If this dragged on, the situation would only get worse for the hairdresser, he realized that himself.
The eyes hidden under the black hair darted about. The hairdresser glanced at the dumpling shop outside the alley, 'I can't run there, the owner is hostile towards all humanoid spirits. If he sees me in my weakened state, he'll be the first to jump out to kill me and stuff me into his dumplings.'
'Other than the dumpling shop, the only place I can shake them off is Cattle Alley.' The hairdresser's eyes were bloodshot. He had just escaped from such a dangerous place and now he had to return to it.
Venom flashed across his eyes. The hairdresser swore in his heart that if he had the chance, he would kill Han Fei and all the other spirits.
The coat that was imbued with Yin energy was torn, revealing his dried and ugly body. The hairdresser who was at his limit tossed the wooden box at Han Fei.
He had noticed that Han Fei, who looked the least like a Specter, was actually the leader of all the Specters.
Blood splattered from the wooden box. The wailing souls crawled out from the box. Han Fei did not care about any of that, what he really cared about was a table knife mixed in with the blood.
The table knife looked normal but Han Fei remembered very clearly that Xu Qin had once lent it to him.
Looking at the thin layer of human skin around the hilt, Han Fei was reminded of many things. 'She never removed the human skin cushion.'
After releasing all the spirits trapped inside the wooden box, the hairdresser's body aged rapidly. He hid his soul inside his black hair.
"The woman you're looking for has died at Cattle Alley, you'll never find her!"
Tossing this curse, the hairdresser's body was completely absorbed by the coat. Then the coat tore into shreds. Countless strands of black hair scattered to the ground as they scattered in different directions.
'You want to run?'
Normally, Han Fei would not have the chance to catch up to the hairdresser but Han Fei had expected this.
He pocketed Xu Qin's table knife and stared at the paper doll.
During the fight earlier, the doll had stuffed a part of its body into the hairdresser's soul. It could still sense the location of the paper pieces.
"Chase!"
Han Fei's ultimate goal was the Ziggurat. His resentment would be randomly separated when he entered it but the cursed objects would not be affected. Han Fei wanted to enter it with Xu Qin.
No matter what the reason was, he had to find Xu Qin!
Gripping the hilt of the knife, Han Fei had the black snake leave his body. Actually, if the hairdresser had dragged this on, the Yin energy would have seeped into Han Fei's body and he would have been heavily injured. Alas, the hairdresser was completely intimidated by Han Fei's suicidal attitude.
The duration of Yin energy entering his body was limited to less than 30 seconds. Furthermore, Han Fei had allocated all the attribute points to stamina. Even though he was slightly affected, it was not serious.
Han Fei and his neighbours followed behind the paper doll as they entered the alleyway at the end of the street.
In the past, Han Fei had only walked close to the streets. This was the first time he went deep into the city.
Tangled alleys, bags of rubbish of all sizes, the stench that was everywhere, and the muddy ground under his feet was mixed with bloodstains.
The walls were covered in grisly drawings. Occasionally, one or two closed doors could be seen. If not for Xu Qin's whereabouts, Han Fei would not have ventured into this labyrinthine alleyway.
The number of forks increased. Even with Han Fei's superhuman memory, he was still confused because all the alleys were too similar.
'Where is the guy going?'
Han Fei wanted to kill the hairdresser as soon as possible. The man was not dumb. He kept changing his position as if he could sense Han Fei's pursuit.
The deeper they went, the stranger their surroundings became. It was cold, quiet, and eerie.
The alley appeared to be a different world from the city outside, this was similar to Xin Lu in real life.
The central city was brightly lit and bustling while the edge of the city was filled with old, dilapidated buildings.
After who knew how much time had passed, the paper doll suddenly stopped. A fork appeared in the road before them.
The two dark alleys appeared to lead to different places. The alley on the left had a stone lion with its head chopped off. The alley reeked of blood, even the mud on the ground was dyed red.
The alley on the right reeked of decay. Something was tossed at the corner of the alley. Strange bugs crawled among the carcasses.
Both alleys gave off a very uncomfortable feeling. Whether one chose the left or the right, both seemed to be very dangerous.
'This is where the hairdresser's presence disappeared, which way will he choose?'
There were no footprints on the ground, the hairdresser did not leave behind any trace. He had planned to hide here from the beginning.
'Should we split up?' Drake was unsure. This was the only solution but it was dangerous to do so in an unknown area.
After some thought, Han Fei shook his head. 'If we split up, what if there's another fork in the alley? There's only one paper doll, we'll have to follow it to find the hairdresser. '
All the neighbours stared at the paper doll. The doll that looked exactly like Xu Qin stayed where it was for a long time. Then it moved towards the alley with the animal carcasses.
'Follow it!'
The paper doll was imbued with Xu Qin's curse. It seemed to have sensed something again and that was why it suddenly made this decision.
Han Fei hurried forward. All he wanted to do was capture the hairdresser and interrogate him about Xu Qin's whereabouts. But as soon as he stepped into the alley on the right, a strong stench directly hit his brain like a huge wave, and his five senses were almost paralyzed by the stench.
At the same time, the robotic voice rang in Han Fei's mind.
"Notification for Player 0000! You've successfully unlocked the hidden map, Cattle Alley! Triggered Grade F Hidden Mission — Cattle Alley!
"Cattle Alley (Grade F Hidden Mission): Human love, hope and fear are no different from animals. They are like sunlight, they come from the same source and land on the same place. If you don't believe me, I can prove it to you through fear and death.
"Mission Requirement: Survive."
There was no time limit, no exploration goal, no mandatory mission requirement. The only requirement for this Grade F Hidden Mission was to survive.
When Han Fei heard the system say that, he already had a very bad feeling about this.
He had never received such a straightforward mission before, this kind of straightforward mission usually meant extreme danger.
'I think I heard the term' hidden map 'earlier, Cattle Alley is a hidden map as well?'
Looking around, Han Fei was enveloped in a thick stench of decay. Beside him was the paper doll, his other neighbours had all disappeared.
Turning around, Han Fei realized the road back had disappeared as well. Behind him was no longer a fork but a dark alleyway that led to who knew where.
'It's fine, at least the paper doll and Xu Qin's pet are with me, that's not the worst.'
Eternal optimism was the reason Han Fei could survive in the cryptic world. Only those who never gave up would have the chance to see the light of day.
Holding the paper doll in his palm, before Han Fei could even open his inventory, he heard heavy breathing coming from the alleyway behind him.
The sound did not sound like it came from a living person, it sounded more like a hungry beast that had finally found an injured prey.
Han Fei had no idea what made the sound. His body started to subconsciously move away from the sound. There was nowhere to hide in the alleyway, it would be too late if he waited for someone to appear.
Han Fei's reaction was fast but even so, it was not enough.
Accompanied by a thick stench, a monster wearing a pig's mask walked out from the dark alleyway.
It was much taller than a normal person. Its exposed skin was covered in wounds and teeth marks. To Han Fei's horror, the lower half of the pig's mask was shattered. Underneath the pig's mask, there appeared to be a pig's face.
The meat saw was embedded in the flesh of the monster's back. The monster's greasy and bloodstained clothes were tied with chains, and in his wide palm was a knife used to chop bones.
"Meat, meat, meat!"
The eyes under the mask stared at Han Fei's back. With the stinging stench, it charged at Han Fei like a runaway tank.
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