Chapter 96
Wei Ziming is a relatively well-known horror game anchor. In addition to live-streaming various games online, he also goes on adventures offline based on the strong recommendations of his fans, and occasionally brings fans who come to watch him to join in the fun.
His live broadcasts were of high quality, he was good at speaking and responding to jokes, he had a good temper and was very courageous, and he soon found a place in various live broadcasts.
After attending the offline anchor meeting in Chongming City, he learned while having dinner in a hotel that there was an abandoned community in Wutong Town under Chongming City. It was said that it was haunted very seriously in the past. Residents living in the residential buildings either died or were scared by the supernatural phenomena and moved away overnight. The government sent several waves of people to check but did not find any problems. However, as long as you live here, you will be haunted by nightmares at night and be in a trance during the day, which is very easy to get into trouble.
The incident became more and more serious, and there was no clear scientific explanation. Later, people in the residential buildings in this area died or moved away one after another. Everyone had heard about what happened here, so even if the houses in this area were listed at very low prices on real estate websites, few were sold.
The same problems also occurred after those who bought the houses at low prices moved in, and the death problem even became more serious. Later, the government had no choice but to step in and buy out the community at a very low price, and then set up a cordon, and the area was completely abandoned.
When Wei Ziming first heard this story, his nerves as a host immediately stood up and he thought of a radar.
This is simply the best live broadcast material!
He has basically live-streamed all the famous horror games in this period. The less famous ones either had design problems, logic problems, or were simply crudely drawn. He picked and chose a few to live-stream, and the response was not very good. He has already updated his horror game reviews and appreciation for nearly ten episodes!
Wei Ziming has recently been considering live streaming his adventure offline. The impact of two-dimensional vision and sound is ultimately no match for three-dimensional, but he has not yet decided on the location for the live streaming adventure.
Although he didn't believe in ghosts, the places where ghosts were rumored to be haunted were quite remote. He was more worried about his own safety than encountering ghosts.
This place was shortlisted as one of the candidate live broadcast locations. Wei Ziming conducted a few days of investigation from morning till night. Many people knew about this incident at that time, but not many people experienced it firsthand. Most people just spread it through rumors.
Wei Ziming understood immediately.
Gossip, as it is passed around, will become more and more outrageous. Everyone loves to watch the fun, and those who understand will understand.
Wei Ziming was troubled for several days, but finally decided to live broadcast in this abandoned residential building.
First, the live broadcast time agreed between him and his fans was approaching. Second, the live broadcast materials nearby did not sound as famous as this abandoned community. Third, although everyone called it an abandoned community, it was not actually located in a particularly remote suburb. It only took about an hour to get there by car or taxi, which was much closer than several other locations.
After selecting the location, he moved quickly and prepared everything needed for the live broadcast. He then posted a message on his big account, saying that he would start his offline adventure tomorrow night, and also forwarded it to his fan group.
[Is the King of Rolls going to live stream this time? Or will it be offline? I will definitely support you tomorrow night! ]
[If you really don’t know how to come up with a title, let us fans come up with one for you… “Exploring the Cursed Land of Happiness Late at Night” – what’s going on in your mind? ! ]
[I translated what Mr. Juan meant in my poor language: The late-night suicide activity in the abandoned community many years ago has begun. Everyone is welcome to watch.]
[Hahahahaha, is there anyone collaborating with Juanjuan this time? ]
…
Wei Ziming's live broadcast account is called "三口五个卷王". Fans generally call him the "卷王", and some call him "卷卷" or "卷老老师". He hasn't done an offline live broadcast for a long time. As soon as the notice of this live broadcast was released, the response was very good, which gave Wei Ziming more confidence.
At around seven o'clock the next evening, Wei Ziming prepared to take a taxi to the abandoned community, but the driver who took his order refused every time he asked. After finally finding a driver who was willing to take him, the driver was unwilling to take him directly to the place he specified. At most, he would take him to a nearby place, and he still had to walk some distance by himself.
Wei Ziming: “…”
When he thought about the 10-20-minute walk ahead, he was very reluctant. Wei Ziming tried to persuade the driver earnestly: "There are no ghosts in this world. We should believe in science. These are all fake. I'll give you an extra 100 yuan. Can you take me there?"
"No, that place is too weird." The driver's head shook like a wave drum, "I'm afraid I'll earn money but not live to spend it."
