MTL - This Text Adventure Game is Absolutely Toxic-Chapter 361 Association's new goals

  New Goals for Chapter 361 Society

  That night, Makiyama Hayata called all members of the Defense Society and checked everyone overnight, but found no other shadow people.

   This is not beyond everyone's expectations. Since the opposing forces know that they have been exposed, even if there are still people here, they will definitely ask people to evacuate in advance.

  As for the inspection method, the light source is used to rotate quickly above a person's head to observe whether the shadow changes conform to the laws of physics.

  Even if those shadow people can actively adjust the direction of the shadow, under this high-speed and irregular inspection, it is impossible for human manipulation to keep up with the changing speed of the light source, and flaws will definitely be exposed!

   And after learning that someone from another world had infiltrated their high-level positions, the Japanese government finally paid attention to it, and hurriedly asked various departments to use the method provided by the exchange team to conduct self-examination overnight.

In the past, players used their skin to mix into the aborigines. From the player's perspective, they didn't have much real feeling. It was not until now that creatures from other worlds used similar methods to mix into humans. Many people realized how terrifying it was. matter.

   This large-scale self-examination did find out some things. Although no other shadow people were directly caught, a small number of employees disappeared inexplicably tonight. This high probability is the shadow people who escaped early.

  At the same time as Japan’s self-examination, the Defense Agency has also started a meeting with representatives of the exchange group to discuss how to deal with this incident.

  Mu You did not participate in the specific meeting process, so he talked to the Blood Emperor and others, and returned to the residence arranged by the reception in advance.

  On the one hand, because of this kind of diplomatic conference, it would be the same without him. On the other hand, he also has his own meeting to attend tonight.

   Today is Wednesday again, and early morning is the time for the new week's secret art meeting.

   Mu You rested in the room for a while, and attended the meeting on time when it arrived at twelve o'clock.

  This meeting did not have any important external events to discuss, but focused on solving the internal problems of the Mystic Arts Association.

  There are twelve positions this time, only nine people came, and the missing ones are Taurus, Gemini and Scorpio.

   Regarding the matter of Scorpio, Muyou had already informed the other members after he eliminated Z World Walker last week that the crystal of Scorpio is now in his hands.

At that time, Mu You didn't say too much, but some smart members of the association had guessed it. He said before that the crystallization would automatically find an heir after the death of the mystic. Instead, it will be obtained by the killer.

   This point, in fact, can already be seen from the time Z World Walker entered the meeting last week: after Z World Walker killed Scorpio, he directly obtained the crystal of Scorpio, and after that he threatened to hunt other people's crystal.

   That is to say, a person can inherit multiple crystals at the same time, which is not difficult to understand, after all, this thing is a complete piece.

  So at this meeting, Mu You didn't hide any more, and clearly stated that the crystallization of Gemini and Scorpio is in his hands, and the purpose of his saying that at the beginning was just to avoid team fighting.

However, after going through so many meetings and last week's incident, the character and character of the members present have been tested. He believes that the remaining ten members in the meeting are familiar enough with each other and have reached a high level of trust. Degree, will no longer betray and entrap each other.

  In addition to this, there is another important reason why Mu You chose to announce this information directly, and that is the existence of the 'Black Magic Club'.

  According to the information left by the strange thief, this special organization seems to have developed a low-level substitute for the secret art crystal, and it is the kind that can be mass-produced.

Mu You is temporarily not sure how far this substitute can achieve, but as long as this thing has the ability to store and transform natural magic power, it will have the opportunity to complete the crystallization for each of them, which is much more efficient than their internal fighting up.

  So when Mu You announced the news, he also announced information about the Black Magic Club, and assigned tasks to each member, asking everyone to find clues and information about the club. Next, this mysterious black magic organization will become the focus of the association's strategy!

   After the meeting, everyone started a week of card exchange as usual.

  Muyou took out a new card this week: 'Shape Shift', which is the black magic transformed by high-level space magic.

  The black magic version of transposition still has the effect of instantaneously switching the position of itself and nearby targets, but there is an additional effect: this swap will not be affected by other magic effects.

