Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 489 Hakimi has nowhere to hide

After realizing the seriousness of the situation.

Wu Xiaoyou's gaze then fell on Xiaoqiu, the cow-patterned cat that was snuggling in her arms.

If Xiaoqiu hadn't returned, would it have been killed by the otherworldly creatures in the explosion?
so far so good……

However, the next second Wu Wang leaped up and transformed back into human form. After switching back to the [Widow] character, the scales on his body disappeared.

He reached out and grabbed Xiao Qiu by the back of the neck, lifting him from his second sister's arms. He squinted and said, "Stop acting. Can you understand us now? Are those three things really instance creatures?"

"As far as I know, some players in the Calamity faction also play the summoning class. They don't rely on their own strength to fight, but on their ability to summon all sorts of helpers using items. I need to determine whether they are summoned creatures or invading dungeon creatures."

Second sister: "?"

Holy crap! Bro, what are you saying?!

Little Hill is just a cat!
Are you out of your mind asking a cat a question?

Could it be that my brother's mental illness has worsened again?
Under the complex gaze of the second sister, the cat's struggling paws suddenly froze, its head drooped slightly with a dejected expression, and finally it nodded gently.

This action made the second sister even more stunned.

No... you really understand?!

What's wrong with this world?
Have I really returned to reality?
But Wu Wang didn't seem surprised. Instead, he silently walked to the window and looked at the three blurry black figures in the fire not far away. Without turning his head, he calmly said, "Second sister, it's undeniable that your cheat is also extraordinary. You can increase your power to an unbelievable level in a short period of time."

"But you used to carry out missions as the Other Shore Flower, killing ordinary people with ghosts was too easy, and you didn't even need to be there in person, so you easily overlooked some really fun things."

"For example, think about how those cats got in just now? Baili Dao and the others closed the door properly when they left."

After saying that, Wu Wang noticed that the three dark figures in the fire did not seem to be in a hurry to leave, nor did they launch another attack.

They seemed to be searching for something in Uncle Li's exploded house.

The second sister glanced at the open door with some surprise.

Yeah! How did Xiao Qiu get in?
Even if your own door isn't opened with a password or fingerprint, you still need a key to open it from the outside, right?
To prevent losing my keys while they're on my person, I usually hide them behind a potted plant near the door, wedged between the water pipe and the wall.

Because I went to Beijing so quickly and on a whim, I didn't even think to put the key away.

In other words, Xiaoqiu just easily found it by herself and used the cat's paws and paws to hold the key and insert it into the lock to open the door?
There is no key on the door now.

Does this prove that it even thoughtfully hid it back?
So, I guess it wasn't just a simple case of the door not being locked when it ran away from Uncle Li's house, right?

"Also, look at the cat treat packaging in the trash can." Wu Wang squinted and said, "I noticed it as soon as we got back. This is the same kind of cat treat that I hid in my bedroom drawer to play with it. This guy even came into my room."

"Meow! Meow! Ha!"

The black and white cat that Wu Wang was holding seemed to howl a few times in anger.

It had long been dissatisfied with the inhumane practices of the Wu state before its fall.

Every time I tease the cat, I don't give it a treat!
What happened to the promise of giving a reward after a beating? There's no such thing as just hitting someone with a stick!
This humane reaction, combined with the things mentioned above, has left the second sister somewhat numb.

This...is something a cat can't do, is it? So, when my brother said he'd teach Xiaoqiu to do backflips, he wasn't joking after all?
No, that's not right! This isn't a backflip anymore!

"Xiaoqiu, are you really Xiaoqiu?" The second sister's expression became somewhat complicated, fearing that the cow cat she had raised for so long had turned into a strange monster.

"Meow~"

Little Qiu, who had already started breathing on Wu Wang, immediately became aloof upon hearing her second sister's voice, meowing affectionately.

It really likes Wu Xiaoyou.

The other party is always very good to me, and is very particular about grooming and feeding me.

Most importantly, I used to be a stray cat, and Wu Xiaoyou took me in and gave me a home.

Before the second sister could ask any more questions...

Then they saw Wu Wang stepping on the window and wrapping the blood-stained robe around his body again, taking out a delicate brooch from his backpack and attaching it.

In an instant, the blood-stained robe became an inconspicuous night garment.

Wu Wang casually placed the black and white cat on his shoulder and quickly said, "They seem to be leaving. I'll go take a look. Second sister, if you want to come along, then come along. If you're not coming, then clean the house."

call out--

No sooner had he finished speaking than Wu Wang jumped out of the window.

Switching to the [Yan Shuangying] account and activating the [Heretical] state, I activated the heretical version of the [Tiangang Seven Star Steps] with a thought and disappeared into mid-air.

The second sister looked back at the dust and still-wet bloodstains on the ground.

After all, I've been away for quite a few days.

The house is actually quite dirty.

"So you just don't want to clean, right?" she said through gritted teeth.

