Welcome to the Nightmare Live Chapter 9.1

Published at 20th of July 2022 06:34:45 AM

Decai Middle School

Su Cheng really didn't expect that it would be so easy to get out of the old witch's patrolling range by using the time difference and blind spots.

The young man who was travelling with him seemed to know the internal structure of the place very well. Even in the dark, they could go in and out freely from the rooms they could enter and from the rooms they couldn't. Every point in time was just right, and it seemed that they could always find a hiding place before they were discovered.

Soon, the two came to the first floor without any danger.

Standing in the empty hall on the first floor, Su Cheng suddenly couldn't help but feel a little amazed.

We… just came down like this?

Isn't it a little unreal?

He followed Wen Jianyan in a trance and walked through the hall toward the closed door of the dormitory building.

The young man in front of him suddenly stopped on his steps.

“What's wrong?”

Su Cheng was stunned, he stepped forward and tried to push the door.

The iron gate did not move.

He squeezed the handle tightly and pressed it down again, but the handle was stuck in place.

It was locked.

“No, it doesn't matter, the key must be nearby.” Su Cheng stared at the door, took a few steps back, and said calmly.

Although he is still a newcomer, he has played a lot of horror mystery games. According to the routine, a locked door will always have a corresponding key, but the player needs to find it.

It must be so.

“I'll go look over there. Officer Xu, you…”

As Su Cheng spoke, he turned his head to look at the young man standing beside him——

Halfway through, the words got stuck in his throat.

“Click.”

The door lock made a crisp sound, and then slowly opened.

“…..”

Su Cheng became stunned and stared at the young man standing beside him speechlessly.

“Ah, the key.”

Wen Jianyan seemed to notice the horrified look in the other's eyes. He casually put the wire back into his pocket, turned his face slightly, and said nonchalantly, “It's not needed now.”

The young man smiled slightly, standing upright between light and dark with a slender and straight figure, his eyes clear and magnanimous.

“…..”

Su Cheng opened his mouth and said dryly, “Haha, you… your police academy teaches this too.”

The live broadcast room was filled with a happy atmosphere.

[Hahahahahaha laughing to death.]

[Hahahahahahahaha I knew it.]

[Come on, the game has begun. Let's bet whether the other party can figure out the anchor's scam.]

[I think It should be possible. How can the police academy teach such things. He is not a good person at first glance!]

Wen Jianyan did not change his face:

“We are trained to deal with every possible circumstance.”

He pointed to the stairs behind him, and changed the subject:

“——including always being alert to the surrounding environment.”

The dim light flickering in the stairwell, and the walls were vaguely imprinted with shadows which were silently changing their shapes, and the sound of faint footsteps could also be heard.

“!”

Su Cheng was shocked, he subconsciously turned his head and grabbed Wen Jianyan's arm: “Someone is coming, hurry up!”

Wen Jianyan smiled silently: “Hmm”

The two quickly left the dormitory building and restored the door behind them to its original appearance.

At this moment, a “ding” sounded in their ears at the same time:

【Congratulations to the anchor for leaving the dormitory building!】

【Main mission: Leave the dormitory after the lights are turned off and explore the campus.

Completion: 50%

Reward Points: 5000】

Su Cheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Great, it looks like he made the right choice.

He turned his head and glanced at Wen Jianyan not far away, and a trace of happiness and gratitude flashed in his heart.

It is all thanks to meeting this important NPC and entering this seemingly crucial plotline, otherwise he would have been in danger long ago ―― either being chased by monsters or struggling with the approaching countdown.

He looked directly at the young man in front of him and asked cautiously, “Officer Xu, where are we going next?”

“The fourth floor of the teaching building.”

The key that Xu Yuan had left for him pointed there.

Wen Jianyan look at Su Cheng seriously and said softly:

“Also, I originally sneaked in as an ordinary person, so you don't need to call me Officer Xu. You are the same age as my sister, so you can call me Brother XiaoWen from now on.”

Although his tone was calm, his voice was very heavy, as if there was some kind of complicated emotion hidden deeply.

Even if he knew that the other party was an NPC, Su Cheng still couldn't help but be touched. At this moment, the backstory that the other party just briefly told him seemed to have become vivid and concrete.

Ah! What a touching sibling relationship!

However, according to the horror film routine, I'm afraid… alas.

Su Cheng's face flashed with a trace of intolerance.

“Okay, Brother XiaoWen.”

Su Cheng took a deep breath and said solemnly, “Don't worry, I will definitely help you find your sister.”

The barrage was filled with floating ellipses.

[….]

[My God! he actually messed with him again.]

[I thought he was going to be suspicious, I didn't expect him to be more convinced… It's beyond reasonable!]

[Where's the sister! There is no Sister! Anchor, wake up, these are all made up by that liar! Crash jpg.]

[…Technique, it's all technique.]

The first floor of the dormitory building.

The shadows printed on the walls gradually solidified, and the sound of messy footsteps sounded in the stairwell.

Several somewhat embarrassed figures appeared in the hall.

