258: Chapter 258 Treasure Land 28

The Plump Boss pondered for a moment. "How about this? Let's split into two groups and walk 10 meters into each of the passages. I think perhaps that white-haired girl might have left some traces, like footprints or something."

This idea was approved by the other players, so they prepared to split up, following the same grouping method they had used to find the entrance at the waterfall.

However, before separating, the Plump Boss reminded them, "Everyone, make sure not to go too far. If you stay close, and something happens, you can shout, and the other side might be able to hear you and help each other out."

The other players nodded immediately and walked into the passageways.

But they didn't walk for long; just after passing a turn, the Doctor with a low ponytail shouted, "Here! The lamps on this side have all been lit!"

Because the distance wasn't actually that far, the Plump Boss and the Mean-looking Man both heard the Doctor with a low ponytail's shout. They exchanged a glance, turned around immediately, and headed toward the other fork.

When they saw the backs of the Doctor with a low ponytail and the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket, they approached and sure enough, saw that the oil lamps on both sides of the passage ahead had been lit.

"This must be the right path," the Plump Boss smiled. "Let's go then, and catch up with that white-haired girl as soon as possible."

Having determined the direction, the players did not hesitate and immediately walked forward.

Before long, they arrived at the room that Luo Yuejian had previously visited.

When they saw that the layout of the room was identical to the Stone Room they had visited before, the players were instantly stunned.

They all fell into the same suspicion as Luo Yuejian before—could they have circled back to the original Stone Room?

"The clothes on the skeleton are different," the Doctor with a low ponytail quickly determined, identifying the difference between the two rooms.

"There is also no candlestick on the table like in the previous room," the Mean-looking Man added.

After saying this, he frowned. "These two rooms are almost identical. We won't keep encountering rooms exactly like this, will we?"

The Plump Boss also looked serious. "It's very possible. The purpose of such a design is likely to confuse our sense of direction and make us get lost in this area. I suspect that if we take the wrong path later, we might really end up going in circles."

"In that case, can we leave a mark in every room?" the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket asked. He licked his lips, looking a bit nervous. "If we really do end up backtracking, we'll at least know."

The Plump Boss looked at him and smiled. "Good idea. I think we can also number these rooms; for instance, since this is the second identical room we've come to, the serial number can be two."

As he spoke, he took two parchment scrolls directly from the bookshelf and placed them on the table. "This way, it'll be easier to judge."

Moreover, there were plenty of parchment scrolls on the bookshelf, so there was no need to worry about running out of them anytime soon.

Seeing this, the other players nodded and agreed with this method.

After a thorough search, the players indeed didn't find any more specific clues in this room, so they decided to continue forward.

Opening that narrow door, the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket, who was walking last, subconsciously turned his head back.

And it was with this backward glance that he saw a very eerie scene.

The structure of these Stone Rooms was very consistent; on the left was that narrow door, and on the symmetrical right wall was that low window. Therefore, looking back from the position of the narrow door, it was very easy to see the situation at the low window on the opposite side.

Just at that moment of turning his head, the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket vaguely saw something float past outside the window opposite! This glance instantly made the hair on the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket stand on end, cold sweat broke out on his back, and his face turned pale immediately.

"Holy crap!" he exclaimed in fright, staggering back a few steps in terror, dropping the fire starter in his hand to the ground.

His commotion was not small, and the several players walking ahead of him were all startled.

The Mean-looking Man walking in front, caught off guard, was directly bumped into by the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket as he stumbled back, and immediately shouted angrily, "What the hell are you yelling about?"

The Doctor with a low ponytail and the Plump Boss also turned their heads vigilantly and retreated a few steps in unison. The Doctor with a low ponytail asked, "What happened?!"

The Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket pointed forward with trembling fingers. "Th-th-that... there seems to be someone outside that window?!"

"Someone?" The Plump Boss was immediately shocked. "Are you sure you saw clearly?"

The Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket had an ugly expression. In truth, it was so dark outside the opposite window that he basically couldn't see anything. It was just that momentary glance that really made him see some white thing float by.

This was a very common trope in horror movies. The Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket instantly thought of the horror movies like Sadako he had watched over the years, and his heart contracted and pounded violently from fear.

His voice was still trembling. "It's not someone, it's a ghost! Let's leave here quickly; we can't stay in this damn place!"

Once these words were spoken, the other players were also terrified. In this situation, it was impossible for the Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket to be lying, so did he really see a ghost behind the window?

The Doctor with a low ponytail frowned and stared at the opposite window for a while, but didn't see anything unusual on the other side, so she said, "You guys stay here and don't move. I'll go over and take a look."

The Maintenance worker in a faded leather jacket was startled by her words and hurriedly tried to stop her. "Don't go courting death! If that ghost rushes over, we'll all be done for!"

The Doctor with a low ponytail didn't look at him, but instead looked at the Plump Boss and said, "Watch over them. If the situation isn't right, you guys should leave first."

"No problem, don't worry," the Plump Boss nodded solemnly.

The Doctor with a low ponytail calmed her heart and slowly approached the low window, then crouched down in a position that made it very easy to turn and run, and looked to the other side of the window.

However, the next second, the other side of the window suddenly lit up!

This sudden turn of events made the Doctor with a low ponytail's heart jump, and she was about to retreat immediately.

However, when she saw the situation on the other side of the window clearly, she couldn't help but let out a low cry: "It's her?!"