Chapter 85: It's Above |
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The man’s face twisted in rage, staring at the exploded eye on his other arm, sinking into silence.
Now he understood why Guan Shan had turned around and stopped, standing still in place.
“Damn it, he was waiting for me, wasn’t he?!”
Veins bulged on the man’s forehead: “He calculated that I’d become suspicious and paranoid, waiting for me to get curious, confused, anxious, and then finally unable to resist, jumping out to strike again, didn’t he?!”
The first time could be said to be premeditated, with no defenses. But the second time, it was definitely a spur-of-the-moment trap, so simple and crude, yet he still fell for it…
He could almost imagine Guan Shan's expression now, how mocking and taunting it must be, eyes looking at him like he was a fool.
A fool who had been tricked twice! The man felt that his brain must have short-circuited earlier to even consider taking another look.
But at that time, he was indeed clear-headed.
But it was useless… Guan Shan didn't need to know the exact location; he just blindly fired his gun, hitting it purely by chance.
Moreover, that handgun was definitely abnormal, with its bullet count exceeding the usual capacity!
“Good job.” The man was now laughing out of extreme anger: “It seems using gentle means won’t work. Though my lord is kind and merciful, for the stubborn, only thunderous force can bring them into unity.”
“So you like using a gun, huh? Fine!”
He continued writing in the book: “When raising a gun, the barrel must always face oneself.”
Feeling that wasn’t enough, he added another command with a cold smile: “Upon having a strong will, immediately forget the last three seconds.”
This was one of his frequently used commands because his goal was to "educate" and make them believe in the "One God". He often couldn’t use lethal methods but had to gradually change their will.
Nothing erodes one's will more than forgetting.
Forgetting the moment you have a strong thought is like forgetting what you wanted to say just a moment ago, but unable to recall no matter how hard you try. This brief forgetfulness is even more maddening than long-term amnesia.
In battle, such intermittent "blanks" could be devastating.
Especially for someone aggressive like Guan Shan, once the fighting starts, he would quickly experience what a nightmare it is! “I refuse to believe it! What will you do this time?!”
The man commanded "Qin Deguang" in the book: “Once he enters the room, attack with full force, but don’t kill him.”
Qin Deguang’s greatest weakness was his hollow strength; though he had a massive body, injuring his main body would quickly kill him.
However, if Guan Shan lost his combat consciousness, that weakness would be insignificant.
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Guan Shan looked around in surprise but didn't see any corpses or anything.
“Could it be… this eye can attach not only to corpses but also to spirits?”
After thinking for a while, this was the only conclusion he could reach.
Otherwise, it was hard to explain why another one of these things appeared here suddenly.
Guan Shan convinced himself and nodded: “I see… It seems these mirrors are crucial to the monster’s existence, and they must be shattered.”
In horror games, like "Silent Hill P.T.", where you keep circling back, repeating the same environment, suddenly finding something new means it's either a clue or a monster.
The structure of this apartment was a “口” shape, with an atrium in the middle and interconnected corridor balconies.
Guan Shan scanned around with his flashlight and noticed that all corners, including the opposite side, had reflective surfaces.
So he circled around, smashing all the mirrors.
Unfortunately, although the bloated tall woman in the mirror appeared a few more times, there were no additional kill notifications or experience points.
After seeing the woman several times, he noticed that her hand seemed to be pointing upwards.
Guan Shan rubbed his chin, pondering: “Is this… a sign to go up? Is this woman really a monster? Why does she seem quite friendly, and is that a little girl with her?”
“Forget it, I’ll think about it later. First, I need to rescue that NPC.”
Guan Shan looked at the door to 613.
The ground was covered in large bloodstains and footprints.
Inside was dead silent, with not a sound to be heard.
He tried the door handle and found it wasn’t locked.
“Creak—”
The eerie sound of the door opening, as if rusted, made Guan Shan shudder.
The gap slowly widened, revealing the pitch-black interior, seemingly able to swallow everything.
Guan Shan cautiously opened the door fully, scanning with his flashlight, only relaxing when he saw nothing happened.
“Phew…” He sighed in relief, thinking: “Thank goodness there wasn’t an ambush.”
Guan Shan entered the room.
It was a common apartment, slightly narrow and old, with peeling wallpaper, scattered furniture, and bloodstains and footprints leading to the bedroom.
Upon inspection, he found the bloodstains ended at a wardrobe.
Approaching, he heard suppressed, rapid breathing with a hint of fear.
Cautiously, Guan Shan knocked on the wardrobe with his knife handle: “Hey?”
“Ahhh!!!”
The wardrobe shook with a clattering sound, followed by a cry for help: “Don’t come near! I don’t want to die, help me! Save me—”
Guan Shan: “……”
Finally, someone screamed worse than him in the simulator.
Guan Shan knocked hard on the wardrobe: “Stop screaming, I haven’t even started! Get out!”
Inside, Zhao Keji froze, then cautiously asked: “Are you… the player who answered Fei’s call?”
Peeking through the gap, he saw a man in a scary clown mask with a knife, thinking another killer had arrived…
The appearance wasn’t just frightening; it was terrifying.
“Yes.”
Guan Shan didn't want to waste time with this person. To prevent any accidents, he split the wardrobe door with a swift strike.
The flashlight beam hit Zhao Keji, who flinched and covered his head: “Don’t kill me…”
Finally seeing the NPC, a young man in his early twenties, with an ordinary, unremarkable appearance.
Curled up in the wardrobe, trembling, pale, and covered in blood.
[You encountered an NPC]
[[Standard Victim] Xiao Ming (lv.1)]
[HP: 100]
[Description: One of the three who entered the apartment… Where did the other two go? Guess.]
[*Note: Protecting NPCs with lower levels will increase the final evaluation.]
So… a total rookie, huh, even with such a generic name?
This implies that if there are any missing monsters in a scene, protecting NPCs can make up for it, right?
Guan Shan stepped back, asking: “Where’s the monster?”
Zhao Keji, still shaken, swallowed hard, just about to answer, when his face twisted in horror.
His pupils shrank as he pointed above Guan Shan: “It’s, it’s—it’s above!!!”