Quadruple split

"It seems that our enemies are far more than the five people you mentioned."

Gu Xiaole blinked at Mo Tan, then reluctantly pushed himself up and left Yu Chen's legs, and said bluntly: "I just left the restricted area arranged by the system in the spirit state, and did a brief investigation. The situation outside, tsk, I really don’t know what it is, I’m shocked when I see it.”

Yidong anxiously clutched the bone wooden branch in his hand and asked, "So what's going on? Please tell me quickly. The safety time is about to end!"

"What's the hurry? Let's see what potential you have."

Gu Xiaole gently tapped Yi Dong on the head with the [Black Chu·Zhao Shi Lu Jue] in his hand, and said with a smile: "To put it simply, this is a prosperous village not long ago, and various traces indicate that it was here. A few days ago, people were living and working normally, and everything was fucking normal."

Yuchen tugged on Gu Xiaole's wide sleeves and suggested in a low voice: "Sister Xiaole, please don't add unnecessary modalities when speaking."

"Everything was normal a few days ago..."

Mo Tan keenly caught the connotation of Gu Xiaole's words just now, and reacted quickly and asked: "You mean it's not normal now, right?"

"Yes, it should be said that it is quite abnormal now."

The Great Onmyoji stroked the surface of the fan with his slender white hands, changing its status from [Black Hina·Zhishi Lujue] to [White Jue·Shura Hell], while nodding and saying: "According to my observation, this village There are about three hundred families in it, with the elderly and children accounting for the majority, and there are relatively few adult men and women. About one to two days ago, all of them were killed by some strange force within an hour. , just like the situation around us, only blood stains are left, and everything else... is gone."

Yidong visibly shivered, his knuckles turned white because he was holding the staff too hard, and he said dryly: "This story is progressing really fast."

"I hope the goddess can protect their souls."

Yuchen lowered her eyes and murmured. Although she was not a believer in any religion in reality, as the Saint of Dawn in [The Realm of Innocence], she knew very well that at least in the game, the gods really existed. He could also hear his own words, so he also developed the habit of praying unknowingly.

Of course, strictly speaking, this is not the [Innocent Realm], but a mirror fragment taken from the former's development and evolution process, so naturally the Dawn Goddess will not answer her prayers.

and……

"Sorry, if I guess correctly, there is nothing left to protect their souls."

Gu Xiaole raised his hand to rub Yuchen's hair and shrugged: "As far as I know, it is usually difficult for the soul of an intelligent creature to dissipate quickly after death, let alone naturally within a day or two. There is no trace left, not even a bit of residue left, so..."

Perhaps because he was afraid of hurting Yuchen, Gu Xiaole did not continue talking immediately, but Yidong, who also often dealt with related things in the game, responded very naturally: "So if nothing else, those souls must have had an accident. "

Gu Xiaole glared at Yidong, but the latter, who knew very well that Yuchen would not be swayed by such a thing, simply ignored his cousin's fierce gaze.

"Well, that's it."

Yuchen nodded slightly, and then sighed silently, but did not show a very hurt expression. It was obvious that although she was a kind, compassionate and good girl, she was not the kind of person who was overly pretentious and would cry at everything she looked at.

"Uh...yeah, that's it."

When Gu Xiaole saw that Yuchen had no reaction, he bluntly stated his guess: "So based on various circumstances, I came to the conclusion that just a day or two ago, some guys who were obviously not good people... A great evil was committed here, directly slaughtering the entire village of about 300 people, and draining their bodies and souls in the process, leaving only blood that seemed unimportant, and the last group of people The place of death was this bungalow."

Yuchen nodded slightly and said softly: "Yes, the blood stains here should have been left within a few hours."

"As the largest household in the village, this bungalow may have something similar to a magic circle or barrier to protect the occupants. Those things allow the dozen or so people living here to outlast the three hundred or so people outside. A day or two, until a few hours ago.”

