Ten Terrifying Seconds

Chapter 27: Terrifying Ten Seconds

Qi Zhiyong's ferocity didn't surprise the Door-Breaking Wraith for long.

The Door-Breaking Wraith quickly realized it had been offended. It let out an enraged roar, its chains shattering completely, the artifact Soul Snatching Rope utterly destroyed.

Then, its remaining large hand expanded, clamping down forcefully on Qi Zhiyong. Qi Zhiyong, who had been using a small knife to draw blood from the Greater Wraith, was pinned to the ground.

The power granted by Heavenly Demon Release was insignificant to the Door-Breaking Wraith.

Following that, the Door-Breaking Wraith changed its palm into a fist and smashed down with immense force.

Pfft!

Inhuman strength landed on Qi Zhiyong!

Splash!

Qi Zhiyong's upper body was pulverized. The ground itself was smashed into a concave pit, cement cracking. Blood seeped into the fissures. If not for the connecting rebar, the floor slab would have been pierced by the Greater Wraith's blow.

Wu Xian stared, dumbfounded.

The Door-Breaking Wraith pulled its arm from the bloody abdominal cavity. It now had two arms again, becoming even more powerful than before!

Yet, even without much confidence, Wu Xian and the other had to hold their ground, as they had nowhere to escape.

These two understood Qi Zhiyong's abilities the best among all the survivors. Furthermore, according to the rules, Qi Zhiyong was the safest person.

What was going on?

Qi Zhiyong had a grudge against them, and had even tried to use them as scapegoats just now. Why had this guy suddenly changed like a different person, playing the role of a martyr here?

"Why him?"

Wen Chao's desk was cluttered with various items; he seemed to be trying to create something. On his bed, the quilt was spread out, and it looked like a person was lying underneath.

The others remaining on the fourth floor weren't completely unaware of Qi Zhiyong's death.

Now that he was dead, would the Greater Wraith's target become them?

After a simple wash-up, Shi Ji changed his pants. Afterward, neither of them minded the other, and they lay down on the bed. Shi Ji quickly fell asleep, but Wu Xian couldn't sleep for a long time.

Wu Xian had never regretted his scheme to harm Qi Zhiyong. In fact, he was somewhat proud of his arrangements.

It had taken Wu Xian a great deal of effort to scheme Qi Zhiyong to his death before he could decipher the operational rules of the Breaking Door Wraith. Now, it might all be meaningless.

The evil spirits they had faced before were merely those with special abilities. Although eerie and terrifying, they could be killed by hitting them with artifacts and talismans.

Wu Xian raised his Copper Coin Spear, and Shi Ji drew his Boy Sword. The two stood ready. They had felt somewhat confident relying on their recently upgraded weapons.

The two opened the door and entered the room, both feeling a sense of relief.

And then...

But now, this chain had also been unlocked!

Room 404, He Qiong's room.

"A young man is dead."

The light from the opposite billboard shone through the window.

Wen Chao's room.

But regardless of Qi Zhiyong's intentions.

Wen Chao had seen too many young people. In his opinion, Qi Zhiyong, like Fang Zhi, was someone who was overly stubborn in certain aspects and acted according to his own rules.

Wen Chao himself sat on a chair by the bed.

Although the Blessed Land felt like home to him.

He took off his glasses, rubbed his eyes, and lay on the quilt. His hand reached under the quilt and clasped tightly with his other hand. Exhaustion gradually closed his eyes, and before falling asleep, he murmured softly.

"Draw the eyes bigger, add red around the eyes, drip some eye drops. Look pitiful. Those single guys who've never had a girlfriend can't handle this..."

However, to their surprise, the Door-Breaking Wraith did not attack them.

But this person who should have lived the longest had died so early.

Wu Xian's door, 406, was kicked open. Qi Zhiyong's room, 402, had become a bloody mess. Therefore, the only room still safe was 403, which Shi Ji had originally occupied.

The experience tonight was so hellish that even an ordinary room felt like paradise.

Wu Xian endured the longest ten seconds of his life. Shi Ji's mind flashed with a montage of memories. The two were filled with fear and trepidation for a while before the corridor lights flickered back on.

"This old man can't always hide here, waiting for all the young people to die before dying miserably."

But, to be fair, this guy had indeed used his suicide to buy Wu Xian and the other a way out.

Perhaps that hand that had crushed Qi Zhiyong was already above their heads, and their own bodies would be shattered the next second.

Splash!

The lights went out!

The corridor was plunged into instant darkness. The rooms at least had windows, and even with the lights off, some moonlight filtered in. But the corridor had no windows; the moment the lights went out, it was pitch black.

"But we can't go on like this anymore. Tomorrow, we must find a way to bring someone else here, whether it's one of those three..."

But the family atmosphere in this house wasn't great. The severe domestic violence gave Wu Xian a desire to run away from home.

A sense of powerlessness surged in his heart.

Su Huilan and Su Huijin, the two sisters, sat on the bed holding hands, their delicate faces icy cold.

This new arm looked more human, and it was holding a set of keys!

Wu Xian's heart skipped a beat.

"Then let's hurry up and put on our makeup."

"Make the slit a bit higher here..."

"Qi Zhiyong is dead."

Room 401.

His tone of voice was strange, not like he was talking to himself, but more like he was talking to someone.

Those past ten-plus seconds were too intense; he urgently needed to change his pants.

Wu Xian immediately panicked.

After the Door-Breaking Wraith was unsealed, it took a deep look at the two of them, showing them a sinister grin.

Judging by the design of the keychain, it should be a spare key for the Ping'an Hostel. Before, this Greater Wraith could only open one door a day, but now that it had a key?

"You have something to eat again. Eat until you're full, and your illness will be cured. When you're better, we'll go home together."

The Breaking Door Wraith disappeared.

"Just wait until tomorrow. Tomorrow will be better."

He was thinking about Qi Zhiyong.

Its strength was completely off the charts. Could something like this Green Giant really be dealt with using a Copper Coin Sword and a Tachi?

No!

Qi Zhiyong's shattered body, spread across the floor, was proof.

When the lights were on, they could at least see the Breaking Door Wraith. If the lights went out, how would they know where the Door-Breaking Wraith was?

But the Door-Breaking Wraith was completely different.

The Greater Wraith's Soul Snatching Rope was broken, but there was another chain. This chain was pure black, with sharp serrations, piercing its flesh and blood as if it were part of its body. It was this chain that sewed the Greater Wraith's arm to its abdomen.

Perhaps...

Perhaps the Door-Breaking Wraith was right in front of him, its hideous face staring directly into his.

The situation had spiraled out of control, causing the two sisters to cling to each other in fear.

Shi Ji's face was even more ashen.

"Sigh, he wasn't a bad kid..."

Qi Zhiyong's mangled corpse lay in the middle of the corridor, its broken face staring blankly at Wu Xian, a sight Wu Xian couldn't bear to look at.

"A'jin, I will protect you."

Imagination amplifies fear.

This made Wu Xian feel a bit strange.

He tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Finally, he got up and, using the faint light from the window, began to read the notebook Qi Zhiyong had given him.