Conspiracy

"Faceless Head Upgrade Complete! Current Level: LV.2"

Wow!

Han Dong awoke with a start in the basement. The tentacles had retracted into his neck, and his appearance had changed to "Valen Nicholas".

A strong feeling of nausea welled up inside me.

Vomit!

What was vomited was not ordinary gastric juice.

Instead, it contained some filthy, murky liquid, along with fish bones, octopus tentacles, and shellfish!

"This! I..."

Memories of spending my life as a fisherman in Innsmouth.

Unlike a dream, it was as real as reality, deeply imprinted in Han Dong's mind.

As Han Dong finally sailed out to sea, he seemed to hear an unnamed call, abandoning his fishing boat to embrace the ocean.

"Innsmouth... this memory is so hard to erase!"

This is different from the 14 years of memories of living in Derry Town that were implanted when I entered Derry Town.

This memory is Han Dong's personal experience and contains 'emotions' within it.

Staring at the puddle of vomit in front of him, Han Dong was momentarily unable to distinguish between the truth and falsehood of his memory.

The identity of the "fisherman"

Fishman's physical changes

That call from the deep sea

It was like a brand imprint on Han Dong's mind, impossible to erase.

Noticing Han Dong's unusual behavior, Chen Li immediately came over and reached out to help him.

"Ms. Chen... Ms. Chen Li! How long has it been?"

"Three hours and 27 minutes... There's been no movement from the Clown House for now; they must have managed to hold off the [Purgatory Monk] for the time being."

The timing is normal, and the situation is normal.

But Han Dong showed no joy on his face despite the successful Skull Upgrade... his expression was gloomy and his thoughts were in disarray.

"Let me rest for a bit, I'm not feeling well."

The Skull Upgrade, the energy is replenished, and the abilities of the tentacles and the Lesser Demon Eye are all enhanced.

But... Han Dong's discomfort was on Mental Plane.

The intense fishy smell and the heavy dampness, coupled with his personal experience of becoming a 'fish-man', caused Han Dong a strong sense of discomfort on Mental Plane.

Han Dong continued to rest.

Close your eyes and rest.

Reflecting on the significance of this 'fisherman's life'.

"Could it be that Innsmouth is related to my head? Is it a memory sealed away by the head's former owner? Or is it part of that memory...?"

After leaving the Destiny Space, I must use some channels to check if a place called Innsmouth actually exists in the original world.

(Ten-minute break)

Try to block out this fisherman's memory as much as possible.

Things have calmed down.

Han Dong did not rush to join the cultivators' battle.

Instead, he pulled an old book out of his pocket.

It was by using the major clue obtained from clearing the "Twisted Sewer Pipes" event: "The Derry Town's Terrifying History".

The three characters ' Derry Town ' are printed on the cover of the book.

This book is of great value in understanding this Destiny Event.

Even Though there are many Side Mission in It (the main story), this kind of large side quest is unique in the side quest collector.

Such clues will largely unravel the secrets of ' New Derry Town ' and the Joker's true origins.

This book will explain the origin of New Derry Town, specifically how the clown came from the "inside" to the "outside" and influenced the events in New Derry Town...

"Hopefully this major lead will help me understand some things."

It allowed me to understand Pennywise completely!

Phew... Hopefully, there won't be any major unexpected events in the end. If we can just help the clown kill this monk Togu, it will all end well.

However, it probably won't be that easy.

To be honest, Han Dong never completely trusted [The Joker - Pennywise].

Even after the relationship changed to 'neutral', Han Dong did not relax his vigilance in the slightest.

After all, the Joker is an extremely special BOSS who had already learned about the secrets of fate from the other teams that entered this place.

The 'clown conspiracy theory' was deduced by Han Dong, so naturally he wouldn't forget it.

This collaboration with the Joker is based solely on the premise of a 'common enemy'... Once the common enemy ceases to exist, their relationship will naturally cease to exist.

Han Dong chose to Skull Upgrade at the 'critical moment' for another reason besides the containment plan.

Keep something in reserve.

If everyone follows the Joker to fight against the monk Tog, and if you apply a conspiracy theory to it, you get the feeling that you're being led by the nose by the Joker.

If the main quest can be changed once, it might be changed a second time.

Click, click~ (The Clockwork Device unfolds into a projector)

"Begin examining the clues."

Han Dong first uploaded this ancient book from Derry Town to the [Auxiliary Clue Collector].

When the large branch icon on the projection screen is lit up.

Meanwhile, Han Dong also holds two other clues, one small and one medium-sized, which he obtained from the side quests that Cas and the others completed in Derry Town while Han Dong was delaying the clown in the Underground Sewer.

The interconnected 'lines' formed by different clues increased the Joker's intelligence by a full 50%.

Han Dong then carefully reviewed the results of the system's deduction.

While flipping through this ancient book from Derry Town, Han Dong broke out in a cold sweat over some of the information about the 'clown'.

The "Clown's Conspiracy theory" was gradually proven as I read this book.

In addition, the old book also mentions the issue of the Joker 'becoming stronger'.

"The Joker's increase in strength is not a continuous phenomenon, but rather he will suddenly level up every once in a while!"

The book precisely records that the clown gains a power-up every time an outsider arrives in [Derry Town].

"Destiny Event can essentially be understood as an asymmetrical game between the 'hunter' and the 'prey'."

At the individual level, the Joker, who is far stronger than us, belongs to the 'hunter' side, while we belong to the 'prey' side.

We are all participants in this Destiny Event.

The winner will receive a system reward.

If we, the 'prey' side, win, we will receive Destiny Points, cards, and even some physical rewards.

The hunters should also receive the corresponding rewards if they win.

The clown is able to keep getting stronger because he wins as a 'hunter' in one Destiny Event after another... According to the book, he has wiped out four whole squads.

This is why, despite initially fearing [Old Derry Town], he now dares to slowly penetrate the Mid-level Zone, even attempting to completely dominate Old Derry Town.

Half an hour passed.

Han Dong carefully read the information recorded in the book and deduced the conclusions using the auxiliary device.

The Clown's Conspiracy

The Joker's true conspiracy has finally been largely deduced.

This result left Han Dong deep in thought, his brow furrowed.

"Is this the true difficulty of a four-star [Destiny Space]?"

Luckily, I had a backup plan and stayed here to upgrade my head.

Otherwise, even if I consider all the side quests and 'minor matters' carefully, I will still be led by the nose by the clown when it comes to 'major matters,' and the final outcome will be unchangeable.

Utter failure! Our team has become the Joker's Experience Points!

All four former Knight-Errant squads were wiped out in Derry Town, not because they were weak... but simply because this clown was too difficult to deal with.

It's not too late.

I still have a chance to turn things around.

Knock knock knock!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the basement door.

A greeting came from the Parasitic Host, Bella: "May I come in?"

For some reason, Bella's voice always sounded a little strange...

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