The last time the elevator opened was on the twelfth floor, right in the middle of the building.
The game has ended, but the 24th floor still hasn't appeared.
The silver elevator door faced the darkened corridor. Chen Ge stood inside and took out the flyer for the Society of Strange Tales.
"The first floor corresponds to the 23rd floor, and the second floor corresponds to the 22nd floor. The whole building has odd floors, and the twelfth floor is in the middle. There is no corresponding floor."
After thinking about it for a long time, Chen Ge had no idea whether he had succeeded or not. "Could it be because I was seen by the old man? That's why I failed? Do you want to try it again? "
It was already Wednesday, and it was late at night. Sitting alone in the elevator, looking out at the dark corridor, Chen Ge felt that something was wrong.
"There is the number 24 on the screen, but there is no corresponding button on the control panel. Is this a mistake by the worker, or is this intentional?"
Chen Ge did not want to leave just like that, so he decided to go to the top floor to take a look.
He pressed the button for the 23rd floor, and the elevator started to move up again.
The number kept changing, and it did not stop in the middle.
"20, 21, 22 …"
Chen Ge looked at the screen. When the number changed from 22 to 23, he suddenly realized that the elevator did not slow down like before.
The color of the number darkened like blood seeping out of a wound. A cold draft started to blow in the enclosed elevator, and strange noises came from outside the elevator.
Chen Ge stood in the corner, his body half hunched, and his fingertips touched the cleaver that was tied to his calf.
About two seconds later, the elevator started to slow down. When the elevator completely stopped, the last number on the screen lit up.
“24！”
The silver elevator door opened, and there were several blood vessels stuck in the middle. A thick stench rushed in from outside.
Covering his nose and mouth, Chen Ge was very familiar with this smell. He had smelled it in Wang Shenglong's room at Hai Ming Apartments and on the first floor of the Third Sick Hall.
"This smell seems to be unique to the monster on the other side of the door!"
The elevator door opened completely, and a cold wind blew in the empty car. Chen Ge looked at the almost completely dark corridor outside, and a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
He did not walk out directly. Instead, he set his phone number to Gu Feiyu's number. Even though this was an additional process compared to calling the police, it could effectively prevent the police from exposing his existence.
After setting it up, Chen Ge took out something from his pocket. Before he came, he had been considering whether he should bring this thing out of the Haunted House or not.
"The flyer states that all members of the association are not allowed to divulge information to each other, so they have to wear masks."
There were many masks inside Chen Ge's Haunted House, but there was only one that felt the most comfortable — Doctor Skull-cracker's human face.
"Wearing it, I feel like I can blend into this group of psychopaths more easily."
This was the first time Chen Ge had worn a human skin mask outside a Haunted House, so he felt a bit unnatural, but now was not the time to worry about such details.
After exiting the elevator, Chen Ge turned back to look. There were some blood stains and bloody handprints on the walls on both sides of the elevator door. It felt like someone had struggled to crawl to the side of the elevator before being cruelly dragged back inside.
The silver elevator door slowly closed, and the elevator did not come back up after it went down.
"How am I supposed to leave this place?"
There would always be a way out, that was the only way Chen Ge could console himself.
He checked his belongings and walked down the stairs.
Inside the elevator, he could hear people screaming outside, but when he exited the elevator, Chen Ge realized that the surroundings were very quiet.
The doors on both sides were locked, and there was no sound coming out from inside the room.
"It feels like there are no living people on this floor."
As he moved forward, the light became dimmer, and more blood stains appeared on the walls.
"Is the Society of Strange Tales inside one of the rooms?" Chen Ge walked for about ten meters when he suddenly saw a door that was open.
He approached the door carefully, and as he was about to look inside, a man wearing a bird's beak mask suddenly walked out from it.
When the two met, Chen Ge stopped moving, but the birdman was so scared that he took a step back.
Chen Ge did not speak first. In this unfamiliar environment, the more he said, the more dangerous it would be.
The two were silent, and after several breaths, the birdman asked with confusion, "Newcomers?"
"Yes." Chen Ge changed his voice to make it sound hoarser and deeper.
"There have been three newcomers today, why is there a fourth?" The birdman blocked Chen Ge's way. "How did you find this place?"
Chen Ge handed the flyer for the Society of Strange Tales to the birdman. After the man glanced at it, he was even more confused. "This is the flyer that we gave out, but why are there four newcomers this time?"
He walked to stand before Chen Ge and studied him up and down. His long beak almost touched Chen Ge's face.
"I can't smell anything strange …" The birdman closed the door and said with uncertainty, "Come with me."
Chen Ge followed behind with his head lowered. His eyelids twitched. When the birdman turned to close the door, he glanced into the room.
There were several wooden boxes in the dark room, and one of them had not been sealed. Half an arm was stuck in the gap, and there was a circular wound in the middle of the palm. It looked like it had been pecked through by a bird's beak.
Following the birdman, the two reached the end of the corridor.
"Go in." He pointed at a door at the end of the corridor and told Chen Ge.
"Okay."
Chen Ge did not waste time. He opened the door and paused for two seconds. After making sure there was no danger, he walked in.
Taking the first step, when Chen Ge saw the scene inside the room, he sucked in a cold breath.
The room was much bigger than he expected. There was a long dining table in the living room, and there were five people in black robes and faceless masks sitting on the left and right sides. There were three people in casual clothes standing next to the table, but they did not sit down.
"Thirteen …" In a few seconds, Chen Ge memorized all the characteristics of those people. "Is it because of the light? How come the five people on the left don't have shadows, but only the five on the right have shadows? "
"Go in, fourth newcomer. Good luck." The birdman did not give Chen Ge the chance to regret and slammed the door shut.
"Bang!"
The sound of the door closing was loud, and it attracted the attention of everyone in the room. Pairs of eyes looked at Chen Ge through the mask.
"Why is there a fourth newcomer?" The man who sat on the first seat on the right stood up. His voice was shrill, and there was a cigarette scar on his little finger that was exposed.
"Don't interrupt someone else's story," the man on the first seat on the left said lightly, and there was dissatisfaction in his tone.
"But why are there four newcomers?" The man on the right sat back down.
"It doesn't matter how many newcomers there are. After all, there will only be three people left in the end."
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