Chapter 19 Hot Spring Bath (7)
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After waiting for a few seconds, no one responded.
Yi Han sighed. Of course, he didn't expect that a casual remark would be enough to provoke them. After all, even the male ghost who had been tricked by him in the same way in the novice level should have learned his lesson now.
He thought about it, picked up a stone from the side of the path, aimed at the place where the fork in the road disappeared, and threw the stone over.
The stone sank into the withered grass and disappeared.
Yi Han frowned slightly. Although he knew that this place was an illusion created by ghosts, he could break the situation by closing his eyes and walking along the route he remembered - but those three ghosts must be nearby. If he really did that, he would probably fall into their trap instead.
While paying attention to the situation around him, he pretended to walk to a pine tree. After thinking for a while, he rolled up the sleeves of his bathrobe and seemed really ready to start smashing the tree.
Then I heard some unusual movement ahead.
Sure enough, as soon as he made this move, some people couldn't stand it anymore.
The scene in front of him seemed like the surface of a lake disturbed by a stone. It changed in a trance, and then Yi Han discovered that on the trunk of the pine tree, which was only as thick as his arm, there was a poisonous snake almost as thick as the tree, with its head raised and its tongue spitting out.
"Hiss--" It let out a low cry, then opened its mouth, revealing its fangs, and looked at Yi Han.
The next moment, without any warning, it rushed straight towards his face.
Yi Han had been prepared and quickly raised the pot in his hand to block it. The snake's head turned and went straight to the side of his exposed neck.
Yi Han stretched out his left hand, squeezed it hard, and precisely grasped the seven inches when it was about to touch him.
However, the struggle in his hand only lasted half a second before the snake disappeared again. He tilted his head and saw that his hand was empty, with nothing in it.
...This ability to create illusions is indeed quite powerful. Yi Han felt it was quite tricky, so he put the iron pot down in front of him. Before he could think of a solution, he heard a lot of subtle noises.
When he explored the garden before, there was no other sound in the environment except the sound of water and wind, as if there were no living things nearby.
But at this moment, there seemed to be suddenly a lot more things nearby.
Those things crawled slowly in the dry grass, rubbing against dead branches and grass leaves, making a crackling sound.
Yi Han took a few steps back to the gravel road, and the next moment, he saw several snake heads of different sizes sticking out from the grass on both sides of the road.
He gripped the pot handle tightly, his eyes darkening. Then he heard some strange sound of water coming from the pool beside him...
Yi Han turned around slowly.
In the two or three small hot spring pools closest to where he is now, it seems that some creatures are crawling out of the water.
The water in the pool was very hot. The thing broke through the water surface and passed through the grass. It was still somewhat warm and wrapped around Yi Han's ankles.
It's something like an octopus tentacle, slippery and soft, with a suction cup...very disgusting...
They slowly climbed up along his calves. At the same time, the poisonous snakes in the bushes slowly surrounded him.
Yi Han tried to move, but found that his legs were fixed by the tentacles and he could not move.
The venomous snakes also crawled up his body along his calves, hissing provocatively. And those tentacle-like things were still tightly restraining his movements. The first ones that crawled up had already crawled into his bathrobe, trying to tie up his upper arms as well.
Yi Han experienced this feeling, but always felt...
These things… seemed no different from the water streams that he had encountered in restaurants and hot springs that could crawl on people.
He knew instantly what the trick was.
Yi Han calmed down, trying not to look or listen, and just followed his instincts.
Then he felt the tentacles wrapped around his wrist, and then exerted a little force, as if trying to make him let go of the pot handle.
"It's right here—" Yi Han suddenly opened his eyes, stretched out his other hand and grabbed back.
The tentacles wrapped around his wrist disappeared immediately, and the person who was actually holding his wrist revealed his true form—
The female ghost with loose hair.
She was grabbing Yi Han's hands tightly with both hands, trying to force him to let go of the pot handle.
"It's you." Yi Han raised his eyebrows, suddenly exerted force, shook her off, and hit her hard on the back of the neck with his elbow.
The female ghost fell to the ground, and the restraints on Yi Han's hands were released.
Without hesitation, Yi Han immediately stared at another direction not far away, slightly turned his body, and like before in the hot spring hall, resisted all kinds of resistance on his body and threw the pot with all his strength.
