Forced to Act out a Strange Script with a Rival - Chapter 64

“Hoo… ho-ho…”

A spine-chilling gasp, like a broken bellows, and dark red blood, as thick as viscous crude oil, gurgled from the deep slit throat, instantly staining Dr. Chen’s pale neck and shirtfront.

However, the anticipated fall did not happen!

Li Ting’s pupils abruptly contracted, her heart practically stopping. How should she describe what she was seeing at this moment?

She watched with wide eyes as the edges of the horrifying, bone-deep wound frantically writhed and curled like living flesh. Countless tiny, deep-purple, sea anemone-like tentacles of flesh drilled out of the wound, scrambling to intertwine and fuse, emitting a scalp-prickling “sizzling” sound.

Viscous, sickly sweet-smelling blue mucus coated the area, and the wound healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving only a hideous, earthworm-like, deep-purple scar.

What kind of demon or monster is this?! Li Ting’s mind went blank, and an icy chill instantly permeated her limbs.

Attack ineffective? No, that can’t be.

The “man” before her slowly raised its head. The face that once belonged to Dr. Chen was now twisted and deformed, its mouth stretched into an inhuman, gruesome smile that nearly ripped to the ears, revealing rows of sharp, dense, shark-like white teeth! Deep within the empty sockets of its eyes, two faint green phosphorescent flames glowed eerily, locking onto Li Ting.

“Stupid… struggle…” A hoarse, sandpaper-like voice squeezed out of its healed throat, carrying a condescending, cat-and-mouse mockery.

It stopped pretending. One step, one step, heavy and slow, it advanced. A stench of rotten sea-salt mixed with blood rushed towards her.

The sticky pool of blood underfoot squelched with every step, each one landing on Li Ting’s taut nerves.

Damn it!! This person is wrong, like they’ve been possessed by some kind of fiend.

【Rush out.】 The self in her mind shrieked fiercely.

Li Ting gripped her blade tightly, her gaze once again becoming serious and resolute. She charged towards the man and swung the knife at him.

“A waste of effort.” The monster sneered, dodging Li Ting’s knife.

Unexpectedly, Li Ting was not charging the monster; she channeled all her strength into her legs, suddenly kicking off the ground. Her body, like an arrow released from a bow, shot towards the gap between the monster and the iron door.

At the same time, the dagger flashed with a decisive, cold light—not aiming for a vital point, but a feint, slicing directly at the monster’s outstretched arm meant to block her.

Li Ting’s target was the exit of this sealed room!

“Don’t even think about running.” The monster reacted quickly, its hoarse voice filled with violent murderous intent.

That arm, which had once belonged to a human, underwent a terrifying deformation right before Li Ting’s eyes.

The skin instantly tore and swelled, bones emitted a grating “crack” sound, and the entire arm, like an inflated balloon, instantly expanded and twisted.

Under the skin, there was no longer flesh and blood, but countless deep-purple, thick vines covered in mucus and suckers, writhing madly!

They shot out like starving pythons, accompanied by a howl that tore the air, lightning-fast, coiling around Li Ting’s ankle and arm, which had just taken half a step forward.

Sure enough, this thing isn’t human!

【Cut those things off.】 The one in her mind still issued guidance condescendingly.

I know that without you telling me!

Li Ting roared in her consciousness. The instinct for survival made her burst forth with astonishing strength.

Her restrained right arm violently pulled back, muscles bulging. Simultaneously, the dagger in her left hand, fueled by all her strength and accumulated fear and rage, chopped down fiercely and precisely towards the base of the thickest vines wrapped around her arm.

No! She absolutely could not be caught!

A dull, viscous tearing sound rang out.

The blade cut into the seemingly tough vines with surprising ease.

Dark blue, thick fluid, giving off a strong, foul stench, sprayed out like a high-pressure water gun, splattering half of Li Ting’s face!

The touch was cold, slimy, and nauseating!

“Ah ah ah ah, damn you, you, you actually dared to hurt me!!” The monster instantly erupted in rage, letting out an unrestrained roar.

Immediately after, Dr. Chen’s “human skin” was completely ripped apart and torn by the surging dark power within!

A massive, twisted, unnameable horror—pieced together from countless writhing vines, slimy tentacles, stark white bone matter, and deep purple tumors—surged out from the shattered human shell.

This must be its true form! Dr. Chen was just a shell!

It seems only harming the core body will have an effect.

Li Ting had no time for further thought. Taking advantage of the monster’s rage, she used all her strength to bolt towards the iron door.

The piercing whistles of countless vines and tentacles tearing through the air pursued her relentlessly, like the Grim Reaper’s scythe hanging over her neck.

