Chapter 25
“Since you know everything, why not let me go?” Zhou Yun said. “We’re all players trying to finish early. There’s no need to fight each other. Once the last two on the third floor are gone, there will be only one person left, and we can team up to find them.”
Zhou Yun’s eyes darkened, clearly anxious about the approaching end of the game. It was almost time to make her move.
She hadn’t mentioned that the evil spirits wouldn’t target the last two players.
Ye Nianchu noticed the shift in Zhou Yun’s expression and asked, “How can I be sure you won’t lead the evil spirits to me?”
Zhou Yun’s heart raced. That was precisely her plan!
“I won’t,” Zhou Yun said quickly, trying to sound convincing.
She attempted to explain, but deep down, she knew it wouldn’t be enough. If the roles were reversed, she wouldn’t believe herself either.
Just then, the young man, who had been standing quietly, opened the door and approached. “Sister, are you alright?”
Seeing his worried expression, Ye Nianchu gave a small, reassuring smile and shook her head.
Zhou Yun wanted to scream, “Can’t you see who’s in trouble?” but she dared not.
Everyone was hiding something, and Zhou Yun realized she shouldn’t have come here. She had stumbled into trouble before even finding her teammates.
“Remember what you said, or I might have to take you out,” Ye Nianchu warned as she let Zhou Yun go.
Zhou Yun nodded quickly and fled the scene, eager to escape the tense situation.
Ye Nianchu stretched her sore wrist, relieved that she managed to scare Zhou Yun off. She had learned some valuable information.
The young man, looking a bit annoyed, said, “Sister, you’re too easy.”
Before he could finish, a cold feeling spread, and a dark shadow appeared next to him, reaching out to grab him.
Both Ye Nianchu and the young man saw it clearly. This was not a hallucination.
The young man lowered his gaze and was about to raise his hand.
Ye Nianchu acted swiftly. She pulled out a prop from her pocket and jabbed it into the shadow.
The blade pierced the shadow. Symbols on it glowed briefly before fading away. The rebound from the force hurt her hand.
The shadow let out a sharp, eerie cry and disappeared.
Ye Nianchu stared at the now dull knife in her hand, stunned.
Was this a one-time-use prop?
The system message chimed in: “Congratulations on unlocking the ‘Rusty Knife’. This prop can expel spirits with a 2-minute cooldown.”
The message did little to comfort Ye Nianchu.
A 2-minute cooldown.
And it only expelled spirits, not destroyed them.
Could things get any worse?
The lights started flickering wildly. Shadows quickly gathered in the hallway, ready to attack.
“Run!” Ye Nianchu decided quickly. She grabbed the young man’s wrist and pulled him toward her room.
If she had looked back, she would have seen the dark, cold glint in the young man’s eyes. His aura had shifted ominously.
As the door closed, hands like burnt old branches reached out from the shadows, almost catching them.
The hands touched the door but pulled back as if burned.
But the shadows didn’t give up.
Outside, the entire B&B was shrouded in black mist. The shadows tried to drag the people inside into hell but hesitated because of the peach trees in the mountains. They kept circling back.
The temperature dropped quickly, especially on the second floor.
The cold air and silent corridor made the B&B feel lifeless.
Ye Nianchu checked the door lock and then moved the coat rack by the bed to block the door.
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