Chapter 82

Bloody old granny… Qin Ye gnashed his teeth, “The good news.”

“The good news is that since this is a barrier set up by humans, you wouldn’t be in any form of danger as long as you don’t deliberately attempt to break into it.”

“And what’s the bad news?”

Arthis chuckled, “As the saying goes, humans die for riches, just as birds will for food. Notwithstanding the fact that the bunch of you have risked life and limb to break into this place, I’m afraid that you won’t leave with even a dime. The government has already laid down an entire system that is well beyond any of your ability to breach. So what if you’re lucky enough to locate the gate of life? The government will immediately discover you trespassers… When that time comes, you’d count yourself lucky if you’re not arrested. Merit points are certainly out of the picture.”

Shit… Qin Ye gritted his teeth.

Just then, Arthis suddenly raised her voice, “But--!”

“... I’ll say, can’t you finish whatever you’ve got to say in a single breath?!”

“Don’t you find it more interesting if I break up my messages this way?” Arthis responded in all sincerity, “There’s yet another way - and that is to somehow get the owner of this hunting zone to conform to you. The owner of this hunting zone knows this place inside out, and would naturally have the best idea of what exactly goes on here.”

“Others might not be able to do this, since a ghost’s thirst for flesh and blood is undeniable. But you might just be an exception to this rule.”

Suddenly, the duo paused and looked up at the exact same time.

A strange sound had abruptly appeared, cutting through the silence of the night.

“Wuuu wuu… wuu wuu…” A sobbing voice echoed from the room just next to theirs.

It was the bathroom.

Room 124.

A ghost bawling in the middle of the night.

Shk… Qin Ye unsheathed his demonhead saber, while Arthis muttered in a hush voice, “How about it? Ready to give it a shot?”

“... I’m an Emissary of Hell at any rate. It’s only right and proper to subdue these ghosts. There’s no harm trying.”

“And what if it doesn’t work?”

“Of course I’ll simply slip away and never look back again.” Qin Ye gave the soul sphere a vacant stare, as though that were naturally the only other option available to him.

How could you ask such a stupid question?

“... Very well. That’s just like you.”

“Wuu wuu…” The intermittent sobbing drifting through the corridors together with the wind. It didn’t show any signs of response in the slightest.

Qin Ye walked out of the room and headed straight for bathroom 124.

The door was covered with dust. It was evident just how long it had been since the last person had entered this room. As soon as Qin Ye placed his hand on the door, the sound of static buzzed in the air, and the lights of the bathroom flicked on automatically.

The electricity had already been cut from this entire building since eons ago. But the lights still came on at this very moment.

The dusty hanging light glowed dimly, while the corridor outside was completely dark. This was the only source of light amidst the vast expanse of darkness, yet the dim glow was hardly reassuring at all. In fact… it only made the room feel creepier.

Who switched on the light in the dark of the night?

He pushed on the door and walked in. Under the dim illumination of the light, he could immediately tell that the bathroom was completely different from the rest of the building.

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