Building a Horror Playground from a Haunted House
Chapter 120

Yang Jian

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Back in his Haunted House.

Shen Yue has already sent Xu Wan back.

Zhang Ze saw that Doctor Gao had sent him several messages. Perhaps sensing something, Zhang Ze turned on message notifications and temporarily put Doctor Gao out of his mind.

ask?

The answer is simply that Chen Ge is too strong.

He's struggling; don't disturb him.

Open the employee panel.

[Little Door, affection level 100, you are the most important person to him.]

Zhang Ze silently called for Little Door.

Little Door seemed to be crying, and it's unclear how long it cried, but upon hearing Zhang Ze's call, a voice still emerged from Zhang Ze's mind, answering Zhang Ze's question.

How are you feeling right now?

"I... I killed him... It's all over." Little Door was trembling with sobs at first, but she grew calmer as if she had finally let go of her inner turmoil. "So many years have passed, and I've been trapped in the nightmare of that fire. Every day when I open my eyes, I see raging flames and the mocking looks from those patients."

"Now it's finally all over."

Because the Little Door does not exist in reality.

The Little Door can only be seen in dreams.

Zhang Ze didn't know if anything had changed about Little Door, such as him turning into someone Red-Clothed, so he had to ask him directly.

Little Door carefully sensed it.

I have indeed noticed something is amiss.

"There's a new door in my hospital room."

There's an extra door?

Zhang Ze thought he had misheard.

Little Door has been dead for so long, how could he still be qualified to be Door Pusher? Door Pusher are beings that can only be opened under extreme despair, so did the system directly grant Little Door a door?

If that's the case, then these maximum favorability rewards would be terrifying.

It's definitely worth the difficulty.

What's Behind the Door?

"I don't know, I can't push it away."

"Wait for me, I'm going to sleep now!"

It was late at night.

Zhang Ze hadn't slept well in a long time. This time, he excitedly lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and quickly fell asleep.

In my sleep.

Zhang Ze entered the Second Ward.

Inside the ward.

Little Door waited quietly for Zhang Ze. Upon seeing Zhang Ze, she rarely smiled. "Boss Zhang, Brother Zhang, you've finally arrived! You haven't come to see me in so long!"

"I've been quite busy lately, mostly looking for people. It's a way of making the wicked get what they deserve," Zhang Ze said. "Xiong Qing is at least a Red-Clothed; if you eat Red-Clothed, you might turn into Red-Clothed yourself."

"Try to push that door open."

Zhang Ze saw the door that the Little Door was pointing to.

Right where the ward bathroom used to be, the original bathroom door was replaced with an old wooden door. Zhang Ze went up and tentatively pushed it, but the wooden door didn't budge.

[Make Nightmare Dreams Come True: Unlocked when Little Door's affection level is maxed. Connect different worlds through dreams and encounter some "special" tourists. These tourists may be friendly or dangerous, so it is recommended to deal with them with caution. Uses are obtained through a lucky draw.]

"If you can't open the Behind the Door, it might lead to a world Make Nightmare Dreams Come True."

So, opening the door requires Roulette Draw once?

Zhang Ze for a moment.

He has one unused Roulette Draw, but he dares not use it lightly, lest it create some unexpected new quest. His main problem right now is dealing with the Ghost Story Association.

After dealing with the Ghost Story Association, he will have time to unlock new maps.

It seems that we still have to participate in a lottery to experience the new features.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ze summoned a spinning wheel and started drawing lots.

"What are you doing?" Little Door asked, noticing Zhang Ze staring blankly into space.

"I'm thinking about how to buy you a new phone," Zhang Ze said. "Next time, I'll ask that older sister who plays CS with you to buy it for you; you two should be able to play together."

The Roulette Draw has ended.

The pointer luckily points to the newly appeared prize.

[Number of Make Nightmare Dreams Come True ×1]

[Enter the nightmare?]

Zhang Ze naturally agreed.

When Zhang Ze agreed to enter the nightmare, the wooden door to the bathroom suddenly loosened, making a "creak" sound, revealing a thin black gap, making it impossible to see what was inside.

Zhang Ze tentatively opened the door.

However, the next second...

A sudden bark came from Behind the Door.

Zhang Ze's vision went black, and he lost consciousness.

The time spent unconscious was extended indefinitely.

A second, or a century.

Zhang Ze's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly sat up from the ground.

"Zhang Ze, why are you asleep again?"

"Hurry up, it's your turn to clock in. I can rest for a bit. Ugh, this lousy mall is practically deserted. Why do we still have to patrol and clock in every day? It's so annoying."

Zhang Ze heard someone urging him on.

Turning my head, I saw a man in a security guard uniform with his back to me, quietly lighting a cigarette.

I smelled smoke.

Zhang Ze frowned immediately.

"The sensations are so realistic, is this what it means for Make Nightmare Dreams Come True?"

"I can encounter special visitors in the nightmare, just like Chen Ge's Midnight Ticket Booth... Does that mean he's my special visitor? He doesn't seem like it."

Zhang Ze sized up the security guard in front of him.

"May I have your name?"

"Me? My name is Liu Qiang, Zhang Ze, what's wrong with you?"

Liu Qiang looked completely bewildered. "Don't try to play dumb. You were supposed to be on patrol today. If you don't clock out, Sister Li might dock your pay."

Liu Qiang, Sister Li.

What a strange name.

Zhang Ze had never encountered this person in real life, but he felt a strange sense of familiarity with them.

Sensing something amiss, Zhang Ze glanced at the computer in the security room. Sure enough, the outermost camera showed the entire mall in view. It was an old-fashioned mall that had closed down, and its name was...

Furen Mall.

"Wait a minute, what's that?"

"Is this some kind of Mystery Revival?"

Zhang Ze's eyes widened, and he almost cursed.

Furen Mall is the earliest supernatural event instance in the Mystery Revival. It was here that Yang Jian encountered one of his core ghosts, the Headless Ghost Shadow. Many of his subsequent actions were based on the supernatural phenomena of the Headless Ghost Shadow.

For example, arbitrarily disassembling the body and piecing it together into a supernatural form.

Zhang Ze had imagined that his Make Nightmare Dreams Come True would allow him to experience all sorts of horror movies and strange tales, but he never expected that the first scene he would experience would be the supernatural events in Mystery Revival.

What rewards will I get if I complete this dungeon?

"The new scene, Furen Mall? This place is definitely a 2-star Scream Index. I wonder if the Headless Ghost Shadow meets the standard of the Red-Clothed Vengeful Ghost."

"Or perhaps, you're going to meet Yang Jian?"

"Am I supposed to get my hands on the Headless Ghost Shadow? Damn, this thing is irrational."

Zhang Ze is a bit of a muggle.

He just checked it out, even poking his arm with the scissors from the security room, and found the pain to be very noticeable; any more force and it would undoubtedly bleed.

This means he cannot use supernatural abilities in his dreams.

Just like in the dream behind the Little Door.

If Zhang Ze dies in the dream, the Make Nightmare Dreams Come True will fail, and he might also die in reality. However, in reality, he is Fierce Ghost, so he can be resurrected from Behind the Door.

"Oh, and don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Sister Li she received a new job offer for a security guard, he'll be here soon, I think his name is..."

Yang Jian.

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