Free Web NovelChapter 1804: Chapter 1032: Chosen One (Part 2)
Continuing down this line of thought, the result is obvious: tonight, only one of them can survive. When the child ghost lures the female ghost here, once the female ghost appears and kills one of them, the true path of escape will be revealed.
Understood, completely understood! Qingshui Cangjie’s mission objective was instantly clear; getting away was no longer important. The urgent priority now was figuring out how to get rid of Heize Lin, this stumbling block.
He couldn’t kill Heize Lin, that would be too risky. He just needed to distract the child ghost’s attention, make it chase Heize Lin, and then he would have a chance.
He had to be quick, the action must be swift, otherwise, it would be too late!
Almost in a blink, a clever plan formed in Qingshui Cangjie’s mind. He pretended to fall and let out a painful wail. Sure enough, the unaware Heize Lin came rushing up from behind, trying to pull him up, "Mr. Qingshui, don’t stop, we’re running out of time!"
Just at the moment when Heize Lin forcefully pulled Qingshui Cangjie up, his right shin was brutally smashed by a sharp stone that Qingshui Cangjie had clutched in his hand.
This caught Heize Lin off guard. Before he could even fall, he took another fierce blow to the head. In an instant, his head was cracked and bleeding, his mind blank, and then a vicious elbow struck his chest, sending him nearly flying forward, tumbling down the slope.
"Sorry, Mr. Heize! Blame it on your own foolishness!" Watching Heize Lin roll down the slope, Qingshui Cangjie tossed aside the stone and continued crawling up the mountain.
In his plan, the child ghost would definitely prioritize attacking the incapacitated Heize Lin, buying him enough time.
He needed time to escape the scene; otherwise, he would be at a loss if the female ghost arrived to collect him too.
Heize Lin rolled down more than ten meters before being stopped by a tree root, coming to his senses after a while. His vision was now severely obstructed, his left eye blinded by the previous assault, with blood mixed with rainwater streaming down freely.
"Qingshui Cangjie, you old dog! You won’t die a good death!"
Heize Lin howled in madness, seething with hatred. He knew how much he had sacrificed to climb the ladder with Qingshui Cangjie, doing countless errands and serving him diligently. Now he was met with ruthless betrayal, something he couldn’t swallow. This old dog had no sense of loyalty.
This old dog clearly knew he was slow and couldn’t outrun him, so he schemed against him, wanting to use him as a Substitute Death.
Initially, Heize Lin also thought he was destined to die, but the subsequent turn of events was entirely beyond his expectation. The child ghost didn’t even glance at him, continuing its pursuit of Qingshui Cangjie, more aggressively than before.
Just as Qingshui Cangjie reached the limit of Heize Lin’s field of vision, something unexpected happened; the child ghost seemed frightened and ran into the rain without looking back.
And the next second, a terrifying scene unfolded; the female ghost appeared, right behind Qingshui Cangjie, extending a bloody hand, grabbing Qingshui Cangjie’s head, and swung him forcefully onto the ground.
Then came the inhuman torture, and although Heize Lin couldn’t see clearly through the distance and rain, the screams coming from Qingshui Cangjie were enough to tell the whole story, echoing unnaturally through the mountain forest, scarcely seeming human.
Heize Lin knew this was his last chance; if he didn’t escape now, he would die here. He struggled to get up, thankful that only one eye was blind. His right leg was badly injured, but luckily not broken, enabling him to barely support himself to flee.
Heize Lin wasn’t stupid. He realized Qingshui Cangjie made a mistake in his choice; the so-called cave temple wasn’t the way out. The reason was simple: they had only climbed more than half the distance, and there was still a considerable way to the cave temple, impossible to reach within the time limit.
Not just for them, it’d be the same for anyone else. In this ghostly weather, it was difficult even not to lose one’s way, let alone climb the mountain.
Heize Lin, having survived multiple missions, knew the path to survival in the task could never be like this; they must have been wrong.
But now the problem was he couldn’t change to a new path in time, Qingshui Cangjie’s foolish decision had doomed not only himself but implicated Heize Lin in his demise.
"No, I’m not dead yet, I still have a chance!" Heize Lin gritted his teeth, running toward the other side of the mountain almost without thinking.
That was toward the coast; he remembered there was a steep cliff over there, with seawater below. Now, he could only bet on it.
Bet on the coast being the way out, bet on the female ghost meeting her demise in the seawater, bet on the female ghost being afraid of seawater.
Although this seemed nearly impossible, Beiyu Ye had already ruled out this incorrect answer with his life, but now Heize Lin had no choice but to take a desperate gamble.
The female ghost’s killing speed was much faster than he anticipated because once he left the female ghost’s range, the child ghost pursued him again.
But this time, there was a twist of events; the child ghost indeed chased him but didn’t attack anymore. Instead, it occasionally caught up and gave him a push with cold little hands, seemingly helping him.
At this moment, the confusion in Heize Lin’s mind reached its peak, and it was through Beiyu Ye that everyone knew this child ghost was like a hidden betrayer, seemingly helpful but actually in cahoots with the female ghost.
Yet, he felt otherwise at this moment, even sensing that the child ghost behind him was more anxious than himself, wanting him to survive.
The child ghost’s actions grew more urgent, and Heize Lin scrambled to run, picking up a dry tree branch along the way to use as a crutch for support.
To be frank, he wasn’t slow, thanks to his long-term physical conditioning. Thus, dragging a half-functioning leg, he miraculously sprinted all the way to the cliff’s edge in one go, and at this point, the child ghost gave him one last push before turning and running off, soon vanishing into the rain.
He stood at the cliff edge, cautiously peering down below, which was pitch black, the sound of waves crashing against the cliff echoing, one after another.
Below was water, seawater! Heize Lin instantly felt a glimmer of hope.
His confidence rekindled; judging by the child ghost’s actions, this could very well be the true path of survival. Since he chose to run towards the coastal cliffs, the child ghost had not harmed him again.
At this moment, the female ghost appeared too, very close to Heize Lin, her horrific appearance delivering a strong visual impact: barefoot, her abdomen cut open, eyes gouged out, her entire face unrecognizable.
The female ghost swung her arm, instantly reaching for Heize Lin with such speed that it left an afterimage in the air. There was no time to consider; Heize Lin decided to gamble once more as he leaned backward, barely avoiding the female ghost’s claw, and plummeted down the cliff.
At this moment, time seemed to stop. He could see the female ghost standing at the cliff edge, looking down at him, and he could feel extreme resentment and malice from those eyeless sockets, as well as an enraged frustration at missing the opportunity. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
"Won..."
At this moment, Heize Lin knew he had bet right. Although he didn’t understand why, he knew he had won; he found the path to survival, escaping the Ghost Dream, and emerged as the ultimate victor!
His face lit up with ecstasy; truly the wheel of fortune turns. Qingshui Cangjie’s elaborate schemes ultimately became a wedding dress for him.
He had won, completely and utterly won. That precious curse-type Resentful Eye was now his, Heize Lin’s!
Possessing this item, his future strength would surely increase substantially. At this moment, he felt confident he was the chosen one, and with enough time, who knew if he could even reach the pinnacle of the Angel Envoy someday?
"Hahaha—" Heize Lin, falling through the air, laughed madly as if losing his mind.
The next second, with a "snap," Heize Lin’s head hit a protruding rock below the cliff, precisely striking the sharp edge, instantly bursting like a watermelon, then his headless body rolled weakly for a few rounds before finally tumbling into the dark seawater below.
