nightmare novelist

"Building 404...Room [-]..." Under the dim street lights, the aunt murmured a house number that didn't exist in Mr. Qi's mouth, and it took a while to remember, "The house that lives in seems to be A very close young couple, the man seems to be surnamed Deng!"

That aunt said just now that she has a bad memory?

Su Qian didn't have any expression on her face, but she silently felt that this aunt's understanding of every household in the community might be as good as that of the neighborhood committee of the community.Such an aunt with an excellent memory can't remember what day it is, which is definitely another anomaly in the nightmare world.

"You have a good memory."

"Not good, not good." The aunt shook her head immediately, "I often see that young couple when walking around in the community, and occasionally chat a few words. That young couple always hugs each other wherever they go. Let's not mention how sweet it is. There is also Mr. Deng, who is tall and good-looking, and he loves his wife so much that he won't let her carry anything heavy or tired."

After hearing the aunt's high evaluation of Mr. Deng, Su Qian asked the missing wife mentioned by the mechanical voice: "Then what kind of person is Mr. Deng's wife?"

"Mr. Deng's wife..." The aunt thought for a while, "It looks quite ordinary, but sometimes I feel that she is not in a particularly good mood."

"In a bad mood?" Su Qian suddenly felt that the conversation with this aunt became meaningful.

"Yeah, logically speaking, with such a caring and good-looking husband, how can I be in a bad mood? But the expression on Mrs. Deng's face is always unhappy, and the little sister who dances with me still listens to me." When two couples quarreled, it was Mrs. Deng who lost her temper, and Mr. Deng was just coaxing." The auntie sighed, "Mr. Deng really loves Mrs. Deng, and I never saw Mrs. Deng after she disappeared. passed him."

"Thank you, Auntie." Su Qian knew that there were too many mysteries in the world in the fog, and the information he got from the residents of the world in the fog might be the clues that the nightmare world originally planned to tell them, "Then you know Mr. Deng and Mrs. Deng What kind of work is it?"

"Work?" Su Qian's familiar blankness appeared in the eyes of the aunt again, "Every time I see them, they are in the community. I really don't know what kind of work they do."

"Thank you." Su Qian thanked again, and couldn't think of other questions to ask for a while, so she said goodbye to her aunt respectfully.

If Nightmare World is really a game, then what the other party said is like the lines arranged by Nightmare World for non-player characters, that is, the clues that were prepared from the beginning, even if Su Qian stopped him before. Another resident can also get similar information from the other party.

If you want to get more information in the future, you still have to meet that Mr. Deng.After making the decision, Su Qian tried her best to speed up her pace and continued walking towards the east side of the community, where other trainees should have already arrived.

On the way to the Fourteenth Building, Su Qian summoned the "Book of Nightmares" again. He always felt that it was time for new information to appear on the pages of this book, otherwise this book would seem to exist like a cheat The Book of Nightmare... Wouldn't it become a tasteless piece of information that only presents unknown information?

Sure enough, after Su Qian turned to the page of the abnormal chapter, she found that there was new information in the files of demons and demons that could not be displayed due to the influence of abilities.

But the extra information looks a bit strange——

"File Number: E0158"

"File code: Affected by ability, unlocked with contact progress."

"File level: Affected by ability, unlocked with contact progress."

"File description: Affected by ability, unlocked with contact progress."

"Known ability: Affected by ability, unlocked with contact progress."

"Self-reported monologue: Affected by abilities, unlocked with contact progress."

"File Number: E0158-2"

"File Code: Midnight Evil"

"File Level: Charm"

"File description: The demon created by E0158 and controlled by it exists in the video tape of the same name that was also created. People who watch the video tape and watch the copy of the video tape will be cursed by the midnight evil spirit. Its prototype should be a digital A classic horror movie from ten years ago."

"Known ability: mark and curse the person watching the video tape of the midnight ghost. Seven days after the viewer is cursed, the midnight ghost will appear around the cursed person in various ways. It is known that the midnight ghost is the most common The mediums used are TV screens and telephones, but staying away from these mediums will not invalidate the curse, and the midnight ghost will find new ways to appear around the curser."

"Addendum 1 to the file: The curse cannot be lifted. After the Midnight Evil is eliminated, it will be reborn in a new video tape. Therefore, the Midnight Evil cannot be completely eliminated before E0158 is removed."

