readsfreenovel Chapter 813 The Haunted Dormitory 21
Chapter 813 The Haunted Dormitory 21
In the pitch black, fear and imagination in people's hearts are amplified.
Their hearing will become exceptionally acute, and even the slightest unusual sound will be amplified, leading to wild and unfounded thoughts.
Seeing that no one else was starting, Zhang Siyu had no choice but to go first.
To her left is Zhao Lu, and to her right is that boy.
Starting counter-clockwise, he walked directly to Zhao Lu's location in the dark and patted her on the shoulder.
After sensing this, Zhao Lu walked towards the next person's position; the short-haired girl was on her other side.
After walking over and patting her on the shoulder, the short-haired girl then headed towards the boy's location.
The boy walked to the spot that Zhang Siyu had vacated.
The game rules required him to cough once he reached a secluded corner and then stand still for five seconds, which he did exactly as instructed.
"Cough cough." The coughing sound was clear in the darkness.
After standing there for five seconds, he walked counter-clockwise to the left, to the corner where Zhang Siyu was standing, and patted her on the shoulder.
Zhang Siyu then walked to the next corner and patted Zhao Lu on the shoulder.
At first, in the first round, the second round, and even the third and fourth rounds when the group played with bated breath, there were no problems.
But no one relaxed; instead, they remained on edge, wondering if a fifth person might appear.
When the game reached its eighth round, all four of them suddenly heard footsteps coming from inside the room.
It was originally the man's turn to move, and the only sound in the room was his footsteps.
So the extra footsteps were particularly abrupt, and everyone's expression changed upon hearing them.
The next moment, Zhao Lu felt someone pat her on the shoulder.
She felt a momentary panic; she shouldn't be the one being patted on the shoulder at this time, and the person patting her shoulder wasn't Zhang Siyu.
Listening carefully, she realized the person behind her wasn't breathing; all she felt was a touch on her shoulder.
It's illogical that not a single breath could be heard in such a quiet environment.
Therefore, there is only one explanation: the thing behind her is not a person.
The thought that the person behind her was a ghost who had patted her on the shoulder sent chills down her spine, and her heart pounded.
But there was nothing she could do. She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
He didn't know when, but only the person behind him was left in the room, and the footsteps from before had stopped.
Having already been patted on the shoulder, she could only grit her teeth and continue moving counter-clockwise to the next spot.
With difficulty, Zhao Lu moved behind the person next to her and heard faint breathing sounds. Only then did she feel a slight sense of relief.
After she patted the person on the shoulder, the short-haired girl began to move.
When she moved to the next spot, she patted the person on the body and it felt like touching a piece of ice; even the temperature of a dead person might not be that low.
She suspected that this might not be human anymore, and she was terrified, but she still dared not make a sound.
Fortunately, after waiting for a while, she heard the footsteps of the person in front of her.
Zhang Siyu kept thinking about what had just happened. Logically, after everyone had gone around, someone should have coughed, but she hadn't heard it.
The extra footsteps added to everyone's anxiety, making them think with trepidation that their turn would come soon.
She stiffened slightly when someone tapped her on the shoulder.
The person stood behind her, and a chill ran down her neck, making her tense up and giving her goosebumps.
But he didn't forget the rules of the game, and he also wanted to get away from the people behind him—or rather, not people.
As Zhang Siyu walked, another set of footsteps sounded at the same time, causing everyone present to gasp in surprise.
After brainwashing herself, she quickly calmed down.
My mind raced back to the moment I heard two footsteps ahead, and I carefully analyzed the situation.
There were two footsteps just now, but it quickly became one footstep, and then the rules of the game and their order got messed up.
Almost instantly upon thinking of it, she quickened her pace, practically sprinting to the next corner.
There's no one here; the previous order has been shuffled.
In that case, it must be that a ghost bypassed her and patted Zhao Lu's shoulder, causing her to move forward a position.
Moreover, the ghost did not stand in Zhao Lu's original position, but instead took the place of the boy who was originally walking.
So, the person who just patted my shoulder was indeed a ghost.
The boy was too slow, so the ghost took his spot, leaving the seat in front of him empty.
Zhang Siyu coughed out and stood there for five seconds before she heard the footsteps disappear.
It seems she guessed right; Zhang Siyu raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
Five seconds later, she continued moving and reached Zhao Lu's position.
The familiar scent was unmistakable. She patted her shoulder with one hand and wrote a word on her back with the other.
Zhao Lu turned her head slightly and recognized that the person this time was Zhang Siyu.
As for the words she wrote on her back, she quickly analyzed the situation after figuring out what they were.
Why did Zhang Siyu write the word "fast" for her? Was it a reminder to herself to be quick?
As she moved, she quickened her pace while keeping her mind focused on the task at hand.
When Zhang Siyu first moved, her footsteps sounded more like running than walking.
Why did they run? Was it because of that extra footstep?
After hearing the two footsteps earlier, Zhao Lu realized that a ghost had appeared between them, and she guessed the real rules of the game.
She moved silently and patted the short-haired girl on the shoulder smoothly.
The short-haired girl was a little scared to walk to the next location. She hadn't forgotten the feeling of touching the ice cube, which felt like touching a corpse.
But the game couldn't be stopped, so she could only grit her teeth and keep moving.
As she moved, another set of footsteps sounded in the room.
The short-haired girl hesitated and stopped, because she felt that the footsteps were right next to her.
Fear spread through her heart. The footsteps didn't approach her companion in the next position, but instead patted Zhang Siyu on the shoulder.
Then, it returned to the short-haired girl's position, and at the same time, the short-haired girl disappeared directly into the room.
Zhang Siyu was patted and continued to move towards Zhao Lu's position.
The timing didn't match up. It shouldn't have been her turn so quickly. If she wasn't mistaken, there should only be herself and Zhao Lu left in the room.
After being patted on the shoulder, Zhao Lu also realized this.
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Xu Siyao, Ji Yan, and Ye Liqin sat in the living room outside, waiting for news.
Suddenly they heard voices coming from upstairs again, so they went out to see what was going on.
Above the courtyard of the tenement building, many ropes were hanging down from somewhere, and four people were hanging from four of the ropes—or rather, four dead people.