Cursed Malice

Chapter 32: Cursed Malice

Without the interference of the male corpse, the clapping game proceeded smoothly.

Player Two, Shi Ji, took over from Wu Xian as the new seeker.

Then, Player Three, Yue Mei, quickly clapped three times in succession, ready to be found.

Shi Ji kept his eyes closed, not looking for Yue Mei.

Instead, he fumbled in the darkness, searching the room for the source of another set of claps. He wanted to find the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother and have her take over searching for Yue Mei.

This was their pre-arranged plan.

One guest room in the inn was too cramped to fit six survivors, but if they played the game in separate rooms, they would have to deal with finding people across rooms.

He listened to the Ghost Mother's footsteps as she left the room.

A follower of the Ghost Mother could reduce the impact of negative emotions during the clapping game and receive the Ghost Mother's favor, granting them the privilege of briefly seeing in the game, thereby increasing their chances of survival in the blessed land.

Yue Mei, having become a follower, increasingly felt how ridiculous her past self was, with only hatred for Wu Xian and the others remaining in her heart.

"Oh my god, Brother Xian, I almost peed myself just now. If I didn't constantly deal with filth and waste, training my nerves to be incredibly thick, I would have gone mad from that sight."

But due to the rules of the clapping game.

The next long period would be safe until the last player, Su Huijin, blew air into the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother's eyes, starting a new round.

But the price was that they had to offer sacrifices to the Ghost Mother at regular intervals.

The inn room wasn't large.

This was an expression she would never have shown before.

And most critically, every time Shi Ji touched the Ghost Mother, he experienced some tragic visions. These despairing images twisted his expression, pushing his mind to the brink of collapse several times.

This game was too intense; they would probably die of simultaneous high blood pressure and heart disease shortly after it began.

If she had truly opened her eyes to look at her, she probably would have died a terrible death.

Room 401.

And the possibility of accidents was extremely high.

This way, the three groups of survivors wouldn't have to leave their rooms, greatly increasing their safety and making the entire game process more manageable.

"Oh no, this is bad!"

"I can't do anything about it. You can only blame yourself."

Shi Ji whispered his complaints to Wu Xian.

This was too dangerous.

But Wen Chao's movements were steady.

Shi Ji nervously fumbled over the Ghost Mother, his fingers almost cramping. He had never touched a girl in his life, but the moment he thought he was touching a super powerful evil spirit, he had no lewd thoughts, fearing he might touch an inappropriate spot and be brutally killed by the Ghost Mother.

Seeker switch complete!

The Ghost Mother pushed Shi Ji away and, following the sound of Yue Mei's claps, slowly moved towards Room 401. Her movements were slow, like a truly blind person, but no matter the distance, she could always find the next survivor within ten minutes.

But switching seekers wasn't easy.

Wu Xian said with a grim expression, "The mental shock when contacting the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother is hard for even you and me to withstand. Yue Mei is the weakest among us. How could she endure the mental pollution?"

She watched Wen Chao's actions coldly. When she saw Wen Chao finally touch the Ghost Mother, a malicious smile appeared on her face.

For a normal old man.

Even though Wu Xian guessed the truth, he couldn't warn the others. He could only pray that everyone would be vigilant enough towards Yue Mei.

Shi Ji couldn't answer.

Wu Xian gritted his teeth, a bad premonition forming in his heart. He suspected the Yue Mei who returned was no longer the same person. She brought the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother not to help them solve their predicament but for some other purpose...

Yue Mei, who had just shed the role of seeker, actually opened her eyes.

Wu Xian and Shi Ji simultaneously let out a sigh of relief. They had finally gotten through this hurdle.

So Wu Xian proposed a strategy: when it was time to switch rooms, the seeker would find the Ghost Mother and have her become the seeker, crossing rooms to find the next person clapping.

He kept his eyes tightly shut, searching along the edges of the room bit by bit, not missing any blind spots. No matter where the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother hid, he would eventually find her.

Shi Ji quickly felt the tattered clothes and found the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother.

She hadn't died after her eyes were gouged out. Instead, she received the Ghost Mother's forgiveness, the price being that she had to become the Ghost Mother's follower and offer high-quality flesh and bone to the Ghost Mother.

Shi Ji's heart suddenly skipped a beat: "What's wrong? Did something go wrong again?"

The ignorant her, while worshipping the Ghost Mother's statue, thought she had found a way to escape. But in reality, she was treated as a sacrifice to the Ghost Mother by that old woman.

"Well, even if she truly had strong willpower, why is she still so radiant after experiencing two hellish nights, and so reverent towards the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother?"

But when the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother truly touched her, the endless negative emotions that flooded in instantly crushed her already fragile defenses.

The two fumbled around, one sitting on the bed, the other on a chair, gasping for air. Just touching the Ghost Mother had already caused them mental trauma.

That day, under the old woman's guidance, she worshipped the Child-Seeking Ghost Mother. That very night, to save her life, she played the clapping game.

Just as Wen Chao was about to touch the Ghost Mother's eye, about to fulfill the game's condition, Yue Mei let out a vicious, sharp voice.

Fortunately, Shi Ji eventually touched the Ghost Mother's eye.

But he didn't notice, a change had occurred.

She opened her eyes and faced the first evil spirit in this blessed land.

Yue Mei was found by the child-seeking Ghost Mother.

Just as he thought of this, Wu Xian's expression suddenly changed drastically.

Yue Mei also had to offer sacrifices regularly, otherwise the Ghost Mother would make her pay a price that violated the rules at any time, and the sacrifice the Ghost Mother wanted was the same as hers: high-quality flesh and blood not yet polluted by this world!

Thus, Yue Mei thought of the other survivors.

"If even one of you had been willing to help me back then, I wouldn't have ended up like this. Now you have to pay for the wrong decision you made!"

"I'm sorry, Professor Wen."

Wu Xian instantly smelled a scent like pig intestines...

After becoming a follower.

She kept cheering herself on.

He tremblingly approached the Ghost Mother and blew a cloudy breath towards her eyes.

"Of course, it's too tragic..."

"You saw those scenes too?"

In his long scientific research career, he had long understood that nervousness was useless.

She fumbled in the darkness and found Wen Chao standing on the other side, the seeker switched again.

"Perhaps... she's outwardly gentle but inwardly strong?"

Wu Xian nodded in empathy. He considered himself a person of strong will, but he had wavered mentally several times under the impact of those scenes. If it were an ordinary person, they probably would have...

Before Wen Chao could reply.

Yue Mei reached out towards Wen Chao's eyes, she was going to force Wen Chao to open his eyes!