Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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When Gu Wuji came to the corner of the third floor, he turned to look at the window outside.
This window had not turned into a picture frame at this time, which meant that the scene it revealed was not a painting, but the real appearance of the outside world.
He saw that the fog outside had dissipated, and what appeared in front of him was an entire villa area. Everything seemed to be covered with a blood-colored gauze, revealing a strange red color.
And these villas didn’t look like they really existed… To put it bluntly, it looked like a painting, and you could even see traces of brushstrokes on the buildings in the distance.
“Sure enough, this place is a world in a painting. But if it is a painting by Jin Yu, it would be so real that people can’t differentiate it.” Gu Wuji thought and hurried up the stairs.
But it was obvious that before the group could go up, the road was already blocked by black mist. The path to the third floor has not been opened due to changes in the main mission.
Everyone’s faces turned pale, “What should we do? If this continues, those portrait ghosts will come after us…”
“According to the rules of previous dungeons, as time goes by, the ghosts in this dungeon will definitely become stronger and stronger. By then, even Brother Sun Shi may not be able to do anything…”
“How can we go up?”
The male ghost on Gu Wuji appeared again. He didn’t look to be in good condition and seemed to be trying his best to resist the erosion of this copy. At the same time, he looked towards Gu Wuji said, “I know how to get up there!”
Even though they knew there might be a problem, everyone could only look over, trying to grasp this last hope.
“Generally speaking, the road to the third floor will be opened only when the portrait on the first floor is completed.”
As for other people who come to this dungeon, it usually depended on their luck. If the player who happened to die met the requirements, they could enter the third floor and run away.
But if the portrait could not be completed, the others would be left waiting to die.
“You may have noticed that this world is actually just a painting. So its space is different from the outside world.” The male ghost gritted his teeth and said: “As long as we draw a path to the third floor on the wall, we can directly enter it.”
“But how can we do this?” Gu Wuji looked over curiously.
“After all, you are all outsiders and don’t understand this place.” The male ghost said: “I am the only one who has been to the third floor. I can draw it… But, someone needs to be possessed by me.”
Everyone immediately showed signs of retreating. After what they had experienced before, how could they dare to come forward at this time?
What’s more, there seemed to be nothing wrong with this male ghost, but who knew what he was actually like. It was too difficult for them to believe in a ghost.
Gu Wuji said, “Just let me come.”
Rong Qingman showed a look of disapproval on his face, “No, you can’t have any problems! Can’t you just let these garbage go?”
The players who were humiliated by him could not get angry and could only show shame. After all, they were really useless at this time, but they still couldn’t stand up and risk their life.
Only the red-haired follower took a deep breath and stepped forward with a trembling body, “Let, let me come.”
“No need.” Gu Wuji was a little surprised, then patted the follower on the shoulder, “It doesn’t matter, I’ll do it. I’ll be fine. You’ve all been possessed by ghosts before. I don’t know what will happen if you do it again. But I’ve never been possessed before, so there should be no problem now.”
In fact, other people thought so too, but after Gu Wuji said it himself, they felt even more shameless.
Rong Qingman looked like he was gnashing his teeth. He glanced at the people around him coldly, but in the end he could only say: “So be it.” Then he looked at the others, “If something happens to him, you people don’t even think about getting out!”
Gu Wuji had already picked up the paintbrush from his arms and stood by the wall, looking prepared.
There seemed to be joy on the ghost’s face, but it was fleeting, and almost no one else could react. He had already got into the paintbrush in Gu Wuji’s hand.
The next moment, the paintbrush in Gu Wuji’s hand started to move on its own, and he quickly drew a door on the wall. This door was as if it were real, and no one could see any traces of the drawing.
After the door was painted, everyone was shocked to find that there was black mist coming from behind. “Oh no! Let’s go in quickly.”
Gu Wuji nodded and pushed the door open. What appeared in front of everyone was a hall filled with various statues and portraits hanging on the walls. It was more like an art exhibition than a private residence.
Just considering that the owner of the house was a painter himself, it was normal for him to decorate like this.
