Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 159: Opportunity for Life

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: Opportunity for Life

The upside-down fierce ghost moved slowly on the second floor. Although at a glance it was clear there was no one, it still searched in every direction.

There was nothing...

Bai Yanliang was really nowhere to be found.

The abnormal fierce ghost seemed to feel there was something on the second floor, but it couldn’t figure out where, which is why, even after searching the entire floor, it was unwilling to leave.

It hung at the narrow stairway, looked back again, still... nothing.

Meanwhile, the actual location of Bai Yanliang was barely more than a meter away from it!

Because Bai Yanliang was hiding above its head!

At this moment, Bai Yanliang, using the narrow walls of the stairway, braced his hands and feet against the walls and slowly climbed upward, suspending himself across the ceiling!

The ghost was directly beneath him, but it was completely unable to discover Bai Yanliang’s position.

Because this was its visual blind spot!

The peculiar upside-down posture of the ghost restricted its vision, making it impossible to look up. From the first glance Bai Yanliang got of the fierce ghost’s strange form, he understood... this was where his chance of survival lay.

He first confirmed that it did not have any special sensing abilities, and then he determined its physical characteristics.

Its act of searching showed that it relied on senses similar to humans, such as sight, smell, and hearing.

The fact it opened the wardrobe ruled out smell, and since Bai Yanliang had muffled his footsteps while moving on the second floor, it couldn’t detect him, indicating its hearing was also within normal human range.

Its real terror lay in its eyes; being seen by it was likely to result in immediate death, with no opportunity for resistance.

The facts proved he was right, at least... mostly right.

The fierce ghost was directly below him, its feet just over a meter away from Bai Yanliang’s face, yet it was unable to notice him.

Then, it went downstairs.

Bai Yanliang moved down stealthily; his actions needed to be quick!

Though the fierce ghost had a visual blind spot and couldn’t look up, as long as the distance was sufficient, it could still see the ceiling.

Once it was downstairs, it would clearly see Bai Yanliang suspended under the ceiling.

Thus... Bai Yanliang’s only chance was to descend synchronously as it went down.

Moreover, he couldn’t make any sound.

The terrifying atmosphere, the dreadful tension, even made Bai Yanliang’s palms feel somewhat sweaty.

Had it been someone else... never mind holding against the wall for this long, just this horrifying pressure would be enough to make a person mentally collapse.

Bai Yanliang gently took a breath; after seeing it descend the stairs, he gently moved his foot.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang!

Bai Yanliang’s scalp tingled, and his foot, which had just moved down a bit, went back up.

A stark white lightning bolt pierced the dim interior, casting the fierce ghost in a more terrifying light.

"Boom—"

The window was suddenly blown open by the gale, slamming against the wall.

Torrential rain poured down immediately.

"Get out quickly..."

Bai Yanliang couldn’t help but feel a twinge of regret in his heart. His legs were still okay, but his arms were nearly giving out. The relentless soreness was rapidly draining his arm strength, and his heartbeat grew increasingly fierce.

Suspending oneself against the wall was a huge test of endurance!

Bai Yanliang’s stamina was already quite good, but he still couldn’t withstand the fierce ghost suddenly pausing on the stairs, neither ascending nor descending.

The wind, carrying moisture, continuously blew in through the half-open window, making Bai Yanliang feel as if his body temperature was rapidly dropping.

His limbs, apart from being sore, were already beginning to feel cold, and as his blood flow slowed and his limbs became completely rigid, even if his will and stamina held up, his body would become uncontrollable.

Furthermore, Bai Yanliang had to consider a fatal problem.

Finding the fierce ghost’s visual blind spot was only a chance of survival.

As for the actual way out, he was completely clueless.

Whether on the first or second floor, the structure was identical. All four windows were barred with steel, and the ceiling was solid concrete. Apart from the main door at the entrance on the first floor, the whole house was essentially a vast and empty sealed room!

It seemed this was the mysterious person’s most proud setup, the one who dragged him and Feng Xiuxue into this place.

Playing hide and seek with a fierce ghost in a vast, sealed room?

No matter how you looked at it, the chance of survival was almost zero.

And until now, Feng Xiuxue had not made any moves.

Feng Xiuxue guessed it right; Bai Yanliang’s phone call was intentional.

Feng Xiuxue, like the mysterious person trapping them, was also a key holder, whereas Bai Yanliang was just a counterfeit holding Bai Yanren’s relic.

Feng Xiuxue knew very well the power of the key; perhaps... she also possessed the same power as this mysterious person.

She was the one on the same level as the mysterious man. If pushed to a dead end, she would surely use her means of survival.

Bai Yanliang did not believe his phone call could cause Feng Xiuxue’s death. If she really died so easily, it would conveniently settle the deceit against him.

But now, Bai Yanliang only felt that Feng Xiuxue hadn’t been pushed to desperation yet.

Feeling his numb and cold limbs, and looking at the fierce ghost still lingering on the stairs, neither up nor down.

Bai Yanliang sighed silently: I’m the one nearing desperation...

...

Feng Xiuxue crept quietly up to the second floor.

Not seeing the ghost didn’t mean it wasn’t there. A ghost may not necessarily be visible, and Feng Xiuxue knew this well.

Upon seeing the space on the second floor, Feng Xiuxue immediately understood the intention of the one who set up this trap.

He wanted to play a game.

A...escape room game, except here, the killer wasn’t a mechanism, but a...fierce ghost.

The structure of the second floor was identical to the first floor, with sealed windows, a concrete ceiling, and the automatically sealed main door on the first floor.

And... there was still no sign of Bai Yanliang.

He might already be dead...

Feng Xiuxue thought to herself.

But she quickly dismissed this notion.

More dangerous than Bai Yanliang now was herself.

Sometimes, the absence of a ghost isn’t a good thing.

Feng Xiuxue understood well that certain bizarre paranormal entities were menacingly fierce from the start, but those usually had some restrictions. There was another kind that appeared innocuous at first, unable even to hurt, but the longer time dragged on, the more terrifying it became...

Until... it breaks a certain limit, unleashing a massacre at that moment in time.

The fierce ghost in this mysterious trap set for her was clearly the second kind.

Its persistent non-appearance meant it was still in the lurking and incubating phase. Once it formed, she would undoubtedly die!

So finding its true form was the top priority.

Feng Xiuxue was very calm, but at such times, mere calmness wasn’t of much use.

Unbeknownst to her, her shadow had already grown another hand...

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