A Man and a Woman
Squeak—
The guest room doors, like the rotten wood of an old house, creaked and groaned. Their sounds echoed through the deathly silent, Pitch Black hallway.
Zai Zong and Xin Xin stared wide-eyed, too afraid to move.
My heart was in my throat, and I looked panicked.
The door did not suddenly open.
Instead, they were slowly pushed away, as if intentionally provoking them.
In an instant, dust rose and mist rushed in.
No one knows where those plumes of white smoke came from.
All I know is that outside
There really is something there!
Xin Xin's mind went blank; she was completely unable to think, only her face was filled with fear and her hands were trembling.
Room 9110 is a source of her psychological trauma!
She still vividly remembered those terrifying claws that reached out to her!
Zai Zong wasn't much better off. Although he was also scared, he managed to remain somewhat calm as a man.
This is a game
This isn't real.
This is a game
This isn't real.
It's not true.
It's not true.
In reality, he gritted his teeth, watched the door widen, and finally raised the gun in his hand.
At the same time, he shouted loudly at Xin Xin.
"Xin Xin! Raise your gun! Beware of danger!"
In reality, Xin Xin, wearing VR, shuddered and glanced blankly at the middle-aged man in a shirt next to her in the game.
She then bit her tongue; the slight pain emboldened her, and she raised the gun.
Be extremely vigilant, together with Zai Zong!
The door was already a third of the way open.
The creaking sound of friction was like the howl of death, stimulating their nerves.
Inside the room, the two were on high alert.
I endured the jarring noise and watched as the door slowly opened.
Then
The two were stunned.
Because outside
It was the familiar the Staircase.
There was nothing else!
There was no one, no ghosts, no monsters, nothing unusual.
On the spacious hallway carpet outside the door, they found nothing except for two pairs of shoes that had suddenly appeared!
Zai Zong and Xin Xin looked at each other, then Shuang Shuang breathed a sigh of relief.
Clearly, everyone was relieved that the crisis had passed without serious consequences.
but
The two pairs of shoes by the door are indeed there.
Zai Zong signaled to Xin Xin not to go out. Although the situation seemed less urgent, the danger was not completely over.
Those two pairs of shoes were very strange.
These are two pairs of casual white sneakers.
A pair that's a bit large, and blue.
A pair that's a bit small, and pink.
They're clearly men's and women's shoes.
The voices running and talking outside the door earlier, weren't they a man and a woman?
Are these their shoes?
Zai Zong swallowed hard.
I can't help but feel frightened by the way this game is presented.
Skyhill is terrifying
This is beyond the realm of common sense that players can currently comprehend.
No wonder the game repeatedly warned from the very beginning that people with illnesses were prohibited from playing.
Putting everything else aside, he himself has encountered several high-energy situations in the two hours since he entered the game.
If someone with heart disease or asthma comes to visit...
He couldn't imagine it!
Zai Zong shook his head and looked at the doorway again.
The shoes were eye-catching there.
but.
Are shoes the only items?
Where did they go again?
Just as Zai Zong doubt, Xin Xin's trembling voice came from beside him.
"Little brother, look at the TV, it's up there!"
television?
When the Zai Zong turned around, his expression changed drastically!
Behind me, in that black and white, noisy image, was still that familiar the Staircase.
However, a man and a woman appeared on top of it at some point.
They were expressionless and motionless, their eyes fixed on Room 9110!
The Zai Zong was horrified and quickly turned around, reaching out to illuminate the way.
Outside the door, besides those two pairs of shoes, there was only the familiar the Staircase.
Nobody's here!
What's wrong with this TV?!
Zai Zong looked at the TV again.
This time, a chilling cold, like that of an ice cellar, swept over his entire body.
In the black-and-white, noisy image, the man and woman who were originally staring at Room 9110 suddenly turned their gazes toward the television!
His previously expressionless face, which had been as blank as a dead man's, now turned up at the corners of his mouth, revealing a bizarre smile that distorted his entire face!
And they.
Through the television screen
Look into your own eyes.
"Xin Xin! Shoot at the shoes!!!"
The Zai Zong shouted.
Without hesitation, Xin Xin immediately raised her pistol and frantically fired at the two pairs of shoes outside the door.
Bullets, one after another, with the sound of silencers ringing out continuously.
The two pairs of shoes were torn to shreds and scattered by the impact.
One of the shoes was even swept up to the 90th Floor.
Meanwhile, Zai Zong was staring intently at the television screen.
In the black and white image, a faint white light keeps flashing beneath the feet of the man and woman.
Clearly, that was a spark from Xin Xin's shot hitting the ground.
But the man and woman still wore eerie smiles.
And this time, they moved!
