The Final Two Hours

Chapter 24: The Last Two Hours

According to the original plan, Edward was supposed to be ambushed and killed by an Evil Spirit in the mountain forest area, thus setting the final main battlefield in the dilapidated house area.

The traps set in the rooms were also prepared for the Evil Spirit.

However, Edward didn't die; instead, he came looking for trouble.

Facing a special human capable of surviving an Evil Spirit, Han Dong had to take it seriously.

The plan was changed on the fly.

The traps meant for the Evil Spirit would be used on Edward!

At the same time, using Edward as bait to lure the Evil Spirit in, and utilizing fire to buy more time… Han Dong never actually thought a large fire could kill an Evil Spirit.

Due to the impact of the heavy rain.

The large fire that would have been enough to ignite the surrounding trees couldn't spread, and after burning for only half an hour, it was completely extinguished.

Inside the completely burned-down dilapidated house.

Faintly visible scorched pus was slowly gathering.

Crack~ Crack~ Crack.

A series of joint-popping sounds followed closely.

Through the gaps in the bricks, a scorched mouth could be vaguely seen, wriggling slightly and making sounds:

"It hurts so much..."

"It hurts so much..."

"It hurts so much..."

...The sound, initially one of discomfort, slowly turned into excitement.

Remaining Time: [2 hours 30 minutes]

Having arrived at the dilapidated house, Han Dong made a decision.

At Chen Li's persuasion, he asked Da Qing, who was unrelated to this incident, to leave first.

After all, Da Qing was Chen Li's last lingering attachment to this world.

As long as Da Qing left safely and returned to his original family to live a normal life, Chen Li would have no regrets.

This, however, meant one less helper.

"The last hour will be when the probability of death is highest… the Evil Spirit's 'Restriction' will be completely lifted.

This fire won't hold it off for long, I need to take special countermeasures.

Miss Chen Li, please guard upstairs. Let me have some time alone."

"Okay."

Han Dong pulled over a chair and sat alone in the dark, gloomy Plague Doctor's cellar.

When he encountered academic bottlenecks in his past life, Han Dong would cancel all activities and block out all external interference to engage in this kind of 'solitary' thinking.

"What else do I have..."

Just as before conducting groundbreaking research, he had to meticulously read all contemporary papers on the subject… Han Dong listed out his current trump cards and advantages one by one.

Advantages:

1. The Evil Spirit believes Han Dong is already dead.

2. If the Evil Spirit cannot phase through walls, then the Plague Doctor's cellar has only one entrance and exit.

3. It is known that the Evil Spirit fears fire to some extent.

Trump Cards:

1. Destiny Weapon - Plague Doctor's Short Blade.

2. Helper - Possessed Chen Li.

3. ...

When he thought of the third trump card, a series of bizarre images suddenly flashed through Han Dong's mind.

The strange tentacles between the cell walls, the mycelia moving on his neck, the grotesque dreams, and the dangerous tentacles growing from his palm.

"I have enough trump cards and advantages… it all depends on how difficult a four-star difficulty will be.

Actually, all in all, I am also a kind of 'cheater'.

Without the various traits carried by this brain, relying solely on planning, it would be difficult to defeat Edward… let alone survive the Evil Spirit's claws.

If I can survive, I can slowly understand this world.

I must survive!"

Thump thump thump.

Knocking sounds came from the floor of the cellar entrance.

Then, Chen Li's low voice came, "It seems there's movement outside... What should I do?"

"This fast!? As expected of a four-star difficulty..."

Han Dong was startled.

He thought Edward's death, coupled with the burning plan, would push the time limit to the last hour. He didn't expect the Evil Spirit to catch up with two hours still remaining.

Han Dong made a rather risky decision:

"I've thought of a way!

Miss Chen Li, please impersonate 'Monica' from the team and stay in a dark corner of the basement.

You don't need to be a perfect imitation, just enough so the Evil Spirit can't get a clear look at you.

The current 'Evil Spirit' believes the only survivor in the team is Monica."

Chen Li asked, "And you?"

"Die again."

"Related restrictions have been lifted. Hunt the final survivor within the remaining two hours."

As the crawling Evil Spirit received the message, it followed the footprints towards the old tiled house. Although it was burned beyond recognition, its movements were not hindered in the slightest.

Creak, creak!

The sound of fingernails scraping against the cement wall echoed through the dilapidated house.

The Evil Spirit crawled on the ceiling, quickly entering the house.

First, in the hall area, it found Han Dong with his neck slit, a small knife in his hand... It harbored no suspicion about Han Dong's death.

While searching, it discovered a wooden bed in the bedroom that showed signs of being moved.

This deliberate movement was, of course, done by Han Dong.

Akaman reached out and pulled the wooden bed, revealing a secret passage leading to the cellar.

A strange laugh escaped her mouth... She seemed eager to end this event.

The scorched black arms slowly descended the moss-covered stairs.

The Evil Spirit, possessing night vision, immediately spotted the 'final survivor' curled up in the corner of the cellar wall, trembling slightly.

As her vocal cords had also been severely burned, Akaman's voice became hoarse:

"I didn't expect you to survive until the end... I thought that blond kid would use you to buy time. Haha, but it doesn't matter who stays until the end, the outcome is the same, haha..."

The eerie laughter echoed in the cellar.

The Evil Spirit determined there were no other exits from the cellar, and 'Monica' in the corner had no possibility of escape.

With plenty of time, it slowly crawled over.

Severely burned.

Akaman had lost all her hair, and a thin, long tongue licked back and forth across her face. Her crawling posture was somewhat similar to the Lickers from Resident Evil.

Of course, as an 'Evil Spirit,' she had many other characteristics.

She was not comparable to ordinary mutated life forms.

Akaman's method of killing was with her ten fingers; as long as her ten fingers touched the target's face, the target would lose all ability to move.

Ten slender, writhing fingers slowly extended, and just as they were about to touch 'Monica's' face.

A heretical aura spread.

Swoosh!

Accompanied by a burst of evil energy, a cleaver materialized in 'Monica's' hand.

Her wrist twisted, and with a precise and swift strike, she chopped down.

The Evil Spirit's two arms were precisely severed... falling five meters away.

Ah!!

A scream echoed through the air.

'Monica', who had been hiding in the corner, stopped trembling and revealed a ferocious expression.

"You... you're an event character?! You're looking for death!"

Wisps of yin energy leaked from the Evil Spirit's severed arms, constructing two vile arms in milliseconds, half gaseous and half solid... This time, the speed was faster than the cleaver, and it tightly gripped Chen Li's neck, lifting her into the air.

As her ten fingers touched her skin, threads of yin energy continuously invaded Chen Li's body.

This caused Chen Li to be constantly 'weakened,' making it impossible for her to wield the cleaver freely... and gradually lose her ability to move.

There was a significant gap in strength between the true Evil Spirit and a mildly corrupted individual like Chen Li.

However, in Han Dong's plan... there was never a part where Chen Li was supposed to kill the Evil Spirit.

This was all just to attract the attention of the Evil Spirit, Akaman.

Because of her arms being severed by the cleaver.

Akaman's entire attention was dispersed between the 'pain' and Chen Li.

She completely failed to notice a sickly young man slowly descending from the cellar entrance.