Chapter 641

From the time he entered this space until now, Xiaohua found that he had almost completely adapted to the smell, and had completely eliminated the nausea and discomfort. But fortunately, because the exposure time was not too long, the girl's senses were not dulled yet, and she could still detect changes in the concentration of the smell itself.

The signs of decay are increasing.

If at least structures such as walls and floors could be seen in the places he walked before, then the place Xiaohua is walking now has almost turned into a pure twisted cage made of rusty barbed wire. The original walls, floors, etc. Only few fragments of the structure are left, hanging on the barbed wire like meat that has not completely rotted.

【Sizzling...sizzling...】

The noise from mobile phones is becoming more intense, to the point where it can cause discomfort to the ears.

The light of the lantern also became dimmer, and Xiaohua even noticed that the color of the lantern was faintly changing, as if it was changing from the original yellow light to red light.

Wow——

Something passed by the girl's side.

"who?!"

Xiaohua was startled and turned around immediately, but only saw an empty barbed wire fence.

The sound just now seemed to come from outside the barbed wire fence?

Is that thing crawling on the barbed wire?

Hua Hua Hua——

Before Xiaohua could figure out what was going on, the sound of something passing by quickly sounded again, more clearly than before.

This time the voice came from behind the girl.

She turned her head again, and this time her perspective vaguely captured something dark red, but she was too late to catch up with the other party's movements.

What the hell is this?

Xiaohua couldn't be sure whether what he saw was a corner of clothes or some kind of flesh and blood.

The only thing she could confirm was the fact that she was not alone. There is something in this weird corridor with no end in sight, something hidden in the darkness. And Xiaohua felt that no matter what that thing might be, it was best not to have the idea that the other party could communicate.

[Zizi...Xiaohua...Xiaohua...are you still there...]

Along with the strong interference sound, Yotsuya Miko's voice suddenly sounded again, and it sounded like she was quite anxious.

"Hey, Xiaomizi? I'm here, I'm still here, and now I'm entering a strange corridor. This place... well, how should I put it, I feel like something terrible is haunting here, and something is following me. , but I can’t find the other party’s location.”

Xiaohua, who originally thought that he might not hear Zi's voice for a long time, was pleasantly surprised and quickly picked up the phone and started talking.

However, I don’t know whether it was because the interference was too strong or for some other reason. It took several minutes for Miko’s reply to come through, and the tone of her voice became more anxious.

[Hurry up... leave quickly... don't go deeper... sizzling... deeper into the corridor...]

[The deeper you go... sizzle... the more... you can't escape... don't try to go deeper... sizzle...]

Does it become impossible to escape the deeper you go?

Xiaohua was slightly startled by Jianzi's words. Although she had also thought about whether there would be any bad consequences if she went deep into this area, but did it mean that this place itself was a deadly trap?

Then, before we go too deep, try to go back the same way?

While thinking about it, Xiaohua planned to step back and leave this corridor to go back to the puppet room to try. However, before she took her first step, Xiaohua suddenly thought of the question that Xiao Mianzi had mentioned to herself before about [Question 3 of the exercise book].

I remember that Omiko said at that time that when we talked on the phone again, she wanted me to ask her this question.

To be honest, Xiaohua herself had no idea what the significance of this question was. Jianzi's sudden request only made her feel deeply confused and puzzled.

But Xiao Mianzi was much stronger than him. Since she deliberately emphasized this matter, Xiaohua felt that it was best for her to obey. Maybe there was some deep meaning hidden in it that she didn't know, and she would have to wait until Xiaomiko herself revealed the answer.

"Well, Xiaomiko, what is the answer to the third question in the exercise book? Do you still remember it?"

So in this dark rotten passage, Xiaohua's footsteps finally stopped in place, and he asked questions seriously to the mobile phone in his hand.

[Zi...The third question in the exercise book...Zi Zi...The third question is an equation...The title is...Zi...The final answer is option C...]

[If you still remember this question... sizzling... your spirit will be fine... this is a good thing... withdraw now... sizzling... don't stay any longer]

Miko's answer was quick.

Although the interference of noise made the conversation quite difficult, Xiaohua could still understand what Jianzi was saying and what she wanted to express.

So, can I confirm my mental state by asking the questions on the test paper I took not long ago?

Is this really the case?

