Nightmare Assault

“What?” Fatty stared at Jiang Cheng as if he didn’t know him. Jiang Cheng jogged towards the mirror. Fatty gave it some thought. He knew that he was of no help even if he stayed. He would only add to Doctor’s burden. Therefore, when the door opened, he gritted his teeth and rushed out. Light shimmered. Fatty’s feet found purchase. When he opened his eyes, he was already back in the familiar studio. Outside the window was a silent night.

“Doctor,” Fatty looked like he regretted not stopping Jiang Cheng, “Why did you choose to be uncharacteristically nice in the end?”

Jiang Cheng moved through the mirror and successfully dragged the heavily wounded Xu Wen out. Zhen Jianren followed them like a puppet, but he didn’t attack them. Jiang Cheng carried Xu Wen, allowing her to lean on him.

“Miss Xu, are you alright?”

Xu Wen was dying. Her remaining arm was pierced by the cane. One could even see the white bone deep inside her wound. Both her legs and her arm were incapacitated. She was truly handicapped. If she wanted to leave that place alive, she had to rely on Jiang Cheng.

“Thank… you, Mr. Hao.” Xu Wen gasped hungrily. The pain almost caused her to faint. She didn’t expect the man would come back to save her. She was calling for help earlier out of survival instinct. “Thankfully… Mr. Hao… You didn’t follow me earlier.” Xu Wen hissed from pain, “Or else… I would have dragged Mr. Hao down.” Jiang Cheng saw sincerity in her eyes.

The real door buzzed. It was about to disintegrate. The door was closing.

“Mr. Hao,” Xu Wen urged, “We… should go. The door is closing.”

“No need to rush.” Jiang Cheng wiped away the blood from Xu Wen’s face and said kind-heartedly, “I have some questions for Miss Xu. I wonder if Miss Xu has time for me or not.”

Jiang Cheng continued, “It should be Chen Yao who tore off Miss Xu’s arm. However, I’m curious. How did you escape from her?”

“I…”

“I suggest you tell me the truth and not waste our time.” Jiang Cheng said gentlemanly. He looked at the door and reminded her, “The door… is not going to stay here for long.”

“I obtained something that can block the ghost’s attack!” Xu Wen admitted.

“Hmm?” Jiang Cheng’s eyes shone. He started to search Xu Wen’s body, “Where is it?”

Xu Wen had no energy to resist. She could only shake her head. “It can only be used once. I’ve used it.”

Hearing that, Jiang Cheng pulled back his hands. He said honestly, “Miss Xu, I swear on my parents’ name that I do not wish to steal that thing from you. Even if you show me, I’ll return it to you.” He resumed, “I am merely curious.”

“Mr. Hao, look at me.” She uttered weakly, “Do I still need to lie to you? If that thing is still usable, will I end up in this state?”

Jiang Cheng didn’t linger. He asked, “What is that thing?”

“A… piece of paper.”

“Newspaper?”

“No.” Xu Wen swallowed the blood back in her throat. “It’s merely a piece of blank paper.”

“Where did you get it?”

“From… my last mission.”

“I also cleared my last mission,” Jiang Cheng asked, “Why didn’t I get it?”

Xu Wen’s face darkened. “Does it… require all of my teammates to die for me to get this life-saving item?”

“How did you know?!” Xu Wen coughed on her blood.

Something flashed in Jiang Cheng’s eyes. He suspected that earlier. Normally, the greatest chance for them to clear the mission was to work together. However, certain people didn’t work with that goal in mind. For example, Chen Xiaomeng in the last mission, Zhang Yinyin, Zhen Jianren and Xu Wen in this mission…

He scratched his chin and asked with interest, “So… was it you who killed Zhen Jianren?”

Xu Wen sensed coldness from Jiang Cheng’s eyes. She shivered involuntarily, “He… was the one who wanted to kill me. I merely defended myself!”

How could a blind man who was injured and could only crawl kill a professional killer? This lie was so fake.

“This means that… you’ll be killed by the people you killed if you are careless in the nightmare realm.” Jiang Cheng mumbled to himself, “Is that right?”

Xu Wen’s face paled. When Zhou Taifu died, she saw through the fog a hand reach out of the mirror. The dagger pierced into the back of Zhou Taifu’s heart. After that, Zhou Taifu’s jaw was yanked off, and he was carried into the mirror by Chen Yao. He died the same way Zhang Yinyin did. Zhou Taifu’s real killer was Zhang Yinyin… who was already dead.

Sensing Jiang Cheng’s suspicion of her, Xu Wen changed the topic, “Mr. Hao, if you bring me away with you, I’ll give you money… a lot of money!”

“I’m not interested in money…” Jiang Cheng shook his head slowly. His eyes wandered over her body salaciously. He licked his lips.

Xu Wen understood the message. Her tone softened and became ambiguous, “Of course… If Mr. Hao is willing to save me, I can also…”

Jiang Cheng chuckled with satisfaction, “Anything can be discussed.” Xu Wen purposely leaned her body closer to Jiang Cheng. She normally presented herself with sharpness. When she acted seductively, she was uniquely alluring.

“Mr. Hao.” She blinked slowly. “What kind of person are you? Where can I meet you in real life?”

“Why?” Jiang Cheng gasped in audible shock, “Does Miss Xu plan to find people to hunt me down?”

Xu Wen was embarrassed since her inner thoughts were being exposed. She quickly explained, “No. That’s not what I think. If Mr. Hao doesn’t trust me and doesn’t want to meet in person, give me your account, and I’ll…” Jiang Cheng’s face was inscrutable. Her voice became tinier and tinier.

“Mr. Hao.” Xu Wen was plainly begging, “I know that is an alias. I don’t even know your real name. After we leave this place, I can’t even find you or threaten you! What am I going to do with a fake name?”

However…

“Jiang Cheng,” Jiang Cheng suddenly said, “My real name is Jiang Cheng.”

Xu Wen was stunned.

Then, a chill enveloped her.

The next second, Jiang Cheng grinned widely, “Well, you know my real name, Miss Xu. You are a threat now.”