1TWITF[C Chapter 47

Chapter 47

The scenery outside the car window was still pitch black. The explosion site behind them was getting further and further away. As for the bowls they had abandoned earlier, they were nowhere to be found, probably destroyed in the explosion.

Chu Xiu was still unconscious. At this stage, everyone was completely unwilling to stop the car and change drivers, so Lu Yanli had to steer the steering wheel with one hand while using the other to unbuckle his seat belt. Nie Yunzhen dragged him to the back seat.

During high-speed driving, they completed the upgrade from co-pilot to driver.

It wasn’t until city lights reappeared in front of him that Lu Yanli answered Nie Yunzhen’s question.

“Regarding your previous question, what I saw was a reflection.”

“A reflection?”

“If it’s a ghost, then nothing is impossible.” Nie Yunzhen pondered for a moment and replied.

Ghosts have always been able to do anything. Reversing time, instantaneous movement, etc., are all possible. The same goes for the curse of ghosts. Even if they escape to the ends of the earth, they cannot escape. And currently, they have no way to eliminate ghosts other than the mission rules.

“Consider it a gamble.” Lu Yanli was already sitting in the driver’s seat. For some reason, he was not wearing a seat belt, and his face looked particularly indifferent in the night sky. He looked at Nie Yunzhen in the rearview mirror and still explained seriously.

The scene he observed in an instant made him decide to take a gamble. Fortunately, he won.

Lu Yanli explained: “I’m not sure what will happen if we encounter a phantom.”

But in fact, he had already made a second preparation.

Just before the turn, he had prepared to jump out of the car at any time, or, once a mutation occurred, to push Chu Xiu out.

But the mutation did not ultimately occur, and he could temporarily keep Chu Xiu as a pawn.

Shi Yan listened to them talking, and after the car became quiet, she asked in a low voice, “What about Chu Xiu? He’s unconscious now, and I don’t know what’s wrong.”

Speaking of this, Nie Yunzhen was also a little worried: “Let’s take him back first, but…” He leaned close to Shi Yan’s ear and whispered a few words. The latter hesitated for a few seconds and nodded in agreement.

Chu Xiu, in the last row of the back seat, was currently pale, breathing rapidly, and his brows were tightly furrowed, as if he were trapped in an endless nightmare.

*

They drove forward, and Chu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief until the familiar main road and city lights appeared in front of them.

The temperature inside the car kept dropping. It was no use turning the heating up to the maximum. In the mirror, the smiling faces of the other three were particularly eerie in the flickering lights. But as soon as he turned his head, the seats were empty.

But Chu Xiu still pretended not to notice, and interacted with them naturally, even though the conversation between them was particularly strange. Chu Xiu still pretended not to know and tried to find a chance to leave.

But to his horror, the car door seemed to be locked and could not be opened no matter what.

He stepped on it without warning and suddenly stiffened.

“Did… did you see my… eyes?…” The man in the passenger seat grinned, revealing his white teeth. “I’m… so hungry…”

A voice also sounded from the back seat.

“I’m… so hungry…”

It turned out that what he had just stepped on was not an eyeball, but his own shrunken head.

Chu Xiu opened his eyes and saw Shi Yan’s worried face. Seeing that he was awake, the worry on her face turned into joy: “You’re finally awake.”

His memory was still stuck in the illusion just now. He touched his neck and made sure it was still there. He thanked Lu Yanli in the front row and urgently asked Nie Yunzhen: “What happened to me just now?”

Nie Yunzhen said: “You suddenly stopped moving just now, and fell to the side with your eyes open. Fortunately, Lu Yanli was sitting next to you, so there was no car accident.”

Could it be that after dying, he came out of that illusion?

Could it be that simple?

“Did anything else happen just now?”

“Yes, but it’s been resolved.” Nie Yunzhen told him what happened at the intersection. After listening, Chu Xiu deduced it in his mind and felt that something was wrong.

He compared his position with Lu Yanli’s and instantly understood the truth. He grinded his teeth, but still said nothing and thanked him.

