[Comprehensive British and American] Welcome to Arkham's Infinite Journey

first night 06

Hannibal's teeth were nearly half missing, and even the front teeth were gone. He could still be so vigorous, biting off the NPC's flesh and swallowing it whole.

Sephiroth did not think of it.

It turns out that human potential is truly limitless.

Not only Hannibal, but also these players.

The players who had been resting saw the brothers from the "Survival Mutual Aid Society" go crazy with hunger. They got up one after another and dragged the mad Hannibal away from the screaming Jack.

Everyone is very hungry, and there is not much strength in their bodies.

But still using the weight of his body, he insisted on firmly pressing Hannibal to the ground.

It showed the heavy "mutual aid brotherhood".

Hannibal, who was struggling and writhing, rolled his eyes and began to hammer the players on his body with his hands.

Nearly breathless, he yelled indistinctly: "Let me go..."

The player couldn't hear clearly at all, looking at Hannibal with his mouth full of blood, he just felt sad.

Speaking of which, Hannibal has been wearing clothes that look like a mental patient.

But because Hannibal is relatively low-key, his deeds, deeds and speech are well-organized and his thinking is clear.

Every time you open your mouth at the mutual aid meeting, you can always directly hit the thoughts deep in the player's heart.

Up to now, no one has questioned whether Hannibal is mentally ill.

In Sephiroth's view, Hannibal is very powerful.

including this time.

Under the influence of Sephiroth, the players did not want to give up their "brothers" who were also members of the "Survival Mutual Aid Club".

Everyone was sweating profusely, pressing down on Hannibal, and before Hannibal was about to die, finally, under the reminder of Sephiroth, he brought two chairs from the table and came over.

Twice.

Hannibal was directly stuck under the leg of the chair, unable to move.

Players who were sweating profusely: "I didn't expect the chair to be so easy to use!"

Hannibal who wanted to vomit blood: "..."

Looking at it optimistically from another angle, at least he got rid of the crisis of being crushed to death.

Licking the blood on his lips, Hannibal tilted his head and saw Dean Sephiroth, whose eyes were full of joy, who was obviously very happy watching the play, and felt a little grievance in his heart.

He is very hungry.

The hungry kind.

He restrained himself from eating the player.

It was Dean Sephiroth who said, except for the players, do as he pleases.

It doesn't matter whether these NPCs are hallucinations, or demons in hell—it's not a good thing, nor is it a "game".

It should be fine for him to eat, right?

But why was he pulled back by the players and suppressed after tearing off a bite of flesh?

Hannibal wanted to get rid of this state, but the players were afraid that he would still be unable to control themselves, and they squeezed exaggeratedly on the two chairs one by one, pressing Hannibal extremely firmly.

In the myth of the Flower Country, the monkey who was crushed under the Five Elements Mountain was probably the same.

Hannibal was pressed to the ground, and felt that the remaining teeth in his mouth showed signs of loosening due to the excessive force of the tear.

Although he didn't say anything, Hannibal looked at Sephiroth with more resentment and grief.

But Sephiroth looked happier under such eyes.

"I always keep my word."

It's just that the actions of these players are completely automatic and have nothing to do with him.

Hannibal: "..."

The NPC Jack on the other side looked terrified after being hurriedly pulled up by the waiters.

The missing flesh and blood on his face could not be made up for, the blood flowed along his cheeks, slid all the way to his neck, and drenched his clothes.

When the players were entangled with Hannibal, Jack stood there, his aura continued to increase, and the flesh and blood under his face seemed to come alive, wriggling quickly.

The waiters who had surrounded Jack seemed to have seen something terrible, and they all backed away in horror, almost sticking to the wall, and no one dared to approach.

"You players are really too much."

Don't eat and drink a toast.

Jack's voice was very low, his eyes completely lost the sense of human agility, and his eyes were stiff and weird.

He stood there for a long time, as if some kind of transformation had been completed in his body, he raised his legs and walked straight towards Hannibal.

After only two steps, Sephiroth blocked him with an authentic knife. The cold blade seemed to cut his skin, causing Jack to stop for a while.

Sephiroth looked him over.

Although Jack was still wearing human skin at this time, his feeling was completely different.

"Aren't you going to foul like this?" Sephiroth raised his eyebrows slightly, "For you NPCs, there should be more restrictions than players, and the consequences of fouling are more serious than players, right?"

Jack, who was gradually losing his sanity, turned his mind somewhat under the "persuasion" of these words.

But before he could think it over, he heard Sephiroth continue speaking from a more professional perspective.

"There is obviously a hierarchy between you NPCs. Your role in this novice trial level should be very important. But your patience, temper, and methods are all very bad. Are all NPCs the same as you? Or, you The level in the NPC is not high enough?

"For the infinite world, every different copy world has its own unique setting, right?

"Maybe you used to be a high-level NPC, but you will be assigned to the novice trial level. This incident itself explains a lot of problems."

