Heavenly Official Sends Evil

Chapter 866 Exploring the Corridor
There's no need to worry about the evil spirits outside the window for now.

Those things exist only to trap them inside this building, preventing them from leaving.

Since entering the blessed land, evil spirits have appeared frequently, and everyone has been under constant pressure, so much so that Wu Xian has not had time to think seriously. Now he can finally think about it properly.

First and foremost, the most important question to consider at this moment is: what exactly happened in this blessed world?

So far, no living natives of the blessed land have been encountered in this building. The windows are filled with ghosts, and there doesn't seem to be any living people. The clothing store is covered in thick dust, which means that a long time has passed since the incident.

What purpose did the immortals and gods intend to achieve by placing Wu Xian in such a dilapidated world?

This is a very important question, but Wu Xian has no way of finding an answer right now.

Secondly, there is time.

When Wu Xian woke up from his upside-down state, it was 10 p.m. He spent a lot of time observing the environment, explaining the situation to the newcomers, releasing them, and performing rituals to the gods, etc.

At eleven o'clock, the bell rang, and the empty-bellied corpses hanging in the county government hall finally came to their senses.

Based on this situation, Wu Xian initially speculated that the dangers of this blessed land appeared in turn according to time points.

In other words, after midnight, this room may face a crisis no less severe than those hanging corpses with empty stomachs!

Finally, there's the issue of difficulty.

Before calming down, Wu Xian felt that the difficulty of this blessed land was too outrageous. At the very beginning, the evil spirits forcibly separated everyone by the pile of beer. If the two newcomers who were not with Wu Xian died, then Wu Xian would be helpless.

But now, looking back at the four rules on the ordination certificate, Wu Xian slowly began to understand their meaning.

Rule 1: The blessed land fails when a member of the family dies.

The condition for the success of the blessed land is that four new people survive at dawn. According to this condition, if the number of surviving new people is less than four, the blessed land has already failed.

However, according to the rules, the condition for failure is Wu Xian's death.

Does this mean that even if all the newcomers die, as long as Wu Xian is still alive, there is still some way to bring the dead newcomers back to life before dawn?
Article 2: One who is killed by an evil spirit bound by chains cannot be resurrected.

At first, Wu Xian thought this rule was aimed at him, but judging from the first rule, it might actually be aimed at the newcomers!

Because of the 'resurrection' mechanism for newcomers, Wu Xian can still clear this blessed land even if fewer than four newcomers survive.

Let's look at the third and fourth rules.

Newlyweds can only perform a second prayer after all other newlyweds have performed the prayer once, and the number of prayer items obtained by each newlywed in each round of prayer must be even.

These two rules are based on the premise that there are more than six new members and that multiple rounds of worship can be conducted.

However, at midnight, eighteen newcomers will be bitten to death, which is almost impossible to solve. There is only one incense stick on the table, and the evil spirits in this blessed place are very difficult to kill, making it difficult for everyone to obtain resources for a second worship.

Therefore, Wu Xian concluded that the current situation was not a dead end; they simply had not yet found a way to turn the tide.

At this point, Wu Xian's contemplation came to an end.

The three newlyweds had already changed their clothes and returned.

Chen Chao chose a loose-fitting black tracksuit, which is perfect for vigorous exercise.

Li Xiaohu chose the most expensive windbreaker in the store; the fabric was very stiff and could at least provide some protection.

Liu Nana wore loose-fitting jeans on her lower body and a figure-hugging sweatshirt on her upper body, which subtly revealed her waistline. As for Wu Xian, there was no need for him to change his clothes.

He wore black cargo pants with several pockets on the bottom, a long jacket in black and dark red on the top, a dark red 'flame tongue scarf' around his neck to keep him warm, and special work shoes that could bend nails by stepping on them.

After changing their clothes, the room became worthless to everyone.

Wu Xian walked towards the door, preparing to lead everyone to the new room for investigation.

Li Xiaohu stood in the middle of the room and whispered, "Since it's safe here now, why don't we hide here until dawn? Going out rashly might lead us to encounter other terrifying things."

Chen Chao nodded in agreement, agreeing that this made a lot of sense.

Liu Nana immediately retorted, "If we give up the search for clues for the sake of temporary safety, all that awaits us is death. The safety here is only temporary. Who knows, maybe something else will suddenly rush in at midnight!"

Li Xiaohu retorted, "What makes you so sure that the safety here is only temporary?"

"Ha, is that even a question? If you were the one who meticulously planned this survival game, would you let players just find any room to hide in and survive to the end?"

Wu Xian was slightly surprised. It wasn't difficult to come up with this idea, but what was difficult was that a young girl like her could remain calm and think things through for the first time in this situation.

Of the six newcomers selected, Liu Nana is the only one who seems to have made a well-thought-out choice. Even among all the newcomers, this young girl is considered to have good qualities.

With Liu Nana's explanation, everyone left the clothing store.

There were four more rooms in the corridor. They carefully pushed open the door to the second room. The room looked very simple and was still unfinished. There was scaffolding against the wall and stacks of cement bags on the ground. Obviously, the room was under renovation when the accident happened.

They entered the room, went around a wall, and saw the horrific scene.

The bodies of three workers were piled together, pierced by shovels, steel bars, pipe wrenches, and steel pipes. The bodies were already in a semi-decomposed state, emitting a foul fleshy smell, and in some places even the bones had rotted out.

The rotting corpse was far more shocking than the mummified body; all three of them gagged upon seeing it.

But Wu Xian's eyes lit up.

The objects stuck in the bodies of these three workers were perfect murder weapons.

Although they cannot compare to magical artifacts, the evil spirits in this blessed land are inherently difficult to kill, so these weapons are already very useful as long as they can temporarily repel the evil spirits.

The three newlyweds each chose a weapon.

Chen Chao chose the heavy steel bars, Li Xiaohu took the shovel, Liu Nana chose the lightest pipe wrench, and Wu Xian picked and chose among them but couldn't find anything suitable.

Interestingly, there were six weapons stuck in the corpses, corresponding to the six newcomers. Perhaps the purpose of this room was to provide weapons for the newcomers.

Wu Xian and the others then left the room and continued their exploration in the corridor.

The third door couldn't be opened; the keyhole was blocked by something.

The fourth door still couldn't be opened, but at least the keyhole was working properly; as long as the key was found, they could get in.

Next, the group arrived at the fifth room.

Chen Chao peered through the crack in the door into the room, his face suddenly turning deathly pale. He quickly turned around and began gesturing frantically.

There's something terrifying in this room!

(End of this chapter)