allendalepharm Chapter 3: A chill ran down my spine
Chapter 3: A chill ran down my spine
Su Qin and the middle-aged man hurriedly climbed out of the pit, but felt no joy at their escape.
"What's going on? Where did this thick fog come from? We can't even see the road up here."
The entire basement was shrouded in a gray fog, and the originally bright lights appeared very dim under the fog, creating a hazy atmosphere everywhere.
"Never mind that, getting out of here is the most important thing."
Su Qin felt increasingly uneasy and hurriedly urged the middle-aged man to leave quickly.
bang bang bang
Suddenly, a series of rapid explosions, like firecrackers, came from below the pit.
That was... a gunshot?
The gunshots were accompanied by several terrified screams, and then, there was silence.
Something must have happened down there. Those two men in black were carrying guns, but judging from the screams, they must have encountered a situation that even guns couldn't solve.
Su Qin's heart was in his throat, and he frantically searched for the stairwell to leave the basement.
Strangely, the surroundings were shrouded in mist, and the once-familiar stairwell had vanished.
"Is this basement really that big? Weren't there supposed to be several stairwells? Where did they go?"
The middle-aged man also began to panic; it was the first time he had ever encountered such a strange thing.
This phenomenon was incomprehensible and completely unscientific, leaving both of them somewhat at a loss.
"Keep looking! We'll definitely be able to get out."
Su Qin said this, but he was unsure of himself. This was beyond his understanding. At this time, he could not sit idly by and wait for death. He could only take it one step at a time.
The fog spread rapidly, engulfing the entire Ping An Building in just a few minutes. The migrant workers outside were completely unaware of the impending danger.
"What's going on? Why did it suddenly get foggy? This is really strange, how can we work in such thick fog?"
The thick fog obstructed visibility, making it impossible to work normally, which caused many workers to start complaining.
"It's no big deal. We've encountered foggy days before. It'll clear up soon. Just take a break."
Many workers were also relieved that the fog came just in time, as it allowed them to take a break.
In the basement, Su Qin and the middle-aged man wandered around for a while, but still couldn't find a way out. They grew increasingly anxious.
"We've probably encountered something unclean! This is like what old people call a ghost wall; we can't seem to get out no matter how we walk."
"Go ahead and take a piss, see if you're still a virgin! I've heard that a virgin's urine can break through ghostly barriers, go ahead and try it."
The middle-aged man couldn't help but associate it with strange folk tales and legends.
"What nonsense about boy's pee! If I had that stuff, I would have peed by now. I've been out in the world for years, how could I still be a boy?"
Su Qin felt a pang of regret. He should have kept himself pure and chaste. It was useless at such a crucial moment. Although the boy's urine might not be of much use, it was better than having no other options.
The only solution now is to call the police and find someone capable to save his life. Su Qin then took out his phone, ready to dial the police.
"Huh? What's going on? My phone has no signal, and I can't make emergency calls. Can you make a call on your phone? Try it now."
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Su Qin shook his phone vigorously and slapped it hard, but there was still no signal. At this critical moment, his phone, which was supposed to be his last lifeline, couldn't make a call, making the situation even worse.
The middle-aged man also took out his phone and tried, but he still couldn't make a call.
"Damn it, what's going on? It was working fine all the time. Why did it suddenly lose signal?"
The middle-aged man, enraged, cursed and smashed his phone on the ground, shattering it into pieces.
Both of them were on the verge of a breakdown and didn't know what to do.
stomping on...
Just then, a series of muffled footsteps suddenly came from the basement. The footsteps were low and slow, and they were particularly noticeable in the empty basement.
"Hey, there's someone here! Let's go check it out, maybe we can get out right away."
Hey! Bro, wait a minute, we're lost, lead us out.
The sudden sound of footsteps gave the middle-aged man hope, and he excitedly ran forward.
Su Qin was also drawn to the sound of footsteps, but he felt no joy; instead, he became even more nervous.
"Wait! Don't go over there!"
Su Qin tried to stop the middle-aged man, but failed. In the blink of an eye, the man disappeared into the thick fog.
Su Qin had no choice but to give up pursuing the middle-aged man. When faced with such a strange situation, the more impulsive he became, the more he seemed to want to die.
"Is this guy out of his mind? Is it normal to hear footsteps suddenly in a place like this?"
