Another Side Event
An incandescent light bulb that flickers irregularly
The old television, filled with static due to lack of signal,
The parents sat motionless on the sofa.
And gift boxes printed with eerie clown images.
All of this is a scene not found in the original movie "It". More importantly, in the original "It" movie, only teenagers and children could see the terrifying clown in Derry Town.
Adults cannot see it.
Now, in the Destiny World that Han Dong lives in, his parents have been severely affected.
Therefore, Han Dong has completely discarded the original plot, emptied his brain, and is treating it as an unknown event.
To ensure everything went smoothly, Han Dong quickly sent the information about their current situation to Cas and the others via the Clockwork Device... However, he did not receive a reply for a long time.
It seems that Cas and his group are also in a 'dilemma'.
"Dragging this out isn't a solution; let's resolve it ourselves..."
Han Dong instructed Chen Li to stand guard at the Staircase Entrance, while Han Dong went down to scout ahead and Chen Li was ready to provide support at any time.
Just as Han Dong stepped down the last step.
The familiar system voice echoed in my mind once again.
Side Event activated: [Startling Parents]
Requirement: Handle household chores!
Rewards: Small Clue (Startling Gift Box), and a very small increase in the probability of obtaining the "Destiny Card" in the final reward.
"Hmm!! This is a side quest too!?"
However, compared to the Side Event at the school, the scale of the events is significantly smaller, thus corresponding to minor clues.
Moreover, this side quest is directly related to [The Joker - Pennywise], and even the description of the 'request' has become very strange.
Is this installment of the Destiny World primarily focused on various Side Mission?
While Han Dong was pondering this...
The parents, who were sitting on the sofa watching TV, turned their heads in a rather abrupt way...
The body remained seated, with only the head on the neck mechanically twisting.
She rotated exactly 90 degrees and stared straight at Han Dong.
Completely different from the kind parents I had in mind.
Both of them wore exaggerated bright red lipstick and had extremely exaggerated smiles (reaching the stretching limit of their cheek muscles).
His eyes were wide open, as if they might pop out of their sockets at any moment.
"Nicholas... why aren't you asleep yet?" The same voice came from his mother's mouth as always.
"Come down and have a glass of water."
Despite the horrifying scene, Han Dong remained calm and turned to go to the kitchen to pour water.
However, just as Han Dong walked towards the kitchen and turned his back to his 'parents'...
Click!
Click!
The first sound was the television being turned off.
The second sound is the light being turned off.
This means that all the light sources in the house are turned off, with only a faint ray of moonlight shining in through the window.
Scratching sound (sound of fingernails scraping)
Something seemed to be crawling rapidly in the darkness.
When Han Dong turned around.
His parents stood upright in front of him, always with a smile on their faces.
Having prepared himself mentally, Han Dong remained unmoved, completely suppressing the fear within him. He subtly gestured for Chen Li, who was hiding in the shadows, to make her move.
Throughout the entire process, Han Dong maintained a smile and Eye Contact with his parents.
At that moment, a red shadow flashed by.
The cleaver, shrouded in malevolent energy, sliced through the parents' necks in an instant.
Artery severed, 'oil' gushing forth.
The parents' heads landed right in the sink next to them, still maintaining their 'smiles,' their eyes wide open, staring at Han Dong the whole time without ever shifting their gaze.
The headless body fell heavily to the ground.
The strange thing is!
The corpse that fell to the ground exploded like a balloon... pop!
Snap!
The balloon burst!
Han Dong's consciousness wavered.
In the blink of an eye, he found himself by the window of a brightly lit second-floor bedroom.
The Red Balloon outside the window had just popped... Han Dong saw the clown skipping away down the street again, and cold sweat streamed down his temples.
"Time travel? Impossible!?"
Han Dong immediately turned his head to look at the clock in the room.
Ten minutes had passed since Han Dong left the room.
In addition, the Parasitic Worm specimens have been stored in the bookcase.
Both of these scenarios are sufficient to demonstrate that time has not reversed.
Han Dong quietly left the dormitory and looked through the gap in the stairwell into the living room... He discovered that his parents were sitting on the sofa unharmed, just like before.
This means it's not a time callback, but a simple 'scene reset'.
Because of the death of his parents, everything will start all over again.
"How is such a scene reset achieved? Mind Influence?"
Just as Han Dong was deep in thought, a system notification sounded:
Household chores must be handled by family members themselves; interference from outsiders is strictly prohibited. Anyone who intentionally violates this rule to disrupt the household will be severely punished.
"So, does that mean I have to do this myself? Even Chen Li, with whom I have a ' Master-Servant Relationship,' is not allowed to interfere?"
"So that's what 'household chores' means."
In that case, Han Dong immediately sent Chen Li back to prison.
Having had a previous experience, Han Dong was certain that even his parents, who were influenced by the clown, weren't particularly strong.
At least Chen Li used a sneak attack, and could have finished her off with a single stab.
Both Destiny Item have been activated.
The Ghoul Arm was also in Semi-activated state, its size remained unchanged, but its nails had grown to about 10cm.
When dealing with ordinary mutated enemies, Han Dong still needs to hold back... After all, the Joker might be watching all of this, and Han Dong doesn't want to reveal all his Trump Card at the beginning.
Creak~
When Han Dong pushed open the dormitory door again, the situation at home had changed.
Only the television was still on; the parents who had been sitting on the sofa were nowhere to be seen.
Trigger the Crow's Mark on the back of your hand.
With the formation of Beak Mask that grants night vision, darkness no longer has any effect on Han Dong.
Han Dong first searched his home but found no trace of his parents.
Since the search yielded no results.
Only able to return to the living room area
Staring at the clown gift box on the table, which had already been opened, there was still a note inside.
Once he was sure no one was around, Han Dong quickly pulled out the slip of paper and looked at the information on it.
[Household chores]: Dealing with problematic family members
(Note: To someone who seems odd, normal people will appear odd!)
At this moment.
The glass door leading from the kitchen to the Backyard is open.
The parents, with eerie smiles on their faces, walked into the house from the Backyard.
The reason Han Dong searched the house without success was because his parents had gone to the Backyard to 'get equipment'.
The mother was holding a long-barreled shotgun, which was already loaded.
The father was carrying a diesel chainsaw... Boom! He pulled the engine cable, and the chainsaw began to spin wildly under the engine's power.