Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 42 Red Skull's First Battle

The footsteps are getting closer.

Xiao Ran turned around and looked at Yang Kai, seeing that he still looked confused: "Didn't you hear it?"

"What did you hear?"

Xiao Ran was unable to explain to him for a moment, but the black swan brooch under her cloak had already begun to alert her.

And this time the alarm was obviously stronger than on the bus.

"go!"

Without having time to see what was coming down, Xiao Ran turned around and ran back without even looking back.

"Hey, why are you running?"

Yang Kai was confused when he saw this, but when he saw Xiao Ran running, Yang Kai also panicked. He didn't bother to ask more questions and just ran after Xiao Ran.

The lights in the corridor flickered a few times again, and then with a "click!", the entire dormitory building fell into darkness.

Yang Kai's heartbeat quickened, he could almost hear his own heartbeat echoing in his ears. He stopped and looked back in the direction of Wang Jun and the others, only to see a few blurry figures standing there, seemingly waiting for something.

"Old Wolf, are you crazy? Run!" Yang Kai shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the empty corridor, sounding particularly harsh.

Wang Jun did not respond, his eyes were fixed on the direction of the stairs.

Seeing that Wang Jun and the others did not respond, and even silently raised the weapons in their hands, as if they were ready to fight to the death, Yang Kai began to wonder if they were possessed by evil spirits.

"Is this guy so brave? Why didn't I know about this?"

Just then, a burst of brisk footsteps came from the corridor, as if something was running down. Although it could not be seen, the crisp sound of the footsteps made people think of those small leather boots with thick soles.

Yang Kai felt a chill rising from his spine, and he knew that it was definitely not a good thing.

At this time, Xiao Ran, who was running in front, suddenly stopped and looked back at the stairs.

Seeing that he didn't run away again, Yang Kai and the other two were put in a dilemma.

He wanted to leave immediately as this place was quite close to the safe house, but the corridor in front of him was dark with only a few emergency fire lights on, illuminating the corridor in a bleak green, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Seeing that Xiao Ran didn't move, he simply gritted his teeth and waited here.

"Brother Kai!"

"Ok?"

Xiao Ran took a deep breath, feeling the chill emanating from the [Black Swan Brooch] on his chest becoming stronger and stronger. He tightly grasped the machete at his waist with one hand. At the same time, the dark red curse pattern had begun to quietly merge with the mourning ring.

A layer of strange red light began to emerge on the [Funeral Ring] activated by the [Corpse Stitcher].

"Go quickly, quietly." Xiao Ran whispered to Yang Kai in the darkness, his voice almost inaudible.

"how about you?"

"Brother Jun and the others haven't left yet, so how can I leave?" Xiao Ran pointed at Wang Jun and others who were standing at the stairs.

Yang Kai was a little surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect that Wang Jun was not only lucky, but also a good person. His new brother was actually so righteous.

Originally, Yang Kai wanted to say a few polite words at this time, but the footsteps on the stairs were getting closer and closer. Every step seemed to step on his heart, making Yang Kai feel goosebumps all over.

When I looked up, I saw a pair of pink embroidered shoes standing on the corner of the stairs. I could only see the shoes, not the person.

The shoes were very small, with a foot-high horseshoe heel. From a distance, it was hard to tell whether it was a tiger or a lion embroidered on them. They looked a bit like the high heels worn by palace maids in Qing Dynasty TV dramas.

Yang Kai's throat seemed to be stuck by something. He tried to speak, but found that no words could form.

Xiao Ran next to him was so nervous that he held the machete in his hand even tighter, and the red light emitted by the [Fourth Ring] became brighter and brighter.

"Click." With a slight sound, the emergency fire light suddenly went out, plunging the corridor into bottomless darkness.

"Da da da……"

The next moment, hurried footsteps were heard.

Xiao Ran's pupils narrowed and his heart moved. Wang Jun and the other four in front of him raised their weapons and rushed forward as if they had received some orders.

However, the next second, the small embroidered shoes were lifted forward, and in an instant became larger than the door panel in mid-air, and the student who was rushing in front was stepped on with one foot.

The sole of the shoe twisted a few times, as if habitually stepping on a cigarette butt, and there was a sound of bones breaking, "crack, crack, crack...", and the person was directly crushed into meat paste.

At the same time, another embroidered shoe followed suit.

The shoe upper was torn open, revealing a bloody mouth, which immediately swallowed the other two people and chewed them wildly, until no trace of the two people was left on the spot.

"ah!"

Under Xiao Ran's control, Wang Jun quickly raised the axe in his hand and chopped it hard on the embroidered shoes. However, not even a mark was left. Instead, the two pairs of embroidered shoes shrank rapidly, and the next moment, they drilled under his feet like two pink mice.

Then Wang Jun pushed his toes forward, and Xiao Ran immediately lost control of Wang Jun.

"Run!" Yang Kai no longer cared about his face. He screamed, turned around and ran.

The two brothers beside him heard him scream, and then realized that this guy had already run five meters away. This speed was definitely the level of a second-level athlete. For a moment, no one cared about anyone else and ran forward with arms wide open. "Why is it this thing!"

Xiao Ran had made many thoughts about the so-called night ghost before, but when he actually encountered one, he realized that his thoughts were still too simple.

As the saying goes, there are four evil ghosts: evil creatures, stupid locust trees, red clothes, and green ghosts.

These four types of ghosts are the most taboo among the people.

The evil objects here refer to those old objects that have been placed there for many years, without any human touch. They are contaminated by the spiritual charm of heaven and earth, and happen to be contaminated by evil spirits and turn into evil ghosts.