Wei Ziming gritted his teeth secretly: "Add two hundred!"
The driver still shook his head: "It's not about the money."
Wei Ziming: "...add three hundred."
"At most, it'll be ten minutes from the place we just agreed on———" The driver's face changed, and he gritted his teeth and said, "The farthest we can take you is there. If you really can't accept it, get off the car!"
Wei Ziming looked at the driver's expression and guessed that there was really no room for negotiation. He could only shrug his shoulders regretfully: "Okay, give me directions when we get there."
After the discussion, the car slowly moved forward and merged into the evening traffic.
The driver was a middle-aged man with a weathered face. While waiting for the traffic light, he looked at Wei Ziming from the rearview mirror from time to time, his face full of worry.
Wei Ziming has been live-streaming horror games for two or three years, so he is quite courageous. Seeing the driver looking like he was about to say something, he laughed and said, "Uncle, if you have something to say, just say it. There is no need to keep looking at me."
The driver sighed and said, "You young people are curious about everything. You always believe in feudal superstitions and rubbish... That place is really weird. Listen to my advice. Don't go there."
Wei Ziming actually pricked up his ears when he heard this. It was obvious that he knew the inside story. At the very least, he had heard a rumor!
"I'm just curious," Wei Ziming said. "You seem to know something about it. Please tell me about it. It will take an hour to drive there."
The indicator light turned from red to green, and the driver stepped on the accelerator and merged into the traffic. There was a hint of worry between his tired brows: "Ah... That place is really not worth going to!"
"I know you're curious, so I'll tell you something." The driver sighed. "After you listen, you can think about it yourself. We haven't gone far yet, and there's still time to turn back."
Wei Ziming straightened his body, his eyes lit up. If he listened more now, he wouldn't be afraid of having nothing to say during the live broadcast!
"Eighteen years ago, someone bought that piece of land and said they wanted to build a community. When the construction of this land just started, they advertised that it was paved with houses and the unit price was not high, but it was a bit off the beaten track..." The driver took some time out of his busy driving to recall, "Don't say that the promotion was good at the time. If my family hadn't already bought a house and was still carrying a mortgage, we would have wanted to buy one at the time..."
As he spoke, he was thankful: "Fortunately, I didn't buy it at that time, otherwise I would have lost at least 100,000 or 200,000 yuan, and something bad would have happened at home. I don't know how to calculate it."
Seeing that the driver was getting off topic, Wei Ziming quickly brought the subject back to the point: "Uncle! Uncle! Can you please get to the point first?"
Driver: “…”
He said angrily: "You young people are just impatient!"
"That piece of land has been unstable since the beginning of construction. When the excavator was digging the foundation, the soil that came up was blood red and very permeable..."
Wei Ziming: “Oh!”
Good stuff. You can add some tomb-robbing materials into the live broadcast.
"Construction workers living in sheds on the construction site are said to hear ghost cries every night, and some have even seen ghost shadows floating next to building materials..."
Wei Ziming: “Oh oh!”
I get it, the most classic ghost element is here. This element follows a serious process at first glance: you hear the sound first, then you see the image.
"…In short, there were constant disturbances. After we finally finished repairing the community and handed over the houses, many people lived there for only a few days, and people died in several buildings…"
Wei Ziming: “Oh oh oh!”
The most terrifying part is here. A fierce ghost is causing unexplained deaths in the community. Eventually, the deaths become more and more serious, and the government has no choice but to implement emergency control and deploy a formation to suppress the fierce ghost. They are forced to abandon the community!
Very good, the logic is clear and well-reasoned, but the story is too ordinary. He needs to think of something eye-catching and colorful to put in it.
As the driver was talking, he noticed that the eyes of the young man sitting in the back were getting brighter and brighter. It seemed that what he had just said not only did not make people feel scared and give up the idea, but also made people more curious?
Wei Ziming was listening excitedly when the driver suddenly stopped driving. He subconsciously urged: "What happened next?"
The driver said unhappily, “No more!”
Wei Ziming touched his nose angrily: "Uncle, can you say something more..."
However, the driver was obviously irritated by him, and he spoke less afterwards, and did not let Wei Ziming hear any material that could be used to enrich his live broadcast content.
After dropping him off at the agreed location, Wei Ziming scanned the code to pay, and the driver quickly drove away, leaving behind only a trail of exhaust fumes.
