Lightning raised the gun and clicked his finger. As soon as the lighter touched the shelf, Detective Jim fired!
boom!
Wow! ! !
There is no need to deliberately aim or test marksmanship. Since the shotgun has a wide attack range, and the bullets exit the chamber in a fan shape, the result can be imagined. Under the flash of fire, countless small shotguns cover the body in an instant. The watch swallowed the lighter and exploded it into a huge flame on the spot, and the flames flying in the air immediately ignited the wooden shelves. The gas fueled the combustion and raged wildly. Combined with the wooden materials, it was easy to ignite. After the gunshot, disaster ensued. Earlier, The large shelves, which were still like normal, were plunged into the sea of fire, causing a terrible fire in just a few seconds. In a moment, the flames swept across, not only the shelves were blazing into the sky, but also many dolls inside were forced to be affected. , if the dolls were not made of wood, they might have survived, but unfortunately 'they' are not. 'They' are Mary Shaw's early works, puppet dolls made of real wood. Even if they are resurrected and laugh like humans, they will always be It cannot change the cruel reality that 'they' are real dolls. Everyone knows that wood is extremely flammable, and everyone also knows that any wooden object wrapped in flames will eventually turn into ashes.
The flames engulfed the shelves and devoured the dolls, and then spread further and raging in this wooden room. This was a fire that was destined to be impossible to extinguish. If the fire was allowed to continue to spread, I believe it would not take long to reach the entire third floor or even the entire theater. They will all be swallowed up by the sea of fire!
The puppet was solved, and it was successfully solved with the use of flames under Jamie's quick wit. At the same time, when Jamie and Inspector Jim set fire to it, Zhao Ping was not idle either, or it could be said that as early as Jamie threw the lighter By then the man had broken out of his daze and regained consciousness. He immediately ignored the flames and turned around to look back. He looked at the face on the stairs again. To be honest, facing the terrifying face in front of him was enough to scare people to death. Thanks to him being a famous man. It would have been a miracle if someone else could stay standing for this experienced executor. Putting aside the flames behind him, at this moment, he was staring down, staring at the figures, and then looking at the many faces on the railing stairs, knowing full well that the stairs Zhao Ping, who was determined to pass by, finally gathered his energy and acted decisively, raising his camera and pointing it at the corridor.
It was obvious that the answer to what the man was about to do was self-evident. Even so, who would have thought that it was Zhao Ping's move that would save him in time at the critical moment and save everyone present, including himself? Because, at the same second that Zhao Ping raised the camera, the faces moved. The group of painful faces that were just floating and spinning in the air suddenly rushed forward without warning, rising collectively, rushing from bottom to top to the third floor, straight upward. Three people swooped over at a terrifying speed, even too fast for the human eye to catch!
And the coincidence is here. If Zhao Ping had not raised the camera in advance just now, then there would be no other way for him but death!
What follows is rejoicing, madness, and an unprecedented life-and-death race.
The faces of people are coming in a blink of an eye, and life and death are both on the same side!
Seeing the faces swarming towards him, Zhao Ping's body suddenly trembled and he sweated, prompting the finger that was already in contact with the shutter to press hard in an instant.
Click!
The lens locked, white light flashed, and the next second, as the shutter was pressed to complete the shooting, dozens of faces froze collectively, and they all froze in mid-air, almost frozen at the edge of the stairs. They were said to be stagnant, but in fact they were flying at the front. But a human face has crossed the stairs to the third floor. It is only 1 meter away from Jamie, only half a meter away from the detective, and only 20 centimeters away from the nearest Zhao Ping! ! !
At this moment, the human face was frozen like this and almost face to face, maintaining the painful and ferocious freeze in front of the man.
………
When a person's luck is at rock bottom, he will occasionally get lucky once or twice, just like Zhao Ping's photo shoot just now. Although he was unable to avoid the abnormal speed of human faces, he raised the camera in advance by chance. , was thinking about whether to take a photo, but unexpectedly the face below suddenly moved, and dozens of painful faces rushed towards them without any warning, with the obvious intention of attacking the three people. Upon seeing this, white hair suddenly appeared all over his body. After sweating, how could the man with glasses still dare to hesitate? I was too busy to press the shutter button.