The girl's steps remained still, but her expression became more and more confused.

I always feel like something is wrong.

I still couldn't figure it out for a while, but I just felt something was wrong and it shouldn't be like this.

[Don’t waste any more time... sizzle... move quickly... a monster has discovered you... go back quickly... sizzle...]

Jianzi's voice was still urging Xiaohua to act quickly.

Although her voice was disturbed by noise, Xiaohua could clearly hear what she wanted to express every time, without missing anything or getting confused.

Hula-hula-

More obviously than before, the sound of something passing through the wires was heard.

The directions of the sounds were different, which meant that there was more than one monster. If these things that were so fast that you couldn't even see them really attacked her, Xiaohua felt that she might not be able to hold on for even a second, and she would be doomed on the spot without the protection of the red light.

Wait, wait a minute.

The protection of the red light... Yes, I still have the protection of the red light. Even if the remaining energy is really running low and it is to the point where it may run out of ammunition and food at any time, at least now, the power of the red light is still protecting me.

With this power, I don't have to worry about being attacked by the weird things. Even if the core weird thing in this area runs out and tries to kill me, he will still be absolutely safe before the red light is really consumed.

Similarly, Xiaohua also knew that even if she fell into extreme emotions for various reasons, such as fear, despair and other negative emotions, she would definitely be able to recover faster than usual. After all, what is stored in her head now is the spiritual fragments from the God. With this thing, she doesn't need to worry about mental problems at all.

How strange.

Would Xiao Jianzi not know about this?

Mr. Gao Hai said it clearly that Xiao Jianzi knew everything and knew what was happening. Since Mr. Gao Hai said so, Xiao Jianzi's situation must be like this.

In that case, how could she ask such a strange question. [Question 3 in the Exercise Book] What is the meaning of this strange question? I always feel that a normal Xiao Jianzi would not ask this kind of... normal Xiao Jianzi?

Xiaohua's movements suddenly stopped.

She heard the obscure voice again and found that the voice stopped above her head.

So the girl looked up and saw the little feet hanging outside the wire fence, covered with dirty blood.

Then she looked at the phone in her hand, and after a brief pause, she said in a serious tone:

"Koji, is it really you?"

The other party's answer came very quickly, almost immediately after Xiaohua finished speaking.

[It's me... Of course it's me... Zizi...]

Listening to the voice, it was completely the voice of Koji herself.

However, the source of this voice was not from the phone. So, the voice of the so-called [Koji] who communicated with me this time was actually transmitted from somewhere else?

So the next moment, Xiaohua, who understood what was going on, couldn't help but tremble.

Chapter 21 The moment of escaping in the dark corridor and the gradually awakening talent

If you think about it carefully, some things should have been discovered earlier.

When I just entered the mansion and closed the window on the second floor, I saw footprints that looked like those left by a child.

During her subsequent exploration of the building, she encountered a transformed long-necked monster, a monster with a head like a ceramic doll that could touch her for some reason, and the last monster that appeared, which represented itself as a child-like doll.

The first monster was successfully exiled by Xiaohua with red light, and Xiaohua actually thought that the latter two monsters were the same thing at first. But now thinking back carefully, this idea itself is probably not accurate. After all, there is actually a considerable degree of difference in the external manifestations of the two monsters, and she just subconsciously thought that there should be only one monster left in the house, and did not seriously think about whether the two were not the same entity.

But now she has understood it.

As she realized this key issue, some phenomena that were originally ignored began to change with her cognition. She began to realize that beside her, beside her seemingly empty body, there was a figure standing there, but Xiaohua had never noticed it before.

It was the thing with a head like a ceramic doll, maintaining a stiff and cold smile, and about the same size as a normal person.

Until now, until Xiaohua realized its existence and successfully found it, this thing is still making the sound of "Yotani Miko", trying to continue the previous communication.

When did it start to follow me?

Could it be that it has been following me since I successfully exiled the long-necked monster, from falling into this twisted space, to the whole process of exploration?

It has been by my side, but I have no way to realize its existence and find it. It was not until I had the idea that [there might be another monster] that it finally exposed its figure and appeared in front of me. With such ability, I am afraid that this thing is not the weird thing corresponding to this twisted space? I have always ignored its existence and let it follow me. Wait... Could it be that the reason why the child doll repeatedly appears beside me is also to remind me of its existence?

