Stray Chapter 19: Detour

This is also because the grenade launcher is friendly enough. Although it has a large caliber, the recoil is not very strong, and it is actually very easy for ordinary people to operate.

Because the grenade launcher has a large caliber, but the amount of ammunition loaded is generally relatively small - what he exchanged is a rear-loading grenade launcher that can only hold one round of ammunition - so the power is not large, the length of the launch tube relatively short.

Since the initial velocity of the grenade is relatively small and the chamber pressure is also very low, the recoil is naturally relatively small.

Dual wielding is naturally relatively stable, but it is said that in fact, even if one hand does not touch the shoulder, it can be fired... It is because of this that Xia Ran chooses to exchange it.

There are gains and losses, so the grenade launcher's reload capacity, reload speed, range and other attributes are all flaws, but Xia Ran doesn't care about these flaws at all, because according to his usage, this These flaws of the weapon simply do not exist.

——It is mainly used to supplement the knife at a critical moment, or in the face of the weak and dying enemy just now, directly grasping the opportunity is one shot into the soul.

At any time, one shot is enough, and it is almost impossible for him to choose to face more than two enemies at the same time. And even if there is only one enemy, if a grenade can't kill him, he will never risk to continue fighting.

Instead, they will immediately distance themselves and find a way to escape... Strategically retreat to ensure their own safety.

After all, if he didn't get a chance to distance himself because of the enemy's actions, he certainly wouldn't have a chance to fire a second shot.

Therefore.

The troublesome shortcoming of reloading amount and reloading speed is not a problem at all in his opinion.

However, this time, Xia Ran's estimation was a bit wrong. Maybe the system's description is correct. Normal people can use the grenade launcher without touching their shoulders with one hand, but that is because of normal people's normal strength. The value should be 5 points.

And he only has 4 points of strength, relatively speaking, at least 20% of his wrist strength, grip strength, etc., plus he still uses his left hand, so...

The recoil still hurt his wrist.

——In fact, it was expected. He was worried that the injury of his right hand would have a greater impact, so he chose to sacrifice his left hand when he had to launch with one hand.

Although the system provides a repair function, there is a troublesome limitation, that is, it can only be used after leaving the mission world and returning to one's own personal area. There is no way to call for a comprehensive repair service anytime, anywhere without restrictions.

So, although this is not a serious injury, it needs Xia Ran to take care of it slowly.

Enduring the pain, he stepped forward to the edge of the cliff and glanced down, only to see rough waves below, the waves crashing against the reef and splashing white spray and foam, other than that, there was nothing .

The parasitic beast that couldn't even control its own body was kicked back and forth by him. It staggered and lost its balance on the edge of the cliff. At the last moment, it was filled with a fire bomb and died long ago. can no longer die, and the current body naturally disappeared in the waves.

As a matter of fact, even without a grenade launcher, just kicking the thing off the cliff with one kick, it is estimated that this person's head is in hand.

It's just that Xia Ran doesn't feel safe enough and doesn't want to take the risk of uncertainty in the future, so he still chooses to take a little risk... He subconsciously looked to the side and sighed uncontrollably, there was what he had prepared earlier some pitfalls, but to no avail.

After all, his memory is very vague, and it is the limit that he can barely determine the battlefield location, and he has not been able to remember more details. .

So that the previous preparations were not able to be used. His initial plan was to deal with that thing, lead the opponent to step on the trap, and then continue to use the righteous style of play.

However, it is acceptable to take a little risk. After all, the reward is indeed very rich, although the single kill reward of this parasitic beast is only very humble points x100, free attribute points x1...

It seems to be a symbolic feeling. If Xia Ran adds a few more attributes to increase her ability value by a small amount, maybe there will be nothing.

But the point is not this, but the following prompt message after that——

"Save Izumi Nobuko, get points x15000, B-level karma crystal x1, and the world's interference is greatly improved"

A large sum of money speaks volumes about the importance of this woman.

But think about it, if she hadn't died, Quan Xinyi would not have suffered a series of subsequent accidents-

I was stabbed to death by a monster in the shape of my mother, and was rescued by Xiao You with all her might, and came back to life with a new look.

Because of having small right cells all over the body, all aspects of the body's ability values ​​have surpassed human breakthroughs. The most important thing is that the thinking has also undergone tremendous changes, the psychology has become extremely cold, there is no innocence and timidity, from cowardly to powerful.

