I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

"Dum...dum...dum...!"

At the moment of locking eyes with the ancient Night Watchman, Yun You's heart skipped a beat, and she felt a chill run up her spine.

Very strange.

Clearly, the Night Watchman looked human, spoke with human qualities, and had a full tone...

Yet Yun You felt a certain "discrepancy".

Maybe it was because its actions were too unlike a human's; after all, who hops while walking?

This reminded Yun You of something that only exists in virtual works.

Ghosts and apparitions.

Their essence is completely different from mutant creatures.

Though they may look similar to humans, lacking the revolting and terrifying appearance of normal monsters, they often invisibly take lives, exerting a far greater psychological pressure than mere physical horror.

Yun You never feared monsters, but she was indeed a bit afraid of ghosts...

In the past, whenever her parents told her ghost stories, she couldn't help but snuggle into her cozy bed, holding her mother's hand, and curl up into a small ball.

Only then did it slightly alleviate her fear.

But now, she had neither a bed nor her parents, standing alone here, bearing all the unease by herself.

"Phew... Don't worry, maybe it's just 'it' pretending to be a ghost, maybe it's just an ordinary mutant creature."

The little girl suppressed her fear and silently comforted herself.

"Prosperity No.1."

She tapped the chip on her ear, staring at the approaching Night Watchman, and solemnly instructed, "Quickly analyze this guy's situation; I want to see what exactly it is."

"If it turns out to be a townsperson pretending to scare people, I'll teach him a lesson, hmm..."

"Hurry up and analyze."

Yun You snorted softly, tilted her head slightly, and moved her shoulders a bit.

After some mental preparation, she had calmed down, feeling a bit nervous, but mainly confident in her abilities.

Indeed, there's no such thing as ghosts and apparitions; those are just rumors, only appearing in urban legends and virtual stories.

The Night Watchman cannot be an apparition; it's most likely a mutant creature or a townsperson.

If it's a mutant creature, then slaughter it; if it's a townsperson, then teach them a lesson...

"There's nothing to be afraid of at all."

Thinking this, Yun You silently awaited the chip's results.

However...

Time slowly passed.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

Half a minute...

The chip still hadn't responded.

This puzzled Yun You.

The Night Watchman was hopping towards her, closing the distance between them more and more.

Its movements were loud, each hop accompanied by two drumbeats, speaking a Night Watchman's phrase with each house it passed.

"The weather is dry, watch for fire~"

"The weather is dry, watch for fire."

"The weather...dry...watch...fire."

Logically, the chip should have immediately displayed an analysis panel.

"Could it be that my gaze wasn't focused enough just now?"

Thinking this, Yun You rubbed her eyes vigorously, refocusing on the Night Watchman, not shifting her gaze at all.

"Is it okay now?"

"Your maximum information capture range is 120 meters."

"And it's currently only about 30 meters away from me, hmm... probably already 28 meters. Such a short distance, it should be fine to investigate, right?"

"It should be...?"

Yun You urged once more, also subtly reminding the chip of its capabilities, implying it should get to work and not slack off.

But, the chip remained silent.

This made the house environment feel somewhat eerie.

In this large villa, Yun You couldn't hear the voices of the AI, Jack, or Frost Moon.

She could only hear her own breathing and heartbeat, and the increasingly close drumming from outside the window.

"The weather is dry! Watch for fire!"

"The weather is dry, watch for fire..."

Yun You's little face stiffened, and the unease that she had managed to dispel crept back into her heart.

Taking a deep breath, she planned to give the chip another reconnaissance command.

But just then, the information reconnaissance chip that had been silent suddenly spoke.

Following Yun You's gaze, it "looked" at the Night Watchman smiling at her and then slowly opened its mouth to say...

[Unable to detect the unit you've mentioned]

[Unable to find any monsters]

[Unable to find any suspicious objects in the current view]

[There's no person or monster in front of you]

The chip's cold voice hovered in Yun You's ear,

along with it came the Night Watchman's sound, and the twisted, terrifying smile.

"The weather is dry, watch for fire!"

"Watch...watch...fire..."

As the words fell, the Night Watchman also stopped hopping.

And where it halted, was exactly at the entrance to Yun You's room.

It still wore a smile.

"..."

Yun You felt as if her breathing stopped at that moment, with the chip's alerts echoing continuously in her ears.

The chip, crafted by the Apprentice Death God, continuously repeated those words rigidly, reminding Yun You in an unequivocal tone that there was nothing in front of her.

Yet the girl's eyes told her that the Night Watchman was right below her, staring at her through the window.

For a moment, Yun You hadn't reacted, feeling somewhat perplexed.

Why could she clearly see the Night Watchman, but the chip said nothing existed there?

This wasn't right.

Absolutely not right...!

The chip wasn't malfunctioning. Yun You had never encountered any technical issues with it up until now.

This was unlikely to be a misjudgment.

However, as the saying goes, seeing is believing, and the little girl didn't know how to doubt her own eyes either.

Given this, Yun You could only think of one possibility.

"Could it really be...a ghost?"

Her heart pounded hard, unable to calm down.

"No, impossible."

"There are no ghosts or apparitions in this world; they're all just illusions, merely monsters in disguise."

"Whatever it is, I'll find out by testing it!"

An inexplicable fire surged in Yun You's heart as fear spread.

Then, she grabbed a vase from the windowsill, placing her hand on the glass to get ready to open the window and smash the vase over the Night Watchman's head.

But just as the little girl was about to act...

Her expression froze, and she suddenly halted her actions.

"No."

She noticed the problem as she looked at her hand, which was about to open the window.

Mayor Kong previously said that when staying overnight, one must wear a Protective Stone and keep doors and windows tightly shut, leaving not even a crack.

If opened rashly, the consequences might be unimaginable.

This was all part of the Night Watchman's scheme.

It wanted Yun You to open the window, breaking the night watch rules.