HPDBC Chapter 151 Xiaoyi, you absolutely must get out!
Chapter 151 Xiaoyi, you absolutely must get out!
Chapter 151 Xiaoyi, you must get out!
Living in a deserted wooden house.
The once very obvious line of yin and yang intersection is now no longer visible.
Instead, the vast interior of the cabin was shrouded in a thick darkness, with a faint mist drifting through it, interspersed with slow footsteps, dragging sounds, chewing noises, low growls, and faint screams—
Li Yi, with her hair in two pigtails, was standing next to an old man, her small hands clasped together, looking quite nervous.
Two faint auras emanated from her body, covering herself and the area around the old man.
These two auras appear to be completely opposite, yet they contain an indescribable softness that allows them to blend together perfectly without creating any mutual repulsion.
This aura enveloped the old man beside him, temporarily stabilizing his condition.
The old man was not Zhou Yiwen, but rather someone around seventy or eighty years old, with a dignified face, a prominent bridge of the nose, and an imposing presence.
This person was none other than Xu Huaiyuan, Tong Cheng's teacher.
Xu Huaiyuan had no visible injuries, but he was in very poor condition. He was sitting on the ground with his back against the corner of the wooden house, seemingly clinging to life by sheer willpower.
Li Yi's gaze kept scanning the darkness, but with her presence surrounding her, it was relatively safe for the time being.
She shrank back and whispered to Xu Huaiyuan, "Grandpa Xu, can you still hold on?"
Xu Huaiyuan nodded slightly: "It's still possible."
He then forced a smile: "Xiao Yi, if I hadn't met you, Grandpa probably wouldn't have met my student Tong Cheng."
Li Yi said, "Uncle Tong and my dad are good friends, of course I want to help you."
Xu Huaiyuan said softly, "I don't know—whether we can still leave here?"
Li Yi pursed her lips slightly: "This should be the innermost part of the night, and their abilities seem to be getting stronger and stronger."
"That's right, it's getting stronger and stronger." Xu Huaiyuan's gaze deepened as he looked into the darkness. "Yin and Yang don't interfere with each other? Which order restorer came up with that idea? Heh—"
The space inside this wooden house, which was originally a place where yin and yang intersected, has been increasingly eroded by the darkness of night, and these eroded areas can suddenly transform.
Sometimes, when they are still within the daytime area, a sudden darkness, like a violent storm, invades and instantly swallows up the daytime.
They no longer know where they are in the darkness, nor where the area they were in during the day has been moved to.
Once they enter the area shrouded in darkness, all sorts of strange creatures will appear, moving through the night with extremely strong attack power.
Even Tongcheng is already struggling to cope.
Because in the darkness he could only continuously consume sequence energy, he had no chance to rest and replenish it.
Fortunately, Zhou Yiwen entered the wooden house, which could relieve some of the pressure on Tongcheng.
Xu Huaiyuan looked at Li Yi again, lowering his voice to a whisper: "Child, Grandpa probably won't be able to get out. Promise me that once you've fully awakened, if you have the chance to leave the wooden house, you must find a way to take your Uncle Tong with you, anywhere is fine."
Li Yi turned her head and blinked her big eyes, staring blankly at Xu Huaiyuan.
After a moment, she nodded emphatically: "Okay."
Xu Huaiyuan felt relieved and continued talking to Li Yi.
Li Yi slowly squatted down beside Xu Huaiyuan, hugging her knees with both hands, staring into the darkness ahead, and listening quietly.
Since entering this cabin and being unable to leave, she has experienced too much. Now her mindset has become very mature, unlike that of her peers, and she is no longer afraid or hesitant about the unknown.
When Li Yi was trapped here alone, she only dared to stay in the daytime environment, away from the darkness, and sometimes she could see terrifying creatures flying by in the darkness.
She was crying the whole time, extremely nervous, and trembling all over.
Until one day, she suddenly saw her dead mother. Her mother was also in darkness, and for some reason, she did not enter the environment during the day.
Li Yi’s mother told her that her father was trying to save her and that she had to hold on, while she herself had more important things to do.
Then Mom disappeared into the darkness and never appeared again.
From then on, Li Yi began to adjust her mood, trying to adapt to and overcome all kinds of fears she had never seen before. She didn't know how much time had passed until Tong Cheng suddenly arrived.
Then the darkness began to change drastically, becoming more and more frequent and covering an increasingly larger area, eventually engulfing the daytime areas.