Under the horrified gaze of the Zai Zong, the strange man and woman smiled stiffly at the television.
He walked into the house!
The Zai Zong was greatly alarmed and quickly turned around.
But outside.
Everything is normal, completely empty.
Xin Xin fired a few shots, then looked back at the television and realized something was wrong.
This situation is too bizarre!
By the standards of a game, the horror techniques used are clearly beyond their comprehension!
This puts them in a very passive position!
"Xin Xin, keep an eye on the TV. They're moving very slowly. Remind me when they come inside!"
"Good!"
The Zai Zong took out Stereo Camera and held it in front of him.
Since it's invisible to the naked eye, surely it can be seen with this!
Instantly, the entire game screen was shrouded in a dark red hue.
But there was still nothing outside the door.
Replace the lens!
With a soft click, the lens switched.
The dark red game screen turned into dark green.
But there was still nothing outside the door.
The Zai Zong getting more and more panicked. He was just playing a game, and he and the game character were from two different worlds.
But why am I so terrified?
I clearly didn't see anything.
There was no attack, no monsters encountered, and everything was safe and sound.
But they were terrified.
What kind of psychology is this?!
At this moment, Zai Zong felt like his spirit was about to collapse from the pressure.
I'm afraid Xin Xin is in an even worse situation.
Knock knock—
Knock knock—
Before he knew it, Zai Zong heard a rapid heartbeat.
This definitely isn't his!
That belongs to the game's protagonist!
The Zai Zong nervous.
The rhythmic thump-thump of his heartbeat constantly lingered in his ears, stimulating his senses.
It was as if it was telling him about the enormous crisis that was about to befall him!
The beeping sound of the lens switching device kept ringing out.
The game screen in front of me has been filtered through one color filter after another.
Dark purple, deep blue, brownish yellow, blackish cyan
Until it turns dark red again.
We checked all the lenses, but there was still nothing outside the door!
The Zai Zong put down the Stereo Camera in a daze, looking astonished.
Since the ghostly thing can't be seen from any angle, does that mean...?
Are the images on television not actually real?
However, Xin Xin's voice made his body tremble.
"Brother, they're coming in."
Zai Zong turned his head, and on the black and white TV, he only saw a man and a woman enter 9110!
Only a small part of his shoulders and back were visible outside the door.
Soon, even that small area of the shoulders and back disappeared completely.
Those two things
They're completely in!
Tap—tap—
Tap—tap—
Clear footsteps echoed in the Pitch Black room.
In the deathly stillness, the sound rose and fell, encircling my ears.
Two figures slowly emerged from the darkness behind the television.
It was that man and woman!
They have normal postures, walk slowly, and are no different from ordinary people.
But his head rotated 180 degrees, his jaw pointing upwards, revealing a creepy smile.
"Brother Zai—!!"
Xin Xin screamed loudly. She had never seen such a ghostly thing before, with its head spinning and a smile on its face.
Putting everything else aside, just looking at it is more terrifying than the Mummy Monster we killed downstairs earlier!
When he heard Xin Xin call his name, Zai Zong swallowed hard.
He looked back and forth between the door and behind the television.
The space is distorted.
Space has become incomprehensible.
They came in through the front door, but appeared behind the television.
This terrifying way of expression was beyond his comprehension!
"Fire! Fire!"
The Zai Zong was the first to raise his pistol, aim, and fire!
A soft hissing sound.
The bullet was fired, hitting the monster's head precisely.
But it only caused its head, which had rotated 180 degrees, to tilt back slightly. After recovering, it walked around the television and continued towards the two people.
And he still maintained that eerie smile.
Firearms ineffective!
This thing is useless against physical attacks!!!
"Xin Xin! Run! Get upstairs first!"
As he spoke, Zai Zong took the lead and started running.
After leaving the room, I found that everything was normal, nothing was wrong, and the shoes were still scattered on the ground.
They look like just ordinary shoes.
The Zai Zong realized they'd been tricked!
Everything outside the door looked normal, but the TV screen and the shoes fooled them!
This led the two to believe that there was something unseen outside the door!
Actually, no!
"Xin Xin, come out quickly! Don't stay in this room!!"
Soon after, Xin Xin responded and ran out of the room.
The two of them didn't dare to look back and ran upstairs with all their might.
Behind, Room 9110.
The man and woman grinned, letting out eerie, sinister laughs.
Its sound echoed through the corridor, growing louder and louder.
At the same time, a large amount of blood flowed down, staining the already pale face red, making it even more terrifying.
On the black and white television, under the standard definition picture.
All that could be seen at the end were two male figures fleeing in the Staircase.
Then.
A loud bang.
The Room 9110 slammed shut.
Silence returned.