He didn’t die, so could he still argue about this?

Lu Yanli didn’t even turn his head and drove all the way, ignoring Chu Xiu’s thanks. The streets were empty at this time, and even the lights were dim.

“Speaking of which, we’re really lucky this time. Although we encountered some problems, we managed to escape successfully.” Nie Yunzhen sighed, “I hope the tasks in the next few days can be like today.”

Shi Yan said: “It’s just a pity, Xiao Ye, he…”

“People can’t come back to life, so take it easy.” Nie Yunzhen comforted her, “No one can guarantee that they will live forever.”

“That’s true.”

Chu Xiu looked at the unfamiliar street outside the window and was a little confused: “Did you change hotels?”

“Which one did you change to?”

Nie Yunzhen opened the phone screen for him to see: “Here, it might be a bit far.”

It was indeed far away, in the city center, quite a distance from the Yinming Road in the suburbs.

“Speaking of which, Brother Chu, what are we going to do tomorrow?” Nie Yunzhen scratched his hair a little Boring.

Chu Xiu: “Shall we play hide-and-seek tomorrow night? The location is Yinming Road.”

Lu Yanli sneered: “You really want to die.”

Nie Yunzhen couldn’t help but say: “It’s not like we have to…” Before he finished speaking, Shi Yan winked at him to stop him.

If it weren’t for the mission requirements, they wouldn’t go to die naturally. If they don’t do the mission, they will die without a doubt. If they do, there is still a chance of survival. But Lu Yanli is not a mission executor like them, so there is no need to tell him.

Nie Yunzhen came back to his senses, with a bit of annoyance on his face for accidentally revealing the secret.

They chatted all the way and arrived at the hotel they had booked.

Chu Xiu nodded: “Okay.”

Whether it was a psychological effect, the hotel in front of them was brightly lit, but it looked a bit eerie. After a few people got out of the car, they watched Lu Yanli leave from the parking lot and turned to walk towards the hotel gate.

Her eyes were still wide open, and a large pool of blood flowed out from under her, soaking her whole body.

In the parking lot, the sound of police sirens rose and fell. Before Nie Yunzhen had time to feel sad, he heard the police sirens and the footsteps and security guards in the distance asking questions. He immediately grabbed Chu Xiu and wanted to leave.

“Let’s go! It will be troublesome if they call the police.”

Although it had nothing to do with them, it was obvious that it was the work of ghosts, otherwise how could a car that was parked well suddenly reverse and knock people out? But, could they tell these policemen?

If they were really taken away for questioning, causing them to be unable to go to Yinming Road at midnight tonight, that would be a real dead end!

Chu Xiu also understood this and the two quickly detoured and left.

After all, the security guard of this hotel has already come over and he will send people to the hospital.

If Shi Yan fails to survive…

Chu Xiu shook his head and continued to run forward.

“Oops! Be careful!”

Why? Did they trigger some death mechanism?

“Who is in the parking lot? Don’t run!” A louder roar came from the security guard in the distance. He must be very angry and called many people to come over, and the footsteps became denser.

After confirming again that there would be no fire or explosion, Chu Xiu barely relaxed and looked around while standing on the car.

Strange, where is Nie Yunzhen?

As soon as this thought came to mind, there was another “bang” behind him, and a piercing sound came.

It was a bloody corpse, with its eyes wide open, obviously dying unwillingly, and that face…

Was Nie Yunzhen.

How is it possible? They had survived so many dangerous tasks before, and now they were just avoiding a few cars.

He didn’t even look at the corpse on the ground, and wiped away the blood flowing from the wound on his forehead to the corner of his eye with force. He vigilantly looked around, so as not to have another out-of-control car run out.

Behind Chu Xiu, a pale hand stretched out from under the car and dragged Nie Yunzhen’s corpse back.

Now the parking lot was much quieter than the chaos just now. Many cars that crashed together caught fire and were about to explode. Chu Xiu endured the pain and continued to walk out, dodging as he walked. Suddenly, another headless corpse fell from above and fell directly in front of him.

