See the Law of Deception

Chapter 54 The Long Street Slaughterhouse (15)

Upon reaching the slaughterhouse, Wei Ling stopped at the entrance and did not go any further inside.

She had been here once before and felt a sense of unease about the place. Fortunately, Lu Jinzhao did not ask her to come in with him.

The calf, which had initially resisted approaching the main building, became unusually compliant after being led inside. This saved Lu Jinzhao a lot of trouble, but he also sensed something was amiss in the building.

Furthermore, even when she pushed open the door and led the calf into the slaughterhouse, facing the pungent smell of blood and the corpses of its own kind, the calf did not make a sound.

Just like the other living creatures in this slaughterhouse, they silently awaited their death.

Was this place like this when Wei Ling came in?

Generally speaking, this place is not much different from what Wei Ling had described before, but the biggest difference is that the pieces of meat hanging on the iron hooks have already been cut up.

Some were whole pigs with their internal organs removed, some were half a cow, and some were several animal heads strung together. This scene alone was like an infernal hell.

Unfortunately, by sheer coincidence, each of the animal heads strung together was "looking" at Lu Jinzhao.

Even when she turned her head to look elsewhere, she could see a string of animal heads staring at her from every direction.

Even though there was no wind, the ropes holding the heads were swaying slightly, as if the animals, now only heads, were trying to turn their heads and look at the living person who dared to enter the slaughterhouse.

Under the ominous red light, the animals' eyes were lifeless.

Tick.

It was the sound of water droplets falling to the ground.

Snapped.

It was the sound of blood dripping down the rotting flesh.

It was dark and damp here, with blood and rotting flesh all around. If you weren't careful while walking, you would brush against the decaying flesh next to you. They had been hanging here for so long that they had become so soft and rotten that even your clothes would carry away some of the rotting flesh when you brushed against them.

Along with the sound of blood dripping, Lu Jinzhao also seemed to hear some rustling noises.

But the sounds were too subtle and always accompanied by the sound of blood dripping to the ground. Even when she tried to calm herself down, she couldn't tell what the sounds were.

But she always felt that those things that made noise were watching her and following her. Whenever she moved, they would move along with her from the shadows.

"Don't scare yourself."

The more I thought about these things, the colder my back became, and I hesitated to move forward.

But she must complete her mission first.

Lu Jinzhao could only force himself to ignore the psychological pressure caused by the abnormal environment and keep walking deeper into the slaughterhouse.

Time passed slowly, and although Lu Jinzhao's pace was slow, it was definitely not so long that it would take him so long to reach even a single slaughterhouse.

"That's not quite right."

The deer stopped walking today.

Nearly ten minutes had passed since she stepped into the slaughterhouse.

According to Wei Ling's recollection, she only walked for about two or three minutes before seeing the slaughtering platform, but now, she has taken far longer than Wei Ling did back then.

She had to stop and carefully recall her movements after entering the room.

According to her memory, she had indeed been walking straight the whole time.

But Lu Jinzhao looked around and saw only rotting flesh and blood, all staring at her head from every direction.

Here, it's impossible to tell which way is which.

The rustling sound started again, coming from the left, right, behind, and even in front.

Those things unseen at this moment are stirring in the darkness, constantly drawing closer.

Lu Jinzhao had a premonition that if she stayed here, she would be surrounded by these sounds.

That's probably not going to be anything good. "Calm down, calm down." Lu Jinzhao realized that her anxiety was rising, and she could only keep reminding herself.

"Is it because I brought a calf instead of a person?"

The butcher was not satisfied with the prey she brought.
Or perhaps the difficulty of the task is simply increasing over time?

In any case, we can't stay here any longer.

Wei Ling had said that the slaughtering platform was in the straight line, and since the environment couldn't tell her which way to go, she could only rely on her intuition.

Time may be confused, the route may be blurred, but she must believe in herself, otherwise, once she is overwhelmed by fear, it will be all over.

Lu Jinzhao exhaled and continued walking "forward".

Silence, dullness, dampness.

A head swaying slightly, a soft whisper in the darkness—who is spying on us as we approach?

Lu Jinzhao felt that her palms were slightly damp; she was sweating.

It's alright, it's alright.
As long as they don't break the rules, even ghosts, under the constraints of the train, cannot indiscriminately go on a killing spree.

At least within Class C platforms, absolutely not.

I trust the experience summarized by my predecessors.

Believe in the path to survival provided by the rules.

The small slaughterhouse made Lu Jinzhao feel like he was walking through a jungle of flesh and blood, unable to find a way out.

She dared not stop, even though she felt like she was just going around in circles in this room!

But if you stop for even a moment, you can hear rustling sounds coming from all around you, to your left and right, and behind you.

Each time, I get closer to her.

The sweat on her forehead grew thicker and thicker. Lu Jinzhao realized that continuing like this was just a waste of time. She hadn't been killed by the ghost yet, but if she continued, she would surely die once the sun set.

But she wasn't just walking aimlessly.

She was also observing and looking for a way to break the deadlock.

Then she discovered that whenever she passed a string of heads, the heads weren't always staring directly at her when she saw the next string, but after the rope swayed slightly, those dead eyes always found her.

Under these circumstances, Lu Jinzhao would not consider any abnormality to be a coincidence.

"Is it because of these heads?"

These are the heads of animals slaughtered by the butcher.
"Try it."

Looking at the animal heads that were already dead and even beginning to rot, Lu Jinzhao made up his mind.

Despite her fear and pressure, she slowly approached one of them.

These heads are of various different animals: pigs, cows, sheep, and even dog heads.

At this moment, they were all swaying slightly, quietly "watching" the deer approach.

As the distance closed, Lu Jinzhao could feel her heart beating faster and faster, both from fear and nervousness.

Only when she got closer could she carefully observe the heads strung together in the dim light.

Aside from looking exceptionally terrifying, they seemed to have no other unusual features.

She reached out and placed her hand on one of the heads.

The sensation of rotting flesh followed, accompanied by a surge of nausea and disgust. Lu Jinzhao slowly exerted force, turning the heads to another direction where she was completely out of sight.

(End of this chapter)