Translator: CinderTL
Moments later, he heard a sizzling sound coming from the hallway outside. Then, the lights in the corridor began to dim at a visible rate.
The darkness crept closer, accompanied by an icy, sinister aura.
It was Li Maoshen and Yu Youwei.
The aura began to test the limits of the door, pressing inward bit by bit. The once clean walls started to decay at a visible speed.
Starting from the door, the decay gradually spread outward.
It was as if time was rapidly eroding the room in seconds. Cracks began to appear on the ceiling, and the wooden shoe cabinet near the door quickly rotted into a pile of mud. Metal objects rusted, and a heavy sense of oppression chased after Banana Wolf. His instinct was to flee into the bedroom, but he forcefully suppressed the urge, instead slowly retreating.
He pretended to be panicked, backing up to the sofa while occasionally glancing toward the bathroom further away, as if he were about to hide there next.
Out of the corner of his eye, he calculated the distance from here to the bedroom, silently encouraging himself. He was fishing, so he had to be patient.
If he ran into the bedroom now, Li Maoshen and Yu Youwei definitely wouldn't follow. What he wanted was the moment the fish bit the bait.
It was clear that the other side was also cautious.
The more they entered the room, the more careful these two ghosts became.
They must have already caught the scent of Sister Qing, but they were unwilling to give up on the prey before them. A human-shaped shadow emerged from the decaying wall.
The wall's surface peeled off, and mold spots grew around the shadow. Yet, eerily, the shadow was moving, slowly crawling along the wall.
Its target was his position.
But why was there only one shadow? Banana Wolf immediately looked around but couldn't find the other shadow. That was impossible—the other ghost must have entered as well.
In the next second, a cold gust of wind swept over his head, and a sharp claw swung down toward Banana Wolf's face. Banana Wolf leaned back just in time to dodge it.
He had already guessed the other was above him.
The purpose was only to get him closer, even closer.
After dodging, Banana Wolf screamed and ran toward the bedroom. The Ghost Eye above, having missed its strike, immediately gave chase, as did the rotting shadow on the wall.
Their movements were now much faster than before.
Clearly, they had only been testing earlier.
At the very last second, Banana Wolf lunged forward and finally entered the bedroom door. Li Maoshen and Yu Youwei, however, stopped at the last moment.
But a strange force pulled both of them forward, and just like that, one human and two ghosts found themselves face to face in the room.
"Hehe," Banana Wolf patted his clothes as he stood up from the floor, looking at the two ghosts, their faces filled with fear. He said cheerfully, "Finally caught you."
The two golden retrievers, upon seeing Li Maoshen, immediately bristled, letting out low, guttural growls. Their eyes turned blood-red, and their sharp claws extended, leaving terrifying scratches on the floor.
A photo of Sister Qing and Li Maoshen was placed on the bed, but now only Li Maoshen remained.
Sister Qing was gone.
Li Maoshen seemed to have guessed what was coming next and began frantically slamming against the bedroom door. But the door, which had seemed fragile before, now appeared to be welded to the wall.
No matter how hard Li Maoshen and Yu Youwei slammed against it, it didn't budge an inch.
A crimson figure slowly emerged from the shadows of the room, dragging a massive blade along the ground, its edge gleaming with a chilling light.
Weng Qing's eyes turned blood-red the moment she saw Li Maoshen, and ferocious blood streaks appeared on her face, her pale skin seeming on the verge of splitting.
Seeing Weng Qing like this, Banana Wolf felt no fear. He slowly retreated to the wall, leaning against it as he stood.
Looking at this pitiful woman, Banana Wolf felt deeply distressed, believing that Weng Qing deserved better.
And then there was that woman named Lin Chen.
"Li Maoshen," Weng Qing's voice was hoarse, two lines of bloody tears streaming from her eyes, "I've done so much for you, and this is how you treat me?"
Her voice was filled with resentment, sharp as a blade, and the numerous photos on the bedroom wall began to shatter into pieces.
"Lin Chen... why did Lin Chen die?" Clenching her teeth, Weng Qing grew more agitated, "How many people have you harmed?"
Knowing that Weng Qing would not let them go, Li Maoshen and Yu Youwei exchanged a glance before lunging forward together.
But Weng Qing was faster. Her hatred for the man who had once deceived her was overwhelming, and she swung her blade directly at him.
Li Maoshen barely dodged to the side, but Weng Qing's arm was slashed by Yu Youwei, leaving a deep, bone-exposing wound.
Just as Yu Youwei succeeded in her strike and was about to retreat, a blade came down behind her. She staggered, nearly falling.
Weng Qing, her eyes bloodshot, seemed to no longer feel the physical pain. All her suffering was in her heart, all stemming from the man before her.
The aura of slaughter began to emanate, and a trace of human-like fear actually appeared in Li Maoshen's eyes.
Just as Yu Youwei steeled herself and lunged forward again, Li Maoshen suddenly darted to the bedroom door.
And then he slammed into it with all his might.
After several impacts, the seal on the door had loosened.
Though Li Maoshen was also bleeding from his head, seeing that it was effective, he immediately gathered his strength.
He knew in his heart that just one more hit would surely break the seal and allow him to escape.
As for Yu Youwei... why bother with that fool? Realizing she had been betrayed, Yu Youwei let out a furious roar, but it was too late. The two of them had barely managed to hold their own against Weng Qing.
Now, with only her left, it took less than ten seconds for the enraged Weng Qing to severely injure her, and then a massive blade loomed larger in her vision.
Yu Youwei was killed by Weng Qing's blade.
But just as Weng Qing's gaze found Li Maoshen, half of his body had already passed through the door, and a figure lunged at him.
The moment Li Maoshen left the door, Banana Wolf firmly grabbed hold of him.
Normally, with Li Maoshen's strength, this shouldn't have happened, but his fear of Weng Qing made him extremely panicked, causing him to hesitate involuntarily.
Reacting quickly, he broke free from Banana Wolf, but it was too late. A crimson shadow had already charged forward.
The next second, Li Maoshen rushed out of the bedroom door, but after staggering a few steps, he fell to the ground with a thud.
After all, only his body had escaped; his head remained on the floor.
Two impatient golden retrievers immediately pounced, opening their bloody maws to the still-grimacing head.
As Li Maoshen and Yu Youwei were eliminated, the chilling aura gradually dissipated. Weng Qing stood in place, breathing heavily, seemingly still struggling to recover from the pain.
"Sister Qing," Banana Wolf's voice slowly called out.
(End of the Chapter)
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