Chapter 85

Listen, Zhang Wei!

Although his face was covered with bloody patterns, the features and clothing still allowed Qin Ran to immediately recognize this not-so-harmonious temporary teammate.

Especially the bloody patterns on his face gave Qin Ran a sense of familiarity.

Even... a sense of intimacy?

Subconsciously, Qin Ran's eyes were fixed on these bloody patterns, and as he stared, the bloody patterns seemed to come to life.

They wriggled and rotated.

Like a blood-red snake, it wriggled and crawled.

Then, the snake's head lifted, and the tongue hissed.

Qin Ran's eyes instantly widened.

Because the blood-red snake's head appeared in front of him, and as the tongue flicked, it approached his lips, causing a strong sense of discomfort to rise within him.

It was like having eaten something bad, feeling nauseous and queasy.

But it was even more severe.

Qin Ran grabbed the blood-red snake's head, and immediately his entire hand felt slimy.

He wanted to pull the blood-red snake's head away from him.

Or, simply crush this bizarre snake's head.

But to Qin Ran's surprise, the blood-red snake's head was not only hard but also contained great strength.

Qin Ran couldn't even crush it; it took all his strength just to pull it away.

The bizarre snake's head, along with its tongue, gradually moved away from Qin Ran.

When it reached a sufficient distance, the bizarre snake's head disappeared, just as it had appeared.

Qin Ran also heard the frantic shout of Wu Tian:

"2567, don't look into its eyes!"

"This guy is possessed!"

"He's a half-dead person now!"

Qin Ran turned his head and saw Wu Tian's slightly anxious face, while he felt the images in his eyes wobble.

Qin Ran closed his eyes and shook his head forcefully.

The wobbling sensation disappeared.

On his retina, messages appeared:

[Player Zhang Wei is dead!]

[Intimidation: You are within the range of the opponent's intimidation. Your mental state has passed the test, no abnormal conditions have occurred...]

[Illusion: You have fallen into the illusion created by the opponent. Your mental state has passed one test, and your perception has passed one test. The illusion cannot cause you effective harm...]

"What happened?"

"What is a half-dead person?"

Qin Ran, now back to normal, asked repeatedly.

However, he remembered Wu Tian's words and did not stare at Zhang Wei's corpse, or rather... the half-dead person.

"A half-dead person, a monster that has come back to life and is using someone else's body!"

"Not only does it become stronger, but its entire body also becomes impervious to ordinary weapons!"

"More troublesome is that when you face it, you must constantly deal with possible intimidation and illusions, especially the latter. If you die in the illusion, you will really die!"

"Just a Demon Great Seven could never create such a monster!"

"Obviously, something we don't know has happened!"

"Damn it, what the hell did Zhang Wei do? Why would such a monster appear in the fourth difficulty level of the instance!"

Wu Tian explained to Qin Ran and then began a series of curses.

Clearly, the appearance of the half-dead person made Wu Tian feel at a loss.

"At what difficulty level should it appear?"

Qin Ran asked while using his peripheral vision to observe the half-dead person.

The other party stood on the gap created by the rocket, allowing the sunlight to shine on its body. The bloody patterns on its face became even more sinister in the sunlight.

This sinister feeling made Qin Ran feel uncomfortable again.

It seemed... the sunlight had become cold.

Because, Qin Ran felt as if he was looking at another face.

Kilfin Hedge!

Yes, it was him!

Qin Ran confirmed what he saw.

The image of Kilfin Hedge's file, which he had seen not long ago, appeared in his mind.

The photo in the file was identical to the face in front of him!

He didn't really die?

Qin Ran speculated in his heart.

Wu Tian, speaking rapidly, explained:

"At least the sixth difficulty level!"

"In my sixth instance, a similar creature played a significant role!"

"It was one of the monsters I hated the most at the time!"

"Damn it! Is it provoking me?"

As Wu Tian answered Qin Ran, the half-dead person standing on the high ground raised its right hand, extended its index finger, and drew a line across its neck, making a throat-cutting gesture towards Wu Tian and Qin Ran.

Wu Tian immediately responded.

Whoosh!

A rocket, trailing flames, shot towards the half-dead person.

Boom!

In the explosion, flames instantly engulfed the half-dead person.

"I'll teach you what manners are, on behalf of your mother!"

"I'm not the same person I was back then!"

"Stay here, I'll go deal with that guy!"

Wu Tian spat on the ground, then, without regard for the heat, kissed the [Iron Fist-2] rocket launcher as if it were his lover.

After instructing Stanbeck, he ran towards the main building of Alcatraz Prison with a running start.

Without climbing, Wu Tian, carrying a large backpack, first leaped and stepped on the window sill of the second-story building, then kicked off and flipped into the third floor through the gap created by the rocket.

Qin Ran, following closely behind, marveled at the strength and body coordination displayed by Wu Tian.

Once again, he marveled that Wu Tian, a veteran player who had survived the seventh instance, was indeed worthy of the title.

For the appearance of the half-dead person, Qin Ran was filled with surprise.

But he was not afraid.

At most, he felt uncomfortable.

When the discomfort subsided, Qin Ran became eager.

Zhang Wei's death and the appearance of the half-dead person clearly hid a secret.

And in this secret, Qin Ran instinctively smelled the scent of 'wealth'!

Despite Zhang Wei's death, which had already informed Qin Ran that this was a dangerous matter.

But this did not scare Qin Ran. Once constantly threatened by death, how could he be frightened by a half-dead person?

After all, compared to facing death alone and helpless, he now had Wu Tian as a helper.

From the other party's expression, Qin Ran could feel that Wu Tian was confident in dealing with the half-dead person.

This undoubtedly reduced his danger.

Qin Ran, flipping into the third-floor gap, did not see Wu Tian.

Clearly, the other party had gone to chase the half-dead person.

Subconsciously, Qin Ran activated [Tracking] to follow the trail left by Wu Tian and the half-dead person, but what he first saw was still the 'Demon Great Seven' magic circle.

"Huh?!"

When he clearly saw the 'Demon Great Seven' magic circle, Qin Ran exclaimed in surprise.

Because the 'Demon Great Seven' magic circle in front of him was different from the one in his memory.