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The Apartment
22. Countdown

22. Countdown

  Li still didn't understand what was happening.

  As his body reached the edge of the river, he was already ten meters above the ground!

  If he fell from this height…

  But he couldn't hesitate!

  He held onto the rope tightly, stepped on the edge of the river, and jumped down!

  At the same time, the giant woman's mouth suddenly closed!

  Immediately, her enormous head turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared without a trace.

  Li's body landed on the ground, but since it was wet grass and only soil beneath, his injuries weren't serious.

  However, he still felt a piercing pain in his body.

  But when he saw the giant head, the bizarre and inexplicable scene completely made him forget about the pain.

  "Li… Li…"

  Living in the apartment for three years, Ye had seen many strange and inexplicable phenomena, so she was already numb.

  But Li was extremely shocked.

  This extremely exaggerated and terrifying sight made him feel chills all over.

  "We… are we actually going to stay in this terrifying village… for a month?"

  Li's mind went blank.

  Although he had anticipated various situations, the actual situation far exceeded his expectations!

  "Ye…" Li was covered in water at this moment, but he didn't know what to do next.

  Only a third of the month had passed.

  What should they do next?

  "I was still too naive. I thought after living in the apartment for a year, I was very experienced. But compared to Yuan, I'm still far behind."

  Ye sighed and said:

  "Forget it, Li, anyway, you're still alive. Let's go…"

  "Qin is dead."

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  Ye's heart sank when she heard Li say this.

  "He… he's dead?"

  "Yes. He was in the water too just now."

  "How could…?" Ye lowered her head, her heart aching.

  In the past three years, so many residents around them had died that Ye was almost numb.

  The last time, she barely escaped death with Qin, but this time…

  Ye didn't shed a tear.

  This wasn't the first time she had experienced this.

  Her tears had almost dried up after entering this apartment.

  "But… at least you, Li, are alive." Ye helped him up and said: "We must support each other, survive this month! Well, there are still about two weeks left, and we can leave You Shui Village."

  Two more weeks…

  "There's nowhere safe."

  Li knew this very well.

  This You Shui Village… there was nowhere that would allow them to spend a month in peace!

  Bizarre phenomena would continue to occur in the days to come!

  "Bing…"

  What exactly did she want?

  Why did she want to kill Qin and him? Was Luo still alive?

  He was probably in grave danger.

  If Bing's goal was to seek revenge on those who had hurt her in this village, there was no reason to spare him.

  So… the only explanation was that she had turned into an indiscriminate killing demon!

  Then… what about Axiu?

  Would Bing spare Axiu?

  This assumption was possible.

  So, if they showed kindness to Axiu, could they escape death?

  "Let's go back to Axiu's house."

  This was his only choice at the moment.

  No matter how dangerous Axiu was, he had no choice but to rely on Axiu as his only lifeline.

  When the two of them returned to Axiu's house, they knocked on the door and heard Axiu ask cautiously: "Who is it?"

  "It's us." Li said weakly: "Miss Axiu… please open the door."

  When Axiu opened the door, Li caught a glimpse of a person lying in the house.

  It was Liang.

  His tongue had been cut off, and he was lying on the ground covered in water, probably dead.

  "Oh well, you saw it." Axiu didn't seem to care: "Whatever, you know anyway. I just cut off his tongue."

  "Axiu…" Li didn't dare to offend her, so he said: "Please stop. Can you think of a way to communicate with Bing, and ask her to stop killing…"

  "Shut up!" Axiu said coldly: "What right do you have to call her name?"

  "You…"

  "Although I don't understand why Sister Bing would attack you… but if she did, there must be a reason."

  She said with a cold smile: "Alright, come in. You can stay here, don't forget to report it! Otherwise, why would I take you in?"

  Crazy…

  This woman was absolutely crazy!

  But what did it matter if they knew she was crazy?

  This crazy woman was their only hope of surviving in You Shui Village.

  The next day… the disappearance of Liang, Wu, and the others caused a huge stir in the village!

  Although people would disappear every year, this year too many people disappeared!

  And the village headmanman's grandson and granddaughter were among them!

  But, although more and more people suspected Axiu, no one dared to confront her.

  The reason was simple.

  The belief in ghosts had become deeply ingrained, so if they were to harm Axiu, who was the best friend of Bing, wouldn't they be asking for death?

  After that, people in the village would avoid Axiu when they saw her.

  No one dared to say a bad word to her, and many even tried to curry favor with her, sending her a lot of food, and even helping her plant rice and irrigate her land.

  However, the days that followed were surprisingly peaceful.

  No more unusual phenomena occurred.

  Perhaps after killing so many people at once, Bing also wanted to take a break?

  So… in this way, with uneasy hearts, July 7th finally arrived.

  Li and Ye relaxed a little, but they were certain… something extremely terrifying would definitely happen before midnight tonight.