What an old cliché. She's indeed an old auntie born in the 90s … Qin Ye gritted his teeth, "Good news."
"The good news is that as long as you don't deliberately barge into the barrier set up by humans, there shouldn't be much danger."
"And the bad news?"
Arthis chuckled, "As the saying goes, men die in pursuit of wealth, while birds die in pursuit of food. You've risked your lives to enter this place, but I'm afraid you won't even get a single cent out of it.
The government has already set up an inescapable net. It's not something that you can break through with your current standards.
So what if he was lucky enough to enter the Gate of Life?
The government will definitely find out immediately. Trespassing into a forbidden area … When that happens, forget about earning merit points, it'll be good enough if they don't get deducted. "
Bloody hell … Qin Ye gnashed his teeth at the thought of this.
Arthis suddenly raised her voice, "But!"
"… I say, can't you say everything in one go?"
"Don't you think this is the way to keep people in suspense?"
Arthis replied honestly, "There's another way, and that is to make the master of this hunting zone listen to you.
It's the local boss here, so it knows what's going on here. "
"Others might not be able to do it, but ghosts have an instinctive desire for flesh and blood.
But you, it doesn't mean you can't. "
Suddenly, both of them stopped talking at the same time.
In the silence of the night, a strange sound was suddenly heard.
"Wu wu … wu wu …" A sobbing sound came from the room next door.
That was the bathroom.
The walkie-talkie indicated that it was room 124.
Late at night, ghosts cried.
Shk … Qin Ye pulled out his demonhead saber, and Arthis responded placidly, "What's the matter?
Are you ready to give it a try? "
"... I'm an Emissary of Hell, after all. It's only right and proper for an Emissary of Hell to capture a ghost. It's not illegal to give it a try."
"What if you can't move it?"
"Of course I'll slip away and never come back." Qin Ye rolled his eyes at the soul sphere.
How could there be such a stupid question?
"... Very good. Very Qin Ye."
"Woo woo …" The intermittent crying sound was mixed with the wind, and there was no response at all.
Qin Ye walked out of the door and made his way straight to bathroom 124.
The door was covered with dust. Who knew how long it had been since it was opened.
Then, as soon as Qin Ye placed his hand on the door, the light in the middle of the washroom lit up with a soft crackle of electricity.
No one knew how long the electricity had been cut off, but at this moment, the lights were on.
The dusty ceiling lamp cast a dim yellow light, and outside the house was a dark and deep corridor.
The lone lamp in the dark didn't make one feel at ease. Instead, it made one's hair stand on end.
Who turned on the light in the deep night?
He pushed the door open and walked in. Under the illumination of the light, this washroom was completely different from other places.
Other places would at most have some black and red characters, but this place … was practically a crime scene!
Blood spurted out everywhere. Over the years, it had an abnormal blackish-purple color.
On the glass mirror, on the ceiling, on the door of the cubicle … On the floor where blood and dust had piled up, one could even see the corpses of flying insects that had died in the thick blood.
It was nauseating.
There were countless scratches on the wall. These scratches were black and purple in color. One could imagine how hard the people here struggled. Unfortunately, they still died here.
"Woo woo …" The sound of crying came from the last cubicle.
The cubicle door was unlatched, like a Pandora's box. Once it was opened, one would be able to see the true face of the evil spirit.
Qin Ye opened the door without hesitation.
The cubicles in the nursing home were deeper than ordinary washrooms. They were approximately two meters deep.
On the toilet bowl at the back, a white-haired man in costume was sitting on the closed lid of the toilet bowl, sobbing.
She was wearing a green costume.
As soon as Qin Ye stepped through the door, the door behind him immediately slammed shut, almost as though it had been pushed shut by an invisible hand.
Just then, the "man" sitting on the toilet bowl slowly raised his head.
The pale and messy hair parted bit by bit. The first thing that came into view was a pair of eyes.
These weren't the eyes of a human.
Rather … it was a pair of bloodshot eyes!
"There's still no Yin energy … Are you sure you're a ghost?
Aren't you a little too unprofessional? "
Qin Ye aimed his saber at the ghost in front of him. Then, just as he was about to cleave down with his saber, he suddenly heard a sound, "Woof?"
The layers of white hair parted, revealing the face of a yellow dog.
Its entire body was nestled in a costume, and it looked no different from a human sitting on the toilet bowl.
The baleful dog didn't seem afraid of Qin Ye. It leapt out of the costume, ran over to Qin Ye's feet and rubbed its body against him.
It stuck out its tongue and wagged its tail merrily.
A series of clattering sounds rang out.
It was thin.
Its ribs could be seen clearly on both sides.
"What's this?" Qin Ye picked up the chain and weighed it in his hand. As soon as he got a good look at it, he immediately loosened his grip.
"Oh?
You've discovered it? "Arthis smiled.
Qin Ye nodded solemnly, "The chain is already rusty, and the iron sheet on it has turned yellow.
It's tied to the sewer pipe. This means that … this chain has been tied to it for several years. "
Shk … He gently pulled out his demonhead saber and pointed it at the yellow dog, "However, it's not dead yet."
"What the hell are you?"
However, the yellow dog didn't seem to understand a single word of Qin Ye's. It continued wagging its tail and staring intently at Qin Ye with its bloodshot eyes.
"It's a corpse fiend."
Arthis finally spoke, "It's long dead. And these eyes … it's killed before. Their eyes are covered with blood and corpse energy, and it's likely that it's killed more than one person.
