Welcome to the Nightmare Live

In the dead silent room, the young man on the bed moved his eyelashes and slowly opened his eyes.

Wen Jianyan woke up.

He sat up on the edge of the bed and turned his head to look around.

Everything was the same as before he fell asleep.

Huang Mao, who heard the movement, looked over, and his eyes lit up slightly: Captain! Are you awake?

Wen Jianyan nodded.

As he rolled over and felt numb, he subconsciously touched his flank—the clothes on his body were already half-dried by his body temperature, and they tightly covered the small piece of concealed skin, so he couldn't see the tricks inside. The golden-red lines on the robe, if it weren't for the faint pain in the place touched by Wu Zhu before, it would almost make people think that nothing happened.

How's your rest?

Yun Bilan came over and asked.

Well, Wen Jianyan put down her hand.

He shrugged and answered lightly, Yes.

He couldn't reveal what he did in his sleep, so he could only make others think he was resting.

but……

Wen Jian glanced in the direction of Bai Xue without a trace.

As soon as the other party sat on the soft chair leaning against the corner of the room, he lowered his head without saying a word, his pale and bloodless face was soaked in the darkness, and he looked as silent and autistic as before, and it was difficult to say whether he had Find something different.

However, even if the psychic really found something, Wen Jianyan was not worried.

The things he heard and experienced were too unique. Whether it was Wu Xian or the National Snake, they were all top-secret existences in [Nightmare]. Without any clues, other anchors wanted to find out what was going on. What happened is almost impossible.

In addition, Bai Xue is a taciturn and borderline personality. Even if he really realizes what has changed in his body, the possibility of saying it is very low.

so,

Wen Jianyan looked at the teammates in front of her, Did something happen while I was asleep?

The air was eerily quiet for a moment.

Chen Mo paused and looked at each other.

Wen Jianyan was keenly aware of the difference, and asked, What's wrong?

Anyway,

Chen Mo took a deep breath and walked over with a surprisingly serious expression on his face, Captain, there is something I think you need to look at.

As he spoke, he inserted his hand into his pocket.

Wen Jianyan's eyes fell on the object he took out from his pocket, and his heart could not help beating slightly.

It's the little black book.

Since the first time I told them how to complete the main quest of the dungeon, this little black book has not changed. Now Chen Mo took it out. Could it be...?

An ominous premonition rose up in my heart.

As if to prove Wen Jianyan's guess, Chen Mo turned to a page in the book, turned it around, and handed it to Wen Jianyan:

Captain, look.

Wen Jianyan calmed down and looked down at the book.

On the blank, yellowed pages were those lines of familiar scarlet letters.

【Assessment of intern employees】

【1. Please welcome a guest to enter the Xingwang Hotel for check-in】

However, I don't know since when...

The third line appeared.

【2. Please do whatever it takes to meet the requirements of the guests】

Seeing this new command, Wen Jianyan couldn't help but suffocate slightly.

Chen Mo's voice sounded from the side, We only found this new instruction in this book shortly before you woke up. Wen Jianyan raised her head.

Yes, we were actually hesitating whether to wake you up just now, Yun Bilan said, I didn't expect you to wake up so soon.

...

Wen Jianyan lowered her head again and looked at the book.

The line of words seemed to have just been written, showing a fresh, rich scarlet that was about to flow down, and it looked even more eerie and ominous under the dim light.

He sorted out his thoughts and asked, So, what are the requirements of the guests mentioned in the book, do you have any clues?

Several people looked at each other and shook their heads.

No.

To be precise, during the time when Wen Jianyan was asleep, nothing worth mentioning happened, the whole corridor was extraordinarily calm, not only did no supernatural events happen, but not even a single anchor entered their entire ring. Area - This line of small characters appeared without warning, before or after this, nothing strange happened.

If it wasn't for Chen Mo's whim, they might not even have noticed that there was such a line in the book.

Huang Mao hesitated for a moment and said, That...

I remember that the main quest of this dungeon doesn't have to be completed, right? He took a deep breath, plucked up his courage, and said weakly, Maybe, we don't need to worry about it for the time being?

really.

[Xingwang Hotel] The main quest of this dungeon is marked on the ID card from the very beginning: It is not necessary to complete it.

In other words, in this copy, the anchors do not have to become new employees here. In this case, this so-called intern employee assessment must not be passed.

That is to say, it is not necessary to follow the guidelines in the book to complete the task.

I don't approve.

Yun Bilan frowned and said:

Don't you remember how disgusting the so-called unnecessary of this sub-body is? It says that it is unnecessary, but every step is forcing the anchor to choose the necessary path, otherwise it will be in the middle of this competition. Die in... Lilu We don't know the reason for this mission yet, but it's better to do it better.

Huang Mao: But... these tasks are also traps, aren't they? What if it is like the first one, and lures us into a worse situation?

However, inviting the guest itself is beneficial to us, isn't it?

Chen Mo on the side opened his mouth.

Although pulling ghosts into the Xingwang Hotel will destroy its original stable and safe state, but under the premise that this situation must be broken, the more guests we pull into the hotel, the more benefits it will bring to us. ?

