[5100-word chapter] Chapter 115 Despair Building and the Reincarnation of Death
"Pah, pah, pah -"
Karasawa Makoto felt extremely anxious, lying behind the door and listening to the movement in the corridor.
The footsteps probably came from the staircase aisle.
Step by step is very urgent, getting closer and closer.
In just a few steps, I arrived at the location between the two houses in this unit.
Karasawa Makoto's heart was in her throat - perhaps, there was only a door between her and the cannibal.
The next moment, she heard footsteps walking towards the opposite door.
Immediately afterwards, there was the sound of the door on the opposite side opening——
"squeak!"
When I opened the door, there seemed to be no obstruction at all.
What followed was a scream from the neighbor across the door.
The first-person perspective image appeared in front of Karasawa Makoto again——
A middle-aged woman collapsed on the ground, looking at the camera with horror on her face.
She was trembling all over and letting out continuous screams of terror.
The scream reached Makoto Karasawa's ears from the other side of the door, and it was in perfect harmony with the scene in the camera. It was like the original soundtrack in a thriller movie.
The camera zoomed in...and pulled back...zoomed in again...backed up a little, and only a pair of feet wearing old-fashioned leather shoes were left on the floor.
The lens went dark and the picture disappeared.
Karasawa Makoto heard the sound of hurried footsteps coming from outside the door again. It passed through the corridor between two houses, and then entered the staircase passage. The sound became farther and farther away and became smaller and smaller.
After calming down a little, Karasawa Makoto opened the resident group, and the messages in it filled the screen again.
In addition to a bunch of exclamation marks and scary emoticons, many people are asking which floor the monster has reached.
What left Makoto Karasawa speechless was that several men sent her friend requests through private messages.
Someone also used the APP's super VIP rights to initiate a temporary private chat call: "Madam, I noticed you... I think we can help each other, you know... I can take risks to protect you."
Speechless...
Karasawa Makoto probably understood that this was because he was too anxious just now and sent a voice message in the group, which was heard by many people. But when has this happened? Is there still time to add friends? Please, it will be soon.
More people were eaten.
Karasawa Makoto thought for a while and sent a text message in the group:
"The monster just came to the third unit on the third floor and killed the resident next to me. Now it has left and entered the stairway. I need to remind you: the monster can directly open the door. Locking the door is useless. I heard
The neighbor on the opposite door put several locks on it and it was opened all at once. In addition, when the monster appeared, there was the sound of footsteps."
Someone immediately replied: "Sure enough, we went to the third floor, so it will be the fourth floor's turn next... Is the monster targeting the third unit?"
"Oops, I'm on the fourth floor of unit three! Do I want to escape from the house now?"
"You just entered the staircase passage, are you too late now?"
"I'm on the fifth floor of unit three..."
"I'm on the seventh floor..."
"Don't..." someone advised: "Looking at the situation just now, you will only die faster if you go out!"
As the messages on the screen continued to refresh, a terrifying live broadcast came again.
The victims this time were an old couple who were leaning on the peephole of the door to peek at the condition of the corridor outside.
The moment the man-eating camera pounced on the old woman, her wife looked horrified, but still mustered up the courage, shouted, stood in front of the old woman, and pounced towards the monster instead.
Unfortunately, it's of no use.
Two people were eaten one after another in just over twenty seconds.
The atmosphere among the residents became more solemn.
Someone reported the location of this old couple - "The two old people are my neighbors. They have no children. They are usually very affectionate. They always go out to exercise and buy groceries together. Alas... we live in unit 5 on the fourth floor."
"
"!!"
"!?!?"
In the household group, a barrage of incomprehensible exclamation points and question marks flooded the screen.
Someone summarized:
"In other words, does the monster not only focus on three units, but kill people randomly? Every unit may be selected by it?"
"..."
“#￥%……&%#”
"I'm completely in despair. If I go out, I'm looking for death. If I stay at home, I'm waiting for death. I feel like I'm really at the end of my rope!"
Someone thought of the police again.
"Do the police know the situation here? Didn't a lot of people call the police just now? Didn't they say that special investigators are being arranged to come over? Eight people have died, why haven't the police come over? We must wait until everyone has arrived
Will you bow and apologize at a press conference only if you die?"
This sentence shocked the group of residents, and all kinds of swear words about the police's efficiency came one after another.
"Asshole police!"
"brute!!"
"￥...&%￥..."
Karasawa Makoto feels that swearing will not help solve the problem at all, and the residents' anger and panic may push the matter to a worse situation.
After thinking for a while, she sent another message——
"Don't blame the police in a hurry! Only twenty minutes have passed since the monster appeared. No matter how fast the police are, they won't be able to get here so quickly.
Moreover, with this monster's weird killing methods and terrifying level, even if the police do come, they may not be able to deal with it.
If you think about it carefully, judging from the previous killings by the monster, it is obvious that it follows a certain killing pattern.
It is better to ask for help than to ask for yourself! Now, the most important thing we residents who are in the dilemma and edge of death should do is to find out how to figure out its killing pattern.
