Forbidden Zone of Deception

Chapter 38 Parchment and Square Mirror
Jiang Jin could never understand one thing.

Why are the trials for new players so difficult?
He felt that this was quite challenging even for a Level 2 Reincarnator, let alone for a Reincarnator entering the Horror Dungeon for the first time.

If it weren't for his ability as a lawyer specializing in ghosts, how could he have survived? Moreover, his ability has significant limitations. For example, he originally wanted to modify the mirror image to trigger the female ghost's pursuit as usual, but it was judged to be illogical!
But he didn't expect that his question would be answered so quickly.

Now, in a half-dreaming, half-awake state, he received a system notification:

"Reincarnator Jiang Jin, you have successfully cleared the [Water Pool Evil Spirit] horror dungeon."

You completed the Soul-Suppressing Ritual of Dungeon Quest 3 all by yourself.

Because you have been contaminated by extremely high-risk memes, your SAN value has dropped to the A level. When you enter the horror instance, your original SAN value is already close to 30% and you are about to fall into the annihilation layer. Therefore, the reincarnation system must arrange the highest difficulty trial mission in the instance and pass it in order to curb the meme contamination you have suffered.

The system has assessed your performance and will award you an additional 20 Resentment Crystals (already stored in your Reincarnator Watch) and one chance to draw a prize, on top of the original 40% SAN value. Would you like to draw a prize now? Yes/No

So that's the reason?

Jiang Jin suddenly wondered if he was the only one who had received the Soul Suppression Ritual quest? Perhaps Lu Zhao had only received quest 1 and quest 2?

No wonder there was no penalty for failing Mission 3; it only stated that failure would leave him permanently trapped in the Horror Dungeon. Of course, for Jiang Jin, who had drunk the pool water, this was no different from waiting to die. But... why was he infected with such a high-risk memetic contamination?

Thank goodness! Thank goodness he acquired the hidden profession of "The Mysterious Lawyer"!

20 crystals of resentment! They're incredibly wealthy!

Should we draw the prize now? What are we hesitating for? Of course, we should draw the prize right now! Do we even need to ask?
Jiang Jin had a sudden thought and immediately decided... to draw a prize!
The lottery results came out quickly.

"You have drawn a [Blood Eater Raven]."

Bloodraven: You can use Bloodraven to carry and share Hunter's Vision, costing only 3% SAN per use. Once released, everything Bloodraven sees will be reflected to you through Hunter's Vision. Single use, maximum 15 minutes, then a 3-hour cooldown.

Humans with a SAN value higher than 60% cannot see the Blood Eater Crow.

The Blood-Eating Raven will transform into a sculpture and automatically be stored in your Reincarnator Watch. When you want to use it, you can retrieve it directly; after consuming SAN points, it will transform into a raven to search for you. If attacked by a ghost, it will automatically revert to a sculpture and return to your Reincarnator Watch.

What a good thing!

This is an essential tool for exploring dangerous areas!

"Jiang Jin, the reincarnator, your memetic contamination has been suppressed through this trial, and your SAN value decline potential has been reduced to level D."

Please consult your new mentor for any precautions to take afterward.

Please pay close attention to your SAN value at all times. If it drops below 70%, or if the SAN value declines to a level B or higher, it is recommended to immediately go to the containment area for the trial.

If your SAN value drops below 60% and you still don't actively go to the containment area for trials, you will be directly eliminated by the cleaners.

Soon to return to the Qingtan residential area, a Hong Kong-style terrorist containment zone.

at this time……

Wu Qin awaits the return of Jiang Jin!
Liang Qin, who was standing next to him, had already drawn his hunting rifle "Mourning" and aimed it at Jiang Jin!
To be honest, Liang Qin was a little unhappy about coming here.

The reason Wu Qin approached him was because of the "Mourning Cry" sword in his hand!
This weapon, the Mourning Cry, is his beloved gun and a rare item whose incantations can track and locate targets across dimensions. It was a custom weapon that he commissioned a cleaner to process after he finally obtained a fragment of resentment crystal!
If it weren't for this, Wu Qin wouldn't have sought an alliance with him.

Although both are LV2, Wu Qin's strength has reached the peak of LV2, and it can be said that he has already stepped into the LV3 Soul Refiner realm! He was happy to cling to Wu Qin's coattails, which is why he called him "big brother" and helped him with his work.

