Immortal in Horror Game: She is the Fortune Teller!-Chapter 134 - 131: Forbidden Nightmare (Minors Are Forbidden from Puppy Love)
Josh hadn’t had time to respond when she was suddenly pulled down by someone.
Just one more step, and the Sea God’s statue would have fully opened its eyes.
Pulled away, Josh felt as if the connection with desire and love had been severed, leaving her without emotional support. Her entire body seemed exhausted, as if she’d run eight hundred kilometers, going limp in the strong embrace behind her.
Yuze’s face turned cold, his eyes darkly fixated on the statue.
The statue’s eyes remained closed, but the overwhelming pressure of the Sea God burst forth, almost forming tangible hands intent on crushing Yuze.
Yuze shielded Josh, instantly unleashing a spiritual power even stronger than the Sea God Statue’s, his eyes conveying a warning.
Last time, he underestimated the strength of the Sea God Statue and was caught off guard.
This time, it wasn’t so easy to deal with.
His spiritual power surged segment by segment, golden light faintly flickering in his eyes, leaping from S-grade to SS, then to SSS!
The entire ancestral hall trembled in response. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
The spiritual power of the Sea God Statue was repelled, the stone sand re-clayed, as if the unsealing just now was an illusory mistake.
The ancestral hall returned to calm.
Yuze withdrew his spiritual power and turned to look at Josh.
Josh’s face was pale, almost transparent, her whole being drenched as if fished out of water, and even her usually bright amber eyes were dimmed.
"How do you feel?" Yuze placed her on the ground.
Josh took a moment to catch her breath, the pain from the trauma of her spiritual sea making her furrow her brows, every breath sent sharp pains stabbing through her temples.
Weak, she leaned back, trusting as she nestled into Yuze’s arms, murmuring feebly, "It hurts so much..."
Yuze twitched his mouth, raising his hand to flick her forehead: "Are you risking your life? Daring to try on anyone?"
Josh took a long pause, climbing out of his embrace, her eyes regaining their brilliance: "It’s so magical, Captain. I actually felt love just now? For a moment, I genuinely felt that I deeply, deeply loved the Sea God, his loneliness and pain made me hurt too."
"Love, my foot!" Another flick landed, turning Josh’s forehead a delicate red.
Yuze, not yet satisfied, glared at her harshly: "No early romance for minors!"
"Okay..." Josh rubbed her forehead, puzzlingly asking: "Why was I so weak after using the skill just now? It didn’t happen investigating the Holy Daughter and Yue Xi before."
Yuze coolly glanced at her: "What level are you, and what level is he? The god’s spiritual power is at least SS level or above, and you’re a little F. Sensing such a high-level spiritual sea consumes enormous spiritual power. It’s no wonder you’re overdrawn. If it weren’t for my quick arrival, you’d be waiting for Ma Qi to collect your corpse."
Josh suddenly understood, no wonder.
However, she seemed to have found a way to awaken the Sea God without realizing it.
If Yuze hadn’t pulled her away just then, she might really have awakened the Sea God.
But whether the Sea God was friend or foe, black or white, she was still unsure. It definitely couldn’t be awakened recklessly.
Josh looked at the statue, blinking: "Captain, don’t you think the details of the statue have become much more refined?"
Yuze nodded: "I guess it’s not far from awakening."
Josh touched her chin: "This Sea God statue looks a lot like you..."
Yuze glared at her darkly: "You’ve learned to insult in a roundabout way now?"
Josh froze for a moment: "I’m serious."
Yuze’s face darkened further: "It’s impolite to insult any more."
Josh found it strange: "This Sea God statue really looks like you, especially the eyebrows and mouth shape."
Yuze, more puzzled than she, held her chin, examining her face: "Let me see, am I still under the mesmerization of the dead fish?"
The statue with narrowed eyes, broad lips, and thick, square face—how was it like him?
Seeing his expression was not joking, Josh found it odd, what’s going on?
Could it be that the Sea God statue she saw was different from what Yuze saw?
This Sea God statue clearly resembled him a lot.
Suddenly, Josh was shocked, perhaps the statue resembled the Mermaid King more!
Something seemed to flash in her mind, did she forget some important fragment?
In the previous novice instance, when she reviewed her playback, all clips related to the Mermaid King were censored.
Although the official explanation claimed that the mermaid’s mental pollution was too strong, even through the screen, it could cause mental harm to players.
But later, experienced players entered the instance hoping to obtain the same sacred item, but the Mermaid King at the bottom of the pool wasn’t the same she had seen.
And it was only a regular mermaid with normal spiritual force, just a common instance monster.
Josh felt a bit confused, vaguely sensing something was amiss, but couldn’t pinpoint it.
Forget it, once they finish the instance, she can check the camera footage of the Sea God’s statue during the replay to see if it’s the same as what she saw.
Josh waved her hand: "Never mind, I’m too lazy to explain to you."
Yuze released her, sitting beside the case: "How’d it go? Find anything out?"
Josh shared her findings about the emotions on the Holy Daughter and Yue Xi with him.
Yuze also shared the information he gathered with her: "Yunbing said the last candidate for the Holy Daughter disappeared with a man she loved after being chosen, but was killed and exposed in the wilderness, ending miserably. All previous Holy Daughters were prohibited from falling in love, and she alone suffered this fate for a man."
Josh nodded knowingly.
She already had a faint hypothesis.
The two exchanged looks, both thinking of the tower on the mountain.
Since they knew where the Forbidden Nightmare was, it was necessary to check it out.
Not far away, Yue Xi was leading women to carry a new body to a thatched house.
Didn’t last night have a sacrificial ceremony? How could someone still have died?
Josh slightly furrowed her brows, all the Sacrificial Girls were controlled on the mountain last night, yet someone still died?
She and Yuze exchanged a glance, wrapping a fine spider silk around his ankle.
Yuze nodded.
The two split up, hiding on either side of the house, as the women carried the body past. They didn’t notice the taut, hovering spider silk on the ground, tripping the leading woman.
The body tumbled out, startling everyone around.
Yue Xi’s face darkened: "What’s going on?!"
The women hurriedly covered the body, lifting it again.
Though brief, Josh saw the body’s stomach was cut open, and its facial features were bleeding.
Quickly retrieving the spider silk, she exchanged glances with Yuze, each retreating to regroup at the mountain’s base.
Just as they were about to ascend the mountain, a shout came from behind.
"Wait! You two, stop!"
