mtl008 Chapter 519 [Domain - First Gate] The Last Path
Chapter 519 [Domain - First Gate] The Last Path
"The fire has reached the main hall."
Du Tingfeng twitched his nose slightly and smelled a faint burnt smell.
A moment later, Huang Yue, who was closest to the outside world, suddenly sprang off the wall!
He felt as if he were leaning against a hot iron, the wall was scorching hot, and the -1 floor exit from the maintenance department to the lobby was already glowing red from the firelight!
Chen Ji knew it was time!
Without saying a word, he opened the hidden door at the top, and after confirming that no one was there, he gestured for everyone to go in.
Once everyone was on the metal platform in the stairwell, they immediately lowered their breathing and listened intently to the sounds coming from upstairs.
A series of footsteps sounded overhead, neither too close nor too far.
It should be in the first interval.
Based on 2313121234, the ghost has three possible directions to jump:
Between the first and second rounds, 1-3 -> 3rd floor;
Second round, 1-2->2nd floor;
Also, in the last round, 1234, 1-2, it's still the 2nd floor.
Chen Ji tensed up completely. He was prepared to use "Don't Look" to enhance his hearing, but in the next second—
The time on his watch suddenly jumped to twelve o'clock, and then stopped completely!
An indescribable sense of unease immediately filled everyone's hearts.
The intern's workday has ended.
The cleanup is complete.
Qi Yue stared blankly as the uniform in her hand disappeared, a hint of disorientation slowly creeping into her eyes.
He remembered something...
"I'm dead..." Qi Yue murmured, "Is that so?"
He seemed surprised not by his own death, but by the cause of his death.
After that, Qi Yue fell silent and said nothing more.
His eyes held a complex mix of emotions:感慨 (gǎnkǎi, deep emotion), 欣慰 (xīnwèi, gratification), 满意 (mǎnyì, satisfaction), but more than anything, a hint of regret.
"Why is this NPC's gaze so strange? Was he confessed to by the girl he liked before he died?"
Bai Shaohua glanced at the school uniform that had suddenly appeared on Qi Yue and curled his lip.
He was too lazy to ask any more questions; it was pointless and unnecessary.
Apart from Bai Shaohua and Feng Yao, no one noticed Qi Yue's subtle emotions.
Chen Ji focused all his attention on the footsteps upstairs.
The sound grew fainter and fainter, and at a certain moment, it suddenly disappeared.
"It's the third interval!"
Chen Ji immediately confirmed the ghost's current location, completely confirming his suspicions!
2313121234.
The group led by the tomb guardian has now completed 231 and is at the beginning of 312, walking on the third level.
The next stage is to return to the 1 range.
Without saying a word, everyone immediately lined up, with Chen Ji at the front and Du Tingfeng at the back, forming a row.
Except for Chen Ji, everyone behind him had their left hand on the shoulder of the person in front of them.
Five minutes later.
Three ghostly figures suddenly appeared on the steps in front of the metal platform.
Wearing liberation shoes and a military overcoat, the tomb guardian, a man in his forties or fifties, was at the front, with the two entrants at the back!
Their gaze remained fixed ahead.
With the same pace, one hand resting on the railing, they walked forward rhythmically.
Seizing the opportunity, Chen Ji lifted his foot and followed behind the three ghosts.
His right hand was also resting on the railing.
Then came Xu Sandao.
Fei'er.
Liu Zi, Feng Yao, Huang Yue...
Everyone carefully ascended the stairs, their steps perfectly synchronized, almost as one!
Chen Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief when he turned onto the second floor of section 1. By then, his palms were covered in cold sweat.
As it turns out, my previous assumptions were correct.
The most fundamental taboo regarding the guardian ghost is that you should not face it directly or be seen by it, and it is especially taboo to walk directly in front of the ghost.
It's very simple, but if you don't know the behavior patterns of the grave guardian, the probability of breaking the taboo is very high if you go directly into the stairwell.
Of course, if by some miracle the ghost happens to be in the last 1234 interval as soon as it enters, then you just need to follow it. But that's a very small possibility.
After all, not everyone is as blessed by Lady Luck as Du Tingfeng.
As Chen Ji gazed at the distorted back of the person entering the domain ahead, he thought of something else.
This was no different from what he had seen before; there were only two entrants. So the question is:
What about another one?
If the number of people is correct, there should be one more entrant, but we haven't been able to find him anywhere in the hotel.
It's not in the stairwell either.
Could it be that unlucky as to be killed by a ghost in the room?
Chen Ji frowned, but if that were the case, which one was it? And when was it killed? Most importantly, how was it killed?
Most likely, it would be at the very beginning of the second phase, since these key guests have already left their rooms and are very likely to catch lone entrants and take action.
But they had already searched before the second phase and couldn't find it at all. Maybe it was killed by the zombie NPCs?
Keeping his doubts to himself, Chen Ji didn't have time to think about it for the time being.
In the blink of an eye, we had walked through all 7 floors.
It naturally connects to the second section, which is also the 7th floor.
随着逼近这一轮3-1-2的终点，所有人心中都慢慢收紧，接下来就是最后的1-2-3-4轮次了！
If their plan fails, everyone will have no way to hide and can only wait for the gravedigger to approach step by step!
The first to disappear was the grave-guarding ghost, its figure vanishing abruptly as it crossed the last step, followed by the second ghost.
Just as the third ghost was about to leave, Chen Ji gently placed his left hand on his shoulder.
The ghost's figure suddenly stiffened.
The next second, it, Chen Ji, and the team that was strung together like centipedes appeared on a small road at the same time.
It's no longer a staircase, but a flat road.
Withered old trees stood on both sides of the path, and wisps of smoke, carrying a strong smell of burning, filled the air...
They arrived at the cemetery, which meant that the "hotel" as a form of accommodation had completely disappeared!
However, no one could stop to check. Just as planned, everyone dared not stop for a second, immediately adjusted their center of gravity, and continued to move forward!
Because the same applies to the three ghosts at the very front, the rhythm absolutely cannot be disrupted.
But right at the very front of all the entrants, Chen Ji's gaze was solemn. The ghost he had just encountered was walking along, slowly turning its head.
It still noticed Chen Ji's contact.
With the substitution technique at his fingertips, Chen Ji is ready to let the drowned ghost take over his body at any time to deceive the ghosts in front of him!
But that's it.
His eyes suddenly narrowed.
He saw the ghost that the entrant had turned into, glanced at him blankly out of the corner of his eye, and then silently turned back.
Snapped.
Snapped.
The team is still moving forward.
Chen Ji's heartbeat gradually calmed down, but another complex feeling welled up in his heart.
He was unaware that this person who had entered the realm had been turned into a puppet and had completely lost the ability to think...
Or perhaps, a trace of self-awareness remains.
Silently following the grave keeper, they soon came into view a dozen or so dug-up graves.
The coffin inside was burning fiercely.
This is burial area number 2 in the cemetery, on the second floor, which is also the second section of the stairwell.
Just as everyone was slowly moving forward...
suddenly.
Du Tingfeng, who was at the very back, suddenly tensed up.
He smelled a burnt odor coming from afar.
A few seconds later, a charcoal-black hand slowly rested on his shoulder.
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Entering the Double Gate tomorrow