Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 456 Who is the real demon now?
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The dwarf captain Ryan and the elf Legolas quickly ran downstairs.

However, when they arrived at the location where the heavy impact had been heard, they were dumbfounded.

"No? How could there be no one!" Captain Ryan couldn't help but curse, "I absolutely couldn't have missed! Where the hell is this corpse?"

He had imagined that there lay a corpse here, its legs riddled with bullets and its brain mangled beyond recognition.

But I didn't expect the ground to be so clean.

There was no corpse, not even a trace of blood.

But they clearly heard a distinct sound of someone being shot and falling down upstairs!

At least leave a few drops of blood! That's why I said I was a good shot!

"Heh, I didn't expect you to have a missed shot too, Ryan. Are you really getting old?" the elf Legolas mocked. "Judging by the lifespan of dwarves, you're probably close to retirement, aren't you? What a pathetic short-lived creature."

The elves' arrogance is almost identical to that depicted in movies and TV shows.

As a species with naturally long lifespans, they can easily live for thousands of years, so they naturally have a sense of superiority over species like dwarves who only live for a hundred years.

Yes, the dwarves here are not a long-lived species; their lifespan is basically the same as that of humans.

"Bullshit! I could blow your useless crotch out of the ground with my eyes closed!" Captain Ryan was clearly furious.

He thought everything was under his control.

Unexpectedly, the widow harbored unknown secrets.

The angry outbursts are clearly directed at the elves, a species known for their long lifespan but unusually low fertility.

The elf Legolas, who had lived for hundreds of years, had no offspring to this day.

"Everyone! Seal off Area 18! Forget about those bastards who escaped! Go find the serious criminals!" Captain Ryan shouted into a walkie-talkie, "Find them alive or dead!"

Anyway, under the restriction of the [Cage Magnetic Field], all the ordinary criminals who had escaped and wanted to cause trouble were now lying on the ground, twitching like they had been crippled.

It's fine if we don't rush to arrest them one by one.

That kind of numbness is something no living being can resist!

This is precisely why the disappearance of widows of serious criminals seems even more bizarre.

How could someone who has been shot through both legs simply disappear on the spot?
Unless... someone is helping him behind the scenes!

Helping under one's own nose allows one to remain unaffected by the [Prison Magnetic Field].

This time there really is a mole.

At that moment, Captain Ryan's expression as he looked at the elf Legolas also changed.

"Since things have come to this, let's be frank. Why did you come to the area where criminals are detained? The research lab is quite far from here."

"Let me guess, you want to take this opportunity to snatch the widow away from the Devil's Prison and sell her to him?"

Upon hearing these words, the elf trembled and said, "You damned dwarf, don't make false accusations! I only wanted to study how he quickly generated memory ore! How could I possibly betray him! I would never betray the warden!"

"Hmph! Anyone can talk big, but if you're so capable, come with me to the warden's place and confront him!" Captain Ryan rolled his eyes and said.

"Fine, I'll go! I still need to find out why the [Cage Magnetic Field] was installed without my permission!"

"..."

Watching the two of them bicker and curse as they left.

Wu Wang, who was standing naked by the wall and even breaking danced, gradually stopped in his tracks.

Yes, he has always been here and has never left.

The reason the bread and baguette didn't spot him is simple—[Red Nose the Clown].

As Wu Wang's behavior becomes increasingly bizarre and incomprehensible to others, his presence in the eyes of those around him will begin to decline, eventually reaching a point where he can be completely ignored, even if he is standing right in front of you.

[Just kidding] With the added bonus of the set, this effect will be further enhanced.

In the eyes of these two men, the widow was already dead, or at the very least severely injured and crippled.

But Wu Wang is now dead and alive, unharmed.

This is the first bizarre point.

Once the [Prison Magnetic Field] is activated, all creatures except dwarves and elves should be paralyzed.

Wu Wang, however, is now constantly breakdancing.

This is the second bizarre point.

These two points were both absolutely impossible for them, and when combined, they successfully triggered the [Clown Red Nose] effect.

Wu Wang only took off his clothes as a precaution.

After all, the bizarre nature of nude dancing is always higher than that of normal dancing.

As for how he broke free...

That's even simpler.

Wu perished, and awakening occurred.

Of course, it's not a true awakening; it's still just a pirated trial card.

