Midnight Waiter

I didn't notice anything unusual while soaking in the hot spring.

There was no sound of a woman crying from the mountains as rumored, only the wailing of the organization member who had been thrown into the mountains by Wenli.

As for the "Crooked Neck Tree" mentioned in the clues...

While soaking in the hot springs, Mia released six tarantulas to search the mountains and forests.

Several Crooked Neck Tree were found, but they did not match the clue that they grew in shallow water, leaving them completely clueless.

It even made some people wonder if they had come to the wrong place.

but.

Oldest One, when Mia gently placed the demon sword down in the inn, she did sense something... So what exactly is the problem?

Midnight.

The team has returned to their rooms to rest.

The men and women were separated by a sliding paper door.

The two girls were sleeping on the soft tatami mats in the bedroom.

Han Dong and Abel rested in the hall.

Mia couldn't sleep in her bedroom because she had many worries on her mind.

Most of her attention was focused on the "demon sword," after all, she had used up her "request"... In any case, she had to resolve this strange tale and completely possess the demon sword.

"... How can you do this to the blond guy?"

Mia used her spider legs to help her move, slowly sliding the paper door open in complete silence.

However.

Everything was normal in the hall, with Han Dong and Abel each lying on their sides in different positions, fast asleep and resting.

Since we don't know how long this Destiny Event will last, we must seize every spare moment to sleep and rest.

Just as Mia felt a little better and was about to fall asleep.

Because she was so focused on whether the two boys were doing anything, she accidentally heard some strange noises coming from the hallway outside... like someone cutting something.

The hot spring hotel is open 24 hours a day.

Some travelers also like to go to the hot springs in the early morning when there are fewer people.

At midnight, three business partners are enjoying a break from their business trip in the hot springs at the hot spring resort.

Amidst the thick white fog.

Before they knew it, a female police officer dressed in a kimono was standing behind them.

And let me tell you, the waitresses at this hot spring hotel are all quite attractive... With light makeup, their beautiful faces, like blossoming flowers in their early twenties, are impeccable.

Moreover, a few rather alluring glimpses are visible within the loose-fitting kimono.

The only difference is that it is different from the usual waiters.

The waitress's slender neck bore a deep ring of rope marks...

Seeing this Beautiful Scenery, the businessmen were naturally very interested and tried to ask the waiter if he offered any paid services.

Crunch crunch~

The beautiful waitress suddenly looked up and made a strange sound.

It seemed as if something was being slowly expelled from my mouth.

It was a sharp katana with a demon mask engraved on its Sword Hilt, which was slowly spat out of the waiter's mouth.

The three businessmen thought it was some kind of acrobatic performance and did not sense the 'terror' in it.

As the waiter's delicate arms grasped the Sword Hilt.

An unnatural smile appeared on his face... His head, which had been tilted back, suddenly dropped, and his Blood Filaments eyes stared intently at the three businessmen in the hot spring.

Swish...

The hot spring pool was gradually stained with a dark pigment.

The three businessmen, who hadn't even had a chance to show any fear, were now just heads with strange expressions, floating on the hot spring like a small boat.

Looking down at the current hot spring area.

Beside each hot spring pool stood a female server holding a katana.

at the same time.

Inside the hotel.

Young and beautiful waitresses are knocking on each room door one by one.

"What are you doing so late at night?!"

Many of the guests who were woken up were extremely annoyed and were about to yell at the staff.

The next second.

The angry expressions on their faces were frozen in time forever.

A guest staying deep inside the hotel, concerned about privacy, left his room to make a phone call in the corridor and happened to witness the horrific scene of a 'nighttime purge' in the hallway.

Although the man was terrified and his face turned pale, his legs were still holding up.

Immediately, I grabbed my roommate and we escaped the hotel through the window, heading straight for the parking area.

However.

Just as the guest started the engine, he noticed a female waitress sitting in the back seat with a smile in his rearview mirror.

The next second.

The sharp blade had pierced through the leather chair along with his body.

soon.

A waiter also came to the door of the room where Han Dong and the others were staying.

When knocking on the door went unanswered, he simply chopped the Wooden Gate open with a single stroke.

Spider barrier triggered.

Countless venomous spiders swarmed out of the room, instantly engulfing the waitress, their fangs snapping and biting into her smooth skin.

But the next second... a strange phenomenon occurred.

The waitress, who had been bitten extensively by venomous spiders, was completely unharmed. Instead, a chill emanated from her skin, instantly freezing any spiders that touched her, causing them to slide off her body.

As the waitress stepped into the spider-infested room, feeling the chill that seemed to emanate from the bottom of a pool, she found no strangers, only open windows and footprints left in the dirt outside.

In a short time.

Immediately, three waiters who were patrolling outside took up their swords and followed the trail.

A hot spring hotel, on the rooftop.

Han Dong's team of four was lurking on the rooftop, using a method that concealed their presence.

"Lesser Demon Eye" fully activated.

Han Dong, shrouded in Crow Attire, was scanning the entire inn.

"There are a total of 27 such waiters... and there are some areas shrouded in thick fog that I can't see clearly."

Han Dong's expression wasn't very pleasant.

"It's strange. I carefully observed the staff when I entered the store... and I didn't notice anything unusual at all. They were just ordinary people at first. How could they suddenly change so drastically?"

Mia then said, "The 'spider seal' I set up in the house has been broken... Not a single shop assistant could be killed, the spider venom is completely ineffective, and the curse effect has been greatly suppressed."

These shop assistants emanated a strange chill from their bodies, enough to freeze even spiders constructed purely of curses to death.

"As expected of the case that Mr. Aha instructed, it should be considered the most difficult 'strange tale' to solve in the current area."

Mia, you must keep the demon sword safe. If any trace of its aura leaks out, we'll all be locked onto.

"Know."

The demon sword was completely bound by primordial Spider Silk, its aura completely locked inside.

Mia asked tentatively, "What's the next step... should we get rid of these employees?"

"How do we deal with them? Their abilities are very strange, and their swordsmanship is extremely sharp... We will be in danger if we are surrounded! Even if we can manage to eliminate them, it will consume a lot of our energy."

It's important to know that the "strange tale" hasn't been officially triggered yet... and the "Crooked Neck Tree" mentioned in the clues hasn't even been found.

Perhaps the "ghost stories" themselves have the ability to endlessly create such shop assistants.

Our primary goal is to find the "Crooked Neck Tree" to officially trigger the ghost story... Until then, let's conserve our energy as much as possible.

What we've seen so far is merely the surface of the ghost stories.

A beautiful shop assistant dressed in a kimono, holding a katana, patrolled the inn with a smile.

Sometimes he would exhale cold air.

Sometimes a long tongue that reaches the navel will protrude.

Sometimes the body will make strange, contorted postures.

What kind of strange tales await Han Dong and his group?