“Oh, shit……”

One of the anchors said with lingering fear: “This monster is too fierce. If I didn't throw a prop in time, I'm afraid I would have capsized in the gutter.”

Another person looked equally embarrassed:

“If I remember correctly, this is a D-level instance, right? Isn't it a bit too difficult?”

“The difficulty is really a bit high.”

One of the anchors guessed: “Speaking of… Could this be related to the NPC that the old witch was looking for?”

Kong Shixing frowned and interrupted the conversation between the two: “Let's not mention this, the most important thing now is to find the key to the door.”

The three spread out and began to look for the key on the first floor of the dormitory building.

One of the anchors was looking under the table, and when he raised his head, he was so frightened by the figure that suddenly crashed into view that he almost had a heart attack.

A lonely human-shaped silhouette stood in the stairwell, surrounded by the dim and pale light, and it looked like a ghost at first glance.

The figure slowly took two steps forward, exposing his entire face to the light.

“…It's you?”

The anchor couldn't help but stare.

The other party's body and facial features are very familiar, he is a rookie anchor who has been seen more than once in the instance.

When Kong Shixing heard the movement, he walked out of the duty room, and narrowed his eyes slightly when his eyes fell on the uninvited guest:

“What's wrong?”

“I, I want to team up with you.” The man said.

The fear on his face did not disappear, his face was pale, and his voice was trembling: “Let me join you.”

The anchor who just talked with the man gave Kong Shixing a wink.

Kong Shixing said without changing his face: “You can act with us if you want, but you must obey our orders unconditionally and don't drag us back.”

The man hurriedly nodded: “Okay…Okay!”

Inside an instance, the basic survival time is very valuable. Not only the person with more survival time has more opportunities for trial and error, but he can also transfer the time to other anchors, that is to say, it can be plundered, traded, and deceived.

Experienced anchors generally keep their initial survival time strictly confidential.

If a person has too much time, he is likely to be targeted, but with too little time he will be in danger, and it will be easier to be alerted and alienated.

The reason why they have an impression of this anchor is that as a novice anchor with the highest survival time, he is too high-profile.

If it's just an ordinary D-level instance, they generally will not consider this method. After all, if the other party was not killed in the end, they will definitely forge a deep hatred.

However, now this instance…

It always felt like something was beyond their expectations and grasp.

Well, it's always good to have a health pack in the team.

A trace of greed flashed in Kong Shixing's eyes.

“What's your name?”

The man's figure was vaguely reflected on the dirty glass of the duty room.

His face was pale and stiff, and the corners of his mouth slowly cracked and lifted, revealing a twisted and exaggerated smile.

“Cheng Huaquan.”

The man answered.

It was already completely dark.

The thick darkness was like a living creature, swallowing the entire campus into its belly.

The street lamps were flickering, illuminating only a small pale area. The edges of the buildings were blurred and distant, the shadows were long and silent, living silently at the edge of the line of sight.

After the night came, the current campus seems to have fallen into another dimension.

Wen Jianyan looked up at the teaching building in front of him.

There was not a trace of light in the dark window, and it was lifelessly immersed in the darkness of the night, as if something was wiggling in the shadows, peeking out from one side of the window.

There was no one in the building, and the inexplicable sense of oppression was chilling.

Su Cheng couldn't help swallowing his saliva. Holding the last ray of unrealistic hope, he asked with a trembling voice:

“This, here?”

Wen Jianyan: “…..”

Although he really didn't want to admit it, but――

He nodded expressionlessly.

After getting a positive answer, the last glimmer of hope in Su Cheng's heart was also shattered. He stared at the teaching building in front of him with a sad face, and the cold sweat on his back came out layer after layer.

This ghost place, you can see at a glance that there is nothing good in it!

Wen Jianyan felt the same way.

But the task was in hand, and there was no way to retreat, so he had to bite the bullet and step forward. With a calm and well-trained voice, he said, “Let's go.”

Su Cheng looked at his companion's suddenly taller back, and couldn't help but awe.

As expected of a righteous public servant, even in the horror live broadcast he can give people such a strong sense of security!

He took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to follow.

It was so quiet in the teaching building that only the footsteps of two people could be heard in the empty and dead corridor.

Su Cheng followed closely behind Wen Jianyan, and his eyes couldn't help drifting to both sides.

Suddenly, he froze.

In the dark classroom, the dim light of the street lamps in the distance could be vaguely seen.

The lights outlined several black silhouettes which stood silently side by side, motionlessly.

With a pale face, Su Cheng stepped up to Wen Jianyan's side, stretched out his hand and tugged at the other's sleeve, and said in a low voice:

“Class, there seems to be someone in the classroom.”

“Not necessarily people.”

Wen Jian didn't raise his head and said hurriedly: “Don't look, lower your head, and walk forward quickly.”

Su Cheng's scalp tingled and he nodded hastily.

The two men continued to move forward, accompanied by the beating of their heartbeats, the sound of footsteps echoed in the empty corridor which was getting faster and faster.

Soon, the classroom was left far behind.

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