klisemfg Chapter 1094 The Infinite Flow Dimensional Clock: A Bystander Who Was Cannon Fodder 17
Chapter 1094 The Infinite Flow Dimensional Clock: A Bystander Who Was Cannon Fodder 17
The three of them took two more steps forward. When Miaomiao's gaze unconsciously fell on the corpse, her heart suddenly clenched.
So, is this some kind of scary ghost story?
The corpse seemed vaguely familiar to her.
Even though the corpse's flesh was already half-rotten, with dark brown putrefactive fluid dripping down the fabric and the exposed bones covered in dark green viscous fluid, the sight made one's stomach churn.
Even so, Miaomiao still found a sense of familiarity in that festering face, especially in the other person's ears.
Miaomiao remembers the corpse, or rather, the person.
These are clearly the players who entered the [Ghostly Mystery] with them.
She arrived a little earlier than them and had a brown birthmark on her ear, which made Miaomiao remember her.
Moreover, he caused quite a stir when he formed a team later on.
Miaomiao didn't notice exactly what happened, but she remembered that the man's birthmark, which almost covered half of his ear, was so obvious that she subconsciously remembered it.
But the current situation made Miaomiao's heart sink, and she subconsciously looked up at the light screen in mid-air.
The avatars of living players on the screen are still lit up, while the avatars of dead players have turned gray.
Miaomiao quickly found the man's profile picture in the gray background; the number clearly showed as 14.
"He is number 14."
Miaomiao's voice was very low, with a hint of seriousness.
The other two had also noticed something was wrong. After all, they weren't blind to the palm-sized birthmark on the ear, so they felt even more serious.
Just ten minutes ago, the system's cold alarm was still echoing in my ears.
Players 11, 12, 13, and 14 are dead.
The corpse before them was the last member of that four-man team.
The death had only occurred ten minutes ago, yet the body was rotting as if it had been lying in this dark passageway for ten days or half a month. The flesh and bones were almost separated, and the stench of decay mixed with blood wafted into the nostrils, making people dizzy.
Tan Jiashu tightened his grip on the stick, his Adam's apple bobbed twice, but he remained silent.
It now seems there's no way to retreat, and the path in front of us is already narrow, with the corpse lying right in the middle, so we can only turn sideways to go around it.
Xie Chenzhou thought so too. If they turned back and found another way, they could avoid the strange corpse, but who knew if something even more dangerous might be hiding on the other road?
In mirror-world games, there is never a way out for players; every second of hesitation could be handing a knife to danger.
"Be careful."
Xie Chenzhou's voice quickly broke the stagnant silence. His gaze was fixed on the corpse, his eyes so sharp that they seemed to see through the rotting flesh to the bone.
"The game confirmed that he and his teammates were dead ten minutes ago, but only his body is blocking the way here. Something's definitely wrong."
Old Tan, you have the longest stick. Keep a close eye on this thing. If anything changes, you all run with me immediately.
He paused, his tone frank and open, revealing no trace of selfishness.
"I'll hold onto Miaomiao, so we can look after each other if anything happens."
Tan Jiashu and Miaomiao didn't think much of it, only feeling that the arrangement was extremely safe, and immediately nodded heavily.
Only Xie Chenzhou himself knew that when he said those words, his fingertips, which had been idle for so long, were already itching to move.
A fleeting, almost imperceptible glint crossed his eyes. Though his gaze remained fixed on the corpse not far away, his hand rose naturally and precisely grasped Miaomiao's wrist, the one not holding the dagger.
The strength in her palm was perfectly controlled, carrying a certain undeniable force, yet not to the point of causing her pain; the balance was just right.
The three moved forward cautiously, each step accompanied by a soft rustling sound from the fallen leaves beneath their feet, which sounded particularly jarring in the deathly silence of the path.
As they drew closer, the stench of blood and decay grew stronger, almost solidifying and seeping into their pores.
Miaomiao held her breath, gripping the dagger tighter. She dared not look at the corpse anymore, staring intently at the holly branches on her side. No one knew if something might suddenly leap out from those impenetrable shadows.
That's why she didn't see it.
Just as the three of them were less than three meters away from the corpse, the fingertips of the body, which should have been stiff and motionless, twitched extremely slightly.
It swayed as if blown by the wind, the movement so small as to be almost negligible.
But this is a closed holly path, and there isn't even a breath of wind.
The next second, the corpse's finger twitched again.
At the same time, the holly branches on the right side that Miaomiao was staring at suddenly made an unusual movement.
Her pupils contracted slightly, and her heart tightened. What was swaying there was not a holly leaf at all.
Even though there was no wind, the large swathes of dark green "leaves" trembled, and a few "leaves" even raised their heads.
Miaomiao blinked hard and looked closely in the dim light, instantly getting goosebumps all over her body.
The area in front might be holly trees, but this area isn't. Instead, there's a kind of green flying insect that Miaomiao has never seen before!
They were small, piled up on the branches, their bodies gleaming with an eerie oily sheen. The swaying just now was caused by an insect, clumsy and falling off the branch!
"Be careful, there's something strange about this corpse!"
"What I have on this side aren't leaves, they're strange green beetles! There are so many of them!"
Xie Chenzhou's deep shout and Miaomiao's warning rang out at the same time.
Miaomiao's voice even carried a barely perceptible tremor. All she could see were wriggling green things; it was triggering her trypophobia—it was absolutely disgusting!
Upon hearing this, Tan Jiashu's expression changed drastically; it was indeed no simple adventure.
On the contrary, Xie Chenzhou, apart from tightening his grip on Miaomiao's wrist, had a calm and steady look in his eyes, as if everything was within his expectations.
He took a deep look at the corpse so close to him, and naturally noticed the trembling on the body, especially the faint bulge in the chest, as if something was about to burst out of the ground.
"run!"