The night was cold, and the moon hid behind dark clouds.
Zhao Yi and Yang Linlin met at the designated location, both ready for action as they headed towards the water tower.
"Zhao Yi, I still don't quite understand," Yang Linlin said.
"What do you need fishing line for?"
"Do you want to kill Li Sheng?"
Zhao Yi put a finger to his lips.
"Keep quiet."
He didn't want to explain to Yang Linlin.
Though she was obedient, she could talk too much.
Zhao Yi kept her at arm's length to prevent her from giving away their plan.
Facing Zhao Yi's mysterious behavior, Yang Linlin fell silent.
They arrived at the basement of the water tower and found Li Sheng waiting for them, appearing somewhat anxious.
"Why did you take so long?" Li Sheng complained.
"We need to hurry and scout the area. We don't have much time left. Once midnight passes, the ghostly mist will fill every corner of the campus again!"
Zhao Yi nodded.
"No problem."
The three of them sneaked out of the water tower and carefully made their way to the underground parking lot in the west area, guided by the moonlight.
There were three entrances here, and they followed Li Sheng's lead to survey the perimeter, listening attentively to his plans for escape and how to deal with the ghostly entities.
Observing him closely, Yang Linlin became more certain of Zhao Yi's suspicions.
This person had issues!
Entering from the east side, which was where Li Sheng planned to hide, Zhao Yi quietly took out an equally dark green spherical object and placed it on the iron bar at the entrance wall.
On top of it was a loop that connected to a nearly invisible fishing line.
The other end of the line was hidden in the sleeve of Zhao Yi's school uniform.
Li Sheng hid in a corner and spoke to the two of them, his excitement appearing unnatural.
"Chen Qiong's vengeful spirit roams around in the nearby C area. After you two attract its attention by making some noises, split up and head towards different exits—one to the north, the other to the west."
"After that, follow the designated route we planned!"
"It won't stray far from here. As long as you can lure it out of the underground parking lot, I'll be able to retrieve the weapon, destroy its corpse, and break the curse!"
Zhao Yi glanced at the C area.
"No problem, wait for us to lead it away before making your move. We only have one chance, so don't rush!"
Li Sheng nodded.
"Alright!"
Zhao Yi and Yang Linlin cautiously moved forward towards the C area, keeping close to the walls, using vehicles as cover, and observing their surroundings for any signs of Chen Qiong's vengeful spirit.
A chilly wind blew in from the entrance, causing Yang Linlin to shiver in the darkness.
She was extremely nervous.
She could even hear her heart pounding in her throat!
In fact, she wasn't the only one feeling tense.
Li Sheng was equally nervous.
Ever since that incident, he had been barely surviving in this haunted school for months, running out of resources.
He was becoming increasingly hungry.
His companions were also diminishing.
Whether he could survive depended on whether these two could help him lure away the terrifying ghost today...
...
Zhao Yi, who was searching in the C area, remained highly focused.
The red glow in his eyes grew stronger.
Even a faint red light began to emanate from his pupils, forming eerie and intimidating patterns!
In Zhao Yi's eyes, everything that was lifeless became increasingly transparent.
Areas that were previously hidden in darkness were becoming clearer in Zhao Yi's vision!
[Error and disruption detected in player Zhao Yi's source code...]
[Attempting to repair...]
[Repair failed...]
[Repair failed...]
[Repair failed...]
...
The annoying sound of the system kept ringing in Zhao Yi's ears, but he and the strange whispers ignored it.
At this moment, he felt as if he were in a god's perspective!
Everything in the underground parking lot was within his sight!
Including the distorted humanoid figure hidden in the corner!
...
[Chaotic Quantum State: Extremely Dangerous!]
[Note 1: Moves at an extremely fast speed, able to pass through most obstacles!]
[Note 2: Strong attacks, you cannot resist!]
[Behavior: Slaughters any living beings it sees! Prioritizes attacking units with loud noises!]
[Weakness 1: Schrödinger's cat.]
[Weakness 2: Its own body.]
...
With this data, the crimson in Zhao Yi's eyes slowly faded away, returning to normal.
He was absent-minded for a few seconds before his eyes regained their brilliance.
Zhao Yi carefully avoided the twisted humanoid and Li Sheng's immediate vicinity, leading Yang Linlin.
He turned back and made an 'OK' gesture to Li Sheng.
Li Sheng returned the gesture with an 'OK'.
In the darkness, a sinister and twisted smile appeared on his face!
Die... just die!
If you die, I can survive!
Blame your bad luck!
How can you easily believe the words of a stranger?
A stunning arc appeared at the corner of Li Sheng's mouth.
In the next moment, Zhao Yi grabbed the fishing line in his sleeve.
He pulled it hard!
The sound of the ring being pulled off the grenade seemed out of place in the darkness and silence.
Ding!
The ring fell to the ground.
The motionless, twisted humanoid in the corner turned around.
And at that moment, Li Sheng's body tensed up.
He wondered in his heart,
What was that sound just now?
As he turned around, flames erupted!
The brilliant flames spread like a phoenix spreading its wings, and the loud explosion echoed throughout the underground parking lot!
The terrifying impact force caused Li Sheng to collide heavily with a nearby car door. He didn't have time to think about what had happened as he faintly saw a terrifying shadow floating towards him amidst the glaring flames!
This is bad!
Li Sheng's heart trembled!
The shadow of death loomed over him, and adrenaline surged at this moment!
There was no time to think, he immediately fled towards a distance!
If he didn't leave now, he would undoubtedly die!
As he approached the exit, he subconsciously looked back and saw—
Zhao Yi standing in the underground parking lot, waving goodbye to him!
At this point, how could he not guess that he had been outsmarted by Zhao Yi?
Clenching his fists, his eyes spewing fire!
Li Sheng was almost furious, but now he had no time to think!
The twisted humanoid was chasing after him at an extremely fast speed!
He had to get away from this place immediately!
Li Sheng, accompanied by the shadow, hurriedly left Zone C, while Zhao Yi quickly went with Yang Linlin to the vertical shaft engraved with the words "污火" (Dirty Fire).
"What the f*ck, you actually carried hand grenades, such massive killing weapons!"
"Doesn't the novice instance have no points?"
Yang Linlin's face showed shock and she took out a crowbar to help Zhao Yi pry open the manhole cover, listening to him say,
"I used to have a patient who was an arms dealer."
"I cured his homicidal tendencies, so he gave me a box of custom-made weapons as a reward."
"I usually like to carry a few hand grenades with me and play with them when I'm bored."
Yang Linlin: "..."
Live chat comments:
- This guy is crazy! Who the f*ck takes out hand grenades to play with!
- I'm becoming more convinced that Zhao Yi has gone insane from too much contact with psychopaths!
- Aside from his peculiar behavior, Zhao Yi's counter-calculation was truly brilliant!
- Indeed! From seeing through to setting up, the seemingly simplest operation had such a devastating effect...
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