Chapter 86: Amnesiac Guan Shan |
"Above?!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Shan felt his scalp tingle and immediately raised his knife to block upwards.
"Clang!"
He intercepted the attacking shadow, sparks flying instantly.
In his view was a grotesque creature made of flesh, bricks, cement, and steel.
It extended down from the ceiling, appearing as if the entire wall had been "peeled" off, with the muscles and tendons binding the bricks and cement together to form its "body."
Embedded within the bricks were indistinct body parts.
Some were men’s, some women’s, and some children’s…
Overall, it looked like three dismembered corpses had been bricked into the wall, then merged with it to form this thing.
But the man's face showed a peculiar brilliance.
His face wasn't horrifying at all, it even looked normal, with bright, lively eyes, rosy and glossy skin, and a full, energetic appearance, with a joyful and serene smile.
But in this scene, it was precisely because he looked too normal that it seemed eerily unsettling.
If one stared long enough, they would notice that the smile on his face... was fixed.
His expression didn't change at all.
Like a perfectly painted mask, no matter how lifelike, it was still fake.
[BOSS [Family Portrait] One Person (lv.16)]
[HP: 111111]
[Description: I am very happy... really.]
Seeing this information screen pop up, Guan Shan felt distressed.
“You call this a family portrait? What kind of underworld family portrait is this?!”
Whether or not this monster was happy, Guan Shan was definitely not.
His eyes widened: “Did you make a typo with the digits?! Simulator, there’s a bug, come and fix it!”
However, the simulator remained motionless, showing no intention of responding to him.
Guan Shan counted the digits on the screen again, one, two, three, four, five, six... six digits!
One hundred eleven thousand HP!
What the hell is this?! Guan Shan felt like he was once again on the bus facing that faceless driver, facing a disparity in HP over ten times greater, feeling just as small, pitiful, and helpless.
No... this wasn't even in the same league!
One thousand HP and one hundred eleven thousand HP, the former seemed manageable, but the latter was just a joke.
He could deal 1,200 damage per hit, meaning he would have to strike around a hundred times, without considering the enemy’s defense reduction.
Surviving a hundred hits in a direct fight was highly questionable.
“No, wait, there's still a chance!”
Guan Shan remembered he had the [Reaper’s Finger Bone]. As long as the level difference wasn’t more than three, he could use this item to instantly eliminate the enemy!
Open the inventory!
But the next moment, he froze, forgetting what he intended to do.
"Clang! Clang!"
While fending off the attacks, his thoughts became muddled. What was he trying to do?
At this moment, the man's face on the monster’s body rolled its eyes and smiled even more brightly.
"Rumble..."
The entire building suddenly started shaking, with the floors and hallways splitting and rising, revealing flesh-connected gaps below, as if a dormant beast had awakened.
The flesh, bricks, and steel transformed into the beast’s spine, scales, and bones, forming a terrifying giant.
"Ahhhh—Help me, save me, save me—!!!"
Zhao Keji had just climbed out of the wardrobe, and seeing this scene, was scared out of his wits, rushing to hide next to Guan Shan, crying and wailing.
At this moment, no matter how much the masked man looked like a killer, he was the biggest good guy in the world! Guan Shan was sweating profusely. He had been so tense he almost screamed, but was outdone by this guy...
Never mind, that's not important. Escaping was the priority!
Guan Shan grabbed Zhao Keji, dragging him as he charged out.
With his current strength, carrying an adult man with one hand was like lifting a kitten.
But carrying this guy was cumbersome.
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Maybe running first was a better idea... find a place to dodge around.
"Huff huff..."
Guan Shan thought as he sprinted through the hallway, the wind whistling in his ears.
In his peripheral vision, he saw the grotesque three-headed family portrait had emerged from the room.
As it came out, it flipped the entire room inside out, causing the upper floors to collapse, rolling like waves to form its “body.”
Looking around, the entire apartment seemed to awaken, twisting into a bizarre, tens of meters high sea of flesh and bricks.
Then it surged towards Guan Shan.
“Shit!”
Guan Shan’s hand trembled, almost dropping the NPC.
The entire apartment was a monster! How could he fight that?!
He felt as if he had been swallowed by the monster, just waiting to be devoured.
Guan Shan had only one thought, run!!! The next second, he froze again, looking at his outstretched leg, uh... what was I trying to do?
Then he looked at the looming, thundering, apartment-turned-monster.
Guan Shan calmly thought, oh, I’m fighting a monster.
What else could I do?
Of course, fight back! “Boom!”
Ahead, a massive arm formed from walls smashed towards him.
From the side, a corridor rose like a whip, striking at him.
Guan Shan took a deep breath, judged the distance, and decisively sped up, leaping forward, placing a foot on the side wall.
Then, he bent his legs and sprang off with force, shooting out like an arrow.
The force of his kick cracked the wall, forming web-like patterns.
Guan Shan managed to squeeze through the gap between the corridor and the wall, avoiding the sweeping arm, leaping into the air.
“Boom!”
The arm smashed half a floor, making a huge noise.
Hearing the commotion behind, Guan Shan’s eyelid twitched. If he had hesitated for a moment, he’d be saying goodbye to the world.
He opened his eyes wide, suddenly remembering what he wanted to do: “Wait, something’s wrong, I was going to run! How did I end up fighting head-on?!”
But there was no time to think. He was in mid-air without a foothold.
Guan Shan swung his arm back, thrusting the Demon Blade into the sideways corridor floor, hanging onto the monster.
-1355!
This hit did extra damage, but it was still a drop in the ocean.
“Ahhhh—”
Zhao Keji, being dragged along, screamed in panic, swaying left and right, almost fainting.
Ahead, the three-headed family portrait’s smile grew more sinister, as several giant arms rose again, along with corridors and pillars, all striking towards him.
The corridor Guan Shan clung to swung forward, trying to throw him into the monster.
Of course, Guan Shan wouldn’t sit idle. He pulled out the blade and leapt to the side of the corridor.
Forced into high-speed movement across ten-plus floors, he felt like he was on a roller coaster, his heartbeat racing to his throat.
Suddenly, he saw a room with lights on.
Surprisingly, that room alone remained in its original state, not assimilated by the monster.
“A safe room?”
Guan Shan’s eyes lit up with a guess. Overjoyed, he headed straight for it, leaping forward.
But just as he landed on a piece of remaining corridor at the room’s entrance, his mind went blank.
Guan Shan watched Zhao Keji tumble inside, but he felt lost: “Why am I here? Wasn’t I fighting a monster? It’s right on my heels, what am I doing?!”
Despite the urgency, he felt confused, even blaming himself.
Zhao Keji, trembling, crawled inside. Seeing the bright, warm interior almost brought him to tears.
Turning back, he saw the masked man standing still and hesitantly asked, “Aren’t you coming in?”
The voice from the clown mask was distorted and deep, the knife in his hand spun and tightened as he turned to face the terrifying beast outside.
“You stay here; I’m going to kill the monster.”