I believe that as long as we can do this, we will have a chance to save ourselves. At least, we can improve our chances of survival. When the police arrive, we can also provide more effective and useful information to help everyone get out of trouble."
"I have to say, what this lady said makes sense. Hey...it seems to be the lady with the nice voice who sent the voice message just now."
"The pattern of killing?"
"Yes, for example - the first rule is that the monster eats people, starting with the head, and the footage of it eating people can be seen live in the apartment by everyone.
The second rule is that after the monster eats, it will leave behind a pair of feet of the deceased.
The third rule is that monsters seem to move from bottom to top. They only enter one house on each floor to eat people, but they will randomly select targets.
The fourth rule is that people who leave the room and plan to escape will be targeted and eaten by monsters first.
The fifth rule is that there are footsteps when a monster approaches..."
"Article 6, monsters can pick locks." Someone added.
The news brought the residents back to their senses. Everyone summarized eight or nine rules for killing monsters. After Makoto Karasawa carefully recorded them, because of his calmness and rationality, he was unanimously elected as the representative by the residents to communicate with the police.
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After telling the operator the rules that the residents had sacrificed their lives for, Karasawa Makoto also gained something important——
Police retrieved information about the monster from a platform called the Weird Database.
The monster's name is [Kumada Nobuhiko], and he is a real man-eating monster.
Residents alone will never be able to get out of the fog of Nobuhiko Kumada. Therefore, for residents currently trapped in the apartment, the best choice is to stay in their rooms and wait for rescue. As for when the rescue will take place
It depends on when the investigator from Beihai arrives.
Because it seems that only that investigator has the opportunity and ability to confront Nobuhiko Kumada.
After hearing the news, even a staunch optimist like Karasawa Makoto despaired. Beihai is too far away from here. When the investigators arrive tomorrow morning, there will probably be only a few hundred bloody pairs left in the entire apartment.
feet.
Fortunately, the police also provided several bizarre murder patterns that Karasawa Makoto didn't know about.
1. The premise for Kumada Nobuhiko to kill is that the person being killed must see Kumada Nobuhiko’s face. If Kumada Nobuhiko’s face cannot be seen, he will not be killed.
2. Once Nobuhiko Kumada appears next to the person being killed, the person being killed will look at Nobuhiko Kumada uncontrollably (it is a mental control that is difficult for ordinary people to resist).
3. Be careful of the large bloody footprints in the corridor. Those are Kumada Nobuhiko's footprints. After stepping on the bloody footprints, you will be locked by Kumada Nobuhiko, and the other party will appear next to this person in a short period of time.
4. When a resident walks out of the room, he will be stared at by Nobuhiko Kumada, who will wait on the route of the prey, or find the prey directly, and he will be temporarily safe when he returns to the room.
5. Only the law of killing can counter the law of killing...
I don't understand this last one at all.
The police explained that Karasawa Makoto’s understanding was that the law of fighting monsters or escaping from being killed should be found from the laws of monster killing.
After the communication between Karasawa Makoto and the police was completed, Kumada Nobuhiko had already reached the thirteenth floor. The horrific scene made the residents of the Nara Apartment lose their minds one by one.
After hearing the footsteps in the corridor, a resident sent a message to the group -
"I can't stand it anymore! I'm being targeted! The next one to be killed will definitely be me! Goodbye everyone, I would rather jump off the building than be eaten by that disgusting monster until I am left with only one pair of feet!"
After sending the message, the resident opened the window and jumped out.
But the moment he jumped out, he appeared at the door of his house again, and the terrifying camera pounced on him... In the end, he still had a pair of bloody feet.
"You will be targeted by monsters first if you jump off a building! Dear residents, in this modern society where everyone is equal and free, and where slavery and feudalism are no longer the norm, we are not even qualified to jump off the building!"
"If jumping off a building doesn't work, then hanging, hitting a wall, committing suicide by gas, etc., won't work either?"
"That's probably it..."
"asshole!"
"Everyone, through my communication with the police, I have obtained the following information, which may be helpful to everyone's survival..."
After Karasawa Makoto posted her communication with the police to the group, it aroused heated discussions among the residents——
"Really? As long as you don't see Kumada Nobuhiko, you won't be eaten?"
"This feeling is very easy to do. Just close or cover your eyes, right?"
"When will the North Sea investigator arrive?"
The next time the horror scene appeared, Makoto Karasawa saw the man targeted by the camera wearing a black cloth bag over his head, with the mouth of the bag tied in a tight knot.
When the camera appeared, the man untied the knot very neatly and completely uncontrollably, and took off the black bag from his head.
Under the cloth bag, the man's eyes were covered with several thick layers of black cloth, which he also untied one by one.
The moment he opened his eyes and saw the camera, the camera rushed towards the man... his feet...
Among the residents——
"Can't you even cover your eyes?"
"Of course, didn't the police say it was a mental attack?"
"Is there any way to temporarily become blind? After becoming blind, it is impossible to see this monster."
"I checked online and found that the methods for temporary blindness are - 1. Mental depression or stimulation; 2. Stimulation by strong light, 3. Stimulation by drugs or chemicals, 4....5..."
