Chapter 42 (1/2)

Chapter 42: Sixty Seconds

Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97

Inside the darkened bathroom, Chen Ge sat alone inside the bathtub He breathed in and out, circulating the air inside his lungs The time noted on the black phone was precisely 3:42 am He only had one chance, so he had to be careful

The roo from outside the corridor; the monster from the mirror did not seem to be around

Tiht purposely for this occasion on his side When the digits changed to 3:43, he trained his focus and opened his mouth wide to slowly take in his breath

As the candlelight flickered, Chen Ge slowly sublued to the electronic watch; he had never been so focused in his life before When the digit changed again, Chen Ge slipped underneath the water surface without hesitation

It was finally 3:44 aing oneself in a bathtub filled ater in the ht, the experience was unique to say the least

The water nu but darkness and oneself slowly falling into the abyss; there was co of one’s heart inside one’s ears The icy water pulled every sensory receptor in one’s body taut

Lying inside the bathtub, Chen Ge abandoned all thoughts as he listened to his heartbeat and started the countdown

Sixty seconds, I only need to hold on for sixty seconds</e like this as well The surface of the water seeht, which felt like it was going out, drifted away fro into the ocean

One, two…

After the initial ten seconds, time seemed to have slowed down The sound of water attempted to s even his heartbeat All he could see was darkness Chen Ge repeated his parents’ na the cleavers and allowing his body to be carried along by the flow of the water

The oxygen in his lungs was fast depleting Chen Ge was starting to feel unco down on his body

Fifteen, sixteen…

Every tis As his heart slowed, so did the ti of disco down on his neck, slowly tightening around it

Chen Ge opened his eyes, but underneath the water, he was unable to see anything It felt like he had travelled to another world and was trapped in it Three or four seconds later, his face turned startlingly white

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Suddenly, there was a violent ripple that crossed the surface, and a weird sound crossed through the heavy silence The sound seemed to coed to hear it so clearly… perhaps it was so done on purpose to distract his focus

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