He immediately rushed to the window and jumped down as well. A fleeting glimpse of angelic wings flashed behind him as he sped towards the fire.

Wu Xiaoyou didn't want to clean either.

Why not go out and take care of things first, then come back and exploit my brother's labor by making him use his clone ability to clean? That would be wonderful.

…………

A number of people have begun to appear on the streets outside. They are whispering around the fire and some are calling the fire department.

However, during the current open beta, some dungeon passages in the middle of the roads have not yet been cleared and removed, so they are temporarily closed to prevent pedestrians from accidentally entering.

In this situation, the speed at which the fire department arrives should be greatly limited.

However, now that the open beta has been going on for almost a week, the vast majority of people in reality have become players of the Spirit Disaster.

As long as a small number of people have not been pulled into any instance and remain in the state of ordinary people.

However, firefighters are clearly not included in this scope. Before the public beta, the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs had already issued an ultimatum to all units across the country related to maintaining social order.

They need to actively enter the instance and become Spirit Disaster players as soon as possible after the [Public Beta] begins.

Those who lack this awareness can voluntarily leave their unit before the [public beta] begins.

They will not be subject to any punishment, nor will they receive any financial compensation.

From then on, they returned to their status as ordinary citizens and enjoyed normal welfare benefits.

This has indeed led to a certain scale of personnel relocation and recruitment, from judicial institutions and police departments to fire departments and urban management departments.

At the time, it seemed somewhat chaotic, and many people opposed the proposal.

However, as the public beta test truly arrived, and people realized that social order and status had begun to change quietly, these dissenting voices gradually diminished.

Furthermore, the Bureau of Strange Events received the map previously given to them by Wu Wang, allowing them to decide who would enter based on the difficulty of the instance, greatly increasing the conversion rate of ordinary people into players of the Spirit Disaster.

At least, if that decision hadn't been made before.

There would also be no abstract scene where fire trucks can't get there quickly by road, but several firefighters and players from the "Disaster" game work together to carry the fire trucks and try to run them from high-rise buildings.

Don't worry about how it came about.

Just tell me whether you've arrived or not!
"Please maintain a safe distance. Non-players of the Necropolis should not linger nearby to avoid the risk of a secondary explosion from the fire, which could cause additional damage!"

After the firefighters carried the vehicle down from the sky, they quickly cleared away the onlookers in the surrounding area.

Among those pulling up the cordon, some pulled out a strange amulet from their pockets, put it around their necks, and strode into the raging fire.

He didn't even have protective clothing on him!

The reason is simple—the amulet has a fire-repelling effect, and wearing protective clothing would actually hinder his mobility.

His name is Li Huo.

Not a new player of the Necropolis game.

Having been a member of the Bureau of Extraordinary Events before, he was quite confident in dealing with these common fires and explosions.

In the event of any unexpected fires in Mingyang City, he is the first to go in and investigate the situation before instructing his team to carry out firefighting and other follow-up procedures.

After all, during the public beta testing period, a large number of people from the general public disappeared from various places out of thin air.

Some people can come back, some can't.

In this situation, coupled with the fact that many new players of the Spirit Disaster are just beginning to gain power, some people can't help but want to try out these supernatural beings.

This means that a large number of vacant houses pose significant safety hazards. At least during this period, there have been various strange incidents every day leading to fires or explosions in these houses.

[Li Huo] has become somewhat numb from running around.

He skillfully analyzed the situation at the explosion site to pinpoint the ignition point, and preliminarily concluded that it was caused by some kind of explosive that appeared out of nowhere, rather than something like gas cylinders that were already inside the house.

He reluctantly raised his headset and said, "Report from Li Huo: It's possible that some newbie got their hands on a lethal item and underestimated its power range, so they tried it rashly. I'm currently looking for his body."

In Li Huo's opinion, if a new player were to be hit by an explosion of this scale right in front of them, they would definitely not survive.

Now, you probably won't even be able to find a complete corpse; you can only try to find some fragments of people.

call out--

The instant he put the headset down.

A dark shadow pounced out of the flames like a ghost, instantly aiming its gaping maw at Li Huo's head.

Seeing the creature, resembling a facehugger from a movie, approaching him, Li Huo, while shocked, immediately went into battle mode.

"Shield! Block!"

A glint of light flashed from the amulet on his chest.

The surrounding flames began to gather towards the fire as if they were alive.

Since the "facehugger" had gotten too close, and Li Huo didn't have any quick dodge or displacement abilities, he could only try to defend against it first.

The flames instantly condensed into a shield-like shape, and surprisingly began to possess a semi-transparent solidity, causing the leaping, eerie creature to collide with them with a dull thud.

Moreover, when the opponent comes into contact with the fire shield, the flames on it also climb up to it and burn fiercely, and under the control of the fire, the temperature is far greater than that of the normal flame.

The "facehugger" let out a scream and fell heavily to the ground, struggling.

