Monster Escape Room Re-Employment Chapter 35

dead silence(2)

It wasn’t until the afternoon of the next day that Jiang Lingyi woke up on the familiar bed in her bedroom.My body clearly feels light, but when I move my limbs, they feel as heavy as lead.

He slowly sat up. Lou Xian was not in the room. He listened for a while, but there was no movement from outside. It seemed that he was not at home.

He lifted the quilt and got out of bed, swaying slightly when his feet landed on the floor, and held on to the bedside table before he stood still.

Walk into the bathroom, turn on the light, and warm water pours from the shower head.The water vapor was thick and gradually blurred the mirror surface.

Jiang Lingyi closed her eyes and let the hot water wash over her body, trying to wash away the lingering feeling of weakness.

He hated being sick but not sick like this. Whenever he recalled what happened yesterday, the pain of dying would seize his brain again, but he forced himself to look directly at the pain.

He is only a human being (although strictly speaking, he is no longer a human being if he can be resurrected), but he is as fragile as glass in front of the monsters in the other world, and he must admit the difference in power based on objective factors.

However, he doesn’t think that being human means he can’t do anything.

He wiped the water on his face and subconsciously turned sideways to get the shower gel.The moment he turned around, his eyes glanced at the mirror inadvertently.

There were no external or internal injuries on the skin, and there was no sign that it had been smashed by steel and concrete into a human shape. It was like having an extremely realistic dream.

However, his movements suddenly stopped.

The water still flows and the steam fills the air.

Black lines gradually appeared on his waist, like some kind of tattoo that penetrated into the skin.

A chill ran down his spine, and he immediately turned off the shower head. Regardless of the fact that he hadn’t dried himself yet, he leaned in front of the mirror and took a closer look.

The pattern made a thin circle around the waist, twisting slightly like a living creature.He stretched out his fingers and touched it gently. Apart from being a little cold, there was no special discomfort.

He had seen this pattern several times – on people possessed by Luo Su.

When did this happen…

A more terrifying suspicion came to mind.

Jiang Lingyi slowly raised her head and looked at the mirror in front of her that was blurred by water vapor.He stretched out his hand and wiped away a piece of clarity.

His pale face was reflected in the mirror, with wet black hair stuck to his forehead, and his eyes were filled with surprise.

Then, he saw the corners of his mouth in the mirror and began to raise uncontrollably.

It was an expression he would never make, full of vicious mockery and an almost joyful madness.

【Surprise?human beings.】

A strange yet familiar voice sounded directly in his mind, and it took him a few seconds to recognize it as his changed voice.

The image in the mirror smiled ferociously at him.

Jiang Lingyi stood frozen in the diffuse water vapor, her whole body cold.

Luo Su didn’t leave at all.

He abandoned the passerby host. The real target was him from the beginning.

After he discovered that Jiang Lingyi would be resurrected, he took advantage of the moment when everyone was confused and the energy was fluctuating to sneak part of his consciousness and curse into Jiang Lingyi’s body like gangrene attached to his bones.

He is here now.In his own body.

That guy used his voice and said words that didn’t belong to him.

It was as if a pair of transparent hands were forcibly pulling on his nerves and muscles, causing him to reveal an expression that was not his own.

“Get out…” Jiang Lingyi squeezed out a hoarse voice from his throat. He stared at the eyes in the mirror, trying to regain control of his body.

【Get out?] Luo Su sneered.

[I haven’t started playing yet, your body is very warm and full of human vitality…]

Perhaps it was Jiang Lingyi’s misunderstanding, but when he talked about human beings, he showed a little nostalgia and jealousy.

Um?Isn’t he human?

[Every time you think of Lou Xian, I can feel your heart beating faster because of him… It’s really disgusting.】

“You…”

Jiang Lingyi wanted to say something else, but Luo Su didn’t give him the chance.

【Your body is mine now!】

Jiang Lingyi’s eyes suddenly darkened, and he felt as if his consciousness was being pushed hard by a huge force and squeezed into a dark corner, while another cold, hateful consciousness quickly took over.

