Vampires, werewolves, mysterious and supernatural powers, doom, madness, these elements of Gothic novels aroused evil thoughts in Marlin's heart.
Time ticked by, the sun had set, but Mariner was still reading the book like a madman.
Only when he heard the bell in the cafeteria indicating that dinner was ready did Mariner pull himself out of the world of the book.
He decided to make a crazy choice, which was to keep the book for himself.
Mariner deliberately found a book with a cover color similar to that of "Vatek" from the bookshelf nearby and tore off the label on the spine.
He hid the book "Vatek" in his underwear to prevent the administrator from noticing it, then walked up to the administrator and threw the book with the label torn off into the pile of new books.
He was already covered in cold sweat after doing all this, and the excitement of taking advantage of the situation left a strange feeling like itching in his heart.
He left the library as if nothing had happened and went straight back to his dormitory.
While everyone was eating in the cafeteria, he lit the oil lamp alone and immersed himself in the story of "Vatek".
Abandoned and crumbling castles, cemeteries infested with crows, and eerie monasteries all appeared in Marlin's imagination.
The content of the novel is not like the legendary stories left by heroes, but more like some terrifying fragments of life that are worth thinking about carefully.
This is completely different from the popular stories in the market about heroes saving beauties, brave dragons fighting evil, and justice punishing evil. Instead, it is full of realistic horror elements.
Just like a tiny noise at night may be ignored by ordinary people, but in "Vatek" it can make people experience infinite horror.
Mariner began to yearn for darkness. While reading the story, he recalled the pain of being hit by a blackboard pointer.
The story tells of a team of explorers exploring the ruins of an ancient lost civilization, but encountering all kinds of bizarre and horrific events after leaving the ruins; it was like a vicious curse, torturing the members of the expedition in incredible ways, slowly taking their lives and everyone around them.
Maybe it seems to be a bland outline and a bland plot, but the unexpected ways in which it unfolds appear like a work of art in front of Marlin's eyes.
Marlin was so absorbed in the world of Vatek that he didn't even notice the sound of his roommate returning from dinner.
The light of the oil lamp gradually dimmed, and Mariner finally turned to the last page of "Vatek".
If this were an ordinary horror novel, the last page would probably have a message like "The book is over", "Thank you all for your support" or some other words like "Thoughts after the book was completed", but that's not the case on the last page of "Vatek".
The last page was covered with twisted blood-red letters, which formed a line of blood-red sentences that appeared in front of Marin's eyes as if they had life.
That line of sentence seems to have a magical power to attract people's attention. Once you take the first glance, you will not look away but will keep reading.
"Call me, and I will show you the truth of the world. I am the god of the Philistines, I am the supreme commander of hell, I am a wise man, and I am also an existence that can see through the plans of the Holy Light."
The magic attached to this line of words disappeared after Mariner finished reading it, and the sentence fell off the paper and flew up.
Marin opened his mouth in surprise, and at the moment when Marin opened his mouth, the line of crimson drilled into Marin's mouth.
Before he could react, Mariner subconsciously swallowed the line of text.
A crazy cramping feeling in his stomach reminded Marlin that all this was real, and the last page of the book turned blank.
Mariner quickly ran to the toilet, then bent over to induce vomiting, and even used his fingers to dig his throat, but he was unable to get the line of text out of his mouth.
The stabbing pain in his stomach still stimulated Marin's fragile nerves, and he collapsed next to the toilet and fainted.
When Mariner opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the bed in the infirmary.
The smell of disinfectant wafted through the air, and Mariner made a sound as he weakly tried to get up from the bed.
"Oh, dear, you can't get up yet. Just lie down and rest for a while."
A kind voice came from behind Marin. Marin took a look and saw that it was Dr. Rebecca who was stationed in the medical room.
"Um, why am I here?" Marin asked.
"You were found lying next to the toilet. It seems that there is no serious problem now. It may be because you didn't eat and caused low blood sugar and fainted. By the way, dear, remember to eat well in the future. You have been unconscious for four hours."
Dr. Rebecca said nonchalantly.
She is no stranger to seeing children fainting due to not eating to lose weight, especially those girls who care about their appearance. In this case, all she needs to do is to supplement them with some glucose and then slowly take liquid food.
After saying this, Dr. Rebecca turned her head to read the newspaper on the table.
Mariner lay on the hospital bed, listening to the sound of glucose water dripping, and he cleared his mind.
"Did I forget something important?"
Mariner asked himself a question in his heart. He could not remember anything before he fainted. That memory was completely blank. He couldn't even remember what he had done that day.
When Marlin tried hard to think about what he had forgotten, a headache came from the center of his head, as if a maggot was twisting its body wildly in his brain.
The sudden severe pain made Marin unable to scream, and he could only open his mouth and let out a silent howl.
He put his head in his hands and covered his eyes.
At the moment when the pain occurred, he seemed to see something that did not belong to the human world, it was a world in hell.
Fire, the whole hell is fire. The souls of sinners howl in the fire, and the souls of liars drown in the river of Styx.
The souls of some sinners manifest physical bodies in hell and are then tortured by evil spirits using various means.
Mountains of corpses and seas of blood are the most common images in hell.
Marlin even saw an endless abyss at the edge of hell. When he leaned over to the edge of the abyss to check, he seemed to hear a sentence:
"snort!"
Then he woke up from the illusion.
He twisted his body in pain on the bed, and the noise caused by his rolling on the bed disturbed Dr. Rebecca.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Dr. Rebecca pulled open the curtain and walked to the bedside.
Seeing Marinel in so much pain, Dr. Rebecca reacted instantly.
She took the sedative from the medicine shelf, injected it into the syringe according to the dosage that children could accept, and immediately held Marin's hand.
Dr. Rebecca demonstrated her professionalism at this time. Even though Marlin was struggling unconsciously, Dr. Rebecca still accurately found Marlin's blood vessels and completed the intravenous injection alone.
Under the effect of the drug, Marin soon fell into a deep sleep.
A gust of wind blew in through the window and flipped open the newspaper on Rebecca's desk.
In a corner of the newspaper, there was an inconspicuous line of words written: The cult classic "Vatek" has been burned, but a few manuscripts are still circulated on the market. If you have relevant information, please notify the security team or the nearby parish for processing.