The Hunter's footsteps were already approaching from the distance.
"Gurgle~"
"Gurgle~"
A gurgling sound, like that of a strange steam engine, came from his throat again.
"Click~"
The sound of a bullet being chambered came again.
Mono looked back and saw the Hunter already raising his gun, scaring the wits out of him.
Turning around and seeing Little Six had reached the edge of the window, he hurriedly pushed her butt with force to shove her up.
Little Six fell onto the platform.
"Quick, pull me up!"
Mono's voice came through.
Little Six wasn't slow either. The moment she was pushed up, she stood up and leaned down, stretching her body out of the window.
Her slender little hand gripped tightly, and at the limit of her reach, she directly grabbed Mono.
"Bang!"
The gunshot finally rang out.
Little Six gave a sudden, powerful pull.
"Bang!"
A large hole was blasted right where Mono had just been.
Mono once again fell into Little Six's embrace.
"Run!"
Without time to celebrate their luck, Mono hurriedly scrambled up and ran forward.
Little Six also stood up and, with a sprint, directly bypassed Mono and ran to the front.
Mono's mouth twitched.
Why was he so useless?
...
The terrain of the Attic wasn't good either.
The floorboards had mostly rotted and fallen apart due to years of neglect.
Many places were hollowed out.
Looking down from here, one could easily see the situation on the first floor.
"Click~"
The doorknob of the front door on the first floor was suddenly turned.
"Bang~"
The Hunter's figure appeared at the doorway.
He was still carrying a lantern and holding a double-barreled shotgun in one hand.
Without the slightest hesitation, as soon as the light shone, he raised his gun and pulled the trigger directly at the wooden boards of the Attic above.
"Boom!"
A wooden board right by Mono's foot was shot into splinters and fell down.
"Tap, tap, tap~"
Rapid footsteps continued to echo across the floorboards.
A single wooden plank suddenly appeared ahead.
The other surrounding boards had all fallen away, leaving only this last plank connecting the passages on both sides.
Little Six stepped directly onto the plank and ran across.
Mono also stepped onto the plank.
However, just as he was about to reach the other side.
"Click~" A soft sound suddenly came from beneath his feet.
"Oh~" Mono suddenly thought of something, and his heart skipped a beat.
Could this be that rotten plank from the game that could break at any moment?
But there was no time for him to think further.
"Bang!"
The plank had already shattered and began to slide down.
Mono's body naturally fell down along with it.
"Ah~" Mono's hands flailed in the air.
Am I finished?
Little Six also finally noticed the situation here. Seeing Mono falling, a look of panic crossed her face, and she hurriedly rushed over.
"Grab~" At the critical moment, Mono's hand was grabbed by her again.
Mono felt a surge of great strength, and his body was pulled back up.
Holy crap, Sixth Master, nicely done!
Mono really wanted to give her a peck, but he couldn't care about that and hurriedly started running.
Little Six didn't delay either; after pulling Mono up, she ran forward again.
Soon, she was running ahead of Mono once more.
"Damn it~"
Mono was too lazy to complain anymore.
The two of them climbed out of the window on the other side of the Attic onto the tiled eaves.
The eaves were angled; as soon as they stood on them, their bodies uncontrollably slid down.
Upon reaching the edge, their bodies flew right off.
"Splash~"
Falling from the eaves, the two of them landed in some unknown liquid.
"Splash~"
Two heads emerged from the water.
Mono quickly scanned the surroundings and immediately recognized that this was indeed that Stinking Gutter.
They had fallen into the Stinking Gutter.
"Thump, thump, thump~"
The Hunter's footsteps came again from the back door of the wooden house.
Mono was startled.
"Quick, hide in the corner."
He hurriedly directed Little Six.
Little Six followed him and swam forward.
*Click~*
The gate was opened once again.
The powerful beam of a searchlight projected directly outward.
Mono and Little Six floated quietly in a dark corner of the gutter, making no sound.
*Snore~*
*Snore~*
The Hunter stepped along, walking forward on the wooden path built over the gutter.
Mono watched helplessly as he stopped nearby once more to patrol.
He couldn't even be bothered to curse anymore.
This Hunter was truly nauseatingly persistent; did he really want to catch them that badly?
If I don't kill you, I'll stop believing in Jesus.
Mono thought indignantly to himself.
He had already sentenced the Hunter to death.
"We'll swim across."
Mono called out to Little Six again.
Little Six's movements were still very agile; as soon as the words left his mouth, she began paddling.
Soon, they swam out of the corner.
By the dim light, Mono clearly saw the things floating in the Stinking Gutter.
Aside from decaying leaves and wood, there were also unidentified chunks of rotting meat, strands of hair, and piles of bones.
Flies hovered over the gutter, buzzing in a way that made one feel restless and irritable.
With the stench hitting his nose, Mono was once again revolted.
There was no telling how many corpses the Hunter had buried in this Stinking Gutter.
With his strong nerves, Mono returned to normal once more.
The two swam forward for a while, and the water surface suddenly widened.
The Hunter had already moved ahead.
The searchlight continued to sweep back and forth.
Now that there was no cover on the water's surface, they would surely be discovered if they went out like this.
...