Chapter 499 Horror Night in the Museum


    When Anthony turned his head and looked at the wall behind him, he saw a painting hanging on the wall - it was a monster that looked extremely terrifying, ferocious, and indescribable in words. At this moment, it was opening its big mouth, assuming a roaring posture, and trying to pounce towards Anthony!


    ?This immediately startled Anthony, and he took a step back hastily. At this moment, Duanmu Huai noticed his abnormality and quickly looked away.


    "What''s wrong?"


    “I just saw a painting, and it was quite scary. It almost scared me.”


    Anthony breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the painting again, and then he was stunned for a moment.


    ?Under the illumination of the flashlight, he saw that what was hanging on the wall in front of him was just an oil painting of sunflowers, and the monster he just saw was completely missing!


    ???”


    Seeing this scene, Anthony was stunned.


    What about paintings?


    "What''s wrong?"


    "The painting is gone. I just saw a painting of a monster rushing towards me..."


    ?Frowning, Anthony picked up the flashlight and glanced around. But the oil paintings around are all normal. There are paintings of apples, tulips, and roses. They are basically paintings and plants. There was no monster like Anthony said.


    Did I see it wrong? Impossible?


    ?Compared to Anthony''s doubts, Duanmuhuai just glanced around lightly and then spoke.


    “If you read it correctly, then I have an idea.”


    “What do you think?”


    “Perhaps, the monster that attacks humans is hidden in the painting.”


    “In the painting??”


    “That’s right.”


    Duanmuhuai nodded.


    "We have checked the files before, and it clearly states that the time and location of the missing persons are different. The only thing in common is that they all disappeared when they were not seen. So that means that this It’s definitely not something wrong with the exhibits in any exhibition hall. It’s most likely that a monster used some method to hide itself, and then attacked when the prey was alone.”


    As he spoke, Duanmuhuai slowly looked around and looked at the decorations.


    "So, how can the monster hide without being discovered? If it is possessing an antique or decoration, it is easy to detect. But if it is a painting, it is different. After all, this There are oil paintings hanging everywhere in the museum. If you read it correctly, Chief Anthony, then this guy is obviously trying to attack you by hiding in the paintings."


    “...I really didn’t expect you to think about it so much.”


    ? Anthony turned to look at Duanmu Huai in surprise. To be honest, after being shocked by Duanmu Huai''s size, he had no doubts about Duanmu Huai''s combat effectiveness. But on the other hand, Anthony was very doubtful about Duanmuhuai''s other abilities. After all, generally speaking, strong people have straight heads. However, Anthony did not expect that Duanmuhuai could deduce these things just through his own words. You can even tell your own conjectures.


    To be honest, this kind of reasoning would be dismissed as fantasy in other places, but as the person in charge of U-class cases, Anthony has experienced a lot of fantasy things.


    ??Walking back and forth in the painting is nothing, he has seen weirder things.


    “So what are we going to do now, are we going to find the painting?”


    “No, it’s too much trouble.”


    Facing Anthony’s proposal, Duanmuhuai shook his head in denial.


    "There are so many paintings in this museum, and we don''t know when we are going to find them. And since the other party has this ability, maybe it will set a trap for us and deliberately deceive us. So... let''s just lure the snake out of the hole. Just get rid of it and then go see which painting has the problem.


    …………”


    Withdrawal of the preface, this solution is indeed simple and crude.


    “So, you mean, we have to act separately???”


    Anthony is not calm now. He has a conscience. Even if he is the police chief in charge of this, it does not mean that he has any special superpowers. If he was asked to face the elusive monster alone, he would have to worry about it if he didn''t panic!


    Hearing what Anthony said, Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes, then reached out and took out something from his arms and handed it to Anthony. After Anthony took it, he discovered that it was a strange decoration with a warhammer logo on it and a skull imprint in the middle.


    “This is??” ????“A talisman to keep you safe.”


    ………………”


    Hearing Duanmuhuai''s explanation, Anthony twitched the corners of his mouth, lowered his head and looked at the "talisman" in front of him, and the lifelike skull on it... Is this an amulet? Are you sure this isn''t some cursed item?


    “Thank you then.”


    Anthony complained inwardly, and at the same time accepted Duanmuhuai''s amulet. Although this thing does look weird, Anthony has experienced a lot of things, and he has seen a lot of weird and weird things, such as lizard mummies, monkey paws, shriveled children''s skulls, etc. Folk religions such as Voodoo will always come up with some weird amulets, but in comparison, this one is pretty normal.


    Logically speaking, it would be a waste of time for two people to search the entire museum. Fortunately, the museum itself is not big, with only four exhibition halls in total. So the two agreed to start from the lobby, walk to the left and right, and then be responsible for searching the AB and CD exhibition halls respectively, and then come to the lobby to meet again.


