Chapter 730 - Consecutive Scares (1/2)
Translator: Lonelytree Editor: Millman97
“Come, stand before the background.” The senior in the ill-fitting uniform picked up the polaroid camera from the table and urged the visitors to stand on the left side of the projector. “On the count of three, say cheese.”
The senior pressed on the snap button. His finger did not move away from the flash, so the flashes kept coming. Inside the dark room, the flashes were blinding, and the visitors all raised their hands to shield their eyes.
“Alright, the pictures are ready. I will go check and see whether the doctor has arrived or not. You should spread these pictures among yourselves. One last piece of advice, do not touch anything in this room.”
When the senior spoke, the camera kept ‘vomiting’ pictures. He picked up a random one, shoved it inside his pocket, and left after placing the camera back on the table.
The temperature of the air-conditioning in the room was low. The wind caressed the visitors’ exposed skin. The boys by the name of Chui Ming and Lee Bo assisted each other, and they edged toward the table. They picked up the pictures from the ground. “We’d better follow their instructions. There are many puzzle-solving missions inside the abandoned school, and the clues are normally hidden inside these small props.”
Chui Ming had his previous experience to attest to. The previous time, he had skipped over the job of collecting and analyzing these props, so in the end, he could only give up. Picking up the pictures, Chui Ming handed them out to the other teammates when he suddenly stopped. “Why is there an extra one?”
Chui Ming stood next to Chen Ge, who was at the back of the group. Chen Ge had not gotten his picture yet, but there were three pictures in Chui Ming’s grasp. Not counting his own and Chen Ge’s, there was an extra one.
“There must be some problem with that picture! What the f*ck! Take a look at this!” Lee Yuan screamed as he pointed at the picture that he was holding, “There is one extra person in the group picture!”
When the visitors heard that, they all looked down to check their own pictures, and they were shocked to find that an extra person had been standing next to Xue Li when they took the picture. She was wearing Nightmare Academy’s uniform, her face was pale, and she stared right at the camera with her head leaning softly on Xue Li’s shoulder.
“What the! But I didn’t notice anything at all!” Xue Li kept brushing her shoulder. She was normally an educated woman who would never allow herself to curse.
Chen Ge stared at the picture. “This hasn’t been tampered with. In other words, the actor, who had already hidden herself in the room earlier, sneaked out when the pictures were taken.”
It was the senior who chose where they should stand when taking the picture. The color of the wall behind them had a slightly different hue from the rest. Upon closer inspection, one could discern a spot where it was slightly bulging.
“I don’t want to stay here anymore. Let’s go.” Xue Li hugged Lee Yuan like a bullied marsupial.
“Don’t wander off alone. It’s safest to listen to the worker’s instructions,” Chui Ming warned. “No matter how scary the scenario is, you will not run into anything too creepy, but if you stray from the designated plot, you might run into the other ghosts and monsters hidden in the different scenarios, and then you’ll know the real meaning of despair.”
“Okay.” Xue Li leaned on Lee Yuan’s shoulder. She quickly tossed the picture aside. She was too scared to hold onto it. Her pretty eyes scanned the projected image on the screen. Xue Li had not seen this movie before. The main actors were mainly students; they had photography club’s nametags on, and the movie was shot right in that room. “Wait, come and look at this movie. This is rather strange.”
Everyone turned to the movie. The students in the movie were cleaning the room when one of the students found a dusty video tape at the back of the one of the cupboards. The students gathered together. They were confused and decided to see what was on the tape.