Chapter 221 Transforming Community Experience (Thirty)
The ghost discovered them.
In silence, the four of them thought together.
Sure enough, after a brief pause, the door creaked open. An unusually tall and strong shadow was cast on the floor of the small room, and its head began to slowly turn.
Through the plastic film, they could see a bloated and sagging face, as swollen as if it had been stung by five hundred wasps at the same time. Only vague female features could be seen.
The probability of humans growing up like this naturally is not high.
In all likelihood, just like when they first saw the old and weird face of the splicing monster, it was the candidate who had his head peeled off who took revenge in some way.
If you can still survive with your limbs ripped off, what's the point of having your head taken away? No one can swallow that, let alone let a goblin kill someone with their face on theirs—if it were them, they'd probably rather blow themselves up than become something like that. No wonder goblins can never find a suitable head.
But now, they had to stay safe for now. Otherwise, they might have to consider how to self-destruct.
Fortunately, the ghost didn't seem to notice them for a while. The other party dragged its huge body step by step inside. With the sound of liquid dripping on the ground, an arm was thrown in and hit the cold heads of the two girls in the room.
Then came the third and fourth, falling down like a stack of monks.
Awan, who was hiding behind two corpses: "..."
At times like these, the true psychological qualities beneath the surface emerged. Awan didn't even blink, her chest didn't rise or fall with her breathing, and she blended seamlessly with the two girls, successfully evading the ghost's attention.
Tang Xinjue and the other two, hiding in other corners, were equally adept at concealing themselves. From their perspective, they could see more clearly that the human-body-jointed monster had a massive wound on its chest and back, where the extra limbs were placed.
The items that were "dumped" were mainly arms, most of which were boys' hands, and a small number were girls' hands... wait!
Guo Guo's eyes suddenly widened. Although she didn't make any sound, the other two people in 606 immediately reacted in the direction of her gaze:
The arm that the monster just threw away was Guo Guo’s left arm that was removed!
Now the monster obviously had a better choice, so it casually threw Guo Guo's arm into the "storage room". After clearing out the inventory, it took out the last two male arms from its chest and easily replaced them with its own.
These two arms are more slender and more solid, and their skin color is much whiter than that of normal people. The skin color of their slender fingertips has a kind of visual dislocation that is almost transparent.
I don't know if it was some characteristic of the owner of the arms, but after this pair of arms were connected, there was not much sense of incongruity with the ghost's tall and somewhat deformed body, and he could raise his hands and arms smoothly.
The Splicing Monster was also obviously very satisfied. The bloated muscles on his face pulled upwards for the first time, revealing an expression of excitement.
As soon as it was happy, the examinee's heart skipped a beat, sensing something was wrong:
Installing the right body parts will make this ghost stronger!
Now it's just the two arms. If the legs, neck, and even the head are successfully replaced...
This speculation was also reflected in the ghost: the splicing monster didn't even continue to check the house, but hurriedly ran back in the direction he came from.
It wants to change more!
The ghost left, and the four of them immediately emerged. Guo Guo went straight to the pile of limbs and dug out his arm.
The moment the smooth interface between the arm and the shoulder touched, it slid back onto the body without any obstruction. Guo Guo swung his arm in surprise, as if it had never been removed.
This shows that the damage caused by the spliced ghost is reversible. Guo Guo can reattach his arm by himself, and anyone else can do the same.
——As long as the other party is not dead.
Tang Xinjue and Awan spoke at the same time:
"Those arms..."
Two voices overlapped and rang out simultaneously. Awan was startled, then quickly shut her mouth and looked at Tang Xinjue with a probing gaze.
Tang Xinjue blinked lightly and continued speaking naturally:
"Those arms look peculiar. They appear to be incompatible with the ghost's body, yet they somehow fit in after being installed. I'm not sure which candidate they belong to, and I'm a little worried."
Guo Guo also nodded enthusiastically: "Yes! What if that person's entire body can be used? Wouldn't it be possible to gather all the monsters at once this time?"
Furthermore, the lack of blood on the arm suggested the candidate was still alive. However, if the Splice Monster targeted the entire body, even the strongest of vitality would surely die.
Time was indeed pressing. Awan didn't find anything unfavorable in the reactions of the three people, so she pursed her lips and told the truth:
"Actually, I feel that those hands are somewhat familiar. In my memory... they look a lot like Bai Zhi's hands."
She immediately saw the three members of 606 open their eyes wide in surprise . Tang Xinjue's face became serious. "Thank you very much. This is very important information. If you hadn't reminded us, we definitely wouldn't have guessed it. After all, we don't know Bai Zhi."
