The Only Way Out

The battle continued. Li Wei, who possessed the Behemoth's Power, was struggling to cope with the sheer number of monsters. His lightning attacks were ineffective against them, and while his Shockwave Fist and Beast Soul Sword were effective, these monsters all possessed the ability to Regeneration infinitely. By the end, the total number of resurrected monsters plus the newly arrived ones had reached several thousand.

Fighting a thousand enemies alone is not difficult for Li Wei, but if these thousands of enemies are simply invincible monsters, then the situation is quite different.

Even Zheng Yutong joined the battle. Some of the other reincarnators continued to fight, but most of them hid in nearby buildings, waiting for their final fate.

They weren't fools. There was no safe place in the world of Silent Hill. Faced with so many undead monsters, being killed was only a matter of time.

"If this continues, we're doomed!" Zheng Yutong gasped for breath. Her arrows had already shattered hundreds of monsters, but without exception, they all stood up again.

Li Wei unleashed a sword beam, already considering whether or not to use the S-rank summoning technique 'Ink Dragon's Protection'.

However, while the Ink Dragon's Protection is powerful, if these monsters are immortal, they will rise again no matter how many times they are defeated.

With a sigh, Li Wei thought to himself, "If all else fails, I'll have to hide inside the Copper Pot!"

Hiding in the Copper Pot and waiting for seven days seemed like a good idea, but Li Wei knew that fooling the Main God once was possible, but if he relied on the Copper Pot every time, it would ultimately backfire. After all, the task designed by the Main God was definitely not a death trap.

Wait a moment!

Li Wei was stunned. He had been so focused on fighting that he had forgotten about this. As long as they found the 'escape route' for the mission, which was the key point, they could escape.

Just then, he saw An Hei pull out a pistol and point it at him.

Li Wei certainly didn't think a pistol could cause him any harm, and based on his understanding of the An Hei, they wouldn't do that to him.

Sure enough, the muzzle immediately shifted a few centimeters to the left.

Li Wei was taken aback. Wasn't the direction the An Hei pointed to Qiao Yan's location?

In an instant, Li Wei seemed to understand something, and then a gunshot rang out!

A bullet shot out from the muzzle, piercing Qiao Yan's head, shattering the back of his skull and creating a fist-sized hole in his skull.

Qiao Yan's combat strength was only C1, and his physical abilities were not as good as Li Wei's, so he could not withstand the threat of Firearms Mastery. Therefore, he was killed by this shot.

With a thud, the body fell to the ground. Qiao Yan stared with eyes that seemed to have been relieved, and then died.

Everyone except Li Wei was stunned.

"An Hei, what are you doing?" Zheng Yutong stepped forward and snatched An Hei's pistol, angrily asking.

The other reincarnators were also furious; in this situation, killing a fellow survivor was simply unacceptable.

Before they could say anything more, everything went black, the roars of the monsters around them abruptly ceased, and the surroundings fell into complete silence.

The next second, the light returned, and everyone stared wide-eyed at their surroundings in disbelief.

Living room!

This was actually the original living room, with its old wallpaper, carpet, and television set. There were no monsters, no terrifying Pyramid Head.

"What's going on?" one of the reincarnators finally couldn't help but ask.

There are currently 11 reincarnators in the room.

That is to say, nine people have died.

"We should have time to rest, so I suggest you all rest now and recover your strength. The next 'Inner' world will begin soon!" It was An Hei who spoke. He didn't care at all about the disgusted looks he was getting from the crowd, and went straight to his room.

Zheng Yutong wanted to chase after him to get to the bottom of things, but Li Wei grabbed her arm.

"He killed an innocent person without any reason. I want to ask him if he's gone mad!" Zheng Yutong said angrily. She couldn't tolerate this kind of thing. Because of what had just happened, she no longer trusted An Hei.

Li Wei whispered, "An Hei didn't kill without reason. On the contrary, he just saved all of us. Let's talk about the details in An Hei's room. He just gave me a signal to come over immediately!"

Zheng Yutong was taken aback, and her gaze towards Li Wei held a hint of doubt.

Did An Hei save us all?

Why would Li Wei say that? Does killing Qiao Yan mean the monsters will disappear?

Zheng Yutong's heart skipped a beat. Yes, this was indeed too much of a coincidence. After An Hei shot and killed Qiao Yan, the Reincarnators returned to this living room. This was indeed hard to understand.

Filled with doubt, she followed Li Wei into the An Hei room.

