Chapter 135: Chase Battle
Arriving at the first floor, a bamboo lamp lit up in front of the tea room visited during the day, along with the warm yellow light at the entrance of the main gate,
Aside from that, there were no other light sources, the swaying tree shadows in the courtyard fell on the floor with a strong sense of age, outlining twisted shadows.
Clearly dressed warmly, yet feeling a chill creeping up the back.
More than one player was waiting for others to scout first, numbers 3 and 4 hadn’t moved yet, numbers 9 and 10 were continuing to search the hot spring motel with 7 and 8.
Yu Jiang and Shi Xu arrived at the abandoned house visited during the day, a total of five streetlights lit up in the town, all around the hot spring motel.
There was a streetlight on the small path beside the abandoned house.
Aside from looking a bit eerie, it seemed no different from daytime, Yu Jiang frowned slightly, “2% progress is all the clues here?”
“The door of the house next door opened.” Shi Xu’s voice sounded beside her.
Yu Jiang strode over to take a look, and sure enough.
Previously, this house’s main gate was tightly closed, the instance mechanism wouldn’t let them break in, but now it had opened by itself.
Was it a monster in the instance that opened it?
Then wasn’t it nearby?
Yu Jiang placed her right hand on the hilt, Shi Xu raised the flashlight and walked in first.
The yard here had wild grass taller than people, unmanaged maple trees growing wildly.
Yu Jiang thought about hiding in the grass, waiting for the monster to come and then jumping out to stab it, wondering if it was feasible.
Suddenly, a gleam of light appeared in the pitch-black rundown room.
That familiar light, if not the supply vending machine, what else could it be?!
Yu Jiang immediately rushed in, nothing could stop her from getting supplies, not even monsters in the house!
The vending machine was just outside the kitchen, placed against the wall, next to it was the living room, further in were rooms connected by sliding doors, all looking similar.
Yu Jiang glanced at the prices on the vending machine, her eyes widening, discount 1 crystal coin to take everything!
No different from giving it away for free!
Whatever opened the door, this door opened well! Thanks!
“Looks like the vending machines in this instance have inconsistent prices, easier ones to find are more expensive.”
Yu Jiang proficiently took all the supplies from the vending machine in a few moves, dividing half to Shi Xu.
“There’s a diary here.” Shi Xu signaled her to come look.
This was a clue item that couldn’t be taken, viewing it would sync to the instance mission panel.
The paper in the diary was severely yellowed, many words unclear, could only guess.
‘Things are getting more wrong here, don’t know how long we can hold out, I dreamed again, or maybe not a dream, don’t let her, no, it see! Listen carefully.’
‘I know the one who returned isn’t her, she should be dead! She shouldn’t come back.’
Investigation progress 5%.
The ‘her’ written in the diary was the monster in the instance.
Yu Jiang looked toward the kitchen, this house was where the hot spring motel owner usually lived, the utensils’ style very similar to those in the motel tea room.
But the current kitchen was dirty and messy, the open refrigerator had bloodstains inside.
While pondering, Yu Jiang’s peripheral vision caught a figure passing by the window directly opposite the sink.
Accompanied by the da-da-da footsteps.
In that instant, she held her breath, heart racing, this thing’s shadow was strange, arms very thin, with floating hair.
The direction it left was to the left side of the house, following the routine, they should follow to investigate, then get caught red-handed.
Yu Jiang didn’t go, they chose to continue exploring inside the house.
Encountering a monster meant they came to the right place.
Afraid of being discovered if too close, the flashlight was off for now, the two slowed their steps, carefully moving inward.
At the end of the corridor on the right was the bathroom, long uninhabited, no odd smells, just a bit dirty.
Around the corner was a bedroom, opening the sliding door led directly to the courtyard.
Yu Jiang carefully listened to the movement outside for a while, exchanging a glance with Shi Xu beside her.
No sign of it.
Yu Jiang took the flashlight, turned it to the dimmest and on, without light it was too hard to see, neither had night vision items.
The room had a large box for clothing, Yu Jiang felt it was for players to dodge, too new, and empty inside.
In the wardrobe drawer, she found an old wooden comb and a letter.
The wooden comb had a few black hairs, looking quite good quality.
The letter said, Manjusaka, only grows in damp dark places, symbolizes disaster and ill omen, but can also awaken pre-death memories and humanity.
Investigation progress: 15%
And at this time, that spine-chilling da-da-da sound suddenly became clear, right around them!
No, should say, right in front.
The rundown sliding door was suddenly opened, a half-humanoid object at least 1.9 meters tall, with a head of black long hair, very long limbs, skinny to only bones, especially disproportionate, appeared before them.
Its hands didn’t look like hands, finger bones too long, sides of waist and abdomen had two pairs of arm-like things growing, eyes on the cheeks, other parts still quite human-like.
“Run!” As soon as Yu Jiang said it, the two tacitly ran toward the room door outward.
The cold breath and da-da footsteps chased very close, this thing too agile, Yu Jiang originally wanted to feint and use positioning to shake it off, didn’t work, it followed right after turning.
Those sharp fingers about to touch her back of the head, when she dodged to the side, she was also knocked out, the wooden and paper sliding door half-collapsed.
Yu Jiang glanced back and saw it open its mouth smiling, mouth pitch black with nothing inside, cursing inwardly, but actions not slow, rolled in place, continued running.
The flashlight too cumbersome, would expose position, already put away, in the dark the thing behind chased tightly, Yu Jiang had no time to think where to run, just ran chaotically, pull distance first.
This thing hadn’t launched finishing attack yet, talisman item still good.
Didn’t know if finishing attack condition was distance, but breaking chase battle first was safe.
They ran into an upstairs room, hid into the cabinet, silent, peering through cabinet gaps at the rundown room outside.
Running in such thick clothes consumed stamina quickly, Yu Jiang carefully controlled breathing rhythm, footsteps seemed right outside.
Diary clue said don’t let it see, hiding in cabinet should not be seen, right?
Just about to relax, suddenly! A slanted long red eye appeared in the cabinet gap.
!!!
Next second, it pulled open the cabinet, swinging skinny bony arm to attack forward.
What the hell, even this could be discovered!
Yu Jiang quickly bent waist to dodge aside, not exaggerating, she felt this thing could slap her dead with one hit.
Shi Xu crossed knife to block in front, intercepting its slender fingers, giving Yu Jiang space to dodge.
Yu Jiang took the chance to scan its info with the light screen.
It had a health bar, health a full 250!
Shi Xu’s knife strike didn’t even make it lose health, they two lost health first instead.
This monster called ghoul, couldn’t fight it until investigation progress under 80%, its tracking distance is 10 meters.
Below was a question mark, finishing skill condition they hadn’t discovered.
Yu Jiang understood, this thing patrols within clue area, once player discovers important clue, it senses and chases over, to complete mission must keep hiding from it.
Good thing she could hide, Shi Xu had stealth skill.