    To be on the safe side, the lights throughout the museum were turned on, so the museum was brightly lit. This somewhat relieved Anthony. He held the flashlight in one hand and pressed the gun on his waist with the other while watching the wall in front of him warily. The oil paintings hanging on these walls are of course worthless, and there are even many donations from local or nearby universities. Of course, no matter how valuable they are, at least it is not a shame to hang these oil paintings, and they can add some humanistic flavor to the museum.


    ?Of course, because of this, the paintings hanging on the walls are also diverse and include everything. There are those who paint scenery, there are those who paint flowers and plants, and there are even some abstract artists who look like they are crazy... In short, it is the crazy school.


    ??What’s so good about this thing?


    Looking at the oil painting titled "Dawn" in front of him, Anthony couldn''t help but secretly complain. Although the title is "Dawn", this oil painting has nothing to do with light. It looks like someone painted white paper black. Then he drew a few random strokes of blue, yellow, and green on it as if he was drunk... Well, if the person who made this painting is not in the museum, then Anthony is more inclined to think that he may be in jail because of alcoholism.


    There was nothing unusual about exhibition hall C. Anthony walked around once, then walked out of the exhibition hall, standing in the corridor, looking at the empty floors on both sides, he felt an indescribable nervousness and fear. To be honest, he felt that he regretted it at this moment, and he didn''t know if the monster really existed...


    ?While thinking wildly, Anthony entered the D exhibition hall.


    However, the moment he walked into the exhibition hall and stepped forward, the situation suddenly changed.


    The door of the exhibition hall that was originally open closed suddenly with a "bang" sound, automatically and without wind. This immediately startled Anthony, and he hurriedly turned to look at the door. However, before Anthony could walk over to see what was going on, suddenly, the lights that illuminated the entire exhibition hall were turned off. Not only that, even the lights in the corridor outside and the exhibition hall opposite seemed to be completely extinguished at this moment.


    ?In just the blink of an eye, the entire exhibition hall turned into a box that was completely swallowed and wrapped in darkness. Only the light of the flashlight in Anthony''s hand still shone.


    “Damn it!”


    Anthony was shocked when he saw this scene. Although he had been mentally prepared for this, when everything actually happened, he still felt uncontrollable fear and tension. He hurriedly raised his hands, leaned against the wall, held the flashlight behind his back, and raised his pistol to aim forward.


    Under the dim light, Anthony couldn''t see what was around him at all. At the moment, the entire exhibition hall seemed to be shrouded in a dark fog, and everything seemed blurry in it. And Anthony could feel his heart beating crazily, and an indescribable sense of tension and fear emerged, making him almost crazy.


    Got to get out of here!


    Anthony came to the window, raised his hands and tried to smash the glass to escape. However, his hand did not hit the glass. A seemingly invisible, strong and soft barrier blocked his face. Anthony''s next move was completely blocked. Seeing this scene, Anthony raised his pistol without hesitation, pointed at the window and pulled the trigger.


    “Bang!”


    The sound of gunfire echoed in the dark exhibition hall, and then it was completely engulfed in darkness. But there was no crack in front of him, and he didn''t even know where the bullet went.


    At the same time, Anthony heard a strange sound of footsteps emerging from behind him.


    …


    ?He turned around hurriedly, raised the flashlight to shine forward, and at the same time clenched the pistol, breathing heavily. He wasn''t sure whether Duanmu Huai could hear the gunfire. The exhibition hall now gave him a completely different feeling than before. He even wondered if he had been swallowed up into another space. Maybe other people have also disappeared in this way. They are not there, but have completely disappeared. Will I be the same as them?


    ??The shuffling footsteps were getting closer, but Anthony still didn''t see anything. He stared wide-eyed and looked around, trying to find any clues.


    Then he saw...


    ??What kind of monster is that!


    The moment the flashlight shone on the black figure, Anthony could see its appearance clearly. No, or rather, he didn''t see what this thing looked like at all. Because even under the light of a flashlight, the outline of this monster can only be barely seen clearly. It is like a transparent creature, with only a few lines and shadows belonging to this world.


    Luckily, everything about it was transparent, so Anthony couldn''t see its appearance clearly at all, but it was obvious that the monster was enraged. It let out a harsh, unpleasant roar, and suddenly accelerated towards Anthony. During this process, its originally translucent body also changed, showing its true posture!


    “Boom!!”


    Just as the monster was about to pounce in front of Anthony, a big hand clenched into a fist and suddenly appeared from behind Anthony, then punched the monster and sent it flying away!


    “You finally showed up, you bastard!”


    ?At the same time, accompanied by roars, Duanmuhuai slowly walked out of the shadows with long strides.


    (End of this chapter)