After knocking on the door, Li Wei walked in nonchalantly, while Zheng Yutong, still harboring some prejudice against the An Hei, remained silent after entering the room, waiting for the other party to explain.

An Hei remained unchanged, exhibiting excessive silence throughout the mission and ignoring Zheng Yutong's clearly targeted criticism. He was currently hunched over the table in front of the bed, writing something, before handing the completed piece of paper to Li Wei a few minutes later.

"Keep it safe, only open it when it's most dangerous!" An Hei's expression was extremely solemn at this moment.

When Li Wei heard these words, his heart skipped a beat.

"Alright, Li Wei, I believe you've also realized the key point of this mission, right?" An Hei spoke directly, completely ignoring Zheng Yutong was standing to the side.

Li Wei nodded, then patted An Hei on the shoulder and said, "You discovered this before I did. The reason we killed Qiao Yan is because the 'inner' world we were in was actually a world conjured up in Qiao Yan's mind. As long as he doesn't die, those monsters won't disappear!"

These words shocked Zheng Yutong, who was standing to the side.

But what surprised her even more was yet to come.

"Let me explain this for An Hei. I Yu Tong you've heard from that reincarnator familiar with the Silent Hill background that the 'Inner' world is a world that brings people's inner fears to life. However, the difference between this mission world and the game's plot is that this mission involves the Main God randomly selecting reincarnators. The chosen reincarnator will appear on that television set, and will be thrown into the 'Inner' world beforehand. There, they will experience their deepest fears. Basically, once they appear on the television set, there's a 99% chance they will die, either from their own fears or from other reincarnators!"

"Why? Isn't there any other way?" Zheng Yutong roughly understood. Qiao Yan was the unlucky guy who appeared on the TV. The reason he disappeared was because he was thrown into the 'inner' world beforehand. There, he experienced his deepest fears, which is why he seemed to go crazy when he encountered other reincarnators. At that time, he was probably on the verge of collapse. An Hei discovered that those monsters and everything in the 'inner' world were manifestations of Qiao Yan's fears, which is why it attacked and killed Qiao Yan.

It's like a horror movie. Although everything in a horror movie is very scary, you only need to destroy the machine that's showing it, and the movie will suddenly stop.

But for the chosen one, isn't death the only outcome? On one hand, they will encounter their deepest fears. This has nothing to do with courage or daring; the Inner World reflects a person's deepest fears. Even the strongest person has a vulnerable side. Therefore, under this fear, the chosen one is utterly defenseless. On the other hand, even if this person is heartless and incredibly audacious, able to endure seven days in their own inner world, what about the other reincarnators?

The other reincarnators were thrown into the 'inner' world along with them, where they encountered the terrifying events within the chosen one's own heart. An Hei probably sensed this long ago, yet he chose to kill Qiao Yan only when everyone was at their breaking point. This may seem like a helpless act, but it also showed the chosen reincarnator enough respect. For the latter, however, it was a certain death.

Zheng Yutong turned pale as she thought about all this.

He considered an even more terrifying possibility: what if next time, it was Li Wei on television... or even himself? What would he do then?

Just thinking about this possibility filled Zheng Yutong with Despair.

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility of those chosen ones with strong inner strength who can control their fear with powerful willpower, but are there such people? Everyone has something they fear, and the 'inner' world uses the power of this fear... This time, it is the most dangerous mission we have ever experienced. If we are not careful, even I will die!" Li Wei gave a concluding speech.

From the chosen ones on the television, the monsters in the 'inside' world that completely defied the rules of reality, and Qiao Yan's strange reactions, to the moment when An Hei Raises a Gun and kills Qiao Yan, Li Wei finally understood.

"There are still 6 days left until the mission ends. We must find a way to deal with this troublesome situation!" Li Wei stroked his chin and looked at An Hei. The only solution he could think of was to do what An Hei had done before: find and kill the chosen reincarnators at the last moment, so that they could leave the 'inner' world.

Zheng Yutong had also thought of this, and she forced herself to speak, "We can just do what we did the first time and kill the chosen one at the last moment, wouldn't that be great!"

Li Wei, however, smiled helplessly along with An Hei.

"What's wrong? Is this method not going to work?" Zheng Yutong shouted.

"Yu Tong, have you ever thought about what would happen if one of the three of us appeared on TV next? Would you still use that method?" Li Wei said with a wry smile.

Zheng Yutong was speechless. Her throat moved, but in the end, she could only force out a bitter smile.

If it were Li Wei or An Hei, would I still be able to bring myself to kill them?