Nightmare Assault

Just as Fatty was about to force himself to help Jiang Cheng, he caught Jiang Cheng’s gaze. The gaze told him to back off. Fatty shrunk his head. He also swallowed the words he was about to say.

Jiang Cheng averted his eyes and stared at the suited man. The man looked awkward being stared at. His face paled as a bad feeling rose in his heart. Just as he was about to say something, Jiang Cheng interrupted him, “Mr Guardian Angel,” He said politely, “I’m going to need your help.”

The man looked at the corpse, and his lips twitched. At the same time, the woman with the ponytail and the man with the cap sighed in relief. However, their expressions were soon replaced by worry.

“Me?” The suited man frowned.

Jiang Cheng nodded. “Yes, you.”

The man in the tank top, the other man and the girl in the pyjama moved to the door, but they didn’t dare to step into the room. Everyone’s attention was on the man in the suit. At that moment, the man thought about it and then accepted. He and Jiang Cheng stood on both sides of the woman in the qipao. Jiang Cheng suggested they grabbed the woman’s shoulder on each side and then turned her over.

After Jiang Cheng reached out to grab the woman’s shoulder, the suited man followed suit. Then, they worked together to flip the corpse over.

The girl outside the door screamed. Her knees weakened, and she almost landed in a pool of blood.

Even the mercenary woman, who had seen many gory things, couldn’t help but frown. The woman’s state of death was harrowing. The scariest thing was her chin was missing. Her hollow mouth cavity was exposed, sinews, muscles and all.

Something grabbed her by the head and then forcibly yanked her chin off. Seeing this, Fatty almost vomited.

The woman’s elegant qipao was soaked in blood.

The woman’s eyes were round and wide. She must have seen something scary before she died. Even in her death, her face was painted in indescribable fear. Her eyes were bloodshot.

After the initial discomfort, the woman in the ponytail walked forward and knelt beside the corpse. Then she added, “Her tongue is gone.” Her voice was calm, like she was reciting a fact. However, her calmness made others uncomfortable.

“Is… she dead?” The man in the tank top shivered. Even though he already knew that fact, seeing it was different from acknowledging it.

Everyone ignored him. Dying was common in the nightmare realm. The important thing was to figure out how she died. And from that, determine the mission’s taboos and avoid them.

The blood was sprayed all over the walls, bed, dresser and even the ceiling. The scent of blood added an ominous tone to the mission.

“Someone probably grabbed her and then snapped her chin off.” The woman with the ponytail concluded. She said someone, but everyone knew the culprit was a ghost. It was the ghost of the mission… that killed her.

After all, how could a human possess the agility and strength to do this?

After that, the man in the cap crossed his arms and suggested they leave. Everyone agreed. Jiang Cheng glanced at the woman for a few more seconds before he left too. They stood outside the door and exchanged thoughts about the woman’s death. However, even Fatty could hear that they were talking nonsense.

After the crowd dispersed, the girl in the pyjama suddenly spoke and asked if they should bury the woman’s body. A red palmprint was branded on her face. She looked so pitiful.

If this were outside, people might pity her, but this was the nightmare world. The suited man and the others ignored her directly. It was Fatty who pitied her and told her that she didn’t need to mind details like that. The corpse might even disappear on its own. Once the girl heard that the dead body might disappear for no reason, she was more scared.

However, this was not something Fatty would worry about. He merely told her the truth, as cruel as it was.

The first NPC told them that the purpose of their journey was to take a video of the school’s anniversary. The date was seven days later. They still had six days to the big event. In other words, this was a time-gated mission.

Due to the time constraint, everyone decided to go to the canteen for breakfast and explore the school. Since they were supposed to be media workers, they should explore the venue. They might find clues.

Fatty suddenly reminded, “Don’t forget. Our video tools are still in the prop room.”

Jiang Cheng turned around to say, “Then, we should separate and meet up in front of the prop room at noon.” This was a reasonable arrangement, so no one said anything.

Jiang Cheng and Fatty turned to walk down the stairs. The girl in the pyjamas ran over and followed them. The tail of her pyjama wagged about. It was cute. She probably wanted to try her luck because only Fatty responded to her earlier. After all, now that the woman in the qipao was dead, she was alone in Room 407.

“It’s useless to follow us,” Jiang Cheng said calmly, “It’s relatively safe in the day. If I were you, I’d consider how to survive the upcoming night.”

The girl paused. Then, she suddenly ran in the other direction.

The woman in the ponytail stood before Room 406 like she was thinking.

The school compound was larger than they thought. With the NPC leading the way yesterday, they didn’t think much of it. But when they had to find the canteen on their own, it took quite some effort.

Jiang Cheng was distracted along the way. He handed the pathfinding mission to Fatty. It was why the two were late and lost.

“Doctor,” Fatty asked nervously, “Did you discover something?”

Jiang Cheng didn’t answer him directly but nodded, “Let’s eat first. We’ll talk later.”