The moment the door closed, the searchlight at the front of the catapult emitted a strange buzzing sound. Then it started to flicker like it was convulsing.
"Hey, hey … this thing has unlimited energy …" Feng Bujue mumbled casually. He used the Russian method of repairing the catapult (knocking on the faulty object to restore it to normal), but … it was to no avail.
At the same time, under the intermittent light, the 'white shadow' that flashed earlier appeared again.
"Ugh …" The moaning started again. The surrounding space also became hazy, distorted, and hideous.
This was obviously a 'horror plot' set up by the system. Logically speaking … the first player who walked into the room would be scared to death.
But … Feng Bujue was not used to this kind of logic.
"Is this a 'reenactment of death' … or is this some kind of psychic attack?" Brother Jue looked calmly at the approaching white shadow. He said calmly, "Speaking of which … this thing is moving slowly … Is it to create some kind of pressure?" He put on a bored expression, yawned, and released a [Wild Ball Punch].
Ten seconds later, the white shadow finally arrived before Brother Jue, and the image of 'it' became clearer.
It was a translucent female ghost in a long white dress. Her exposed face, neck, and hands … were all damaged to a certain extent, as if they had been bitten by a beast. She had a pair of round, white eyes that could not be closed … The pair of pupil-less eyes shone with a chilling light in the flickering darkness, and it made one's scalp tingle.
"Save me …" The female ghost came before Feng Bujue and uttered her first line other than moaning, "It's so dark here … It's so painful …"
"That's why …" Feng Bujue shook his head and sighed. He said earnestly, "Cataracts should be treated as soon as possible …"
"That child is a monster …" The female ghost continued, "A demon … A cursed spawn …"
"That child … Who are you referring to?" Feng Bujue caught something and asked tentatively.
"No … I can't say 'its' name …" At this time, the female ghost's tone revealed obvious fear. "No one can say 'its' name …"
Before he finished, a strange rustling sound suddenly appeared and drilled into Feng Bujue's ears.
Brother Jue knew that this meant that some kind of 'foreign object' had invaded the space they were in …
"Where is it?" Feng Bujue immediately asked, "Is it already here?"
"Save me!" The next second, the ghost suddenly raised her voice and wailed. She reached out her hands to strangle Brother Jue's neck.
"Hmm … It doesn't hurt like this …" Even though Feng Bujue was being shaken by his neck, his face was calm. He muttered, "But there's no need to shake my head back and forth …"
However, two seconds later, Brother Jue's expression changed. This was because … he glanced at the game menu and realized that his Life Points were dropping at a rate of '5% with every shake.'
"F * ck!" Feng Bujue saw this and roared. He raised his hand to slap the female ghost.
But when he waved his hand, the white shadow dissipated like smoke.
Ka-ta, ka-ta …
Then, the door behind him made continuous vibrations, and a few seconds later … it was opened.
When the light from outside the door shone in, the space-time around Brother Jue disappeared. The light on the catapult returned to normal.
"Are you okay?" Ruo Yu was the first to rush in from outside the door. She practically blurted out this question.
"I'm fine …" When Feng Bujue answered, he turned to look at his teammates. "Did you guys hear anything from outside?"
"No." Xiao Tan who was the second to enter the room answered. "The door was only closed for five seconds …"
Ruo Yu added, "That's right, I saw you were trapped inside the door, so I came to push it open. It only took a few pushes for it to open."
"Oh …" Feng Bujue's brows relaxed and he mumbled, "So that's how it is …"
"What's wrong?" Ruo Yu asked, "What did you hear from inside the door?"
By then, Xiao Ling, Buu, and Uub had entered the room one after another. Therefore, Brother Jue told him the whole story of his conversation with the White Ghost.
After that, Buu was the first to speak. "Teacher Jue … the 'it' that the female ghost mentioned … could it be the 'me' that the main mission requires us to find?"
"Oh? Why do you say that? "Feng Bujue asked.
Actually … Brother Jue did not even need to ask this question because he could understand Buu's logic perfectly. But he still asked because he hoped that Buu would explain everything to him so that he would not waste his breath.
"Hmm … I think so …" Buu did not know that, but he still answered seriously, "The shadow that sang the nursery rhyme in the introductory cinematic looked like a child, and the first line of the nursery rhyme was … 'Mother, kill me'." He paused. "Based on my speculation … the female ghost that you met was probably the 'mother' in the nursery rhyme, and the 'me' that we are looking for is the child that sang the nursery rhyme. Based on this hypothesis, the plot should be … 'mother' killed 'me', and 'my' spirit returned to kill 'mother' and torment her spirit. Therefore … 'mother' asked us to 'save her'. "
"Very good." After Feng Bujue heard that, he added with a smile, "I have nothing else to add."
"Heh heh … Insignificant skill." Buu was praised by him, and immediately smiled. His bright eyes smiled into two slits.
"Let's stop the analysis of the plot for now …" Xiao Ling interrupted their conversation again because she had found another clue. "Everyone … take a look at this."
At that moment, Xiao Ling was standing in front of the wall that corresponded to the door. She held a flashlight (she had taken one out of her bag after entering the room) and said, "As you can see, this room is empty (there is not even a table or an oil lamp). Other than the door that we have opened, there is no other exit." She paused for half a second. "Just now, when Captain was telling us about his experience, I had already scanned the room from top to bottom. I only found one area that was relatively abnormal …" She paused and pointed at the wall in front of her. "… Do you see those spots on the wall?"
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