Isolated Island (5)
The Days I Clear Escape Games Pretending to be an NPCCh72 - Isolated Island (5)
"Ahhh—"
A painful roar came from the small house. 9ripJq
Don't be mistaken, it was not Ren Yifei. As soon as he turned his wrist slightly, the scalding hot water was directly poured down, a scream was heard from the ghost-face in the water and the ghost's hand retracted.
Huh?
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It seems, that it was pretty fun to bully this thing? A thought flashed by.
Seizing the opportunity, he kicked the hand away and returned to the bed that was two to three steps away. He took some tissues from the bedside table to wipe off the water stains on his feet and threw them away. W36jPn
"Hu—" it had only been a few seconds, but he was already sweating and his forehead was wet.
Is this thing a water ghost?
On top of the thin bones was a layer of flesh that was refusing to fall off. It was greyish black, sticky and slippery, like a badly decomposed corpse.
There was a dark mark on where his foot had been touched and it had taken a few wipes with the tissues to get it off. He rubbed it gently with his fingers and it felt thick like black mud. It was like touching grease, but it was not as sticky.
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He could smell the stench of rotting seafood when he sniffed it.
Although the previous world was full of monsters and demons, the original owner was also a big monster, so he did not feel anything in particular. But the moment a strange and hostile creature appear in this world, all the hair on his body stood up.
If it had intelligence and could communicate, then this situation might be simpler. However, he does not know if it could communicate.
Ren Yifei does not have much experience in dealing with horror movies. He had entered 'horror movie worlds' several times in the past when he was an unfortunate person in the hands of the Big Bad System. He had no ability to resist, let alone protect himself. gBr7OP
Thus, he died within a few days, and sometimes, he didn't even know how he died.
Fortunately, this thing seems to have a physical body and its means of attack seems to also be physical.
A loud gurgling sound came from the shallow water on the ground, it sounded like it was very upset.
Does it use water as its medium? U8SQBx
Ren Yifei frowned when he looked at the room that was almost surrounded by 'water'. The fever was already making him very uncomfortable, and yet there was this thing. His entire body felt irritated.
"Hey, are you there?" He found a paddle fan and slapped the surface of the water before lighting a candle. The candle was placed on the bedside table, its light spreads out and illuminated the whole room.
"Why don't you come out so we can talk?"
There was noise coming from the surface of the water as it floated about, occasionally giving him a scowl as if to intimidate him. Ogd3ih
Ren Yifei was very patient and persuaded himself to regard it as a naturally shy, fierce-looking legless animal that was acting hostile to hide its own fear. He said, "If you need anything, you can also tell me. This will help me greatly."
The black shadow jumped out and went straight for his face. Ren Yifei blocked it with the fan and backed up further onto the bed.
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Okay, negotiation has failed and there was nothing more to talk about.
He needed something to avoid direct contact with the water. sfxYca
In the dim light of the candle, he turned to look at the waterproof suit he had worn during the day hanging on the wall. It was very old, but it was functional and could protect his entire lower body. Furthermore, the wall in that area was still dry and the waterproof suit had no water in it, so it could be used directly.
The only question was: How to get there?
He tapped his head as he carefully tried to recall; the layout and pattern of this house were all in his head.
Start from the bedside table and then jump to the desk connected to it. There was an office chair next to the desk, he could use it to pass the leaking area and slide to the door to get the waterproof suit. yJLFxl
He planned his route carefully, and unless he could build a bridge, this was the only way.
More water was coming as he stood up and climbed onto the bedside table.
His limbs still felt soft, preventing him from exerting too much force, so even if he could previously easily get to the desk with one large step, he had to carefully climb over now. 'Pa dd', a drop of water fell in front of him.
Ren Yifei looked up only to find that this section of the ceiling had also begun to leak. Well, this house is truly going to turn into a cave behind a waterfall.
He climbed over the bedside table and onto the desk. With one foot on the office chair, he grabbed the table with both hands and carefully shifted his body weight.
'Pa da', another drop of water fell on his foot, but this time, it burned like sulphuric acid. Ren Yifei was in pain and jerked his leg.
The office chair slide away, it made an S curve and went directly into a corner.
"Wait!" His centre of gravity was thrown off balance and he almost fell to the ground. He could only lean against the desk and stretch his arm out in vain. Uo2I9g
Misfortune never comes in ones. What does this strange thing want?
He had to crawl back, but this time, there was no obstacle in his way. He smoothly arrived at the bed and sat cross-legged as he squinted at the water on the ground.
"This distance..."
