My Cell Prison
Chapter 1532 - 1530 Escape

Chapter 1532: Chapter 1530 Escape

Poof!

Han Dong, slung over the shoulder, forcefully coughed out the blood clotted in his throat. His overall state improved a bit, and he regained the ability to speak.

"Sally! We can’t hide here... This situation is different from the Japanese haunted house.

This Blood Demon is quite clever; he decisively self-destructed upon realizing he was no match.

His real intention wasn’t to kill us outright! Rather, he aimed to use the violent explosion to inflict some injury upon us, restricting our actions while marking us with fresh blood.

This self-destruction damage, caused by consuming the Blood Demon’s essence, would take some time to clear away, even with Nether Blood.

This much commotion along with the blood marking, we’ll be found even if we hide in the safe house.

Cough cough! In any case, let’s think of a way to escape from here first, and once I remove the marking, we’ll hide."

Even before the self-destruction, through the special traits of the G virus, a large amount of irrelevant hyperplastic tissue had grown, yet some of the exploding blood still splashed onto the main body.

Several drops also stained Sally.

Before dying, the Blood Demon injected his consciousness into them,

each drop of self-destructed blood wriggling like a maggot with intense vitality, trying to burrow inside, completely rooted, to achieve "marking."

To eradicate it, one must uproot it completely.

At least twenty spots on Han Dong’s body glowed red, covered with blood veins, continuously emitting a foul bloody aura, easily detectable by the [Mysterious Neighbor].

"Nicholas! Just focus on removing the blood marking from your body... Leave the escape to me."

Sally secured Han Dong and rushed towards the exterior of the building.

The Count, with a ruby in his mouth, followed closely.

Just after vaulting over the wall, thud! The Goat’s Hoof landed steadily on the street...

Suddenly, numerous tentacle-like traits gushed out from the pores, all taut!

Danger sense instantly maxed out,

even Sally, with the Fourth Element, felt a pang in her heart.

Because less than ten meters away, the neighbor in large leather shoes stood right at the entrance of the Blood Demon villa.

Exactly as in the memory image, only the black slacks and rather exaggerated large leather shoes are visible.

Above the ladybug-engraved belt, everything was shrouded in thick black miasma... The black miasma continuously emerging and spreading outward, affecting the entire street.

Obviously, this person is the "Source of the Black Miasma."

Due to the game’s rules, the Demon Eye couldn’t see through the upper body amidst the black miasma.

Such an image conveys a straightforward ’unknown fear.’

In battle, there is no way to predict what would extend out from the black miasma,

an arm or a weapon? Tentacles or an abyssal giant mouth?

Outside of the unknown fear, there’s a deep layer of oppressive feeling.

The aura was released in a circular manner, far stronger than the image in the memory... If it’s an assassin with a weaker will, their subjective agency would be instantly stripped away, leaving them waiting for death in place.

Such a direct stare made Sally’s fur stand on end,

the Count was also frightened, curling his tail, his body trembling slightly,

[Body Release (Chapter 1)]

Sally quickly transformed into a half-human, half-goat state, sprinting rapidly with four hooves.

The Count, though with its tail tucked, was equally swift, fleeing at full speed.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

The heavy leather shoe steps, treading on a heart, showed no sign of weakening.

After a stretch of wild running, Sally looked back.

A tinge of fear appeared in her eyes; she couldn’t widen the gap between herself and the neighbor... The neighbor, pursuing on foot, still maintained a distance of exactly ten meters, no more, no less.

No matter the sprinting, it was futile.

Sally had drunk a bottle of store-bought Ability Potion, but it was fruitless... At this rate, her stamina would soon be depleted, and once her speed reduced, she’d inevitably be caught.

Han Dong, hoisted on the shoulder, remained silent, not only removing the markings but also contemplating a question.

’Why is there no attack? The distance is only ten meters... And judging by his appearance, a slight burst should close the gap. Why maintain an equidistant pursuit?

Does he enjoy the thrill of the hunt? Or is this a deliberate chase scene set by this event?

Judging by the oppression the opponent emits, even if I fully recover and team up with Sally, we wouldn’t stand a chance... Compared to the somewhat manageable "Origin Zombie," this guy is near-unsolvable.

The time should be about right now. I can only make a rather risky assumption.’

Sally asked urgently, "Nicholas, what should we do... We can’t create distance.

How about we head to a villa with people active, using other participants as bait to buy escape time?"

"We can’t take that risk; all assassins participating in this game are elites, and once they sense our intention, they’ll retaliate immediately or hide in the safe house.

The risk is too great... Sally, keep running, I’m observing."

"Okay!" Sally had no doubts, continuing her flight.

As they were about to pass a junction.

Han Dong, comparing from the bird’s-eye map stored in his mind, immediately spotted the difference.

"Sally, turn right into the alley ahead!

If my guess is correct, this alley only appears under the highest difficulty, highly likely leading to the final location... The workshop where this guy creates the ’Box of Resentment.’

It’s the only way, and timing should be just right."

"Okay!"

Upon turning into the right-side alley, they instantly felt detached from the street until seeing the isolated old mansion at the end.

Both sides of the alley were tightly sealed by liquid-like black miasma, leaving no way out.

"Nicholas, there’s residue of other teams here... Probably the group we encountered earlier." The Count’s sense of smell locked onto the broken window by the main door.

"Oh? Those guys arrived in advance, huh? Truly exceptional.

Just right, if they’re here, perhaps they can divert the neighbor’s attention.

We’ll go around from the back."

Arriving at the backside of the mansion, the backyard conveniently had an entrance leading directly to the basement... Only a common hanging lock hung there, easily destroyed by Sally’s kick.

The team hid in the dust-filled basement.

Han Dong whispered, "Time’s almost up, I hope the difficulty shift makes this guy disappear temporarily! 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

The countdown in his brain matched perfectly to the second.

The highest difficulty had lasted for [two hours], with the number of ladybugs on the bracelet decreasing from [5] to [1].

The footsteps audible above abruptly stopped... Even so, everyone still kept their eyes fixed on the connection between the basement and backyard, gradually relaxing after five minutes.

"Phew! It’s indeed an [escape-type] design!

The neighbor is set to be an unbeatable existence, but the event organizers also provided us a way out.

Considering the timing earlier, I chose to take this risk.

We spent more than an hour at the Blood Demon villa, escaping here just in time to transition through the "two-hour" mark.

This allows us to access the hidden alley under the highest difficulty, arriving here in advance... Otherwise, we’d have to wait another round of the time loop.

Let’s rest a bit... Count, let me see that gemstone."