Terror is resurging, but only I am.

Chapter 67 Paper Doll Tomb

"He Lian... was turned into a fly-person? Or was she originally a fly-person in disguise?"

Cane King cautiously peeked into the dormitory. The corpse on the ground startled him, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was the corpse of the Fly Man, so he breathed a sigh of relief and quietly inquired about the situation at the scene.

"I...I don't know," the music teacher replied instinctively, but she was genuinely confused about the situation.

I initially thought that "Teacher Pan" had gone mad and killed He Lian, but then He Lian turned into a fly-man...

Was He Lian originally a fly person, or did the "Teacher Pan" in front of her deliberately turn her into this after killing her?

She couldn't tell, really couldn't tell.

"I can't be completely sure." Yan Ming stretched out an iron rod and searched through He Lian's body on the ground, but didn't find any crucial evidence.

"She may have been assimilated by the fly-man, or she may simply be a transformation of this fly-man."

He continued, "However, the latter is more likely. This monster has the ability to shapeshift and transform, which would probably also affect our visual senses."

Regardless of whether the person they just killed was the real He Lian, she was no longer the female classmate they knew.

In this situation, he had already confirmed that "He Lian" was not human, so it was natural to strike first.

Even if he admires He Lian and Lu Mingzhe, he would never make the mistake of thinking "zombies are also human."

"How...how did you determine that her identity is wrong? We were getting along quite normally just now, compared to her..." The music teacher frowned slightly.

It sounds like she subconsciously felt that He Lian was fine, while the cane king beside her was the one with the bigger problem.

However, Zhao Yunyao reacted quickly. She immediately changed her statement and explained, "I'm not doubting you. I just want to know the basis of your judgment so that we can help find the fly man together."

Yan Ming nodded. He didn't care much about the other two's opinions, but he didn't want an atmosphere of "doubt" to spread in the team, because that could easily lead the two to do something foolish at a crucial moment.

“I can hear someone typing Morse code in this room. It should be Lu Mingzhe, who has gone missing. He is probably trying to send us some kind of message.”

“I wrote down these messages and had He Lian translate them. Her translation was: Look closely, it’s in the corridor.”

Upon hearing this, the Cane King was startled. He happened to be hiding in the corridor, so he immediately walked in, his voice trembling slightly: "Is that Fly Man in the corridor?"

“No, the Morse code I gave her was wrong; she couldn’t possibly have translated such a complete sentence.” Yan Ming shook his head.

Actually, this only aroused his suspicion. More directly, he triggered He Lian's ears and heard the heartbeat coming from her abdomen.

Undoubtedly, the heartbeat in his abdomen came from the Fly Man, so he used an iron rod to pierce He Lian's abdomen directly, trying to kill the Fly Man completely.

"Da da da."

"Tap, thump, thump."

At this moment, Yan Ming heard Morse code sounds coming from the room again, but this time there were two knocking sounds.

Two people entered the password?
Is it because there is more information to announce?
No, it should be He Lian reassuring him that she is safe.

Yan Ming immediately realized what was happening and felt much more at ease.

It seems that He Lian and Lu Mingzhe went to the same place. Everyone was on the fourth floor, but due to some change, they could not meet for the time being.

Yan Ming thought about it and gained a deeper understanding of the current situation.

The entire fourth floor should be considered a real illusion, not just a purely visual illusion.

It is very likely that all five senses of everyone on the fourth floor are within the range of the illusion, so he cannot judge the limits of reality through "touch".

However, there is one exception: hearing.

Because the human skin clothing has eerie "ears," it can sense the reality of another world even when it is covered.

It was precisely by relying on the limited truth that Yan Ming was able to find clues.

He lowered his head and looked again at the corpse of the fly-man on the ground.

On either side of the fly's head are a cluster of enormous compound eyes, composed of countless tiny eyes.

When Yan Ming looked directly into those compound eyes, he immediately saw his own reflection in the light reflected from each of the small eyes.

Countless tiny eyes make up a compound eye, and his reflection can be seen in every single one of them…

Ok?
There are other people in the reflection.

Yan Ming subconsciously turned around to look, but there was no one behind him. So he took another closer look at the fly-man's compound eyes.

The reflection in those eyes also showed the figures of Lu Mingzhe and He Lian.

Oh?
The Fly Man is indeed able to see the "real" world; its eyes are the instrument for defining reality.

