Chapter 149 Ghost Doll
Perhaps to verify what the netizen said, the team on the opposite side quickly discovered Lu Yan's presence. They all stopped in their tracks, looking at him with a hint of suspicion, obviously not expecting to see anyone other than themselves in the contaminated area.
One of the leading men looked alert, unnoticedly grasped the pistol at his waist, and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? What are you doing in the contaminated area?!"
Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao were both dressed in black, with their faces tightly covered. If they were not carrying a bunch of messy live broadcast equipment, they would easily be mistaken for wanderers.
Lu Yan raised his hand and took off the hood of his sweatshirt. His eyes were particularly deep in the dark. Although he was wearing a mask, he could not hide his sharp temper. He saw that the group of people were in uniforms and did not want to cause trouble, so he explained: "Sorry, we are here to do an adventure live broadcast in the contaminated area to make a living."
The man glanced at their attire and asked: "Are you living in Devil's Town?"
Lu Yan nodded.
The other party frowned upon hearing this, and his voice became more serious: "Go back immediately, we are going to clear out the vagrants in Black Stone Street right away. Ordinary people are not allowed to set foot in the contaminated area. We will not be responsible for any accidental injuries!"
A young man behind him said coldly: "Captain, why bother talking to these people? They are a bunch of ignorant people. They can leave or not. When the wanderers come out later, they will suffer!"
Before Lu Yan could say anything, Lu Xiaozhao couldn't help but yelled in anger: "Who are you calling ignorant?! The contaminated area is not owned by your family. We can come and go as we please. Who knows who will suffer when the wanderers escape!"
Although those psychics didn't say anything after hearing this, they showed a bit of contempt on their faces. In their opinion, the two ordinary people in front of them were simply risking their lives for traffic. People were dying in Devil City every day, and yet there were still people rushing there to seek death.
The young man glanced at Lu Xiaozhao and sneered, "Okay, the wanderers will come out in a few minutes, if you have the guts, don't leave."
Lu Xiaozhao was about to speak, but was stopped by Lu Yan without leaving a trace: "Since you want to clear out the vagrants, then we won't cause any more trouble. We will just take some photos outside and go back. We won't set foot on Black Stone Street."
Sky City and Devil City have always kept to themselves. This team of superpowers came out to clear out vagrants mostly on orders from their superiors as a routine matter. Whether ordinary people would be affected was not within their consideration.
Upon hearing this, Captain Shi Xuan no longer cared about them and directly gave the order: "Go!"
Lu Yan saw the group of psychics running rapidly towards the contaminated area, and they disappeared after a few teleportations. So he and Lu Xiaozhao simply found a flat ground and stood on it for filming.
Lu Xiaozhao muttered in a low voice: "Brother, why are you so polite to them? We still have to hunt the Wanderers today. If we give up our position to them, where will we go?"
Lu Yan aimed the camera at the entrance of Black Stone Street and adjusted the focus: "Don't worry, we can wait until they come out before going in. There are so many wanderers anyway, we can't kill them all."
The night in Devil City always seems particularly quiet. The cold wind blows around, shaking the branches and leaves, and casting a weird shadow of the trees on the ground. I don’t know if it’s because the wind is too strong, the abandoned Ferris wheel in the amusement park suddenly starts to turn slowly. It is like an extremely clumsy old man. Every movement is accompanied by the creaking sound of rusty bones, which is extremely harsh.
“Squeak—”
“Squeak—”
Lu Yan frowned unconsciously, having an inexplicable sense of foreboding.
Lu Xiaozhao was cold and scared. He trembled and hugged Lu Yan's arm tightly: "Brother, did you hear that? There seemed to be screams coming from Black Stone Street. It was creepy."
Lu Yan did not hear the screams. He only heard a faint nursery rhyme coming from the amusement park. The ethereal and thin voice sounded particularly creepy in the middle of the night:
"My home is deep in the forest...
The moon is high, the birds are flying...
If you come to visit, please remember the way...
Bring small scissors and a small comb,
Help me to tie my hair into a braid...
Your mother takes you on the swing, and your father cooks you meat soup...
I want to hold your hand and play hide-and-seek together...
Under the cabinet, inside the pillow, I'm watching you on the wall...
Blackstone Street, No. 16, if you don’t come I’ll find you…”
Along with the childish nursery rhymes, a short figure suddenly appeared not far away. It was a little girl holding a doll. Her hair was disheveled and her face could not be seen clearly. The red dress she was wearing looked a little dull due to dirt. She was skipping towards this side.
