Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 451 My life is like walking on thin ice

The dwarf captain stood outside the mine.

He was surrounded by dwarf prison guards of all kinds of faces. The criminals who had escaped from the mine, including Tiancan and Dique, were all controlled and detained to the side.

Everyone had a different expression on their face.

Some were relieved to have survived, others gloated over the deaths of the criminals and even one unlucky prison guard, and still others, seemingly panicked but actually taking the opportunity to observe and understand how the Devil Prison handled this unexpected incident.

To be honest, the prison guards reacted very quickly.

It was so fast that it felt slightly off.

From the moment the first miner's lamp broke to the moment the prisoners escaped, less than two minutes had passed. But by the time they rushed out, the dwarf captain had already arrived with the other prison guards.

It was as if they were already nearby, and just happened to hear the commotion and rushed over immediately.

If that's not the case, then the prison's response speed is indeed somewhat beyond imagination.

"Damn it! Didn't you say the serious criminal was buried underneath?" the dwarf captain yelled. "Then why isn't there any sound?"

His words left the fat prison guard and the inmates speechless.

Brother, do you want to listen to what you're saying?
Being trapped underneath means the body is underneath, not that the person is still underneath waiting for rescue.

In that situation, who the hell could have survived?

"I don't care! I want to see them alive or dead!" Perhaps realizing that his rebuke was somewhat biased, the dwarf captain quickly added.

He then handed the miner's lamp and a dark sphere to the thin prison guard next to him.

"You, go down and pull them up!"

The skinny prison guard, who had initially felt a bit smug after learning that the person who died down there was a serious criminal, now had his smile stiffen slightly.

Looking at the thing being handed to him, he muttered softly, "No, Captain...you're not a sore loser, are you..."

In his opinion, that guy must be dead.

The captain just wanted to gamble on that sliver of hope that was impossible, and he didn't want to lose money to them.

boom--

The dwarf captain tapped him on the head and said coldly, "What are you babbling about! Just go when I tell you to!"

However, just as the thin prison guard sighed and prepared to go down into the mine...

A calm voice echoed at the exit—

"Are you coming or not? If you guys keep discussing this, I bet my soul will be crossing the Bridge of Helplessness by then."

The sound startled everyone.

Incredulous glances were cast at them.

A towering figure, so large that one has to look up to it (from the dwarf's perspective), slowly walks out of the mine entrance.

He was also carrying a whole basket of green fluorescent minerals.

It landed with a thud right in front of everyone.

Wu Wang said expressionlessly, "This should be enough to keep me from eating swill for a long time, right? Can someone take an inventory?"

No one dared to respond to him.

To be precise, his mere presence now feels like an illusion.

One prison guard even pointed his gun at him and hesitated, saying:
"Captain... Captain! Is this guy not one of those things in disguise? Should we try shooting him?"

The criminal next to him muttered, "Damn it, this guy's ghost is out here, and he still says he's not dead? Shoot him!"

Some people are starting to feel uneasy.

The dwarf captain roared, "What are you doing! Are you trying to rebel?!"

"You! And you! Take your tools and go down there to fix the light. Even if this is the first time the light has exploded in the mine, didn't the manual teach you what to do? Did you spend your prison training feeding the pigs?!"

Seeing their captain so angry.

The prison guard who was called out quickly and cautiously ran down into the mine.

He then glanced at Wu Wang and said coldly, "You, come with me."

After saying that, the dwarf captain led the way, and Wu Wang shrugged and followed.

The remaining people were left looking at each other, at a loss for what to do.

Tiancan and Dique exchanged a glance.

At the same time, I could read a hint of confusion in the other person's eyes.

That can't be! How did this serious criminal manage to survive such a dangerous situation?
He even collected a large amount of green ore!

"You said... is there a possibility..." Di Que said in a low voice.

Tian Can immediately understood what she meant.

He nodded and said, "Yes, I think it's possible too."

They now suspect that the convicted felon is actually a doomsday prophet!
Only someone who boasted about escaping from the Devil's Prison could so blatantly break the rules!

Although the mission requires them to protect this target, it is clear that someone capable of provoking the prison must possess extraordinary, even illogical, abilities.

He already possessed a certain ability to protect himself!

