Chapter 84: Why Is It Still You? |
A mirror? Why is there a mirror here?
Guan Shan felt a twinge of doubt in his heart. Although he couldn't claim to have an excellent memory, he certainly wouldn't forget a scene he'd just seen.
This place, at least when he entered the restroom just now, absolutely didn't have a mirror. It was just an ordinary wall.
And placing a mirror here was quite unreasonable.
"Is the simulator acting up again?"
Guan Shan's first thought surfaced, concluding that this anomaly was a sign of an impending monster.
He instinctively stepped back, keeping a close eye on the mirror, afraid that a monster might suddenly emerge from it.
However, as Guan Shan contemplated whether to switch to his knife and take a closer look at the mirror, he saw in the mirror's reflection a woman standing behind him.
It was an extremely blurry figure, with only pale limbs and long black hair visible. Her skin was swollen and bloated, standing half a head taller than Guan Shan.
Half of her body was immersed in darkness, and one hand held a much smaller hand. She bent down, lowering her head, and turned her neck towards Guan Shan's profile.
As her hair fell, revealing half of her face, he could see that her mouth was a dark, toothless cavity.
"Shit!"
Guan Shan's heart skipped a beat, almost stopping. He even felt a chilling breath near his ear, as if someone was breathing right next to him.
So, he quickly turned to look!
But all he saw was the empty corridor balcony. The flashlight's beam illuminated only the blood-stained floor and the restroom door he had just exited.
There was no sign of the woman.
However, this made it even more terrifying.
Guan Shan couldn't help but swallow hard, suddenly feeling tense. His mouth went dry, his whole body tingling, and his hands holding the weapon trembled slightly.
As the saying goes, the scariest bug is the one that suddenly disappears because you'll never know where it is or when it will suddenly reappear…
And a ghost-like presence is even scarier.
Guan Shan stood frozen in place, his body stiff. The thought of a mirror behind him made him feel that as soon as he turned, the "ghost" would definitely show up for a "scare attack."
Knowing that something terrifying would happen, but having to face it, was an extreme test of one's psychological endurance.
At times like this, Guan Shan would remember what Mr. Lu Xun said, "True warriors dare to face the blood-stained reality…"
He understood the logic, but when terror exists in a superposition state of happening and not happening, it’s like terror's mother is wailing in despair—it's terrifying beyond belief! "Though I know there are monsters I can fight, I'm really scared!"
If he wasn't worried about recalling this incident and feeling embarrassed later, Guan Shan would definitely sing "Hero Song" to boost his courage.
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While Guan Shan was too scared to breathe.
The man outside on the street frowned, "What's happening? Why did he suddenly turn around?"
He could sense Guan Shan's movements through Qin Deguang's descriptions, but he didn't know exactly what was happening or Guan Shan's state.
Guan Shan had been so close to losing all senses by staring at the mirror. Why did he suddenly turn around?
If he noticed something odd about the mirror, why didn't he just break it instead of freezing in place? "From Qin Deguang's descriptions, it seems he saw something in the mirror and turned to confirm?"
The man shook his head, "This isn't a horror movie… Apart from him, there are only a few students in the apartment."
Still, for Guan Shan, an Esper, to act suddenly, there must be a reason…
"Wait, could Qin Deguang have acted on his own and done something extra?"
The man squinted. Qin Deguang's mental state after "merging" was not good, that's for sure.
Though he usually didn't show it, it wouldn't be surprising if he suddenly did something.
After much thought, the man decided to use his backup "Fallen God's Eye" out of caution.
This time, he was smarter.
The man wrote in the book on the page for "Guan Shan," "Unable to detect the location of the 'Fallen God's Eye.'"
In the ceiling, an eye suddenly opened, rotating to look in Guan Shan's direction.
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"But this isn't a solution either. At this point, there's only one thing to do!"
Guan Shan took a deep breath and, with lightning speed, raised his gun and, from his left waist, fired several shots behind him! "Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The sound of mirrors shattering was crisp and clear.
But Guan Shan didn't relax, continuing to shoot blindly, firing about twenty more rounds.
He didn't see any experience points, meaning the monster wasn't dead and needed to be finished off!
These twenty shots were almost continuous. Thanks to the Bottomless Magazine, the gun neither overheated nor jammed, making it a continuous "rat-a-tat-tat."
After the first ten shots, Guan Shan saw a new experience prompt.
[EXP +1434]
To be sure, he kept firing until he couldn't hear the sound of mirror fragments breaking.
"Phew…"
Guan Shan exhaled, feeling refreshed as he turned around.
As expected, all he saw were shards of broken glass and the dark corridor, with the ground shimmering with dropped items. There was no sign of the monster.
Guan Shan felt incredibly clever.
Who says you must obediently turn around and face the "scare attack"? Well, I won't! Is my gun so inconvenient? To prevent anything else from appearing, Guan Shan immediately switched to the [Strange Metal Badge] and armed himself with the [Demon Blade·Yellow Springs].
Guan Shan raised the pitch-black long sword, its flowing red patterns like blood.
He walked over and picked up the drop, then paused.
"Huh, another [Eye Seed]?"