Chapter 2 Cemetery

 When Yi Chen read the [rules] one by one,

 It is generally certain that the place he traveled to is mixed with "weird" factors that are not found in the original world.

at the same time,

 Unknown crises are approaching

 But he still has a glimmer of hope,

 According to the prompt of the last rule, Yi Chen leaned over and looked under the wooden bed.

  Move the movable floor compartment and grab a moderately heavy hand ax from the groove.

“Is this the so-called self-defense item?”

The ax handle is made of hickory wood, with textured surfaces to increase friction.

Lightweight, tough and not easy to fall off,

 There are no flaws in the ax head forged from carbon steel.

 Having gone through a special sharpening process, the ax blade is extremely sharp, and the ax blade is silver-plated.

  Shine, hard and extremely destructive,

Hum~ When he tried to slash, there was a slight sound of breaking wind in the air.

This hand ax with excellent workmanship brings an inexplicable sense of security, which slightly relieves the tense mood.

 “A good self-defense weapon…”

 After a simple warm-up, return to the desk again.

“According to the records in the suicide note, the root cause of this guy’s mistake was the rule [Article 3].

 That is to say, when inspecting Cemetery No. 4, no changes in the number and order of tombstones were found. "

Yi Chen bit his fingernails.

 Now he is faced with an important choice,

 In the end, we stayed in the wooden house and waited for danger to come to us.

 Let's go to the cemetery alone, face the danger, and get rid of the dilemma.

"Be proactive...According to the rules, perhaps only by restoring Cemetery No. 4 can the crisis be completely eradicated. If you just stay in the wooden house unmoved, you will most likely just wait to die."

Yichen tried to treat the situation in front of him as a test after traveling through time.

but,

 A series of preparations must be made before departure.

first,

Use your relatively smart brain to memorize the cemetery map, the plan of Cemetery No. 4 in the appendix, and the organizational imprints, etc.

in addition,

 Put on the work clothes folded at the end of the bed,

This is a dark gray coat between a raincoat and a windbreaker. The loose hood can cover half of the face, hiding the face in the darkness.

“This dress fits you too well...I have never worn such a comfortable coat. Is it tailor-made?”

  Not only does the coat not bring any restrictions on movement, but it also makes body movements smoother.

He also found a metal badge on the left chest with the name of the original owner of the body - [William Behrens] printed on it.

Everything is ready,

Before walking out of the iron gate, try to use the telephone on the wall next to the door.

However,

 There was only harsh noise inside the receiver, and the phone line seemed to have been damaged, making it impossible to contact the outside world.

"It's most likely due to violations. The 'managers' above have cut off contact with this place... Let's go."

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 When the door shaft rotates, it is like a senile old man issuing bursts of warning sounds from deep in his hoarse throat.

Yi Chen stood at the door, alert to possible dangers.

  Minutes and seconds pass by,

 The only thing that came was the disgusting smell of rotten flesh mixed with earth.

Tonight the moon is completely blocked, and the only light is the kerosene lamp in your hand.

“It seems that [danger] hasn’t come to us yet, which is a good thing... Let’s start exploring.”

The ax overflowing with silver light is held in his right hand and hangs down on the side of his thigh.

 The kerosene lamp is held horizontally in front of the chest with the left hand.

Wearing a dark gray coat, Yi Chen has fully assumed the role of "gravekeeper" and embarked on his first exploration of the cemetery.

first,

 Same as depicted on the map,

  The wooden house known as the "Safe House" is located in the center of the cemetery.

Cemetery Nos. 1~6 are surrounded by

The hollow iron fence about three meters high separates the cemeteries with different serial numbers so as not to disturb each other.

 The narrow path between the tombs allows at most one corpse truck to pass.

Twisted branches growing randomly meet overhead, blocking the night sky and shrouding the entire cemetery... If the previous wooden house was like a small coffin, then this cemetery is a big coffin.

