Dusk has fallen, the time of descent into darkness!
Against the backdrop of the setting sun and the cawing of crows in the twilight, this sentence struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer blow.
Regardless of the fans watching the live stream, everyone present felt a chill run down their spines, as if they had been swept away by a cold, eerie wind.
Grandpa lowered his head and spat, "This is weird!" He rubbed his arms, "Why has the weather changed? It's quite cold!"
The medium silently wrapped her large coat around herself.
The temperature is in the teens now, not particularly cold, but a slight breeze later in the day can bring a bone-chilling cold.
Behind the camera, Ah Kun sneezed. "Which floor should we start from?"
The medium replied calmly, "The girls' college has seven floors, five on the top floor and two on the bottom floor. According to my research, the upper floors contain regular classrooms and faculty lounges, while the lower floors contain dance studios, music practice rooms, and other multi-functional classrooms. The auditorium, dining hall, dormitories, and indoor sports field are located at the back of this teaching building."
These horror livestreaming teams scout out the location beforehand, and if the gimmick isn't enough, they'll set up props. Even if they tour the entire school during the day, they still act completely oblivious in front of the camera, as if all their information comes from the internet.
Atai stroked his chin and looked at the maintenance workers for advice, "How about we take it slow and start by exploring the top floor, which is the least dangerous?"
Zhang Bao shrank back, completely abandoning his image as a coward.
Su Mingwen said she didn't care.
Before her brother could speak, Fangfang suggested, "Let's go to the basement first. Why go to the top floor? It's so boring." Her tone was excited, but her eyes were unmoved. She spoke as if reciting lines. After speaking, she leaned lazily against the wall. When her aunt prompted her to continue, a polite, fake smile appeared on her somewhat indifferent face.
Grandma frowned slightly in dissatisfaction, her gaze falling directly on Cheng Shuang, her voice deliberately lowered, "Little sister, are you afraid of the dark?"
Now Cheng Shuang didn't need to pretend anymore; she simply put on a blank expression and stared blankly, then turned her head and hid behind Liao Yuewei.
Ah Tai clicked his tongue. Seeing Liao Yuewei pat Cheng Shuang's shoulder in comfort, he turned his gaze to the burly man with a face full of fat.
He paused, clearly not wanting to casually call some amateur guy "brother" in his own territory. He recalled the information about the "Iron Tower Man," whose name seemed to be Tian Dashuo, and casually asked, "Ashuo, what's your opinion?"
A fierce glint flashed in Tian Dashuo's eyes. He suppressed his irritable temper and scoffed rather uncooperatively, urging, "Hurry up, okay? Stop dawdling!"
The spirit medium immediately rolled her eyes impatiently, "What are you rushing me for? Are you in a hurry to be reincarnated?"
Tian Dashuo turned his head sharply, his beady eyes glaring, every inch of his face exuding an aura of menace. The spirit medium trembled, but remembering how disrespectful the other party had been to her grandmother, she mustered her courage and glared back fiercely.
"Alright, alright, I've made up my mind. Let's go to the fifth floor first—the principal's office. I heard... there's blood on the photo wall there!" Ah Tai lowered his face mysteriously, then smiled wickedly at the camera.
The spirit medium obediently returned to Ah Tai's side, and even when Tian Da Shuo scoffed and cursed her as a "dead old hag," he couldn't provoke her again.
Cheng Shuang and Liao Yuewei followed in the middle of the group, Zhang Bao lagged behind, while the Liu siblings and the handsome couple took the lead.
By this time, it was completely dark. People used flashlights and headlamps to illuminate the limited area, deliberately creating a dark and eerie environment.
As they walked down the narrow stairwell, a scream rang out, and Tian Dashuo roared from the darkness, "What the hell are you yelling about!"
"Ouch!"
The sound of a body rolling down was accompanied by screams.
Ah Tai gasped. He glanced at the screen and, seeing that there weren't enough viewers in the live stream, suppressed his anger, pushed the medium aside, looked behind him, and asked worriedly, "What's going on?"
"It's nothing!" Tian Dashuo replied coldly. "Let's go!"
Before Ah Tai could ask any more questions, the spirit medium tugged at her hem, and she instinctively looked at the pop-up screen.
At this point, many fans urged him to go and check on the situation so he wouldn't fall and get hurt on the stairs. Even more people were shouting that they wanted to see a ghost. He hesitated for a moment, then turned around and continued climbing the stairs.
In the darkness, Cheng Shuang had just reached the corner of the stairs when someone grabbed her hand and pulled her into a soft, fragrant embrace. The girl immediately covered her mouth, feeling a panting figure with a strong smell of sweat brush past her, and snuggled even closer into the soft chest.
Liao Yuewei spat out the mini flashlight she was holding in her mouth; the light wasn't bright enough to illuminate their faces.
She gestured downwards and whispered, "Zhang Bao was kicked down by that Ah Shuo and disappeared."
"Should we go down and find him?" Cheng Shuang asked rhetorically.
Liao Yuewei pondered for a moment, "It seems that some maintainers are more dangerous than this abandoned school. Let's not go with them. Anyway, we have a ready-made reason."
The little girl wasn't surprised; they had relied entirely on their own efforts to gather clues and slowly escape the cruise ship's predicament during the drifting adventure. Being separated from the group now wasn't a big deal, especially since the sister-in-law relationship was about finding clues to their missing brother (husband), not simply participating in a live stream to gain attention.
Just as the two turned to go downstairs, another piercing scream came from upstairs.
"Su Ming? Su Ming!"
It was Wenwen; her soft, sweet voice had become somewhat shrill because of her anxiety.
"What are you doing?" Fangfang shouted angrily, the echo reverberating through the walls.
Ah Tai angrily cursed, "Tian Dashuo, are you sick in the head?!" The live stream was a challenge of a haunted house, not a violent scene. His original plan was for a man like Tian Dashuo, who thought he was brave and unafraid of ghosts, to be humiliated, and it would be best to film the scene of him running away in a panic. He didn't expect this person to attack the participants. If this matter blows up, he will have to shut down his live stream.
There was a commotion upstairs, so Cheng Shuang grabbed Liao Yuewei's hand and ran downstairs.
Zhang Bao disappeared on the fourth floor; one of his shoes fell on the last step of the stairs.
Liao Yuewei kicked her shoes into the corner and pushed open the door to the fourth-floor corridor.
The interior was dimly lit, with rare candle wall lamps and warm yellow light bulbs hanging on the walls. Female students chatted and laughed as they walked along the corridor, carrying their schoolbags.
One door, two worlds.
Liao Yuewei's breath hitched, and she frowned as she pulled out a compass. The needle on the compass darted around wildly. "Hmm, I've encountered a ghost!"
Her tone was calm and composed, but her body betrayed her true feelings. Before she could fall flat on her face, she pressed down on Cheng Shuang's shoulder to forcefully steady herself.
Cheng Shuang didn't notice the beautiful woman's strange behavior. The corridor was already brightly lit. She felt a chill on her legs and subconsciously tugged at her black pleated skirt. Looking down, she saw that her long white stockings and black leather shoes were exactly the same as the female student's outfit in her dream.
"Go inside!" The little girl was calm. She straightened her collar and secretly pulled the zombie out and stuffed it into her wide sleeve.
Fortunately, the other girls were wearing three-quarter sleeve school uniforms, which were long sleeves for her. The sullen girl clung to the little girl's arm, hiding herself completely.
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Shuangshuang: Another day of developing new, quirky features~
Baby Bear: Another day of missing Shuangshuang~
Sigh: Another day of not doing anything productive, sigh~
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