Chapter 6: Struggling Alone.

It was only temporary safety, and Xiao Fen knew this very well.

As long as he opened the door before him and rushed out, the Web behind would definitely react. The escape just now was merely a lucky surprise. Xiao Fen didn’t think he could always be this lucky.

As for the front, those ropes that had already been disturbed would not let Xiao Fen go. He believed that it wouldn’t be long before these ropes emerged from various crevices and launched attacks on Xiao Fen.

This time would not exceed 5 minutes. In other words, Xiao Fen had to find an escape route within 5 minutes, otherwise he would not be able to return to the Real World, but would die in this god-knows-what place.

Xiao Fen clenched his teeth slightly and made up his mind almost within a few seconds. He stretched out his hand and rapidly traced strange curves in the air. The whole process took only 3 seconds, as skilled as a true veteran well-versed in this way.

On the title page of that book “FAE & AWAKENMAN”, there was a string of Latin text. This was the only place in the whole book that was not in English. Because of this, Xiao Fen’s impression was the deepest.

“DpictaiI, CtusI, lux!”

(“Depict me, Chant me, Light!”)

Xiao Fen had once searched through a large number of books on his own to find a solution to his own abnormalities, reading both domestic and foreign works.

Thanks to his fully developed mind, the foreign languages he could now proficiently use included English, French, and Russian. The foreign languages he could read and understand included Sanskrit, Latin, Spanish, and Italian.

His true strength in foreign languages was far more amazing than the grades he faked in School, so the Latin on the title page of that book did not stump Xiao Fen.

He hadn’t had time to test this sentence before. He didn’t believe this sentence could play any role, but in the current situation, he had to try it, even if it was a desperate measure.

While sketching these words, Xiao Fen chanted them in a low voice.

When he finished chanting the last word, the space before him suddenly opened up with a bright and transparent light in response. After this beam of light flickered a few times, a suspended Projection touch control device appeared before Xiao Fen.

Without any extra words, a large amount of text began to appear at the top of this control screen.

“Location: Trial World, London”

“Quest Name: Traitor Strangulation”

“Quest Description: In 1888 London, a traitorous Awakened is killing recklessly here, attempting to use these dead people to build an independent kingdom belonging to this Traitor. Find him, catch him, kill him.”

“Quest Difficulty: B+”

“Quest Completion: 15%”

“Quest Name: Traces of Lux”

“Quest Description: An Awakened named Lux discovered an anomaly. When his companions could not arrive in time, he went alone to the Traitor’s lair and disappeared without a trace. Later comers found his briefcase and personal clothes, but Lux’s most important item, ‘Awakened and Otherworld’, has never been found. Once this book falls into the Mortal World, it will cause unnecessary turmoil. Therefore, you must find this book and send it back.”

“Quest Characteristics: Hidden Quest/Triggered”

“Quest Difficulty: A”

“Remember, Yggdrasil is watching you. Your deductions may be correct, or they may contain huge errors. Everything can only be revealed by you in the future.”

“Quest Completion: 98%”

“Quest Hint: Are you willing to hand the book in your hand to Yggdrasil to complete this quest?”

Xiao Fen reached out without hesitation and tapped “Yes”.

A gap suddenly opened on one side of the control screen, and a tray extended from this gap. When Xiao Fen placed the book in his hand on the tray with some doubt, the tray, which was theoretically just a Projection, easily supported this thick book and quickly retracted into the gap. This strange imagination made Xiao Fen slightly stunned.

However, Xiao Fen could also understand. The book in his hand might have really existed, but now it was just a quest item. In this world, it existed because of the quest, so it could be recycled by this Projection control screen.

While Xiao Fen was still thinking it over, new text began to appear at the top of the control screen.

“Congratulations. Your calmness allowed you to find this book amidst danger and complete Traces of Lux.”

“Quest Reward: 2100 Gene Points, 1 Skill Point.”

“Quest Reward: 1 bottle of Healing Potion.”

“Note: You are not registered, so you cannot use these Gene Points to complete a level upgrade.”

“Note: You cannot level up!”

“Hint: You can use Gene Points to exchange for equipment of equal value. All equipment cannot be taken out of the Trial World. After the quest is completed, remaining equipment will be settled uniformly.”

These texts did not tell Xiao Fen how to leave this so-called Trial World, but he was also clear that leaving this Trial World would mostly likely be related to completing the big quest of strangling the Traitor.

It was like a game dungeon; if the BOSS wasn’t defeated, don’t even think about leaving this dungeon.

He shook his head slightly and suddenly felt the inner lining pocket of his coat on the right become heavy. He reached in, and a brown glass bottle appeared in his hand. The label on it showed it was a Healing Potion.

Putting back this Healing Potion which he didn’t know how to use, Xiao Fen thought for a moment and clicked on the equipment column.

The Projection control screen flickered, and soon a large number of item images appeared. Under these images, their respective prices and characteristics were marked. Weapons, food, injections, accessories, everything was there.

Xiao Fen glanced at them. Choosing what he really needed from these dazzling items was a complete waste of time, so he directly clicked on “Yggdrasil Supply Crate Series (Small)”.

This choice directly deducted 1950 points from his 2100 Gene Points. This was the price for weapons, ammunition, and some supplies.

For the current Xiao Fen, what he needed most was a weapon for self-protection, and then, the ability to use the weapon.

So, after confirming the acquisition of the supply crate, what he needed to supplement was the ability part. He clicked open the Skill column and looked around. The Skill column was also dazzling, with ranged series, melee series, support series, and so on, at least 40 or 50 kinds.

Xiao Fen thought for a moment and exchanged the Skill Point he just obtained for the skill “Shooting Talent”.

“Shooting Talent: Beginner. Your shooting ability has improved significantly. Although you can’t shoot exactly where you point, at least you can hit the target with every shot.”

“Note: Investing 3 more Skill Points can upgrade this skill to Intermediate.”

“Note: Upgrading to the Advanced Shooting Talent skill requires Gold Points.”

Xiao Fen shook his head and used all his remaining Gene Points to exchange for ordinary bullets, then clicked “Finish”.

“Your items will be delivered in 60 seconds. The delivery location is 120 meters from your current position. Please check and receive them in time.”

“Note: You must arrive near the designated position within 15 seconds after the items arrive, otherwise these items will disappear.”

“Note: Delivered items are only visible to Awakened and may be picked up by other Awakened.”

“Please continue to participate in the quest and enjoy all of this. Good luck.”

With the appearance of this sentence, the control screen suddenly disappeared, leaving only a dark red arrow on the inside of Xiao Fen’s coat sleeve, flashing on and off.

Xiao Fen randomly changed a few directions and found that only when facing the right way was this arrow brightest; the further he deviated, the dimmer the arrow became.

And now, the direction this arrow pointed was exactly the direction of the back door of this house.