160: Chapter 160: I’m an Evil Spirit Too, What Should I Fear?
160: Chapter 160: I’m an Evil Spirit Too, What Should I Fear?
Even in a future where virtual reality games had developed to the point where AI was nearly out of control, game developers still wouldn’t add a “completely realistic natural climate simulation” feature to a game.
The cost was too high, and it was unnecessary.
Like with drawing cards, you could create a pseudo-random experience, and players wouldn’t notice the difference.
On the other hand, if it were truly random, the game would certainly be criticized to the point of shutdown.
Li Mumu had once mastered the skill of licking her finger to judge the wind direction in an underground city exploration game.
But in reality, there was no actual air flow; the system only generated guiding air flow on her fingertips when she used this skill.
In the real world, this method of judging wind direction does exist, but its boasting greatly outweighs its actual effectiveness.
Because air flow is a complex subject.
If it were a straight passage, you wouldn’t need to use this method to determine direction at all.
But in a complex three-dimensional space like the one Li Mumu was in now, although she could feel the coolness on her fingertips, she couldn’t actually determine the direction of the wind.
If there were any other choice, she wouldn’t want to use this most primitive method.
Li Mumu groped around in the darkness bit by bit.
She didn’t know how long it had been, perhaps a day, maybe two.
After losing her sense of time, she felt her rationality gradually declining.
Had it also been a long time since I had eaten anything?
Li Mumu stopped, gave herself a hard slap on the face.
Calm down, now is not the time to think about whether I can eat or not; the idea to look for the ventilation shaft should be correct, but why can’t I find it?
She suddenly realized she had been overlooking a problem all this time.
Just how high is the ceiling above me?
She grabbed the Red String, controlling the puppet on the other end, and began to build a stack of Arhats.
The roof was an area she hadn’t searched from the beginning.
This time, she finally found the right direction.
The main reason she hadn’t found the ventilation shaft before was that the space’s framework was too high, and the puppet she controlled couldn’t touch it even if it raised its hand.
As long as she found the ventilation duct, crawling through it would lead her to the main ventilation shaft…
However, reality was crueler than she expected; after much difficulty, she finally reached the room with the main ventilation shaft, opened the hatch on the ceiling, and touched hard soil.
Had the ventilation shaft been buried?
Or had I made a wrong judgment again and found the wrong direction?
Li Mumu raised her finger to test; no mistake, it was right here.
From such a close distance, she clearly felt the disturbance in the air flow.
It doesn’t matter if there are no tools; fingers are the best tools.
After all, the ones harming you are not me, this karma does not fall upon me.
Li Mumu ruthlessly exploited the last bit of value from the bodies without any guilt.
Human fingers are very tough; even if they are twisted off, it doesn’t matter because at this moment, they can’t feel pain anyway.
Even if all ten fingers were broken, many more people would replace them, continuing the effort.
I keep digging at the small ventilation shaft…
Thinking of the imminent return to daylight, Li Mumu’s mood involuntarily brightened.
She smelled the fragrance of the soil and the scent of fresh air.
It began with a small hole, then grew larger and larger.
Fresh air was pouring in!
However, before Li Mumu could enjoy a few minutes, the air behind her turned damp and muddy.
Those Elemental Bodies!
Li Mumu was shocked, she had groped in the dark for too long, so much so that she had forgotten the existence of these monsters.
They hadn’t escaped either, they were just hiding in the dark, spying on Li Mumu’s every move!
Now that I finally found the exit, you actually rush out to pick peaches?
Li Mumu was furiously powerless, she couldn’t do much about these Elemental Bodies, as the few Divine Arts she learned from The Sutra of Guiding the Deceased to the Afterlife were completely ineffective against them.
A mismatch of expertise.
Alright, I’ll remember this grudge!
The Miasma Giants had no intention of fighting Li Mumu for her body either.
They swarmed over, gathering into a fierce sandstorm, erupting from the hole Li Mumu had just dug.
You better pray that the path I’ve opened doesn’t lead to the Netherworld.
Only after this violent air current had completely dissipated did Li Mumu, with a mouthful of sand, grit her teeth and climb out from the hole.
The outside was equally dark, but this time, she finally saw the starry sky.
The moon in the sky was just a thin crescent.
When the moonlight completely disappears, creatures from the Outer Dimension will come to the Real World…
The surroundings were a gray misty sight, a trace left by the Miasma Giants.
Even through the night veil and the fog, Li Mumu could still make out the vague shapes of the buildings around her.
It feels good to regain my sight.
Traditional Chinese architecture, rural courtyards.
Wonder if there’s anyone inside.
Li Mumu lowered her head, looking at her four arms, and hesitated for a moment.
With my current appearance, am I really not going to be mistaken for a Demon Evil Spirit?
No … by rights, if I have returned to the Real World, my body should also have returned to normal.
Is this really the Real World?
Or am I supposed to live with this ghostly appearance from now on?
Questions bombarded her sanity one after the other, but she forcefully suppressed them.
Now’s not the time to worry about what I’ll look like in the future.
Since I’m back in the Real World, the top priority is to contact the Special Service Bureau immediately.
A whole ship full of demons and ghouls have invaded, all wearing human skins!
The thought was good, but she had no idea how to contact the Special Service Bureau of this era.
Not to mention the Bureau, it’s debatable whether this era even had emergency phone services.
With her current ghostly appearance, she couldn’t meet people.
If seen, she wouldn’t be able to explain…
Li Mumu suddenly turned her head and saw a figure walking towards her through the fog not far away.
She couldn’t even see it walking, but could feel it coming closer.
Speak of the devil, and he appears—there’s actually a living person wandering around in the dead of night?
not necessarily a living person.
Seeing the red corner of the garment emerging from the mist, Li Mumu’s heart skipped a half beat.
It was a young woman, a woman wandering the streets in a bright red Chinese bridal dress in the dead of night.
No way, encountering such dynamite stuff as soon as I got out, I didn’t really dig right into the Underworld, did I…
Wait, why should I be afraid?
Li Mumu suddenly realized, I don’t look like a person right now, so what the hell am I afraid of?
At that moment, she heard the young woman across from her gently open her red lips, quietly saying:
“Hello, my sister, welcome to China…”