The focus of all the questions returned to the red city. Chen Ge had a deep impression of the city, but he could not understand why everyone seemed to want to build a city like that.
The old question had been answered, but it soon led to a new question.
Chen Ge took out his phone and aimed it at the wall. He did not care whether the world could still be played after he left the door or not. He just needed to record it first.
The four sickrooms on the first floor had all been searched. Chen Ge's group did not find the rag doll's body parts.
"Big brother, you are not planning to go upstairs, are you? Have you forgotten what happened to us at Jiu Hong Apartments Block 1? There must be a very dangerous monster hiding upstairs! " Xiao Sun flailed his arms. He wanted to dissuade Chen Ge, but unfortunately, Chen Ge was not the kind of person who could be persuaded easily. Once he decided on something, he would do it until the end. Just like when he took over the Haunted House after his parents disappeared, he could not even make enough money to pay for the water and electricity bills, so he had to pay for it even if he had to.
The hammer in his hands became heavier, and Chen Ge found it hard to even move it.
"There must be something lying on top of me!"
Green veins popped on his neck. Chen Ge waved his fists. He hated this feeling of weakness.
"Chen Ge, I think you should take a good rest. I am more worried about Xiang Nuan's safety than you are, but if you continue to force yourself like this, I'm afraid you will collapse before we find Xiang Nuan. " Wen Qing had already noticed that Chen Ge's condition was very strange. It did not appear like he was overworked but more like he was suffering from a serious illness.
His friends were all trying to persuade Chen Ge, but Chen Ge only shook his head. "I have a very bad feeling. The peace is about to be broken. If we do not have enough trump cards in our hands before the tragedy arrives, then we will not be able to enter the card table. Do you understand what I mean?"
"I don't understand. All I know is that you look very tired, like a kid running a marathon for the first time. Your body is at its limit, but you still want to finish the race." Wen Qing still wanted to say something, but she was interrupted by Chen Ge.
"It's a pity that we can't finish the marathon. If we stop here, I'm afraid we'll never have the chance to move forward again."
Chen Ge walked out of Room 0011 and entered the corridor.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he actually smelled the scent of disinfectant in the air.
This smell mixed with the stench, forming a very strange pungent smell that made people involuntarily cover their mouths and noses.
"The black iron doors that lead to the other children's worlds are also giving off the smell of disinfectant. Am I getting closer and closer to the ghost fetus' deepest secret?"
Holding the banister, Chen Ge came to the second floor. The corridor was completely sealed, and all the windows were sealed with cement. Interestingly enough, someone had used blood to draw new windows on top of the windows that were sealed with cement.
"Blood represents pain and tragedy, and the windows represent the outside world and hope. What is the meaning of using blood to draw the windows?"
The corridor on the second floor was very oppressive. It was like a sealed space; there was not even a draft.
Entering the corridor, Chen Ge looked at the doors on the wall, and he stopped moving.
The doors on the second floor were different from the ones on the first floor. They were not sickroom doors with small windows but pure black iron doors.
These doors were similar to the ones used to imprison prisoners. The doors were stained with blood and dirt, and there was a large lock on them.
"It can't be opened?"
Chen Ge used the key that he had found at Jin Hwa Apartments to give it a try, but the teeth did not match.
"Black iron doors, and the smell of disinfectant lingers in the air. These few doors should be hiding the ghost fetus' final secret." Resisting the pain that tore at the corner of his eyes, Chen Ge used his Yin Yang Vision to look through the gap of the first iron door. The room was dark, and there were many broken toys scattered on the ground.
The toys were similar to some of the toys that Chen Ge had played with when he was young. Most of them should have been purchased by the hospital based on the ghost fetus' request.
"All the toys have been destroyed. Looks like the ghost fetus has understood that even if it plays with the same toys as before, it will never be able to return to its past self."
"It is no longer anyone's shadow; it is a child that has been driven mad."
Unable to open the door, Chen Ge could only observe through this method. Just as he pulled his eyes back and prepared to move toward the second door, the whole building suddenly shook again. This time, the shaking was much stronger than any of the previous ones!
"Squat down! Lean against the wall! "Chen Ge gripped the hammer tightly. He lost his balance and stumbled to the ground. His face was frighteningly pale.
The screams and screams outside the building became more intense. The monsters that hid in the black fog started to attack the buildings inside the residential area like they had gone mad.
Cracks started to appear on the walls, and the black fog started to seep into the building!
"Ah!"
Wen Qing, who was not far away from Chen Ge, let out a scream. Her body appeared to be pulled by an invisible force. Someone was trying to drag her down the building.
