A certain floor of the hotel, which has been abandoned for many years, is only hung on the walls with dimly lit white candles, broken mirrors and ubiquitous cobwebs.
The long corridors are covered with old wallpaper, and the doors of all hotel rooms are closed.
The only elevator that can lead to other floors cannot be opened, and the buttons on all floors are in a malfunctioning state.
"Run!"
In the dim candlelight, a middle-aged man waving a wooden stick in his hand ran out from the corner. He tried his best to run across the dark red carpet in the corridor, and even his face that was supposed to be gentle was running wildly. Slightly embarrassed because of clenching his teeth.
The middle-aged man was followed by a young girl in sportswear, a chubby boy in a school uniform, a fashionable wavy girl, and a young man wearing glasses and carrying a mountaineering bag.
It may seem strange to run wild in the hotel corridor, but the five people in the corridor are not so much running as they are running for their lives. In addition to clenching their teeth, most people's faces had undisguised fear, as if something particularly terrible was chasing them.
Running at the back was a somewhat strange young man, because the expression on his face was calm, but he pursed his lips, and sweat dripped down the side of his face. This young man with an oversized mountaineering bag would often hold a pair of glasses that could easily slip off, and chase him forward at a slow speed while leaning against the wall.
It can be seen that this young man is trying very hard to cover up, but it still gives people a feeling that he is struggling to walk.
But fortunately, he has not been left behind.
"Quick! There are lights in front!" The middle-aged man turned left along the corridor, and saw that there was a guest room door open in the dark corridor in front of him, and he could see bright and warm lights!
The moment they saw the light, the eyes of the middle-aged man and the young girl in sportswear lit up, and invariably accelerated their running speed.
"There's a temporary shelter in front!" the girl in the sportswear exclaimed in surprise, "When we get there, we'll temporarily..."
"what!"
Before the girl could finish her words, she saw the big wavy beauty behind her suddenly fall to the ground, crying out for help: "Help me, my foot is sprained, it hurts!"
"Are all the newcomers this time dragging oil bottles?" The middle-aged man with a wooden stick glanced at the candlelight on the wall and stopped to take a breath. He looked at the fat student with weak legs behind him with disgust , the woman with scapular feet who was running on the hotel carpet in high heels, and the young man who looked normal but didn't know why he ran at the back.
That young man looks pretty good, why is he moving so slowly
"Okay, let's go quickly!" The girl in the sportswear had already helped the woman with her swollen foot up. "That thing must still be not far behind us, and the nonsense will wait until the shelter!"
The girl also glanced at the young man at the back. It was a young man who looked particularly fair and handsome. He wore a pair of round-frame glasses with chains. His appearance and temperament were easy to make young girls excited.
I don't know if I was scared because I came to the nightmare world for the first time. The young man's face was extremely pale, and it was as white as cold jade in the dim candlelight.
"Ta-ta-ta-"
"Run!" When the terrifying footsteps sounded again, the girl bit her lip, and walked towards the lit room with the help of the woman with her feet.
She saw that the middle-aged man with a wooden stick and the fat boy had rushed to the door of the room and were looking at the corridor behind them in fear.
The girl couldn't help but glance back.
She couldn't see the "thing" where the footsteps were coming from, but she could see that the candlelight in the corridor was going out little by little, and the corridor behind them had turned into pure darkness. If they can't hide in that lit room in time, they will be completely swallowed by the dark corridor in the next second!
"Thank you." Just when the girl felt that it was difficult to move forward, she saw the handsome guy who was very good-looking but had difficulty walking came over and supported the other side of the woman with the sting. It still feels a little warm to help.
Ahead is the temporary shelter of Nightmare World, as long as they get there, they will be safe!
"Bang!"
The moment the girl and the woman with the stinging foot rushed into the lighted guest room, the middle-aged man who had been standing beside the door slammed the door shut and locked it with a few clicks.
This room, which is called "sanctuary" by middle-aged men and girls in sportswear, is no different from an ordinary hotel big bed room except that the lights are very bright. The space is not large, and the wallpaper and furniture are old and gray. .
The middle-aged man opened the heavy curtains of the shelter, but what he saw was not a window, but a white wall with nothing.
"Each shelter has at least a 30-minute safety period." The girl in the sportswear made the girl with the stinger sit on the dusty bed, and then leaned against the wall and began to gasp, "What do you want to ask? , you can hurry up and ask now."
The girl secretly glanced at the young man who had helped her just now, and found that he was standing by the wall with steady breathing, adjusted his glasses, wiped the sweat from his cheeks, and looked around there. Girls rarely see boys with silver chains on their frames in their lives, and they have outstanding temperament and tall stature... It would be nice if they didn't meet them in a terrible nightmare world.
"Where exactly is this place?!" The woman with a sagging foot on the bed seemed to cry, not only her eyes were so red, but her original delicate eye makeup was blurred, "Why are we here?"
