Chapter 007: The Red Skirt of Yinuo

Just as the lightning flashed outside, that red shadow appeared again in the corner. Bitter Melon spoke softly to Wu Chen, his voice trembling slightly, clearly very frightened.

It turned out to be Ryan. Wu Chen was shining the flashlight around, but there was nothing on the second floor, and there was nothing on the window just now either

Who would still listen to him? Intense fear caused everyone to lose their sanity; the more they wanted to leave this place, the more they felt that the building was particularly terrifying. Liu Cuili was the first to rush out, and everyone followed closely behind. Kuguo looked at Wu Chen and said, "Wu Chen, we need to get out of here; there are strange things here."

Liu Cuili and the other girls couldn't help but chuckle. Liu Cuili said, "Are you being overly sensitive? How could there be ghosts?"

The bitter melon rushed into the woods as if it had gone mad, shouting as it ran: "Damn it, I want to see what kind of thing is playing tricks here"

Bitter Melon pointed out the window and shouted: "Just now, there was a ghost in red clothing floating outside the window."

Wu Chen turned to look at Ryan and asked, "Why were you upstairs just now?"

At that moment, Wu Chen suddenly sensed something was amiss. He glanced around in the dim light, wondering where Ryan had gone. Although the place was quite messy, everything was visible at a glance. Their sleeping area had been tidied up, and there were some scattered books around, with a few cabinets leaning against the wall. The cabinet doors were open, and there was nothing inside.

The young women certainly saw through it and couldn't help but scream. As they screamed, the red shadow suddenly floated upwards. Wu Chen picked up the flashlight that was shining on the ground and ran upstairs. Upon reaching the second floor, he bumped into someone and, without saying a word, raised his elbow to strike. The person said, "It's me"

Legend has it that in 1895, this island began to accommodate patients, while the government secretly sent some serious offenders here to let them fend for themselves. At that time, a perverse killer emerged in New York, who was witnessed multiple times during his crimes, with everyone consistently describing the murderer as wearing a red dress. This killer was extremely brutal, targeting no specific group, as his victims included the elderly, children, and strong men. However, the face of each victim would be cut off, earning him the title of "Face-Slicing Maniac"

His roar suddenly ceased, and Xia Xiaonuan looked on in horror. Wu Chen grabbed her and ran towards the woods. Upon reaching the woods, they found no trace of the bitter melon. The bitter melon had vanished into thin air from the forest.

Rein suddenly looked at him, while Liu Cuili stared at him discontentedly: "What do you mean? Are you suggesting that the ghost from earlier was dressed up by Rein?"

As soon as she said this, Lingling nodded in agreement. It was akin to a chain reaction; everyone felt increasingly fearful. Sha Shidi and Ryan hastily shouldered their backpacks, while Wu Chen shouted, "We cannot leave. Although we do not know what that red shadow was just now, it must be trying to force us to leave this place. If we leave, we will be falling right into their trap."

After speaking, he ran towards the dock, which greatly exceeded Wu Chen's expectations. He had always felt that Sha Shidi and Rein had something unusual about them, that they were hiding secrets unknown to him, and that bringing them to this island had ulterior motives. Therefore, he believed they would never allow everyone to leave. Yet now, Sha Shidi proposed to leave. Could it be that he had truly overthought the situation?

The desperate cries of the girls echoed, and Sha Shidi sat pale-faced on the dock. As everyone was at a loss, they heard a creaking sound coming from the nearby woods. With the aid of a flashlight, they saw something peering out from the trees, observing them. It would not be accurate to simply call it a head; this head was enormous, at least a full circle larger than an average person's head. The light did not illuminate it clearly, but it was still evident that this entity had no face. There were no features, only a protruding tube and something resembling a book, topped with a horn-like bump.

Rein shook his head. At that moment, a scream came from below, and the two hurried downstairs. They saw Kuguo holding a gun in one hand and pulling Xia Xiaonuan with the other, while the other girls huddled together, their faces pale with fear as they stared at a corner of the room.

The rain outside has stopped, and the ground is covered in mud. Master Sha shouted, "We will go to the dock immediately to take a boat back and report to the authorities. With our strength, we will not be able to find Mengmeng and the others."

Upon hearing her words, the group of girls became even more terrified. Kuguo turned to Xia Xiaonuan and asked, "What is the red dress Yinuo?"

They were not far from the dock. About an hour and a half later, they arrived at the edge of the dock, but upon reaching it, they were taken aback. There was nothing on the dock except for some rotten wood, and the boat they had taken was no longer there.

Wu Chen shone the flashlight around, but there was nothing in the corner. What are these people afraid of?

Bitter Melon turned pale upon hearing: "Is that the one in the red dress outside the window?"

Sha Shidi looked at the bitter melon with dissatisfaction: "Where is the ghost?"

He looked at Ryan and asked, "Did you see anything just now?"

Xia Xiaonuan also turned to look at him, and Wu Chen felt a wave of anxiety in his heart. He knew that both Kuguo and Xia Xiaonuan had begun to feel fear, and the crowd was starting to lose their rationality. However, he believed that everything happening here must be explainable. Yet, in the midst of the crowd's panic, he could not figure out the reasoning behind it, so he could only nod and follow everyone outside

Liu Cuili was very angry, and it was evident that she had a strong affection for Ryan. Ryan held her back and said, "Everyone was in a panic just now, so I went upstairs to see if there was any danger. Is that not acceptable?"

Wu Chen did not look at Liu Cuili at all, but continued to stare at Ryan: "What were you doing upstairs just now, and when did you go up?"

After being captured, Iror in the red dress never spoke another word. Later, she was exiled to this island, where she was placed among some individuals afflicted with leprosy. She lived on the island for ten years before passing away. Since her death, patients have often reported seeing her wandering the island at night, dressed in a red dress.

Hong Ying Yinuo was captured in 1899, and only then did people understand why he had eluded capture for so long. It turned out that everyone had been mistaken; although this murderer liked to wear a red dress, he was actually a middle-aged man. The public had always assumed he was a woman while investigating these cases, and they had been deceived by him. After his arrest, he was found wearing the face skin of the person who had been killed three days prior, but the skin had already begun to rot and turn black

Sha Shidi chased after Liu Cuili, while Kuguo, filled with anger, raised his gun and fired a shot towards the woods, but he missed the target entirely. Kuguo became even more furious and pursued further with the gun in hand. Wu Chen was alarmed: "Kuguo, come back, don't go after him."

Wu Chen knows the boldness of bitter melon; he is a person who fears nothing under the heavens. When he encounters something that might threaten their safety, he would rather leap up and grapple with the opponent. However, now he is drenched in sweat and extremely frightened, which indicates that he has just seen something he cannot comprehend

Xia Xiaonuan's face was pale and she remained silent, while Liu Cuili suddenly clutched her head and shouted: "I can't take it anymore, I can't take it anymore, I want to go out, this building is haunted"

Just as he was about to say that Ryan was missing, a sudden flash of lightning illuminated the outside. In the brightness of the lightning, he saw a red shadow pressed against the window, peering into the building. However, this entity had no face at all; its entire face was dark, as if its head were turned inside out.

Lingling screamed in shock and turned to run back. As she ran, everyone else became chaotic, all rushing back in a panic. Wu Chen immediately grabbed Xia Xiaonuan and said, "Don't panic, just follow me closely"

As Wu Chenggang was about to speak, the girl named Lingling, with a pale face, clutched her head and said: "I understand now, it must be Hongqun Yinuo, it must be."