Pollution throughout the territory

Xia Ren is on the verge of collapse.

He didn't have the energy to understand the words that appeared in his mind. The commotion outside seemed to be more intense. He could vaguely hear the sound of birds flapping their wings, followed by shrill screams.

The water soaked the floor and spread into the house. The chilling air was floating everywhere. Xia Ren hugged his calves helplessly and curled up on the swivel chair, shivering with cold.

The words in his head directed him to seal the infected body five meters away, but how did he know what the infected body was? Not to mention five meters, now the distance is one meter, which is a distance that is beyond his reach.

Except for the traces of moisture on the floor, the study was still the same as it was before, and nothing unusual could be seen. But it was this that made Xia Ren shudder. The increasingly harsh cold mist and the soft sound of spring in his ears showed that this room There are many things he cannot see, and they are all approaching him.

He wanted to shout loudly so that other residents in the community could hear what was going on and call the police to save him, but no matter how hard he squeezed the air in his lungs, his throat felt like it was being strangled, and he could only breathe heavily. Voice.

The air was filled with a faint smell of blood. He couldn't tell whether it was coming from the hanging rope or something else. The fear of death was quietly rising in his heart, gradually occupying his entire mind.

Xia Ren had a premonition that he might be in trouble tonight.

In his twenty-four years of life, he had never expected someone to be by his side so much. He would hug that person tightly as quickly as possible, and he would be able to accept it no matter what the price.

But there was no one.

At this time, the only thing accompanying him besides fear was the source of fear.

He couldn't accept that he just followed a girl to this residence. Why would such a terrible thing happen? When did this world become so strange and scary to him?

I originally thought that I would be fine if I hid in the study room, but there was no safe place in this house. Looking back now, Xia Ren thought that the old neighbor lady outside who kept knocking on the door seemed so amiable. He should have opened the door and went out to talk to her. The old lady talks about homely things!

However, there is no regret medicine in the world. He didn't even have the courage to run out and fight for his life. He could only curl up in a chair, tense his nerves, and silently waited to meet his doom.

As time passed slowly, under the tremendous pressure, his consciousness began to become blurred, and he finally slowly closed his heavy eyelids.

It seemed that countless people were arguing fiercely in his ears, lingering like a nightmare. Strangely, he could also clearly feel that there was a vague figure standing outside the door, staring at him quietly.

After an unknown amount of time, the expression on Xia Ren's face gradually became soothing, and his consciousness completely fell into darkness.

"Snapped!"

A white palm passed through the wall and turned off the light in the study.

…

…

The whispers in the living room continued, the cacophony of voices.

"……him?"

"...so weak."

"...containment failed..."

"...reset by..."

"Taking this opportunity... we can't stay here any longer."

"But Master..."

"Woof!"

In the night wind, the curtains swayed slightly, and the living room returned to deathly silence.

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…

"Damn eunuch!"

"Broken Chapter Dog, when you see the ticket in my hand, blah--it's gone!"

"If Zhou Yuan hadn't seen me, I would have died!"

"It's so poorly written that it's not worth paying for a subscription. You're just going to watch a pirated version~"

"Hello author, your application to unban the work has been rejected. Reason: The content of the work still violates the rules..."

There were all kinds of noisy sounds. Xia Ren frowned and finally couldn't bear it anymore. He kicked his legs spasmodically and fell out of the chair.

"Bang!"

There was a dull sound of flesh hitting the floor. Xia Ren took a deep breath, supported his upper body with one hand, and sat up on the floor covering his forehead with the other hand.

My head was still a little dazed, and I couldn't remember what happened for a while, but my shoulders and feet were a little numb.

He looked around blankly.

Well, it's the study room.

"Fuck!"

He suddenly recalled the horror of last night, his eyes widened, and he almost jumped up if his legs and feet weren't numb.

"No, you have to leave quickly."

As soon as he stood up, the back of his head felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

A paragraph of text unfolds in my mind:

[Main mission three: Warning, all the contained objects in the house have been disabled. Please capture the host as soon as possible to avoid the spread of contamination! Mission reward: 7000 achievement points, and 7 readable ancient dream fragments. Current task completion: 0/7]

"it hurts!"

He stumbled and almost fell to the ground again, but luckily he held on to the desk to hold on.

My fingers accidentally caught something.

[Warning, contaminants found!

Already in possession of the Contaminated Coward's Ear Pick, Category: Containable.

Contained? 】

Xia Ren vaguely chose [Yes].

【The coward's ear pick has been taken in!

Item introduction: It was originally an ordinary ear pick, which was contaminated due to long-term contact with the alien body, causing it to be irreversibly distorted.

Ability: When used, it will reduce the user's sanity by ten points, but at the same time there is a certain probability of triggering the Coward's Hidden Effect, which can resist attacks by up to a type of aberration. 】

[Note: Contained objects must not leave the room or the host, otherwise it will cause containment failure and re-spread contamination. 】

[No additional rewards will be given to the host in this containment judgment. 】

Looking at the small ear pick in his hand, Xia Ren blinked as he felt the faint fear coming from above.