A large number of faces were frozen in the air and frozen for a short time. The nearest one was only 20 centimeters away from him.
There is no doubt that if Zhao Ping had pressed the shutter even half a second slower, there would have been no other outcome for the three of us except death. Faced with this outcome, Zhao Ping himself might have been lucky, but it was a pity that his good luck ended here. By this point, his good fortune had been exhausted, and the occasional good fortune in the overall unlucky situation had disappeared, replaced by bad luck, a cruel misfortune that was more violent and more desperate than at the beginning.
The fire was spreading, continuing to spread, spreading rapidly, covering half of the third floor in just ten seconds!
God's sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot survive. God is fair. Whatever you gain, you will always lose. Jamie never dreamed that although he had a flash of inspiration and used fire to destroy the doll, he unexpectedly gained something in return. But the crisis deepened, and the flames spread uncontrollably. Later, they replaced the dolls and became a new type of threat. It is said that water and fire have no mercy. What can you do in the face of an indiscriminate disaster like a fire? There is ultimately nothing you can do if there is no water on site.
The fire was shining brightly and fiercely. He looked at the large number of faces in front of him, almost at hand, and glanced at the fire that was gradually spreading into the sky behind him. At this moment, whether it was Zhao Ping, Jamie or Inspector Jim, the three people present except More than fear, there is despair...
The exits in front are all occupied by human faces, and behind them is a sea of fire, a scorching sea of fire that is spreading step by step!
"It's over, there's no way out now!"
Seeing this scene, Inspector Jim became desperate. He raised his head and roared in despair. Although Jamie didn't say a word, judging from the panic of the young man who kept looking around, it was obvious that he was no better. The situation was extremely bad. , the situation is irreversible. After all, the reality is before us. Everyone knows that whether it is flames or human faces, both have the ability to kill them. What is even more frightening is that both threats are approaching. Although the flames are still temporarily They haven't come into contact with the three people, but any fool can see that it doesn't take long for the fire to engulf them. As for the human face, the freezing of the human face is also temporary. As long as the photos disappear, the human face will definitely break free and charge again. By then, What awaits them is still death.
There are threats everywhere you look, and going forward or backward is always a dead end.
Perhaps it was just as the detective roared, it was over, it was over, there was no way out. Under the two-way threat of fire and human faces, the three of them were trapped on the spot, trapped in a place with no way from heaven to earth. The desperate situation of the door!
but……
Nothing is absolute. When most people seem to be in despair, if you look carefully, you will find that there is still one person who does not show any signs of despair!
Just as there are always differences between people, after confirming the scene environment and being 100% sure that there is no way out for him to survive, Jamie panics and the detective despairs, but only Zhao Ping is not so Look, yes, different from the blond young man, different from Inspector Jim, he is an enforcer, and he is also a senior enforcer who has experienced life and death situations many times. In the face of danger, the man with glasses knows how to adjust his mentality, and the more desperate the moment, the more desperate the situation. The calmer the man becomes. Of course, the above description is not just casual talk, but is concretely displayed in the on-the-spot reaction.
"call!"
Breathe calmly and calm down. At this moment, I look at the photo of the face in my hand that has almost disappeared. I glance back at the blazing fire that is getting closer and closer. For some reason, this person with glasses has been in a panic since he entered the third floor of the theater. The man calmed down inexplicably after taking a deep breath, and miraculously regained his composure when the situation developed into the most dangerous and even near-death situation.
Obviously, who is Zhao Ping? He understands better than anyone else that the more panicked you are in a critical moment, the faster you will die!
If the initial panic came from the fear and panic of Mary Shaw, then the current calmness undoubtedly comes from the man's certain consciousness. He clearly realizes that the situation has entered the final moment of life and death!
