Chapter 17 Mother's Nightmare (7)
Lin Chujiu was so nervous she didn't dare breathe. She tugged at Jiang Chaoyu's sleeve, reminding him to stay away.
She herself had already begun to slip away.
"That's normal, that's normal..." Lin Chujiu repeatedly hypnotized herself according to the rules, her adrenaline soaring, and she felt like her feet on the floor weren't even her own.
Jiang Chaoyu glanced at Lin Chujiu but did not choose to walk with her.
He really wanted to tell the player in front of him that he was there to protect the area, and that the monster's power wasn't strong enough to dare come here tonight.
But considering his responsibilities, he didn't say anything.
Lin Chujiu was about to hide when she saw Jiang Chaoyu still standing outside. Frustrated, she pulled Jiang Chaoyu towards her.
After pulling the cloth, seeing Jiang Chaoyu's speechless expression, she instantly felt guilty. She seemed to have forgotten that Jiang Chaoyu was actually quite strange.
Hey, it's all because Jiang Chaoyu is usually too nice, so nice that Lin Chujiu subconsciously overlooked the fact that Jiang Chaoyu is actually a weirdo.
Lin Chujiu stopped talking and timidly crawled under the bed.
Seeing her like this, the viewers in the live chat all laughed:
My daughter is so cute!
[The family's relationship is strange; Jiu Jiu is the only human.]
[I'm dying of laughter! Look at the expression on my brother's face, he's practically speechless.]
Haha, Jiu Jiu is such a coward!
The monster outside was unaware of the commotion. It instinctively spun around in the flowerpot, sensing that this was the source of its power.
As it arched its back, it bowed towards the sky, where a moon shone.
Unlike the real world, the moon in the horror world is blood red. When you look at it, it feels like a blood-red eye staring intently at you.
Animals have the custom of worshipping the moon, which is an instruction in their genes, while spirits cultivate themselves by absorbing the moon's essence.
Just like now, with each ounce of moonlight it absorbs, its body grows larger, and its mother's skin stretches even wider. If you look closely, you can even see the wriggling fat particles in the bloodstains; they are yellow and look very much like the color of maggots.
Lin Chujiu hid under the bed, not daring to make a sound.
She knew her own limitations, so she didn't go out and join the fun.
She didn't know how much time had passed, but Lin Chujiu felt like her nerves were about to snap when she finally heard the monster outside the door let out a satisfied "hehe." She immediately perked up, pulled the bed sheet tighter, and listened intently.
A series of footsteps sounded, "tap, tap, tap."
Unlike its previous impatience when it lacked spiritual power, its footsteps were much slower now, yet still heavy, and it seemed even heavier.
The eerie pressure seemed to grow even heavier in the room.
Just now, Lin Chujiu only felt her legs go weak, but now she feels that it is becoming increasingly difficult for her to breathe.
She couldn't help but feel a surge of fear!
What terrified her even more was that the footsteps outside the door seemed to be coming in this direction!
Lin Chujiu was instantly stunned. How... how was she supposed to dodge?!
The surroundings were as quiet as a cemetery, and her heart pounded like a drum.
Lin Chujiu covered her mouth tightly, even breathing as softly as possible.
"Tap, tap, tap," the heavy footsteps drew ever closer, as if stepping on her heart, growing ever stronger.
Finally, it stopped outside her door.
Beneath the crack in the door, moonlight cast a bulky shadow on the ground.
"Heh...hehe..."
A familiar, sticky, watery laugh echoed outside the door, as if it were right next to her ear. Lin Chujiu could even smell the stench, mixed with an even stronger stench of blood and earth, seeping in through the cracks in the door.
It's right at the door!
Lin Chujiu felt as if her blood had frozen. She subconsciously looked at Jiang Chaoyu beside her, only to find that Jiang Chaoyu had adjusted his posture at some point and was no longer the calm and composed person he had been.
He remained calm. His strength as a clerk made him unafraid of harm from a mere spirit, but at this moment he frowned slightly, staring at the door, and subtly took half a step forward to protect Lin Chujiu behind him.
He thought: Hmm... how do I escape the rules and save the little idiot behind me?
What he didn't know was that his subtle action just now acted like a reassurance, calming Lin Chujiu's almost exploding fear a little.
This "older brother" seems reliable enough?
"Squeak—"
The doorknob has been turned!
Lin Chujiu's pupils constricted sharply! The door was open! What should they do? Was it going to come in and kill them?
As it opened the door, the oppressive force intensified. Lin Chujiu, a small human, couldn't withstand it at all and collapsed to the ground, too exhausted to even escape.
She remembered the talisman from last night and regretted not drawing more to carry with her.
However, the expected goal was not breached.
The doorknob was only turned slightly before it was released. The "mother" outside seemed confused and impatient, letting out a few heavy breaths.
It started banging its body against the door, again and again!
"Bang! Bang!"
The old wooden door groaned under its strain, dust falling in clumps from the frame. Each impact made Lin Chujiu's heart skip a beat. She had no doubt that the door wouldn't last much longer.
[Holy crap! They're coming in!]
[Hurry, host! Hiding under the bed isn't a solution!]
Many of these eerie phenomena possess an oppressive aura! How is she supposed to avoid them?!
[Brother! Brother, please show yourself! Aren't you a ghost?!]
[Brother: I am a ghost, not Buddha]
Oh my god, I'm so anxious!
At this critical moment, Jiang Chaoyu suddenly reached out and gently knocked on the door.
The next moment, the banging outside the door stopped abruptly.
At the same time, another kind of fluctuation rippled through the room along with his falling fingers. Unlike the eerie and simple pressure, this aura was more dynamic and more condensed.
Lin Chujiu felt that the discomfort caused by the oppressive aura on her body seemed to have been lessened by this aura.
Lin Chujiu felt very comfortable about this.
The monster outside the door seemed to be on high alert, letting out a violent roar that sounded like a pig squealing out of tune, deafeningly loud.
Lin Chujiu had just escaped the monster's mental attack, but then she was attacked by sonic waves. Helplessly, she huddled under the bed, covering her ears, feeling incredibly miserable.
Seeing that the monster still refused to leave, Jiang Chaoyu's expression turned slightly cold.
“Stubborn to the end!” he said sternly, raising his hand again to knock on the doorknob.
The jade thumb ring on his hand was fastened to the doorknob, and as the metal and stone clashed, a more mystical rhythm emanated from it!
The atmosphere inside the room grew even stronger. The monster let out a fearful wail, and seeing that Jiang Chaoyu remained unmoved, it finally let out a furious roar of resentment and fled in panic.
Hearing the footsteps outside the door growing fainter, Lin Chujiu cautiously looked out.
At this moment, Jiang Chaoyu stood with his hands behind his back, tall and elegant, his handsome face shrouded in shadow. Given the current situation, he looked like a young hero rescuing a beauty in a martial arts novel.
Lin Chujiu's heart was deeply moved!
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