Subconsciously, Xiaohua moved her body and took a step away from the ceramic-faced monster.

The next moment, the monster suddenly raised its head, and its lifeless and stiff face was aimed at the girl. In an instant, Xiaohua even felt that the smile on the other person's face seemed to become brighter.

Run!

Without any hesitation, the girl turned around and ran wildly, accelerating towards the deeper part of the dark corridor.

Before this, Xiaohua was sure that she had never run so fiercely. Even for things like physical education exams, she had never run so hard.

But she didn't have time to think about this kind of thing at the moment. After all, the footsteps following behind her were so clear. The monster caught up with her as soon as he realized that he had been discovered by Xiaohua, and his speed was so fast that he was not left behind by her at all.

[Xiaohua... Xiaohua... Why don't you listen to me...]

The voice of seeing a child with a little electric interference was still coming out of the mouth of that thing.

Outside the rusty wire fences, more things flashed by, as if more things were spying on all this, following the girl who was running for her life.

[Xiaohua... stop... stop... stop... stop...]

"Hu... hu..."

The girl could feel the rapid consumption of her physical strength.

She stumbled forward amid the occasional sounds of Jianzi behind her, and the lantern in her hand kept shaking due to the violent movements. The increasingly dim light was increasingly stained with a layer of dark red, as if it was blending into the surrounding environment little by little and being absorbed by it.

Hula--

The cold rain fell on the girl's body and penetrated into her skin.

It was raining.

From the dark sky that seemed to have no end, the wet raindrops fell one by one, gradually becoming denser.

The smell of rain was extremely fishy, ​​and it made people want to vomit just by smelling it.

No, that's not right, this is not rain.

While running, the girl looked at her wet shoulders and arms, and saw only puddles of black spots spreading.

That was rotten and smelly blood.

At this moment, the black and smelly blood fell from the sky into the wire mesh corridor, like nauseating raindrops flowing from a long-dead body.

There was a faint cry from a distance, and it was difficult to tell whether it came from the front, the surroundings, or the back.

Only the suffocating oppression was getting worse, as if it was going to crush the flesh and bones and exerted on the whole body, almost depriving Xiaohua of his own breathing.

Madness.

The girl felt the madness hidden in the shadows.

She vaguely realized that what was allowed to exist in this dark space was madness after abandoning all rationality, and absolute darkness with nothing left.

Just like the increasingly rusty wire mesh, after the flesh-like walls and ground decayed and collapsed and disappeared, the last remaining bones naturally dissolved little by little, gradually decayed, and gradually collapsed until no trace was left.

Is this the so-called [hospital]?

Is this the real [treatment] given to the so-called patients?

It seems that I can see those smiling [doctors] who stretched out their hands, see these fakes imitating adults, and see the moment when they finally showed their fangs and became hideous.

They lurk in the shadows, looking for everyone with a hollow heart, and twist them, turning these ordinary people who were originally just a little confused, or couldn't see the way forward, or were not satisfied with their current lives, into extreme madness, turning them into outright monsters, and then finally calling it [salvation], and even seeing such brutal and terrifying behavior as a means to change the world from the bottom of their hearts, and gradually expanding the scope of action, killing more and more innocent people.

Just like this twisted space that is trapped in decay, this world that carries the memories and emotions of the mother who turned into a monster, this place should not have been this horrible appearance of the underworld, and should not be filled with so much filth and stench. Just like the room that holds all kinds of food and delicacies, those dishes that Xiaohua has tasted carefully, such delicious dishes cannot be made casually. This mother who eventually fell into madness and killed her family may have been dissatisfied with the current situation and her life before she came into contact with the [hospital]. But at that time, she would never have thought of cruelly killing her family. It was the [treatment] given to her by the [hospital] that eventually turned her into a monster.

"Hu... Hu..."

The girl continued to run forward while panting.

[Don't go any further... Turn back... Come and receive treatment... Come and receive salvation...]

The voice behind her never got far away.

No matter how hard Xiaohua ran, she found that the monster following her still maintained the same speed, following closely behind her and could not be really thrown off.

From time to time, she would even feel that the other person was touching her body, and that thing would come closer from time to time, gently poke her waist with its fingers, or blow a breath on the back of her neck, and then distance itself again, as if it was deliberately teasing her.