At the same time, he also lost part of the compassion and humanity that he should have as a human being. Although he can feel sad, he has never shed a single tear.

A series of changes, all the fates originated from the moment when Izumi Nobuko was killed by the parasitic beast and was parasitized.

If the mother hadn't died, how drastically would the fate of the protagonist be changed later? What direction will the world tend to in the future? If you think about it carefully, you will find that this is really nothing to say.

If it is very difficult to change this node, and if you need to fight hard, you will probably get more points, not just these... Although it is also a huge sum of money for the current Xia Ran, but He judged it by the price/performance ratio of the points, but found that it was indeed unworthy.

As for the specific effect of the increase in the world's interference degree, Xia Ran is not clear.

The only thing that is certain is that at the moment when the prompting of the significant increase in the degree of interference, he definitely felt a sudden repulsion, and the estimated return time in the system also shrunk directly, from one year to two years. months.

"Huh?"

Slightly squinting, Xia Ran suddenly noticed that there was a spot of light floating in the waves below, because it was white in itself, and it was almost impossible to see it in the foam of the waves hitting the cliffs and rocks.

If he hadn't looked twice, he might have missed it.

Wait, is this explosive equipment? Why didn't the previous complete parasitic beasts explode, but this dung-making machine, which was simply wasting air, exploded instead? Is it simply looking at the probability, or is it a special character or monster that has a greater impact?

These thoughts flashed through his mind, Xia Ran shook his head, then turned to look at the panicked couple behind him, and exhaled.

But at this time, he has no way to go down to get the thing for the time being, he can only hope that it will not be refreshed directly...

Let's deal with the couple first, and then come back here and take a look at some time.

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About half an hour later, when they returned to the town, the three appeared in the hotel.

The two couples in shock were listening to Xia Ran explaining what happened before. After the latter spent a lot of time talking, the two finally had a preliminary understanding of what happened just now, and what the monster had been staring at them before.

“…parasitic beast?”

"Yes, that's what I call them...I don't know exactly when or where they came from."

Xia Ran, who was sitting opposite the couple, nodded lightly, raised the cup with her right hand and took a sip of tea with a calm expression.

"But according to the time of those homicide cases, it can probably be traced back to two or three months ago."

His left hand became more and more swollen and painful, but he was calm on the surface, and because of his identity, it was impossible to go to the hospital. I can only think about how to solve this big or small problem later.

However, Quan Xinyi's parents don't have as strong a heart as him, and when they just learned about such a terrible thing, Sanguan was undoubtedly the most shaken, and both of them were terrified.

"Murder and dismemberment?"

"So, so...it's them..."

Xia Ran put down the cup, lightly pressed the cap on her head, and said in a low voice:

"Yes, they are eating people... To be precise, they are parasitic on what species, and they are specializing in eating. Didn't you see it? Wife and daughter were smashed into pieces, missing husband was suspected of being a murderer, etc., It's a significant percentage of those cases."

"How could this be... such a thing..."

Quan Xinzi opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but was gently pulled by her husband beside her. She turned her head and saw that her husband shook his head slightly.

Because Izumi is more likely to believe this statement than his wife, he still has lingering fears to this day, and that extremely thrilling scene will probably become a nightmare that haunts him for the rest of his life in the future.

The huge open mouth...

The eyeball and the bone blade at the top of the tentacle...

And the head of his wife who is shrouded in shadows...

He had no doubt that if the young man in front of him hadn't happened to meet the two of them, his wife would have been in trouble now, or even he would not be able to escape.

The opposite Xia Ran lowered her eyes slightly, and a ray of light flashed on her glasses.

Approaching Izumi Shinichi rashly is unreasonable in itself, and it is easy to cause suspicion from the other party, but now it is an excellent opportunity to get closer to the other party's parents. Now it seems that he has initially gained the trust of the two people.

"Wait, you...you just said that those parasitic beasts will eat people's brains and replace their original identities?"

At this time, as a mother, Izumi Nobuko seemed to suddenly think of something bad, and her voice began to tremble.

She just felt that her son had changed a lot during this period of time, and she almost didn't feel like her own son. And the previous encounter has really hammered the existence of some kind of man-eating monster, and the young man in front of him who was the same age as his son also said something terrible.

Parasitic beasts are called parasitic beasts because they burrow into the body of the creature and take the brain, and then manage the "dead body".

Maybe someone looks like that person on the surface, but in fact, it may have been replaced by some monster...