Shh, I'm behind you twenty-four
Shh, I'm behind you twenty-four
But among this group of people, whether they were residents from the small town or nuns, it seemed that none of them had ever seen anyone wearing red clothes.
Moreover, the red clothes are extremely eye-catching. In this lifeless church, it should be a very eye-catching presence. Why didn't I see it before?
Wang Qi thought that he could only attribute it to the skill of a certain player. Other than that, he couldn't think of what kind of person could wear something so conspicuous without being discovered.
The more Wang Qi thought about it, the more likely it seemed. By the time he realized what was happening, his ID card was long gone. The blind girl in red clothes had disappeared without a trace.
Oh!
Routine!
Gu Ci looked at all the places she could go, and found nothing, so she was about to return to the church. However, not long after she walked, she saw An, who looked tired. She didn't say anything, but just shook her head at Gu Ci.
Perhaps he still estimated that there might be other people observing him secretly. An raised his head, straightened his back, walked elegantly to Gu Ci, pretended to adjust her collar, and asked her quietly, "Have you visited other parts of the church?"
Gu Ci nodded and said, "I walked around for a while and it felt a bit cold after walking around."
An pushed Gu Ci, pushing her along as if chatting with her, and said meaningfully, "It seems like the sky is getting darker and darker faster."
Gu Ci could see the sky outside through the collapsed gap. The dark clouds were densely distributed, and it seemed that a heavy rain was going to fall at any time.
The creaking sound of the wheelchair seemed particularly harsh in the silence of the two people. But neither of them made a sound to break the silence.
An rubbed his brows and looked outside with tired but determined eyes. "Escape quickly while there is still time. Escape as bravely as before. This is my last advice to you."
Gu Ci glanced at An. She was speaking as if she were leaving her last words. Every word was firm but revealed sadness and reluctance. She squatted down and hugged Gu Ci. When she stood up, her face changed and became as cold as when she first arrived.
"Have you prayed sincerely today?"
Gu Ci lowered his head and said nothing. An frowned with an unhappy expression on his face.
"You have been with those insincere believers for so long that you have lost your sincerity in serving the Lord. If you continue to degenerate like this, you will not even have the chance to ascend to heaven. When the bell rings tonight, go to the church and pray to the Lord sincerely. I want to see the results tomorrow morning!"
An seemed extremely dissatisfied with Gu Ci's behavior. She frowned and criticized her harshly, then threw the Bible that appeared from nowhere into Gu Ci's arms and left.
Gu Ci bent down to pull the blanket that had slipped off due to the large movement, and casually stuffed the Bible under the blanket and placed it next to his legs. However, when he lifted a corner of the blanket, he could see an oil-paper umbrella lying quietly next to it.
In a corner where Gu Ci couldn't see, someone was crouching and using cover to spy on her, observing her every move. Their voices are so quiet that you can't hear them unless you are close to them.
"Are you sure it's her?"
"It matches the clue, but I'm not sure if it's a player. Someone in the church has entered the backtracking, and we haven't been able to get his ID card."
"We got the key to open the backtracking door today, and we're almost done with this game. Sister Ann looks very difficult to deal with. If we don't get the identity cards of other players to synthesize the hidden items, we will be discovered at the final moment. Time is running out. If we don't succeed this time, we'll have to wait until another time."
"Yes, we have to hurry. The damn bells are ringing earlier and earlier. The evil spirits couldn't be suppressed last night."
The two men looked at Gu Ci again, pointed the compass-like props in their hands at her, watched the pointer on the prop continue to spin and finally slow down and stop before putting away their props, looking at the other person tacitly before leaving quietly.
But they didn't notice that a person in red clothes, with his face mostly covered by a veil, was leaning leisurely on the shelter in front of them, admiring his brightly colored nails.
Because of their perspective, they did not notice the blind girl who was very close to them. Listening to the rustling sounds of the two little mice, she tickled her hair indifferently, but tilted her head towards Gu Ci as if waiting for her reaction.
But when the two men were far away and Gu Ci didn't make any movement, the blind girl slowly stood up and said, "Oh, you just let these two little mice run away?"
The blind girl did not get a response from Gu Ci. She could not see where Gu Ci was exactly, so she could only walk slowly, using her feet to feel around to see if there was any gravel or bricks.
Although she hadn't been able to see for a long time, it was rare that there was no response from Gu Ci. This made the blind girl wonder if something had happened to Gu Ci.
But what is certain is that Gu Ci is definitely not in danger.
Gu Ci didn't know that those people were secretly spying on her. She closed her eyes and thought about what An had just said.
An looked so wrong. If it was because Sister Ci suspected that she was not real, she could understand it, but this time...
"Go to the cross in the church, find a bell and ring it four times with the bones. Say goodbye, and don't come back..."
Gu Ci couldn't help but think back to what An said when he hugged him just now. Combined with the previous sentence, he thought that he should go to the church at night to see what was going on.
Gu Ci opened his eyes and looked back, he saw the blind girl stretching out her foot tentatively but not daring to step over the rubble on the ground.
How come she still hasn't adapted after being blind for so many years? Obviously...
Gu Ci was suddenly stunned. How did she know that the blind girl had been blind for a long time? But when she recalled it, she couldn't figure it out anymore. Gu Ci pursed her lips and chose to ignore the question. She looked at the blind girl and kindly reminded her, "Why don't you take a cane?"
The blind girl's toes lingered, and she retracted them as if nothing had happened. She strode over the scattered bricks and tiles on the ground, and hugged Gu Ci's shoulders with a smile, "Hey, don't I have you? Look, I brought you something good~"
The blind girl spoke proudly, like a big kid who needed to be praised.
Gu Ci looked up at her delicate chin and didn't let her tail continue to rise. "Did you get it?"
The blind girl was a little unhappy that the effect she wanted was not there. She pouted and said, "Although the result can be guessed, I also contributed. You should focus on the process!"
Although she said so, the blind girl honestly handed Wang Qi's ID card to Gu Ci. The journey will surely be full of ups and downs and dangers., I'm behind you twenty-five
Shh, I'm behind you twenty-five
"Okay, okay! Pay attention to the process! This process will definitely be full of ups and downs and full of dangers." Gu Ci nodded perfunctorily, looking at the identity card floating in the air and affirming her achievements. "I am sure, sure, I am 100% assured if you take action."
Gu Ci was about to reach out to take it, but a foul smell wafted from somewhere and stopped him. Gu Ci twitched his nose and glanced around, and his sight finally fell on Wang Qi's ID card.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but she always felt that this cold ID card was emitting hot green steam, which made her a little hesitant to buy it.
Her fingers moved and then she silently withdrew her hand and put it in the blanket. Gu Ci tilted his head and looked at her for a few more seconds, then suddenly raised his head and looked at the blind girl with a smile:
"Blind girl, tell me honestly, where did you get this?"
The blind girl, who had nothing to do and was even sleepy enough to yawn, stopped yawning when she heard Gu Ci's voice. She opened her mouth wide and covered it with her hand.
For some reason, even with a veil covering her expression, the blind girl still felt that Gu Ci could see her panic from the face covered. She pulled the veil down uncomfortably and coughed unnaturally, "Where can I get it from? Just... just... take it from the player."
This is the fact, she was taken from the players, this is a fact and cannot be changed. What was taken out from the soles of his feet...is also a part of him, it's absolutely correct to say so!
