The beast's roar and scream continued, and it could be heard that it had torn several cabinets apart. The teeth-grinding friction sound and violent collisions of its corpse dragged on the ground made the hiding task forces terrified.
Come on, don't send me...
Jin Fugui's legs were shaking violently - his long black hair was wet with sticky liquid and slowly fell on his neck. Jin Fugui was so scared that he didn't dare to move or go out. He could only pray and light a candle tremblingly.
In the darkness, Lin Chu exhaled quietly, trying to steady his hands that were almost frozen stiff, and also changed a candle, continuing to remain motionless.
Next, it should leave, right
Then, what will happen
"There is an evil ghost hidden in every cabinet. After it dies, those evil ghosts start to move around and quickly kill those who don't have candles. So, all of us started fighting for the candles..." She once said this to Chu Xiu.
The cold air behind her became stronger and stronger. Lin Chu heard a strange, hoarse mumbling, and she didn't know what it was saying. She held her breath, not looking or listening, and let a cold hand grab her shoulder, and the cold air penetrated into her bones through her clothes.
After what seemed like a century, the knocking sounds outside finally stopped. Then, the monster snorted heavily and walked out with heavy steps.
With every step he took, the chilling touch behind him got closer.
Jiang Yu felt a cold body getting closer and closer behind him.
The thing behind him was staring at him with undisguised eyes full of cold evil, as if it was sizing up where to start.
Hurry up! Get out of here! !
He let out a silent cry in his heart.
The direction where Tan Xu came out just now was very close to where he was. If he hadn't been so unlucky, he might have been able to get the candles left by Tan Xu. He hoped that no matter whether the monster ate the person or not, the clothes would be left behind.
Tick.
Amid the heavy footsteps, he heard a very faint sound of liquid dripping.
What is that
Tick.
Another drop.
He didn't have the energy to think any more, as he felt something behind him trying to invade his body. He was frozen stiff all over, and that thing seemed to be controlling his limbs, making it almost impossible for him to dodge.
Is it a ghost
The flame of the candle in his hand gradually weakened, and it was about to burn out. Jiang Yu knew very well that when the candle burned out, it meant that his life would also end.
The good news is that the monster is finally dying. The sound of its footsteps is getting farther and farther away. It hisses and slams the door shut before it flies away.
With any big movement, the flame flickered violently. Jiang Yu endured the severe cold behind him and slowly pushed the door open a little bit at a time.
There was also endless darkness outside the door, and it was difficult to see clearly. Jiang Yu took small steps forward with a candle in his hand, looking outside vigilantly.
Suddenly, he stopped.
Through the crack in the door, he saw a face with eyes wide open! The eyes were staring at him intently, with a cold and resentful expression on the face.
After Tan Xu died, the ghost in his closet hung his head in front of a closet door. What Jiang Yu heard just now was the blood dripping from the joint after the head was pulled off!
Jiang Yu was startled by the sudden impact. After suppressing his natural reaction caused by fear, he pushed the door open little by little one time.
Tan Xu, it’s not my fault that you got hurt. Even if you die, don’t come looking for me… Jiang Yu said to himself in his heart.
Of course, he knew that under normal circumstances, the taskers would not become ghosts after death. Otherwise, how could they dare to plot against each other so recklessly
The head full of resentment was pushed open with the cabinet door, blocking the view. Only the blood was flowing, and the dripping sound never stopped. Jiang Yu took a small step tentatively and immediately came out of the cabinet.
This hall... is very strange, it is pitch black, even with a light source, you can't see the objects in the distance, as if this darkness can swallow up all the light. He came out of the closet and looked around.
There were only old wooden cabinets, black in color, thin and narrow, standing neatly in the hall.
At first glance, it doesn't look like a cabinet, but more like... rows of coffins standing up!
He paused and moved forward according to the source of the sound he just felt.
I don't know if that monster will eat human corpses. If the head is still there, it is very likely that the body is also there. Tan Xu and Ximen Yuan, they have at least two candles on them.
Also… Jiang Bai, Lin Chu.
Jiang Yu silently repeated these two names in his mind, his heart filled with murderous intent.
He also heard the phone vibrate just now. He was absolutely sure that the call must have been made by one of the two people, and it was more likely to be Lin Chu.
