These three paragraphs are the only explanations, without any more detailed descriptions.

To Lu Ban, those cold words seemed chilling. They didn't look like a welfare system, but more like a prompt board in a horror movie.

"Is this a system task?"

Lu Ban roughly guessed what these three doors represented.

Each description is a bit weird, which makes people not want to choose.

But Lu Ban finally got something that could change the status quo, so he was still curious and wanted to give it a try.

It is curiosity that drives human beings to commit suicide and make progress.

"[Fellow Traveler] and [The Alley of No Turning Back] seem to be taking place outdoors, and [Friend Under the Bed] should be indoors?"

Lu Ban pondered secretly.

According to the system's judgment, my physique, strength, and agility are all normal, and only my appearance is acceptable. If I want to complete the system's tasks, wouldn't it be easier to complete them indoors?

The amount of information was too little, and Lu Ban was unable to extract much useful information from these few words.

After thinking about it, he decided to start from home.

It wasn't for any other reason, but because he was too lazy to run.

Besides, you know your own home best. It’s impossible for a Kayako to crawl out from under your quilt and scare you to death, right?

Lu Ban placed his fingers lightly on the big door in the middle. He saw that the strangely twisted door slowly opened as if it was pushed by his fingers. He could even hear the creaking sound of the door opening.

Everything disappeared into thin air, leaving only neat lead type on the script, which appeared word by word, as if it was typed out by a typewriter.

【Friends Under the Bed】

[Are you curious about what is under the bed? The scratching sounds in the middle of the night, the occasional sound of marbles, is there something else among the debris and dust? ]

[Mission Difficulty: Mortal]

[Task requirements: At 12 o'clock midnight today, lie down on your bed in complete darkness, close your eyes, open your eyes after 500 heartbeats, and look under the bed to complete the task]

[“After living together for so many years, say hello to your good neighbor. I’m talking about the one under the bed.”]

Seeing these words, Lu Ban hissed subconsciously.

"What the hell is this horror game?"

This kind of description, which looks like a supernatural game, usually marks the beginning of death in horror movies.

He took out his cell phone and typed to find a game that matched the description, but found nothing.

It seems that this game is not famous, or...

Those who have played it can no longer talk?

Lu Ban pushed the unlucky thought out of his mind and stood up.

The script was restored to its original state, and a great masterpiece from another world lay inside, unknown to anyone.

He glanced at his phone again and something occurred to him.

The text on the phone was distorted and turned into the system's content.

[08:40:33 left until the mission starts]

It looks like this mission will begin tonight.

"As a novice mission, it shouldn't be too difficult..."

Lu Ban didn’t know whose surname this system was named after. After thinking about it, he didn’t go home directly, but went to a large supermarket near the community first.

Flashlights, emergency lights, toy cross ornaments, garlic, salt, Lu Ban bought a bunch of random things, all the props used to exorcise evil spirits from movies, rumors, and stories.

For some reason, a crowbar was also prepared.

The crowbar is quite handy in my hand.

With the strange looks from the kids next to him, Lu Ban paid the bill and returned to his rental house carrying his bags.

Room 1304, 13th floor, Building 4.

Because the floor and room number are so unlucky, this one-bedroom apartment rents very cheaply.

After putting down his bags, Lu Ban ordered a takeout first.

While waiting for the takeaway, he disassembled the emergency light, installed it at the head of the bed, and took out the bunch of garlic.

"Speaking of which, do you want to crush the garlic to ward off evil spirits?"

He hesitated for a while, but finally decided not to bother and just hung it at the end of the bed.

Just as he hung up the garlic and was about to get the salt, he suddenly had an inspiration.

"They said the mission would start at twelve o'clock at night, so what's under the bed now?"

The base of the cheap IKEA-style wooden bed was darkly shadowed.

It is true that Lu Ban has never carefully looked under the bed since he moved here. He only swept the edge with a broom.

This is how artists like them are. Once inspiration strikes, they can no longer stop it.

Lu Ban became very curious and wanted to see what was under the bed.

"I think it's okay..."

He knelt on one knee, bent over slightly, held the edge of the bed with one hand, supported the ground with the other hand, and moved his head down.

Click——

The sound of a marble falling to the ground and bouncing up suddenly rang out in the room.

Lu Ban paused.

The sound didn't seem to be coming from the ceiling, but more like from under the bed.

He became even more curious.

His eyes moved downward, into the shadows under the bed.

Sizzle——

A sharp sound like nails scratching on a blackboard reached Lu Ban's eardrums. He felt a slight pain in his teeth, but his eyes had already swept under the bed.

He saw, there, deep in the shadows, a pair of eyes staring at him!

Lu Ban's heart skipped a beat. He quickly took a photo with his cell phone and found that it was a tattered Lanlanlu doll that someone had left behind.

He reached out and took out the dusty doll, only to see that the doll's mouth was grinning, as if it was laughing at Lu Ban's fussing.

Ding ding ding ding——

A loud noise suddenly exploded, and Lu Ban shivered, nearly dropping his phone to the ground. He subconsciously threw the doll away and looked at the phone screen. The caller ID showed it was a takeaway.

"Hey, oh, here I come."

Lu Ban opened the door, said thank you several times and sent the delivery guy away, then put the Shaxian shredded pork fried rice on the coffee table in the small living room. He turned around and wanted to pick up the Lanlanlu doll.

But when he looked at the bed again, he found that the doll had disappeared at some point.

Lu Ban leaned under the bed and saw Uncle Lanlanlu's puppet staring at him with two big eyes covered with heavy makeup amidst the thick dust.

“…Is this reasonable?”

Lu Ban's heart sank. He took out the doll, put it on the table, and pressed it down with a copy of "When the Stars Shine".

After that, he didn't bother to eat first. Instead, he sprinkled salt under the bed, threw a bunch of garlic, and then threw the toy cross he bought down. Finally, he put a hundred-dollar bill to ward off evil.

Turning around, the puppet was pressed obediently under the book, like a dead object.

"This can't be the friend under the bed, right?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ban decided to throw this thing into the garbage station downstairs.

After the garbage collection time is over, even the king can’t get out of the trash can!

Holding the doll, Lu Ban quickly went downstairs and took advantage of the last moment to throw it into the dry garbage bin. He watched the garbage collector close the bin before returning upstairs.

He lay down again to confirm and Lu Ban did not see the puppet under the bed.

He felt relieved and watched the food show on the video website without any care. He finished his meal of Shaxian shredded pork and egg fried rice, drank a can of iced happy water, slacked off to kill time, and watched a horror movie from this world to build up his courage. Finally, it was eleven fifty.

Putting the crowbar and flashlight in the bed, Lu Ban turned off the light, climbed onto the bed with the help of the light from his cell phone, lay down, and quietly grasped the crowbar.

Looking at the stopwatch, Lu Ban waited until the second hand reached twelve o'clock, then put down his phone and closed his eyes.

Start counting heartbeats.