When Yin Lian and the other three returned to the main room, they heard a noisy quarrel. She raised her hand and rubbed her temples, suppressing some bad emotions in her heart, and then walked through the door.
"You still have the nerve to come back!" The upstart struck preemptively with a cold face.
"How many died, who died?"
How could Yin Lian be the one who was led to the topic? She cut to the subject with one sentence, glanced around the people in the hall, and already had an idea in her mind.
"Fang Min is dead." Hong Zehao said in a low voice, "And Shi Song in your team."
"oh."
"Oh? That's your reaction? He's dead! It's just a person you don't know. How dare you say which of these two people has nothing to do with you?" The one with a bit of a bad temper slapped the table and stood up. , Yu Zhisong shouted sharply: "None of your business! Sit down!"
"Brother Yu! I'm just so angry - she's always there to conduct autopsies, and she wasn't even there when something happened. Why on earth do you listen to her like that?"
"Fang Min, Shi Song, right?"
Yin Lian gave him a cold look: "The third ghost hasn't killed anyone yet?"
"That's all you care about?" This time the grumpy man couldn't help it anymore, "How ruthless are you, and what did you do when everyone was working together?"
"Looking for life-saving things." Ling Yan answered from the side, "We searched the outside carefully again and found three collectibles and weapons. Isn't that enough?"
"Weapons?" the upstart sneered, "What are weapons used for? To deal with ghosts?"
Click.
With the upstart's somewhat green expression, Uncle Xing raised a shotgun and pointed it at the upstart's face.
"I can deal with people like you." Yin Lian folded her arms and sat on an empty chair, "Wei Boyong, you just said that everyone worked together, why don't you tell me what happened? Meaningful finger-pointing is much more useful.”
Wei Boyong was the name of the grumpy man. After hearing this, he was stunned for a moment and opened his mouth but was unable to speak.
"Let me tell you." Yu Zhisong sighed and briefly explained what happened downstairs.
"When Lu Ning and Shi Song went to get the dictionary, Fang Min said they had to do a final check and asked Pang Lingling to get some coffee - she stayed up late to translate and was not in particularly good spirits. We didn't dare to disturb them, so we all stayed there Outside the door, after Pang Lingling brought the coffee in, she suddenly let out a scream. At this time, we also found that the candle flame turned blue. Pang Lingling escaped from the house and said that she watched Fang Min give her a scary smile, His head tilted and he died. Everyone was in chaos. Some rushed into the house and some ran outside. I did hear a voice that seemed to be for help, but I couldn’t distinguish it clearly because of the people here. Later I learned that Lu Something happened to Ning and Shi Song upstairs."
What Yu Zhisong said was basically the truth, and no one could find anything wrong with it. After hearing this, Yin Lian crossed her hands and placed her chin, raising her head slightly: "So... why are you panicking?"
"The ghosts have come out, why do you want to panic!?"
"Oh, the ghost in the house has already killed Fang Min, right? Shi Song is also dead upstairs. The ghost kills one person 24 hours a day. Since it has already killed someone, what are you doing?"
"Who the hell can act like this in a critical moment? You are very talkative. If you really encounter a ghost, you will wet your pants!" Wei Boyong shouted irritably.
"I'm sorry, I won't. In my opinion, you just gave up the resistance, killed one of them randomly, and then lived for another day. Forget it, what's more to say after it's already like this? Fang Min is dead Okay, how is the translation work?"
"We used the dictionary to piece it together, and it can be understood. Everything else is easy to say. In terms of materials, we need to prepare a blood sacrifice for thirty people. We are not sure what it means." Yu Zhisong said that the atmosphere has worsened. The reason is that blood sacrifice, which is not a good word at first sight, actually requires thirty people. Is it possible that all the people who are alive now are sacrificed? That's not enough.
"Don't worry, this is just a term they use internally. Tang Yuanzhen mentioned it in his diary. Literally, blood sacrifice is a blood sacrifice, that is, human blood. The standard amount for one person is 1,500 milliliters." Yin Lian immediately gave the answer.
Unconsciously, the rhythm returned to her hands.
"Fifteen hundred milliliters! I only donate 400 milliliters of blood once! For thirty people? What nonsense!" Wei Boyong's eyes widened.
"I'm a doctor. Miss Yin, do you know that the total blood volume in an average person's body is only 4,000 to 5,000 ml. Of course, this is related to the body shape, but the average 60-kg person only has about 5,000 ml. What you said This demand is enough to kill people." A man with a weak sense of presence in Fang Min's group said with some trembling.
Yin Lian nodded: "Of course I know, but I didn't say I would use this method. It's because you always thought this was a way out and were clinging to it."
"What... what should I do?" Hope was shattered. Everyone looked at me and me, but no one made a sound.
"Lu Ning, how are you?"
Yin Lian didn't care about people's confusion at all. She stood up and pulled Lu Ning to the wall, asking her about her situation in a low voice.