“Words are not illusions.”

He is sure.

Then: "Did you pick up a containment object in vain?"

Although the memory has not yet fully recovered, it seems easy to understand why he calmed down about the situation at hand.

"This is the legendary system..."

Xia Ren tried to think about it, and several pages actually unfolded in his mind.

"so amazing."

He temporarily forgot about escaping and began to carefully observe the words displayed above.

There are zero achievement points, the store is completely gray and nothing can be seen.

In the personal information column, my other values ​​have not changed, except that my sanity has changed from 9 to 80, and the containment item shows one.

According to his current understanding, sanity should represent his thinking ability. In the case of extreme fear last night, his thinking ability dropped a lot, which is why the sanity value is so low.

“What’s going on with the pollution?”

[Known information: The emergence of a certain existence has polluted the surface organisms. The main target of pollution is humans. Human beings exposed to the pollutants will have their minds and bodies distorted. After death, infected bodies will be born with the help of the host body. They are invisible and formless, but Can affect all other objects except itself. The cause of the contamination is unknown, and any contact or attempt to understand it will lead to contamination.

Depending on the degree of contamination, the object is distorted differently.

Infectious bodies are divided into three categories. Category 1 infected bodies are slightly contaminated, Category 2 infected bodies have abilities, and Category 3 infected bodies extremely hate humans.

To protect the host, the aberrant body information is not unlocked, and the alienated body information is not unlocked.

There are also some special pollutants that cannot be sealed and can only be contained. 】

"But how do I seal the infected body?"

[Known information: The infected body possesses all the memories and emotions of the host body. Please try to weaken their resistance value. When the resistance value reaches a certain level, the system will forcibly seal it. Depending on the strength of the host, the ability to seal contamination will also change. 】

"Isn't this just like getting a Pokémon?"

Xia Ren rubbed his swollen temples.

The top priority is to leave this room as soon as possible, complete the task, etc., it is better to take your time.

He put the coward's earpick in his pocket and took just two steps, only to find that the door had been opened.

"I remember it was closed properly last night. Who opened the door?"

He was the only one in the room, and the answer was obvious.

Thinking that he fell asleep last night, Xia Ren couldn't help but feel scared. He swallowed and felt hot. His clothes were soaked and sticky and stuck to his body, which increased his discomfort.

The floor was dry, and there were no traces left by water. He walked to the living room, and the terrifying hanging rope on the ceiling was gone. It was safe visually.

To be honest, he was really afraid that when he was walking, a rope would suddenly hang down and wrap around his neck.

He opened the balcony window yesterday, and a bit of dazzling sunlight came in, dispersing the darkness and causing the temperature in the room to rise a lot. This was also the reason for the hot weather just now.

"There doesn't seem to be anything unusual."

He looked around and frowned subconsciously.

"Why do you feel that the living room is so empty?"

Even though the furniture was still there, he didn't know why he had such strange thoughts.

"By the way, the third main mission prompted by the system said that all the containment objects in the house have expired. Could those last night be the containment objects?"

Since the system allows you to retrieve the contents, it means that they have all run away, leaving only one cowardly ear picker. It is also a defensive type, and judging from the name, he is probably very cowardly and does not dare to run at all. Doesn't that mean... ...There is nothing in the house now, is it safe?

To be on the safe side, Xia Ren decided to give it a try.

"Dead ghosts, come out and let me take a look?"

He muttered in a low voice like a mosquito buzzing, still very scared.

Waited for a few seconds, no response.

Xia Ren breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that he was right.

He suddenly became less nervous and even had the courage to observe the environment in the room.

When he came to the bathroom next door, the mirror inside was shattered into pieces. Countless tiny fragments divided his face into many pieces, which looked inexplicably scary.

"I made you make the noise last night just to scare me. Now it's fine. It's broken like this and you can't put it back together. Why bother?"

Xia Ren mocked in the mirror as if to retaliate.

Mirror"……"

There was nothing unusual about such provocation, and he was finally able to completely relax.

Now he is no longer in such a hurry to leave. Besides, his memory has not been restored yet, and he really can't think of where else he can go.

"By the way, this room belongs to Zhao Mingyue. The cowardly ear picker was twisted into a containment object after long-term contact with the alienated body. And Zhao Mingyue is an abyssal alienated body. Wouldn't that be..."

The coward's ear pick is the only containment object he currently owns, and according to the introduction, it is powerful enough to withstand attacks from a type of aberrant body.

Xia Ren turned to look at the bedroom. The wardrobe and bed were definitely the ones he touched most frequently.

He rubbed his hands, feeling a little excited.

What a treasure trove!

However, the ideal is full, but the reality is always unsatisfactory.

Xia Ren sat on the quilt and touched everything he could touch in the room, but there was still no prompt from the system.

There are no more contained objects here.

"why?"

Xia Ren was unwilling to give in and opened the drawer in front of him. There was a real estate certificate alone inside.

Opening it and looking at it, he was stunned.

House owners: Zhao Mingyue, Xia Ren.