Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1217: Chapter 813: The Unseen "Person

At this moment, Yang Xiao finally understood the true meaning of the Martyr’s prophecy. Indeed, the Ghost has always been by his side, just out of sight.

The Ghost has infiltrated, right among them.

Carrying their bowls and chopsticks, Yang Xiao and Musa quickly returned to the dining hall. Upon seeing them bring the bucket back untouched, everyone was about to ask questions, but upon seeing their faces, which were so gloomy they seemed to drip with water, their hearts sank instantly and they were immediately aware something was wrong.

"What’s wrong?" Aisha was the first to ask. They could no longer bear any bad news.

Yang Xiao and Musa said nothing, merely taking out the items from their respective buckets, placing them back on the table one by one.

One.

Two.

...

The people present weren’t fools. When they saw the 11th bowl, the atmosphere in the dining hall instantly dropped to freezing point.

Maria slowly widened her eyes and raised her head, looking at Yang Xiao with incredulity.

Yang Xiao nodded towards her, confirming the fact.

The chopstick count also didn’t match the number of people, with one extra stick.

Gazing at the lone chopstick on the table, Adila and the others felt a chill in their limbs. In Adila’s mind, a scene quickly emerged: not long ago, as they were eating, an invisible Ghost was lurking among them, clutching a chopstick, stiffly leaning over the table, shoveling food into its mouth.

Trust among the group was completely shattered. Davi slowly backed away, nervously swallowing her saliva; now, everyone she looked at seemed abnormal, like a Ghost.

As Maria looked towards Hafeez, the others also turned their eyes to this newcomer who had escaped death multiple times, their suspicion seemed almost tangible.

If anyone among them was most likely the Ghost, Hafeez was definitely the most suspect.

"Don’t suspect each other," the mature Musa whispered. "The extra bowl and chopstick are not an issue from within us, but something around us, some unseen place."

"What... what should we do?" At this moment, everyone seemed to be panicking, and Sopa and Datou were already moving towards the door, appearing ready to flee at the first sign of trouble.

"Run? You can run for a while, but can you escape this world?" Yang Xiao stepped back to block the door. "Everyone, the two people who died were veteran players, and you’ve all seen the outcome; they died inexplicably. If we put ourselves in their place, anyone from among us would meet the same fate."

"The reason we’re still standing here isn’t because we’re strong or cautious enough, but simply because we’ve had better luck."

"But luck won’t last forever. I propose we stay, together find a way to uncover that thing." Yang Xiao spoke firmly.

"Uncover it?" Davi cried out in fear, "Then... then won’t we die!"

"If you don’t uncover it, you’ll still die, and in an even worse and uglier way! If you want to live, don’t be afraid to die!" Yang Xiao yelled at Davi, determined to regain control of the situation, despite knowing the enormous risk involved.

But it was all worth it. They had already lost two veteran players yet found almost no substantial clues related to the Ghost. If things continued this way, tonight, tomorrow night... people would keep dying, dying inexplicably, and the next one... might be any one of them.

The people present weren’t idiots; most were quite seasoned veteran players and understood that this was the time for a decision. If it were any other task, they might hesitate, but not this time, because the Ghost this time seemed more intent on killing veteran players, using newbies could no longer work, veteran players were in greater danger than the newcomers.

"I agree with Chu Xi’s judgement." Adila was the first to raise her hand. "I’ll stay and find that Ghost."

"I agree as well." Datou was the second to raise his hand.

"Agreed."

"I also support it."

"Support."

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One hand after another went up, and Yang Xiao didn’t bother with the few hesitant ones left, simply letting the majority rule.

The Ghost is right among them, but wanting to uncover it is easier said than done. Datou was the first to offer a plan; he suggested everyone blindfold themselves one by one and then go to pick up a bowl and chopsticks.

The conclusion is simple too; whoever picks up only one chopstick is the Ghost.

The process went smoothly; everyone lined up, taking turns to pick up a bowl and chopsticks. But when everyone was done, the scene before them brought the situation to a standstill.

All the bowls and chopsticks on the table were taken, but there wasn’t anyone who only picked up one chopstick.

There were a full ten pairs of eyes staring intently at the table, yet still no one noticed anything unusual; each person was very proper, each had picked up a pair of chopsticks.

"Hiss—" Adila drew a sharp breath and called to everyone, "Now, everyone, one by one, put your bowl and chopsticks back on the table, slowly, so everyone can see clearly!"

"I’ll go first." Adila volunteered, going up first to put the bowl down, first displaying the pair of chopsticks in his hand, then putting them back on the table.

Maria was the second, following suit, showing everyone first, confirming everything before putting them down.

Datou was the third.

Then came the fourth, fifth...

Yang Xiao was the last; when he placed his bowl and chopsticks back on the table, a total of ten people, each was being watched by everyone, there was no possibility of something slipping by, but the unexpected still happened.

The bowls on the table increased by one, and the examination showed the chopsticks also had one extra.