A Path to Death (1)

That's right, the man who appeared in the thick fog was the reincarnator who mysteriously disappeared from the living room, the same person who appeared on the television.

Qiao Yan!

Clearly, Li Wei wasn't the only one who recognized him, and the reincarnators immediately surrounded Qiao Yan.

However, Li Wei also noticed that there were quite a few corpses in this dead end.

Some of these corpses lay on the ground, naked, their deaths gruesome. Their faces were covered in volcanic ash, obscuring their features. Others were embedded in the walls, their limbs twisted, mouths gaping wide, their faces terrifying.

"Is there something wrong with these corpses?" Zheng Yutong was also startled by the gruesome appearance of the bodies. Seeing Li Wei remain silent, she asked.

Li Wei shook his head and said, "There's no sign of life, it's definitely a corpse. Besides, I didn't sense any ghosts or monsters, so there shouldn't be any problem."

Zheng Yutong breathed a slight sigh of relief, but the dead end was fifty meters deep, and there were no fewer than a dozen corpses on the walls on both sides. No matter how you looked at it, it looked like a... trap.

Of course, unless all these corpses come back to life instantly!

Is it even possible for that kind of thing to happen?

Li Wei glanced at the reincarnator who had initially betrayed the Silent Hill information, and saw that the young man was pale and clutching a black banner in his hand.

' Ghost Controlling Banner, a B-grade magical artifact, can contain a hundred vengeful ghosts. When facing an enemy, all the ghosts will unleash their power, devouring flesh and souls with boundless might!'

This kid's got some skills!

Li Wei was quite interested in the Ghost Controlling Banner. Judging from the information about this item, it should be an extremely powerful artifact. This young man's strength should also be quite good, but at this moment he was clearly very afraid.

Knowing about the Silent Hill game, Li Wei approached him, wanting to gather some information.

The young man, however, abandoned his previous humble attitude and whispered to Li Wei, "You idiot, in Silent Hill, a corpse represents..."

At this moment, the other reincarnators had already cornered Qiao Yan against the wall.

"Don't come any closer... don't come any closer!" Qiao Yan's expression was ferocious. He raised his hand and spewed out a large ball of flame from the flamethrower hidden in his sleeve. Then he used fire control Fire Control to control the flame around his body, using it as a weapon so that he could attack the reincarnators around him at any time.

"Qiao Yan, are you crazy?" a reincarnator who seemed to know Qiao Yan shouted angrily.

Qiao Yan across from him looked completely insane, but in Li Wei's eyes, beneath that so-called madness lay fear and unease.

He was afraid.

But what was he afraid of? Was it them, his fellow human beings?

Li Wei frowned, remaining silent, and continued to try to get closer to the reincarnator who knew about Silent Hill's background. There were 12 people here, so there was no need for him to step forward. Soon, the reincarnator who had just spoken tried to approach Qiao Yan, but the latter shouted and condensed the flames in the air into a sword, shooting it at the reincarnator.

The reincarnator was no fool; he took out a metal round shield and held it in front of him. The fire sword then struck the shield, sending up many small sparks, but the shield remained completely undamaged, clearly indicating it was no ordinary item.

The reincarnator also produced a spear, its sharp blade pointed at Qiao Yan, and said coldly, "Qiao Yan, we've known each other for a while, what can't we talk about? Why did you suddenly disappear, and why are you here again?"

Qiao Yan remained extremely excited, continuously spewing flames from the flamethrower and controlling the flames to swirl around his body, preventing the reincarnators from getting close.

"Enough! He's just a mere C1 level. I'll capture him and then question him thoroughly!" A B1 level reincarnator couldn't stand it any longer, so he chanted a complex incantation. A purple rune array appeared on the ground in front of him, and then a monster the size of a calf was summoned.

Others might not know, but Li Wei understood. This was the Demon Summoning, a unique skill of the Warlock class in World of Warcraft. The monster that resembled a small calf was the 'Hellhound' summoned by the Demon Summoning.

The Hellhound howled and charged at Qiao Yan at its master's command.

The Hellhound summoned by the B1-level reincarnator has reached C2 combat power, a whole level higher than Qiao Yan. Moreover, as a demon-level summon, it is much tougher and more resilient, and dealing with Qiao Yan, who only Fire Control, will not be a problem.

Any experienced reincarnator can see this.

Qiao Yan was indeed no match for the Hellhound; the Hellhound's skin had an extremely high immunity to fire. Before long, Qiao Yan ran out of tricks and was cornered by the Hellhound.

"Hehe, isn't that good enough...?" The B1-level expert's face lit up with joy, and he was about to walk over and grab Qiao Yan.

At that moment, Li Wei also obtained important information from the young reincarnator.

