Chapter 12 (1/2)

Xiao Tangqiu turned and ran. Out of the corner of his eye, he could see that the paper doll which was originally moving really slowly had suddenly accelerated, as if someone had clicked on the fast-forward button.

The paper doll was now right behind them; it was as if it had teleported over. A second later, he felt something whoosh by the back of his head. It was the sound of a shovel being swiped across the air, and that shovel was aimed at his head!

“Ahhhhh!” Tang Mianmian screamed as he ran. “How the hell did it run so fast?! It wasn’t like this earlier! Did it swallow Jinkela?”

“Maybe it’s because……. the paper doll is really light…… It floats up the moment the wind blows…….” Xiao Tangqiu panted while he ran. His stamina was really too poor.

Running at the frontmost, Luo Mansu couldn’t help but shout, “Can you stop fucking around in this kind of situation?! Save your energy for running ah!”

Xiao Tangqiu felt the shovel being swung at his head quite a few times, forcing him to unleash his full running potential. The shovel swinging towards his head was a constant reminder that he hadn’t reached his limit yet. He kept on increasing his speed, avoiding the enemy’s attack over and over again. He ran around the trees, ran around the pillar, ran around the well, around many different obstacles. Thanks to all the horror games he played, he  had a lot of experience in this kind of running “contest”.

“If only we can take advantage of a BUG right now…….” Live streamer Xiao sighed with regret. “

“Hurry up! Hurry up! Hurry up!” Luo Mansu shouted. “We’re almost there.”

They looked up and saw Yun Manor ahead of them. Someone apprehensively asked, “Are we really going into Yun Manor? What if the paper doll follows after us? There’ll be danger on both ends.”

“We can only take a gamble!” Luo Mansu gritted his teeth, “Get inside!” They wouldn’t be able to hold out for much longer. If they didn’t take the risk, the paper doll would eventually catch up to them.

“Run!”

Right then, Xiao Tangqiu noticed something odd – the paper doll seemed to only chase after him, not sparing anyone else a glance. Even though there were others running behind him, the paper doll didn’t bother about them and seemed to be focused only on himself.

He contemplated for a moment. An answer immediately popped into his head.

As they got closer to Yun Manor, the paper doll started to run even faster, wildly waving that big shovel. As much as he tried ducking left and right, Xiao Tangqiu was still unable to evade the paper doll. The shovel hit the back of his head with a heavy “thump.”

It was so painful that Xiao Tangqiu could almost see stars. His footsteps came to a complete halt as he grunted in pain. Watching as the paper doll got closer and closer, he quickly took out the handkerchief. Using the forearm strength that only belonged to a man who had been single for 25 years, he threw the handkerchief as far as possible in the opposite direction.

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It was exactly as the couple had said before; the gates opened on its own, revealing the pitch black interior which struck fear into their hearts. But they were out of options; the paper doll was still hot on their tail. They could only swallow their fears and dive head first into the darkness.

Xiao Tangqiu was the last one to pass the gates of Yun Manor. But even then, he didn’t dare to relax, turning to vigilantly look outside the gates just like everyone else.

About a meter away from the gates, stood the paper doll. It seemed to be afraid of approaching Yun Manor and had stopped there, eyes filled with hatred.

As soon as they confirmed that the paper doll was no longer chasing after them, they collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.

The paper doll outside glared malevolently at the people inside the gate and angrily threw the village chief’s head onto the ground. Then, as if smashing a watermelon, the paper doll bashed the village chief’s head with the shovel. Its “juices” splattered in all directions.

The paper doll watched coldly as the gates started to close. But right when the gates were about to close completely, Xiao Tangqiu seemed to catch a hint of ridicule and dread within those lifelike eyes.

His heart that had just started to calm down, started beating wildly in his chest.