Thinking of a solution, he rolled up the woven mat and bedsheet to reveal the bed frame that was made up of long wooden planks. He took one out and gently placed the 1.5-centimetre thick board on the ground; the water only submerged half of it. cF3mha
He lined up another one, the distance from the bed to the waterproof suit was not large so three wooden planks were enough.
"Cough cough," the candlelight flickers when Ren Yifei coughed. He stepped on the wooden plank carefully with a pair of scissors in his hand.
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The thickness of the shoes plus the thickness of the wooden plank was much greater than the depth of the water. The soles of his shoes were not even wet as he slowly walked on the planks.
Prickly, sharp fingernails scraped across the wooden plank, and a dripping black skeletal hand stuck out of the water. Snu0Mo
A hand grabbed it.
Ghost hand:?
Ren Yifei grabbed the skeletal hand, pulled it upwards and with a 'smack', he pressed it on the wooden plank like it was a dead fish. The pair of scissors in his other hand was directly plunged down, and with a lot of force, it penetrated the hand and nailed it to the plank.
"Ah——" dAG21s
The plank was too narrow and his body was weak. After this series of movements, his body tilted and almost fell. But fortunately, he managed to keep his balance and prevented the ghost hand from witnessing something embarrassing.
Shaking his numb hand, he gasped for air and stepped over the ghost hand to retrieve the waterproof suit and the folding chair that was leaning against the wall.
"Cough cough," he coughed as sweat fell down his face. Although he looked sickly, the ghost hand that was nailed by scissors a few steps away struggled more intensely.
The scissors were not removed when a folding chair appeared unexpectedly, and in an imposing manner, it slammed onto the ghost hand's wrist— Crack. tpUNou
"The next time you stick your hand out, it will not only break, but it will also shatter into pieces," Ren Yifei said gently.
He took the thermos and went back to bed; even with half of the bed gone, he was still able to sleep. He poured himself a cup of hot water and drank it when he suddenly heard tearing sounds.
Upon closer inspection, the ghost hand that was nailed to the wooden plank was gone, leaving only a few pieces of flesh in its place.
Then, these pieces of flesh also dissolved like water and poured back into the flood, disappearing in the blink of an eye. vzfBwX
A few bubbles popped out and made gurgling noises as an ugly head sneaked out from the water beside the bed.
After waiting for two seconds, it saw that Ren Yifei did not respond so it secretly stretched out its hand again.
"Leave leave leave, you're really annoying. I'm extremely tired," Ren Yifei patted it with the fan. He put the cup of water aside, used the waterproof suit as a pillow and fell into a deep slumber: How uncomfortable, even the Heavenly King daddy would not provoke him.
"What's up with this rain?" One after another, the players in Mazu Temple began to fall ill. This was simply unbelievable. With their physique, don't even mention a few hours, they would still be fine after soaking in the rain for three days and three nights. utzNBF
But it was too unscientific that these people got sick.
They did not realise that there was a problem with the rain until decomposed flesh of animals emerged from the water. The water was the medium for these carcasses, they go where water flows.
Chrysanthemum Garden.
No, to be more precise, they go where there was 'rain water'.
They knew that carcasses in a supernatural world were not a good thing; the players immediately attacked. YaGpmW
"What are these things?"
They looked at the shattered bones that resembled melted liquid and wondered how long it will take for them to regenerate. The players were mentally and physically exhausted after fighting the monsters while suffering from the after-effects of a fever.
Out of all of them, only Saman was the most composed.
Because he was dry from beginning to end, the carcasses did not touch him at all. He was watching the show under the umbrella like he had nothing to do. FX4dDm
Ah, can't look anymore, how infuriating. He's too carefree!
"Is there a hospital nearby? I'll look for some medicine," a player pressed on his throbbing temple. He had wanted to use his mobile phone to search for any local health centre, but unexpectedly, the signal was unsteady and unusable.
"Damn it," he cursed softly.
Having no phone signal was one of the omens of the beginning of a supernatural phenomenon; the player's heart beat faster. TlhdwW
"The rain brings carcasses, and carcasses bring diseases. If the cold symptoms don't improve in a short time, things will only get worse," Saman said with a smile while holding up a packet of cold medicine.
He had visited a store and a pharmacy before coming here and was waiting for the moment to profit from... to lend a helping hand.
The three players immediately saw through his intentions, they were all 'touched' as they gritted their teeth and asked, "What's the price?"
Saman shook the pills, "Information." Wlg6dM
The whole island was experiencing torrential rain, and both players and NPCs were affected. A little less than half of the houses on the low land had already been flooded.
