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Driving the Mercedes W140 bought from the Harry Potter world, it felt a bit awkward with British license plates in Japan, but there wasn't a soul on the road this late at night…
Screech…
Yang Tao suddenly slammed on the brakes, causing a violent friction between the tires and the ground. Oishi Tomoko, sitting in the middle of the back seat, didn't react in time and her upper body was thrown forward by the inertia.
"Uh? Do you want to drive?"
Yang Tao's question left Oishi Tomoko speechless, so she obediently sat back and buckled her seatbelt.
He put the car in reverse, and it quickly backed up.
A young woman in a hip-hugging skirt was walking alone on the dark road with her handbag. Hearing the car, she stopped and looked over.
The young woman was wearing a mask, so her age couldn't be guessed, but based on her exposed skin, she seemed to be around thirty years old.
"Elisa!"
Elisa, sitting in the passenger seat, nodded slightly. San Ge's figure silently appeared behind the young woman.
The young woman by the roadside saw the car stop, and a hint of malice showed in her bright eyes.
Yang Tao rolled down the window and asked with a smile, "Alone?"
"Mm, do you think I'm beautiful?"
"Beautiful, incomparably beautiful!"
Hearing Yang Tao's answer, the young woman raised her hand, ready to take off her mask.
"Then look, am I still beautiful now?"
The young woman took off the mask on her face, revealing her cheeks—a large mouth split open by a sharp object, extending to her ears, with traces of stitches on her face.
Tomoko, who had just buckled her seatbelt in the back seat, saw her pupils widen dramatically. She wasn't shocked by the Slit-Mouthed Woman's appearance, but because San Ge, standing behind the Slit-Mouthed Woman, had already raised the executioner's blade in his hand.
"Aside from that mouth, everything else gets an eight out of ten!"
Yang Tao appraised her and gave his most sincere answer.
"You actually said I'm not…"
Pfft…
San Ge's executioner's blade fell directly, cutting diagonally from the Slit-Mouthed Woman's neck to her chest. The Slit-Mouthed Woman didn't even have a chance to scream, turning directly into a black mist that merged into San Ge's body.
"Honestly, if you're going to kill someone, don't force them to lie."
This was the famous Slit-Mouthed Woman. When night falls, if you walk alone on an empty street, you might encounter a strange woman wearing a white mask.
She would run over and ask you: "Am I beautiful?" If you answered: "No," she would pull out a sharp, long pair of scissors and kill you.
If you answered: "Yes," she would take off the mask on her face and ask you: "What about now?"
At this point, you would see a terrifying face with a mouth torn to her ears. She would open her unclosable mouth and use those scissors to turn you into someone like her…
In other words, no matter how you answered her question, she would kill you.
Tomoko, sitting in the back seat, slumped directly onto the seat as San Ge's executioner's blade fell, as if the great blade had struck her.
Yang Tao stepped on the accelerator and continued towards their destination, while Elisa, sitting in the passenger seat, quietly watched the night scenery outside the car window.
Everything seemed as if nothing had happened, except for Tomoko slumped in the back seat.
Exploration progress: 4.52%.
'It seems this world is much deeper than I imagined…'
…
The next day, approaching noon.
"We're here."
Tomoko stood at the bow of the ship, pointing at the distant island with some excitement.
Izu Oshima, Sadako's hometown.
"Alright, I know, don't jump or I won't be responsible if you fall into the sea."
Last night, by the time he arrived at the Izu Peninsula, there were no ferries to Izu Oshima. Yang Tao had no choice but to temporarily return to the Main World to rest, only returning to this world the next day.
Feeling the salty sea breeze, Yang Tao suddenly felt like eating grilled squid for some reason.
The ferry quickly arrived at the port of Izu Oshima.
Looking at Elisa, who was holding a black umbrella beside him, Yang Tao said concernedly, "Elisa, if you don't like the sun, you can go back to the Overworld first, and I'll pick you up tonight."
Elisa glanced at Yang Tao and shook her head, saying, "No need, I'll just follow you."
With Elisa's current strength, she wasn't afraid of the sun; she simply disliked it.
Yang Tao helplessly walked down the ship. He had tried to persuade her several times. Since Elisa didn't want to go back, she could just follow along. Anyway, basically no ghosts would come out during the day.
Led by Tomoko, they quickly arrived at the inn where she and her classmates had stayed.
Standing in front of the inn, Elisa's eyes became as deep as if she could see through everything.
"Sadako's main body is beneath this inn. I can feel her power, filled with resentment, very strong…"
But it was only very strong.
"Don't worry, today's main goal is to find that videotape," Yang Tao said, pushing open the door of the guesthouse.
"Welcome!"
The guesthouse owner sat behind the wooden counter, habitually standing up to greet guests when he heard the door open.
"May I ask who the three of you are…"
"Elisa, make him pass out."
Neither he nor Elisa had identification, and rather than using other methods, it was better to be direct.
As he finished speaking, a wisp of black energy drilled into the guesthouse owner's body. The owner swayed and then slumped onto the table, falling into a deep sleep.
Walking into the counter area, he immediately saw the "cursed videotape" placed on the videotape rack.
The white packaging had no markings.
"Found it."
Yang Tao took the videotape from the shelf. This was the legendary cursed videotape; once watched, one would die at Sadako's hands in seven days.
Shaking the videotape in his hand, Yang Tao smiled and said, "Elisa, what if I show this videotape to other people? That way, you can continuously absorb Sadako's avatars."
"Accumulating little by little, your power will definitely increase greatly."
Elisa looked at Yang Tao, her tone finally not cold as she said, "Its avatars also consume the main body's power. If it doesn't kill people, its power won't increase at all."
"Instead of that, you might as well let me loose and kill everyone. That way, it won't even be in the middle to share a portion of the power."
Yang Tao: "…"
He had played too much Minecraft, always feeling like everything was infinite, forgetting that outside, the conservation of energy still applied.
He looked at the videotape in his hand, somewhat unwilling, and asked, "So this thing is useless?"
"The resentful power contained in this videotape is stronger than Sadako's clone yesterday."
Yang Tao nodded slightly and handed the videotape to Elisa, then glanced at the owner sleeping on the counter.
"Never mind, this world isn't the only one with a Sadako. Elisa, once I transfer everyone inside, you can just act directly."
Elisa's power might be affected during the day, but Sadako's influence would definitely be greater.
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