Chapter 129: Chapter 129: Conspiracy
Translator: 549690339
âUpgraded Faceless Skull completed! Current Level LV.2â
Wow!
Han Dong woke up in the basement, the tentacles had retracted into his neck, and his appearance had changed to âValen. Nicholasâ.
A strong sense of nausea surged in his heart.
Vomiting!
What he vomited was not ordinary gastric juice.
But some filthy and turbid fluid, accompanied by fish bones, octopus tentacles, and shells!
âThis! IâŠâ
Memories of living a lifetime as a fisherman in [Innsmouth].
Unlike dreams that are illusory, they are branded deep in Han Dongâs brain, just like reality.
In the end, Han Dong, who drove to the sea, seemed to hear an unnamed call, forgoing the fishing boat and embracing the sea.
âInnsmouth ⊠these memories, theyâre hard to block out!â
Unlike the 14 years of Derry Town life memories implanted when he entered Derry Town.
This memory is Han Dongâs own experience, containing âemotionsâ in it.
Staring at the vomit in front of him, Han Dong10 even had a hard time distinguishing the real from the fake memories for a while.
The identity of the âFishermanâ,
The physical changes towards fishman,
That call from the depths of the sea,
They were all like a brand in Han Dongâs mind, unable to be dismissed.
Noticing Han Dongâs exception, Chen Li approached him in the first place and helped him with her hand.
âChen⊠Miss Chen Li! How long has it been?â
âThree hours and twenty-seven minutes⊠There has been no movement in the Clownâs House for the moment, they should have stalled the [Purgatory Monk] for a while.â
Time was normal, the situation was normal.
But Han Dong had no joy from the successful skull upgrade on his face⊠his face was gloomy, his thoughts agitated.
âLet me rest a bit, Iâm feeling unwell.â
Skull upgrade, energy restored, tentacles and Little Demon Eyeâs abilities are all improved.
But⊠Han Dong felt uncomfortable mentally.
The intense smell of sea fish and the strong sense of dampness, coupled with the personal experience of the body becoming a âfishmanâ, this made Han Dong strongly uncomfortable on a psychological level.
Han Dong continued to rest.
He closed his eyes to rest his mind.
He was considering the meanings behind this âfishermanâs lifeâ.
âCould it be that [Innsmouth Town] is related to my head? Is it a memory that the owner of this head sealed before? Or is it one of the memoriesâŠ
After leaving Fate Space, I must check through channels whether there is [Innsmouth] in the original world.â
(Ten minutes rest time)
Trying to block this fisherman memory as much as possible.
Coming to terms.
Han Dong didnât rush to participate in the battle with the monks.
Instead, he took out an old book from his pocket.
It was the major clue that was brought out to address the [Twisted Sewer] event: âThe Horror History of Derry Townâ.
The three words âDerry Townâ were printed on the cover of the book. đ»đđđźđâŻđ«đđđđđ.đđžđ¶
This book had extremely high value for this Fate Event.
Even if there are many side missions inside [The Return of the Clown (Surface Chapter)], this is the only major side mission on the Auxiliary Clue Collector.
Such a clue will significantly reveal the secrets of âNew Derry Townâ as well as the origin of the clown.
The contents of this book will elaborate on the origins of New Derry Town, that is, the clown came from [Other] to [Surface], affecting New Derry TownâŠ
âI hope this major clue can help me understand some things,
So I can thoroughly understand Pennywise!
Sigh ⊠I hope there wonât be too much variability in the end, and if we can finish it off perfectly by helping the clown kill this Monk Togu.â
âBut, it shouldnât be that easy.â
To be honest, Han Dong has never thoroughly trusted [Clown-Pennywise].
Even when their relationship changed to âneutralâ, Han Dong didnât let his guard down.
After all, the clown is an extremely special BOSS. He has already learned about the secrets of fate through other teams that entered here.
The âClownâs Conspiracy Theoryâ is something that Han Dong deduced, and naturally, he would not forget about it.
This cooperation with the clown is solely based on the basis of a âcommon enemyâ. Once the common enemy is gone, their relationship naturally ceases to exist.
The reason why Han Dong chose to upgrade the skull at a âcrucial momentâ, apart from the containment plan, is that he had another purpose.
He kept a trick up his sleeve.
If everyone followed the clown to confront Monk Togu, if they applied the âconspiracy theoryâ to it, it would feel like being led by the nose by the clown.
If the main task could be changed once, perhaps it could be changed a second time.
Click-click~ (The clockwork device unfolds into a projector)
âStart viewing the clues.â
Han Dong first uploaded this old book of Derry Town to the [Auxiliary Clue Collector].
When the large side quest icon on the projection screen was lit.
At the same time, Han Dong was also holding two more clues, one small and one medium⊠which were obtained by Cass and others in Derry Town completing the side quest while Han Dong was stalling the clown in the sewer.
The âconnected linesâ formed by different clues led to a 50% increase in clown intelligence.
Han Dong combined the systemâs inferred results with a careful reading.
While flipping through this old book of Derry Town, some information about the âclownâ made Han Dong break out in a cold sweat.
The âClown Conspiracy Theoryâ was slowly proven while reading this book.
In addition, the old book also mentioned the problem of the clown getting âstrongerâ.
âThe clownâs growth is not a continuous phenomenon, but a sudden increase in level every once in a while!â
The book accurately recorded that every time a foreign team arrived in [Derry Town], the clown would get stronger.
âA Fate event can essentially be understood as an asymmetric game between the âhunterâ and the âpreyâ.
On a single-unit level, the clown, who is much stronger than us, belongs to the âhunterâ side, and we belong to the âpreyâ side.
We are all participants in the Fate event.
Whichever side wins will receive a system reward.
If we âpreyâ win, we can get Fate Points, cards, and even some physical rewards.
And if the âhunterâ side wins, they should also receive corresponding rewards.
The reason why the clown can keep getting stronger is because he won the victory as a âhunterâ in one Fate event after another⊠According to the book, he has killed four teams in total.
This is why he, who was initially afraid of [Other-Old Derry Town], dared to slowly venture into the middle area, and even attempted to completely dominate Old Derry Town.â
Half an hour passed.
The information recorded in the book was carefully read by Han Dong, and the conclusion was drawn from the auxiliary device.
[Clownâs Conspiracy]
Most of the clownâs real conspiracy was finally inferred.
Such a result made Han Dong fall into deep thought, his eyebrows furrowed.
âIs this the true difficulty of a four-star [Fate Space]?
Luckily, I kept a trick up my sleeve and stayed here to upgrade the skull.
Otherwise, even if I considered everything thoroughly in various side quests and âsmall mattersâ, I would still be led by the nose by the clown in âmajor mattersâ, and the end result would be unchangeable.
Complete failure and our team becoming the clownâs experience points!
The reason why the previous four Apprentice Knight Squads were completely wiped out in Derry Town was not because they were not strong enoughâŠbut just because this clown was too difficult to deal with.
Itâs not too late now.
I still have a chance to turn the tables.â
Thump thump thump!
Suddenly, there was a knock on the basement door.
The greeting voice of [Parasitic Host â Bella] came: âCan I come in?â
For some reason, Bellaâs voice always seemed a bit weirdâŠ.