It was a man's voice, not Sui Feng's. It must be the last group of players coming downstairs. Judging from the footsteps, there were probably two people.
Xiao Jin checked the time: 1:57. These two were lucky; they returned right on time.
As the clock struck two, Xiao Jin lit the candles and stood in front of the mirror with her eyes closed when the second hand reached its highest point.
Beside her, five small alarm clocks were neatly arranged on the table. Xiao Jin had already set their times in advance, and they would ring precisely at 2:05 to remind her that it was time.
In this way, Xiao Jin doesn't have to worry about opening her eyes too early.
Then, she gently closed her eyes, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and softly whispered, "Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary..."
As the last syllable slowly dissipated into the air, the surroundings remained suffocatingly quiet, with only the ticking of the alarm clock hands.
However, this tranquility did not last long. An indescribable chill crept up Xiao Jin's spine, followed by a soft but clearly audible whisper, like the sound of a ghost drifting in the night wind, quietly ringing in her ears.
The whispers were initially as faint as a whisper, but as time passed, the sound grew louder and louder until it was deafening.
Xiao Jin felt a splitting headache, as if countless tiny hands were tearing at her nerves, making her almost lose herself in the endless noise.
Meanwhile, the outside world...
The candlelight in front of the mirror underwent a strange change at that moment. The warm red light faded instantly, replaced by a cold white, interspersed with a few streaks of eerie blue light.
At this moment, it was as if something connected to reality, and the surrounding air seemed to freeze. The image of Xiao Jin in the mirror gradually disappeared, and the mirror became blurred, replaced by a tall black shadow.
However, Xiao Jin, with her eyes closed, was completely unaware of these changes.
The whispers lingered, each sound seeming to pierce Xiao Jin's skull.
Suddenly, the whisper turned into a sharp, piercing scream. Xiao Jin gritted her teeth, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and warm liquid slowly flowed from her ears.
At the same time, heavy, dragging footsteps approached from the bathroom, each step feeling like a blow to Xiao Jin's nerves. Xiao Jin's muscles tensed, like an arrow about to be released, poised to strike.
Just as the figure was about to completely envelop Xiao Jin, a large, cold, and sticky hand, like a maggot clinging to a bone, silently climbed onto the back of Xiao Jin's hand.
The touch was as slippery as a snake's tongue, carrying a nauseating chill, slowly moving up her arm. Wherever it passed, Xiao Jin's skin involuntarily broke out in goosebumps.
It continued to wander, gliding over Xiao Jin's shoulder, and finally stopped on Xiao Jin's neck, gently stroking it, as if searching for some vulnerable opening.
Xiao Jin's breathing became rapid and disordered at this moment, and she remembered that it was not time to open her eyes yet.
Everything around seemed to stand still, with only the sensation of those cold fingers slowly tracing the side of her neck and the sound of Xiao Jin's rapid heartbeat echoing in the silence.
Unfortunately, the other party seemed dissatisfied with Xiao Jin's reaction.
Grasp her slender neck with your large hand and slowly tighten it.
Xiao Jin's pupils contracted sharply, and a feeling of suffocation surged into her heart. She bit her lip, and each breath became extremely difficult. Her face turned from white to red, and then to purplish-black, as the oxygen in her chest was slowly squeezed out.
The almost sacrificial posture made Xiao Jin appear extremely vulnerable, but if you followed her arms down, you could see that Xiao Jin's hands were clenched into fists, and her fingertips were trembling slightly.
A dazzling light burst forth from her palm, arcs of electricity leaping, and fragments of light flashing like dragons emerging from the sea, poised to strike.
However, considering that the game doesn't contradict itself, Xiao Jin decided to wait. With her reaction speed, activating the 'Crystallized Armor' and turning the tables would be a piece of cake.
In the end, Xiao Jin came out on top.
Just as her oxygen supply was about to run out and her consciousness began to fade, a deafening roar suddenly erupted, like a thunderclap from the sky, shattering the deathly silence in the room.
On the table to the side, five alarm clocks were ticking in unison, making a deafening noise.
The moment that sound rang out, the large hand gripping Xiao Jin's throat vanished like smoke, leaving no trace. At the same time, the screams around her abruptly stopped.
"Hoo~ cough cough cough!"
Xiao Jin took a deep breath; she had never realized that quiet was such a precious thing.
Just as Xiao Jin was about to open her eyes, a faint murmur came from beside her ear. Xiao Jin paused, and her eyelids closed again.
Has the game not ended yet? Why is there still noise?
Xiao Jin wasn't sure, but to be on the safe side, she chose to close her eyes first.
Another murmur rang out, and this time Xiao Jin seemed to hear it more clearly. She turned her ear and focused intently.
"……%*&#……I&*……"
It turned out to be a language that Xiao Jin had never heard of before. Upon realizing this, Xiao Jin was stunned for a moment, and then it felt as if her mind had been hit hard by a sledgehammer.
'Boom!'
Xiao Jin covered her head, a look of pain on her face. She swayed and almost lost her balance, grabbing the sink with both hands.
【bite--】
In a daze, Xiao Jin seemed to hear a familiar sound.
As the pain subsided, Xiao Jin gradually regained consciousness, and the sounds around her became clearer.
[…Congratulations…to the player…on…success]
"Yes," Xiao Jin shook her head.
The system should give you a notification when you complete the game, but why did the alarm ring for so long before the system notification arrived?
This time, Xiao Jin opened her eyes with relief. The candle in front of her was still burning, but the flame had already burned down to the bottom and was about to go out.
The mirror above the washbasin was completely shattered. Through the broken glass, Xiao Jin reached out and touched her ears and neck.
There was nothing there. Was everything just an illusion?
There was no blood coming from the ears, and no handprints on the neck. There were only a few alarm clocks scattered on the table, in positions completely different from before the game started.
Thinking of this, Xiao Jin picked up the alarm clock to check, only to find that the hands had just passed 2:06.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Jin immediately understood that her alarm clock had been tampered with, and the disappearance of the big hand and the whisper was just a trap set by the game for Xiao Jin!
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