Chapter 17 Undervaluation

Feng Bujue had clearly underestimated the ghost's abilities. Now that he had violated the "Don't look in the mirror" hint, how could his current enemy be so easily defeated?

The monster reacted extremely quickly, seizing Feng Bujue's wrist as he swung the pipe wrench. Its blood claws tightened, and Feng Bujue immediately felt the bones in his right forearm about to snap. Had he not possessed considerable endurance, he might not have been able to hold onto his weapon.

The blood shadow's other arm quickly clamped around Feng Bujue's neck. The latter had no choice but to drop the phone and flashlight in his left hand, gripping the blood shadow's wrist tightly, struggling to hold on. Even so, he gradually began to suffocate.

The phone and flashlight that had fallen to the ground were quickly swallowed by the blood, turning the only source of light in the restroom into the dim glow of the lantern in the deepest stall.

Si Yu emerged from hiding, one hand covering her wound, the other dragging her sword, and came to the blood shadow's back. Although her wound had not yet healed, and any action meant more blood loss, her Survival Value had recovered somewhat during the past ten minutes. If she didn't provide support now, Feng Bujue would be finished.

Si Yu raised her long sword, slashing horizontally at the blood shadow's pupil-covered head.

Perhaps because the monster's eyes on the back of its head were blocked by its black hair, or perhaps because Feng Bujue had looked in the mirror, attracting its hatred, the monster ignored the attack from behind. Its head was severed by the sword… The moment the blood-formed neck was cut, the eyeballs on the pupil-covered head scattered like toppled building blocks, the force that had held them together seemingly vanished.

But this was only a temporary illusion. Feng Bujue's feet were still firmly fixed in place, and the eyeballs that had rolled onto the ground, stained with blood, began to move again, gradually gathering together…

Feng Bujue and Si Yu were close at hand, but unable to speak a single word. After Si Yu swung her sword, the wound on her waist reopened, and she clutched the wound tightly, her expression pained. The blood flowing between her fingers said it all.

Feng Bujue had clearly come to rescue the damsel in distress, but he had been saved by Si Yu again. Moreover, his actions had triggered the ghost's pursuit. If he didn't do something to quickly get them out of this dangerous situation, they would undoubtedly face total annihilation.

In this situation, a flash of inspiration struck Feng Bujue's mind, and he thought of a possible solution… He turned his head again, facing the mirror above the sink. At this moment, due to the light source being in the corner on the other side of the restroom, the mirror near the entrance was pitch black.

Feng Bujue took out his gun from his bag and decisively aimed at the mirror, firing three shots in rapid succession. The muzzle flashes briefly illuminated his surroundings three times. But the mirror, struck by three bullets, didn't shatter. Instead, it emitted three muffled thuds.

This mirror was clearly not bulletproof, but rather the main body to which the vengeful spirit was attached, which was why it couldn't be broken. Although Feng Bujue's bullets didn't destroy the mirror, the layer of blood on the entire restroom floor was affected. This blood was like water in a tank, and when the tank was struck, the water inside would also vibrate.

The blood that had restrained Feng Bujue's ankles was shaken loose, restoring his ability to move. Without a word, he took out his baseball bat and rushed to the mirror, striking it repeatedly. As he attacked the mirror surface, the entire restroom vibrated, as if a disco had opened upstairs. The headless blood shadow that had been standing and the pupil-covered head that was reassembling on the ground were shattered and broken, making it difficult to maintain their original state.

Feng Bujue swung the bat with great force and at a high frequency. In just a few dozen seconds, his arms became sore and swollen. If this weren't a metal bat, but a wooden one, it would probably have broken long ago.

Finally, there was a crash and a series of clangs… The moment the mirror was shattered, the evil spirit's final counterattack arrived. A disheveled female ghost emerged from the shattered mirror, her eye sockets empty, her eyeballs gouged out, her body covered in blood. However, compared to her incarnation made of blood and with eyes as heads, this form wasn't so terrifying.

Feng Bujue was caught off guard when the ghost suddenly lunged at him, and before he could switch to the pipe wrench, the vengeful spirit opened its mouth to bite him.

Fortunately, Si Yu's sword arrived once again, precisely beheading the ghost. This time, it was cut in two with one strike, the head rolled away, and all the illusions disappeared. But Si Yu finally collapsed to the ground, the large patch of crimson blood at her wound declaring that she was no longer able to do anything.

【Main Quest Progress Updated】

【Explore Ye Jie High School and eliminate seven paranormal phenomena. Current progress: 5/7】

Although the system prompt sounded, there was no time for the two of them to catch their breath. With the death of this ghost, a certain boundary had been broken. In the hallway outside the door, a large number of shadowy figures and rustling sounds began to approach.

