Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chapter 474 [Train] Speculation

They were wrong from the start!

With fewer chips, it seemed that his innate good fortune had also vanished. As the first target of the "Hush!" attack, Du Tingfeng's emotions were churning, and he had already made a decision subconsciously.

Protected by the terracotta figurine, in a flash, his arm swiftly reached towards "Xu Cong's" face, intending to pull off the barely visible eyeballs!

But the next second, his vision suddenly went blurry.

Upon closer inspection, the face in front of me had changed.

Its skin was sallow and dull, its eyes lifeless, and the body fell to the ground with a thud.

Du Tingfeng's hand reached for nothing.

The ghost left.

Xu Cong's body was restored to its original state.

"......"

Du Tingfeng withdrew his hand, a dark glint flashing in his eyes.

The brief eye contact with the [Shh!] voice was enough for him to glean some information about the ghost.

Ultimately, it comes down to them knowing too little about the word "Shh!"

Chen Ji's conjecture is likely correct: removing the facial features can shut down the ghost, meaning that the face is indeed the ghost's weakness.

Otherwise, the ghost wouldn't have been able to strike and leave so quickly.

But this attack was truly terrifying.

Du Tingfeng already understood that if it weren't for the terracotta figurine as an outer shell, his face would have been blown open and hollowed out from the inside, just like the rosary ghost in the Netherworld.

But this outer shell can't last long either.

It cracked after just one treatment.

Twice?

According to Chen Ji, the terracotta figurines are not necessarily immune to damage, and he can only judge the current state of the "Prophet" by whether or not the "Prophet" exists in his memory.

Moreover, Chen Ji had never seen [Resurrection].

In other words, the state of "resurrection" is like Schrödinger's cat, existing in an unknown state.

Without experiencing it firsthand, no one knows what the future holds.

He slowly turned around and told Tian Qinghe and Chen Ji everything that had just happened. The appearance of [Shh!] was too sudden, urgent and dangerous.

"I took it for granted."

After hearing all this, Chen Ji's expression turned very ugly.

He realized that he was still subtly influenced by the rosary ghost, ignoring the possibility of unforeseen changes.

For example, everyone subconsciously thinks that ghosts are afraid of having their eyes, ears, and mouths taken away, so they will definitely not expose their faces. After all, every time we encounter this ghost, it shows its back.

But little did they know that the face was both the ghost's weakness and its means of killing.

The reason it didn't turn around the first time was because the rosary ghost had already made its move.

The second time they walked backwards, it was to spare their lives temporarily, since they would still be of use at that time.

But what just happened has already explained it.

【Shh!】 Please be aware:

First, Chen Ji and the other two understood its purpose.

Second, the vomiting of the rosary ghost is useless.

So it didn't hesitate for a minute and immediately took action.

【Shh!】It won't go far; it'll most likely stay attached to some corpse nearby.

At the same time, it is also necessary to prevent it from appearing from the mirrored corridor outside the iron gate.

The three of them immediately leaned against the wall, making sure they could see in all directions, and lowered their voices so that only the three of them could hear them.

"If its taboo is truly that seeing its face means certain death, then how do we even get close to its face?"

Tian Qinghe pointed out a key issue.

"If we can't confront it head-on, then like in the first picture, we should hide behind it?"

The image paired with the word "Shh!" initially shows the man hiding behind the ghost in a safe state.

At the time, everyone was still a little confused.

Looking back now, perhaps it was to prevent people from looking directly at the ghost's face?

but.....

Chen Ji frowned. If that's the case, how do you explain the ghost hiding behind the person in the second picture?

He had a vague feeling that the taboo surrounding that ghost was not so simple.

“Theoretically, it would be best to take its facial features from behind.” Chen Ji thought for a moment, “but in reality, it’s very difficult to do.”

Why would it attach itself to a corpse?

"There are two possibilities: one is that it has no physical form in the illusion, and the other is that all the corpses are lying on the hospital bed with their backs blocked."

Chen Ji believes that both reasons may exist simultaneously.

So as soon as "Xu Cong's" corpse left the bed, the attack failed, and he was immediately abandoned by [Shh!]

"Unless we can lift the bodies off the beds one by one, but that's too dangerous."

"Now what?"

Tian Qinghe's expression gradually became serious. They were not on equal footing with the [Hush!] ghost. They were in the open, while the other side was in the dark, and the ghost also had the ability to kill them instantly.

At best, the ghost would hide inside the corpse, and the group would be locked in a stalemate with it.

That was only when it was genuinely afraid of having its eyes, ears, and mouth removed.

What if it stops being afraid?

Ghosts can be attacked an unlimited number of times if the conditions are met, but humans are different. Even a terracotta figurine's shell will eventually give out if the taboo is triggered too many times.

In short, all three members of our team were now in a completely passive position.

“We can’t just sit here and wait to die,” Du Tingfeng said. “Actually, I hope it will attack first.”

"Because only then will we have the opportunity to take Han Bing's eyes, ears, and mouth."

Chen Ji nodded. He shared the same thought as Du Tingfeng: the path to survival was hidden within the path to death.

After a brief discussion, the three returned to the ward door next to the stretcher.

Through the glass window, you could see that the inside was exactly the same as when they left; the corpses in front of them were still wrapped in white sheets and lying on the hospital beds.

But further inside, much of the space was covered by curtains.

"[Shh!] Ghosts can manipulate corpses to remove the cloth covering their faces, so be careful."

Chen Ji reminded him, squinting his eyes and looking down at the ground.

Completely blind to the same danger, no one knows whether they will have a close encounter with a ghost when they open their eyes again.

The thought of opening her eyes to find a hollowed-out ghost face plastered in front of her gave Tian Qinghe goosebumps.

You mainly need to rely on sound and peripheral vision to judge.

open the door.

The cold smell of disinfectant entered my nasal cavity.

The three of them had adjusted their breathing to be almost inaudible as they tiptoed forward, much like the man in the first painting.

Chen Ji was placed in the very center, because he was not protected by any terracotta figures.

If a badly injured bat were to appear here now... things wouldn't be so complicated.

The little monkey's fluffy tail gently brushed against Chen Ji's chest, making him involuntarily think of this.

Many people have already died in the station. Assuming there's a progress bar for the little monkey, the progress bar is already full.

All that's missing is an opportunity for a voluntary sacrifice.

He killed the bat himself. The sacrifice was completed. The Three Wise Monkeys appeared. [Speech] was activated.

Boom.

[Shh!] And the rosary ghost died.

As his thoughts drifted, Chen Ji suddenly snapped back to reality.

He realized something.

I've started to get used to trading human lives for the Three Wise Monkeys' help.