"Chen Ge!" Wen Qing, who was panicking, called for help from Chen Ge. At that moment, the building was still shaking. Chen Ge had no idea what to do. He could only watch as Wen Qing was dragged down the building.
"Xiao Sun! We have to follow her! " Using both his hands and feet, Chen Ge had rarely been so flustered. He and Xiao Sun chased after Wen Qing to the first floor, and then they saw Wen Qing being dragged into Room 0097 by a force.
"We will go in as well!"
Just as Chen Ge and Xiao Sun entered Room 0097, they heard a loud crash coming from one of the floors above them. It sounded like one of the steel doors had been pushed open, and the door slammed into the wall.
"Has something escaped from the room?"
The three hid inside Room 0097. Chen Ge stood close to the door, and he focused all his attention on the corridor outside.
Banging came from the corridor, and the sound was getting closer and closer.
Several seconds later, Chen Ge saw an almost completely deformed head slip through the gap between the door and the door.
Underneath the head was a body that was completely constructed from curses. Threads that radiated an ominous presence intertwined with each other, giving off a thick scent of Foul Odor.
"Was that the head that ran out from the building earlier the rag doll's head?"
The head moved so fast that Chen Ge did not get a good look at its face. He only saw the back of the head that was covered in stitches.
After the head rushed out from Jiu Hong Apartments Block 2, the building that Chen Ge's group was in shook even more violently like it was going to collapse at any moment.
"The rag doll's body parts were placed in different buildings to stabilize the whole residential area, so why would the head in Block 2 run out on its own? Could it be that the situation has already reached a critical point? "
Chen Ge realized that he had underestimated the people from the cursed hospital. They knew the ghost fetus very well. This time, they had entered the door after careful planning. They had brought a lot of pressure to the ghost fetus.
"Looks like the ghost fetus will focus most of his attention on the cursed hospital. That is good news for me."
Leaning against the door, Chen Ge slowly collapsed to the ground. He was very tired. The exhaustion seemed to come from his soul. No matter how much he rested, it would not help him.
"I cannot gloat over this. I am not in a good condition. After all, this is the ghost fetus' world behind the door. Perhaps he wants to kill me and the people from the cursed hospital at the same time to solve this problem once and for all."
The ground was shaking, and the whole building felt like it was going to tilt. Cracks appeared on the walls, and black fog kept seeping into the building.
"This is bad. After the head leaves, the inside of the building will not be able to block out the black fog. This place is no longer safe."
Chen Ge struggled to stand up, but he was too tired. His muscles could not move, and drowsiness kept creeping into his brain. His body felt like it was trying to reclaim all the potential that it had squeezed out earlier.
The white paint on the wall started to peel off, revealing a wall that was completely soaked in blood. Room 0097 that they were in was like a peeled fruit. However, underneath the beautiful skin was not the delicious flesh of the fruit, but a mess of blood and flesh.
"Push the table and armoire over here. We will hide in the corner." The knowledge that Chen Ge had learned at the theme park was put to good use. They squeezed into the corner of the room that was the most secure. "In a while, the black fog might seep in, and the monsters from the black fog will come over as well. You have to be careful of your surroundings."
"So, we can only stand guard here passively?" Xiao Sun asked weakly.
"What? You still want to attack? "
"No, I think we should return to Jin Hwa Apartments Block A. That building should be the safest in comparison."
"Don't worry, when the time is right, I will definitely return there. My cat is still there." Chen Ge had never been so weak before. Even speaking now was a little out of breath.
The shaking did not stop. If anything, the tremors were getting stronger. Xiao Sun and Wen Qing were worried that this old building would not be able to withstand the tremors and collapse on its own.
Chen Ge did not mind that. The main body of the building was the ghost fetus' memory. Unless something big happened to the ghost fetus, these few buildings would not collapse so easily.
"Don't panic. I have a few questions that I need to ask you." Chen Ge turned to Wen Qing. "You were the first to run earlier. I saw you being dragged by someone …"
"It appeared to be Xiang Nuan." Before Chen Ge could finish, Wen Qing interjected. She crossed her arms before her chest. "When he was very young, there was one time when I was holding his hand to cross the road. When we were halfway across the road, he started to pull me back. I stopped moving, and before I understood what was happening, a car that had gone out of control flew past me. According to rumors, the driver was drunk."
Slowly raising her hand, Wen Qing clasped her fingers together. "The feeling of my hand being held earlier was the same as before. He would only actively hold my hand at the most dangerous moment. Normally, the child would not allow adults to hold his hand."
