The Beginning of Terror (2)

(Still asking for votes. I haven't played Silent Hill or An Hei much, so I'd appreciate any advice from you guys.)

The bathroom is on one side of the living room, and there is a door on the other side.

The door was covered with locks; Li Wei knew without even looking that it was impossible to open.

Sure enough, after several skeptical reincarnators took turns trying, they slunk back. The room door was even sturdier than a bank vault door.

Some sharp-eyed reincarnators say that this is likely a kind of 'barrier', and those inside the barrier cannot get out without mastering the method to truly open it.

Just then, the TV, which had been displaying static, suddenly flashed, and a person appeared on the screen.

Instantly, all the reincarnators gathered in the living room, and the person on the television slowly raised their head. Just one glance, and Li Wei's head buzzed as if struck by lightning.

How so?

Almost instantly, Li Wei whirled around, fixing his gaze on a particular reincarnator. Not only Li Wei, but almost all the reincarnators looked at that reincarnator with wary, suspicious, and terrified eyes.

The reincarnator was also terrified, his face turned deathly pale, his lips trembled uncontrollably, and he couldn't even utter a word.

Because the person appearing on the television was himself.

The reincarnator on the television was exactly the same as him in terms of clothing and appearance. The only difference was their expressions. The reincarnator on the television had a very strange and sinister expression. In Li Wei's words, it looked exactly like a professional actor who specializes in horror movies.

Seeing that expression, even Li Wei himself couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Just then, everyone's Yellow Paper jumped out, and Li Wei quickly turned around, afraid that others would see his Black Paper.

In fact, Li Wei's actions were somewhat unnecessary. At this moment, all the reincarnators' attention was focused on the television or the tasks on the Yellow Paper, and no one would notice him.

Relieved, Li Wei began to review the mission.

"Mission World: Silent Hill..."

"Mission: Survive for 7 days and return to Shadow Street..."

The task was simple, without much explanation, but to a veteran like Li Wei, it was far more terrifying than any lengthy task description.

This mission has only one objective: survival. In other words, the reincarnators will encounter extremely dangerous situations, dangerous enough to be fatal.

The television suddenly went out, and the expression on the face of the reincarnated person who had appeared on it improved. He let out a long breath and chuckled dryly, "What happened just now was probably just an illusion, a coincidence. The person in that video was definitely not me."

But nobody paid him any attention.

Perhaps sensing the somewhat oppressive atmosphere, he began to introduce himself.

"My name is Qiao Yan, I'm a C1-level combatant, and my special skill is Fire Control..."

Fire Control is a relatively common ability in the New World. As long as you have a red magic crystal, there is a 15% chance of gaining this ability by consuming it.

Fire control, in essence, cannot create flames out of thin air. Therefore, fire masters generally carry a source of fire to ignite flames. In the New World, many shops sell flamethrowers made using a technology similar to that of a lighter.

This reincarnator named Qiao Yan should also possess something like this.

Just after Qiao Yan finished speaking, a piercing air raid siren sounded, the sound coming very abruptly and startling all the reincarnators in the room.

"They're here, they're here!" The reincarnator who initially profited by selling information looked on with anticipation, clearly aware of the purpose of the air raid siren.

Zheng Yutong covered her ears and slowly moved closer to Li Wei. As for An Hei, who had been acting strangely from the beginning, he didn't care about the sound at all.

Suddenly, the surrounding walls began to decay eerily. The already worn wallpaper turned yellow and peeled off, as did the floor, and rust could be seen on many pieces of metal.

A sense of crisis made Li Wei shudder.

"We have to get out of here," Li Wei, whose senses were the strongest, said immediately. He didn't know what was going to happen, but his intuition told him that it was definitely not a good thing.

Although all the reincarnators possessed supernatural abilities, they were all terrified, their faces turning deathly pale. Just then, one of the reincarnators suddenly shouted, "Where's that guy named Qiao Yan?"

Upon closer inspection, everyone saw that the 20 people had somehow become 19, and the reincarnator who had appeared on the television screen had vanished.

Li Wei swallowed hard, trying to recall, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember anyone leaving.

As an S1-level powerhouse, he would definitely know if someone left.

To be able to secretly take away one of the 20 people without being noticed by a group of highly capable reincarnators is definitely not something an ordinary person could do.