The floor was not very smooth, but it always felt slippery when stepped on, as if it was covered with many layers of wax. Jiang Yu walked forward through row after row of wooden cabinets, and he saw the cabinets in front of him lying on the ground in a mess. Some of the old ones were still intact, while others were broken into pieces.
Perhaps sensing that someone had come out, Jiang Yu heard the sound of a cabinet door opening again.
Click.
He looked back sharply and saw that the wardrobe on the right side behind him was opened a crack.
A pale, sharp claw suddenly stretched out from the crack in the door!
There were more and more sounds of doors opening, and it was hard to tell whether the person opening the door was a ghost or a human.
Lin Chu opened the door.
Her luck seemed to be bad. As soon as she opened the door and went out, she ran into Jiang Yu.
The latter smiled politely, but Lin Chu keenly sensed the murderous intent coming from the other party—he wanted to kill him, and this killing intent was more fierce than any previous time.
Is it for the candles, or something else
Lin Chu turned around and looked back without disguising.
She took off the disguise given by her lovely appearance. In the candlelight, her eyes were cold and mocking, even colder than Jiang Yu's. Jiang Yu was finally sure that she had been pretending all along.
Fang Tu's previous suspicion was correct.
What’s funny is that Qiu Zhi is still defending her.
Now, Di Ying, Ximen Yuan and Tan Xu are all dead.
He needed a way to get Qiu Zhi to stand on his side, otherwise, Jiang Bai and Lin Chu would definitely join forces to kill him.
Jiang Yu ignored Lin Chu, but made a detour and continued forward.
He brushed past one evil spirit after another, and the candle in his hand became shorter and shorter.
Already... Tan Xu's body can be seen.
It was torn into several pieces, bloody, and the only way to identify it was by the impression of the clothes. He stepped over one of Tan Xu's pale severed hands and walked towards the large pieces of the body.
The first few rows of cabinets were badly damaged, especially the back half of the first row and the second and third rows. The ones at the front were probably because the monsters had just come in and were still quite patient, so they were still standing there. The others were scattered like pieces of wood on the ground.
Looking forward, he saw...
Several evil spirits were tearing at Tan Xu's body. It looked like Ximen Yuan was there too. After tearing off a piece of meat with his sharp claws, he couldn't wait to stuff it into his mouth. One evil spirit pulled out a white leg bone and chewed it slowly.
Its nose twitched, as if it had smelled something, and it slowly turned its head towards him.
Clothes were scattered on the ground. Fortunately, these evil spirits had no habit of eating clothes. He saw three candles lying on the ground with blood plasma scattered on them.
How can I get it
His eyes wandered over the pieces of meat being chewed by the evil spirits. Behind him, he could hear the gentle footsteps of Lin Chu.
The candle was shorter, and it was estimated that it could only be lit for five minutes at most.
Jiang Yu heard his own heartbeat, which seemed to overlap with Lin Chu's approaching footsteps.
She must also want Tan Xu's candles, right? And Ximen Yuan's.
What you can achieve, the other party can definitely achieve as well.
Jiang Yu silently pulled out a long dagger from his sleeve. The cold blade was close to his elbow, which made him sober up a lot.
Don't panic, move gently, otherwise the candle will go out.
The next moment, a sound of breaking air was heard.
His instinct after years of struggling on the brink of death made him dodge immediately, but the moment it passed by, he saw clearly that it was a piece of wood with a sharp end.
The opponent threw more than one weapon, and none of them were meant to take his life directly.
The second wooden hammer grazed the small flame at the tip of the candle in his hand.
The candle is out.
The evil ghost that was eating human flesh suddenly turned its head and stared at Jiang Yu. However, Jiang Yu still kept looking back at the hidden weapon that was attacking him.
That person... is Jiang Bai!
In the dim firelight, his face looked exactly like Lu Yanli, who was wanted by the police.
Everything happened almost in an instant. Before Jiang Yu could understand what was happening and before he could take a step to escape, his sight suddenly rose high, looking down at the few people who were still alive.
Lin Chu also looked over, but the coldness she had just in front of an enemy was no longer in her eyes. Instead, she looked calm, as if... she was looking at a dead person.
Yes, looking at a dead person.
He then felt the pain in his neck and a light feeling underneath.
On the ground, layers of evil spirits rushed over and devoured the corpses.