Life or death is at this moment, survival or death depends entirely on yourself!
Similar to how He Fei always calms down in critical moments, in some ways Zhao Ping is even better than He Fei in this aspect, especially when his own life is at stake, the calmness shown by the man with glasses makes the entire team more calm. An existence beyond the reach of everyone.
(It seems that I must save myself. As for the method of self-rescue...)
The flames are approaching and are about to be devoured. At this moment, just when the detective and Jamie are both desperate and pessimistic, and at the same time when the photos are about to disappear and the faces are about to resume action, in front of them, Zhao Ping, who has been silent for a long time, has his back to the two of them. I don’t know why the expression suddenly changed, and there was a hint of ferocity and viciousness on the gentle face!
His expression became more ferocious, and under the lens, his eyes inadvertently glanced behind him, flashing a fierce light in the process.
Time passes by second by second, and death approaches by second by second.
After 5 seconds, the photo disappears, completely gone!
Almost at the same time, as soon as the photo in his hand disappeared, on the opposite side, a large number of frozen faces resumed their movements and once again pounced on everyone at a terrifying speed! ! !
Can……
Who would have thought that just when the sea of fire was about to spread in front of him, and when the faces in front of him were also rushing towards him, the man with glasses actually made a move first, dodging at an extremely fast speed and in an abrupt way without any warning. Behind Inspector Jim, then...
It's ferocious, it's violent, it's that ruthless and decisive attitude that seems to have been there before!
Lift your right leg fiercely and kick it out hard!
Then, he succeeded. He successfully kicked the target before the person's face came close. Just like that, the middle-aged detective reacted and dodged and kicked out from behind. In this way, he kicked the opponent to the opposite side and towards the dozens of pictures. Zhang Zheng swooped in to claim his life!
Bang!
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
Exactly as expected, due to calculated calculations and unintentional calculations, and being caught off guard, Detective Jim was completely attacked. With a series of mournful wails, the middle-aged mustache who was suddenly attacked fell headlong into the sea of human faces. Sure enough, in the spirit addiction, Driven by the killing instinct, as soon as they come into contact with a living person, the human faces immediately act like a pack of wolves discovering delicious food, regardless of the surging surroundings, and quickly surround them. 'They' only care about the prey in front of them, only care about the target, at least before killing them. The prey will not be taken into account for the time being, and Human Face's behavior is also obviously a characteristic of low-level spirits. The description is indeed correct, but it is precisely Human Face's focus on the present that gives others opportunities, gives Zhao Ping a chance, and gives It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a man with glasses!
As the saying goes, opportunities must not be lost and they will never come again. Seeing the detective surrounded by people whose faces were stagnant, Zhao Ping moved accordingly. Taking advantage of the rare opportunity, the man grabbed Jamie beside him and grabbed the stunned Jamie who was witnessing this scene. Then he In this way, under the crazy pull of the bespectacled man, he ran towards the opposite side, avoiding the sea of fire and rushed to the left side of the room, rushing towards a hidden window in the corner with several wooden boards nailed on it!
Yes, this was Zhao Ping's overall plan. It was the bespectacled man who urgently constructed an escape plan in order to escape. In fact, when the front road was blocked and the back road was difficult to travel, the man had already instinctively browsed the scene on the third floor with the help of firelight. As a result, he found the exit, and found the second exit besides the stairs, a window, a closed wooden window that had not been discovered due to the earlier darkness. It stands to reason that when a window is found, ordinary people will usually call their companions to jump out of the window and escape, but Please don’t forget that in addition to fire, there are also a large group of human faces threatening the scene. A group of human faces that are about to break free due to the disappearance of photos. Through his previous experience, Zhao Ping discovered that the speed of human faces is extremely fast, so fast that humans cannot react in time. , time is no longer enough. If the three of them run away together, then Human Face will definitely be able to stop and kill the three of them before they jump out of the window. By then, none of them will be able to escape.