Could it be the Main God?

This is the only explanation, but why would the Main God do this?

The decay in the room grew increasingly palpable, and the lights began to dim, as if they would go out at any moment. The only thing that brought Li Wei some comfort was that Zheng Yutong seemed terrified of this eerie Illusion Realm, her body pressed tightly against him.

Finally, the lights went out suddenly due to the corrosion, plunging the scene into complete darkness.

The air raid siren stopped abruptly as the lights went out. The scene instantly fell into absolute silence; no one spoke, not even a heavy breath was heard.

No one knows what might be in that pitch-black surrounding.

Perhaps it is the thing that terrifies most deep down.

The 19 people stood quietly in the research area. After about 3 minutes, someone whispered to their companion, but it was barely audible.

In such a bizarre place, an ordinary person with no special abilities would probably have gone mad with fear long ago. However, even a seasoned and highly skilled reincarnator was no better off.

Finally, someone took out a light fixture and turned it on with a 'bang'.

The moment the light appeared, the surrounding scenery also came into view.

"Hiss!" Li Wei gasped, and by the light he had just seen, he could see a dense mass of dark figures standing around him.

Clearly, it wasn't just Li Wei who saw this; those who were timid immediately shouted out loud again.

The light went out, and silence fell again. This time, however, the sound of everyone's heartbeats quickening with fear could be clearly heard.

Everyone had only one thought: what were those figures around them?

Li Wei was not afraid of ghosts and monsters; his lightning-based true energy was the best counter to all ghosts and demons. However, the current situation was too bizarre. Continuing to wait here would only make things worse. Helpless, Li Wei had no choice but to extend his finger, and bursts of electricity erupted from it.

This time, the mysterious figures around them had vanished without a trace, as if it had all been an illusion. The group of reincarnators finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they soon discovered something else that left them breathless.

This is not the living room they were in at the beginning.

Even Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine. Judging from the light emanating from the electric current at his fingertips, the space here was much larger, clearly a large hall.

The reincarnators, initially terrified by the series of bizarre events, gradually calmed down; after all, they were no pushovers. They began to slowly examine the hall. Li Wei, along with Zheng Yutong and An Hei, searched the area meticulously, and a minute later, they found the electrical box hanging on the wall.

He reached out and switched the power on, and instantly, the ceiling lights flickered on.

This was indeed a large hall, somewhat resembling a hospital, but extremely messy, with filth covering the walls and even bloodstains in some places.

The chairs on the floor were broken and lying haphazardly, and waste paper and dust made the place look very dilapidated.

"How did we get teleported here?" One of the reincarnators gripped his weapon tightly, looking wary.

Teleport?

Li Wei didn't think so. If he were teleported, he would at least sense it. But this time, there were clearly no warnings or signs. Besides, it was highly unlikely that they could have teleported Li Wei and 19 others here without him, an S-level expert.

"I think this is part of the mission. Maybe we'll find something unexpected while wandering around this hospital. You know, I've heard of people finding high-level Skill Book and items in some strange mission scenarios," said a slightly overweight reincarnator. He then quickly left the hall with his two companions and headed towards the stairs.

Some reincarnators, fearing that the good things would be obtained by someone else first, also scattered and went to different places.

Li Wei looked at these people and shook his head.

"These idiots, have they forgotten about Qiao Yan who suddenly disappeared?" Turning to look at Zheng Yutong and An Hei, Li Wei whispered, "Don't you guys have a feeling that Qiao Yan's disappearance is probably related to his appearance on TV... Our sudden appearance here is also probably related to Qiao Yan."

An Hei nodded and said, "Let's look around too. After all, we don't have enough information to deduce anything right now."

Li Wei shared the same idea, so the three of them went together and chose to go through the corridor to another room to find out what was going on.

Just then, a piercing scream suddenly came from the stairwell, followed by several reincarnators running out in terror, shouting, "Dead... dead!"

Li Wei and his companions hurried over, only to find that these reincarnators were covered in blood, pale-faced, and incoherent, clearly terrified. Others might not know, but Li Wei, with his Eye of Perception, knew that these reincarnators were all around C-Rank in combat strength, not pushovers. Something extremely serious must have happened to frighten them like this.

"Yu Tong, you and An Hei stay here, I'll go check on things." Li Wei leaped into the stairwell.