The Labyrinth of the Monsters

After Gao Yang finished speaking, Officer Huang and Qing Ling fell into deep thought. Chubby Jun shivered, his expression both confused and scared. As for Wang Zikai, he didn't understand at all. "What? What did you say? Slow down and say it again."@@novelbin@@

"Here is the Ancient Village from back then," Gao Yang repeated.

"Oh..." Wang Zikai slapped his forehead and said calmly, "I really don't understand."

"If this is the Ancient Village, then where was the previous Ancient Village?" Qing Ling asked.

"It was also the Ancient Village."

"Can you speak in human language?" Wang Zikai got angry. "Stop with this nonsense!"

Gao Yang organized his thoughts and said, "Thirty years ago, there was a tragic incident in the Ancient Village, and not long after, the entire village disappeared, right?"

"That's how it's recorded in the case file," Officer Huang said.

"I believe," Gao Yang said with certainty, "that it wasn't the villagers who disappeared, but the entire Ancient Village."

Officer Huang paused for a moment, then squinted his eyes. "Go on."

"I don't know how they did it, but the entire Ancient Village was transferred to this domain. And the Ancient Village we went to before was just a counterfeit... or more accurately, a replica."

"What is your basis for making this judgment?" Officer Huang asked.

"The first night we went to the Ancestral Hall, there were many tablets inside. Wang Zikai even read out a few names, do you remember? One of them was called Gu Hua Wu..."

"Master Wu," Qing Ling realized.

"Yes, the village chief was called Gu Hua Wu," Gao Yang said. "He clearly didn't die, so how could he appear on the spirit tablets in the Spirit Hall? That Spirit Hall must have a problem."

"Ah!" Chubby Jun panicked. "They have been dead for a long time! What we are seeing now are ghosts..."

"You're talking nonsense!" Wang Zikai slapped Chubby Jun's head. "Didn't you see that Old Master Gu is a Lizardman? I bet the village chief is also a Lizardman."

"Stop arguing, Gao Yang, continue," Officer Huang said, getting closer to figuring it out.

"When we arrived at the Ancient Village, I always felt that many things were off. For example, the house we are staying in now, Hua's house, even though the tragedy happened less than half a month ago, it looks like it hasn't been inhabited for years."

Gao Yang paused and continued, "Also, the coffin that was buried today, I also felt that it was old, like it had been used before. When I looked closely, there was dried soil at the bottom of the coffin. The soil around the grave mound was also strange, with light colors as if it had been repeatedly dug up. And the white bones in the coffin..."

"Brother, what are you trying to say?" Wang Zikai became more and more confused as he listened.

"I understand," Qing Ling looked at Gao Yang. "They are repeating."

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"That's right," Gao Yang nodded. "The conclusion is that we didn't time travel back thirty years. Instead, the entire Ancient Village is trapped in this special domain. The villagers here have been repeating this period of time. Repeating the tragic incident, repeating the funerals... repeating for a whole thirty years. The reason for Old Master Gu's beast transformation is also because of this. If it were a machine, it would have broken a long time ago..."

After a brief silence, Officer Huang asked, "What is that irresistible force?"

"I don't know," Gao Yang shook his head. "That's what we need to solve. If we can find the starting point of the next repetition of the entire Ancient Village, maybe we can find that force..."

"Woo..."

Before Gao Yang finished speaking, an air raid siren suddenly sounded outside, the sound oppressive, dull, and long, making people extremely uncomfortable.

"Woo..."

Officer Huang walked to the window, pulled open a gap in the curtain, and his face turned serious.

Gao Yang and Qing Ling approached, and the entire Ancient Village was covered in a faint mist, which they didn't know when it had enveloped the village. The villagers in the mist, no matter what they were doing at the moment, slowly stopped their actions.

Everyone stood still, looking up at the sky with vacant and numb eyes. Not only that, even the villagers who were already asleep came out of their houses one by one, looking up at the sky in the courtyard.

