Chapter 3 (2/2)

He checked the battery level of his phone; he felt like recording thison recording; if it is as scary as these people say, then perhaps I can add a new scenario to the Haunted House!”

He scoured the roohter When the clock struck 2am, he carried the prepared objects and moved toward the bathroom on the first floor of the Haunted House

The reason he carried out this ‘game’ at the first floor’s toilet was also a calculated decision on Chen Ge’s part If anything dangerous did occur during the process, at least he could jump directly out theto save hi hts to save electricity entered the craht and candle

“A dark and claustrophobic environ of fear within a person’s heart The toilet is usually the place that has theMirrors and cisterns, these items couldn’t have been more mundane, but these everyday iteical pressure The person behind this game is very clever; they kno to make use of the weakness often found within the human heart, and consequently, they are able to create a scary atmosphere with the simplest of objects and conditions” Chen Ge found this a perfect opportunity to improve his craft

“Real terror actually doesn’t need expensive set-ups It only needs to highlight and heighten the sense of anxiety inherent in the human heart” Chen Ge took a deep breath and put his phone on record “I don’t knohat kind of effect this ga happens to me, I hope the person who finds this phone will preserve this video because it is a key, a valuable key to unlocking the many layers of deceit”

Then, Chen Ge placed the phone beside the cistern He adjusted the angle until the camera could capture his person and the mirror opposite him

“It’s 2:01 am already, three more minutes”

The wait for death was scarier than death itself The silence of the toilet amplified all sorts of noises or echoes in the room As the seconds ticked by, Chen Ge’s heart started to race

He looked at the time on the phone When the ht and lit up the candle Following the instructions, he placed it between theflaht in the dark It flickered and twirled between the real world and the uidance light, pointing the way for whatever existed in the mirror

Chen Ge looked at his reflection in the ame started”

He lowered his head and closed his eyes before starting to mumble his name softly

“Chen Ge, Chen Ge, Chen Ge…”

Repetition of one’s naical distance between it and oneself Eventually, even one’s nae to one’s ears This theory was si at a particular Chinese character repeatedly, one would end up forgetting horite it when asked

To prevent that psychological effect fro himself, every time Chen Ge chanted his name, he would leave a three seconds space This way, he was also counting down the time

After all, the condition for a successful mission was to keep his eyes closed for half an hour noin front of a ame that involves only a candle at 2 a this ly do so this dumb Chen Ge continued to chant his nahts entered his ical terror; the ends but stopping yourscary scenarios to scare yourself As long as you don’t open your eyes, everything should be fine

However, that was easier said than done, because tendid happen