From this perspective, the two of them increasingly felt that the serious criminal was a "doomsday prophet".

However, the problem now is that their actions in the mine just now clearly offended the other party.

Now, rebuilding the relationship will be even more difficult.

Fortunately, earlier in the mine, the dwarf prison guard who seemed to have come to scold them for slacking off had quietly revealed—

Baili Dao and Beilang will be placed in a special room tonight.

All we need to do now is find a way to tell these two before nightfall to get on good terms with the serious offender.

After tonight, one of the goals will be clear.

Next, we need to figure out how to retrieve the items, and then find the undercover agent and kill him!

Wu Wang, who had followed the dwarf captain far away, naturally had no idea that the two brothers behind him were making a brain-wrestling decision about protecting him while also killing the undercover agent.

He simply wore a faint smile on his face.

This continued until the dwarf captain returned to his office.

In this relatively independent space.

The coldness on the other person's face gradually faded, replaced by a sense of helplessness and relief as they said:
"Phew~ It's a good thing you didn't die down there, otherwise I really wouldn't know how to explain myself."

After all, Wu Wang was transferred from Paradise Prison to help. Even if he might sacrifice himself during the subsequent investigation of the "Doomsday Prophet" due to the special room, he's not someone who's only been here for a short time!

Damn it! How come this kid is so unlucky?
According to Kun'er (the skinny prison guard), he had blown up the light bulb in the special room in just half a day.

Now we are facing an unprecedented mine light explosion.

Damn it! You're really targeting light bulbs, aren't you?!

His seemingly caring words elicited a somewhat subtle reaction from them.

"Oh? Really?"

Upon hearing his lament, Wu Wang asked earnestly, "Do you really wish I hadn't died?"

This question startled the dwarf captain.

She rolled her eyes and said, "What else can I do? We've been colleagues for a while now, why would I want you dead if I've done nothing to you?"

However, Wu Wang tapped lightly on the wall with his hand, squinted, and asked, "What if the person behind you wants me dead? Otherwise, why don't you reveal the complete rules of the Devil's Prison to me? If nothing unexpected happens, besides the criminals, the prison guards also have their own set of rules to follow, right?"

"And there's a mine shaft? It doesn't seem like an accident to me."

Upon hearing this, the dwarf captain's expression gradually darkened.

He stared into Wu Wang's eyes for a moment.

He then chuckled and said, "Heh, that old senile warden said the guy coming was probably a complete idiot, and that I should just give him a quick explanation to get by. Looks like you're not only not stupid, but your brain works even faster than a normal person's." "Tell me, what did you see down in the mine?"

Wu Wang didn't have many questions when this guy abruptly changed the subject.

He simply said, "Memory."

Some things don't need to be explained in great detail.

Just mentioning it is enough.

Wu Wang had previously spent a great deal of effort in the mine to snatch this basket of green ore from the Abyss God.

The purpose was to prove to this guy in front of me—

I have the ability to easily obtain the precious items that they struggle to acquire even a few pieces of occasionally.

As for how I obtained it, that's a closely guarded secret.

Seeing this, the dwarf captain took out a cigar from his desk drawer.

After lighting it, he exhaled clouds of smoke and said, "Hmm, that thing used to be very important. In the past, the Demon Prison would never have allowed it to be leaked."

"Logically speaking, I should have fully supported you in capturing the [Doomsday Prophet]."

"Unfortunately, there are also many people outside who are on par with my superiors. They are very curious about this prison and hope to take advantage of the 'Doomsday Prophet's' prison break to obtain some confidential information."

"You were sent here as a scapegoat under these circumstances, without really knowing what was going on."

"After all, we still have to go through the procedures."

After saying that, he took out two more wine glasses, opened a bottle of rice wine from the drawer, and filled them with wine.

It was pushed in front of Wu Wang as if he were being handed a death sentence.

Faced with this explanation, Wu Wang could understand it.

However, the power struggles between those inside and outside the prison make it necessary to stop the "Doomsday Prophet's" operation.

However, it is possible to select who will perform this process.

Choosing a fool is tantamount to openly allowing the other party to act freely.

"And what about you? What role did you play in all of this?"

