Chapter 242
The Final Chapter! Decisive Action
Chapter 242 The Final Chapter! Decisive Action (4k)
"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to take action."
The four challengers from the Central Chamber of Commerce exchanged glances and, with perfect coordination, launched their attack simultaneously.
Regardless of which challenger team they belong to, they all see the same goal at this moment.
That is, to survive in Pyramid Head's hands.
Even the members of Lu Ming's team were no exception.
The mission is to allow the underworld to invade, but that doesn't mean they don't need to defend against the vengeful spirits in the underworld.
In any situation, one's own safety must be the top priority.
These four challengers from the Central Chamber of Commerce are considered absolute experts even among sixth-tier challengers.
If we unite, we might be able to defeat Pyramid Head.
But the situation is far more complicated than imagined.
When the church doors were opened and the lights were turned off, the eeriness of the other world invaded.
It's not just Pyramid Head; there are many other strange things around.
A little clay figure, a triangular-headed monster, a strange man with his limbs bound by wire, a nurse without facial features...
Under these bizarre attacks, the four challengers gradually found it difficult to cope.
Moreover, in the church, members of the church and the town's original residents were being mysteriously killed.
Blood was splattered everywhere on the ground and walls, and severed limbs were scattered haphazardly, mixed with the blood plasma on the ground. It did not feel like a church for devout prayer, but rather like a terrible hell.
Seeing that the defending side was gradually falling into a disadvantageous position, Chen Tiantian, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines, also made her move.
However, her actions tend to be more superficial.
It appears to be dealing with something strange, but in reality, it's just muddying the waters and putting on a show.
So far, everything is progressing according to Chen Tiantian's original plan, and there have been basically no mistakes.
The only thing that made her feel a little uneasy was Lu Ming's behavior.
Lu Ming remained an indifferent bystander throughout, seemingly uninterested in the church's fall and the invasion of the inner world.
If he continues like this, Chen Tiantian's biggest plan will fall through.
At this point, contradictions and conflicts had already arisen, but Lu Ming did not get involved in the vortex.
"What on earth is this guy up to? We're at a critical juncture, yet he's still acting like it's none of his business..."
"Could it be... that he has already seen through my plan?"
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Chen Tiantian grew increasingly anxious, and in desperation, she could only take a moment to speak to Lu Ming: "President Lu, as the captain of the first challenger team, everyone is now united in fighting for a living, yet you're just standing by and watching. What does that mean? Are you perhaps planning to reap the benefits without lifting a finger?"
She deliberately spoke loudly in order to attract the attention of others.
If Lu Ming still has any sense of shame, he will definitely speak up in rebuttal.
After that, no matter what he said, Chen Tiantian achieved her goal.
Although the method of provocation is old-fashioned and easy to spot, there is no doubt that it is very effective. For most people, especially the strong, even if they realize that Chen Tiantian is using provocation, they will inevitably take the bait.
It's not that becoming strong makes one more competitive; it's just that only those with a strong competitive spirit can survive different horror movie scenarios and become strong.
However, to Chen Tiantian's surprise, Lu Ming did not become angry as she had expected, nor did he rush to defend himself.
"I think I said before... if you have any opinions about me, you can just say so. Judging from your current expression, you must have quite a few opinions about me, right?"
Lu Ming didn't even open his mouth before he heard him utter a cold, emotionless voice, hollow and numb, just like a real vengeful ghost.
"What...what do you mean by this?"
For some reason, after Lu Ming spoke, Chen Tiantian's arrogance diminished considerably, and she clearly lacked confidence.
"I didn't mean anything by it. I've always been humble, and I always keep in mind the opinions others give me... Unfortunately, as the saying goes, it's easier to change mountains and rivers than to change one's nature. I know that I can't change my bad habits with my own nature, so I can only deal with the people who raised the issues."
As soon as he finished speaking, a cold wind suddenly swept through the empty area next to Lu Ming, chilling him to the bone and making him shiver all over.
A bright red color suddenly appeared beside Lu Ming.
It is a human figure.
Judging from the figure's attire, she is clearly a bride-to-be.
The wedding dress was bright red, the veil was red, and there were some light gold patterns on the surface.
The ghost bride's dress fluttered without wind, revealing her slender, pale wrists and her stunningly beautiful, deathly white face, flawless and exquisitely beautiful...
"Is this Lu Ming's ability?"
Everyone was taken aback by this sight.
This was the first time they had ever seen Lu Ming make a move.
This is no ordinary ability; it is the summoning of a real, vengeful ghost.
"This is... the Red and White Duo."
Chen Tiantian has watched many horror movie parodies and has a certain understanding of folk customs.
Moreover, from an observer's perspective, Lu Ming and the ghost bride holding hands now appear perfectly natural, as if they were originally one.
The Red and White Demons are divided into two parts: the Red Demon and the White Demon. The Red Demon is the bride who died on her wedding day, and the White Demon is the young man who drowned.
The ghost bride, needless to say, was dressed in a brightly colored wedding gown, making her identity easily identifiable.
Lu Ming's entire body was abnormally pale, and his white mourning clothes looked as if they had been soaked with water, with water droplets dripping down. The cold water droplets gathered into puddles, which were only shallow, but gave people the feeling that they were unfathomable and unpredictable.
This image perfectly matches the image of the drowned White Demon in the Red and White Duo.
Judging from their appearance alone, it's clear that dealing with the Red and White Duo is no easy task.
Even Rose and the policewoman, both foreigners, exclaimed in surprise upon seeing this: "My God! What is this?"
"It's so beautiful...it's absolutely so beautiful...but why does something so beautiful give me a sense of danger?"
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On the other hand, Chen Tiantian's focus was completely different.
What did he mean by what he just said?