Thinking of this, the blind girl instantly gained confidence. She stretched her neck and said unconvincedly, "I took it from him. It's impossible that I picked it up!"
Gu Ci didn't say anything. The blind girl touched her nose guiltily and changed the subject, "Well, have you found any useful clues?"
She herself was also able to synchronize Gu Ci's information. Knowing that Gu Ci had been searching for several days without any clues, she remained silent for a moment and forcefully changed the subject again, "Well, what are you going to do about the game tonight?"
The blind girl asked sincerely.
Gu Ci looked at the golden characters that flickered above the blind girl and smiled, "Just do whatever you can. I'm in this state to save my life."
Gu Ci waved his hand, and Wang Qi's ID card slowly floated over and hovered in front of Gu Ci.
In the dark night, countless torches held high illuminated the faces of the invaders. The wailing in the church lasted for a long time, and the thick smoke made it difficult to tell whether it was day or night. In the most hidden corner of the church, there was an altar with a skeleton on it. Next to it was a bulky wheelchair with beautiful flowers. It seemed like a decorated mourning hall waiting for people to pay their respects.
When you turn the card to the other side, the first thing you see is a distorted image. The entire card is split at an oblique angle into two sides. On one side is a sky licking the card with thick smoke coming out, and on the other side is a corner of a secret room.
It can be clearly seen that there is a stone altar in this picture, with some incomprehensible patterns on it. In the corner of the picture, you can see a small half of a skeleton that is out of sight, and there seems to be something wrapped around the skeleton's hands.
In the middle of the two mosaics, in the picture belonging to the secret room, you can vaguely see a person leaning against the corner of the wall and carefully covering his mouth, as if he is afraid of being discovered.
Peeping.
The clear words on the card made Gu Ci fall into deep thought. She moved her fingers, and the ID card paused in front of Gu Ci's eyes, turned twice, and then slowly returned to the blind girl. "Give it back to him."
Thinking of him helping her before, Gu Ci paused and turned around, "Don't bully him, apologize to him."
The blind girl knew what Gu Ci was thinking. She nodded and patted Gu Ci. "Don't worry, I will."
The blind girl swaggered out to find Wang Qi. Gu Ci was not idle for the rest of the time. The silent church all day gave her a very uncomfortable feeling, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
It was as if some subtle changes had occurred overnight. Not only Ann, but even the sky outside the church had become gloomy without anyone noticing. The dense dark clouds piled up as if a heavy rainstorm was about to fall. Just by looking at the sky, one could not tell whether it was night or day.
The strong wind made Gu Ci's face hurt. She held down the blanket that was almost blown away and felt an indescribable smell in the noise around her.
The damp and strong smell of mold continued to spread, like a shroud covering the truth, making it impossible to detect.
The dead nun was still lying under the cross, the yellowed white sheet covering her face, revealing her thin skeleton shape. No one mourned her death, and no one investigated what happened to her in her life.
Only the man who entered the church last night was leisurely sipping the milk that would never dry up, eating the bread that was always the same size and tasted the same, sitting on the chairs and laughing and teasing the people around them.
Even though they had not had a full meal for several days, even though they had not been able to drink hot water for several days, even though they could only watch the man in front of them act arrogantly while swallowing their saliva, the other believers still did not dare to snatch the food from his hands.
Some people have touched it carefully, but in his hands, the food is delicious and edible. However, once someone else touches it, it will turn into black mist and disappear.
They didn't know why, so they were eager to know how he got food.
Hunger and cold tormented them all the time.
Most people gathered in the church to curry favor with the man, but a few were wandering around trying to find where the food was hidden.
When the system reminded Gu Ci to return to the church again, Gu Ci obediently returned to the church with his newly found things. As soon as she entered, she saw the nuns huddled in the corner. Ann and Mary, with gloomy faces, were standing under the cross looking at her.
The body of the nun at their feet did not move at all. The wind coming in from the gap lifted a corner of the bed sheet with a large yellow stain, and the hideous and painful face soon turned into a smile.
No one knew if it was because Gu Ci was late or for other reasons, but they were all unusually quiet when Gu Ci came in. Everyone's eyes were fixed on Gu Ci, from top to bottom and from bottom to top, as if they wanted to see through her.
"Ci, you're back? It looks like another heavy rain is about to fall."
Mary twisted her body, and her fat body standing there almost occupied Gu Ci's entire field of vision. Gu Ci lowered his eyes slightly and saw that Mary's skirt moved slightly, and something like a tentacle came out from under Mary's skirt and covered the dead nun's face with a white cloth.
No one would notice Mary's movements, and no one would care about Mary's abnormality.Shh, I'm behind you twenty-six
Shh, I'm behind you twenty-six
They stared at Gu Ci's eyes, which moved for a moment and then quickly turned back, like puppets operated by a machine, stiff and deliberate.
The church began to become strange. Not only Mary changed, but also these people and Ann had some changes.
The air around became quiet.
It was so quiet that it seemed as if no one existed in the church. The only sound was the creaking of wheelchairs. In this atmosphere, even breathing has to be deliberately slowed down, and one dares not make any unnecessary sounds.
Time seemed to have slowed down around Gu Ci. She could see these people's dull pupils and white eyeballs very subtly. There seemed to be a black and blue mist emanating from every pore of their bodies, making them look like a moss-covered water ghost lurking at the bottom of the water, which was chilling.
"Resign?"
Sister Mary's voice rang out, shattering the scene before her eyes like a broken mirror. It was just a blink of an eye, and what he just saw seemed like an illusion to Gu Ci. The people in front of me had greed in their eyes and their bodies were a little hunched. But no matter how you look at it, it looks normal, without any of the weirdness from before.
Is this really normal?
Gu Ci turned his head to look at the fat nun whose organs were almost squeezed out by the fat, but she still pretended to be kind and said, "What's the matter, Sister Mary?"
"It's nothing, actually. Dear Ci, look at how dilapidated our church is. The cold and hunger are disturbing our will all the time. As the Lord's heirs, we need to do something to save the situation."
Sister Mary bent down slightly and looked at the people in the church with pity. After meeting Sister Mary's gaze, these people immediately closed their eyes and clasped their hands on their chests as if praying sincerely.
Something was moving restlessly under her wide, worn, and dirty skirt. The movement was so small that it would be invisible if no one looked carefully. One would only think it was an illusion of the friction of fabric as she walked.
Gu Ci tilted her head, her naughty hair gently falling to cover her smiling eyes. "Really? But I just saw someone eating bread and drinking milk, why is there only one person who has it?"
Gu Ci's words were normal and innocent, but just this one sentence inexplicably made the whole church quiet again. It was so quiet that you could hear the sound of people's throats moving up and down and swallowing saliva.
No one opened their eyes. The sounds of hunger kept interweaving in the church, like an extremely beautiful song with different people performing their own rhythms.
But this sentence was obviously beyond Sister Mary's expectations. She was stunned for a moment before she blinked and leaned close to Gu Ci and smiled. Her teeth were uneven, and her tongue was wriggling like a worm between her yellow and black teeth.
"Ci, because he is a believer of the Lord, he has devout faith in the Lord and offers sacrifices to the Lord, so the Lord will give him due rewards, grant him delicious food, grant him divine power, and keep him from hunger and cold!"
Sister Mary's voice couldn't help but rise as she spoke, her eyes full of fanaticism, as if she had really seen the so-called Lord.
