Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 178 One

Chapter 178: Chapter 178 One

Yuan Jie held his breath; at this moment, he was lying under a fruit stand.

He didn’t follow everyone upstairs but chose to go down the escalator to hide on the basement level.

This area specialized in selling vegetables and snacks.

Unlike others, Yuan Jie was fully aware of the structure of this department store. If you talk about clutter, there is no doubt that this floor is the most cluttered place.

And the more chaotic the place, the easier it is to hide.

Yuan Jie cleverly placed a small piece of mirror at one corner of the ground where he was lying.

This small piece of mirror was angled toward the escalator, so if someone came down, he could see who it was immediately.

The sudden blast of music startled him greatly, but after cursing a few times, he calmed down.

Something must have happened to someone... Playing music was to mask the sound. Zhou Li was actually this formidable? In just a short dozen minutes, he pushed that person to such desperation.

No... It might not be Zhou Li.

The rotting ghost face he saw with binoculars appeared in Yuan Jie’s mind, one big reason why he didn’t want to rush upstairs with everyone else.

He was scared by that ghostly face.

If... the sudden music was not meant to stop Zhou Li but to disturb that fierce ghost instead.

That would at least indicate that the terrifying fierce ghost lacks the ability to sense everyone’s exact location.

This gave Yuan Jie a big sigh of relief, knowing this limitation, hiding would be mentally much easier.

After all, this New Moon Department Store is so big, and also so dark; it definitely wouldn’t be easy to find someone intentionally hiding.

Given this, find an extremely hidden place to hide, and since the ghost can’t sense locations, as long as the hiding spot is concealed enough, there’s a very high chance of surviving!

Wandering around in the building might inadvertently run into Zhou Li or that fierce ghost.

Yuan Jie licked his lips, feeling a little dry from the tension.

To have survived so many crises shows that he’s not a fool.

Yuan Jie’s greatest skill is self-examination.

He never considered any of his ideas absolutely correct, like now.

Just contemplating finding a hidden spot to hide till the end, in an instant, he denied that thought.

Fog Gathering’s repeated experiences told him that always staying in one place is a surefire way to die.

It’s best to change location roughly every twenty minutes or so.

Yuan Jie thought carefully; the difficulty of this mission isn’t actually that high; Zhou Li’s foot had a bizarre bell appear, undoubtedly a huge hint. As long as he approaches, those hiding can hear the sound. Is there any bigger advantage than this?

"Hoo..."

Yuan Jie exhaled a breath of stale air, glancing at the time; now... twenty minutes had passed since the game started.

Neither Zhou Li nor that fierce ghost had appeared on the basement level.

In this situation, should he change hiding spot?

Yuan Jie was a little hesitant.

Just then, his phone suddenly vibrated.

Yuan Jie flinched in fright, quickly taking out his phone. The screen brightness was already set to the lowest, but he could still clearly see the reason for the vibration.

It was Yang Mowan calling!

Yang Mowan...

A gentle and charming face appeared in Yuan Jie’s mind. This wasn’t his first mission with Yang Mowan. He knew well that despite appearing frail, Yang Mowan was actually someone trustworthy, with great presence of mind.

This term may sound ordinary, but in Fog Gathering, it’s crucial.

The vast majority of people panic in emergencies, but Yang Mowan could most likely stay composed and think of a solution unless it’s a situation with absolutely no way out.

At least... now it’s very quiet around, and listening to her call couldn’t hurt.

Yuan Jie pressed the answer button.

As soon as he connected, he heard Yang Mowan’s slightly urgent and frantic voice: "Yuan Jie! Zhou Li is missing. Now it’s the ghost looking for us! You must hide well, make sure it doesn’t find you!"

What?!

"Where are you? Did you see it?" As soon as Yuan Jie spoke, he suddenly felt a chill all over, and his heart sank with a thud, thinking this is bad!

Yuan Jie hastily turned off his phone.

No! There’s a problem; Yang Mowan is problematic!

Though it sounded like she was informing him, urging him to be careful.

But when Yuan Jie thought about it after calming down, Yang Mowan’s words were all nonsense! Absolutely useless!

Would such worthless information really warrant her making a special call to inform him?

Or has his relationship with Yang Mowan reached such a level?

Yuan Jie got goosebumps all over.

He was almost certain the ghost had just called him!

Its purpose in calling was obvious too; it was confirming! Confirming his location!

He can’t stay here!

Absolutely can’t stay here!

Yuan Jie was just about to crawl out from under the fruit stand when his pupils suddenly contracted!

There, in the mirror he had placed before himself, finally appeared something else.

In the dim LED light by the escalator, there were a pair of bare, rotting feet.

And one of the feet had a bell tied to it...

Yuan Jie’s scalp tingled, and he forced himself to suppress his fear, shrinking further under the stall.

Don’t come over... I beg you... Just don’t come over...

Yuan Jie felt his heart was about to leap out of his chest, and now he was only about ten meters away from that ghost!

He dared not look at the mirror again, fearing that once he glanced, the feet in the mirror would vanish, appearing right before him.

He closed his eyes like an ostrich, huddled under the stall.

But he couldn’t help but wonder, what if it found him?

What if he opened his eyes and saw a decayed ghost face?

No... no way, the LED lights on the basement level are fewer and dimmer than those on the higher floors, maybe... the ghost can’t see too clearly either?

Thoughts wildly flashed through his mind, Yuan Jie felt like he was about to go insane.

Time ticked by slowly, and Yuan Jie’s fear grew stronger and stronger.

Why is there no movement?

Where is the bell sound?

Could it be... it had already left?

Just as a sliver of luck rose in his heart, Yuan Jie heard a sound.

"Ding-a-ling—"

The suffocating feeling rushed to his throat, followed by an overwhelming urge to vomit.

This is one of the extreme expressions of fear, with his heart uncontrollably beating violently, and the blood vessels in his closed eyes already shot with blood.

I won’t die here, I won’t...

It’s gone!

Yuan Jie shouted in his heart, then abruptly opened his eyes!

Gone! Really gone!

The feet in the mirror had disappeared!

"Haha!"

Boundless joy surged in his heart; could he actually escape death like this?

Yuan Jie was just about to crawl out and find a new place when he suddenly noticed that the ground before him seemed even darker?

Yuan Jie cautiously crawled out from under the fruit stand. Just as he lifted his head, a surge of intense fear abruptly stopped his heart.

Above his head... a decaying ghostly face was towering over him.

"Found you."

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