Xiao Ran couldn't understand why there was such a thing in this school.

But he did not have time to think about it. After Wang Jun put on the embroidered shoes, his expression became more and more weird. His body seemed to be suspended in the air by a rope, with only his toes touching the ground.

The face turned frighteningly pale, and only the whites of the eyes could be seen.

He limped towards Xiao Ran.

"I count on you!"

Seeing this, Xiao Ran quickly raised the [Funeral Ring] in his hand, only to see the gem on the ring flashing a dazzling red light. The next moment, a red skull suddenly emerged from the ring.

The skeleton ghost's posture was obviously stronger than before in Xue Hongling's hands.

When he looked at Xiao Ran, he found that Xiao Ran was also staring at him vigilantly at the same time.

Xiao Ran did not forget the description of [Ring of Funeral], which clearly stated that this thing was inherently rebellious, and he had to be on guard against it whenever he used it.

Xiao Ran pointed at Wang Jun in front of him and said, "Look at me, if you can't even fix this pair of broken shoes, I will throw you into the toilet!"

The skeleton ghost was startled when he heard this, with flames flickering in his empty eye sockets. He stared at Xiao Ran for a moment before suddenly turning around and pouncing towards Wang Jun.

Wang Jun almost floated over, and he had covered half of the distance of more than ten meters in a blink of an eye. However, facing the power of an E-level cursed creature like the Skeleton Demon, he was obviously not on the same level.

When Wang Jun rushed to within a few steps of Xiao Ran, the Red Skull blocked his way in just a blink of an eye.

The Red Skull was emitting a dazzling red light, with faint green flames burning in its empty eye sockets. It raised its huge palm and slapped Wang Jun directly.

This palm strike brought with it a gust of wind that lifted Wang Jun up from the ground and slammed him hard on the ceiling.

After Wang Jun's body hit the ceiling, it fell heavily and hit the floor with a dull thud.

The cracks on the ceiling spread like a spider web, and dust and gravel fell down. However, before Wang Jun could get up, Red Skull punched Wang Jun in the back of the head again.

But this time, Wang Jun's legs were reversed, and the embroidered shoes on his feet quickly slipped off his feet. One of the shoes suddenly became as big as a door panel and smashed towards the Red Skull, while the other shoe opened into a bloody mouth and bit up from the side with bared teeth.

This sudden attack caused Red Skull to suffer a great loss in an instant. His body was heavily stepped on by the shoe and fell to the ground. The other shoe took the opportunity to bite directly on his shoulder. Xiao Ran could even hear the sound of Red Skull's bones breaking.

At this moment, Xiao Ran waved the [Mourning Ring] on his finger, and a scarlet whip flew out of the ring and hit the Red Skull fiercely.

"Pah! Pah!!"

After two loud bangs, the Red Skull, who was originally at a disadvantage, trembled a few times, and the blood on his body suddenly exploded. His strength increased to a level compared to before. After looking up and glaring at Xiao Ran fiercely, the bones on his arms suddenly extended into a thin bone blade, which pierced a hole in the embroidered shoe in front of him, and then punched the embroidered shoe on his shoulder. The huge force caused the criss-crossing teeth in the mouth of the embroidered shoe to pop out.

One of the teeth flew past Xiao Ran's eyes like a sharp arrow. Xiao Ran dodged to the side and saw that the tooth was embedded in the wall beside him.

With such great power, if it had been a little off, I would probably have a hole in my body.

Xiao Ran looked at the teeth embedded in the wall, then glanced at the Red Skull. He could clearly feel that this guy's resentment towards him had increased a lot, and he was not surprised by this.

Because the ability he just used was the second privilege of the [Ring of Funeral].

Perk 2: Whip of Pain

You can use Whip of Pain on the Ringwraiths, which will greatly increase their strength in a short period of time.

But every time you use it, the Ringwraiths' dissatisfaction with you will increase.

However, it must be said that the Red Skull's fighting power is still quite strong. The ability of the Embroidered Shoes does not seem to be good at frontal combat, not to mention that the Red Skull has been motivated by the Whip of Pain.

He was soon pinned to the ground and beaten, as if the Red Skull wanted to vent all the pain in his body on the two pairs of embroidered shoes.

In less than a moment, the two pairs of embroidered shoes were twisted into a knot in the Red Skull's hands. If Xiao Ran had not intervened in time and forcibly recalled the Red Skull into the [Funeral Ring], the two pairs of embroidered shoes would have been torn into pieces by the Red Skull in the next moment.

After putting away the red skull, Xiao Ran walked up to the pair of embroidered shoes and looked at them carefully. The originally strong evil spirit on them was almost shattered at this moment.

Especially the left shoe, which was pierced with a hole by the Red Skull.

"Well, it's a rare item. It would be a pity to destroy it like this."

Xiao Ran thought about it, took out the shoe box where Wang Jun and the others had stored the badges, put it on top, and gently shoveled the shoes into the shoe box.

At this time, when I looked towards the stairs again, the old man who had reminded me before was nowhere to be seen.

But screams could be heard continuously from other floors.

"Just in time to join in the fun."

Xiao Ran threw the shoebox into the mystery city space, turned around and ran straight to the second floor. When he arrived at the door of his dormitory, he quickly took out the key and opened the door. He stepped on the bed and climbed onto the coffin easily. He pushed open the coffin lid and lay down inside. Not long after, a skinny hand like a bone slowly stretched out from the coffin...

(End of this chapter)