It's been chained here ever since, and has never left. "
"If it's killed before … why isn't it aggressive towards me?"
Arthis' voice was somewhat wistful, "It must be extremely loyal to its master. Its master didn't release it, so it chose to stay here.
Don't worry, its wish has been fulfilled, and it won't attack anyone. "
Qin Ye blinked in surprise. Then, an idea suddenly flashed across his mind, and he immediately grabbed the yellow dog by its neck and lifted it up.
It was cold to the touch, and it was completely devoid of body heat.
The chain was attached to a collar. It was old and worn. It was a leather collar.
The leather on the collar had faded considerably, revealing the yellowish-brown base underneath.
There was a sign hanging from the collar.
Qin Ye brushed away the dust on the sign, revealing two indistinct words.
"Old … Yellow?" He read it aloud, and then exclaimed, "So that's how it is."
12 December.
Old Yellow killed all the nurses in this hospital!
I've tied him up …
This was Yu Qiuqing's masterpiece!
"I've always thought that Old Yellow was a human being.
Who would've thought that … it was actually a dog. "
He sighed wistfully, "I understand now. The true 'master' of this hunting zone isn't Yu Qiuqing, but rather … Old Yellow."
Only a corpse fiend would be able to kill everyone!
Only then would it be qualified to be classified as a hunting zone!
Qin Ye pieced the pieces together in his mind, "Yu Qiuqing had never mentioned that Old Yellow was a dog. She referred to it as' he 'and not' it '. She also mentioned that he was tied up, but she never mentioned that he was chained up.
I suppose … she must've regarded him as the last family member in her life. "
"Yu Qiuqing treated him like family, and Old Yellow could empathize with her. He had witnessed with his own eyes how Yu Qiuqing was abused by the nursing home in her later years.
Thus … he turned into a corpse fiend after his death and killed all the nurses in the nursing home. "
He gently stroked Old Yellow's head. Almost as though it understood, Old Yellow rubbed its head against Qin Ye's palm.
It was cold.
And warm.
"Yu Qiuqing was afraid that Old Yellow wouldn't meet a good end, so she chained him up here.
Unfortunately … she didn't know that Old Yellow was already long dead … "
"Killing all those who mistreated its master, this is also its obsession …"
Qin Ye's hand slid across Old Huang's ribs. He didn't hold back in the slightest because it was a mongrel dog that had died many years ago. He could clearly feel that there was only a layer of skin left. It was hard to imagine how this man and dog managed to survive under the excessively skimping environment of the nursing home.
Perhaps, there was only each other left.
"I don't think you did anything wrong."
He patted the dog's head and stood up, "If I were an Infernal Judge, I wouldn't sentence you to the path of a beast in your next life."
"In this life, you have repaid your debt."
He released Old Huang's chains, only to discover that Old Huang didn't leave immediately. Instead, he simply lay down at Qin Ye's feet.
Qin Ye's eyes flickered. Who would have thought that the master of this hunting zone would actually be a corpse fiend dog?
"You're really lucky."
Arthis sighed with some emotion, "He's obviously a crafty person, but he just happens to be blessed with incredible luck … Is this what they mean when they say that scourges last for a thousand years?"
Qin Ye smiled.
Yes, he also felt that he was quite lucky.
Nobody could have imagined that the owner of this hunting zone wasn't human at all!
With Old Huang around, there was a possibility.
And … the possibility of breaking through the barrier!
"I know you can understand what I'm saying. You're the local tyrant here. Come, tell me, what transformed you into a corpse fiend after your death?
And where are my teammates? "
Old Huang perked up his ears and understood Qin Ye's words. As soon as he stood up, his entire body suddenly trembled violently. His scrawny back arched up, and he let out a low growl. The hair on his back stood on end as he stared intently at the door of the cubicle.
Qin Ye's gaze paused for a moment, and then the demonhead saber abruptly ignited with a green flame.
He turned around and stared at the cubicle door.
Clack … clack … A crisp sound echoed from the corridor. At the same time, a powerful wave of Yin energy swept through the entire first floor!
It was the sound of high heels.
"Hunter-class Yin energy …" Qin Ye's eyes narrowed, "Arthis, who's that?"
Arthis was equally baffled, "I don't know … This hunting zone … even I find it strange. Could it have been influenced by the existence with 30 million Yin energy?
Could it be a hunting zone with more than one 'master'?
Furthermore, this hunting zone definitely didn't have any Hunter-class ghosts in the past. How did the other party … become a Hunter-class ghost in the last few days? "
That night, the existence with 30 million Yin energy must have been affected by something.
Clack, clack … The sound of high heels was incomparably clear in the silent corridor. Very soon, the person entered the bathroom.
Clack … It sounded almost as though sharp nails were scratching against the wooden door of the cubicle, causing the hair on his back to stand on end.
With a soft creak, Qin Ye heard the first cubicle door open.
Qin Ye looked down at the cubicle.
The dim yellow light appeared to have been mixed with blood. It flickered between bright and dark, yet there was no shadow on the ground at all!
In the dark of the night, in the abandoned nursing home, something was pulling open the wooden door of the bathroom, one after another.
The second door, the third door. There were only four doors in the bathroom. Seconds after the third door was pulled open, the sound of high heels suddenly stopped right in front of the bathroom that Qin Ye was in.
He could see the snow-white high heels at the bottom of the cubicle.
They were stained with dark red bloodstains.
They stood there silently, motionless, staring at Qin Ye through the door.