Chapter 69 - : Mysterious Land
The crowd of people that suddenly rushed in were wearing uniforms. All of them were loyal to the country. Lin Yao naturally did not have to be afraid upon seeing them.
However, they were in a bad condition. They were covered in blood, and there was a group of freaks behind them. Right now, the group of humans was dragging the freaks as they rushed toward the haunted house.
At the same time, the freaks were struggling with all their might while screaming and shrieking. Lin Yao could clearly see blood coming out of the faces of those tough fighters. Their limbs would fall off for no reason, and their heads would spin around, about to turn 360 degrees.
“Switch to someone else.”
“Hold on to Xiaoli’s head.”
“My hand is out of control. Captain, smash it.”
Lin Yao felt anxious upon hearing the shouts and seeing the abnormalities of the fighters. However, he could clearly tell that they were advanced martial artists. None of them was at the intermediate level. Lin Yao knew that if he went forward to help them, he would only be a burden to them and would not be of any help.
“Turn your heads, don’t look.”
The only thing Lin Yao could do was press the heads of the two little girls toward the wall as he watched the fighters worriedly.
Fortunately, the fighters were not alone. The owner of the haunted house was waiting at the door with a sledgehammer. Whenever a freak was dragged into the house, the owner would hit it with his hammer, making its head burst.
Regardless of the original ability of the freak, as long as the owner of the haunted house hit it with a hammer, it would not be able to survive.
Of course, the freaks at the back struggled even more after witnessing this tragic scene. However, the owner of the haunted house had no intention of stepping out of the house.
Actually, the fighters had an easier job because of him. All they needed to do was drag the freaks into the haunted house.
The freaks were dragged into the haunted house and smashed to death one after another. In the blink of an eye, the owner of the haunted house had killed all the freaks and thrown them into the haunted house behind him.
Now that there were no more freaks to capture, those people settled down in the ticket hall. At the same time, many people ran out, as if to inform others.
Upon seeing this, Lin Yao stood up from the corner and walked toward the fighters, hoping to do what he could to help.
There was indeed something that Lin Yao could help out with.
Almost all the fighters who remained behind had sustained injuries. Some took out medical first-aid kits for treatment. Nowadays, all the schools taught their students how to administer battlefield first aid, so he felt that he could be of some help.
As soon as he stepped forward, someone noticed him.
All the resting fighters stood up and drew their weapons, looking completely alert.
“How is it possible? Isn’t the haunted house a safe house? Isn’t it safe here anymore?”
“Wait, stop. This is an ordinary person.”
“There are two children with him. You are so lucky that you survived despite your situation.”
“What are you talking about?”
A woman berated the person in the special uniform and walked up to Lin Yao and the two children with a gentle look on her face.
She was also one of the injured, and her injuries were fairly serious. She must have been attacked by one of the freaks, as her neck had been spinning like crazy earlier. She had tried to hold her neck in place by using all her might. With the help of others, her neck was not twisted to 180 degrees anymore. However, although it was not totally twisted, it was still tilted sideways.
Her standing posture looked odd due to her crooked neck. The two little girls were scared out of their wits and hid behind Lin Yao. As for Lin Yao, he did not fear her, but he was full of respect for her.
“Hello, comrade. Is there anything I can do?”
Upon seeing that Lin Yao was not afraid and wanted to help, the female police officer laughed.
“That’s good. However, it’s good enough that you have such kind intentions. You are a student. You don’t need to do anything. Wait here and leave with us later.”
“As long as you are obedient and you leave with us without running around, that will be the greatest help to us.”
A man in a special uniform spoke up. Compared to people who were used to dealing with ordinary people, this person seemed to be blunt and did not take into account the feelings of ordinary people.
The female police officer twisted her neck with her hands. After a while, there was a click and she finally managed to bring her neck to an upright position.
“Phew… Captain Li is right. All you have to do is be obedient and not run around. By the way, you must have picked up some money when you came in. Those are dangerous items and need to be handed over in accordance with national regulations.”