"How can these conditions be solved in a short time! Which drug can cause temporary blindness? Can it be found out?"
"How can these medicines be obtained in such a short time?"
"It's useless even if you want to use these drugs to cause blindness. You have to use them continuously for at least half a month or longer. If you take an overdose at one time, you may kill the person directly."
The next victim who was targeted by the camera turned on a super bright light in front of his eyes. But it was of no use. The moment the camera appeared, the light went out.
When there was only one pair of feet left on the ground, Makoto Karasawa discovered that various drugs were scattered all over the floor. She had a good eye and saw that one of the bottles had amiodarone written on it.
"Isn't this useless?"
"Isn't the only way to gouge out or blind the eyes?"
"..."
"But who would really want to blind themselves unless they have no choice but to do so?"
"The next neighbor who hears footsteps...or else..."
At this time, there was an additional voice message in the group.
Karasawa Makoto clicked on it and heard a panicked and trembling voice——
"It's me, I heard footsteps. I'll try to blind myself to see if I can survive! As long as I can survive, it doesn't matter if I'm blind."
The next moment, the camera appeared.
A man was pointing a sharp knife at his own eyes. One eye seemed to have been blinded and was bleeding continuously.
The woman on the side was holding a little boy in her arms, with a look of horror on her face.
When he tried to stab the knife into his other eye, the camera jumped at him.
Soon, there were only three pairs of feet left on the floor of the house.
Among the residents, there are more and more people who are about to have a mental breakdown.
"!!!??!"
“You can’t even blind yourself!!”
"Can we just wait for monsters to come to our door?"
"When will the investigator from Beihai arrive?"
Karasawa Makoto also felt that there was little hope. She called the police again and passed on several new monster killing laws that the residents had spent their lives exploring.
For example: If you are in a dark fog, it is futile to try to temporarily blind or blind your eyes. It is futile to cover your eyes in any way. Any suicide method is also futile. Blinding and suicide will only make monsters focus on this area with greater priority.
people.
Karasawa Makoto only hopes that these murder rules will help the police to rescue people trapped in Kumada Nobuhiko's fog in the future. Even if all the residents in the Nara apartment will be killed in the end, it is best not to make worthless sacrifices.
Leave something behind for future victims.
The messages in the resident group never stopped, but the words and tone in those messages became more and more desperate.
Exclamation marks, question marks, and #￥...%...￥%*()&*#￥@# are a bunch of random symbols that express feelings that cannot be described in words. They appear more and more frequently.
Horrifying live broadcasts are being staged non-stop. Moreover, the intervals between each stage are becoming more and more regular, because no one is trying to interfere with its priority of killing by committing suicide or blinding.
According to the feedback from the residents in the group, monsters are indeed killing each other on the roof, one floor at a time, and the units and residents are randomly selected each time.
Is this really all you can do, helpless and wait for the monster to come to your door and be eaten?
Karasawa Makoto was very unwilling.
It would be fine if he was eaten by monsters for the sake of some more important and valuable people or things.
However, Karasawa Makoto came to the Nara apartment to hide out because she was disturbed by a completely worthless guy like Ichiro Chida. She really felt that it was too unfair to die because of such a person.
There must be a way to survive!
Law, only the law of killing can resist the law of killing...
Karasawa Makoto remembered the last words the police told him, and immediately found a piece of paper and wrote down all the rules of Kumada Nobuhiko's murder one by one.
She tried to keep herself calm, looked at the patterns one by one, and drew causal connections between the patterns. Her head spun rapidly and she was completely absorbed in it.
She didn't notice at all that the residents were still reporting that Nobuhiko Kumada was eating people on the roofs of buildings one by one...
"Kumada Nobuhiko has reached the 35th floor! He just ate my neighbor's family of three! The next floor should be the top floor, right?"
"What will happen when we get to the top floor? Will we stop temporarily?"
"We're on the 36th floor! They're eating people next door! I'm going crazy! The beauty next door is the goddess I've been secretly in love with for half a year! I'm currently planning a confession ceremony with her on a large Ferris wheel... How could this happen? How could she?
Being eaten alive like this? Why did that monster choose her! Can't others?"
Now no one cares why the goddess of the man on the 36th floor was chosen.
What everyone is concerned about is...
"Will it stop?"
"Please, please stop!"
After a while, the terrifying footage appeared again. A man with his hands clasped together and kneeling to pray, with a look of horror on his face, was eaten half of his head by the camera... Soon a pair of feet were left on the ground... and the camera disappeared.
"The first floor! It's the one next door to me. Turn right from the main entrance and you'll find the residents in the fifth room."
Someone in the group immediately reported the location, "That monster is back on the first floor again..."
At this time, the live broadcast footage suddenly appeared again. It was still in the same room just now, with a pair of feet on the ground. A drone flew in from the door of the room, and the camera turned to the drone.
Soon, the camera panned and focused on a prisoner wearing prison uniform.
Next to the prisoner, a guarding policeman stood. When the camera was aimed at the prisoner, the policeman on the side also glanced at the camera secretly...