"In other words, Xiang Nuan is right beside us, but we cannot see him. Is this Xiang Nuan the Xiang Nuan that we are looking for?" Chen Ge's single question confused Xiao Sun and Wen Qing. They had no idea what Chen Ge was worried about.
His stamina was dropping rapidly like someone was consuming his body. He suspected that person to be Xiang Nuan.
He could not see him, but he was definitely there.
"I am also one of the nine children, but I have no idea what I represent. Perhaps the ghost fetus wants to take away my body. After all, he has always wanted to become me."
Leaning against the wall, Chen Ge's body shook along with the whole building. He closed his eyes, and an extremely scary thought crossed his mind.
"Could it be that the ghost fetus has already predicted that the cursed hospital and I will enter the door at some point in time?
"Perhaps he has already guessed that we will find the children earlier and take away the powers that the children have been deprived of.
"The people behind the door will rarely be able to remain calm before these powers. After all, they represent the power of a Demon God. Most of the patients will want to claim these powers for themselves when they see them, just like the cursed hospital and Jia Ming."
"If we take all those powers for ourselves and then enter this last door at the same time, doesn't that mean that we are bringing all the powers back into the door? As long as we are killed, the ghost fetus will still be reborn perfectly! "
Chen Ge was shocked by his own thought. Moments later, he calmed down. "The cursed hospital killed those children and took away their powers, but I am different. I have returned all the children's powers to them so that they can return to being normal people."
Wiping away the cold sweat on his forehead, Chen Ge did not expect that his unintentional act of kindness might save his life behind the door. "I am not greedy, so the ghost fetus will not be reborn perfectly. It will lack many powers, but there is still a chance."
The cracks on the wall increased, and the black fog in the corridor thickened.
"Bang!"
The fog surged in the corridor, and strange noises kept coming out from it.
"Chen Ge, do you hear the crying of the children?"
"No." When Chen Ge turned around, he saw Wen Qing standing next to him. Her hand was dangling in midair like someone was holding it. "Your hand?"
"He's here. He's right before you …" Just as Wen Qing said that, her body leaned forward. The door to Room 0097 was pushed open, and Wen Qing ran out.
"Has this woman lost her mind?" Xiao Sun was still squatting on the ground. He was confused. He had no idea what Wen Qing was doing.
"Follow her!" Chen Ge gritted his teeth as he stood up. He grabbed Xiao Sun by his shoulders. "This place might not be safe anymore."
The black fog surged into the corridor. In the fog, rows of human heads joined together like centipedes crawling on the wall.
"What kind of monsters are these?"
Chen Ge and Xiao Sun supported each other. They escaped from the black fog and ran up the stairs.
The monster was unable to leave the black fog, but it seemed to have discovered Chen Ge and Xiao Sun. It kept twisting its ugly and scary body in the fog.
When they reached the fourth floor, Chen Ge's condition could not have been worse. It was Xiao Sun who carried him and forced him to the sixth floor where Wen Qing was.
From the third floor up, all the doors to the rooms were the same black iron door. Most of them were locked, but the innermost door on the sixth floor was open.
"The rag doll's head should have escaped from this door." Chen Ge did not think too much about it. When he entered the room, he was stunned. The decoration of the room was similar to the bedroom on the top floor of Chen Ge's haunted house ten years ago.
"The head retains its memory. Has the ghost fetus been trapping itself in my old home? Doesn't it know this is just an illusion? "
Every black door hid the ghost fetus' memory, and this last door was no exception. Chen Ge just did not expect the ghost fetus to remember his old home.
Lying on the familiar bed, Chen Ge's memory was hazy. When he was young, he and his parents' bedroom had been on the top floor of the haunted house.
Later, he went to school and work. When he returned, his parents had already disappeared, and the top floor of the haunted house had been converted into a storeroom.
All the memories had been piled up on the top floor by Chen Ge. It was there that he had found the black phone and the rag doll that he had made himself.
"I have forgotten this feeling. I'm surprised the ghost fetus still remembers it."
With that in mind, Chen Ge suddenly sat up. He struggled to open the door next to him. This was the bathroom of his bedroom.
Holding the sink with both hands, Chen Ge raised his head to look at the mirror above the sink!
"Everything is the same as in my memory. Even this mirror and you in the mirror have not changed …"
Veins popped on Chen Ge's arms. His pupils narrowed as he stared at the mirror before him.
The surface of the mirror that was covered in stains reflected the faces of two children. They looked exactly the same.
However, one of them had a gentle face, and his eyes appeared to be hiding a light that would never be extinguished. The other had sunken eyes that seemed to contain the sin of the entire world!
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