Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 249 Fear

Chapter 249: Chapter 249 Fear

It’s okay... it’s okay...

Jiang Li kept silently chanting in her heart.

Although she planned to hide in the ancestral hall, she knew that this was really just a stopgap measure.

Because... there’s also a ghost inside the ancestral hall.

But she had no choice left.

The desperation was forcibly suppressed, and the feeling of suffocation kept surfacing.

Gradually, Jiang Li noticed something very strange.

The roads in the village... seemed to have gotten bigger, and the surrounding houses seemed to have gotten taller...

How could this be?

Jiang Li looked around in terror, gradually slowing her steps.

When she completely stopped walking, the noise of Lu Guo chasing after her disappeared.

The gaps between the old houses grew narrower, sending a chill through Jiang Li.

What’s happening...?

A gust of icy mountain wind suddenly blew against her back, making Jiang Li’s scalp tingle.

As a woman, she was extremely sensitive, but now she didn’t dare to look back.

Why have the surrounding houses become so much bigger?

No... it’s not just the houses, it’s the weeds, the dirt, the dead trees...

The more Jiang Li looked around, the more panic-stricken she became. How could this be?

Could this also be the ghost’s doing?

It can actually make everything in the village larger?

Overcome with terror, Jiang Li suddenly heard Lu Guo’s footsteps again.

She no longer cared about how strange the surroundings were and ran forward.

With the sudden enlargement of the surroundings, Jiang Li felt that the ancestral hall, which should have been nearby, seemed to be getting further away.

The footsteps behind her were getting closer.

Oh no... I’m not going to make it...

Jiang Li understood that she probably wouldn’t make it to the ancestral hall in time.

She steeled herself and dashed headlong into an old house after rounding a corner.

She was going to gamble with her life...

Fortunately... she won the first gamble, there was no one in the house.

The wooden floor had many broken sections, and cobwebs were everywhere.

Jiang Li cautiously approached the window, one step... two steps... trying her hardest not to make a sound.

Lu Guo... did he follow?

After peeking outside through the window, Jiang Li’s heart suddenly tightened.

It feels so uncomfortable...

It was as if something was watching her.

Jiang Li looked around, but saw nothing.

Yet her mouth fell wider and wider...

How bizarre... why... is it still getting bigger?

The world outside, and this room, kept growing larger!

Jiang Li felt like her nerves might have already unraveled; she couldn’t believe what she was seeing, but she couldn’t suppress the fear rising within her.

Because... ever since she was a child, she had harbored a natural fear of certain things.

Which was... large objects.

She never told anyone that she had a rather pretentious-sounding condition called megalophobia.

Jiang Li was terrified of things that were excessively large, airplanes, giant ships, blue whales, even a huge cloud could leave her breathless.

And now... this innate fear was being infinitely magnified.

Because... the entire world seemed to have become larger.

Jiang Li trembled violently in the corner of the wall, her whole body shaking like a leaf.

Why...?

Why is the whole world getting bigger...

Why...

Jiang Li’s pupils trembled wildly, and the fear almost completely overwhelmed her.

At this moment, Jiang Li suddenly realized something. She looked at her hand and collapsed to the ground in despair.

It’s not that the world is getting bigger... it’s that she... is rapidly shrinking.

The chilling mountain wind kept pouring through the window, nearly solidifying Jiang Li’s blood.

But at this moment, a chilling sound came from outside the house.

"Tap—tap—"

The footsteps stopped.

He’s here...

Lu Guo came to find her!

A strong premonition arose, Jiang Li couldn’t control her wild imaginings, and the little rationality she had left was slowly evaporating.

No... I can’t move...

He’s only standing outside the door, hasn’t taken any action yet.

This doesn’t mean he’s discovered me...

As long as I stay still... as long as I don’t move...

Jiang Li closed her eyes, praying desperately for divine protection.

Although she knew this was futile, sometimes praying to God isn’t for help, just for psychological comfort.

Time passed like this.

The fear in Jiang Li’s heart grew stronger, but outside the house, there was no movement at all.

Lu Guo... should probably have left, right?

Yes... he must have left...

If he were still there, there’d be no reason for him not to push the door open and come in.

All sorts of thoughts ran through Jiang Li’s mind.

But even thinking this, Jiang Li didn’t dare to open the door.

Besides... the door was now twice her height.

Jiang Li’s heart raced faster, not just because Lu Guo might be outside.

But also the ever-increasing ceiling, the ever-growing wood door...

At this moment, Jiang Li desperately hoped that Yu Wenxuan would suddenly appear, as he did the night before, to rescue her from this fear.

However, she knew that Yu Wenxuan might not be faring any better right now.

Jiang Li became more and more terrified, her megalophobia making it impossible for her to stay in this room any longer, but the thought of the fierce ghost outside the door was even more frightening.

Did Lu Guo leave or not...

If he left, she would immediately escape this house and find Bai Yanliang and Yu Wenxuan.

She couldn’t hold on, even if she had to die, she didn’t want to be scared to death among these massive objects.

What should I do?

Should I... find out?

If she dragged it out any longer, even if Lu Guo didn’t kill her, she would eventually be scared to death by the ever-growing house.

Go... take a look.

Just one glance...

As long as she confirmed Lu Guo was no longer outside, she’d leave the house immediately.

Jiang Li made up her mind.

While she hadn’t been completely engulfed by fear, she made a decision.

Jiang Li stealthily climbed up to the window, cautiously poking half her face out.

Position at the door... nothing.

Sigh...

Lu Guo left.

Jiang Li finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But just as she was about to pull back, a hideous, deathly pale face, with a blood-red painted mouth, appeared in front of her!

Lu Guo’s face hung upside down, just inches from Jiang Li’s face, staring at her intently!

"Ah!!!"

Jiang Li shuddered with fear, feeling on the verge of losing control.

But in this moment of panic, she had no time for embarrassment. She quickly pulled her head back from the window and shut it instantly.

He’s not gone, he’s not gone!

No...

Please don’t come over!

Don’t kill me...

Jiang Li curled up in the corner, desperately praying, yet... the wooden door suddenly reverberated with a massive impact.

"Bang—"

"Bang—"

The door swung open.

A creepy light sneaked in from outside the door.

Then, she saw a gigantic "man" stepping in with an eerie gait.

He looked down at her, expressionless.

Lu Guo didn’t do anything, but in Jiang Li’s eyes, he had become immensely large. As he leaned closer, Jiang Li’s pupils began to lose focus, gradually dimming.

Foam dripped from the corners of her mouth, and her lower body was drenched...

Jiang Li had been scared to death.

...

Meanwhile, Yu Wenxuan was also cornered.

His eyes flickered with unprecedented fear and anger.

The man before him... this demon!

This damn bastard, why is he here?!

Why does this fierce ghost know what I fear the most?