Chapter 1916: Chapter 1087: Black Buddha Mother (2)
Yandeta Chiyoda is worried that Hirano Yuuhi might accuse her of betraying her, which would severely damage her reputation and be detrimental to upcoming mission actions.
She isn’t very worried about accusations from Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai, as they are just two insignificant newcomers.
But Hirano Yuuhi is different; she is an old player and was placed in the same team as her, they should have been the closest partners.
Once Hirano Yuuhi makes an accusation, letting everyone know that she could even betray her teammate, no one would trust her in the future, and it’s not impossible they would sell her out without hesitation at a critical moment, even if it could save her.
In the Nightmare World, killing teammates is always a taboo.
But Kato Shinjiro shook his head, regretfully saying, "No, there’s only this one photo, sent last night, but I didn’t receive it then, the phone was off, and I saw it only after I turned it on in the morning."
No one doubted his words, which is the quality old players should show.
In other words, if he didn’t have these skills, he would have been killed by the Water Ghost last night, and everyone wouldn’t have had the chance to meet him this morning.
The appearance of the Black Buddha Mother Mark caused a real panic among everyone for a while, but after a while, they steadied themselves, as things hadn’t been investigated clearly, and they couldn’t scare themselves.
Stepping back, even if the matter is really related to the Black Buddha Mother, they would have to clash with those guys just to survive.
"Regarding the Black Buddha Mother, I think everyone doesn’t need to worry too much; things haven’t been investigated yet, and besides, as far as I know, although the main base of the Black Buddha Mother sect is in Hua Country, their influence has already spread to all corners of the world; it’s possible that some of the Black Buddha Mother’s fanatic followers are causing trouble."
"They don’t have the means of the Black Buddha Mother Sect followers, many are just waving the Black Buddha Mother’s banner, these people are not of concern." Watanabe Gou stepped forward to soothe the hearts.
Whether he personally believed these words was another matter; what they needed most now was stabilizing the morale.
Regarding the Black Buddha Mother, they have no clue yet; Yang Xiao looked at Sakai Misaki hiding behind Kato Shinjiro, "Miss Zuo Bo, last night you were affected by the Water Ghost, what did you feel?"
As everyone’s eyes focused on Sakai Misaki, she instinctively stepped back, visible fear: "I... I don’t know, I’m just scared, scared terribly, I have no memory, it’s all... all what Mr. Katou told me after I woke up."
Kato Shinjiro confirmed this point as well; actually, Sakai Misaki in that weird state didn’t last long before returning to normal, but to ensure her safety, Kato Shinjiro covered her eyes with clothes and placed an opaque bucket over her head.
Not only that, he also tied Sakai Misaki up tightly with rope and let her face the wall to reflect, keeping her that way all night until she was released at dawn.
"Did anything happen before being influenced by the Water Ghost?" Yang Xiao asked again.
Compared to the elusive Black Buddha Mother Mark, it’s still the hand of this strange Water Ghost that poses a more direct threat to them.
Judging by the encounter of last night with Kato Shinjiro and Sakai Misaki’s group, similar attacks might occur in the future.
They must prepare early and quickly figure out the Water Ghost’s entire skillset to avoid wasting lives unnecessarily.
Now, every life is extremely precious, Yang Xiao can accept sacrifices in the team, but they must be valuable.
Sato Shinjiro knew exactly what Yang Xiao wanted to ask, he wanted to know why the Water Ghost targeted them, and how it locked onto Sakai Misaki in particular among them.
"Maybe it’s related to that phone call, last night Mr. Chu Xi was also attacked after receiving a ghost phone call, wasn’t he?" Kato Shinjiro asked.
The night before, Yang Xiao also heard the phone ringing at the Detective Agency, the caller ID showed Sasakim Chiyoda’s number; he also didn’t answer the ghost phone, but soon after, he encountered an attack.