The original shifting and repositioning will not be able to be activated when encountering some compulsory blocking magic effects, such as ice wall, such as water prison, and some space and magic power blocking partitions, which are blocked behind such walls The target, shifting and repositioning will not be able to lock.

  After turning into black magic, there is no such restriction. That is to say, no matter what kind of predicament Mu You is in now, as long as there is a target within the casting range, he can instantly change the situation of himself and the target.

   Although it is just a simple additional effect, it has a very practical usage. For example, he can lock himself in the water prison in advance, and then exchange positions with the enemy, and the enemy will be instantly imprisoned by him.

  Similarly, in a place like the submarine prison, it would have been much easier for him if he knew this spell, and he could just find a target outside the prison to exchange, and he could escape easily.

   This card is very popular, but it is a pity that it is a high-level card, and it is not easy to replace it, because the number of outflows of high-level scrolls is very small, and it is not easy to convert high-level black magic.

   Fortunately, I was lucky this time, and finally got a high-level scroll from Libra, and it was also of the space system.

  【Space Convergence: After activation, it will constrict the space within a radius of five meters around it, causing creatures within the range to gather together instantly. 】

  According to Libra, this scroll was going to be traded with Scorpio last week, but it was Z World Walker who didn't expect to come, so it was delayed until now.

   And the content of this scroll also surprised Mu You quite a bit, the space constriction, this spell is actually Liu Chen's 'Constriction Curse', the actual effect he has experienced many times, it can be said to be a magic skill for spawning monsters!

   Mu You has been coveting this spell for a long time, and now he finally got one, and now that he has the space crystal, he can transform this spell into black magic later.

   After a while, the meeting ended, and Mu You returned to the room.

  Although only one scroll was changed this time, it was Zhang who fit his spell very well. Mu You was in a good mood. He turned on his phone, looked at the exchange group, and logged in to the game after confirming that nothing was wrong.

  【You appeared in the southern area of ​​the underground factory. 】

  【As soon as you approached this area, you heard the laughter and noise of many children. Obviously, there are people living in this area, and there are a lot of them. 】

  【You drive into the South District and find that the architectural layout here is almost the same as that of the North District and the East District. There are living areas, accommodation areas, amusement parks, and cafeterias. The difference is that the buildings here look much newer than the other two districts. 】

  【You wandered around in the southern area and found that this area looks like a large nursery. You see a lot of children here, judging from their height, most of them are between five and seven years old, gathering in the playground, laughing happily, chasing and playing with each other. 】

  【A little boy noticed you, his eyes lit up as if he had discovered some novel toy. 】

  【The little boy ran towards you, pulled the mechanical crystal rainbow on your head, and shouted into the distance: "Come and see, this robot is lazy!"】

  【More children are running towards you, and you are surrounded by a group of bear children. 】

  【You feel a group of small hands touching your body. 】

  【A gear part from your waist was stolen...】

  【Your crawler was kicked crookedly...】

  …

   "emmm..."

   Mu You had black lines all over his head, and hurriedly went back.

  The brats are really scary. He didn't fall into the hands of the shadow people, but these brats discovered the anomaly.

  【You went back in time, and before the little boy approached you, you accelerated and fled the scene...】

  Mu You hastily manipulated the game characters to escape, and was relieved until the game prompted 'the little boy gave up chasing you'.

After being devastated here, Mu You finally realized that it was no wonder that Luke complained that the robots always broke down so quickly. The kid messed it up!

In fact, Muyou has also explored another East District in the past two days. There are also some children living in the East District, generally aged around 7 to 10 years old, but the children there are a lifeless image, and there is no sound of laughter in the area. Not to mention that there will be no children who just treat robots as toys. All children follow the rules and behave carefully. Even the game text uses words such as "twilight" and "numb" to describe the children there. It seems that everyone has experienced it. Lots of desperate incidents.

