"Are you trying to say that you weren't the one who secretly put the graphite in our backpacks?" The doctor pointed his gun at Zhang Heng.
"That's right," Zhang Heng said calmly.
"That's impossible," the doctor said flatly. "Everyone's health is deteriorating rapidly except for you. If you weren't the one who put the graphite in our backpacks, then you would have been the one to benefit from it. This doesn't make sense."
"It doesn't make sense," Zhang Heng nodded.
Kratos and the other players were taken aback. They did not expect Zhang Heng to admit to it so readily. "Unless … the person who secretly put the graphite in your bags isn't a player." Zhang Heng continued, "That is.
"Not a player … what do you mean?" Mouse was puzzled.
"After we parted ways, the maintenance worker and I drove away from Pripyat. We were very cautious along the way, trying our best to avoid contact with outsiders. I'm sure no one touched our backpacks during that time. That means the graphite was in our backpacks before we parted ways. At that time, we were all together. Other than our own people, no one could have put something in our backpacks without us noticing unless the person is completely invisible."
Zhang Heng ignored the doctor's sarcasm and asked, "Do you remember the name of this quest?"
"An invisible killer? What's wrong with that? Didn't we come to the conclusion that the invisible killer refers to nuclear radiation? "Kratos asked.
"Nuclear radiation does fit the definition of an invisible killer. What's more, we encountered a nuclear explosion as soon as we entered the quest. Instinctively, we would think in this direction. At first, I tried to find the answer from this direction. I tried to investigate the cause of the accident step by step, but the result … As you can see, the main quest has not changed."
"What else can the invisible killer refer to?" the boy asked.
"It doesn't refer to anything. It's just what it means," Zhang Heng said. Zhang Heng said, "The background of this quest has been deliberately misleading us, making the whole thing more complicated."
"What it means? Don't tell me you really think there's an invisible killer lurking around us? "Mouse shuddered and looked around, looking a little flustered.
"Are you treating us like fools?" The doctor didn't buy it at all. He was so angry that he laughed. "Are you really going to push all of this to an invisible person?"
Even Zhanju, who had always supported Zhang Heng unconditionally, found this statement a little hard to accept. "Invisible man … this is a bit too sci-fi."
"No, you've misunderstood me." "The teacher who taught me assassin skills once told me that the fastest way to disappear in this world is to completely blend into the surrounding environment and become part of it."
"So … for now, what's the fastest way to blend into the environment?" Kratos asked.
"Disguise as a player."
Zhang Heng said calmly, "The mode of this quest is single-player cooperation, which means all the players in the quest are cooperating with each other. Although we can't rule out the possibility of some players killing each other and robbing each other, overall, the relationship between players in single-player cooperation is relatively harmonious. What's more, the background of this quest is the famous Chernobyl accident. From the first second the game started, the shadow of death has been hanging over our heads, especially when we don't have a clue about the main quest. It's almost impossible for us to suspect our companions."
Zhang Heng paused for a moment before continuing, "As I said before, this dungeon has been deliberately misleading us from the beginning. When we first enter the dungeon, there are seven of us in the same room. When we realize that we are surrounded by players, we will naturally think that all seven of us are players. This is a kind of inertia."
"But after that, we did a simple self-introduction. At least, I didn't hear anything wrong with it. Even if the NPCs in this quest could blend in with us, it would be difficult for them to imitate our tone and way of speaking. Most importantly, they have an understanding of the real world." Although Kratos still didn't agree with Zhang Heng's inference, he had indeed begun to think about this possibility.
"Of course, ordinary NPCs can't do it, but someone can."
"Who?"
"The owner of this quest," Zhang Heng said calmly.
"The owner of this quest? Your story is getting more and more ridiculous. " The doctor sneered. "We can't rule out the possibility that some gods might appear in this quest, but I've never heard of any gods participating in this game."
"Others might not, but I know someone who will. In fact, I'm not surprised by anything he does," Zhang Heng said.
"You already know which god is behind this quest?" Kratos's eyes flickered.
"That's right. The Norse God of Lies and Tricks, Loki. He's the one hiding among us," Zhang Heng said. "This fits his style of doing things."
"You said that the god behind this quest is Loki? Where's the evidence? So far, all we've heard is your nonsense. "The doctor clenched the TT-33 in his hand.
"The evidence is hidden in every corner of this quest. Although Loki has always appeared as someone who can ignore the rules and play tricks on people, he can indeed break many rules. This is also why this quest is so strange. According to my speculation, he still needs to abide by some basic rules in the game. For example, he can't set a quest that is impossible to solve. He can increase the difficulty of the quest to a certain extent, but he must also leave the answer to the mystery."
"What's the answer to the mystery?" Kratos asked.
"According to Norse mythology, Loki is an excellent shape-shifter. He has appeared in different stories as a seal, a salmon, a white mare, a fly, and an old woman named Sok."
"A white mare? The one we met on the way to the hotel?" Mouse asked in surprise.
"The old woman named Sauk lived in a small village not far from Pripyat. The small building she lived in was taller than ordinary houses because in Norse mythology, she belonged to the giants. The other half of the building had collapsed, corresponding to the cave she lived in in the story." Zhang Heng nodded, "The old woman named Sauk lived in a small village not far from Pripyat.
"Dolphin? Is it the one in our car?" Kratos quickly thought of the dolphin decoration hanging on the Volga's rearview mirror.
"If it's a salmon, it can't be referring to the canned salmon we have, right?" Mouse was very good at drawing inferences.
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