Sister Mary raised the corners of her mouth. Looking at Gu Ci tenderly, "So we must also obey the Lord's arrangements. The Lord told me that you must come to the church tonight, and the Lord will come to meet you personally!"
Sister Mary spoke in a decisive tone, her small eyes staring straight at Gu Ci. As if he was afraid that Gu Ci would suddenly stand up and run away.
So that's it.
Gu Ci lowered his head and pinched his legs with his hands, trying not to laugh out loud. Tonight seemed like a hurdle that he had to overcome. All good things were going to happen tonight.
Hmm~
She thinks about it.
The missing player, the tragic death of the nun, Zhou Yan who knew some fragments of the church, and the nun Lei who claimed to have seen the truth. They are deeply connected, but it is undeniable that one of them lied or concealed something.
At least Lei is a strong suspect. Part of what she said is definitely true, but she was so eager that people could see that something was wrong at a glance. As for the rest, who can care? Who will care? This church is just like its appearance, hypocritical, corrupt, dilapidated and shabby.
After saying this, Sister Mary seemed to remember something and smiled at An behind her. Then he waved his hand and asked a little nun to push Gu Ci out, leaving everyone with her in the church.
The wind outside was very strong, howling like a giant beast, making it impossible to hear other sounds. The little nun who was pushing the wheelchair behind her lowered her head. No matter what happened outside, she didn't react at all. She was like a robot, just to send her away.
"May I have your name?"
"Where are you sending me?"
"It looks like it's going to rain outside, could you hold an umbrella for me before you go?"
"..."
Gu Ci asked many questions in a row, but the little nun remained silent as if she didn't hear him. When Gu Ci turned around, he could only see the top of her head. The dry and yellow hair due to malnutrition stuck out from the headscarf like a messy chicken coop.
Gu Ci placed his hand on the thin hand that looked like a chicken claw. The hand was so cold and as cold as a corpse that he slowly retracted his hand.
Today seems to be a turning point. All kinds of things are starting to happen, and I think it will be even more exciting in the future.
Oh, my headache.
The little nun took her back to her original room and let go. It completed its task like a programmed robot and then staggered back.
Gu Ci looked at the door that had been kicked and fallen to the side and didn't feel comfortable calling her. Even if he did, it probably wouldn't be of much use.
Gu Ci slowly walked into the room. He didn't know if it was because the door was broken or because it was a cold day today, but the temperature in the room was ridiculously low. It was as if someone had piled several large ice cubes in the room. The whole room was filled with chill.
Got something?
Gu Ci turned around a few times and didn't find anything extra or missing. But after a while, the cold feeling slowly crawled up along my body.
After looking around, Gu Ci put away the few candle ends that were used for lighting at the beginning, perhaps they would be of some use.
Just after putting away An's voice, Gu Ci's ears rang.
"Xiao Ci, what are you doing here? Didn't you agree to sleep with me today?"
Gu Ci turned around and found An standing at the door. From a small gap behind her, he could see that the sky was even darker. An had her back to the outside and it was so dark around him that he couldn't see An's face.
But the voice just now was clearly spoken in my ear.
Shh, I'm behind you twenty-seven
Shh, I'm behind you twenty-seven
It was impossible to tell what Ann's emotion was from the voice just now. She came too quickly and suddenly. Didn't she stay in the church with Mary?
Gu Ci pushed the wheelchair over slowly, but the closer he got, the harder it was to see the expression on An's face. This is understandable if the ambient light can be perceived as too closed and the sky too gloomy.
But it wasn't too dark at the moment. There was still dim light that allowed people to see clearly, but when Gu Ci walked towards her, An's face was still so dark that people could not see the organs on her face.
It looked like a black ball was placed on the pale neck, which was particularly creepy in this cold and gloomy place.
"That little nun just pushed me here."
Gu Ci walked to a distance of two or three steps from An and looked up at her, saying in a normal tone, "Why did you come to pick me up so soon?"
After a few seconds of silence, she took two steps forward and hugged Gu Ci in her arms. "Ci, I'm just too worried about you."
An spoke with deep emotion, and he was visibly choked up with sobs when he spoke the last few words. Any player who is treated specially like this would probably sympathize with her and be willing to believe her.
Gu Ci did not answer or make any movement. She squinted her eyes at An's tightly closed lips and eyes, smiled silently, and then disappeared into a pitiful tone, with the same helpless tone.
"I thought I was going to sleep here tonight. A nun just died in the church, and you didn't come out with me. I thought..."
Gu Ci could feel the stiff body of the person hugging him loosen up for a moment, and then he heard An's voice, "Don't be afraid, just follow me."
Gu Ci nodded and felt the person in front of him stand up. His tall figure blocked all the light in front of him. The wind from outside blew up the hem of his skirt and he couldn't tell whether it was black or... bloody.
An brought Gu Ci to her room. He didn't know which corner An's room was. Gu Ci only felt that he had turned countless corners in the dark before stopping.
"arrive"
An pushed open the door. An's room was similar in size and structure to the one she lived in before. But what's strange is that although there is no lighting in this house, it is brighter than other places.
In the place where Gu Ci lived before, the windows were sealed with something, but this room obviously didn't have any.
The broken windows can be seen clearly here, but the windows have not been cleaned for a long time, so layers of dirt have formed on them. If you want to see outside the window, you have to peek around the corners.
When she entered the room, she could see An's vague expression, but it was not the closed eyes she had seen before, but the same world-weary expression that An had before.
After sending Gu Ci into the room, she felt relieved as if she had accomplished a task. Then he sat down in the chair next to him in silence. After a long silence, An lowered his head and sighed.
"Xiao Ci, let's go!"
She spoke very softly, as if she was afraid someone might hear.
"Where are you going? But I can't get out, you saw it." Gu Ci turned his head and looked around the room for a few times, then pushed the wheelchair to the bumpy table next to him and tinkered with it slowly. She threw the question to Ann with an innocent look on her face.
An behind him choked and didn't know how to respond. In his impression, when players heard him say this, they would usually be surprised and hopeful and ask him how to get out, instead of just lightly kicking the question back to him like a ball like Gu Ci.
Gu Ci found the corner of the table, placed the candle head she had just picked up on the table and pressed it down. The candle head was fixed on the table. She rubbed the candle head lightly with two fingers and it ignited without fire, instantly illuminating the small room.
"Ah! What are you doing!?"
Just as An was trying to find a topic to talk about, the light came on. She immediately raised her hands to cover her face as if it was licked by a flame, and rudely hid in a corner where the candle could not reach.
In the dark corner, Gu Ci could only see the hem of her skirt but not her specific expression. Gu Ci sat at the table and held his chin with his hand with a smile, "I'm just worried that you can't see it."
Gu Ci looked just like the real Sister Ci. An was dazed for a moment, but when she came to her senses and looked over again, she could not help but remain silent and turned off the microphone.
Gu Ci was in a wheelchair so he didn't need a chair to sit at the table. The way she holds her chin on the table with both hands is also very cute, very much like Xiao Ci.
But...
Even sitting in a wheelchair, Gu Ci was still much shorter than the table. She would first place her hands on the table and then support her chin with her palms. How long would her neck have to stretch to cover that distance and put her head on her hands?
Oh, how scary.
Which of them is the character in the horror game? Why does it seem like the opposite now?
