Chapter 104 Bone Tooth Necklace +1 and Pirated Fantastic Four

The earthworm cluster was motionless; even the earthworms that were still a little wet were lying quietly, as if they were dead.

Now Luke was a little unsure. Although there was no prompt on the panel, there was no prompt with the previous clone "James", so he was not sure whether he was dead or not.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of burning white phosphorus, mixed with the smell of barbecue and fish, which made Luke's sensitive nose a little uncomfortable. He covered his mouth and nose with one hand and walked towards the body of the big fish.

Walking closer and through the smoke from the embers, Luke discovered that something was wrong. The fish was obviously dead, but its body was still moving slightly, especially its abdomen, which was shaking slightly and regularly.

There are ghosts!

Luke used [Molten Gold] to swing out a huge fireball, which blew up the big fish's body. At this time, what was happening in its abdomen appeared in Luke's eyes.

It turned out that although a part of the earthworm aggregate was eaten by the big fish, this part miraculously survived the burning white phosphorus fire because it was isolated by the big fish's body and shielded from some of the heat, thus avoiding the direct burning of the flames.

What Luke just saw was the sound of these earthworms tearing a hole in the big fish's belly and trying to dig through the ground to escape.

There were not many earthworms left, and they were not good at breaking armor. They always used their huge numbers and size to wrap up the enemy and then slowly deal with them. Therefore, it took some time for the remaining small number of earthworms to leave the belly of the big fish, and they were caught by Luke.

Looking at the huge group of earthworms that originally covered the sky, and now only a group smaller than the Hongguang mini was left, Luke stretched out his hand and summoned a ball of solar fire. The flames immediately surged after they appeared and flew towards them.

It seems that the larger the number of earthworm clusters, the stronger they are. The remaining group of earthworms can even crawl slower than a big cat.

Yes, that's Penny.

The flames covered the earthworms without any suspense. After a moment, a message came from the control panel:
"Kill the 2nd level aggregate spiritual creature"

"Obtain 400 points of spiritual essence"

Oh, this time even the name has been changed. Aggregate Spiritual Creatures is probably the name given to group creatures such as earthworm aggregates. In addition to the name, even the rewards obtained from killing them are almost twice as much as those of ordinary level 2 creatures.

After getting the panel's approval, Luke felt relieved.

He looked around keenly, but still found no signs of being spied on. Although he should be cautious, he should not be suspicious. Luke still maintained basic vigilance and came to the body of the friendly big fish brother.

As a second-level spiritual creature, he already has the capital to occupy a position in the "Bone Tooth Necklace", at least until the necklace is filled and Luke hunts suitable prey again.

Luke selected a fang that he liked, chose it as a trophy, and after it was spiritualized, he strung it into a necklace hanging around his neck.

"The Bone Tooth Necklace has a new item: 'Pike Fang', which has the effect of [Water Walking]."

"【Water Walking】: Allows the subject to breathe underwater, and greatly improves their underwater flexibility. The duration is determined by the amount of mental energy consumed, and the minimum amount of mental energy invested is half an hour."

Good stuff, it fills the gap of Luke's weak underwater mobility.

Although he can swim, he is a land creature after all. Once he enters the water, he can only use half of his abilities and can only be slaughtered. With the [Water Walking Skill], at least he can run away quickly if he can't win in the water.

Moreover, the description of the new effect this time was different from the previous ones. He thought for a while before finding the most different part. [Water Walk] As an additional spell, Luke could not only use it on himself, but also bless others, so that his friends could also enjoy the same effect.

perfect!

Once again, give a thumbs up to the kind-hearted dogfish brother!

Of course, the gifts from Big Dogfish Brother were more than that. As the energy from the corpse dissipated, Luke began to dissect the body and take out the flesh.

For such a huge corpse, the skinning knife inherited from Old Man Feng Kite was no longer enough, so Luke directly used [Molten Gold] to cut open the already roasted and even somewhat carbonized fish meat and took out its extraordinary organs.

The last remaining spiritual and extraordinary tissue of the dogfish was the ventral fin muscles. Luke cut off that piece of fish meat and put it into the [Endless Stomach], thus completing the harvest of the spoils.

As for the earthworms, they have neither teeth nor extraordinary organs or tissues. It can only be said that this kind of aggregate life has its own particularity, so there is no extra gain.

After taking a look at the mess on the highway, Luke dried the large amount of mucus on the ground, threw the broken body of the big dogfish back into the water, letting it return to its roots, and then slowly walked back to the town.

Anyway, I have been discovered by the mastermind behind the scenes. There is no need to rush. I can walk back slowly. This will help me recover the mental energy I just consumed.

When Luke slowly returned to the vicinity of the town, he began to notice that something was wrong.

Just now, a huge monster passed through the center of the town. Many families saw it, and Luke heard screams when it left. But now, although the lights in the whole town were still flashing, it was silent, as if everyone had fallen asleep.

Could it be that the mastermind behind this all launched some big conspiracy in advance because he saw that he couldn't capture Luke and was afraid that he would ruin his plans?
Luke had just taken a walk and had plenty of energy both physically and mentally. After thinking for a moment, he decided to enter the town.

After all, the mastermind behind the scenes discovered Luke, but still couldn't do anything to him, which means that the other party is not the kind of person who is strong enough to control him at will, and the degree of danger is not particularly high.

The town seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of fog at night, and the street lamps emitted a weak and swaying light, as if they could go out at any time. The houses in the town were arranged in an orderly manner, and the doors of each house were strangely open, but there was no one inside, as if they had disappeared at the same time.

Looking into several houses, Luke found no signs of struggle or escape. He guessed that the residents might be controlled by some kind of confusing spell.

Passing through the outskirts of the town and entering the interior, Luke saw the strange wooden spire from afar and finally found the missing people in the town.

