Chapter 346
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The old elevator sped up. The red numbers on the screen changed at an unnatural speed like something was rushing towards him.
The mournful music lingered in his ears, mixed with a faintly discernible singing. It felt like there were two different forces searching for Han Fei.
After living in the cryptic world for so long, Han Fei's senses were incredibly sensitive. When the number on the screen was still changing, he was already between the 13th and 14th floors.
"Compared to the 13th floor, the 14th floor is much more dangerous. You dare stop at the 14th floor?" Han Fei returned to the 14th floor. To his surprise, the elevator really did stop at the 14th floor.
The number on the screen was quite scary. After a few flashes, the silver doors slowly opened.
At the same time, the soul poison on Han Fei's arm started to spread. Pain shot through his body. This appeared to be the Great Sin's way of warning Han Fei.
With the Great Sin's personality, it would only warn Han Fei like this when he was facing certain death.
Holding his poisoned arm, Han Fei quickly retreated. He ran madly down the stairs.
Just as he started to move, heavy footsteps came from inside the elevator. Strangely enough, the footsteps soon disappeared and were replaced by the sound of crawling insects.
Han Fei had no idea what was behind him but he knew it was coming.
He ran as fast as he could when the system's cold voice suddenly rang in his mind.
"Notification for Player 0000! Prerequisite Mission for Grade E Main Mission, Soul Chaser!
"The most important time of the year for the Ziggurat is 4th April and tomorrow is the 14th year after the Ziggurat's change of manager! Today is the night of the Ziggurat's return! Are you ready for its arrival? "
"Soul Chaser (Prerequisite Mission for Grade E Main Mission, Grade F Difficulty): From now on, you have 5 chances to turn back. You have to make use of these 5 chances to find out who your Soul Chaser is. If you do not see the Soul Chaser within 10 minutes, or you still do not see it after using all 5 chances, or you are killed by it within 10 minutes, then your soul will be taken away by it! "
The system's voice came so suddenly that before Han Fei could prepare himself, a large amount of information flooded his mind.
'Tomorrow is the 14th year after the Ziggurat's change of manager? Who will be the one to return on this day? '
When the system announced the quest, it also gave a notification.
But now was not the time to think about that. He had accidentally triggered a Grade F mission. If he could not complete it in 10 minutes, he would be killed on the spot.
"What is a Soul Chaser? The guy who took the elevator to the fourteenth floor is Soul Chaser? "
Han Fei only had five chances to turn back, and he had to cherish them. If he still couldn't see the Soul Chaser after five chances, his soul might no longer belong to him.
The more one was restricted from doing something, the more they would want to try it. Han Fei was forcing himself not to look back.
Grade F missions and Grade G missions are fundamentally different. This is the first time I've seen a Grade F mission that only gives ten minutes.
It took him 10 seconds just to process the mission information. By then, Han Fei had reached the corner between the 13th and 12th floor. The footsteps behind him became heavier.
"Why would the footsteps change? Did the Soul Chaser not have a fixed form? Also, why did the system give me five chances? What's so special about the number? "
This mission had to be completed under the condition that the player would not be killed. The cryptic world mission was much more realistic than normal game missions. In other games, the players would die if they were chased or triggered some kind of condition, so it was more logical.
But the cryptic world's mission had no logic to it at all. It was as if the cryptic world's mission was designed to kill the players by any means necessary, to train the players.
The footsteps behind him were closing in. Han Fei ran at full speed but he could not pull away.
The sense of the unknown pressured Han Fei greatly. He had no idea what was behind him. He tried to imagine it based on the footsteps but the footsteps kept changing.
Fear was like a rope that curled around Han Fei's neck. He could not look but he could feel the chains slowly tightening.
"What the hell is chasing me?"
Han Fei listened closely. Among the heavy footsteps, there was the sound of something being torn apart. The Soul Chaser's shoes appeared to be covered in blood and minced meat, it made a small noise when it stepped on the stairs.
As Han Fei ran for his life, he tried to feel his surroundings. This was equivalent to the player trying to figure out his own fear, combining his own fear with the actual fear.
His anxiety multiplied. Han Fei could have logged off already but now he started to get nervous again.
If it was a ghost with a cleaver behind him, Han Fei would be dead with one slash. The ghost would not give Han Fei the chance to quit the game.
Han Fei's biggest problem was that he could not see behind him. Inside the Ziggurat 4, he had to deal with the 'ghosts' that appeared behind him and the 'ghosts' that might appear before him. Even Han Fei was struggling. His nerves had been on edge for too long that night. If this continued, he would have a mental breakdown.
Many ideas and countermeasures flashed through his mind. Just as Han Fei's brain was turning, he suddenly felt a large number of things crawling on his back. He could hear the rustling and feel the things crawling on his back. He could feel the sharp appendages tearing through his skin!
Under these circumstances, Han Fei's body reacted faster than his brain. He twisted his neck slightly to look behind him.
There was no ghost, no scary swarm of insects, no killer with a cleaver. Behind him, there was only the darkened staircase and a deep sense of unease.
'Impossible, there has to be something behind me! Or else the Great Sin wouldn't have warned me! '
Han Fei could feel that something was chasing after him, so when he turned around, he did not stop moving.
The mournful music and singing continued. Han Fei's nerves were like a spring that had been stretched to its limit. The noises tried to crawl into his ears, everything was targeting him.
The mournful music grew louder and the paper money on the ground piled up. The couplets on the doors became brighter like they were smeared with blood.
Time trickled by. For the first time, Han Fei did not see the ghost when he turned around. In the middle of such a high-intensity mission, he could not focus on anything.
Before he recovered from the shock, heavy footsteps came again. This time, the person was closer to Han Fei and he appeared to be carrying something in his hands. It sounded like he was dragging a dead body.
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