Chapter 476 - A Recurring Nightmare? (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

Something was trying to get out of the freezer. The nails scratched at the edges of the door like the thing inside was slowly searching for the mechanism that would unlock the door. The spine-tingling sound echoed in their ears. The thing inside the freezer scratched for a long time until it became agitated, and the brothers could hear the sound of low breathing like it was getting frustrated.

“Bro, did you hear that sound?”

“I did. It should be the worker that is hiding inside the freezer. He’s waiting for us to go closer the freezer, and then he’ll jump out to scare us.” Fan Dade tried his best to remain calm. “This is a used and worn trope—there is no need for us to get panicked over this.”

“No, I was more focused on something else.” Fan Chong was clearly the thinker in the family. “Have you noticed just how good the actors of this Haunted house really are? It’s like they’re really living the character they’re given.”

Fan Dade was reminded of the faceless monster that was hiding in the dark, and the hair on the back of his arms stood. “Now that you mention it, yes.”

“There is often not device installed on the inside of the freezer to unlock the door. After all, this is a storage room designed for the dead.” Fan Chong listened to the breathing sound that came from inside the freezer, and his heart pumped very fast. “The sound of nails scratching against the door earlier sounded like the dead coming back to life. It failed to find the device to open the door, and because of that frustration, its breathing became heavier. This is a valid and understandable process to make it feel like there is a really a monster that has come back to life currently trapped inside the freezer.”

With a bitter smile on his face, Fan Chong reached out to grab the door handle. “If my speculation is not wrong, the monster inside the freezer will adopt a more stringent method to try to escape. For example, ramming into the door to create a louder noise. Then, it will not only attract the other monsters roaming the corridors to come attack us, it will also tip off the other monsters that might be residing in this room. In that case, if we are surrounded on both sides, it really will be over for us.”

“Then what good suggestion do you have? I will listen to you, little brother.” Fan Dade was a chef. Even though his little brother was not that physically strong, Fan Chong was much brighter than him.

“Those familiar with escape and survival games will know there is a hidden rule to this sort of game, and that is to not stay at a fixed location for too long. This rule is particularly written to target those cowards who try to hide in one place for the entirety of the game. It will ruin the fun.” Fan Chong rubbed the sweat away from his forehead. “New Century Park’s House of Horrors is famed on the internet for their scares. The Haunted House’s boss is also said to be familiar with psychology and has a sadistic streak about him. I am one hundred percent certain that he will have similar rules set up inside his Haunted House.”

“In other words, you suggest we leave this place soon?” Fan Dade was feeling regretful. If he had known this would be the situation that they found themselves in, he would not have run so fast earlier. Now that they had been separated from the rest of the group, things were not looking so good for them.

“Not soon but now.” Fan Chong did not dare to stay there any longer. “We have to leave now since the monster inside the freezer is still stuck inside, and the sound of the trolley has wandered away.”

“We should leave now?”

“Yes, this should be the only chance that the Haunted House’s boss is going to give us. If we miss this, we’ll come head to head with a scarier existence.”

When Fan Chong said those things, the breathing inside the freezer picked up, as did the sound of scratching. The thing inside the freezer fought with desperation like it was going to die from a lack of oxygen. The nails snapped, and blood leaked out from the edges of the door. The monster inside the freezer seemed like it was in great pain, and its emotions were fraying. There was a sudden loud bang against the door—it sounded like someone had used their head to slam into the steel door.

Fan Dade and Fan Chong’s hearts both squeezed with that loud bang. The brothers looked at one another, and they both realized that what Fan Chong had predicted earlier was slowly becoming reality.

“We have to leave now!” Almost at the same time as Fan Chong said that, the sound of the trolley returned to the corridor.

“I knew it.” Fan Chong ultimately had underestimated the terror of the Haunted House’s boss. The man had indeed given them the chance, but the chance was only several seconds long.

“What should we do now‽” The sound of the trolley wheels coming from the corridor triggered the scary memories in Fan Dade’s mind. He leaned against the door and peered out. He was just in time to see the lights in the corridor going out one by one until the whole corridor fell into darkness, and only the sound of the wheels could be heard.

This symbolic cart inside the corridor was slowly moving forward, and the freezer inside the morgue kept making sounds. The scariest thing was, initially, it was only the first freezer that made the sound. However, it seemed as if the activity had started to spread, and the two freezers next to it started to come alive with activity.

Their hesitation was dragging on; Fan Dade and Fan Chong still had not come to a decision. At this crucial moment, the two looked at one another, and they saw panic reflected in each other’s eyes. They were only there for a Haunted House visit—who would have thought they would need to make a decision as scary as this?

The sound of the wheels came closer and closer, and the speed did not slow down. Fan Chong and his brother had already given up on resistance. They prayed silently in their hearts, hoping that the monster outside the door would not notice them and give them a second chance to try again.

Ten seconds later, the two brothers’ faces paled considerably. The miracle that they had hoped for did not appear. The sound of the wheels suddenly disappeared when it passed Morgue No. 2. This meant that the trolley had probably stopped outside the door!

Cold droplets of sweat slid down their faces. The monster that had been chasing after them was finally going to reveal its real identity. Fan Chong and Fan Dade leaned against the door. The two did not even dare to breathe too loudly as they focused on the situation outside the door.