Chapter 29: Chapter 28, 3rd Loop
The blade shone brightly, reflecting the bright fluorescent lights on the ceiling.
"Ah!!" Chen Xinyi was terrified by her own actions, but her body was completely out of control. Helplessly, she eventually adopted a reckless attitude, and her expression became fierce.
"Bodhisattva, kill it!"
She used all her strength for this strike.
Accompanied by a huge tremor, there was a "crack" sound from the kitchen knife hitting the bone.
This might have been the most heroic moment in Chen Xinyi's life!
Although it wasn't her doing it directly...
But when she thought back on this incident later, she still felt emotional about her own courage and the incredibility of that moment.
Then, during a spiritual climax, she relived ten days and nights of nightmares, dreaming about the scene of a woman's trachea being half severed, like a partially cut smoked duck neck.
She dared to attack an unknown creature!
Even S-class Investigators wouldn't dare to attack a creature whose characteristics were not clear!
But speaking of which, the vigorous swinging of the kitchen knife didn't help at all, and no blood splattered. Her strength was not enough; the strike only severed half of the trachea, the neck still connected to the body by a layer of skin.
Rather, the black lines wiggling like leeches shot directly into Chen Xinyi's eyes.
She collapsed onto the ground, feeling a cold force occupying her mind, and slowly lost consciousness.
"How can this be..."
"How could even Gatling Buddha not defeat it?"
The last few lines displayed on the cellphone screen read—
Question: "Has it discovered me?"
Answer: "Yes."
Question: "Have I become one with 'it'?"
Answer: "Yes."
...
...
"Physical attacks can't win, huh? I clearly chopped those black lines."
"This scene looks somewhat bitter sweet... Two lives left."
Wang Hao basically understood the creature's rules and a confident smile appeared on his face.
Again!
...
Third repetition.
The world began to brighten, and Chen Xinyi was resurrected with full health once again!
Still unable to control her own body, still only having a few seconds of reaction time.
The sound of high heels "tapping" arose outside the door once again.
In this situation, with no escape route to heaven and no gate to the earth, the initial fear was gone, even giving rise to a thrilling excitement.
"I died."
"I lived again..."
"I even chopped at the creature with the kitchen knife..."
Kind of powerless.
As a supernatural enthusiast, her primary job was being a journalist; she was braver than normal people.
Now, with two mysteries unfolding, apart from spectating, she had no better strategy.
Then just enjoy the spectacle!
Life is like being ****ed; if you can't resist, then just enjoy it—Guo Jingming.
However, this time, Chen Xinyi realized that the mysterious force controlling her seemed to have chosen a different plan.
Not reaching for the kitchen knife, not thinking of other methods, instead she slipped straight under the bed.
"How is hiding under the bed... not useful?"
Her first death was because she hid under the bed, and it was quickly discovered by that creature.
She also didn't know if she could keep resurrecting infinitely; what if one death really spelled the end, so some anxiety still arose in her mind.
She noticed herself rapidly typing a line of text into her phone: "Am I (the Main Character) hiding under the bed in the bedroom?"
The other party began to fall silent.
According to the rules of the Turtle Soup Game, a reasonable question must be answered.
Before the questioner replies, the next question cannot be asked.
So, they were stuck.
After a long time, the other party finally answered, "Yes."
At that moment, she was indeed hiding under the bed.
Then, she crawled out from under the bed, and boldly sneaked into the neighboring bathroom, holding a mirror to quietly observe the surroundings.
Someone in the group started to ask, "Will I (Main Character) open the door?"
"No."
"Will it open the door itself?"
"Yes."
The same routine followed; the door was opened.
The woman wearing high heels, carrying a decayed scent, entered the room, clacking on the floor.
Faced with the ghost that had killed her twice, Chen Xinyi felt somewhat discouraged. She remembered a TV series she had watched called "Cycles," thinking she might have entered some kind of death cycle...
If she didn't deal with this ghost, she would have to face the fate of an infinite cycle, being killed over and over again... If that was really the case, the remainder of her life would be too sad.
She discovered that the only thing she could control was her left little toe.
Therefore, this little toe kept tapping on the insole, almost wishing to carve out a basement to crawl into.
But this time, a miracle happened!
The woman in red high heels seemed to overlook Chen Xinyi hiding in the bathroom and headed straight toward the bedroom!
"This is...!!"
Chen Xinyi, crouching, followed her.
The woman in red high heels walked to the bedroom, approached the bed, and slowly bent over, her stiff bones making a chilling sound.
Her long hair dragged on the floor.
The woman seemed to be searching for the "me" hiding under the bed.
...
Was she liberated? Victorious?
Had she managed to hide successfully?
What should she do next? Would she come out of the bedroom again?
Chen Xinyi hid in the bathroom, her peach blossom eyes wide open like brass bells, her heart still pounding wildly. Countless questions brewed in her mind, unable to find an answer.
But at this moment, she was indeed safe.
After a brief analysis, she understood.
Because "I" had already misled "it" by previously saying "I'm hiding under the bed."
So it would only look under the bed.
But right now, there was no "me" under the bed.
"I" was hiding in the bathroom.
The Turtle Soup Game is not dynamic, but static.
The same question cannot have two answers.
Since I had already appeared "under the bed in the bedroom," I couldn't possibly appear "in the bathroom" again.
"Doesn't it have any wisdom?"
"This ghost lacks wisdom!"
With this realization, Chen Xinyi couldn't help but feel a sense of sudden enlightenment.
Everything could be explained.
This secret discovery, escaping from a desperate situation, gave her an intense and irresistible euphoria.
This euphoria was different from normal; it was like being on the verge of suffocation and suddenly breathing fresh air, like finding an oasis when about to die of thirst, like grabbing a lifeline in a drowning tragedy. It was intense and prolonged, lasting several minutes.
Chen Xinyi, excited, was flush with exhilaration, "No wonder... no wonder some people play asphyxiation games."
However, the mysterious force controlling her body didn't seem satisfied with this.
The "Bodhisattva" was still fiddling with the phone.
On careful inspection.
"Can God create a stone that he cannot lift?"
"Irrelevant."