Chapter 6 Hide and Seek
◎I’m afraid, but it’s useless◎
The monster appears once every hour. If Gu Nian's guess is true, then one person will be killed every hour.
Soon, footsteps were heard outside the door.
Gu Nian picked up the kitchen knife again, leaned against the door, and looked out through the peephole.
As the song sang, footsteps clattered closer and closer, but Gu Nian frowned, feeling something was amiss. As the footsteps neared the door, she finally realized what was wrong: the distance the monster was standing from her door.
She had clearly heard that the monster left and headed towards the other end of the corridor!
When the monster actually appeared in her sight, Gu Nian's heart sank suddenly. Things were worse than she had imagined. What she saw before her was not the original monster, but the middle-aged man who had been killed.
Most of the other person's flesh and skin had been eaten away, and the remaining bones and flesh were barely pieced together. There was also a strange smile on his face.
New monsters have appeared, but where have the previous monsters gone?
Gu Nian couldn't help but think of the worst guess. If that was the case, their situation would become even more dangerous, and it would be much more difficult to leave the building.
But there was no time to think about it, because the monster was about to reach her door.
Gu Nian held her breath, lowered her body, and stopped looking outside. The most important rule of hide-and-seek was not to let the other party discover her.
The singing lingered at the door for a moment and finally faded away.
Gu Nian didn't relax. There were six households on their floor. She was on the right side of the corridor, with another household not far to the left. Fortunately, the monster didn't stop, and the sound became increasingly distant.
However, just as Gu Nian stood up and prepared to look outside, there was suddenly a huge crash, followed by the monster's giggling.
"Hehe, I found it. Let's have dinner."
Huge crashes followed one after another, like hammering at everyone's heart. No one dared to leave. With such a monster beyond human understanding, it was hard for people to even muster the courage to face it. Not long after, a loud "bang" was followed by shrill screams and desperate pleas for mercy.
Gu Nian glanced down at the kitchen knife in her hand. Could she really handle a monster that could break through a security door? She looked at her wrist with nostalgia, then suddenly her eyes widened.
Is this thin thing a hair?
Gu Nian couldn't help but put down the kitchen knife, raised his hand and examined it carefully, and finally confirmed that this was the black rope that appeared in the dream! However, at this time, it would be more accurate to describe it as a black line, because it was really very thin! If you didn't look closely, you might even mistake it for a hair!
Gu Nian was very surprised. She had tried it before, but the black rope never appeared. It seemed like it was just a dream. At that time, she was glad that she was normal. But now, the world has become abnormal. Isn't it normal for her to be abnormal?
Although she didn't know why the black rope had turned into a black thread, Gu Nian still felt safe. She tried to transfer the black thread to her finger, and the black thread coiled around and around, forming an extremely thin ring.
The noise outside gradually subsided and the corridor returned to silence.
After waiting for another five minutes and confirming that there was no movement, Gu Nian moved the sofa away, thought about it, picked up the kitchen knife, opened the door and walked out.
The corridor was almost dyed red with blood, and a new corpse was placed in the middle.
Gu Nian walked around the pile of shredded flesh and took a closer look. This time, the victim was a woman, also gnawed into a bloody mess, with a smile on her face. However, this smile, which seemed particularly strange on a man's face, appeared on a woman's face, inexplicably strange yet harmonious.
It seemed that they realized that it was okay for Gu Nian to come out, so slowly, other neighbors also opened their doors, but they didn't dare to come out, and kept them closed at any time.
The resident closest to Gu Nian was a man with a shaved head. He looked at Gu Nian with admiration as he stood in front of the corpse, observing it intently, without changing his expression. He asked, "Aren't you afraid at all?"
He had just watched the monster drag a person out and eat him. He would never forget the scene in his life. It was a nightmare!
Gu Nian glanced at him and said, "I'm afraid, but it's useless to be afraid."
She explained, "As you can see, the people this monster kills become new monsters. Tell me, if this continues, how many monsters will there be in this building?"
By then, what chances will they have of survival?
The other neighbors also heard Gu Nian's words and their expressions suddenly changed.
