Serial Player
Chapter 402 - 79

Chapter 402: Chapter 79

Li Changhe released all the black hawks. They patrolled back and forth in the sky within two kilometers of the area.

Equipped with [Aura Concealment] and [Danger Perception], the black hawks served as the best sentinels.

Under the quiet night sky, they let out their cries. As long as any [Player] showed hostility toward them, they would be discovered immediately.

But after watching the scenery for six minutes, the black hawks dispersed, and Li Changhe didn’t find any anomalies.

The only conclusion that came to mind was that Qiaodu City had nice scenery...

Li Changhe stood by the window and used the [Hawkeye Demon Eyes] to gaze at the town in the night.

He took in the distant view, where the lights and stars seemed to be connected, competing for brightness.

As the New Year approached, pedestrians wore smiles. The atmosphere was peaceful and calm with no signs of anything abnormal.

After all, this was the ordinary world.

[Players], Transcendents, and even non-human creatures were generally well behaved in the ordinary world.

"I’d better complete the task and leave as soon as possible," Li Changhe thought, feeling confused about his current situation.

He closed the curtains and took out the digital camera belonging to the mountain climbing ghost.

This was the only clue left behind by the mountain climbing ghost.

It was also the [Task Item] for this [Reality Task].

[Damaged Digital Camera]

[Quality: Ordinary]

[Type: Miscellaneous/Task Item]

[Effect: Not much use, perhaps it can be used to hit people.]

[Note: None]

At first, Li Changhe thought that the clues might have been stored in the memory card. However, after opening it, he discovered that the digital camera was already broken.

Many internal parts were damaged, and the memory card itself was lost. It had also been soaked in formalin for quite some time. Even now, Li Changhe could smell the distinct odor.

Back then, Li Changhe couldn’t help but wonder if he was meant to try his luck and trigger something by touching the camera.

Since it belonged to the mountain climbing ghosts, there must be a connection with some mountain climbing site.

Li Changhe had Mr. Bai investigate recent mountain climbing accidents, but the results were unfruitful.

However, a few days ago in Shangqiao Village, while cleaning up the human traffickers, something finally triggered the camera’s next clue: Ba Mountain.

And so, Li Changhe embarked on this long journey.

As it was about to happen, the broken camera finally reacted.

Li Changhe pressed the not-so-sensitive button on the digital camera, and the first photo appeared on the screen.

It was a group photo of five people dressed in climbing gear: three men and two women.

The oldest person in the photo was a man in his forties.

He was half squatting in the center of the frame, with a large army green climbing bag in front of him.

He was obviously the most trusted among the group, as the other four people gathered around him for the picture.

Each person had a smile on their face.

The location was Qiaodu South Station, where Li Changhe had just arrived. It seemed to be a souvenir photo taken when they first arrived in Qiaodu City.

In the photo, they were laughing and playing together, and their relationships seemed quite well.

"Is it a viaduct in Qiaodu City? Everything seems normal at the moment. Where is the murderer?"

Li Changhe carefully observed a corner of the photo but didn’t see any suspicious people.

In the second photo, the background changed to a certain mountain forest. The camera angle showed the middle-aged man’s face from a forty-five-degree angle, looking up.

With his square face occupying one-third of the frame, the man looked pale and panicked.

He was carrying an unconscious companion on his back. Behind him, the other two companions, also pale, supported a limp woman.

Two of them had lost their ability to move... what had they encountered? A mountain climbing accident? Or had they been attacked by a wild animal?

This possibility was not small.

After all, Bashu was home to pandas, protected by numerous titles such as Jail Bottom Piercing Beast, General Chiyou’s mount, King of Black and White, and Hua Country’s exclusive divine beast.

As a result, many nature reserves in Bashu were home to frequently active wild animals.

The chances of encountering a wild beast in the wild were not small. There had also been recent news reports of wild animal attacks on people.

No matter what they say online about how to deal with wild beasts, the reality was different.

"Could it be that a wild animal attacked them?" Li Changhe thought. Was he supposed to come here to take revenge on the wild beast that attacked them?

That would indeed be troublesome. Having him search the mountains and plains for the wild beast that attacked them would be too challenging.

Continuing to press the camera, the third photo appeared.

In the photo, a look of surprise emerged on the haggard face of the uncle.

How could he still smile in this situation?

Did they meet someone? Or did they see a rescue team?

But Li Changhe couldn’t find any mountain climbing accidents with matching numbers of people online?

The fourth photo was blurry and taken at night.

It could be seen that the group was inside a vehicle. The streetlights and a viaduct could be vaguely seen through the car window.

It seemed that the camera button had been accidentally pressed. Or perhaps the camera had been accidentally touched when the car was shaking.

The uncle’s large face occupied most of the photo.

His eyes were tightly closed, and his face was in extreme pain.

Several other climbers were also shown in the photo. The number of people hadn’t changed, but their positions were highly unnatural.

Arms resting on thighs, necks leaning against the corner, as if someone had carelessly thrown them into the car without any regard for their comfort.

They were cramped and twisted, like canned fish.

It was unclear whether they were alive or dead at that time.

"Is this before their demise?" Li Changhe looked at the photo, lost in thought for a long time.

"What exactly did they go through to turn them into vengeful ghosts?"

"Combining the smell of formalin in the camera... could it be related to some hospital facility?"

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