The players in this round are really scary, with so many tricks.
Gu Ci watched An brush off the dust on his body and walk out from the dark corner, and the guess in his mind finally came true. People here are not afraid of light at all, but they are afraid of the sudden appearance of light.
This is like a murderer who originally lived in the light. It's the same mentality as hiding in a dark corner after killing someone, and then thinking that the police are coming to catch you when you see the light. They just feel guilty.
After walking out, An didn't say anything, but just turned around silently, with his back facing Gu Ci and didn't dare to look at him any more.
When Gu Ci saw An like this, she withdrew her hand. She leaned on the back of the wheelchair and stared at An. She could clearly see An's movements, but because her back was facing away, Gu Ci could not see An's expression at all.
Gu Ci also clearly realized that she was looking at An, but there was something else in the room that was always watching her.
Gu Ci glanced at the candle head emitting blue-green light next to him and waited quietly for the so-called game in the daytime to begin. I am also looking forward to the changes when the bells ring, and the additional stories that will happen every night.
An is waiting too.
She waited until the small candle had burned out before taking any action. But after a very long time, that candle head continued to emit light as if it would never burn out.
As the time was getting closer, An stood up, took out a small thing from his arms shyly, threw it on Gu Ci, and walked out without looking back.
Shortly after she went out, a bell rang.
A familiar voice sounded, but today the voice was filled with infinite sorrow. There was a faint melody accompanying her that Gu Ci had never heard before.
Gu Ci picked up the thing he threw over and took a look at it. It is a slightly broken watch, but it still works.
The tiny second hand was moving, and after about three minutes it would make a ticking sound due to a malfunction, but the time on it was only half past eight.
, I'm behind you twenty-eight
Shh, I'm behind you twenty-eight
Is it really only half past eight?
Gu Ci placed the watch under the blanket and leaned quietly in the wheelchair, listening to the story that was about to come. But she waited for a long time, and this time An's voice did not appear.
As the room grew colder, the candles swayed constantly from side to side as if blown by the wind, and their shadows were pulled left and right in the firelight like people trying to struggle out, but no matter how they swayed, the candles never went out.
The cold was like frozen water, crawling slowly through the crack in the door outside. The longer I waited, the colder the house became. Looking up, I saw that the cracks in the door and the surrounding corners were covered with black, slimy substances, and the air seemed to become thinner.
Tick
There are drops of water falling from a great height and dripping onto the ground.
Gu Ci turned his head and looked at the candle light which was getting dimmer and dimmer. The darkness coming from all around was oppressing the small piece of light.
Tick, Tick
Drops of water continued to fall from the sky, as if a faucet that had not been repaired could not withstand the pressure of the water flow and the cracks gradually became larger. As the sound of water drops became more frequent, the candle light was extinguished in an instant, emitting blue smoke that continued to drift in the air. The darkness around him continued, and Gu Ci could feel that something seemed to be spying on him in the darkness.
But he did not make any sound and maintained the previous action, so the thing did not notice him. However, he could feel it searching here like a wisp of smoke, trying to find this person who did not belong to this place.
From the dim light of the candle at the beginning, to its extinguishing and now to the point where one cannot see one's hand in front of one's face, the process was incredibly fast, as if a trap had been prepared in advance and was waiting for her to fall into it.
Tick-tock,
The rapid sound of the watch that An had just given broke the silence. The invisible creature in the dark took this opportunity to finally find where Gu Ci was. A gust of wind with a bloody smell quickly rushed in front of Gu Ci, but unexpectedly did not hurt Gu Ci.
"Welcome, my guest, to my game: The Nightmare of Pursuit!"
A voice that Gu Ci had never heard before sounded, a hoarse voice carrying the mischievous joy of a child. Gu Ci was in the dark and couldn't see where he was, but he could clearly feel that she was wandering around him. From time to time, she would deliberately bump into some objects to make harsh noises in order to scare Gu Ci.
The nightmare of pursuit?
It's the game that you play after your identity is revealed and discovered by Sister Lei. Isn't it said that the game must be started at 12 o'clock? It's twelve o'clock so soon?
Gu Ci turned her wheelchair to see if she was still in An's room. She tentatively felt around but felt nothing. She had been leaning against the table just now, but now she couldn't touch the table, which proved that she had unknowingly come to another unfamiliar place to start the game.
Seeing that Gu Ci didn't say anything, the voice sneered and snapped his fingers. A beam of light suddenly lit up from above Gu Ci's head and then illuminated the area about three meters around him with Gu Ci as the center. The surrounding area was a place she had never been to before. It looked like a large room with many cabinets and other things that were very suitable for Tibetans. But now only the area around Gu Ci was bright, the rest of the place was still hidden in darkness, so Gu Ci had no way of judging how big this place was.
Just when Gu Ci wanted to move, that naughty voice sounded all around, with expectation and smile.
"Well, let me introduce my rules, dear little mouse. In this game, you have one minute to observe and half a minute to hide. During this one and a half minute, I will cover my eyes and ears to ensure that I don't know your whereabouts. You should quickly find a place where I can't find you and hide. As long as I don't catch you within half an hour, you win.
Excellent winners will be rewarded, but losers will be punished. Are you ready? I'll give you a minute to calm down. Only when my mind is calm enough can I get enough happiness from this game. Just think about it, this is a very pleasant thing. "
Gu Ci tried to move the wheelchair, but it seemed as if it had grown out of the ground and could not move at all. When the voice finished its last word and began to laugh sinisterly, an extremely obvious red smoke entangled and gathered in the air, forming a bright red countdown floating in the air.
Since he couldn't leave, Gu Ci simply stopped struggling, since he couldn't leave anyway. If you only listen to what the person just said, this game is similar to hide-and-seek. As long as you hide well and are not discovered, you can win. Many people will pay attention to these words and subconsciously think that this is the hide-and-seek in their memory, and ignore everything else.
But it's worth noting its name: Chasing Nightmare. Even if you don't know what a nightmare is, the word "chase" is very clear. Why are you being chased? Of course, being chased means running. Another point is the last sentence of the person who just talked about the rules: as long as you are not caught within half an hour, you win. The word "caught" rather than "discovered" further illustrates this point.
The venue had been prepared long ago, and all those who entered the game were unfamiliar with this type of venue. The pursuer is obviously familiar with everything in the venue. It knows very well where it can hide and where it cannot hide. This is a great advantage. If it is not analyzed carefully, many people will fall into their own cognitive misunderstanding and think that they will win if they hide well.
You are really good at calculating.
Gu Ci watched the red countdown continue to jump to zero and waited for the game to officially begin.
Perhaps he was very satisfied with Gu Ci's calm attitude, and there was a hint of satisfaction in his words.
"You make me more satisfied than the other noisy people. Those people's noise gave me a headache and made me angry, so I found them in just two minutes after they hid. It was noisy and disappointing. But now it's good. It seems that you can hold on longer than I expected. But whether you can win depends on your luck. Okay, I'll give you a minute to observe this place carefully. Maybe this is where you will die."
The man's suppressed laughter echoed throughout the space, but as his voice fell, the light above Gu Ci's head quickly stretched and lengthened until it illuminated the entire space, but the corresponding red countdown also began to jump.
Gu Ci looked around. The surroundings were filled with all kinds of things like a storage room. This place was indeed very large. If one really wanted to open the door without any space for hiding people, it would take at least seven or eight minutes. If it was someone familiar, it would take three or four minutes, or even less.