"That explanation doesn’t hold, the first ones attacked by the Water Ghost were me and Miss Yamamoto, we didn’t receive any phone call." Xiao Lin Zhengyan stepped forward to point out the logical flaw.
"You’re right, which is why I said ’maybe’, not ’definitely’." Kato Shinjiro looked at him, calmly replying.
"Haha, you two are stupid enough to be museum exhibits of stupidity, maybe you received a call and didn’t even know." Facing Xiao Lin Zhengyan’s rebuttal, Watanabe Gou sneered, unapologetically mocking.
The intelligence feedback from newcomers in tasks can only be used as a reference, after all, these two guys dared to open the door and run out into the hallway when they knew there were ghosts outside, which is simply inconceivable.
"Enough!" Yang Xiao didn’t like pointless arguments, it would only wear down everyone’s patience and waste time, "Now talk about how Miss Zuo Bo was influenced by the ghost, anyone with ideas should speak up for discussion; those who want to argue can get out and argue in the hallway."
Faced with Yang Xiao’s aggressive stance, even Yandeta Chiyoda, who wasn’t on good terms with him, didn’t speak up to oppose, because she knew Yang Xiao was right.
"Last night, before the Water Ghost arrived, I didn’t rest, and Miss Zuo Bo didn’t do anything out of line, I was with her the whole time; if I must say there was a problem somewhere, I think it’s Miss Zuo Bo’s mentality, she was too scared." Kato Shinjiro thought and said.
"That doesn’t work, if Miss Zuo Bo is scared, then why wouldn’t Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai be scared?" Yang Xiao pointed out the problem sharply.
Back then when the Water Ghost was at the door of the Detective Agency looking for them, Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai were scared to death; there’s no reason the ghost would treat the two groups differently.
"Could it be the time?" Ogawa Haruka suddenly spoke after a long silence.
"What do you mean?" This topic instantly attracted everyone’s attention.
Being watched by everyone like this, Ogawa Haruka was slightly nervous, "You all think, when did the Water Ghost’s first attack happen?"
"The day before yesterday afternoon, when we went out to explore this strange world." Suzuki Takashi quickly answered.
"It was daytime." Ogawa Haruka corrected, "and the other two attacks occurred late at night."
"If we put the two attacks from the night together and organize them, we’ll find a high similarity between them, both initiated by a ghost call, then soon after, the Water Ghost arrived." Ogawa Haruka added, "Whether or not the ghost call is answered, it’s the same."
"Ghosts killing being divided between day and night?" Watanabe Gou rationally questioned.
"This... I don’t know, I’m just stating the phenomenon." Ogawa Haruka was not very confident in saying.
Though just a conjecture, it opened a new thought for those present; indeed, the Water Ghost’s daytime attack was too abnormal.
If it had exhibited half of the skill when attacking Yang Xiao and Takagi Reina, or when attacking Kato Shinjiro’s group, Xiao Lin Zhengyan and Yamamoto Chunai wouldn’t have escaped death; it seems off no matter how you look at it.
At this moment, Yang Xiao looked at Xiao Lin Zhengyan with a strange gaze, pondering what might have happened if they had opened the door, whether they would have been killed instantly or obtained some unexpected clues.
This scene reminded Yang Xiao of the last mission, the ghost child that disturbed them at Eightfold Kashi Mountain Hotel.
At first, who the hell would have thought that ghost child was delivering a message, and the real killer Fierce Ghost arrived moments later.
To uncover this line of clues, they sacrificed several people, including Tong Han Beiyu Ye, who were all experts.
The nonexistent Youjian Mountain Station, the abandoned train loaded with Fierce Ghosts, the terrifying shoulder-clinging Half Ghost, the Black Buddha Mother Mark on the wall, and the Water Ghost whose behavior changes between day and night... all these strange events seem to interweave into a web, trapping Yang Xiao and his group tightly.
The more they struggle to break free, the tighter it binds, the powerlessness in the face of unknown horrors nearly suffocates them.