"Are they going to attack me?"
That was the only way Chen Tiantian could understand it, but she couldn't fathom Lu Ming's reasons for doing so.
It's utterly incomprehensible that someone would kill their "teammate" who's on their side over the slightest disagreement.
But before Chen Tiantian could react, she felt a chill on her neck, and her head began to sway from side to side, looking extremely unstable.
"What's wrong with me?" The next moment, through her blurry vision, she glimpsed that Lu Ming had somehow gotten a pair of red scissors in his hand.
The scissors are an old-fashioned style, the kind commonly used in rural areas. The only strange thing is that the handle of the scissors is wrapped with dense strands of hair.
Lu Ming had just used the red scissors remotely, and the next moment, a deep gash appeared on Chen Tiantian's neck, looking shocking and extremely terrifying.
And this is just the beginning.
Lu Ming then used the ghost scissors in his hand again.
The already shocking wounds widened once again. This time, without any suspense, Chen Tian's entire head fell off her neck and rolled to the ground like a ball.
After that, Lu Ming, whose face had remained expressionless until now, slightly raised his head and looked at Chen Tiantian's headless corpse, seemingly somewhat surprised.
"Even after all this, he's still not dead?"
Before anyone could understand what Lu Ming meant, they saw that a new head had grown back on Chen Tiantian's severed neck not far away.
The new head's facial features are blurry, but it's barely recognizable as a little boy.
Why did Chen Tiantian, one of the team leaders of the Central Chamber of Commerce, suddenly turn into a little boy?
Changing one's appearance is something many challengers can do.
However, those who even change their gender are a very small minority.
Suddenly, the little boy pulled out a piece of human skin from somewhere. Under the influence of his advanced abilities, a new face slowly emerged on the skin, just like the painted skin in folk horror.
The little boy put the painted mask on his face, and the mask quickly became one with him; even his short black hair turned back into long, smooth blond hair.
For Chen Tiantian, losing her head was nothing.
Because her previous head was just a fake head formed by a high-level ability, and it did not actually exist.
She can redraw a face or a head whenever she wants.
Lu Ming was unaware that Chen Tiantian possessed such a life-saving ability.
Because she had never used the "Painted Skin" ability in the instance before, this was her first time using it.
Lu Ming was only slightly surprised, and his expression quickly returned to normal.
Because this does not affect the final result.
So what if you can get a new head and face?
The curse of the Ghost Scissors is to cut off Chen Tiantian's head. As long as Chen Tiantian's head is still there, or there is any possibility that it will remain, the curse of the Ghost Scissors will not disappear.
Then, the next moment, Chen Tiantian's newly grown head split open again and rolled off her neck.
This time, no new head appeared at the wound site. Chen Tiantian's existence was so easily wiped out from the root.
He was clearly a challenger with the potential to reach the seventh rank, having painstakingly cultivated his skills for so many years, yet he died so easily in Lu Ming's hands, as if it were child's play.
The commotion even attracted the attention of several other challengers from the Central Chamber of Commerce.
The two challengers from the Central Chamber of Commerce in Lu Ming's team widened their eyes and couldn't help but question Lu Ming: "What exactly did you do? Without a captain, how are we supposed to fight against the strange entity?"
“Lu Ming, we acknowledge that you have some ability, but your current behavior is far too arrogant. You don’t consider the consequences at all.”
Questions followed one after another.
In the current situation, deliberately instigating internal strife would undoubtedly be a very unwise decision.
So even though Lu Ming had already established prestige among these people and no one dared to provoke him easily, his actions just now still provoked public anger.
But just as they were questioning him, they suddenly found a semi-transparent panel in front of them.
It is the main god panel that appears when entering and leaving a dungeon.
"The Main God Panel... Why is it appearing now?"
What happened next answered the questions in the minds of these challengers.
On the whiteboard appeared small white characters arranged together, conveying certain information.
【Chen Tiantian】
[The Lone Ranger]
[Mission: Kill Alessa, wiping out the other two teams. You may infiltrate the "Cultist" team.]
[Killed by challenger Lu Ming, the entire team has 0 survivors and has been eliminated.]
Upon seeing the words on the panel, the challengers who had just been verbally attacking Lu Ming fell silent.
They're not stupid; of course they realized what had happened.
No one expected that Chen Tiantian, who organized everyone and disguised herself as a leader, was actually a lone wolf.
If Lu Ming hadn't killed her, then Chen Tiantian would have been the one to take advantage of the chaos and reap the rewards.
When that time comes, they may not even know how they died.
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Lu Ming didn't take the commotion here, or rather, he didn't care about the changes in these challengers.
His attention was always focused on how to quickly clear the dungeon.
“That fragment of the inner world has already spread to a certain extent in the outer world… This is also related to why the invasion of the inner world has lasted so long and is so terrifying.”
"So all I need to do now is survive here until the inner world completely invades the outer world, and then establish a connection between these two worlds and the real world. That will be considered completing the Silent Hill instance."
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After Chen Tiantian's death, Lu Ming finally made his move.
Seeing this, the remaining challengers breathed a sigh of relief.
Because they have realized that they are finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the strange phenomena in the other world.
As the invasion of the Otherworld deepens, these strange occurrences become increasingly terrifying and difficult to deal with.
Moreover, these strange phenomena are themselves part of this world of consciousness.
Being in the world of thoughts, they cannot break free from this constraint; no matter how hard they try, they cannot truly kill the surging eeriness.
"It's time to end this."
Lu Ming took the bride's hand and slowly raised the blood-red oil-paper umbrella.
Crimson puddles gathered at his feet, and the puddles were quickly stained red with thick blood, as if they had formed a sea of blood.
Crying and laughter mingled.
One-sided suppression has begun.
(End of this chapter)