mtl008 第517章 （2章合15000字）【域·1重门】突变(第12页)
第517章 （2章合15000字）【域·1重门】突变(第12页)
What will the next door look like?
After listening to Chen Ji explain the solution, Liu Zi asked softly.
They have reached the end of the first door, but there are still too many questions to answer.
"I don't know," Chen Ji said. "They'll probably change the map, but I have a feeling the details will still be related to those ghosts in the hotel."
He believes the next step might be to explore the relationship between these ghosts... after all, there were many eerie details during this exploration.
For example, the fear that the ghosts of the couples have of the ghosts in mourning clothes, the ghost in 3014 that has never shown its face, and the paper man and the blind man.
Thinking of the watches on the arms of the paper figures of young boys and girls, Chen Ji seemed to be deep in thought.
How did they become ghosts? Why did they kill the blind man?
Why did Zhou Liang want to take the documents?
While pondering, Chen Ji suddenly twitched his nose and smelled a faint burnt smell.
Something was burnt? He immediately became alert, but after looking around, everything seemed normal.
"The burnt smell is coming from outside." Luo Weicheng, who was closest to the door, immediately realized something was wrong.
Even the NPC Qi Yue looked confused and was equally unaware.
But it's clear that something strange has suddenly happened in the hotel, so the cleanup of the gravedigger should have moved to the next stage.
really.
The time jumped to 9 PM.
It spanned four hours silently.
Without saying anything more, everyone immediately left the house. Although it was a safe house, if the danger did not come from ghosts but from a fire outside, staying here would be tantamount to waiting to die.
Once outside, everyone could clearly feel that the temperature in the vicinity had risen.
But no smoke was seen.
“It’s another floor,” Chen Ji said, looking up at the ceiling.
He suspected that the gravedigger had started burning down the hotel/cemetery. If that were the case, they would have to change their plans and go to the 4th floor earlier!
Upon entering the elevator, a faint smell of burning filled the nostrils. Although the elevator doors were tightly closed, wisps of smoke still lingered in the air.
If this were true, they would never use the elevator in this situation*, but the hotel elevator, as a carrier of the cemetery path, would not be affected too much by the fire in a single cemetery area.
The elevator stopped on the 3rd floor.
As previously agreed, everyone should stay in the elevator. However, after the elevator doors opened, Chen Ji instinctively leaned forward!
Many of the fifteen guest rooms on the third floor had been engulfed in flames, with flickering firelight and surging heat waves.
But within this, one door is slightly ajar.
Behind the door, a distorted figure could be seen faintly.
Its exact appearance is unclear; one can only vaguely see that its body is stiff and its two arms are raised high in the air like a puppet.
This is the ghost from room 3014... It opened the door!
What about the others?
Under the solemn gazes of the crowd, the figure slowly turned its head through the heatwave and stared at them.
Without any warning, the ghost began to approach the elevator.
Bai Shaohua almost pressed the close button until it broke.
Boom!
The door slammed shut.
"2313121234......" Bai Shaohua quickly repeated the shortcut he had taken before and immediately pressed the button for the second floor.
Then we went back to the 3rd floor.
After opening the door, the ghost was nowhere to be seen.
Only the roaring firelight illuminated the entire third floor.
The ghost of 3014 seems quite different from other ghosts, and its whereabouts are extremely mysterious.
The first round, 2-3-1, ended quickly, and luckily, the lobby hadn't caught fire yet.
But just as the second round began, and they returned to the third floor—
The expressions on everyone's faces changed drastically.
A familiar figure stood a few meters outside the elevator doors.
It was that girl who hanged herself, Chen Ji's female partner when he first entered the domain, who later moved into room 303!
She put on her uniform again, her body still in its original position, but her head was turned 180 degrees, facing the crowd directly.
"..."
The female ghost's lips moved slowly, as if she were saying something silently.
A few seconds later, her figure slowly disappeared.
The elevator doors closed as well.
In the silent sedan, for some reason, Chen Ji got goosebumps all over his body, as if something was wrong.
But the elevator had already left the 3rd floor and was heading towards the lobby.
3.
The numbers are jumping.
What did she just say?
Chen Ji recalled the shape of the hanged female ghost's lips; her words were simple, probably no more than five words.
【I. 】
I......
2.
Bang!
It was as if someone had given him a hard push from the ground; the momentum of his fall was interrupted, and Chen Ji's body immediately lost its balance.
The elevator suddenly stopped.
At the same time, the pale white light inside the elevator flickered a few times with a snap.
The next second, it went out completely.
Only the red light on the electronic screen remained stuck between 2 and 1, neither rising nor falling.
The already crowded elevator was now in complete chaos. Using the dim red light, Chen Ji steadied himself and quickly pulled the others up.
"How are you?"
He asked, but for some reason, his mind was compulsively repeating what the female ghost had just said.
The second word was spoken with a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, like a smile.
exist?
I am here?
The moment those two words appeared, Chen Ji's heart skipped a beat. He didn't even need to guess; he automatically filled in the rest of the dialogue.
