The Entire Special Forces Team Is Wiped Out
The players in front of the screen were now horrified.
They considered many bizarre scenarios that might occur.
For example, how will the team react when they hear footsteps?
For example, what are some ways to deal with situations where only Night Vision Goggles can see the scene?
Or what methods would they use if a face without pupils, jaw, and mouth appeared?
Using military firepower and scientific research equipment to deal with the strange phenomena in the Staircase —what sparks will fly when science and non-science collide?
This is what players are most curious about.
Aside from that, I can't imagine any other bizarre phenomena or crises.
After all, the setting limited their imagination.
If the setting were Apartment Building or a hotel, players who have played Skyhill would easily be able to come up with many bizarre events.
But the barren environment in this the Staircase was something they simply couldn't think of.
Therefore, players in front of the screen had extremely high expectations for this fully armed team.
Besides the fact that they have weapons, can attack, and are well-trained.
More than anything, I wanted to see what bizarre situations these six-person team would encounter that players couldn't even imagine.
But now, what they were seeing truly stunned them.
During their journey downstairs, the six-person team unknowingly gained a seventh member.
this.
This is simply...
That's a brilliant idea! What a skillful technique!
At this moment, while the players were amazed by the way the scene was presented, they also felt a sense of comfort.
After all, this was the first truly terrifying 'horror movie' they had ever seen!
Instead of those money laundering movies on the market that use the guise of horror to make romance films that are also poorly made.
So when players saw this, they had already given up all hope that this six-person squad could actually carve up a bloodbath.
Because, as things stand, the strange phenomena they are currently encountering are more tangible than those experienced by the previous two D-Class Personnel.
What lies ahead is likely to be even more dangerous.
In the video, the captain questioned the extra person sternly, but received no response.
The strange soldier, with his back to the crowd, held his gun tightly, warily watching the Staircase below.
There was no response to A-one's captain's question.
At that moment, the voices of other team members came through the radio.
Why does this person look so familiar?
[Yeah, I think it looks familiar too.]
[I feel like I've seen this somewhere before, but I can't quite place it.]
I feel the same way.
The players frowned slightly as they listened to the soldiers' comments over the radio.
Before they could think it through, the captain shouted, interrupting the radio communication between the team members.
Then, looking at the strange soldiers ahead, he stopped questioning them loudly.
Instead, they contacted the command center via radio to obtain instructions for the next steps.
[Command Room, we have discovered a non-existent soldier infiltrated our team at platform 44. His uniform and weaponry are identical to ours. Due to his gas helmet, we are unsure of his identity, and initial warnings have gone unanswered. We now believe he possesses lethal offensive capabilities. Please provide further instructions. Over.]
[Sizzle—Sizzle—]
[Command room? Can you hear me? Command room?]
[Sizzle—Sizzle—]
[Sizzle—Sizzle—]
[Damn it! The external signal is being jammed, and we can't deploy a signal booster in this situation!]
Throughout the scene, the captain is always facing the strange soldier in front of him.
Judging from his posture, he was holding a gun the whole time, staring intently at the bottom of the stairs.
It seems to be observing something?
No one could see his face because he was wearing a gas helmet, and no one recognized him except that they felt he was very familiar.
Just as the players were speculating about what to do next, the captain issued a new order!
But this time, his tone was somewhat cautious and he spoke softly.
[All team members, evacuate to higher ground, remain on alert.]
[Received] *5
The players watching on the screen were immediately puzzled.
You are soldiers!
You have guns!
You can just go up and take it down by force!
Why evacuate?
Why not continue questioning?
At this moment, the captain's camera, from the main perspective, was focused on the strange soldier at the bottom of the descending stairs while he was retreating slowly and orderly.
They had absolutely no intention of going forward to confront them head-on.
Players expressed their confusion about this in the live chat.
Since they are armed, there are also 6 people.
What's there to be afraid of? Just go up and take it down! Even if it's a monster, there's only one of them!
With more people, why should we be afraid of losing to fewer people?
Besides, there was only one person!
Other players offered explanations for the puzzled comments.