Wei Ziming: “…”
He let out a long sigh, looked at the direction the driver pointed him after collecting the money, set up the stabilizer which was a bit troublesome, turned on the flashlight, and walked forward one step forward and one step back.
After walking to a place where he could vaguely see the abandoned building, Wei Ziming took out his phone to check the time. After waiting for a while, he turned on the live broadcast. The fans who were waiting in ambush immediately rushed into the live broadcast room.
[Yo~ The efficiency of the scroll king is so high! 】
[What new emoticons will Mr. Juan give us today? 】
[Can you please turn the camera so I can see where the live broadcast is going to take place today? ]
[Juanjuan, I feel like the sky in your camera is abnormally dark...]
【哈哈哈哈哈前面你們這就開始營造氣氛了！太敬業了吧！】
熱熱鬧鬧的彈幕沖淡了衛子明心頭隐約的緊張和恐懼，他大大方方地将直播鏡頭轉過去：“喏，就是前面那片廢棄小區。”
直播打開後，他就繼續往前走，一邊走一邊和直播間裏的粉絲唠嗑：“這廢棄小區說不定真的有點東西，開車帶我來的司機死活都不肯把我送到小區門口，為了能讓他多送我一截，我還額外多加了三百塊！”
他一邊說一邊誇張地捂住心口，惹得直播間裏的粉絲們一連串的“哈哈哈哈哈”。
走到小區門口後，衛子明擡頭，同時，擡高直播鏡頭：“之前發直播預告時有人吐槽我不會起标題就讓你們衆籌，你們自己看看好嗎？冤死我了！”
直播鏡頭裏赫然出現一個鏽跡斑斑的牌子，搖搖欲墜的挂在小區大門口———
[幸福之地]。
衛子明理直氣壯：“‘深夜探秘被詛咒的幸福之地’哪裏有毛病了？！”
【啊對對對，卷王你是會誤導人的哈哈哈哈】
【笑死了！誰都沒反應過來幸福之地是個名字不是個比喻！】
【快進去快進去，我已經迫不及待截表情包了！】
在粉絲們的催促下，衛子明的手試探性地向前一伸———鏽跡斑斑的鐵門瞬間向前傾倒，砸在雜草叢生的地上，發出沉悶的響聲，草中剎那蟲蟻四散。
衛子明：“……？”
這門也太不結實了吧？！
他小心翼翼地跨過撲倒在地的鐵門，用棍子在草中試探着，防止草裏有蛇或毒蜘蛛給他來上一口。
沒有人氣時建築本就朽敗得極快，這個小區廢棄了十幾年，除了幾棟主要的居民樓外，地面上幾乎已經看不到太多人類生活的痕跡了。
衛子明一邊試探一邊向前走，不知道是不是他的錯覺，他總覺得這裏安靜得可怕，一路上能聽到的蟬鳴聲，在這裏一絲也無。除了棍子掃到草地的聲音和自己的呼吸聲外，他聽不到什麽多餘的聲音。
廢棄的地方他也去了不少次，但沒有哪一次讓他這麽心慌，衛子明瞄了瞄自己的直播間：“你們能不能多發點消息？我有點慎得慌……”
他這種堪稱示弱的話一出來，就收獲了一大串嘲笑。
這種荒僻的地方孤身一人呆着本就容易胡思亂想，衛子明清清嗓子，把他前幾天自己編寫的腳本和今天司機講述的素材揉了揉，捋了個開頭後，就開始輕聲講述起來。
在極安靜的廢棄小區裏，衛子明的聲音放得很輕，配合着黑夜中和人差不多高的荒草與不遠處黑漆漆的建築輪廓，哪怕只是旁觀，也讓直播間裏的人聽的慎得慌。
“……然後———‘砰’！”衛子明輕言細語，“無人的夜裏，樓外的綠化帶裏，血色一點點沁出來，有人被這樣的聲音驚醒，開了燈四下找尋，在他轉頭的時候，他忽然聽到有人喊他的名字……”
“衛子明。”
直播間裏，突兀地出現了第二個人的聲音，又輕又飄。
毫不誇張地說，衛子明的汗毛噌地一下就豎起來：“你們老實交代是誰在惡搞我！提前知道了我要來這兒所以埋伏我是吧！”
之前線下直播裏也有人這麽幹過，最後被衛子明整的哭爹喊娘。
衛子明抓着棍子的手裏沁出一層薄薄的汗，讓他掌心的棍子都有點膩滑，他在原地站了一會兒，除了自己的呼吸聲，再也沒有聽到別的響動。
他猶豫着問：“ 你們剛剛聽到有人在喊我了嗎？”
直播間裏衆說紛纭，有的說聽見了，有的說沒聽見。
衛子明猶豫了一會兒，直接關掉了襯托他講述的、陰森森的背景音樂。
現在已經夠陰森了，他都有點慫了QAQ
他定了定神，問：“有沒有人要和我線上連麥的啊？”
多幾個人的聲音一起好壯膽。
來看他直播的粉絲已經有兩萬多人了，衛子明幹脆讓他們自己搶麥，搶到麥的人可以陪他上線唠十分鐘。
有了人和自己說話後，衛子明沒那麽慌了，他甚至以為剛剛那一聲是他太過緊張出現的幻覺。