Gu Xiaole gently waved the bat fan in his hand, throwing many mini, faceless, and naive-looking translucent little creatures into the air, and said softly: "Wait a moment, I plan to send these little guys to confirm last. Here’s the situation…”

In the next few seconds, Gu Xiaole kept his eyes closed, seeming to be communicating with the little things that melted into the air as soon as they appeared, while Yidong stared down at his 'staff' uneasily. Look at the large expanses of blood around you.

Yuchen, who had almost no chance to take action in the game, was checking the character panel and skill panel anxiously at the moment, hoping that he could come in handy later.

As for Mo Tan, he stood there calmly, watching Gu Xiaole's every move.

For him, the purpose of this [criminal mock battle] is not to win. Although winning is definitely better than losing, in the final analysis, he must observe Gu Xiaole, who is the highest combat power, collect as much advice as possible and consider how to use it perfectly. That was the focus of his round, and nothing else mattered.

To sum up, in this battle, Mo Tan positioned himself as an 'observer', an observer who mainly observed Gu Xiaole, the strongest combat power, and secondly Yu Chen and Yi Dong, rather than a 'commander'.

Because there is only half a month left before the [Inquisition Battle], so after the situation suddenly changed, and he wanted to get a good result as much as possible, Mo Tan must seize all the time to deepen his understanding of 'those teammates around Hei Fan' Only by understanding it can it be of value after the official competition.

As for how to match at that time, whether he would bump into himself or hit himself, Mo Tan stopped thinking about it after asking the system if it knew why he chose public space No. 19 to log in. He felt that the super The AI ​​will not miss the information that it must participate in the group battle of Innocence with three accounts at the same time, so since the other party does not specifically talk to it about this matter, it means that it is not a big deal in the eyes of the other party.

Yes, Mo Tan is very confident now. Even if two characters are destined to be assigned to the same group in a group battle, they may be eliminated from the team before they meet due to some shady circumstances, so he looks away.

Preparing for the [Inquisition and Debate] with the mentality of enjoying the game and spending time with Yuchen, this is Mo Tan's only thought at this moment.

By the way, although this team is full of five people, he feels that there is no need to deepen his understanding of Yu Ying. In fact, although he doesn’t know why, Mo Tan even doesn’t know much about the girl Yu Ying. To surpass Yi Dong.

It was precisely because of this that he did not bring the unfeeling female assassin with him in this simulated battle.

Just like that, about thirty seconds passed, and with less than a minute left before the start of the game, Gu Xiaole suddenly sighed and muttered: "やっぱり..."

"Speaking of human words, time is running out."

Perhaps because he had adapted to the eerie and somewhat creepy atmosphere around him, Yidong's attitude gradually became more arrogant as he slowly let go of his fear.

"It's nothing, it's just that the situation is pretty much what I expected."

Gu Xiaole didn't care about his cousin's sharp remarks, he just shrugged, walked slowly to a place beside the long table in the banquet hall, spread his hands and said: "First of all, I want to tell you some good news, that is, the people in this bungalow are There’s nothing bad here, as I said just now, it’s surprisingly ‘clean’ here, with nothing weird or cruel.”

Yi Dong immediately looked confused: "Huh?"

Yuchen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it!"

"so……"

Only Mo Tan remained calm and asked Gu Xiaole calmly: "What's the bad news?"

"Which one do you ask?"

Gu Xiaole chuckled, raised an index finger and shook it slightly: "The first bad news is that according to my guess, the culprit who caused everything did not actually leave the village, or even the bungalow."

Yi Dong frowned and glanced at Gu Xiaole with a strange expression: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why didn't something break just now, and now the culprit has not left the bungalow? Aren't we the only ones in the house?"

Gu Xiaole nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes."

"That's right! That's right!"

Yi Dong glared at Gu Xiaole angrily and said angrily: "According to your statement, there is nothing broken in this bungalow, and then the culprit has not left yet. Isn't it a contradiction at all?!"

"No... not a contradiction."

