Nightmare Attack

The scene with green face and fangs that he had imagined did not appear.

But not seeing it does not mean it does not exist. The burnt smell in his nose repeatedly stimulated his nerves.

Let him know that the other party is near him.

Even

Suddenly, the row of books blocking Shen Mengyun's face shook a few times. Jiang Cheng's eyebrows trembled, and he quickly held Shen Mengyun's head and pressed her down.

The next second, several books in the middle of the row were pulled out and fell to the ground with crackling sounds.

Shen Mengyun's face turned pale when she saw this scene.

Jiang Cheng's right hand pressed on Shen Mengyun's head. Shen Mengyun squatted beside him, shaking all over.

After the book fell, a large gap was left on the bookshelf. Through this gap, you can stand directly in front of the bookshelf and see the back.

At the same time, the wind suddenly became much stronger.

It blew in from the gap, and it also had a very strong burnt smell.

Now the situation is very clear. The invisible burnt ghost is standing in front of the bookshelf. The straight-line distance between them is probably less than 1 meter.

There is a bookshelf in the middle.

Taking out the book is also to confirm whether there is anyone hiding behind it.

Looking with the corner of his eye, there is nothing behind the gap.

But Jiang Cheng and Shen Mengyun both understand that the burnt ghost is probably putting his face there, with a pair of burnt eye holes, staring at it.

This picture was visualized in Shen Mengyun's mind, making her unable to stop being afraid.

If Jiang Cheng pressed her hand a second later, or planned to give up on her and buy time for himself to escape, she would face the ghost face to face, and the consequences would be disastrous.

This man saved himself twice without knowing it.

Jiang Cheng didn't have time to think about how Shen Mengyun thought of him. His mind was turning quickly, and he noticed an unreasonable behavior of the ghost.

From the fact that the scorched ghost dug out a gap to check the bookshelf, it can be seen that it has sensed that there is someone nearby, and it is very likely that it is hiding in the gap between the bookshelf and the wall.

In this case, why doesn't it take away more books, or simply push down the bookshelf?

This is easy for it.

If this is the case, at least one of him and Shen Mengyun would be caught.

But it didn't.

Instead, it chose a method that was laborious and stupid in Jiang Cheng's eyes, digging a hole in the middle of a row of books.

Combined with the fact that the scorched ghost would step on Gao Yan's footprints and sneak over to see, this ghost's brain would not be so stupid.

So there is only one explanation left.

This is the limitation that ghosts suffer in the mission.

Before seeing a person with their own eyes, ghosts cannot make too drastic actions. All their actions are ultimately tests, giving people a sense of caution.

Following this line of thought, Jiang Cheng initially guessed that the premise for this ghost to kill people is that they must see the person with their own eyes.

And it must be at a very close distance.

Otherwise, not long ago, Shen Mengyun and Gao Yan would not have been able to escape here alive.

The ghost must have discovered or noticed them.

They were chased by the ghost.

Jiang Cheng frowned slightly. Could it be that the conditions for this ghost to kill people would be more stringent, and it must catch or touch this person?

Because there is no victim yet, the conditions for the ghost to kill people are currently just speculations.

"Swish--"

The ears moved, and a slight sound came from a distance, as if a heavy table was moved by someone, and the corner of the table rubbed against the ground.

Then, the wind blowing from the gap suddenly disappeared.

Then, the pungent smell of burning gradually faded.

I think the ghost was attracted by the sound and left the bookshelf.

When the smell of burning completely disappeared, Jiang Cheng let out a long breath, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead unconsciously.

Sure enough, confronting such a ghost with only a bookshelf between them, the psychological pressure to be endured is definitely not something that ordinary people can bear.

Shen Mengyun's legs were weak, and Jiang Cheng leaned over to help her up.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang." Shen Mengyun looked at Jiang Cheng and suddenly realized that this man was not as unreliable as she thought at first.

He was actually a very sincere person.

"How is it?" Jiang Cheng asked after he exhaled.

"I'm fine. If it weren't for you just now, I'm afraid..." Thinking back to the scene just now, Shen Mengyun's face turned pale.

The empty space on the bookshelf and the few books scattered on the ground kept reminding her that she was just a little bit away from death.

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Cheng did not go out rashly, "Just now I only saw you and Gao Yan running over, where is Wang Qi?"

When everyone started to separate and find a place to hide, Jiang Cheng remembered that Wang Qi was ahead of them.

He should have encountered the ghost earlier.

"Wang Qi" Shen Mengyun frowned, "I didn't see him. After running for a while, he separated from us, but he should be fine."

It seems that Wang Qi avoided the ghost's search.

"How were you discovered?" Jiang Cheng nodded and continued to ask.

When this was mentioned, Shen Mengyun's face turned ugly, and her full chest rose and fell violently. The two were very close to each other, and Jiang Cheng was taller than her, so he glanced at her from time to time.

"I was not discovered by the ghost, it was Gao Yan who was discovered. I hid well, and he ran over and attracted the ghost." Shen Mengyun spoke quickly.

"How did the ghost find him? Do you know?" Jiang Cheng was a little curious.

After taking a few breaths, Shen Mengyun slowly calmed down, nodded his chin and said: "I know, I was hiding under a table not far from him, and he was hiding between two bookshelves. From where I am, I can just see him."

"It was fine at first, but not long after, he reached out and took something from the bookshelf. The light was too dim, and I couldn't see what it was."

"It was probably less than 10 seconds, and the ghost came over. No, it was like the kind that appeared suddenly, and the smell was pungent in an instant." As if recalling the scene at that time, Shen Mengyun clenched her fingers slightly, and was quite nervous.

"Hourglass." Jiang Cheng thought for a while and said.

"Yes, I also think it's an hourglass." Shen Mengyun whispered, "But I didn't think too much at the time. Seeing Gao Yan running towards me, I panicked and ran with him. I didn't expect to sprain my ankle halfway." After saying that, Shen Mengyun raised her head, "If I hadn't met you, Mr. Jiang, I'm afraid I would have..." Jiang Cheng ignored the rest of the words. It seems that the reason they were exposed was because Gao Yan activated an hourglass without authorization. In the library, hourglasses can be seen everywhere. There is one on the bookshelf in front of them. At first, they thought that the hourglass only had the function of starting tasks and reminding time. Now it seems that it is more than that.