This time, the rule he chose was—

【hope】

Within the "Feast of the Gods" on my back, "Hope" is the first law to enter.

He himself was attached to Wu Wang along with the seed of the Tree of Sighs.

In this instance, whether it's escaping from prison or fighting the demon that seems to be left behind by the Favored Ones, the challenge lies in the game.

Wu Wang believed that [Hope] would be more useful than other laws.

Because what he urgently needed was not actual combat ability.

But there are actually more suitable options.

For example, either "order" or "chaos" would be acceptable.

This is a prison.

In a sense, the existence of prisons is to control those who bring chaos by maintaining an unbreakable order.

Here, both rules should be able to exert a more powerful effect.

Unfortunately, the laws of these two individuals did not remain in the [Divine Feast] behind Wu's back after his death.

Therefore, he had no choice but to settle for "hope".

The effects of the awakened pirated talent were more abstract than I had imagined.

Its name is—【Hope, Absolutely Flawless】

The effect is as follows: [When a user activates this ability and silently thinks of an event that currently has a possibility of occurring, no matter how low the probability of the event occurring is, it will become 100% certain to happen within a specific time. This is a miracle bestowed by heaven; this is hope.]

This ability can be activated once every 12 hours. During the skill's cooldown period, the user's success rate in performing various events will also increase.

That's right, the abilities provided by [Hope] are not as concrete and intuitive as those provided by [Suffering].

Even at first glance, it might not seem like a person can immediately gain powerful abilities.

It can be used in certain specific situations.

The application of this talent is unmatched by direct combat ability.

Such as now.

After activating his ability, Wu Wang chose the event that he hoped would cause the [Prison Magnetic Field] to malfunction.

To be honest, what he said seemed more like a wish than a hope.

But in Wu Wang's view, since this thing is a system, and it is a man-made thing.

Therefore, it must have some drawbacks and cannot be a perfect existence.

Because humans are inherently imperfect, they are naturally unable to create so-called perfection.

There is no such thing as an absolutely secure system in the world.

Sure enough, within a second of activating his ability, Wu Wang found himself regaining his mobility.

He didn't know how Hope had accomplished this event; perhaps the system had malfunctioned, or perhaps the identification device had mistaken him for a dwarf.

Anyway, this is an extremely low-probability event that should only exist in a theoretical state.

And that's how it happened, "by chance".

"Now, it's my turn to hide in the darkness."

Wu Wang put his clothes back on and slowly left the corner. He explored the area he had never been to under the guards' watch.

During this period, there should be no place in the Demon Prison that he cannot go.

Before long, under the rapid movement of the [Seven Stars Steps of Heaven],

Wu Wang arrived at the entrance of a heavily guarded research lab.

Dwarven guards can be seen everywhere, and elves occasionally stroll by.

However, it was clear that the dwarf prison guards were fully armed, while the elves mostly wore ordinary clothes or even white coats similar to those worn by doctors.

The tall ones were all weak and helpless, while the short ones were all burly and fierce.

Upon seeing this scene around the corner, Wu Wang silently removed his clothes once more.

Imagine this: in a heavily guarded research room...

Suddenly, a grown man appeared dancing the "Gokuraku Jodo" dance, completely naked.

Anyone would think that's nonsense.

Moreover, Wu Wang appeared out of thin air among everyone using the shrinking effect of the [Seven Star Steps of Heavenly Gang].

All the dwarf guards and elves were only stunned for a moment before forgetting his existence.

Of course, basic vigilance must still be maintained.

After all, the effect of [Clown Red Nose] doesn't have a specific numerical value.

This is like suddenly seeing someone running naked in a square; for a short time, you might find it novel or even outrageous.

But if you see him running naked for several tens of minutes and no one comes forward to stop him.

Gradually, his behavior will become less strange in your mind and won't seem as bizarre as it did at the beginning.

Similarly, Wu Wang's low profile will gradually weaken or even disappear as others become more accustomed to it.

Furthermore, he was unable to accurately determine the exact time at that point.

After all, everyone's adaptability is different.

Therefore, Wu Wang quickly moved towards the central area of ​​the research room.

Before long, he discovered a mountain of green ore, which was probably the result of long-term mining by the Demon Prison.

However, most of the green minerals have lost their luster.

It seems that it has already been scrapped.

Only one basket of the brightest green ore is currently being selected by the elves.

