Chapter 183 - Return (2/2)

“Indeed, those are creatures that originated from inside the door, but they are also the weakest.” The boy’s words scared Chen Ge. The thin monster was the weakest, but he had always thought that the mirror monster was the weakest.

“Five years ago, seven patients entered the door, and four of them were possessed by the weakest monsters. As for the other three, I couldn’t tell.” The boy glanced at Chen Ge. “The fact that you’re here means that you’ve fought with them already. The remaining ones might seek you out for trouble.”

“Can you tell me about the three that are most dangerous?”

“There’s an incredibly beautiful woman, a man with a ruined face, and the last one is called Wu Fei.” The boy’s teeth gritted together when he said Wu Fei’s name. “It was this Wu Fei who came up with the plan to trap me.”

Then, the boy added, “But Wu Fei is not the most difficult to deal with. You have to be careful about the ruined face; he’s the most dangerous.”

“Thank you for the reminder.”

“There’s no need to thank me because I have a favor to ask of you.” The boy had observed Chen Ge for a long time and finally voiced his real purpose. “I am just a persona, and this Third Sick Hall behind the door is my host. Since I’ve been here for so long, from a certain perspective, you can say my consciousness has joined with the building. Outsiders cannot kill me; they can only weaken me and make me fall asleep.

“They cannot kill me, but they can influence me by harming my second persona. In fact, they might be able to control me through him. That is what I’m most worried about, so, if needed, please help me protect my second persona. I have no family left in that world, and he is my only friend.”

“No problem. I am friends with your second persona as well, so I will never not help him.” Chen Ge tried to befriend the boy and wished that one day he would be able to hire him as one of his workers. His Haunted House needed someone of his age.

“Hopefully, you’ll hold onto your promise.” The boy carried the old man’s head to Room 3. “Staying too long in this world will damage your spirit and body. It’ll be filled by negative thoughts. If you stay long enough, you too will go insane.”

He pushed the door to Room 3 open and placed the old man’s head beside the bed. “I’ll send you off. If there’s any problem, you can come find me at midnight; I’ll hold the door open for one minute.”

“Why one minute?” Chen Ge’s eyes twitched.

“That’s the limit of my control,” the boy answered. “This world is huge, and there are many other doors. Some doors, like this one, are guarded by people, and some are left unattended. Normally speaking, if there is someone guarding the door, the time of door opening will be one minute.”

“Okay, I understand.” Chen Ge lowered his head, thinking about the door in his Haunted House.

When both Chen Ge and Zhang Ya walked into Room 3, the boy closed the door. He stood beside the door. “You can go back now.”

“But how?”

The boy pointed at the door of Room 3. “Push it open, you only have one minute.”