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Chapter 219

[When I pushed open the door of the old man's house again, he was nowhere to be seen. 】

[There was a weird rancid smell in the room, like the smell from a corpse left in the hot summer sun, which made me feel sick. 】

[Soon, I found the source of this stench——]

[A pool of pus that is hard to describe in words? 】

Photo: [(pus)]

An Le suddenly saw the photo below the text.

It can be seen that the photographer's shooting level is not good, the light is dim, and the whole photo looks a little blurry.

Even so, An Le still had goosebumps when he saw the photo clearly.

As Xin Qingyi said, this existence is difficult to describe in words, it looks a bit like a kind of black-red mucus, but after a closer look, you can find that there are muscle-like textures on the slurry, in a trance, like a... ...a ferocious face?

There are also countless small black spots piled up together, like the eyes of dead fish, staring blankly and coldly at the person looking at this photo, flashing a strange light.

Even if it's just a photo, An Le can imagine——

It was definitely alive then, still squirming, messy and horrible.

An Le suddenly had a feeling that his body and mind were beginning to lose control.

It's as if the soul is being sucked into this picture.

It seemed that some monster in his body and heart was about to break free, tear his body apart, devour his flesh and blood, and replace him.

'It's scary. '

[Filthy sanity +1! 】

Just a picture that has been taken for many years makes An Le lose his mind.

One can imagine what the scene was like at that time.

But An Le has experienced many battles after all, and has seen this kind of desolation scene a lot, so he collected his thoughts after a while and continued to look down.

[I forcefully resisted the urge to vomit, and continued to search in the old man's room. 】

【Except for this puddle of slurry, I didn't find any living things. 】

[At first, I thought it was the pool of pus that killed the old man, but I soon realized——it was the old man's changed existence! 】

[Because, the pus suddenly trembled violently, and made a weird cry from nowhere. 】

【"help me……"】

【"I was wrong……"】

【"Just kill me!"】

[It's not like the howling that any living thing can make, it seems to resonate directly in my soul. 】

[Even if there is no basis, I recognized it immediately, it was the voice of the old man. 】

【His soul and consciousness are trapped in this rotten and dirty slime. 】

[The old man has lost his mind, and his words lack normal logic. Sometimes he asks me to save him, sometimes he asks me to kill him, and sometimes he keeps repenting. 】

[In addition to this, the old man is reciting some weird and difficult to distinguish syllables. 】

【"bo...sa...lai...xi..."】

[Although I don't understand the meaning of this word, my intuition tells me that maybe... it's a name? 】

【I knew in my heart that the old man was hopeless, so I gave him relief. 】

[And in the end, he called that strange name again, and completely disappeared from this world. 】

[According to the pronunciation, I will refer to this name as ——]

【Bai Salehi】

"Bersalesh?"

An Le repeated the name softly in her heart, and there was a tingle between her brows.

This is an early warning of inspiration.

If you read it out, I'm afraid something pretty bad will happen.

‘Could this be the name of that indescribable monster? '

An Le guessed.

Whatever is spoken must be known.

This is an ability possessed by some deities.

An Le naturally wouldn't take the initiative to die, but continued to turn the page down.

[I feel very guilty about the death of the old man. 】

[The so-called curse is probably real. 】

[Probably because of my questioning yesterday, the old man ended up like this. 】

[I thought the matter would be over here, but when I visited the old man’s neighbors, I got horrifying information. 】

[I asked them if there was anything unusual nearby. 】

[The neighbor said that five days ago, a depressive roar came from the old man's room, banging on the door and scaring her children. 】

[Moreover, in these five days, she never saw the old man go out. 】

[Not just this neighbor, I asked all the nearby residents and got similar answers. 】

[Some people heard the wailing of the collapse, and some heard the unspeakable call, as if the person in the room was not the old man, but a terrible monster. 】

