Author: 颜凉雨 / Yan Liang Yu

Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/

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Chapter 173: Escape

Neither team expected their third ghost to make an entrance in such a manner.

She didn’t seem to reside within the house but rather seemed to be blocked by some mysterious force outside, wandering every night, waiting for the right moment to gracefully descend.

It was through the first window to break.

Wu Sheng was frustrated. Upon entering the house, he sensed that the black plastics were somehow related to the ghost. Drawing from their experiences in the previous two houses, he had assumed that the ghost would use these plastics for some unusual attack, never considering the reverse—that these plastics might have been the original homeowners’ defense against the ghost!

The woman slowly lifted her gaze, her captivating eyes quietly scanning all the men in the room.

She was elegant, beautiful, sexy, and mysterious, yet exuding extreme danger. The ancient prophecies she chanted were like a siren in the legends, seducing sailors to their doom, and the subtle trace of blood on her pale lips reminded them of the eternal, nocturnal vampires.

Finally, her gaze settled on the corner of the room.

Not looking at the four ghosts, but at Qian Ai and Qin Rui.

The two men, huddled in the corner, wishing to be invisible to the world, simultaneously let out a desperate sigh. “Fuck…”

The woman’s skirt lightly rustled as she silently approached.

First, she went to Qin Rui but quickly turned towards Qian Ai, leaning slightly towards his neck to take a gentle sniff.

Qin Rui let out a huge sigh of relief, daring not to make a sound for fear of attracting the woman back, yet he couldn’t resist shooting Qian Ai a look—congratulations!

Qian Ai wanted to explode in anger—fuck off.

The woman carried a faint scent of roses, subtle yet intoxicating. Her lips, in the act of sniffing, unintentionally brushed against the skin, tickling like a feather and stirring desires.

But Qian Ai resisted all these.

Despite this being his first close encounter with a woman, especially such a beautiful one, the realization that this was just a level, and this was a ghost boss. Out of the ten people, he was the one chosen to trigger the massacre. How the hell could he feel “stirred” with such a thought?

Thinking of all the others who couldn’t even roll a 6 or 10, why was he so attractive to ghosts?

In his despair, Qian Ai watched the woman sniffing him and slowly raised his head.

In the serene moonlight, their eyes met.

The woman smiled, gentle as water, but her pupils slowly darkened amidst the tenderness. Then, she slightly opened her beautiful lips, in a gesture of seduction, of temptation…

But all Qian Ai saw were her sharp fangs closing in on his neck.

Qian Ai panicked, his voice breaking. “Miss, miss, calm down a second! Would you consider someone else—”

Perhaps his voice was too loud, causing the woman to pause momentarily.

“Look how beautiful you are. It’s a waste to pair with me!” Qian Ai was earnest; his words were filled with blood and tears.

The four companions watching Qian Ai with concern were momentarily lost in a moment of confusion.

Fu Wenqing, He Lanshan, Wu Yanchao, Zhao Muchen, who were waiting for their opponent to be defeated: “……”

Qin Rui, closest to the action, couldn’t hold back any longer. “Brother, please respect the setting of the level. This is clearly a Western erotic horror film; can we not turn this into a dating show?”

“Then you match her!” Qian Ai, annoyed at Qin Rui’s lack of empathy, retorted, “I’m just being natural!”

No, that’s not right.

Xu Wang felt something was off the moment Qin Rui spoke.

When the woman first approached, Qin Rui was as nervous as Qian Ai, but now, his nervousness had completely vanished. He was even mocking Qian Ai, despite the woman seemingly choosing Qian Ai but still being close enough that she could switch to him at any time.

Yet, Qin Rui seemed utterly fearless.

Since then, the scene, atmosphere, and female ghost hadn’t changed, and they, immobilized, couldn’t have done anything. So what gave Qin Rui sudden confidence…

“Ahhhhhhhhhhh—”

A piercing scream interrupted Xu Wang’s thoughts.

In the corner, the woman’s sharp teeth had sunk into Qian Ai’s neck!