Deep down in his heart, as an NPC, Jack was shocked that Sephiroth could draw so many conclusions.

During these two days, Sephiroth and the others didn't seem to do anything or ask anything.

But to Jack, the answer doesn't matter anymore.

Because Sephiroth poked his sore foot, Jack, who was about to be mad, was really mad now.

A huge arthropod's forelimb pierced Jack's skin, like an afterimage, stabbing towards Sephiroth.

Sephiroth "coincidentally" took a step back, avoiding it.

And where he was originally standing, a black hole had been stabbed out.

Jack's forelimbs were slowly withdrawn, the edges were sharp, almost like a knife edge.

Like shedding his skin, he took off the human skin in front of Sephiroth.

The players on one side were stunned by the shocking scene, like the plot of a sci-fi movie, until Sephiroth raised his hand, "Go to the side."

The players immediately came back to their senses. Not only did they run quickly, but they also did not forget Hannibal who was stuck on the ground by the chair.

Hannibal, who was dragged all the way to the corner of the room and kowtowed many times in the middle, was strangely relieved by the haste and rudeness of the players.

When life and death were at stake, he was not abandoned.

Really...

What a "lovely" quality!

Jack, whose human skin was completely removed, looked like a huge praying mantis, except that the abdomen was abnormally bulging, and many things like tentacles protruded from the tail.

The players who were huddled in the corner couldn't help muttering when they saw this.

"...If it shrinks to normal size, it looks like a praying mantis parasitized by iron nematodes."

"I don't know if Jack's body is this praying mantis or the tentacles behind it?"

"Maybe the ones behind are really wireworms?"

After the complete molt, Jack, whether it is speed or strength, has been promoted to the level of a monster compared to humans.

Ordinary players could no longer see his movements clearly.

In Arkham Asylum, there are some similar special patients.

Such as Killer Crocodile Mr. Waylon Jones.

Born with an extremely rare atavistic disease, Waylon Jones has abnormally sharp teeth and nails, and scales constantly grow on the surface of his body.

As time goes by and the body grows, Waylon Jones looks more and more like a real crocodile, and at the same time has a physique, strength and skills far beyond ordinary humans.

As an adult, he became one of the well-known super criminals in Gotham City.

The existence of Waylon Jones had brought a lot of trouble to Arkham Asylum, and many staff members died at his hands.

And there are many dangerous existences like Waylon Jones in Arkham.

However, after Sephiroth became the dean, the situation has been greatly improved.

By managing these super criminals in Arkham, Sephiroth, who has gained sufficient "experience in getting along", faced the NPC Jack in front of him who had molted into a mantis tentacle monster.

Yan said: "I am the director of a mental hospital. If you need it, I can reserve a bed for you, Mr. Jack. Our hospital has very rich experience in how to treat cases like yours."

Arkham is indeed rich in experience in this area. Those "special patients" who have not been "cured" are still locked in heavily guarded high-tech cells and cannot escape.

Sephiroth's words were kind, and he fully considered Jack from the perspective of a "special patient".

But Jack obviously went further insane, as if he had been greatly stimulated, and the mechanics of his actions became more and more inhuman, like a monster.

After a while, there were many holes in the walls and ground of the room.

The wall was so thick that even Jack's huge forelimbs couldn't penetrate it, but the ground was normal and could be pierced easily.

Under the illumination of the light, everyone could see that there seemed to be another layer below?

Under the deliberate guidance of Sephiroth, the players and NPC waiters hiding in the corner were not injured.

On the contrary, there are so many potholes on the ground, which is particularly tragic.

Under the rapid and frequent attacks, Jack, who couldn't touch Sephiroth's clothes at all, only had the idea of ​​killing Sephiroth in his mind.

But when a "click" sounded.

Before Sephiroth said anything, the tentacles in his abdomen froze suddenly seeing Jack, who could entangle Sephiroth.

The compound eyes of the praying mantis could hardly convey the inner feelings, but Sephiroth still felt Jack's fear clearly.

Great fear almost overwhelmed Jack.

Jack, who was mad at first, suddenly raised his head and howled, as if begging.

It was the first time that Sephiroth, who had heard the praying mantis howling so loudly, felt a little strange.

Jack finally lowered his head and saw the wooden floor riddled with holes. He tried his best to reduce his weight and prevent the floor from cracking.

But it is already late.

With a bang, the entire floor shattered, and the dining table, chairs, and everyone hiding in the corner fell down together.

The people who fell in the room on the next floor were covered with fine dust, and everyone was choked and coughed.

Also at the same time as the entire floor fell, a terrifying change occurred on Jack's body.

Jack's skin began to glow red, as if the inside of his body was not flesh but lava.

The sound of his howling began to distort and deform when others heard it.

Under the horrified gaze of everyone, Jack, who gradually turned into a "ball of light", exploded into ashes with a bang.

"just this?"