Chapter 44 - Indoor oppression, Liu Ze blames himself!
Liu Ze looked at the head on the ground, then at Qin Nuo. Although his face showed no expression, his voice betrayed his astonishment.
"You killed it?"
Even more incredulous were Cobra and the others, their mouths agape.
The target of the main quest was dealt with just like that?
How did he manage it? It hasn't even been two minutes since they came out!
"It's not dead yet," Qin Nuo said.
Only then did everyone notice that the Face-Flaying Ghost, now just a head, was still baring its teeth, looking both fierce and terrified at Qin Nuo.
Liu Ze picked up the head and asked, "How do we deal with it?"
"Smash it with a stick!" the Fat Homebody Ghost suggested.
"Killing it would be hard to explain to the landlord," Little Yuan's Mom suddenly spoke up.
Although this guy acted like a pervert, he hadn't actually done anything to the tenants and hadn't missed any rent payments either.
If we kill him, the old landlord might not be pleased.
"I found something in the room. Let's go take a look," Qin Nuo suggested, not in a hurry to deal with the Face-Flaying Ghost, and pointed towards the room.
Everyone was puzzled but went inside nonetheless.
By now, the ghost aura in the room had dissipated, and the furnishings and structure had returned to their original state.
The room was incredibly messy, with blood-stained bandages and tissues scattered on the floor, emitting an indescribable stench.
On the table, various props of different sizes were piled up, all stained with blood.
Seeing these items, Black Rose and the others winced, as if realizing something.
"Even messier than my room," the Fat Homebody Ghost quipped.
Liu Ze circled back and asked Qin Nuo, "What did you find?"
To Liu Ze, the room's condition, though dire, was still within the realm of normalcy.
"There are some of his collectibles by the bed cabinet. You might want to take a look," Qin Nuo said, glancing at the bedside.
Liu Ze walked over and took out a box from the bedside cabinet.
Seeing the box, Black Rose furrowed her brows, stepped back, and covered Princess Yao Yao's eyes.
Cobra and the others also looked uneasy, bracing themselves.
Liu Ze opened the box with a blank expression. Inside were not the bloody items Black Rose and the others expected, but a pile of hair clips.
All sorts of colors and styles.
They were hair clips only little girls would wear!
Considering the Face-Flaying Ghost's usual perverted gaze at children, and now seeing these hair clips, Cobra and the others' faces twitched.
Black Rose's eyes filled with a cold chill.
Qin Nuo looked at Liu Ze and said two more words: "Wall plaster."
Following Qin Nuo's gaze, Liu Ze looked at the wall by the bed, where the plaster was cracked and starting to peel.
Qin Nuo didn't know what was inside; it was the Blood-Eyed Ghost who told him.
But it was certainly something extremely unsettling, and Qin Nuo didn't want to uncover it, so he signaled Liu Ze.
Liu Ze walked over, grabbed a piece of wall plaster, and gently pulled it away.
Inside the wall, a corner was revealed.
In the cracked concrete, a half-hand without fingers was exposed, with a child's watch still attached to the wrist...
The room fell silent instantly.
Liu Ze didn't continue peeling the plaster.
There was no need.
The Face-Flaying Ghost, held by Little Yuan's Mom, suddenly let out a piercing scream of agony.
Little Yuan's Mom's five fingers, gripping the skull, were like nails, deeply embedded into the skull, blood spurting out.
At any moment, it seemed like it would shatter like a rotten watermelon!
Little Yuan's Mom once had a lovely daughter, but fate was cruel. Now, seeing so many girls around her daughter's age fall victim to this pervert, her killing intent was the strongest.
Though her face showed no change, the terrifying ghost aura she emitted made Cobra and the others swallow nervously and back away.
"Calm down, the better choice is to hand him over to the landlord!" Liu Ze suddenly spoke.
Little Yuan's Mom paused, stopped her fingers' force, threw the Face-Flaying Ghost to the Fat Homebody Ghost, and turned to leave the room: "My child is hungry, I'm going to cook."
The Fat Homebody Ghost, equally enraged, snarled, "Killing you outright is too easy!"
The Face-Flaying Ghost, tormented to the point of delirium, didn't beg for mercy but instead showed a creepy smile: "It doesn't matter anymore."
"My life is already perfect. You have no idea how beautiful those girls' eyes looked when they lost their light, driven mad by my torment."
"Embedding them in the wall was my art. You should appreciate it..."
Crack!!
The Fat Homebody Ghost yanked hard, and the Face-Flaying Ghost's jaw split open, unable to close, rendering him speechless.
"Let's get out of here," Liu Ze said.
The atmosphere in the room was too oppressive, and even breathing became difficult for Cobra and the others as they looked at the corner.
Everyone exited the room.
As they returned to the hallway, a voice came: "I heard you caused quite a commotion on the third floor."
"You all remember the apartment rules, right?"
The old landlord approached, leaning on his cane.
Liu Ze stepped forward and briefly explained the whole situation, then opened the door to room 305.
After listening, the old landlord showed no expression, only squinting his eyes as he looked at the Face-Flaying Ghost's head.
Facing the old landlord's gaze, the Face-Flaying Ghost finally showed a look of fear, but his mouth was already split open, unable to utter a word.
"I understand. Hand him over to me," the old landlord said.
Liu Ze handed over the head.
The old landlord took the Face-Flaying Ghost in hand and calmly said, "Let's not bring this up again. Room 305 will not be rented out for now, and I'll clean the room."
With that, he walked away with the head.
But from the Face-Flaying Ghost's panicked and terrified expression, Qin Nuo knew that this guy's fate would be far worse than mere obliteration.
"I should have been more resolute back then," Liu Ze said.
Back then, the tenants' complaints about the Face-Flaying Ghost were dismissed by the old landlord.
To avoid unnecessary trouble, including Liu Ze, the tenants turned a blind eye and let the Face-Flaying Ghost stay.
If they had been more decisive and firm, this pervert would have been dealt with years ago!
"At least he didn't get away," Qin Nuo indirectly comforted Liu Ze's self-reproach.
"I'm heading back. Knock if you need anything," Liu Ze said, turning to go upstairs without saying much more.
The Fat Homebody Ghost said a couple of words to Qin Nuo and followed him upstairs.
After the tenants left, Cobra and the other players were no longer concerned with room 305 but focused on more important matters.
Qin Nuo had single-handedly taken down the pervert in room 305.
Which meant the main quest reward would go to him alone!
"Is there a broadcast for the instance mission?" Black Rose asked nervously.
All the players' eyes fell on Qin Nuo.
Just as Qin Nuo was about to speak, the System's broadcast sounded in his mind.
But after listening, his brow furrowed slightly...