The Death List Novel - Chapter 736
Chapter 736 Start
After killing the two Samsara cultivators from Donald’s team, Qin Lun did not leave the cave immediately. Instead, he waited for a period of time. He felt that it was unlikely that the Samsara cultivators would ambush at the entrance of the cave again, so he walked out.
He wasn’t worried that the two remaining members of Donald’s team would defend themselves at the entrance of the cave. They were currently bringing along two characters, one of whom was seriously injured and was dying. If they were allowed to die, Donald’s main mission would fail.
Moreover, Allen and the others were waiting at the entrance of the cave. Donald was also targeted by Reaper, so he shouldn’t fight Qin Lun in front of the characters in the plot. The best choice was to lie about Qin Lun’s death and take the characters away.
After walking out of the cave entrance, Qin Lun opened his gaze halo and discovered that Alan, Donald, and the others weren’t nearby. He thought that these people might have taken Steinson, who was seriously injured, to a small town hospital. After recalling the location of this place, he chose a direction.
He remembered that the direction was Northeast Port Town on Mount Dissert Island. It was less than 5 kilometers away in a straight line, and it would take him about an hour to cross the forest. At this time of day, Allen and the others should be walking faster. They should be in town by now.
However, when they put down Steinson, the plan of action was harder to predict. Donald would probably want to continue into the forest and find a few other missing storyline characters, but Ellen and the others were hard to say.
After all, they were just undergraduates. After experiencing such a change, it was difficult for them to have the courage to enter the forest. Most likely, they would seek help from the police and the FBI.
The latter option would cause trouble for Kieran because the FBI and the police system would have other teams of Samsaras.
Qin Lun hesitated in his heart. He wasn’t afraid of encountering trouble, but rather, he was afraid that he wouldn’t encounter any trouble. After Donald revealed his identity, his interest in this storyline had greatly diminished, and he no longer had the sense of substitution he had before.
After walking lazily for a few kilometers, Qin Lun suddenly found himself lost, which surprised him.
Before Qin Lun became Apostle, his memory was far beyond that of an ordinary person. And now, he actually discovered that he had a feeling of deja vu every time he walked. Even in a primeval forest like Arcadia, this was a bit abnormal.
He regained his spirits and began to look at the forest from the perspective of a hunter.
After a while, Qin Lun finally confirmed that this forest was indeed affected by some mysterious power, but it should not have anything to do with the Reaper game. To be able to affect his sense of direction under the observation of several of his pupil techniques, it must have involved the Laws of Space and Time.
The sky gradually darkened, and the forest was filled with a thin layer of fog. Qin Lun knew that he could not continue his journey in this kind of environment, so he found a small hillside to rest on.
After being woken up by the bird’s cry the next day, Qin Lun discovered that the fog in the forest had dissipated, and he had also appeared in an inexplicable place. In front of the small hillside where he rested last night was a rolling wheat wave.
The shadowy buildings in the distance formed the outline of a small town, but Kieran knew that the town should not have anything to do with Northeast Port Town of Montedyssey, because its culture was basically an 18th century inland town.
When encountering an unfamiliar environment, Samsara or Apostle’s first reaction was almost the same. That was to merge with the environment and obtain information.
However, unlike Qin Mei who stole clothes, Qin Lun’s master’s actions were even more brutal. He attacked a traveler who had left the town and obtained clothes and a small amount of property from the corpse.
Qin Lun didn’t rush into the town after getting the clothes to hide. The appearance of the small town did not surprise him at all. He had been guessing the purpose of the mysterious power that had lured all of them to Arcadia, but now it seemed very clear.
This mysterious force obviously wanted to use the special coordinates of this place to lead everyone into this illusion of space and time. He didn’t know when he would enter the small town, but it was clear that he had appeared in the small town too early, so it was very likely that he would encounter some “acquaintances”.
For example, Hill and the others, Donald’s guild that had already formed a grudge against him, and the other Samsara guilds.
“There are three kinds of mysterious powers known. The first is the game of death. Since it has lured me to Arcadia, it must exist in this small town.” Qin Lun hid in the bushes on the right side of the roadbed. He closed his eyes to recuperate while thinking about his current situation.
‘”The second type is the Fjords. However, we have already figured out their background. Even if there is a second batch, it can be completely ignored. Instead, it is the last mysterious power that is still unclear …”
Thinking of this, Qin Lun cast his gaze towards the distant town. He had saved Dana and had been guided by the black girl to find the dead Carmen. At that time, he noticed something strange about the strange injuries on the corpse.
Normally, those wounds looked like the work of a psychopathic serial killer, but in the light of the actual situation here, it could only be another mysterious force.
Apart from that, Qin Lun also felt a hint of familiarity on Carmen’s corpse. He instinctively sensed that the mysterious murderer had opened a large hole in Carmen’s chest and removed a portion of his internal organs. It was not simply an unreasonable act of insanity, but had a strong purpose.