"In short, I've said everything I need to say. Let's each rely on our own abilities to save our lives. You should recognize this magic weapon in my hand, right? But unfortunately, I can only protect myself. Don't expect me to protect you in a critical moment!" The young reincarnator seemed afraid that Li Wei would get entangled with him, but Li Wei had no intention of doing so at all.

Just then, the piercing air raid siren sounded again.

Everyone froze. As the alarm sounded, the surrounding environment changed once again. The walls rapidly decayed and crumbled, the sky instantly turned pitch black, and the white mist floating in the air turned dark red.

"Damn it, we've entered the 'inner' world!" the young reincarnator shouted, waving the 'Ghost Controlling Banner' in his hand, trying to summon a vengeful ghost.

However, he was destined to be disappointed; the Ghost Controlling Banner, which had always worked without fail, was completely unresponsive this time.

Li Wei shook his head and kindly reminded him, "This world seems to prohibit the existence of any soul entity, and the vengeful ghost in your ghost banner should also belong to this category!"

At this moment, the young man's face turned deathly pale, his hands trembled uncontrollably, and he muttered, "It's over, it's over. I was hoping to trigger an extra story mission, but now I've probably lost more than I gained!"

As if remembering something, he shouted loudly.

"Quick... run! The 'inner' world of Silent Hill is extremely eerie and terrifying. It will turn our inner fears into reality... and the wilderness is even more dangerous. We need to find a building to hide in!" With that, he was about to rush out.

However, Li Wei suddenly grabbed him.

"It's too late, look!" Li Wei pointed behind them.

The corpses they had just passed by were now creaking and groaning as if they had come to life. Their limbs were twisted and their claws were outstretched, a scene straight out of a nightmare.

"You just said that as long as we see those corpses, if someone imagines them standing up and attacking us, then in the 'inner' world, what is imagined will become reality... It seems that's indeed the case!" Li Wei was beginning to understand this so-called 'inner' world.

Ultimately, this is also a form of the power of rules; this task will bring people's deepest fears to reality.

It is indeed terrifying. If we could truly bring everyone's deepest fears to life, the situation would only get worse.

However, Li Wei still had some doubts. If that was the case, then what about Qiao Yan? He first appeared on that television set, then suddenly disappeared mysteriously, and when he came here again, he seemed to have gone mad and was attacking everyone.

If I remember correctly, Qiao Yan was constantly running before he encountered his group. Could it be that Qiao Yan wasn't hiding from the reincarnators, but from something else entirely?

Li Wei wanted to discuss this issue with An Hei, but for now, he could only deal with the immediate trouble.

At first, the young reincarnator shrank back and hid, unable to use the Ghost Controlling Technique. He was just an 'ordinary person' with a slightly better physique than the average person.

So he was very scared.

Of course, not every reincarnator is like this.

Most of the reincarnators recovered quickly after a moment of panic. After all, they were all veterans who had survived many missions and each possessed unique skills. What they were facing now were just some resurrected corpses, which were not enough to frighten them.

At this moment, Qiao Yan seemed to be ignored, but Li Wei had been secretly observing her.

After the corpses appeared, Qiao Yan's expression became even more terrified. He was no longer the same person he had been at the beginning. Now his eyes were wide open, and a trickle of saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, he seemed to see something, and he abruptly covered his head with his hands, knelt down on the ground, and kept muttering something.

Li Wei vaguely heard him say, "Corpse transformation... Hellhound... die!"

At the same moment, the corpses surrounding the reincarnators suddenly underwent a terrifying mutation. Spikes and human faces began to appear on their bodies, and each face howled in agony, filling the surrounding area with a cacophony of wails and howls.

The reincarnators were also annoyed by the sound, but the B1-level reincarnator who was skilled in Demon Summoning shouted and controlled the Hellhound to pounce on the corpses.

The burly Hellhound was incredibly fast, but what followed was a one-sided massacre.

The Hellhound, whose combat power was at least C2, was torn to shreds by the corpses in just one round. Blood and flesh flew everywhere, and the scene resembled a hellish landscape.

The crowd was in an uproar. Although a C2-level fighter wasn't considered a very strong fighter, they had never encountered such a thing before—being slaughtered so quickly after just one encounter.

The other two Reincarnators, skilled in close combat, donned armor and charged towards the corpses, wielding greatswords and Sharp Axe.

"Dead... all dead, hahaha, all dead!" Qiao Yan continued to go crazy and ramble incoherently, but at this moment no one had time to pay attention to him anymore.

A dozen seconds later, tragedy struck again. Both melee reincarnators were grabbed by the incredibly powerful mutated corpse. With its bare hands, it tore through their sturdy armor and ripped off the heads of the two screaming terrified individuals.