Chapter 178 Chase

What enemy, what companion, what woman holding a gun.

The moment Xinnaya unfolded the note, she forgot everything. She pushed aside the students who rushed towards her and ran after Chen Xiao'e.

The girl's black hair danced in front of his eyes, and Chen Xiao'er was like a little deer in the mountains, leaping away.

Pasha.

Sinaya twisted her ankle as she turned a corner. But she was a regular exerciser, having done parkour countless times, so her ankle wasn't injured, and she quickly caught up.

Ding ding ding—a melodious tune came from the radio, and the hands of her watch also made a crisp "click" sound.

6 p.m. is a special time of the day, and all timepieces have a specific time indication. But Sinaya paid no attention to it, simply lifting her legs and trotting downstairs.

Boom, boom, boom, boom.

Boots thumped heavily on the steps.

Boom, boom, boom, boom.

Xinaya suddenly stopped, frowned and looked down, and found that the exit of the stairs had disappeared.

【Abnormal phenomenon】

A phrase immediately flashed through her mind, and her throat rolled slightly as she swallowed instinctively.

It's not fear, it's...appetite.

It was a bit like the feeling she had with Chen Xiao'er, but not nearly as intense. Especially when she recalled the sweet sensation of blood flowing over her tongue that day, her suddenly surging appetite calmed down.

I'm so hungry, I really want to eat you, Chen Xiao'er.

Xinaya continued to walk down, and the soles of her shoes pressed into the ground, feeling a sticky touch, as if a thin layer of glue was spread under her feet, making a squeaking sound when she stepped on it.

Click, click.

Boots splashed in the water, and the railings on both sides made faint crackling sounds, as if rust like vines was slowly growing on the surface.

By the way, who said that we shouldn’t panic when encountering unusual phenomena?

"Tsk." Xinnaya sneered: No one is talking nonsense in my ear, why should I think about these things.

"Sister Na~ where are we going to play next?"

A familiar voice suddenly rang out from behind her. It was probably her or him. Xinnaya didn't bother to turn around. Even if it wasn't an unusual phenomenon, she wouldn't have turned around. Who would care about the lives of those people?

"Are you messing around again? Okay, I'll freeze the card first." This time it was a cold female voice.

Xinaya yawned. "How much did it cost to hire a mercenary? The old woman wouldn't bother to care. Will she fly back from abroad?" It was hilarious.

The voice behind me switched several times, sometimes male, sometimes female, sometimes young, sometimes old.

These voices carry with them a sense of order. If the person being called has even the slightest emotional fluctuation towards the holder of the voice, it will be manifested in the body, tripping her up.

But no, not even a little bit.

Xinnaya walked down firmly, no matter whether the steps turned into ice or fire, or the occasional fleshy shadows that appeared, it could not stop her from moving forward.

There was only one figure in her mind, a figure that "Stairs" could not fake.

“——”

Zizi, zizi. The sound of nails scratching the blackboard came from far away, and then there was the sound of more than a dozen pairs of footsteps in a staggered rhythm.

"La la, la la la la."

The little girl's voice sang softly: "Three steps jump, four steps walk, rubbing against the wall will make you live longer."

More than a dozen pairs of red leather shoes ran past her, accompanied by laughter.

The "girls" with only feet ran into the darkness, and the little boy's voice followed again: "Poor thing, don't look back, you will be sent away if you step on the shadow."

After the "boys" finished singing, they didn't laugh or run away, but kept their mouths shut. Eyeballs emerged from the darkness and stared at her without blinking, as if observing whether she would look back.

Pasha.

A pair of slender hands came around from behind the neck, and a small body pressed against Xinaya's shoulders, giggling.

The observers behind the screen could see the little girl's emaciated bones. Half of her cheek had rotted away, while the other half was painted with fairy-like makeup.

The little girl covered half of her red lips with her torn sleeves, and a giggle leaked out from between her broken teeth.

“…”

Xinaya continued to walk forward with an expressionless face. She didn't bother to pay attention to the sudden weight. She walked down step by step at her own pace, not caring about the blood dripping down her cheeks.

She even took a lick of it, only to spat it out in disgust.

It's bland and tastes nothing like Chen Xiao'er's.

Her eyes darted around her, and what was even more annoying were those little red shoes, which kept sliding over and trying to trip her.

The singing started again. This time, the children didn't sing "Don't Look Back". Instead, they shouted loudly, "Three steps jump, four steps walk, rubbing against the wall will make you live longer." "Three steps jump, four steps walk." "Three steps jump, four steps walk!"

They made her jump, jump, jump!

My knees felt numb and itchy, and my feet seemed to have their own thoughts and wanted to jump.

“Tsk.”

Xinnaya finally showed an expression other than indifference, and she stopped in annoyance.

The people behind the screen held their breath: judging from her experience conquering anomalies in real life, Sinaya had already violated several taboos. Regardless of whether the taboo was "to jump" or "not to jump," she had at least violated the requirements of the anomaly and had to face its attacks.

However, the power of the Devil Hunter is much stronger than that of ordinary small anomalies. Now that it is night, will the Devouring Snake relax its restraints on the supernatural powers of outsiders?

If Xinaya could unleash some of the devil's power, the safety of the human side would be greatly improved.

Under their concerned gazes, Xinaya moved.

