Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 103 - 100: Forbidden Nightmare 7 (The Strange Mermaid Statue)
At that time, she didn’t understand the kind of yearning for home that her senior sister felt, because she didn’t miss the Federation Planet.
Thinking back now, perhaps her senior sister’s longing for home back then was akin to her current feelings of yearning for the sect.
Josh looked at the food on the table, sighed softly, and was just about to pick up her chopsticks when she suddenly caught sight of a hideous and terrifying hand stealthily reaching out from under the table.
Her hand holding the chopsticks paused, and when she focused again, that thing was gone.
Josh wasn’t really in the mood to eat, so she took a few hasty bites and then lay back on the bed.
Just as she was about to drift off to sleep, she suddenly felt someone pat her foot.
Josh grunted in displeasure, pulled her foot back, and turned over to continue sleeping.
A ticking sound began to echo in her ears.
A strong smell of blood wafted over.
Josh frowned slightly, and suddenly opened her eyes to meet a pair of eyes weeping with bloody tears.
The other party was startled when she opened her eyes suddenly, then angrily glared and lunged at her.
Josh quickly rolled out of bed.
The female ghost chased after her.
Josh pulled out a talisman from her pocket and forcefully slapped it onto the ghost charging at her. The ghost instantly froze, turning into a lifeless humanoid lantern.
This thing doesn’t seem too smart.
She originally thought, after being provoked during the day and realizing she wasn’t easy to deal with, these things would have some sense of caution.
In the system, Yuze sent a message: [Have you discovered anything?]
Josh sent a photo of the paper lantern over: [Just a not-so-bright lantern. What about on your side?]
Yuze: [Nothing much, but I feel the statues in the ancestral hall are strange.]
Josh thought for a moment: [Shall we check it out tonight?]
Yuze: [Ok, I have the keys.]
Josh avoided the others, opened the window at the back of the room, and jumped out.
As she stepped out, numerous ghostly shadows surged from the ground, rushing at her.
Josh held the exorcism talisman, and those things hesitated to pounce on her.
She bypassed the front yard’s streetlights and went through a small side path.
The ghostly shadows followed her, seemingly intent on stopping her from moving forward.
The path was pitch black, and the ghostly shadows lunging from both sides were like a flowing mire, continuously washing over her feet.
Countless bloody ghostly hands attempted to grab at her ankles, sending a creepy sensation up her legs.
Josh ignored these things and continued to move forward.
To avoid the patrolling women outside, she had to crouch in the bushes, waiting for them to leave.
Suddenly, a ghostly shadow behind her gathered strength and shoved her.
Josh quickly grabbed a nearby branch to steady herself.
But the branch inevitably swayed.
"Who’s there!" a nearby woman shouted cautiously, heading in their direction.
Josh turned to glare at the ghostly shadow behind her.
The ghostly shadow covered its mouth and let out a sharp laugh, carrying an eerie emptiness that made her hair stand on end.
Seeing the nearby person approaching, Josh grabbed the nearest ghostly shadow, slapped on a talisman.
The ghostly shadow screamed and turned into a human-shaped lantern.
She tossed the lantern out.
The woman approaching saw the lantern roll out from the bushes.
The lantern had a smiling face of the Holy Daughter painted on it, with blood oozing slowly from its seven orifices.
The woman screamed as if she’d seen a ghost, fell back trembling, and quickly retreated.
Another woman following close behind saw this and immediately changed her expression, quickly pulling her companion away.
The two were terrified for a while, but seeing that the human-shaped lantern didn’t move, they calmed down a bit.
"Maybe the wind blew it over, let’s not scare ourselves."
"This is really... you see, this lantern has the Holy Daughter’s face! Do you think the rumors are true, that the Holy Daughter has returned for revenge?"
"Shh! Don’t talk nonsense, that’s impossible, let’s not scare ourselves. We’ll get someone to fetch the lantern later and hand it over to Yue Xi."
"Alright..."
Crouched in the bushes, Josh frowned slightly. What does it mean that the Holy Daughter returned for revenge?
It might be related to the main storyline.
Things are indeed not that simple.
She placed a strand of spider silk on one of the women.
One woman, walking away, said worriedly, "Sister, all the candidates for the Sacrificial Girl last generation died, which itself is an ominous sign. I’m scared..."
"Don’t be afraid, these things have nothing to do with us. Even if it’s for revenge, those who were wronged have specific targets..." she lowered her voice: "The one they’d go after is our current Holy Daughter who took her place, not us."
"That’s what you say, but I’m still scared..."
"Don’t be afraid, there’s really nothing to fear. If you’re really scared, just go tell Yue Xi and see if she can keep you off the night shift."
Josh checked the time. Seeing that it was about time and knowing she wouldn’t learn anything more, she turned and headed toward the ancestral hall.
Yuze had just arrived too.
The two exchanged information.
Yuze squinted his eyes, "Could it be a cliché plot about fighting over the position of Holy Daughter?"
Josh: "I think this tidal crisis side mission is definitely related to the main storyline. To solve the tide problem, the key lies with the Sea God. Perhaps the Holy Daughter and the Sea God are also connected."
Yuze nodded, "Let’s go inside and take a look."
The ancestral hall was unused at night.
Yuze used the key to open the side door of the ancestral hall, and they sneaked in quietly.
For some reason, as soon as Josh entered, she felt an inexplicable chill, with a cold aura rushing to her head.
She shook off the goosebumps on her skin.
"You’ve finally come." An empty voice echoed in the ancestral hall.
Josh inexplicably sensed a chilling killing intent in it.
She instantly tensed up: "Who!"
Yuze looked at her puzzled, "What’s wrong?"
Josh scanned her surroundings cautiously: "Didn’t you just hear that voice?"
Yuze listened carefully, "I heard it, your heartbeat is so fast, are you nervous being with me? Remember, no early romances allowed."
Josh: "..."
The eerie tension vanished in an instant.
She just wanted to punch him a couple of times.
They entered the interior of the ancestral hall.
The hall was divided into three sections: left, middle, and right.
The right side was where the Holy Daughter dealt with daily affairs and presided over major events within the clan.
The middle housed the Mermaid Sea God Statue.
The left side contained various offerings, incense, and tools needed for rituals.
The two approached the Mermaid Statue in the center.
Josh didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she felt as if the statue was staring at her.
Yet when she looked directly at it, the statue appeared calm with eyes lowered, exuding a serene and peaceful air.
Both had good vision, and with the help of the moonlight reflecting in from outside, they could barely make out the situation inside the hall.
Josh stared at the statue, suddenly feeling dizzy, as if she was about to be drawn into it.
She shook her head and looked at Yuze: "Don’t you think there’s something off about the statue?"