Wu Wang picked up his wine cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Watching his hearty drinking, the dwarf captain said helplessly, "Me? I'm just an unlucky guy caught between two big shots, not much different from your role."

"Whether you help you or you stop you, you will offend the other side."

"Therefore, I choose to play deaf and dumb."

"Moreover, they could have kept pretending forever."

This is why he only told Wu Wang the rules for the criminals, but not the rules for the prison guards, and only kept the items that Wu Wang already had, and also said that he would not provide any further assistance.

He didn't want to get involved and get implicated.

Whether Wu Wang fails and sacrifices himself, or successfully stops the "Doomsday Prophet," it will all be a matter of Wu Wang's own personal abilities.

The dwarf captain chose to protect himself.

He doesn't want credit or hard work; he prefers to do less and make fewer mistakes.

"How is it different?" Wu Wang handed over the wine glass, gesturing for the other person to pour another glass.

The other party was generous, and gulped down another full glass.

This also signifies a change in attitude and stance.

He raised his cup and clinked it against Wu Wang's, then tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp before sighing:

"What you showed me exceeded my expectations."

"Originally, the ore was scarce and the research progress was slow, to the point that even the warden was getting impatient. That's why, under the combined pressure from other bigwigs, he only took some symbolic measures. Perhaps he had almost given up hope, which is why I said that the ore was only important in the past."

"But things are different now. If you can consistently produce a large amount of memory ore, your research will definitely progress. The warden will see this as an unprecedented opportunity to decipher the Demon Prison, and he will rekindle his determination to stop the [Doomsday Prophet]."

"As for me, as his lackey, no matter how much I pretended to be stupid before, once the warden gave a death order, I could only carry it out to help you stop the escape."

"Friend, you've broken the game's balance."

"I was forced to take sides!"

The dwarf captain became increasingly agitated as he spoke.

Finally, after finishing the wine in his glass, he picked up the bottle and started chugging it down.

He originally just wanted to survive in the cracks.

Now things are different. If they are forced to help and manage to stop it in the end, that's fine. The warden will probably be able to save himself.

But once you help, the "Doomsday Prophet" gets away with the stuff.

Then the reckoning is about to begin.

The warden would take the blame upon himself to vent his anger, and the bigwigs outside would also be dissatisfied with and suppress him because of his actions.

"I've lived my whole life on thin ice. Do you think I can ever reach the other side?"

The captain of the dwarfs sighed.

Wu Wang simply patted him on the shoulder and said cheerfully, "Take it easy, buddy. Anyway, it's all the same whether you stick your neck out or not. Why don't you tell me how you plan to help me?"

Faced with such teasing, the dwarf captain could no longer laugh.

He could only take a key from his waist and throw it into Wu Wang's hand.

While sipping his drink, he said, "This is the key to the storage room. You can use the things inside whenever you feel like it."

"Of course, you're still an undercover agent, so don't walk past other criminals and prison guards openly."

"Among the prison guards, only I know your identity. In the eyes of the other guards, you are still a serious criminal."

"So even if you get caught, you have to insist that you stole the key."

Looking at this surprise that came from the sky.

Even Wu Wang couldn't help but feel a little happy.

If you follow the normal procedure, the difficulty of this dungeon is indeed ridiculously high.

Because players in normal dungeons cannot access these things.

It might take a lot of effort just to figure out the power struggle between the so-called warden and other big shots outside.

Not to mention they also had to figure out how to steal the key to the storage room.

He put it into his backpack.

Then I asked the question that I was actually most curious about—

"What exactly do you want to research with these memory ores? Why are even the prison guards afraid of the things in this prison?"

The rules for criminals clearly state that in many special circumstances, one must consult a prison guard.

When accidents occur in the mine, Wu Wang realizes that the prison guards seem to be just as fearful in the face of these situations, and that they are not as easily dealt with as he had imagined.

"I don't know what I'm researching, that's not my job," the dwarf captain said, slightly drunk. "But those things, hehe, I'll send you a copy of the prison guard regulations later, you'll know once you've read it yourself."

At this point, he paused.

His tone became more serious.

He said slowly:

“Essentially, both prison guards and criminals are just tenants here, and we are not the owners here either.”

"The Devil's Prison is alive."

"It has no owner."

(End of this chapter)