The Lost Hallway

Zhou's shout woke up everyone in the classroom. Although they were all scared silly by this sudden change, the instinct for survival is inherent in every living creature. "If you want to stay alive, follow me," Jing yelled first and then rushed out at a very fast speed, heading straight for the back door of the classroom. They were on the fifth floor, and in order to leave the school, they had to go downstairs. If they were on the second or first floor, he believed they would not hesitate to jump out of the window. But jumping from the fifth floor would be no different from suicide. Jing's escape action was highly mobilizing, and the others instinctively followed him and rushed out of the classroom. Ethan didn't hesitate and immediately left as well. He had a feeling that Zhou seemed unable to hold on to the old man for much longer. "Boom!" The previously weathered ground collapsed as more people stepped on it, and several students fell directly down.

Ethan was startled and quickly avoided the collapsed area. "Phew, I'm fine. Damn it, that bastard just pushed me. I'm going to sue him for murder," Sam rubbed his buttocks and winced in pain. Fortunately, they only fell to the classroom below, and the height of about three meters wasn't enough to kill someone. But when Ethan turned his head to look at the person who had fallen, he was taken aback. A person was lying on the ground, eyes wide open, blood gushing from their neck, and a gurgling sound coming from their mouth. It seemed they hadn't died yet. Ethan saw a bloodstained steel bar piercing through her neck. It was Lei! She was a good student in the class, relatively attractive, and even had several admirers from outside the school. Unexpectedly, she had met with an accident. With such severe injuries, there was no time for an ambulance, let alone in the current situation. "Get up and leave this place quickly, don't waste time," Ethan shouted, no longer concerned about others, and immediately left. "Ethan, don't think I won't leave this damn place. I'll run too. Don't expect me to share any resources with you in the future," Sam cursed.

At this moment, the group of students seemed like they had gone crazy. They rushed out of the classroom and down the stairs like frightened rabbits. First floor, second floor, third floor. It seemed that the hope of leaving this place was within reach. But just as Jing reached the corner of the stairs, a faint sizzling sound suddenly came from the darkness, and the lights in the stairs instantly went out, plunging the entire staircase into darkness. The darkness was incredibly dense, and they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces. Even through the windows, there was no trace of light. "Ah!" With the lights off, a female student screamed in fear. "Damn it, has Zhou reached his limit? Could the ghost domain have appeared again? What level of ghost is that old man? It's truly terrifying," Jing's face broke out in a cold sweat. In the darkness, he didn't dare to linger and immediately turned back, shouting, "Keep going, don't stop."

He didn't want to save these people, but he couldn't let them die within the ghost domain. Otherwise, the ghost domain would become even more terrifying. They continued down the stairs in the darkness. For them, who were familiar with the surroundings, it wasn't difficult. But as they continued down, Jing suddenly stopped his steps. He realized something was wrong. It wasn't just him; Ethan behind him also noticed something unusual. He was tense, and he had already noticed that the staircase they had walked seemed to be more than five floors high, and there were more stairs ahead. "Stop. Don't go any further," Jing stopped, and the others behind him instinctively stopped as well. In this situation, they were all confused and anxious, but he, who was relatively calm, seemed to have become the backbone of the group. "Jing, what's wrong? Why did you stop walking?" a trembling female student asked. "If you don't go, I will. I don't want to stay here and wait to die," a frightened male student continued walking forward and soon disappeared into the darkness. Jing, don't try to control the situation. It could cost lives," someone stopped and cried.

"What's the point of going? Didn't you count how many floors of stairs we've climbed since the fifth floor?" Jing cursed. "We're all just trying to escape, who has time to count that?" In a panic, people didn't care about such details. At this moment, Ethan remained silent for a moment and said, "Before the lights went out, we had already reached the third floor and were halfway to the second floor. But when we arrived there, the lights went out. Originally, going down one more floor would have taken us out, but from the moment the lights went out, we've walked at least three floors or even four floors downward. In other words, we've reached the underground." "But this teaching building doesn't have a basement." "Damn it, Ethan, stop talking about such terrifying things. What's going on in this world?" In the corridor outside the classroom, Zhou was still desperately holding back the old man, not letting him use the ghost domain again.

If the ghost domain appeared again, as long as the students were still within it, they wouldn't be able to leave the classroom alive. However, the terror of the black-clothed old man had exceeded his imagination. He didn't know how long he could hold on. At this moment, the group of students frantically ran down the stairs, darting around like frightened rabbits. First floor, second floor, third floor. It seemed that the hope of leaving this place was within reach. But when Jing reached the corner of the stairs, a faint sizzling sound suddenly came from the darkness, and the lights in the stairs instantly went out, plunging the entire staircase into darkness. The darkness was incredibly dense, and they couldn't see their own hands in front of their faces. Even through the windows, there was no trace of light. "Ah!" With the lights off, a female student screamed in fear. "Damn it, has Zhou reached his limit? Could the ghost domain have appeared again? What level of ghost is that old man? It's truly terrifying," Jing's face broke out in a cold sweat.

