Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

Chapter 500 [Domain - First Gate] The Non-Existent Guest

It's really... one wave subsides only for another to rise.

Upon hearing the notification on the walkie-talkie, Feng Yao's lips moved, but in the end, she could only manage a bitter smile.

A hint of helplessness flashed in Chen Ji's eyes. It seemed that the key positions in this round would be in the maintenance department.

"Which room specifically?" He took the walkie-talkie.

He had a feeling that it would be 309, and the ghost in that room couldn't hold back any longer.

But Du Tingfeng's response changed everyone's expression.

"all."

"A new notification just appeared on the front desk computer, saying that all the guest rooms on the 3rd floor may be flooded, and the maintenance department needs to check them one by one."

The entire 3 floors.

There are fifteen rooms in total.

If it really is as Chen Ji thought, one ghost per room, then they will have to face a total of fifteen ghosts!

It's impossible to survive like that, even for Chen Ji. Even disregarding the backlash from the strange creatures, there's a limit to the number of times it can be used!

This is only the first door. Is this domain really so unsolvable?

Chen Ji felt a sense of doubt. If the second round of shift changes was this difficult, wouldn't the third round result in total annihilation?

“I don’t think it’s all ghosts inside,” Du Tingfeng said on the walkie-talkie. “But it’s impossible for anyone to live here, so this might be an opportunity to investigate clues, but it’s very dangerous.”

"What clues could there be?" Huang Yue's expression was very unpleasant.

"The essence of a hotel."

A constant background noise came from the walkie-talkie, drowning out Du Tingfeng's voice.

"I searched through every folder on the front desk computer, but I couldn't find a single piece of information about this hotel."

"All I know right now is the name of the hotel, that it has 30 rooms, and that they are all full. That's all."

"..."

Huang Yue remained silent, but his shifty eyes showed that he had clearly thought about the matter as well.

On the surface, the task for the first door in this domain is: [Find the door].

But how do you find the door if you don't know the hotel?

“He’s right.” Fei’er wiped her face, where faint traces of blood still remained. “Two Realm Entrants have already died in the stairwell we just went into.”

“That area is not in the same space as the rest of the hotel, and there’s also a fourth floor that we haven’t explored.”

All of this proves that the hotel is not as simple as they thought.

But in any case, this is just speculation; their most important task at hand is to complete the repair work.

Feng Yao quickly glanced at the repair tools, took the walkie-talkie, and asked, "Do you know what caused the leak?"

Du Tingfeng was unaware.

However, he believes that since the hotel said it was a full inspection, it must be due to an external cause, namely a systemic leak, and not a problem with the single room.

"Understood." Feng Yao nodded and picked out a few repair tools that might be useful from the side.

After that, she found a folding ladder and had Fei'er carry it.

Taking this opportunity, Chen Ji quickly told everyone about his experience in room 309.

All he knows right now is that there's a ghostly cane in that room, and the NPC was hanged the moment he entered, so he has to keep an eye on what's above him.

The four people left the house.

Upon entering the lobby, the group felt as if they had stumbled upon a massive waterfall, hearing the deafening sound of rain.

slam-la-

Chen Ji looked at the hotel entrance; outside, everything had turned a leaden gray, and torrential rain was pouring down.

"..." Chen Ji wondered if rainwater had seeped into the room.

But isn't there a fourth floor above it supporting the roof? Could the top floor also be flooded?

"Do you need my help?" Xu Sandao was leaning against the wall listening to the rain.

"You can't help, at least not now."

Du Tingfeng shook his head: "The computer indicates that four employees from the repair department are required to go and check."

Four employees.

No names were mentioned, only the number of people was reported.

Feng Yao was under immense pressure. It was obvious that the hotel had set up a special reserve post in anticipation that the maintenance department might be short-staffed.

"OK," Xu Sandao replied, and earnestly said to the four of them, "You must come back alive."

"Don't worry, I don't need you." Huang Yue's expression remained unchanged.

Arrive at the third floor.

There was no one in the corridor, but two figures could be seen in the storage room at the end.

Chen Ji and Fei'er walked over alone, and soon they saw Liu Zi and Bai Shaohua chatting casually, but Bai Shaohua was clearly not interested.

"Bai Shaohua has been trying to get information out of me, but he hasn't succeeded. Now he's ignoring me."

After they came out, Liu Zi said, "He is the same as you, a tenth-level domain expert, and he holds the A-level magic weapon."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "By the way, I noticed that Bai Shaohua is very sensitive to numbers. His strange objects may be related to this."

"...Your counter-surveillance skills are that good?" A bead of cold sweat appeared on Chen Ji's forehead. Who was trying to trick whom?

Keeping the clues provided by Liu Zi in mind, Chen Ji told him that the maintenance department was going to inspect the room.

“I’m not sure what will happen next; this floor could be dangerous,” Chen Ji warned. “If anything happens, have Du Tingfeng send you downstairs and out of this area.”

Liu Zi didn't nod, a serious look flashing in his eyes: "Aren't ghosts supposed to be unable to leave the room?"

"Not necessarily. We don't have concrete evidence yet, so let's be prepared first."

Chen Ji is accustomed to anticipating the worst possible scenario.

Returning to the door of room 301, Chen Ji knocked on the door.

no respond.

"Hello?"

Feng Yao pressed her ear against the door, listening to the sounds inside, and whispered, "Maintenance department, we're here to check for leaks."

One minute later.

The room remained quiet.

The four exchanged glances, and Chen Ji turned the doorknob and stepped into room 301.

The powerful flashlight quickly illuminated the entire room.

There was no one there.

“301…No guests?” Huang Yue was taken aback, completely unprepared for this situation!

Because both Chen Ji and Du Tingfeng, the two front desk staff, have confirmed that all 30 rooms in the hotel are fully booked!

Under the bed?

Chen Ji's gaze shifted downwards, and just then, Fei'er bent down and looked under the bed.

A few seconds later she straightened up and shook her head.

No.

Then there would be no place for any people to hide.

Chen Ji was taken aback.

Although it was a good thing, it gave him a strange and unsettling feeling.

The unseen guest...

However, I have already checked in.

Is it still at the hotel? If so, where is it hiding now?

Immediately, a calloused hand gripping a railing appeared in Chen Ji's mind.

Above the repair department...

That ghost.

It led the two deceased inhabitants endlessly down the stairwell.

Only this one ghost has been wandering outside.

Huang Yue breathed a sigh of relief. If that's the case, then 301 is safe, and perhaps we can use it in the future.

With her mind at ease, Feng Yao quickly checked the guest room and found no leaks.

Soon, the group arrived at room 302.

However, the scene inside the room immediately refuted Chen Ji's earlier guess.

Because there are no other guests here!

There's only one ghost outside, so the number of people doesn't match up at all!