Chapter 42: Ghost Hands (Catching Insects) (2/2)
Her voice was different from when she was consoling Xu Xiaojing. Her voice changed into an incomparably sharp pitch. So much so that it made everyone uncomfortable and left them with a chilly feeling.
“Hehehe.”
“Before, there were numerous guests asking me that since our haunted house was undoubtedly frightening, why were there only bad reviews.”
“It was because, those who truly experienced this terrifying haunted house were unable to get out!”
A chuckle escaped the pager’s speakers, and when she heard the guide’s ominous prophecy, Wang Ziwen grew angrier and more afraid, “Is this how you treat your guests? By cursing them?! Could you honestly tell me this is still part of the haunted house and that the game isn’t over yet? I’m telling you now, I am going to file a complaint if you don’t start answering my questions! I also want a refund!”
As though she didn’t hear Wang Ziwen’s threats, the guide on the other end of the pager continued to talk to herself.
However, what happened next was scarier than before. The stammering speaker let out a sinister fit of laughter!
“You will all stay here.”
“You will all die here!”
The nasty laugh that could make anyone’s hair stand on end grew louder and louder, passing through the pager and piercing through everyone’s ears. In a blink of an eye, it overshadowed the music that resounded above the haunted house as if the laughter wasn’t coming from the pager but their dark surroundings.
“Whackjob! You!” Right now, Wang Ziwen was extremely frightened. She quickly turned off the pager and threw it as far away as she could.
Staring at Xu Xiaojing’s face fully covered in tears, Wang Ziwen, herself, appeared as if she were about to faint, but she showed a rigid smile, “This must be fake. Xiaojing, everything must all be fake! All of this is just the haunted house’s tactics, and the guide deliberately left us here to give us a good scare!”
“This isn’t an act, nor is it part of the haunted house’s normal experience.” Bai Yan apathetically burst their bubble, “Do you still remember what happened before, about the hangman’s noose? That room was a bit strange, but I didn’t dare say anything about it. Actually, there was no mechanism situated at the base of the rope. It suddenly dropped down all on its own!
“Seeing is believing. Do you still want to fool yourselves?”
Wang Ziwen turned paper-white after hearing what Bai Yan had said, just like her cowardly friend.
She simply believed that there was a cleverly hidden mechanism there, so she didn’t think that there was anything odd with it. But now that she looked at it, maybe there were simply no mechanisms there, rather, it was truly haunted!
“Woo… Woo… Wenwen, what should we do now?” Xu Xiaojing already being scared of the fake ghosts, but when she heard that this haunted house was really haunted, she couldn’t take it anymore and started crying non-stop and sniffling her nose.
Suddenly realizing that the haunted house had real ghosts in it, Wang Ziwen also lost her head. She was initially brave, but after encountering these supernatural events, she absolutely didn’t know what to do.
The two girls, who had never seen a ghost before, were in a panicked state, while Bai Yan met Su Yize’s gaze without saying a word. He then came forward and said, “Running into this situation left us out of luck, but no matter what, we need to first think of a way out of the haunted house. This place is painted in pitch black, and it’s also hard to see from a few steps away. In this situation, anything could happen, so let’s first discuss how we’re going to get out of here. Does anyone have any objections?”
“Right! Let’s get out of here first. After we escape, then we can find the boss and settle our complaints!” Hearing Bai Yan’s words, Wang Ziwen appeared to have regained her backbone and told herself through gritted teeth, “Wenwen, don’t cry. Crying won’t solve your problem right now! Toughen up a bit! We will get out of here!”
Xu Xiaojing’s legs turned to jelly from distress. With a lack of a better option, Wang Ziwen could only grab her tightly and drag her off.
The haunted house’s path was extremely narrow. If two people walked side by side, they would inevitably bump into the walls and look crowded.
After walking a short distance, Xu Xiaojing wailed, “Wenwen, I’m scared!”
“Xiaojing, stay strong.” In this kind of environment, the thought of comforting her close friend didn’t cross Wang Ziwen’s mind.
Due to the two girls walking beside each other, the group was moving at a glacial pace.
A third of the way in the haunted house, Bai Yan passed the two girls and saw a familiar-looking human skeleton up ahead.
The skeleton prop looked miserable. The first time they came in here, Wang Ziwen had even touched it, but this time, their circumstances were eerie, so she couldn’t risk doing that again.
The skeleton stuck closely against the foot of the wall. Wang Ziwen hesitated for a second, leading Xu Xiaojing to stand behind her. Wang Ziwen then gently tugged on her friend’s hand, prepared to avoid the skeleton, and continue their way.
However, the original skeleton prop abruptly moved. It’s two eye cavities burned with two inhumane ghostly fires in them. The body, which was on the verge of falling apart, began to violently shake, and to their surprise, it slowly stood up!
“Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! It moved!!! It moved!!!”
The horrified Xu Xiaojing took a few steps back, causing Wang Ziwen to stumble.
Xu Xiaojing cried so much that she couldn’t see what was in front of her and only saw two balls of light. Amid her terrified state, she felt her shoulder turn ice-cold as if there was someone who placed their hand on her shoulder.
“You guys… Who’s hand is on my shoulder?! Don’t mess with me. Please, I’m begging you!”
“It’s not us. Look behind you!”
Because the haunted house’s music was too much, Bai Yan, who was only a few steps ahead, had to shout these words.
“If it’s not you guys, then who is it?”
Xu Xiaojing stiffly turned her head around and saw a ghost’s pale hand firmly situated on her left shoulder. Its fingernails were icy and were drilling into her skin!