Chapter 796

Ning Chen's heart tightened involuntarily, and only after that shadow vanished before his eyes did he finally react.

His mind began to calculate who exactly that figure belonged to.

Given the villagers' eerie behavior, Ning Chen truly did not wish to stay here.

However, since the system had already assigned him a task here, he naturally had to resolve it before leaving.

Because of the incident just now, Ning Chen was now unable to fall asleep again.

Yet at that very moment, the door to their room was slowly opened.

That sound stood out with particular clarity in the darkness, causing Ning Chen's heart to tighten once more.

It seemed the night would not be peaceful.

Eerie events kept occurring intermittently all around.

Ning Chen tried to make his breathing seem less deliberate.

He had to see who this person appearing in the middle of the night truly was.

Faint footsteps came toward him, and Ning Chen's hands had already clenched together.

If they did anything improper toward him, he would inevitably make them die a violent death.

"Who?"

Hmm?

Ning Chen was momentarily stunned; the next second, the person before him rushed straight out of the room.

"I asked who you are!"

Talking in one's sleep!?

Having suffered greatly from Lin Yi's incompetence as a teammate, Ning Chen no longer lingered and immediately chased after him.

In the darkness, that figure's speed was exceptionally fast, looking nothing like a normal person's reaction speed.

Could it be that the Mantis Man had gone mad to such an extent, actually breaking directly into someone's home?

But Ning Chen had seen that Mantis Man; he was slender in build, nothing like the figure before him now.

"Damn it!"

In that case, Ning Chen need not solve the problem with him through normal means.

At that moment, he suddenly leaped up.

Just as he prepared to jump before that ghostly thing, the person before him vanished in an instant.

Correct, gone without a trace.

As if a phantom, he disappeared without a trace.

What?

At that moment, Ning Chen also sensed something was wrong; he wasted not a single moment, so under normal speed, he should have been able to catch that person.

Exactly which link had gone wrong?

To the point that he had actually lost track of him.

【What's going on? What is this? How did I not notice anything happening? It ended so quickly?】

【I don't know; I was just playing a game, and the livestream was left hanging here.】

【Brother Shiguang wasn't sleeping? How did he suddenly run out in an instant?】

Ning Chen knew the current situation would not be resolved easily.

Whether it was this village or anything outside the village.

The surroundings all exuded an unexplained eeriness; he clearly knew something was wrong but could not say where the problem lay.

This situation also made Ning Chen feel a chill run down his spine.

"Brother Ning Chen?"

Bai Lei's voice suddenly came from behind; Ning Chen turned his head to look, and the next second noticed Bai Lei was staring at him from behind.

"Why did you run out? Do you need to find something?"

For some reason, Bai Lei under the dark night made Ning Chen feel something was off.

But he could not articulate what exactly.

He did not tell Bai Lei about what had just happened; instead, he slowly walked toward that position.

"Why did you come out too?"

Seemingly not expecting Ning Chen to suddenly ask back, Bai Lei's expression also changed slightly.

"I was preparing to get up at night to relieve myself, then saw you rush out of the room, so I got curious and wanted to see what happened."

Hearing Bai Lei's words, Ning Chen's expression did not change in the slightest.

"In that case, let's hurry back; the weather is so cold now."

Ning Chen completely ignored Bai Lei; after saying this, he walked straight forward.

Too many questions circled in his mind.

He even suspected these events themselves were concocted by this village.

Merely making public claims about these matters.

But he immediately rejected this thought of his; he could not attribute everyone to such a bad situation.

Therefore, a careful investigation was still necessary.

Ning Chen did not notice that Bai Lei was staring at him fiercely from behind.

His gaze carried a state that was not easily noticeable.

After Ning Chen returned to the room, Lin Yi also sat up on the bed.

"Where did you go? How come when you suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, your bed was empty."

Ning Chen shook his head; whatever was said now had to be weighed carefully.

After all, walls have ears; he was unsure whether those on the other side were friends or foes.

Seeing that Ning Chen did not wish to speak, Yue Feiqun did not press further.

Lin Yi, therefore, ceased his questioning.

Just now, when Ning Chen suddenly vanished, a strange heaviness had lodged in his heart.

Fortunately, he had returned, and indeed nothing untoward had occurred.

The two lay on the bed once more, yet sleep had completely abandoned them.

The night's turmoil had only made them more exhausted.

It seemed they would need to climb the mountain again tomorrow to investigate what had happened there.

Or perhaps they should ask Bai Lei's grandfather.

As an elder in this village, he would naturally know what had transpired.

At that time, perhaps because too many people were present, Bai Lei's grandfather had found it inconvenient to speak.

But to resolve these problems, one must inevitably understand the full sequence of cause and effect.

Lost in thought, Ning Chen once again drifted into sleep.

Early the next morning, the sun shone directly upon Ning Chen's face.

It was warm and gentle.

Yet his thoughts were drawn to the crying sounds coming from outside.

Even Lin Yi opened his eyes and looked around.

"What is happening?"

Facing Lin Yi's question, Ning Chen did not know how to respond.

The two had only just awakened.

If Lin Yi did not know what had occurred, how could he possibly know?

They put on their clothes and stepped outside; yet upon opening the door, the scene before them made both of them start in shock.

Several members of one family stood gathered there, and beside them, Bai Lei's grandfather lay fallen at the doorway.

The corpse had already become completely stiff.

His hand still pointed toward the spot outside the door, his eyes wide open, as if he were angrily denouncing something.

Ning Chen's eyes widened; Bai Lei's grandfather's body was already entirely rigid.

This was impossible!

In the middle of the night yesterday, he had gone out, and at that time there had been no sign of anything amiss.

Yet judging by the stiffness of Bai Lei's grandfather's corpse, he had been dead for at least nine to twelve hours.