Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1496: Chapter 909: Fight to the Death

Half an hour ago, in the office on the 17th floor of Rongjin Building, Liu Yang and Shu Shuang were hiding together. He chose a hiding spot in the northwest corner of the office. freёweɓnovel.com

The two were hiding under separate desks, very close to each other, but the difference was that Liu Yang’s hiding spot had a better view, allowing him to see the door and the corridor.

Shu Shuang’s hiding place was also chosen by Liu Yang. It seemed very safe but was actually in a blind spot. Even if something unexpected happened outside, Shu Shuang herself wouldn’t be able to see it. In other words, as long as Liu Yang didn’t actively warn her, she could easily be trapped in there by the Ghost.

Liu Yang wouldn’t actively kill her because there was no need. After all, Liu Yang has some experience with survival tasks and knows the importance of keeping calm. In this situation, having one more teammate means one more chance of hope for the team, but once danger arises, she would be Liu Yang’s Substitute Death for the night.

But the development of things seemed to deviate from Liu Yang’s expectations. Just a few minutes ago, his abdomen suddenly twisted in pain. At first, he didn’t take it seriously, thinking it was just a chill. But after just two minutes, he began to struggle, and more frighteningly, his head felt dizzy, and when wiping his forehead with the back of his hand, it was covered in cold sweat.

"Ow~~ Ow~~" From under the neighboring desk, came the sound of painful moaning, accompanied by the sound of gasping.

"Shu Shuang, what’s wrong?" Liu Yang seemed to realize something and asked in a low voice, enduring the abdominal pain.

"Liu... Brother Liu, I... my stomach really hurts, it feels like I ate something bad." Shu Shuang’s weak and painful voice came from beside Liu Yang.

It was clear, Shu Shuang was enduring immense pain, her voice trembling.

Liu Yang remained expressionless, but inside, he was in an uproar. His guess was confirmed; this wasn’t simply a case of eating something bad. They were targeted by the Ghost, both he and Shu Shuang.

As for why, he hadn’t thought of it yet, but this was definitely an unfamiliar Ghost.

According to existing information, no Ghost that kills in this manner had ever appeared in the office before, and no Ghost would come this quickly.

It was certain, this creature was extremely dangerous, and staying here any longer was a path to death.

At that moment, Shu Shuang’s painful voice timely came over, "Brother Liu, I... I can’t hold on, I’m... I’m in so much pain."

Although Liu Yang was also in great discomfort, he still made a judgment in an extremely short time. It was certain, both of them were now targeted by the Ghost, and it was almost impossible for both to escape. Now, the purpose of leaving Shu Shuang became apparent; he needed to sacrifice her for survival.

"Shh—, Shu Shuang, did you hear any sounds?" Liu Yang pretended to be alarmed and asked.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Shu Shuang was immediately scared and even her breathing became quieter. After a long while, she replied in a frightened voice, "What... what sound? I didn’t hear anything."

"In the corridor, it seems... it seems like there’s knocking, someone is knocking on the door." Liu Yang feigned frightened intimidation.

Last night, a Headless Ghost appeared, and the precursor to its killing was the sound of knocking, which was public knowledge, and Shu Shuang was naturally aware of this.

Liu Yang chose to scare Shu Shuang with the Headless Ghost, accurately hitting Shu Shuang’s weakness. Sure enough, upon hearing the appearance of the Ghost, Shu Shuang instantly became too scared to speak, even suppressing her painful moans, "Liu... Brother Liu, the Ghost is here, what... what should we do?"

"Shh—" Liu Yang interrupted, "Don’t panic, you stay hidden here and don’t move, I’ll go to the corridor and try to divert the Ghost."

After speaking, without waiting for Shu Shuang’s response, Liu Yang endured the severe pain and crawled out from under the desk, ready to flee.

But just after taking two steps, his pants leg was grabbed by a hand, Shu Shuang poked her head out from under the desk with a painful expression, "Liu... Brother Liu, you will come back for me, right? You won’t abandon me, right?"

"I won’t, silly girl. I’ll first go and divert the Ghost; I guarantee, we’ll meet again soon." Liu Yang felt a burst of irritation, wishing he could kick Shu Shuang aside, but now was not the time. He needed to calm her, to let her stay obediently as the Substitute Death.

"If... if you’re lying to me, you won’t end well." Shu Shuang stared at Liu Yang with a peculiar gaze as she released her hand.

Liu Yang left feeling relieved, but for some reason, Shu Shuang’s final gaze remained in his mind, sending chills down his spine.

Walking quickly down the corridor, Liu Yang was almost escaping from the office, but his body was evidently weaker than he anticipated. Even after leaving the office area and Shu Shuang, his abdominal pain continued without any relief. Meanwhile, his steps became more unsteady, limbs weakened, and his head grew dizzy. But for leaning against the wall, he almost collapsed to the ground.

He vaguely sensed something was wrong, but at this moment, his mind no longer supported deep thinking. At the last moment, unable to hold on, he could only open a nearby door, stumbling inside.

Before his eyes, the whole world spun, he wanted to grab a table to steady himself, but ironically he missed, and after knocking over a chair, he fell to the ground.

In the next half-minute, he tried several times to support his body to stand up, but without exception, he fell again, bruising his face and nose.

Ultimately, drained of energy, he could only lie on the ground like a puddle of mud, gasping for breath, his face smeared with a mixture of nosebleed and saliva.