But this place seems to be very old, and many places are dilapidated. There are three exits in the whole room, two are doors in opposite directions, and one is in the middle of the rotten wall that can be easily climbed overShh, I'm behind you twenty-nine
Shh, I'm behind you twenty-nine
Everything around him was clearly visible. In order not to waste time, Gu Ci simply took a quick glance and walked out of the room. Outside was a corridor. Both doors of this room had stairs going down. Below was a large hall with tables, chairs and sofas scattered everywhere. It was obvious that no one had lived there for many years. The shabby spider webs on the roof looked particularly lonely without the patronage of spiders.
Similarly, there are many places where people can hide. Seeing that half of the time had passed, Gu Ci hurried downstairs to see if there was any place outside that could be passed. However, after Gu Ci went out the door, she could not move a few meters. It seemed as if there was an air wall in front of her that prevented her from going out.
It seemed that she could only walk between these two floors. Gu Ci hurriedly retreated. When she entered the hall, she saw a staircase on the wall leading directly to the second floor, but it was not clear whether this curved staircase could lead to the second floor.
"Little mouse, have you found a good place to hide? Our party is about to begin!"
It was unclear where the voice came from. It seemed to be very far away, yet also very close to his ear. It was obvious that he was already impatient to start the game.
Gu Ci took a look and entered the hall. The red font was counting down. After the countdown was completed, a sound similar to a whistle was heard. The sharp sound seemed to shake off all the dust in the house, and then the sound rang again.
"You have half a minute left to hide. The game is about to begin. 30, 29, 28, 27, 26... 3, 2, 1, the game begins!"
As the voice continued to count down, the surrounding light slowly disappeared from the outside to the inside, as if someone was turning off the lights one by one along the way. In the constantly disappearing light, hearing will be brought into play in the darkness.
Tick
Tick
The sound of dripping water was more obvious in the darkness. Gu Ci had not heard this sound in the past minute or so, but it was obvious that this sound was made intentionally by that person.
Gu Ci closed his eyes, sniffing the smell of blood that gradually filled the air and waited slowly. Gu Ci didn't know where the man would come out from, so it wouldn't be impossible to wait until he had a grasp of his trajectory and then make a detour.
It just depends on whether he can catch up with me.
Gu Ci gently twisted the speed spell in his hand and listened carefully to the movements around him. The golden talisman was so silent in the darkness that no one could detect any clues.
The sound of footsteps came from the wooden board above his head. The old board creaked every time he walked. Fine dust fell from the top of his head onto Gu Ci's neck, bringing a slight itch.
Gu Ci waited calmly, and only when the footsteps were a little further away from him did he open his eyes and look down at the person, waiting for him to come to him. There is no fairness in this game, especially for a cripple like me who can only rely on a wheelchair.
There were not many places to hide if she had to, and the noise of the wheelchair was too loud and attracted too much attention, so it was unnecessary. So she found a seat near the upper corridor and sat on the piles of objects.
If she stretched her neck, she could touch the ceiling with her head. Because it was so dark and so high, this position made it very conspicuous, especially when the piles of objects were very light and could easily slide off.
If a normal person went forward, he would inevitably kick something down or sit on it. However, Gu Ci did not have such concerns. Anyway, she was not like a normal person.
Gu Ci could hear the man in the room upstairs constantly lifting up the lid, opening every place that could hide a person. He didn't say anything, but just kept laughing. The sound echoed throughout the entire space like there were several speakers.
Just wait patiently.
Gu Ci took out the watch An gave him and put his finger on it to feel the speed of the second hand. This thing rang in the last two seconds of the countdown. It didn't go off until the expected three minutes, which was considered a time bomb. However, it would be very useful for Gu Ci to keep it. If she used it well, she wouldn't have to move. If she didn't use it well, she would have to engage in a chasing game just like the name of the game.
Boom boom boom
Something rolled down from a great height, making a dull sound as if it was wet, and rolled to the corridor outside and stopped near Gu Ci's head. The thing sounded heavy but also contained water, so it was impossible to tell what had fallen to the ground, except for a jar or vase.
Was it intentional or accidental?
Tick-tock.
The watch on his hand made a sharp sound, and at the same time, the palm of Gu Ci's hand vibrated violently, telling the person responsible for capturing him that he was here.
Unfortunately, it's useless.
Gu Ci'en pressed a button and the watch became quiet. It was not in vain that Gu Ci cast a soundproof spell on it. Before the spell was lifted, only Gu Ci could hear the sound of the watch telling secrets.
An, what on earth does she want to do? An's behavior is so abnormal. Before, it seemed as if the two sisters and their family were trying their best to take her out, but now Gu Ci couldn't understand what An meant.
The strangest thing was that she still didn't find any malice in An, not even a trace of malice. This was what puzzled Gu Ci the most.
When she left today, she hugged me and took the opportunity to whisper something in my ear, "The Lord knows everything in the church. No matter what, obey it. This is your destiny. I will pray for you on a specific day every year."
An doesn't look like a good person.
The most important thing is, is there really anyone who can identify a person based on his or her behavior alone in endless repetition? Anyway, Gu Ci won't do that.
What if we change our way of thinking?
Soft knives are usually the least noticeable but also the most painful.
Gu Ci closed his eyes and listened to someone picking up the fallen object and then twisting it and tying it to something. The dripping sound of falling water sounded again, but this time it was particularly obvious.
The sticky dripping sound suddenly made Gu Ci think of an impossible idea.
Could it be possible that the dropped object was the head of that nun player? If that's the case, his disappearance seems reasonable. After being discovered as a player, he came to a strange place to play the game, but he was unlucky and failed to pass the level, so he stayed here...
If this is true, then Lei has a big problem. Why would a little nun know so many secrets? Who would notice a little nun if no one was paying attention?
As Gu Ci thought about it, his body involuntarily leaned against the wall, concentrating his thoughts here and listening carefully with his ears.
A pair of rotten chicken claw-like hands slowly stretched out in the silent night, and a pair of rotten heads with only eye sockets left emerged and laughed.
"Found you, little mouse, I'm thirty behind you
Shh, I'm thirty behind you
In the corner upstairs that was filled with cabinets and cardboard boxes, the monster bent over and stretched out his hand towards the corner to grab the ignorant kid, but he found that there were too many miscellaneous items piled up here and his hands could not reach it at all. He kicked the cabinet next to him angrily.
The cabinet had been in disrepair for a long time and was kicked. The place where it was kicked broke instantly, leaving a big hole, but the iron nails left in the cabinet left a lot of rotten meat on it.
"Run away, run away! Little mouse, the deeper you hide, the more fascinated I am. I thought you could give me a little surprise and hide longer. I didn't expect you to be found so quickly. This game is really boring."
The monster was small but its arms looked much longer than those of a normal person. It pushed the piled things away with brute force and reached the deepest part. There was a smug smile on its face covered with rotten flesh and sores. "Little mouse, punishment time... eh? Where are the people?"
The monster was obviously stunned when it didn't touch the soft body. It tilted its head and tried to identify the place carefully, but there was no one inside except a cold wheelchair.
"Liar, all liars!"
After making sure that there was no one inside, the monster shivered twice in anger. It slowly squatted down and groped for something on the ground. "It's a small trap. It's okay. I'll play with you for a while. But if I find it this time, the price will be doubled! Hehehe..."
