Chapter 472: 472

“Squat down and stay where you are! Don’t move!” When all the lights went off and darkness fell, Yang Chen’s voice echoed down the corridor . At the time, the three editors were still inside the warehouse . Ah Nan and Hu Ya were in the middle of the racks . They were walking ahead and did not realize that Tails was no longer behind them .

The warehouse sunk into darkness, and the only source of light was the ray from the computer screen . Tails moved her face to the screen . As she leaned closer, the face in the screen became clearer . The dark frame leaned forward like a body soaked underwater slowly surfacing . She stared at the face on the screen—it was bald, and due to the long soaking in certain liquid, its face was pale and white .

“These features…” Removing the paper from her pocket, Tails opened the paper before the screen . The clean, fair fingers fell on the paper, and Tails’ eyes widened . She realized that the face on the paper was similar to the one that was showing on the computer screen!

“It was a human face?” She turned back to look, and all the lights outside in the corridor had been extinguished . In the darkness, she clearly saw the power light for the printer come back on . A piece of paper fell down next to her . This time, there was no face on the paper; instead, there was something written on it—Look behind you!

Holding the paper with both her hands, Tails was enveloped by the fear of the unknown . Her body chilled as she squatted alone in the dark, unable to find her friends . Her neck froze, and she forced herself to not turn around . The cold light from the screen fell on her body, and her slight frame was shivering . Her pupils quivered in the dark, and try as she might, her eyes kept wandering to the corner .

The dark screen started to ripple like water, and something underneath it was swimming to the surface . Tails did not dare to move, and she stared at the screen from the corner of her eyes . The ripple expanded, and inside the screen that no one else was paying attention to, a bloated face that was blue from asphyxiation crawled outward!

It happened so fast that Tails could not react in time . She could only see the face charge at her . She wanted to scream, but there was no sound . Her eyes widened like they were about to pop out from their sockets . The face was still closing in on her—the neck, the arm, the upper body .

The wet arms grabbed the helpless girl like it was trying to pull Tails into the computer with it!

The lights in the corridor finally came back on . Ah Nan turned toward the door and shouted, “What just happened‽”

He and Hu Ya quickly ran out . The faces of all the visitors were bad . Ol’ Zhou was still gasping for air . It appeared like he too had been given quite a shock .

“Tell me, what happened‽” There was a bad feeling in Ah Nan’s heart . He scanned the group and frowned . “The chef and his little brother are missing?”

“They ran away on their own . ” Bai Qiulin massaged his shoulder . When he was shoved by Ol’ Zhou earlier, he had been knocked into the wall .

“All of you were outside then, why did the two of them suddenly go crazy?” Ah Nan kept his eyes on Bai Qiulin .

“Just now, the lights in the corridor went off one by one . The little brother saw something approaching in the dark, so the chef went back to the junction to check . Then, he suddenly went insane, grabbed his brother, and started running . ” Bai Qiulin told him everything that he had seen, not hiding anything .

“Things in the dark?” The frown deepened . “This means that the monster in the darkness has collapsed the chef’s mind, but only the chef has seen the actual monster . “

When Ah Nan said that, everyone’s heart shuddered—the unknown was the most terrifying . Just how scary must something be to be able to scare a 1 . 9-meter-tall man to such an extent? The scarier thing was that the monster was still hiding in the dark, and any one of them could be next .

“Did any one of you trigger any traps while you were outside?” Ah Nan hugged one of his arms, and his other held his chin .

“No, we were shocked by things that happened as well,” Bai Qiulin said firmly . “I’ve already told you that the junction is the most dangerous place and that we should not stay here any longer, but you all refused to listen to me . “

He sighed . “We must be under the boss’ constant surveillance . He is looking for opening to get us, and when he saw one, he tore at our mental health like piranhas finding food . “

With the truth before them, none of them could retort . The three editors and three medical students were their own cliques . Even if they agreed with Bai Qiulin, they would not have stated so . However, Xiao Lee was different—he was an isolated visitor like Bai Qiulin who had entered the Haunted House alone to challenge a three-star scenario . His impression of Bai Qiulin improved greatly . Be it in terms of logic or physical power, he was much greater than normal . Therefore, he was thinking of forming a group with Bai Qiulin so that they could look out for one another .

“I think we should listen to everyone’s opinion before we make a decision . ” Xiao Lee did not openly support Bai Qiulin, but he was on the man’s side . Plus, he was facing Yang Chen and Ah Nan when he said those things, so that was clear enough .

“It was my idea to explore the warehouse . That was my mistake . ” Ah Nan apologized, and he turned serious . “Next time, before I make any decision, I will communicate more with everyone else . “

“It’s fine . ” Bai Qiulin pointed toward the corridor that Fan Dade and Fan Chong had disappeared down . “What shall we do next?”

“We should go look for them, right?” Ol’ Zhou was kind . “If we can be scared when all twelve of us are around, it’ll be worse for the two of them when they’re stranded . “

“You’re right . ” Bai Qiulin and Ah Nan agreed . They turned to look at Yang Chen, who stood in the middle of the corridor . “What do the three of you think?”

“I agree that we should go find the chef and his brother, but before that, I hope you all understand something . ” Yang Chen scanned everyone there . “We now have the power of agency because we can choose whatever path that we want . Once we start to go look for the two of them, we’ll lose that power and become toys in the boss’ hands, falling into the traps that he set up . “

“What do you mean by that?” Ol’ Zhou was not satisfied .

“I was being very clear . If we want to clear this game, we have to try our best to go the furthest . ” Yang Chen turned away from the corridor that the chef took to the opposite corridor and said, “I suggest we move forward to find our own way . ”