Awan also smiled shyly and sincerely: "No, I should be the one thanking you. I am so grateful to you for helping me save my life."
Their eyes met, and after a brief and friendly exchange, they immediately set off to track the footsteps of the spliced monster.
If this pair of new arms really came from Bai Zhi, then they must find him in advance before the splicing monster takes action, and they must not be discovered by the monster.
The interior of the building is made up of countless corridors, and there are only stairs near the entrance and at the end of an entire floor to distinguish directions and distances, making it very easy to get lost.
But this also gives them convenience - most ghosts will only walk along one path, so as long as they can remember the route, they have a chance to arrive first.
"We can only split into two groups again."
Tang Xinjue made a quick decision. "Guo Guo and Wan Qing are more familiar with this place, so Guo Guo and I will take a shortcut together. The two of us will act as bait to lure the ghost away. Wan Qing and A Wan will take a detour and transfer Bai Zhi away in advance. We'll then meet back outside the corridor where we can't open our eyes."
Upon hearing this grouping, Awan's eyes suddenly lit up, but she quickly suppressed her expression: "As long as we can rescue Bai as soon as possible, I have no objection."
As long as she doesn't have to go with Tang Xinjue, she has no objection.
When the groups were divided and the action really started, Awan changed her previous attitude of knowing nothing about the building and actively worked with Zheng Wanqing to figure out the route, trying to find the person as soon as possible.
Not long after, the sounds of conflict and fighting were indeed heard in the corridor that Tang Xinjue and the others had chosen, and then gradually faded away until they disappeared.
"Have we left them far behind?"
Awan kept looking back to confirm, and whispered, "This isn't a good idea. After all, you're roommates, but they're being used as bait. We don't know if they're injured or if they're safe..."
Zheng Wanqing just frowned. "That's nothing. Everyone in the team has different responsibilities. Some play jungle and some play tank. Hurry up, we have to hurry."
Awan's eyes flickered, and she lowered her head and followed:
"That's good……"
After walking a few steps and turning the last corner, the two men suddenly stopped: in the only empty room at the end of the corner, there was a body without arms and its face covered by clothes.
A male body.
Awan's eyes lit up: "Is this it?"
Zheng Wanqing rushed forward: "I heard the monster coming back, hurry up and move him away safely!"
However, she was missing an arm after all, and perhaps because it affected her balance, she ran a little slower, and Awan got there first and entered the room.
When Zheng Wanqing entered the room, Awan was already half-kneeling in front of the boy, with her hands on the clothes covering his upper body, as if checking his breathing.
"What should I do?" Awan suddenly raised her head, tears welling up in her eyes. "I can't feel Bai Zhi's breathing anymore. Could he have already..."
Zheng Wanqing frowned: "How could it be?"
She immediately bent down and squatted. Awan quickly stood up to make room for her and watched her lift the clothes off the corpse.
Just as her clothes were lifted up, Zheng Wanqing suddenly leaned forward to avoid the strong wind coming from behind her head!
At some point, Awan held a thin steel pipe in her hand. When the first strike missed, she stabbed again, straight into Zheng Wanqing's eyes.
At the same time, Zheng Wanqing raised her arm sideways, and the heavy steel pipe on her right arm quickly blocked in front of her, colliding heavily with Awan's weapon with a bang. The sound of metal collision made the whole room buzz.
Awan was shocked so much that her palm hurt and she cursed. She simply used the force to step back and tried to rush out of the room.
"Is this what you mean by 'saving people'?"
How could Zheng Wanqing watch her escape? Awan heard the sound of strong wind in the air again, her heart sank and she rolled forward. The next second, there was a thud in front of her, and the boy's body slammed in front of her.
Awan: "...So this is what you call saving people?"
Obviously, neither backstabbing allies nor throwing the "rescue mission target" of the copy as a ball is consistent with the positioning of both parties.
What was even more surprising to Awan was that Zheng Wanqing was even more difficult to deal with than she had imagined.
If she had known this earlier, she would not have acted rashly out of greed and desire to wipe out the entire system... Unfortunately, the attack was like spilled water. She didn't want to waste time fighting with Zheng Wanqing, so she turned around and continued to escape while Tang Xinjue and Guo Guo were still there.
"Where are you going in such a hurry?"
A familiar voice suddenly appeared, blocking Awan's escape route.
A swear word came out of her mouth subconsciously, and her face completely darkened. Her timid expression was replaced by a thick layer of gloom.
In front of her, Tang Xinjue stood with his hands behind his back, safe and sound, not showing any surprise at her unusual behavior.
...as if I had known she would betray me
