I Got My Cheat Skill by Acting My Way into a Horror Protagonist Role Chapter 34

Xiao Gui'an rapidly browsed through the subsequent events within the system space at lightning speed, completing it in just one second.

After Gui Yi's flesh and blood disappeared, noticing the glass fragments scattered on the ground, Xu Zisheng's eyes deepened slightly as he gently reached out to pick up the pieces.

It was only at this moment that the belated ghost, which had been hiding in the darkness observing them, finally leaked a trace of its presence.

It waited for that unguarded moment when their nerves relaxed to tear open both their necks.

Xu Zisheng stood up, his eyes cold and his body slightly tense.

However, Chen Ze clearly hadn't realized this—his perception of danger was delayed.

Meaningless rage flooded his mind, and the temporary intoxication with powerful strength prevented him from reacting promptly.

This was precisely the difference between him and Xu Zisheng.

Having experienced so much in such an extremely brief time, Chen Ze's spirit was already teetering on the brink of collapse.

What the other party had taken was likely that strange string of safety lock amulets—truly a good item.

Not only could it disrupt people's minds with the ghost infant's cries, but it could also deflect external attacks at minimal cost, returning all destructive force back to the attacker. Wasn't that a fine protective treasure?

Xu Zisheng guided Chen Ze, provoking his dwindling rationality. The other party indeed failed to detect his intentions, step by step heading toward destruction.

"I'll send you and that kid to hell together!!..." Chen Ze roared with fierce intensity, his face shrouded in thick hatred.

If not for Xu Zisheng and Gui Yi's appearance, he could have smoothly completed the mission and, according to the intelligence, left this instance with that powerful ghost.

Everything could have been perfectly arranged!!

Xu Zisheng sneered inwardly, putting on an appearance of being no match, yet secretly gathering momentum to escape this troublesome situation the moment he was surrounded.

Here it comes! Xu Zisheng's eyes sharpened.

"I see you..." This murmur was extremely soft, carrying a childlike clarity, yet appearing here inevitably sent chills down one's spine.

The figure emerging from the darkness was the Real Ghost of this game instance—the short-haired girl named Wu Yunqiao.

"...Give it back, give it back—"

The short-haired girl continued murmuring, walking on her disabled legs covered with ugly scars until she was not far behind Chen Ze.

She moved quietly, somewhat stiffly, her limbs completely uncoordinated, like a marionette.

"Caught you—" Facing her prey before her, the short-haired girl showed no mercy. She reached forward, and instantly two enormous, ferocious arms abruptly appeared above Chen Ze, seizing him deeply.

"!!!!"

"Ahhhh! Get away!..."

Xu Zisheng didn't want to pay attention to what happened after that; he quickly made his escape.

At the final moment, he distantly glimpsed the short-haired girl crouched over Chen Ze, devouring him, swallowing both him and the black beetles into her stomach, completely devoid of consciousness.

A sense of dissonance rose in Xu Zisheng's heart, but he had no time to ponder it further.

He needed to try whether he could ascend from the other two buildings. Even if he obtained the ghostly old woman's lost item, Xu Zisheng had no intention of kindly returning it.

Residential Building One—couldn't be opened—

This path was blocked!

At the top floor, the door leading to the rooftop was tightly sealed. No matter what method Xu Zisheng tried, he couldn't open it.

Less than half an hour remained.

He would try Residential Building Two.

Hiding and concealing himself, just as Xu Zisheng barely reached Residential Building Two and stepped inside, a call reached his ears, 【Big Brother Xu—】

From the twelfth page of the Blood Book, the figure of a girl with all her limbs stitched together with thread slowly materialized on it. The twelfth seat ghost deity had awakened.

【I'm awake, Big Brother Xu, I'm sorry...】

【...I have something to tell you—】

The girl's eyes faintly showed a double-pupil appearance. She tightly curled her limbs, as if very cold, and spoke slowly and hesitantly,

【The 'threads' of this brother you just contracted... before completely disappearing, were once connected to the sixth floor of this building...】

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【By the way】 the Zero System said before departing, 【When the system's power wrapped around your soul consciousness to break away from that unspeakable force, it produced an extremely subtle fluctuation, with part of it pointing toward the Writer's location.】

【It was truly an extremely minute fluctuation, almost negligible, but even so, we can't rule out the possibility that it wasn't detected. If you get the chance later, try testing Xu Zisheng a bit. If there really is something, find a way to bluff through it.】

After all, they were Chosen Ones of Fate—the systems couldn't fully comprehend the methods they possessed.

But at this stage, they could definitely stabilize the Chosen One of Fate. As for the future, it would depend on Xiao Gui'an.

They could only hope Xiao Gui'an could bluff his way through—

This was precisely why Xu Zisheng ultimately knocked on his door.

Xiao Gui'an: ???

You're leaving? Just like that? Leaving him alone here to face Xu Zisheng whose condition was unclear?!

Earlier, Xu Zisheng clearly hadn't intended to bother him, so why was he showing up now?

Could the other party have really detected something?

No, he absolutely couldn't reveal any flaws!

He had just died so tragically in front of this person—if he were found out, he could genuinely die a second time.

Calm your mind, calm your mind, enter the acting state———

After two breaths, 【Writer】 gently rose from the ancient chair, straightened his sleeves and hair, steadily walked toward the door, and put on an appropriate faint smile.

Gently turning the doorknob, he acted as if he had been waiting all along, showing no surprise at the person standing outside.

"Young friend, you've come. Please enter—"

【Writer】 chuckled lightly, appearing warm and hospitable, like the boy next door.

But the more he acted like this, the more it made people apprehensive.

Xu Zisheng's hand at his side trembled slightly, but he ultimately nodded and stepped inside.

"Click—"

The door gently closed again.