In the deserted polluted area, this scene looked very strange. Seeing this, Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao took a few steps back unconsciously, with a chill running down their backs. Even they changed color, not to mention the audience in front of the screen. Netizens were so scared that they were shaking while typing:
[Where did this kid come from in the middle of the night? Could he be a wanderer?! ]
[I am really surprised that there are still such young wanderers. ]
[QAQ It’s so scary, wuwuwu, husband, let’s run! ! Don’t risk your life! ]
Just when everyone was urging Lu Yan to run for his life, a netizen with the IP coordinates of Sky City in the comment area poured cold water on him: [You can't run away, you should quickly ask for help from the Psychic Team. I work in the Monitoring Bureau. This is not an ordinary attack-type wanderer, but an illusion-type wanderer. They can't wander around, they can only stay in a fixed area. After a long time, they will create their own "ghost den", which is commonly known as an illusion. Once she targets you, you will be pulled into the illusion and must play the game according to her rules, otherwise you will be torn apart and swallowed for violating the rules.]
He hesitated for a moment before typing another comment, asking cautiously: [Anchor, this kind of illusion-type esper is very rare. Can you give us a live broadcast of the entire process when you are pulled into the illusion? This will be very valuable video data for the Monitoring Center. If you unfortunately die, I can help you apply for a large pension.]
Be a fucking human being!!!
This is the unanimous thought in the minds of almost all of Lu Yan’s fans. They typed away in a panic:
[You are stealing the show! The anchor is in danger, and you are still thinking about the video data! Why don’t you go online! ]
Seeing this, the netizen adjusted his glasses and explained seriously: [The Monitoring Institute once cooperated with the Psychic Team and wanted to get first-hand video data, but the Psychics who entered the illusion never came back. The people the anchor just met should be the top ten ace teams in Sky City. I heard that they went to the contaminated area this time to clear out the Illusion Wanderers, but I didn’t expect...]
I didn't expect to run into this unlucky guy Lu Yan.
When Lu Yan saw the comment section, his eyes went dark and he almost passed out. What kind of shitty luck was this? He had come out today just to hunt down a low-level Wanderer for the reward, but how come he ran into the rarest Illusion Wanderer the moment he opened the door? What a fucking disaster!
Just at this moment, the system jumped out, seeing the excitement, its tone was always cold and low, with a unique crackling sound of electricity:
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering the side quest - Ghost Doll! ]
[Side Mission 1: Please accept the ghost doll's invitation to visit her home. If you succeed in the mission, you will be rewarded with 100 points. If you fail in the mission, you will be deducted 500 points! ]
[Side Mission 2: Please provide the Monitoring Institute with complete video research data. A reward of 100 points will be given for successful completion of the mission, and no penalty will be given for failed completion of the mission! ]
[Side Mission 3: Please walk out of the ghost doll's illusion alive. If you succeed in the mission, you will be rewarded with a supernatural power upgrade. If you fail in the mission, you will be wiped out! ]
Lu Yan: “…”
The fact that the system released so many side quests at once doesn't mean it's generous, it just means that the quests this time are very dangerous.
Lu Yan saw the little girl jumping towards him in a strange manner in the dark. He held his breath and stood up straight. He turned his head to look at the live broadcast screen and asked fiercely:
"How much is the large pension you have?"
Netizens took a deep breath after hearing this: [? ? ! ]
Really, bro? Are you really going to go?!
The guy from the monitoring institute was so happy that his eyes lit up: [Don't worry! I will help you apply for the highest amount!!!]
Lu Yan said nothing. He closed his eyes with a dead heart and raised his hand to make an "OK" gesture: "Deal!"
At this point, the most hardworking anchor on the entire Internet was born.
“Tick…tick…tick…”
While they were talking, the little girl had already skipped in front of Lu Yan. She slowly stopped, her dark and messy hair covering her entire face, so that even her facial features could not be seen. She was holding a skull doll with a pigtail in her arms, and her empty eyes were staring at them.
The little girl took the initiative to invite him, her voice so thin that it gave people goosebumps: "Brother, do you want to visit my house?"
Lu Yan swallowed hard and was about to nod in agreement, but before he could even open his mouth, he saw Lu Xiaozhao, who was about to cry but had no tears, waving her hands frantically to refuse, "Little sister, we don't have time, you should ask someone else to go..."
“Bang!”
Lu Yan expressionlessly slapped Lu Xiaozhao to the ground, then squatted down and looked at the ghost doll. He pulled the corners of his mouth, forced a smile, and said in the softest tone of his life: "Of course it's okay."
As he spoke, he quietly took the phone off the stand and secretly handed it to Lu Xiaozhao, signaling him to turn on the recording function and start the live broadcast.
A gust of night wind blew the little girl's hair, making her already messy hair look even messier. Lu Yan had obsessive-compulsive disorder and was somewhat uncomfortable watching this. He reached out to help the little girl tidy up her hair and asked in a gentle voice, "Where do you live? Can you take us there? This is my first time here and I don't know the place..."
Lu Yan suddenly fell silent as he was talking, because a head suddenly appeared in front of him. After the hair on the little girl's face was pushed aside, it was still hair.
“…”
His hands are really nasty.
Not only Lu Xiaozhao thinks so, netizens also think so.
Lu Yan silently covered his hair back and laughed awkwardly: "Brother doesn't know the way to your house, what should I do?"
The little girl whispered, "Come with me."
She skipped forward with the doll in her arms, leading Lu Yan and the others deep into Blackstone Street.
