Chapter 1947: Love You Again After Rewinding 23

"Really weird." Ji Luo muttered, even feeling the temperature drop, a gloomy chilly wind blowing from all directions.

"The picture frame is off."

Ruan Fu's dark eyes showed no ripple; she forcibly broke free of Jin Chen's tightly held hand and stabbed the dagger into the picture frame.

With a hiss, the picture frame was poked loose by the dagger, revealing what was inside.

The six members of Hope Team stepped back several paces in unison, warily eyeing the mirror that wasn't red but even stranger than the previous one.

A drop of blood welled up from the mirror and slowly trickled down.

Next, the mirror seemed to turn into a screen, no longer reflecting their wary gazes, and began playing a video.

In the video, a girl wearing red clothes and a pink bow on her head was pressed to the ground, her hands and feet bound, her eyes wide with terror as she struggled, the blood draining from her face.

The person pressing her down wore a black robe; only bony fingers were exposed at the cuffs, gripping a high‑raised axe that kept chopping at the girl's belly.

"Ahhhhh!"

The shrill scream echoed through the corridor, as if it rang right beside their ears.

In the next scene, the robed ghost vanished.

The girl was almost separated from her lower half, her whole body soaked in blood, dragging her mutilated torso forward, her entire form twisted, her bloodshot eyes fixed tightly on the people outside the mirror.

"Stay…"

Bang!

A hammer‑axe sound came from behind.

"Holy shit!" Gao Kai jumped at the sound, instinctively looked back, but saw only an empty corridor.

Meanwhile, the girl in the mirror had already extended half of her pale arm.

"Run! What are you standing around for!" Gao Kai kept backing away in fright, thinking those few were paralyzed by fear; just as he reached out to pull someone, the next second he saw Jin Chen draw his dagger, eager to try.

"Jin Chen! What's your obsession with killing ghosts!" Ji Luo was near tears, afraid that if he stabbed, the female ghost wouldn't die but would instead be enraged.

With one stab, blood spurted; the girl's head lolled, half her body stuck in the mirror and unable to emerge.

Jin Chen didn't hear the game's prompt announcement.

"Miscalculation."

The only one who understood what Jin Chen was saying, Ruan Fu, was speechless: "Why don't you think she's a victim?"

"Even a victim can't scare me; I'm so fragile."

Jin Chen also patted the frightened little heart.

Ruan Fu: "……"

"There's a sound nearby." Yun Zaozao suddenly said, instinctively pulling out the handgun hidden at her waist.

The six turned in unison, suddenly drawing a deep breath.

In the video, the black‑robed ghost wielding an axe appeared!

"Run!" Ruan Fu grabbed Jin Chen, who wanted to rush forward, speaking tersely.

Is this person really courting death!

Who with a brain tumor could be as vigorous as him?

In the run, it was inevitable to scatter; Jin Chen still had to watch over everyone, because no matter which villain died, the mission would count as a failure.

Seeing Yun Zaozao targeted by the black‑robed ghost, Jin Chen could only slow down, ensure Ruan Fu's safety, then rush over.

"Jin…" Ruan Fu's expression shifted slightly; the name she blurted out got swallowed back, and she gradually stopped.

The black‑robed ghost found its target; they were temporarily safe.

"Mom, I'm exhausted." Ji Luo ran out of breath, leaning on Cheng Chuan's shoulder to catch a breath.

The dagger spun neatly in his palm, the blade thrust straight into the black‑robed ghost's chest, piercing through.

The black‑robed ghost's movement stalled, giving Yun Zaozao time to catch her breath, and Jin Chen pulled her back and flung her away.

"Don't come over." Jin Chen shouted, seeing the black‑robed ghost couldn't be killed with the dagger, he could only draw its attention while seeking a rule to deal with it.

Yun Zaozao hit the wall, grunted in pain, but her eyes never left Jin Chen.

Suddenly, he saw a figure flash from behind—it was Ruan Fu charging forward.

"Press it into the mirror!" Ruan Fu came up behind Jin Chen, gesturing at the mirror surface that had become clean again; the girl's corpse was nowhere to be seen.

And while tangled with Jin Chen, the black‑robed ghost showed strong aversion to approaching that spot.

"Good."

Jin Chen and Ruan Fu tacitly swapped positions, letting Ruan Fu attract the black‑robed ghost's attention while he stayed behind to ensure it couldn't escape.

But when finally shoving the black‑robed ghost back in, Jin Chen nearly got sliced by the falling axe; Ruan Fu shoved him hard, letting him stagger aside just in time.

"Hiss…" Jin Chen pressed his sore shoulder, seeing it was safe, he rose and lunged into Ruan Fu's embrace.

"It really hurts."

How can this person insist on hugging no matter the occasion!

Ruan Fu instinctively wanted to push him away, but upon seeing Yun Zaozao approaching, her eyes darkened slightly; she coldly snorted, "Serves you right—do you want to be hacked to death by an axe?"

Jin Chen wrapped his arms around his waist, humming, "I knew you cared about me."

Ruan Fu: "……"

As if his hidden reluctance had been exposed, he tightened his fingers, faintly showing a hint of annoyance.

【Detected Heartbeat Value for antagonist Ruan Fu +5, total 37!】

【Detected Heartbeat Value for antagonist Yun Zaozao +8, total 20!】

Jin Chen: "……"

"Thank you." Yun Zaozao said.

"... No thanks." Jin Chen gave a dry laugh, thinking that if thanks were really due, you should lower your Blackening Value a bit.

【Detected villain Yun's Blackening Value -5 early, total 67!】

Jin Chen smiled more sincerely.

Ruan Fu directly pushed away the person who was hugging them and still smiling at others, "Who cares about you."

〖Special broadcast! Main mission: Collecting the evil ghost axe-head monster successful, main mission progress 20%! 〗