Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 112: Guess

Chapter 112: Chapter 112: Guess

Bai Yanliang’s voice was somewhat helpless, but more sincere.

The few people downstairs looked at each other in dismay, so he was trapped on the third floor?

Why... only he’s different...

At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared at the window on the second floor.

"You guys! What are you doing out here, get back inside!"

A plump nurse stood at the window on the second floor, hands on her hips, yelling at the five of them.

If it weren’t for the fact that there was only a single mouth on her bald face, this scene wouldn’t have appeared so eerie.

The group didn’t dare to disobey her, nor did they dare to engage her in conversation. They quickly lowered their heads and returned to the first-floor lobby.

By the window on the third floor, Bai Yanliang quietly watched everyone disappear without showing any expression.

...

"Phew... That was terrifying," Zhong Yi patted his chest, still shaken.

Qin Chuan’s performance was much better, though he was also a bit uneasy. Yet, he was more puzzled: "What is she? If she’s a ghost, why didn’t she kill us? Moreover, her language and behavior logic are just like that of a real nurse. What’s going on here..."

"I’ve been thinking..." Du Shangjing hesitated a bit, but after everyone’s gaze turned to him, he voiced his suspicion: "This... might not be the real world."

Du Shangjing’s words were shocking.

"What?"

Zhong Yi exclaimed in surprise and doubt.

Everyone’s eyes were filled with confusion.

After a moment of silence, Du Shangjing said, "There’s not a single clock in this place. We can only roughly determine time by the daylight, but... take a look at the sun outside."

Du Shangjing’s words prompted everyone to look at the sun collectively.

"What’s wrong?" Qin Chuan frowned slightly, not noticing anything amiss.

As everyone saw, the sun hung normally in the sky, not very warm, but maybe it was due to the season.

No one noticed anything wrong.

Until... Du Shangjing spoke.

"The sun here rises from the west."

What?!

Suddenly enlightened by Du Shangjing, everyone also suddenly realized something, their eyes immediately changed.

No... it’s not just the sun, everything here is amiss!

This hospital has portraits everywhere, but every one of them is hung upside down.

All the nurses have only a mouth on their face, with no other features.

The gray-uniformed orderlies, moving like zombies, without speaking or expressing anything, swiftly removed Su Jiexian’s body.

Illogical, completely illogical... Everywhere is filled with unreasonableness; this simply cannot be the normal Human World!

"We are most likely in someone’s dream, or say... a spiritual realm." Du Shangjing finally stated his hypothesis.

Everyone marveled at him in astonishment; how to say, as expected from one of the longest survivors here.

Although Du Shangjing’s temperament was rather gentle, his observational ability was exceptionally keen, even... noticing the abnormal sun in the sky.

For ordinary people, it’s difficult to distinguish directions, and they typically wouldn’t care about the position of the sun, but Du Shangjing not only noticed it but also deduced a terrifying idea based on that abnormal point.

The spiritual... realm?

If Du Shangjing’s suspicion is true, then...

Then, Qin Chuan spoke.

"I still find it hard to believe..." Qin Chuan shook his head, "Su Jiexian died right before our eyes; her suffering was so intense. Also, I pinched myself several times, the pain was very real, and even the fullness after breakfast felt so authentic. If this is all a dream, how could it be so real?"

"Collective subconscious."

Xu Zhifei unusually spoke up.

Everyone looked at her, but Xu Zhifei showed no intention of explaining further.

Du Shangjing pondered for a moment, then turned to Qin Chuan: "Regardless of whether we are in reality or a dream, one thing is certain: there’s a fierce ghost hiding in the dark that can kill invisibly."

"If this is indeed a dream, then what we need to do is find the dream’s owner, because that fierce ghost was born because of him."

"The dream’s owner..." Zhong Yi repeated Du Shangjing’s words.

Now, his mind was almost blank; Du Shangjing’s theory was too bizarre. Not only Qin Chuan found it hard to believe, but Zhong Yi couldn’t comprehend it either.

The ground beneath his feet felt so real; even the earthy scent and fresh new leaf smell in the air were present, and the sensation and power when clenching his fists were incredibly genuine.

How could all this... be false?

But... in such a real world, there were only nurses with one mouth, emotionless orderlies, a sun rising in the west, and eerily hanging portraits...

"I agree." At this moment, Su Jieyi suddenly raised her hand, "I believe Mr. Du’s hypothesis."

"Hmm." Xu Zhifei nodded as well, showing her stance.

Qin Chuan frowned deeply, not because he was angry about his views being unacknowledged but because he truly felt something was amiss, an inexplicable feeling that made it hard to believe... That everything before his eyes was just a mere dream, a false reality.

"Alright, let’s act according to Mr. Du’s idea for now. But... earlier, when Su Jiexian was dying, I saw her expression. She was staring at the ceiling, looking very terrified, but because her mouth kept opening uncontrollably, she couldn’t express her thoughts. I think... she might have seen something at that moment." Qin Chuan added.

"Seen something..." Zhong Yi shivered, glancing fearfully at the ceiling.

However, there was nothing on the ceiling.

"I’m wondering, why was Miss Su suddenly able to see things we couldn’t? Is it because of her nearing death, or did she do something special that allowed her to see it?"

Qin Chuan’s words sent everyone into a moment of reflection.

Something special?

At that time, Su Jiexian, like Su Jieyi, spit out the food in her mouth, then... she suddenly said she wanted to go to the restroom.

But before she could finish her sentence, she met with an accident.

Thinking of this, everyone’s heart tightened, could it be... the restroom?

"Could it be... that word?" Zhong Yi also recalled the situation then.

But he dared not speak the word "restroom," only indicating it with his eyes in its direction.

Was it truly because of that word Su Jiexian lost her life?

Although this was not entirely impossible, Du Shangjing couldn’t convince himself.

This hospital didn’t just house a few people, there were doctors, nurses, orderlies, and other patients as well, though they were on the second floor and hadn’t met everyone, but in everyday life wouldn’t these people occasionally mention that word too?

If a ghost attack was triggered by simply mentioning a restroom, it would be... far-fetched.

Su Jiexian must have done something different from everyone else, but what was it?

Du Shangjing felt somewhat anxious.

"There’s one more thing," at this moment, Qin Chuan suddenly looked at everyone and said, "Should we save Mr. Bai, and if so, how do we do it?"