Serial Player
Chapter 405 - 82: Bell Sound (2 in 1)

Chapter 405: Chapter 82: Bell Sound (2 in 1)

White Horse Sanatorium was a lonely building, surrounded by endless trees.

Perhaps the builders wanted to provide a peaceful living environment for the patients, so the nearest residence was hundreds of meters away.

When Li Changhe saw the sanatorium from a distance, it was already evening.

The sun, devoid of warmth, cast a long shadow of the building.

It seemed to envelop everything, devour everything.

He didn’t know if it was his imagination or the chill brought by the previous rain but upon arriving, the air around felt even colder.

The building no longer showed traces of being ravaged by fire, but there was always a burnt smell filling the nostrils.

A tripe vendor hurried past on his way home from closing up his stall for the night.

One would think that during normal times, people would gossip about such things over tea and meals. However, when they were actually here,

With the lonely building, dim surroundings, burnt smell, and those half-true, half-false rumors...

It brought a sense of unease rooted in his instincts, and he had no intentions of staying in such a place for too long.

It was like those braggart brothers who would rant in online forums:

’There are differences between people. Just because you can’t do it doesn’t mean others can’t. I once coded 300,000 words in a fit of extreme rage.’

’The editor pounced, but I easily dodged and left him tasting nothing but dust.’

’People these days are too pretentious. Our elders, when left starving, could eat slurs and insults.’

These words were, in reality, just empty talk.

When they reached this place, would they really be able to bravely shout ’Humph! Just a mere parlor trick. How dare you show off in front of me, Great Mighty Celestial Dragon?’ and then slay both gods and buddhas?

Li Changhe, who was following from a distance, secretly laughed to himself. It seemed he had found the right place.

The [Evolution Game] in his consciousness had already given a prompt.

[Task Trigger Condition Completed]

[Task Type: Instance Task]

[Task Name: Night Exploration of the Sanatorium]

[Task Target: Discover the secrets of the sanatorium 0/7]

[Task Reward 1: Player Experience]

[Task Reward 2: Game Currency]

[Task Reward 3: One draw with a guaranteed highest-quality item](Current maximum quality is Rare)

[Failure Penalty: None]

[Time Remaining Until Task Start: Three hours]

[Accept/Decline]

"Instance Task?" Li Changhe was puzzled. This was different from what he had expected. He originally thought it would be an unrestricted real-world task.

Searching for the murderer to exact revenge or finding their skeleton to properly bury them. These were all within Li Changhe’s plans.

After all, the task was triggered while dealing with human traffickers.

Li Changhe speculated that the murderer might have had a connection with the traffickers, or they were even partners.

Based on the clues from the camera, it seemed like an organ trafficking operation.

People who had already died in the eyes of the law were the best targets for criminals.

There was certainly no need to hold back against such people.

However, an Instance Task would be a bit troublesome – the danger level would increase, and having extra teammates would make it even more complicated.

No matter what, he would have to keep a trick up his sleeve, because who knew what kind of ulterior motives his ’teammates’ might have.

That was also the reason why Li Changhe initially planned to invite Moon God and the others.

As someone who had completed several tasks, Li Changhe could be considered an experienced player.

Compared with temporary teammates with unknown motives, the friends he had fought side-by-side with were much more reliable.

This was the chain of suspicion. A task that might have been completed by just one person,

Would likely be less efficient due to mutual distrust. Under such circumstances, who would dare to put their all into completing the task?

Didn’t they all have to hide their true strength?

At the same time, [Players] needed to maintain a certain level of mutual assistance to prevent a decrease in overall combat strength due to personnel loss when facing a crisis.

After all, they were all on the same team when facing the dangerous Instance environment.

Just like hedgehogs huddling together for warmth, they had to choose the optimal distance to maintain - both wary of and watching out for one another. It was quite troublesome.

With this thought, Li Changhe checked his disguise once more.

He had applied [Mimicry Clay] on his face and the upper half of his body, making him appear broad-shouldered and muscular.

He also wore a set of false teeth in his mouth which subtly altered his facial structure and had a slight voice-changing effect.

He wore the [Multifunctional Magnetic Gloves] on his hands to avoid leaving any fingerprints.

These precautions were necessary. The LV10 [Player] mentioned by the girl had revealed his weakness while battling something, which allowed his temporary teammates to trace and investigate, ultimately leading to a series of tragedies.

"If necessary, I’ll use Brother Dong’s name. Not many people would dare to go against the Great Wall..." Li Changhe thought. After all, outsiders couldn’t tell if he was really [Great Wall]. On the contrary, the existence of [Great Wall] could help establish trust among the teammates.

Once he made up his mind, Li Changhe quickly took action. He checked into the nearest hostel. He had been running for the whole day and was a bit tired, so he decided to rest for a while before the task began, to ensure that he would enter the instance in the best condition.

He also booked a ticket for the night train with plans to leave immediately upon completing the task.

The strange feeling that came over him when he had just arrived at Qiaodu still lingered. It was better to leave as soon as possible.