I Rely On Poverty To Sweep Through Survival Games

Xiao Lan struggled forward in the burning forest.

He judged the wind, against the wind, and escaped in the direction where the fire was relatively small.

The temperature of the flames was very high, and with Xiao Lan's current physical strength, he could feel the burning pain from his skin.

This situation is a bit irrational.

Because after reaching the advanced level, it is difficult for ordinary fire to hurt the players.

The only explanation is that these flames may not be ordinary fires, they are flames that have come to the world specially formulated for advanced players, enough to burn them.

"Ahem..." Xiao Lan's throat was uncomfortable due to the thick smoke accompanied by the fire.

Suddenly he noticed a change not far away.

There was still a burning fire not far behind him, but the fire became smaller as he went forward, and the temperature in the air also dropped.

Xiao Lan quickly moved in that direction.

There is no isolation zone ahead, and there is no water source, but the more the fire spreads in this direction, the more difficult it will be.

It was as if some unknown force was suppressing the burning of the flame, slowing down its engulfing speed until it went out.

Because of the reduction of the fire, he could find that the forest here was all pitch-black.

Not only the trunk looks dark and dry, but even the leaves are almost black in color.

Xiao Lan has never seen the species of these trees, and he can't tell whether they are hard to burn or they really have some metaphysical power.

Going forward for a while, the fire has been completely unable to spread.

But the fire made the sky red, like the afterglow of the setting sun.

There is still a burning smell in the air, and some ashes brought out by the wind are still floating in the air, adding a bit of lifelessness to the dark forest.

Xiao Lan found a place to sit down and flipped through the only notebook beside her.

According to the usual practice, since it is something related to the identity in the game, there must be important clues in it.

As soon as I opened the notes, many pieces of paper appeared on the top.

Xiao Lan picked it up and took a look:

Supermarket discount coupons, free coffee coupons, special coupons for fast food restaurants, and bank reminders...

Even the car that exploded just now was rented, no wonder it was empty inside, it turned out that it wasn't his own car at all.

He smelled the familiar smell of poverty from these things.

Xiao Lan looked at the contents of the notes.

Now his identity is a private detective.

This time, he accepted the commission to investigate a disappearance 30 years ago.

At that time, his employer, Mr. B, entrusted many people to go to the town of Mona to investigate related rumors.

But in the end, most of them didn't come back, and the lucky ones who came back also became crazy, and committed suicide one after another with bloody and cruel methods in the following years.

In the end, none of the people who went to investigate survived.

Later, other private investigators also heard about the dangers of Mona Town, so naturally not many of them were willing to accept his commission.

But Mr. B, the employer, did not give up. He was still full of curiosity about everything in the town of Mona.

In the past 30 years, he has been publishing investigation commissions about the town of Mona, and the rewards are very generous. As long as he can get back some information, he can get his rewards.

Naturally, there are occasional people who are not afraid of death and are willing to give it a try, but no one has been able to complete the commission, and the death rate remains high.

It is also one of the most dangerous tasks in the professional private eye circle.

Not so long ago.

Because this poor private detective couldn't even pay the rent and was constantly reminded of the debt, in order not to be beaten to death by the creditors, he had no choice but to accept Mr. B's commission.

For short, so poor that you can only sell your life.

Xiao Lan: "..."

Why does this role setting fit him so well?

Is this the tacit understanding between the poor?

Suddenly, the pile of colorful discount coupons fell out of the notebook.

Xiao Lan didn't intend to take care of these things at first, but after thinking about it, she decided to pick them up.

Although it is unlikely, if it is of any use in case, it does not take up space anyway.

At this moment, a hand reached out to help him pick up the scattered papers on the ground.

That hand looked slender and powerful, and it habitually wore black gloves. Even when picking up things, its movements were graceful and neat.

Xiao Lan raised her head and saw Luo's familiar handsome face as expected.

He's used to the other party's elusiveness and accepts it well.

Luo skillfully put away the things on the ground, smiled and reached out to Xiao Lan: "Here."

Xiao Lan took it and asked, "Your identity was also commissioned to investigate?"

Luo shook his head: "My identity is an entrepreneur who likes to explore. This time, I heard related rumors and drove to explore the small town of Mona by myself."

