There were strange red clouds floating in the night sky, and the originally bright crescent moon was also tainted with ominousness. However, even though it was ominous, the moonlight tried its best to give the world a little light.

With the help of the moonlight, Yue Ya could see clearly the surroundings he was in.

He was standing in an open space, with a dozen strange young men and women holding suitcases standing nearby, looking at each other warily. Some of them looked panicked, some were afraid, but most were at a loss.

No one broke the silence. Yue Ya ignored the gazes on her and squinted her eyes to look around. Judging from the environment, this was a residential area. The nearest one was a seven-story residential building, which formed a sharp contrast with the other high-rise buildings.

The residential building is very new. There is a big "4" signboard nailed to the first floor. The light just shines on the red couplets near the door. It looks eerie. Looking upstairs, only a few households have lights on.

Yueya picked up the suitcase at his feet, it was very light.

He found a mobile phone and a set of keys with access cards in his pocket. The fingerprint could unlock the phone, but all the traces of usage inside did not belong to him.

There are simple rules on the phone: you cannot contact the outside world but you can make short-distance communications and contact the property management and housekeeper. The house number is attached to the key - Building 4, 404.

Others followed his lead and found these things.

"Does anyone know where this is?" Someone asked timidly.

A cold, mechanical electronic voice just happened to sound above the community, causing people to temporarily ignore this problem.

【Welcome all new players to enter "Quick Escape", the game officially begins. 】

[The player's initial level is A. If they successfully pass through the Novice Village, they will have the opportunity to officially register. If they fail to pass through, the player will be eliminated by the system. ]

This voice awakened Yue Ya's memory. Before coming here, he was playing a horror escape game in the audio-visual room at home. The game loaded very slowly. He finally waited until the copy map was generated, and the screen suddenly went black.

Then, his eyes went dark and he lost consciousness.

The game seems to be called "Escape".

Yue Ya lowered her eyes, and a look of understanding appeared on her frail face. She answered the previous player's question from a distance: "Obviously, this is a game world. If you can't pass the level, you will be killed."

Presumably, other players were just like me, and were sucked in while playing the game.

Seeing Yue Ya's calm reaction, the young man with glasses was a little surprised: "Aren't you afraid?"

"I'm scared." Yue Ya answered casually.

Yue Ya is handsome, but there is always a thin layer of sickness between his eyebrows and eyes, making him look fragile and easily broken.

The young man with glasses didn't recognize his perfunctory attitude and believed his words based on his appearance. He comforted him, "I'm scared too, but I believe that if we unite, we can overcome the difficulties and pass the level successfully."

A hint of a smile flashed across Yue Ya's face: "You are right."

[Dear players, please note that your exclusive live broadcast room has been opened and the audience will soon enter the live broadcast room. 】

The system notification sound disappeared, and a translucent screen immediately appeared in front of Yue Ya, with his face reflected on it. His pale skin, short black hair, dark eyes, thick eyelashes and extremely light lips weakened the aggressiveness of this face. This kind of appearance easily reminds people of harmless and weak cute animals.

After the live broadcast room was opened, a viewer entered the room, and then Yue Ya received the first bullet comment:

[The anchor looks frail, definitely a noob, I don’t think he will survive tonight]

"Well, you really see through my true nature at a glance." Yue Ya laughed. He was a little annoyed that the screen affected his vision, so he hid the live broadcast room directly.

In hidden mode, he cannot see the barrage, but it will not affect the audience's viewing of the live broadcast. At the same time, the system will also announce in the live broadcast room that "the anchor has blocked the barrage."

[The background of the Novice Village dungeon is now announced. 】

The system prompt that sounded again made Yue Ya forget about the live broadcast room.

[You work for a real estate company in City Y, and you both bought the company's house in City C at a low price. Recently, your house has been ready for move-in. During the Qingming Festival, you have agreed to move into your new home and planned your holiday entertainment in advance. Unexpectedly, what awaits you is an unavoidable thrilling journey...]

[Mission: Complete the holiday plan and escape from Qingyue Community within four days.]

"What does a thriller journey mean and how can it be thrilling?" The bright-looking female player looked a little panicked.

The young man with glasses turned pale: "I remember that 'Run Away' has supernatural elements. There may really be ghosts here..."

Not everyone can face this kind of situation calmly, and the unknown and unfamiliar world makes some players fall into fear.

Holding the suitcase with her slender white hands, Yueya walked leisurely towards Building 4: "Moving into a new home during the Qingming Festival is quite rebellious."

The young man with glasses widened his eyes and quickly called out to him, "Hey! Are you going in now?"

Yue Ya waved her hand without even turning her head: "It's getting late, you should go take a shower and go to bed. Staying up late will make you bald."

“Caw!” A few ominous crow calls came from somewhere, and the young man with glasses was frightened and quickly caught up with Yue Ya: “You are right, it is not safe outside, let’s go in quickly!”

The lights were on in the residential building, and there were three NPCs waiting for the elevator. The wheels of the suitcases made a loud noise, and the three NPCs looked over at the same time.

