Xin Meng suddenly turned around, everything behind him was as usual, the glass window quietly leaned against the wall, the sunlight bright and hot, and on the bright square floor, he could still clearly see the footprints he had left behind.
Footprints?
Oh no!
Xin Meng’s heart skipped a beat. Just now, in a panic, he had fled without thinking, rushing from the bright outdoors into the dim indoors, and with poor visibility, he hadn’t even noticed that there was such a thick layer of dust on the ground, let alone being careful to leave no footprints!
It was likely that Shen Tu Kou would follow the footprints to find him. He couldn’t stay here any longer; he had to change his position as soon as possible.
Xin Meng moved quickly. By the time he realized it, he had already stepped out of the room and was carefully erasing his footprints as he climbed two more floors.
Sure enough, just as he was about to leave the staircase, he heard firm footsteps coming from below, clearly heading towards the place where he had originally been.
He listened intently and could vaguely hear Shen Tu Kou’s voice: “The footprints are gone? What a clever little guy…”
It sounded like he was talking to himself, but the voice was slightly loud. Xin Meng frowned, held his breath, and strained to listen, but he didn’t hear anyone else speaking.
However, Shen Tu Kou immediately continued, “Aren’t you the Mirror Fairy? Every room in this building has glass; go see where he is.”
A chill ran down Xin Meng’s back as he recalled the glass windows in the room. Could it be that…
Finally, another hoarse female voice spoke up: “…Finding him is your job; I have no obligation to help.”
“Hmph,” Shen Tu Kou laughed in a mocking tone, “Do you want me to stuff vermilion into your mouth? I’m really looking forward to that moment~”
The Mirror Ghost immediately fell silent, and when she spoke again, her voice was clearly suppressed and displeased, “Can’t find him.”
“No one in the room?” Shen Tu Kou’s mind was quick, “Then that means he’s not in the room but in the corridor?”
Before he finished speaking, he turned on his heel and began to run up the stairs!
Xin Meng glanced at the staircase where the footsteps were rapidly approaching and then at the room beside him with the glass. He suddenly found himself in a dilemma—
It seemed that no matter where he ran, he couldn’t escape a direct confrontation with him!
However, compared to that, Xin Meng still preferred to hide in the room first. As long as he timed it right, he might be able to strike first when the other party came in, seizing the initiative.
So he quickly slipped into the room beside him, took a glance at the spotless glass, and suppressed the urge to kick it to pieces.
If he broke the glass now, the noise would definitely attract Shen Tu Kou immediately. Even if he wrapped it in his clothes and smashed it, the sound wouldn’t be loud, but the broken glass would still draw the Mirror Ghost’s attention, pointing them in the right direction, making it completely meaningless.
Of course, covering it with clothes would be the same; it wouldn’t fool the Mirror Ghost at all.
These thoughts only circled in Xin Meng’s mind before he discarded them. In the end, he did nothing but lean against the wall behind the door, gripping a piece of brick tightly in his hand, his gaze fixed on the glass, his ears listening to the footsteps outside.
The mirror flashed quickly, and sure enough, the Mirror Ghost appeared!
With disheveled hair and torn flesh, the ugly female ghost’s true face was hard to see. If it weren’t for the different positions of her clothing and scars on her face, she was almost indistinguishable from the Mirror Ghost Xin Meng had encountered at first.
At this moment, her murky, bloodshot eyes slowly turned, landing on Xin Meng.
Xin Meng’s whole body tensed, the veins on the back of his hand gripping the brick were bulging!
However, contrary to his expectations, the Mirror Ghost merely stared at him without saying a word, while the footsteps had already passed through this floor and went to the upper level…
The Mirror Ghost remained silent, vanishing quietly from the glass.
“……” What does this mean?
Xin Meng was a bit confused, but this was a good opportunity. He immediately dashed out, running down the stairs in the opposite direction of Shen Tu Kou.
However, in his haste, he inevitably made some noise going down the stairs. Although it wasn’t loud, it was still keenly picked up by Shen Tu Kou. He squinted his eyes and turned to chase down, leaving Xin Meng with no choice but to turn into the adjacent corridor to avoid being seen by him from the stairs.
Just as he hid in there, he heard the Mirror Ghost’s voice not far away: “He’s on… the left side of the seventh floor.”
The left side of the seventh floor was where he had just encountered the Mirror Ghost.
Shen Tu Kou, without a doubt, rushed over to check that area.
What exactly is this Mirror Ghost…
Xin Meng seemed to realize something. This time, he was more careful going down the stairs, but correspondingly, his speed slowed down.
He could clearly hear Shen Tu Kou’s urgent footsteps, searching through the rooms near the stairs one by one, and finally seemed to stop in the innermost room, darkly questioning, “Why is there no one here?”
The Mirror Ghost’s voice was hoarse: “He went to the fifth floor again.”
Xin Meng instinctively looked up at the direction of the room where he had temporarily hidden for the second time.
Shen Tu Kou frowned: “I’m right here; how could he possibly get past me to go downstairs!”
The Mirror Ghost lowered her eyes, her tone flat: “I don’t know either. He probably has some kind of tool.”