A hand picked up the small candle stained with blood.
Lin Chu walked towards Lu Yanli, and the two of them tacitly kept a distance of about five or six meters between them and slowly moved towards the edge of the hall.
Not far away, Qiu Zhi, Jin Fugui and others came out and approached them by the light of the fire. Among them, Jin Fugui was the most excited and kept waving at the two of them, with obvious desire in his eyes.
The candle in his hand was about to burn out.
Lu Yanli looked at him, weighing the pros and cons in his mind.
He wasn't sure how long he would have to wait in the darkness, or whether he would be able to find a new candle.
Lin Chu turned to look at him and shook his head slowly.
Lu Yanli knew the answer in his heart.
Lin Chu seemed to be very familiar with this scene, just now. She should have... foreseen something, right
Lu Yanli didn't say anything. He groped on the ground with one hand, picked up a piece of wood, and played with the knife in one hand to sharpen it.
In the darkness, Jin Fugui inexplicably fell on his back.
A long, thin wooden spike pierced his neck. The candle in his hand fell to the ground, the small flame flickered weakly, and gradually went out.
Countless evil spirits that were fighting for the food smelled the food, and the moment the candle went out, they roared and pounced on it.
If they hadn't heard Jin Fugui's screams, the dead wouldn't have felt any pain.
Lu Yanli withdrew his hand and looked at Qiu Zhi, who was happily coming over to join them.
Qiu Zhi should have been angry, he had already considered Jin Fugui and Jiang Bai as his partners, he could not accept his partners doing such a thing. But when he met those dark eyes reflecting the flickering flames, he inexplicably took a step back.
Lu Yanli didn't look at him, but turned his head, trying to see the surroundings clearly.
He failed, he couldn't see anything clearly, this pitch black didn't seem to be just darkness.
Gray ghosts were dragging their long tails in the chaos, whispering and whistling indistinct sounds, coming and going. Long hair, blood, and skin tissue fragments were scattered everywhere, and black or yellow things were piled everywhere. The evil ghosts on the ground were tearing at the corpses, with blood flowing from their mouths and hands.
The air was filled with a cold, burnt smell and thick dust.
But they couldn't see the door.
The leading few taskers died, and Lu Yanli didn't care about the rest. He let them look at him with evil eyes. When they were about to make a move, he used the same method to deal with them and sent them away.
The chewing sounds are louder.
Qiu Zhi initially thought that he would let those people go, but later he realized that he was just looking for the right time to strike. When the group of evil spirits were about to wander around after eating, he killed one person. In this way, those evil spirits would not come to trouble them.
One by one, they were all gone.
It seems that Lin Chu and Jiang Bai have reached some agreement.
Next, will it be my turn
With this thought in mind, Qiu Zhi suddenly realized that he had no chance of winning against them.
Is it possible... that I can only wait to die
The last corpse is almost eaten.
Lin Chu silently lip-synced to Lu Yanli: "What about Qiu Zhi?"
Lu Yanli: "What do you think I will do?"
Lin Chu: “Hey.” She stopped, took out a candle from her pocket, broke off a small half, and threw it to Qiu Zhi from a distance.
The latter instinctively reached out to catch it, and after seeing clearly what it was, he stood there in a daze.
Just consider it as returning a favor, Lin Chu, if they still haven't found a way out before the candles burn out, then it'll be Qiu Zhi's bad luck.
Lu Yanli didn't come, just keep moving forward.
The footsteps behind them were much faster. The two turned around in surprise and found Qiu Zhi striding towards them, not caring at all whether the candle would go out or not.
He did not respond, so they stopped and waited.
Fortunately, the candle did not go out and lasted until Qiu Zhi came forward.
He pinched the two candle pieces together, making them much longer, and asked, "Are you trying to find a solution to the situation?"
It was a nonsensical sentence, but both of them understood it. They didn't blame him for making a sound that attracted ghosts, and nodded.
Qiu Zhi said yes.
He stood up straight and saluted the two of them: "Please go back and visit my mother on my behalf." After that, he blew out the candle in his hand, stuffed it into Lin Chu's hand, turned around, and ran away without looking back.
In the darkness, a plop could be heard in the distance, followed by the sound of an evil spirit chewing excitedly.
From beginning to end, Qiu Zhi never shouted a word.