Chapter 24

Amidst a series of screams, all the members of today's Infinite Challenge finally gathered in the second-floor hall of the teaching building, one hour after the designated time.

"Hello, dear viewers. Infinite~~~"

"Challenge!"

A line of seven people, all performing a move similar to the Kamehameha from the Dragon Ball anime, this was the opening move proposed by Lu Hongzhe and unanimously approved by everyone.

"Everyone can see that it's already 1 AM, and our member Jung Joon-ho is an hour late from the time set by the production team. Jung Joon-ho, do you have anything to say about this?" Liu Zaishi, holding his fist in front of Jung Joon-ho, was ready to conduct an interview.

"Um... Ah... I..."

"Alright, that's Jung Joon-ho's explanation. Next..." Liu Zaishi interrupted and changed the topic, leaving Jung Joon-ho, now known as Helmet Guy, speechless. In the post-production effects, a fresh skull mark appeared with an explosion sound.

"OK, today we bring you a refreshing special episode. Now, towards the classroom, GO, GO, GO!"

...

In the spacious classroom, a row of neatly arranged desks stood in order. The entire teaching building was dark except for this classroom, with no light at all.

"Let's start the roll call."

Sitting in the middle of a row of desks, Liu Zaishi picked up the class list and began.

"Number 1, Park Myung-soo."

"Here!" This old man seemed to have some immunity to ghostly things, performing the best when entering the second-floor hall from the school gate.

"Number 2, Jung Joon-ho."

"Here!" Despite his large build, his courage was completely disproportionate.

...

"Number 7, Liu Zaitian."

"Here!" Well, let's just ignore this viewer.

"Number 8~~~ Lee Se-hyun??" Reading the name from the list, Liu Zaishi suddenly felt a chill.

Creak...

As Liu Zaishi called out the name, the classroom door slowly opened beside Lu Hongzhe, but no one was outside.

Instantly, the small classroom was in chaos again.

"Don't do it, don't do it, I said don't do it!" Liu Zaitian, hugging his head on the desk, sounded very agitated, clearly very scared.

Unfortunately, despite his role as the program planner, the production team wanted this effect during the filming.

So, when the atmosphere was just right, it was time for each member to tell a ghost story.

The first to speak was HaHa, known as the little ghost.

"Poongang-dong, I think everyone has been there. There's a small alley there, not very deep, but it's a dead end, so not many people pass by. Most people might not know, but at the end of this alley... there's an abandoned house."

As the story unfolded, HaHa's voice was particularly low, especially fitting the eerie environment, instantly creating a bone-chilling atmosphere.

"Is it in the city?" Chae Sung-hwa asked casually, but HaHa ignored him and continued in a low, hoarse voice.

"Although this area is for sale, it hasn't been sold for twenty years, just left abandoned."

"Really?" Listening to HaHa, everyone was drawn in, knowing it wouldn't be a normal story.

"Really, I don't know if the house is still there, but it's a true story from my high school days, really." HaHa nodded firmly, his expression sincere.

Then he continued, "One night, I and a few friends came out of the library. It was summer, and we happened to pass by there, so we said we should check out the house. Eight of us, including me and my friends, went in together."

Listening to this, Jung Joon-ho, sitting nearby, was already unconsciously tense.

"Following the alley, we reached the entrance. To test our courage, we thought eight people were too many, so we split into two groups by rock-paper-scissors. The first group of four couldn't open the door no matter what. We had to call the other four to help, but even eight people couldn't push it open."

"Right then, a kid named Tae-hyun complained, 'What a door, can't even open it.' He kicked it lightly, and the door suddenly opened! Four people ran away immediately."

"Those four from the first group?" Liu Zaishi, completely engrossed in the story, asked.

"No, not the first group of four, but four out of the eight ran away, leaving us four. We hesitated for a moment and then went in. It was pitch black, so I suggested—let's walk to the swimming pool about ten meters away, stand there like men, and pee, then go back."

"I said, no one can run away early! We four went in, reached the swimming pool, and unzipped our pants."

"Then, two more people ran away." Although he didn't want to hear it, Jung Joon-ho couldn't avoid it due to the proximity and was now very uneasy.

"Only two of us were left, standing at the edge of the pool. Suddenly, a cold wind blew, and the back door slammed shut. I panicked and grabbed his hand, 'Don't run alone, let's go together.' But as we walked out, I was so scared, feeling something chasing me, and I started running."

"You betrayed your friend? You ran away alone?" Park Myung-soo asked.

"Yeah~~~ I was so scared, I let go of him and ran away. I felt I might die if I didn't run, so I opened the door and ran out."

"But I waited at the door. After 20 minutes, the kid didn't come out... After 30 more minutes, he still didn't come out. I started crying and shouting, 'Tae-hyun, Tae-hyun, I'm sorry.' I kept calling his name and saying sorry. After an hour, the door finally opened, and he came out with a mouth full of saliva. I asked him, 'Tae-hyun, are you okay? Are you okay?'"

"Then, he suddenly said, 'Don't you have... a twin brother?!!'"

Whoosh~~~

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