The cocoon's skin was crawling with something that looked like blood vessels. It was absorbing nutrients from the body parts.
'The outsider came here to kill people just to feed this thing?'
The human cocoon inside the bedroom was very different from the one Han Fei had. Han Fei did not dare to touch it with his bare hands. Instead, he found a broom and poked it several times.
The cocoon's skin was so thin that it was almost transparent. When Han Fei used the broom to poke it, he could see a shadow moving inside the cocoon.
'It feels like the thing inside is about to come out.'
Perhaps due to his low level, Han Fei had to touch it with his bare hands for the system to detect its presence.
He had no choice. To find out what was so special about this cocoon, Han Fei gathered his courage and reached his hand into the pile of dead bodies.
Han Fei's fingertip evaded the body parts. When his hand was several centimetres away from the cocoon, a thin thread of blood suddenly poked out from the bottom of the cocoon. The thread pierced into Han Fei's finger like a silver needle.
Pain shot through his body and Han Fei quickly pulled his hand back.
The human cocoon inside Room 1064 had absorbed a large amount of blood, it had undergone some kind of change. The thing inside the cocoon had not only awakened, it appeared to be able to sense the outside world.
'This thing appears to be sentient, it's not a normal insect.' Han Fei studied the wound on his finger. Even though the wound was not big, it was very deep.
'It doesn't appear to be of much use to me. On top of that, it's very dangerous.' Han Fei took out the lighter from his pocket. He brought it with him to light up his cigarette at a critical moment.
'Are you an insect or a ghost? Or something else? 'A flickering flame appeared inside the cold room. Han Fei found some waste paper and used it to light the broom.
His shadow on the wall swayed with the light. Han Fei held the lit broom in his right hand while his left slowly approached the cocoon.
'Why don't you poke me again?'
The flickering light of the fire shone on the pupa. Under its thin skin, the small black shadow was trembling uneasily, but it had nowhere to run.
Small blood vessels were burnt. Han Fei heard a scream in his ears. The voice was distant yet close, it was erratic.
'Is that you crying?'
Han Fei was unfazed. He raised the lit broom above the cocoon and his other hand finally touched the blood red cocoon.
"Notification for Player 0000! You have discovered a Grade G Blood Red Item – Human Cocoon. "
"Human Cocoon (Blood Red Item): The cocoon of a certain insect. It has absorbed a large amount of blood and curses. It is preparing to break out of its cocoon."
Looking at the pupae in the pile of corpses, Han Fei hesitated.
The insect was about to break out of the cocoon. If he took it away now, it might affect its growth. Han Fei wanted to see what would come out of the cocoon. After all, the outsiders had spent so much effort to feed the cocoon.
But if he left the cocoon here, Han Fei could not keep an eye on it. What if it broke out of the cocoon and escaped?
Let Xu Qin watch over it? That was also unrealistic.
"There are more than two non-locals on the sixth floor. I haven't checked the other three rooms yet. If I leave it here, it will definitely be taken away by other non-locals."
Several seconds later, Han Fei came to a decision. He reached out to pry open the blood vessels on the cocoon's skin and tossed it into his inventory.
As he did so, the screams around his ears grew louder. Strange noises came from the other rooms on the 6th floor as well.
'I need to leave this place first. Even if I can log off at any time, it's still too dangerous to be trapped inside a room.'
Han Fei did not want the things that he had picked up to be taken away by others so he left Room 1064 without hesitation.
'I've basically searched through this room, there's nothing else that I want to miss.'
Returning to the 5th floor, Han Fei knocked on the door of Room 1052. Even he felt like he had visited the 5th floor too many times.
"Sister, I found another cocoon on the 6th floor."
After the door opened, Han Fei handed the cocoon he found on the 6th floor to Xu Qin. Xu Qin also wanted to know what would come out of the cocoon. In the end, the two decided to keep the cocoon in Room 1051.
The thing inside the cocoon was very clever. It sensed danger before entering Room 1051 and kept screaming. Unfortunately, it only aroused Xu Qin's curiosity and caution.
"There seems to be a cursed ghost trapped inside the cocoon, it's very unique." Xu Qin personally carried the cocoon into Room 1051. "Don't worry, I'll take good care of it."
