Chapter 274

Lai Siyao stared at this handsome, familiar face and was suddenly a bit dazed.

Her consciousness gradually cleared, and memories flooded in like a tide.

She finally remembered everything, recalling the scene she had seen before she lost consciousness.

Feeling the warmth coming from her head, a sense of relief at having survived and an inexplicable grievance couldn't help but rise in her heart.

Su Yang looked at her slightly moist eyes and said softly: "Don't worry, Xue Yong is already dead; no one will ever force you again."

Lai Siyao was suddenly stunned and looked in the direction he indicated, only to see the Butcher peeling the skin off a familiar figure.

Looking at this terrifying yet familiar monster, she subconsciously wanted to escape, but as soon as she stood up, her legs went weak and she fell.

"Help me..."

Su Yang did not refuse the soft-spoken request and helped her up.

The reason he chose to take action was not just because Lai Siyao had mastered the contents of the diary.

Back at the old administration building, the other party had shown she couldn't bear to see Su Yang unconscious.

From this, it could be seen that her attitude toward the game was vastly different from Xue Yong's.

One was cunning and ruthless, while the other still maintained a sense of compassion.

For such a player, Su Yang was naturally happy to lend a helping hand.

It was easy to control, and it wasn't prone to errors.

"The Butcher will leave once he's full, so don't be afraid," Su Yang said, seeing her worries.

"Hmm..."

Hearing this dialogue, Qin Weiyang's expression couldn't help but be a bit strange.

In her impression, when had Su Yang ever been so gentle with anyone?

Although she knew he was doing this because there was profit to be made, she still felt a bit unaccustomed to it.

After all, watching a familiar person perform was a bit distracting.

Soon, after disposing of the corpse, the Butcher walked out of the secret room without looking back.

The atmosphere returned to silence, the cold wind blew through the hair tips, and the state of mind was as calm as still water.

At this moment, Ruan Ziliang finally digested this explosive content and hesitated: "That... are we safe now?"

The four of them cast their gazes simultaneously, mixed with a hint of ill intent, which made his heart skip a beat.

After witnessing the other party's thunderous methods, Ruan Ziliang realized that the two sides were not people from the same 'world'.

He hurriedly waved his hand and said: "If it's inconvenient to say, it doesn't matter."

Su Yang signaled with his eyes; although Qin Weiyang was unwilling, she still walked over.

"Come here," she beckoned.

"Oh... okay."

Ruan Ziliang obediently followed suit, following behind her while cautiously observing the surroundings.

Seeing that Qin Weiyang had begun to act, Su Yang ordered: "Check the tattoos on these corpses and see if there are any other clues on their bodies."

Li Zhangge glanced at Lai Siyao and then nodded.

He saw him cut open the clothes with a slash of his knife, revealing their backs.

Immediately afterward, he began to 'search the corpses' with skilled technique.

Seeing that things were on the right track, Su Yang smiled: "Tell me, how did you become a Faceless Man?"

Lai Siyao fell into deep thought and explained: "... that box, the key inside hides the soul of the Faceless Man!"

Sure enough!

Su Yang looked at Qin Weiyang's beautiful figure, knowing deeply that her possession must have been caused by coming into contact with something unclean.

And the culprit behind all this was highly likely related to the box that fell from the coffin.

Just as he had speculated, the Faceless Man was Wei Zeming, and both coffins were buried with female students.

Then, given his personality, he was destined to protect the two women.

Not allowing anyone to touch them.

"Xue Yong and I learned this news from the diary, and he tied me up," Lai Siyao said.

She had taken the box, and the Faceless Man had already entered her body.

Possession was only a matter of time.

"What is the method of control?" Su Yang asked.

"Incense ash."

"The incense on the coffin?"

"Hmm..."

So that was it.

Su Yang suddenly realized; he had never figured out why there were still three unburned sticks of incense left on that coffin.

There was actually a connection behind this.

"The Faceless Man feels a sense of closeness to those who hold the incense ash and will also be obedient," Lai Siyao added.

"Did he burn the diary?" Su Yang confirmed.

"He burned it after reading it."

"The pregnant person is Ye Wanjun, right?"

Once these words were spoken, Lai Siyao was shocked: "How did you know?"

"I have my own ways," Su Yang smiled.

This secret, logically speaking, should only have been known to her and Xue Yong.

And according to the latter's personality, he definitely wouldn't have revealed such important information.

Yet Su Yang could accurately state the woman's name.

She couldn't help but suspect whether the other party also possessed a prop similar to the diary.

"What is the content of the next stage?" Su Yang continued to ask.

"A graveyard; we have to accurately find Wei Zeming's tombstone inside," Lai Siyao explained.

Accurately?

"What if we find the wrong one?"

"There is only one chance; if you find the wrong one, you will sleep here forever with the dead souls."

"What are the characteristics of the tombstone?"

"It wasn't mentioned in the diary; I guess we have to find them one by one," Lai Siyao said.

Su Yang nodded in understanding; he could see the credibility from her expression.

Just like Xue Yong's previous attitude, he didn't want Su Yang to kill everyone.

With fewer people, they wouldn't be able to pass the final stage.

Following this line of thought, it meant that the answer to the final stage possessed uniqueness and randomness.

It required a certain number of players to test and fail, which obviously didn't conform to common sense.

"Since it's a riddle, there must be an answer; let's go in and take a look," Su Yang suggested.

"We can't go in yet," Lai Siyao shook her head.

Su Yang saw her worries and immediately took out the key: "How about now?"

Lai Siyao glanced at it and still shook her head: "It won't work even with the key."

"Why?" Now it was his turn to be confused.

"Only when the 'Eternal Night' begins will the gate open," Lai Siyao explained.

"We have to wait until tomorrow?" Su Yang frowned.

This was obviously not a good sign.

The treasure hunters were almost all dead, leaving only a few of them.

But the number of people in the Guardian camp hadn't decreased.

Four against four was fair on the surface, but the other side had the help of the stage.

Coupled with having power in their hands, it was as difficult as ascending to heaven for the treasure hunters to break the situation.

Su Yang had originally wanted to strike while the iron was hot and take the treasure in one go.

But now it seemed there was still a natural barrier?

"I'm not sure, we can try," Lai Siyao said.

Su Yang lowered his eyes to look at the key and then walked toward the gate.

Looking at the magnificent stone gate, he pushed the key into the hole and turned it with force.

Accompanied by a roar, dust flew up instantly.

However, when Su Yang pushed hard, he found that the stone gate didn't budge at all.

"Damn it!"

He couldn't help but curse; he hadn't expected to be outplayed at the final moment.

No wonder the Guardians weren't anxious at all.

It turned out they had long known that even if they did nothing, the treasure hunters wouldn't be able to set foot in the final stage.

These people were like spectators in an arena, watching the people on stage fight each other.

"What's wrong? Can't open it?"

At this moment, Li Zhangge, who had finished checking, walked over and tried to push it, but the result was still the same.

"Actually... there is another way," Lai Siyao suddenly spoke.