Chapter 82: The Method of Breaking the Deadlock?! Ren Arakawa Starts Racking His Brain!
Zhan Lan's executive ability was considerably less than Zhang Jie's.
But under Ren Arakawa's anxious urging, she still kicked Zhang Jie, who was deep in sleep, started the car, and closely chased the other car, driven by Zhao Yingkong.
Xiaoye Hui in the back row glanced at Ren Arakawa's crotch and upper thigh area, where he was draped over the sunroof, a faint smile playing on the corners of her mouth as she cursed inwardly.
"What the hell? This guy is no different from that Yan Wei! Their character is all the same!"
But just as Xiaoye Hui was thinking this, Ren Arakawa suddenly shouted again:
"Turn around! Go pick up Zhang Jie!"
Zhan Lan was already quite unhappy with Ren Arakawa abandoning Zhang Jie in his sleep. At this moment, she turned her head, which suited her perfectly, and spun the steering wheel, driving towards the back.
Ren Arakawa didn't wait in the car. He quickly slipped out of the sunroof, spread his feathered wings fully, and flew towards Zhang Jie, clutching something in his hand.
"Clatter!"
"Ah!"
Zhang Jie woke up with a start, feeling a sharp pain. Hot sweat streamed down his face. Just as he instinctively reached to wipe it, he raised his hand and found a toothpick stuck in his arm.
And just as Zhang Jie was startled awake, at the end of the street, Freddy, in his red and green striped sweater and black fedora, reappeared, brandishing his metal claws!
"Whoosh!"
Ren Arakawa, airborne, let out a sigh of relief.
He was just trying to test how many Freddies existed in this world, and if the Freddy in reality was the same as the one in the dream world.
Freddy's speed was very fast. Ren Arakawa tried throwing a few shuriken, but Freddy easily dodged all of them.
Seeing that the shuriken had no effect, Ren Arakawa suppressed the urge to unleash a Great Fireball, which was slower, and flew towards the smelting plant.
When Zhan Lan was about to reach the smelting plant, Zhao Yingkong had already rammed the factory door open with the car.
Zhan Lan floored the accelerator and drove into the factory. As soon as she stopped the car, Nuowa and Zheng Zha surrounded her. "Where's Ren Arakawa?"
"He told us to find a hot pipe to lean against inside the factory! Don't be too far from each other, but not too close either! When you notice the cold pipes suddenly start emitting steam, don't hesitate—it means someone has fallen asleep. Try to hurt yourselves to see if you can wake up!"
She also shouted: "Zhao Yingkong! Ren Arakawa wants you to wait at the main entrance!"
Zhao Yingkong didn't reply. She clutched her dagger tightly, looking outside the factory.
Everyone immediately scattered.
Yan Wei was cunning. He watched where everyone hid, and deliberately ran deeper into the factory.
He figured that this way, he would be the last person Freddy would encounter.
In the sky, Ren Arakawa was dodging Freddy.
Seeing Zhao Yingkong ready at the factory entrance, he shouted to her.
"Sleep!"
"What?" Zhao Yingkong thought the wind was too strong and misheard the order.
Ren Arakawa threw two shuriken, then narrowly dodged Freddy's pouncing claw attack, urging, "Sleep! Hurry and sleep!"
Although Zhao Yingkong didn't know why, she sat down on the spot and closed her eyes.
Zhao Yingkong, who had already been awake for two days, under the influence of the world of *A Nightmare on Elm Street*, soon fell into a deep sleep.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Ren Arakawa landed, panting, retracted his feathered wings, and ran to Zhao Yingkong.
He raised his Reincarnation Watch and checked the time.
"If it doesn't work, one minute..."
Ren Arakawa's gaze was locked on Zhao Yingkong's face. The distance was so close, he could even see the fine hairs on her face.
His gaze swept over Zhao Yingkong's tightly bound chest, which rose and fell slightly with her quickened breathing.
"What a pity. Good talent, but she chose the wrong path. Binding it is uncomfortable, and not binding it affects her agility."
Ren Arakawa silently counted the time, his expression also a little anxious.
"Is it not working? Freddy didn't encounter her core personality?"
Ten more seconds passed. When Ren Arakawa saw sweat begin to bead on Zhao Yingkong's forehead, he didn't hesitate for a moment. He quickly stepped forward and delivered a crisp slap across her face!
"Bang!" The sound echoed in the spacious factory.
Zhao Yingkong's eyes suddenly opened blankly. Her reaction was quick and instinctive. In almost the blink of an eye, her hands had already been raised, and the dagger was aimed at the man in front of her.
The shift in Zhao Yingkong's eyes from confusion to clarity was instantaneous. She quickly scanned her surroundings, confirming her position and environment.
When she saw Ren Arakawa standing in front of her, her tension eased slightly, but she still remained vigilant and did not put down the dagger.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Yingkong's voice carried a hint of hoarseness, clearly affected by the anxious state in her dream.
"There's no time to explain, I have to try the next plan!"
Ren Arakawa said, pulling out a handful of syringes. "These are sedatives. Use these to inject them one by one! Control the rhythm, try to make everyone fall asleep at different times, but don't exceed one minute!"
"If more than a minute passes and they can't wake themselves up, then you wake them up!"
"Understood!"
Just as Ren Arakawa had settled Zhao Yingkong, a grating sound, like fingernails scraping a blackboard, pierced his ears from behind, making him shiver all over!
"Heh, what a familiar place." Freddy deliberately strained his voice, making a bizarre sound that was very unsettling.
"Familiar, exactly. This is where you torment children." Ren Arakawa pointed around. "Remember? Every inch of this muddy ground is stained with the tears and fresh blood of your victims."
"Hahahaha! I remember! I remember!" Freddy scraped his claws against a steel pipe. "So you want to experience terror here too?"
"I certainly don't want to experience pain, but I want to perform a magic trick for you."
"Magic? That's what the Joker does." Freddy sneered, curling his lips. "Oh? You like the Joker? I can also transform into the Joker's appearance to torment you! Hehehehe!"
"I said, I'm going to perform a magic trick for you."
Freddy didn't take it seriously and slowly approached Ren Arakawa.
Ren Arakawa quickly formed hand signs, and his Chakra surged within his body, gathering at his throat!
"Great Fireball Jutsu!" Ren Arakawa roared, and exhaled it towards Freddy!
The space inside the boiler room was cramped. Freddy had nowhere to hide and could only meet the fiery impact head-on.
The flames instantly engulfed him. His red and green striped sweater and black fedora caught fire, and his metal claws screeched piercingly under the high temperature.
Freddy let out a painful howl, but his figure remained standing in the flames.
Although the Great Fireball Jutsu's power was considerable, for an entity like Freddy, it only caused discomfort and no fatal damage.
Ren Arakawa knew that even if Freddy stood still and let him hit him with twenty Great Fireballs, it might not be enough to burn him to death completely.
"Hahahaha!" Freddy laughed sinisterly. The burn scars on his face wriggled like worms, a truly unsettling sight!
He slowly advanced towards Ren Arakawa, also 'considerately' reminding him: "There's nowhere to hide here. Your ninja tricks and feathered wings are useless now!"
Ren Arakawa retreated, quickly finding himself with nowhere left to go.
Freddy thoroughly enjoyed pushing his prey to a dead end and slowly devouring them.
Seeing his prey remained defiant, Freddy lost his patience.
"Then... farewell!" Freddy swung his claws, striking out.
Just as the claws were about to tear into Ren Arakawa, and Ren Arakawa was about to activate his Substitution Jutsu!
Freddy, in front of Ren Arakawa, vanished!
(end of chapter)