Chapter 204: Stairs

Chapter 204: Stairs

“Liang Long, she...” Fatty stared at the watch Chen Ran held and his face shuddered, “Was she captured by something? Is that why she left her watch here?” Fatty looked around nervously, “Could... it be the same thing that captured the biker woman? The biker woman also disappeared inside the lighthouse, and now...”

“There are many strange things around here.” Chen Ran narrowed his eyes. He tossed away the watch and then walked to the side before kneeling down. Chen Ran was half-hidden in the dark. Fatty didn’t want to follow him. Ever since he arrived at the nightmare realm, his fear of the dark had peaked.

However, he was not the group's decision-maker. The Doctor was. Even if the Doctor told him to go back to Black Stone Town, he’d... well... he’d think about it.

“Come.” Jiang Cheng looked around and told Fatty, “Let’s go back first.” Fatty looked at Jiang Cheng and then at Chen Ran, who was kneeling in the dark as if asking what they should do with him.

“Brother Chen Ran, have fun,” Jiang Cheng shouted politely, “We’ll head back for now.”

Hearing that, Chen Ran stood up and strode over. Fatty was very wary of this man. He was as shameless as the Doctor, and... he was equally pretentious.

“Brother Hao sure likes to joke,” Chen Ran was basically stuck to Jiang Cheng’s face. The latter could even sense his breath. “I’m worried about the two of you going back alone. We should stick together.”

Jiang Cheng looked into his eyes before he suddenly pulled Fatty over. Fatty was so caught by surprise that he almost tripped. “Sure,” Jiang Cheng said in his mocking tone, “But you cannot stay too close to this fatty.” He paused before adding, “He is mine.”

Chen Ran glanced at the two of them and grinned, “Understood.”

The three of them carried a torch each. Chen Ran was requested to walk in front because he resembled Jiang Cheng’s teacher, who was killed in a car accident. Back then, Jiang Cheng was a kid, so he felt more secure around a figure of authority.

Fatty walked at the back. He was very anxious. He remembered the stories Jiang Cheng told him when they encountered each other one time when he came up to use the toilet at night. He still remembered the many stories, like the debate in the underworld and the staircase that wouldn’t end.

The story was about a female office worker who worked overtime until it was late at night. Then, her company lost its power. She walked down the stairs alone. However, no matter how far she walked, she was still stuck on the 18th floor. In the end, she decided to skip down the stairs. She then realised there was a woman who had a severed waist on her back. The ghost was laying on the woman’s back, covering her eyes with her hands.

“Lost it?” Su Xiaoxiao widened her eyes.

“Miss Su, please believe me.” Then, Chen Ran glanced at Jiang Cheng, “Of course, based on Mr Hao’s prediction, Miss Liang is most likely dead. Therefore, I don’t think we need to preserve the watch. The chance of us returning it to Miss Liang is very low.” He shrugged.

It was normal for people to die in the nightmare realm. Su Xiaoxiao stopped focusing on Liang Long and turned her attention to Black Stone Town. At least they knew the basics of the curse and the origin of this strange building.

Su Xiaoxiao didn’t hide her discovery inside the forest. Her goal was to end the mission as soon as possible.

Even though her brother’s condition had stabilised, no one knew how long he could hold on without medical attention.

Fatty looked at the three of them before chiming in, “Therefore, the people from Black Stone Town are telling the truth. We only need to keep the flame here burning to survive this mission.”

Su Xiaoxiao, who was speaking, suddenly paused. Then, she glanced at Fatty curiously.

Fatty was nervous from her stare.

“How old do you think the golden-haired man was?” Jiang Cheng asked calmly.

“Probably... around 35,” Fatty answered.

“However, in his story,” Jiang Cheng raised his head to look at Fatty, “He has been the town mayor for several decades already.”