But this time it was Mo Tan who interrupted him. The latter walked to Gu Xiaole without changing his expression, looked at the mirror hanging on the wall a few meters in front of him, and said softly: "Under certain circumstances, , the two conditions that Sister Xiaole just mentioned can actually be met at the same time."

When Yi Dong saw that Mo Tan had said this, he was immediately confused and asked in astonishment: "What's going on?"

"us."

Mo Tan's words are concise and concise.

"What happened to us?"

Yi Dong continued to be confused.

"We are the culprits."

Mo Tan looked at the figure in the mirror who looked exactly like him, but was wearing an unfamiliar dark robe, pale, hooded, with smoky makeup and strange lines on his face, and said softly: "Whether it's between the two The people who slaughtered more than 300 people in this village within a few days, or the people who killed all the living creatures in this bungalow a few hours ago, are all 'us'."

Yi Dong, who had already calmed down, immediately trembled, and while quickly rushing towards Mo Tan and Gu Xiaole, who gave people a sense of security, he said quickly: "What kind of supernatural narrator trap is this?"

"Sounds a bit scary..."

Yu Chen also ran to Mo Tan's side, to be precise, between Mo Tan and Gu Xiaole. He looked a little scared and held his arms to both of them at the same time.

"It's not scary actually."

Mo Tan didn't even pay attention to Yi Dong, and quickly turned to Yu Chen and smiled: "After so many circles, it was actually the four of us who replaced the original bad guys in a certain period of time and space. Well, looking at this appearance, it feels like we should They are some kind of cultists, and this village has probably been turned into some kind of evil ritual venue."

"appearance?"

Yuchen blinked at first, then looked at the mirror in front of him belatedly, his eyes widened in surprise, and he exclaimed without any fear at all: "Wow, Hei Fan, you are so handsome like this!"

"Well……"

Mo Tan stared at the girl in the mirror who was wearing a black veil, a Gothic skirt, pure black eyeshadow and lip gloss, and a black water lily tattooed on her pale neck, with a dazed look on her face: "Obviously. You look better."

"You two calm down."

Gu Xiaole gave Mo Tan and Yu Chen a slap in the face, and said helplessly: "We're talking about business here."

By the way, her image in the mirror is not much different from her original self, except that her irises are dark, her pupils are pale, and she wears the same black eye makeup and lip gloss as Yu Chen.

"Thank God I still look like a human being."

Yidong, whose tension had been diluted by the interaction between Mo Tan and Yu Chen, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to the handsome guy with a dark shadow behind him in the mirror.

Mo Tan, on the other hand, brought up the business again in a good-natured manner and asked Gu Xiaole: "So we are the culprits of all this. Sister Xiaole, the first bad news you told me, what about the second one?"

"The second one is more troublesome..."

Gu Xiaole sighed and said with a subtle expression: "To put it bluntly, this village is now surrounded. I took a cursory glance and found that there were adventurers, mercenaries, clergy and many noble private soldiers inside. No, If there is an accident, it should be for the culprits who destroyed this village."

Yidong suddenly took a breath of cold air and exclaimed: "We?"

"If nothing else, it should be us."

Gu Xiaole nodded with a smile and said happily: "By the way, the total number of people on the other side should be thousands, most of them are high-level. There are two or three that I can't see clearly. They should be at the epic level." wrong."

Yuchen shrank his neck and whispered, "We seem to be in danger."

Yidong, on the other hand, directly asked Mo Tan, who was experienced in criminal mock battles: "What do you think?"

"There's no need to be too pessimistic."

Mo Tan tapped his forehead lightly and said after careful consideration: "Although the situation seems a bit bad at first glance, according to... the experience of many people on the forum, even if the system slightly interferes with the situation between the two parties, it will It will not allow the originally weak side to overtake the dominant side. Maybe it will turn the nine-one opening into a two-eight or a three-seven opening, but it is impossible to directly balance it into a five-five, obliterating the advantage of the stronger side. In other words …”

"say what?"

"The system may think that even in this situation, we are still the dominant party."

Chapter 1,723: End