Chapter 16: Statue Party (8)

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Han Yueye seemed to have opened her heart and spoke without holding back.  

She replied, "Of course, the same prop can only be used once in the same instance, but I am not sure about those special props."  

Shu Yushuang finally asked a key question, "How can props be obtained?"  

"There isn’t really any specific method. I can only say, it depends on luck."  

"It seems your luck is pretty good."  

Hearing this, Han Yueye didn’t speak. She simply turned her head to look at Shu Yushuang and smiled eerily.  

Seeing that smile, Shu Yushuang immediately understood something.  

Han Yueye’s props must have been stolen from other Executors.  

Shu Yushuang instinctively stopped in her tracks.  

However, just as she paused, Han Yueye had already turned her head back and continued walking down.  

"I know you’re a newbie and don’t have any props on you, so you don’t need to worry about me attacking you."  

Even so, Shu Yushuang still slowed her pace to the minimum.  

Han Yueye seemed completely unaware of this and simply walked ahead, focused.  

At this moment, Shu Yushuang raised her vigilance to its peak.  

Even though Han Yueye had her back to her, this situation seemed to be more advantageous for Shu Yushuang.  

Shu Yushuang, of course, had no intention of harming others, but she was afraid Han Yueye might have some kind of prop that could kill her instantly.  

She had always understood that one shouldn’t harm others, but trusting others too easily was equally dangerous.  

This woman was clearly not someone kind.  

For her to have stolen so many props from other Executors, it was impossible she hadn’t killed anyone before.  

Whether directly or indirectly, it must have happened.

Shu Yushuang decided that after investigating the underground this time, she would cut ties with Han Yueye.  

The two of them stayed silent as they walked to the stone statue ahead.  

When she saw Han Yueye raise her hand, Shu Yushuang instinctively warned her, "Don’t touch it! It’s dangerous!"  

As for why she warned Han Yueye… the reason was still the same as before.  

She needed a teammate, at least for now.  

Hearing Shu Yushuang’s warning, Han Yueye pulled her hand back.  

She began carefully examining the statue while casually saying to Shu Yushuang, "I didn’t expect you to warn me."  

Shu Yushuang didn’t reply. Han Yueye got bored and refocused on the statue.  

After just a few minutes, she suddenly let out a scream and quickly stepped back. Her reaction made Shu Yushuang tense up as well.  

"What’s wrong?"

Han Yueye shook her head but still looked shaken.  

Seeing that she refused to speak, Shu Yushuang turned her gaze toward the statue.  

Most of it seemed unchanged from before, except for the eyes, which were now moving faster.  

The eyes had bulged out, and Shu Yushuang finally saw clearly—they were human eyes.  

Those eyes were bloodshot, filled with resentment and malice. Shu Yushuang only glanced at them before quickly looking away—even someone as composed as her didn’t dare to stare for long.  

At that moment, Han Yueye suddenly reached out and touched the statue again.  

Shu Yushuang thought she had been controlled. She stood frozen, uncertain whether she should run again, but then she saw Han Yueye quickly pull back her hand and dash past her.  

Shu Yushuang reacted swiftly and followed immediately.  

The two of them ran out of the room, one after the other. Han Yueye turned her head to look at Shu Yushuang and said, "That thing isn’t a statue."  

"So…"  

Han Yueye spoke in a sorrowful tone, "It’s not a monster. It’s a ghost."  

"Oh."

"Just an 'oh'? Your reaction is way too calm. Aren’t you scared? This ghost is definitely much stronger than what you encountered in the adaptation instance."  

Seeing her prank fail, Han Yueye couldn’t help but feel disappointed.  

Shu Yushuang shook her head. "Whether it’s a monster or a ghost, they’re both equally dangerous. Being scared is meaningless."  

"Fine," Han Yueye finally got serious. "The way the residents here ended up like this must be connected to that 'statue.' We still need to figure out the truth behind this whole incident."  

"Do you have any leads?"  

"No."  

"Then where should we start looking?"  

"The corpse mountain… Oh no! I forgot to put the corpse mountain back."

If they wanted to return the corpse mountain to that room now, it was clearly too late. Both of them saw the room’s resident walking stiffly toward them.  

Han Yueye lowered her voice and said, "Quick, back to your room. I think they shouldn’t be able to get in."  

Without needing Han Yueye’s reminder, Shu Yushuang had already slipped back into her own room. She locked the door tightly and barricaded it with whatever she could find.  

Han Yueye silently stared at Shu Yushuang’s firmly shut door and could only mutter, "Truly… quick on her feet."  

She didn’t waste any time either. Han Yueye quickly ran back to her own room.  

Just like Shu Yushuang, she locked the door and pushed a table over to block it.  

After doing all this, she still stood by the door, not daring to move away.  

This way, even if that creature broke in, she could react in time and use a tool.  

However, Han Yueye didn’t have many usable tools left in her hands.

In truth, she hadn’t told Shu Yushuang the truth. She had never stolen tools from others. She said those things purely to intimidate.  

Han Yueye didn’t know what kind of person Shu Yushuang was or if she might try to steal her tools. But since she really needed a teammate, she could only use this approach to make Shu Yushuang fear her.  

Now, it seemed this method worked well. Shu Yushuang almost didn’t want to stay with her a second longer.  

She only hoped this wouldn’t affect their cooperation.  

Han Yueye now had two tools left that she could use. One could stop a monster or ghost for ten seconds, while the other could temporarily increase her speed.  

