It may be that this sight is too unimaginable for even a skull. It opened and closed its mouth, and finally organized the language with that hoarse voice that leaked through the wind.
"… All right."
it considered.
"It seems that this method is quite effective, but I hope you can ask the opinion of the thigh owner next time."
"I will." Lin You replied.
Skull: "..."
No, no, just be polite and don't take it seriously? ! Is there really going to be a next time for this? !
But it seems that the other party has completely believed this, and the skull is full of misery. It knows too well how good-looking it is, and if it is mentioned, it will be very "generous" and agree.
It regrets it, regrets it very much, but no one will care or see how much a skeleton head with only bones is scratching its head. In the end, I had to bite the bullet—of course, it didn’t have such a thing—and went with them to see the stalking zombie dog.
The half-bald tail is still wagging non-stop, and it doesn't feel tiring after half a minute.
The zombie dog's tongue was tilted to one side, and it looked eagerly at the thigh bone in Lin You's hand. Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, it raised its right paw to beg for a handshake.
Lin You looked at its neck.
With a collar on it.
No matter it has been outside in the wind and rain for so long, most of the leather collar is incomplete, and it hangs tenaciously on a frame. The nameplate in the middle is also a bit blurred, and only a few letters can be vaguely made out.
From the looks of it, it used to be domesticated.
… no wonder.
The zombie dog was only eager to get the reward quickly, and its tail slapped on the ground.
"Be good, be obedient." Seeing this, Lin You shook the thigh bone in front of it again, "Sit down, stay here and don't move, wait for us to come back later."
She stepped back step by step, Jian Mingjia and the others agreed, and moved in the direction they were going to go.
It's just that the distance is getting farther and farther away, look at that zombie dog is still obediently staying where it is, waiting for the reward that it probably won't be able to wait for. Qiao Can couldn't bear it a little bit, so he couldn't help asking in a low voice, "Why don't you let him try?"
"That's my thigh, miss!"
Skull said loudly.
"It took a lot of effort to get a leg back, and I don't want it to turn into a teething stick."
The person involved protested so much, Qiao Can smiled embarrassingly. When she turned her head to look again, the squatting zombie dog seemed to understand that it was difficult for her to really wait for them to come back, so she didn't rush this way again, only looked over sadly, and walked away in the opposite direction with her tail drooping up.
Qiao Can: "..."
Jian Mingjia: "..."
What is this feeling of aching conscience
It's a pity that although they felt guilty, Skull was very glad that his thigh had found a way out under the dog's mouth. It was in a great mood, humming an out-of-tune tune, while directing them where to go.
"This room is quite big, huh?"
Ten minutes later, Lin You and his team walked around the operating bed blocking the way, and it was still chattering: "Yes, yes, all you have to do is to go through here—"
When passing the workbench by the wall, Jian Mingjia accidentally brought something on the table. A few thin pieces of paper were scraped off by the corner of her clothes, she made a "huh" and bent down to pick them up.
"These… "
She just raised her head, the black eye sockets of the skull glanced here, and immediately picked up the words.
"You may keep them, miss," it said, "it will be of service to you."
When Lin You heard this, she exchanged a glance with Jian Mingjia who was holding a piece of paper, and asked, "What is it?"
"I don't understand."
The latter said truthfully: "It seems to be Latin."
— This is strange.
Even in the context of other countries, the materials are translated versions before their eyes. If it is kept in Latin like this, it can only be understood as deliberately concealing something.
But in this way, the one who reminded them... is not easy.
"Oh, don't look at me like that." Facing Lin You's gaze, she said to the skull still lying in her hand, "I know something you don't know, or the old saying, if you are willing to help me, I will help you." I can spare no effort to translate it for you.”
"In my opinion, it's more than just 'understand'."
Lin You raised her eyebrows.
"You are so clear about the terrain after the 'space dislocation' here." Listening to its command all the way, it can be said clearly, "This disorder doesn't have anything to do with you, does it?"
The skull tried to look up and down, but it soon realized that it couldn't hide its guilt even if it had no eyeballs.
"I admit-"
It said: "It has a little relationship with me."
Qiao Can: "...a little bit?"
"Or all of them." Skull said frankly, "I came from a place far, far away. I just had an accident when I was doing some innocuous little experiment, and then I found myself in this place and fell apart. She said That's right, I know how to go, it's because of the associated experimental results that distorted this place."
Lin You and his party were dumbfounded for a moment, not knowing whether to complain first or to say "no harm".
"I venture to ask."
Qiao Can said strangely: "Is this what you looked like before the experiment?"
"That's not true." Skull's tone was full of pride, "If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely show you my real face, and you will be fascinated by me."
"Yes, yes, I am looking forward to that day."
It was left here, and Lin You agreed without much sincerity, "Now can you tell us how to get there?"
"when-"
Lin You only felt the skull bounce violently.
"That door!" it cried, "where it goes straight! I feel it, and my hand is behind it!"
