Room 1408

Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.

The world has once again embraced a lazy Saturday.

The game "Skyhill" has topped the global online player rankings for a week now, but its completion rate is only 0.5%.

This shows just how difficult the game is; it's truly hardcore.

The official announcement regarding the "Go Downstairs" event has not yet been made, so it's unknown how many people have received the rewards.

But Brother Banana knew he didn't have that ability.

As a content creator who analyzes the plot on Danmu Network, he has only reached floor 14 after so many days since the game's release, and the exploration rate of the floors above is not 100%.

He discovered that the 99th Floor, which he had explored every corner of, had suddenly been refreshed with some supplies and materials.

Although there weren't as many as at the beginning, this also illustrates one thing: you can't just leave once you've looted the floors.

Similarly, random events are also random.

This makes each floor worth exploring repeatedly, and allows players to make new discoveries every time.

That's a really good design!

Brother Banana, wearing VR headset, stood in an empty room, cautiously navigating the Pitch Black corridor in the game.

He doesn't feel much fear right now.

Because coming down from the 100th Floor, I was scared, I cried, and I even washed two pairs of wet underwear.

Therefore, he no longer has that worldly mindset and can now face crises with equanimity.

beep beep—

Holy crap!

The sudden sound startled Brother Banana so much that he almost jumped up. He took off his headphones and listened carefully before realizing that it was his phone ringing.

He picked it up dejectedly and saw it was WeChat from his girlfriend.

The above is very simple, just two sentences.

Are you still working on that game's storyline with that Visage interface? You haven't spent time with me in ages. Tomorrow's Sunday, let's go hiking together.

Without a second thought, Brother Banana replied, "Okay."

Then I turned the phone to silent mode and put it on the bedside table to charge.

I came back, put on the VR headset, and continued playing the game.

On the 14th floor, he walked cautiously, when suddenly he heard eerie whispers in his ear, like a demon urging him to die immediately.

Brother Banana was wondering why there were so few monsters on such a low floor.

You should know that on the 15th floor above, there were several monsters that could scare children so much that they would have to share a bed with their parents for a month, and they were wandering around.

How could you not see any monsters on the 14th floor, which is a lower floor?

Sure enough, those eerie whispers began to echo in my ears.

Brother Banana has never seen anything like this before, so it might be a new monster!

He couldn't stand the sound and didn't know what deadly tricks the whispering monster might have, but he knew he was being haunted by the ghosts of the building.

So, before they died, they quickly went into a room to hide.

But then the phone rang.

However, it wasn't his; it belonged to the game's protagonist.

Brother Banana picked it up and saw it was a text message.

The sender's name is still 'I'.

The above is just one sentence, but it has been copied and pasted to fill the entire screen.

'Wake up in 1408! Wake up in 1408! Wake up in 1408!'

Upon seeing this, as a content creator who analyzes plot points, I immediately felt a sense of unease.

After coming down from the 100th Floor, this "me" sent several text messages via mobile phone.

Every time, like a riddle teller, he never explains himself clearly.

He would only send a text message reminder as the floor decreased or when the user reached a key location.

However, due to the increasing frequency and the combination of previous text message content, it has become increasingly clear to people.

Brother Banana, in particular, is now very suspicious that this "I" might actually be the game's protagonist himself.

However, there is currently no relevant evidence to prove this, and he is not sure.

However, one thing is certain: most of the text messages sent by this "me" were either overt or covert warnings to him of danger.

But now, they're letting him into room 1408.

Brother Banana raised his head slightly and looked to the side.

On the right, a tightly closed door stands silently in the darkness.

He shone the Flashlight he'd found on some floor into the room. The apartment number on it was Pitch Black. The four digits, 1408, were clearly visible.

"Woke up in Room 1408? What exactly did you wake up from?"

Brother Banana swallowed hard, glanced at the dark corridors on both sides, and calmed himself down.

Okay, since it's 'me' who said it, there shouldn't be any danger here.

And it's highly likely to be some kind of random event, which might help in understanding the game's plot?

After thinking for a moment, Brother Banana grasped the doorknob and pushed the door open.

But the door was locked.

The game hints that a corresponding key or expert-level lock-picking skills are required.

As luck would have it, Brother Banana explored every floor and every room in order to explore the plot.

Therefore, the character's lock-picking skills, honed through countless locked doors across 86 floors, have reached an expert level.

So he easily opened the guest room door with a lock pick and pushed it open.

With a series of creaking sounds, everything inside the door was normal.

The furnishings and layout inside were no different from the other rooms, and it looked quite ordinary.

So what exactly is going to happen?

In order to understand the game's storyline, he stepped inside.

The next second, the phone rang again.

Brother Banana picked it up and took a look; his expression immediately changed.

The sender is still 'me'.

But the content of the text message was completely different from before.

The above is a short sentence.

'Don't go into Room 1408!'

Brother Banana's expression changed slightly, not understanding what this 'I' was up to.

One moment he's being told to go into 1408 to wake up, the next he's being told not to go into 1408.

Is there anything special about this room?

After thinking it over, Brother Banana decided it was better to leave just to be on the safe side.

So he turned around and reached out to open the door.

But then they discovered...

This door can't be opened.

Or rather, you can't even touch it anymore.

The guest room door, without anyone noticing, has become a mural, quietly displayed on the wall.

Brother Banana immediately understood what this meant!

It's that monster on the 80th floor!

A terrifying creature that can flatten anything!

They don't distinguish between friend and foe, they just attack whoever they can catch!

Brother Banana died several times on the 80-plus floor, all because of this monster!

Is there a monster like this in Room 1408 now?

Does that mean he's going to die again?

Oh my god! In that case, we'll have to go down from the 18th floor all over again.

Because the power has been restored to the floor, his elevator can now go directly to the 18th floor.

However, the floors below the 17th floor are not yet powered because there are not enough materials to make cables.

If I die, I'll have to start falling back down from the 18th floor.

He didn't want to die!

So he wanted to give it his all!

Therefore, he took out a pistol from his backpack and was about to turn around.

Behind me, the room that had lost power began to flicker with lights.

The hand holding the gun paused for a moment, its expression one of horror.

The electric current surged and buzzed incessantly.

The flickering light made Brother Banana's face turn ugly.

until

A soft sound.

The entire room was bright again.

Brother Banana looked frightened. He clearly hadn't restored the power to the 14th floor, so where did the power for Room 1408 come from?

This has never happened in any of the guest rooms on the upper floors before.

If there's no power on a floor, there's no power. Even if there are random deaths in some guest rooms, the lights won't inexplicably come back on.

But now, in this room...

But this rule was broken!

Why does the "me" on my phone behave inconsistently?

Brother Banana swallowed hard, sensing the deathly silence behind him, and mechanically turned around.

He was stunned.