In the darkness, he didn't dare to linger and immediately turned back, shouting, "Keep going, don't stop." He didn't want to save these people, but he couldn't let them die within the ghost domain. Otherwise, the ghost domain would become even more terrifying. They continued down the stairs in the darkness. For them, who were familiar with the surroundings, it wasn't difficult. But as they continued down, Jing suddenly stopped his steps. He realized something was wrong. It wasn't just him; Ethan behind him also noticed something unusual. He was tense, and he had already noticed that the staircase they had walked seemed to be more than five floors high, and there were more stairs ahead. "Stop. Don't go any further," Jing stopped, and the others behind him instinctively stopped as well.

In this situation, they were all confused and anxious, but he, who was relatively calm, seemed to have become the backbone of the group. "Jing, what's wrong? Why did you stop walking?" a trembling female student asked. "If you don't go, I will. I don't want to stay here and wait to die," a frightened male student continued walking forward and soon disappeared into the darkness. " Jing, don't try to control the situation. It could cost lives," someone stopped and cried. "What's the point of going? Didn't you count how many floors of stairs we've climbed since the fifth floor?" Fang Jing cursed. "We're all just trying to escape, who has time to count that?" In a panic, people didn't care about such details. At this moment, Ethan remained silent for a moment and said, "Before the lights went out, we had already reached the third floor and were halfway to the second floor. But when we arrived there, the lights went out. Originally, going down one more floor would have taken us out, but from the moment the lights went out, we've walked at least three floors or even four floors downward. In other words, we've reached the underground."

"But this teaching building doesn't have a basement." "Damn it, Yang Jian, stop talking about such terrifying things. What's going on in this world?" However, at the door of the restroom, one of the students suddenly pointed with trembling hands. There was a restroom between the third and second floors of the teaching building. "Damn it, we've walked in circles and still ended up at the second and a half floor. We're done for," someone exclaimed. "No, it's not that. Look behind that door. It seems like there's a figure," the student trembled and used the flashlight on their phone to illuminate it. Everyone instantly retreated in fear. Behind the glass window of the restroom door, the vague outline of a tall figure appeared in the light. "Who's there behind the door?" someone gathered their courage and shouted. They hoped it was a classmate inside the restroom. "Gah~!" A prolonged creaking sound came, and a pale arm stretched out from the pitch-black restroom, slowly pushing the door open. "It's not a human. It's another ghost," Jing's eyes narrowed, but in the end, he showed a vicious expression. "Since you don't know anything, then just die for me." He grabbed Ethan with all his strength and forcefully pushed him toward the endless darkness of the restroom. He intended to temporarily delay this newcomer's ghost by sacrificing his life.

From before until now, he had started paying attention to Ethan. In a short time, he had analyzed the pattern of the knocking ghost and even accurately counted the number of stairs when they were escaping. There was no doubt that he had an extremely terrifying adaptability. Ordinary people would be frightened out of their wits when encountering a ghost or a terrifying ghost domain, and they wouldn't be as calm as Yang Jian. It was a kind of talent. In ordinary times, this talent was rather insignificant, even if it existed, it wouldn't be useful in a lifetime. But in a world undergoing drastic changes, this talent increased their chances of survival. If he could become a ghost whisperer, this talent would give him a significant advantage when dealing with ghosts. Suddenly, Jing's eyes narrowed, realizing something, but he also felt somewhat ridiculous. He actually sought help from Ethan at this moment.

Was the future Ethan's influence on him that significant? " Jing, something's wrong, look," a classmate suddenly stuttered and pointed to the restroom door. Between the third and second floors of the teaching building, there was a restroom. "Damn it, we've walked in circles and still ended up at the second and a half floor. We're done for," someone exclaimed. "No, it's not that. Look behind that door. It seems like there's a figure," the student trembled and used the flashlight on their phone to illuminate it. Everyone instantly retreated in fear. Behind the glass window of the restroom door, the vague outline of a tall figure appeared in the light. "Who's there behind the door?" someone gathered their courage and shouted. They hoped it was a classmate inside the restroom. "Gah~!" A prolonged creaking sound came, and a pale arm stretched out from the pitch-black restroom, slowly pushing the door open. "It's not a human. It's another ghost," Jing's eyes narrowed, but in the end, he showed a vicious expression. "Since you don't know anything, then just die for me." He grabbed Ethan with all his strength and forcefully pushed him toward the endless darkness of the restroom. He intended to temporarily delay this newcomer's ghost by sacrificing his life.