Lu Yan originally thought that the scene inside would be similar to that outside, just a messy ruin. However, when he dragged Lu Xiaozhao, whose legs were limp with fear, into Black Stone Street, a bustling noise suddenly came from all directions, drowning them, as if they had come to another completely different world.
The streets were lined with old-style buildings that resembled those in the countryside, with brand new bricks and tiles and clean windows. Because it was dark, the lights were on in the houses, making them even brighter. One could even smell the fragrance of rice in the air, and laughter could be heard from every household.
However, when Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao walked on the street, they did not see any trace of living people. They could not even tell where the laughter came from. They only felt that there were men and women, old and young, and it was even very noisy and irritating after listening for a long time.
The little girl walked and suddenly stopped in front of a building. She turned and looked at Lu Yan. Her face without facial features looked particularly strange in the dark night: "Brother, we have arrived at my house. Mom will be very happy to see you. She likes it most when guests compliment her on her beauty. Can you guys compliment her?"
This is her fantasy world, which means her rules must be followed and cannot be refused.
When the little girl saw Lu Yan nodded, she reached out and knocked on the door. The dull knocking sound made people feel uneasy: "Mom, I'm back, open the door quickly!"
She knocked three times, only to hear heavy and dragging footsteps from inside. Not long after, the security door was pushed open with a creaky sound, and a woman's head popped out from inside. When they saw her face clearly, Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao couldn't help but gasp in unison and subconsciously took two steps back in shock.
The woman who came to open the door was hunched over, with a very bent back. Her hair was long and thick, and her skin was as white as plaster. But the most terrifying thing was her face. Her mouth was on her forehead, followed by her nose, eyes, and eyebrows. Her facial features were completely out of place, as if a face had been pasted upside down on top.
Her face could no longer be described as ugly, but rather bizarre, with long thin eyebrows, dark eyes, and a bright red mouth. Her facial features lacked any three-dimensionality. Her laugh was sharp and thin, and the way she looked at Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao was like she was sizing up two pieces of fat meat, greedy and gloomy:
"My dear, why did you come back just now? Mommy is so hungry waiting for you to eat..."
While she was speaking, two old and skinny hands slowly stretched out from behind her, with sharp nails, and stabbed at the tops of Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao's heads. At the critical moment, Lu Yan suddenly remembered what the little girl said, and hurriedly opened his mouth to praise her, causing the woman's movements to stop in mid-air——
"Auntie, you are so beautiful!!"
Lu Xiaozhao finally got smart. He held up the live broadcast phone and stammered, "Auntie...you...you...you are so beautiful!"
Netizens angrily slammed their keyboards: [It's clearly the reverse of Tiangang! ]
Regardless of what the netizens thought, after hearing these two compliments, the ghost mother finally retracted her twisted hands and smiled. At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from the closed kitchen behind her, like the sound of a kitchen knife chopping hard on a chopping board. Lu Yan even felt that if there was any more noise, the house would be shaken down:
“Boom boom boom!!!”
“Boom boom boom!!!”
The little girl and her mother's faces turned very ugly in an instant.
"Come in."
They said.
Lu Yanmin noticed something a little unusual, but could only hide his doubts in his heart, and walked into the lighted room with Lu Xiaozhao. The interior was warmly decorated, but it was old-fashioned. There were spider webs in the corners of the new walls, and the air was filled with a mixture of corpse odor and rice fragrance, which made people nauseated.
There was a family portrait hanging on the wall of the living room, of a man, a woman, and a cute little girl. The photo looked quite old and even had some cracks, which caused the woman and child's faces to be split into several pieces. Their faces were a little blurry. The only clear thing was the man, who looked ordinary and nothing special.
"Have some fruit."
The mother was wearing a thick suit, which made her walk a little clumsy. She motioned Lu Yan and Lu Xiaozhao to sit down at the dining table, and then brought them a plate of bright red, wriggling unknown objects. She smiled with a twisted face and said, "Eat it quickly. It's very fresh."
Seeing this, Lu Xiaozhao's face turned green and he almost cried.
Lu Yan pushed the plate away without leaving a trace, and said calmly, "Thank you, let's wait until everyone is together before we eat together."
Upon hearing this, the mother covered her mouth and let out a shrill laugh, soft and giving goosebumps to the skin. "Dad is still in the kitchen making soup, he won't be out for a while, you can play games with Guaiguai first."
The little girl sat quietly opposite him, her legs dangling on the chair. Although she had no facial features, Lu Yan always felt that her eyes were staring at him: "Brother, let's play hide-and-seek together. If you can find me before dawn, I will take you on the swing."
"hide and seek?"
Lu Yan was stunned for a moment, then he reacted and said subconsciously: "Then you start hiding, I will come to find you."
This room is neither too big nor too small. As long as the other party doesn't run away, it should be easy to find him.
However, the girl sat opposite him without moving. She shook her legs from time to time and urged softly, "Brother, I have already hidden myself. Come find me now."
She was the only voice in the room:
"I'm hiding, come find me."
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