No one can convince anyone.

In the end, their eyes fell on Wen Jianyan: Captain, what do you think?

...

Wen Jianyan didn't answer immediately.

After a few seconds, he raised his eyes and said slowly:

To be done.

Wen Jianyan's words changed, However, it's not for any of the reasons you just said.

A few people were stunned, What?

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath: Do you remember when I stopped you from getting the double portrait in the town before, and finally decided to take a detour and confront the guest to get the single portrait? ?

Several people nodded.

To be honest, they still don't know why Wen Jianyan made such a decision in the first place.

No matter which direction you look at, the double image will be a better choice, not only can you pull more guests into your own side and become a bonus, but also avoid walking in the rain for too long and being stared by indistinguishable ghosts— ——However, in the end, Wen Jianyan chose the most difficult and dangerous path.

Even after they left the town and returned to the hotel, they never found a chance to ask why.

- until now.

We have all realized before, just how dark this copy is.

Wen Jianyan looked at the people in front of her:

In that case... do you think the so-called ghosts who have been pulled into our camp are such good existences?

The air fell silent for a while.

The ghosts pulled into the hotel will kill the human beings on the opposite side, but not the anchor of their own side. From this point of view, it can indeed become our driving force, but the problem is... Wen Jianyan Taking a deep breath, I have no doubts, all of this is conditional.

He turned over the notebook in his hand, put his fingertips on the words whatever it takes, and narrowed his eyes slightly:

It proved my guess.

Several people were startled, subconsciously chewing these six words repeatedly in their minds.

----at all costs.

The ghost will help us, not because it has reason, conscience, and knows that we are one party... You have seen it before, the ghost in this copy is not this type of existence.

Can't communicate, can't negotiate, can't influence. They just kill.

They don't kill us, just because they can't.

Just like the customers in the copy of [Prosperity Building], in the first few floors, they are only temporarily unable to do it. Once they meet or persecute certain conditions... This rule will no longer apply.

Huang Mao shivered involuntarily, showing a terrified expression:

So, so, that's why you didn't let us bring more guests into the hotel?

right.

Wen Jianyan nodded, closed the small book in his hand, and handed it back to Chen Mo: Don't you feel it? The core style of this copy is [malicious].

In order to win the battle against the bacteria, the anchors kept pulling in the so-called self-help towards the Xingwang Hotel, but after they played a role, they found that their actions would bring more fear, The greater danger...how desperate would they be when they cared to recognize this?

Wen Jianyan suddenly smiled, a pair of shallow eyes glistening in the dim light.

It was a very gentle, almost innocent smile, but before that, there seemed to be something deeper and darker lurking behind it. At this moment, it was inexplicably chilling:

At least, if I were the dungeon designer, and had the utmost malice towards all the humans in this dungeon—I would do it.

Several people were shocked by the danger in each other's smiles.

Chen Mo frowned: If this is the case, the priority of the task of fulfilling the guest's request will be completely different from before... We must solve it as soon as possible.

Let's go.

Wen Jianyan stood up and walked towards the door: The first thing we need to do now is to find out what the guest's requirements are. He put his hand on the doorknob and turned to look at everyone:

So, we probably have to get back to the real 408 next.

The group left the room.

After confirming that there were no enemies around, they cautiously walked towards the stairwell.

During the whole process, No. 8 and No. 10 did not appear again, they seemed to have already left.

Soon, Wen Jianyan and the others returned to the fourth floor.

After returning to their own domain, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although the danger has not completely disappeared, at least they finally no longer have to worry about being discovered and surrounded by the black side at any time.

They walked quickly along the familiar corridor, and soon came to the door of 408.

The door was tightly shut.

The red light of [Do Not Disturb] is on, which is particularly dazzling in the dimly lit corridor. Everything looks the same as before.

At least that's how it looks from the outside.

The air was dead silent.

Want to go in?

Yun Bilan asked cautiously.

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed the same solemn expression.

Although they knew that, theoretically, the occupants in the room would probably not attack them, but... this did not mean that they could walk into a dangerous room without any psychological barriers, and they knew there were ghosts.

Wen Jianyan gritted her teeth, I'm afraid we don't have a choice.

After all, they don't have any other way of getting information beyond that.

He put his hand on the doorknob and pressed down slowly.

The door is not locked.

Wen Jianyan took a deep breath and pushed inward a little—

With a squeak sound, the door was slowly pushed open.

There was no light in the room, it was terrifyingly dark.

A damp and foul smell gushed out from the dark crack of the door, as if something had been dead in the room for a long time, making it almost breathless.

Wen Jianyan raised her hand to cover her mouth and nose subconsciously.

He was ruthless, gritted his teeth, and took the lead in walking towards 408.

408 is very dark.

The lighting system, which was still functional, failed after the arrival of the guests and could no longer function.

As soon as he walked into the room, Wen Jianyan felt something was wrong.

The touch under your feet seems to be a little...? weird.

He lowered his head and looked at the area under his feet by the lights in the corridor.

Moist and sticky. It's like getting wet with water.

?!

Wen Jianyan was startled, as if suddenly thinking of something.