They all stood safely on the tower, not moving.

Of course it’s not that they don’t want to move, they have all turned into puppets like James.

How come the town has become like this just after being away for an hour or two?
Looking at the brightly lit tower with fear, Luke did not go there immediately. Instead, he changed direction and went to the hotel where he was staying first.

The wood sculpture of James is still there. In the [Future Vision], he fights side by side with me, so he must have some special features. Maybe he is the key to breaking the deadlock.

The hotel was brightly lit, but like those houses, it was empty, no one was there, no service staff or guests. When Luke arrived at his room, he opened the closet door and saw that James's wood sculpture was still there. He didn't know if the mastermind had missed it or hadn't noticed it at all.

Luke took the wooden sculpture out of the closet, put it aside, and began to think.

Just as he was thinking, drastic changes took place in the town outside. An invisible wave spread out in all directions with the strange wooden tower as the center.

With this wave, James's wood sculpture suddenly changed. Its head seemed to be revived and turned into human flesh and blood. After seeing Luke in front of him, he shouted anxiously: "My home! Schoolbag! Diary!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he didn't close his mouth and his whole body turned back into the appearance of a wooden sculpture.

No, man.

Who are you sending it to?
I'm coming to your house. Do I know where your house is?
I actually know that.

The information Calvin collected for Luke was very complete, including the home addresses of James and his friends.

Although I feel that the other party is a bit weird, this is the only clue, so since I'm here, I might as well go and take a look.

In order to avoid being discovered by the mastermind when taking the wood carving out, Luke put it back in the closet. Anyway, it had not been lost here before.

After leaving the hotel, Luke looked around and followed the signs on the street for a while before quickly finding the street where James's home was. This was a typical small town residential street, with houses of similar style but each with its own characteristics on both sides, and each house had carefully tended flowers and plants planted in its front yard.

Walking slowly along the street, he scanned the house numbers of every household and found the house number in Calvin's information near the middle of the street. He raised his phone and compared it with the pictures in James' social account.

Well, this is the one.

Because the residents were turned into wooden sculptures and placed on the wooden tower in the middle of the town, Luke did not need to ask the owner's opinion before entering James's house. He walked directly through the open door, looked around the rooms, and soon found James' room.

His schoolbag was thrown on the bed, and Luke walked over and dumped the contents of the bag. Apart from the textbooks, there was nothing that looked like a diary. There was a light page of paper that looked very old, and it was quite old.

Luke picked up the paper and looked at it.

The paper was milky white, slightly yellowed, and a bit rough, with a fibrous texture, unlike the common printing paper in modern times. Its edges were jagged, as if it had been torn off by someone. The paper was covered with dense handwriting, and the handwriting was sloppy, obviously the person was a little excited when writing it, and the ink color was a little faded, but fortunately it was still recognizable.

Luke gave it a quick read and found that the whole article was a self-narration of a lonely high school student named Harland. It mainly described his experience of transferring schools and making new friends. It had no reference value at all.

After searching through the bag, I found nothing else that could be called a diary except this piece of paper.

How about trying your mental strength?
He extended a little bit of his mental power and touched the page of the ancient diary. Instantly, he felt dizzy and Luke felt as if his soul was being pulled out of his body and thrown into that page of the diary.

Sure enough, there is something weird!
Although he had experienced an out-of-body experience, Luke's body was protected by two third-level transcendents at that time. But now, not only is there no one to protect him, but there is also a very likely old sinister enemy lurking in the dark.

However, the urge to leave his body was so strong that he could not resist it.

In desperation, Luke took out the [grotesque painting - mountain monster] from the [endless stomach], summoned it out, and gave a simple order - protect me. Then the soul could not help but leave the body with the dragging force and came to a messy room.

"He's really here!"

"Are you a police officer?"

"Are you an exorcist, like Lincoln the demon hunter?"

As soon as he regained consciousness, Luke heard the mixed voices of a group of high school students.

He rubbed his ears and looked around. The familiar James, Saga who had just visited, and several of their friends were all people who appeared in the future vision.

Therefore, the scene that Luke saw in his future vision was not in reality, but appeared in this space similar to the other world.

Saga's body in reality still has fractures, but in this space, it is intact. As the only person who has had a serious exchange with Luke, Saga was recommended by his friends to communicate with Luke.

He smiled as if he had seen a savior, and said enthusiastically: "You are finally here. I knew that the camera would not make mistakes."

Luke asked curiously, "How did you know I would come here? Also, how did James suddenly change from a wooden sculpture back to a human form and remind me of that page in the diary? What's going on?"

Saga didn't seem to be in a hurry about the situation outside and slowly explained to Luke.

First of all, let’s talk about their current situation. They exist in a world constructed by a diary written by an old monster named Harland. Their bodies are outside, and only their souls come into this world.

The world is small, but each page is a separate space, just like different rooms in a villa, and they can move freely through the doors of different rooms.

The root of all this was the party a few days ago. In the once burned room, they saw the illusion of Harland and accidentally took away the symbol of his power.

Although these children are completely unable to master those strange powers in the real world, when they come to this virtual world, they become souls with super powers.

James has a time clock that allows him to copy many copies of himself in the past. The copies of himself can communicate with each other telepathically and are not uncontrollable like the outside world.

Luska accidentally ate an earthworm from an old house and gained the same self-healing ability as the earthworm and was unable to feel pain.

Isa put on a mask from the old house, which allowed her to gain powerful strength by burning her anger.

Saga took the Doom Camera away, and at this moment the world in the diary materialized. He seized the opportunity to take a Doom Photo of Harland.

He showed the photo to Luke, which showed the scene where he inserted the Molten Gold into Harland's body.

(End of this chapter)