Mysterious Resurrection: I am practicing magic in troubled times

Chapter 168 Stone Statue
Unfortunately, Zhang Qian's attention was completely attracted by the stone statue opposite, and he was unable to check the changes on the ghost map.

Looking at the stone statue with its back to him, he had already raised the wooden stick in his hand, ready for confrontation.

However, Zhang Qian wanted to hit him, but the stone statue had frozen and stopped moving. It looked no different from the crude statues in the park, as if it was not the one who had just attempted to kill someone.

Could it be because his eyes fell on it?
With some kind of guess in his mind, Zhang Qian didn't dare to look away and asked the puppet in his hand: "This one on my side isn't moving, what about your side?"

"It seems like there is no other movement, just standing there." The doll hesitated.

It is almost certain that the line of sight can suspend the movement of the stone statue.

Then, Zhang Qian communicated with the dolls again and found that the appearance of the two stone statues were also the same. They were both female statues carved from gray-white stone.

But Zhang Qian has never heard of the same evil ghost, and even similar ones are very rare.

What's more, this goes beyond the scope of similarity, it's almost like they were carved from the same mold.

Maybe these two stone statues are not the original body, but some kind of derivative, just like the sub-bodies derived from the ghost hand?
It's just that this strength... wouldn't it be too scary?

Looking at the deformed door, Zhang Qian didn't think he could survive a few blows.

It's probably not a wise choice to provoke such things. It's better to leave while they're frozen.

But by coincidence, the stone statue in front of Zhang Qian still maintained the same action as when he launched the attack, sealing the door and blocking the exit from the corridor.

After understanding the current situation, the puppet asked cautiously: "Then what should we do now?"

At this moment, its two dark eyes were staring at the third door, not daring to relax.

"There's no rush. Don't look away too quickly to avoid causing unknown changes." Zhang Qian said calmly.

Judging from the situation just now, the attack on the stone statue was very terrifying, but it also had great limitations. As long as the right method was found, it was not impossible to imprison it directly.

However, Zhang Qian has not forgotten his original intention. Whether he fights head-on with this stone statue or uses tricks, he just wants to leave from the aisle.

So he didn't need to imprison the two stone statues, he just needed to get rid of the one blocking the way.

This thing is easy, but there are some things that need to be confirmed before that.

After thinking for a while, Zhang Qian asked the doll: "What exactly do you mean by opening the seventh door to leave? Do we still need to deal with the ghosts in the seventh room, or do you just need to open the door? Will it be teleported away directly?"

This involves the speed of departure, which must be clarified in advance.

"You need to open it and go in." The doll immediately replied, "There is no room behind this door now. Although I don't know where it will lead, it is definitely not within this corridor."

After hearing this, Zhang Qian nodded, that would be easy.

"The two stone statues are almost identical. Since the stone statue on your side will disappear from our sight, then as long as you turn your head and look at the stone statue here with me, the same effect should be achieved."

"And this disappearing effect will appear in an instant. The time left is enough for us to open the door before another stone statue attacks and leave from this corridor."

Without knowing the specific horror level of the stone statue, rather than using brute force to force it away, it would be safer to use its inherent laws.

After all, I had already tried it when I encountered the first stone statue. This short disappearance will not have any bad effects.

But the doll was still a little hesitant.

It hadn't looked away since it discovered the stone statue, and now that it was suddenly asked to do so, it felt a bit risky.

After thinking about it, the doll suggested to Zhang Qian: "Don't you have an eyeball there? Taking it out should have the same effect, right?"

"This stone statue should disappear when it encounters two lines of sight. It makes no difference if I come or if the eyes come."

Out of caution, it did not want to let its own stone statue out of sight.Letting the eyeballs replace oneself is undoubtedly a solution that has the best of both worlds.

"No." Zhang Qian frowned.

"There are two stone statues here probably because there are only two of us. If we add an eyeball, it is likely that a third stone statue will be born."

Rather than introducing unknown changes, it is of course better to handle situations that are already known.

"Then I'll do as you say." The puppet no longer refutes. At this time, civil strife is definitely unavoidable.

And it also knew that the two of them seemed to be discussing, but in fact the decision-making power still rested with Zhang Qian.

Even if the doll itself doesn't agree, it's useless. There is no room for rejection for a doll that is caught in someone's hand.

"Then I'll start."

Zhang Qian reminded him and started to implement his plan.

The puppet in his hand was turned in another direction, and his dark eyes moved from the door on the right to the stone statue in front of him.

next moment.

The entire stone statue disappeared as expected. The whole process was so fast that Zhang Qian didn't see clearly how the stone statue disappeared, as if it was suddenly removed from the world.

But now is not the time to struggle with that.

Even if he didn't look back, he could still tell that the other stone statue had already started to move, and it wouldn't take long for him to get close to him.

Seeing that the obstacle at the door disappeared, Zhang Qian did not hesitate at all, and used his true energy to hold the door handle.

Surprisingly, there was no obstacle in the process of opening the door.

It was like opening a normal door. With a slight press, the tightly fitting iron door opened in response.

After a quick glance, it seemed to be a relatively empty space with no obvious dangers.

Zhang Qian didn't waste any more time and stepped in.

"Bam—"

In the hallway, the door closed automatically.

At the same time, two gray arms slapped on the door almost simultaneously.

As if unable to withstand such an attack, the door, which was already somewhat damaged, completely collapsed without breaking into pieces, and fell directly into the room.

The heavy door panel hit the carpet hard, stirring up a cloud of dust.

The beings in the room were startled by the sound. A pair of thin and dry arms opened the curtains, revealing two narrow eyes.

at this time.

The lights in the room flickered.

When the light returned again, the ghost hiding behind the curtain had disappeared.

Instead, there were skinny limbs scattered on the ground, and a stone statue standing quietly in the center of the room.

(End of this chapter)