Kaleidoscope of Death

The first thing Lin Qiushi did when he saw the ghostly figure standing outside the window was to pick up the top hat that had fallen from the treetop. In fact, Lin Qiushi only saw the hat in his hand, but he never wore it on his head.

In fact, Lin Qiushi only saw the hat in his hand, but never saw him wearing it on his head. This was the biggest difference between the two ghostly figures, only that he didn't know what the difference between them was.

Lin Qiushi felt that it wasn't easy for the ghosts to exchange hats, there must be some hidden restrictions, otherwise they would have been wiped out. From the clues analysis, it seems that this condition is probably related to the missing children in the town.

Ruan Nan Candle was obviously thinking the same as Lin Qiushi, but he was more thorough in his thinking: "As soon as the town loses a child, there will be one less team member in our team, and according to the search notice you took back earlier, the order in which the child was lost is the same as the order in which the team member was lost, so we can venture to assume..."

Lin Qiushi added his unspoken words, "Assuming that the condition of the Slim Ghost Shadow inheritance is that you must first find a child in town and take him away?"

Ruan Nan Candle nodded his head.

Lin Qiushi braced his chin and thought. In fact, they had guessed that there were no children in this town, but now their guess was wrong, there should be children in this town, but these children might not be human anymore... A child that wasn't human... could it still be considered a child?

This was indeed a difficult question to answer.

Moreover, now that there was a new search notice in the square, if Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nan Candle's reasoning was correct, then the next victim would soon appear.

"Wait." Ruan Nan Candle said, "Wait until after tonight."

Lin Qiushi nodded.

As they left the restaurant, they saw Dong Tianwei, who had delivered the message to Lin Qiushi earlier. He hesitated a bit, but went forward to type out the font on his phone, and handed it to Dong Tianwei to read.

Ruan Nanzhu was standing next to Lin Qiushi, but didn't stop him.

Only when the two of them had returned to their residence did he say, "What?"

Lin Qiushi whispered, "She has helped me some in the end, I told her to sleep early tonight."

Ruan Nanzhu didn't say yes or no, she looked at Lin Qiushi and turned around to take a shower.

Lin Qiushi, on the other hand, was lying on his bed, staring at his phone, thinking that he didn't know which unlucky person it was tonight....

........

The night was cool.

The inn fell silent. Everyone who lived here had gone to bed early, trying to get into a silly, sweet dream before the darkness came, and so did Wang Tianxin.

But I don't know if it was because he had slept during the day, or what was going on, but he, who usually falls asleep extremely easily, was now having insomnia and couldn't fall asleep even after tossing and turning on the bed.

Wang Tianxin was on his side, looking at the empty bed on his right side, inexplicably feeling a little scared. His female companion, Liu Ya, was lying on this bed the day before yesterday, laughing with him, yet in just a short while, Liu Ya had disappeared, and had now been missing for two days, and now it seemed that it was already inauspicious.

Although Wang Tianxin wanted to ignore this matter, but that empty bed was constantly reminding him.

Wang Tianxin was in an irritable mood and involuntarily turned over to face the window, no longer looking at that bunk.

Night shrouded the scenery outside the window, and Wang Tianxin saw the dull moonlight and desolate bushes through the glass, he felt a little uneasy and his body was a little cold, he thought, so he sat up from the bed, wanting to go to the bathroom to take a bath and let his body relax and fall asleep as soon as possible.

Turning on the water heater, Wang Tianxin bathed under the warm stream of water.

He set the water temperature a little higher to dispel the chill on his body. This was supposed to be enjoyable, but Wang Tianxin suddenly found that the outlet beneath his feet was suddenly clogged... What's going on, Uranus muttered in his heart, bending down to check the outlet and seeing a mass of pitch-black hair stuffed on top of the outlet.

"It's disgusting, it must be Liu Ya's..." muttered Uranus, trying to pick the hair out with his hands, but as he did, Uranus realized that something was wrong...this hair It was too long, as if he couldn't finish picking at it, and Wang Tianxin pulled a good length of hair, unable to completely pull it out of the outlet. He noticed something was wrong, and a layer of cold sweat formed on his back, Liu Ya... didn't have such long hair.