"Don't give me any advice just because you're watching from behind a screen. Are you really that safe hiding behind your computer? The video is extremely dangerous!"
"+1, another one who's all talk and no action. If you were in there, would you dare to fire a gun at this thing?"
"This fully demonstrates that the team is disciplined and will not rashly attack unknown phenomena."
"Don't forget, they don't have the authority to fire, and they can't contact the command center, so they have no choice but to evacuate."
"That's right. When faced with the unknown, without understanding the reason, and unable to contact the BOSS, evacuation is the best option, rather than risking your life!"
"We are spectators, we are watching. But the people in the video are truly facing danger, and they could lose their lives at any moment. Who would dare to fire a gun recklessly?"
Faced with these explanations in the comments, most players, apart from a few trolls, agreed with these statements.
Indeed, the people in the video were in Pitch Black, claustrophobic the Staircase with strange phenomena.
And they were just watching all of this from behind a screen.
Although I feel scared and not safe enough, there is absolutely no danger to my life!
Therefore, these players didn't dare to continue speaking and chose to continue watching.
Except for the trolls, they remain tireless.
At this moment, in the video, the camera's perspective is both looking downwards and slowly moving upwards.
A 3-meter field of vision is neither long nor short.
As the unknown soldier was swallowed by darkness 3 meters away, the captain's voice came through the radio.
Come on! I'll see what you are!
Immediately following, a series of hurried footsteps sounded from below.
At this moment, the players in front of the screen were stunned.
Because the voice that said those words did not come from A-one's leader, who was in the main camera's view!
From the perspective of the video, the captain, speaking from a first-person perspective, spoke clearly every time, whether loudly or softly, without the electromagnetic sound characteristic of radio waves.
But the captain's words just now carried that electromagnetic tone.
This shows...
Players no longer dared to imagine it, because the reality was right in front of them!
There are two captains!
In the video, upon hearing the sound, A-one's captain immediately took a few quick steps down.
When the descending staircase reappeared within a 3-meter visual range, the eerie soldier had vanished.
Based on the footsteps heard earlier, we can conclude that...
It left.
They continued down and left.
So what was the captain's voice with the electromagnetic tone from before?
The players didn't know, and even the captain himself didn't know.
At this moment, Captain A-one realized that they had encountered an unknown and unusual situation.
To avoid unnecessary panic, he began to calmly remind his teammates.
[Attention all team members, something unusual has happened. I need you to remain calm! My voice was just picked up on the radio, but I absolutely did not speak. What you heard was not me! This could happen again, so if you hear any of these strange sounds, report to me immediately!]
There was a slight pause on the radio, as if they were processing the captain's explanation.
Then very quickly, they all spoke in unison.
[Received!] *5
The six-person team descended to the platform again.
Meanwhile, the team leader continued to contact the command center.
But the signal was still not working, and the radio was filled with static, which was very harsh.
Even the deployment of signal boosters by the engineering corps was to no avail.
After trying several methods, the captain finally had to admit that his squad had lost contact with the command center.
Now, they are isolated and helpless, completely cut off from the Staircase.
The A-one captain pondered for a long time before informing his teammates of the news, wanting to hear their opinions, even though they already knew about it.
Surprisingly, the five team members reacted with remarkable calmness.
Knowing they could not contact the command center, they all said they would obey their captain's orders regardless of whether the mission continued or not.
Players watching on screen were quite taken aback by this.
this.
You've all lost contact with headquarters, yet you're still continuing your mission from here?
Didn't you see what happened to the two D-Class Personnel?
Without a command center, it's no use if you die in the Staircase!
At this moment, in the video, after learning about the team members' attitudes, A-one's captain visibly hesitated.
From the camera's main perspective, he first glanced at the descending stairs, then at the ascending stairs. He then scanned the five team members one by one before finally making a reasonable decision.
[To all team members, we have lost contact with command center. I don't know if the camera footage is being transmitted to command center in real time, nor do I know the main reason for the interference with the radio signal. If we continue deeper and find that the camera footage isn't being transmitted to headquarters, then our investigation will be meaningless. If there are casualties, it will be a pointless sacrifice! Therefore, I order an immediate retreat!]
