"Damn it." Huai Yi turned his head and cursed under his breath, "This ghost is like a dog; it won't let go of us."

The "pitter-patter" of footsteps behind them was like the horn of death, constantly reminding them that every minute and second here, someone was thinking of them.

Thinking of their deaths.

Huai Yi quickened his pace and noticed that Jiang Cheng was walking slower, so he couldn't help but urge, "Brother Jiang, hurry up. I feel like this ghost is getting weirder and weirder."

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng raised his head, looked at him, and asked, "You feel it too?"

Huai Yi swallowed hard, staring intently behind him, and quickly said, "It's getting better and better at pinpointing our location. Just now, it was circling around, but now it's directly felt its way to us."

"It's more than that," Jiang Cheng said quickly. "Listen carefully to the direction of the footsteps. It's been tracking us, and it's following the path we've taken."

Huai Yi's face changed. He had just said the other party was like a dog. Did it really have the tracking ability of a police dog?

Could it smell the scent of where they had walked?

Suddenly, he noticed that Jiang Cheng had stopped talking and was staring at his feet.

"Wha... what's wrong?" He had a bad feeling.

"Your shoes are wet," Jiang Cheng said.

"Shoes..." Huai Yi lowered his head and saw that his shoes were indeed wet. He recalled, "It must have been when I was pulling Brother Fu Gui in the shower room."

The swimming pool was chillingly cold. His whole body was frozen, and he had no feeling below his calves. He was completely relying on his consciousness to persevere, so he didn't notice.

"Take a few steps forward," Jiang Cheng said.

"Are you talking about footprints?" Huai Yi showed a relieved expression. "Brother Jiang, don't worry about that. I've observed that there aren't any footprints on the path we've taken."

"I'm telling you to take two steps, quickly!" Jiang Cheng urged.

Huai Yi strode forward a few steps, then turned his head to look at the path he had walked. The road was very clean. "See, there are no footprints. This ghost isn't..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Jiang Cheng's face suddenly change. First, he stood behind Huai Yi and looked for a while, then quickly walked in front of him.

Comparing the two, the reason for being tracked by the ghost was found.

"You've been targeted by the ghost," Jiang Cheng said. "You can't see the footprints from the front, but you can from the back."

"What?!" Hearing this news, Huai Yi felt a chill run down his spine.

He immediately took a few steps back and stared at the ground, his pupils constricting involuntarily.

A row of wet footprints followed behind him. Although they weren't very clear and were intermittent, they were enough for tracking.

With these footprints, no matter where they escaped, they would be found by the ghost.

After the shock, Huai Yi immediately looked behind Jiang Cheng. He didn't have any.

Indeed... only he had been marked.

Something flashed quickly in his eyes, and Huai Yi suddenly said, "It's... the shower room! It was when I saved Brother Fu Gui that I was splashed by the water from the showerhead. It's the water; there's something wrong with the water there!"

This time, Jiang Cheng only thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "It should be there; otherwise, I can't think of a reason for that ghost to lead us to the shower room."

Huai Yi raised his head. "I've been targeted. What about Brother Fu Gui?"

"He's been targeted too." Jiang Cheng took a breath and looked into the depths of the corridor. "These two ghosts are here to find you two."

They had stayed here for too long. The sound of footsteps behind them caught up, and Jiang Cheng led Huai Yi away quickly.

The two could clearly feel that the speed of the footsteps behind them was faster than before.

Huai Yi stopped and paused for a moment before saying, "Brother Jiang, let's split up. The ghost's target is me, not you. Be careful to avoid places with water, and you should be fine."

"You don't have to worry about me. I... I'll lead it around in circles. You go find clues, go to the women's locker room. I'll avoid that area." Knowing that the matter was urgent, Huai Yi kept looking behind him, speaking quickly. "As long as you're fast enough, me and Brother Fu Gui will be fine!"

Jiang Cheng looked at Huai Yi's face and nodded. "Take care."

After Jiang Cheng left on one path, Huai Yi deliberately dawdled in place for a while. When the footsteps behind him got closer, he stomped his feet hard a few times and ran in the opposite direction from Jiang Cheng.

A dozen seconds later, a black shadow appeared at the fork in the road. This time, without the slightest hesitation, it chased after the direction Huai Yi had escaped.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the empty corridor, gradually fading away.

On the way, Jiang Cheng sent a message to Fatty, without mentioning the footprints, but instead asking Fatty to give the phone to Wang Qi.

"Wang Qi?" Jiang Cheng's message said.

"It's me." The other side replied quickly.

"Is it convenient to answer the phone?"

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Qi replied, "Yes, but the call time cannot exceed 30 seconds. The sound of footsteps is not far from us."

"Okay, after the call connects, I'll talk, and you just listen."

"Okay."

The phone was connected the moment it was dialed. Jiang Cheng directly told Wang Qi about the footprints and also told him some of his speculations.

In this mission, anyone who came into contact with water would be listed as a target by the ghost.

Although the ghost could turn into two, or even more, when killing, it couldn't act simultaneously. That is to say, in a very short period of time, only one person would be killed.

After saying this, there was silence on the phone. After a few seconds, Jiang Cheng spoke, "Sorry, for telling you this."

"I should be thanking you. I know what to do." Wang Qi hung up the phone.

"What did the doctor say?" Fatty leaned over and asked.

"He told us to be careful." Wang Qi handed the phone back.

Fatty frowned. "That's all?"

Wang Qi nodded. "Yes, he's very worried about you and said to try to buy time. He has a way to save everyone."

Hearing that the doctor said he had a way to save them, Fatty's face flushed with excitement. "I knew it, the doctor is the best! If he says he has a way, he definitely has a way. There's no problem he can't solve!"

Looking at Fatty excitedly wringing his hands, Wang Qi smiled and nodded, whispering, "Yes, he's very smart and... very good to you."

Suddenly, a large hand landed on Wang Qi's shoulder. Fatty nodded firmly at Wang Qi, his eyes full of encouragement: "Let's hold on a little longer. As long as we hide well, the ghost won't find us. As long as we buy him time, we will definitely succeed!"

"I believe him." Fatty looked at Wang Qi and said in a firm voice, "I believe in you too!"

Wang Qi's eyes lit up.

"Pa-thump."

"Pa-thump."

...

That sound of footsteps found them again. In a short period of time, they had changed three hiding places, but every time, before they could even sit down, they were found again.

"This ghost is so cunning." Fatty peeked through the crack in the door, then pinched Wang Qi's arm, signaling him to follow behind him and sneak away. "It can always find us. This time, let's run further and find a safe place to hide," Fatty said.

Wang Qi lowered his head, following about 2 meters behind Fatty, his gaze fixed on the ground.

Behind Fatty, a row of intermittent footprints could be seen.