Returning from the abyss

Chapter 11 Scarlet Dawn

When the second 24 hours passed, the text message came again as scheduled, Lu Ning was already fast asleep on the bed, Yin Lian and Ling Yan picked up their mobile phones and clicked on the message.

This text message is full of information again:
【Respect:
Dear tourists, do you feel sad about the time on the second day?Between death and life, have you found the beautiful light of human nature?Please cherish the present time, and cherish the people around you.

Additional note about ghosts:
[-]. The ability of the first ghost is invisible, and its strength is infinite. Don't expect to fight it in any way, it is unrealistic.The invisible ghost's way of killing is to kill the victim by snapping back the limbs and neck of the person, and then disembowel and eat part of the internal organs.Invisible ghosts are not afraid of light, but they cannot physically touch humans under strong light. In other words, invisible ghosts can only kill people in dimly lit places.

Four (will be unlocked at the end of the third day)

I wish you all a pleasant journey. 】

"Hmph... I just gave a ghost the information. In this way, the content of the next two days can basically be deduced." Yin Lian gently rubbed the handle of the dagger with one hand on her waist, her face revealing He smiled with great interest, "And it's information that is not good for ghosts, and even the weaknesses are directly told to us—why do I think it's even worse?"

"Do you think so?" Ling Yan really didn't think that much, "But we just need to ensure the lighting conditions."

"Don't think too simple. First, although it is said that the light is dim to kill people, but what is the degree of dim light? Second, when the fuel is not enough, it is okay to say during the day, but we have experienced a power outage at night. How about this? Solve it? Third, how are you sure that other ghosts can't kill people in that environment? The dark environment is more conducive to these guys' performance. Fourth, and the most important one..." Yin Lian intentionally paused when she said this For a moment, "The ability of the first ghost is invisibility - invisibility has been counted into the ability of this ghost, that is to say, our idea that ghosts can approach and kill people invisible and invisible is not feasible anymore. There is only one ghost Has the ability to stealthily kill."

Ling Yan was terrified.

"That's right... If other ghosts cannot be invisible, where are they hiding? Or, what ability do they rely on to hide all the time? Do they transform into objects we see? Or hide in the shadows? Or... just let us When 30 people entered, there was already a ghost in it?"

Yin Lian smiled wryly, and said this conjecture.

"One last thing, my dagger, its function is to absorb the soul of the person it kills, if it is not a coincidence, what do you think its real function should be?"

"...Kill that ghost who infiltrated among us in the form of a human."

Lu Ning answered this sentence.

A restful rest made her feel much better, and after being awakened by the two of them whispering in a daze, Lu Ning kept listening silently.After waking up at this moment, he also took his mobile phone and scanned the text messages.I have to say that although she still has some ideas, it is still very difficult to be as clear as Yin Lian at once.

"Are you awake? How do you feel?" Yin Lian asked.

"It's good... I don't feel like my head is sinking anymore, is everything okay?"

"I just received the text message, and the ghost's killing quota has just been refreshed, so what can happen." Yin Lian poured some water for her, "I'll soak your clothes in hot water, and wash them when the blood melts. It will definitely leave marks, but at least it won't be that uncomfortable to wear."

"Thank you, Sister Yin Lian." Lu Ning nodded slightly.

Yin Lian patted her hand through the quilt, turned to Ling Yan and said, "Let's read Fang Min's memory at noon today. The dead read it."

"Oh?"

"This is my advice. I suspect that there are secrets hidden in these things that save our lives. The number of uses of the message in a bottle may not be unlimited. All things must be used in a critical moment, understand?"

Ling Yan also felt that this was all right, so she agreed immediately, and Yin Lian relaxed a little, stood up and went to wash Lu Ning's clothes.Lu Ning touched her head, closed her eyes gently, and her gradually clear mind began to think about the things that need to be paid attention to next.

Ling Yan sat on the other bed with her arms folded, replacing Yin Lian on duty.

Yin Lian used up the small soap in the bathroom to barely clean Lu Ning's clothes. The traces were not particularly obvious after soaking in water, but they would definitely leave traces after drying in this way.

Everyone has only one piece of clothing, which has become a problem at this moment. There are still some old clothes in the bedroom on the third floor, but except for some leather ones that are still strong, the others are almost shattered, not as solid as bathrobes.