“Oh…”

She held the skinny little hand by her neck, leaned forward, and swung her arms forward at the same time - bang!

She slammed the corpse onto the cold steps, turning it into a puddle of pizza crumbs.

"Wow!" the recorder exclaimed and updated the record at the same time.

[The tangible monsters in the illusion are more likely to kill.]

Watching the video playback, the monster stopped moving immediately after being smashed to pieces. In real life, a tangible monster would probably still be able to struggle a few times, but it would not be shattered by a single over-the-shoulder throw.

Of course, it could also be that the devil is just too powerful.

…

Bang!

What's that sound? Chen Xiao'e stopped, breathless.

She herself couldn't see the part below the steps, so she naturally didn't know that the bottom of the steps was getting thinner and more transparent, and she would be "out of bounds" if she took a few more steps.

Looking at the endless floors, Chen Xiao'er was about to give up: I'm so tired. Maybe there's a bug? Or should I just kill myself with a fruit knife? Anyway, this reincarnation will definitely be too late to save my mother and Xiaotong.

The sudden noise perked her up, and she stood on tiptoe to look up—her eyes met Xinaya's.

Thump thump thump.

Chen Xiao'er retracted her gaze as if she had been electrocuted, and the next second she heard the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs.

"Don't chase me!" She collapsed and ran down the stairs. This time her speed was several times faster than before. She wished she could grow wings and fly down directly.

"Hahahahaha." Xinnaya laughed wildly. Anyone could hear that there would be no good outcome if they were caught by her.

Boom, boom, boom, boom.

Chen Xiao'er rolled and crawled up several floors, and suddenly her feet stopped: there were no more steps.

She blinked and realized there was no further compartment on this floor. Instead, there was a glass door directly opposite her, and it was pitch black behind it.

"Huh~" The endless corridor finally ended!

Before Chen Xiao'e could relax, she saw the darkness behind the door and shuddered. She really didn't want to run into that dark place, but there was no way out, and Xinnaya was chasing her from above, so she had no choice.

She raised her hand to press the glass door, but before she could exert any force, the door opened silently.

The area near the door was like a lightless abyss, and even the light from the corridor could not penetrate. It was like a thick layer of black fog solidified in front of us.

But when she leaned in, she could see two green signboards farther away. Could there be an emergency exit?

Gurgle.

Chen Xiao'er swallowed and thought of the classic two-choice situation in horror movies.

The heroine has to choose one of two routes to escape. No matter whether she chooses the one that seems safe or the one that is particularly suspicious, she will encounter a ghost in the end.

"Chen~Xiao~Ai~"

"Woo!" Chen Xiao'er was so scared that she covered her mouth and rushed in desperately: I don't know which road ahead has a ghost, but there must be one behind me!

She staggered to the fluorescent green signs and found that the two signs were not emergency exits, but elevator signs.

There are two elevator doors, one on the left and one on the right, one going up and the other going down.

【4】【13】

I'm on a floor between 4 and 13, so I should go to the 1st floor now, which means clicking the down button.

Chen Xiao'er pressed the down wait button, thought for a moment, and then pressed the up button: God knows what will happen in the elevator, it's better to take a look at it all before making a choice.

The two elevators were approaching each other, and the one heading down on the right arrived first.

The elevator dinged and the doors whirred open, revealing smooth metal panels.

Inside stood a woman in a uniform skirt. She stood with her back to the door, her long hair spread out like seaweed, giving off a strange damp smell.

"Uh." Chen Xiao'er made a short bubbling sound. This looked like a scene from a horror movie.

She didn't want to walk into this elevator at all. The woman inside seemed like she would turn around and show her a bloody face in the next second!

"Chen-Xiao-Er-"

Xinnaya's voice was getting closer and closer, and from the sound of her laughter, I could even imagine her grinning with gritted teeth.

The other elevator hasn't stopped yet, it will be too late if we don't leave now!

Chen Xiao'er made up her mind, picked up a vague heavy object from the darkness, rushed into the elevator and frantically pressed the door closing button.

bite--

The elevator door slowly closed, and an emerald eye flashed through the gap at the last second before it closed completely.

Buzz... The floor lifted up, and Chen Xiao'er turned her head to look at the lady next to her.

I feel like if I can get rid of Xinaya, even ghosts will look handsome.

"Ka-la-la, ka-la-la." The woman next to her slowly turned her neck and met the black-haired girl's gaze.

"Hello~" Chen Xiao'er forced a smile and waved her hand, accidentally raising the thing she had just grabbed: a blood-stained chainsaw.

…

The church's observers watched in silence as the pixelated figure representing Chen Xiao'er on the screen moved with "ahhh" sounds.

She first stood in front of the elevator door and waited, then rushed into the darkness, grabbed the arm of a monster, and twisted its weapon. Then she rushed into the elevator, leaving the monster standing there in a daze without a weapon.

As for Xinnaya... this devil kicked the elevator door to vent her anger and walked towards another elevator carrying AK.

The elevator door opened and there were at least 20 passengers standing inside.

There were 20 more squatting and lying monsters on top, and more than 50 people were squeezed together like sardines in a can, completely overloaded.

Xinnaya was probably angry. She raised her finger and pointed, then put down the AK and moved the submachine gun behind her to the front, aiming it at the elevator.

Bang bang bang bang bang.