When I traveled through time and became a player, I just wanted to commit suicide

The sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the dark alley, and a dozen town residents holding torches, hatchets, axes, dismemberment knives and other weapons were frantically chasing the fleeing figure in front.

These residents have hideous faces, covered with black hair, and look extremely strange, as if they are transforming from humans into beasts.

Li Shanren held a long knife in his left hand and ran desperately in the alley, breathing in deeply and exhaling slowly, trying his best to keep his breathing steady.

The roads in this dream city are not only intricate and complicated, but also extremely dangerous, and you may encounter enemies at any time and anywhere.

He had been wandering here for more than an hour and had not encountered any sane humans, mostly these half-beast townspeople.

That’s right, residents.

Although he didn't meet any normal people and he could hardly understand the words on the roadside, he did not gain nothing.

After killing several beast-like residents in succession and carefully observing their appearances, Li Shanren discovered that the degree of their beast-like transformation was different. Some had milder symptoms, while others had more severe symptoms, and their original appearance was almost unrecognizable.

At the same time, most of them have bandages wrapped around their wrists. If you untie the bandages, you will find needle holes left in the blood vessels, as if something had been injected.

They are distributed in large numbers on the streets of towns, wearing human clothes, walking upright and using tools, with obvious signs of animal transformation and pinholes of unknown function... Combining all the clues together, it is not difficult to guess that these animalized werewolves are the original city residents.

Li Shanren didn't know what happened in the city, but he thought it must have been a disaster that eventually turned the once prosperous alley into this state.

Judging from the architectural style, clothing style, and the iron tools used by the people here, the civilization process of this world may be faster than that of the Messiah Continent.

He had even encountered some beast-like residents holding crude pistols, which shot some silver bullets at him. The inner cavity of the bullet was filled with some liquid metal, and its external properties were very similar to mercury.

When Li Shanren discovered this, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Mercury is highly toxic, and if it enters the body, even a tiny dose is enough to be fatal.

Although this was a dream, he didn't dare to bet that he would be shot and then poisoned to death.

Fortunately, the beast-like resident's aim was not very good and he only shot one bullet which hit the wall, and then he was chopped down by Li Shanren's knife.

About an hour after entering the dream, Li Shanren contacted Letina outside again and confirmed with her the time changes in the outside world. He learned that only about ten minutes had passed outside.

If he had to wait until dawn outside to wake up from the dream, then there would be at least eight hours before dawn. In other words, he would have to stay in this dream for at least two days.

It's not long, it's not long, it's not short.

......

Hearing the sounds of pursuit mixed with roars behind him, Li Shanren clenched the long knife in his hand and ran away without any intention of looking back.

Although he had received a lot of close combat training these days, it was still difficult for him to fight alone against a dozen beastly residents who were not afraid of pain and moved crazily.

Even though he had the advantage of the narrow terrain, he didn't want to take any risks.

After all, this isn't a two-dollar lottery. If you try to turn a bicycle into a motorcycle, you're risking your life.

Moreover, winning the fight does not necessarily mean you will get anything good. You may even be dragged into the quagmire of battle, and more and more beastly residents will hear the noise and surround you, eventually leading to a complete death situation. So you should hide if you can until the last moment.

"Roar--!"

At the corner, a black vicious dog with a rotten appearance suddenly jumped out and bit Li Shanren's neck.

"Gan!"

Li Shanren cursed inwardly and blocked with his sword.

The vicious dog took the opportunity to bite his blade, and even though it was bleeding and its lips were ulcerated, it showed no sign of letting go.

The beast-like residents chasing behind took advantage of this opportunity and quickly moved more than ten steps closer to him.

As a last resort, Li Shanren gripped the knife handle with both hands and mobilized all his strength to smash the vicious dog against the wall. Then he grabbed the knife handle with one hand and the tip of the knife with the other, and pushed the blade hard into the dog's mouth, directly cutting and tearing the upper half of its head.

Before the original world, he had never killed a chicken and he would never have done such a violent act.

After getting rid of the restraints, Li Shanren quickly retracted his long sword, hurriedly looked back at the pursuers who were only twenty steps away from him, and hurriedly took another step to continue fleeing.

To be honest, it was half bad luck and half his own fault that he ended up in this situation.

Seven or eight minutes ago, he was wandering around the alleys of the city and came to a square in front of a gate.

A group of people gathered in front of the bonfire, holding torches, seemingly having a party.

In front of them there was a gate more than ten meters high that was tightly closed, as if to prevent people in this area from passing through.

Seeing these people gathered together so quietly, Li Shanren thought they were still conscious and was about to get closer to take a closer look.

As a result, he had not taken a few steps closer when the residents who had gathered together seemed to sense something. They turned their heads collectively and stared at him with their cloudy yellow eyes. Their faces showed more or less animalistic features.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shanren fully felt the warm hospitality of the local residents.

After this incident, he completely lost the idea of ​​looking for normal local humans.

Maybe the entire city's residents have become like this, and only outsiders like him can remain sane.

After running through three or four alley entrances, Li Shanren's breathing became more and more rapid, which meant that he was running out of energy.

