Nightmare Despair

Chapter 92 You Don't Trust Your Mother?

Zhou Kai's arms were bulging with veins and his muscles were as hard as rocks. He poured his true energy into them, and the heavy broadsword hummed. He slammed the weapon, which already weighed more than ten kilograms, down hard.

*Snap! Click!*
A series of cracking sounds rang out as the monster's two limbs exploded, sending shell fragments and foul-smelling tissue fluid flying everywhere.

The sword's momentum didn't stop there. Zhou Kai spun around and twisted his waist, pressing his entire weight onto the hilt of the sword. The heavy sword, like a battering ram, viciously stabbed into "Elizabeth's" mouth in the chest!

Elizabeth's compound eyes reflected a thousand distorted Zhou Kais, her mouthparts twitching wildly.

The remaining limbs suddenly opened up like springs, not pushing, but launching.

In an instant, Zhou Kai was sent flying, his back shattering the window. His vision spun, and the wind whistled in his ears.

He descended toward a one-story annex building, and the height of the fourth floor rapidly shrank in his eyes.

boom!
A large hole was blown open in the roof.

Tiles, sawdust, and rain pelted down on us.

[By engaging with the mysterious, you have gained 3 Mysticism Experience Points]

"Cough...cough..."

He didn't have time to check the panel; his whole body was burning, and the excruciating pain made his vision go black.

The life force caused his bones to creak and groan as they repaired themselves.

The skin is also gradually recovering through visible granulation tissue movement.

It took him more than ten seconds to catch his breath.

Just then, a series of rapid, pounding sounds came from outside the building, like countless joints striking the slippery ground. A series of roars followed, rapidly approaching.

"Evelyn...Evelyn...Why don't you believe your mother? Why?"

“Those beasts in the church all believe I’m pure! You crazy child! You deserve to die! You deserve to die!”

"Come back! Come back!"

Gravel fell softly from the edge of the hole in the ceiling. A face, half-wolf and half-human, peered in, its eyes almost bulging out of their sockets, staring intently at him.

A chilling shriek, mixed with foul-smelling saliva, spewed from its eerie mouth.

"Let Mommy hug you!!!"

Zhou Kai's face was drenched by rain and saliva, and his adrenaline surged wildly.

The power of the engravings and the vitality generated by the true energy surged within his body, while the damaged bones and muscles continued to groan and creak as they were forcibly healed.

"I'll hug you, you old man!"

Zhou Kai roared back, grabbed his greatsword, rolled on the spot, and scrambled into the stairwell, trying to escape from the second floor next door.

That Willow Man guy shouldn't be number 777 yet... As long as he can get back to the shelter, there's still a chance.

Zhou Kai believes that he was walking on thin ice and being extremely cautious in the nightmare.

But this time, the encounter was completely unreasonable and absurd... They were manipulated by the illusion as soon as they entered the mansion, and the amulet and oil lamp were deceived by the mechanism.

There was no danger until Elizabeth hugged him!

The fast/slow blade mechanic is weird.

He quickly adjusted his breathing, maneuvered nimbly through the narrow stairwell, and, taking advantage of the terrain, turned back several times before finally darting out of Elizabeth's blind spot.

With a burst of speed from his legs, he sprinted toward Shelter No. 777.

As Zhou Kai rushed down the slope, less than 100 meters from the shelter, the towering flames dyed the night sky orange-red.

The scorching heat wave rushed towards us from a hundred meters away.

His steps slowed down, and he eventually stopped.

OK, really OK.

Misfortune never comes singly; first there's the barbecue grill, then the relentless, haunting calls from her mother.

Zhou Kai felt like he was back in that desperate situation from that day...

No, that's not right.

still have a chance.

Fight? There's no chance of a significant increase in experience points; even at its maximum, it'll only increase the effectiveness of his attacks. Run? That thing looks like a giant centipede and is much faster than his two legs.

But Zhou Kai quickly came up with a solution.

"It's the blind spot right under the lamp; we have to get there before she realizes it!"

Zhou Kai dared not pause for a moment, turned around, and sprinted again, even launching a victorious charge, even if it meant exhausting all his strength.

Zhou Kai charged forward with his sword raised. This time, the victory he sought was survival!

"Victory charge!"

He roared inwardly, hurling all distracting thoughts out of his mind like garbage.

The moment his distracting thoughts were cut off, the external crisis and his instinct for survival merged into one, and he unknowingly stepped into a state of flow, a kind of martial arts true energy.

A single, pure thought.

Be attentive!
In this realm, all power is twisted into a single rope, bursting forth towards a single goal.

A foul stench wafted from behind, and the sound of limbs scraping against the ground was almost within reach.

He could even feel the grotesque limbs about to touch the back of his neck.

However, just half a foot away, the power of the chariot engravings within Zhou Kai's body suddenly exploded.

He was no longer running, but was being pushed violently from behind by an invisible force.

Like a speeding missile, it tore through the rain curtain.

boom!
In the final stretch of less than 100 meters, Zhou Kai almost flashed past.

Before Elizabeth could regain her balance after missing her target, Zhou Kai had already crashed into the mansion's main entrance and slammed the heavy oak door shut.

boom!
The world is quiet.

The half-human, half-wolf face stopped abruptly outside the door; it did not continue its pursuit.

It lingered in place for only a moment before leaping into the air. Its sharp limbs pierced the stone wall as if walking on flat ground, and soon... it disappeared into the darkness.

……

[A victorious escape, Chariot Mark Experience Points +1]

【Scars: Chariot - Part 1 (18/100)】

The mansion was deathly silent, except for his heavy breathing.

Zhou Kai didn't dare to relax. He scanned the darkness with his eyes and headed straight for Adams' study.

Based on the previous illusions, he completely deduced where Morning Star's notes were hidden.

The room remained the same as always, with overturned bookshelves and books scattered all over the floor. Because the covers were illegible, every book looked like it had been made from the same mold, differing only in thickness and size.

Zhou Kai looked down at the pile of "garbage," pondered for a moment, and walked to the side against the wall, where the books were piled up under the bookshelf.

In the illusion, it was in this very spot that he saw a book that was unlike any other.

It is unusual for an old book to appear out of the middle of a row of brand-new books.

It is unusual for a brand new book to appear among a pile of old books.

Zhou Kai moved the heavy bookshelf and carefully searched through the pile of books.

A few minutes later, he stood up with a book in his hand.

He forcefully tore open the book's cover, revealing the familiar leather texture and the hastily written signature underneath.

[Congratulations on finding it! For those who come after... wouldn't you mind if I added a little more fun to the puzzle? —Morning Star]

"The fourth letter, it turns out, is right here."

Holding the notes, Zhou Kai couldn't help but sigh.

This thing was right next to him, but he passed by it like a blind man.

If he hadn't been forcibly pulled into the illusion this time, he probably would never have imagined that the journal was hidden in such a place.

Alas, the ancients were right; riddle makers should get out of Gotham.

(End of this chapter)