[But one thing is the same. 】

[The last time they saw the old man was at least five days ago. 】

[But in the past, the elderly basically went out every day. 】

【I went back to the old man's room, only to notice the abnormality that I had previously ignored. 】

[The food in the kitchen smells sour, the water in the sink is yellow, and the stove has not been used for a long time. 】

[The mobile phone on the bedside table also automatically shut down due to a power outage. 】

Photo: [(meal)]

Photo: [(pool)]

Photo: [(bedroom)]

These photos may seem ordinary at first glance, but upon closer inspection, one can find that they all have a sense of decay, as if they are scenes in houses that have been abandoned for a long time, and the smell of decay seems to blow towards the face.

Afterwards, it brought a chill that penetrated into the heart.

This sense of horror is by no means like the intuitive impact of terrifying aliens, fangs, and flesh and blood, but rather cryptic like the embroidered shoes thrown on the ground, the lonely word "囍" on the wall, and a woman in a red wedding dress. Fear, once you think of the things behind it, you will tremble uncontrollably.

[I am terrified. 】

[All these pieces of information combined tell me that the old man is already dead! 】

[The time of his death was probably exactly five days ago! 】

【Then who was the person I talked to yesterday? 】

[What is that weird pus? 】

[While writing this report, I gradually clarified my thoughts. 】

【The old man I saw yesterday is indeed alive, and he is indeed dead because of me. 】

[The key point lies in the content of the curse, which is about...]

[Let the old man die five days ago. 】

[The unknown, indescribable, has the ability to rearrange the timeline. 】

Seeing this, An Le felt a chill down his spine.

In fact, he has seen similar descriptions in many ancient books.

Some terrible undead, gods can kill the living people days ago.

For example, in the story recorded by Xin Qingyi, it was the old man who was killed in the past, so the old man he saw became the appearance of five days after his death, and the timeline was rearranged accordingly.

For ordinary people, it is impossible to realize that the "now" has been changed.

The more she got in touch with, the more An Le understood that some real gods might already be existences of higher dimensions in essence.

Reversing out-of-control, manipulating cause and effect, tampering with logic, and even shaking certain rules that are unknown to humans but are crucial to the universe... These are the means of those truly great gods.

Among the gods An Le has come into contact with so far, many of them are not real gods, but more like so-called "false gods" or mythical creatures?

It is only because of their strong individual strength that they are worshiped and believed in, and this is classified into the ranks of "gods".

And some gods, in the process of being believed in, acquired abilities that they didn't have before.

Right now, the "Bai Salehi" recorded in the book is probably the existence of a truly great god.

‘Is this kind of existence really likely to be killed by a nuclear bomb? '

It's not that An Le is already skeptical, but he doesn't believe it at all.

I'm afraid that the rumor that "He didn't die, but just changed his form of existence" is true.

After reading this short article, the enthusiasm in An Le's mind continued to intensify.

This shows that the Omniscient Lord of Chaos is also very interested in this knowledge, and there will be quite a good gift after the sacrifice.

With strong willpower, An Le temporarily suppressed this impulse, but continued to read the rest.

*****

Before I knew it, it was time for dinner.

An Le walked out of the room and smelled the aroma of food.

"Are you done with your work? The food will be ready soon, wait a moment."

Lin Jin, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the movement outside and said immediately.

The little girl, Chen Sisi, was sitting obediently by the dining table.

The large festering area on her face disappeared, revealing her pink and tender skin.

Even though there are still some inconspicuous marks, it is much better than before.

Seeing An Le's appearance, the little girl turned her head to one side unnaturally, as if she didn't know how to get along with him.

Even though the little girl is far more mature than the average peer, she is still just a child after all.

"It's much prettier."

An Le gave a compliment.

I thought to myself, this is not the effect that ordinary gene stabilizers should have, it is probably some kind of enhanced version.

In just these two days, An Le learned a lot about the city.

If this is the case, the prices of these two injections of stabilizers might be very outrageous.

