Chapter 963 - Let Her Follow Us (1/2)

What Chen Ge did not say openly when he told the red high heels that she could also become a Demon God was that there was already a Demon God by his side, so she had better not get any funny ideas. The doors of the altar were closed again. Several seconds later, tiny beads of blood slid down the walls of the altar. Strangely, as the blood slid down the walls, it gathered to form two distinct rivulets of blood.

They are opposing forces? To be able to resist the red high heels, is the owner of the altar also a Red Specter‽

Chen Ge jumped up immediately. He was thankful that he had brought all the Red Specters from his own Haunted House other than Ol’ Bai.

The problem at the futuristic theme park is far more serious than I anticipated. There are Red Specters hiding in the Haunted House, and there might be more than one of them.

As he stared at the altar, Chen Ge’s heart beat very fast. The red high heels’ real power was stronger than Xu Yin and the headless woman, and her expertise was curses. But the Red Specter related to the altar was able to resist her, which was something that Chen Ge did not expect.

There should be more than one altar like this inside this Haunted House. Only part of the Specter’s spirit is enshrined at this altar. Just what kind of Red Specter is this?

Before the blood on the walls of the altar could converge, a shrill scream came from the room furthest from Chen Ge. The other visitors all ran over to the source of the sound, but Chen Ge stood guard next to the altar. The hurried footsteps rushed down the corridor. In the chaos, Chen Ge felt a fluttery feeling above his ear like a butterfly had landed there. Before he could reach out his hand to scratch the spot, a spirit-like voice suddenly echoed in his ear.

“When a butterfly has its wings torn away, will it feel pain?”

Chen Ge’s five senses were sharper than most, but he did not sense anything out of place. The voice appeared to show up out of midair. Maintaining his posture, Chen Ge was about to summon Xu Yin when the voice reappeared and repeated the same question that it had asked earlier. The ghost did not seem like it intended to harm Chen Ge. After a momentary pause, Chen Ge opened his mouth to say, “The butterfly’s wings are filled with blood capillaries that are joined to its body, so having the wings torn apart will definitely be painful.”

“Blood capillaries? Are they like the red lines on my mother? Why would such beautiful wings have blood red lines in them?” The voice of the child sounded confused and also a little bit afraid.

“When a butterfly breaks out of its cocoon, it hangs upside down. That is to ensure that the blood flows through its wings through the pull of gravity. That way, the wings will have the energy to open and flap, cracking through the cocoon.” Chen Ge’s voice was soft and gentle. He was like a kindergarten teacher explaining new knowledge to the toddlers patiently and kindly.

“So, it is because of those red lines that the butterfly has such a beautiful wing, isn’t it?” The voice of the child was very innocent.

“That is not entirely true. The reason a butterfly can break out of its cocoon has plenty to do with gravity, but you can’t really say that Newton has everything to do with the beauty of a butterfly’s wings, right?” Chen Ge used scientific knowledge to attract the child’s attention while he turned his eyes and tried to look from the corner of his eyes.

“Quick, come over here! Xiao Ling has disappeared!” Before Chen Ge could take a good look at the child’s face, the police officer’s scream came from the other side of the corridor. Turning his head, Chen Ge realized that there was nothing next to him. The voice of the child earlier was just like a part of his imagination.

“That was close.” Chen Ge glanced at the police officer and slowly stood up. “Didn’t you guys go off in pairs? One has gone missing, but where is the other one?”

“I was looking for information with Xiao Ling inside the room. She screamed when she opened the closet, and when I turned toward her, she had already disappeared,” the young man explained. The Xiao Ling that he talked about was the girl who had leaned to look inside the altar earlier. She was quite young as well.

“The closet was so close to you, and you’re telling me an actual person disappeared before your eyes just like that?” Chen Ge knocked on the side of the closet. “This is not a show to trick me, right? I’ve heard Haunted Houses nowadays purposely disguise their workers as visitors to try to scare the real visitors.”

The young man had a bitter expression on his face. He wanted to scold Chen Ge because it was the latter who started this tradition, but considering the situation that they were in, he decided to act dumb. “At the time, I was rummaging through the pile of trash, and then I heard the closet being opened. It was followed quickly by Xiao Ling’s scream. But when I turned around to look, the closet door was closed, and Xiao Ling had already disappeared.”

“Is it possible that she is just hiding inside the closet?” Chen Ge pulled the closet door open, and to his surprise, there was another room hidden behind the closet. The room was rectangular in shape, there were no windows, and it was completed enclosed. The walls were taped fully with talismans, and there was a line of something that looked like salt at the entrance. The girl called Xiao Ling was sitting in the middle of the room. She looked blankly at one of the corners, and her face was devoid of any expression.

“Xiao Ling!” The woman with the long, black hair rushed into the room and pulled Xiao Ling into a hug. She whispered something into Xiao Ling’s ear, but Xiao Ling did not give her any response. Then she realized the severity of the situation. She shook Xiao Ling’s shoulders with both of her hands. “Why did you run into this room all on your own?”

“There was someone calling for help from inside the closet. I opened the door and tried to get a look but was suddenly dragged inside it.” Xiao Ling pointed at her own hair. There was the bloody handprint of a child left there. “I don’t want to play anymore. I want to leave this place!”