"ah--"
Following a scream of pain and anger, the female ghost with bruises on her hands and feet appeared at the place Yi Han was staring at.
Her figure only appeared for a moment, and then, like the female ghost at her feet, she disappeared from the spot.
[Eliminate NPC*1, +15 points at settlement. ]
[Eliminate NPC*1, +15 points at settlement. ]
Two system prompts in succession.
Afterwards, the tentacles that restricted Yi Han's movements and the snakes with bared fangs and tongues all disappeared.
The path in front of the pavilion reappeared. It was as if the lake surface disturbed by the stone finally returned to calm, and the garden regained its true scenery.
The "ghost wall" has been broken, but of the three ghosts, only two have been eliminated, leaving only one.
Yi Han did not immediately pick up the pot, but quickly ran to the door leading to the corridor. The male ghost who could control the water flow to scare people was indeed running in that direction, and Yi Han caught up with him in a few steps. In a few moves, he twisted his arm and pressed him to the ground.
"You... Humph, you win this round. If you want to fight, just kill me. Just wait, I will definitely come after you again!" The male ghost struggled hard at first, but he was too weak and couldn't even get Yi Han's hand away. In the end, he could only twist his neck and angrily said such a cruel word.
"..." Yi Han paused and didn't say anything for a while... This was why he didn't knock this guy off the line immediately: even if he eliminated him again, he probably wouldn't give up pestering him - those two little ghost girls were obviously just his little followers, and he was the real ultimate master of vengeance.
Yi Han knew the reason why he kept chasing him. The fact that he was defeated by him in the novice level was only one reason. More importantly, Yi Han also played with his feelings... This male ghost was obviously the kind of person who was very gullible, very serious, easily moved, and would get angry when he really felt something. At that time, in order to pass the level, Yi Han deliberately spoke to make him feel guilty, and finally said that he had lied to him, lured him out, and then smashed his head in exchange for 10 points. It was obvious that the boy was mad at him for teasing him over and over again.
This situation is like you have provoked a stubborn and exasperated primary school student. He can't beat you, but because he is too angry, he may even follow you all the way and throw stones at you from time to time... Yi Han believes that if he is not completely dealt with this time, this person may really fight all the way in the workplace, and even when he reaches a three-star, four-star, or five-star copy, he can still see him following behind and throwing stones...
"I won't hit you. I have something to tell you." Yi Han lowered his eyes and looked at him. Facing the other party's gnashing teeth, he adjusted his tone and spoke in a gentle manner.
Normally, if he started talking in this tone, then you wouldn't have to listen to or believe what he said next... But this ghost obviously didn't know him well enough. Even though his arm was twisted and he was pressed to the ground, he actually believed him. He was slightly stunned, and then his struggles weakened. "...W-What did you say?"
"I was wrong about what happened last time. I thought you were a trustworthy companion, but I was betrayed. I was so disappointed at the end that I deliberately said something against my will to get angry with you... But after leaving the dungeon, I figured it out. We are two opposing parties. I was angry for no reason. I'm sorry. You have reason to hate me. I hope you can calm down after this..."
Before he finished speaking these heartfelt words, Yi Han got goosebumps all over his body.
But on the surface, he really looked like a pitiful man who was betrayed by his unfaithful teammates and felt lost.
The male ghost twisted his neck and stared at him blankly for a long while, then he looked away awkwardly and asked uncomfortably, "Are you telling the truth?"
Yi Han: “Really.” His tone was extremely affectionate and serious.
"...I misunderstood you...it's obviously my fault...you don't have to hit me, I, I admit defeat this time." The male ghost NPC, who had forgotten the pain after the wound healed, actually fell for it and was flattered...
As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared on the spot.
Yi Han felt a sense of emptiness under his body, and then he received another system prompt.
[Eliminate NPC*1, +15 points at settlement. ]
...Okay, triple kill achieved.
Yi Han stood up without changing his expression. Just as he was about to pick up his pot, he discovered that there was something glowing on the ground where the male ghost had just disappeared.
It's not a recipe, but more like some kind of special prop.
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Yi Han: Monsters killed with mouth cannons can also drop equipment...
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