The fear of death and the pain of the teeth piercing his skin made Qian Ai howl to the heavens.

After howling for two seconds, it abruptly stopped.

“Huh? It doesn’t hurt much…” Qian Ai, letting the woman drain his blood, looked bewildered at his teammates and dutifully explained, “I’m just a bit dizzy…”

Xu Wang, Wu Sheng, Kuang Jinxin: “…No need for live commentary now!”

Seeing a teammate being harmed right in front of them was definitely not a good experience, but their currently active stationery, [Nowhere to Hide], could do nothing. They couldn’t even save themselves, let alone a teammate!

Amidst their frantic concern, an SUV crashed into the house.

“Bang—”

The wall was smashed open, and wood and concrete flew everywhere, filling the air with dust.

With a harsh braking sound, the SUV stopped next to Fu Wenqing.

Xu Wang and the others immediately understood; this was the other team still using their stationery. Just like they used the pumpkin carriage to get here, the other team had also arrived by vehicle.

But now, when they couldn’t move, what use was a vehicle?

As if understanding Xu Wang’s thoughts, Fu Wenqing turned his head, smiled slightly, and said, “We’ll meet again.”

That was the smirk of someone with a plan!

Just then, the SUV door opened, and a familiar figure jumped out, swiftly stuffing the stiff Fu Wenqing into the car, then methodically did the same with He Lanshan, Zhao Muchen, and Wu Yanchao.

When he ran to Qian Ai to pick up Qin Rui, the dizzied Qian Ai finally recognized him. “Xiao San?!”

This abrupt visitor, crashing through the wall, was none other than the speedster summoned by Qian Ai in 3/23 during the “Zombie Amusement Park”.

Qian Ai: “Don’t you remember me? The amusement park! The viaduct!”

The young man, already holding Qin Rui, paused and glanced at Qian Ai. Then he picked up Qin Rui and ran back to the SUV, leaving Qian Ai with an indifferent figure.

Xu Wang, Wu Sheng, Chi Yingxue, Kuang Jinxin: “…”

Clearly, he didn’t remember.

After stuffing the last Qin Rui into the SUV, Mr. Thirteen of the Middle Ring swiftly got into the driver’s seat, not looking back.

Qian Ai felt hurt—more than being drained of blood. “Xiao San! Remember this! We’re done! Over! No more friendship! If I get a few more of you in the future, I won’t use them—”

“……” Xu Wang wanted to advise his teammate, rare determination shouldn’t be wasted on this inexplicable affection, but seeing the SUV start and looking at the increasingly pale Qian Ai, he couldn’t bring himself to tease.

Failing a level wasn’t a big deal; they had a save point and could try again tomorrow. But losing so miserably was hard to accept!

The SUV burst out of the house through the hole it came from, and the woman didn’t stop it—not even sparing it a glance. She continued gently holding Qian Ai’s flailing head with tenderness laced with an undeniable force.

Qian Ai’s vision blurred, still asserting his stance. “With you being so hard to maintain, we wouldn’t have worked out anyway…”

The sound of the SUV faded into the distance. Even Kuang Jinxin, usually good-natured, felt stifled. “We should’ve activated a few more stationery in advance…”

At least not let those guys leave so triumphantly.

“It’s easy to say in hindsight.” Xu Wang could only comfort his teammates.

Wu Sheng felt the most remorseful. If he had been more thorough in his planning and strategy, their team wouldn’t have been both bullied by the boss and played by their peers.

But it was useless to say these now. Instead, he agreed with the other side’s “We’ll meet again.”

“Ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge*.” Staring into the night outside the broken wall at the shadows, Wu Sheng said each word deliberately.

*(君子报仇，十年不晚) Saying referring to people with lofty ideals don’t have to be impatient in seeking revenge.

Chi Yingxue followed his gaze into the distant night. “Why wait?”

“Bang—”

Just before Qian Ai completely lost consciousness, he vaguely heard a collision sound from the night sky afar.

……

04:01, Beijing time, in a remote street in Jiangxi.

