Nightmare Apostle

Chapter 1758: Chapter 1010: Mr. Mei Jin

"Maybe he was first put in a box, then buried alive," Jiu Shan Sha Yue suddenly said.

"Makes sense, this also explains why the ghost always appears in a confined space, last night it was a wardrobe, tonight a fridge."

"In extreme fear, people try to save themselves with anything at hand, leaving scratches or stabs as the child struggled before dying," Beiyu Ye continued after thinking, "After he turned into a ghost, he also continued with this obsession."

Upon hearing this, Shibuki Naoko’s eyes lit up, "So this ghost’s obsession is to escape, it hopes someone can open that door for it!" freeωebnovēl.c૦m

"The first time is our chance. As long as we hear it sealed in a closed space, like a wardrobe or fridge, if we open the door from outside and let it out, it won’t kill anyone again. Conversely, if we leave it to die, we face its revenge, it will strike a second time that night, and this time there’s no chance at all, it will definitely kill." Shibuki Naoko continued.

This theory sounds reasonable at first, but Yang Xiao quickly questioned, "If that’s the case, the ghost’s targets for revenge should be the same person, not just tonight, but last night too; Sakurai Miyuki didn’t open the door either, so why was she safe and Kato Atsushi died?"

Hearing this, the hope that had just emerged in everyone’s hearts was doused with cold water by Yang Xiao’s precise analysis. Last night the ghost first targeted Sakurai Miyuki, it was she who didn’t open the door, yet she was unharmed while Kato Atsushi, who lived on the same floor, was killed, an obvious inconsistency.

After all, Kato Atsushi had nothing to do with this, he was truly caught in the crossfire.

However, many present were seasoned players, well aware that ghosts don’t kill without reason or rules, there must be a connection, they just haven’t found it yet.

"Mr. Yang Xiao makes a valid point, but I propose that whoever encounters the ghost next should try to open the door. This might be a way to survive, we cannot give up." Mitsuo Takeda offered, a very reasonable suggestion.

From the two nights of ghost attacks, they did learn something: first, the ghost’s initial attack usually happens in the first half of the night, almost like a warning, after all, the ghost only scares but doesn’t kill, the real danger comes in the second half of the night.

Second, the attack range on the same night is usually concentrated on the same floor, last night it was the 6th floor, tonight it’s the 5th floor, people on other floors are relatively safe.

Finally, the real death scene of those tortured to death by the ghost in the second half of the night isn’t in this world, but more like in a dream since no fatal wounds were found on the bodies. freeweɓnovel.cøm

This is a ghost dream, those killed by the ghost dream are completely unaware beforehand; in a sense, it is a nightmare within the Nightmare World, a deeper, more terrifying nightmare.

It was late, and everyone dispersed. After someone dies, it means the rest can rest easy, as maintaining enough energy in the Nightmare World is crucial to success or failure.

Yang Xiao didn’t immediately escort Sato Shouta back to his room, instead, he first took him back to the service room and stuffed chocolates and coffee candies into his pocket.

This scene confused Sato Shouta, who was a bit panicked, "Mr. Yang, did I do something wrong, are you not accepting my gift because you’re angry with me?"

"No, you did well, but remember, always look out for yourself, in critical moments, only you can save yourself, don’t easily trust anyone." Yang Xiao reminded.

"But Mr. Yang, you’re my friend, can’t we even trust our friends? Do you suspect these things are problematic?" Sato Shouta’s eyes widened with disbelief, filled with grievance and disappointment.

"Mr. Sato, this is the Nightmare World, stop speaking like a child. That’s all I can say, don’t have too much hope in others, often the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." Yang Xiao took a deep breath, seriously saying, "Mr. Sato, you’re a qualified friend, I don’t want you to be disappointed in me."

Upon hearing Yang Xiao call him a friend, Sato Shouta visibly brightened up. He seemed to block out the rest of Yang Xiao’s words, or perhaps he didn’t quite understand them, "Mr. Yang, you still consider me a friend, that’s great, I swear, you can absolutely trust me, of course, I absolutely trust you, Mr. Yang, you’re a reliable friend, I have always had a keen eye for people!"

Unable to argue with him, Yang Xiao didn’t know how to explain further, and finally just let it go, sending Sato Shouta back to his room and checking it over to ensure there were no problems before leaving.

He hoped to do something for Sato Shouta before leaving this world.

The next morning, having stayed awake all night, Yang Xiao had just dozed off on the table when there was a knock on the door, it was Sato Shouta’s voice, "Mr. Yang! Mr. Yang! Are you in there?"

Tong Han was also outside the door, saying that Mitsuo Takeda asked them to notify everyone to gather downstairs immediately, as requested by the gang that brought them.

Knowing something was up, Yang Xiao hurried downstairs, bumping into Shibuki Naoko and Takeuchi Tomoya rushing down the stairs in the emergency passage, they lived on the 8th floor, just above Yang Xiao.