"What do you mean?" Ye Zhuxing didn't understand why Huo Xun was nitpicking. Aren't hallucinations and Phantom just illusions? There's not much difference.
Huo Xun was about to explain when he suddenly froze on the spot, his breathing rapid, and his whole body convulsed as if he had been struck by an electric current.
"What's wrong with you!" Xiao Yu was the first to notice Huo Xun's unusual behavior.
Ye Zhuxing also noticed that his trusted companion was acting strangely, so he stepped forward and grabbed Huo Xun's shoulder.
It's so cool!
A chilling sensation came from his palm, Ye Zhuxing immediately shook off his hand, involuntarily taking a step back.
At this moment, Huo Xun's face was ashen, his expression ferocious, and he opened his mouth wide as if to say something.
Pfft--
His head suddenly exploded, as if it had been crushed alive by a tremendous force.
Ye Zhuxing, was dumbfounded.
"Ahhh--"
Witnessing such a bloody and cruel scene, Lu Hui lost control on the spot, her pants were wet with liquid, and she collapsed onto He Tao.
He Tao was also terrified, and her condition was not much better than Lu Hui's. The two remaining male members were not much better off either. Feng Tianyu's legs were weak, and she could only barely stand.
Jia Hong died too quickly, and Huo Xun died too tragically and inexplicably. No one knew what rules he had violated, and he died instantly.
Xiao Yu clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug into her palms. She relied on the pain to calm herself, took a few deep breaths, and said with feigned composure, "Whether it's a hallucination or not, don't touch the blood on the ground, not even indirectly."
She didn't know if this counted as a pattern in murder, but Huo Xun had just done this one thing that was different from everyone else.
Even without her saying it, no one would touch that pool of blood again. Xiao Yu often says some correct but meaningless things, but as long as the timing is right, she can solidify her persona time and time again.
At the top of the stairs, there was a large pool of blood that looked like it could kill someone. The stairs leading down were an endless loop. The windows in the room had disappeared. The Haunted House had trapped them in this enclosed space.
"What should we do now?" Xiao Yu asked Ye Zhuxing.
Ye Zhuxing was panicking and could only desperately think, "We can't go downstairs, we can try the rooftop..."
This was a last resort for him; unable to go downstairs, going upstairs was the only option. Fortunately, they were well-prepared and had brought rescue ropes.
"Once we reach the rooftop, we can use the ropes to slide down temporarily. Escaping the Haunted House is probably unlikely, but at least we should be able to get out of that looping staircase."
Feng Tianyu wiped the sweat from his brow. "This is the only way."
Going to the rooftop is actually not a good choice. In horror movies, rooftops or rooftops basically represent being trapped in a dead end with no other way out.
But given their current situation, do they have any other options?
They could stand motionless on the stairs, hoping the Fierce Ghost wouldn't come after them. But these five people never seemed to have considered that, or perhaps they were inexplicably unwilling to stay put and do nothing.
Because they needed to get to the rooftop, Feng Tianyu's strong physique came in handy. He was able to easily carry a person across the area covered in blood, and with his help, none of the female team members touched the blood on the ground.
Ye Zhuxing could handle it himself, but when he barely stepped over the pool of blood, Xiao Yu's pupils suddenly constricted. She saw that Ye Zhuxing's foot had stepped on a little bloodstain, but no one else had noticed.
However, Ye Zhuxing did not die a violent and tragic death like Huo Xun; nothing happened to him!
Xiao Yu secretly remembered this incident, her heart growing heavier. How exactly did Huo Xun die?
The situation is becoming increasingly complicated.
As she passed the room on the second floor, Lu Hui suddenly stopped, her face showing an extremely conflicted expression. It seemed as if a voice in her mind was urging her to follow the others and wander around the Haunted House, hoping to find clues to survive. But her body instinctively wanted to stay in the room and find a blanket to cover herself tightly.
"Hurry up!" He Tao grabbed Lu Hui.
Lu Hui instinctively grabbed the doorknob.
Click--
The door opened.
"Ah!"
A piercing scream rang out, and a long strip of white cloth, stained with blood, loosely wrapped around Lu Hui's arm, from which she was unable to break free.
He Tao was very unlucky. She and Lu Hui were supporting each other when an unexpected situation suddenly occurred. Lu Hui, who was on the verge of a breakdown, clung tightly to He Tao as if she were her only lifeline.
"Calm down, save your energy, stop shouting!" He Tao tried to break free from Lu Hui's clamp-like hands, feeling both shocked and angry. This little brat had been shouting and yelling from time to time before; such members were the most annoying in the team.
When watching some third-rate horror movies in the past, He Tao always thought the main characters were stupid. Why did they have to scream and shout when they encountered ghosts, just to make themselves known?
I just realized that there really are people like that in real life.
For some reason, Lu Hui's hand loosened slightly, then she gripped He Tao tightly again, her face showing both fear and struggle. He Tao couldn't understand what was wrong with her either.
In the critical moment, the other three noticed the situation and turned back to help He Tao escape.
He Tao can at least provide some emotional value, and at least she won't drag the team down by shouting and yelling.
The white cloth wrapped around Lu Hui's arm looked loose and powerless, but Lu Hui couldn't break free. Her arm had even lost all feeling, turning into a pale, lifeless piece of flesh, and the trend of losing life was spreading throughout her body.
"Help me!" she cried out.
Why didn't you save me!
She has been abandoned by everyone.
Lu Hui stared wide-eyed, unwilling to accept the four people walking further and further away, wishing she could suddenly jump up and grab them all, dragging them down to Hell together!
Unfortunately, she had no strength left in her body. The icy feeling spread from her arms to her whole body, and she slowly stopped breathing, dying with her eyes wide open.
"Interesting~"
No one else heard this "interesting"; it was Hu Jiu's low murmur to himself.
The White Sash was used to hang Lu Hui's body.
Three people have already died. After Jia Hong was walled up, the insects stopped crawling out of his head.
Huo Xun's head was crushed, and Hu Jiu couldn't find the worm in his brain tissue. It seemed that the worm disappeared the moment he died.
Therefore, when choosing the third target, Hu Jiu did not kill her all at once, but let her die slowly, bit by bit.
He naturally noticed Lu Hui's strange behavior as well.
"Is it these insects causing the problem, subtly influencing people's thinking?"
There are indeed many suspicious points.