Rolling Anomaly

Inside this experimental building at this moment.

Dr. Chen, wearing a white coat, was hurriedly evacuating the underground laboratory with several assistants.

He had communicated with Professor Wang beforehand and knew what Wang Xiaoming was planning, so he evacuated most of the staff in the experimental building in advance to prevent any accidents.

"Pack your things, go back to your offices and organize your materials before leaving. You'll have three days off. I have a feeling this experiment won't end normally. Wang Xiaoming is always like this. Although he used to enjoy conducting some terrifying experiments, this time the situation is very complicated, involving several unstable factors," Dr. Chen said to his assistants.

"Dr. Chen, since you're worried about this, why didn't you remind Professor Wang before?" an assistant asked curiously.

Dr. Chen shook his head and said, "He's thought of everything. I don't need to remind him. The reason he insists on doing this is because he's gone further than anyone else in the study of paranormal events. Since a new research direction hasn't been determined, he needs to proceed alone in the dark. Right now, any dangerous experiment could potentially point to a new direction."

"The ghost coffin experiment was a topic he spent a lot of time and energy researching. He believed it was a breakthrough, so he didn't care about any uncertainties. My research philosophy is contrary to his. I believe that such unknown and terrifying things should be studied step by step, from discovery to understanding, and then to control."

"Professor Wang is more radical; he wants to turn living people into ghosts, perfectly control vengeful spirits, and steal their abilities."

"Isn't this a great research direction?"

The assistant was puzzled; if it were him, he would definitely have researched in that direction as well.

Dr. Chen rebuked, "Do you think this is child's play? It could easily lead to someone's death. Professor Wang's radicalism isn't without reason; he's afraid—afraid that the paranormal event will spiral out of control and completely erupt. So he's racing against time. I've worked with him for a while, so I know him fairly well."

"Don't think that the monsters you see in the lab are harmless. They appear so because they are confined and restricted. But once released, even the most inconspicuous little gadget in the lab could cause the deaths of hundreds or thousands of people, and it would be a continuous series of deaths."

"Alright, everyone go pack your things and get ready to leave. Keep what happened earlier confidential. Although you all know the rules here, I still want to remind you."

He reprimanded his assistants and gave them a few more instructions before letting them leave.

Three to five assistants began returning to their respective offices to pack their belongings and leave.

Although they were Dr. Chen's assistants, and were reprimanded to the point of being unable to lift their heads, those who could participate in such experiments were all top talents, and would be highly sought-after by outsiders.

"Dr. Chen is too cautious and lacks any sense of adventure, which is why our project has been slow to make breakthroughs," said an assistant surnamed Liu, shaking his head slightly.

A colleague whispered, "It's always better to play it safe. At least nothing bad will happen. I overheard Dr. Chen mention that Professor Wang's lab had a problem, and apparently a lot of people died. Apparently, a ghost went out of control and wiped out an entire area in an instant."

"By the way, the rumor is that Yang Jian settled that matter last time, but I also heard that Yang Jian killed Wang Xiaoming's younger brother in a conflict when he was a newcomer in Dachang City."

Assistant Liu was taken aback; "Where did you hear this from?"

"People in the paranormal field all know this isn't a secret," the colleague said.

"Discussions aside, never have too much contact with those people. Their level of danger is unimaginable. Moreover, Dr. Chen's earlier research has proven that after living people become Ghost Tamer, their emotions gradually disappear or even become distorted. To some extent, their thoughts and cognition can no longer be considered human."

"For example, if a beautiful woman appears on the street, a normal person's thought would be to strike up a conversation, or just fantasize about her, or simply enjoy the sight of her. But Ghost Tamer wouldn't think that way. Their first thought might be that the woman's body is very fresh, and they might turn her into a corpse for collection or something like that."

"For them, killing someone is no longer considered killing someone; it's like if a mosquito appears next to us, we just swat it dead—it's a completely natural reaction."

Assistant Liu seemed somewhat shaken as he said this, "So, contact with any Ghost Tamer is extremely dangerous. You never know when they might kill you. I've also seen some people who have been highly corrupted by ghosts; their eyes are no different from those of real ghosts."

"What's wrong? Why did you suddenly stop walking?"

Suddenly, he noticed that his colleague next to him had stopped moving.

The colleague looked uneasy and pointed to the aisle ahead. "Did you see anything walk past just now?"

The passageway ahead was slightly dim, and for some reason, the overhead lights were not on.

"You must be mistaken. Although this is a laboratory and contains some dangerous materials, there haven't been any accidents so far. Our security level here is very high, and our preventative measures are very comprehensive."

Assistant Liu looked ahead but saw nothing.

"You'd better hurry back to your office, pack your things, and leave."

The colleague firmly shook his head and said, "No, I must have seen something pass by. I was busy talking to you and didn't pay much attention, but I'm sure I didn't see wrong."

As a young staff member, it's impossible for me to be so easily confused.

