When they got to the front of the line, Lin Ze quietly pulled a staff member aside, “The three of us girls are scared, so…”
The staff member looked at the group of one man and three women and interrupted Lin Ze, “Don’t worry, I understand…”
“Phew…Good, thanks.” Lin Ze turned around and led Kaya, Fujiang, and Hana inside.
The staff member took out his walkie-talkie, “Everyone, everyone, there’s a guy and three girls who just went in. Scare the three girls with all your might, make them so scared that they huddle into the guy’s arms.”
The staff member put down the walkie-talkie and took a sip of strong tea, “Back in the day, I was the one who took girls to haunted houses, I know the minds of young love, brother, this is all I can do for you.”
The haunted house was very dark, only a few flickering lights faintly illuminating the way forward. This was a converted abandoned hospital. From the first floor, taking the elevator up to the sixth floor of the inpatient building, visitors had to walk down while exploring.
“Lin…Lin Ze, is the air conditioning on? …Why does it feel so cold?” Fujiang hid behind Lin Ze, clutching his clothes. The chill and the scenery made her hair stand on end.
“Of course, it’s to create this kind of cold, eerie atmosphere. Look at the abandoned equipment in front, they’re intentionally placed in a messy way, to make you feel like something happened here at a glance. It’s to scare you, it’s nothing. Let’s go.” These things were all child’s play to Lin Ze, he’s seen it all.
Hana’s nervousness also kicked in, she stood by Lin Ze’s side and also pulled at his clothes. Kaya tightly gripped one of Lin Ze’s hands on the other side, well, Lin Ze took her hand.
The road ahead was blocked. The only route was through the ward, then to the other side.
Lin Ze walked in front, Hana could still take a look around. Fujiang used her other hand to cover her eyes, peeking through the cracks. Kaya hugged Lin Ze’s arm with both hands, not even daring to open her eyes.
They were all afraid that something would suddenly jump out when they opened the ward door. Fortunately, there was nothing. But the bed was somewhat messy, the quilt was open, and half of it had fallen down. The television on the wall was showing a static screen, with a crackling noise coming from it.
“Lin…Lin Ze…That…” Kaya’s voice trembled as she pointed towards the corner of the wall. Glancing over there with her eyes slightly open, she almost choked.
A patient in a hospital gown was cowering in the corner, his back to them, trembling. There were blood-red handprint marks on the wall in front of him.
“It’s okay, staff member, don’t be afraid, let’s walk over slowly.” Lin Ze comforted Kaya, then led the group to quickly pass by.
Just as they walked past the patient, he suddenly stood up and screamed. Then…he lunged towards them.
“Ah!!!” Fujiang let out a scream, a strong push came from behind, Lin Ze was pushed forward by Fujiang and started running.
Kaya was startled by Fujiang’s scream, she looked back, and saw the patient rushing towards them. She was so scared that she pulled Lin Ze and ran.
“Patient number 103, please return to your ward, Patient number 103, please return to your ward.”
Suddenly, a nurse’s voice came from the loudspeaker. The patient chasing Lin Ze and the girls stopped in his tracks and slowly turned around, returning to his ward.
With Kaya and Hana pulling him from the front, and Fujiang pushing him from the back, Lin Ze was forced to run to the nurses’ station.
Looking at the pale faces of the group, Lin Ze was stunned, “This is lowering the difficulty? No wonder this haunted house is so famous, if they don’t lower the difficulty, how exciting would it be?”
The nurses at the nurses’ station were looking down the whole time. Kaya and Fujiang, out of breath, hid behind Lin Ze, “Just now…just now was she the one who helped us get rid of the ghost?” Kaya’s already pale complexion was even paler now.
Hearing their voices, the nurses in front suddenly raised their heads. Their faces, covered by masks without features, screamed, then ran towards Lin Ze and the others, one nurse even climbed over the counter and crawled out.
“Again? You even crawled out, are you going to do a backflip to make it even harder?” A bad feeling came over him, the same strong push came again. “Forget it, I’ll take them and run out in one go.”
Lin Ze took the initiative to lead them forward and ran at full speed, they ran to the stairwell before the nurses stopped.
“There are five more floors below, don’t be afraid, stay close to me, let’s run all the way out, it’s all fake, it’s okay.” Having made a plan, Lin Ze, with the group, ran to the fourth floor without incident.
Then the plan went awry… The fourth floor was too dark. If they charged forward, they might get injured. They could only walk slowly.
“Hold onto me, stay close and don’t get lost. It’s a little dark here, but it’s nothing, don’t be afraid.”
Pushing open the door to the operating room, the scene before them caused Kaya, Hana, and Fujiang’s faces to change drastically.
In front of them, on the operating table, several doctors were dissecting a patient. Under the operating light, the patient’s abdomen was bloody, even his intestines were hanging out.
The terrifying and bloody scene made them want to vomit. No matter how much Lin Ze emphasized that this was all fake, it was truly disgusting to look at.
The doctors all stopped what they were doing and turned their heads to look at them. Then they walked towards them. Fujiang couldn’t take it anymore. She was most afraid of bloody death, she turned and ran.
Seeing the person on the operating table, his half-body fell to the ground and crawled towards them, Lin Ze couldn’t help but marvel at the realism of the effect. Even he felt a little sick.
He pulled the stunned Kaya and Hana and chased after Fujiang. But when they ran out, they couldn’t find her.
Damn it! Without time to think, Lin Ze picked up Hana and Kaya by the hand and told them to close their eyes. He ran forward, searching for Fujiang, but he hadn’t found her until he saw the exit.
“Did anyone come over just now?” Lin Ze grabbed a staff member playing the role of a patient and asked.
“No…No.” Even though they were not allowed to interact with tourists, Lin Ze’s anxious and grim expression frightened him.
“Phew…Kaya, Hana, you two go to the exit and wait, I think Fujiang is still inside, I’ll go look for her, don’t wander around.”
“I’ll go with you.” Hana said with some self-blame, Kaya’s face was pale, but she still nodded.
“No need, I’ll go look for her. Hana, don’t blame yourself, even though you were the one who proposed it, we all discussed it before coming. Don’t worry, nothing will happen, I’ll find the staff member, confirm her location, and bring her out.” Lin Ze patted their heads to comfort them.
Then he turned to the staff member, “My friend got lost inside, I need to go find her, can you give me a walkie-talkie and have you guys check the monitor to see where she is?”
It was a big deal for a tourist to get lost inside. If something went wrong, they might even scare someone. So, the staff member quickly notified the monitoring room and gave Lin Ze a walkie-talkie.
“I’m going, you two go buy a bottle of water and wait for us outside. She’ll probably need to drink some water to calm down after coming out.” Lin Ze said, then ran back up.
“Please check the monitor on the fourth floor first.” If nothing else, Fujiang should still be on the fourth floor!