Everyone entered one after another. Rong Qingman walked in and checked around, then nodded to Gu Wuji, “No problem, this is indeed the real third floor.”
At this time, the black mist was already approaching behind him, Gu Wuji then took a step forward and walked in.
The moment the door closed behind Gu Wuji, the room suddenly lit up, with red light emitting from all around. The artwork suddenly became extremely weird under the light, making other players take a breath.
Then the ghost in the paintbrush in Gu Wuji’s hand suddenly appeared. At this time, its image had become extremely distorted, with a ferocious look on its face, completely different from the harmless image it had before.
“You… damn, there is indeed a problem!” Rong Qingman’s face changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, “Throw that paintbrush away!”
Gu Wuji did not move because he knew that he could not throw away that paintbrush. But he still looked at the ghost calmly, “You finally revealed your true face.”
“Oh? Have you seen it already?” The ghost seemed to be sure that he could successfully possess him soon, and he didn’t seem to be in a hurry, so he even started communicating with Gu Wuji.
Others changed their expressions, and Rong Qingman wanted to come forward to help, but the surrounding statues and paintings began to change, making it impossible for them to come here.
“After all, no matter how you think about it, there’s something strange about you, whether it’s suddenly remembering your previous memories or staying calm when other ghosts are going manic.” Gu Wuji said, “If I haven’t guessed wrong, you are the ghost of the owner…”
After all, the news he heard before was that eight painters died tragically, and both the number of meals and the number corresponding to the players were eight. At first glance, there was nothing wrong with it, but if you think about it carefully, you could feel that something was wrong.
Logically speaking, the owner of this house should have been here all the time and would eat and live with the other people in the studio. Could it be that when other people were dining, the owner of the house would go out to eat by himself?
Gu Wuji had already begun to suspect that one of these dead people was the mysterious owner of this house.
“That’s right.” The ghost looked at Gu Wuji with a very satisfied expression. “As early as when you came in, I realized that my most perfect painting could finally be completed!”
Gu Wuji was silent for a moment. Were you really here for him from the beginning?
“Even if you sacrifice yourself, you still have to open this door so that others can come in. I really admire you. You are indeed the most perfect model I have ever seen.” The ghost’s words already contained a bit of fanaticism, “As long as I can integrate your soul into that painting, even that person’s painting won’t be able to compare to mine!”
When he heard that person, Gu Wuji immediately understood who he was talking about. It seemed that this copy was indeed related to Jin Yu.
“The trouble is, I didn’t expect that you actually brought other painting tools from outside, which prevented me from possessing you at that time…” The ghost said with dissatisfaction, “But it doesn’t matter even if it’s a little late, everything will still end the same after all, now your soul is mine -“
The ghost’s face suddenly changed, as if it had realized something, it looked at Gu Wuji in astonishment, “How is it possible that I can’t feel the connection with your soul?”
Gu Wuji said: “After all, you were too impatient before and didn’t confirm what the brush I was holding was.”
It was not the paintbrush possessed by this ghost at all, but the broken paintbrush given by the system when he was in the outside world.
He had been thinking about the use of the paintbrush given by the system before. But later Gu Wuji discovered that the broken paintbrush was very similar to other painting tools in the studio, and they came from the same place.
Even… the broken paintbrush was most likely owned by the ghost of the owner of the house.
It was precisely because of this that Gu Wuji did something wrong when he took out the paintbrush. Because the other party was too anxious, he didn’t confirm it at all. He just felt the familiar aura and hurriedly attached himself to it.
The ghost’s face became extremely ugly, and his eyes already had murderous intent. After all, there was not much time left for him now. That person had already discovered the existence of this place. If it dragged on any longer…
“You actually have this trick. I underestimated you.” The ghost sneered, “But even if the contract between souls is not reached, I can certainly do it on my own. This is my territory after all. Even if you are stronger than ordinary people, you still don’t think about resisting me.”
Then, the ghost suddenly rushed towards Gu Wuji’s body.
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