Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 269 The Suspension Bridge Effect: It's True

Although the control unit seemed to have a lot of opinions about the two of them, adhering to the principle of "since we're already here," the two had no choice but to continue this adventure.

The conditions for passing this escape room game, titled "The Four Great Horror Legends of the Campus," are practically written in the title itself.

Guan Gu and Youyou only need to solve the puzzles to find out the truth behind the four terrifying school legends, and then find a way to purify these "vengeful spirits" based on the truth, or simply find a way to eliminate them, in order to win the game.

After all, this is just a small escape room for two to four people, so neither the level design nor the process is too long.

The puzzles weren't too difficult for Guan Gu and Youyou; most of them were easy enough for them to figure out as long as they were willing to use their brains.

For the remaining small number of puzzles that they couldn't figure out, the central control system provided subtle guidance to the two.

Ever since the central control unit forgot to switch channels, his tone became particularly humble, answering almost every question and granting every request.

However, Youyou still preferred his unruly demeanor from earlier.

For Guan Gu and Youyou, the most difficult thing was the seemingly omnipresent "vengeful spirits" inside the secret room.

A faceless woman with no eyes, no nose, and only a mouthful of sharp teeth.

Pale and swollen, like a water ghost that had just crawled out of a pool of blood.

A teacher whose face was covered in scars and pus, and a group of screaming, mangled students under her command...

These ghosts were all too terrifying to look at. The horrific scene, combined with the gloomy atmosphere and eerie ambiance, nearly scared Youyou and Guangu to death.

Several times, Guan Gu almost huddled in Youyou's arms, trembling with fear.

Putting everything else aside, the makeup artist for this escape room is definitely a professional; at least Guan Gu feels he'll definitely dream about these terrifying things tonight.

If he can actually fall asleep tonight.

What frightened the two even more was that these vengeful spirits weren't simply hiding in some corner, suddenly jumping out to scare them and that was it.

They are entrenched on the path to the truth, and Guangu and Youyou will have to confront them if they want to pass the level.

Simply running away from these vengeful spirits is useless; they must abide by the rules in the previous song.

When they encounter the faceless woman, Guan Gu and Youyou must cover their eyes and noses with their hands, leaving only their mouths exposed, so that she will mistake them for her own kind.

If the school bell happens to ring at that moment, the two of them have to stand still.

At this moment, the two could hear the faceless woman's mournful howl, and a cold, sticky thing (prop) that felt very much like a tongue kept licking their hands that they used to cover their eyes and noses.

The faceless woman seemed to want to use her tongue to pry open the two men's hands to see if their faces were really just mouths.

If you encounter a water ghost, and you look directly into its eyes, it will possess you and drag you down to become its scapegoat.

Guan Gu and Youyou had to face the water ghost directly, then back up to the room and close the door.

Such rules seem easy to solve, but water ghosts usually act in pairs, one in front and one behind.

So Guan Gu and Youyou could only stand back to back, hand in hand, each staring at a water ghost as they slowly moved toward their destination.

So here's the question: if you encounter both a water ghost and a faceless woman at the same time, how do you escape?

This was the closest Guan Gu and Youyou ever came to failure. In the end, they managed to survive the rule-based killing by leading the two vengeful spirits into the horde of vengeful ghosts under the command of their teacher.

Of course, the price was that they had to follow the teacher's instructions, and the two of them had to go to the principal's office and the security office respectively to retrieve something for the teacher.

……

Guan Gu clutched the file folder covered in bloody handprints, leaned against the principal's office door, and fumbled to pull out a walkie-talkie from his waist.

"Youyou, I've obtained the top-secret information from the principal's office. How's it going on your end?"

Guan Gu's voice trembled slightly, and at this moment, besides the lingering fear in his eyes, there was also a faint hint of excitement.

When you know from the beginning that everything in front of you is just a game, even instinctive fear and terror have a threshold.

Fear that exceeds this threshold transforms into an exciting and adrenaline-pumping experience.

Guan Gu finally understood why so many people enjoyed playing escape rooms; the excitement and thrill were indeed rare in everyday life.