"I...I'm sorry, I wanted to..."
"There is nothing to be sorry for. Shi Song may have died because of you, but he did not die entirely because of you. Blaming yourself now can't solve any problems, it can only affect your thinking. When or when you go out, you can mourn in any way Him." Yin Lian interrupted Lu Ning directly.
After a moment of silence, Lu Ning nodded.
"Sister Yin Lian, you didn't finish what you said just now."
"Haha, it's useless. The number that presses the dead center has lost its effect when the ghosts have already killed four. The repatriation ceremony of this manuscript is just a false hope for people who have no way to survive."
Lu Ning nodded vigorously.
"Don't worry, take this." Yin Lian stuffed something into Lu Ning's hand.
It was a paper mask folded from strangely patterned paper, with a simple string threaded on both sides. It was also one of the collections.
"This is the appearance of nothing. If you wear it when the ghost is far away from you, it can make the ghost mistake you for your companion. However, if you are too close, you will still be discovered. Use it with caution."
"Sister Yin Lian... no, I can't do this to you..."
"I won't hide. Do you think I just stood and talked without my back hurting? Keeping hiding won't solve any problem. I already know the purpose of this dagger - there are still a lot of useful things in my diary. Of."
Yin Lian smiled at Lu Ning, which finally gave Lu Ning some warmth in her cold limbs.
"You want to kill ghosts."
"I want to kill ghosts, that's right."
The afternoon passed slowly in this uneasy state. Although there was only one ghost left that had not yet taken action, no one would take any chances anymore. Even the three upstarts stayed in the hall downstairs and never returned to their rooms.
If the ghosts killed the lone people on the first day, which made them feel at ease in staying together, the two killings in front of them today clearly told everyone that the number of people is meaningless to the ghosts.
Lu Ning didn't even change her clothes except for washing her face. She was still covered in blood, but she didn't plan to go find a change of clothes alone. The discomfort was still bearable. But things were not that simple. After being frightened, Lu Ning felt that her mind was starting to feel a little dizzy. She knew something was wrong and put the back of her hand against her forehead——
The back of my hand was cold, but my forehead felt slightly hot.
"Sister Yin Lian, I... seem to have a fever." Lu Ning turned her head and whispered to Yin Lian next to her.
"There should be medicine in the warehouse, let's go get it."
"Huh? Now?"
"What are you afraid of?" Yin Lian pulled Lu Ning up, and their actions also attracted the attention of the others. Yu Zhisong immediately asked, "Where are you two going?"
"Lu Ning is sick, let's go get medicine."
"Are you stupid? You dare to leave now? Don't die in the warehouse then!" The upstart had a sullen face and a bad tone.
"Don't bother, just protect yourself." Yin Lian would not pay attention to these people's tempers, and was about to leave with Lu Ning. At this time, Ling Yan and Yu Zhisong also stood up: "Let's go there too. "
"It's no use having too many people." Yin Lian turned around and said.
"No! Ling Yan stays here." Hong Zehao suddenly spoke.
This sentence was a bit unexpected, and even Ling Yan was stunned.
"Your wooden sword is obviously something that can protect us. It's useless in front of ghosts with no power, so... please stay!" Hong Zehao lowered his posture and sounded a bit pleading. At first, Ling Yan was in trouble.
"Stay, we'll be fine." Yin Lian patted Ling Yan and took Lu Ning to the warehouse. Yu Zhisong looked like he wanted to follow, but he didn't move his legs after all.
He doesn't have Yin Lian's courage.
In the warehouse, various items are placed on many shelves in categories, as neatly arranged as in a supermarket. The innermost row is a refrigerated cabinet, which contains not only some meat and drinks, but also many medical equipment. Yin Lian easily found an area lined with blood donation bags and a complete set of blood drawing equipment. She picked up one and looked at it carefully. It had a standard capacity of 400 ml. It was obviously used for them to perform the ceremony. It was used, but unfortunately it is no longer used.
On the other side, Lu Ning also got antipyretics in the daily medication area. It is worth noting that the drugs here are not differentiated between prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs. There are even several kinds of poisons, and almost all of them are pills of the same shape. Only The colors can barely be distinguished.
Lu Ning, who discovered this problem, immediately called Yin Lian over and pointed it out to her.
"A malicious arrangement." Yin Lian stretched out her hand to fiddle with the medicine bottle and said thoughtfully, "We don't need to kill each other. This medicine is made like this intentionally to induce us. Why? Just in case, Lu Ning, you should give the medicine to the doctor, we must be careful now."
"knew."
"Are you still afraid?"
"It's over. That feeling." Lu Ning took a bottle of medicine directly, then turned around and glanced, "Let's... get something to eat. I think this place is actually a dangerous zone."
"Well, chocolate, candies, compressed food, energy drinks, cans - mainly high energy and small size. There is a shopping basket over there."
Although there was still a hint of worry in her heart, Lu Ning quickly selected some things with Yin Lian and then returned upstairs.