In Su Qin's opinion, the footsteps were very strange; they shouldn't be the normal frequency of a person's footsteps.
The middle-aged man jogged towards the direction of the footsteps, and after about two minutes, he realized something was wrong.
"Where is he? Where did he go?" the middle-aged man muttered as he paced around.
He could hear footsteps around him, but couldn't see anyone. Only then did he realize something was wrong, and he began to feel nervous and regret his recklessness.
"Brother! Every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. I didn't mean to offend you, please forgive me! I'll burn paper money for you later, I'll do it every year!"
The middle-aged man bowed and apologized, but what he was thinking was that after he got out, he would go to places like Longhu Mountain to find a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirits.
stomping on...
The footsteps grew closer and clearer; the thing seemed to be slowly approaching, and the sound seemed to be coming from behind.
At the same time, a strong stench of corpses fermented in the space around him.
Whew... Whew...
The middle-aged man seemed to hear a muffled breathing sound, and at the same time, he felt a chill on his neck, making him shiver.
The middle-aged man was so frightened that he stood frozen on the spot, not daring to move, his legs trembling. He could clearly feel something behind him, almost touching his back.
He mustered his courage to look back and see what was behind him, and whether he could beg for mercy.
He cautiously turned his head to look behind him, and a strange figure appeared in the corner of his eye.
It was a tall, rotting corpse, dressed in a robe from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The robe was wet, and it seemed that some unknown liquid was seeping out of the body. The clothes were sticky and disgusting.
Most importantly, that corpse... it had no head!
There was nothing on the empty neck, except for gray gas that was intermittently spewing out. This was the source of the whooshing sound the middle-aged man heard. The cold gray gas spewed onto his neck, making his hair stand on end.
"Ah~"
At that moment, fear took over his entire mind, broke down his psychological defenses, and he almost instinctively let out a terrified scream.
This was his last cry. His body was no longer under his control; it became stiff and numb, his mind was a blur, and the light in his eyes was fading.
In the blink of an eye, he too became a cold corpse, standing there stiffly and motionless.
Su Qin, who had been cautiously moving through the gray fog, suddenly stopped. The terrified scream was like a signal, conveying a terrifying message: something had definitely happened to that reckless middle-aged man.
"What exactly is going on with this Tamar? Is this still the world I know?"
Su Qin had lived for over twenty years and had always been a materialist, but what happened today was too outrageous and beyond his comprehension; he simply couldn't understand it.
He no longer dared to wander alone in the gray fog. He crouched against the wall, covered his mouth and nose, and looked around with his eyes, as if trying to see what terrifying things were in the gray fog.
Tap tap tap...
The dull footsteps grew clearer and clearer as they approached, yet they were also somewhat erratic, sometimes seeming to be in front, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, making one feel increasingly uneasy.
A strong stench of decay filled the air, making people feel extremely nauseous.
It's here, that thing is here. Although Su Qin didn't know what terrifying thing was in the gray fog, he could sense that it was coming to find him.
He huddled in the corner, motionless, covering his mouth and nose tightly, afraid of being discovered. He had seen this in movies, TV shows, and novels, where people avoided unclean things. He didn't know if it would work, but he had to give it a try.
Tap tap tap...
As he approached, a blurry figure came into view.
It was a tall figure, nearly two meters tall, wearing dirty work clothes and a yellow safety helmet. His eyes were lifeless and empty, his expression was numb, and his body was stiff as he walked through the gray fog.
Is that the middle-aged man?
When Su Qin first saw him, he wanted to greet him, but he immediately dismissed the idea. He realized that something was wrong with the middle-aged man; he didn't look like a living person at all. He was a walking corpse.
Holy crap! Has this guy turned into a zombie? Or is he possessed by a ghost?
But no matter which one it is, you can't get close to it, it's too dangerous. Su Qin prayed in his heart again and again.
Please don't find me!
The corpse walking in the gray fog seemed to have no self-awareness, as if it were being controlled by some unknown force, wandering aimlessly in the gray fog. It circled around the place where Su Qin had just passed, and then wandered off to who knows where, without finding Su Qin.
Despite surviving the ordeal, Su Qin felt no joy at his escape. He remained tense and dared not move, even though he was struggling to breathe with his hand over his mouth, he dared not let go, for fear of attracting the terrifying thing.
What should I do? What should I do? If this continues, I'll die sooner or later. Someone, please save me!