A tool that can teleport? Although Shen Tu Kou still had doubts, his gaze became even more heated as he asked, “If I catch Zhu, can I snatch his tool?”
The Mirror Ghost sneered: “Have you ever played a game? Do you know what binding means?”
Suddenly, the disdainful laughter turned into a piercing shriek!
“Ah ah ah—”
This time, it was Shen Tu Kou who laughed loudly: “How does the taste of vermilion feel? Do you dare to talk to me like this again? Hmm?”
Scum!
Xin Meng listened to the commotion, unable to help but grit his teeth. Not even an NPC was spared, which made Xin Meng, who felt he was also an NPC, filled with immense anger, greater than any anger he felt when seeing other players die!
But he had no other way to save her right now. After all, she was a special NPC “bound” to Shen Tu Kou. As long as Shen Tu Kou was alive, she couldn’t get far away.
And to kill Shen Tu Kou, Xin Meng at least needed to find a suitable weapon—like a chainsaw or something, or even a machete like Shen Tu Kou’s. But this building was too clean; there was nothing but glass. It seemed he had to escape the building first, find a weapon, and then think of a way to deal with Shen Tu Kou.
—This person must be killed!
Xin Meng thought as he descended another floor.
The abuse over there had come to an end, leaving only the Mirror Ghost’s heavy breathing and Shen Tu Kou’s gleeful laughter.
“Even ghosts must be under my control; I’m really starting to like this game more and more…”
He shifted his gaze to the ground beneath his feet, looking at a spot on the floor in front of his toes, and smiled meaningfully: “It doesn’t matter if I can’t snatch it; since I don’t have it, others certainly can’t have it either. Just destroy it. That rat will always have to come out. Since he couldn’t immediately move out of this building, it means his range of movement is limited. Rather than running around giving him a chance to escape, I think I’d better just wait at the door and catch him when he comes out.”
After saying that, he actually leaped from the ground and flew straight down to the first floor!
At this moment, Xin Meng had already reached the third floor, but his speed was no match for Shen Tu Kou’s. He could only hide in a room on the third floor, and almost simultaneously, Shen Tu Kou ran past the third floor.
He stood at the entrance, blocking it tightly.
Xin Meng was about to curse!
He was so close to getting out, was Shen Tu Kou cheating?
He looked so weak, why was he so strong, running so fast, and not stupid at all?
If he were a normal teammate, how reliable would that be? Why was he just a murderer!
Now that the entrance was blocked, and there were no side doors or windows nearby, if Xin Meng wanted to get out, he would have to confront Shen Tu Kou, who was holding a machete and a steel bar, head-on. The difficulty level was MAX!
He went down to the second floor and secretly looked down from the stairs.
Shen Tu Kou didn’t see him, but that was fine; it didn’t hinder his attempt to lure him over. He heard Shen Tu Kou shout up the stairs, “Stop hiding, come out! If you’re a man, come out and fight!”
Xin Meng certainly didn’t go out. He wasn’t a hot-headed fool who would barehandedly confront a psychopath wielding two deadly weapons just to prove his gender.
Shen Tu Kou laughed, speaking slowly: “Are you waiting for your companion? Oh no, your lover, waiting for him to come save you? You really are overthinking it.”
Xin Meng frowned.
Shen Tu Kou continued, “Besides subduing my Mirror Fairy, I’ve also contacted other NPCs, especially… those designated by the mission to be killed by players. Do you know who just led your lover away? It was the NPC you need to kill! Tsk tsk, originally it was supposed to lure you away, but unexpectedly, it was him who left… but it doesn’t matter; it’s the same no matter who it is. Don’t underestimate their anger and fear; he’s already fully prepared under my suggestion, and he will definitely make sure your lover has no way back!”
What?!
Xin Meng was shocked. Was this a trap?
“Are you worried? Don’t worry, because you’ll soon meet him too. Let me be the good guy and send you two to reunite!” Shen Tu Kou laughed heartily.
Xin Meng turned back, leaning against the wall, disturbed by his laughter.
So Fei Fei’s ambush, their separation was all planned? You Yi had fallen into a trap for him?
What about You Yi now? Has he realized the other party’s trap? Is he safe?
Although he trusted You Yi’s abilities, Xin Meng couldn’t help but worry for him. What kind of traps could this psychopath design? A normal person wouldn’t even think of it. Xin Meng hadn’t experienced being chased by a player from the start, and his understanding of Shen Tu Kou was limited to recognizing that the other party was mentally unstable!
This feeling of being unable to grasp the situation, combined with You Yi not being by his side, made Xin Meng anxious. Shen Tu Kou’s maniacal laughter further unsettled him. He began to regret not taking You Yi’s phone—
But then again, if he took the phone, You Yi would be gone, and he still wouldn’t be able to contact him, would he?
If only there were two phones… If only he could find a phone too, that would be great. He could tell You Yi all this, warn him to be careful, or at least know about his safety!
If only there was a phone…
If only there was a phone right now…
Xin Meng, influenced by Shen Tu Kou, unconsciously kept repeating this thought in his mind, his right palm pressed against the wall, his nails digging into the surface.
Suddenly, he felt something heavy in the palm of his right hand.
He looked down.
A mobile phone.