Qian Ai woke up dizzy and took a few seconds to realize he was back in reality, lying on the cold ground.

His neck was still aching faintly, and he weakly raised his hand to touch it, feeling a slight sting.

The wound probably wasn’t as deep as it was in the level, but the blood lost was definitely not coming back.

He consoled himself that it was as if he had donated blood for free.

While comforting himself, Qian Ai struggled to get up, only to see two vague figures under the streetlamp at the end of the road, also getting up from the ground.

“Xu Wang? Wu Sheng? Xiao Xue? Xiao Kuang—”

It was too far to see clearly. Qian Ai called out his teammates’ names as he hastened towards them.

Upon approaching, he was stunned.

The two disheveled figures under the streetlamp weren’t his teammates, but Qin Rui and He Lanshan.

“Why is it you guys?” Qian Ai was first astonished, then remembered the “bang” sound before returning to reality and couldn’t help but gloat. “Crashed into a tree? You got what you deserved, hahahaha!”

He Lanshan leaned against the lamppost. Before he could recover from the “shadow of death”, he was hit by the “mockery of death” and coughed up blood for the second time.

Qin Rui, too irritated for words, simply lifted his shirt to reveal his stomach.

Qian Ai rolled his eyes. “I know you’re fit. No need to show off.”

Qin Rui wanted to bang his head. “What are you looking at? I’m showing you the wound!”

“Wound?” Qian Ai bent down for a closer look, only then noticing several coin-sized bruises on Qin Rui’s flat abdomen, varying in depth, some even broken and bleeding.

Qian Ai was genuinely curious. “What the hell did you guys crash into?”

Qin Rui gritted his teeth. “A deer.”

Qian Ai froze. “Could it be…”

“Yes, the one Xiao Xue revived.” Their team captain’s voice came from behind.

Qian Ai turned around to find Xu Wang, Wu Sheng, and Kuang Jinxin had also arrived.

At this point, who cared about the fate of their opponents? Qian Ai immediately abandoned Qin Rui to check on his own teammates. “Are you guys okay?”

Each of his teammates had two puncture marks on their necks, just like Qian Ai.

“We’re okay.” Xu Wang thought openly. “Just need to soak some goji berries and eat some dates to replenish the blood.”

Relieved about his teammates, Qian Ai remembered the previous topic. “Is Xiao Xue’s deer still around?”

Wu Sheng nodded. “Yeah, it should still be under the effect of the illusory stationery.”

Kuang Jinxin added, “Xiao Xue said, since it’s been revived, might as well make full use of it.”

So, they used the illusory stationery to control the deer and block the road, causing a crash?

But if it was a fatal crash, what were those strange wounds on Qin Rui’s abdomen?

Qian Ai had many questions, but one thing became clear—never offend Xiao Xue. This teammate wouldn’t wait ten years for revenge; even ten seconds would be too slow for him.

Two meters away in mid-air, a purple vortex suddenly opened without warning, and Fu Wenqing, Zhao Muchen, Wu Yanchao fell out one after another.

Qin Rui and He Lanshan’s eyes widened, not expecting their teammates to be returned this way.

Seeing their own team regrouped, Xu Wang’s group looked around, and as expected, Chi Yingxue was also approaching.

Both teams met again under the streetlamp.

Chi Yingxue didn’t even glance at the opponents. He just frowned and touched his neck, seriously complaining to his teammates. “I hate vampires.”

Qian Ai was curious. “How did you send them all back?”

“Oh.” Chi Yingxue shrugged. “It was the little deer I revived earlier with the [Easter Egg].”

“Little deer?!” Wu Yanchao, the last to die and return, couldn’t hold back. “It smashed the windshield, continued to ram into us even after its body was destroyed, leaving only its head, and still attacked. That’s a deer? It’s more like an immortal deer demon!”

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Kinky Thoughts:

Deer are no joke. I once almost ran into one but luckily braked just in the nick of time… Then the deer actually rammed my car before running away, leaving a nice gash for me to fix. Needless to say, fuck deer.

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