Then Zhou Wen also arrived, and they found Tong Cheng's teacher, Xu Huaiyuan, in the darkness.
Things seemed to be developing in their favor, but only now did Li Yi realize that it was just an illusion.
Zhou Yiwen told her that he couldn't hold on much longer because there was a strong attraction drawing him to a certain place in the darkness, and he might have to leave.
Although Tong Cheng is a normal person and very strong, he is constantly expending his energy without ever stopping.
Xu Huaiyuan looked like he was about to die. He said he had fallen into someone's trap and was brought here.
He was already on the verge of death, but thanks to Li Yi's appearance, his ever-decreasing energy was stabilized.
He told Li Yi that he was going to a place called "Yuan," the same place where Zhou Yiwen would end up.
However, before leaving, Xu Huaiyuan said he wanted to give Li Yi and Tong Cheng a gift, a very big gift.
As the sounds faded away, Li Yi turned her head and saw that Xu Huaiyuan, who had been talking just moments before, had fallen asleep again. She wondered how long he would sleep this time.
It's possible that he might never wake up.
Li Yi glanced curiously at Xu Huaiyuan, wondering what gifts Grandpa Xu was going to give to Tong Cheng and herself.
Besides, with Xu Huaiyuan's tattered clothes, where would he possibly put the gifts?
"Delustive thoughts and evil intentions must be slain!"
A commanding voice echoed from the darkness, growing ever closer, accompanied by the sound of a blade cutting through flesh.
Pfft—Pfft—Pfft—
Before long, Tong Cheng emerged from the darkness, covered in blood and carrying several hideous heads in his hands. In addition, his waist was also covered with the heads of terrifying creatures of various sizes.
These are all his spoils of war.
Now, Tong Cheng seems to have lost weight, and his mental state doesn't seem quite right. It's hard to say whether he's active or depressed; he's just in a very strange state.
In fact, Li Yi knew very well that Uncle Tong hadn't had a break in a long time.
"I've slain over a hundred demons, yet I've searched in vain for a long time."
He haphazardly tied the heads in his hands to his waist, spread his hands, and remained immersed in his own performance.
Li Yi was well aware that Uncle Tong dared not leave his "stage" at this moment, otherwise it would be extremely dangerous in the dark.
He must always ensure that his stage power can cover the surroundings and protect everyone.
Li Yi even suspected that if things continued like this, Uncle Tong might end up like Grandpa Xu, his health completely collapsing and never recovering.
Judging from what Tong Cheng just said, although he had killed those terrifying creatures along the way, he still couldn't find the way to daylight.
Ultimately, these few people are probably going to be trapped and die in the darkness right now.
Tong Cheng glanced at his teacher, who was fast asleep again. His eyes were bloodshot and looked somewhat ferocious and terrifying.
But when he caught sight of Li Yi, his expression softened, and he asked, "Are you alright?"
"Uncle Tong, I'm fine. Grandpa Xu is asleep again," Li Yi said. "He just said he wanted to give us a big gift."
"A gift?" Tong Cheng looked surprised.
But his extreme excitement prevented him from thinking much, and he quickly turned his attention back to the darkness around him.
"Let's wait and I'll go look again."
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately transformed into a character from a play: "Ya ya ya ya~ Opening roads through mountains~ Building bridges over rivers~"
He then took a step forward, leaving Li Yi's aura behind him.
If he were to use his stage power in the real world, he would have found a way out long ago. However, this place is too strange, and his stage power is greatly suppressed.
Even when he exerted his full strength, at least half of his power was not fully utilized.
Just then, a surge of movement came from the darkness not far away, and Zhou Yiwen's figure suddenly appeared.
Tong Cheng paused, stopped, and did not continue further.
The old sorcerer was seen walking with faltering steps, so weak that it seemed as if every step he took required all his strength.
Tong Cheng quickly stepped forward and helped him up.
Although Zhou Yiwen was extremely weak, his expression was invigorated. He mustered his strength and pointed in the direction he had come from: "I've found the way! From the direction I came from—we can get out! You—hurry up!"
Tong Cheng felt a pang of anxiety and glanced back at his sleeping teacher.
Zhou Yiwen knew what he was thinking and immediately said, "Don't worry about me. Carry your teacher on your back, take Xiaoyi with you, and leave in the direction I came from. I've set up a guide along the way; if we don't leave now, the guide will disappear."