As he said that, he took out a tablet computer, which recorded a lot of information about the town of Mona.

Xiao Lan: "..."

Why Luo is a deadly entrepreneur, and he is a deadly poor detective.

Although they are all committed to death, there are subtle class differences among them.

It's like the difference between the latest top-of-the-line tablet and a battered notebook with a discount coupon.

Luo sat beside him, and the two looked at the documents in their hands.

Xiao Lan wrote many things related to the town of Mona in Xiao Lan's notes.

There is a photo inside, which seems to have been taken in a hurry, and the picture is a bit blurry.

But it can also be distinguished that these are two bloody corpses.

According to the notes, the two died of cannibalism, but the strange thing is that they are both detectives entrusted by Mr. B, and they have no personal enmity, and they can even be regarded as friends.

How could such two people use such cruel means to attack each other to death?

Xiao Lan continued to turn back, and as Wang Teddy revealed before, the singing in the town was also mentioned in the notes.

But the comments on this "singing voice" are very polarized. Some people think it is the most beautiful singing voice in the world, while others think it is just noise and disgusting.

In addition, the residents of the small town basically have physical alienation.

A passage from the former detectives was excerpted in the notes—"They look like monsters, but they think it is a symbol of faith and piety."

The note also mentions that the residents of the town believe in Sara.

This Sarah doesn't know what it is, no one knows what she looks like, and she doesn't have any missionary behavior, but she is fanatically worshiped by the residents for no reason.

It is also specifically mentioned in the notes that Sarah is suspected to be the source of the singing.

But for Xiao Lan, there is no need to doubt this.Because the name of the game field is "Sarah's Song", not "Two Dogs' Song" or "Iron Egg Song", the source of the singing is of course Sarah.

Just then, the system prompt sounded:

"Ding-dong-"

Then came an indescribable sound.

The voice had a weird tone, one couldn't tell the age or gender, nor could it tell whether the sound quality was good or bad, but it had a strange sense of rhythm.

But to be honest, it's really ugly.

The neighbor's kid has a dog to accompany him when he practices the piano at home, and his parents are still arguing, which sounds better than this thing.

The moment Xiao Lan heard this voice, she felt dizzy for a while.

The world in front of me was in a trance, and the pictures I saw were separated into overlapping fragments and slowly reunited.

After the sound disappeared, it returned to normal.

"Sir." Luo put his hand on Xiao Lan's shoulder and looked at him with concern.

Xiao Lan shook her head, and shook off the strange feeling just now: "I'm fine, how about you?"

Luo looked at Xiao Lan's complexion, and when he saw that he was still normal, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm fine, this sound didn't affect me at all."

Xiao Lan: "Is this the song of Sarah?"

Luo: "I think it should be. If the spirit is affected, it can be regarded as quite dangerous for the player."

Xiao Lan thought about it, and said seriously: "His artistic level is worrying... Are you sure there is no blood relationship between you?"

Luo said solemnly: "No sir, regarding my painting, it is an art that is out of technique. I don't think I am at the same level as this guy named Sarah."

Xiao Lan thought for a while: "That's right... at least your paintings don't have the effect of mental attack."

Ugly is ugly, but at least don't die.

Luo: "..."

At times like this, just keep smiling.

After all, a lonely artist is always not understood by the world.

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After reading the information, the two put away their things and moved on.

After walking along the forest for a while, a small town finally appeared in front of us.

The entrance to the town reads - "Mona".

This is the source of everything recorded in the data, and it is also an important scene of Sarah's song.

Mona is a small town that looks a bit dilapidated.

The houses in the town seem to be quite old, and there are no new buildings in the town.

There is almost no green around, and even the weeds are dry yellow, and the ground is full of garbage that has not been cleaned up, looking like it is fending for itself.

Because of the wildfires, the town looks very hot, and the sky here also looks red.

There was a choking smell in the air, and there were still ashes from the burning.

It is known without monitoring that the air quality is definitely not up to standard.

When Xiao Lan and Luo stepped into the small town, the eyes of the surrounding residents swept over.

It was a beast-like gaze, and they all stared at the two outsiders, as if they would pounce on them to attack and eat them in the next moment.

