Chapter 967 - Sacrificial Teammates (1/2)

Chapter 967: Sacrificial Teammates

“Nothing happened for so many years when the old man raised the four children, but once the youngest grandson opened the altar, tragedy struck. Everything that happened later was also related to the altar. Once the altar was opened, the people present were struck with misfortune, and there was no escaping the curse.” Chen Ge turned to look at the police officer. “When you played on medium difficulty, none of you opened the altar, right?”

“Yes.” The police officer nodded.

“Looks like opening the altar is specific for hellish difficulty.” Chen Ge waved the police officer and Xiao Ling over.

“This scenario is unique. There are at least four ghosts here. The kind and innocent grandson, the grandfather who wants to protect his grandson, the envious grandmother, and the scariest maid. The grandmother is trapped inside the room with the talismans, the maid is inside the altar, and the grandson and grandfather are inside the picture. All those are cursed items; touching them will curse you.” Chen Ge placed the old man’s black and white picture inside his backpack. “But if you do not use your hand to touch it, it’ll be fine.”

“I don’t hear any commotion from outside anymore. Shall we go take a look?” The police officer was afraid, and after hearing Xiao Ling’s story, he only got more fidgety.

“You can leave after you come up with a way to clear the scenario.” Chen Ge arranged his thoughts. “This scenario’s themed is curses. The first curse came from the maid. The second came from the grandmother. Her personality is twisted, and her heart is filled with envy and hatred for the maid. After her death, this house gained her curse. Then those innocent people who opened the altar must’ve felt wronged, and that imbalance in the heart would soon have been twisted into a curse. In conclusion, everyone who perished here has left behind hatred and curse, creating this unbreakable cycle.”

“What should we do?”

“Either we solve the curse from its base, or we become part of the curse.”

“I don’t quite understand what you’re saying.” The police officer had no idea what Chen Ge was trying to do.

“The curse continues to reincarnate due to hatred. Since tragedy has found me, I must ensure that this tragedy finds others to accompany me. But if someone is cursed and is kind enough not to spread the curse to the next person, instead turning it into a kind thought, won’t we be able to say that they have ended the cycle of the curse?” Chen Ge’s words confused the police officer and Xiao Ling.

“And your point is?”

“As long as each of us can stand on our ground and not get disturbed by the curse, things should turn better.” Chen Ge took out the remnants of the scrolls that he found in the bedroom. The five elements were written on them. “There are five bedrooms, counting the hidden room with the talismans and the living room. This scenario has seven rooms in total, corresponding to seven individuals. The police officer said earlier that the layout is like a person stepping on the altar. I’m thinking, if we stay in separate rooms alone, doesn’t that mean every room is filled with the energy of life? The whole scenario will come to life, and the force of the living will be strong enough to inhibit the curse from the altar.”

The police officer and Xiao Ling thought that Chen Ge was being ridiculous, but for some reason, he seemed to have a point.

“It’s not that scary when the visitors stay together in the Haunted House, so they will always try to separate them. The designers understand that. When the central computer comes up with this highest difficulty scenario, it will have that in mind. We will follow their wish then. Even though it’s dangerous, it might be the solution to this problem.” Chen Ge raised the scrolls that he was holding. “The scrolls should be able to protect us, but that is also where the brilliance of this scenario shines. There are only five scrolls, so there is bound to be an argument among the visitors.”