What exactly is it for?

Could it be really because of the bowl of dead man’s food at the intersection? Did it make all those ghosts chase after them?

Chu Xiu stared at the headless corpse on the ground. The corpse’s clothes were very familiar. If he was not mistaken, it should be Shi Yan.

The body is still there, so… where did the head go?

“Get in the car!”

Without Lu Yanli urging him, Chu Xiu immediately opened the car door and sat in, sincerely saying, “Thanks.” At this moment, he suddenly felt a little nauseous, and something was churning in his stomach.

No, isn’t it?

Is it because of that bowl of rice?

Chu Xiu nodded, and finally couldn’t help but roll down the car window with the fastest speed of his life and stretched his head out to vomit.

To his astonishment, what he vomited out was not vomit, but a steady stream of black beetles, which fell to the ground with a crash and crawled forward with a rustling sound.

Chu Xiu knew this kind of worm, its back shell was black and shiny with red patterns, half a finger long, and it was called a hammer beetle. Because it likes to eat the corpses of humans or animals, it also has another well-known name – corpse worm.

Until now, he had time to turn to look at Lu Yanli.

“You, how are you?” After tossing back and forth for so long, Chu Xiu’s face was as white as gold paper. Perhaps because of what happened just now, he always felt a discomfort in his stomach.

Lu Yanli’s face was also pale. He covered his mouth and gagged a few times, and his single hand holding the steering wheel was a little unsteady. Chu Xiu took over, and Lu Yanli leaned heavily back on the seat, breathing heavily.

Lu Yanli waved his hand: “No, not corpse worms.”

He grinned and a white thing popped out of his mouth. He reached out and pulled out a section, only to see that it was a slender white bone.

Chu Xiu’s hand holding the steering wheel was a little cold.

This Lu Yanli… is also fake.

He wanted to step on the brakes, but the entire ground under the car was covered with bones. “Lu Yanli” in the driver’s seat was still vomiting bones, and he was about to reach out to open the door, but the car door was closed tightly and could not be opened.

The bones on the ground moved…

*

“What should we do? It’s almost afternoon, and Brother Chu is still not awake.”

In the hotel, Shi Yan and Nie Yunzhen were anxious.

Chu Xiu did not wake up, and neither of them could guarantee that they would be able to survive.

The drive from here to Yinming Road takes at least two hours. If they delay for him any longer, all three of them will die!

“What about him?” Shi Yan asked.

Nie Yunzhen frowned even more.

“Why don’t we pull him over, then hide him in advance, and then start playing hide-and-seek, how about that?” Shi Yan suggested.

Needless to say, although Shi Yan has also developed a lot of strength for the mission, it is impossible for her to carry a man too far. This job can only be done by Nie Yunzhen.

Shi Yan said: “I’ll take care of it. Give me a gun, and I’ll see who dares to peek.”

Nie Yunzhen closed his eyes.

Ask yourself, if he draws the ghost lottery, he will definitely not let go of this opportunity if he cannot find anyone else.

At the critical moment of life and death, even if Chu Xiu has helped them a lot, they cannot let them put their lives on the line.

Nie Yunzhen knew that Shi Yan had always been protecting the team members, whether it was the previous Ye Shengke or the current Chu Xiu, she would try to protect any partner who was currently working with them. This is also the reason why Nie Yunzhen disagreed, but since Shi Yan said so, letting him hide Chu Xiu is equivalent to knowing the fixed hiding place of a player, which is good for him, Nie Yunzhen did not hesitate much and agreed.

The two left the room.

As soon as the door was closed, there was a change in the person on the bed.

A corpse worm with a black shiny back shell and red patterns crawled out of Chu Xiu’s mouth. There were too many of them, and they crawled all over the bed, and soon, they crawled down the floor and crawled in all directions.

Their bodies were not large, only two or three centimeters long, slightly flat, and easily crawled out of the door Sew, some corpse worms crawled into the bathroom and crawled into the sewer.

Hotel, in other rooms.

