Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!
Chapter 343 - 270: The Locked Room Murder Case_2

Chapter 343: Chapter 270: The Locked Room Murder Case_2

[Coffin? Why is there a coffin in this instance? And it’s not in the coffin shop, but here—could it be that someone made a special coffin for their deceased teammate to comfort their soul, hoping they could find peace? That’s too kind!]

[No, who would do such a dangerously sentimental thing in an environment where death could come at any moment? This might be some sort of ability, summoning a coffin to trap someone inside, then let them feel extreme despair in a sealed space as death looms closer, going through the stages of roaring in anger, crying, imagining being rescued, coming to terms with reality, despair, giving up completely, and finally waiting quietly for their own death.]

[Live burial? If there really is such an ability, then my assessment is that it’s the most bastardly ability in history.]

[Damn! Stop talking, stop talking, I’m breaking out in a sweat here already...]

Upon seeing the coffin, Fei Ye and Sheraya also felt a bit uneasy. Why would there be a coffin here?

Thus, the three of them gathered around the coffin to take a closer look.

"Um...?" Xiao Yi knocked on the coffin and asked, "Inside... could there be someone?"

"..." Sheraya tried to lift the coffin and said, "This isn’t light; there must be someone inside."

"Whoa." Xiao Yi nodded. "To be trapped in such a cramped place without any sound, the person inside must already be dead, right?"

Fei Ye replied, "From what we can see, the person inside the coffin is most likely dead."

"Already dead, huh... Wait a second!" Xiao Yi’s expression suddenly sharpened!

"...!" Seeing this, Sheraya hurriedly asked, "Xiao Yi, did you notice anything abnormal?"

"Um." Xiao Yi nodded, an excited glint in his piercing gaze. "I have indeed discovered something, and it’s a pretty significant event!"

Hearing this, not just Sheraya, but everyone in the live streaming room was also hooked with great interest, their eyes wide as they looked towards Xiao Yi.

"What exactly is it!" Sheraya asked with a serious expression.

"Look." Xiao Yi said, pointing to the coffin’s lid. "This coffin lid has been nailed shut, and there are no openings or mechanisms on the coffin that would allow it to be opened. This means the space inside is completely sealed, and at the same time, the person inside is already dead. This means!"

Xiao Yi took a deep breath, his expression serious as he said:

"This is undoubtedly a locked-room murder case!"

"... What?" Sheraya was stunned.

[This...] Everyone in the live streaming room fell silent.

"Um..." Fei Ye just helplessly spread his hands.

"Um?" Xiao Yi looked at them, puzzled, "What’s with that expression, did I say something wrong?"

"This..." Sheraya was at a loss for words for a moment.

"..." Fei Ye was still silent, saying nothing.

"I’m thinking that, under these circumstances, there’s no other possibility besides a locked-room murder... Hm?"

Just as Xiao Yi was about to convince the two, he suddenly froze, his expression turning serious again.

"What is it this time?" Fei Ye asked somewhat helplessly.

"I..." Xiao Yi pricked up his ears and said, "I think I heard breathing sounds? Whose are they?"

"...?" At that, Fei Ye and Sheraya also perked up their ears, listening intently.

The building immediately became deathly quiet, then, all three distinctly heard a faint, barely noticeable breathing sound entering their ears.

But there was one problem: the sound was so faint they could not tell where exactly it was coming from.

"There’s definitely a sound—could there be someone other than us here?" Sheraya immediately tensed up, scanning the surroundings!

This was a mistake... If they had already entered within ten meters of someone else, they were in danger!

"..." Fei Ye looked towards the coffin in front of them and speculated, "Say... Could the breathing sound be coming from this coffin?"

Hearing her speculation, everyone was startled!

"Does that mean the person inside this coffin is still alive?" Sheraya was somewhat incredulous.

The people in the live stream also felt an eerie sensation lingering in their hearts.

[Holy shit! The person inside isn’t really alive, right? Now it’s truly a live burial!]

[And... the person in the coffin is still alive, that’s kind of freaky.]

"...Hmm?" Xiao Yi then listened closely to the sound and finally located its source.

He stepped further into the inner space and soon found a person in the shadows behind the counter, not far from the coffin.

She was a blonde girl dressed in black, with only a few white fabric embellishments, and she was clutching her abdomen tightly, her expression anguished as she closed her eyes in pain—she must have been hurt to be making those pained muffled sounds.

"There’s someone here... Are you okay?" Xiao Yi tried to pat her shoulder.

Sheraya and Fei Ye also came over upon seeing this.

Because of Xiao Yi, the girl also opened her eyes.

She looked at Xiao Yi and gave a faint smile.

"Thank God, I didn’t expect to meet anyone else; this must all be God’s arrangement."

"...Ah? God?" Hearing this, Xiao Yi couldn’t help but be taken aback.

"What on earth happened to you?" Sheraya stepped forward and asked, "Did you make that coffin?"

Fighting through the pain, the girl explained:

"In the name of the Lord... Another two believers and I were suddenly attacked. Those people used miraculous powers, instantly crushing one believer into a piece of paper. The other believer and I had no choice but to abandon the Core, Lord’s Gift, to barely escape. Unfortunately, the other believer was grievously injured and ultimately passed away. After much effort, I managed to perform funeral rites for the believer, hoping their soul would be redeemed by God. You should be careful; those people are wandering not far from here."

As she spoke, the girl even pointed in the precise direction.

"...Turned into a piece of paper?" Sheraya thoughtfully nodded.

"Anyway, now that we know where the enemy is, we have a clear direction. Lucky us," Fei Ye said.

"Let’s not talk about that right now," Xiao Yi said, "You’re hurt, aren’t you? Wait a second, I’ll treat you."

"Don’t touch me!"

However, the generally amicable girl suddenly let out a piercing scream.

She growled:

"Coming to this mysterious place and suffering all this must certainly be a trial bestowed by God! I must continue to suffer here; I don’t need your help. As long as I demonstrate that my faith is as firm as steel, God will send a messenger to save me. Only faith can truly save me; you are not qualified, you are useless. Therefore, before God’s messenger arrives, I will not get up! I will not accept help from others!"

"This... turns out to be a faith fanatic."

Xiao Yi immediately felt it was a bit tricky; he wasn’t good at dealing with such people, so he immediately looked towards the professional at his side.

"Sheraya, I’ll leave it to you to handle this; you’re the professional."

"I understand." Sheraya walked up to the girl and immediately... pulled out a pistol, "Get up, or else..."

"...!" Startled, the girl hurriedly stood up, "Yes! I’m very willing!"

Seeing this, those in the live stream couldn’t hold back.

[Fuck, I didn’t expect it to be resolved with such methods! I thought Sheraya would have a profound argument, but who knew it would be such an efficient method?]

[There’s something hilariously pragmatic about debunking superstition with science.]

[I was already amused to see the immediate pulling out of a gun, but remembering Sheraya’s identity made it even harder to keep a straight face.]

"...Ah?" Even Xiao Yi couldn’t help but be stunned.

He looked at the pistol and reflected:

"Turns out," after all the fuss, "this is the true power of belief."