Chapter 258: Wrong person again, seeing an old acquaintance! |
"Is it the husband's corpse?"
The man with the parted hair looked at the exposed hand, hesitated for a moment, then put away the ghost creature and reached out to pull it out.
As he pulled out the hand, the shelf collapsed, scattering debris everywhere. A headless corpse appeared before him, dressed in a tidy groom's suit. The neck's severed edge was bloody, not scabbed over, shockingly bright red.
"Found it, it's the groom's body!" The man with the parted hair was overjoyed, walked to the room's door, and called Black Tiger and the female player over.
But as he turned back, he heard some noise, his pupils contracted, and everything went black...
"Where is it?"
Black Tiger and the female player rushed over at the sound, pushed open the door, and in the messy room, they saw the headless corpse, but there was another body.
It was the man with the parted hair, his head twisted off and placed on the shelf, bloodied beyond recognition.
The female player's expression changed, gripping her ghost creature warily as she looked around.
Black Tiger picked up the head, kept an eye on the surroundings, and tossed the head to the female player, using ghost power to drag the headless corpse: "One less person to share the spoils, let's exchange for ghost money now."
The female player looked at Black Tiger, said nothing, calculating in her mind to get rid of such people as soon as she got the ghost money, or else she would be stabbed in the back sooner or later.
Back downstairs, Black Tiger threw a bloody corpse on the ground, then placed a head on its back.
He glanced at Qin Nuo and Fang Ye approaching, sneered, and said to the bride, "The most precious thing, your man?"
The female player watched the bride's expression, one hand hidden behind her back, she turned to look at Qin Nuo and Fang Ye.
Her eyebrows twitched twice, her eyes flickering.
The bride faced the corpse, unmoved, the blood on her continued to drip, staining the ground red.
A black cat lay in her arms, licking its paws, grooming itself.
"What do you mean by staying silent?" Black Tiger squinted and asked.
"He's not what I'm looking for, you got it wrong."
The bride spoke softly.
Upon hearing this, Black Tiger's face suddenly darkened, he turned to look at Qin Nuo and Fang Ye, his gaze cold.
Qin Nuo crossed his arms, smiling faintly at him.
"Even if he's not, he's still your man, we found him for you from those corners, as thanks, you should show some appreciation!"
"We even lost a companion for this corpse!"
Saying this, he glanced at his watch.
The bride remained calm, asking, "Why?"
"He stabbed my eyes with a fork, pierced my stomach with a knife, why do you think I should thank you?"
These words made Black Tiger and the female player's expressions turn unnatural.
After a moment of silence, Black Tiger chuckled, "Alright, then we'll keep looking."
He then turned to the female player, his eyes shifted, suddenly a single-barrel shotgun appeared in his hand, and he turned to pull the trigger.
However, a shadow was clearly faster, before the bullet left the chamber, the shotgun was sliced into several pieces.
The black cat lightly landed on Black Tiger's shoulder, its golden, narrowed pupils looked at the bride, meowing twice.
At this moment, Black Tiger's entire body seemed incredibly rigid, layers of cold sweat seeped from his back, he glanced at the female player, signaling her.
The female player blinked, hid the ghost weapon behind her back, and slowly retreated.
Black Tiger's face was both pale and sullen.
The black cat on his shoulder was like a talisman, making him dare not move an inch.
Its meow was gentle, as if it was acting coquettishly.
"Just now..."
He opened his mouth, barely uttering two words before the scene before him spun, his head fell from his body.
Blood gushed out like a fountain, the body stood for a moment, then collapsed straight to the ground.
The black cat jumped back into the bride's arms, licking its paws, then using its furry paw to wash its face.
Qin Nuo turned to Fang Ye and said, "I told you he couldn't beat that black cat."
"Guests, please continue your search."
The bride spoke softly.
Qin Nuo suddenly stepped forward, picked up the groom's bloody head, patted Fang Ye's shoulder, and headed towards the second floor.
Fang Ye looked puzzled, but followed.
The female player's expression shifted slightly, and she followed them upstairs.
In the second-floor living room, Fang Ye looked at the head in Qin Nuo's hand and asked, "What do you plan to do with a human head?"
"It'll be useful."
Qin Nuo simply replied.
"You don't seem in a hurry, there's only twenty minutes left before the train departs."
The female player said to them as she reached the second floor.
Fang Ye looked at her, his gaze cold, "Seeing your teammates all dead, now you want to follow us?"
"You're quite the opportunist."
The female player glanced at Fang Ye, ignored him, and said to Qin Nuo, "Phantom, I think I remember you."
Qin Nuo looked at her and asked, "Who are you?"
"Black Rose, I previously entered the same instance as you, that instance was called Bloodstained Apartment!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Nuo did recall a bit.
In that instance, besides him, there were two other players who survived in the end, one was the lucky Princess Yao Yao, the other was the somewhat helpful Black Rose.
He hadn't expected to run into her here, nor that she would remember him.
In fact, Black Rose had only just noticed Qin Nuo's ID, mainly because in the Bloodstained Apartment instance, Qin Nuo had left a deep impression on her.
"Looks like you remembered."
"I remembered, so what?" Qin Nuo asked calmly.
Black Rose seemed a bit embarrassed, looking towards the storage room in the corner, "The other person died in that room."
"In this house, besides the newlyweds, there's something else, that might be what the bride is looking for."
She said this to prove some value, having seen Qin Nuo's skills, his unhurried demeanor clearly indicated he had his own clues.
With the remaining time, if she wanted to get the ghost money, she had to cling tightly to Qin Nuo.
"That's why I brought the message to you, to have you help me find the groom's body for free."
Qin Nuo smiled as he spoke, this smile made Black Rose realize they had been working for Qin Nuo all along.
Time was indeed running short, Qin Nuo didn't waste any more words, he placed the head on the table, the blood flowed out again, staining the carpet on the floor.
Qin Nuo dipped his hand in the blood, sticky, and smeared it on his face.
The scent of blood spread.
In the dark corner, ghost aura surged.
A pair of black, beady eyes appeared, staring at Qin Nuo's back, filled with intense resentment.
It moved silently, in the blink of an eye, it was behind Qin Nuo.
Black Rose and Fang Ye sensed it, but remained still.
Because Qin Nuo's gaze at that moment stopped them.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment, the clock on the wall suddenly chimed, the next instant, the shadow suddenly lunged, swiftly grabbing at the back of Qin Nuo's neck!
Rip!
A tearing sound immediately followed...