Yichen felt panicked under the pressure of such an environment.

Even imagined that there was a pale sole following him behind him, and various branches turned into arms trying to touch his shoulders.

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Take a deep breath.

When he was a child, he heard people from the orphanage say that you should not look back when passing some dark places at night, otherwise you may attract dirty things to your body.

 Hence, look straight at the front the whole time and move your head up to 45°.

Following the map route in memory, we soon came to the iron gate of Cemetery No. 4.

However,

 An idea popped into my head.

“I moved around the cemetery for several minutes...it was scary and depressing, but at least I didn’t encounter any danger, and I didn’t see anything dirty.

  The dangers that exist in Cemetery No. 4 can drive a person to suicide and are not easily solved.

I'm afraid I need to escape and fight guerrilla warfare.

Why not walk through the entire cemetery first, familiarize yourself with the area, and figure out the routes and locations for escaping and hiding~ Hmm! Just do it. "

 Temporarily leave in front of Cemetery No. 4,

Yichen started to tour the entire cemetery in a clockwise direction.

 The flow of time prompted him to gradually adapt to the atmosphere of the cemetery.

 In addition, we also discovered some interesting things about the detailed planning and settings in the cemetery.

 Cemeteries with different serial numbers are qualitatively different.

For example, Cemetery No. 1 is unified with stone arched tombstones, with clean steps and stone aisles, giving people a neat and comfortable feeling.

Cemetery No. 2 next door uses oak cross-shaped tombstones, which are swaying and overgrown with weeds...the whole is extremely gloomy, and the temperature even dropped by 10 degrees Celsius.

The journey was smooth without any danger.

 In order of priority, we came to the last cemetery No. 6.

 The soil here is extremely moist.

Each step was like stepping into a mud puddle, and the soles of the shoes would sink at least two centimeters.

 The tombstones here are all made of stones and do not record any information about the deceased.

 “Hmm...that’s it?”

With his keen observation ability, Yi Chen noticed a detail.

 Combment No. 6 is located near the corner,

 The tombstones made of stones were scattered all over the ground, as if they had been damaged by something.

He went forward to check with his ax in hand. He walked around the grave twice and found nothing out of the ordinary.

 Perhaps completely substituting into the current occupation,

Perhaps out of respect for the deceased,

After confirming that there was no danger, Yi Chen knelt down and reassembled the scattered stones to restore the tombstone.

 Before leaving, he subconsciously clasped his hands together and bowed lightly.

However,

 He has not taken two steps.

 A strange sound came from behind.

§Thanks§

This sound is very strange, like the sound made by multiple people's voices, rising and falling, going straight into the organs.

Yi Chen immediately turned behind him and blocked the ax in front of him.

However,

 In the cemetery behind him, everything was calm and unchanged.

“Did you get too nervous and have auditory hallucinations? No... I did hear it.

There is indeed something supernatural here ~ but the thank you just now didn't sound hostile.

Try not to cause trouble and solve the most critical problem at hand first. "

Yichen quickly exited the swampy Cemetery No. 6.

 At this point,

 Except for Cemetery No. 7, which is set up alone on the edge and is used to store and process unknown corpses,

He has already figured out the general situation of the cemetery.

 The best way to escape and take a roundabout way is also conceived in the head.

 Next, you need to face the problematic [Cemetery No. 4].

 Not long after Yi Chen left,

Between Cemetery No. 6,

 The tomb mound he had just repaired suddenly showed signs of loosening of the soil.

 A mouth chewing on the coffin lid fragments and covered with damp soil emerged,

 There seems to be an eye in the mouth,

 It seems that through the layers of fences and plants, I can gaze at the "helpful" young man.

Thank you all for your support. The new book will be updated twice a day as before, around 17:00 and 22:00 (one update on Sunday). The content of this book is purely original, and the writing is more difficult. I hope you can bear with me. When it's time to break out, it will still break out.

　　

 (End of this chapter)