As stated in the information, these people really look weird.

They all have different degrees of disabilities, some are missing eyes or ears, and some are missing a hand.Others don't even have legs.

In addition, their limbs are also different from ordinary people.

In some people, parts of body tissue stick together, like burns that have not been treated properly.

The exposed arms of other people are so dry that they don't look like living people, and it doesn't look like there is muscle and blood in them.

After seeing these residents, Xiao Lan instantly understood the phrase "they look like monsters" in the notebook.

With such an appearance, it really doesn't look like a human being.

Not only their appearance, but their behavior is also very strange.

On the way forward, Xiao Lan saw more than one person committing self-mutilation.

The slight ones just hit the wall or whipped themselves with a stick, and the serious ones even cut off one of their own fingers.

And when that person cut off his finger, he kept staring at Xiao Lan, with a crazy but happy smile on his face, as if what he was cutting was the flesh and blood of these outsiders.

The two walked slowly through the town.

Along the way, no matter where they went, the residents they passed looked at them with vigilant, beast-like eyes. Being stared at by such eyes always made people feel creepy.

Occasionally, the whispers of the residents can be heard.

Xiao Lan heard many words such as "stranger", "get out", "kill them", "you can't compete for Sarah's attention".

Outside the small town of Mona is a raging fire, and inside is a desolate scene.

There are also many eccentric inhabitants, and almost overflowing malice.

This place is like a cage constructed in flames, specially built for players who step into it.

"Xiao Lan, Fei Luo—"

Suddenly, Xiao Lan heard someone calling for the two of them.

He looked towards the source of the sound and found Wang Taidi and Qi Ning. Wang Taidi was standing in front of an abandoned building and waving to him.

Several people finally converged.

Only then did Xiao Lan know that when Qi Ning and Wang Teddy appeared in the game, they were in the only hotel in the town, so they took advantage of the opportunity to book a room for Xiao Lan.

Xiao Lan couldn't help feeling sad.

It turned out that the identity he had drawn was the most rubbish one.

Not only was he poor, but he also had to escape from car accidents and fires. He was very unfriendly. If no one else paid for his room, he might have to sleep on the street.

Of course, Luo would not allow this to happen.

Qi Ning looked at the surrounding residents, and his tone was full of interest: "They look so wonderful, I really want to dissect them if I have time."

Xiao Lan: "Doctor Qi, your speech is very dangerous..."

Teddy Wang: "Sounds like a perverted scientist...the kind that will be dragged out by the whole town and made into a barbecue."

"Hehehe, I'm just thinking about it, don't worry." Qi Ning said calmly.

But the mask covered his expression, coupled with the Plague Doctor's attire, it made him look inherently eerie.

As a result, he still looks like a pervert who is keen on human anatomy.

Wang Teddy changed the subject: "Did you also hear the song of Sarah when the system prompted you? How do you feel? I feel nauseous after listening to it."

Xiao Lan said: "I feel dizzy, and the picture in front of me is in a trance."

Luo directly copied the answer: "I am similar to Xiao Lan's."

Qi Ning said: "I seem to hear Cen Wei's voice in it."

Xiao Lan frowned and asked, "Illusion?"

If it really can make people hallucinate, the threat level of Sarah's Song may be raised even higher.

Qi Ning thought for a while: "It only appeared for a moment, but it should be like this."

He looked at Xiao Lan's worried expression, and added, "Don't worry, I know he's gone, so there won't be any unrealistic expectations."

At this time, Wang Teddy joined the conversation between the two: "Well... I would like to ask, who is Cen Wei?"

Xiao Lan was a little surprised that he didn't know about Cen Wei: "That's Qi Ning's boyfriend."

Wang Teddy: "Why do you all know?"

Qi Ning said: "I took the initiative to tell Xiao Lan, I hope Cen Wei can live in the memory of more people, and Wang Ke also knows about him."

Every strand of Wang Teddy's curly hair is full of doubts: "When did it happen? Why don't I know?"

Qi Ning's tone was calm: "I'm sorry, because you were too weak at the time, and it didn't look like you could live for a long time, so I thought it was useless to tell you at that time."

Teddy Wang: "..."

The former senior rookie Wang felt offended.