The monster groped on the ground for a while and then picked up a crutch. The crutch was about two and a half times taller than itself. There were a lot of things stacked together on the top of the crutch, like a lot of big round-bellied gourds tied together, and a lot of silk threads like rags hanging from it.
However, it is difficult to see things clearly in this place, and I don't think it is a good thing. Although the crutch was tied with so many things, it made no sound when walking, including the sound of the crutch hitting the ground.
The rustling sound lasted for several minutes. During this short period of time, the watch on Gu Ci's hand rang again. The duration of the ringing was getting shorter and shorter each time, but no one heard the sound.
"Downstairs? Poor little mouse."
After the monster finished searching upstairs, it slowly headed downstairs, but at this time only four minutes had passed in half an hour, and she would have to expose her whereabouts for another ten minutes, which was equivalent to delivering food.
Gu Ci could clearly see a black shadow slowly going down the stairs next to him. It was very skilled in avoiding the miscellaneous parts and fragments on the ground. If it found anything light, it would overturn it with its crutch. As for places where people could hide, it would just open them roughly.
But he still didn't find Gu Ci. Gu Ci could see that it was getting a little impatient. After walking around outside, it anxiously tapped its crutches in the house.
"Where are the people?"
"Where did you go?"
It tilted its ears and listened carefully in every direction. It was even worried that it couldn't hear clearly, so it dug its ears to prevent the ear canal from being blocked and affecting itself.
Nine minutes had passed by then, and the monster anxiously checked from upstairs to downstairs again, but this time he even searched places where people were not easily hidden, but he still couldn't find Gu Ci.
In fact, it wasn't that Gu Ci hid very well. The place where the monster last stopped was not far below her. She could see it as long as she looked up, but the monster's eyes had rotted and it could only rely on hearing, so it was very difficult.
Another thing is that Gu Ci's position is very dangerous. Although there are things piled up like mountains here, they will fall down if touched. It is even difficult to bear the weight of a child. Since the layout here has not been destroyed, the monsters naturally won't think in this direction.
Now it's a mental game between the two.
If Gu Ci had not been forced to play the game tonight, he would probably have seen a very magical scene: most of the people in the church were in front of the cross, waiting with the look of prayer, and in front of them was a nun who was also dead with a distorted body and a terrifying face.
A black shadow floated in the air, and the outline of a face could be vaguely seen. It floated above the head of every believer like a king patrolling his territory.
Seeing this, it turned around in satisfaction and landed on the cross. A hoarse voice that could not be distinguished between male and female was heard.
"install"
The nun with a terrifying face hiding in the corner walked over with her head down and a cold expression. She glanced at the believers and pursed her lips. The tight stitches tore a lot of flesh because of this action. Blood slowly flowed out and dripped onto the chest and slowly merged into the torn and dirty clothes.
She bowed her head and said, "Lord!"
With her head lowered, people couldn't see Ann's expression clearly. The black mist only stretched out a small ball and placed it on top of her head. It patted Ann's slightly collapsed skull as if rewarding her and said, "Good girl, you did the right thing."
Ann lowered her head even more. She remained silent and did not answer. Only after Heiwu took away her "hand" did she look up and stare at Heiwu. "Now, can you tell me?"
An didn't say what the matter was, but the black fog and An were clearly aware of what it was about. However, the black fog was obviously not in a hurry. It approached An and touched her cheek seductively.
"Good boy, you have always believed in me from the bottom of your heart, right? Don't be anxious. This is a long process that will take some time."
The black mist moved along the wound to tease the strong threads. An took two steps back in a daze, as if she didn't know how to react. She clenched her hands and then released them, then clenched them again, repeating this action many times before she completely released her hands. She lowered her head like a deflated ball.
"How long will it take?"
She felt she no longer had enough patience to wait.
Seeing An's compromise, Hei Wu chuckled, "It's almost time, An. You are an obedient child, aren't you?"
Black Mist pushed An and said, "Go back quickly and have a good rest. Tomorrow is a new beginning."
It doesn't matter if I don't get An's response. Anyway, things have come to this point and An can't escape from here. Only by believing in God can he be saved, and it will be the only God!
An looked at those people who were unconscious and immersed in their own world and smiled.
The ignorant should die here and be buried forever with that dilapidated church.
"Dear little mouse, don't hide. I can see your little tail. If you are afraid of pain, I will be gentler."
The monster held his breath for a while and when he found nothing, he slowly began his searching journey again. But this time, one can clearly see the anxiety in his words and actions.
He even lay on the ground like a large animal, using his ears and sense of smell to capture the location of his prey and not letting go of any cluesShh, I'm behind you thirty-one
Shh, I'm behind you thirty-one
"That's weird. How could that happen? There was no sound, but why wasn't there even the slightest smell? That shouldn't be the case."
The monster was sniffing hard with its nose, searching in every corner like a headless fly. It loosened its crutches and lay on the ground, measuring every inch of the land with its fingers.
After patrolling for a long time, it suddenly seemed to discover something and slowly climbed up the wall. Its hands are firmly attached to the wall like suction cups, and it moves freely and quickly.
Gu Ci wrapped her fingers around a few times, and an almost invisible silk thread was wrapped around her hand, and the other end of the thread went around the stairs and meandered to the wheelchair in the room above.
Seeing the monster gradually approaching, she gently hooked her finger, and the thin but tough silk thread quickly caused the wheelchair to make a slight movement in the room above.
The monster suddenly stopped, listened carefully to the noise, and then immediately climbed up to the room above with his hands and feet. Then there was a ping-pong sound from above, and his voice was filled with anger.
"You lied to me! You lied to me! You cunning little mouse!"
The monster circled around it anxiously for a few times. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he followed the direction of the silk thread and crawled across the room, around the stairs, and searched on the ceiling without moving.
When Gu Ci pulled the silk thread just now, it naturally rubbed against the stairs and the wall at the corner. The thread was extremely thin and the sound it made was extremely small, but the monster's hearing was incredibly good and it could find it with just a little recollection.
It kept raising its head along the track, sniffing with its nose and listening with its ears, and finally found the right way to get closer and closer to Gu Ci. Even at such a close distance, Gu Ci could barely see the appearance of this monster with the faint light.
The monster was about the size of a child, and its hands were so thin that they looked like a plastic bag covering its bones. Its arms were longer than its entire body, and its claws were long and sharp, with hands full of rotten flesh, and no one knew how it managed to grab the wall.
Its head is like a shriveled ball, with deeply sunken eye sockets but the eyeballs are rotten. When it moves, you can see white, fat maggots twisting their bodies falling out of its eyes. Its ears are pointed and thin, and its nose is like a dog's nose.
There was a strong, nauseating stench emanating from its body.
Gu Ci stared at it dangling around her, fearing that the monster would discover the wire wrapped around her finger before she could even retract it. The monster's hearing was so good that she had to be cautious, as she still had half the time left and had to ensure follow-up.
Gu Ci looked up at the red countdown that she could see wherever she went and stared silently at the jumping numbers on it. Sure enough, the anxious monster did not hear the sound and tentatively stretched out its claws in the side direction.
As luck would have it, this direction was exactly where Gu Ci was waiting. As long as the monster's claws were generated a little bit, just a little bit. You can touch the corner of Gu Ci's clothes.
Could it be such a coincidence?
