When Jiang Nuo was sharing clues with her teammates, she heard Tuoba Hong shudder as if he had seen some kind of vengeful ghost.
Following the gaze, Yue Zhou stood quietly in the corner of the corridor, her entire body clad in an elaborate black dress, her veil hanging down, making it impossible to distinguish between human and ghost.
Feimina clutched her heart, "My God, it really is possible to see a living witch."
Hi~ Yue Zhou!
Jiang Nuo greeted her, and Yue Zhou practically floated over.
"Have you finally agreed to join us?"
Yue Zhou again. "Get out."
"Exchange information."
Still concise and to the point!
Jiang Nuo leaned against Si Yan's chest, arms crossed, and raised an eyebrow at his words, her deep eyes gleaming with interest. "Go on," she said.
"The hotel's time flow is incorrect."
Yue Zhou lightly touched her sleeve, lowered her eyes, and continued, "The night is longer, and the flow of time during the day is faster. According to the normal flow, it should be ten o'clock in the morning now."
"Huh? Isn't that right?" Tuoba Hong subconsciously checked his watch. "Damn... how come it's already two in the afternoon!"
Didn't I just wake up?
Zhou Ling pinched him, "You want everyone to know we're here."
Jiang Nuo stared at his watch thoughtfully for a few seconds before looking at Yue Zhou. "What information do you want to obtain?"
Yue Zhou: "Hotel Staff Handbook"
This is indeed crucial information at the moment.
Zhou Ling scrutinized the faceless woman before him, then suddenly flicked his wrist, drawing two cards from the star chart. He glanced at them, his expression gradually turning serious.
Jiang Nuo was generous to her as well, saying, "Great, it's a pleasure working with you."
Only after the Yue Zhou had drifted far away did Zhou Ling cautiously ask Jiang Nuo, "Trusting her so much isn't like you."
Jiang Nuo smiled and said, "It's alright."
Zhou Ling: "According to the astrological chart, the Yue Zhou is not of the same kind as us."
Jiang Nuo cleverly changed the subject, "I know, okay, everyone go and look for new clues."
He and Si Yan passed by Zhou Ling. Two seconds later Zhou Ling frowned, her white pupils trembling slightly.
Jiang Nuo just said... there's someone in the team you can't trust even more than Yue Zhou, be careful of Feimina.
" Sister Ling, what are you daydreaming about?"
Feimina took Zhou Ling's arm and gently shook it, "I also think the captain's decision wasn't very good, but I didn't dare to say anything more."
Zhou Ling immediately said, " Jiang Nuo is simply unreasonable."
She seemed angry, letting out a cold snort.
Feimina sighed, "There's nothing we can do..."
Tuoba Hong tried to persuade them to stop fighting amongst themselves, but Zhang Quan pulled him away.
"Where are you going?" Tuoba Hong asked.
"I heard someone calling for help."
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When Zhang Quan and Tuoba Hong arrived on the seventh floor, they indeed encountered the monster.
"Help me..."
Qiu Su saw someone coming and weakly offered help.
Her shoulder was a bloody mess, trapped by a giant spider and unable to escape. The skeletal child, forcibly separated, hung from the ceiling, held together only by a few strands of spider silk, and could fall to her death at any moment.
A giant spider blocked the stairwell, seemingly implying that if Zhang Quan and his companion dared to come up, they would suffer the same fate.
"This thing... can we beat it?"
Tuoba Hong has seen almost every monster he's ever seen in his life! At least ghosts can reason!
"Able."
Zhang Quan remained ruthless and taciturn, charging up the stairs, the air thick with the scent of corpses and the aura of ghosts.
"Then I'll go too!" Tuoba Hong gritted his teeth and charged forward, drawing two swords and hacking wildly.
[ Tuoba Hong is playing me, someone who's unsure about a certain job:)]
Hahaha, I'm not sure, but I'll just go for it!
I thought this girl was as amazing as Yue Zhou, but I was proven wrong!
The giant spider's weak point was its abdomen, Tuoba Hong accidentally stabbed it, causing blood to splatter everywhere.
Fearing being accidentally injured by his teammates, Zhang Quan simply finished off Tuoba Hong from behind, and their teamwork was quite good.
With a piercing scream, the giant spider vanished down the corridor.
Qiu Su clutched her shoulder as she reached for the skull doll, but as Tuoba Hong helped her up, she suddenly called out to Zhang Quan.
"You... are you also Half-Corpse Soul? Were you created by Jiang Nuo?"
Tuoba Hong's eyes widened. Didn't God Nuo say that hardly anyone could recognize her? This woman is amazing!
Zhang Quan didn't answer. "The corridor is safe. You can leave now."
Qiu Su touched the skull doll's head and said to herself, "Mine is too."
"This is very similar to the witchcraft we practice back home; Jiang Nuo learns it very quickly."
Having said that, he quietly left.
Zhang Quan suddenly frowned, sensing a deeper meaning in those words.
"What does she mean?" Tuoba Hong scratched his head. "It probably won't do her any good to be exposed as Half-Corpse Soul."
Zhang Quan's voice was deep, "Perhaps... the key is in the last sentence."
"Go find Brother Nuo."
"Running away again! You're not human, I am!" Tuoba Hong was furious, but resignedly followed along.
We were right! After Zhang Quan's accident last time, he really wasn't human anymore...
"So this isn't the first time Zhang Quan has followed God Nuo? Wasn't that ugly doll Jiang Nuo had in his pocket called Half-Corpse Soul during the friendly match before?"
By the way... does Zhang Quan's little assistant know about this...?
The temporary team members eventually met at the hotel's main kitchen base on the first floor, a message sent by Zhou Ling via her watch.
When Jiang Nuo and the others arrived, Zhou Ling and Feimina were in the staff canteen in the back kitchen, their expressions strange.