In the footage, the five soldiers who heard these words looked at each other in bewilderment.
Although they were all wearing gas helmets, players could still tell from their twisting heads that their expressions must have been quite surprised.
For the soldiers in the video, the captain's order was an order to obey.
So they responded loudly on the radio.
[Receive!]
So the players saw this six-person squad, using the same formation they had used to go downstairs, begin to evacuate upwards.
During this time, the team did not linger for long; they walked at a normal pace, continuing upwards.
The building, with its floors one after another, appears somewhat eerie against the backdrop of dark green.
But players know it's not that simple.
because
Their evacuation process was not accelerated!
This shows that unexpected situations can occur at any time!
At this moment, it seemed as if to confirm what the players had in mind.
In the video, a trembling voice suddenly came through the previously calm radio.
[Captain? Harry? Ryan? Where are you? Where did you go?]
Upon hearing this, A-one's captain immediately paused, and the camera froze on the spot.
Then, he turned around and looked.
At this point, only a logistics personnel codenamed E-five remained following behind.
Another special operations agent, codenamed D-four, disappeared without anyone noticing.
The camera immediately spun back and forth between the teammates on both sides, and the players in front of the screen could clearly see that, including the captain in the main view, the team only had 5 people left.
[D-four? Can you hear me? D-four?]
The captain's voice came through the video.
He called out loudly over the radio to the rear guard of the previous team, the special operations personnel responsible for covering the rear.
No matter how he called, D-four on the radio seemed unable to hear him.
[D-four! Please respond! D-four!]
[Captain, can you hear me? Harry Lane, can anyone hear me? Can anyone hear me?]
D-four's trembling voice kept ringing out over the radio.
And the captain's call seemed unable to get through.
The two people's voices were clearly on the same frequency, yet they seemed to be from different worlds.
This scene gave the players in front of the screen an extremely chilling feeling.
There are no bizarre creatures or suddenly frightening scenes. The environment and a few lines of dialogue alone are enough to send chills down players' spines.
That's amazing!
At this moment, in the video, D-four's voice was still trembling as he asked the question.
The captain responded loudly.
However, the two were unable to communicate with each other.
The other team members also unconsciously moved closer together, cautiously going up and down the stairs.
until
[No. No. This isn't real. This isn't real. Don't come any closer. Don't come any closer. Aaaaaaaahh...
Suddenly, the radio crackled with a burst of gunfire and terrified screams.
Then it suddenly disappeared, as if the radio had suddenly switched off, and there was no sound.
No matter how much the A-one leader called out, there was no response.
Everything returned to deathly silence.
The atmosphere at the scene was extremely serious.
Two atmospheres gradually permeated the space between the screen and the viewer.
The players felt tense.
The soldiers felt fear.
At this moment, the captain looked at the logistics soldier.
Because he's the closest person to D-four!
[Didn't you hear anything when E-five and D-four disappeared?]
In the footage, the soldiers who had gathered together suddenly paused, looking at each other in bewilderment.
One of them shook his head violently, his voice ringing out over the radio.
But it left the players in front of the screen stunned.
[Captain, who is this D-four you mentioned?]
boom--
The players' brains immediately went blank.
What's going on?
Why doesn't this person recognize their teammates?
Aren't they the closest?
Then, even more unbelievable sounds came through the radio.
These were questions from the other team members!
[Captain, I don't know who D-four is either. Is he even in the team? But he called my name.]
[He called my name too, but there were only five of us on this mission! It was the team leader, me, you, E-five, and F-six. No one called D-four. How did he know both of our names?]
[Captain, what happened? Has another person joined our team?]
[Damn! This the Staircase is getting weirder and weirder! The captain was right, we'd better get out of here as soon as possible!]
At this moment, the players in front of the screen had forgotten to think.
Or rather, they've lost the ability to think.
What exactly is going on?
Why is it that a team member who was clearly there suddenly doesn't remember anyone except the captain?
