Chapter 56: Elevator (1/2)
In the drink shop.
Ye Shangyu got herself a cup of hot black tea, cupping it in her hands and taking a small sip.
When she drank almost half of her drink, Bai Yan and Luo Xing went down from their dorm and hurried over to the shop.
Seeing that she was thinly dressed and was slightly shivering inside the warm store, Luo Xing couldn’t help but offer his coat to her, handing it over to Ye Shangyu, “Sister Ye, put this on, so you won’t catch a cold on this snowy day.”
Ye Shangyu was startled by the gesture but still took the coat and thanked him softly.
Although their souls were the ones in the game and their bodies were left in the real world, catching a cold or getting a fever here would make them feel unwell in the real world for quite some time, so avoiding it would be best.
Luo Xing’s kind gesture was so natural, making Bai Yan’s eyes flash since he didn’t expect him to do that.
He and Ye Shangyu were digging a pit for him this morning, but come afternoon, Luo Xing wasn’t bothered by it anymore?
“Also, the solution written on the archive was fake!”
Ye Shangyu went over what happened in the bathroom, and upon hearing the disaster that struck the female students, Luo Xing’s eyes clearly showed intolerance.
“What about the surviving girls?” He couldn’t help but ask.
“They’re still in the bathroom and ought to still be alive.” Ye Shangyu indifferently said, “Many people died. If only the president could alter people’s memories, then this matter wouldn’t be so quickly revealed. But in any case, we should speed it up, so we won’t stay in this school for too long.”
Ye Shangyu added, “The drains are hiding away the girls’ tangled up corpses. You better not go to the bathroom and wash up these next few days. Even if they died in the women’s bath, the men and women’s baths are only separated by a wall, but it’s possible that they could go through the sewers.”
“Are all of the ghosts beneath the bathroom? It seems that we also shouldn’t go to the Fourth Building.”
Recalling the several levels he went through, Bai Yan muttered to himself, “The ghost story inside the forum had already come true, so will the victims from before also turn into ghosts? If this happens, the school will become more dangerous, so we shouldn’t drag this out.”
The game gave them seven days, but the campus was getting full of ghosts, and it was inevitable to increase the number of deaths the longer they stayed.
To prevent situations where they’ll be surrounded by and chased by ghosts, Bai Yan also didn’t hesitate.
In the beverage shop, he opened the forum, and inside the ‘Nightly Ghost Stories’ topic, he found the real ghost stories post.
“When did this post appear?” Ye Shangyu asked.
“Before you called us.” Bai Yan gazed at the screen, saying, “When the ghost story finishes, the post would reappear.”
Answering Ye Shangyu’s question, Bai Yan immediately opened the ‘Real Ghost Stories’ post.
He quickly browsed through the first three tales and focused on the fourth one.
The fourth story had something to do with an elevator.
Like the other three, this story’s environment also took place in the school, and the main character was a college student.
The story went on like this.
One day, a guy went to an Internet cafe and stayed up all night playing games, forgetting what time it was.
By the time he realized it, it was already midnight.
He wanted to spend the night in the Internet cafe, but he didn’t have any money left, so he snuck into the school to sleep in school for the night.
Blue Sky College’s dormitory entrance was guarded. As a result, when the boy was sneaking back in, the main gate was already locked up.
At that time, the boy fished out his phone to call his roommates for help. However, before he could dial the number, he saw his roommate through the glass door, standing there and using the key to open it.
Seeing this scene, the guy didn’t give it too much thought and just believed that his friend got his back, so he and his friend rode the elevator together.
Halfway through the ride, he saw his roommate turn his head, and so, he also carelessly looked back——
He then found out that the mirror inside the elevator located behind them didn’t show his roommate’s reflection…
The ghost story’s mood was told just right. Adding in the backstory of them living in the school, it could make anyone feel immersed in the tale.
If the students of this school were replaced, they would definitely be intimidated.
However, Bai Yan has seen a real ghost, so naturally, he wouldn’t be scared of a mere ghost story that hadn’t occurred yet.
He closed the forum and said to the two, “The new ghost story has something to do with an elevator.”
“Elevator… Found it.” Luo Xing handed over the archive.
Bai Yan already knew the archive like the back of his hand since early on, but he still took it, reviewing it again from start to finish.
In the archive, the president investigated a rumored haunted building. Nothing particular happened along the way, leading him to think that this rumor wasn’t true.
But, when he was riding the elevator, he heard a woman outside say, “How could there be so many people in the elevator? I’ll just wait for the next one.”
Upon hearing these words, the president immediately sensed that something was amiss.
At this moment, the elevator was about to close, but he still risked being wedged between the elevator doors and immediately escaped.
“A stereotypical elevator ghost story.” Bai Yan looked at the notes and said, “Yet, the way to survive in the archive is a lie, so this document must have been tampered with.”
“But eliminating a dead end isn’t bad.”
Bai Yan put the archive down and got up, preparing to go back to the dormitory and ride the elevator.
Before he went through the door, Ye Shangyu suddenly asked, “Do you want 2 NPCs to accompany you?”
“NPCs?” Bai Yan considered it for a few seconds but ultimately shook his head, “Forget it. The roommate inside the story turned into a ghost. I’ve already triggered the ghost story, so contacting NPCs now would be risky.”
He waved his hand goodbye as he pulled open the beverage shop’s door, heading to the dorm.
The snow outside was still falling, and the ground displayed a generous layer of snowflakes.
Bai Yan casually stepped on the pure white ground, his mood was unexpectedly good.
He was fond of the gloomy weather, and this made his entire body feel relaxed. Even if he was about to stare at a ghost in the elevator later, he didn’t let it affect his spirit. Instead, it even made him more cheerful.
He entered the male dormitory while brisk walking. Bai Yan then approached the elevator, preparing to ride it.
Since a lot of people went home, the line to the elevator was non-existent, and there was no other person in sight.