Li Huo raised an eyebrow, raised his shield, and approached, trying to observe what this thing actually was.

Unexpectedly, a jet-black beam of light shot out from a blind spot.

There wasn't a sound at all.

They arrived at the back of Li Huo's head without making a sound.

Fortunately, with his equipment and skills, he can incorporate changes in the surrounding temperature into his perception, especially elements like fire, which directly become an extension of his perception.

Although this beam of light made no sound.

However, when it passed through the flames, it was still keenly detected by Li Huo.

He immediately turned around and used his fire shield to block the beam of light. A whip made of condensed flame appeared in his hand, which he swung at another "facehugger" on the ceiling to entangle it.

Snapped--

They slammed the thing hard onto the ground.

Li Huo frowned, feeling a bit troubled, as he looked at the half-corroded gap in his fire shield by the beam.

This thing...

Was it created by a player?
It doesn't seem quite right...

To prevent these two things from causing further damage, he planned to kill the one that was entangled by the fire whip first, and then grab the one that was rolling on the ground being burned by the fire shield and report the situation.

However, just as Li Huo was about to make a decision.

Suddenly I felt a weight on my head.

It looks like something climbed up there.

"There's a third one!"

Li Huo was greatly alarmed.

Most importantly, he never sensed the existence of this third one, and he couldn't even see anything on his head through the mirror opposite him!

The weight and tactile sensation you can feel tell Li Huo that it has always been there.

"This thing can turn invisible!?"

This made his heart sink.

This is a huge problem!
If this thing wasn't created by players, then it's highly likely to be a creature that came to the real world from a dungeon!

The dungeon has already failed three times!
He felt a slight pain on the top of his head, as if that thing was drilling into his skull through some kind of sharp, needle-like limb.

Li Huo immediately shouted, engulfing his entire body in flames and forming a barrier on his skin. He also quickly condensed the fire whip in his hand into a sharp blade.

It stabbed fiercely towards the top of his head.

He shouted into his headset, "Red Alert! Dungeon creature invasion! Form type..."

While resisting and struggling, he also tried to convey the message in the most concise language possible.

Even if it costs me my life, I must let my teammates outside know what's going on and report this important information to raise the alert of the Bureau of Extraordinary Affairs!
He felt that no matter what he did, the flaming blade in his hand could not pierce the ground, nor could he throw it off his head. Even the fiery barrier on his body was breaking down little by little.

Death is approaching.

Li Huo's final decision was—

"This creature is most likely a parasite, whose primary attack method is targeting the head, and it also attempted to enter my head."

"If I do not report more information within one minute, please kill me immediately if you see me anywhere after that, as I may have been parasitized."

"Now I will also try to self-destruct to resist and avoid being parasitized... If Boss Xiezhi has time to come back, please tell him for me... I have not disgraced him."

Goodbye, everyone!

His speech became faster and faster, and his voice trembled more and more.

In this situation, Li Huo was indeed afraid.

But what I fear even more is that my death will pose an even greater threat to my comrades and society.

Instead of choosing to flee in a sorry state or weep bitterly, he continued to report more intelligence and attempted a final act of resistance.

Damn it! I'm going to blow your mind!

As he sensed that the barrier was almost completely thin and the other party was about to touch his skin, the amulet on Li Huo's chest became increasingly hot and bright.

His entire body temperature rose, as if he would turn into a human bomb at any moment.

At this extremely critical moment.

Li Huo suddenly felt a lightness on the top of his head.

A man in black appeared out of nowhere in front of him, with a cat perched on his shoulder, meowing softly, and his outstretched hand resembling a claw.

It seemed to be struggling with some unseen creature it was grasping, but no matter what it did, it couldn't escape the black-clad man's grasp.

The man in black clicked his tongue.

He looked at the cow-patterned cat on his shoulder with utter disdain and scoffed, "You mean, you were chased and kicked out of Uncle Li's house by this thing?"

"So you only decided to go home for a few last bites of cat treats when you were completely desperate, and then run off to Beijing to find us?"

"Hakimi has nowhere to hide, right?"

"Let's talk about how you, as a cat, entered the instance and even awakened your intelligence first."

Upon hearing his words, the cow cat meowed a few times.

This also made the man in black turn to look at Li Huo, who was standing there in a daze, and tease him, "Oh, you said you'd talk about this later, but there are outsiders here, right?"

"Okay, buddy, can you stop exploding? There are still many fires in Mingyang City waiting for you to put out. Don't treat yourself like a firecracker, it's not worth it."

“I will also tell Xie Zhi about your performance. I believe he will be very pleased that his comrade has such awareness.”

Upon hearing the name of the leader of the Xie Zhi, Li Huo subconsciously asked, "And you are?"

The man in black didn't answer.

Just said calmly:
"Who I am is not important. What's important is—leave the rest to me."

“I’m very interested in them.”

(End of this chapter)