Gu Ci didn't think this monster was anxious. It was like a cat that caught a mouse that couldn't resist. Before killing the prey, it would deliberately let the prey go to give it hope, and then catch it again to give it despair.
Gu Ci raised his eyes and stared at the monster. The monster, who couldn't see clearly in the dark, slowly raised the corner of his mouth and said, "I... caught you!"
The monster raised its claws at an extremely fast speed and grabbed towards Gu Ci fiercely, but unexpectedly, it caught nothing but a handful of air.
"How could that be? It's right here."
The monster circled around and sniffed again and again at the place where Gu Ci had just been. This time it was the monster that was confused. "Why is there no smell?"
Gu Ci would not be so kind as to help the monster answer this question. She had already felt something was wrong when she was pulling the silk thread just now, especially since the monster behind her was deliberately circling around her, which made it even more strange. Fortunately, she was never only prepared.
As for her, she has no other special skills, but she has learned a lot. Although she has long forgotten how and where she learned these things, it must have taken her several years of practice to reach the level of being able to control them at will.
She had already set up the position-replacing spell at the very beginning. She could set it up in every place she passed by and wherever she touched. Wasn't she here to chase her? She wanted to see if her CD-free teleportation could tire it to death under this kind of blessing formation.
Gu Ci sat slowly on a box near the door, his fingers moving slightly. The silk thread wrapped around his hand stretched out from his hand as if it had life and then reached into her skirt. The thin silk thread slowly wrapped around her legs.
Gu Ci moved his fingers, and his feet connected to the puppet also moved. In a sense, Gu Ci himself became his own puppet.
There's nothing we can do about it, it's because her legs really can't stand up.
"You want to catch me? You're dreaming."
Gu Ci smiled and decided not to hide. She threw the vibrating watch aside and looked at the monster that kept trying to get closer to her. "You said there would be a reward if you win, right?"
Gu Ci's swaggering attitude made the monster uncertain. After all, this game was not a death game. As it had said before, as long as it was not caught within half an hour, it would win the game.
In this game, anyone with a little bit of props or brains can basically get out. Now is not the time to start killing people, as the Lord will have arrangements for these people.
Thinking that the monster actually took a step back, Gu Ci naturally had no idea what the monster was thinking. She was also very curious when she saw the monster who had the inexplicable intention to retreat, but the game was still going on and naturally could not be interrupted.
An stood silently at the door of her room holding a lamp. The warm candlelight shining on her face did not bring any warmth but only endless terror. No one knew what she had done. The stitches on half of her cheek were broken.
Black lines were left on the white and somewhat rotten flesh, and the dried black blood stains remaining on the exposed gums made it even more terrifying.
She stood blankly at the door of her room, constantly preparing herself mentally, comforting herself, "It's okay, tomorrow is a new day, and everything will be fine after tonight is over."
Thinking of this, An breathed a sigh of relief, but when she pushed the door open, the sudden light inside made her subconsciously cover her eyes and take a few steps back.
"who?"
An only felt that her dry heart was beating continuously in that instant. In the peripheral vision of her, she could clearly see an empty wheelchair rolling in front of her and hitting her lightly, I'm behind you thirty-two
Shh, I'm behind you thirty-two
A lonely oil-paper umbrella rolled on the wheelchair, as if accusing her of being ruthless.
"Ann, come on, why are you doing this...?"
"I don't blame you. It's good enough to be alive, An..."
It was as if she had returned to that dark time, and the person in her memory was also sitting in a wheelchair, comforting her while crying, even though he knew that he was about to die.
Resignation...
An's hand blocked most of her vision. She stared blankly at the oil-paper umbrella and opened her mouth without saying anything. She closed her eyes slightly and pursed her lips.
It would be better to die early. Waiting until tomorrow would be a torture. She is helping them to be free!
Thinking of this, An breathed a sigh of relief and was about to pick up the oil-paper umbrella, but a voice interrupted her.
"Ann, shouldn't you look at me first?"
Gu Ci looked at An, who was in a trance and didn't notice anything unusual, and greeted her with a smile. Seeing An's shocked expression that quickly calmed down and even started to smile, Gu Ci smiled even more gently.
She waved her hand, "Ann, could you please help me push my wheelchair over here?"
Gu Ci sat on the bed. There were no stains on her nun's uniform, except that it was a little wrinkled because she hadn't paid attention to tidying it up when she just finished playing the game.
An was silent for a moment, then he held the handle of the wheelchair in front of him and walked towards her and asked in a gentle voice, "I just went out. Have you been living here well during this period?"
An asked very tactfully. She carefully observed the details of Gu Ci, but she felt uneasy because Gu Ci kept staring at her eyes. Occasionally, when she met Gu Ci's eyes, An would immediately lower her eyes and not look at him.
Gu Ci did not answer An's question. An held the handle of the wheelchair and rubbed it unconsciously, wanting to ask Gu Ci further, such as... why she didn't stay there.
"install"
After a long time, Gu Ci finally spoke. She pulled the wheelchair in front of her and used the force to push herself onto the wheelchair. She looked at An, who was frozen in place without moving, with a somewhat aggrieved look on her face. "Why did you do this? Did I do something wrong?"
An turned his head away uncomfortably, not looking at Gu Ci and not saying anything. Gu Ci was not in a hurry. He just slowly pushed the wheelchair and slowly grabbed the burning candle with his hands and asked her slowly, "Sister Ci, how did you die?"
This sentence made An involuntarily stare at her with eyes wide open, as if she didn't understand why she asked that. She trembled her lips, lowered her head, and shook her head with a trembling voice, "I, I don't know."
I don't know.
Gu Ci smiled and stopped asking. No wonder she couldn't find any clues about Sister Ci. Sister Ci really existed. Just as Lei said, Sister Ci was the purest person in body and mind, and she was chosen by the Lord.
According to Ann, she sent Sister Ci to the town one day, and then she found that "Ci" would come back every Monday prayer, brought back by the believers in the town.
No matter how you look at it, An is a good sister who loves her younger sister, but...was it really the nun's letter that An gave away at that time?
The reason why Gu Ci couldn't find any clues about Sister Ci was because Ci disappeared the day after entering the Church of Silence. An and Ci are twin sisters, so isn't it natural that they look alike?
How could there be any clues about a person who is known to everyone and protected by her sister but no longer exists? However, the game requires the identity of Sister Ci to advance the game, so the player who obtains the identity of Sister Ci has his identity exposed from the beginning.
There was a lot of garbage in that game, but naturally there were also useful things. Originally, Gu Ci really planned to play a chasing game with the monster, but during the chase, she saw that the crutch was covered with white skeletons, and the freshest one was probably the missing player.
This place is equivalent to a secret room. It cannot be found without triggering the game. An put all of Sister Ci's things here, so Gu Ci cannot find any clues about Sister Ci.
Here, she found Sister Ci's bloody clothes and a cross necklace that was exactly the same as Sister Ann's, except for the words at the bottom of the cross.
The monster used the necklace as a rope to string together all the heads. If it hadn't attacked her by surprise and she hadn't happened to see the familiar cross necklace, she might have really spent a long time playing this boring game with it.
An raised her head and the gentle look in her eyes was gone. She stared at Gu Ci's back and clenched her fists. Although she didn't know what she found in there, things were not that simple at all!
"Ann, come with me to church!"
