514 Paradise Park Exclusive Ward

Chen Ge was the last person to jump down from the second floor. When he stood on the windowsill, he was also startled by the surging crowd below.

"This time, we might've taken things a little too far."

Not wanting to stand out, Chen Ge hesitated for a moment, then climbed over the windowsill and jumped down after them.

"Someone jumped!"

A chorus of shouts rang out along Xinhai Central Avenue, and more and more people crowded toward them.

It took a full ten minutes for the police to arrive and restore order at the scene.

"Don't stay where you are! Keep the passage clear and let the ambulance through!"

Several officers dispersed the onlookers. It didn't take them long to find the people who had just "jumped."

"The thing from the basement got out! Officer, I know this is hard to believe, but it's true!" Xiao Zhao kept jumping up and down, trying to get the officers' attention. "There are still tourists inside! Hurry! Save them!"

Several Haunted House actors were worked up and hadn't fully calmed down. After briefly questioning them, the officers all wore odd expressions.

At first, they thought a vicious murder had taken place. Then they figured there might have been a fire in the Haunted House, forcing the actors to jump. But after listening to the employees' descriptions, the officers felt as if the whole group were playing a joke on them.

"The thing from the basement? Do you know what happens when you mess with the police?" The officer in charge frowned. After hearing what had happened, he began to suspect that Nightmare Academy was deliberately drumming up publicity—that the whole thing was a staged farce to attract attention.

"We're not messing with you! It's true! That thing appeared out of nowhere! It