"But you—"
Before Tong Cheng could finish speaking, Zhou Yiwen interrupted him: "I can't hold on any longer. Your teacher told me that 'The Abyss' is calling me. Now I have to go to where I'm meant to go."
Tong Cheng stopped talking nonsense, helped Zhou Yiwen sit down on the ground, immediately went forward to carry Xu Huaiyuan on his back, and reached out a hand to grab Li Yi.
"Walk!"
Li Yi's eyes reddened as she looked longingly at Zhou Yiwen, who was sitting on the ground, completely exhausted.
"Grandpa Zhou————"
Zhou Yiwen barely managed to lift his head, a slight smile curving his wrinkled lips as he looked at her: "Xiaoyi—be good, this is all I can do, you—must—get out—"
As he uttered the last word "go," he maintained his smile, his body slowly stiffening, remaining completely still.
Since entering the cabin, he has been torn apart by creatures of the night and has been constantly searching for a way out. If Zhou Yiwen had not been a great sorcerer in his lifetime, he would not have been able to endure this long.
What has sustained him until now is only that indomitable will to die.
Li Yi turned around and looked at Zhou Yiwen, who was sitting there blankly. Her lips trembled, and tears streamed down her face. Tong Cheng dragged her into the darkness.
Zhou Yiwen's skin quickly began to fade.
In front of him, a small black hole appeared suspended in mid-air, as if it possessed an infinite suction force.
The old man's body was torn apart bit by bit, turning into a spiral shape, and was sucked into the small black hole, disappearing completely.
Tong Cheng and his two companions took a few steps in the direction Zhou Yiwen had come from when a grayish-white light flashed before their eyes.
He quickened his pace to get closer.
Just as they were about to get close to the grayish-white light, the light disappeared, and a new grayish-white light began to flicker in the distance.
Without hesitation, Tong Cheng carried his teacher and pulled Li Yi forward quickly.
Along the way, we saw more than twenty flashing gray-white lights, moving left and right in the darkness.
In the endless darkness, rustling sounds could be heard from time to time. Whenever something strange approached, Tong Cheng would shout loudly, like thunder in spring.
"Slay!"
"Retreat~"
"Let "~
As soon as his voice was heard, the eerie noises immediately receded, but lingered nearby, unwilling to leave.
Tong Cheng had neither the mood nor the time to kill them, so after driving away the strange creatures, he immediately moved on without stopping.
After an unknown amount of time, their vision suddenly brightened, and Tong Cheng immediately took a step forward, instantly bringing the three of them into the area covered by daylight.
Looking back, all I could see was endless darkness.
They walked another ten meters or so before stopping.
Looking around, I found that the area covered by daylight was now only about one-tenth of the total area inside the wooden house, clearly compressed by the rapidly increasing darkness.
It seems that it won't be long before this last piece of pure land is also lost.
Moreover, it seems to be hiding from the night during the day, and sometimes it will suddenly shift.
At this point, Tong Cheng and his group had to move with them, otherwise they would be trapped in the darkness and unable to find their way out, just like before.
Tong Cheng released Li Yi's hand and gently put the teacher down.
He let out a long sigh, his strength returning from the stage, and collapsed to the ground.
Li Yi obediently leaned closer and said, "Uncle Tong, you should get some sleep. It's daytime here, I'll stay and watch over you, it'll be alright."
Tong Cheng nodded slightly, though he was still very anxious inside.
He guessed that the abandoned wooden house might be about to undergo a change, and that it was already clearly being eroded by the "Abyss".
If they cannot get out before the cabin completely changes, or find a way to resist the cabin's transformation, the three of them will still be doomed.
Sitting in the car on the way to Baishi Park, Li Jiuhe checked the mission completion information and rewards.
After being attacked by the Silent Singer, he set up a new mission while keeping the "survive" mission running.
The task was successfully completed, giving me more experience and a reward.
[Task Designer - Beginner (Upgrade Progress 21%)]
This mission is only slightly lower in level than the murderer You Hong, and you can choose two rewards.
Li Jiuhe chose 1 point and 1 tag without hesitation.
He needed to accumulate as many points and tags as possible, otherwise he suspected that he might not have enough after entering the Rubik's Cube haunted house.
This was the first time Li Jiuhe had ever seen a sequence of objects as large as a house.
No one knows what exactly happened there, and the only two investigators who witnessed it firsthand have disappeared without a trace.
Moreover, according to what they said after they came out of it, the scene of the ghost is changing and not fixed.