To be honest, it's one thing for a ghost hunter like him to scheme against prospective reincarnators, but to now bully the weak and kill for treasure is truly shameful. Ultimately, Wu Qin is the one who benefits from the cursed paper bag; what good stuff could Liang Qin possibly get? That's why, even knowing Jiang Jin was burdened by the curse of the Mourning Cry when he was dragged out of the elevator by the hair, he didn't go to his rescue. After all, he was doing someone else's job, and it wasn't worth the risk.

To be honest, he was in this room because if he wasn't careful, he might get dragged into a horror instance. As a newly minted LV2 reincarnator, he could indeed be drawn into the [Water Pool Evil Spirit] instance.

At this moment, Wu Qin was completely unaware of Liang Qin's thoughts, and instead looked at Jiang Jin's figure, which appeared before his eyes!
finally come!

He can finally reclaim the cursed paper bag and get back the [Ghost Eye Yang's Golden Box]!

"What do you mean by 'Ghost Eye Yang's Golden Box'... I accidentally entered that instance after killing that high school student named Fang Jing at Dachang No. 7 Middle School and taking the parchment. After obtaining a lot of information, I prepared the golden container! In the end, the parchment and the box became his instead?"

However, once he obtains another Resentment Crystal and collects five, he can absorb enough resentment to advance to LV3 Soul Refiner! At that time, he will possess the "Resentment Fire Forge" ability and have enough confidence to return to the [Terror Resurgence] plane to complete the "Ghost Eye Yang's Wish" quest!

He prepared to use the blood pact link ability again to confirm whether the item was on the other party!

His blood pact link was different from Liang Qin's cursed binding; it couldn't sense across dimensions. He had only activated the blood pact link during that half-awake, half-asleep moment when he entered through the dungeon entrance, allowing him to sense the location of the cursed paper bag. He never expected the paper bag to disappear as soon as he officially entered!

But this time, he was horrified to discover—

The blood pact link has been broken!
"what?"

He immediately let out a sharp scream!

"Ghostly Howl!"
This is one of the professional abilities of a Level 2 Ghost Keeper!

Jiang Jin had just regained consciousness when he was hit by Gui Xiao's roar, which caused him to lose a full 7% of his SAN value!
Deathstroke was also blasted so hard that he almost lost consciousness, and his body even became indistinct for a moment!
"You bastard! Where is my Cursed Paper Bag?!"

At the same time, Liang Qin pointed the mournful sound at Jiang Jin and said, "Did you see a small paper bag? Did you take it?"

Jiang Jin never expected to face this situation as soon as he came out!
If Liang Qin hadn't pointed his gun at him, he would have already taken out his boning knife and activated "Hunting Curse Blade"!

"Paper bag?" Jiang Jin immediately realized, it was that thing!

Wu Qin said coldly, "You brat, did you sever the blood pact link on the paper bag? You beast, take off your Reincarnator watch and show me what's inside! If you cooperate obediently, I'll give you a quick death; otherwise, I'll not only kill you, but also throw your soul into my Soul Refining Jar, so you'll know what it means to wish you were dead!"

Jiang Jin sensed the absolute suppression of the opponent's strength.

That "ghostly howl" was only because Wu Qin showed mercy; otherwise, Jiang Jin's situation would be much worse.

At this moment, the surface of the shotgun began to be covered with various vascular-like patterns!

"Mr. Liang," Jiang Jin continued, trying to feign innocence while his mind raced, searching for a solution, "I don't understand, what's going on?"

It's clear that Jiang Jin can't possibly resolve the conflict by "returning the item to its rightful owner." Even if he hands it over, they'll only give him a quick death, not his life!

Since that's the case, Jiang Jin has no choice but to let them die!

However, the muzzle of the shotgun was always pointed at him, and Jiang Jin was powerless to resist.

At this moment, although Deathstroke had recovered, the German Shepherd hound behind Liang Qin also emerged and glared fiercely at Deathstroke!

"So you have a hound now," Liang Qin said with a hint of melancholy. "I never imagined that after personally sending you into the dungeon, I'd still have to kill you. Oh well, you took my brother's things, so you're destined to die!"

Jiang Jin quickly waved his hand and shook his head, saying, "I really don't know! What paper bag? I've never seen one in the dungeon!"

(End of this chapter)