Assistant Liu frowned. "There are no security guards patrolling this building, and most of the people have already left after work. Only Dr. Chen and a few of us are left. There shouldn't be anyone else in the building."

"Perhaps," the colleague guessed uneasily.

"Don't scare yourself," Assistant Liu said.

But even though I said that, I couldn't help but have some doubts. After all, there were indeed some dangerous things in this building. Although they had been dealt with very well, nothing is absolute, and there was always the possibility that something might go wrong somewhere.

"Let's report it and have the security department send someone to investigate," the colleague said.

Assistant Liu hesitated for a moment and said, "If nothing happens, we'll get a scolding. It's after work hours now, so let's avoid trouble. Forget it."

"That's true, things will get very complicated if we alert the security department."

The two walked forward, talking as they went.

But after continuing a short distance, at the next intersection, a sound came from the quiet walkway again. It didn't sound like someone passing by, but rather like something falling to the ground. It was very muffled, and it was difficult to tell what had fallen just by the sound.

The sound was very close; it was just around the corner, about a short distance ahead, and you could see it after passing an intersection.

The two stopped in their tracks, glanced at each other, and their previous unease intensified.

There really is something around here.

"Who's there? Who's over there?" Assistant Liu called out.

Perhaps other colleagues have taken a detour and appeared ahead, or perhaps others are still lingering inside the building, so it's better to call out to confirm the situation.

Soon, a strange sense of dread crept into their hearts.

Because no one responded to him in the corridor around the corner; it remained very quiet.

"Call the security department," Assistant Liu said immediately.

The colleague then hurriedly took out his phone, preparing to notify the security department.

The phone had barely been taken out when the sounds coming from the corridor around the corner became increasingly clear. The thing that had fallen to the ground earlier seemed to be approaching, somewhat like a ball rolling towards them.

No

It wasn't a ball at all, but a rotting human head.

As the passageway turned, a human head with black hair, a deathly pale face, and highly decomposed rolled along, accompanied by a growing stench of decay.

The strangest thing was that the human head rolling on the ground changed direction as it passed by, rolling back towards where they were.

The speed is not fast.

But as the head flipped over, the pair of dilated, empty, lifeless eyes on it seemed to be staring at them.

"Hiss!"

The surrounding wiring was affected, the lights flickered, and the corridor seemed to grow even dimmer.

"Quick, run!"

Assistant Liu's throat moved, and then he cried out in terror.

The earlier uneasy guesses were correct; something was wrong with this building. An unknown supernatural entity had invaded it, or perhaps some dangerous thing had escaped from the laboratory.

The dead man's head rolling on the ground is enough to prove everything.

His colleague had already dialed the security department's number, but he couldn't say a word. He grabbed the phone and ran off without looking back.

"Hello, hello?" a voice came from the other end of the phone.

But in this situation, who could possibly go back? They'd be too busy running for their lives.

The rotting human head rolled on the ground, but it didn't seem to follow them. After rolling a few meters, it finally crashed into the wall next to them and came to a stop.

At this moment, a six-year-old child with a bluish-black complexion, resembling a stillborn infant, dressed in dirty burial clothes, appeared beside the dead head. He reached out and picked up the head, then opened his reddened eyes and looked at the two people running away in front of him.

"OMG."

During the run, Assistant Liu couldn't help but look back to check the situation. When he saw what he saw, his legs went weak, and he stumbled and fell to the ground, hitting his nose and instantly getting blood all over his face.

A ghost was standing in the hallway, staring at him.

This building is no longer safe to live in.

Ghosts roam this building.

However, just as he stood up and tried to escape, when he turned around again, the ghost and the dead man's head behind him had vanished.

The ghost child was discovered, so it avoided their sight and chose to hide.

Inside the quiet building.

The ghost child wandered around recklessly, carrying the dead man's head. Because it was only the size of a six-year-old child, it couldn't hold onto the adult-sized head properly. So, after running for a while, the head would always fall to the ground and roll a long way along the road.

But each time, the ghost child would pick up the dead person's head.

Repeating this action, it felt as if the ghost child was playing with the dead man's head like a ball.

But rotting human heads are highly dangerous ghosts; once they set their sights on someone, they will kill them instantly.

Assistant Liu was incredibly lucky just now; the dead man's head didn't face him when it finally stopped rolling, otherwise he wouldn't have even had a chance to escape.

He was panting heavily, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Assistant Liu and his colleagues had no idea where they had ended up; they only knew that they were too exhausted to run any further and had no choice but to stop.

After checking the surroundings, a sense of relief welled up inside me.

The ghost didn't follow.

It must be that I didn't fit the ghost's killing pattern; otherwise, an ordinary person wouldn't be able to escape the ghost's pursuit.

"Quickly notify Dr. Chen and Professor Wang as well."

Assistant Liu had a fairly good mental fortitude. Despite his panic, he didn't forget what he needed to do. Since the building was haunted, he should warn everyone else to be careful and stay safe.

Moreover, Professor Wang had a bodyguard with him, Wei Jing.

Perhaps they can handle the situation in this building.