He took his phone out of his pocket and turned on the front flashlight.

A pale light appeared, barely dispelling the darkness in front of him, moving slowly under the control of the owner of the phone, illuminating every corner of the room.

There were faint wet marks oozing out from under the old wallpaper, deeply and shallowly imprinted on the wall. The carpet had been wet with water from unknown sources, and it appeared dark under the light of the flashlight, which looked very strange.

...

Wen Jianyan frowned slowly.

He remembered the room where he met Wu Zhu in his dream.

The wallpaper is mottled and peeled, full of water marks, and the ground is full of dark stagnant water... If this trend continues, will this room also become the look of the dream?

Then, will the drawing part also——

What's wrong?

Yun Bilan, who was behind him, noticed something and asked.

Wen Jianyan said, Nothing.

He shook his head, took a step, and walked carefully towards the interior of the room.

The further you go, the darker the darkness. Although the light from the flashlight in your hand has not weakened, it seems to have been affected, and the area that can be illuminated is getting smaller and smaller.

If the darkness is real, it is overwhelming.

The temperature in the room is very low, and the cold and humid air has a stench of decaying corpses.

All of them knew that there was a ghost in this room.

Although it cannot be seen with the eyes, there is no doubt about this, which makes everyone tremble with fear and nervousness.

Wen Jianyan stood cautiously.

He turned the phone's direction and took a look at the location of the oil painting.

The dim light of the flashlight illuminated the frame and the oil painting it was framed within.

Before the lights went out for the first time, the scene they had seen had disappeared, replaced by a portrait of a woman.

——It was the oil painting they brought back from the rainy town.

The woman stood motionless in the painting, wearing a long black dress, her face seemed to be covered with a pale and stiff mask, and it looked particularly clear under the light. I don't know if it's an illusion...

I always feel that this painting seems to be a lot clearer than when I was in the rainy town before.

The yellow hair on the side sucked in a low breath, Wait, there seems to be something under the painting—

At Huang Mao's prompt, Wen Jianyan moved the flashlight and pointed it towards the lower edge of the painting.

Pale light swept across the rough canvas, illuminating the messy dark wet marks on it--

Everyone could not help but shrink their pupils.

On it, in messy and twisted handwriting, three numbers were written in large letters.

[329]

It seems that this is the clue they are looking for-then they need to go to this room according to the directions on the painting, in order to know what the so-called requirements of the guests are.

Now that they have the clues, there is no need for them to stay here any longer.

Everyone looked at each other and understood each other.

They turned around and evacuated from 408 in a methodical and rapid manner.

408's door closed behind them.

The damp, dark, and smelly space was isolated behind the door panel, and the corridor under the dark red light appeared in front of everyone's eyes, which greatly relieved their tense emotions.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

So, Chen Mo calmed down, turned to look at Wen Jianyan, going to room 329 next?

……right.

Wen Jianyan nodded.

Although he has obtained clues, he doesn't know why, but his expression is very solemn, even worse than before entering 408.

Yun Bilan was keenly aware of this: What's the matter, Captain?

There are two possibilities in room 329.

Wen Jianyan turned his head to look over, and Qunguang Weng flashed, First, the inside has been occupied by the guests invited by the black side, which means that if we want to fulfill the requirements of the 408 guests, we have to communicate with the insiders. There is a head-on conflict between the guests, it would be okay if this is the case...

Ah? Is this okay? Huang Mao showed a shocked expression.

Yes,

Wen Jianyan raised her hand and wiped her face, and said slowly, Too bad, there are no guests inside.

The expressions of the other people also darkened.

At that moment, they also realized the deep meaning hidden in Wen Jian's words.

If there is no guest in 329...

This also means that the guests are asking them to enter the rainy town through the oil painting in room 329 after the next time the lights are turned off.

But the problem is that they were chased by Black's team on the second floor before, and had to enter a room on the second floor to escape-according to the unspoken rules in Xingwang Hotel, the first room they entered after the lights were turned on. The oil painting will follow them, no matter which room they enter when the lights are out, the oil painting in that room will be the same.

This is a red flag.

This means that they will not be able to enter the rainy town through the oil painting in room 329 after the next time the lights are turned off. Even if they already know the clues, they will not be able to complete the guest's request as soon as possible.

The air fell into a dead silence, and the atmosphere became solemn for a while.

Wen Jianyan lowered her head and seemed to be lost in thought.

However, we have to go to the third floor to take a look, Chen Mo said. At least check the scene in advance, just in case.

That's right.

Wen Jianyan nodded and raised his eyes.

However, we still have things to do before we go to the third floor.

Huh? What else to do? Yun Bilan showed a puzzled look.

Wen Jianyan turned her head and looked at the end of the corridor, where a familiar figure could vaguely be seen. That is

Huang Mao was startled: A member of Zhongshan Junqi's squad?

Yes. Wen Jianyan narrowed her eyes, a fleeting smile flashed across her thin lips, and she was cunning in her innocence. Although this is against Mu, it is also a faction, isn't it?

I think it's time for us to communicate a little bit with the other anchors in the camp.