In addition, two-thirds of the photos in my hand had disappeared by then, so it was too late just in terms of time!
In this case, is there no way to escape?
Yes, of course there is, and it's very simple, that is...
Wouldn't it be enough to leave one person behind to act as a scapegoat? Wouldn't it be enough to let the guy at the back draw attention?
As for who will be the bait? The answer can be predicted. It is obviously impossible for him. It is equally possible for Jamie, who is bound to the executioner. Therefore, Inspector Jim becomes the best candidate and the only decoy piece among the three people present who can give up his sacrifice. There is a saying that goes well, if you kill a Taoist friend rather than a poor Taoist, I would rather die than you. Let alone a plot character like Inspector Jim. At a critical moment, a man with glasses who doesn't even care about the lives of his teammates can be said to do such a thing. It's easy to handle, and I've never had any psychological burden.
Speaking of this, there is actually another point worth mentioning, that is, why is Zhao Ping so sure that the human face will be blocked by the bait? The reason is equally simple. The key lies in past experience. I remember that the executor had encountered a human face in the supernatural mission called "The Maze". On the surface, the human face was disguised as a sheep, but in fact everyone After the mission, he learned the truth from Kong Ling. The sheep were disguised as human faces, and the human faces immediately went crazy and attacked in groups after touching a living person. The best example was that during the mission, he killed Wu Junyou and Qiao Kedi. I have thrown it to sheep and touched the group of white sheep disguised as human faces. It turned out that it was fine without touching it. But when I touched it, the sheep turned from white to black and tore the prey. What does this mean? It’s very simple. It means that the level of the human-faced spirit body is not high, and it is a low-level spirit body similar to a lonely soul. The low-level spirit body will only attack living people by instinct, and will only attack the nearest living prey. Even if the human face in front of them is the same. The faces in the maze were slightly different at first, but there were still certain similarities in essence. That was true. It was precisely because he had guessed the attack mechanism of the faces that Zhao Ping would delay the pursuit by throwing out bait.
As a result, the plan went smoothly and the action went smoothly!
Jamie must be saved and must not die no matter what, otherwise the entire execution team will be destroyed. It is true that Jamie cannot be killed, but Zhao Ping is not the kind of hero who sacrifices himself for others, so naturally, as the decision is made, Seeing death approaching, Zhao Ping looked at the Inspector, or in other words, Inspector Jim had become a dead person in the eyes of men from then on. Then, Zhao Ping implemented the plan...
Yes, as long as he can survive, as long as he, Zhao Ping, is safe and sound, anyone can sacrifice.
If a man does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth!
"Ugh! Ahhhhhh!"
Severe pain coursed through his body at this moment, and despair filled his mind at this moment. Just as the man with glasses had guessed, Inspector Jim was attacked, and at the moment of contact, he was plunged into hell with no way to survive. He was wailing in pain. Screaming miserably, he was surrounded by dozens of ferocious faces and was bitten into pieces. His clothes were torn, his firearms were twisted, and even the electric razor he carried all year round was in chaos. It rolled down to the ground and disappeared into the sea of fire. Under the light of the fire, the red liquid continued to flow. It spread through the gaps under the gathering of countless faces. It was covered in flames that followed, rolling and screaming in agony!
The picture returned to reality, and the vision turned to the sea of fire.
Da da da da da!
Zhao Ping was running, pulling Jamie to run desperately. After personally pushing the detective into a dead end, he ran away decisively without saying a word. He also ran frantically towards the opposite wooden window while using a living person to attract facial attacks.
"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!"
With the detective's scream as the background, the two of them quickly ran to the window. Although most of the window had been nailed with wooden boards, it was just a wooden window in front of them anyway. As you can imagine, they arrived at the window in a hurry. Not caring about wiping off the cold sweat, Zhao Ping jumped up on the ground, raised his feet, and kicked the wooden board of the window away. Seeing that the wooden board fell off and exposed the night sky, without any reminder, the two of them, including Jamie, climbed out of the window and jumped. Just like that, they jumped off the third floor one after another, and jumped down the window without any care!
