Excessive ferocity due to caution

After accepting the change from the shopkeeper, Zhao Yi turned and walked towards the other end of the road.

His shadow stretched longer and longer in the dim light.

It gives you goosebumps just looking at it.

Zong and Liao followed behind Zhao Yi and asked him:

"Brother Zhao, what should we do now?"

A taxi sped past on the roadside. Zhao Yi stood under the streetlight and lit a cigarette.

"This decryption mission is actually quite special."

"Not only did we not appear at the beginning of the story, but an important 'memory' was also completely erased."

"These two points directly led to an increase in the difficulty index of our task."

Zong Haisheng said:

"You mean... that memory from Cursed Mountain?"

Zhao Yi:

"Yes."

"That memory is extremely important."

"It can largely help us directly determine the type of evil spirit."

"One of the hints we received from the crew before we entered the second film was that the type of evil spirit was very important, so figuring out the type of evil spirit would be of great help to our survival."

Zong Haisheng's eyes lit up slightly.

"According to what those people said before, we went to explore the Cursed Mountain together. Since it was an exploration, we must have made contact beforehand. Now, as long as we go back to our residence according to our identities, we are likely to find information and clues."

"But we need to hurry, the safe time that evil spirit has given us may not last much longer!"

Zhao Yi shook his head:

"If you still cling to the idea that the evil spirit can't strike a second time in a short period of time, you'll only die quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the two immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Liao Hongqiao seemed to have thought of something, and murmured softly:

"yes……"

"There was absolutely no hint about the evil spirit's abilities in the film's credits, so why would we believe these complete strangers?"

Upon hearing her words, Zong Haisheng's anus tightened.

"You mean, the evil spirit is among those people?"

Zhao Yi shook his head again:

"Uncertain, nothing is certain."

"This is the root of our biggest problem."

"During the interaction, I noticed their trouser legs, and everyone's trouser legs were covered in ice."

"So either the evil spirit is deliberately disguising itself, or it means... not only us, but they too have become targets of the evil spirit's attacks!"

"Personally, I tend to agree with the second guess."

"After all... given this evil spirit's abilities, there's no need for disguise at all."

Zong Haisheng carefully considered the matter in his mind and felt a faint sense of smug satisfaction:

"Doesn't that mean our survival rate is very high?"

"After all, evil spirits will only attack nine people on their own initiative."

These were the rules and guidelines given to them by the film crew before they entered the theater.

The evil spirit can only hunt one person at a time. After killing nine people, it will no longer actively seek out targets.

"That's exactly what I'm worried about."

Zhao lit a cigarette and continued walking forward.

"What constitutes an evil spirit actively seeking out a target?"

"Like before?"

What prompted it to commit the murder?

As he spoke, he stopped and looked back at the entire police station behind him.

As dusk fell, a mist seemed to shroud the area.

It is quiet and cold, quiet and desolate.

The light there would diffuse like snowflakes.

"What is certain is that there must be a trigger for an evil spirit to kill someone."

"According to the rules given behind the scenes of the film, when multiple people meet this condition, the evil spirit can only choose one to kill."

"Perhaps we already fulfilled the evil spirit's opportunity to kill in the police station's interrogation room just now."

"However, due to the rules, it can only randomly select one to kill."

As Zhao Yi recounted his story, both of them broke out in goosebumps.

Unlike the paranormal mystery films they had worked on before.

This time, the supernatural mystery film provides very few clues, almost none at all.

However, the speed at which the evil spirits hunted them was faster than expected.

Normally, when people first enter a supernatural movie, they experience a brief "protection period".

During this protection period, everyone can quickly search for a way to survive and for clues.

But this movie clearly doesn't.

Less than five minutes after they entered the movie, the evil spirit attacked them!

And this happened in a place like a police station, with everyone present.

This situation made Zhao Yi wary.

The evil spirit's ferocity was beyond expectation!

The events that had just occurred kept replaying in his mind.

Watching it over and over again.

However, Zhao Yi did not find any suspicious points.

Everyone's reaction was perfectly normal.

It's unclear what triggered the evil spirit's killing spree.

Just as Zhao Yi was thinking, the streetlights in the distance suddenly flashed!

Oh!

呲呲!

Because the place was deserted and there was no one around, the three of them quickly noticed the strangeness of the street lamp!

Their hearts clenched instantly!

"No way..."

Zong Haisheng stared in disbelief.

How long has it been since the last time an evil spirit killed someone?

It's here again?

Did they trigger the evil spirit's killing spree again?

Swish!

The streetlights, which had been flickering, finally gave out and went out completely!

Immediately afterwards, one lamp after another went out towards the three of them!

Upon seeing this, the three of them immediately turned and ran!

"Brother Zhao, what should we do now?!"

Zong Haisheng was in a complete panic.

Their powers have been completely stripped away, and now they are just ordinary people, powerless to resist evil spirits!

"Run towards the light."

Although Zhao Yi's tone was calm, he had no better solution at the moment.

Zhao Yi had many guesses in his mind, but due to the limited clues and information he had, he didn't have enough opportunities to verify them.

Even the smartest person in the world cannot deduce a definitive answer without having access to sufficient information.

Make bricks without straw.

At this moment, Zhao Yi found himself in such a predicament.

He needs time.

The streetlights disappeared very quickly, much faster than they could run!

Less than half a minute later, they were completely swallowed by darkness.

The next streetlight... is about thirty meters away.

The chill was ever-present.

All three of them stood still.

The body stiffened due to the cold.

They could already feel that their legs and feet were frozen!

The evil spirit... has arrived!

Zong Haisheng held Liao Hongqiao tightly in his arms, his breathing heavy.

Suddenly, Zhao Yi noticed the streetlights in the distance had gone out. He immediately realized something and said to the two of them:

"Relax your breathing, don't think about anything, and don't move!"

Although they didn't know what was going on, they did as instructed.

The fear of death echoed incessantly in their ears, like a sharp pair of scissors cutting back and forth at something...

That sharp sound seemed to slice their brains open!

Every pore on his body exuded a chill!

The two, embracing tightly, were trembling.

It wasn't until about five minutes later that the streetlights overhead came back on, and the chill slowly dissipated...

The two looked up.

The dim light from the streetlights shone on their faces, leaving them with a glossy sheen.

That was their sweat... already soaked through their entire bodies.

"We...we're not dead?!"

Zong Haisheng spoke in disbelief, then immediately began to search the woman in his arms, trying to see if she was injured.

Liao Hongqiao muttered a low, embarrassed curse:

"Mr. Zong, I'm alright!"

"Please stop, don't touch me!"

Zong Haisheng breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"I'm sorry, Ms. Liao... I was too worried."

He turned his gaze to Zhao Yi.

The latter stood there, relighting the half-extinguished cigarette that had been extinguished by the extreme cold, gazing thoughtfully at the distant streetlights...

P.S.: First update.