There were three more beastmen and two dogs in the team chasing behind him, all of whom joined in the middle of the journey. This completely made him give up the idea of ​​turning back to fight.

Li Shanren kept shuttling back and forth in the intricate alleys, desperately thinking of a way to escape.

"Hey! This way!"

Suddenly, at the entrance of the alley on the left side in front, a man wearing a tricorn hat and a long black windbreaker leaned half of his body out and waved at him.

Seeing this, Li Shanren's eyes fixed, and after a brief hesitation, he turned around and ran towards the man.

"follow me!"

As soon as we turned into the alley, the man was one step ahead leading the way. After turning twice, he stopped in a dead end. There was an opened manhole cover under the wall at the end, revealing a wellhead emitting a foul smell.

"Quick, go down first."

Li Shanren frowned, but still covered his mouth and nose and climbed down the ladder at the edge of the well.

The man in the black windbreaker climbed down right after him and closed the manhole cover again.

This is a pipe-shaped sewer that is nearly two meters high and about five meters wide. The sewage that originally flowed in the middle has basically dried up, and the sewage residues like black mud have gathered in the middle, and it is they that emit the unpleasant odor.

When the man in the windbreaker got down the ladder and turned back to look for the person he had rescued, he found that the other person was at least seven steps away from him.

The man was not surprised. On hunting nights, it was necessary to remain vigilant. Anyone who had stayed here for a certain period of time would make the same choice, even himself.

"Hello, my name is Fry, I'm a hunter, you are a foreigner, right?"

The man named "Fry" introduced himself, holding a black metal cane in his left hand.

"Foreigner?" Li Shanren frowned slightly.

"I am a person who came from the outside world. To be honest, I am actually a foreigner as well. I came here to seek blood therapy." Frye smiled faintly.

Li Shanren looked at him noncommittally and asked, "Where is this place?"

At this moment, there were suddenly bursts of rapid and dense footsteps overhead, as if the beast-like residents and vicious dogs were chasing after them.

Li Shanren immediately looked alert.

"Don't worry, they can't smell you in this place," Frye said.

After that, he looked at Li Shanren thoughtfully and said, "It seems...you are not just a stranger. You are an outsider, a mysterious hunter who came here from outside the world as rumored."

"Why do you say that?" Li Shanren raised his eyebrows.

"First of all, you don't have the scent of Yharnam's blood, which makes you as bright as a lamp in the dark night. This is also the reason why those beastmen keep chasing you. Secondly, I think the place you just asked about should not refer to this sewer, but this city." Frye explained calmly.

"You're right. I know almost nothing about this place." Li Shanren nodded slightly. "Although I am very grateful for your help, I will not trust you completely. Of course, even so, I still want to get some basic information from you."

"This place is called Yharnam, and it's known as the land of blood healing. Many outsiders, including me, come here to seek treatment for their own illnesses."

Frye said as he glanced down at the metal cane in his hand.

"But as a foreigner, if you want to receive blood therapy, you must join the Healing Church and become a Church Hunter."

"hunter?"

"You can understand it as the executioner who hunts down the beast-like residents on nights like this," Frye explained.

"Why did the beast transformation occur?" Li Shanren asked with a frown.

"Because of the blood curse, um...at least that's how I understand it."

Frye's eyes trembled slightly as he fell into memories.

"Blood therapy is a very powerful medical method. As long as the injected blood is of high quality, it can cure almost any disease. This is why the church that masters blood therapy technology is called the 'Healing Church'."

"But the blood used for treatment contains a curse. Some local residents who are injected with the blood will be infected with the beast disease under the curse and gradually transform into mindless bloodthirsty beasts. These beasts will be dealt with by us hunters recruited by the church."

"Actually... I heard that in the beginning, the church also wanted to recruit local residents to become hunters, but many local hunters couldn't stand the inner torture of hunting local compatriots and eventually chose to give up. Therefore, after that, hunters were basically all outsiders."

Li Shanren listened to Frye's introduction with a frown and did not make any comments.

"Come to think of it, since you are an outsider, you probably haven't signed a hunting contract yet." Frye continued, "Then you are not a real hunter yet. Only hunters who have signed a contract are truly recognized hunters and can go to the Hunter's Dream."

"Sign a contract? Is this necessary?" Li Shanren asked with a frown.

Frye was stunned when he heard this. It seemed that this was the first time he encountered such a problem.

After thinking for a moment, Frye replied seriously:

"The Hunter's Dream is a very special place. All awake hunters will go there to rest after being exhausted. They also need to transform the blood echoes they have collected into their own strength. There are also workbenches that can repair weapons and perform transformation and strengthening. It is a place that hunters must go to."

"However, since you are an outsider, you must have your own special features. It is up to you whether you want to sign the contract and go to the Hunter's Dream."

"I don't want to make a decision too early." After a moment of silence, Li Shanren replied.

"No problem, but even if you want to sign a contract now, I don't have the corresponding contract paper." Frye smiled bitterly, "I can only remind you that if you pick up a hunting contract, it's best to keep it."