“Mom, I want to drink water.” The little boy said while playing with his mobile phone.

What flowed out of the faucet was not water, but a steady stream of tiny black beetles.

“Mom, what’s wrong?” The little boy asked suspiciously. In the next second, he also screamed, “Ah – Mom, what is that?”

“It’s dirty stuff! Come on, let’s go first!”

“Don’t you want the clothes and bags?”

The woman also wanted to pack her things. Looking back, the whole bathroom was full of black worms. They were so fast that they covered the bed in a short while, making people’s scalps tingle.

“I don’t want it, I don’t want it, just throw it away. Baby, let’s go!” The woman hurriedly picked up the little boy and opened the door.

They were already used to quickly transferring positions during missions. Nie Yunzhen did not decline and immediately went to find Chu Xiu.

So many corpse worms… Where did they come from?

These corpse worms almost covered the corridor, with black and shiny back shells, making the corridor black and shiny, and they could not be avoided at all. They could only step on the backs of the corpse worms to move forward, and every step they took was a cracking sound of beetle shells breaking, splashing out a lot of disgusting pulp. At the same time, they had to avoid the corpse worms from climbing on their bodies. Every few steps they had to shake their legs to drive the worms off their bodies.

Nie Yunzhen used both hands to carry people, and Shi Yan carried the luggage, holding the bag in one hand and taking out the coat from the bag in the other hand, constantly patting the corpse worms that climbed onto Nie Yunzhen and herself. They finally ran to the lobby on the first floor, pushed open the door, and rushed out.

They finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Shi Yan was no better, she disgustedly glanced at the soles of her shoes and frowned: “That’s right, it’s too disgusting.” Thinking of the scene just now, she felt a little nauseous.

“Wait, wait… look.” Nie Yunzhen stood opposite her and opened his mouth in shock.

“What’s wrong?” Shi Yan turned back in confusion, her expression freezing on her face.

Crawling out of nowhere from which window, in short, a steady stream of black worms gradually crawled up the outer layer of the building.

The entire building was gradually covered with black corpse worms, little by little.

“Let’s go.” Nie Yunzhen gently bumped Shi Yan’s shoulder, the latter reacted, “Ah? Okay, let’s go, let’s go.”

“Students?”

“Yes, aren’t there many students who like to play this kind of exciting adventure game?”

“But, but…”

Shi Yan, who was born again, didn’t know that they had chosen two students, Wen Qing and Yun Qian, at the beginning of the previous week. Of course, the consequence was that they paid a heavy price. This is also the reason why Shi Yan felt a little resistant in her heart, but she just didn’t understand it.

Anyway, they have to find someone, and it is easier to deceive people than to force them with guns.

The disadvantage is that people who are deceived in the name of the game will die faster because of the lack of vigilance. That’s why Chu Xiu would rather force people with guns, so that participants stay awake and try to save themselves.

“Okay, I’ll post a post now and call for it.”

In the end, Shi Yan was not so great. She lowered her head and soon found a high school in the local area that was not too far from Yinming Road.

*

“Hey, have you heard? Tian Le from the next class said he asked for leave tonight.”

“Just ask for leave, what’s the matter?”

“No, guess what he asked for leave to do?”

“Could it be to go on a date?”

“Hiss… too courageous, I dare not go anyway.”

“That’s not right, didn’t they say that three cars crashed on Yinming Road last night? I heard that people died, so the traffic police should be in charge now, right?”

“They manage it during the day, there must be no one at night, right?”

“Too scary, I dare not go.”

“Where did he see the news? Who is he exploring with?”

“I heard that they are from out of town, very curious about the haunted legends, and want to see Yinming Road.” The girl who passed the message at the beginning lowered her voice, “Tian Le is going for a reason, the person who posted the post said that she is timid so she dare not go, playing with her, one thousand per person, come back after playing for two hours.”

Tian Le’s family is not rich, one thousand for two hours, and it’s not doing anything illegal or discipline-breaking, it’s hard for him not to be tempted.

One pass ten, ten pass