Yan Ming thought for a moment, searched around the dormitory, found a pair of coarse cloth gloves in the toilet and put them on, then reached out to remove the fly man's head, trying to remove the compound eyes completely.

"What are you doing? What's the use of its eyes?" The Cane King was curious about Yan Ming's actions.

Yan Ming thought for a moment and then said, "I'm disguising myself as it. By using this thing's eyes, I can see the real world and then leave this place."

"Really?" The Cane King's eyes lit up. He imitated Yan Ming by taking off his other compound eye and tentatively placing it in front of his own eyes, hoping to take this opportunity to see this false world clearly.

However, after he did this, he actually saw the true appearance of the dormitory.

The place was no longer as tidy as it had been; instead, it was in a state of chaos, as if it had just experienced a turmoil, with everything turned upside down and scattered everywhere.

and many more……

"Lu Mingzhe, He Lian?" The Cane King's gaze fell on the two familiar figures in front of him, and when he called out their names, the two looked over in surprise.

"You can finally see me."

Lu Mingzhe's face lit up with joy, and he immediately reminded the Cane King: "That monster can travel between two worlds, so it should be on your side. But its main body is very fragile. Kill it and get out."

"Kill it? But isn't it already dead?" The Cane King was puzzled.

He Lian reminded him from the side, "What about its eyes? Its compound eyes are the key to activating its abilities."

On the other side, Yan Ming saw the appearance of the Cane King and knew in his heart that the other party had succeeded.

Through compound eyes, one can truly see another world.

After confirming the safety of the method, Yan Ming also observed through his compound eyes and thus saw Lu Mingzhe and He Lian.

"Yan Ming? You're here too." Lu Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Yan Ming. "You guys took it down?"

"Yes, what did the Morse code you just sent mean?" Yan Ming asked casually.

“Don’t trust it. I can see what’s happening on your side through the glass, and I know that thing can transform into human form and quietly replace one of you.” Lu Mingzhe explained everything clearly.

Yan Ming nodded, believing Lu Mingzhe's explanation, because the number of letters in the English sentence matched the number of Morse code he had just recorded. The Fly Man, of course, was unaware of this, so the Lu Mingzhe and He Lian he saw through his compound eyes were the real ones.

Next, according to Lu Mingzhe, Yan Ming and the Cane King destroyed these compound eyes, and everything in front of them was completely restored to its original state.

"came back?"

King of the Canes was overjoyed, thinking that listening to Yan Ming was definitely the right thing to do.

Yan Ming nodded in agreement, expressing his satisfaction with the cane king.

Although it's a bit unfair, so far the Cane King has helped him avoid many pitfalls. Basically, every time Yan Ming was unwilling to test a taboo, it was the Cane King who came personally.

The Cane King also seemed to possess a magical power; none of the taboos that Yan Ming had him try to test had ever come true.

In a way, it's really lucky that this guy has survived until now.

"You've finally come out."

The door to one of the rooms opened, and Lu Mingzhe and He Lian emerged, looking at Yan Ming and the other two standing in the corridor.

Yan Ming looked around and found himself at the top of the stairs in the corridor, whereas he remembered being in a room from another perspective.

"I was trapped on the fourth floor with him earlier. When I lured the Fly Man away, I noticed this guy's ability characteristics, so I escaped the world as seen by the Fly Man through the transparent medium."

Lu Mingzhe explained simply: "Transparent media like glass can help you see its traces, but to escape that world, you must rely on the presence of water, because people cannot pass through glass, but they can pass through water."

He continued, "Unfortunately, after I used this trick, it stopped the water supply to the fourth floor. I don't know if you guys noticed."

Yan Ming recalled what he had just seen. He had never seen water in the dormitory, nor had he turned on the tap, so he hadn't noticed the lack of this thing.

"Fortunately, you've successfully discovered its trail. The monster on this floor is more fragile than you imagined. Once you destroy its eyes, it won't be able to control you anymore." Lu Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief; in the real world, he could only watch as all of this unfolded.

The Fly Man realized that Yan Ming trusted He Lian the most, so he transformed into He Lian's appearance and temporarily transferred the real He Lian to the real world, plotting to kill Yan Ming and the others in another world.

Unfortunately, he was ultimately outmaneuvered, as Yan Ming was the first to notice something was wrong and he died on the spot.