"This is the nightmare world." The middle-aged man standing on the other side said with an ugly face, "We are all experienced practitioners who were selected into the nightmare world, but the girl over there and I are veterans who have experienced several nightmares. , you are newcomers coming to the nightmare world for the first time."
"But our purpose is the same," added the girl in the tracksuit. "Only by working together to complete the mission of each nightmare world can we return to the original world."
"The task of the nightmare world is engraved on the inside of your left arm. Every word is bloody, but you can only see it if you look at it." The middle-aged man glanced at the newcomers who were still in a state of daze, raised himself and rolled up The left arm of the sleeve, "The mission this time is very simple, it is to survive in this nightmare world for twelve hours. By the way, the countdown is engraved on your right arm."
The woman with a wiggled foot sitting on the bed and the fat boy standing beside her panting subconsciously raised their arms like a middle-aged man, and then they both shouted "Ah", obviously startled by the bloody lettering on their left and right arms. Big jump.
The young man with glasses who had been standing against the wall from the beginning raised his arm, but his expression did not change, he just put his arm down silently and continued to look around, as if the arrangement and things in this room were better than those in "Nightmare World" itself is more interesting as well.
"After completing the task, we will get the corresponding nightmare point, which is very useful." The girl added on the side.
"But... can it be used to exchange... for items?" The fat boy on the other side began to stutter nervously, twisting his fingers and looking at the two seniors with trembling.
"The Nightmare World is different from the novels you've read." The middle-aged man frowned, "Nightmare Points have many functions. You can use Nightmare Points to strengthen your body every time you complete a mission. If you are in Nightmare World, If you get any treasure, you need to spend the corresponding Nightmare Points to take it out."
"The most important thing is that if you die in the nightmare world..." The girl glanced at the newcomers this time, "you can spend enough nightmare points to continue living."
"If there aren't enough Nightmare Points..." Little Fatty's face turned blue.
"Then death is death." The middle-aged man said decisively, "Just like the boy who walked at the back and scolded and refused to run away at the beginning."
The face of the woman with the wiggled foot and the little fat man changed again, as if they could still hear the shrill screams of that person after being swallowed by the darkness. It is precisely because someone was "eaten" by the darkness in the corridor when they first came to the nightmare world, that they would recklessly run behind the middle-aged man.
"Don't worry, the number of people who survive in each nightmare world will also affect the nightmare points everyone gets, so as long as you keep up and don't do stupid things, the uncle and I will help you as much as possible." The middle-aged man, the 17- or 18-year-old girl is more kind, "My name is Qi Xiaomin, and I have experienced two nightmare worlds."
"Zheng Ming, I have experienced three nightmare worlds." The middle-aged man named Zheng Ming had a flamboyant tone and seemed to be proud of his resume.
"What about you? What's your name?" Qi Xiaomin looked directly at the young man with glasses with a special temperament.
"Su... Zimo." The young man helped the glasses that were always sliding down the bridge of his nose again. Although his voice was pleasant, his voice was dry and hoarse, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time. "What do you mean by refuge?"
"The Nightmare World with a small number of people and new people will set up some shelters to reduce the difficulty." Qi Xiaomin pointed to the chandelier on the ceiling of the guest room, "The warm light is the most obvious feature of the shelter, and it can also be used in a dim environment. will become particularly conspicuous.”
"As long as we enter the shelter, we can get at least 30 minutes of safe time. We can use this time to make a customs clearance plan, and we can also get a break. But..." Qi Xiaomin frowned, and his tone suddenly became serious, "Safety After the time has passed, everyone must leave the shelter as soon as possible, otherwise the location of the shelter will become the most terrifying and dangerous place in this nightmare world!"
"Thirty minutes later, we... are we going to leave here?" The fat boy in the school uniform looked the most timid of all. Even in the shelter, he still hid in the corner and trembled.
"Twenty-five minutes to be exact." The middle-aged man Zheng Ming raised his left hand and looked at it, "The inside of your left hand is engraved with a countdown of twelve hours. Using this to calculate the time is better than the watch you wear. more acurrate."
"Everyone, hurry up and take a rest, the tasks for newbies won't be too difficult, you don't have to worry too much." Compared with Zheng Ming, who was impatient, Qi Xiaomin has always played the role of comforting and helping everyone.
When everyone began to rest in different thoughts, and the entire shelter fell silent, Su Zimo, who had been standing against the wall, pushed on his glasses, stared at the door of the bathroom for a few seconds, and walked in.
There is also some dust in the bathroom, but because the lights are also warm and bright, it will not frighten people in a nightmare world.
Su Zimo wiped the dust on the mirror in the bathroom with the towel hanging next to him, and then stared at himself in the mirror without moving.
Pale, thin, expressionless face, overly delicate chain glasses…
"It's not a dream." Su Zimo whispered to himself, and then curled the corners of his lips somewhat stiffly.
If the person chosen by the Nightmare World is called a trainee, then what is he... the chosen person
A little self-deprecating.