Chapter 206 Strange Tales of Huaishu Road Construction Site 04

Chapter 206 Strange Tales of Huaishu Road Construction Site 04

The construction site, which had been noisy just moments ago, suddenly fell silent.

No one spoke, no one moved, and even the sound of the pile driver came to a halt.

The air seemed to solidify, carrying a suffocating sense of death.

Qin Fei looked from a distance at the Dark Fire player.

Blood was gushing out like a fountain from his wound, splattering the surrounding ground into a dark red.

The player's body convulsed on the rebar, much like a fish impaled by a steel fork. His screams lasted only for a brief moment before they vanished completely, leaving him motionless.

Although it wasn't their own people who died, all the players on the construction site had grim expressions.

Dark Fire had started off poorly this time. Out of the four people who came, Cui Wenxuan was severely punished by an NPC at the beginning of the strange tale, and now this one impaled by the rebar... he certainly wouldn't survive.

"Why?" Mi Yang asked what everyone wanted to know.

A clock hung on the board wall at the entrance of the construction site, showing that it was 4:50 PM.

There were still 10 minutes left until today's work on the construction site would be over.

The South Team had undoubtedly completed their assigned tasks within the stipulated time.

Why did someone still die?

"Perhaps because of that house?" Zhu Ning said, her heart racing as she looked in that direction.

The half-built small house standing alone in the center of the construction site now seemed even more eerie.

Even though it was still bright outside, the house seemed to emit a continuous stream of black aura, making it hard for anyone to look at it for too long, feeling that the sinister black aura might invade their bodies and steal their spirits.

"No way..." Lu Cheng exclaimed, "I was watching them closely, and they didn't cross the warning line."

The South Team only circled around the warning line, and the West and North Teams had done the same. There was no reason why only Dark Fire should suffer such misfortune.

"It's not because of the house."

A clear voice interrupted Lu Cheng's words, and Qin Fei stared deeply at the corpse.

Two NPCs with the least courage in the South Team had already collapsed to the ground in fear.

However, the foreman NPC remained silent for a moment before starting to distribute the wages due for the day, as if this scene was nothing unusual.

After distributing the wages, the foreman did not linger and walked towards the other two teams of players.

"Look at his safety helmet."

Qin Fei's voice was not loud but was exceptionally clear in everyone's ears.

Several gazes instantly focused on one point.

The sky-blue helmet was now stained red with blood, with only a few spots of its original color visible through the bloodstains.

Yiwu was stunned for a moment, then clenched his fists tightly, a sharp light flashing in his eyes: "I understand. He died because he got that red helmet!"

Among the four groups of players present, only Qin Fei's group had actually seen the red helmet itself.

The team from the North Team led by Butterfly followed them into the site, and the North Team had also seen the anomaly in the plastic basket from a distance.

They hesitated for a long time in front of the basket and finally chose the basket that the East Team hadn't touched.

But while they were selecting, they had mixed up all the safety helmets in both baskets, so when the subsequent players entered, even the members of the East Team couldn't tell if anyone had picked the abnormal one.

"It must be because of this," Yiwu frowned, "that person suffered a penetrating injury to the heart. Normally, there's no way the blood would spray onto the top of his head."

Such a bizarre scene clearly indicated something sinister behind it.

Yiwu felt a chill down his back. If Xiao Qin hadn't acted quickly to interrupt his unconscious actions when he was contaminated, he might have been the one dead on the construction site.

Due to this unexpected incident, the atmosphere among the players became particularly gloomy.

At 5 PM, the turnstile of the construction site opened, and the amplified voice of the contractor came from outside.

"All workers, form a line and follow me!"

The contractor stood at the entrance of the construction site, facing the dead player.

But his expression remained unchanged, completely ignoring the situation.

The players silently formed a line.

Before leaving, Qin Fei took one last look back.

The player's corpse had not disappeared yet, hanging alone on the rebar, like a blood-red flag fluttering in the wind.

...

Led by the contractor, the group crossed the road and soon arrived in front of Sinar Mas Department Store at No. 404 Huaishu Road.

By now, all the players and NPCs inside the strange tale had realized that the construction site was not the only scene; the department store was equally important.

Everyone followed the contractor silently, looking around once they entered the department store.

The interior of the building, like its exterior, was very dated.

