Chapter 79

Apparently, Feng Bujue had underestimated this ghost’s capacity. If he had already gone against the hint, which read ‘Don’t look in the mirror’, how could his opponent be defeated that easily?

The monster’s reflexes were extremely fast as it snatched Feng Bujue’s wrist that was holding the wrench. The blood forcefully withdrew, and Feng Bujue instantly felt that his right arm was about to be broken. If his endurance wasn’t strong, he couldn’t hold the weapon in his hand any longer.

The other hand of the bloody figure quickly grabbed Feng Bujue’s neck to the point that he had to throw the cellphone and the flashlight in his left hand in an attempt to hold the bloody figure’s wrist. Even so, he gradually started to be suffocated.

The flashlight and the cellphone were dropped on the ground, and were soon drowned away under the blood. The only source of light in the WC was now the portable lamp placed deep inside the WC.

Like Rain didn’t hide away. One of her hands was pressing on her wound while her other hand took out the sword as she came behind the bloody figure. Since her injury hadn’t fully recovered yet, once she moved, it would start to bleed again. Fortunately, 10 minutes has already passed, and her Survival Value had recovered a little bit. If she didn’t aid Feng Bujue now, he would possibly be doomed.

Like Rain lifted her sword and slashed across the Eyeball Head of the bloody figure.

Perhaps the eyeballs behind the mob’s head were covered by the black hair, or because Feng Bujue had looked at the mirror that drew the resentment from the mob, so it wasn’t bothered with the ambush from behind. The monster was beheaded, then, at the moment the blood neck was cut off, the eyeballs which formed the head were scattered everywhere as the power that got them altogether seemed to disappear.

However, it was just a temporary appearance since Feng Bujue’s feet were still glued to the ground. After the eyeballs got dipped in blood, they started to move and gather again…

Feng Bujue and Like Rain were standing close to each other, but they had no way to make a sound. After Like Rain made her strike, the wound on her waist opened again. She was holding her wounded waist with a painful visage. The blood that spewed out from the spaces between her fingers had spoken everything.

Feng Bujue was coming as a hero rescuing his beauty, but it turned out Like Rain had saved him instead. Moreover, his behavior had triggered the ghosts’ pursuit; if they didn’t do anything to get rid of this dangerous situation, what awaited them was the entire scenario getting screwed.

Under such circumstances, Feng Bujue light suddenly flickered in his mind as he thought about one solution to solve this situation… He turned his head again and faced the mirror over the washing basin. At this moment, the only source of light was put in the deepest corner of the WC, leaving a dark area near the mirror.

Feng Bujue took out the pistol in his bag, determinedly aim at that direction, and shot thrice. The spark from the muzzle of the gun lit up the space for three short times. The mirror wasn’t broken with three salvos; instead, it only resounded three grumbling echoes.

Of course, this mirror wasn’t bulletproof, but Feng Bujue realized it was the base of the ghost. Although Feng Bujue’s bullets couldn’t break the mirror, the blood on the ground was affected. This amount of blood was like a water held in a barrel. When the barrel gets hit, the water inside would also be affected.

The bloody claws that were holding Feng Bujue’s ankles broke down, giving him the ability to move again. He didn’t say anything, instead, he just hauled out his baseball bat and dashed to the mirror before pounding it continuously. While hitting the mirror, the entire WC trembled, just like the floor above this place was a nightclub. The bloody figure stood still, while the other eyeballs were rolling on the ground, attempting to gather again. However, despite their efforts, they were continuously shocked, unable to condense again.

Feng Bujue swung his bat stronger and increased his frequency. Within the short period of only 10 seconds, his arm was hurt and started to swell up. If it had been a wooden bat instead of a metal bat, his arm would have been broken soon.

Eventually, the mirror was broken and pieces of it fell to the ground. Crack, crack. The evil spirit had finally counter-attacked. A wispy hair banshee suddenly jumped out from the broken mirror. Her eye sockets were empty as her eyeballs had been completely dragged out. The ghost’s body was entirely covered with blood, however, compared to the blood-made figure with head full of eyes, this appearance wasn’t that scary.

The banshee quickly jumped out and tackled Feng Bujue down. Feng Bujue found himself in a passive situation where he couldn’t switch to the pipe wrench on time, and the evil spirit had opened its mouth to bite him.

Lucky him, Like Rain’s sword had come in time, precisely slashing the ghost by its head. This time, she had halved the ghost within one strike. When the ghost’s head fell on the ground, every illusion disappeared altogether. However, Like Rain also crouched down on the ground. The dark red hue on her wound enlarged, indicating that she wasn’t able to move anymore.

[Main Quest, updated.]

[Search Yousuke High School and Solve the seven supernatural phenomenons, current progress: 5/7.]

Although the system had resounded, it didn’t leave them time to gasp for their breaths. When the ghost had died, some boundaries were also broken. Vague noises of numerous things like crawling and walking started to echo from the corridor outside and came closer.

Since Feng Bujue and Like Rain couldn’t communicate verbally, he had to step forward and lift Like Rain up towards the last stall in the WC. Like Rain picked up the portable lamp and Feng Bujue simply made a gesture. Like Rain understood his idea and handed him the lamp.

