Chapter 239
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Chapter 239: An Unfavorable Start
After the firefighter showed his card to everyone, Chu Jiang nodded.
"Then we should be able to open the door. Let me make it clear to all of you, follow the commands. No matter how terrifying or dreadful things may be, you must not scream loudly or run around randomly."
At that moment, the bald man asked in return, "If we do everything as you say, does that guarantee our survival?"
Chu Jiang calmly replied, "Not necessarily. I’m not even sure if I can make it, so how can I give you any guarantees?"
"Of course, you can also choose not to follow my commands and separate from me once we’re inside. But you can’t escape right now, everyone must enter, it’s a rule."
While speaking, Chu Jiang gave everyone a cold glance, not allowing them to back out after receiving the playing cards.
No one dared to meet Chu Jiang’s gaze directly, and the skinny guy coughed before saying, "I’ll definitely stick with Captain Chu. If anyone wants to separate from us after going inside, speak up in advance, don’t change your mind once we’re inside."
A silent atmosphere filled the room, with only the shop assistant murmuring something to the two foreigners.
Seeing no objections, Chu Jiang took the initiative to walk towards the door. "Let’s go in."
He pushed the door with both hands, and this time the castle’s grand gate easily swung open. However, inside, it was completely dark, a bottomless blackness.
Everyone held hands and walked in together, there was no problem of who goes first or last. Chu Jiang reached out his hand.
One by one, the others agreed. Since the castle’s entrance was large and wide, all seven of them could go in side by side without any problem and there was even some extra space.
As they entered the darkness, everyone felt very uncomfortable. It was like emerging from a thick, smelly blood and at times, they even felt like they couldn’t breathe.
Thankfully, this feeling quickly passed. When everyone opened their eyes, they realized that they were in a closed room, not inside a castle at all.
Chu Jiang turned around and said, "It seems that the so-called castle is only for show. Don’t expect to encounter werewolves or vampires, I would laugh if we really did."
There was no entrance at the back, just a solid wall.
Chu Jiang let go of their hands and walked forward, tapping the wall. This thing was unbelievably "solid," not in the physical sense but at a supernatural level.
Chu Jiang wondered if even using all his strength and the power of Chu’s Jiang, he wouldn’t be able to break through the wall and force their way out.
Of course, this also had to do with Chu Jiang only having two hands to work with.
"There is a door ahead." The thin man pointed directly in front of everyone.
After everyone entered, they dared not move around, but they all looked around the room.
The room was empty, and it should have been dark, but at this moment there was a faint dim green light; it was emanating from the "plants" on the ceiling, which looked like moss.
There was only one door in the room, right in front of everyone.
The door was not big, just a regular wooden door, the only unusual thing was that there was a blood-red symbol on it, which was an irregular "one."
This may not necessarily be a word, because it is simply a simple horizontal line, possibly representing the first room.
Chu Jiang took the initiative to go forward and check, and asked the others to follow closely without going too far away from him.
After observing for a while, Chu Jiang didn’t find many clues. He guessed, "There are seven of us, maybe we have to go through seven rooms next."
"We just don’t know what’s inside the rooms, let’s take them one by one and stick together…"
As Chu Jiang was speaking, the door suddenly opened from the inside!
Everyone was startled and immediately stepped back, even Chu Jiang entered a fighting stance.
But to everyone’s surprise, it was the bald man who opened the room. He was breathing heavily and had multiple injuries. His left hand tightly held a card, while his right hand gripped a gun.
After opening the door, even the bald man himself seemed momentarily confused. Then his pupils rapidly contracted, as if he had instantly realized something.
This whole process was extremely brief, not even a second.
While those on Chu Jiang’s side were still in shock, the bloodied bald man shouted, "Don’t trust this guy! He will kill everyone!"
Just as the bald man raised his gun, he suddenly remembered something and quickly rolled to the ground, attempting to close the door behind him.
Unfortunately, it was too late. Even if he knew what he was about to encounter, he was still grabbed back by a dark, gigantic hand that stretched out from behind the door.
"Ah~!" Amidst a scream, the door slammed shut again with a loud thud.
After the room fell silent for a few seconds, everyone looked at the bald man beside them and felt a bit scared, so they moved away from him.
Why are there two bald men? Which one is real? Which one is fake?
The bald man was obviously the most astonishing one. "Why are you looking at me like that?! I came in hand in hand with you all. I’m definitely real!"
Chu Jiang looked at the bald man, his expression became extremely complicated. What is going on here?? Intentionally creating illusions to cause conflict among the group before they even explore?
At this moment, the skinny man furrowed his brow. After thinking for a while, he said, "I believe you are real, but the problem is, what was that thing that came out just now? Is it a person or a ghost?"
"Of course it’s a ghost," a student muttered softly, "How is it possible for two people to be exactly the same?"
"Then, are the things he said true or false?" the shop assistant asked with a worried expression.
The bald man bluntly stated that Chu Jiang is not trustworthy and would harm everyone.
"No, no, no," the policewoman stepped forward. She waved her hands and said something. The gist of it was for everyone not to panic and especially not to lose trust in their captain. This could be a ghost that knows how to sow discord.
Chu Jiang just looked at the bald man, "What do you think?"
The bald man’s face also looked very complicated, "Of course, I trust the captain. No matter what that thing was just now, we shouldn’t pay any attention to it and continue moving forward."
Chu Jiang didn’t say anything about confiscating the gun from the bald man, he just walked towards the closed door first.
"Let’s make it clear, I will open this door. If another door appears, you guys will open it, one by one taking turns."
Although among these seven people, some are ordinary people and some are Ghost Masters, in order to survive here, everyone must do something. The risk cannot be borne solely by one person.
No one had any objections to Chu Jiang’s words. Or perhaps, even if some individuals had objections, they kept them suppressed and didn’t dare to speak up.