Chapter 305: Chapter 304
"Ghost!"
"Ah! It's a monster..."
"Help, help!"
"Everyone, run quickly..."
...
The screams echoed throughout the entire hotel building, rising and falling continuously, very dense and very frequent.
Moreover, these screams were filled with such terror that they sent chills down one's spine.
Soon enough.
Many people also burst out of the men's restroom.
Some were so desperate to escape that they hadn't even put their pants on properly.
Chen Ye noticed that two of them had blood on their bodies and faces.
It was evident they had encountered real danger!
It wasn't some hallucination!
Chen Ye frowned.
At this moment.
Tang Yuting suddenly said to the terrified girl beside her, "Wait here; I'm going in to check it out!"
"Don't go!"
The girl screamed and quickly grabbed Tang Yuting, "Yuting, there really is a ghost in there. It's terrifying! Let's just leave; let's go quickly!"
"Roar!"
Just as the girl finished speaking, a fierce roar came from the restroom, not sounding human, more like a beast.
Immediately afterward, a thick fog began to spread out from the restroom, quickly reaching the entrance.
Tang Yuting furrowed her brows and instinctively took a step back.
Her instincts told her that this fog was extremely dangerous!
"Ah! Ah! The ghost is coming... Yuting, let's go, let's go quickly!"
The girl desperately pulled Tang Yuting, heading quickly towards the stairs.
Soon.
Only Chen Ye was left at the restroom entrance.
Occasionally, students and other customers ran past him from behind.
Chen Ye paid no attention to them.
His gaze remained fixed on the thick fog spreading out from the restroom.
The fog was peculiar, as black as ink.
After reaching the restroom entrance, it stopped, not moving forward even an inch.
Chen Ye could sense that there was something in the fog!
And quite a few of them!
"Old Chen...?"
A voice came from behind—it was Jiang Tao.
Chen Ye turned around and saw Jiang Tao.
"Old Chen, why are you just standing there? This place is haunted; we need to go!"
Without another word, Jiang Tao grabbed Chen Ye, pulling him along with the crowd towards the rooftop.
Chen Ye, seeing he was being dragged along, decided to go with the flow and ran downstairs with Jiang Tao.
The elevator area was already overcrowded, completely unusable.
Most people were opting for the stairs.
...
Before long.
Chen Ye and the others reached the lobby on the first floor.
The lobby was packed with people!
Chen Ye, being taller, could see quite a distance.
Everywhere he looked, it was a sea of people—a human tide, to say the least.
Most faces were filled with fear.
A panic-stricken atmosphere filled the entire lobby!
"Open the doors quickly, let us out!"
"What the hell is this hotel doing? Why aren't you opening the doors? Do you know people have already died?"
"Yeah, what exactly is your hotel trying to pull?"
Shouts and curses erupted from the crowd intermittently.
The reason was that the hotel wasn't opening the doors?
Chen Ye looked towards the entrance and saw that, indeed, a line of hotel security guards was blocking the doorway, standing in front of the entrance. Behind them, the doors were barricaded with large wooden planks, obscuring the view outside.
Then, the hotel manager, holding a megaphone, shouted loudly:
"Dear guests, please stay calm, don't panic. We're not letting you out for your own safety; it's extremely dangerous outside, absolutely not safe to go out. Please stay here and wait for rescue!"
Hearing this, Chen Ye frowned.
It was dangerous outside too?
Could something similar be happening where his father was?
Many people didn't believe the hotel manager's explanation.
"Who are you trying to fool? It's your hotel that's haunted, not the outside!"
"I bet your hotel is up to no good, afraid we'll go out and report this."
"Damn it, you're trying to imprison us here just for your business?"
"This is outrageous! Don't listen to him, everyone! Get your phones and call the police!"
"...I don't have a signal on my phone!"
"Neither do I!"
"Mine's not working either..."
"Damn it, did your hotel install some signal-blocking devices?"
"Let's all rush out together!"
...
The lobby was becoming increasingly chaotic.
Many believed that the hotel was trapping them inside, refusing to let them leave out of self-interest, afraid that news of the haunting would leak and damage the hotel's reputation.
So, someone urged everyone to break through the security's blockade and rush out together.
"Everyone, calm down, please calm down! It's really dangerous outside!"
The hotel manager quickly said, "If you don't believe me, I can prove it to you. Just don't rush out!"
Left with no choice, the hotel manager ordered the security guards to step aside and remove the wooden planks blocking the entrance.
As soon as the planks were removed, everyone could clearly see through the glass doors—a thick, inky black fog outside.
Occasionally, unknown objects flashed within the fog.
"Roar!"
It seemed that when the planks were removed, whatever was in the fog spotted the humans inside the hotel lobby and immediately let out beast-like roars.
"Bang!"
A gigantic octopus tentacle suddenly slammed against the glass door, making a tremendous noise.
It seemed something terrifying was trying to break in.
Fortunately, the hotel's glass doors were made of tempered glass, sturdy enough not to shatter.
"Ah!!!"
Seeing the massive tentacle, everyone in the lobby jumped in fright; many timid girls even screamed.
"Hurry! Hurry! Put the planks back up!"
The hotel manager shouted to the security guards and then turned to the crowd, "Now, do you believe me?"
"We're not letting you out because it's really dangerous outside. This is the first time I've encountered something like this. Just now, many of our staff were taken by the monsters outside, which is why I had the doors sealed."
The hotel manager, despite the situation, was quite composed, maintaining a clear head.
"I've noticed that the black fog seems to be somewhat afraid of light, so as long as everyone stays here, you'll be safe for now."
The manager was busy trying to reassure everyone.
However, just as he finished speaking, the lights in the entire building suddenly went out.
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Then, the fear on everyone's faces intensified...
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