These were none other than the ones Wu Wang had brought out that afternoon.

"This one was the one I liked first!"

"Hmph! How many high-quality memory ore did you waste in that stupid experiment? In the end, you got absolutely nothing! Just give it to me!"

"Don't push your luck! You two always get to choose first, why should you?"

"..."

The arguing continued, apparently because the elves were dissatisfied with the distribution of the ore.

They all seem to have their own different research directions.

Therefore, each party also needs to secure high-quality ore for its own projects.

"I'll take this one."

The largest and brightest piece was chosen by a female elf.

This person was tall and had a delicate face. Although there seemed to be no unattractive elves, her appearance was clearly superior.

In response, Wu Wang simply shrugged and said, "I'm still a notch below my second sister."

This one is absolutely stunning.

Having grown accustomed to his second sister's appearance, Wu Wang realized that, in the face of differences in women's beauty, everyone was pretty much the same.

Of course, beauty can be uniform, but ugliness comes in all shapes and sizes.

If you say there's a girl who looks like Snorlax, then Wu Wang will definitely take a few more glances to satisfy his curiosity.

Unfortunately, it seems there is no Snorlax among the Pokémon.

The female elf simply said a sentence, then bent down to pick up the ore and turned to leave.

They took the best quality ore, but the others had no objections; they just continued arguing about how to distribute the rest.

Clearly, she holds a rather high position among this group.

Wu Wang immediately chose to follow.

Within minutes, he followed the female elf to a dark room.

This is quite surprising.

It's important to know that in the Demon Prison, darkness is practically synonymous with danger.

The lights in each room should ideally be on 24 hours a day.

There's even a dark room here?

It seems that what they are researching is quite complex!

"Wake up, dinner's ready," the female elf said coldly.

This made Wu Wang raise an eyebrow; he hadn't sensed anyone else here.

However, there was a strange, complex smell in the air.

It smells a bit like pungent disinfectant, with a slightly sweet taste, and even a very faint fishy smell from biological tissue mixed in.

What kind of experiments are being conducted here?
How can you make green minerals smell fishy?

hum-

The next second, the light came on.

When the female elf turned on the room light bulb, Wu Wang finally realized who she was talking to.

What instantly captures their attention is the boundless expanse of "jars".

They were rows and rows of transparent cylindrical culture chambers, so neatly arranged it was breathtaking.

Like some kind of futuristic tomb, made of thick reinforced glass or transparent polymer, stretching from floor to ceiling, its interior filled with a pale amber-colored culture medium rich in nutrients and stabilizers, emitting a low hum and the gurgling sound of liquid circulation.

Inside each of the chambers, a "person" floats.

They, or rather, they—

They all resembled human males, appearing to be around twenty years old, with dark skin.

Their body shape, face, and even every single hair were completely identical.

Hundreds of identical faces remained lifelessly still in the amber liquid halo, their eyes tightly closed, long eyelashes casting subtle shadows on their dark skin, their expressions one of absolute calm.

Wu Wang was all too familiar with that face.

Because not long ago, his body had been possessed by the other party for a period of time.

Little black boy!
Before the other person's face turned into his own, he was exactly the same as the guys in these incubation pods!
"We caught...the big one..."

Wu Wang was somewhat moved.

The enormous matrix of these culture chambers creates a bizarre and terrifying atmosphere permeated with geometry.

As far as the eye could see, identical faces stretched endlessly into the distance, slightly distorted, copied, and overlapped by the curved surface of the transparent glass and the flowing liquid, until the very end of the field of vision.

Even though Wu Wang had once been overwhelmed by a hundred ghosts walking at night in the mine, and concluded that they were very likely a split of a unified consciousness.

But each of those ghostly figures always had a different appearance and body shape.

But this uniform, large-scale mass production has completely erased the concept of the "individual".

It delivers a powerful visual impact that is enough to overturn perceptions, where the uniqueness of life is simplified into a perfect replica on an assembly line.

"Heh, to outsiders, the captured criminals are vicious and evil; they are demons. But to these arrogant criminals, the unknown ghosts in the darkness of the prison are demons."

"However, the demons perceived by criminals were replicated and slaughtered in bottles and jars under the research of prison guards and elves."

"Devil's Prison, oh Devil's Prison, if you really are alive as that dead dwarf says, then tell me—"

"Now, who is the real demon?"

(End of this chapter)