The Boning Knife was filled with a cold, sinister aura.
Wang Ye silently stared at the Boning Knife, as though a voice were constantly echoing in his heart.
"Pick it up."
"It will grant you endless power."
The voice had been extremely faint at first, but as time passed, its murmurs gradually filled Wang Ye's mind.
"Enough!"
Gripped by intense pain, Wang Ye clutched his head and shouted instinctively.
Following Wang Ye's rebuke, the voice gradually faded, but the cold, sinister aura emanating from the Boning Knife seemed to grow ever denser.
Several times, Wang Ye wanted to turn around and leave the kitchen directly, but he could not tear his gaze away from the seemingly plain Boning Knife.
"Completing the Post Office's missions earns corresponding rewards."
"That means the Post Office intends to nurture its mail carriers and make them stronger."
"Because only then can mail carriers go to more dangerous places."
"If that's the case, can I strengthen myself during missions?"
Wang Ye analyzed the situation calmly. Aside from being caught off guard at the beginning, once he gradually calmed down, the seductive voice had vanished.
"This requires a gamble."
"A gamble on the Post Office, and on myself."
"But that makes it interesting, doesn't it?"
Wang Ye stopped hesitating and decisively picked up the Boning Knife from the cutting board.
A chilly aura spread across Wang Ye's entire body, making him shudder instinctively.
Immediately afterward, that chill grew more intense and continuously poured into Wang Ye's mind. Under the violent stimulation, he let out low growls.
Scenes surfaced in Wang Ye's mind.
A pair of hands.
A very beautiful pair of hands.
Yet those hands held this Boning Knife, and around them...
There was an ancient-looking siheyuan courtyard. The owner of those hands sat in the yard, deboning...
What he was deboning was a human head!
And the head wore a crafty smile, radiating an eerie aura!
The scene flashed.
It was still this Boning Knife, still those hands, but the location had changed.
It was...
404!!!
The owner of those hands seemed extremely nervous, the hand holding the Boning Knife trembling slightly!
Then...
The scene vanished.
At some point, sweat had soaked Wang Ye's entire body.
He panted heavily as the scenes from moments ago continuously replayed in his mind.
Where exactly was that siheyuan courtyard?
The Boning Knife was so powerful. What kind of terrifying existence could make even its owner feel afraid?
And that terror...
Was actually in 404!!!
Wang Ye's pupils contracted slightly. It seemed this place was no less dangerous than the Suburban Cemetery!
Damn Heaven Group!
What the hell were they doing all day?!
Why had they not sealed off such a terrifying place?!
Wang Ye took a deep breath, gradually calming himself down. He strapped the Boning Knife to his calf and left the kitchen.
For some reason, after he came into contact with the Boning Knife, the thick, nauseating stench of rotting corpses disappeared.
Wang Ye slowly made his way to the bedroom.
This was the location of his mission.
The photo on the wall?
Standing at the bedroom door, Wang Ye paused for several seconds. Once he was ready, he abruptly threw open the bedroom door!
The room was as quiet as ever, as though there were no danger at all.
There was a plain wooden bed, with two wooden cabinets painted red beside it. Other than that, a photograph hung above the headboard.
In the photograph, a woman wore a cheongsam, a faint smile on her lips.
A woman!
Wang Ye froze on the spot.
He had just seen this woman.
The crazy woman in the residential complex looked exactly like the woman in the photograph!
Suddenly, a burst of heavy footsteps came from the stairwell.
Someone was coming over at incredible speed!
Looking at the Bronze Nail in his hand and judging the speed at which the owner of those footsteps was climbing upstairs, Wang Ye knew after only two seconds of analysis that there was no time!
Wang Ye gritted his teeth, looked at the red-painted wooden cabinet beside him, and dove inside, gently closing the cabinet door.
Just as Wang Ye finished moving, the owner of those footsteps entered the living room.
Then, the footsteps gradually slowed.
Thump.
Thump.
The footsteps were heavy as they moved silently through the living room. Wang Ye held his breath and closed his eyes.
He knew that if that thing found him, he most likely would not be able to escape.
But...
Surrendering without a fight was clearly not his style. He silently drew the Boning Knife strapped to his leg and held it in his hand.
As long as that thing opened the cabinet door, Wang Ye could guarantee that he would drive the Boning Knife into its chest at the first opportunity.
Ghosts could not be killed, but even if he could affect one for a single second, that would give him a better chance of surviving.
The cold sensations occasionally transmitted by the Boning Knife stimulated Wang Ye's body and made him increasingly calm.
The footsteps wandered through the living room, moving slowly, with sounds occasionally ringing out.
Gradually, the footsteps headed toward the kitchen.
Soon...
The footsteps abruptly sped up, as though their owner had noticed something. They paced continuously through the house, seemingly searching for something.
At that moment, Wang Ye felt that the hand touching the cabinet was slightly wet.
A faint smell of blood reached Wang Ye's nose.
Blood!
The cabinet had not been painted red—it was covered in blood!
But that was no longer the important part. As time passed, the owner of the footsteps seemed to grow increasingly agitated, continuously moving through the room amid the sounds of objects being rummaged through.
Suddenly...
The footsteps entered the bedroom.
That thing had come in!!!
Wang Ye's heart leaped into his throat. He instinctively held his breath, not daring to make the slightest sound.
Then...
The footsteps slowly approached the wardrobe, and finally...
Stopped.
It was standing right outside the cabinet door!
Wang Ye's eyes flickered slightly. He slowly raised the Boning Knife in his hand, aiming it at the cabinet door, ready to stab at any moment.
The room seemed to gradually grow quiet.
Time slowly passed, yet Wang Ye remained calm and kept his position without making any movement.
The long years of Supernatural Incidents had already honed his mental fortitude to a terrifying degree.
Suddenly...
The door of the wooden cabinet beside him made a sharp sound.
Then, judging by the noise, it seemed someone had burst out from inside the cabinet!
There was someone in the cabinet next to his!
Wang Ye was startled!
During the time he had been in the room, someone had been hiding inside that cabinet the entire time!
For an instant, Wang Ye felt a lingering fear.
If he had tried to hide in the other cabinet just now, that person might have suddenly attacked him, and he could very well have already become a corpse.
He had been living too comfortably lately. He had let down his guard somewhat.
Wang Ye reflected on himself.
Judging by the sounds, the person in that wardrobe seemed to have successfully rushed out of the bedroom.
Then, the previous footsteps chased after them.
The bedroom fell silent once more.
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