Chapter 1 Jiang Cheng's Choice

Jiang Cheng felt he should be a normal person, so he decisively gave up jumping out the window and chose the wardrobe, which had an unusually high mortality rate in horror movies. He ran to the wardrobe, took a deep breath, and then pulled open the door.

Thankfully, no ghost or anything jumped out.

He immediately turned around and squeezed in.

At the same time, the strange footsteps reached the second floor.

The two were one after the other, only a few seconds apart.

After calming down, Jiang Cheng gradually suppressed his chaotic heartbeat. Soon, even his breathing returned to normal. He took a slow breath and then held it.

Because he heard the footsteps suddenly speed up after reaching the second floor. First, they went in one direction. Judging from the sound, it should be the window.

There was a small gap in the wardrobe door. At this time, Jiang Cheng slowly leaned over and looked out with one eye.

He found a fragmented figure standing outside, and as he wished, the figure was carrying a terrifying large knife.

The ghost squirmed its body, but its speed was surprisingly fast. In the blink of an eye, it arrived at the window.

The next second, Jiang Cheng's eyes suddenly widened.

He watched as the ghost stretched out its arm, already exposing the white bone, and then tore off the window.

That's right, tore off, just like tearing off a poster stuck on the wall.

The window... was actually fake!

Then the ghost seemed to realize that its conspiracy had been seen through, and let out an angry "whoosh" sound, then tore the extremely realistic "window" into pieces.

Jiang Cheng frowned and instantly thought of the brush and other tools on the desk on the second floor.

If he remembered correctly, there were also drawing papers there, as well as densely packed small jars of various colors.

They looked very much like the paint jars used by the older generation for painting.

Even Jiang Cheng, whose psychological quality was as stable as a dog, couldn't help but be impressed by the ghost's operation in this mission. It actually hand-painted a "window" and stuck it on the wall.

This way, as long as someone wanted to escape through the window, then...

It would probably lead to extremely terrible consequences.

Jiang Cheng even wondered if the ghost would immediately crawl out of the "window".

According to Jiang Cheng's understanding of nightmares, this was completely acceptable.

After tearing up the "window," the ghost looked around. It immediately set its sights on the very conspicuous wardrobe.

Almost in a flash, it appeared in front of the wardrobe.

Only a thin door panel separated it from Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng was still hiding in the gap, looking out.

The ghost raised its arm, and its sharp nails flashed like lightning.

The force of this blow was enough to tear off an adult man's head, but it didn't shatter the wardrobe's thin wooden door, only leaving a scratch on it.

Consistent with Jiang Cheng's conjecture.

This seemingly unreliable wardrobe was the only way out.

It was precisely those seemingly terrifying, dense scratches that truly prompted Jiang Cheng to make up his mind and believe that this was the lifeline left in the mission.

According to his observation, although the wardrobe looked thin, the materials used were very solid. It would be difficult for a normal person to leave such deep and numerous scratches on it.

Therefore, the only one who could leave the scratches was the ghost.

But why would the ghost leave scratches on it?

What was its purpose?

The first thing Jiang Cheng could think of was that someone was hiding inside, and the ghost was attacking the wardrobe in order to catch and kill that person.

Most importantly, after countless attacks by the ghost, this wardrobe was not damaged.

What did this mean?

Congratulations to the player for getting a safe house, these words flashed quickly through Jiang Cheng's mind.

But after experiencing several missions, Jiang Cheng knew that although ghosts represented the ultimate malice, it didn't mean they had no consciousness. They not only inherited some of their behavioral habits from their lives, but their thinking also continued their previous obsessions.

For example, seeking revenge on those who killed them.

They could even disguise themselves as teammates in the mission and then lure them into inadvertently triggering the taboos within the mission, thereby killing them.

Pei Qian not long ago was a living example.

Jiang Cheng escaped because he reacted quickly.

The ghost was frantically attacking the wardrobe outside, and a pair of scarlet eyes hidden in the shadows looked familiar. Jiang Cheng, hiding in the wardrobe, felt no fear.

Although nightmares were full of dangers, they were ultimately limited by rules.

Moreover, these rules not only bound the players but also the ghosts in the mission.

Within the rules, both humans and ghosts could act recklessly.

For example, right now, Jiang Cheng had found the lifeline left in the mission and hid in the safe house-like wardrobe, so according to the rules, the ghost could not harm him.

Whether he remained silent like he was now or sang Liu Huan's version of "There's Only Mama Good in the World" in the wardrobe, the ghost could do nothing to him.

The premise was that he didn't come out of the wardrobe.

Otherwise, even if he called for his daddy, he would have to obediently leave his head behind.

This was the rule.

Jiang Cheng was a reasonable person. He felt that having rules was a very good thing, and he sincerely hoped that both the ghosts and the players could work together and jointly abide by the rules and respect the rules.

Just as Jiang Cheng was preparing to show off his skills a little and test the ghost's bottom line, he suddenly heard a strange muffled groan.

This was definitely not a sound that a ghost could make.

Moreover... he slowly turned his head and stared at his neighbor.

This wardrobe had two doors, one on the left and one on the right. Jiang Cheng was behind the left door.

The two doors were independent spaces, separated by wooden boards.

In other words, Jiang Cheng didn't know what the space behind the right cabinet door was like.

Under the ghost's repeated attacks, the wardrobe seemed to be crumbling. Although Jiang Cheng knew that this was just an appearance, the wardrobe kept shaking, and eventually, it raised a lot of dust.

Jiang Cheng also felt uncomfortable in his throat.

Obviously... the same should be true for the neighbor.

Behind the right door... there was also a person hiding!

Thinking of the third person's footprints on the stairs, Jiang Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly.

The ghost's attacks were as fierce as a storm, but they lasted for a very short time. After about a minute, the ghost gave up, and her blood-red eyes revealed a strong unwillingness.

But there was no way, rules were rules. No matter how unwilling she was, she could only turn around and leave.

The limp footsteps went down the stairs and slowly disappeared.

After the ghost left, the atmosphere inside the wardrobe became a little subtle.

The person hiding in the cabinet before Jiang Cheng must have known that there was someone in the cabinet next to him, and Jiang Cheng had also realized that there was someone next door, but the two of them had a very tacit understanding of remaining silent.

But as the saying goes, ladies first, after confirming that the ghost had left, Jiang Cheng took the lead in opening the cabinet door.

After leaving the wardrobe, he didn't immediately pull open the right cabinet door to confirm who was inside or find a way to escape. Instead, he moved a wooden table and gently propped it against the right wardrobe door.

Seeming to be afraid that it wouldn't hold, he moved a screen over and propped it up behind it.