NPCs also began to come out of their houses and shout, "It's raining heavily today. Everyone, hurry up and evacuate to higher grounds."
They shouted as they left, but not everyone listened. Some people stayed in their houses until it flooded and did not come out.
"Divinity cannot withstand the main force of the supernatural beings in this instance. We can't stay in this place," the three players in Mazu Temple exchanged information for cold medicine. After taking it, they really did feel a lot more comfortable, which barely suppressed the distress they felt after being forced to comply. wZdAgb
But the rain was still too heavy, and Mazu Temple was beginning to leak. If one was bad enough, they had to get sick a second time.
They must change location.
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"At the rate that the water is rising, Mazu Temple will be gone soon. However, I know a place where there is shelter and food and is on high grounds," Saman smiled and stepped on the outstretched claw of the carcass.
These things were not very strong, but they could not be killed. The reason for rushing forward, again and again, was unknown. Was it to consume their strength? TtPmfZ
The three players exchanged glances and sighed in unison, "This is only the first day so there really is no more information." Don't catch the three of them pulling their hair all this time either, there really was no more.
"Then what about reality? Isn't there the Cape of Desolation?" Saman smiled more amiably, "This is an instance. We won't know each other's identity once we go out, therefore, isn't this just casual chit-chat?"
"Crack-boom!" Some time after being accustomed to the certain cracking sound, they suddenly heard a thunder-like boom and the earth shook again.
The three players were startled and shouted, "Okay! I'll say it!" LEWaS6
Saman ignored them, he looked outside and frowned.
Isolated Island.
These two words flashed through his mind. There were several islets surrounding this island and it couldn't be counted as an isolated island. To make it an actual isolated island, there will undoubtedly...
Saman frowned. If he were to guess, going up the mountain would be the only option left. Do 'they' know this? gQ5ptz
Ren Yifei, who was sleeping, was woken up by the loud noise and shaking bed.
"Whose gas tank exploded?"
No, it was an earthquake.
"Zzzzz... Strom... Zzzzzz— the boat is going to capsize..." FQDJGa
It was unknown which channel the crystal radio had received, but a man's hoarse roar came out.
"It's seven o'clock?" He sat up and suited at the luminous dots on his wrist. He was able to sweat a lot and recover. Although he still had some symptoms, it was at least tolerable.
The candle on the bedside table was lit again and he saw that the water had risen by more than ten centimetres, completely submerging the wooden planks on the ground.
Water was leaking everywhere as the house was on the verge of being a cave with a waterfall entrance. The previous earthquake had caused another pile of things to fall to the floor, and some shredded bits of paper floating on the water. yuXU8G
"I must leave now!"
Ren Yifei gritted his teeth and stood up.
Chrysanthemum Garden.
On the other side of the island.
The ground continued to shake and the wooden pillars in Mazu Temple shook violently along with it, causing the entire temple to shake. The sceptre in Mazu statue's hand on the desk fell and cracked in half. Pquysn
The raising water outside the yard suddenly receded in the blink of an eye, leaving the ground wet.
"Starlight Manor," Saman took out a leaflet and gave it to the other party. It showed a manor that was located on a nearby mountain and was full of childlike interests.
This small island had one small mountain. Mountain meant high grounds and food, while the manor meant shelter to rest in.
It was still windy and rainy outside the temple. Everything looked grey and they could not even see five metres ahead. Saman walked into the rain with the black umbrella. j6Y0aW
"Where are you going?" The remaining three players looked at each other while holding the flyer in their hands.
"I have a personal business to deal with."
His figure soon disappeared in the rain.
The person who knew the way was gone, and there was only a map in their hand. The three players did not want to go into the rain, but there was no other way. LGShyg
With one hand over their eyes, they bent over slightly and rushed into the rain.
The raindrops were blown by the wind. Every drop could puncture a hole through their skin and their eyelashes were also wet, making it difficult to see the direction.
It was unknown how long it took, but the water had risen up to their calf and after the sirens sounded, a familiar voice was suddenly heard from the silent broadcast.
They had just heard it not long ago. E8OkfV
"This rainstorm will cause flooding, and there's also a possibility of an earthquake. Please leave the place where you're staying now and go up the mountain."
"Bang bang bang!" The sound of something slamming against the door continued. While the broadcasting station's staff cursed as they pried the door lock, Saman just calmly continued to let everyone escape urgently, telling them to not rely on luck and immediately go to Starlight Manor.
"Use a hammer and smash it open!" The station director finally became anxious.
With the sound of the door lock being smashed, Saman smiled and added a final sentence: 6LyEfl
"I'll wait for you there."
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