"File Number: E0158-3"

"File Code: Midnight Evil Video Tape"

"File Level: Charm"

"File description: The Midnight Evil Spirit is a medium for spreading curses. Ordinary people can copy the video tape at will, and the effect of the copied video tape is equivalent to the original body.

Next to the file of Midnight Evil is a somewhat terrifying illustration, a female ghost with seaweed-like hair is crawling out of the TV screen in a strange posture.The illustration next to the midnight ghost video tape is a somewhat realistic-looking video tape player and a black video tape with the words "midnight ghost" written on it.

This time, there is a lot of information in the book of demons, which can be regarded as restoring some of Su Qian's confidence in the book of nightmares, and also clearly told Su Qian... The weird video tape mentioned by the aunt before does exist, and it is indeed A videotape that hides evil spirits!

But at the same time when she got this information, Su Qian also understood another fact, that is to say, the midnight ghost is not the culprit that caused the abnormality in this nightmare world, but just a ghost created and controlled by E0158. Like the ugly monsters created in the world.

"The abnormality is spreading rapidly. Five trainees are asked to solve the abnormal situation in this nightmare world within 24 hours. After completing the task, they can leave the nightmare world. Please explore the specific content in the nightmare world by yourself." Su Qian subconsciously Recall and repeat what the mechanical voice said at the beginning.

The task this time does not require the trainee to destroy the evil spirit, so even if Su Qian can feel that the midnight evil spirit is more dangerous than the evil spirit created by the evil mirror, that thing is not what Su Qian and the others really want to solve Anomalies, on the contrary, may become obstacles to trouble.

With Su Qian's current physical condition, and the group of newcomers who strayed into the nightmare world of normal difficulty, I am afraid that there is no way to deal with the appearance of this evil spirit.

"The most important thing is to find the thing numbered E0168 first." Su Qian closed the book of nightmares with a "snap", and let the thick book disappear from her hands, and then continued to walk towards the fourteenth building. go.

"Who the hell are you?"

"How on earth did you get in here?!"

Before Su Qian could find the mysterious fourteenth building, she heard the angry voice of a young man coming from a certain building not far away. "How did you get in here?" Su Qian thought about what the other party asked, and always felt that she could get something out of it.

"Young man, don't be impulsive, we are also residents of Hujing Jiayuan." The old and steady voice came next, it was the voice of Mr. Qi, "The recent incidents have caused panic. An old man like me brought a small Sun Tzu was inevitably a little worried, so he wanted to ask everywhere what was going on."

Mr. Qi should not have much experience in modern games, and he is also a newcomer to the nightmare world, but his performance in the nightmare world is remarkable.

"There are so many missing people in Hujing Jiayuan, why bother to ask me? And I have never met you, are you really from Hujing Jiayuan? If you continue to sneak around downstairs like this, I will call you The doorman came and kicked you out!" The male voice became more and more rude.

When Su Qian walked over quickly, she saw Mr. Qi, Jiang Li and the little girl named Pei Lan standing under the house number of Building [-], and standing in front of them was a man wearing a shirt and trousers. The young man was indeed quite handsome, but his frowning and cold face was far from the kindness of the aunt Su Qian met before.

"We just want to know if anything unusual happened before and after the disappearance of the people here." Mr. Qi and the others were also very helpless. They were obviously from Hujing Jiayuan, but after arriving in this foggy world, they became unidentifiable. intruder.

"I don't want to communicate with anyone about my wife's disappearance." Standing under the door plate, Mr. Deng embraced his hands, but after glancing at the trainees, he changed the subject, "But if you admit that you are not a resident here , maybe I'd like to talk to you guys."

"That's right, we did come from outside Hujing Jiayuan." Although Mr. Deng said something weird, Mr. Qi answered without any hesitation. After speaking, he saw Su Qian running over from the side with a tired face. .

Su Qian, who was dragged down by a strange disease, was in very bad physical condition with her heart barely beating, and she looked like a weak patient recovering from a serious illness anytime and anywhere.However, the Hujing Jiayuan under the night was terribly calm, and there was no accident that made Su Qian's heart beat faster.

Thinking of this, Su Qian subconsciously touched the pocket containing the mirror.

If there is an unexpected situation, he is not completely useless.

