Chapter 10 (2/2)

Although the paper doll wasn’t as frightening as a corpse, it was definitely more creepy.

Xiao Tangqiu resisted the chill he felt, “This is an empty tomb?”

“An empty tomb should only contain a some clothing and personal items. Why is there a paper doll?” Luo Mansu speculated, “Don’t tell me it’s another one of the village custom?”

Tang Mianmian shuddered, “It’s possible; this fishing village is so strange and creepy.”

“This paper doll looks like a girl who is about to be married off.” Xiao Tangqiu noticed that the paper doll was holding a handkerchief in one hand. Without thinking, he removed it to have a look. “There are orchids and fish embroidered on the handkerchief. What does that mean?

“Fish swimming around the orchid? Could there be a deeper meaning? These two things don’t seem to have anything in common ah…..” Xiao Tangqiu started to think out loud, forgetting that he wasn’t live streaming at the moment……..

Suddenly, Tang Mianmian let out an ear-splitting scream. “Ahhhhhhhh! Fuck!”

“Why are you screaming…….” Xiao Tangqiu looked up to see the paper doll suddenly move! It sat up straight and looked at Xiao Tangqiu with its lifelike eyes.

“Helpppppp!” Xiao Tangqiu turned to find that Luo Mansu had already run off by himself. He pulled Tang Mianmian and started to run as fast as his legs could carry him.

They weren’t aware of how long they had been running, and stopped only when they sensed that there wasn’t any more movement behind them.

Xiao Tangqiu was gasping for air. “Why……..why………why do you have such good stamina?!”

Luo Mansu looked at him meaningfully, “This is a game where you’re constantly trying to outrun death. When you’ve gone through a few more missions, you’ll naturally build up your stamina.”

Tang Mianmian scratched his head, “I’m a small time actor who specializes in playing small roles in horror films. I’ve acted in many running scenes. Once I’ve receive my lunch box, I substitute for the lead actors. Specializing in running scenes lets me earn a little extra money.”

Xiao Tangqiu, “……….…”

He was panting so hard that he didn’t want to speak!

They looked at each other. It was right then that a deafening scream rang out.

Tang Mianmian recognized where it came from. “It sounds like it’s the restroom……..”

Luo Mansu nodded, “Let’s go take a look.”

Xiao Tangqiu stuffed the handkerchief into his pocket, deciding that he would properly examine it later.

The village wasn’t very large, so they reached the restroom rather quickly, only to find Lu Dadong and the couple standing outside, looking extremely pale.

“What happened?” Luo Mansu asked.

Lu Dadong was scared out of his wits. “Just now, Zeng Jinping and I came here to look for clues. Zeng Jinping needed to use the restroom so I told him to do it outside. But he insisted on going inside. He said that you guys had gone inside and were still fine. Then, he went inside…….”

Xiao Tangqiu frowned, “Something happened to him in the restroom?”

“No, nothing happened. He went to get water from the well to wash his hands. Then……. something came out of the well and dragged him inside!”

There’s something in the well?

They were stunned after hearing that, but then something even more shocking happened!

Out of the well climbed a person that was completely covered in flames! He stumbled to the ground and started rolling around in agony.

“AH! AH! AH! Hot! It’s so hot! Help me!”

His entire body had been set ablaze by the searing, red-hot fire. He wriggled like a dying caterpillar, struggling to crawl forwards as he reached out a burning arm towards them. The look on his face was one of utter torment as he screamed in anguish, all the while squirming on the ground, straining to inch closer to them. They stood in place with their feet plastered to the ground, unable to react due to shock but also powerless to tear their eyes away from this horrifying picture.

Before they could finally react, Zeng Jinping had been swallowed up by the flames……. A few minutes later, the flames went out.

What remained was a bloody, charred corpse.

The sickening smell of burning flesh permeated the air.