After Gu Ci teased the flame for a while, she looked at An, who had been staring at her with his pupils turning black and a horrified face, and smiled. At this rate, she should be close to clearing the level, right?
An frowned when he heard this and looked at Gu Ci and shook his head. "Tonight, most of them are praying in the church."
"Don't they pray all day? They are really dedicated to their work and they still have to pray at night. It's okay, I will also pray and ask God to bless me."
Gu Ci stretched out her hand and pinched the candle wick. The hot wax was on her hand. She seemed to feel nothing and called out to An, who was standing in front of the bed like a zombie. "Do you want to go?"
After a few seconds of silence, An walked forward and put another lamp in front of Gu Ci, while he pushed the wheelchair from behind. An's room was even more remote than the one Gu Ci had lived in before. After turning left and right, they were still in the dark corridor.
A cold, damp wind blew up from somewhere in the corridor, blowing across every inch of Gu Ci's skin, bringing a sticky feeling. The whistling sound of the wind was like many people crying and laughing in her ears, which was very creepy to hear.
Inexplicably, in this world where only wheelchairs were rolling by, Gu Ci felt that countless pairs of eyes were staring at her in different places. This feeling of being stared at had happened before, but today it was particularly obvious and she had begun to undisguise it.
"The black daylight illuminates the corner of the church
The ignorant people are under the Lord's gaze
They have a devout faith
They shouted enthusiastically
Believers in the Lord will realize their wishes
Those who believe in the Lord are reborn.
A tender voice sounded out of nowhere in the darkness. Without any warning, a cold little hand reached out from the darkness and held Gu Ci's hand. A little girl smiled sweetly.
"Sister, you will believe in the Lord, right?"
The little girl just stretched out her hand, and her appearance was somewhat similar to the monster before, but her body and face were covered in thick black fog, like a fairy who could only bewitch people.
Kid, here it comes.
After so much preparation, the story finally begins!
Shh, I'm behind you thirty-three
Shh, I'm behind you thirty-three
Gu Ci looked down at the small black hand and slowly put his hand on it.
The little girl laughed and slowly pulled her hand into the darkness. "Don't be afraid. You should follow me. I will take you to another new world. There, everything you like and fantasize about will come true."
In the darkness, where the hand was stretched out was like a pool of black water with ripples waiting for someone to join. Gu Ci moved his fingers and then reached out to grab the hand. She said with a smile, "But I think it's better to stay here."
Gu Ci grabbed the hand tightly and tried hard not to let it retract. But the hand was surprisingly strong, and during the constant struggle, it actually slowly pulled her towards the ever-expanding black hole.
Fortunately, An did not let go, otherwise the movable wheelchair would have been pulled in at once.
An, who was behind them, was constantly hesitating as the dispute between them continued. After waiting for a moment, she tightly grasped the handle of Gu Ci's wheelchair and did not let her move forward at all.
"install!"
The little girl's voice became shrill. "What are you doing? Do you want to break our agreement?"
An shook her head and tried harder to resist the pulling feeling. "She didn't die in the game tonight. Maybe this is a hint from Ci. I need her to bring Ci back safely, and..."
An raised her head, blood oozing from her eyes. She bit her lower lip in anger as she looked at the hand that was being held. "You haven't fulfilled your promise to me yet!"
An's eyes were red, and half of her cheek drooped on her chin, making her look like an alienated monster. She slowly backed away, and her high heels made a harsh sound as they rubbed against the ground.
When the little girl cut off her wrist and disappeared into smoke, the chicken claw that was still struggling in Gu Ci's hand also disappeared into smoke. She escaped at an incredible speed.
I've been busy with love for a long time but got nothing.
Gu Ci shook his hands, and An next to him picked up the lamp bottle that had fallen to the ground during the constant pulling. She relit the fire and handed it to Gu Ci, asking her to hold it carefully.
This road seems to never end. I don't know how long I walked, but it was still pitch black in front and behind me, with no end in sight. Only the lamp in Gu Ci's hand was still emitting a faint light.
In this dark and windy night, only the sound of Gu Ci's wheelchair and An's high heels accompanied each other and produced a strange melody. A story slowly unfolded in this place:
"Ci and I have been dependent on each other since we were young. Although we are twins, our similar faces are no longer considered devilish by people back then. However, we still have to endure other people's cold eyes and ridicule, and even discrimination.
When I was very young, a serious plague broke out in our hometown. She and I fled to other places, and when we grew up a little, we were adopted by an old nun in a church.
The old nun was a good woman, but unfortunately she lost her ability to move because of the plague. But she has always been optimistic and encouraged me. It is because of her encouragement that I have always insisted on taking her out for a walk. Even if we cannot go very far, even if we can only see the same scenes every day, I will feel very satisfied.
But besides plagues, there are other disasters in the world, such as... natural disasters. At that time, the harvest was poor where the church was located and it was impossible to support so many people, so those terrible people wanted to keep us in captivity.
The old nun discovered their plot, and one night she told the two of us to leave quickly, and gave us the little food she had and a new set of nun uniforms that she had saved up for several years to make for us.
Ci and I walked a long way before we found this remote town. The food and the cold made it impossible for us to move forward. Fortunately, the people in the church accepted us, but not everyone was as kind as the old nun.
We are very grateful and expressed our willingness to work here. But what? Who could have imagined what would happen next? This is not a church! This is a hell! A hell that eats people! "
An's voice came from behind. She narrated all this indifferently, like a bystander. Perhaps it was because too much time had passed. Perhaps the scab on the wound was too thick for her to recall the pain for the time being. In short, her mood was very stable.
"And then? Why did you become like this and why did Ci disappear?"
Gu Ci listened to An's words carefully. Sometimes a qualified listener is the best comfort.
After a pause, he seemed to be thinking carefully, then he suddenly chuckled, stopped, and covered his face, as if this could prevent the shattering sounds from being heard.
"But what can we do if there are churches like that all over the country in a remote town? This kind of church is indeed remote, but their beliefs are also fanatical enough.
Before Ci and I had lived here for a single day, Mary told me that Ci had been chosen by the Lord. I didn't understand the meaning of this at the time, so to me, their smiles meant that my little Ci was going to live a good life.
In the following days, their behavior was so abnormal that I couldn't help but worry about Xiao Ci's safety. I can't remember the day when I secretly asked the residents who returned to the town to take her away.
But the residents of the town colluded with these people, and from that day on, I lost her. Xiao Ci has remained at the age of sixteen, and I have never been able to find her. "
An didn't move, but just maintained the previous action and tried to calm his resentment. "I just want to find her. I'm not wrong! Living in this place where people are eaten without blinking an eye. What I can do is the best I can do. But those outsiders are still not satisfied. They want to find more from me.
Those people are stupid, greedy and selfish. They were clearly pretending to be Xiao Ci to trick me, but in the end they even knelt on the ground and begged me to let them go. How can this be fair!
You and Xiao Ci have so many similarities that sometimes I wonder if you are the one I'm looking for? But I have no way of knowing for sure. I will find and deal with all those who pretend to be Xiaoci in advance.
But you are different, so I made up my mind last night that if you can successfully complete this game, I will do my best to help you escape, and that necklace is my sincerity. If you die in that game like this, you won't have to know the more cruel truth that follows. "
An loosened his hands, sniffed, and continued to push the wheelchair forward. "Tonight is destined to be a special day. All I have to do is keep moving forward until I reach the exit.