Then, “Jiang Lingyi”‘s body moved.

At first, the movements were a little stiff, as if he was not familiar with this new body, but soon became smoother, even with an extraordinary agility.He opened the bathroom door suddenly and stepped on the cold wooden floor with his bare feet. Water droplets dripped from his hair and body, leaving winding wet marks on the ground.

He headed straight for the kitchen with clear purpose.

Jiang Lingyi was squeezed into the corner of his consciousness, as if trapped in a transparent glass box. He could see everything, hear everything, and smell the cold air remaining in the air, but he could not issue any instructions or make even a finger obey his command.

What is Luo Su going to do with his body?

“Jiang Lingyi” rushed into the kitchen and saw the kitchen knife on the knife rack at a glance.

【No!No!Stop!】

Jiang Lingyi screamed crazily in the depths of his consciousness, looking for a way out of the boundless darkness, bumping around, but to no avail.

He could feel his fingers grasping the handle of the knife, slowly turning the sharp tip and aiming it at the heart on his left chest.

A huge and twisted smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and the muscles in his arms tensed up, as if he was about to stab him hard!

【No–!!!】

Jiang Lingyi concentrated all his will and unleashed all his spiritual power.

He felt that his body movements suddenly froze, and the hand holding the knife trembled violently. The tip of the knife swayed a few centimeters in front of his chest, sometimes approaching and sometimes retreating, as if he and himself were in a tug-of-war.

It seems that Luo Su’s possession does not control him 100%, there is still a chance!

“Let go… you… monster!” Jiang Lingyi squeezed out broken words from between his teeth.

[A mere…human being!Low things!】

Luo Su’s consciousness also fought harder for control, and the tip of the knife moved an inch closer, touching the surface of the skin, and blood began to ooze from the tip.

Just when the tip of the knife is about to pierce the skin——

“Click.”

The clear sound of snapping fingers came from the entrance.

Time stood still for a moment.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Lingyi felt a gentle but extremely powerful force envelope him, fixing his entire body in place, unable to move.

The hand holding the knife stopped in mid-air, and he couldn’t even blink his eyes anymore, he could only barely move his eyes.

Jiang Lingyi used all his strength to focus on the source of the sound.

Lou Xian stood there, still holding a plastic bag from the breakfast shop in his hand, which seemed to contain warm soy milk and steamed buns.

He put on his slippers, walked into the living room, casually placed the plastic bag on the coffee table, and finally walked towards the kitchen step by step. His steps were very light, neither fast nor slow, lighter than a cat.

Finally, he stopped one step away from Jiang Lingyi, his eyes swept over his body fixed by magic, and finally stopped on the black lines on his waist.

“Luo Su.” Lou Xian said, “Get out of his body.”

Jiang Lingyi let out a strange, whistling laugh like air friction: “Lou Xian, you still like to give orders to others so much.”

“You think you’re possessed by him and I can’t do anything to you?”

Lou Xian slowly raised a hand, a faint fluorescent light lingering on his fingertips.

“It’s not difficult to separate you. It’s just that the process may not be too pleasant for your current state.”

But this process was not very pleasant for Jiang Lingyi.Lou Xian didn’t take action immediately because he was worried about whether it would hurt Jiang Lingyi’s consciousness.

“Give up. You can’t kill him. You should have discovered that he can come back from the dead.”

“Haha…hahaha!” Luo Su laughed wildly, “It’s interesting to be resurrected from the dead!”

“I stab him today, jump off a building tomorrow, taste paraquat the day after tomorrow… Every time he is resurrected, he will clearly remember all the pain, right? I can kill him ten times, a hundred times, a thousand times… Haha, I wonder how many deaths this body can withstand?

“Stinging, burning, cramping, swelling, labor pain, distended pain, dull pain, squeezing, suffocation, dizziness, vomiting, runny nose, dislocation, hallucinations, panic… Oh my, so many kinds of torture, I really look forward to it!

