The night was cold with clouds, and the moonless sky was as dark as a tide.
Zhao Yi and Yang Linlin met at the agreed location, both fully prepared, and headed towards the water tower.
"Zhao Yi, I still don't quite understand."
"Why do you need the fishing line?"
"Are you planning to strangle Li Sheng with it?"
Zhao Yi raised a finger to his lips.
"Silence."
He didn't want to explain to Yang Linlin.
Though she was obedient, she talked too much.
Zhao Yi was cautious around her, in case she messed up and exposed him.
Faced with Zhao Yi's mystery, Yang Linlin said no more.
They reached the basement of the water tower, where Li Sheng had been waiting for a while, appearing somewhat... anxious.
"Why are you so late?" Li Sheng complained.
"Let's hurry and scout the area; we don't have much time. Once midnight ends and the third bell rings, the ghostly fog will spread across every corner of the campus again!"
Zhao Yi nodded.
"No problem."
The three of them left the water tower and cautiously headed to the West Zone's underground parking lot under the moonlight.
There were three entrances in total. They followed Li Sheng around the perimeter, listening to his detailed escape route plan and how to distract the specters...
As Li Sheng spoke, there was an unnatural excitement in his demeanor.
Yang Linlin, who was observing him intentionally, became more convinced of Zhao Yi's suspicion.
This guy was up to something!
They entered from the east, which was the planned entrance where Li Sheng would be lurking.
Li Sheng led the way, so he didn't see Zhao Yi quietly take out a similarly dark green, round object and wedge it onto the iron rod on the side wall of the entrance.
The loop on it was connected to a fishing line almost invisible in the darkness.
The other end of the line was hidden in Zhao Yi's school uniform sleeve.
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Li Sheng hid in a corner and said to them:
"Chen Qiong's vengeful spirit is wandering in the C Zone ahead. After you go over, make some noise to attract its attention, then split up and run, one to the north exit, one to the west exit."
"Then follow our planned route to evade it!"
"It won't stray far from here. As long as you can lure it out of the underground parking lot, I can grab the weapon, destroy its body, and break the curse!"
Zhao Yi glanced towards the C Zone.
"No problem, wait for us to lure it away before you act. We only have one chance, don't rush!"
Li Sheng nodded.
"Alright!"
Zhao Yi and Yang Linlin crouched and moved towards the C Zone, carefully sticking to the walls and using vehicles as cover, observing for any sign of Chen Qiong's vengeful spirit.
A cold wind blew in from the entrance, making Yang Linlin shiver in the darkness.
She was scared to death.
She could even hear her heart pounding in her throat!
In fact, she wasn't the only one nervous.
Li Sheng was equally on edge.
Ever since that incident went awry, he had been barely surviving in this haunted school for months, and now he was out of resources.
He was getting hungrier.
His companions were dwindling.
Whether he could survive depended on whether these two could help him lure away that terrifying evil spirit today...
...
As Zhao Yi explored towards the C Zone, he maintained a high level of mental focus.
The red bloody glow in his eyes grew stronger.
It even faintly emitted a slight red light.
His pupils were no longer round, turning into a strange and eerie pattern!
In his eyes, all inanimate objects were gradually fading.
Areas that were dark and invisible became increasingly clear to Zhao Yi!
[Player Zhao Yi's source code error disorder...]
[Attempting to repair...]
[Repair failed...]
[Repair failed...]
[Repair failed...]
...
The annoying system voice kept ringing in Zhao Yi's ears, but he ignored it along with those strange whispers.
At this moment, he seemed to be in a god's-eye view!
He saw everything in the underground parking lot!
Including the twisted humanoid figure hidden in the corner!
...
[Rampant Quantum State: Extremely Dangerous!]
[Note 1: Extremely fast movement, can pass through most obstacles!]
[Note 2: Extremely strong attack, you cannot resist!]
[Behavior: Slaughter all living things it sees! Prioritizes attacking loud units!]
[Weakness 1: Schrödinger's Cat.]
[Weakness 2: The body.]
...
Having obtained this data, the crimson in Zhao Yi's eyes slowly faded, returning to normal.
He was dazed for a few seconds before his eyes regained focus.
Zhao Yi carefully led Yang Linlin around the twisted humanoid and out of Li Sheng's line of sight.
He turned back and gave Li Sheng an 'OK' gesture.
Li Sheng returned the gesture.
In the darkness, his face was filled with a sinister and twisted smile!
Die... die!
Once you're dead, I can survive!
Blame your bad luck!
How could you trust a stranger so easily?
Li Sheng's mouth curved into a shocking arc.
The next moment, Zhao Yi grabbed the fishing line in his sleeve.
He pulled it sharply!
In the darkness and silence, the sound of the grenade pin being pulled was abrupt.
Ding!
The pin hit the ground.
The sound was crisp.
The twisted humanoid in the corner turned around.
And Li Sheng's body tensed at that moment.
He was puzzled,
What was that sound just now?
He turned his head,
Firelight exploded!
Brilliant flames spread like a phoenix spreading its wings, and the violent explosion echoed throughout the underground parking lot!
The terrifying impact slammed Li Sheng hard against a nearby car door. He barely had time to think about what had happened before he vaguely saw, in the blinding firelight, the terrifying shadow drifting towards him from afar!
Doomed!
Li Sheng was terrified!
The shadow of death loomed, adrenaline surged!
No time to think, he fled immediately!
If he didn't leave now, he would surely die!
As he neared the exit, he instinctively glanced back and saw—
Zhao Yi standing in the underground parking lot, waving goodbye to him!
By now, how could he not realize that Zhao Yi had outsmarted him?
His fists clenched, eyes blazing with fury!
Li Sheng was almost coughing up blood from anger, but there was no time to think!
The twisted humanoid was chasing him at high speed!
He had to get away from this place immediately!
Li Sheng fled with the shadow trailing him, while Zhao Yi quickly led Yang Linlin to the vertical shaft marked with 'Contaminated Fire'.
"Damn, you actually carry a grenade, such a massive weapon!"
"Isn't the beginner dungeon supposed to have no points?"
Yang Linlin's face was full of shock as she took out a crowbar to help Zhao Yi pry open the manhole cover, listening to Zhao Yi say:
"I once had a patient who was an arms dealer."
"I cured his bloodlust, so he gave me a box of custom-made ammunition as a reward."
"I usually carry a few grenades with me, just to fiddle with when I'm bored."
Yang Linlin: "..."
Live comments:
: Crazy! Who the hell fiddles with grenades for fun!
: I'm more and more convinced that Zhao Yi has become a lunatic from dealing with too many mental patients!
: Putting aside his eccentric behavior, Zhao Yi's counter-scheme was truly brilliant!
: Indeed! From seeing through the plan to setting it up, what seemed like the simplest operation had such a devastating effect...
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