radicalducati Chapter 184 The Unknown Fourth Person
Chapter 184 The Unknown Fourth Person
Chapter 184 The Unknown Fourth Person
The arrow looks like it was drawn casually with chalk, and it's a bit crooked.
That's not important. What's important is, why are there arrows? Little Green wondered to herself.
She began to observe carefully.
She then discovered that around the arrow, on the damp floor, she could indeed make out a few rather blurry footprints.
She didn't approach immediately, but slowly stood up and gathered her magic.
Countless tiny ice shards formed around her, reflecting the dim light of the sky, spreading in all directions like dust under the sunlight.
Suddenly, the ice crystals on one side of the corridor gathered together and transformed into a sharp ice spike, which slammed into a corner of the ceiling!
"call out!"
A brain monster that was originally invisible was thus beaten into revealing its true form.
"Croak! Hundred-Step Flying Sword!"
Before the thing could react, Xia Zhaozhao shouted and threw the two-handed greatsword in her hand.
The greatsword transformed into a streak of light, piercing through the monster.
The monster turned into slime in mid-air, and the greatsword also disappeared.
The next second, it reappeared in Xia Zhaozhao's hand.
"To be fair, something made entirely of magic can't possibly be dirty, right?"
Xiao Lü couldn't help but complain when she saw how she looked like she had practiced this move for a long time.
"It's all in your head, it's all in your head, this is very important! After all, magical girls are all about the mind!"
Xia Zhaozhao's response was quite self-righteous.
Xiao Lü didn't dwell on it anymore.
While keeping a watchful eye out for any new monsters that might appear around them, she pointed to the arrow and said to Xia Zhaozhao, "It seems we're not the only ones here."
Xia Zhaozhao nodded.
"—You mean, there are indigenous people here? Are there still people alive at Longshan Mining?"
No, that's not what I meant.
Little Green shook her head.
"After all, I don't think anyone would use a godforsaken place as a base."
"I guess they're here to scout things out, just like us. But—they look pretty impressive."
Xiao Lü led Xia Zhaozhao forward, following the arrow's direction.
Finally, they found another small arrow next to a door ahead.
"Is this mark indicating that guy went through this door?"
"perhaps."
The two of them probed the door, but there seemed to be no movement behind it.
So, Xia Zhaozhao, with Xiao Lü in tow, swaggered in.
Then, they were surrounded and attacked by the monsters that were lying in ambush inside.
After much effort, the two finally managed to get rid of all the brain monsters in the room.
Xia Zhaozhao found the next chalk mark by the wall.
"What's going on? Is this guy a monster?"
Then, looking at the slime all over the ground, she let out a heartfelt sigh.
"How did he manage to survive in so many strange rooms and even escape?"
"————Obviously not the Devil Muscle Man, you're thinking in the wrong direction."
Little Green chimed in with a complaint.
"If you ask me, he's more like the Ultimate Assassin."
""
"He didn't fight these monsters at all; he sneaked out. However, to sneak out right under the noses of so many monsters, he must have some special trick up his sleeve."
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Continuing forward, the two finally discovered signs of a struggle in the next room: several puddles of slime and a few spent bullet casings.
"I think I'm starting to understand."
"
Little Green looked at the marks on the ground and said.
"This guy will choose to kill a few monsters blocking his way. But—when he encounters more monsters, he will choose to hide."
"Wow, that's amazing! Who exactly is this person? A magical girl or a Qi Refining Realm expert?"
Xia Zhaozhao's curiosity was completely piqued.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not something an ordinary person could do," Xiao Lü replied casually.
The two continued to follow the markers, passing through room after room.
However, what followed took them somewhat unexpectedly.
The number of monsters around has noticeably decreased.
There were several places, Little Green thought to himself, if he were to design them, he would definitely hide a few monsters behind the wall to launch a sneak attack.
But when they walked over, there was nothing there.
Yet the footprints on the ground remained cautious.
This guy seems to be hiding from some kind of monster. Those monsters disappeared.
Xiao Lü felt something was off.
"Zhaozhao, don't you feel like there are fewer monsters?"
"really."
Xia Zhaozhao nodded as well.
"It feels like there are far fewer people here than when I first came in."
This is not normal. Even just looking at the initial reading of [0.85] on the Shannon counter, Xiao Lü felt that the monster density here should not be this low.
"Ready to give us a big one?"
Xia Zhaozhao became alert and gripped her weapon tightly.
Xiao Lü shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either. She took out the counter and checked the reading again.
【0.86】
Just as Little Green was staring blankly at the number, it jumped again and became [0.87].
Environmental stability—is actually increasing?
Xia Zhaozhao also witnessed this unbelievable scene and was slightly astonished.
But soon, she realized something and seemed to have figured it out.
"Little Green, Little Green, I have an idea!"
"Could it be that guy who left the mark? He cleared out all the monsters here, so—that's why the stability of reality has increased?"
"I don't know." Little Green shook her head.
"—How come you know nothing when I ask you this?"
"That's exactly what I wanted to ask! We've got the exact same information, so who am I supposed to ask if you're asking me?"
However, she then added, "But in any case, we must remain vigilant."
"If what you say is true, that guy's strength—is probably extremely powerful."
The two got ready and headed towards the next marked door.
They discovered that it was an office, and the decor looked quite nice; it was probably the domain of some manager.
"Holy crap, this is weird—wait!"
Xia Zhaozhao's gaze was fixed on a corner of the room, where a figure was curled up.
She initially thought it was another mindless monster, but upon closer inspection, she realized something was wrong.
That's a person.
More accurately, it was a human corpse.
The man was sitting against the wall, his head completely blown off. A pistol lay nearby, seemingly damaged in the explosion.
Xiao Lü remained silent for a moment, then roughly guessed what had happened.
"He blew his own head off with explosives."
"Huh? He detonated the explosives strapped to his head with a pistol? That's incredibly ruthless?" Xia Zhaozhao was a little confused.
"And look, his body is still so fresh, it hasn't been eaten by the aggregates—that means he hasn't been dead for long," Little Green added.
"I think he's the one who left his mark along the way."
"If that's the case, then if the Shannon Index really rose because all the monsters were killed—"
"Then, the one who killed the monster must have been someone else."
Of course, this issue is a relatively low priority. After confirming that there was no danger in the room, Xiao Lü's gaze fell on the deceased's hands.
There, he was holding a piece of paper.