就這樣在裏面晃蕩了半個多小時，除了居民樓裏沒去，衛子明已經将小區的環境摸了個遍，還帶着他們看了小區裏落葉堆積到幾乎看不出曾經是個泳池的地方，順便陰恻恻地講述了一段恐怖故事，将直播間裏粉絲們吓得亂蹦亂跳。
“重頭戲馬上要上了！”這半個多小時衛子明已經調節好了，并進入到了良好的直播狀态，他将鏡頭對準黑漆漆的門樓，聲音放輕，“讓我們來看看，廢棄了十幾年的大樓裏，是什麽樣子呢……”
【今天的卷王格外在狀态，好幾次鏡頭掃過的時候我都被吓了一跳！】
【半個小時之前的那一聲吓得我現在都沒緩過來……】
【明明這次什麽危險都沒遇到，就是環境陰森了點，但我總有種喘不過氣來的感覺！】
【我也是！感覺這氣氛好恐怖啊！】
彈幕一聲聲喊着好恐怖，直播鏡頭裏，衛子明悄悄咽了咽口水，他深吸一口氣，在心裏默念二十四字真言。
因為是在整個小區裏巡邏了一圈，所以他先探的是一號樓，一號樓單元樓的門鎖是虛掩着的，鎖早已在長年累月中鏽蝕得不成樣子，衛子明拉開防盜大門的時候，刺耳的聲音在安靜中如同驚雷。
衛子明的心髒一瞬間砰砰亂跳，但在這樣刺耳又難聽的聲音裏，他下意識地将門拉大了點，又找了塊石頭擋着，防止門自己彈回去。
衛子明進入了一號樓，這個小區的設計是十幾年前的，防盜門後有一大片空地，用來給業主停放自行車或者電動車，明明用手電筒掃一掃黑暗就可以看清具體的景象，但衛子明莫名覺得頭皮發麻，心髒跳得快要蹦出來，他下意識地挪開了手電筒，順着樓梯往二樓爬。
十幾年無人打掃的樓梯上積滿了灰塵，除了亮着的手機直播屏幕，就只有一束孤獨的手電筒光。
衛子明爬到了二樓，他先用手裏攥着的棍子在樓道裏卷了卷，卷下了不少蜘蛛網，然後他用棍子戳了戳離他最近的101的大門。
出乎他意料的是，門被他一戳就開，門後是客廳，積灰到看不出顏色的地板上有沙發還有茶幾，衛子明的手電筒掃了掃，停在了茶幾上，他往前走了幾步———即使落滿了灰，也能看出來應該是散落的零食，髒兮兮的沙發上好像還有玩具，仿佛這家人并沒有搬走，只是随意的出了一趟門，卻再也沒有回來。
日常細節的加入讓恐怖感達到了巅峰。
衛子明害怕地倒退一步———
他貼上了一具冰冷的身體。
“衛子明。”
和半個多小時前喊他的聲音一模一樣，只是這次，響在他的耳邊。
衛子明渾身上下的汗毛都豎了起來，他轉過頭，手電筒猛地向後掃，看到了一張慘白的、似人又非人的臉。
和它相貼的地方好像冒着寒氣，衛子明聽到自己牙關打顫的聲音，聽到直播間裏連上麥的人發出尖叫，他的腦子亂哄哄的，身體的反應卻快過那大腦。
他将手電筒砸在那張詭異的臉上，沿着直線沖過茶幾和沙發之間的空隙，從一樓打開的窗戶那裏直接跳了下去。
二樓并不算高，衛子明跳到厚厚的雜草裏，除了身上摔得有點痛外，并沒有什麽大事，他握緊手中的棍子，從地上爬起來後，他一邊向他記憶中小區的出口方向跑，一邊瘋狂在身上拽扯着，要将所有的累贅都扔下！
直播間裏已經亂成了一團，衛子明根本沒空管，扔掉累贅後，他抓着手機拼命向門口跑，手機湊到唇邊他沒空看屏幕，只是一個勁地喊：“幫我報警！你們快幫我報警！”
他在荒草堆裏逃命，耳邊隐約傳來了如同嬰兒的啼哭，那聲音剛剛還很遠，一瞬間便近在眼前，衛子明只覺腰側一痛，反應過來時人已經重重地撞在了地上，手機摔出去老遠，壯烈犧牲。
最後一點光源報廢，什麽都看不見的黑暗中，他只摸到了一條極長的傷口，傷口旁邊都是濕漉漉的。
可現在已經顧不上疼，他又感覺到了危險，幾乎是用盡全身力氣向旁邊一滾，地上細小的石頭土塊壓在傷口上，疼得他一瞬間就飙了淚。
他的手向旁邊一伸，摸到了冰冷詭異的皮毛。
衛子明：“！！！”
他都不知道自己是哪兒來的勇氣，拼了命地一推，像只沒頭蒼蠅一樣慌不擇路，選了個方向就開始奔跑。
黑暗中一直有東西跟着他，他的腿上、背上、胳膊上時不時就一痛，肉被蠻力撕去，黑夜裏傳來了令人毛骨悚然的咀嚼聲。
Wei Ziming nearly passed out from the pain, but he didn't dare to stop. The air he breathed in felt like a knife cutting his lungs. He missed a step and rolled down the slope. He was in so much pain that he suddenly had the stupid idea of "I might as well get eaten."
But when it stopped, even though he was in great pain, he still limped to his feet and ran forward desperately.
Better to live a miserable life than to die!
But the good times didn't last long. Not long after he ran, he smelled the strong smell of blood again. That strange thing was chasing him again!
He ran forward a little further and vaguely saw a light, swaying.
Wei Ziming almost felt a sense of powerless despair.
