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The dozen or so students immediately let out a series of screams and wails, and scattered and fled.

The tomboy Zarya tried to take the opportunity to whack Richard on the back of the head, but when she did, Richard's head jolted. The next instant, his head swiveled behind him, and he was watching them with a grin.

Zalia was about to join in when Richard snatched the stick from her and threw it more than ten meters away.

Upon seeing this, Elena and her two companions fled as if in a frenzy.

"This is so much fun! This is so much fun!"

Richard pulled the kukri from the teacher's body and said with a smile, "Hunting time, let's begin!"

With that, he swung the knife, piercing the back of a boy seven or eight meters away. The boy collapsed to the ground, struggling in agony. This boy was one of the two who had exposed him earlier, and the survivor from the living room.

Richard strolled over leisurely, pulled out his kukri, and slashed the still-groaning boy in the back of the neck, killing him instantly.

"Oh dear~ Leaving the game area is not an option~" He took a step back into the darkness behind him and disappeared instantly.

Meanwhile, some quick-thinking students had already reached the telephone at the resort, only to find that there was no sound when they picked it up. They then discovered that the telephone line had been cut into seventeen or eighteen pieces.

"Fa Ke! Fa Ke! I don't want to die! I can't die! I..." The student slammed down the phone and ran towards the back door, then "crack," his foot throbbed with pain.

He fell to the ground, his calf caught in a trap. If the trap hadn't been small, his calf would probably be broken by now.

"Ah~~ Haha~~~" He cried out several times with tears streaming down his face, and finally, with the help of his classmates, he broke open the animal trap and was helped away, limping away.

Richard, however, had a rope tied to the wrought iron gate of the resort, with a corpse hanging from it.

As he tied the rope, he muttered to himself, "Ha, this little trap is a reward for those quick-witted and clever prey~"

He whistled gleefully, as if he could see the boy caught in a bear trap.

……

On the other side, Zhao Hao punched a fat, muscular man with dirty long hair and wearing work pants, sending him flying four or five meters, spitting blood.

Logically, this man's internal organs should have been rotten, as evidenced by the fragments he spat out. Yet, he managed to stand up unsteadily and charge forward, brandishing the iron hook in his hand.

A bespectacled man huddled in a corner, while a woman at his feet had died, her neck severed by an iron hook.

The bespectacled man shouted hysterically, "No, no! This man is the Iron Hook Killer! He should have been executed years ago! How is he still alive?! Why is he still alive?"

Looking at the tireless and fearless fat, hook-wielding killer in front of him, Zhao Hao began to understand what was going on.

“So he’s not human. No wonder the aura is so strange…” Zhao Hao suddenly sprinted forward and appeared behind the Iron Hook Killer in an instant.

The bespectacled man seemed to see a flash of silvery-white light, and the next instant, the head of the iron hook killer rolled to the ground.

After experiencing the pursuit of a serial killer, the tragic death of his female companion, the discovery that the serial killer was already dead, and the vague vision of Zhao Hao wielding the Dragon Slayer Saber and transforming into a series of afterimages to behead the opponent... under too much mental stimulation, his vision went black and he fainted.

After killing the iron hook killer, Zhao Hao stomped on his groin, sending him flying and fulfilling his promise.

Now his guess about his sudden whim is even clearer.

"It seems Elena is in the same situation. Has the murderer come back to life? That's too dangerous. There's no time to lose. We need to think of another way..."

He suddenly clasped his hands together, his spiritual energy surging, his expression contorted in pain… Suddenly, a dark shadow flew out from behind his head, followed by the cawing of a crow that vanished into the night.

Go, Raven! Go to Elena's side!

Chapter 242 Hell Resurrection

Elena and her two friends ran back to their bedroom, barricaded the door, locked the windows, and held out in the dim light.

Elena, no longer caring about hiding, pulled out Winston's homemade internal mobile phone from her backpack. The phone showed several missed calls from Zhao Hao.