Soon after, a calm and composed voice came through the walkie-talkie.

"Reporting, Commander Guan Gu, I've obtained the key to the security room. Over!"

As Corporal Youyou stuffed the key to the security room into his pocket, he continued speaking to Commander Guan Gu.

"Commander Guan Gu, before we hand this bunch of keys to the teacher, should we use it to open the door to the music room and find out what's inside?"

"Corporal Youyou, I think your idea is absolutely correct."

Guan Gu also played along, acting alongside Youyou: "Once this matter is resolved, we can get promoted, receive a raise, and reach the pinnacle of our lives."

Youyou paused for a moment, then reminded him, "Uh... Commander Guan Gu, isn't it a bit unlucky for you to say something like that at this time?"

Guan Gu said timidly, "Then... once this is resolved, we can retire?"

"That's even more unlucky!"

Hearing the gentle, angry tone from the other end of the walkie-talkie, Guan Gu smiled indulgently.

He was certainly not a superior officer, and Youyou was not a corporal.

This was purely because Youyou was envious of the NPCs' performance, so she got carried away with her acting and added a layer of character development to the two of them.

According to the background information provided by Youyou, the two of them were investigators from the Special Affairs Investigation Team, who were ordered to investigate the recent spate of paranormal events at this long-abandoned middle school.

However, this idea was rejected by Guan Gu.

The reason for the rejection was actually quite simple: Guan Gu was Japanese.

It is well known that Japanese investigators in movies always fail, and their fates are never good.

So in the end, the two were changed to a combination of officer and corporal, and Youyou even gave their combination a very nice name.

The "Life and Death" combination.

Although Guan Gu thought the background was still ridiculous, he really liked the name of the group.

Holding walkie-talkies, the two cautiously walked towards the music room.

As Guan Gu walked slowly with his back bent, he quietly recounted the information he had gathered from the principal's office.

He's still a bit nervous, though, and his speech is starting to lose focus.

However, Youyou was incredibly patient and responded very seriously and actively to everything Guan Gu said.

As a corporal, it is my duty to listen attentively to my superiors.

Just as Youyou was feeling pleased with her acting skills, she heard a series of low, sharpening sounds coming from all around her.

The already dim light suddenly began to flicker incessantly, and the sound of sharpening knives made it seem as if a grand slaughter was about to begin.

Youyou leaned against the wall in fear, looking around anxiously.

However, she now understands that waiting in fear at this time is useless and will only make things worse.

I must take action immediately!

"Commander Guan Gu, I think I've run into the Butcher. Let's hurry to the music room to meet him."

Before Guan Gu could reply, Youyou hung the walkie-talkie on her waist, gritted her teeth, and quickly ran towards the music room.

Even now, the sound of sharpening knives still lingers in the air, like a persistent leech.

"Isaac is asking, 'Where is the lamb of the burnt offering?'"

A deep and serious voice was slowly murmuring, each word deliberate and uttered, and it seemed as if one could hear madness and bloodlust in every word.

She didn't even dare to stop and check the butcher's true strength; she just ran desperately toward the music room.

However, at that moment, a loud bell rang in the secret room.

Youyou could only remain still.

Just now, she and Guan Gu were surrounded and chased by the faceless woman and the water ghosts because they thought that as long as there were no NPCs, they could still move freely when the bell rang.

Unexpectedly, this action attracted the combined pursuit of faceless women and water ghosts wandering in different areas.

Just as Youyou remained still, slow and heavy footsteps sounded from around the corner.

A tall figure wielding two swords slowly walked towards Youyou.

Youyou couldn't turn around at this point. She could only watch in horror as the butcher's shadow got closer and closer until it was pressed against her own.

A bloodstained prop knife was gently pressed against Youyou's cheek. A chilling coldness seeped through the blade and into Youyou's heart, making her feel cold all over.

"Isaac is asking, 'Where is the lamb of the burnt offering?'"

The butcher continued to speak slowly and deliberately, enunciating each word clearly.

This time, however, his voice, besides the lingering madness, also revealed a deep sense of joy.

