Chapter 413 Deep into despair

The darkness on the second floor of the mansion was even thicker than outside, so that when the figure and firelight appeared in front of Chen Yan, they were already less than 3 meters away from him.

Fire within 3 meters range?

Didn't Mouse just say that the people in the Powder Keg Gang were separated? What about this kind of fire that can only appear when light sources are gathered together? They met without Mouse knowing?

Or... is the mouse lying?

Or maybe... the person he was talking to just now was not a mouse at all!

While he was thinking, several people on the other side also sensed the fire between him and the mouse, and turned around to look at him and the mouse.

During this period, Chen Yan finally saw clearly that standing in front of him was not only Ryan Gamma, but also Miles, Chris, and... rats!

There is also a mouse on the opposite side!

Which one is true? Which one is false?

Chen Yan's loaded Skylark-300 was already pressed against the back of the mouse in front of him!

"hehe."

The mouse with its back to Chen Yan let out a low chuckle.

At the same time, Ryan Gamma, Mel and Chris on the opposite side raised the corners of their mouths at the same time and snickered.

"hehe."

Grass!

None of them are human!

For a moment, a thought came to Chen Yan's mind:

These "things" are the source of the "smell of strangers" mentioned by the mouse when he first came to the second floor!

The fear that filled his entire brain made Chen Yan suddenly pull the trigger.

"Boom!"

The bullet with blue sparks exploded the moment it hit the back of the "mouse's" head. The gunpowder exploded open the skull. The ability given by the "Law of Conviction" reduced the "life" generated by the unknown force in the skull.

The "mouse's" head exploded in the next moment, but his body turned around as if nothing had happened and suddenly rushed towards Chen Yan.

Chen Yan was caught off guard and retreated suddenly, but because he had never experienced such a thing before, his steps were unsteady and he fell to the ground.

Fortunately, the Skylark-300 in hand had already fired a second shot into the chest of "Rat".

"Boom!"

The second bullet exploded the "mouse's" chest, suffocating him as he jumped forward.

Chen Yan seized this precious moment, held onto the ground to support his body, climbed up in embarrassment, and rushed out in the opposite direction.

The sound of running footsteps came from behind. The speed of those things was obviously very fast. Chen Yan even felt from the footsteps coming from behind that if he slowed down even half a beat, he would be caught by the collar immediately!

Running fast consumes a lot of his physical strength. If his body hadn't been strengthened due to extraordinary power, he might have lost his strength long ago.

As he ran, he fired backwards. Every time he fired, there would be a strange roar from behind, and the footsteps would immediately fade away.

It wasn't until the third shot was fired that the sound of running footsteps behind him finally disappeared.

But Chen Yan didn't dare to stop running, because the darkness could swallow sound. He didn't know whether the footsteps swallowed by the darkness were really far away, or whether they were only a few meters behind.

After running with all his strength in the darkness for about five minutes, Chen Yan finally couldn't hold on any longer and stopped.

He slumped against the bookcase next to him, pricking up his ears to listen to what was going on around him with extreme vigilance.

The darkness seemed to have become so quiet, all sounds disappeared, and the whole world was so peaceful that Chen Yan could hear his own heartbeat clearly.

'After running so far, why haven't you seen the stairs leading to the first floor?'

'They knew they couldn't deal with me alone, so they led me to their group!'

‘What exactly are they? Are they [Desolation]? So [Desolation] doesn’t only exist in darkness?!’

'Have they given up chasing?'

'What is their purpose...?'

Chen Yan's mind was in confusion and he was in a bad state, but the threat in the darkness was still there, and the threat must have occurred suddenly - darkness could swallow up sound, and when the sound appeared in front of him, the danger was very close to him.

'I...I am still too reckless. If I use these bookshelves...

I...maybe I can try to communicate with these bookshelves and see what is in the bright light in front of me from the view of the bookshelves.'