The brave ones also followed Gu Nian's example and came out with their knives, sticks, and iron spoons. What the other party said made sense. Hiding was not a solution at all. Maybe it would be their turn next time.
The crowd gathered again.
The flat-headed brother who had spoken to Gu Nian at the beginning asked, "Did you find anything?"
The others also looked over with anticipation. After all, Gu Nian was the first one who dared to come out, and he said those words just now, so he must have discovered something, right?
Gu Nian did not hide anything and told all his previous guesses about hide-and-seek.
She looked at the back of the crowd, where a short man stood. His white T-shirt was splattered with blood, and his face still showed signs of fear. He was the resident whose door had just been broken into. Gu Nian asked, "What were you doing when the monster came?"
The short man avoided looking at her, and finally said: "I, I just want to see..."
Needless to say, everyone understood that the person was probably looking outside and happened to meet the monster's eyes, and then he was discovered. Those who dodged secretly congratulated themselves on their cowardice and didn't look outside. Those who secretly looked out were also frightened, thankful that they lived farther back.
Then everyone spontaneously moved away from the short man. He was the one discovered by the monster, but it was the woman who was killed. Who knows what he did.
The flat-headed brother was surprised and said, "But I also saw the monster eating people."
Gu Nian pointed at the short man: "He is still alive."
The flat-headed man suddenly understood and concluded, "So, the monster only kills one person at a time, and then after an hour, the person killed will turn into a new monster and continue killing people?"
Gu Nian nodded: "But this is just a guess."
Soon someone asked in confusion: "If the monster that killed people this time was created by the monster that killed people last time, then who created the monster that killed people last time?"
He gestured anxiously: "I mean, who killed the first body?"
No one can answer this question, as the deceased had already been killed when he was found.
Gu Nian thought of the black fog that appeared in the dream, but no one would believe such a thing if he told her, so he just said, "Maybe it has something to do with the darkness outside."
The flat-headed brother next to him said mysteriously: "Maybe I know."
Everyone looked at him, and some anxiously asked, "Do you know what's going on?"
Gu Nian also looked over. Could there be someone who knew more than her?
Flathead Brother said solemnly, "Last night, I had a dream. A masked and cloaked figure chased me in my dream and tortured me with a special method. I almost died of pain. Perhaps this is a warning from God. This masked figure was the one who killed people in the first place, and I was just lucky to escape."
The masked man said: "......"
She couldn't help but ask, "What happened after that? How did you feel after being tortured by her?"
The honey badger scratched his head, looking puzzled: "To be honest, I feel quite comfortable. I was not in good spirits for the past few days, and I often had nightmares at night. I dreamed that I turned into a talking potato and had to be peeled every day. After waking up, my whole body was in pain. This time I woke up with a feeling of relief." After saying this, he felt that his previous words were unreliable.
Sure enough, no one believed what the honey badger said and thought he was talking nonsense.
The flat-headed brother felt wronged, but what he said was true.
Gu Nian stood silently by the side without saying a word, keeping his achievements and fame to himself.
Everyone couldn't come to a conclusion after discussing it. Gu Nian looked at the time. Ten minutes had passed since the monster killed people. They didn't have much time left, so she decided to go down and take a look.
The flat-headed brother immediately asked, "Hey, where are you going?" He always felt that among so many people, only Gu Nian was reliable. Seeing Gu Nian was about to leave, he felt a little nervous.
Gu Nian said, "I want to go to the first floor to see if I can get out."
Someone immediately replied: "The downstairs is locked, we can't get out."
Everyone started talking at once, saying that they had found it still dark and wanted to go out, but the door downstairs was locked and couldn't be opened, so they came back.
Gu Nian slept until midnight, so she naturally didn't know about this. But even if she knew now, she would still go down to take a look.
Gu Nian's attitude was firm, and Flathead Brother was the first to stand up: "I'll go down with you."
Everyone looked at the body parts in the middle of the corridor and finally decided to go down. If all else failed, they would try to hide on other floors. They couldn't stay on this floor anyway.
The elevator was not without power, but no one dared to get in it. If something happened in the elevator, there would be no one to help.
Everyone finally decided to take the stairs.
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