When he returned to the 4th floor, Han Fei did not enter his room immediately. He was reminded of He Shouye and He Yuhuai.
Han Fei glanced downstairs. While he could still log off at any time, he planned to meet Weep.
When he reached the 3rd floor, Han Fei noticed the talisman-covered door of Room 1034 was left open. A chilling presence leaked out from inside.
Feeling the chill from the landlord's ring, Han Fei shivered. The last time he entered Room 1034, it was a narrow escape.
While he was hesitating, the strange footsteps came from the stairwell again. This time, it appeared to be heading straight for Han Fei. It was much faster than before.
'I guess I shouldn't stay in the stairwell for too long.'
Han Fei did not dare to be careless. He entered Weep's room directly.
Closing the door, Han Fei felt like he had stepped into an ice cellar. Looking at the broken furniture and torn talismans on the floor, he felt quite embarrassed.
He walked to the urn in the corner. After the footsteps disappeared, he asked softly, "Weep? Are you there? "
There was no reply. Weep, who yearned for companionship and friendship, did not seem to want to see Han Fei.
"We've had some misunderstandings, I've found out some stories about you …" Seeing that Weep still did not appear, Han Fei retreated to the door and slowed down. "You should still remember the name He Yuhuai, right?"
Almost as soon as Han Fei said the name, the temperature in the room dropped. The broken talismans and paper money rattled noisily on the floor. The paper mannequins all showed expressions of terror.
A skinny arm stretched out from the shattered altar, and a blurry black shadow quietly appeared.
"Weep …" Han Fei did not put on an act, he really wanted to say something to Weep. "He Shouye is dead but his crimes are not forgotten. There are many vengeful spirits waiting to avenge him. Can I ask you some questions?"
Just hearing He Shouye's name, the shadow started to twist. Many children's faces surfaced on its body. It scratched its body in agony. Black blood dripped from its body.
"Calm down! I won't ask any more questions, please calm down. "
Weep looked like he was in too much pain. It felt like he was trying to dig out all the flesh on his body. The child appeared to hate this body that contained He Shouye's blood.
Han Fei could not imagine what kind of despair and pain Weep had gone through to make him hate that person so much after he became a ghost.
"Weep, that person is already dead, no one will come to harm you anymore. Please calm down."
After knowing part of He Yuhuai's story, Han Fei pitied the child.
Suppressing his fear, Han Fei inched closer to the boy.
The thin shadow was torturing itself madly inside the dark room. No matter what Han Fei said, he could not stop Weep from tearing himself apart. Seeing Weep's madness, Han Fei subconsciously made a move.
Opening his arms, Han Fei stood beside the urn and hugged Weep softly. "It's okay, it's really okay now. I'll stay with you, I'll stay with you, okay?"
Black blood splashed on Han Fei's body. His whole body ached but he did not let go.
His body was numb from the cold but Han Fei's heart was warm. He had no idea why he would do something like that.
He was very afraid and very uncomfortable but more than anything, he wanted to stop Weep.
From Han Fei's perspective, Weep did not do anything wrong, the one who should suffer was He Shouye.
After a few minutes, Weep finally calmed down.
By then, Han Fei was exhausted. He did not plan to press Weep anymore, it was too painful for Weep.
Han Fei slowly let go. The thin shadow still stood beside the urn. He did not react at all.
"If you feel lonely in the future, I can come and keep you company. I can be your friend, the kind of real friend." Seeing Weep did not respond, Han Fei sighed and walked towards the door.
Just as he reached the door, Han Fei was reminded of something. He turned to look at Weep who stood alone in the corner of the room. "You've lost to me in the game of hide and seek. Do you still remember your promise to do 3 things for me?"
At the mention of the game of hide-and-seek, the thin black shadow finally reacted.
Seeing that Weep was finally willing to listen to him, Han Fei showed a gentle expression. "The first thing I need you to do is no matter what happens in the future, do you understand?"
Weep slowly raised his lowered head. When he turned to look at Han Fei, Han Fei had already left Room 1034.
Dragging his tired body, Han Fei was about to head to the 4th floor when the robotic voice rang in his mind.
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