After discovering this strange situation, Wang Tianxin dropped his hair and hurriedly tried to leave the bathroom. But when his hand gripped the bathroom door in an attempt to get out, he found that the bathroom was locked from the outside.

Wang Tianxin looked terrified and began to shout for help, but it was now midnight and everyone was sound asleep, so who would hear his cries for help.

Wang Tianxin became more and more frightened and began to pound on the door, he looked back towards the outlet and noticed that water was beginning to bubble up there...as if something was coming out of it.

"Help, someone!!! Someone help- Help-" Wang Tianxin's voice hissed as the water from the outlet increased, eventually accumulating in a thin layer beneath his feet. Wang Tianxin trembled in fear, but in a world like this, no savior would appear.

At the outlet, there were a few fingers sticking out.

The outlet was originally very small, but those slender fingers squeezed out of it hard, and after the fingers, there were entire palms and slender arms....

The arm was extremely long, and after reaching out it began to grope around the house, trying to find the people in the house, and Wang Tianxin was snotty and shaking like a sieve at the sight.

Wang Tianxin hid in a corner, praying in his heart that this thing couldn't find him.

But the bathroom was already so big, and if you could hide for a while, you couldn't hide for a lifetime, and soon, the arm grabbed Wang Tianxin's foot.

Wang Tianxin wanted to break free, but he felt that the arm was like an iron pillar and he couldn't resist at all.

He was dragged along the slippery floor of the bathroom towards the water outlet.

A large living man by any stretch of the imagination should not have been dragged into an outlet that was no more than the size of a fist, but this absurd scene was taking place.

First the feet, then the calves, then the thighs and abdomen, little by little, inch by inch, like a spider encroaching on its prey. Wang Tianxin's screams ceased, his eyes became dull, as if he was in a strange mental state, not struggling, not refusing, so rigid, and finally dragged into the dark sewer.

Soon, all was quiet, and no one would ever know what had happened here.

........

In his sleep, Lin Qiushi seemed to hear some noise, however, Nai Nai had a sleeping pill essence beside him, so he didn't wake up, but just turned over a little uneasily.

Ruan Nan Candle held him firmly from behind, like he was hugging a child, and the burning heat passed down his strong chest to Lin Qiushi's back, slightly hot, but more reassuring.

This uneasiness was only for a moment, and Lin Qiushi changed to his preferred position and went back to sleep.

The next morning, during breakfast, everyone quickly discovered the missing person, Wang Tianxin, who always appeared very early, had actually disappeared.

Was Wang Tianxin also taken away? Is Lin Qiushi going to show Ruan Nam Candle what he typed?

Ruan Nan Candle: "Fine, go over and take a look."

Lin Qiushi nodded.

The others were also wondering where Wang Tianxin had gone, and seeing that they were planning to go to Wang Tianxin's residence, a few people followed them, including Dong Tianwei and her male companion.

Lin Qiushi guessed that this Dong Tianwei and her male companion should also know each other outside the door, otherwise they wouldn't be so taciturn. But everyone in the gate had some secrets, so there was no need to reveal each other's cards.

Arriving at Wang Tianxin's residence, Ruan Nanzhu easily banged open his door and saw an empty room.

"No one." Ruan Nam Candle said, "He didn't leave the inn all day yesterday, he must have returned at night."

Lin Qiushi walked to the bathroom door and gripped the bathroom door handle and gently twisted it open, as soon as the door opened, the bathroom emitted a strange smell, which was somewhat like a sewer, making people feel sick at the smell.

The bathroom wasn't anything special, and there were no signs of people coming, but Lin Qiushi found Wang Tianxin's clothes in there... he seemed to have taken a shower in the bathroom.

"And then it was gone." Ruan Nan Candle stood behind Lin Qiushi and helped him say what he wanted to say, "The bathroom door was locked from the outside... oh, maybe it wasn't a person."

Lin Qiushi: "........"