After the item had changed its owner, Feng Bujue let Like Rain’s left arm cross over his neck, while one of his hand was holding her waist and the other hand was holding the lamp. Then, they walked out of the toilet.

Since Feng Bujue’s cellphone and flashlight were lost, Like Rain’s phone was also disabled. Moreover, before the scenario would be completed, they would possibly not split up again. Thus, she flung her cellphone away.

After they entering the corridor, the scene in front of their eyes wasn’t positive at all. On their right, inside a dim corridor, there were so many round objects floating in the air and approaching them closer. There was something dangling under those round object, which looked like a small, short section of rope.

“F*ck! The hanging balloons!” (1)

Feng Bujue had read the manga with the same name. It was a story that made people desperate. Recalling the details of this manga also made people gloomy and irritated.

He seized the time and carried Like Rain on his back before running to another direction. However, that place didn’t have a staircase. Although Feng Bujue knew that since he had memorized the map of the building at the first floor, he begrudgingly had no choice. If they ran to those ‘hanging balloons’, probably, not more than 10 seconds would pass before Like Rain and him would be strangled to death.

After they walked straight to the end of the corridor, Feng Bujue opened the window and used his eyes to signal Like Rain to put away her sword. Like Rain immediately understood his intention.

At this moment, the headless corpses were walking towards them from the other end of the corridor. They were leaning against the wall or crawling on the ground, moving forward.

They were trapped into a corner, and the only way to get out of there was to jump out of the window. Feng Bujue put the portable lamp into his bag and cocked his head at Like Rain to indicate what he was going to do.

Then he jumped. Anyway, it was just the second floor, so it wasn’t too high. Feng Bujue’s level in the game was 13. Although Thriller Paradise didn’t display the particular data of players’ attributes, the players’ competences would be increased along with the levels. If a player at level 1 had the abilities of a normal person, a player at level 30 and above could be as tremendous as ‘The Matrix’s’ characters. As such, the average strength of a player at level 13 could aid him well jumping off the second floor.

After Feng Bujue landed, he had a strange feeling. He thought that at least he would be strained or get hurt on his back, but unexpectedly, he felt that his body was pretty light in mid-air and the impact after touching the ground wasn’t so enormous, as his Survival Value wasn’t consumed as much as when he had banged on the toilet’s door.

After stabilizing his body, he brushed his hands and stretched out his arms to catch Like Rain when she jumped down. The moonlight was bright. When Feng Bujue got up from the ground, he had scanned over the place and found no ghost approaching them from the building. He planned that after he catching Like Rain, he would immediately lead her to the canteen. After the fight in the toilet, Feng Bujue guessed that whenever they had entered the specific space of the supernatural phenomenon, the ghosts chasing after them would be stopped outside temporarily. And, after the phenomenon was over, the pursuit would start again. Thus, the two of them couldn’t stop even just one second.

Like Rain didn’t hesitate for long; under the bright moonlight, after she locating Feng Bujue on the ground, she jumped into his chest. If she were still at her good conditions, she didn’t need Feng Bujue’s assistance—perhaps she could even jump off the third floor. Anyway, she got a terrible wound now, so she had to count on her teammate’s support.

Feng Bujue caught Like Rain, then they looked at each other in silence. Both of them felt awkward, but fortunately, since the system still restricted their communication, they felt less embarrassed.

After Feng Bujue successfully performed the ‘princess carry’, he decided not to let Like Rain walk on her own; instead, he started to run away while still holding her in his chest. This option was effective though. If he had assisted Like Rain in walking, it would have slowed down their speed. As for now, they could take advantage of his Dance of the Knight, and the only downside was Feng Bujue had to consume more of his Stamina Value.

Moreover, it helped them save time signaling each other. Feng Bujue directly held Like Rain and came to the canteen.

After entering the canteen, Feng Bujue put Like Rain on a bench and then took out the portable lamp and placed it on a table. Then, he quickly turned around to close the main door. After which, he placed his baseball bat across the door to secure it temporarily.

He returned and sat down on the opposite seat to Like Rain and sighed in relief. Afterwards, he pointed to himself, held up three and four fingers, and then pointed at Like Rain, throwing her a concerned look.

Like Rain opened her menu to check her status. As her wound was still bleeding, her remaining Survival Value was just 12 points. If she didn’t stay still, it would decline again.

She gestured 1 and 2 and then cocked her head to look at her wound. After that, she looked up at Feng Bujue and shook her head.

Feng Bujue took a deep breath as his face showed his uneasiness. They had come all this way; he could only wish that the last two quests would be like the phenomenon that happened in the music class, which didn’t need fighting to accomplish.

Banging noise resounded from the main door as the screaming and screeching voices crept into the room. Shadows of ghosts were moving outside the windows. Seconds later, the sound of shattering glass echoed in their ears. It seemed those ghosts chased after them according to the situation, not leaving them even a minute to gasp for their breaths.

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(1) The Hanging Balloons is a one-shot horror story, Chapter 6 from volume 4 of the Horror World of Junji Ito Collection, The Face Burglar, which is a series of horror manga. Check out the link for more information http://junjiitomanga.wikia.com/wiki/Horror_World_of_Junji_Ito