It’s like a symbol, a metaphor, like Hill eating the victim’s body parts, Grant using the victim’s skin as a mask, and Joey turning the victim into a skeletal angel.
They were all driven by some kind of subconscious to do such an unimaginable morbid behavior. As a psychologist and part of his personality, he was well aware that what Joey called artistic behavior was largely an emotional process.
‘”Since that mysterious power possesses the characteristics of a target, then a long period of time means that it is different from the game of death. It should have a physical container” Qin Lun’s eyes flashed. “In other words, it is an intelligent life. If it exists in this small town in front of him, then it is possible that it is a … human?!”
“Interesting!” Qin Lun’s right index finger tapped on his temple. He felt that his mood, which had been low due to Donald’s team’s low challenge, had become excited again, and his heart was filled with eagerness to try.
His gaze flickered as he guessed the identity of the murderer. Although the traveler he attacked earlier was not a townsman of the town, he had also interrogated some of the people in this town called Monte Town.
After Qin Lun’s destructive master Ge Awakened, although he still had his meticulous thinking and rigorous logical reasoning ability, it was different from before. Even Hill and the others hadn’t noticed this.
In the past, even if Qin Lun didn’t have any principles or bottom lines, he was still aiming to survive. His plan of action always had a clear purpose and benefits. However, even though Qin Lun had the ability to do so, he would not make any more plans.
He did not have a clear goal of survival, but simply pursued novelty and excitement, even risking his life. Because there was no goal, there was no need to plan. He could do whatever he thought of, and it was more like a wild beast with unparalleled intelligence.
In all seriousness, the current Qin Lun’s personality was far more flawed, paranoid, and unreasonable than the previous Qin Lun. This made his actions even more dangerous and unpredictable, but it was relatively straightforward. He did not have the meticulous planning that was like a spider web from before.
If Hill and the others were only aiming to kill him, then Qin Lun’s current owner, Ge, would be much easier to deal with than the previous one!
“The removal of human organs may seem cruel and brutal in the eyes of ordinary people, but in reality, it does not bring any morbid happiness to the murderer’s deep consciousness. The process of torture is too troublesome, the victims die too quickly, and there are too many alternatives.”
Qin Lun sneered, “Not to mention that Carmen’s corpse was too intact just for the sake of abuse. Therefore, we can roughly judge the murderer’s psychology when he was abusing him. He completely ignored the victim’s reaction, removing his organs was like buying a hot dog in a fast food truck on the roadside …”
When Carmen’s corpse was found, not only had a large hole been opened in his chest, but his head had also been cleanly decapitated. The murderer didn’t enjoy the pain of the victim, or else he wouldn’t have been wrong.
This meant that the murderer only needed it. It needed the organs Carmen had lost. That was its real target. So the question arises, what does the murderer need human organs for? If it was a person from this small town, had it ever killed someone in this small town?
If someone else thought about these questions, they would definitely have a splitting headache. However, if the person who thought about it turned into another murderer, then it wouldn’t be difficult!
According to Qin Lun’s knowledge, the murderer would not take the victim’s organs away from three purposes. The first was to eat them, the second was to use them as souvenirs, and the last was to perform rituals.
The first possibility is quickly ruled out, as cannibalism can easily become a habit and can occur quite frequently. Once the murderer had such a bad habit, the town in front of him would be the hunting ground that bore the brunt. The town would no longer have such a peaceful atmosphere.
The second goal was not to commit such a high frequency of crimes. In addition to the floating population of the immigrant town, it might not alert most ordinary people.
However, Qin Lun still ruled out this possibility. Human organs were difficult to preserve and required large amounts of preservatives or ice. Given the historical times and seasons of the town in front of him, it was easy to be suspicious of whatever method he used. As a souvenir, it seems better to use the victim’s bones and personal belongings.
With such an exclusion, he felt that the murderer’s purpose in removing the victim’s organs should be to perform some sort of ritual. Blood sacrifice-like cult rituals wouldn’t be too frequent, and internal organs wouldn’t need to be preserved for too long, which was the best fit for the current situation.
Qin Lun’s eyes flashed with a cold light. “On the premise of some kind of strange ritual, the murderer obviously won’t be satisfied with that little less than two kilograms of human organs. He will definitely continue to commit crimes …” In addition, before the ceremony, he needs a hidden and spacious private place, including a few accomplices?! ”
Thinking of this, Qin Lun only frowned and stood up to walk towards the small town. Based on the information he obtained, he guessed that this was already the limit. If he wanted to obtain more details, he had to enter the town.
Therefore, he changed his mind! He was very interested in the murderer or mysterious force that killed Carmen, and even if he encountered Hill or Donald’s team, he would not hesitate to do so.