"He should have taken a shower in the bathroom and then encountered something." Ruan Nan Candle checked around, his observation skills were always amazing and this time was no exception, he quickly noticed something odd, "The spout has been tampered with."

"The outlet has been tampered with?" Dong Tianwei heard this and thought it was too ridiculous, "Can such a big person get out through the outlet?"

Ruan Nan Candle turned his head to look at her, his tone not salty: "You still think this is the real world?"

Dong Tianwei was mute.

Indeed, this was something that was impossible in the real world, but they were inside the door, inside the iron gate where anything could happen. The place was light and strange, and there was anything and everything, thus it seemed that it wasn't incomprehensible for a large living person to be pulled out of the outlet in a hard manner.

Lin Qiushi, on the other hand, thought of the new search notice that had appeared above the square yesterday, and it seemed that the white paper behind that search notice would be replaced with Wang Tianxin's picture....

Ruan Nam Candle got up, "I have something I want to tell you."

"What is it?" Dong Tianwei asked.

Ruan Nan Candle looked at her: "Call everyone over."

A moment later, the rest of the people were gathered in the hotel's restaurant.

Only nine of the original fourteen people remained, and there were two newcomers inside the nine, and the expressions of the crowd varied, from indifference, to fear, to curiosity.

Lin Qiushi continued to play his little dumb girl and left the job of explaining to Ruan Nam Candle.

Ruan Nam Candle was very straightforward and told the crowd their reasoning and gave the location of the key.

Now that a new victim had appeared, as long as another missing child was found, the legacy would continue according to their reasoning.

While Lin Qiushi was pondering where the next missing child was, Dong Tianwei spoke in a low voice, "I've seen the child's body."

"What?" Lin Qiushi was stunned.

"It's outside." Dong Tianwei said, "I saw that corpse hanging outside when I got up... So, does this mean that the inheritance is about to begin?"

And they had to take this opportunity to get the metal key that was inside the ghostly shadow's body, otherwise the cycle would continue and who knows if they would be the next to die.

"You mean we have to go kill that ghost shadow?" Someone immediately disagreed after hearing, "Do you think we can compete with that thing?"

"Can't and have to be able to," Ruan Nan Candle said, "Or you can choose to wait here to die."

The man said, "Why should I be the one to die, in case I'm the last..."

"No need for just in case." Ruan Nan Candle raised his chin, his tone indifferent and arrogant, "I can guarantee that my companion and I will be the last to die, so I'm betting on one-half, not one-ninth."

As soon as this was said, everyone fell silent.

In fact, if it was anyone else who spoke, the crowd might wonder if this person was just being faithful. But both Ruan Nan Candle's momentum and performance within the gate were telling the crowd that he wasn't lying, and definitely had some cards to pinch in his hand.

"I agree with his proposal." Dong Tianwei's voice rang out, she didn't look like an aggressive girl and her voice was very soft, "Everyone has the right to refuse, of course, but there is a price to pay for refusing, I have found where the door is, and if we manage to get the key by then, the monster will definitely be enraged as well... ...You may also choose to stay inside and wait." She smiled, her eyes actually looked a bit similar to Ruan Nan Candle at first glance, filled with contempt for those who retreated, "Let's see if you have the ability to spare the monsters guarding the door to pass through this door."

Lin Qiushi looked at her, but for a moment, he felt that the more powerful people in this door seemed to have something in common, such as Li Dongyuan, and then the deeply hidden Dong Tianwei in front of him... I don't know when she found the door to get out.

Whispers passed through the crowd, and soon everyone gave their own answers.

Some chose not to go, others chose to go, and to Lin Qiushi's greater surprise, the two newcomers who had just entered the door were both braver, deciding to follow along and go over to get the key.

"Can you determine the exact time of their inheritance?" Dong Tianwei asked Ruan Nam Candle.

Ruan Nam Candle: "I don't know exactly, according to the last projection it should be tomorrow, but in order to prevent accidents, it's best to go over early and keep watch."

"Also." Dong Tianwei Dao, "Let's go to the kitchen first and see if there are any weapons that can be used."

