NABC Chapter 906 Waiting in the Cave
Chapter 906 Waiting in the Cave
Just as Yang Hua's mind was filled with all sorts of random guesses, Fang Youhua by the door suddenly chuckled softly.
Yang Hua: "..."
Yang Hua suddenly felt a chill run down her spine, and goosebumps rose on her skin from fear. At the same time, she heard Fang Youhua suddenly mutter something to herself.
"The marked player... has started moving..."
Yang Hua: "?"
Yang Hua blinked, looking somewhat bewildered, as she huddled under the covers.
What does it mean to be a marked player...? They're moving now!
Yang Hua suddenly thought of Yu Shijiu.
Fang Youhua said that Yu Shijiu had been "contaminated".
She herself had observed Yu Shijiu during dinner—Yu Shijiu's left arm was indeed wrapped tightly in cloth, and the condition of that arm looked very strange.
Yang Hua believed Fang Youhua's words at that time.
Yu Shijiu must have been corrupted... but now... Sister Fang said the players who were "marked/corrupted"... have started moving?
What does this mean exactly? Does it mean that Yu Shijiu went out alone in the middle of the night to look for ghosts and monsters?
Just as Yang Hua was completely baffled, Fang Youhua finished speaking to herself and then said nothing more.
She gently closed the door again, locked it from the inside, turned around, and silently walked back to the bedside, where she lay down.
The series of movements were fluid and natural, as if he had just gotten up in the middle of the night to take a quick look—and in fact, he had only gotten up in the middle of the night to check on the situation of the rival guild players.
Looking at the quilt that was wrapped around Fang Youhua, Yang Hua's chaotic guesses and thoughts instantly subsided.
Forget it... I'll just listen to her and not wander off. I'll follow Sister Fang's instructions and help her complete the game...
The room fell silent again, with only Yang Hua able to hear his own heart pounding like a drum and the incessant, subtle scratching sounds outside the door.
She sighed silently, burrowed deeper into the covers, and tried to fall asleep.
It would be better if you fell asleep, and even better if you woke up the next day.
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Inside the triangular "bunker" that was barely constructed from various rags and ropes at the corner of the passage.
Yu Shijiu, who had been waiting for a long time and was feeling sleepy with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them.
In the darkness, the itching and slight wriggling sensation under the strip of cloth wrapped around his left arm suddenly intensified.
At the same time, the voice that Yu Shijiu "heard" suddenly changed.
Deep within the surrounding caves and soil, the previously scattered and chaotic scratching sounds began to converge subtly and directionally.
It's like a group of worker ants, scattered and working together, suddenly receiving some kind of instruction and beginning to converge on a specific area.
Beneath the skin of Yu Shijiu's left arm, something seemed to be subtly echoing the gathering "intention," constantly urging him to walk in that direction.
He Lingling and Xu Han were very close to him and immediately realized that something was wrong with Yu Shijiu. They quickly asked, "What's wrong?"
“They…are making a sound.” Yu Shijiu lowered his voice and said to Xu Han and He Lingling beside him, “They’re heading in our direction…no, to be more precise, they seem to be attracted by something.”
Anjie immediately became alert: "Did Sister An and Brother Chen succeed?"
"It's possible, but it doesn't quite seem like it."
Yu Shijiu focused his senses, “The location that attracts these claws feels 'deeper,' more… 'intense.' It’s a bit like what I felt in that cave…”
He didn't finish his sentence, but He Lingling and An Jie instantly understood—it was the blood-red swamp deep in the cave, or perhaps another "Thumbelina" who seemed to have no mind at all and was completely assimilated and corrupted by the cave.
"…The plan remains unchanged."
He Lingling took a deep breath and glanced at the other end of the dark passage. Chen Yi and An Jie had been gone for almost twenty minutes.
“We’ll continue to wait here. Shi Jiu, try to suppress your senses and don’t actively ‘touch’ them.”
He Lingling was a little worried that Yu Shijiu would be further contaminated.
According to her initial idea, Yu Shijiu should have been excluded from the plan tonight... but Yu Shijiu herself did not want to.
Upon hearing this, Yu Shijiu gave a vague "hmm," closed his eyes again, and began to genuinely try to suppress the strange connection between his left arm and the "claws."
This is actually not easy; it's like he has to resist scratching an increasingly itchy patch of skin.
Yu Shijiu was getting a little irritated, but she continued to wait with her eyes closed, leaning against the wall.
Time passed slowly in the oppressive silence, each second stretched out by the pervasive scratching sounds from the passageway.
Xu Han was getting a little tired of waiting. He squatted on the ground, staring blankly at the dirt and dust on the ground, his mind filled with thoughts of not showing too much fear when he saw the monster...
at this time--
"Shh...shh..."
From the passage on the other side of the cave, a sound suddenly came from the ground, distinct from the sound from deep within the soil, a sound of fabric rubbing against the ground.
Moreover, it is gradually approaching the area where the three are located.
Xu Han instantly jumped up from the ground and hopped behind Yu Shijiu to hide... even though he was a size bigger and taller than Yu Shijiu.
He Lingling gripped the straw bracelet she had brought with her and took a deep breath.
Yu Shijiu also opened his eyes, and the axe silently slid from his system inventory into his palm.
The first thing that appeared in the tense gaze of the three was a bulky and muscular figure.
The bulky figure pressed against the wall and slowly emerged from the corner.
It was Chen Yi.
His face was a little pale, and his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, but his eyes showed a sense of relief.
He quickly waved to the three people on the triangular bunker side, then silently pointed behind him.
He Lingling immediately breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Chen Yi seems to be in good condition, so nothing unexpected should have happened.
Anjie appeared shortly after, her movements even more agile and nimble, constantly glancing back.
Behind them, the shadows of the passage twisted slightly, and a blurry white outline, almost blending into the darkness, appeared and disappeared in the underground passage.
The blurry white figure moved slowly, its steps unsteady, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.
Her tattered, mud-stained skirt and the old broom dragged on the ground, making a soft rustling sound. Her long, dry, tangled black hair hung down, obscuring most of her face, leaving only a glimpse of her pale, bloodless, pointed chin.
It was the "long-haired female monster" who took a knife for Anjie in the warehouse that night—and the one the group suspected was another "Thumbelina."
The long-haired female monster, resembling "Thumbelina," stopped at the edge of the passage corner, no longer approaching the bright candlelight of the triangular bunker. As if somewhat afraid of the light, she lowered her head and remained motionless.