“Ugh!” Li Ting groaned, a burning pain shooting through her back. A vine, tipped with a sharp bone spur, grazed her shoulder blade, instantly tearing her thin clothes and leaving a deep, burning trail of blood.

Viscous, paralyzing blue mucus seeped into the wound, bringing with it a piercing sting and a bizarre coldness.

She dared not look back, nor even slow down for a second.

The instinct for survival overwhelmed all pain and fear.

Run out! Faster! A little faster!!!

Her lungs heaved like a worn-out bellows, every breath drawing in a thick metallic taste of blood and the pain of a tearing throat.

Her vision swam, and her legs felt like they were filled with heavy lead water, each step so heavy it felt like she would sink into the slick stone floor.

“Stop her!” The inhuman roar, mixed with countless hissing sounds, penetrated the walls, seeming to echo across the entire island.

The pursuit was on. The villagers, who had been living normally, stiffened collectively. Their eyes instantly became hollow, and they morbidly began moving in the same direction—towards Li Ting.

They rushed forward like puppets controlled by invisible strings, their movements stiff but unusually swift. Their pale faces were devoid of expression, showing only a chilling, inhuman hunger.

Li Ting rushed out of the clinic in panic. Since the “Sister” in the diary had managed to evade capture for so many days, it meant the monsters hadn’t completely permeated the island. There had to be a place for her to hide.

Quickly, think of a way to deal with them!

【20XX year X month X day Sunny

I discovered their secret.

They are afraid of seawater! If I can get to the sea, the situation can be reversed!!】

Li Ting suddenly remembered a passage like this in the diary.

She just needed to run towards the sea.

No wonder those things didn’t follow her the first time she jumped into the ocean—they were afraid of seawater.

Li Ting fled, sprinting toward the coast. However, this time, the monsters seemed to have learned their lesson, forming a circle of encirclement to force Li Ting away from the ocean.

There were simply too many islanders. Blocked from the front and pursued from the back, she was quickly enveloped.

The flying vines seemed to be playing a game of cat and mouse, not hurrying to coil around Li Ting, but instead slamming heavily into her body.

“Ah!!” Li Ting was instantly cut and bruised. A sudden, piercing pain shot through her calf, and she lost her balance, tumbling hard to the ground.

The flying vines gradually twisted and warped, reforming the shape of the doctor. He showed a triumphant smile: “I told you, you cannot escape.”

Li Ting’s heart sank to the bottom. Despair, like a cold viper, gnawed at her nerves.

“I knew you wouldn’t abandon your lover. Tsk tsk, I wasn’t wrong about you.” Looking at Li Ting, who struggled to get up, It approached step by step, a hint of admiration in its tone: “Offer yourselves as a sacrifice to the God, and I shall grant you eternal togetherness.”

A few thinner vines, like flexible ropes, instantly wrapped around Li Ting’s ankles and wrists.

Had she chosen wrongly from the start? Was escaping immediately and getting far away from the island the right choice?

Under immense pressure, Li Ting began to doubt herself.

This scenario mission is going to fail again. What new challenges will the system throw at her and Xiaoxiao next time? Will the roles be reversed again when they re-enter this script? Will the difficulty increase?

Li Ting was filled with despair, various chaotic thoughts swirling in her mind.

Just at this critical moment!

“Sssshhhla—!!!”

A shadow began to distort, suddenly rising from the ground. Several thick, immense tentacles, flashing with a deep purple, metallic luster, abruptly shot out from the shadows with a destructive, furious momentum, instantly severing the vines that bound Li Ting.

It was Si Xiaoxiao! Si Xiaoxiao in her tentacle form!!!

“Go!” A blurry thought, like countless bursting and reforming bubbles, slammed directly into Li Ting’s chaotic mind, carrying an undeniable urgency: “A’Man, hurry up and go!”

Immediately, the flying tentacles tore an opening in the wall of people blocking Li Ting.

“You actually dared to come back?” Obviously, Si Xiaoxiao’s appearance was a surprise to It. It then began to laugh maniacally: “Hahahaha, in that case, I won’t have to waste time looking for you anymore!”

As Its words fell, the countless vine-like tentacles on Its body were no longer mere plant-like attachments but transformed into a violent, hungry swarm of deep-sea snakes. Every single one was taut like a poisoned steel whip, its surface flickering with ominous dark green phosphorescence.

The collective scream of air being torn apart merged into a single sound. Countless vines and tentacles shot out like black arrows from a bow, accompanied by a pungent, decaying sea breeze, striking with thunderous force at the giant purple tentacles blocking Li Ting’s escape.

The two sides of non-human beings violently collided, strangled, and tore at each other.

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