I'm beside you / I'm behind you / I'm...
At this time.
Something suddenly bumped his head.
It looks like a foot.
His blood felt like it had frozen, and little by little, the chill spread upwards from his head to his toes.
Raising his head, Chen Ji stared at the sedan roof that had been lifted off the ceiling at some point. A body more than a meter tall was suspended on steel cables, with its feet dangling just above his head, swaying precariously.
The female ghost's head was lowered by the rope, silently looking down at the people in the elevator.
What she said before was:
I'm above you.
Following Chen Ji's gaze, everyone in the sedan chair saw this scene. Even Luo Weicheng, who had been maintaining a serious demeanor, couldn't help but swear!
Immediately, everyone pressed themselves against the wall, moving away from the female ghost hanging in mid-air.
The atmosphere became extremely tense. Being trapped in the sedan chair with a hanged ghost increased the pressure on everyone.
But it’s not over yet.
Just as Feng Yao pressed herself tightly against the wall, trying to distance herself from the hanged female ghost, her peripheral vision suddenly froze.
The mirror in the elevator...
Suddenly, a patch of white appeared in the sunlight.
A familiar figure suddenly appeared in the corner of the elevator, behind Luo Weicheng!
Be filial to the ghost!
At the same moment, a chill ran down Luo Weicheng's spine, and the shadow of death enveloped his entire body.
A mourning sash suddenly appeared on his head.
"Old Luo, take off your uniform now!" Wu Hui noticed the commotion immediately and shouted.
No one expected the ghost in mourning clothes to suddenly appear in the elevator. Luo Weicheng was still wearing his uniform, which directly violated the ghost's taboo.
In the chaos, almost everyone quickly took off their uniforms.
However, the chilling aura of the mourning ghost became even stronger, making one feel as if they had fallen into an ice cave.
Mourning sashes are indeed no longer used.
but.....
But it approached everyone step by step, until it forced them all into a corner of the elevator, with the hanged ghost's feet right above their heads!
"No, it's trying to drive us to where the rope is!"
Having personally experienced room 303, Feng Yao immediately offered a reminder.
The rope is in a fixed position; you will only be strangled if you actively approach it.
But she had barely finished speaking.
A ripping sound came from above.
Then, with a loud thud, the hanged body fell between them.
There was no room left to stand in the entire elevator car.
They had already avoided breaking the taboo, but... both ghosts raised their hands at the same time.
Breathing rapidly, Feng Yao, who was carrying a repair kit, immediately took out her tools and tried to pry open the elevator door.
The ghost in mourning clothes gently placed his hands on Liu Zi's head, forcing him to lower his head.
Bai Shaohua was suddenly strangled by the rope in the female ghost's hand!
Bai Shaohua gripped the rope tightly with both hands, trying to prevent it from tightening further, his heart pounding wildly.
clang!
block!
On the other side, Feng Yao had already pried open a crack in the elevator door, wide enough for one person to pass through. The upper half of the door led to the second floor, while the lower half led to a dark elevator shaft.
Chen Ji watched all of this unfold from the very corner of the elevator.
He felt an indescribable absurdity, as if his soul had left his body and was looking down upon all of this.
A crowded elevator.
Ten people. One NPC. Two ghosts.
The situation is gradually spiraling out of control.
Is this fake?
But everything is so real.
Liu Zi's head was being pressed down uncontrollably, and the bones were making cracking sounds.
But something's not right...
He saw tension and fear on his face in the mirror, an expression mirrored on the faces of everyone present.
It was as if they were completely helpless against the sudden attack of these two ghosts.
There was nothing that could save them.
But each of the ten people has experienced multiple realms, so how could this be?
As if answering this question, another voice emerged in his mind:
"The fact that they survived before just proves that they were lucky enough."
If you're caught by a ghost, you're destined to die; there's nothing you can do about it.
This place is cruel; have I forgotten?
Have I forgotten?
Chen Ji felt the sense of detachment growing stronger and stronger.
But his mind immediately began to ponder another question: why would the ghost in mourning clothes continue to attack?
The taboo for mourning ghosts is that they cannot wear white.
Liu Zi had already taken off his uniform!
Even Bai Shaohua didn't actively approach the female ghost; they were pulled out of the crowd...
Why did the female ghost appear together with the ghost in mourning clothes? Isn't the ghost in mourning clothes on the second floor?
Chen Ji's gaze shifted to the female ghost, noticing the ligature marks on her neck clearly visible outside her uniform collar—
He froze for a moment.
and many more.
The female ghost is still wearing a uniform.
The female ghost was also dressed in white.
it.....
How could it not break any taboos?
In a flash, Chen Ji suddenly grasped this small bug, which defied common sense!
The female ghost and the mourning ghost are not on the same level at all. If she can be killed by 309, she can definitely be killed by the mourning ghost.
The ghost in mourning clothes completely ignored the female ghost and instead chose to directly attack the person entering the domain, just like the female ghost.