Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1505: Chapter 911: Cooperation

But Jiang Qingluan wouldn’t do this. Firstly, Chen Nang’s abilities are well acknowledged, and his survival greatly enhances the whole team.

Moreover, this issue started because of herself; the ghost targeted her, and it has nothing to do with Chen Nang. If it weren’t for him, she might have already died, and she couldn’t do something as ungrateful as repaying kindness with betrayal.

Chen Nang is a resourceful person. On the way, Jiang Qingluan mentioned the clash between the Door-knocking Ghost and the Waist-breaking Ghost. He immediately decided to change course, leading the creature to the room at the corridor’s end, which was the territory of the Hanging Ghost.

Although this strategy didn’t completely resolve the situation with the Door-knocking Ghost, it did grant them invaluable breathing time.

The two hid in a nearby room, leaning against the wall. Without the Waist-breaking Ghost and the Hanging Ghost as shields, the two faced almost certain death against the pursuit of the Door-knocking Ghost. Continuing like this, death was inevitable.

Chen Nang perked up his ears, constantly attentive to the sounds outside the door, speaking rapidly: "This won’t work. We must find Chu Xi; he has the DV camera."

"That DV camera might not be usable by just one person. We can try using it together as three."

Chen Nang wasn’t entirely confident in his hypothesis, but with the current dire situation, they had to take a gamble. There were no other options.

Soon, clear noises of impact echoed down the corridor, not far from them. It seemed the ghost had already driven away the Hanging Ghost and was coming to find them again.

"Finding Chu Xi is right, but the issue now is that we can’t reach his location. This creature will catch up and kill us." After this period of exhaustion, Jiang Qingluan’s stamina was at its limit. She was barely able to run, and her head throbbed painfully.

"I’ll distract it, you go find Chu Xi, then come back to save me," Chen Nang decisively said.

Jiang Qingluan froze at his words, suddenly feeling great respect for the man named Chen Nang. Such invaluable trust was especially rare in the Nightmare World. "No, I won’t leave you behind. You won’t hold out till I return." freewebnovёl.ƈom

"We have no choice. There’s no other way." Chen Nang reached to pull the door, determined to take a chance; at that moment, his physical state was much better than Jiang Qingluan’s, making him the only one likely to endure.

But his hand was tightly grabbed by another hand. Before Chen Nang could get angry, Jiang Qingluan spoke quickly, "Wait, listen to me. This ghost has a flaw. Since you appeared, its pursuit speed has been noticeably slower than when it chased me. If not, we’d both be dead by now."

"And when it was chasing me, it never stopped. But since you appeared, it has stopped more than three times."

Chen Nang was astute, understanding immediately as a gleam appeared in his somber eyes, "I know what you mean. The ghost changes targets; each time it can only lock onto one person. Once it switches to another, it needs to pause and reset, characterized by it banging its head against the wall."

"Exactly, this is our chance. We can exploit this flaw, continually shifting its attack focus to buy time."

Jiang Qingluan continued, "Trust me, I know Chu Xi’s capabilities. He won’t stay in the editing room for long. He’ll be coming out soon."

For the two of them, the current focus was to identify the reason behind the Door-knocking Ghost’s switch in attack targets. freēwēbnovel.com

This might be difficult for ordinary people, but not for individuals like Jiang Qingluan and Chen Nang. After another chase, they uncovered the reason.

It’s about proximity.

The Door-knocking Ghost actively locks onto the living person closest to it.

Upon discovering the reason, Chen Nang and Jiang Qingluan immediately formulated a strategy. The two worked seamlessly, keeping distance, and through a few clever positional exchanges, they ended up at opposite ends of the corridor, trapping the Door-knocking Ghost in the middle.

Chen Nang on the left, Jiang Qingluan on the right. As the Door-knocking Ghost pursued Chen Nang, he ran the opposite direction to maintain distance, while Jiang Qingluan, positioned behind the ghost, swiftly moved to chase the ghost.

Once Jiang Qingluan closed in on the Door-knocking Ghost sufficiently, triggering a new pursuit, the ghost paused to bang its head, momentarily, before turning to chase Jiang Qingluan. Then she would turn to flee, with Chen Nang chasing behind the ghost until the next cycle began.

The benefit was that each time the ghost reset, the pair gained vital respite periods.

As their cooperation grew more synchronized, Jiang Qingluan suddenly felt like luring the Door-knocking Ghost was akin to walking a dog.

The frequency of the ghost’s resets increased, greatly enhancing Jiang Qingluan and Chen Nang’s rest periods, significantly reducing their pressure.

Moreover, they had a new discovery during the process; a piece of paper protruded from the pocket of the Door-knocking Ghost’s suit.

Chen Nang speculated that this sheet was another commitment letter, akin to the ones found on the Hanging Ghost and within the Waist-breaking Ghost’s ghost pocket.

However, those two letters had vague contents, limited in value. It was uncertain if this one contained new clues.

Meanwhile, another problem faced Chen Nang: the danger posed by the Door-knocking Ghost exceeded the combined threat of the Hanging Ghost and Waist-breaking Ghost. Approaching to retrieve the paper would be extremely difficult and any mistake might lead to immediate death.