Thump--
Just as Ye Zhuxing and the others were about to go next door to check, there was a knock on their door.
"Is anyone home?" He Tao called softly from outside the door.
No one dared to respond.
Just then, Huo Xun's phone popped up with a video call request; it was from Xiao Yu.
After hesitating for a moment, Huo Xun answered the phone, and it was indeed Xiao Yu on the other end of the screen.
"You're all inside, why don't you open the door?" she asked.
Huo Xun: "We've seen some strange things here, so we dare not act rashly."
Xiao Yu: "Coincidentally, we also saw some strange things."
Ye Zhuxing hesitated for a few seconds, then went to open the door. Three girls squeezed in. He Tao looked flustered and said impatiently, "I went to the restroom and saw you guys fighting on the first floor, all dying together! It scared me to death!"
The men exchanged glances, Ye Zhuxing pressed, "And then?"
He Tao clutched her chest. "I told Xiao Yu about it, Xiao Yu thought it might be a hallucination because she didn't hear any fighting sounds, so we decided to come and check it out."
"Now it seems it really was an illusion," Xiao Yu said coldly.
"We encountered a similar situation," Ye Zhuxing recounted the footage he had seen on the surveillance camera.
"What on earth happened?!" Another female teammate Lu Hui, stared wide-eyed, her face still sleepy and bewildered.
She was a complete newbie, and this was her first mission. Although she was very nervous, she had never experienced it firsthand before, and the things she imagined weren't scary enough. She fell asleep almost immediately after lying down.
As the weakest member of the team, Lu Hui is clueless about the outside world and doesn't understand her own role in the team. She's not even good at being a straight man, and she just follows in the footsteps of the big boss all the way.
Ye Zhuxing frowned deeply. "The Supernatural phenomena in the Haunted House have already appeared, and worst of all, our electronic devices are being interfered with."
Those with quick minds understood the problem in an instant, but Lu Hui's eyes still held a clear-eyed folly.
"These devices are specially made; Supernatural that aren't terrifying enough can't affect their operation, yet we saw hallucinations through the screens," Huo Xun kindly explained.
"Ah!" Lu Hui exclaimed in shock, "Does that mean we've encountered Supernatural incredibly terrifying, and are in extreme danger?"
How come she didn't notice anything? Is she really that oblivious?
"What were you all doing before? Which action triggered the pattern?" Feng Tianyu pondered, head bowed.
Jia Hong was getting impatient and said sarcastically to He Tao, "Did you break some taboo? Why do you have to go to the bathroom so late at night? Is it because this is Haunted House and you can't go out at night and have to stay in your room?"
He Tao was about to retort.
Suddenly, everything went black...
"I can't see anything!" she exclaimed in a panicked whisper.
"Ah!!" Lu Hui screamed.
"Don't panic, it's probably a problem with the lighting equipment. Everyone stay where you are and don't move. Turn on your phone's Flashlight..." Ye Zhuxing stopped halfway through his sentence, holding his phone without saying a word.
"It's not a problem with the lighting, it's a problem with our eyes!" Huo Xun tried to remain calm. He was always glued to his phone and immediately realized that the darkness wasn't caused by the lights being off. However, at this moment, he wasn't so much concerned about life or death, but rather worried that he would never be able to use his phone again.
"Are we blind?" Lu Hui's voice trembled.
Xiao Yu's breathing became heavier, and her hands unconsciously clenched into fists. Losing sight in a Supernatural event—what's the difference between that and waiting to die!
The atmosphere in the pitch-black room was extremely oppressive.
Fortunately, the darkness didn't last long, and they soon regained their vision. Although the environment was still dark, at least they could see things.
"The window is gone." Xiao Yu calmly looked at where the window used to be; now it was a wall.
Lu Hui covered her mouth, trying her best to keep quiet.
The others, having some experience, began to think about what to do next.
Ye Zhuxing carefully considered his words and said, "Given the current situation, we have two choices. One is to stay in the house until dawn. The other is to leave the room and try to explore the Haunted House at night, actively trying to decipher the patterns."
Both options carry risks. Actively venturing out to explore may lead to discovering the patterns of murders in Haunted Houses and potentially finding hidden Supernatural Items, but the probability of total annihilation is much higher.
Staying inside seemed safe, but the window just mysteriously disappeared. Who knows if other things will follow suit?
"My personal suggestion is to take the initiative, gather more clues, and formulate different survival plans," Ye Zhuxing said. He felt that at this point, it was crucial to seize the initiative; if they were put on the defensive, they might all die instantly.
The group fell silent; the room offered a sense of security, and they were reluctant to leave.
Xiao Yu glanced at Ye Zhuxing discreetly, sensing that he... seemed a bit impulsive?
"... Do we really have to go out? We've already checked it so many times before!" As a complete newbie, Lu Hui knew that her chances of survival were the lowest, so she didn't want to take any risks.
"Alright, stop putting on that whiny, tearful act. It's like someone bullied you. It's so annoying!" Jia Hong suddenly yelled at Lu Hui.
"I... I'm sorry... I didn't mean to..." Lu Hui was trembling all over, clearly terrified.
He Tao immediately retorted, "Why are you yelling so loudly? It makes you look so powerful! If you're so tough, go yell at a ghost! What kind of skill is it to be a bully at home!"
Jia Hong and He Tao were already at odds, and a conflict was imminent.
"Shut up, all of you! Stop arguing!" Ye Zhuxing stopped them in time, his face also flushed with anger, but he managed to suppress it.
Jia Hong, enraged, paid no heed to Ye Zhuxing's words and was about to launch into a tirade when Xiao Yu spoke first, "Calm down, your emotions are not right!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.
Jia Hong shut his mouth. Although he was rather short-tempered, he shouldn't have lost his temper indiscriminately.
He Tao's expression was also not good; the persona she had painstakingly cultivated almost collapsed.
Huo Xun is so addicted to his phone that he no longer cares about life or death.
Lu Hui is timid and can't even speak in complete sentences.
Ye Zhuxing also seemed a bit impulsive, acting without considering the consequences.
"Don't forget how the victims of Haunted Houses died—they killed each other for no reason," Feng Tianyu whispered a reminder.
Unexpectedly, the accident happened so quietly; if Xiao Yu hadn't been so perceptive, they wouldn't have noticed the changes in her.
Only...
Even though I know something's wrong with me, I still can't control myself!