still a bit small. I don't know if I should escape outside first... "

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole house shook violently and made a huge whine!

He couldn't stand still and almost fell off the sloping floor. He Qin grabbed his waist and made him stand upright. In front of everyone's sight, the three bodies of the mole were undergoing a suffocating and terrifying fusion. They screamed in hunger, their bones and flesh creaked, their arms and legs twisted wildly, and bent in reverse... They were like a quilt. The Creator randomly kneaded the pieces of flesh that melted together. When it was formed, this work was synonymous with curiosity and terror walking in the world -

Its body was winding and bloated, with six human legs supporting the body of the centipede. In contrast, six arms were carelessly inserted into the mass of black hair and flesh with protruding left and right branches of the bones. It had three human heads, one hanging from the bottom, and the second one was swollen like a crushed watermelon. The original appearance of "Gao Xinghan" was barely connected by tissue and muscle fibers. A pair of grunts were revealed in the split mouth, and the whole body was full of gulu. A pure black eyeball without the white of the eye - it was unfortunately placed outside the last human head.

"Ouch!" Zhou Qing just glanced at it, and his mental value dropped by 21%. His head was dizzy and he almost vomited out bile. "It's so disgusting!"

But the great transformation of the house was not over yet. Its ceiling cracked from the third floor to the first floor. All the rooms, attics, and walls were flattened together and falling in all directions, like a flower in ruins. Blooming flowers. Marianne cried in despair: "Jenny!"

Debris and bricks kept falling down, and Wen Zheliu and the others spent a lot of energy just dodging the rain of objects from above. At this moment, a scream suddenly came from the opposite side, and Du Zijun scolded: "Idiot, you won't untie the rope and do anything else!"

Wen Zheliu said in surprise: "It's Mr. Du!"

Zhou Qing and Zhou Yao barely held on to a solid wooden beam and couldn't help but look at him with strange eyes. He Qin whispered: "Before entering the house just now, I sent a text message to Xie Yuanyuan to let him know as soon as possible If there is a change, go to the third floor to find those two people."

"Jenny" heard the noise and turned around suddenly. It roared angrily, with three overlapping voices: "No! Touch me! Power!"

"Wow!!!" Xie Yuanyuan, who was cutting the rope with a fruit knife, almost peeed in fear. Du Zijun's back was to Jenny. Although he couldn't see its appearance at all and could only smell a disgusting smell of blood, he also knew Something bad is going to happen, he gritted his teeth and said: "You're a good-for-nothing, you're so scared! Hurry up, it doesn't matter if he's a human or a ghost, if you dare to call him, just do it with him!"

"Fuck, you can't do it, Sister Du!" Xie Yuanyuan trembled, almost crying with fright, "I want to go home to find my mother!"

Facing Jenny, Mu Tuo, who was unable to escape, was already frothing at the mouth, and his mental level was about to fall below the critical point. Du Zijun took off the rope, and the heavy and rapid pursuit behind him was about to arrive. Zhou Qing looked panicked, almost Nearly broken voice: "Danger!"

"Du Zijun, run away!!"

Du Zijun turned around angrily: "I'll tell you—"

Jenny roared loudly, and blood foam flew across his face!

Du Zijun: "...Mom."

In an instant, the three heads were stunned. At this moment, Du Zijun ignored everything and mobilized his whole body's desire to survive. He pointed his finger to the sky and shouted with all his strength: "Look! Look at the fucking plane!!!"

He has taken many opportunities in his life.

Whether it was the status he had fought for in blood and fire, or his property, his mistress, and his power, he had taken advantage of opportunities, big and small, to snatch them from all kinds of people. But today, with this sound, It can be said to be an excellent opportunity that he will never forget in his life.

Facts have proved that this move is indeed a move that crosses national boundaries, genders, ages, and even life and death. No matter whether they are humans, ghosts or gods, they will be defeated on the spot by this move!

At that moment, He Qin and Wen Zheliu moved at the same time.

He Qin was like a leopard, blurring into a zigzag black lightning in the scattered firelight. He stepped on the chair that was sunk in the sand and stones, and immediately jumped up high, throwing out the hatchet in his hand!

Faster than a fleeting moonlight, the blade was as cold as water, but he did not stop the attack, but followed the direction of the sword. The moment Jenny's three heads turned blankly to the sky, the light of the sword had arrived!

An evil smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he whispered: "I am the airplane."

Jenny screamed!

In an instant, the ownerless hatchet sank into the two superimposed heads. The next second, He Qin's palm came back, his military boots trampled on the sticky flesh, and a strong evil spirit was released from every pore. He held the handle of the knife firmly, and the unparalleled sword light rose up sharply. The two heads that were connected together suddenly splashed with a rainbow of blood, and flew towards the moonlight in Gaokuang!

Wen Zheliu followed closely behind, and he rushed forward, his body close to the ground, one knee arched, scraping the ground and shoveling it down, using the crowbar to make a strong wind. Soon enough, the hook-shaped bend at the top of the crowbar had already pulled the monster's lower body, and a series of heart-wrenching bones breaking sounds were heard. He actually relied on inertia to break three of Jenny's legs in a row!

"Ah! How dare you... How dare you!!" Jenny half-knelt on the ground, howling miserably. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Du Zijun hurriedly supported Xie Yuanyuan with one hand, dragged Mu Tuo with the other, and tried his best to escape in the opposite direction of the monster. Zhou Qing and Zhou Yao in the distance also hurriedly came to meet him.

"Let's go!" Wen Zheliu shouted, "Our queen is here!"

"Don't even think about running away... Don't even think about running away..." Jenny's six arms covered the scars all over her body, "I want strength, I want to leave, don't even think about running away!"

Under the moonlight, the flesh all over its body was trembling. Wen Zheliu was horrified to find that its broken bones were gradually recovering, and the wound cut by He Qin was also crawling among the piles of rotten flesh. A skull slowly emerged.

This... this is a fucking fart!

"Moon, there is a moon today!" Not far away, Marian shouted to them, "Moonlight is the source of magic. Under the moon, it is difficult for you to defeat her!"

He Qin looked calm. He took Wen Zheliu's hand and said immediately: "Follow me!"