Lin You, who was still pointing at the other party to show the way, sighed, so she had to quicken her pace, and pushed the door open—
The air stagnates.
No one expected such a development.
The skull's intuition was correct, there was a hand with only bones behind the door, but...
The hand was in the dog's mouth.
The zombie dog that had been released looked at them innocently, with the accusation of "If you don't give me the bone, I'll find it myself". It raised its chin, and it was full of pride.
Skull: "..."
It exploded.
"That's—it's—my hand!" it roared through its teeth. "Give it back to me!"
The zombie dog looked at them, weighed the bones in his mouth, and ran away resolutely.
Lin You was about to ask if she wanted to chase her.
"Throw me over," said the skull.
… Um
Lin You: "But—"
"This move is a challenge to my dignity. I will solve this problem myself-throw it now! It's not far away anyway, and I will tell you where to go next!"
Amid its repeated urgings of "quick, quick, quick", seeing that the zombie dog was about to run out of sight, Lin You collected himself and swung his arms.
The skull traced a graceful parabola in the air.
With a "click", it struggled forward desperately and bit the zombie dog's tail. The latter suffered from pain and ran faster.
"Cross the room on the right!"
At the same time, the skull is still ambiguously exhorting: "Turn left again, and you will arrive at—"
Before the words were finished, it disappeared into the darkness together with the dog's tail it was biting.
Everyone: "..."
"Tell me," Jian Mingjia's eyelids twitched, "Can it succeed?"
"have no idea."
Lin You was silent for a few seconds, then said, "Let's continue walking."
With those few pointers before leaving, it is much easier to find it.
There were no monsters encountered along the way. Standing in front of the door at the end, Lin You let out a breath.
If the skull hadn't lied, this should be the room where they ended up from the beginning.
She thought they were all ready.
Turning around to confirm the meaning of the two people behind her, Lin You pushed open the iron door.
Warm lights poured out.
"Maybe I should say 'Congratulations'," the little girl's sweet voice seemed to ring in my ears, "I found this place for you."
In fact, she was not far away, coming out from behind the curtain little by little.
The most eye-catching thing in the whole ward is the hospital bed in the center. The bed was surrounded by a thin plastic curtain, but like any facility in this hospital, the curtain was so tattered that a human figure could be seen behind it.
She was lying on the bed, from Lin You's perspective, she could only see one eye and the scars from the burns around it.
There is no doubt that it was Aretha.
The real Aretha, who experienced the burning at the stake back then, is now left in this world with resentment. And the little girl who fiddles with the curtain from time to time is the dark side that lives with her.
They were not the only two in the room.
More than a dozen nurses—meat vine monsters in nurse uniforms were standing in front of the hospital bed in distorted postures, all holding sharp weapons in their hands without exception.
The one at the front looked vaguely familiar.
In the next second, Lin You immediately recognized who it was.
No wonder it looks familiar, isn't it the one who was dazzled by the flashlight
She wisely didn't point it out, although the other party might be holding grudges and standing in front of him.
"Chris Bella is dead."
Lin You said, "What else do we need to do?"
As soon as she made a sound, the nurses immediately aroused their movements, and the latter twisted towards the door step by step. Fortunately, they were not close, and there was still a distance of about ten steps after the voice fell.
Aretha on the hospital bed was panting, but the nurses didn't respond to her, and at the same time, the little girl spoke—and the nurses didn't attack her either.
"No, Aretha says you don't have to do anything more," she said. "The church is destroyed, and once darkness falls again, their lives are in the bag."
"But, didn't I say that I would consider it?"
Looking at the nurses in front of her, Lin You suddenly realized what she was going to say.
"I just think you have to prove your worth again."
The little girl said: "If you survive the hunt, you can leave Silent Hill, and I will go with you too—what's the deal?"
While she was speaking, although there was no source of stimulation here, the nurses still approached step by step.
"It's a good deal." Lin You said.
"Are you sure?!" Jian Mingjia whispered, "Although I don't think she has any intention of discussing it."
Qiao Can: "...you mean you can leave Silent Hill? If this is the last step before you clear the level, I don't care—"
"Wow!"
In the midst of the tense moment, before she could utter the word "see", a black shadow smashed through the glass window on the wall.
The two front paws of the black shadow stepped straight on the person who was closest to him—so that it was the nurse who was leading the battle. She was hit by such a force on her shoulders, and her whole body immediately leaned back.
There was a familiar "click".
Lin You: "..."
... Is this waist twisted again
Aretha: "..."
Whether it was the one on the bed or the one standing by the bed, they were stunned when they saw this scene.
The nurse twitched on the floor. The zombie dog stepping on her stomach barked softly, but refused to let go of the hand bone in its mouth. As the suffering master, the skull has advanced from biting its tail to clinging to its collar tightly with its teeth.
"Finally, I have caught up with you, now help me find a way to make it loose—"
Gritting his teeth, the skull finally sensed that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
"...what am I missing?" it asked.