  Compared to these children in the southern district, it seems that they have just come in, have not experienced any setbacks, and have maintained their innocence and vigor. It's hard to imagine what this group of children have gone through in just one or two years to make such a big change...

   Shaking his head, Mu You continued to explore in the southern district, avoiding children whenever he encountered them on the road.

   After wandering like this for two or three hours, he finally found a special place.

  【You see a library appearing in front of you. 】

  【This is a place for the children here to read and borrow. There are thousands of books inside, but almost all of them are children's books. This is one of the least favorite places for children. Of course, they would rather stay in the playground than read. Only a few children who like to read will visit occasionally. 】

  Find a library full of children's books, of course Mu You is not interested, but a place like a library is prone to 'clues'.

  【You drove into the library and found that there was no one else in the library except for a robot that was about to be scrapped at the door acting as a librarian. 】

  【You drive into the library in the shape of a cleaning robot, but the old robot administrator at the door ignores you and lets you in for cleaning. 】

  【You attacked the robot administrator from behind! The robot, which was about to be scrapped, couldn't stand such a fierce toss, and immediately fell into a paralyzed state. 】

  【You damaged the 'recording circuit' of the robot administrator, and processed the scene to fake signs of being destroyed by a brat. 】

   After killing the administrator, Mu You switched back to the vampire skin, and began to release the search spell in the library, searching for clues to Louise.

   After searching from the first floor to the sixth floor on the top floor, Mu You finally found something.

  【You searched for an item about Cordell Louise. 】

  【You searched along the guide, and finally took down a dusty book from the topmost shelf of the third row of bookcases against the wall. 】

[This is an old fairy tale book, with an unattractive cover and a corny story, making this one of the least popular books in the entire library, as can be seen from the thickness of the dust on the surface , no one has borrowed it for a long time. 】

  【But you found a slip of paper that was stuffed under the cover of this book. 】

  【Fragmented pages of Louise's diary. 】

  【...Our escape plan failed! Mianmian was right, all of this was indeed a trap they had set up. At the moment of being caught by the administrator, everyone stopped breathing, and despair and fear spread in the hearts of each of us... I had already decided that if I failed to escape, I would kill myself immediately, but I didn't know until it happened. I found that I couldn't do anything, I was a coward, I couldn't face the fear of death, and I also involved a group of friends...Including me, the dozen or so children who escaped were regarded as typical, sent to the unknown West District, and accepted a period of One day and one night of punishment...Here, a dozen of us were thrown into a large pool, which was filled with densely packed Gu worms...Countless worms crawled and bit us, causing incomparable pain...Compared to worms, it was more painful. What scares me is that on the platform ahead, there seems to be something extremely terrifying, just like a beast that has discovered delicious food, drooling, panting and staring at us... This reminds me of The legend of the 'monster' that I first heard... I have never felt so close to it in so long...

  —5/8】

Another fragmented diary page, this time the fifth page, connected with the story on the fourth page last time, the group of children failed to escape and were taken to the West District for punishment, and the way of punishment was to send them Throw it into the pond for raising Gu...

   Mu You sighed, and returned to the content of the diary.

  In this diary, the word 'monster' was mentioned again. It seems that there is really something in captivity in the west area of ​​this underground factory.

   Leaving aside what this monster is, another point that attracted Mu You's attention is the 'Gu Pool'.

  A pool dedicated to raising Gu, which immediately reminded Mu You of the Gu nemesis 'Golden Silkworm' that he had inquired about before.

   It is said that this kind of silkworm will only be born in places where Gu worms gather, and the place where Gu worms are most dense must be this kind of Gu pond!

After two full days of exploration, Mu You now has a basic understanding of the layout of this underground factory: the three districts in the southeast and north are the places where the children captured by them live, one is brand new, one is old, and one is abandoned. It also symbolizes the three states of children here.

  The central district is where the 'administrators' live, and Mu You met at least five administrators with shadows there.

  The only thing left unexplored is this mysterious West End.

  Whether it is to find the possible golden silkworms or continue to search for Louise's diary, Mu You decides to venture into the West District.

  (end of this chapter)