At that moment, Ning Qiushui felt every cell in his body freeze!
Screech—
Screech—
The cold sound of metal scraping came from behind, making Ning Qiushui's scalp almost explode!
It was... the sound of a knife and fork scraping!
Right behind him!
And it was getting... closer!
At the same time, the blinds at the end of the corridor were suddenly blown open!
A cold wind, carrying a strong scent of blood, continuously assaulted Ning Qiushui's nose and lungs!
Fear... engulfed his entire body!
Was he... going to die?
In that instant, an indescribable fear surged over him like a tide, threatening to drown Ning Qiushui!
He raised his hand, instinctively wanting to turn on the light!
Light... he needed light!
Only light could dispel this terrifying darkness!
But just as Ning Qiushui's hand was about to press the light switch, he forcibly stopped!
In his mind, part of the mysterious letter he had received earlier suddenly surfaced—...
[...]
[Do not light a lamp in the wind, do not light a candle in the rain]
[Do not ascend during the day, do not close your eyes at night]
...
—Do not light a lamp in the wind.
Ning Qiushui gritted his teeth, suppressing the indescribable fear within him, and refrained from turning on the light!
He withdrew his hand and, step by step, braced against the cold, blood-scented wind, moving forward down the corridor!
The terrifying sound of metal scraping seemed to be right by his ear, constantly assaulting his nerves.
As if the thing behind him could at any moment stab him with sharp knives and forks, chopping him to pieces!
Ning Qiushui took a deep breath, steeled himself, clenched his fists, and ignored the terrifying metal scraping sound behind him, moving forward step by step!
He was gambling.
Gambling that he hadn't triggered the Death Condition, that the thing behind him... couldn't attack him!
One step...
Two steps...
At this moment, Ning Qiushui felt his adrenaline surge to the extreme.
Every step was a severe test of his psyche!
But he didn't dare run, nor could he run.
The wind blowing against him was so cold, it seemed to penetrate his skin, directly reaching his muscles, his bones... his whole body was stiff.
Fortunately... Ning Qiushui's gamble paid off.
The terrifying thing behind him seemed to be blocked by something, unable to harm him. When he finally reached his room door and grasped the doorknob, the sharp metal scraping sound behind him abruptly disappeared... Follow the newest chapters on novelping(.)com.
The bloody wind in the corridor gradually ceased, and under the dim moonlight, Ning Qiushui saw the blinds at the end of the corridor... had somehow closed tightly again.
"Was it just an illusion..."
Ning Qiushui panted, his gaze slightly focused.
The piercing cold behind him also gradually faded, as if the thing that had been following him... had left.
Ning Qiushui felt his mind go blank.
He pushed the door open and found his clothes were soaked with sweat.
In the darkness, Liu Chengfeng's rough voice sounded, tinged with some fear:
"Brother, are you... alright?"
Clearly, he had also heard the terrifying metal scraping sound in the corridor just now!
Ning Qiushui shook his head.
"I'm fine."
Liu Chengfeng approached, fumbling in the dark for Ning Qiushui's hand, confirming he had the warmth of a living person, then exhaled a long breath, admiringly saying:
"Brother, you are damn... amazing!"
"I thought you wouldn't make it back!"
"Was there, was there something in the corridor just now?"
Ning Qiushui nodded.
"It appeared."
Liu Chengfeng's eyes widened in disbelief:
"It... it didn't kill you?"
Ning Qiushui was silent for a moment, then said:
"It can't kill us indiscriminately."
"Only when we trigger the 'Death Condition' can it attack us."
Liu Chengfeng recalled earlier events, his mind a whirl of thoughts!
"So... do you know what the Death Condition is, brother?"
Ning Qiushui spoke softly:
"I know part of it."
"I've already told you before."
"But those aren't all the Death Conditions, exactly how many there are... only it knows."
"What we need to do now... is to quickly uncover the truth of the matter."
Liu Chengfeng's breathing was a bit rapid:
"But even if we know the truth, it doesn't help much with surviving, does it?"
Ning Qiushui was silent for a while.
"The truth should also come with a way to deal with it."
"Remember what the man in the suit told us earlier?"
"The world behind the Blood Door has more than one Way Out, it seems extremely dangerous, but it's not completely unresistable."
"Moreover, the woman in the red dress warned us not to enter the third floor of the villa, suggesting that place is extremely important!"
Liu Chengfeng's eyes flickered, finally making up his mind, gritting his teeth:
"Alright!"
"Brother, just say when, and I'll go with you!"
"At worst, we'll die together, at least we'll have company!"
"Let's wait a bit longer."
The two waited in the room for a long time.
Until the latter half of the night, the terrifying metal scraping sound suddenly echoed in the corridor outside once more!
Both knew it was the sound of knives and forks scraping!
The thing from the third floor... had come down to hunt again!
Even though he was mentally prepared, Liu Chengfeng still clearly felt the hair on his body stand on end, his hands and feet trembling uncontrollably!
This time... who would it be?
Screech—
Screech—
Screech—
As the scraping sound drew closer, Liu Chengfeng's heart pounded faster.
He glanced at Ning Qiushui sitting beside him, and found... the other was actually drinking tea.
Liu Chengfeng was stunned.
Then, once again, he sincerely admired the other's psychological resilience.
"Brother, to be able to leisurely drink tea in such a situation... you're the first I've ever seen!"
Liu Chengfeng kept his voice extremely low.
Ning Qiushui put down the teacup.
"I'm also very nervous."
"But different people show nervousness in different ways."
"When I'm nervous, I like to eat or drink something."
Though he said this, his voice was steady, almost without a hint of tremor.
Outside the door,
The terrifying sound still paused in front of them.
The sound of knives and forks scraping rang out again and again, as if a ravenous ghost stood at their door, drooling as it watched them...
Liu Chengfeng felt he was quite useless, but his palms were indeed drenched with sweat.
He was truly afraid.
Afraid that the terrifying thing outside would suddenly burst in...
But fortunately, what he imagined did not happen.
The ghostly thing paused at their door for a while, then seemed to realize it couldn't attack them, and shifted its target to another room.
This time...
It was exactly like the scene from the previous night.
The sound... disappeared outside the next door.
About five minutes later, Ning Qiushui, who was pressed against the door, still heard nothing, so he slowly pushed the door open a small crack.
After observing for a while, Ning Qiushui pushed the door open wider, poked his head out, and looked around the dark, silent corridor.
Apart from the open blinds at the end and the howling cold wind, there was nothing in the corridor.
"Now's the time, let's go!"
Ning Qiushui gestured to Liu Chengfeng, and the two tiptoed out, cautiously sneaking through the darkness towards the stairway...