The latter wasn’t very useful in this instance, but the former, if used properly, might save her life.  

Han Yueye thought she must be someone with good luck. She had obtained four tools after clearing only two instances, and three of them could even be used in this third instance.  

Her luck was so good that it was almost... too good.

Han Yueye's room was at the end of the hallway, the farthest from that special room.  

However, being the farthest didn’t mean it was the safest.  

Han Yueye didn’t dare let her guard down for even a moment.  

She pressed her ear against the door’s crack. Suddenly, a furious roar echoed from afar, followed by violent door-banging sounds approaching rapidly.  

Han Yueye’s throat felt dry. Was the mountain corpse something important to that resident?  

She tightened her grip on the tool in her hand and continued to listen to the noise outside.  

The banging grew louder and closer, which also meant that the monster was drawing nearer to her.  

Han Yueye quickly calculated. After stopping the monster’s movements, where should she run to?  

When she had passed through earlier, she had noticed several empty rooms. But she didn’t know if she could just enter them at will. If she couldn’t, what consequences would entering bring?  

After returning to her room, Shu Yushuang also paid close attention to the noises outside.

Since she was closest to that room, her door was naturally the first to be knocked on.  

Shu Yushuang ignored the knocking, gripping the stone knife tightly as she focused on the door, which had already been warped from the pounding.  

It wasn’t some flimsy wooden door—it was a heavy stone door.  

The fact that even such a door could be deformed made Shu Yushuang realize just how strong the “person” outside must be.  

Recalling her past experiences dealing with monsters, Shu Yushuang felt for the first time that this one seemed different. It might be harder to handle.  

The stone door had already begun to crack under the impacts. Shu Yushuang worried that if this continued, the door would be completely smashed apart. She took a deep breath and placed her hand on the doorknob.  

Just as she was about to open the door in one go, the pounding suddenly stopped, as if it had never happened.  

Had the monster left?  

A few seconds later, heavy pounding sounded on the door next to hers, confirming Shu Yushuang’s guess.  

However, it seemed like the monster knew that no one was inside—it only knocked two or three times before moving to another door.  

Shu Yushuang listened carefully and noticed that for the doors near her, the monster only pounded two or three times before moving on.  

She didn’t know how much time passed, but suddenly, the knocking became dense and urgent, lasting much longer this time.  

Shu Yushuang looked through the peephole, but due to the angle, she couldn’t see the monster’s location. However, she could deduce that it was now outside Han Yueye’s door.

Shu Yushuang hesitated for only a few seconds before opening her door with the stone knife in hand.  

However, she had barely stepped into the corridor when she saw Han Yueye running desperately toward her. Glancing behind her, Shu Yushuang didn’t see any sign of the monster.  

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When Han Yueye saw Shu Yushuang, her eyes immediately lit up with hope as if she had found a savior.  

She hurried to Shu Yushuang, panting heavily, and said in a broken voice, “Help... help me, that... that monster... I locked it in my room, but...”  

Before Han Yueye could finish her sentence, the two of them simultaneously heard the sound of pounding from the door at the end of the hallway.  

Shu Yushuang glanced at Han Yueye and asked, “Do you still have any tools?”  

Han Yueye hesitated briefly before nodding.  

“Then why don’t you use your tools to deal with the monster?”  

“Well... because none of the tools I have can directly deal with monsters or ghosts. They can either only restrain them temporarily or enhance the executor’s abilities for a short time.”  

Although Han Yueye’s explanation was a bit stammered, Shu Yushuang didn’t doubt her.  

What Han Yueye said was true, though. Her hesitation came from the fact that she no longer had any tools that could restrain the monster.  

As they spoke, the sound of stone shattering echoed from the end of the hallway.  

Hearing this, Han Yueye anxiously said to Shu Yushuang, “Can I hide in your room for now?”

Shu Yushuang hesitated for a moment before saying, “I think you should quickly return the corpse mountain now. Otherwise, hiding in my room will be useless. The door will eventually be smashed again.”  

Han Yueye knew that Shu Yushuang was right, but she still felt uneasy.  

“Can you come with me?”  

Shu Yushuang answered without hesitation, which left Han Yueye a bit stunned.  

Han Yueye had made the request casually, without much hope, and she hadn’t expected Shu Yushuang, who seemed like such a cold person, to agree.  

But Shu Yushuang had her own considerations.  

At this point, the only remaining executors were her and Han Yueye. If Han Yueye were to turn into one of those monsters, completing the first task on her own would undoubtedly be very difficult.  

Although being with Han Yueye seemed dangerous, Han Yueye wasn’t foolish. She clearly understood that cooperation would help her survive far more than infighting in their current situation.  

The monster wasn’t very smart. After smashing a large hole in Han Yueye’s door, it didn’t try to crawl through the hole. Instead, it was attempting to smash the entire door to pieces.  

Shu Yushuang found this a bit confusing. The monsters they had encountered before didn’t seem this foolish.

However, considering the diversity of humanity, it was not surprising that monsters, which evolved from humans, also showed diversity.  

The monster's stupidity gave the two of them plenty of time.  

They stealthily entered the room again without any danger, and Han Yueye successfully returned the corpse mountain to its original place.  

But just as they were about to exit the room, an unexpected event occurred.  

It was unclear whether the monster had successfully smashed the entire door, but in any case, just as they reached the door and hadn't even stepped out of the room yet, the monster returned. 

The monster that had been staying there was once a man, and Shu Yushuang seemed to have seen him on the street before.