Does that mean the one that disappeared never existed?
Was the expedition team actually only 5 people?
At this point, the players became increasingly alarmed.
Meanwhile, the events continued to unfold in the video.
Faced with this situation, A-one's captain fell silent, seemingly lost in thought.
Then, the camera panned back and forth across the four soldiers in front of them.
Finally, he gave another order.
[The team remains the same, E-five, let's switch positions. You go first, I'll cover the rear!]
The logistics soldier whose name was called paused for a moment, then quickly said that he didn't need it.
Since A-one is the captain and the central figure of the team, how can we let him cover the rear?
But after the captain's stern words and tough attitude, and the words "This is an order!" he had no choice but to obey and switch places with the captain.
The players felt a sense of admiration for the captain's actions.
After all, one of the team members had just gone missing, and no one even remembered him.
In this situation, they still dared to stay at the very back of the team to cover the rear.
This clearly demonstrates his extraordinary courage!
But it also puts oneself in danger.
The "Mole" Special Task Force has been deeply remembered by players.
Soon, in the video, the rearranged team began to continue their evacuation upwards.
However, the video still didn't speed up.
This means that this situation will continue!
The players stared intently at the screen.
Inside, the team steadily moved upwards.
The team leader, who was in the main view of the camera, kept glancing behind him as he went upstairs.
He would occasionally glance at the gun in his hand and grip it tightly.
It seems that this gives him an endless sense of security.
However, an accident still occurred.
After the team climbed onto two platforms, another teammate's voice came over the radio.
[I've lost count of how many days it's been since I got separated from the group. I just finished my water and I'm out of food. But I keep walking and walking in this the Staircase.]
The line of people who heard the sound stopped abruptly.
The players' eyes widened in surprise.
In the footage, the captain immediately issues orders to his team members via radio.
[Everyone, gather around me!]
As soon as he finished speaking, the soldiers in front immediately turned around and came to the captain.
What horrified the players was...
The team is now one person short again!
Because only three people came to join them.
The fewer people this time
[B-two]
[Where's B-two?! C-three, you're right behind B-two, where are you?! Didn't you see him?!]
At this moment, the three soldiers in front of the camera looked at each other, and asked each other in a low voice over the radio with some doubt.
[Captain, I'm the team's number one. Who is this B-two you're talking about?]
[Captain, there's no one named B-two in the team. What's wrong?]
[Captain, what happened?]
The camera visibly paused, as if in disbelief.
At that moment, the radio crackled to life again.
Upon hearing this, the players immediately recognized it as B-two.
The radio is still working properly, but I can't get any signal. Can the captain hear me?
The captain immediately asked loudly.
[B-two? Is that you? What happened on your end? What's wrong? B-two!]
[There are stairs everywhere here, haha. I can't see the end. Haha. It's only about 30 platforms from the exit, but I've already eaten all the food I need for 36 hours, and I still haven't seen the exit door. Maybe there will never be an exit.]
[No water, no food, no hope of Outlast, and I don't know how the others are doing. I'm probably already dead. No one will come to save me. Nobody.]
Bang--
A gunshot rang out, and the radio went dead.
The players' expressions changed.
Suicide!
B-two committed suicide!
Before the players could react, a sense of fear filled the group in the recording.
[Captain! This can't be real! It's an auditory hallucination! It definitely is! This the Staircase is trying to seduce us! To make us fear it!]
[That's right, Captain! Our team doesn't actually have B-two and D-four; it's this the Staircase that's affecting our morale!]
[Captain! Cheer up! Don't let this affect you!]
Upon seeing this, the players felt a profound sense of awe.
They came up with a word.
A word that better reflects the current situation.
Spiritual Seclusion!
This is a phenomenon of Spiritual Seclusion!
Friends, comrades, relatives, and so on—no matter how good the relationship, once he Spiritual Seclusion, everything in the world related to him, including memories, will vanish!
How terrifying this is!
If the phenomenon of Spiritual Seclusion really happens, or even exists, then...
Who knows who you might have lost in your life?
But you don't remember him!
No matter how good your relationship is!