The group went to the kitchen and found some handy tools.

Lin Qiushi got a sharp piercing knife and was studying it with his head down, so Dong Tianwei walked up behind him and gently pressed his shoulder, laughing quietly, "Little dumb girl, this thing isn't for you."

Lin Qiushi's eyes revealed his confusion.

Dong Tianwei said, "You're fit to wear a beautiful and shiny dress and watch quietly beside it, although it can't be called more regrettable, but it's enough."

This sounded strange, and when she said this Dong Tianwei's hand gently rubbed Lin Qiushi's shoulder, the action was so ambiguous that Lin Qiushi didn't think much about it, he was about to back away, but Ruan Nanzhu walked in front of him as a protector and coldly said, "Don't move my man."

Dong Tianwei didn't dwell on it, and with a regretful face, she said pity, turned around and walked away.

Lin Qiushi looked at Ruan Nanzhu and was about to ask Dong Tianwei what she meant, then Ruan Nanzhu grabbed his chin and whispered a warning: "Don't go hooking up, you're mine."

Lin Qiushi: ...Big Brother, are you that happy if you act a bit?

Ruan Nam Candle: "Did you hear that?"

What else could Lin Qiushi say but nod his head, although his expression was one of I really can't do anything about you.

Ruan Nanzhu this product actually had a smile in her eyes, but she still finished her lines with a pretense of seriousness and dedication. Lin Qiushi secretly thought in his heart, Ruan Nan Candle should be very fond of Dong Tianwei, after all, there aren't many passersby who can provide him with drama space these days.

Everyone had almost armed themselves, and in order to prevent any accidents, Lin Qiushi had specially found duct tape to wrap the weapons around his hands. After all, after watching so many movies, this kind of to kill unsuccessfully the weapon was shot off and then back to kill the bridge he saw a lot.

Two of the nine men had chosen to wait to die at the hotel.

When they saw them leave, these two looked quite complicated, one of them still wanted to say something, but the crowd treated them both very indifferently, and did not pay attention to them at all.

It was just dawn now, and the fog around them was at its thickest.

With his excellent memory, Ruan Nan Candle led the crowd to find the path they had taken yesterday, heading towards the ruins.

It was good that there was only one path here, and there was no chance of getting lost or anything.

Lin Qiushi walked next to Ruan Nan Candle, carefully observing the surroundings. He was now more worried about the ghostly figure without a hat, not knowing what kind of presence that ghostly figure had in the town and what it meant.

After walking for a while, the ruins that Ruan Nan Candle was talking about appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone looked a little more at ease, knowing that Ruan Nam Candle should not be lying anymore.

Ruan Nam Candle looked at the time and said, "Let's wait, I don't know when he'll come."

So everyone waited quietly.

Waiting for someone in such a ruined environment was really not a pleasant thing, the only thing to be happy about was that there were enough of them and they didn't have to be too scared.

Lin Qiushi sat next to Ruan Nanzhu and lowered his head to play with his phone, while Ruan Nanzhu also looked at the fog in front of him and wondered what he was thinking.

Time passed by, and everything was in silence.

From the morning until the afternoon, seeing the twilight on the edge of the sky, just when someone was about to be unable to hold back, the figure of a person appeared in the fog... it was Wang Tianxin who disappeared last night.

He seemed to have just come from a small town, his face was expressionless, and he was far from his usual self at a glance. After he reached the ruins, he stopped and began to wait for something.

When everyone saw this scene, they all held their breath and continued to observe.

Soon, the long and thin ghostly figure that Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nan Candle had seen earlier also appeared, still wearing a suit and a bowler hat, his slender arms and legs slowly moving across the ground before finally stopping in front of Wang Tianxin.

"Prepare." Ruan Nan Candle said in a low voice.

Everyone raised their spirits, and Lin Qiushi squeezed the sharp weapon in his hand heavily.

The ghostly figure raised his hand to hold the gentleman's hat on his head, as Ruan Nan Candle had predicted, and then began to push, trying to remove the hat from his own head.

