Chapter 918 - Starting (1/2)

Translator: Lonelytree  Editor: Millman97

“Stop wasting time, we’ll start the exploration now. There are only a few ways a Haunted House can scare its visitors. As long as you trust that nothing is real, nothing can scare you. When you see the workers, you won’t feel scared but think they’re acting funny.”

Liu Gang ignored Bai Buhui and moved ahead. The team of eleven officially entered the School of the Afterlife. Semi-present crying came from around the corner, and the whispering of children floated on the wind. This used to be a heaven, but now it was only an empty corridor. The half-open wooden doors creaked, and there were small prints left on the wall. They carved down the good memories that the students had once had.

“This feels so real. Last year, we entered the biggest abandoned school in Xin Hai for a courage contest, and this place gives off the same feeling.” Lan Dong took out his phone to snap some pictures. “The place doesn’t look like it’s purposely made old; it’s as if the scenario is designed like this. Look at the dust in the windowsill and the burn marks on the wall.”

His fingers peeled on the wall, and the dusty white paint hide a layer of burnt cement. “To create this effect, one has to burn the wall once before painting on a new layer. The boss has considered even details like that?”

There were two students next to Lan Dong. One was called Ah Li, slightly overweight. He looked honest. The other was a girl, very quiet and did not like to speak.

“Perhaps the boss moved some burnt walls from outside underground and redesigned them.” Liu Gang did not wish for his audience to see any good things about this Haunted House, so he tried to lighten the mood to decrease the sense of fear. “By the way, we have been in here for five minutes already, but we haven’t seen even an actor. The workers here are so unprofessional.”

“Perhaps they’re waiting for a chance.” The male assistant laughed in relief. He was about to walk forward when Big Ghost and Small Ghost, who led the way, suddenly stopped.

“Did you hear that weird noise?” Big Ghost, who had been silent thus far, asked. He looked left and right before turning to look behind them. “It seems to come from behind.”

“What noise? How come I didn’t hear anything?”

“It sounds like a faucet hasn’t been tightened, and water is dripping.” Big Ghost took several steps back and pushed open the door next to Liu Gang. It looked like a normal toilet, and there were five cubicles inside.

“Be careful. The workers might be hiding inside a cubicle.” The spine-tingling background music crawled into their ears, and Big Ghost and Small Ghost entered the toilet while the rest stood at the door.

“What are you so afraid of? There are so many of us. Watch me pull the actor out for everyone to see.” Small Ghost burst into the room. He noticed that the camera was on him, and he acted proudly. He pushed the first cubicle open with much ceremony. There was nothing inside the small space, so he continued to open all the other cubicles before stopping at the fifth cubicle.

“Wasted so much energy to build an abandoned toilet. There must be a scare point here. The water sound came from the toilet. Something must be wrong with this last cubicle.” Big Ghost and Small Ghost stood at both sides of the door and pushed the door open.

The door slammed into the wall. There was no one hiding in the last cubicle, but there was a broken diary.

“Looks like we scared ourselves for no reason.”

The others entered the toilet while Big Ghost and Small Ghost picked up the book from the ground. It had some sentences written on it.

“Do not enter the dripping toilet alone. The four corners might be hiding scary spirits.

“Do not walk with your head lowered. Cold hands will press down on your head.

“Do not stay too long in the room with all the posters. They can’t get out, so they will make you stay.