Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable-Chapter 998 - 909: Queen of Terror 5
Because this world can tolerate a lot of power, when Lan Shuangshuang came over, she had the strength of a Great Heavenly Master, so she wasn’t really afraid of the ghosts in this horror game.
After dealing with the female ghost, when Lan Shuangshuang started to leave again, Wei Zhixin, Jiang Hongxin, Mo Yuan, and Bai Xinrong instinctively followed her. After all, Lan Shuangshuang’s displayed strength seemed more reliable than Zhong Junyu, and in such a place, who wouldn’t want to follow someone who seems powerful, offers a sense of security, and can protect them?
However, Zhong Junyu and Li Meng still decided to form their own team and explore the terrain. This Ghost Hotel was very large and well-decorated, with six floors in total. Each floor had two rows of rooms, some were suites and others were regular rooms, but every room was very dilapidated, covered with a thick layer of dust.
Lan Shuangshuang’s main purpose was to inspect the hotel’s decor and pathways. She searched around to see what the stairs going up and down were like. Behind one of the sliding doors, Lan Shuangshuang found a small stairwell that went directly downstairs, but it was low, narrow, emitted a strange odor, and was very dark and gloomy.
When Lan Shuangshuang was inspecting this area, it just so happened that Zhong Junyu and Li Meng came around from another side. Looking at the small staircase, Zhong Junyu frowned and said, "This staircase is a bit strange. Such a good hotel shouldn’t have a spot that’s so unsightly. To be on the safe side, no one should enter here alone."
Everyone nodded in agreement; this place looked so eerie and sinister that even if forced, they wouldn’t want to go there.
As they just about finished investigating the situation, night fell. Out of fear and fright, no one felt like eating. The stress was too overwhelming, leaving them with no appetite. Coupled with their bad mood, they couldn’t eat anything even if they tried.
Seeing as no one was eating, and since it was already night, the next issue was where to sleep. Firstly, no one wanted to sleep alone. Not everyone had Lan Shuangshuang’s self-preservation ability. Without her skills, sleeping alone would be like serving oneself on a platter to the ghosts in this Ghost Hotel.
After calculating for a long time, they decided to all stay in one large suite. By moving the sofas and beds from other rooms, they could manage to accommodate everyone.
Of course, they absolutely couldn’t turn off the lights. Although having the lights on might not help much, at least the brightness could drive away the darkness and some of the fears in their hearts. Even though Lan Shuangshuang thought it was unnerving that an abandoned hotel still had usable electricity and water, everyone was too tense to think further on it.
The women slept in the inner room, while the men stayed in the outer room. Both the men and women chose someone to take turns on the night watch. Despite the ghostly realm often making night watch useless, they couldn’t be sure that all dangers came from ghosts in the game, so better safe than sorry.
The first half of the night was easier to watch over since people were more alert. Therefore, the newcomers took the first shift, while the more experienced watched during the more tiring second half. Among the women, since Lan Shuangshuang was very capable and Li Meng was experienced, it was decided that Mo Yuan would take the first shift, and Li Meng the second. Tomorrow, Bai Xinrong would take the first shift, and Lan Shuangshuang the second. Among the men, Jiang Hongxin took the first shift, and Zhong Junyu had to endure a bit more as there were only three men, so he had to cover the whole second half of the night.
Three women squeezed into two side-by-side beds. Because of the intense stress, even though their eyes were closed, none of them fell asleep. However, Lan Shuangshuang slept soundly. She was confident that her vigilance would ensure she woke up immediately if there was danger.
In the middle of the night, Lan Shuangshuang felt an unusual chill. Her eyes opened instantly, and she sat up quickly, only to find that the room’s temperature had suddenly become exceedingly cold. A thick layer of frost had formed on the window panes, and even the walls and furniture were covered in a layer of ice.
Lan Shuangshuang cupped her hands near her mouth and exhaled. The white mist enveloped her hands, and under the pale light, a thin layer of ice crystals quickly formed on her hands.
Unbeknownst to her, those who were responsible for the night watch, Mo Yuan and Jiang Hongxin, had already fallen over. Everyone was curled up, clearly having passed out from the extreme cold—even Zhong Junyu and Li Meng, the seasoned ones, were not exceptions.
In Lan Shuangshuang’s memory, this hadn’t happened in her past life. Perhaps the game automatically increased its difficulty because of her exceptional performance or maybe a powerful ghost had been summoned.
Lan Shuangshuang went around waking everyone. If they stayed too long in such cold, they genuinely wouldn’t wake up. Zhong Junyu and Li Meng woke up quickly and adapted fast—even though they were shivering from the cold, they could help Lan Shuangshuang wake the others.
The rest didn’t have Lan Shuangshuang’s ability to ignore the cold or Zhong Junyu and Li Meng’s adaptability. When the four complete newcomers were awakened, their extremities were too frozen to move, and they were all shivering so hard they could barely speak a coherent word.
Lan Shuangshuang thought for a moment and felt she had to go out to see if this abnormal cold was due to the game’s weather setting or caused by some freezing ghost. Since both Li Meng and Zhong Junyu were awake, having two seasoned individuals provided a bit of safety. Even if danger arose, they should be able to hold on until she returned,
Additionally, Lan Shuangshuang wanted to get some blankets. The room had only two blankets, and at this time, they couldn’t be picky. Men and women should huddle together in blankets to keep warm. It was terribly cold, but two blankets weren’t enough.
Lan Shuangshuang was about to leave when Mo Yuan and the other three newcomers became anxious. Lan Shuangshuang was mighty, and during this cold, she could still move effortlessly. Hearing that she intended to leave, their first thought was what to do if ghosts came, prompting Mo Yuan to respond first with a tremulous voice, "You can’t go; what will we do if you leave?"
Wei Zhixin pushed his glasses up and analyzed, "What can you do by going out now? If it’s ghosts, they’re surely hiding away. If it’s not, then it’s just wasting time. If ghosts come while you’re out, won’t we be very dangerous? Right now, even though it’s cold, by huddling together for warmth, we can still make it through, so there’s no need to take risks."
Even Bai Xinrong and Jiang Hongxin, usually quiet, looked at Lan Shuangshuang with expectant eyes, evidently not wanting her to leave. On the other hand, Zhong Junyu and Li Meng, sitting with their arms crossed, leaned against the wall, casting mocking glances at the group of newcomers.
