Chapter 181: Close the Door and Run, Fang Runner (1/4)

"How can this be?!" Every player waiting to see Fang Qi terrified was utterly dumbfounded!

Confronted by such a horrific monster, the boss had not only remained unfazed, but had calmly clubbed the creature to the ground and walked away?!

Could someone really play like that?!

"And, looking at how the boss fights..." Dong Qingli murmured in astonishment, "this monster doesn't seem all that difficult to handle?"

"The boss is incredible!" Fenghua and Yuexin watched in pure envy.

Su Tianji: "..."

"This monster isn't particularly powerful to begin with," Su Tianji snorted coldly. "As long as you are careful, any weapon is enough to deal with it."

It was just that its appearance was entirely repulsive! She thought to herself, though naturally, she could never say such a thing in front of her disciples!

Moreover, a single lapse in concentration made it incredibly easy to fall into its trap; even if one possessed the reaction speed of a high-tier cultivator, the physical body could not always keep pace with the mind, offering no absolute advantage.

Furthermore, these monsters crawled at an exceptionally high speed when near death, meaning survival relied heavily on prudence and calm anticipation.

A single monster was manageable, but if one were to be surrounded...

Any fool knew what the outcome would be!

Therefore, even though Fang Qi knew the proper way to handle these creatures, he would not needlessly provoke them; aside from the very first one, which was safer to eliminate, he steered clear of the rest.

"It seems the brat is still frightened after all!" To salvage her image before her disciples, Su Tianji continued to express her disdain. "If it were this master, a few strikes of a staff would have beaten it to death long ago!"

"The boss is a true coward!" Nalan Mingxue was also busy spreading rumors from the side. Previously, she had been coerced into trying the game by Fang Qi's remarks of 'if you don't play, I won't play either,' and had clearly been terrified; now, harboring a grudge, she seized the chance to slander him.

"It will become troublesome once the monsters begin to accumulate," Song Qingfeng remarked with a look of contempt, observing Fang Qi's strategy of running away the entire time.

At that moment, Fang Qi, who was running on the grand screen, was simultaneously broadcasting a commentary; though he could not hear the onlookers, his voice echoed clearly through the display: "Now, I will demonstrate the parkour style of gameplay for everyone."

"Parkour what...?" Everyone was bewildered.

Fang Qi produced the key he had picked up during his flight, unlocked the iron mesh gate outside the apartment building ahead, casually closed the gate behind him, and bade farewell to the monsters pursuing him.

They were all locked outside.

Everyone: "..."

There were no lights inside the apartment building, leaving it pitch-black; fortunately, it was daytime, so it was not so dark as to completely obscure their vision. Fang Qi walked straight to the room on the right side of the second floor and obtained a flashlight. The moment the beam swept across the room, a bizarre noise echoed, and a mannequin lying on the floor suddenly scrambled to its feet!

Imagine being in a completely dark room where the solitary beam of a flashlight sweeps across, a strange sound breaks the silence, and one suddenly catches sight of a fallen mannequin rising to its feet!

Most importantly, the mannequin itself was made of plastic; for such an object to come to life offered a profound psychological implication, making people feel that these things had broken free from the realm of normal demons and ghosts!

Thus, it would not be surprising if even more bizarre occurrences transpired in the next moment!

"Ah—!" Seeing this, Fenghua and Yuexin instantly shrieked and clung to each other.

"Miss Nalan..." Lanyuan also felt a wave of hair-raising terror and huddled closer to Nalan Mingxue.

Just as Lanyuan drew near, she noticed a little Lolita also edging closer.

They immediately embraced and shrank into a tight ball!

Su Tianji had actually played through this scene before and had been thoroughly frightened at the time, yet watching it again now, she still felt a lingering chill in her heart.

Fortunately, the people from Shengjing Academy and Xiyi Academy were numerous and stood together, appearing quite composed on the surface.

Of course, whether their inner hearts were trembling with panic remained a mystery.

"The... the boss must be scared to death this time!" In truth, many who wished to see Boss Fang terrified were panicked themselves; for instance, Luo Yun was speaking with a slight tremor now.

"It... it should be so!" Ying Zongxuan also felt a chill rising in his chest.

"This kid hasn't seen this part before!" Su Tianji snorted coldly. "He will surely be scared to death!"

Dong Qingli and the others had also not witnessed this segment before; while the earlier parts had felt somewhat thrilling, upon reaching this point, it became increasingly spine-chilling.

In reality, Fang Qi felt a small flutter of panic in his heart at this moment; he took three steps in the span of two, exiting the room.

"Clang!"

"The essence of the parkour style lies in closing the door behind you casually," Fang Qi remarked as the heavy pounding echoed from inside the room.

Su Tianji's face turned dark.

One had to know that she had summoned all her courage to hack that thing to death with a frenzied staff technique back then, and she still felt a lingering dread!

Dong Qingli, the Royal Princess, and the disciples of the various academies, who had originally wanted to see Fang Qi terrified, felt like spitting blood at this moment!

What kind of divine logic was closing the door casually?!

How could someone play it like this?!

After all, the protagonist had not yet ventured deep into Silent Hill, and these monsters, materialized from his subconscious, had not yet reached an entirely unmanageable state.

Only then did Fang Qi breathe a sigh of relief and continue his exploration.

The early phase of *Silent Hill 2* was a deeply confusing journey for new players; aside from exploring, they had no idea what they ought to do. In truth, this mirrored the protagonist's current state of mind, continuously eroded by confusion and fear, yet forced to seek clues based on memory and fragments of letters.

As Fang Qi explored this apartment filled with unknown dangers, the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

Although they saw Fang Qi find a handgun during his search, a handgun would likely be of little use in a place like this.

The monsters encountered along the way were few, yet in such a place, one had to constantly search for clues and documents; every time a door was opened, everyone's heart tightened in suspense.

For fear that some bizarre and grotesque thing would appear behind it!

At that moment, after exploring the third floor, Fang Qi returned to the second floor; amidst the dead silence of the apartment, a sharp and miserable shriek suddenly echoed!

Many girls shrieked along with it!

For they saw that behind the iron bars at the corner, a blood-soaked monster wearing a massive, triangular iron helmet stood motionless!

Behind that monster lay an endless abyss of darkness, as though it were a demon emerged from hell!

"I completely dare not play this anymore..."

The timid Fenghua and Yuexin covered their eyes: "I don't want to watch..."

Let alone them, even Fang Qi felt his hairs stand on end as he played to this point!

The monster offered no reaction, standing utterly still on the opposite side of the iron bars, staring over, which only heightened the eerie atmosphere!

And at this moment, when Fang Qi rounded the corner and entered a room, he beheld a blood-splattered chamber where a television set remained turned on; upon the sofa before it lay a mutilated corpse, disemboweled beyond recognition!

Though its features were obscured, a few sharp-eyed players managed to notice...

"How is this person's hair also golden..."

"And why does the hairstyle look so much like the protagonist's?!"

"That's impossible... the protagonist is still standing right beside it!"