Chapter 750 Hourglass
The originally imagined scene of green faces and fangs did not appear.
But just because he didn't see it, it didn't mean it didn't exist. The burning smell in his nose repeatedly stimulated his nerves.
Let him know that the other party is near him.
Even
Suddenly, the row of books blocking Shen Mengyun's face shook a few times. Jiang Cheng's eyebrows trembled, and with quick eyes and hands, he held Shen Mengyun's head and pressed her down.
The next second, a few books in the middle of the row of books were violently pulled out and fell to the ground with a clatter.
Seeing this scene, Shen Mengyun's face turned pale.
Jiang Cheng’s right hand pressed on Shen Mengyun’s head, and Shen Mengyun squatted beside him, trembling all over.
After the book fell, a large gap was left on the bookshelf. Through this gap, one could stand directly in front of the bookshelf and see the back.
At the same time, the wind suddenly became much stronger.
It was blown in from the gap, and it also carried an extremely strong burning smell.
Now the situation was obvious. The invisible burnt ghost was standing in front of the bookshelf. The straight-line distance between it and them was probably less than 1 meter.
There is a bookshelf in the middle.
I took out the book to confirm if anyone was hiding behind it.
Looking out of the corner of my eye, I saw that there was nothing behind the exposed gap.
But both Jiang Cheng and Shen Mengyun understood that the scorched ghost was probably putting his face there, staring inward with a pair of scorched eye holes.
This picture was visualized in Shen Mengyun's mind, making her unable to stop being afraid.
If Jiang Cheng pressed her hand a second too late, or if he planned to give up on her to buy time for himself to escape, she would be faced with Ghost Face, and the consequences would be disastrous.
This man unknowingly saved himself twice.
Jiang Cheng didn't have time to think about what Shen Mengyun thought of him. His mind was spinning so fast that he noticed an unreasonable behavior on the ghost's body.
After the Burnt Ghost took out a gap to check the bookshelf, it can be seen that it has sensed that there is someone nearby, and it is likely to be hiding in the gap between the bookshelf and the wall.
In this case, why doesn't it remove more books, or simply knock down the bookshelf?
This is a piece of cake for it.
If this is the case, at least one of him and Shen Mengyun will be caught.
But it didn't.
Instead, he chose a method that was laborious and stupid in Jiang Cheng’s eyes, and he dug a hole in the middle of a row of books.
Combined with the fact that the Burnt Ghost will step on Gao Yan’s footprints and sneak over to take a look, this ghost’s mind is not that stupid.
So there is only one explanation left.
This is the restriction faced by ghosts in the mission.
Before seeing a person in person, a ghost cannot make too drastic actions. All its actions are ultimately temptations, giving people a sense of caution.
Continuing to push down this line of thinking, Jiang Cheng initially guessed that the prerequisite for this ghost to kill someone was to see the person with his own eyes.
And at a very close distance.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for Shen Mengyun and Gao Yan to escape here alive not long ago.
The ghost must have discovered or noticed them.
They were chased by ghosts.
Could it be that Jiang Cheng frowned slightly, that the conditions for this ghost to kill people would be more stringent, that he must be caught or touched?
Because no victim has appeared yet, the conditions for ghost killings are currently only speculation.
“噌——”
My ears moved, and a slight sound came from the distance, as if a heavy table had been moved, and the corners of the table and Ground friction.
Then, the wind blowing from the gap suddenly disappeared.
Subsequently, the pungent burnt smell gradually faded away.
I think the ghost was attracted by the sound and left the bookshelf.
After the burning smell completely disappeared, Jiang Cheng let out a long breath, and cold sweat appeared on his forehead without him realizing it.
Sure enough, the psychological pressure of confronting such a ghost with only a bookshelf between them is beyond what ordinary people can bear.
Shen Mengyun's legs were weak, but Jiang Cheng turned sideways and helped her up.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang." Shen Mengyun looked at Jiang Cheng and suddenly realized that this man was not as unreliable as he first thought.
He is actually a very sincere person.
"How is it?" Jiang Cheng asked after taking a breath.
"I'm fine. If it hadn't been for you just now, I would have died." Recalling the scene just now, Shen Mengyun's face turned pale.
The empty space on the bookshelf and the few books scattered on the floor constantly reminded her that she was just a little bit away from death.
After pondering for a moment, Jiang Cheng did not go out rashly, "I only saw you and Gao Yan running over just now, where is Wang Qi?"
When everyone started to separate and look for a place to hide, Jiang Cheng Remember that Wang Qi is in front of them.
He should have encountered the ghost earlier.
"Wang Qi." Shen Mengyun frowned, "I didn't see him. After running for a while, he separated from us, but he should be fine."
It seems that Wang Qi has escaped the ghost's search.
"How were you discovered?" Jiang Cheng nodded and continued to ask.
When this was mentioned, Shen Mengyun's face turned ugly, and her plump breasts undulated violently. The two of them were very close to each other, and Jiang Cheng was taller than her, so his eyes glanced at her from time to time.
"I was not discovered by the ghost. It was Gao Yan who was discovered. I hid well. It was him who ran over and attracted the ghost." Shen Mengyun spoke very quickly.
"Do you know how the ghost found him?" Jiang Cheng was a little curious.
After taking a few breaths, Shen Mengyun slowly calmed down, nodded his chin and said, "I know, I was hiding under a table not far from him, and he was hiding between two bookshelves. I could just see him from here. "
"It was fine at first, but not long after, he reached out and took it off the bookshelf. Something, the light was too dark, I couldn’t see clearly what it was.”
“Probably. In less than 10 seconds, the ghost came over, no, it seemed to appear suddenly. That smell was pungent for a moment." As if recalling the scene at that time, Shen Mengyun clenched her fingers slightly, feeling nervous.
“Hourglass.” Jiang Cheng thought for a moment and said.
"Yes, I also thought it was an hourglass." Shen Mengyun whispered: "But I didn't think so much at the time. When I saw Gao Yan running towards me, I panicked and ran with him. I even sprained my feet during the process.”
After saying that, Shen Mengyun raised his head and said, "If I hadn't met you, Mr. Jiang, I would have..."
Jiang Cheng ignored the following words. It seemed that the reason why they were exposed was entirely because Gao Yan activated an hourglass without permission.
Hourglasses can be seen everywhere in the library, and there is one on the bookshelf in front of them.
At first they thought the hourglass was only used to start tasks and remind the time, but now it seems that it is more than that. (End of this chapter)