mtl008 Chapter 492 [Domain 1 Gate] Headless Ghost (1)
Chapter 492 [Domain 1 Gate] Headless Ghost (1)
restaurant.
Feng Yao bent down to wipe the table, glancing at the clock on the wall out of the corner of her eye.
It is 2:10 a.m.
Including her and her partner, a total of five groups of interns, ten people in total, were assigned to the restaurant.
According to Feng Yao's observation, the restaurant should be relatively safe, because many people looked relaxed after entering, and instead of working, they just stood aside and chatted.
Although it's called a restaurant, there are actually only six tables here.
All the rooms had the same dark-colored, square wooden tables as the hotel's decor.
As a restaurant server, my job is to place the food on the table and remove the old food each shift.
Will the guests actually eat it?
Looking at the table covered in a layer of dust, Feng Yao couldn't help but feel a little doubtful.
The fruit that was harvested last time hasn't been bitten at all.
But this actually confirms the restaurant's safety, suggesting that guests might not be there.
While pondering, Feng Yao suddenly felt a jolt in her heart.
what happened?
For some reason, she felt her body temperature drop slightly and got a few goosebumps.
An ordinary person might not notice it, but as a resident of the domain, she couldn't possibly overlook this detail.
Immediately raising her head, Feng Yao cautiously glanced around.
Deep inside the restaurant, a few interns were still chatting.
Someone was dozing off by the door.
everything is normal.
Really?
Feng Yao glanced around suspiciously, her body tense.
A few seconds later, she turned her gaze to the other side of the table.
A man in a white uniform was looking down, struggling with a rag and a stain on the table.
Bai Shaohua.
Feng Yao said helplessly, "That's because the paint on the table is chipped; wiping it won't help."
"Oh."
The man paused for a moment, then gave an awkward reply.
Seeing his honest and unassuming appearance, Feng Yao didn't say much and continued to think about her own affairs.
Her partner was an NPC in this domain, but unfortunately, like the other NPCs, he had no idea how he was recruited into the inn.
However, Feng Yao had already begun to recognize several of the newcomers.
First, there was the girl with pigtails standing next to her during the change of shifts. The reason was simple: that girl's entire demeanor was different from that of a normal person.
And he was too calm.
There was also a blond guy in the back row. Feng Yao had seen his videos in real life; he was a big streamer.
Both of them are very conspicuous.
There were a few other people trying their best to hide, but some unconscious gestures and eye contact still revealed their identities.
"Boom!"
Just then, the restaurant door suddenly slammed shut. Feng Yao immediately looked up, but the door remained tightly closed.
"..."
Feng Yao frowned immediately.
Someone was banging on the door from the outside, but couldn't break it open.
Is there a problem with the lobby?
"Don't worry about it." An intern glanced absentmindedly at the door: "People from the lobby can't get into the restaurant, and we can't get out either."
This statement has a very subtle meaning.
He didn't say what happened in the lobby, which seemed to imply that something had happened there, but it had nothing to do with the restaurant's employees.
"Does being assigned to a particular position mean you're limited to that specific area...?"
Is it protection?
Or were they deliberately separated?
While Feng Yao was pondering, Bai Shaohua had already silently walked to the side and started wiping the glasses on the glass rack.
His gaze remained as earnest as ever. He raised the glass high and wiped it spotless, so clean that the outline of the restaurant's entrance could be reflected in it.
suddenly.
Bai Shaohua's hand paused almost imperceptibly.
With a slight twitch of his fingers, he held the glass by the handle and turned it to the side.
A blurry white shadow seemed to flash across the reflection in the glass.
This happened so fast that it would be impossible to notice under normal circumstances, but Bai Shaohua immediately put down his cup and turned to look at the door.
Next to the door.
An intern wearing a hat leans against the wall.
He had been dozing off for a while, and even the loud noise just now hadn't woken him up.
At this moment, his body remained motionless, his head slightly bowed.
A few seconds later.
It's gone down a little bit.
Just like when I couldn't control my drowsiness in class, my head gradually drooped down completely.
A strange notch was visible at the back of the neck.
As his head drooped lower, the gap grew larger and larger.
Then......
The last bit of skin attached to it broke off completely due to the downward force.
Boom!
His head finally fell off his neck and crashed heavily to the ground.
It rolled forward once and then came to a complete stop.
Only the decapitated body remained, leaning against the wall with its arms wrapped around itself, seemingly still asleep.
prick--
Bright red blood gushed out like a spring from the severed neck, instantly splattering across the wall.
A few seconds later, it slowly weakened, turning into a stream of blood that gushed out and soaked through the intern's snow-white uniform.
The sound was like a bomb exploding in the restaurant, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
The entire restaurant fell silent for two seconds.
An untimely electrical hum also sounded at that moment.
"Sizzle..."
"I'm at the front desk, a headless ghost has entered the restaurant!"
Feng Yao's gaze immediately shifted to the walkie-talkie placed on the table in the center. In an instant, she had already run towards the walkie-talkie, but another male intern with long hair was even faster!
He grabbed the walkie-talkie and, amidst screams, pressed the call button:
"What does it look like? What are the taboos?"
This person is clearly also an entrant to the realm, and has been blending in with the NPCs!
However, the signal key on the walkie-talkie suddenly turned gray.
There was no response from the other end of the call.
And it was at this moment...
The long-haired man suddenly heard a rustling sound in front of him.
very light.
It sounds like the rustling of sleeves as someone walks.
At the same time, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. Although he didn't feel anything was wrong, he had a vague feeling that he was going to die!
why?
He must have overlooked something!
Feng Yao's pupils suddenly contracted.
She still didn't see the "headless ghost" that the receptionist had mentioned, but she did witness the strange changes that occurred to the long-haired man!
The person who entered the domain had a plain white linen cloth tied around their head at some point.
This is....
The mourning band used for crying during a funeral procession!
And what's even more terrifying is...
The man's head, like the intern's before, was drooping little by little.
He seemed completely unaware of it.