She quickly dialed back, "Hello, Zhao Hao? Something's happened here. A madman inexplicably killed a lot of people. Yes... I don't know. He doesn't have any spiritual energy, or something I can't understand..."

When Winston invented this device, it was intended to allow the paranormal team to communicate anytime within the city, without considering its use over long distances. In addition, there seemed to be some strange interference here, so the mobile phone often had static and some strange noises.

Zhao Hao comforted Elena, telling her to stay calm: "Don't worry, I'm on my way to you... I've already sent help."

"Oh, by the way, do you carry Xiao Hei with you?" Zhao Hao asked.

“Yes, I always carry it with me,” Elena replied.

"That's good, it can protect you in a pinch..."

Tomboy Zarya and bespectacled Molly watched as Elena spoke through a dark, antenna-equipped device that emitted human voices, much like a telephone. But telephones are wired!

At that time, mobile phones had not yet been officially launched. Although the technology was complete, it was far from being ready for market.

"Is that your boyfriend? What's his name again? Is he coming over?" Zalia asked.

“Zhao Hao is a Song dynasty person,” Molly continued.

Elena nodded. "It's Zhao Hao. We'll be safe as long as we hold out until he arrives."

As he spoke, he and two friends pushed the cabinets inside the room to block the window.

Outside, the students who had been running around like headless flies had all hidden themselves.

Those students who attempted to rush out of the camp were dealt with first by Richard; they were all killed and then hung from the fence surrounding the camp, like warning signs to prevent others from leaving the "game" area.

Richard also seems to have some special abilities. He can sense other people's pain and fear, hear other people's heartbeats, perceive other people's presence from a distance, and can hide in the darkness at any time, suddenly appearing in other unknown corners.

He was like an old farmer coming to his hard-earned yard, picking and choosing his "harvest fruits".

Moreover, he often doesn't kill people directly, but instead intimidates and frightens them, then plays a chase game with them.

If the prey being chased is intelligent, he won't kill it first, but will deliberately let it escape to chase other prey. However, if he encounters a terrified fool, or one that only knows how to scream, he will kill it mercilessly. He might even hang the carcass after killing the prey.

Including the teacher's small team of more than thirty people, only a dozen or so people were left dead at this point.

However, the remaining people are the best "prey"—intelligent, calm, and with a strong will to survive.

Some even planned to set traps for Richard, such as ambushing him from behind a door or setting a tripwire to try and trip him over the knife stuck in the ground.

However, Charles is not a living person in the true sense; he is a murderer resurrected from hell, a kind of monster.

These methods cannot cause fatal damage; at most, they can only create some trouble.

Charles clearly enjoyed playing games with his prey; he would laugh heartily every time he encountered a new trick, and even praise the other person's technique.

However, after seeing Charles get hit on the head with an axe, tripped and stabbed in the chest, and subjected to other methods, Charles would always get up as if nothing had happened and continue his unhurried pursuit. Gradually, the students couldn't take it anymore.

Under intense pressure and fear, their minds were already unsettled. This supernatural phenomenon, which could not be killed, especially impacted their values ​​and spirits, to the point that some students were on the verge of mental collapse, and their eyes began to become numb and lifeless.

This was one of Charles's goals. He pursued his prey for pleasure and to completely break their minds, so that he could capture their souls to the greatest extent possible after killing them.

Hell and Heaven are different from other realms of the underworld in this world. Normal realms of the underworld are the final resting places for souls, created by powerful beings in ancient times for certain inevitable reasons. But Hell is different from Heaven; it uses souls as its material and as a consumable resource.

They spread their faith, intercepting souls as they journey to the underworld, and then using them for their own purposes. Like demons and monsters, many devour souls to increase their power, while others use them as materials to create extraordinary items.

This is where the biggest difference between East and West lies.

In the East, especially within the sphere of influence of the Celestial Empire, the Underworld has taken on a fixed form, and its greatest function is to cleanse the soul and reincarnate it, thus ensuring its sustainable development.

