Chapter 2

The television in front of the low table suddenly turned on, showing a white screen.

Ding-dong~ Ding-dong.

The old rotary phone rang with a demonic ring, echoing in the small room of less than fifty square meters. The dim room was lit by only one lamp, providing a faint light.

Ding-dong~ Ding-dong.

The light bulb flickered, the yellowish light alternating between bright and dim, creating a terrifying atmosphere that no 3D movie could simulate.

Silence. The others, including Lin Yifan, were on high alert, pointing their guns at the TV.

The phone continued to ring, and the tall, thin man finally lost his patience, pointing at Lin Yifan: "Newcomer, you go answer it!"

Lin Yifan, gripping his gun, was taken aback. Whoever answered the phone at this moment would be taking a risk.

"Why don't you go, Liang Dong?" The woman who had just called Lin Yifan a cannon fodder stepped forward.

Liang Dong's face darkened, and he coldly snorted, "What do you mean, Yao Ling? Isn't it the old rule for the newcomer to try?"

"Huh, after surviving the last cycle, you think you're an old-timer?" Yao Ling's face showed disdain, but she still held her two guns tightly, aiming at the TV.

After Yao Ling's words, Liang Dong, who had been acting like an old-timer, felt embarrassed.

Lin Yifan just gave Liang Dong a cold look and, with the others' surprised gazes, walked forward and picked up the phone.

Yao Ling coldly snorted, looking at Liang Dong with disdain: "Hmph, you're not even as brave as a newcomer."

Liang Dong, embarrassed, did not argue, just glared at Lin Yifan.

The other end of the phone was deathly silent, until a few minutes later when Lin Yifan was about to hang up.

"You, don't think you can catch me. I will corrupt your world bit by bit, Warden."

The low, resentful female voice made Lin Yifan feel as if each word was gnawing at his soul, sending a cold, bone-chilling sensation through him.

Beep beep beep...

Just as the phone was hung up, a thunderclap suddenly sounded, and the lightning illuminated a white-clad woman standing at the window.

She was too close, too close to Lin Yifan. With the phone in his hand, Lin Yifan was less than a meter away from Sadako!

At that moment, Lin Yifan felt his heart being squeezed by an invisible hand, as if it were about to burst. His neck felt as if it were being choked, and he couldn't make a sound.

"Ah! She's here, she's here!" Liang Dong was the first to panic.

Captain Liu and Yao Ling did not panic; they immediately rushed forward! The shotgun and pistol fired simultaneously, the shells rolling, and the firelight illuminating the room.

As they fired, Lin Yifan immediately rolled backward, raised his gun, and fired two exorcism bullets through Sadako's long hair.

Seeing the bullets pass through Sadako's body, Lin Yifan's face changed dramatically: "Something's wrong, stop firing! It's a fake!"

However, the gunfire drowned out Lin Yifan's words, and Captain Liu and Yao Ling continued to fire wildly.

Lin Yifan turned back, his mouth open.

Everyone's attention was on the window, but behind Liang Dong, a white ghostly figure crawled out of the TV, its terrifying, decayed hands reaching out to him!

Noticing Lin Yifan's expression, Liang Dong suddenly realized his position and panicked, trying to escape, but the ghostly hands had already grabbed his shoulder.

"Help!" Liang Dong, like a drowning man, grabbed the nearest person.

The girl, who had not spoken until then, was completely terrified by Liang Dong's sudden grab, and the two were dragged into the TV.

On the other side, Liu Ming and the others realized something was wrong, and Lin Yifan immediately shouted: "The TV!"

Liang Dong, in a panic, pushed the girl behind him, and as they rushed over, the girl's lower body had already entered the TV.

In a critical moment, Liu Ming drew his knife and slashed at the ghostly, bloodless hand!

Blood spattered, and internal organs gushed onto the floor. A warm drop of blood splashed onto Lin Yifan's face, and the group stared dumbfounded at the now closed TV and the... female teammate whose body was cut in half.

Sadako had disappeared, and the girl's lower body vanished with the TV. The clean cut revealed the viscous contents of her intestines spilling onto the floor.

The girl, with only her upper body left, convulsed, blood spreading, her face growing paler as she weakly opened her mouth.

Save me.

Though no sound came out, everyone understood. The girl's pupils dilated, and she soon lost her breath.

"Cycle 47471 failed, eliminated."

The voice of the Overlord echoed in their minds, no name, just a cold, lifeless number, a living soul.

While the others were still in shock, Lin Yifan's phone began to vibrate.

With a serious expression, Lin Yifan quietly stepped aside and looked at his phone.

