Become a Knight Across the World

Chapter 104 Fainting

The idea of ​​a haunted house was purely spur-of-the-moment for Tang Wenwen. Actually, deep down she had a little plan: if an NPC suddenly jumped out and scared someone, she could conveniently take the opportunity to run into Lu Chen's warm and comforting embrace. Thinking of this, Tang Wenwen couldn't help but feel secretly pleased with herself. Hey, she was so clever!

Lu Chen had no objection when Tang Wenwen suggested going to the haunted house; as long as it made Wenwen happy and satisfied, that was all that mattered to him. Therefore, he nodded in agreement without hesitation. In contrast, Lin Yue's attitude towards darkness underwent a dramatic change.

She used to be terrified of the dark; the pitch-black environment always filled her with fear, as if she had experienced something horrible in the dark.

However, since awakening his past life's "memories," the unknown and terrifying things hidden in the darkness seemed to gradually become less frightening. Nevertheless, Li Yuetian in the group appeared somewhat hesitant at this moment. He wasn't particularly afraid of the darkness itself, but he worried that if, without warning, a hideous and terrifying ghost face suddenly appeared close to his face, even for just a brief moment, it would probably be enough to terrify him.

"Do we... really want to go in?" Li Yuetian asked everyone with a slightly hesitant tone.

Lin Yue burst out laughing. She pointed at Li Yuetian with one finger, but turned her head to Tang Wenwen and joked, "Look, you're scared."

"No...it's just a haunted house, if you're not afraid...then I'm not afraid either!" Li Yuetian quickly said, not wanting to lose face in front of Lin Yue.

"Look, you're in such a hurry again," Lin Yue said with a smile, playfully scolding him.

As soon as they entered, the staff at the front desk noticed their arrival. With warm smiles, they greeted them and began to explain in detail the unique storylines of each haunted house and the various fun activities.

Just then, a distinguished-looking man in a suit strode in from behind. Judging from the respectful attitude of the others towards him, this must be the manager. The manager, with a friendly smile, approached the four and asked warmly, "It seems like this is the first time for most of you. If you're interested, you can try our newly launched haunted house! I guarantee it will give you a completely new and thrilling experience!"

Hearing this, Tang Wenwen, who had been somewhat indifferent, immediately perked up and asked curiously, "Oh? What kind of new plot is it? Tell us about it!"

So, with the manager's vivid description, the group gradually understood the general outline of this new plot. It turned out that in the first half, the four of them needed to work together. However, soon after, the road would branch into four different routes. Each route had its own independent plot development, varying in length. Next, each of them had to choose a route and proceed alone, successfully reaching the exit within a specified time limit to achieve final victory.

"It looks pretty good, what do you think of this one?" Tang Wenwen asked.

“That’s really good. Li Yuetian is a bit scared anyway, so let him be the one to give him courage!” Lu Chen chuckled, and the three of them immediately turned to look at Li Yuetian with wicked smiles.

"Uh, can I choose something else?" Li Yuetian asked tentatively.

The minority yielded to the majority, and in the end, the group chose this option.

This haunted house was terrifyingly dark! It felt like being swallowed by endless darkness, making it almost impossible to see one's hand in front of one's face. In this chilling darkness, eerie lights suddenly flickered. One moment it was a blood-red light, like the eyes of a demon, staring straight at the person who entered; the next moment it was a ghostly green light, like a summoning lamp from the underworld, sinister and terrifying.

The narrow passageway was filled with unknowns and dangers; NPCs would suddenly leap out from some corner. Some had contorted faces and bared their teeth, while others let out piercing screams, making your heart leap into your throat. Every step felt like falling into an inescapable nightmare abyss.

Suddenly, an NPC popped out of the wall and yelled at the four of them!

Li Yuetian was positioned closest to the wall when, in that instant, an extremely eerie ghost face suddenly stretched out from the hard wall without warning. The hideous and terrifying face unexpectedly entered Li Yuetian's field of vision, allowing him to catch a glimpse of its beauty.

"Ah—" A terrified scream echoed throughout the space. Li Yuetian sprang up as if electrocuted, his face instantly turning deathly pale, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead. Overwhelmed by fear, he instinctively opened his arms and tightly hugged the neck of "Lu Chen" beside him, trembling uncontrollably as if this would grant him a sense of security.

However, the ghostly face let out a sinister chuckle before quickly retracting its head into the wall and disappearing without a trace. Only then did the still-shaken Li Yue gradually regain some composure. When he looked closely, he was surprised to find Lu Chen standing not far ahead, staring at him with Tang Wenwen in shock.

So here's the question: if Lu Chen were in front, then who is this person currently carrying him in a princess carry...?

A sense of foreboding washed over Li Yuetian as he caught a faint scent of milk. Like a robot out of control, he turned his head stiffly and slowly. What met his eyes was Lin Yue's stunningly beautiful face and her snow-white, delicate neck.

To make matters worse, his own legs were firmly resting on her slender arms!

At that moment, Lin Yue was staring intently at him with a chilling, piercing gaze, like frost in the dead of winter, sending shivers down his spine. Li Yuetian was so frightened that he instantly lowered his hand.

She loosened her grip slightly, and Li Yuetian, who had been holding her, immediately lost his support and fell to the ground in a disheveled state.

Lin Yue glared down at Li Yuetian, who was lying on the ground, while simultaneously cracking her knuckles. Li Yuetian scrambled to his feet, his face flushed, and stammered, "I...I'm sorry, I thought the person next to me was Lu Chen, please...please let me explain, I absolutely didn't mean to!!!!!!!!!!"

From inside the haunted house came Li Yuetian's extremely shrill screams, like a pig being slaughtered, echoing throughout the entire space.

...

Lin Yue remained silent, her face grim, and walked hurriedly ahead. If she hadn't possessed the strength of a Grandmaster, she would have definitely fallen just now. Not far behind her followed Lu Chen, Tang Wenwen, and a dejected Li Yuetian. Li Yuetian's head slumped almost to his chest, and more noticeably, two bright red handprints were clearly visible on either side of his once fair face.

"Hiss—ssssssss... That's really pitiful!" Lu Chen said with a grin, staring at the two clear handprints on Li Yuetian's face, his eyes full of schadenfreude. Tang Wenwen, standing beside him, also raised her eyebrows and said with a coquettish laugh, "Hmph, serves him right!"

Soon, the four of them arrived at the fork in the road. There were four doors in front of them, one for each person.

"Go ahead, go ahead, you'll have to face it eventually!" Lu Chen teased Li Yuetian with a smile. "I'm not afraid." Li Yuetian was indeed no longer afraid; for him now, nothing was more frightening than making Lin Yue angry.

Lin Yue walked cautiously, glancing warily at her surroundings as she went. For some reason, this place seemed much darker than the path she had taken before.

The passageway seemed to stretch on forever; as far as the eye could see, there was only that straight, eerily quiet corridor. Not a single NPC could be heard, not even the slightest sound.

Just as Lin Yue was completely focused on the darkness ahead, a door suddenly opened beside her. Immediately afterwards, several figures flashed out from inside the door like ghosts and swiftly pulled her into the room.

The leader swiftly covered her mouth and nose, and a pungent smell emanated from the handkerchief covering her mouth and nose, instantly making Lin Yue realize that this smell was a sleeping potion!