Frightening Joke: Above the Mist
Chapter 270 Floor Tiles

Chapter 270: Chapter 270 Floor Tiles

The ghost house didn’t give Bai Yanliang and his group much time to think.

From the moment the footsteps appeared to when these figures started moving towards them, only about five seconds had passed.

Yang Xiaocan and Ruan Jie were already trembling in each other’s arms, while Ou Zheng’s performance was slightly better, but not by much.

He stood against the wall, not daring to look directly at those eerie figures.

Bai Yanliang watched those figures gravely; their steps were slow, but there were too many of them, making it impossible to fight their way out.

When these eerie figures emerged from the dark corridor and into the hall, the faces of the five people displayed varied expressions.

Yang Xiaocan and the other two seemed to be hit by a massive shock, rendered completely speechless.

Bai Yanliang and Xu Zhifei, however, were relatively unfazed, though the situation was critical now, they were not too terrified.

Because... the two of them still had their final trump card... the key.

If truly driven into a corner, neither would hesitate in using the ability of the key at the cost of their lifespan.

And the appearance of these figures under the light confirmed Bai Yanliang’s thoughts.

They were indeed ghosts...

A glance revealed over thirty eerie women with long hair hanging down, slowly approaching.

"No... don’t come closer!"

Yang Xiaocan’s heart was filled with regret; why did they have to come in here to play? Why...

Her scream failed to halt the terrifying women’s advance.

They lowered their heads, dressed in identical long white dresses, exuding a chilling, decayed aura.

Ou Zheng’s lips trembled, "Wha... what are these things... what kind of hellish place is this?"

His emotion became somewhat bizarre, sweat congealed on his forehead, and his semi-long hair stuck messily to his forehead, looking quite disheveled.

The women around them, with heads lowered and faces hidden, had silently drawn near, extraordinarily terrifying.

Ou Zheng swallowed nervously, suddenly shouting, "I can’t take it... I can’t take it! Let me out, I want out!"

As he hysterically yelled, he attempted to force his way through the women’s encirclement, trying to escape.

Just as he took a step forward, a hand suddenly grabbed his shoulder.

The emotionally out-of-control Ou Zheng turned angrily, glaring at Bai Yanliang, "Let go of me!"

He was met with Bai Yanliang’s cold gaze, "Go if you want to die."

Ou Zheng shook his shoulder forcefully, yet failed to shake off Bai Yanliang’s hand, "Then what! Staying here is death too, did you see their nails? They’re ghosts!"

As he said this, Ou Zheng shook all over, Bai Yanliang wasn’t meeting this type of person for the first time.

People like Ou Zheng, the more fear they have inside, the more agitated they appear on the surface.

Typically manifested as irritable anger and shouting, completely losing control of their emotions.

Hence, Bai Yanliang ignored him completely, merely saying icily, "Be quiet."

"If you want to survive, listen to me."

Saying something like this at such a time undoubtedly attracted everyone’s attention immediately.

Even Xu Zhifei had already looked at Bai Yanliang; although she was also trying to come up with a plan, she had no clue about handling these approaching, eerie women.

Could it be that Bai Yanliang had a way?

Yang Xiaocan dragged Ruan Jie beside Bai Yanliang, almost pleadingly looking at him.

"... Mr. Bai... Brother Bai, do you have a way? I’ll listen to you, I’ll listen to whatever you say! As long as you take me out of here, get me out alive... I’ll do anything you ask!"

Yang Xiaocan’s words sounded suggestive, but had no effect on Bai Yanliang.

As they spoke, those terrifying women were still gradually closing in, now only seven or eight meters away, just a matter of seconds.

"Say it quickly!" Yang Xiaocan was on the verge of tears, "Stop beating around the bush... the female ghosts are coming!"

Bai Yanliang didn’t even glance at her, his gaze still fixed on the encroaching eerie women; he was making... the final confirmation.

Ou Zheng’s breathing suddenly became erratic, his chest heaving continuously. Yang Xiaocan was sobbing uncontrollably, slumping against Ruan Jie, unable to stand any longer. Ruan Jie was trembling with fear as well, but she at least dared to look at these approaching terrifying beings.

Each of these women had sharp fingernails, the tips of which were stained with a faint red, exuding a slight smell of blood...

Six meters...

Five meters...

Four meters...

Three meters...

Xu Zhifei’s hand was already quietly resting on the key, just waiting one more second... if Bai Yanliang still couldn’t determine, she would use her key.

At this moment, Bai Yanliang quickly said, "Everyone, stand on the circular tiles!"

Xu Zhifei reacted the quickest; as soon as Bai Yanliang finished speaking, she found a circular tile.

Bai Yanliang did not need to move as he was already standing on a circular tile.

But Ou Zheng and the other three were in trouble.

Because within three meters around, there were only two circular tiles left, each barely big enough for one person to stand on, squeezing was definitely out of the question.

This meant that one person would definitely not be able to stand on a circular tile.

At the critical moment, Ou Zheng wasn’t slow in his response. Although he didn’t understand the significance of standing on the circular tiles, seeing Bai Yanliang and Xu Zhifei doing so, he followed suit immediately.

With a nearly diving posture, Ou Zheng also secured a circular tile.

Leaving... the last circular tile.

Ruan Jie hesitated for a moment, her gaze had just swept towards that last circular tile when she saw a silhouette already darting towards it.

Ruan Jie lowered her head, her arms empty.

Yang Xiaocan, who had just been limp in her arms, had darted onto the last circular tile.

She looked up at Yang Xiaocan, discovering that the other had completely ignored her.

And by this time, all the women with lowered heads were already up close!

The most fatal occurrence was, they were slowly raising their heads...

No faces!

All of them were ghosts!

Identical ghosts!

Ruan Jie’s eyes widened suddenly, her body stiffened, and a flood of death and despair instantly surged up.

She didn’t know who to blame, maybe it wasn’t anyone’s fault.

Only the last circular tile was left, someone was bound to die...

Xiao Can... was just a bit quicker...

She tried hard to convince herself, but still couldn’t erase that feeling of despair from her heart.

Along with this, her gaze towards Yang Xiaocan quietly changed.

And as she looked at Yang Xiaocan, something... was "watching" her.

These faceless female ghosts simultaneously turned in one direction—Ruan Jie.

They completely ignored the nearby Yang Xiaocan, Xu Zhifei, Ou Zheng, and others, as if... they could only see Ruan Jie.

Seeing these faceless female ghosts all "looking" at her, Ruan Jie’s emotions finally crumbled.

At this moment... a sharp ghost claw reached for her head.

However, a hand moved quicker than the ghost claw!

"Ugh..."

Ruan Jie felt her back, and waistline clothing being grabbed by a strong arm, pulling her over forcefully!

"Bang—"

A slight collision sound echoed, and Ruan Jie instinctively let out a soft groan.

When she came back to her senses, she found herself tightly held in Mr. Bai’s embrace.

She looked up dazedly at Bai Yanliang, "Bai... Yanren?"

Bai Yanliang glanced down at her, "Give it a try."

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