"However, after having the information of the first ghost, the rest of the ghosts are easy to guess. The way of killing ghosts is fixed, so judging from the current death situation, their concealment methods are already traceable, but there is still a lot of time left. Can't rule out too much..." Yin Lian was also analyzing the known situation in her heart, "Fang Min's death is a breakthrough, but whether this is what I think needs to be determined. The invisible ghost is actually the weakest among the three. , That’s why I gave detailed information in the first place. In this case, ghosts also have the rules of survival of the fittest? No—maybe it’s more serious, not only us humans are competing, but ghosts are also competing...Can they communicate with each other? ? Can they assist each other in the game? Wait...why at that time—”

A flash of inspiration flashed across Yin Lian's mind, and at this moment, she saw something moving from the corner of her eye.

Almost at this moment, Yin Lian's hand touched her waist, and she raised her head to look behind her body in the mirror, but... there was nothing behind her.

What moved was her own hand in the mirror.

"—This is the last puzzle!" Yin Lian was thinking in her heart, but she couldn't open her mouth to shout out. Yin Lian in the mirror showed a smirk, put her hand on her mouth, and at the same time blocked the outside of the mirror. Yin Lian made any sound.

"The way the second ghost moves is in the mirror. It doesn't exist in our world at all, so we can't find it. As for the third ghost——"

Yin Lian's brain has never been spinning so fast before. She quickly pulled out the dagger, and her body also stepped back, but the ghost in the mirror was still standing in front of the mirror, stretching out her hand to pinch a blade next to the sink—that was not Existing in reality - gesturing on the neck and cutting it down fiercely!
"Goo."

An indistinct sound came from Yin Lian's throat, which was quickly drowned by the blood gushing from her neck.The massive blood loss caused her vision to become blurred. The ghost in the mirror finally let go of her hand, and grinned at Yin Lian with the same appearance of gushing blood. She opened her hands slightly, and the blade in her hand fell with a "ding". on the ground.

landed on the ground in reality.

"Damn it..." Yin Lian's eyes turned black, and her strength was almost lost. The severe pain disrupted her thinking, and the only thing she could remember was the cold and hard object she was holding tightly in her hand.

"...at least...finally..."

The body fell backwards.

"...I want to verify..."

Gathering the last of her strength, she swung her right hand.

"...Is this used to kill you!"

Click!Crash!

The loud noise from the bathroom caused the two people in the bedroom to jump up from the bed immediately. Lu Ning and Ling Yan rushed into the bathroom in a few steps, just in time to see Yin Lian lying on the ground covered in blood and being stabbed by a dagger. A smashed mirror.

"Sister Yin Lian!!!"

Lu Ning yelled until her voice became hoarse, and rushed up to hug Yin Lian, but now her wide-open eyes had become blank, and the red liquid representing life no longer spewed out quickly, and gradually slowed down its flow.

Ling Yan squatted down, put the small glass bottle next to Yin Lian, glanced at the broken mirror, reached out and gently closed Yin Lian's eyes.

"Condolences."

"No...how is it possible, the day just started, we haven't done anything yet, why do we kill people now?" Lu Ning glanced at the mirror bitterly, "Mirror? Is it a mirror? Kill people by mirror? No... ..."

The dagger that had fallen to the ground lay quietly among the broken glass.

"Ghosts are in the mirror. This is what Sister Yin Lian wants to tell us at the end."

Lu Ning's voice was slowly and calmly, revealing a slight hint of coldness.

"The mirror ghost uses throat-cutting to kill, so its weakness is obvious. You can't kill without a mirror, right?"

"Lu Ning, you have to calm down." Ling Yan noticed that Lu Ning was in a bad mood, and immediately spoke to dissuade her.

"It turned out to be like this. I made a mistake... After being cowardly yesterday, I actually made such a mistake again... I'm sorry, Miss Yin Lian." Lu Ning slowly lowered her head and laid Yin Lian's body flat, Then walked over and picked up the dagger.

"You're a little dazed, Lu Ning, it's not your problem." Ling Yan frowned, raised her hand and pressed Lu Ning's shoulder, "Now I'm staring at you, don't go anywhere."

"I'm fine, Sister Ling Yan, don't worry. Sister Yin Lian will not die in vain, and I will not make mistakes again, but there are some things that need to be checked..."

"Not now, I want to watch you calm down. If you look for ghosts and desperately now, you will die."

Lu Ning looked up at Ling Yan, then nodded lightly: "I won't do such a stupid thing anymore, just once or twice is enough."

"Then, I'll call someone now...you go and change your clothes." Ling Yan glanced at Lu Ning's blood-stained bathrobe again, and added another sentence.

"Okay." Lu Ning acted very well-behaved.

Ling Yan was still not at ease, stood at the door and shouted twice, and immediately returned to the room, only to find that Lu Ning had already changed into another bathrobe and was sitting on the bed obediently before he heaved a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)