"Notification for Player 0000! You've accepted Grade G Main Mission — 100 Ways to Die at the Crossroads!
"100 Ways to Die at the Crossroads: This mission must be completed alone. Find the bowl placed next to the altar at the entrance of the neighbourhood. Knock on the bowl with every step you take. Then walk to the other side of the road alone to complete the mission."
Reading the mission description, Han Fei didn't think it was that difficult. The road outside the neighbourhood was about 8 metres wide, one could cross it in about 20 steps.
'The difficulty of the main mission is between a normal mission and a hidden mission, I can't let my guard down.'
Actually, Han Fei was reluctant to leave the neighbourhood. If possible, he wanted to stay until level 20. Sadly, the system seemed to have read his mind. There was no mission available at the neighbourhood.
'I should go take a look. If it's too dangerous, I'll give up on the mission.'
Han Fei sneaked to the neighbourhood's entrance. The street was shrouded in darkness. The whole city was eerily quiet. There was not even a ghost on the road, much less a car or a pedestrian.
'The mission requirement is to complete it alone. In other words, I can't rely on my neighbours. But I wonder if the ghost tattoo on me counts as a' neighbour 'or a special item?' Han Fei did not want to trouble his neighbours but he did not have the confidence to walk back alive after leaving the neighbourhood.
For the sake of safety, Han Fei sought out Youfu. He planned to have Little Eight wait for him at the other side of the road.
But Youfu told him that Little Eight could not leave Happiness Neighbourhood. Once the 8th victim left the neighbourhood, it would attract something. That was the previous building manager's warning.
Youfu could not leave the neighbourhood so Han Fei turned to Xu Qin.
"Sis, I wish to leave the neighbourhood and go to the other side of the road. Can you help me keep an eye on them?"
"Do you know what's on the other side of the road?" Xu Qin did not agree immediately.
"Is it dangerous?"
"Of course, there is no place in this city that is not dangerous." Xu Qin said after a pause, "If you insist on going, I won't stop you but you have to be careful of a few things. One, don't stay in an open space for more than 10 minutes. Two, don't talk to anyone. Three, if you hear someone calling your name, run back into the neighbourhood. Four, and this is the most important, if you get lost, don't believe anything you see. Stay where you are and I will find you."
"I'll remember."
"Also …" Xu Qin took out the shortest table knife from the kitchen. Then she picked up the mat from the dining table and wrapped it around the knife. "Keep this knife inside your pocket. Do not touch it directly. Only take it out when you're in danger."
"Alright."
The tablecloth on the table was made from the skin of the outsiders. After wrapping the table knife with the skin, the curse from the knife weakened significantly.
When everything was ready, Han Fei and Xu Qin left Building 1 together and came to the gate of the community.
"I'll be going over alone now."
"Remember what I said. Go."
Pushing open the rusted gate, Han Fei turned back to look. The two dilapidated apartment buildings stood out in the dark.
"After playing so many games, this is the first game that makes me want to leave the beginner's village so much."
To ensure a smooth exit, Han Fei finally left Happiness Neighbourhood.
Through the rusted gate, Han Fei saw Xu Qin waving at him. Her tongue licked her bright red lips as if contemplating the best way to cook Han Fei.
Rubbing his temples, Han Fei knew Xu Qin wouldn't do something like that. But ever since he left the neighbourhood, various malicious thoughts started to surface in his mind.
'Calm down, I need to finish the mission as soon as possible, I can't stay here for too long.'
Han Fei remembered Xu Qin's words. He planned to finish the mission in 5 minutes and then return to the neighbourhood.
'First, I need to find the bowl placed next to the altar …'
Looking around, Han Fei spotted a tattered altar at the junction not far from the gate.
The altar was covered with a black cloth, it was hard to tell what was inside.
Suppressing his curiosity, Han Fei did not lift the cloth but picked up a porcelain bowl placed before the altar.
The bowl was cracked but it did not shatter. The bowl was filled with white rice and each grain appeared to be carved with something.
'If I knock on the bowl with every step, will the bowl shatter?'
Han Fei picked up the bowl carefully. Before he took the first step, he heard an old man's voice.
"Put down the bowl and go back to where you came from."
Turning around, Han Fei saw an old man squatting on the curb. He was holding a brazier and inside the brazier was a thick stack of paper money.
"The junction is filled with Yin energy, there are all kinds of things coming and going. If you hold the bowl here, a hungry ghost will come to find you!"
Seeing Han Fei ignore him, the old man nagged again. He gave Han Fei the impression that he was concerned about Han Fei.