Feng Bujue and Si Yu couldn't communicate verbally, so he quickly stepped forward, first helping Si Yu up and bringing her to the last stall. He had her pick up the lantern, then made a simple gesture. Si Yu understood his meaning and directly handed the lantern over to him.

After the ownership of the item changed hands, Feng Bujue had Si Yu loop her left arm around his neck, supporting her waist with one hand and carrying the lantern with the other, leading Si Yu out of the restroom.

Since Feng Bujue's phone and flashlight had disappeared, Si Yu's phone was also useless. Moreover, since the two of them probably wouldn't be separated before the end of the scenario, she also discarded her phone.

When they came to the hallway, the scene before them was not optimistic. Looking to the right, in the dim hallway, many round objects floating high in the air were slowly approaching. Each of those objects also had a thin, thread-like thing hanging below them.

"Damn it! Head balloons!" Feng Bujue had read the manga of the same name, which was a despairing story. Recalling the plot even made him feel a bit depressed.

He quickly helped Si Yu escape in the other direction, but there were no stairs there…

Of course, Feng Bujue knew this. The floor plan of the first floor was already imprinted in his mind. His choice of this direction was also a last resort. If they went towards those "head balloons," he and Si Yu would be hanged and strangled within ten seconds.

Traveling all the way to the window at the end of the hallway, Feng Bujue opened the window, then gestured with his eyes for Si Yu to put her sword into her bag. She actually understood again…

At this moment, from the other end of the hallway around the corner, several headless corpses walked, either supporting themselves against the wall or lying on the ground, slowly approaching.

The two were already surrounded. The only way out was to jump out of this window. Feng Bujue put the lantern into his bag, tilted his head at Si Yu, as if to say he was going first.

He jumped as soon as he said he would. Anyway, it was only the second floor, not that high. Feng Bujue's level in the game was thirteen. Although Thriller Paradise didn't have specific attribute numbers, it was certain that as the level increased, the player's physical abilities would gradually increase. If level one represented the level of an ordinary person, and level thirty or above had the level of wall-running from The Matrix, then in terms of the average strength of a level thirteen player, jumping from the second floor was not a problem.

Feng Bujue also felt somewhat surprised after landing. He had thought that he would at least sprain his foot or injure his back, but in mid-air, he felt very light, and the impact upon landing wasn't too great. His Survival Value hadn't dropped as much as when he had slammed into the door.

After he stood firm, he quickly clapped his hands, making some noise, then opened his arms, looked up, and prepared to catch Si Yu as she jumped down. The moonlight outside was very bright. Feng Bujue had scanned the surroundings when he got up, and so far there were no ghosts attacking around the teaching building. He planned to take her straight to the cafeteria after catching Si Yu. After the entanglement in the restroom just now, Feng Bujue estimated… as long as they entered the space where the paranormal event occurred, the ghost's pursuit would be temporarily blocked. And once the event ended, the pursuit would follow. So from this moment on, the two of them couldn't stop.

Si Yu didn't hesitate much. Using the moonlight outside, she aimed at Feng Bujue's position and jumped into his arms. If she were in good condition, she wouldn't need Feng Bujue to catch her. Maybe she could even land firmly from the third floor, but at the moment she was seriously injured, so she could only rely on her teammates for help.

Feng Bujue caught Si Yu, and then the two looked at each other, silent. They both felt that this scene was a bit strange, but fortunately the restriction on speaking alleviated some of the awkwardness.

In this standard princess carry position, Feng Bujue simply didn't let Si Yu down and ran. This choice was indeed more efficient. If he helped Si Yu walk, it would be slower. This way he could still enjoy the Jazz Dance bonus, even if Feng Bujue was expending a bit more Stamina Value.

Moreover, this also saved the time of gesturing with sign language. Feng Bujue directly carried Si Yu to the cafeteria.

After entering the cafeteria, Feng Bujue placed Si Yu on a long chair, then took out the lantern, placed it on the table, and quickly turned around to close the door. He then took out the baseball bat and wedged it behind the two doors, as a temporary door bolt.

After doing all this, he sat down opposite Si Yu and let out a long breath. Then, he pointed to himself, gesturing, four, three, then pointed to Si Yu again, giving her an inquiring look.

Si Yu opened the menu and looked at her own status. Her wound was still bleeding, and her Survival Value was only 12%. If she didn't remain still, she might lose even more.

She made a one and a two gesture, looked down at her wound, then looked back at Feng Bujue and shook her head.

Feng Bujue took a deep breath, a troubled expression on his face. In this situation, he could only pray that the events referred to in the remaining two rhymes could be resolved without fighting, like the music room incident.

Bang bang bang—

The cafeteria door suddenly suffered an impact, and chilling wails came from outside. Ghostly shadows flickered outside the windows, and after a moment, the sound of window glass breaking rang out. It seemed that this ghost pursuit was truly relentless, not leaving the players even a minute to catch their breath.