I Will Teach You How to Hunt Gods

20 minutes into the crimson corridor, Yun You finally encountered a dead end.

She had been trying hard to avoid this; every time she chose a fork, she always chose the one that seemed longest.

But the paths in the corridor seemed to slowly gather and shorten every second, no matter how Yun You chose, she would eventually run into a dead end.

Now standing in front of her was a path completely sealed with brick walls and an iron door.

The once-varied paths were all sealed by red bricks, with red papers inscribed with black characters of "Fortune" pasted on them, emitting a fluorescent glow in the darkness, making one's skin crawl.

Yun You had tried the method of "breaking through by force" before, but the walls and iron doors here were disgustingly hard. Even a full-force punch could only create a half-centimeter deep dent, posing no threat to the entire wall.

At the moment, there was a wall to her left, a wall to her right, and a seemingly sturdy ship-style hatch right in front of her.

This type of door was fixed with steel bolts, and once locked, it was almost impossible to pry open with any small tools.

Without destroying the main structure, even if the round door handle was forcibly removed, the door would still definitely not open.

The only path to take was the one behind Yun You, the road she came from.

From there, maybe she could retreat back to the room.

However...

"Tap... tap..."

The heavy footsteps of the Night Watchman, with its flickering shadow of amusement, blocked the way.

"Dry air, beware of fire~"

It was beating on a gong and hopping from around the corner.

It wasn't until this moment that Yun You finally saw its form clearly.

It wore a gray robe with cloth shoes, a yellow kerchief on its head, its skin somewhat pale, emanating an antique aura in both dress and speech, seeming even more "ancient" than the residents of "1899" Yangshan Town.

Its face was plastered with palm-sized yellow strips of paper, looking dry and crisp, like talisman paper made of straw, covered in words that Yun You couldn't decipher.

For some reason, Yun You had a feeling that these characters were very similar to the [Pardon Order] characters on the Protective Stone she carried, all in an extremely ancient script.

The paper hid its features, leaving only its mouth and two vertical eyes visible.

These were the eyes of a serpent.

The Night Watchman was already frightening enough, but its ancient outfit added an extra layer of eeriness.

It hopped forward nonchalantly, laughing, hopping towards Yun You, and with each hop, Yun You's heart trembled a bit more.

The girl instinctively backed away but soon was pressed against the wall.

With nowhere further to retreat, Yun You gritted her teeth and swung her arm, hitting the wall nearby to grab a handful of broken bricks and stones, and hurled them at the Night Watchman.

In this strike, the little girl almost used all her strength.

Under the power of the Apprentice Death God, the flying bricks and stones almost turned into bullets, hitting the Night Watchman with a "thump" as they traveled through the air precisely.

The force was so strong, nearly equivalent to a conventional rifle bullet, capable of piercing through about a millimeter of steel.

Normally, if it were an ordinary person taking this hit, they would probably be riddled with holes on the spot, without a single chance of survival.

However, the Night Watchman showed no desire to dodge, just letting the bricks and stones hit it as it continued moving forward.

In fact, these fragments didn't harm it at all.

The sharp bricks and stones passed straight through the Night Watchman's body, as if moving through layers of cloud without flesh and blood, flying to the other end of the corridor, slowly sinking into the darkness.

The physical attack was declared completely ineffective.

The Night Watchman only kept hopping, its chilling laughter seemingly mocking the girl's naivety.

"Damn...!"

Yun You cursed under her breath, using anger to mask her fear.

At this moment, the Night Watchman was less than 20 meters away from her; in another couple of minutes of hopping, she would have a direct encounter with this unknown being.

She wanted to avoid touching this thing.

Although she didn't know what consequence touching the Night Watchman might bring... Yun You just didn't want to touch it.

She raised her right hand instinctively, shielding her body with her arm, blocking the Night Watchman's sight with her hand, so at least she wouldn't have to see it anymore, slightly reducing her psychological pressure.

In doing so, she couldn't see the evil spirit, but the Red Scale on her wrist was forced to lock eyes with the Night Watchman.

Master Zero instantly lost its poise.

[You... Yun kid... don't mess with me!]

[Quick, put it down, put it down! I don't want to make eye contact with it...]

At this moment, seeing the "evil spirit," Master Zero lost all its previous calm, its whole ... oh no, whole scale trembling, even its tone was slightly trembling.

Yun You was already quite scared of ghosts, but she didn't expect Master Zero to be even more afraid.

In Yun You's mind, Master Zero's image had always been that of a tough guy, like Jack or Old Jin...

But now, that image was completely shattered.

Left with no choice, Yun You could only retract her hand, turning stiffly, ignoring the Night Watchman close behind, focusing on the large iron door in front of her.

"No matter what, I need to blast open this obstruction to give myself more time to think."

"But I find it hard to concentrate right now, my mind is all over the place, making thoughtful consideration impossible."

"No, to be accurate, within that guy's drumbeat, it's impossible for one to focus even if they aren't scared."

The little girl bit her tongue, roaring in her mind: "So, Master Zero, quickly think, organize your thoughts, list all possibilities right now, and I'll handle the actions!"

[...]

[Okay]

No more quips,

facing the imminent danger, Master Zero also became serious again, diligently organizing information.

What Master Zero might come up with, Yun You didn't know, nor did she have the energy to care.

All of the little girl's attention was now focused on the door in front of her.

"Hoo..."

"Hoo."

"Hoo——"

She breathed heavily, her inhaling and exhaling intertwined with the footsteps behind her.

"At this distance, about 7 steps."

"7 steps, about 50 seconds or so."

"No, to be precise, it should only be 35 seconds, it can reach out to touch me in advance, shortening the distance by one step."

Yun You barely calculated the time it would take for the Night Watchman to reach her.

There was no time to hesitate anymore.

Yun You gritted her teeth and directly activated the traits of the Mad Dog Sequence.

A large red wolf head pattern lit up on the back of her hand, and the girl was enveloped in a faint glow.

[Mad Dog Sequence Tier One Trait· Limb Enhancement]

Yun You swung her fist heavily, directly smashing it towards the iron door in front!

At the moment the fist was about to touch the door, the Red Scale, instantly turned into a scarlet light, burning in mid-air, condensed into a giant crescent-shaped chitin scimitar.

This was the second form of the Red Scale.

[Blade Form·Activated]