'The door is filled with the word' death 'and there's blood seeping out from underneath the door. Are we really friends with such neighbours?'
Meng Si said Xu Qin lived in Room 1052. She even said Xu Qin was quite a nice person despite her craziness.
Initially, Han Fei had high hopes for Xu Qin, he thought they would get along well but when he saw the door that had the word 'death' written all over it, he realized that Meng Si's impression of Xu Qin was not bad, but that was only in comparison to the other tenants.
Among a group of murderers, ghosts and monsters, the slightest bit of good about Xu Qin would be magnified infinitely.
Now Han Fei was caught in a dilemma. He had to complete a mission before he could leave the game but there were no more missions for him to accept from his' familiar 'neighbours. He had no choice but to explore the unknown floors.
However, the unknown floors were dangerous and he did not have the confidence that he would be able to make it back alive.
'The new mission should be forcing me to explore the unknown areas. I still remember the first time I logged out of the game, the system told me to speed up my exploration.'
Staring at the darkened stairwell, Han Fei gripped the cleaver and slowly moved his feet.
'Since there's no escape, I'll have to move forward.'
Just as his feet landed on the stairs, Han Fei heard a clatter coming from downstairs. It sounded like someone had removed the chains from the iron door at the staircase entrance.
"The iron door at the staircase entrance has been opened? Has someone left the apartment building? Or has someone entered the building from the outside? '
The voice-activated lights on the first floor came on. Han Fei crept closer to the railing and found an angle to look down.
A shadow appeared on the wall between the first and second floor. It looked like a person crawling on the ground.
'This is not good.'
When he saw the strange shadow, Han Fei prepared to retreat back to the haunted house. But just as he was about to turn around, the robotic voice came in his mind.
"Notification for Player 0000! You've entered the stairwell at 3.04 am and triggered the Stairwell Hidden Mission — Do Not Turn Back.
"Hidden Mission: Inside this open world, there are various random missions. The higher the luck, the higher the chance of triggering the hidden mission.
"Do Not Turn Back (Stairwell Hidden Mission): In the next 15 minutes, no matter what happens, do not turn back or look behind you. If you disobey this rule, you will die."
Hearing the mechanical voice in his head, Han Fei's heart sank.
His body froze in place, not daring to turn his neck casually.
"Why did I trigger another hidden quest? Didn't Huang Yin say the chances of triggering a Hidden Mission was extremely low? I'm only Level 3 now, but I've already encountered two hidden quests! "
Holding his breath, Han Fei's Adam's apple shivered. "You can't retreat or turn back in the next fifteen minutes. You'll die if you disobey? This mission description is too direct. There's no room for discussion at all! "
Maintaining his posture, Han Fei stopped between the 4th and 5th floor. He now knew there was a person crawling on the ground running up the stairs and he also knew there was a shadow on the 5th floor who had just entered the building. Neither of them was easy to deal with.
His breathing quickened. The mission requirement was that he could not retreat. If something really came, he could only run upstairs. However, the danger level upstairs was obviously much higher than downstairs. He could still clearly remember when he ran upstairs crying, both of his arms were torn off.
"What should we do? Should I light a cigarette to calm myself down? '
Putting on the amulet given by Meng Si, Han Fei reached for the lighter in his pocket. He had no idea what would happen after he lit up the cigarette, he just wanted to be prepared.
The voice-activated light did not come on again but Han Fei could hear the sound of footsteps coming from behind him. It sounded like the person had just learned how to walk.
Han Fei slowly leaned against the wall. He wished that his passive ability, hide-and-seek, would work but unfortunately, it only served to reduce his presence. There was not a single obstacle in the corridor. As long as the person was not blind, they would be able to see him.
The footsteps got closer and closer. Han Fei's heart started to race.
One of the mission requirements was not to retreat. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Han Fei did not dare to take the stairs. The higher he went, the further away he would be from the haunted house.
In the wee hours of the morning, Han Fei stood alone in the middle of the corridor. Hearing the approaching footsteps, Han Fei's heart started to race uncontrollably.
He gripped the cleaver subconsciously. The footsteps behind him entered his ears clearly until they suddenly disappeared.
'There's no more sound?'
Han Fei resisted the urge to turn back to look. He maintained his posture but in just a few seconds, there was another change in the corridor.
Creak …
The chair that was stuck at the door was removed and the front door of Room 1044 was lightly closed!
The moment the door closed, Han Fei felt like he had lost the bond of home. A chill crawled up from his ankles to his chest. His calves were shivering.
Drip, drip.
It was unclear whether it was water or blood but some kind of viscous liquid dripped on his back. Han Fei could feel something standing behind him.
He took a step forward subconsciously. Just as he took the first step, two footsteps echoed down the corridor.
'It's only been 1 minute …'
Han Fei tried to calm himself down but no matter how strong his mental fortitude was, he was starting to feel fear.
'I can't panic. As long as I don't turn around in the next 15 minutes, this hidden mission will be considered complete and I'll be able to log out of the game.'
Han Fei bit on the tip of his tongue and used the pain to dispel his fear. 'Temporarily, the other party has no intention of killing me. Hopefully, they'll play a game of cat and mouse and slowly torture me to death. That way, I can buy myself some time.'
'Hmm? How come you're trapped here as well? '
While Han Fei was thinking, a very familiar voice came from behind him. The voice gave him a sense of familiarity, like it belonged to one of his old friends. However, he could not remember who the voice belonged to.
"I didn't expect to see you here. How did you get in here?"
The voice came again but Han Fei still did not turn around.
Even though the voice sounded very familiar, the tone was friendly, and the content of the conversation intrigued him, Han Fei knew very well that he did not have any friends before this! Not even one!
Therefore, the voice must have come from a ghost to trick him to turn around.
Perhaps the ghost behind Han Fei did not realize this, he was still trying to coax Han Fei with a friendly tone.
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