The man in the suit took a quick glance and then looked away. The little girl he was holding looked at Yue Ya curiously, but soon lowered her head. These two NPCs looked like father and daughter.

The kind-looking old grandfather greeted Yueya: "Just moved in?"

Yue Ya nodded. Just then an elevator arrived. He looked up and saw the cold grey elevator door was open. A young couple holding hands was standing inside. The man was very tall and expressionless, while the woman had a pair of big smiling eyes and a constant smile on her face.

The smiling-eyed woman pressed the door-opening button and said to the players, "We came up from the underground garage and need to go upstairs. Please come in."

"Thank you." Other players dragged their suitcases into the elevator and quickly filled the cabin.

The old man walked into the elevator, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan, and waved to Yueya: "One more person can come in, come quickly."

Yue Ya looked towards the other elevator and accidentally discovered that the little girl was staring at him with her big black eyes.

The little girl opened her mouth, but before she could make a sound, the man in the suit gently covered her mouth.

Coincidentally, the elevator on the opposite side also arrived. After the father and daughter entered the elevator, the remaining players all passed by, and the little girl's figure was completely blocked.

What does the little girl want to say?

The elevator door was closed, and Yue Ya withdrew his gaze and entered the one in front of him. He glanced at the elevator buttons, and the buttons on each floor were lit, indicating that the players lived in scattered places, probably one person per household.

The smiling woman leaned against the wall of the car and talked to them naturally: "Something happened in the community recently. Have you heard about it?"

The old man raised his fan and said, "They just moved in, so they definitely don't know. You'd better not mention that at night, so as not to scare them."

"Isn't it worse if you don't know? Besides, I don't know if it's true or not, so it doesn't matter if I tell you."

They went back and forth, arousing everyone's curiosity.

Yue Ya yawned and rubbed his eyes: "Go ahead, it's just right to wake me up."

The smiling-eyed woman got excited and went straight to the point in a low voice: "There's been a ghost in the neighborhood recently!"

Just a few words made the other players become autistic.

Yue Ya didn't react, and then asked, "What's the matter?"

"This matter has to start from the beginning. There was a woman who bought a wedding house here, but the wedding car was hit on the road. She and her lover died before they had even lived in the new house for a day. I also just got married, and I was quite sad to hear about this..."

The smiling woman was talking when the elevator reached the second floor. She stopped talking and patted the yellow-haired boy next to her: "Hey, you pressed the second floor, right? We're here."

The little yellow-haired boy listened attentively, but suddenly he was frightened and shivered. He dragged his suitcase out in a daze. The other two players who lived on the second floor followed him out of the elevator and left a message: "Remember to tell us tomorrow."

The elevator closed, and the smiling woman continued, "The couple died tragically. When they were carried off the wedding car, their faces were unrecognizable, their limbs were twisted into knots, the bride's white veil was covered in blood and brain matter, and her eyes were wide open... Alas, they died on the way to the wedding, without even completing the ceremony. How unwilling they must be."

The cold grey walls of the car pulled and distorted the passengers' figures, and the invisible chill corroded their nerves. The players were completely immersed in the story told by the woman, and dared not breathe a word.

Yueya knocked on the handle of the suitcase and lowered his voice: "So they turned into ghosts?"

The smiling-eyed woman turned her head to look at him. Her eyes were still smiling, but her face looked stiff because of the inappropriate expression. Her faint voice echoed in the closed and crowded car: "Yes, and they are back."

With a "ding" sound, the elevator reached the third floor, but the door did not open for a long time, and then the lights went out.

The elevator fell into dead silence and darkness, with only the sound of heavy breathing coming one after another. Unconsciously, tension quietly grew among the crowd.

Yue Ya turned on the flashlight on his phone. The cold white light diluted the anxiety in the space. He thought for a moment and said, "The elevator may be out of order. I'll call the property management."

The other players were stunned. In the horror game, the elevator lights went out, and this person’s first reaction was to contact the property management?

"No need to contact the property management, the elevator here is just like this, it's just a minor problem, just wait patiently for a while." The smiling-eyed woman seemed accustomed to it, and without waiting for Yue Ya's response, she continued the story: "Because they were unwilling to give up, the newlyweds turned into evil spirits and returned here, probably because they wanted to finish the second half of the wedding.

"Since then, residents often saw the couple covered in blood and twisted limbs standing on the roadside late at night, waving and inviting them to their homes for a wedding banquet. Sometimes, they would knock on doors and hand out invitations door to door. It is said that those who receive the invitations must go to the wedding banquet, otherwise they will be haunted by evil spirits until they attend the banquet. However, people cannot drink the wedding banquet wine of ghosts, and no one can return."

Yue Ya looked into her eyes and said, "You've gone but never come back? Then how do you know this so clearly?"

Under the cold white light, the shadows on the smiling woman's face were messy and eerie. She curled her lips and deepened her smile: "Guess?"

Yue Ya didn't respond. He looked at the woman's boyfriend. Not long ago, the woman said that she had just gotten married.