Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1430: Chapter 890: The Source (Part 3)

The floor they were on was the 17th, with the 18th floor just above them.

The number 18 instinctively feels ominous, reminiscent of the 18 levels of hell.

Combining Chen Moting’s memories as the person involved and partial accounts from Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan, everyone gradually summarized several rules for avoiding being killed at night.

Firstly, one must not hide in one spot for too long. Chen Moting has strong opinions on this, as she and Su Xiaomin had hidden in a corner of the office area, but when the ghost appeared the second time, it directly came near the area where they had been before, which was utterly horrifying.

Secondly, strange occurrences always happen before a ghost appears, such as footsteps above or a faucet mysteriously being turned on, and this ghost would not recklessly attack.

This more resembles a type of fear imposed on the psychological level, slowly approaching, causing someone to collapse under enormous mental pressure, then seeking an opportunity to kill.

If it hadn’t been for Chen Moting leading the way last night, Su Xiaomin might have died when the female ghost knocking on the door appeared for the first time, as she completely lost her composure at the time.

Thirdly, the most dangerous moment occurs after the fire, when the ghost will appear, using various means to tempt and deceive, leading to someone’s death.

Judging from where Su Xiaomin’s body was found, she was deceived by the ghost into opening the door, leading to a tragic death.

The reason it’s called deception is that everyone believes that under normal circumstances, Su Xiaomin wouldn’t be that foolish. Since she knew there was a ghost knocking at the door wanting to trick them into opening it, she should be aware that this door should never be opened.

She was definitely deceived, though exactly how is uncertain.

However, it might be similar to what Chen Moting faced; she was almost tricked out the door by a ghost disguised as Su Xiaomin, but unlike Su Xiaomin, she was cautious enough to see through the identity at a glance and turned the tables, locking the ghost outside at a critical moment.

This move granted her a chance for life, allowing her to survive last night. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com

"Strange..." Chen Nang looked down, biting her nails, "Last night, you didn’t open the door or leave the office area; how did those ghosts get in?"

Logically, they didn’t make any mistakes. Although Su Xiaomin died because she opened the door, the ghost had already come in before that and left traces like black handprints, which was indisputable.

In other words, it’s not completely an illusion; even without opening the door, those ghosts affected reality.

Also, when they left and returned to the office last night, the two people inside mysteriously disappeared.

Survivor Chen Moting was bewildered by this as well. She recalled being with Su Xiaomin during that time, just staying in the office area behind the glass door, not going anywhere. If someone had come in, there was no reason not to see them.

Furthermore, the key point was that once Yang Xiao and others stepped out the door, she immediately relocked it; they didn’t have the key and shouldn’t have been able to open it from the outside.

Now the situation is quite apparent. At the moment those not chosen collectively left, the space changed, split into two worlds.

If the world Yang Xiao and others were in is considered the real world, then the world Chen Moting and Su Xiaomin entered last night is likely the one where the fire occurred that night.

This also explains why there were footsteps upstairs and why a "woman" would run downstairs to seek help, as the reason given was also that there was a fire upstairs.

Every night, those left to keep watch are eerily drawn into that horrific fire, and the "victims" who died in the fire turn into fierce ghosts to find substitutes.

This hypothesis seems valid, and from the current view, Yang Xiao wasn’t very worried, as the risk level wasn’t very high. If he had been there last night, he likely wouldn’t have died. freewebnovёl.ƈom

Of course, this is for someone like Yang Xiao, who isn’t ordinary and is cautious, with a wealth of experience facing the Nightmare World.

Both the Second Demon Uncle and Director Nalan said that his frequency of entering the Nightmare World is far higher than a normal person, and it wasn’t until meeting Dean Sheng of Yiling Academy that Yang Xiao knew the reason; it was all because of the good sister.

During this time, they didn’t remain idle; taking advantage of daylight, they searched every office area on this floor, and Liu Yang brought a wire and opened almost all the doors on both sides of the corridor, including the room with the clothing mannequins.

After opening the door, Chen Moting was dumbfounded. She saw a row of more than ten clothing mannequins lined up back-to-back against the far wall, positioned quite tightly.

"How could this be?" Chen Moting felt uneasy, as just last night she had also looked inside through the glass wall, clearly remembering a few mannequins missing.

Yang Xiao and Jiang Qingluan went forward to inspect these mannequins but found no issues.

Furthermore, judging by the accumulated dust on the ground, these mannequins hadn’t been moved for at least a year.

This means that the ghosts Chen Moting saw last night were unrelated to these mannequins.

They belong to another world.

Everyone was very cautious. After the inspection, they relocked the room.

The quality of players this time around was not bad. In just one night, everyone collected quite a few useful items; someone brought a flashlight, someone completed a mobile phone set, and someone else dismantled a few light tubes from their house along with power strips and other things, preparing to remodel the office.