The ceilings were low, hanging heavily above their heads as if they might collapse at any moment. The walls were yellowed, with stains crisscrossing the corners, as if they had been soaked in dirty water for a long time.

A faint stench permeated the space, reminiscent of sewage or something rotting in a corner.

"Is there a dead rat nearby?" Lu Cheng covered his nose, lowered his voice, and leaned close to Qin Fei's ear. "This place looks like it's no longer open for business."

The building had no lobby; as soon as the players entered, they faced a narrow corridor.

Both sides of the corridor were lined with glass-fronted stores, but most of them were empty except for a few scattered ones that remained open.

Even in those few stores that hadn't closed, there were no owners or employees, only piles of clothes and mannequins without facial features.

This area seemed to specialize in women's clothing.

The East team, walking at the back of the group farthest from the foreman, was blatantly investigating their surroundings.

"There's something here!" Zhu Ning's voice came from ahead.

He stood in front of a glass wall, facing one of the rare shops still stocked with goods.

But next to the glass door was a notice that read, "For Rent: Contact 888-88444 for Details."

The notice was thick, suggesting there was something hidden beneath it.

Players who could participate in the Guild Tournament were not complete novices, so this level of hidden clue did not escape their eyes.

Zhu Ning carefully tore off the rental notice.

"Rules for the Women's Clothing Section of Sinar Mas Department Store"

Hello, you are now in the women's clothing floor of Sinar Mas Department Store. To ensure better service, please read these rules before entering any stores.

Immediately, a collective gasp echoed around them.

Other player teams, who had been secretly observing, rushed over without hesitation.

The foreman noticed the line behind him breaking and turned around, seeing everyone crowded in front of the door, reading the rules.

He narrowed his eyes, said nothing, and waited with his arms crossed.

...

1. The women's clothing section of Sinar Mas Department Store is open from 10:00 AM to 5:30 PM. After 5:30 PM, all stores will cease operations.

If you arrive at the women's clothing section after ■■, do not enter any stores.

"Especially if a salesperson is smiling and inviting you in at the door."

2. The women's clothing section only sells women's clothing, not men's clothing.

If you see any store selling men's clothing in the women's section, immediately take out your wallet and purchase it.

Zhu Ning frowned upon reading this: "This must be a fake rule, right?"

He hesitated and looked at his teammates behind him.

Qi Xiu nodded: "This line has correction fluid marks, and the handwriting is different from the rest."

Following the pattern of typical urban legends, if you see men's clothing, don't touch it.

3. No stores on this floor have dressing mirrors.

If you see any mirror-like objects in any store, leave immediately.

"Do not ask why; you won't want to know."

Upon reading this, the players' faces turned pale.

Mirror-like objects?

Wasn't the entire outer wall of every store on this floor made of mirrors?

An Yang, who had been reading the rules, had been quite relaxed until he saw this rule. Suddenly, his muscles tensed, and cold sweat broke out on his back!

He raised his head blankly, and his face was clearly reflected in the glass wall.

That foolish-looking face suddenly wore an eerie smile.

An Yang stared intently at his reflection.

He knew something was wrong, but his gaze and body were glued to the glass wall, unable to move.

The An Yang in the glass smiled wider and wider, soon reaching his ears.

And the real An Yang, for some reason, started smiling too.

His eyes were filled with fear, but his smile grew brighter.

Everything happened in a flash. Before anyone could react, An Yang's smile had stretched to an unnatural degree.

Sharp pain from his skin brought tears to his eyes, and blood trickled down from the corners of his mouth, mixing with his tears.

The mirror's reflection seemed to slow everyone's reactions. Qi Xiu and Yiwu, standing beside him, were frozen in place.

An Yang's tears streamed uncontrollably, and he couldn't speak, nor could he swallow his saliva, which dribbled out, making him look miserable.

At this critical moment, a slender white hand suddenly appeared and slapped An Yang hard across the face!

"Smack!"

The sharp sound echoed through the corridor, and An Yang's head snapped to the side.

Yiwu, who had witnessed all of this, was speechless.

Yiwu looked at Qinn Fei with an extraordinarily complicated expression.

It was this guy again.

How could he become more adept at beating people up the more he did it?

Strangely enough, not only could he not say anything against him, but he also couldn't help feeling grateful towards him.

The more Yiwu thought about it, the stranger it felt, and an absurd idea popped into his head:

Could this guy have put a spell on all of them?