"You'd better believe me, people used to perform rituals next to the water spout. This road is the water and the junction is the water spout, it gathers Yin and evil. Listen to me, quickly put down the bowl and burn some paper money for the altar. Apologize to him, and maybe you'll be fine. "
After the old man said that, he silently took out a wrinkled picture from his pocket and placed it in the brazier.
Han Fei would not give up on the mission just because of the old man's words. He took the first step towards the road and then knocked on the bowl.
Hearing the knock, the old man was spooked. He immediately rushed towards Han Fei, "You're calling the spirits! Are you trying to attract them? "
Han Fei still did not answer. Initially, he thought the old man was a nice person until the old man placed the wrinkled picture in the brazier.
Burning paper money at the junction was a sign of respect for the dead but burning a picture of the dead, especially a picture of a living person, was a completely different story.
When the wandering ghosts saw the picture of a living person being burned with paper money, they would think the person was going to die that night and they could steal the person's body to reincarnate.
Other than that, during the manager mission, Han Fei had seen a brazier and a picture. In this hellish world, pictures appeared to be able to take away one's spirituality.
The old man took out a picture. It was so old that the face on the picture was blurred. Han Fei had a feeling that the old man was trying to kill him. If he spoke to the old man, his face would appear on the picture.
The old man warned Han Fei to be careful of the hungry ghost because he himself might be a scapegoat.
Without saying a word, Han Fei's eyes were calm and cold as he continued to move forward.
He took the second step and knocked on the bowl again.
Laughter came from the other side of the road. A boy in a red shirt walked towards him holding his little sister's hand.
"Big brother, big brother, can you please send us home?" The boy in the red shirt blocked Han Fei's way.
Han Fei glanced at the boy coldly. He grumbled internally, 'Even if I can't send them home, I'll definitely send them off in the future.'
Ignoring any interference from the outside world, Han Fei took another step forward.
Just as his leg was about to touch the boy's body, the boy evaded. "Big brother, big brother, my little sister and I can't find our way home, can you please come with us?"
Han Fei did not pay attention to what the boy was saying, he only noticed that when he moved forward, the boy actively evaded him.
Normally, a ghost would attack Han Fei like a madman, they would not actively evade him.
'Is it because of the bowl in my hand?'
The more Han Fei thought about it, the more likely it seemed. 'The bowl before the altar appears to be able to protect me. In that case, I don't have to worry too much.'
The most important thing now was to complete the mission. Han Fei was so cautious earlier because he was worried about accidents. Now that he was reassured, he picked up his pace.
He knocked on the bowl with every step he took.
"Big brother, big brother …"
"Don't go there! Young man! The starving ghost is already here! "
No sound could disturb Han Fei. He took one step at a time, but when he took about ten steps, he suddenly stopped.
'Why haven't I reached the end yet?'
Looking ahead, there was an obvious pool of blood on the wall on the other side of the road. The distance between Han Fei and the other side of the road did not close. If anything, the pool of blood grew thicker and he could make out the outline of a person.
"Young man, come back quickly! This road is very cursed, accidents happen all the time. A few days ago, two children were knocked down by a van. The van ended up parked on the other side of the road. "
"Big brother, big brother, come home with us!"
"You won't be able to come back if you cross the road!"
The noise grew louder and louder. Han Fei resisted the urge to grab the knife and took a few more steps forward.
He was still unable to reach the other side of the road. The voices of the old man and the children slowly weakened.
'The ghosts have finally left?' Han Fei slowly turned his head around. He glanced behind him and his expression shifted.
The Happiness Neighbourhood behind him had disappeared. In its place was a completely unfamiliar road.
'I can't go back anymore?'
Han Fei studied his surroundings. The blood stain on the wall thickened, the person inside the wall was about to crawl out.
'If I stay in the open space for more than 10 minutes, I might attract some unknown monster. But if I wander around aimlessly, I might get further and further away from Xu Qin. My 5 senses should have been blinded by something already. '
Han Fei silently raised his finger to feel the landlord's ring. However, there was no coolness from the ring.
'From the appearance of the old man to the appearance of the child to the disappearance of the exit, there has been no reaction from the ring. Looks like both the old man and the child were traps.'
With that in mind, Han Fei started to look through his inventory. However, he did not find anything that could help him solve this problem.
'Xu Qin told me not to believe anything I see when I'm lost. The most important thing for me now is not to panic, I need to hold on until Xu Qin arrives.' With that decision in mind, Han Fei felt less panicky. He took out one of the landlord's cigarettes from his inventory. 'There's no point in panicking. I should light a cigarette to calm myself down.'
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