[Side Mission: Capture Cycle 47548, Liang Dong, before the mission ends. Charge: Coward, life imprisonment. Reward: Sadako's tape and ten minutes of rest.]

Below the mission, a special note in red: Use handcuffs to capture Liang Dong. The capture process must be covert and not be noticed by other cycles, or else be eliminated!

Seeing the mission on his phone, Lin Yifan's forehead broke out in a cold sweat. He seemed to be more than just an ordinary cycle, and the mission he received was different from theirs.

At least when he received the new mission, the others' phones showed no reaction.

Feeling the handcuffs on his waist, the first trial mission in this supernatural world to capture a criminal was inhumane. Not to mention how to separate the timid Liang Dong from the team, in this world of "The Ring," Sadako could appear at any time.

Without knowing what Sadako's tape could do, Lin Yifan did not plan to take the risk of capturing anyone.

While Liu Ming was still in shock over the female teammate's death, Yao Ling had already begun to squat down and strip the equipment from the body.

Yao Ling's eyes were cold, showing no emotion as she looked at the corpse.

"You burned all the talismans, and you didn't even notice, hmpf." Yao Ling scattered the ashes from the bag, the paper talismans all burned, indicating that Sadako had been right behind them!

If the gun hadn't been firing, they might have noticed the talismans burning in the bag, but there was no "if."

Lin Yifan took a deep breath. When Sadako appeared, his heart had been so tense it seemed to stop beating. Now, as he relaxed, his chest began to throb painfully.

"Tell me, have you never experienced a similar supernatural cycle?" Lin Yifan looked at the remaining three with a puzzled expression.

Liu Ming's face was grim as he touched the pendant around his neck, still shaken: "We are indeed experiencing a horror movie for the first time, with no experience at all. The previous cycles were all part of the Resident Evil series. These props were prepared before entering the scenario, with no experience in using them."

Looking at the group in shock, Lin Yifan did not voice his thoughts. These three, though experienced in Resident Evil scenarios, lacked experience in dealing with ghosts. Apart from their equipment, they were not much better than him.

"Cannon fodder, catch."

Yao Ling threw the equipment she had stripped from the dead body to Lin Yifan, who opened it to find a large bag of yellow talismans.

After receiving the equipment, Lin Yifan did not say much, silently putting the bag on his back, but this drew Liang Dong's dissatisfaction: "Why give the newcomer the equipment?"

"Want to know why?" Yao Ling glanced at Liang Dong, taking the remaining items for herself.

Liang Dong's face showed confusion, and Lin Yifan, standing up, pushed him aside, giving him a cold look: "A coward doesn't deserve it."

Liang Dong's face twisted, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

Lin Yifan, in a low voice only the two could hear, said: "They were firing and didn't notice, but don't forget, you are the one who caused the death of your teammate."

"You..." Liang Dong clenched his fists.

Lin Yifan pushed the angry Liang Dong away. Liang Dong was just a "veteran" of one cycle. In this supernatural cycle, everyone was a first-timer. What kind of veteran was he?

If Liang Dong were an experienced veteran, Lin Yifan might not have done this, but a coward who thought he was experienced after one cycle deserved to be thrown into prison at the end of the scenario.

Wearing the large bag of talismans and hanging the life-saving talisman in the most visible position on his chest to avoid ending up like a dead body.

"Now what do we do?" Liu Ming stood there, somewhat at a loss.

Yao Ling, however, remained calm, crossing her arms and staring at the corpse: "What else can we do? Find a place and set up the exorcism ritual we bought in the Overlord space, and lure Sadako."

"Let's not worry about that for now. We should leave this house as soon as possible. It's late at night, but the sound of gunfire will quickly lead to a police report." Lin Yifan looked out the window, not forgetting where they were.

1990s Japan, an era of economic decline, where hard work barely sustained survival, and the stress of white-collar workers led to suicides, eventually giving rise to the "relaxed generation."

Lin Yifan was not here to play with the economy or history of the cycle space, but he felt the heavy yin energy, not just in this house.

"The newcomer is right. Don't forget that this is a horror movie world, but the setting is 1990s Japan." Yao Ling picked up a white cloth to cover the body and walked out the door.

Lin Yifan followed Yao Ling down the stairs. Liang Dong, who was in the room, looked at Lin Yifan with a hateful gaze, but seeing the body on the ground, he quickly followed the group, afraid of being left behind and killed by Sadako.

The group walked onto the street, the narrow road making them feel oppressed. It was midnight, and the surroundings were quiet, with only the distant city's neon lights flickering. The area was desolate and gloomy.

As Lin Yifan had said, not long after they left, a police car arrived. If they had stayed in the house any longer, they would not only have to deal with Sadako but also a police raid in the horror movie world.

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