Although this scene was very horrifying, Ruan Nam Candle had given everyone a precautionary shot in advance, so the crowd only turned pale and did not overreact.

The ghostly shadow was pushing harder and harder, eventually tearing the hat hard off his own scalp, just as he was about to hand the hat to Wang Tianxin, Ruan Nan Candle gave the order, "Go!" And then they pounced towards Ghost Shadow.

Ghost Shadow seemed frightened by the sudden appearance of the crowd, he took a few steps back and let out an angry roar, his slender hands directly grabbed the two people and heavily slammed them to the side.

Lin Qiushi dodged the ghost shadow's hand and aimed at the top of the bowler hat, Wang Tianxin seemed completely unconcerned about the surrounding situation and kept his eyes on the bowler hat, Lin Qiushi saw the situation and grabbed the bowler hat in one flying lunge.

"Give it to me!!!" Wang Tianxin shouted angrily.

Lin Qiushi grabbed the bowler hat and ran, and Wang Tianxin followed after him, looking like he was going to rip Lin Qiushi apart.

At the same time the others were already at war with the Ghost Shadow, who was extremely powerful and normal people were no match for him. But the good thing was that having lost his bowler hat, his strength began to rapidly decline.

His body began to shrivel up, as if his flesh and blood were evaporating, leaving behind a layer of skin filled with wrinkles.

Ruan Nan Candle stopped the crowd that was still trying to rush up to him and said, "That's enough, get away from him - Qiu Qiu, come to me!"

Lin Qiushi took his bowler hat and slipped away from Wang Tianxin all the way like walking a dog, and now he heard Ruan Nanzhu's call with a big sigh of relief and hurried towards Ruan Nanzhu. Thanks to the fact that he usually exercises a lot, otherwise he would have died countless times when encountering this kind of thing.

Wang Tianxin completely disregarded the people around him, his only target was the bowler hat in Lin Qiushi's hand.

This time, Ruan Nan Candle didn't show any mercy and came straight at his feet.

Wang Tianxin cried out in pain, but Lin Qiushi noticed that there was no blood coming out of his wound at all - Wang Tianxin shouldn't be human anymore.

Ruan Nan Candle also saw Wang Tianxin's wounds and made a judgment in his mind that Wang Tianxin's speed didn't slow down after he was injured, but instead attempted to lunge towards Lin Qiushi as if he was enraged.

Ruan Nanzhu smiled coldly and swung the blade in his hand, actually directly cutting off Wang Tianxin's head.

But after Wang Tianxin's head landed on the ground, his body continued to move on its own, his eyes hatefully staring at Ruan Nan Candle like he was dying.

"Found the key!!!" Dong Tianwei's voice came out, "Come on, let's go back to town!"

Ruan Nan Candle: "Where's the door?"

Dong Tianwei said, "Under the plaza notice board!"

The group of people cheered after getting the key and ran towards the town, Lin Qiushi and Ruan Nanzhu no longer cared about Wang Tianxin and ran quickly behind the crowd.

Everyone was panting when they reached the town, but when they arrived at the town square, they were stunned by what they saw before them.

The only difference was that he was not wearing the black hat. And at this moment, he was grinning, revealing those rows of fine teeth and showing a strange smile to them....

Dong Tianwei saw this thing and lost her voice, "How could there be another-"

While she was speaking, the ghostly figure, however, reached out and grabbed one of them directly, then threw the person up high into the air.

The sound of a human body falling was the sound of a human body falling, and the person who was thrown high into the air was unlucky enough to land on the back of his head and was directly out of breath.

"Give it back to me..." the ghostly figure uttered three words, resting his gaze on Lin Qiushi's body.

Lin Qiushi looked down and found that the black hat that he had just lost had somehow appeared in his hand again.

Ruan Nan Candle, however, grabbed the hat and said to Dong Tianwei, "You go open the door, I'll distract him!"

Dong Tianwei gritted her teeth and nodded heavily.

Author has something to say: ghost shadow: hold it high, hold it high.

All: ...people selling their adorableness for money, you selling your adorableness for life.