Chapter 1851 - 1696: Escape Game 48
Chapter 1851: Chapter 1696: Escape Game 48
Miao Shuangshuang’s sword grazed past Xiao Zhongjing’s roommate’s feet, and after being grazed by Miao Shuangshuang, the shadow immediately detached from Xiao Zhongjing’s roommate.
The entire shadow suddenly doubled in size, rolling uncontrollably in the middle of the ground, with a hoarse cry emanating from within. After a few rolls, a large bulge formed in the middle of the shadow.
At the same time, Xiao Zhongjing’s roommate, who was tied up by Miao Shuangshuang, also began to roll on the ground, shouting loudly, as if experiencing something extremely painful.
The bulge on the shadow grew larger and larger, until it burst open with a pop, and as the shadow exploded, a living person appeared out of thin air, curled up naked on the ground.
The man first coughed a few times, then struggled to move slightly, turned his head, and with another heart-wrenching cough, his lifted head revealed a familiar face—it was Xiao Zhongjing’s roommate.
As Xiao Zhongjing’s roommate emerged from the shadow, the body of the other fake roommate began to emit black smoke, and as the smoke rose, his body twisted and shrank.
His skin ruptured in patches, revealing a bloody interior, and the body gradually transformed into a short, hideous man, covered in blood, swiftly changing into an Evil Ghost.
The Evil Ghost, having lost its human form, completely reverted to its ghostly state, becoming illusory, the rope tightly binding him penetrated through his body and fell to the ground.
The Evil Ghost cast a venomous glance at Miao Shuangshuang, but instead of attacking, it smartly turned away, attempting to escape through the wall.
Miao Shuangshuang did not pursue it, she threw the Short Sword in her hand directly, the pitch-black blade pierced through the Evil Ghost’s chest just as it was about to plunge into the wall.
Accompanied by a piercing ghost howl and rolling Yin Qi black smoke, the dissatisfied Evil Ghost turned into flying ash, Miao Shuangshuang stepped forward a few strides and grasped the hilt of the sword before it hit the ground, flipping the Short Sword back into the weapon space.
Xiao Zhongjing picked up the bracelet belonging to his roommate that the Evil Ghost had dropped on the ground, showing the tree leaves on the bracelet to Miao Shuangshuang.
"You guessed right earlier, this bracelet reminds them who their allies are. Now that the Evil Ghost is dead, the red color on the leaves of the bracelet is gone."
Miao Shuangshuang did not have a relieved expression from slaying an Evil Ghost and solving a part of the puzzle, her heart was heavy with the thought: "All the leaves on the islanders’ bracelets are red, so it seems everyone on this entire island is likely Evil Ghosts."
Xiao Zhongjing also thought of this, the fortunate feeling of having slain an Evil Ghost completely faded, replaced by a somewhat worried expression: "Thinking about so many Evil Ghosts is really distressing.
But these Evil Ghosts didn’t tear off the mask with us players from the start; they likely aim to seize a living identity, just like this Evil Ghost did.
No wonder there are no children on the island; it turns out they’re all Evil Ghosts, there’s no need for kids to propagate. As long as there are living people, these Evil Ghosts can keep seizing human bodies and continue living, they don’t need descendants at all.
The only consolation for now is when the Evil Ghost was in human form, it wasn’t formidable at all, no different from an ordinary person. If the islanders stay like this when maintaining human form, it will be manageable.
We can capture these islanders one by one in human form and use ghost-killing weapons to finish them off, which is the quickest way to kill them.
The trouble is, if accidentally alarmed, it could cause all islanders to shed their human skins and transform into Evil Ghosts, launching indiscriminate attacks on all players, that would be a real problem."
Miao Shuangshuang: "It’s troublesome but there’s no other way, these Evil Ghosts probably also lurk among the players, first gather everyone together, then deal with the ghosts amongst the players.
As for the rest, after all players recover, everyone can think together about what to do.
Let’s first find Tang Jinyi and Chen Mo, the two strongest players; if they are possessed, they must be rescued first; if not possessed, they’ll be our most powerful allies."
Although somewhat distressed, Miao Shuangshuang isn’t overly worried about not clearing the game level, according to the game’s passing conditions, players need to survive for a month on Shadow Island.
This whole island’s Evil Ghosts number about two hundred people, with Miao Shuangshuang’s current capabilities, plus the Guardian Talismans and Thunder-Attracting Jade Talismans on the two of them, Miao Shuangshuang and Xiao Zhongjing can tough it out.
But this method of clearing the level is undoubtedly the dumbest and lowest-rated one. If the Evil Ghosts on Shadow Island can be cleaned up thoroughly, the passing rating will surely be higher.
Therefore, if possible, Miao Shuangshuang still hopes to lead all the players in clearing out the island’s Evil Ghosts together, so everyone can pass the level, reaping mutual benefits, it would be a win-win.
As Miao Shuangshuang and Xiao Zhongjing discussed going out to explain the situation to the players, Xiao Zhongjing’s roommate finally recovered, silently finding clothes to wear.
Seeing Miao Shuangshuang and Xiao Zhongjing about to leave, he hurriedly said to them: "I have a very powerful item, called Mist Forest, it can help kill ghosts."
Miao Shuangshuang and Xiao Zhongjing excluded him, not thinking he could be of any help, mainly because they figured if he had such an amazing item, how could he have been captured and imprisoned in a shadow by the ghost.
Miao Shuangshuang and Xiao Zhongjing’s disbelieving expressions were too obvious, causing Xiao Zhongjing’s roommate to blush, he emphasized: "Although I’ve only been through three games, this item was the final gift from the big boss when I cleared the second game, Mist Town, it’s definitely rare.
Once the Mist Forest card is opened, a vast Mist Jungle will appear. At that time, anything seen by my eyes, a single thought, be it human or ghost, will be trapped inside the Mist Forest.
Ghosts or people trapped in the Mist Forest won’t escape for twelve hours, and I can bring people to hide within the Mist and attack those trapped inside.
But this item has a major limitation; I need to concentrate fully for three hours to activate it, and during the preparation process, absolutely no disturbance can occur, otherwise, it will fail to start."
After hearing the introduction, Miao Shuangshuang and Xiao Zhongjing were speechless, the item is insanely powerful, once opened it’s a near-wide kill.
However, the activation conditions are too harsh, destined to be a group-clearance-special item. If used solo, with no protection, in a game where you’re chased by ghosts anytime, it’s practically useless.
No wonder with such a formidable item, the outcome was so unfortunate that he was almost swallowed by the ghost; this item is worthless for ghost encounters and self-preservation.
This thing’s practicality is inferior compared to having a talisman that lets you see ghosts; at least seeing ghosts allows you to escape.