"Haunted houses, no matter how they change, shouldn't the elements inside always be related to ghosts?" Li Jiuhe secretly wondered.
A short while later, he turned his head and glanced at Ma Li sitting next to him.
The big bug that had just been so determined to help him investigate the haunted house was now slumped in a chair, fast asleep, with saliva bubbles still bubbling from its mouth.
When they got on the bus, Ma Li secretly told Li Jiuhe that she had suffered losses while fighting the Sequencer of the Energy Shield when she separated the ant swarm to capture the Silent Singer and others.
Although the ant colony did not suffer significant losses, she wanted to take advantage of her rest time to quickly incubate more black ants inside her body as a precaution.
In Ma Li's mind, there might be a great battle of attrition after entering the haunted house.
It wasn't easy for her to train these elite black ant soldiers. She kept the best-performing and strongest batch of black ants by her side.
When completing other simple tasks, they would send out slightly weaker black ants to carry out the mission, such as the group of black ants that helped Li Jiuhe and his group this time.
In reality, Ma Li's true combat strength was even stronger than Li Jiuhe had imagined.
While she slept, her abdomen beneath her skirt was gently undulating, accelerating and strengthening the process of nurturing and strengthening the black ants.
Li Jiuhe did not disturb her until the official car arrived at the entrance of Baishi Park.
Police officers are always stationed at the entrance to prevent outsiders from entering the park.
But they couldn't stop the evil Sequencers from entering, and the police had no idea whether any Sequencers had entered the haunted house during that time.
Soon, three official vehicles from the Investigation Bureau drove into White Stone Park, while more police cars were parked outside the park, increasing security at the other three entrances, including the main gate.
Although their ordinary firearms cannot inflict fatal damage on the Sequencers, they can still interfere with and influence their actions.
At least under heavy firepower, it can inflict non-fatal damage on the Sequencer.
The three cars quickly drove into the amusement area and stopped two kilometers in front of the abandoned haunted house.
Li Jiuhe got out of the car with the other investigators, while Director Song Zhixing stayed by his side the whole time.
"Look, this is the Rubik's Cube Haunted House." He pointed to the haunted house, which was covered with moss and occupied about four or five hundred square meters.
The haunted house has two floors. The first floor is basically occupied by the ticket gate, entrance passage and a small indoor activity room, so the expandable space of the haunted house is most likely concentrated on the second floor.
"The two missing investigators reported to me before that there were no unusual occurrences outside the haunted house; the most dangerous place was inside the haunted house—"
Before Song Zhixing could finish speaking, an investigator who had been scouting ahead jogged back and quickly reported, "Chief, we've found our two missing colleagues in the tunnel!"
"How are they doing?" Song Zhixing asked immediately.
The investigator said, "It's not good; they're standing there like statues—"
"The electronic earpieces in their ears were not removed, but logically speaking, the Silent Singer is already dead, and her sequence ability should not still be working," Song Zhixing said in surprise.
"No," the investigator shook his head. "They were covered in plaster powder, just like sculptures."
Li Jiuhe and Song Zhixing immediately approached the dilapidated and cracked doorway of the haunted house and looked inside. Sure enough, they saw two men standing on the left and right sides at the entrance to the passageway leading to the haunted house.
These two seem to be in the role of guardians.
Their eyes were closed, and their bodies were covered with a layer of grayish-white plaster powder, making them look very much like sculptures.
After a moment's thought, Song Zhixing said to Li Jiuhe, "Investigator Li, let us handle things outside the haunted house. Why don't you go back to the car and rest up so you can deal with the situation inside later?"
Li Jiuhe glanced at the passageway.
He was indeed not made of iron; he was exhausted both physically and mentally at the moment and needed to save more energy to deal with the items in this haunted house.
He's unwilling to spend more time on the work outside the haunted house right now. The strongest forces of the Yuanmeng City Investigation Bureau are all here, so let them handle it first.
At the very least, Song Zhixing should be given a chance to make amends.
He nodded and then returned to his car.
At this moment, Ma Li was still fast asleep in the car, and the saliva bubbles at the corners of her mouth were getting bigger and bigger.
Just as Li Jiuhe sat down, his phone vibrated. It was Xu Wei calling.
Li Jiuhe became nervous and quickly answered the phone.
"Hey, did you find any new information?"
Xu Wei's tone was incredulous: "Yes, I found that your file has been tampered with. You were indeed never in an orphanage. Instead, you had a second uncle who raised you from childhood until you were seventeen years old when he fell ill and passed away."