In the West, except for a very few exceptional souls, no one is qualified to reincarnate...

Richard was resurrected as a monster, one of his primary purposes being to harvest souls, and another being to promote the existence of Hell.

The arrival of the Fly King really spurred the other demon lords. Before, none of them cared, but now that the Fly King was here, they had to come too, otherwise they would feel inferior.

Moreover, now is the best time!

……

A black shadow, moving with lightning speed, arrived at the Gem Lake Resort Camp in the darkness of night.

The dark shadow circled once above the camp before landing in the house where Elena and her two companions were. It landed outside the window, which was now firmly sealed shut, but that didn't stop it.

It transformed into a black shadow, disappearing into the room through the crack as if it had no volume.

Richard, who was enjoying the chase, suddenly frowned and stopped. "Did something strange come in?"

As soon as he stopped, the student who had been limping and almost caught due to a leg injury escaped with great joy.

Richard shook his head. There were still many things he didn't understand, but he wasn't one to ponder things; chasing prey was far more exciting...

Elena and her two companions, who dared not utter a sound, huddled together in a tense wait. Suddenly, Elena seemed to sense something and turned her head to see a jet-black crow perched on the clothes rack by the wall!

The crow was small, entirely black, with blood-red eyes and three black commas around its pupils.

"Ah~" The girl with glasses also saw the phantom crow and exclaimed softly.

Zarya immediately raised the wooden root in her hand and pointed it at the phantom raven.

But Elena held her hand and whispered to Huan Ya, "Zhao Hao? Is that you?"

Huan Ya nodded, tilted his head back and cleared his throat: "Ahem~ Sorry~ cough! This is the first time I've spoken like this, cough~ I'm not quite used to it yet."

The two girls' eyes widened in disbelief—the crow had spoken!

Elena could sense the turmoil in her friends' hearts and quickly used her abilities to comfort them.

"This is...this is Zhao Hao's magic trick, like a dove flying out of a magician's hat."

Both Zarya and Molly rolled their eyes. If your boyfriend's talking raven is magic, then what about that murderer outside who survives being hit on the head and having his head twisted behind him? A murder magic trick? Or a magic trick that makes people appear out of nowhere?

When Zhao Hao arrived, Elena felt much more at ease.

Meanwhile, Zhao Hao's main body was also flying this way, but his flying speed was far slower than that of the Phantom Crow, only slightly faster than a motorcycle. The good news was that he could travel in a straight line. Even so, it would still take at least twenty or thirty minutes to arrive.

But by this time, Richard had already killed several more students in the camp. Some were strangled, some were hanged from the eaves, and some were stabbed with kukri knives. One student even managed to escape from Richard several times, but eventually died from his injuries and blood loss.

Even Richard was very disappointed, as he had lost one of his best prey.

At this point, there were fewer than ten students left in the camp, and Elena and her two companions stood out.

Richard silently arrived outside the house, circled around, and found that the house was very well sealed, with all the windows and doors tightly sealed.

"Alas~ a clever prey, I like it. But how long can it last trapped in this cage?"

He leaned against the door and whispered in a low voice, "Is anyone home? Is anyone home? If no one's home, I'm leaving~~~"

Hearing the noise outside the door, the three girls inside were startled. Elena suddenly looked at Phantom Raven and mouthed: This person is trying to provoke us!

Phantom Raven nodded. Although this guy wasn't a superhuman, he did possess some special abilities.

The three people inside dared not make a sound, hoping that the killer outside would leave on his own.

Sure enough, there was no sound from outside the door for several minutes.

"Bang!" The wooden door shook violently, but fortunately there were many things blocking it from behind. Although the impact was intimidating, it failed to break the door open.

Zalia and the girl with glasses were startled, and the girl with glasses, Molly, even fell to the ground with a thud.

Zarya, who was naturally bold, didn't know why, but her heart was pounding and her hands, which were gripping the wooden stick tightly, were sweating.