Some people must be confused after seeing this, wondering why they dared to jump from the third floor? Aren't you afraid of being thrown to death?
The answer is no. Even though it is dangerous to fall from a higher floor, in fact it is impossible for either of them to fall to death, or even get injured. The reason is very simple. The key lies in the location, which is special in the abandoned theater. location.
As mentioned before, since the theater is located on an isolated island in the lake, and the island is small and small, it means that once you jump from the window, you will most likely fall into the lake below. Normally, no one will die if you fall into the water, even if the distance is within High water pressure can still greatly attenuate the force of a fall. Of course, even if the theater is not built in a lake, even if the downstairs is on solid ground, one second of hesitation at the current level is very likely to result in death. Under the pressure of crisis, the two of them will still jump, and they will still choose to jump out of the window without hesitation when there is no lake water. After all, jumping from the building is a possibility of falling to death, but if they don't jump, they are 100% certain to die. The law of death There are two ways, either to be killed by a human face or to be burned to death. No matter which way of death, the process is always fatal.
Plop, plop, clatter!
The water splashed, freezing to the bone. With two falling sounds, Zhao Ping and James both fell into the water, and fell into the lake one after another. At the same time, as soon as the two fell into the water, the blazing red fire also happened to spread to the window, not only In this way, because the fire spread so fast, in just a few seconds, the third floor of the theater was completely red and completely enveloped in a sea of scorching flames. Under the night, the huge theater was extremely bright, and the fire continued to spread at a speed visible to the naked eye. It continued to spread and engulfed it completely. After covering the 3 floors above, it wrapped around the 2nd floor and extended to the 1st floor, finally covering the entire theater perfectly. At this moment, the red flames shot straight into the sky, and the hot firelight reflected the sky, and the entire lake was printed with a deep red color. Obviously, the photo If the fire continues like this, it is estimated that this classical theater with decades of history will disappear before long and be completely wiped out by the fire.
Wow, wow...
It is true that the shock of the fire is worth admiring, but unfortunately for now, no one cares about the scene. No one cares about the ending of the theater. No one cares about the burning flames. Some are just tumbling to save themselves. Currently, two people are swimming hard, and the whole thing is red. He swam forward hard in the cold lake, struggling towards the other shore which was not too far away.
About a minute later, the two successfully reached the other side and swam to the shore smoothly.
"Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!"
Next, there was rapid breathing and exhaustion of physical energy. As he climbed to the shore and touched the land, Jamie lay on the shore like a dead dog and gasped for air. His chest heaved up and down, and cold sweat poured out like a spring. It can be imagined that after such an experience There were so many horrific incidents, coupled with the fact that the lake water soaked his whole body and his body was cold, and under various stimulations, the young man fell to the ground on the spot. He was currently dazed and just gasping for air.
Fortunately, the above reaction was limited to Jamie, while Zhao Ping did not rest from beginning to end. The man was still nervous and timid. Even after leaving the theater and escaping to the shore, in fact, the man with glasses was still nervous and alert, and he never relaxed even a little bit. Undoubtedly, in the eyes of the man, the danger is not over. The shadow of death still surrounds the two people at the scene. It is also because of their frustrations, fear and uneasiness. Therefore, it is natural that as soon as they arrive at the shore, the man with glasses clenches his teeth and struggles to move. , moved forcefully with stumbling steps, and staggered towards the red car that originally parked on the shore.
His purpose was simple. It was not suitable to stay here for a long time. He needed to start the car as soon as possible and then take Jamie back to the town.
But……
Da da da.
Seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, just as the bespectacled man was about to approach the car and open the door, laughter emerged, and the sound reached his ears, mixed with the sinister wind. A strange laughter that seemed to come from the depths of hell also suddenly sounded at this moment. Suddenly there was a voice behind Zhao Ping:
"Hehehe, very good, perfect, a wonderful performance!"