It can be seen that Miki Montenegro's "goodwill" is indeed very plump, just like the one in front of her... ahem.

However, the vigilance in An Le's heart was stronger than before.

There has never been a free lunch in the world.

Since he took the gift from Meiji Heishan, he had to do things for her.

At this time, the little girl turned her head, looked into An Le's eyes and said, "...Thank you."

The voice is very small, if Anle hadn't been so good at hearing, she might not be able to hear clearly.

The little girl's cheeks were flushed, and she was a bit embarrassed, but she continued.

"I will repay you!"

"When I make money, I will..."

An Le didn't take this to heart, but just patted the top of the little girl's head.

Looking at Chen Sisi, he couldn't help thinking of Hu Yun, and the children in the orphanage, especially the missing Lingxi.

'Are you... all right now? '

An Le fell into memories briefly, but suddenly heard the little girl asking.

"Uncle, are you going to be Sisi's new father?"

"Ahem!"

This sentence directly dispelled An Le's sad emotions, and even he couldn't help coughing twice.

An Le looked at Chen Sisi again.

The little girl was staring at him timidly, her face was cautious, uneasy, and a little...expectation?

"I don't intend to do that."

An Le was ruthless and told the truth.

The girl's look of anticipation collapsed in an instant, her big eyes looked at Anle resentfully, and the water mist kept accumulating, as if she was going to cry directly.

"Hmph! Mom is so beautiful, how could you not like it?"

"You will regret it later!"

An Le twitched the corner of her mouth in embarrassment.

Although Lin Jin is good-looking, but in terms of An Le's aesthetics, she can only be said to be - average.jpg

It's not even as good-looking as his own women's clothing!

He only regarded this as childish nonsense, and was about to change the subject, but suddenly realized that Lin Jin just came out of the kitchen and heard what Chen Sisi said just now.

Lin Jin quickly guessed what the two of them were talking about before, and her hands couldn't help shaking, and the plate accidentally slipped from her hands.

Fortunately, before it landed, a shadow firmly caught it.

"I, I didn't hear! I didn't hear anything!"

Lin Jin shook his head quickly, picked up the plate in a hurry, and put it back on the table.

This topic was a bit embarrassing, so An Le could only say, "Young people say nothing, it's okay."

Afterwards, nothing happened.

Although both of them tacitly didn't mention what happened just now, but what they said was like splashed water, and the atmosphere at the dinner table was a bit weird after all.

If the two of them had the same dish, Lin Jin would look away intentionally or unintentionally.

That is to say, now An Le has a strong control over facial expressions, otherwise he would probably show an embarrassing expression.

I have to say that Lin Jin's craftsmanship is really good, so An Le simply saved some money and asked her to buy ingredients.

——Think of it as spending money to raise a cook!

Apart from the awkward atmosphere, the meal was enjoyable.

After the meal, An Le returned to the room to continue studying the "Investigation Manual".

Sure enough, he didn't expect it.

Although what Xin Qingyi recorded at the beginning was indeed related to the investigation, and it did help Anle see the secrets behind the abandoned capital.

But soon, he "relapsed from his old illness" and began to record the "evaluation guide" in the abandoned capital.

The content includes but is not limited to "rescue the girl who has lost her footing", "living together with a female mercenary after biochemical transformation", "what happened to me and her on the top floor of the building".

It is not such a brief form, but a deep and detailed description.

It makes people doubt the extent of "this person has a side job".

In short, this part of the content is even more than what he should describe in the main text.

‘Is there really no problem with this kind of thing being handed down as important information? '

An Le couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Even if he skipped some indescribable content, he could not help but have a certain physiological reaction.

"It's already this point?"

An Le glanced out the window, and the night climbed into the sky unknowingly.

"Boom boom."

There was a knock on the door and Lin Jin's voice.

"Are you... busy? I have something I want to talk to you about."

"Huh? Why..."