This is what happens in the video.
When my former comrades disappeared, so did all the memories associated with them.
These soldiers actually thought that the Staircase was having a psychological effect on them?
You know, as a player watching from the audience's perspective, you know exactly how many people are on this team!
Now, the two of them are no longer 'existent'.
How many more people will be next?
The captain fell silent once again.
The camera pans back and forth between the three teammates.
Finally, an order was given.
[C-three, you're in first place. E-five, you're in second place. F-six, you're behind me.]
[Listen up, this time, you need to hold onto the clothes of the teammate in front of you. Don't let go without my order!]
In front of the camera, the three teammates looked at each other, then nodded emphatically.
So the team retreated upwards again.
From the players' perspective, these four people are like a train pulled by strings, each pulling the other along.
Although it's safer, the speed has also slowed down.
Players stared intently at the screen, not wanting to miss a single frame or second.
Surely no one will disappear with the method the captain has adopted?
Everyone is holding each other's hands, so if anything happens, they will know immediately and make a discovery.
Just as the player thought so, the situation changed again.
The camera, which was originally focused on the front, suddenly looked back.
As far as the eye could see, there was nothing there.
There was no one behind the captain.
Once again, a teammate has disappeared.
Neither he nor the players in front of the screen sensed anything unusual or unusual.
This is impossible.
The camera then shifts to the front.
But again, it was completely empty.
At this moment, there was nothing behind or in front of him.
My teammates vanished without a trace in an instant.
It's like...
It's as if it never existed at all.
The players watching on the screen swallowed hard, shocked by this horrifying scene.
until
A-one's captain asked in confusion.
[What am I doing? Shouldn't we be evacuating as soon as possible?]
At this moment, the camera no longer pauses and begins to move upwards.
The players realized that he had forgotten his teammates and thought he was alone on this investigation mission.
Meanwhile, the captain was leaving while constantly calling out to the command center.
But there was constant static and no signal.
[Damn it! I should have brought an engineer with me, otherwise the radio wouldn't be out of signal!]
The captain grumbled and swore as he hurried upstairs.
Just as the players were climbing the ladder following the camera, a terrifying scene unfolded!
Above, a gigantic face slowly descended from the Staircase.
It's about the face!
It's the face the Orange-Clad Woman encountered!
At this moment, the players saw this eerie presence again in the video footage!
It was cold and pale, with no pupils.
The jawline and mouth are not visible.
The wrinkles on the bridge of its nose make it look terrifying and chilling.
Hidden in the darkness, it sends chills down your spine amidst the dark green background!
And!
Compared to the one the Orange-Clad Woman encountered, this face is now enormous!
So much so that it took up the entire the Staircase!
Faced with this direct crisis and with their path blocked, Captain A-one did not hesitate at all.
If the command center cannot be contacted, the authority to fire no longer needs to be applied for!
He raised his gun and fired wildly at the face above.
Suddenly, gunfire erupted and flashes of light appeared.
A deafening sound erupted from the screen!
Captain A-one roared as he fired.
[Damn it! Taste the power of a bullet!]
The magazine was emptied very quickly.
For some reason, the face suddenly stopped on the stair step and wouldn't move.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, A-one's captain immediately turned and fled downwards.
The camera also shook and wobbled.
The players watching on the screen were terrified.
Now, the six-person team is down to just the captain.
Will he survive?
Can he escape?
The face stopped moving; the bullets seemed to have actually worked?
In other words, attacks at the physical level are effective!
At this moment, in the violently turbulent shot, Captain A-one is running downhill while rapidly reloading.
From the players' perspective, he descended the stairs at an extremely fast speed.
He jumped down to the platform in almost three steps.
Just as the players were gripped by the thrill, the camera suddenly paused.
A-one stopped.
He was panting heavily as he slowly walked to the bottom of the stairs, then raised his gun warily.
Meanwhile, the players in front of the screen heard a voice.
A sound I've heard a long time ago.
[She's here. She's coming up! Oh my God! She's less than a meter away from me! Help me, help me! She's right behind me, and behind her... and behind her are...■■■■■. I don't want to die! I don't want to die!]