Lin Yao frowned at this remark. He knew that he could use the money to buy the goods in the haunted house. However, when he hesitated, he also saw that almost all the people who had come here were injured, and two of them had even stopped breathing completely.
He was reminded of the fact that they had risked their lives to fight the freaks outside. They were hidden heroes. In the end, he handed the notes that were torn in half, as well as the six yuan that he had. However, he could not help but ask, “Why?”
Captain Li looked displeased with the amount of money that he had handed over.
“Hey, lad, don’t tell me you have stashed some money away? Hand all of it over. We are doing this for your own good.”
Lin Yao had yet to react to his remarks when the female police officer flared up at the man upon hearing his words.
“I have already said that I will communicate with the humans. You just shut up.”
After saying that, the woman turned to Lin Yao and said sincerely, “Although Captain Li was harsh, he is right. This policy is indeed for your own good. I can tell you the reason behind this. The money is the reason all of you are here. If you have this money with you, you will be summoned to this place in the future, and it is not safe to buy things with these bills.
“The items that the owner of the haunted house is selling might be very useful, but they have their side effects. For example, the candied hawthorn eyeballs can affect the eyeballs of others in battle, and they can also be integrated into your own eyes to improve your vision so that you can even see through some illusions. However, these eyeballs are aggregates of negative consciousness. If you wear them for a long time, your mind will be infested and you will become aggressive and irritable. You will want to capture other people’s eyeballs to integrate them into your own eyes. If you don’t do so, your vision will continue to decline as you use these eyeballs…”
The policewoman paused briefly before continuing.
“Due to the various characteristics of these evil items, they are more dangerous than drugs. They must be strictly controlled. You wouldn’t want to live in a neighborhood where there is a murderer with a distorted mentality that always wants to take your eyeballs, heart, and head, isn’t that so?”
“Of course.”
“It’s good that you understand. Other people do not wish to stay near such a murderer either. Therefore, except for some specific personnel, everyone needs to register such items and store them in a safe place. Even our team members cannot wear them all the time. These items are placed in tightly-guarded places. You can only apply to use them when you have a task to carry out.”
Lin Yao finally understood what was going on. After all, humanity could not stand this test, and it was better to get rid of danger right from the start.
With that thought in mind, Lin Yao said, “This is the only money that we have. Xiaomeng and Xiaofei picked up this 100 yuan. After they picked up the money, they wanted to give it to me. This is why we came here. As for the six yuan, I picked up one yuan on the road a few days ago. I couldn’t find the owner at the time, and I thought it would be stupid to go to the police station for one yuan.”
After he said this, Lin Yao sighed. The woman in front of him opened her mouth, but in the end, she did not say anything.
Given the current living standards, it was very normal to pick up one yuan but not find the owner. It was also very common to keep the one yuan for oneself. After all, one yuan was a very small amount.
“In the future, if you pick up anything, just hand it over to the police station.”
“I understand… I picked up the five yuan from home. At the time, I thought my parents had dropped it, so I picked it up. This is 106 yuan, which is all the money we had picked up when we came in. This is all we have.”
After he said this, the policewoman did not immediately respond. Instead, she looked toward the back. The policewoman finally smiled at Lin Yao again when a person holding a ferocious puppet monster in his hand nodded.
“Student, thank you for your cooperation. All you have to do is wait here. By the way, we won’t take the 106 yuan away for nothing. You will be rewarded when we leave this place.”
While the policewoman was speaking, Captain Li also spoke up. “Boy, don’t be upset. Although these abilities are weird, they are merely strange. They are not very powerful. They may not be as effective as the combat skills we have developed. For example, the candied hawthorn eyeballs might be able to enhance one’s eyesight, but our country also has a lot of pupil techniques. The most advanced technique is the Eye Of The Candle Dragon, which could even change celestial phenomena. Therefore, all you have to do is practice your combat skills diligently.”
“Thank you for the reminder. By the way, what is this mysterious land? The situation here does not make it seem like a normal world.”