novelraw Chapter 112: Horrible Existence
Chapter 112: Horrible Existence
Through the door panel, the voice was hoarse and unpleasant, like a broken gong.
But one could vaguely recognize it as belonging to the stern, pale-faced Teacher Xu.
Xu Zisheng knocked twice on the bedside table in response, indicating he was in the room.
"Good..." Only one final response came from outside the door, followed by the sound of footsteps gradually fading away.
This was probably a form of protection for players.
Otherwise, during room checks, they should definitely enter the room to confirm the occupant's presence, right?
Xu Zisheng slightly tilted his ear, listening to the movements coming through the darkness, judging when the ghost outside would completely leave.
He absolutely couldn't go out as late as yesterday again today.
He couldn't waste another night.
On the first night yesterday, Xu Zisheng had originally planned to go out for a nighttime exploration.But because the effects of the Bone-Fixing Nails were still somewhat unstable, he spent some time dealing with them in his room after 11 PM.
Yesterday at noon, he had also fought with an unknown ghost and sustained injuries.
The injuries themselves were minor, but the troublesome part was that the ghost had left some eerie traces on his body, like maggots clinging to bone, probably something similar to a tracking scent.
If he went out night-wandering after 11 PM, he would likely be located.
Or detected by those 'monsters' patrolling outside, and they might gang up on him.
To completely remove those traces, Xu Zisheng consumed quite a bit more time.
By the time he was fully prepared and had handled everything, a glance at the clock on the wall showed it was almost 2 AM, only one or two minutes away.
The thin young man slightly lowered his eyes. Last night at that exact time, he had just taken one step out of his room when the dangerous alarm in his mind began frantically ringing.
A bone-chilling cold shot from the soles of his feet straight to his brain, that extremely ominous terrifying feeling almost making him suffocate instantly.
The surroundings were dimly lit, and Xu Zisheng only felt as if some immensely terrifying enormous presence was slowly taking shape above him, empty terrifying giant pits resembling pupils seemed about to cast their gaze downward.
The Blood Book emerged, and Xu Zisheng's spirit jolted. He immediately returned to his room and tightly locked the door, the entire process taking no more than three seconds.
His heart pounded like thunder, his forehead covered in cold sweat, his fingertips completely losing their warmth.
Too much curiosity kills the cat, and it kills people too.
Xu Zisheng didn't look up to gaze at the massive black shadow looming over the orphanage, afraid that the moment he cast his gaze, he would immediately be locked on.
What kind of eerie thing existed within this orphanage?
He felt all the hairs on his body standing on end.
The oppressive feeling was so terrifying?!
Xu Zisheng made absolutely sure of one thing in his heart: nighttime wandering must absolutely end before 2 AM.
He really didn't want to encounter that terrifying, eerie presence again today.
Time passed silently, the room was very quiet, and there was no movement outside the door either.
The dark mist floating beside him seemed to have entered slumber once again.
Occasional rustling, shifting sounds came from outside the door.
The moving light that occasionally passed through the door crack at long intervals indicated the presence of those patrolling monsters.
Other than that, there seemed to be no other abnormalities.
During his wait yesterday, Xu Zisheng had already roughly figured out the patrol shift times of those so-called 'monsters' outside the door. In exactly two minutes, there would be a gap allowing him to go out.
He once again retrieved the ghost object obtained from clearing the Hide and Seek instance from his Sealed Space.
A perfectly smooth human skin appeared in Xu Zisheng's hands. Both sides were human skin, almost invisible stitches sewing the skin pieces together.
Only extremely fine pores and textures remained, and holding it in his hands, it still carried a faint warmth.
It was as if it had just been brutally stripped from a human body using extremely sophisticated instruments, without any sense of rot or stench.
Ghost Object: 【Invisible Maiden's Cloak】
(Level Unknown)
【Item Origin: The skin on the maiden's back was delicate and smooth. Perhaps on a certain rainy night, or in a certain alley, an 'artist' who loved white jade porcelain wanted to collect more beautiful works...】
【Is this from one maiden? Or two maidens? Or perhaps countless maidens?
The most exquisite parts should have been selected, piece by piece carefully excised...】
【The bloody, mangled corpses unseen by anyone, the spilled blood soaking the ground everywhere, no one heard the screams, no one knew the ending...】
【Beautiful white jade hidden beneath countless sins...】
【Ghost Object Effect: This is indeed a beautiful collection piece like an invisibility cloak. The beautiful, smooth human skin reflects all shadows like white jade.
Wearing this perfect work, you will not be seen, not be detected, your form erased, your breath hidden.
Provided you are gentlemanly enough - no crying, no laughing, no sorrow, no joy, no anger. Those who cannot control their emotions don't deserve to date beautiful maidens——】
【Negative Effects: The companionship of a pure, flawless maiden will be a pleasant experience!】
The Absolutely Healing Horror Adventure game often gave these eerie items elegant, pleasant-sounding names.
The descriptions of their origins were written in a warm, healing direction, trying to leave people with a beautiful feeling.
But the more it was like this, the more bloody and cruel the truth behind these ghost objects' formation became.
The stronger the effects they could unleash, the more resentment and hatred the ghost object had condensed.
The negative effects were absolutely impossible to be pleasant or easy, ranging from affecting mind and spirit at the lightest, to potentially being devoured by the ghost object at the worst.
Xu Zisheng draped the human skin that still emitted faint residual warmth over himself. An intense smell of blood immediately assaulted his senses, a strong stench of rotting flesh that felt suffocating and uncomfortable.