After returning to the trainee team, Su Qian and Mr. Qi glanced at each other, knowing that this is not the best time to explain where he went just now.At the same time, Su Qian was also relieved to hear that Mr. Qi did not tell Mr. Deng that their purpose was to investigate the abnormality of Hujing Jiayuan.How can I say that Su Qian can be regarded as an experienced creator of horror novels. His past experience has exposed him to many similar plots, and he always feels that the man-like Mr. Deng in front of him...may be the abnormality they are looking for. .

It's just that this speculation still needs some evidence.

"Since you are a guest from outside, come in with me first." That Mr. Deng really softened his attitude because of Mr. Qi's simple words, he didn't care about Su Qian who suddenly appeared in the team, and even He also made an invitation to the trainees.

Visitors from outside?

The more she cared about Mr. Deng's words, the more Su Qian felt that Mr. Deng was full of weirdness.It is not surprising that Mr. Deng is unwilling to mention his wife's disappearance. After all, if their relationship is really as deep as that aunt said, asking Mr. Deng about Mrs. Deng at this moment is undoubtedly a wound. It is not surprising that it would arouse his disgust.

But why does Mr. Deng want to chat with people from outside Hujingjiayuan so much?

Looking at the actions invited by Mr. Deng, Su Qian also knew that they had no other choice for the time being. They were like players who were watching the excessive plot in the game. Find more useful clues in the process.

"I can invite you all to have a cup of tea." When Mr. Deng extended the invitation to the trainees, an old man just came out of the elevator and greeted Mr. Deng very warmly. Residents in the [-]th building are Mr. Deng's neighbors.

But the strange thing is that Mr. Deng seemed to have not seen anything. While greeting Su Qian and the others, he walked into the elevator without changing his expression, and he looked surprisingly indifferent.

The trainees had to stay in the same elevator with such a strange person, and the atmosphere in the small space crowded with five people fell into silence, even a bit depressing.Obviously, it only takes a few seconds to go from the first floor to the fourth floor, but seeing the movements of the little girl named Pei Lan wringing her fingers, everyone may feel that these few seconds are surprisingly long.

"arrive."

The elevator opened, and Room 404 in the 404th building was nothing special from the ordinary anti-theft door. Even after Mr. Deng opened the door of Room [-] and the lights in the room, Su Qian and the others appeared in front of him. Also plain minimalist, and very common room interiors.

There are several styles of photo frames on the shoe cabinet at the door of the house and the coffee table in the living room. Su Qian took a quick look and found that those photos were photos of two people, one of them was Mr. Deng, and the other person in the photo should be Mr. Deng's missing wife.

The photo frame on the shoe cabinet is the closest to Su Qian and the others. Judging from that photo, Mrs. Deng is indeed a mediocre woman. Standing with Mr. Deng, who has an extraordinary temperament in the photo, does not match. It doesn’t look sweet no matter what. young couple.

Su Qian felt this way not only because of her superficial appearance, but also because the two people standing in the photo were separated by a certain distance. A man and a woman did not look at each other or have any physical contact. There was an unimaginably gentle smile on Mr. Deng's face, but Mrs. Deng still had a straight face, looking to the other side as if she had something on her mind.

"Please change into slippers." Unlike the photo, Mr. Deng, who carefully prepared the slippers for them, didn't smile at all. Instead, he was as expressionless as Mrs. Deng in the photo, and he spoke coldly, "I'll go Pour tea."

After Mr. Deng asked Su Qian and the others to sit down on the sofa, he turned and walked into the kitchen next to him, and then Su Qian heard Mr. Deng's voice coming from the kitchen——

"What's going on outside now?"

"Ah?" Mr. Qi couldn't react, "Outside?"

"Yeah, didn't you come in from outside? How's the situation outside now?" Mr. Deng walked out of the kitchen with a tea tray in his hand. After placing the teacups on the coffee table, he picked up the two remote controls on the coffee table. Turned on the TV on the TV cabinet and another machine that looked a little strange.

That machine is almost identical to the VHS player in the illustration for the Book of Nightmares!

"Mr. Deng, do you want to play the video?" Su Qian felt something was wrong.

"It can't be helped. There is a problem with the cable TV signal. We can only watch videotapes at home." While speaking, Mr. Deng has already pressed the playback switch. "Everyone can watch videotapes while chatting."

"You're too polite." Mr. Qi seemed a little overwhelmed by Mr. Deng's series of arrangements.

"It's also my wife's favorite video."

As soon as Mr. Deng finished speaking, images gradually appeared on the TV in the living room.