"Woo..."

After the third sound of the air raid siren, it abruptly stopped, and the mist that pervaded the village dissipated little by little. The whole process took less than a minute.

During this minute, the five people hiding in the house held their hearts tightly.

"What... what are they doing?" Chubby Jun's face turned pale, and he stuttered.

"They must be starting to repeat," Gao Yang speculated.

One villager moved first, taking steps like a soulless shell. Then, other villagers also started moving, slowly and silently walking towards the same direction. They moved with slow and soundless steps, converging towards one direction.

Qing Ling was the first to realize that something was wrong. She was sensitive to directions. "They are surrounding us!"

- This is bad!

Gao Yang's heart sank. I should have thought of this earlier! It's too late now!

In less than a minute, more than fifty villagers gradually arrived in front of Hua's house. Under the moonlight, their faces were pale, their expressions lifeless, presenting a strange and filthy morbidity, like walking corpses. And their hollow eyes were all fixed on the closed door of Hua's house.

The air froze, like the sea before a storm, silent and still, but with hidden currents surging. They were waiting for the first lightning and thunder that would cause a huge wave.

"What... what do they... want to do?" Chubby Jun retreated in fear.

"How many people are there in Hua's house?" Gao Yang asked.

"Five people, four men and one woman," Officer Huang answered.

"Ah, I got it! Isn't that the five of us?" Wang Zikai felt proud of himself for understanding this obvious fact.

"The cycle has started again, beginning from the wedding night." Gao Yang gritted his teeth, "They... they're here to wipe us out!"

He should have thought of it earlier. Hua's family was killed by the beasts of the entire village. Only in this way could the bodies be dismembered and scattered everywhere. But why did these beasts transform and attack Hua's family for no reason, and why did they forget everything after the attack?

There were still many questions that were not clear, but at this moment, these were meaningless. The important thing was to survive!

"Run! Let's run!" Chubby Jun's voice was filled with a sobbing tone, "We can't beat them, we'll die... we're all going to die!"

"It's too late." Qing Ling drew her knife, having already recognized the situation.

"If we go out now, we'll die faster!" Officer Huang pulled out his gun, making a decisive decision, "Have you ever played tower defense games? Defend the house, kill one when one comes! Remember, attack the head and heart! Gao Yang, Chubby Jun, you guys guard the back windows! Qing Ling, Wang Zikai, the three of us will guard the front door!"

"No problem!"

Wang Zikai rushed to the door, ready to fight.

Qing Ling stood to the left of Wang Zikai, holding a knife in both hands, bending over, ready to strike.

Officer Huang stood behind and to the right of Wang Zikai, covering the two with his gun. He turned his head and shouted at Gao Yang: "Turn on the lights! The limited visibility won't hinder them, but it's important for us!"

Gao Yang immediately turned on the lights, then quickly closed his eyes.

【Entering System】

【Reminder: You are in danger, Lucky Point earnings increased to 100 times】

【You currently have accumulated 72 Lucky Points】

——Comprehend Talent.

【Comprehending Talent costs 60 points, do you...】

——Hurry up!

【Comprehending...】

【Comprehending...】

【Comprehension Failed】

——Damn! It never worked even once!

——Add the rest to Agility!

【Your Agility has permanently increased by 12 points】

【Physical Strength: 27 Endurance: 28】

【Strength: 17 Agility: 39】

【Mental Strength: 137 Charisma: 47】

【Luck: 132】

Gao Yang opened his eyes, not knowing if it was a psychological effect, but he felt a bit lighter.

With his current situation, once the Sword God Talent borrowed from Qing Ling was used up, he would basically be useless. The increase in other attributes by a dozen points didn't make much difference, but if he was a bit more agile, he could dodge some attacks and create some opportunities. At least... he could die a bit slower.

The sound of hurried footsteps came from outside the door. Officer Huang shouted: "They're coming!"