Help, I've become a paper man

Chapter 376 Strange

In the intense battle, everyone was busy looking for clues, and that subtle atmosphere quickly dissipated, leaving no trace.

Song Yi also relaxed and focused more on what was in front of him. A few minutes later, when they passed through the narrow road and went around to the other side of the ruins, he found a familiar feeling.

Before the collapse, this was the entrance to the alley, and he came here.

It was here a few days ago that he met Zhigui.

Song Yi did not hesitate and directly stated his discovery. Everyone's pace slowed down a little. There was no verbal communication, but just by turning around, they understood each other's meaning.

The formation changed, and instead of moving forward, they changed the way they fought.

From exploration as the main focus, defense as the auxiliary focus, and spare time to take cleaning into consideration, it has become defense as the main focus, with cleaning as the auxiliary focus.

They surrounded Song Yi and continued to fight. Song Yi did not disappoint everyone. He poured his mental power into his face. This time, not only his eyes but also his nasal cavity were taken care of. His overall perception improved.

As his abilities improved, the foul smells also came rushing in, almost making him vomit after his already keen sense of smell was upgraded.

But that’s not enough. He needs to concentrate and try his best to analyze the information from the remaining information.

Song Yi searched with all his might, but it had been too long. The last time they came here, this place was still a town and had not been eroded by Purgatory. Bricks and tiles were flying all over the ground, and it was difficult to find the "pre-destruction" appearance.

He could only try to find the approximate direction through subtle clues after discovering the stop.

Lay the foundation for “retreat if no change is found”.

But soon, he no longer needed this, and no one needed to think about it anymore, because they saw "the problem".

Not just now, but at this moment, in their eyes, monsters appeared in places where there were no "corpses".

Not to mention the large number, just the speed at which they appeared was enough to shock everyone, and the defense line was further tightened.

This time it wasn't just the tails and ears, as the sharp teeth emerged, some features also appeared on everyone's faces, and their degree of animalization deepened.

Song Yi gathered his spiritual power and said hurriedly: "Let's go, I found the direction, let's go home first!"

When he shouted, the sound of waves was heard, with a slight echo. By the time he finished the second half of the sentence, it had already overlapped with the noise.

For a few brief seconds, in Song Yi's eyes, the surroundings lost their color. It was not just darkness, but more like being deprived of color. It was not much different from the first time he entered the "inner world".

The fear and crisis also came with it, and he could hardly tell whether he had made any sound or not.

All I can do is silently shout again and again: Go! Retreat! Trap! Pollution! Whisper!

"072... Let's go..."

"Don't believe it..."

"Don't look back, it's all fake..."

Song Yi tried to remain calm. In the crisis, he directly mobilized his mental power, not knowing whether it would work or not. He first borrowed Yan Changyue's power and awakened the cufflinks at the same time.

His mental strength was barely able to function under the double buff, and his consciousness gradually became clear.

"Player Song Yi, the system has detected that you are in danger. You and your teammates may be contaminated at any time. Please find the nightmare present and eliminate it within the specified time."

He heard other voices coming from Noah's Ark, but to him, this thing was a hint that something bad was going to happen, and it was no different from talking in a trance.

Song Yi said "hmm" perfunctorily, and raised his voice again and shouted: "Stop fighting, there is a problem here, let's retreat first!"

For a moment, everyone's expression did not change. Some were puzzled, some were unwilling, but during the cooperation, he was exploring. He suddenly said this, which must mean he discovered a problem.

So, after Song Yi pointed the way, everyone rushed towards that direction in silence, and forced their way out the same way they had fought their way in.

After leaving the town, they walked forward for a few hundred meters. Seeing that there were no monsters chasing them, they gradually slowed down.

Someone immediately asked Song Yi what he had discovered.

Song Yi said: "Two horror stories. There was a nightmare in the place just now. I couldn't find his location, but I heard his mumbling."

At this point, everyone was close to the source of danger. He had indeed heard some news from An Xiaochun before, and he could probably guess that pollution was like a plague, and it would definitely not be appropriate to talk about it out loud.

But if he keeps it secret and does not say anything, the possible danger may be encountered by his teammates, who may not have the mental strength to help the other party break free from control.

Everyone fell silent for a while. After a few minutes, someone spoke again, but also skipped this topic and said:

"Have you noticed? There is something wrong with the appearance of the monsters. Either they have gained self-awareness and no longer follow fixed procedures, or their refresh may no longer be fixed."

Another immediately followed up, "Yes, so we became suspicious and were forced to retreat by the monsters. There must be a nightmare inside, so we had to evacuate."

With their start, other Stardusts also responded one by one, and in just a few sentences, they managed to exclude the fact that Song Yi heard "mumbling", which was no less than a large-scale "confession".

Song Yi listened to this and besides being moved, he also felt like laughing because he suddenly realized that he was different from everyone else.

The reason why the stardust present here look like children is that they may indeed be "children". Even if they have adult bodies, the stardust they carry may have been here for only a short time.

But before he could laugh, new danger emerged.

During the evacuation process, before they got out of the fog, they were attacked by monsters. The monsters appeared from different directions, were equally ruthless, and were designed to kill them with one blow.

They were just guessing at first, but now they have actually experienced the random delivery. Because they cannot see clearly, the situation is more critical than before.

The tail that was about to be folded began to shake again. The loose team also reorganized itself again and slowly left the foggy area as a group.

Back in the familiar darkness, everyone looked at each other, then quickened their pace and ran towards the camp.

There are more teammates and their leaders there, but the more anxious they are, the more frequently monsters appear.

Song Yi was also in the battle and heard the sound of waves again. His figure stiffened and he mobilized his mental strength again.

Not knowing where the nightmare is, he can only try his best to eliminate the monsters around him, maybe the next one will be it.

But it was still too slow. More people heard the mumbling and the fighting movements became slow. He had to make temporary changes, from fighting to protecting, from attacking to defending.

If there is danger over there, he will help that side and solve his teammates' predicament first - this is what Song Yi originally thought, but it was too slow, too slow after all.

Some stardust died here, and the situation became even more dangerous. The living could hear mumbling, and the dead stardust began to stiffen.

He ran around, constantly solving problems, until he got close to the camp, the number of monsters decreased, and the survivors began to wake up. Only then did Song Yi gradually slow down and look back.

The dead stardust did not disappear, but stood still, losing the color of life, and its shape changed into statues.

Loss of humanity, distorted form, and a sense of weirdness...

Song Yi was familiar with this thing, yet not quite familiar with it. It was like a monster that had died but had the characteristics of a living being.

Song Yi didn't want to think about it anymore, and even wanted to go home first, but his excellent eyesight allowed him to see everything clearly at this moment.

The changes in the deceased closest to him, the agile tail, now slowly drooped down and was merging into the legs of the statue.

More like, more...

Song Yi suddenly realized that they were in purgatory. He had forgotten it as soon as he heard it and didn't take it seriously. For example, the introduction of the game's races stated that the differences in stardust life forms would actually determine the form of purgatory.

He had seen monsters and stardust transformed into beasts, but this was the first time he had seen someone "transformed into hell" in front of him. This special experience made his mind empty.

It was not until a voice sounded that he was brought back to his senses. He heard the person softly say:

"Maybe the nightmare followed us and brought this kind of pollution..."

They just escaped from it, just...really?