“Opening a haunted house?” Zuo Si couldn’t help but smile bitterly. He was already struggling to pay his rent, let alone afford to open a haunted house.
However, the sight of the hundred-thousand-yuan prize money suddenly caught his eye.
“A hundred thousand yuan prize…!!”
“Only after completing the task?” Zuo Si frowned. “Where am I supposed to find so much money to open a haunted house?”
He had few friends, and almost no one to borrow money from. Even if he knew he would immediately receive ten thousand yuan after completing the task, he had nowhere to borrow from, and no collateral for a loan.
Seeing the penalty for failure, Zuo Si swallowed hard.
“Failure penalty… death??” he thought.
He had no doubt about the capabilities of this phone; it could make such a ferocious female ghost vanish into thin air. Compared to that, his own life was nothing.
There were many words on the phone screen, but he didn’t plan to read them. The environment here was too eerie and cold.
No one knew whether that female ghost would come back. Anyway, he needed to get out first.
He turned his head, intending to push open the door of the operating room.
But he was horrified to find that the door was still locked!
“This…” he thought.
Cold sweat broke out on Zuo Si’s forehead. He had thought the crisis was over, but it turned out he still couldn’t escape.
He used the phone’s flashlight to observe the surroundings. The worn-out red high heels under his feet were very eye-catching.
Zuo Si didn’t dare to look too much; he had a deep understanding of how terrifying those shoes could be…
“The owner of those shoes is probably the most terrifying presence in this hospital. Now that things have finally calmed down, I need to stay away from it!” he thought.
Since he couldn’t leave, he could only wait until dawn.
Reluctantly, Zuo Si made a decision and took out his phone.
“It’s too scary to stay here alone. Better to turn on the livestream. With someone watching, I might have the courage to keep going…” he thought.
He turned on the livestream, switching to the black light of his phone.
The broadcast had been off for half an hour, but the number of viewers in the chat room was still over three hundred.
A few barrage comments were still discussing.
“It’s over. The host is probably really dead this time… You Ren Hospital is finally famous for something terrible.”
“Ah! If I had come earlier, maybe this tragedy wouldn’t have happened,” said the weak tiger, who surprisingly hadn’t left yet.
“Everyone has their fate. Curiosity kills the cat…”
“Don’t worry, I’ve already called the police. Maybe this host still has a slim chance of survival~”
“Hey, hey, hey—stop talking! Refresh the page quickly, there’s a new scene!” the barrage urged.
There was a few seconds of silence.
“Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! There really is! Is the host still alive!?”
“God! He’s really not dead. Maybe You Ren Hospital isn’t that evil after all~”
“Ah! I was just looking forward to his obituary tomorrow, now all that hope is gone~”
… Zuo Si saw someone hoping for his death, and he was so angry his lungs almost exploded. The fear in his heart was somewhat alleviated.
There are all kinds of people online, but there’s no need to indulge them.
Moreover, this was Zuo Si’s livestream room.
He directly gave those keyboard warriors a permanent ban, feeling as if the whole world suddenly became clear.
“Viewers, everything happening today is special effects. If you feel it’s okay, please follow…” Zuo Si said after finishing this sentence, then turned around and walked away from the high heels.
“I knew it was just special effects all along. Gotta say, the host’s team is pretty good. The picture quality is terrible, though. Hope it improves in the future. Followed~”
“Haha… How many supernatural streamers are just pretending with special effects while actually seeing ghosts for real…”
Chatting with the remaining viewers, Zuo Si felt increasingly at ease.
He no longer thought about how dangerous this place was; he tried to focus all his attention on the livestream.
It wasn’t that he had a big heart; it was because he knew his limits.
Even if he was scared, it wouldn’t help. The ghosts here, even if he summoned all his Qi and Essence, he couldn’t handle them.
Better to run away than to scare himself to death.
But after all, this was You Ren Hospital, and he was still in the third operating room. Inevitably, someone would mention the place.
And that person was the weak tiger.
“Host… are you? Really okay? I can clearly see this is the third operating room…!” he said nervously.
“I, I’m fine. I’m good. It’s safe here…” Zuo Si replied nervously.
But he was afraid that the air would suddenly fall silent.
His gradually calming heart began to stir again with unease.
The temperature around him seemed to be dropping gradually…
At this moment, he was facing away from the door, slowly walking toward the opposite wall, at a very slow pace, almost completely silent.
But he felt as if something was following him from behind…
He pricked up his ears carefully, no longer looking at the barrage.
Because just now, his eyes had been glued to the screen. Now, looking around suddenly, he saw only darkness, nothing was visible.
He slowly took a step forward. The surroundings were eerily silent, so quiet he could hear his own breathing.
Clack…
As his foot fell, he suddenly heard the sound of high heels hitting the ground behind him!
His hair stood on end, and he felt a numbness spreading across his scalp.
She… behind him???
The black phone hadn’t already solved the problem?
Why were those high heels still following him???
“Wait!”
“The black phone only said it would help me, but didn’t say how much help it would give!”
“Could it be… it only helped for a few minutes?”
Considering the unopenable door of the operating room, Zuo Si’s fear grew worse…
“That female ghost hasn’t left?! She… has been staying in this operating room with me the whole time?”
Zuo Si hoped it was just auditory hallucination. He tried to take another step forward, hoping the sounds around him would disappear…
His Adam’s apple rolled, and at the moment he stepped down, his heart jumped into his throat!
Clack…
He didn’t hear wrong! Zuo Si’s eyes widened.
That ghostly thing… was really right behind him! And very close!
He dared not turn his head to look, afraid of seeing something he couldn’t bear.
He could only slowly lower his stiff head, glancing out of the corner of his eye.
His eyes had gradually adapted to the darkness. Although the phone’s light was limited, it was enough for him to see what was within a meter behind him.
Zuo Si’s pupils trembled with fear…
He could clearly feel the temperature around him dropping further, as if some cold, sinister presence was slowly enveloping him.
“Who is this woman! Why does she want to kill so many people!?” he thought.
“Is killing so many not enough? Does she still want to kill me?!” he wondered.
His gaze had already crossed his own feet.
And sure enough, those red high heels did not disappoint him…
They were neatly placed right behind him! The toes pointed directly at his heels!
The distance… only three centimeters!!!
“Why?” a faint woman’s voice whispered in Zuo Si’s ear.
It sounded as if someone was leaning on his shoulder, whispering into his ear.
Suddenly, Zuo Si had a strange feeling—like a woman was hugging him, her head resting on his shoulder, staring straight at him with a wicked gaze.