The Players' Field Notes

There were drops of blood near the footprints. Their instincts told them the blood had dripped from the weapon that could cleave a person in two.

"What happened here?" the shopkeeper asked, his voice trembling. "The one in the painting... where did that thing go? And what about the footprints?"

Huai Yi shot him a fierce glare. "Shut your mouth and watch our surroundings. Just like you saw, that thing came out."

"Came out?" The shopkeeper stared blankly for a moment. But when he finally understood, his face crumpled as if he were about to die. "How is that possible? It was just a painting. How could something inside a painting come out?"

The shopkeeper had already accepted that terrifying things could happen in Room 19, but the idea of something stepping out of a painting and appearing in the real world was still too much for him to take.

But clearly, nobody cared about his feelings. Jiang Cheng and the other two focused on watching their surroundings. The room was quiet, and they heard no footsteps.

A phone vibrated softly. A message came through.

Jiang Cheng looked at his screen. It was from Fatty, and the message was brief: Leave now. Someone's behind you!

Without hesitation, Jiang Cheng immediately looked behind him. Almost at the same time, Xia Qiang, who had also received a message from a teammate, did the same.

Seeing Jiang Cheng and Xia Qiang turn around at the same time and warily look behind them, Huai Yi followed suit. He wasn't sure about Xia Qiang, but following Jiang Cheng was always a safe bet.

The shopkeeper was terrified by their sudden movements and pleaded desperately, "We... we should get out of here! Something's wrong. This place is haunted!"

The message Xia Qiang received was from Zhou