"The monster on the fourth floor is quite troublesome, but fortunately its body is relatively fragile."

Yan Ming thought of the Fly Man's "compound eye world" and silently memorized the ability, thinking that there might be some kind of ghost with abilities similar to the Fly Man.

Fortunately, this fly-man was on the fourth floor, making it relatively easy to deal with. If it were on the second floor, it probably wouldn't even have the weakness of being physically fragile.

"The evil spirit on the third floor is a snake. Follow me closely and don't get entangled with it."

Yan Ming gave instructions to the others, and then they had a running speed contest in the corridor.

Among these people, the Cane King was the fastest sprinter, so Yan Ming used the ears on the human skin suit to record the Cane King's footsteps, and then implanted these ears into the other people.

With the help of their ears, they could all run at the speed of the Cane King, thus maximizing the team's chances of escape.

Yan Ming then recorded Zhao Yunyao's excessively slow footsteps again, intending to see if he could apply them to the snake-shadow monster later.

However, in his judgment, this was probably unlikely, because the snake shadow had already been affected and would definitely be more careful later, and would not easily violate the taboo of "do not look at what is improper".

The group deliberately made noise at one end of the corridor, hoping to attract the snake-like monster to their side. Then, they quietly made their way to the other end of the fourth-floor corridor, ready to run downstairs together.

Since the situation on the first floor was unclear, Yan Ming did not have the team split into two groups and go down from both ends.

If the main door on the first floor isn't so easy to open, the two teams might be defeated separately.

"go!"

Yan Ming called the others down the stairs, while he stayed behind to provide cover.

Because they had made noise at the other end, they found the snake-like monster rushing towards them from the other staircase when they arrived on the third floor. However, it was not fast enough to cross the entire corridor in an instant, so by the time they reached the stairwell, Yan Ming, the last one, had already successfully run to the second floor.

However, the noise they made as they went downstairs had already attracted the attention of the platypus on the second floor, which was chasing after them from the middle of the corridor, while Yan Ming had just reached the top of the stairs.

The platypus was extremely fast and would rush up to him in an instant. Yan Ming had anticipated this, so he instantly activated the platypus's ears.

He had previously observed Zhao Yunyao's footsteps when they locked eyes in the gap of the stairs, and now that was coming in handy.

"Da da da--"

As the footsteps sounded, the platypus involuntarily slowed its pace. It tried to separate itself from the shadow and devour Yan Ming, who was lagging behind, but it was ultimately too late.

"call--"

Yan Ming lunged forward, leaping over the second-floor stairs and tumbling and crawling into the first-floor stairwell. Finally free of the platypus on the second floor, he breathed a sigh of relief.

So far, everything is going smoothly.

Yan Ming looked towards the first-floor corridor, and the entire first floor looked like it was made of paper, filled with a sense of broken and flimsy fabric.

The floor was littered with scraps of paper, and a lot of paper strips hung from the ceiling, making the entire first floor unusually dark. The paper strips obscured the view at the other end of the corridor like a dense forest.

The main door to the dormitory building was right next to the stairs, but it was closed. Yan Ming stopped paying attention to the corridor on the first floor and rushed forward to carefully examine the door lock.

The door was unlocked; instead, a string of paper figures held hands and clung tightly to the door's railing.

He tried to pull the door open, but the paper figures were far more sturdy than he had imagined, and he simply didn't have the strength to open it.

Yan Ming then tried to tear the paper figures from the chain, and then he saw the paper figures open their blood-red eyes, and human-like figures grew on their previously blank faces.

Yan Ming, the Cane King, Lu Mingzhe, He Lian, and Zhao Yunyao.

The faces of the five people appeared on the string of paper figures, and Yan Ming's tearing of them caused the pained cries of the people behind him.

"Wait...wait, my body is about to split open!" Lu Mingzhe instinctively reached out, trying to stop Yan Ming from continuing to destroy the paper doll string.

Yan Ming naturally loosened his grip, because he himself felt a tearing force coming from his body.

It's easy to imagine that when the paper figures break apart, all five of them will die and still be unable to leave the corridor.

As soon as he stopped, the string of paper figures immediately began to scream at the top of their lungs.

"Waikira!"

"Waikira!"

These sharp cries rose and fell, echoing throughout the entire first floor.

"Boom!"

At the other end of the dense forest of paper strips, something made a loud noise.

(End of this chapter)