I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 14

With a "clang," the object that Xiao Gui'an had knocked away became visible—a small knife gleaming with a cold light, extremely sharp, already stained red with Xiao Gui'an's blood.

Tsk, this is a bit bad.

Xiao Gui'an sighed inwardly.

This really doesn't match the persona he created for [Gui Yi]. It was his damn instinctive reaction.

"I'm bleeding?..." [Gui Yi] seemed a bit slow to realize, looking at his arm where the knife had sliced straight through.

From his wrist to his elbow, a fairly deep wound had opened up, flesh torn, currently bleeding non-stop.

"Hiss—" The slightest movement brought piercing pain, causing Xiao Gui'an's face to contort slightly, gritting his teeth in a grimace.

While his [student] body hadn't transformed into a ghostly state, even with slightly greater strength, it was still mortal flesh and blood.

Xu Zisheng didn't bother to wipe the blood from his own face. Regardless of [Gui Yi]'s motives, the fact was the other had just helped him, albeit barely.

He moved to stand slightly protectively in front of Xiao Gui'an. Even if he hadn't figured out Gui Yi's background yet, in a place like this, humans were natural allies.

"What a pity, it was so close. I love eating eyeballs the most."

A somewhat cold, hoarse voice sounded again. It clearly had the tone of a child's voice, yet carried an lingering, chilling feeling.

It was the ghost boy from yesterday, the one whose head was used like a basketball. He was the one who had just thrown the knife.

The boy showed a somewhat regretful and mocking expression. In his left hand, he still clutched a piece of bloody flesh.

Traces of blood still stained his mouth, his teeth were stained red, and the piece of meat in his hand was clearly torn brutally from some player just moments before.

He looked at the other two ghost children with a hint of disdain and contempt, saying in a tone laced with mockery and schadenfreude, "You two are really useless. I told you earlier this trash heap wasn't suitable. Be careful, or she'll make you suffer for it later."

Chubby Boy and the other boy stiffened, but once released, they didn't even glance at the group, scurrying away in a flash.

Seeing that the sneak attack had failed, the ghost boy made a grotesque face at them, then also quickly ran into the first residential building.

"Follow—" Xu Zisheng directly scooped up the knife, stuffed it into his pocket, glanced at Xiao Gui'an's slightly pale face, and went upstairs with him side-by-side.

He couldn't afford to worry too much right now. Leaving Xiao Gui'an alone here wasn't an option, but letting that ghost child go was also impossible.

Perhaps he could get more information out of that ghost child.

"Alright..." [Gui Yi] gritted his teeth, thinking to himself, 'I'm a man, isn't it just a cut on the arm? I can endure it.'

If he hadn't blocked it just now, would he have had to watch Xu Zisheng get blinded?

How would the game proceed then? How would the other find the final truth?

How would he... ride the coattails of the plot... ah, no, how would he follow the clues?

If Xu Zisheng asked later, he'd just say it was a subconscious reaction, then use this 'favor' to pressure Xu Zisheng into helping him. Any sense of gratitude would probably be quickly squandered anyway.

The moment the two stepped into the narrow residential building, they felt as if countless deep, dark eyes were growing on the walls in the shadows, staring at them unblinkingly, sending chills down their spines.

Xiao Gui'an and Xu Zisheng quickened their pace, giving chase.

"Hehehe..."

The ghost child was very fast, his voice about to disappear around the corner.

Finally, a faint sound of a lock clicking shut came from the right side of the fifth floor.

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Xu Zisheng was certain that was the door the other had just entered.

But the door was shut tight. Right now, they couldn't reach the other at all.

"Bang! Bang!—"

Xu Zisheng, face stern, knocked loudly on the door.

After quite a while, a middle-aged woman with a pale, bluish complexion and slightly bulging eyes slowly opened the door. Her voice sounded as if something was stuck in her throat as she asked unpleasantly, "What do you want?"

Xiao Gui'an watched as Xu Zisheng, like a magician, quickly changed his expression, putting on a humble and polite demeanor. "It's like this, we were playing hide and seek with your son. Could we come in and look for him?"

It was unclear which word triggered the other, but the middle-aged woman's expression instantly turned cold and severe.

The greasy, foul-smelling hair behind her floated up slightly. Her voice became sharp and unpleasant, sounding bloodthirsty and terrifying. "My good son would never play such an unlucky game! Our house doesn't welcome you. Get lost!"

The door was slammed shut with a heavy "BANG!"

It almost hit Xu Zisheng's nose.

[Rule One: 'Seekers' are not allowed to enter residents' homes without permission.]

"What do we do? They won't let us in..."

Xiao Gui'an thought maybe they should just let it go. The middle-aged woman's transformation just now was somewhat frightening, as if she might go crazy and pounce on them the next second.

Better to go find other 'Hiders.' After all, they were starting to feel like they were deep in the tiger's den.

The bleeding from the wound on his arm was already starting to slow.

Xiao Gui'an looked at the smile still plastered on Xu Zisheng's face and thought the other might be a little scared too, just like him.

"Should we just go? Let's not chase that kid anymore." Xiao Gui'an tried to persuade.

Sometimes, you just can't communicate with parents who spoil and enable bratty children like that.

"We're already here. And besides, didn't we see it?"

"Misbehaving brats always need someone to teach them a lesson—"

Rule One: 'Seekers' are not allowed to enter residents' homes without permission. (Friendly reminder: Unless you saw something.)

In a game of hide and seek, what could you see?

Of course, it's seeing a 'Hider' who isn't following the rules.

Since he had already seen him, how could he let him hide in there without being caught?

This trick might work on others, but it wouldn't work on him.

Since it was within the rules, then using some conventional methods should be fine.

Xiao Gui'an looked somewhat suspiciously at Xu Zisheng, who was still smiling, not quite clear what he planned to do next.

Then he watched as a blood-red book appeared in Xu Zisheng's hand. The other reached into the blood-red book and pulled out a somewhat rusty, blood-stained giant axe.

Xiao Gui'an: ???

"THUD—"

The axe, wielded by Xu Zisheng, carved out a perfect arc. It was clear Xu Zisheng was very proficient with it, each strike landing precisely on a pivot point.

Xu Zisheng, mercilessly chopping at the wooden door, said in a gentle, negotiating tone, "Come on out, no more hide and seek... I found you—"

"Something as dangerous as a knife shouldn't be thrown around so carelessly. That's not right."

"Otherwise, let big brother give you some psychological therapy. I'm certified, you know, second level even..."

The cold-gleaming axe slammed against the door again and again, like a butcher's cleaver hitting a chopping block, deafening and terrifying.

In just a few strikes, the door panel was already shaky and on the verge of collapse, faintly revealing the furnishings inside the house.

"I see you..." Xu Zisheng let out a perverted-sounding low chuckle, his voice extremely gentle, yet it made one's hair stand on end.

Holding the axe, he peered through the crack in the door, one eye fixed intently on the ghost boy inside. The bottomless madness and eeriness in his gaze made the other let out an involuntary scream.

Presumably, the boy had never encountered someone like this before.

He probably wouldn't want to eat human eyeballs ever again after this.

At this point, who could tell who was the more terrifying monster?

Xiao Gui'an stood obediently beside Xu Zisheng, not daring to make a sound, swallowing hard, his body trembling slightly.

He felt like that door being chopped to splinters was a preview of his own future.

This psychological therapy wasn't gentle at all—it was clearly meant to take a ghost's life!

Give back the kind, righteous, healing protagonist he had initially guessed!!!