In the darkness, all sounds became extremely clear.
Lu Jian could hear the howling of the wild cats in heat downstairs, the noisy noises of someone's house, and the tiny chirping of insects that was covered up by the noise during the day.
The clearest thing is the heartbeat.
The normal heartbeat rate of human beings is sixty to one hundred beats per minute. Five hundred heartbeats takes less than ten minutes, which is neither short nor long.
Lu Tan counted his heartbeat carefully and concentrated on it. Gradually, he found that the sounds around him had disappeared.
thump--
thump--
thump--
Everything was completely silent, and only the sound of his own heartbeat proved the fact that he was alive.
Suddenly, Lu Tiao found that his heartbeat seemed to slow down. He had just counted to one hundred, but it felt as if several minutes had passed.
It's normal for the heartbeat to slow down as the body relaxes. Lu Tian tried to persuade himself.
thump--
As his heartbeat slowed down, Lu Tian felt that his consciousness was becoming blurry.
squeak--
At this moment, the cabinet on the wall seemed to make a noise, as if something was knocked out of the cabinet door, accompanied by a slight opening and closing sound.
What is it?
Lu Tiao was suddenly startled. He leaned towards the cabinet and almost opened his eyes to check.
But after the sound of opening and closing, the world fell into silence again, as if what just happened was just Lu Tan's unnecessary illusion.
He clenched the crowbar in his hand, waiting for the possible attack, but felt nothing.
In the huge space, the only sound left was Lu Tan's heartbeat, which continued to slow down.
thump--
Is your heartbeat so slow?
How long has passed?
If this heartbeat continues to slow down, will I die?
It seemed that as his heartbeat slowed down, Lu Jian's brain began to lose its function.
Stab——
At this moment, some kind of sharp, high-pitched, heart-rending scratching sound sounded from the bedside above Lu Tiao's head.
Stab, stab, stab—
The scratching sound was continuous, right next to Lu Tan's ears, getting closer and closer. Finally, the sound was intertwined with the almost disappearing heartbeat, and it seemed to be scratching Lu Tan's scalp!
It seemed to be scratching Lu Jian's head and pulling out the contents!
Stab, stab, stab—
"No matter!"
Lu Tan was no longer prepared to continue this mission. If he continued like this, he might not be able to see the sun tomorrow at all.
Holding the crowbar tightly, Lu Jian was ready to open his eyes and think of a way to strike at the thing surrounding him.
But it wasn't until this moment that Lu Jian realized that he couldn't open his eyelids at all.
Not only his eyelids, but also his hands, legs, and body were unable to move. He seemed to be pressed tightly by something, unable to make any movement at all.
"!!!"
The scratching sound is getting louder and faster.
Lu Tan tried to struggle, but he always maintained his original posture. He felt something behind him and under the bed board beneath him, scratching the wooden board. The sharp thing kept scratching the board over and over again, endlessly.
Prick, prick, prick—
In such an extremely strange and tense situation, Lu Tian suddenly felt that he could move his left hand slightly.
He moved his fingers, trying to relieve the tension in his body.
The next moment, he touched a warm, soft, and delicate hand.
Lu Tan suddenly felt that his tension disappeared, and his whole body relaxed, as if he could wake up from this nightmare reality at any time.
The scratching sounds around him seemed to disappear.
Lu Tan took a breath and took a breath.
The next moment, some horrifying thoughts swirled in his heart.
"I live alone...whose hand...is this hand?!!"
An even greater sense of disobedience arose from the place where the hand came into contact with him. Lu Tiao felt trembling all over his body, as the fingertips of that hand gently brushed against his forearm, upper arm, neck, and cheek. This trembling feeling
It's becoming more and more obvious.
In this state, what impressed Lu Tan himself was that even now, he was still counting his heartbeats accurately.
"Four hundred and ninety-six, four hundred and ninety-seven...five hundred!"
The moment he counted to five hundred, Lu Tiao felt that all the pressure placed on him suddenly disappeared.
The next moment, Lu Tiao woke up.
He opened his eyes and found that he was lying on the bed. The crowbar in his hand was lying well and was not in his hand.
Lu Tan sat up.
Everything is as usual in the room.
The cabinet door is closed, the bedside is clean, and there is nothing weird around me.
Lu Tan felt his heartbeat, which was very fast, as if he had just run a hundred meters.
"I just... fell asleep?"
Did he actually fall asleep during such a dangerous and weird mission?
Lu Tan has always felt that he is a cautious person who makes decisions before acting.
I didn't expect to be so big-hearted.
"Well, counting your heartbeats in a dark environment might be very hypnotic... right."
Lu Tan thought of his mission, picked up the flashlight, turned it on, and got out of bed.
The shadows under the bed became thicker and thicker, and in the deep darkness that even the light of the flashlight could not dispel, something unusual seemed to be gestating.
It was quiet all around, without any sound.
Lu Tiao leaned over, the ground was cold, and the bed board was squeezed, making a creaking sound.
He poked his head towards the bottom of the bed.
Under the empty bed, there are only accumulated dust and...
That ridiculously dressed Blue Road doll!
The moment he saw those heavily made-up eyes, the scratching sound sounded again. This time, it came from inside Lu Jian's skull, crushing his brain, destroying his reason, and reaching the end of the abyss.
Prick, prick, prick—
Some kind of weird thing is about to burst out of Lu Jian's brain!
"!"
The moment the thing burst out, Lu Tian opened his eyes.
He heard the chirping of insects outside the window, the high-pitched howling of a cat, and the sound of drops of water dripping from the unfastened faucet in the bathroom hitting the sink.
He returned to reality.
At least this is a world he is familiar with.
Lu Tan didn't know what happened just now, what was the source of those sounds, and how could he have another dream in his dream.
He turned on the light.
Curiosity drove Lu Tan to the bedside. He leaned down, took a deep breath, and prepared to look under the bed again.
Seeking death is indeed addictive, and curiosity cannot be eliminated. Now Lu Jian just wants to see what is under the bed.
He shined a flashlight on it.
Garlic, crosses, hundred dollar bills, and lots of salt.
Other than that, there's just a thick layer of dust.
However, there seemed to be traces of some kind of creature crawling across the dust.
This trace seemed to be struggling from outside the bed towards the place where it should belong, or like it was trying to break through the shackles of darkness and wriggle outward. Looking along these traces, Lu Tiao found that it disappeared into the area illuminated by the light, and no one knew it.
The final destination of these traces.
Is it a cockroach? A mouse? Or...that puppet with a funny smile?
With a high level of 80 points of sanity, Lu Jian told Lu Jian that he should explore the area ahead later.
He sat up and looked at his phone. It was twelve thirty.
Thirty minutes have passed since that period of experience just now?
He felt incredible.
Five hundred heartbeats in thirty minutes. If your heartbeat rate is okay, then the frequency is too low.
His body had been deprived of oxygen for such a long time, and he should have died long ago... Lu Tian did not dare to think about it.
All monsters and monsters are idealistic things.
My own cognitive consciousness is also idealistic.
Therefore, as long as you don't pay attention, the ghosts can't hurt you!
As expected of me.
While thinking of this, he saw that the fonts on the phone screen were distorted and turned into cold system text.
[Congratulations on completing the task]
【Start settlement now】
[Task exploration degree: 30%]
[Task Completion Status: Mediocre]
[You couldn’t see the reality of this room when you closed your eyes, but no matter what, after saying hello, you are now friends.]