There are wolves in front and tigers behind, it seems God wants to kill him!
But rather than being torn apart and eaten alive by the weird thing behind him, he would rather try the light source in front of him, hoping that if the light source in front of him was also a monster, it would kill him quickly and efficiently, so that he would suffer less.
With the only belief in his heart that he could die comfortably, Wei Ziming held his breath, dragged his almost unconscious legs and ran forward desperately, and then...
He saw a man.
Amid the chaos, the first thing Wei Ziming noticed was the lantern in his hand. From the long black handle dangled a lantern covered with gauze on all sides. Below the lantern were delicate tassels that swayed slightly, as leisurely as its owner.
Wei Ziming almost cried with joy.
It's a person holding a lantern! It's a person!
"Help!"
All the strength in Hun's body was almost drained away at this moment, and Wei Ziming fell to the ground immediately, but he still tried to crawl forward: "Help! Save me..."
The man holding the lantern had already stopped by the moment he appeared, and his gaze passed over him and fell on the endless darkness behind him.
The light in the lantern suddenly became brighter, like a scorching sun.
Wei Ziming was blinded by the sudden bright light and could not help but close his eyes. He blinked a few times before opening them again.
He saw a scene that he would never forget in his life.
On the grass, countless green vines broke through the ground, as if covering the sky and the sun. They passed Wei Ziming and attacked him from behind. Sharp sounds like a baby crying were heard, and then there was silence the next second.
Something heavy fell beside him, and a vine with a murderous metallic luster was slowly pulled out from the monster chasing him, as if it was just casually attacking some stupid little thing.
The numerous green vines disappeared in a matter of seconds, as if the scene just now was just a shocking illusion.
His savior held a lantern in his hand, looked at him, and asked gently, "Are you okay?"
Wei Ziming's tears burst out instantly.
Wuuuuuu Mom, he met a mysterious master who saved his life!
The master's whole body is emitting the holy light of saving people from suffering!