'But what if... what if these bookshelves contain [unknown knowledge] that I can't bear? In that case, maybe the moment I develop synesthesia, I will lose control and go crazy.'

'Damn it, why are you thinking so much? I have no way out now. I will die sooner or later, so I might as well give it a try!'

He was silent for a moment, took off his gloves, and kept thinking one thought in his heart:

'I want to see everything happening around me within one minute.'

When his hand touched the bookshelf, synaesthesia occurred, and his vision suddenly went dark.

‘59…58…’

The darkness was deep and cold. Chen Yan gritted his teeth and resisted the invasion of coldness and fear into his mind. He silently counted down sixty numbers, and then his vision turned. The weak flame of the kerosene lantern at his waist dispelled all the deep cold in an instant.

'feasible!'

'Damn it, why didn't you think of it just now?'

'However, when used in actual combat, the situation is more complicated and depends on the situation.'

'In short, adapt to circumstances.'

Chen Yan glanced at the completely silent darkness behind him.

'They're probably still chasing me... I have to keep moving.'

He stood up with his sore legs and continued moving in the direction he came from.

Unknown things can be encountered at any time in the darkness. Apart from the Skylark-300 in his hand, the only thing Chen Yan can rely on is the elusive luck.

He encouraged himself and held his watch at the same time. After walking in the dark for ten minutes, he still didn't see the stairs leading to the first floor.

'This is not normal...'

'The second floor...may have changed without my knowledge.'

'If I can't get to the first floor, I won't be able to get out of the mansion, let alone the wilderness.'

'No matter what... keep moving. Only by keeping moving can I see as much of what this place really looks like as possible and get more opportunities...'

Fortunately, after completing his promotion, his spirits were good enough. Even if his physical strength was a little weak and his body was exhausted, he could still use these spirits to remain alert enough in the dark.

He comforted himself that his situation was not bad. There were still two bullets left in the Skylark-300. If used properly, it would be enough for him to kill two enemies.

As for the other captured gun... Chen Yan was very doubtful that the ordinary bullets in that gun could cause damage to things in the dark?

He had some regrets, but regrets were of no use. He could only make a mental note to always remember to carry more Skylark-300 empowering bullets with him, so that he would not encounter an unexpected situation next time.

There aren't even enough bullets.

He continued to move forward until, at the next corner between the bookshelves, an almost undetectable dim light appeared in front of him without any warning.

He was startled in vain, his mind was spinning, he took off his gloves, touched the bookshelf next to him, and thought desperately in his mind:

'I want to see everything I just passed by this bookshelf!'

The next moment, he had synesthesia with the bookshelf, and his vision suddenly became dark.

The oppressive and sticky darkness obscured the entire field of vision, and the absolute silence in the darkness almost caused mental breakdown. Chen Yan realized for the first time that looking directly at the darkness itself could be so terrifying.

He waited patiently, because no matter how long the vision produced by synaesthesia lasted, the time in reality was only a blink, and he had enough patience to wait.

After more than fifty seconds that were mind-numbing, a ball of fire appeared in the field of vision in front of him without any warning.

In the firelight was Maier's expressionless face.

The expressionless lone person...will he be the next trap?

Chen Yan can’t afford to gamble!

When Maier passed "in front of" him and his back was about to disappear, the synaesthesia time ended.

Chen Yan did not hesitate at all. He aimed the loaded Skylark-300 at a position about ten centimeters above the weak fire in front of him and pulled the trigger.

"Boom!"

A shrill scream came from the darkness,

Chen Yan took a step forward——

A mutilated Maier appeared in front of him!

A big hole was made in Maier's chest by the empowered bullet, and a small part of his body that fell to the ground had sunk into the floor - his broken body was not able to support the weight of the flesh and blood organs, so that part of the inside had been "eaten" by the floor.

, it looks like half of the person has been turned into some kind of fertilizer.

He is being "swallowed" at a very slow speed.
To be continued...