The bell continued to ring, but the butcher remained motionless, only his faint laughter sounding like heavy hammer blows striking the wildly pounding heart.

During the long silence, the butcher's sudden burst of laughter almost made Youyou's heart stop.

"Here it is..."

In an instant, the buzzing of the bell stopped abruptly. Without time to think, Youyou ran forward as fast as she could.

The butcher, however, simply walked briskly.

"Little lamb..."

He spoke very slowly, but his pace quickened until he was running at full speed.

"Don't let me... catch you!"

……

On the other side, Guan Gu had already run towards the music room as soon as he heard Youyou say that she might have encountered the butcher.

He ran breathlessly to the vicinity of the music room, quickly searching for a place where he could open the door and hide.

"Guan Gu!"

Guan Gu heard Youyou shout and looked up in the direction of the sound.

Amidst the flashing lights, Youyou was running with all her might through the corridor.

Behind her followed a butcher wielding two machetes, wearing a blood-stained white suit, with a blue face and fangs, resembling a demon.

For some reason, Guan Gu felt that this blue-faced, fanged butcher looked somewhat familiar.

"long!"

Guan Gu decisively pushed open the door next to him and went inside first.

He then swiftly pulled Youyou, who was rushing past, inside.

Youyou just fell into Guan Gu's arms.

boom!

Guan Gu didn't care about anything else now. He slammed the door shut, hugged Youyou tightly, and pressed their weight against the door.

Compared to other "vengeful spirits" who are safe once they enter a secret space, this butcher, whom we encountered for the first time, is undoubtedly the most vicious and unreasonable of them all.

The folk song also shows that there is absolutely no way to deal with or avoid encountering a butcher.

They could only run and then block the door.

The reason for blocking the door is, of course, that... he might break it down.

boom!

A muffled thud rang out, and Guan Gu and Youyou were almost knocked back by the butcher's kick outside the door.

Startled, Youyou instinctively clung to Guangu, and the two of them used all their strength to block the doorway, preventing the butcher from kicking it open.

boom!boom!

The butcher kicked him twice more.

These deep, powerful sounds were like muffled thunderclaps striking their hearts.

They unconsciously hugged each other tighter and tighter, their breathing becoming rapid.

boom!boom!

The butcher kicked the door harder and harder each time, but it was still no match for the two people who were working together to save their lives.

After kicking the door five times, the butcher finally gave up on breaking it down.

Guan Gu and Youyou heard his unwilling and angry roar outside the door.

Upon hearing the roar, Youyou felt as if her heart had been suddenly yanked by an invisible hand.

However, as long as he can't get in, no matter how loudly he shouts, it won't make a difference.

After hearing the roars outside the door gradually subside, the two members of the "Life and Death" duo both breathed a sigh of relief.

They looked at each other and smiled, but then their smiles froze.

Guan Gu and Youyou only realized now that they were already tightly embracing each other, inseparable.

Youyou was practically pressed against Guan Gu, the sound of this innocent young man's heartbeat echoing in her ears.

A faint, almost imperceptible fragrance slowly seeped from Guan Gu's body into You You's nose.

Heavens above! Our Mr. Guan Gu has been spraying men's cologne every day for the past few days, but apart from Meijia, no one has noticed it.

But just at that moment, the last trace of perfume on him came into play.

Youyou inhaled the faint scent, the rapid breathing and heartbeat of Guan Gu echoing in her ears; at that moment, her heart was also pounding violently.

This left Youyou unsure whether her racing heart was due to nervousness and fear, or because the other person was genuinely making her heart flutter.

Guan Gu felt the same way at that moment.

He looked into Youyou's eyes, those mischievous eyes that seemed to conceal a fantastical world completely different from reality.

This fantastical world is just like Youyou herself: beautiful, clean, kind, imaginative, and quirky...

Guan Gu was deeply fascinated by this.

The butcher's roar continued, which made Guan Gu and Youyou dare not break free from each other's embrace. They could only hold each other tightly and gaze at each other silently.

In this dark and eerie environment, two hearts beating at different frequencies begin to slowly converge.

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