“I will play with him until his spirit completely collapses and turns into an empty shell that can only scream. Or, until the energy of the big formation is exhausted and he can no longer be saved, but you will be almost finished by then!”

Every word stuck into Jiang Lingyi and Lou Xian’s ears like an ice pick.The aura around Lou Xian was so cold that the air in the kitchen seemed to be condensing with frost.

“What do you want?” Lou Xian’s voice was suppressed to the extreme.

“What do I want?” Luo Su smiled strangely, “I want you to fall into despair, Lou Xian… the things you cherish will be broken again and again in front of you, and there is nothing you can do!”

“Then, I’ll keep his body fixed like this. I don’t mind taking care of him for the rest of my life.”

“You don’t mind, but will he mind? Is he willing to live like a vegetable?”

“…”

Jiang Lingyi felt that the power tearing at his consciousness receded like a tide, and the malicious sense of control disappeared, but the curse lines on his waist still existed, reminding him that the madman was not far away, but was only retreating temporarily, waiting for the next opportunity to attack.

Lou Xian immediately stepped forward and took off the dangerous knife from Jiang Lingyi’s hand, throwing it far into the corner of the kitchen, and then released the restraining spell on Jiang Lingyi.

Jiang Lingyi’s legs went weak and he almost fell down, but was caught by Lou Xian in time.

“A-ah sneeze…!”

Only then did he remember that he was still naked…

“I’ll get some clothes.” Lou Xian hurriedly brought his pajamas.

Jiang Lingyi was wearing pajamas, and now his limbs were at his disposal, which was really irritating.

“It was my negligence…I didn’t expect him to directly parasitize in this way…”

Lou Xian carefully inspected the lines on his waist.

“This is a very profound curse…of course it is also a kind of evil method. Forcibly removing it will seriously damage your soul.” Lou Xian frowned, “And it is in a latent state now. Luo Su can use it to temporarily seize control again at any time.”

At this moment, Lou Xian’s body suddenly shook, and his face instantly became paler than Jiang Lingyi.He suddenly raised his hand to cover his forehead, and supported the armrest of the sofa with his other hand to prevent him from falling.

“Lou Xian?!” Jiang Lingyi was startled and quickly supported him, “What’s wrong with you?”

Wasn’t it fine just now?Is it because it consumes strength to fix itself?Or is it because of Luo Su’s stimulation?

“No…it’s okay.” Although Lou Xian said this, thin cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his breathing was a little disordered. “I’m just a little tired. I’ll get some water.”

Jiang Lingyi couldn’t accept this kind of rhetoric. However, before he could think about it, a worse situation happened.

Lou Xian seemed to want to stand up to get some water, but his figure suddenly swayed again. This time, even his strength to support him seemed to be drained instantly, and he fell forward without warning.

“Lou Xian!” Jiang Lingyi hurriedly caught his fallen body.

Lou Xian completely lost consciousness and leaned in his arms, his breathing weak and rapid, his brows furrowed tightly, as if he was suffering from some invisible pain or interference.

“Lou Xian! Wake up! Lou Xian!” Jiang Lingyi patted his cheek and called him, but there was no response.

Is it Luo Su or someone else?No, he would just bully Jiang Lingyi, a human being. If he could directly retaliate against Lou Xian, he would have fought long ago.

The strange behavior before Lou Xian fell into coma was more like he had a hidden agenda…

If you think about it carefully, he has fallen asleep too frequently recently.Could it be related to this fainting?

Jiang Lingyi’s heart sank to the bottom.

Luo Su’s curse lurks in his body and may explode like a landmine at any time. Now that Lou Xian is inexplicably unconscious, both of them are in an extremely vulnerable and dangerous situation.

The situation has gone far beyond his ability, and now is not the time for a person to show off his strength.

Jiang Lingyi knew his boundaries very well, and when it was time to ask for help, he had to ask for help.

This series of things must be discussed with other employees and Pang Mei.