The bizarre scene that had suddenly appeared caught them completely off guard. Gao Yanqing's face went pale with shock. Stranger still, he had the feeling that the things behind the doors didn't want to get in. They wanted to... to get out!
There was no doubt the things outside were ghosts, and these ghosts were terrified. What could make ghosts afraid...? Gao Yanqing's breathing quickened. He didn't dare think any further.
And worst of all, that indescribable, terrifying presence was right behind the doors, not far from them!
"Run!"
Gao Yanqing turned and fled. Zhu Jie stared at the strange scene behind the doors, seemingly still unable to process it. Tang Qisheng grabbed her and followed Gao Yanqing.
"Don't go farther inside. We're getting out!" Tang Qisheng's voice was steady, a calming presence in such a place. "Head for the courtyard we visited earlier!"
Gao Yanqing immediately changed course and headed for the courtyard. Hearing the cries for help behind them, Zhu Jie couldn't help looking back. Countless figures crowded behind the doors, pressing against them, their bodies grotesquely twisted. Some had already ceased to resemble human beings. Worse still, several doors shook violently under the pounding, as if they would burst open at any moment, letting the ghostly things behind them rush out and tear the three of them to shreds.
Filthy water gushed through the cracks in the doors, flowing many times faster than before. It gave off an indescribably foul stench, as if it were mud that had settled at the very bottom of the water for countless years.
The water kept getting deeper. Every step sank into the mud. Gao Yanqing and the others moved slowly through it. After finally making their way out, they found the courtyard was in no better shape. A whirlpool had