This sentence.
That sound.
It was that very first D-Class Personnel!
Before he died, he saw the so-called 'hanging female corpse'!
It was also because of this female corpse that a night vision camera was specially provided for the Orange-Clad Woman when she entered the exploration for the second time!
The time distortion in the Staircase W-FBC-0087 is just speculation among players.
But now, the D-Class Personnel were on the first exploration have appeared in front of the Orange-Clad Woman the second time, and then in front of the soldier the third time.
Next
At this moment, in the video, the A-one captain, in the main camera's view, calmed his breathing slightly.
He stood at the bottom of the descending stairs, gun raised, extremely vigilant.
If anything peeks out, we'll shoot without hesitation!
However, nothing appeared in the darkness below.
At the same time, the voices of the D-Class Personnel abruptly ceased, and there was no further sound.
What appears to the player is an eerie and unsettling darkness in the Staircase below!
After a moment of caution, the A-one captain in the shot began to walk downwards.
At the same time, he spoke in a cold voice.
Come on! I'll see what you are!
He then hurried downstairs, his footsteps echoing in the air.
The players, however, were stunned at that moment.
etc.
This sentence.
Isn't that what the seventh person who suddenly appeared in this six-person team said at the beginning?
At this moment, the players suddenly remembered.
That inexplicably extra 7th person
Just like Captain A-One just now, standing at the bottom of the descending stairs, gun at the ready!
Then, after saying that, he disappeared with the sound of hurried footsteps.
turn out to be
After all that...
The extra 7th person in the 6-person team
This refers to the future A-one leader who has already lost all his teammates.
No wonder.
No wonder his teammates felt that the seventh person looked familiar, as if they had seen him somewhere before.
The root cause is that he's their captain!
The future captain!
That's why it feels familiar!
At this moment, in the shot.
A-one's captain jogged downstairs.
The steps below also became visible as he moved.
The dense darkness was gradually peeled back to reveal the concrete ground beyond.
After logging off two platforms in a row, the players did not see anything strange.
No D-Class Personnel were seen, nor was the hanging female corpse.
I didn't see anything.
It was as if the voice of the D-Class Personnel was a hallucination, and didn't actually exist.
Captain A-one went down two more platforms, but then a sudden change occurred!
Just as he stepped onto the new step, gunfire suddenly erupted from below!
Countless bullets struck his body without mercy.
Players watching on screen could even hear the sound of glass breaking.
Clearly, the eyepiece of the gas helmet was pierced by a bullet.
The head inside
You can imagine what the situation was like.
At this moment, roars echoed from below the stairs, along with a voice that the players were very familiar with.
It's the voice of A-one's leader.
He said, "[Damn it! Taste the power of a bullet!]"
In the video, players once again witnessed deafening gunfire echoing through the claustrophobic environment.
This time, however, the one who was originally firing has become the one who was hit.
Soon, the bullets were all fired.
The sound of running footsteps came from below, gradually fading away until they disappeared completely.
But then the camera suddenly dropped, showing a fully armed body falling onto the steps.
Then it spun and tumbled, colliding repeatedly.
Finally, it stopped on the platform, staring directly at the cement wall above.
Then
The screen went black.
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P. S.
This chapter is finally finished. I'm so sorry for the slow typing speed, I beg for your forgiveness!
It's a bit of a shame that a lot of content was not included in the Special Task Force's investigation and exploration.
For example, the Special Task Force discovered six fully armed, limp, mummified corpses that had been dead for many years.
For example, the dead members of the Special Task Force would constantly harass the surviving members via radio.
For example, when a team member went missing, and the team found him again, he was already old and gray and on his last breath.
For example...
In short, due to space limitations, these points were not included and will have to be addressed later.
I wanted to describe the Staircase as terrifying as possible, but my current skill level isn't quite there yet, so this is all I can do.
Also, this chapter is not a complete copy of the experimental records. If you compare them, they are completely different things!
I recommend a book called "Cultivation University"! I think it's pretty good; those interested can check it out.