Chapter 83

"It's that footsteps again!"

Han Fei immediately stopped what he was doing and turned to hide in room 1062.

He pressed his body against the door, peering through the peephole at the hallway outside.

"The owner of those footsteps doesn't even want to face Xu Qin; how terrifying must it be?"

The footsteps grew faster, and the ring on Han Fei's hand began to emit a bone-chilling coldness. That thing was coming!

Holding his breath, Han Fei maintained his position, wanting to see what the other looked like.

The footsteps stopped on the sixth floor, and the coldness from the landlord's ring almost froze Han Fei's fingers.

Han Fei knew the other was at the door, but he could see nothing through the peephole. The hallway was pitch black, not even a ghostly shadow.

"An invisible neighbor?"

Not knowing what the other looked like, only knowing that it existed, this unknown terror was even more frightening.

"Is it watching me through the peephole right now?"

Han Fei was startled by his sudden thought. He crouched behind the security door, not daring to make a sound.

It was very quiet outside, just like usual. If it weren't for the landlord's ring, which allowed him to sense the chilling presence, he would have thought the other had left.

"That ghost is still waiting at the door!"

After fifteen minutes, the footsteps sounded again, and the ghost outside left.

"What is it? Invisible, but real, and it makes that strange sound."

Once the ring stopped emitting coldness, Han Fei quietly pushed open the door and quickly opened the door to room 1063.

He searched all the rooms on the sixth floor, and a system notification appeared in his mind.

"Player 0000, please note! G-level main quest exploration of the sixth floor is complete. Basic reward: one free skill point."

"Player 0000, please note! You have successfully leveled up to level 5! One free attribute point!"

After completing the quest, Han Fei sighed in relief. He added the attribute point to his stamina and the skill point to his acting.

Now his stamina was at 8, and his acting was at intermediate level 7. It shouldn't take long to break through to advanced.

"With increased stamina, all my physical indicators have improved. I should be considered quite capable even in the real world, right?"

Han Fei swung his fists, comparing himself to the scarred outsider he had encountered before: "My speed is almost the same as his, but my stamina is still a bit lacking. I estimate that after a few more levels, the next time I encounter a similar killer, it will be him who has to run."

After confirming he could freely exit the game, Han Fei began the human puzzle quest.

The most difficult part of this F-level quest was that the player had to search the entire apartment building for the body puzzle pieces, and one misstep could attract something terrifying.

But for Han Fei, it was different. He had figured out the hiding places of the remaining body parts in the real world, and by cross-referencing the information left by Meng Changxi, he easily found three "puzzle pieces."

These "puzzle pieces" were actually the victims' mutilated body parts.

According to the system's appraisal, these mutilated body parts not only carried a shocking curse and resentment but also seemed to hide some special emotions.

"The easy ones are already found. The remaining four pieces, two on the eighth floor, and two on the ninth floor, are places I haven't been to yet."

"After exiting the game today, this quest will have only one day left. It's almost impossible to find the four pieces on the eighth and ninth floors in one day."

Han Fei took a deep breath: "If I don't want the quest to fail, I must find more pieces today."

This was the first time he had accepted a quest beyond his level, and the reward was sure to be substantial. Han Fei was unwilling to give up easily.

He decided to take the opportunity to explore the eighth floor while he could freely exit the game. If it didn't work out, he would exit directly.

"Meng Shi warned me before that the stairs between the seventh and eighth floors are problematic. After midnight, going there might lead to another place and reveal some special things."

Carefully reaching the seventh floor, the door to room 1064 was closed, but not locked.

"Who closed the door? The owner of those strange footsteps? Does it not want to see itself in the mirror?"

What the opponent doesn't want to do might be its weakness.

"Could a mirror reveal it?"

Han Fei noticed this detail, but his relationship with the mirror on the seventh floor had worsened. If he dared to appear in front of the mirror, the ghost in the mirror might come out.

"Take it slow, no rush."

Stopping on the stairs between the seventh and eighth floors, Han Fei carefully observed and noticed that the stairs were covered in bloodstains.

"It seems many people have died on these stairs."

Trying to step on the stairs between the seventh and eighth floors, Han Fei felt no abnormality. As he walked up, the air became increasingly filled with the smell of blood.

"Gulp!"

A sound suddenly came from his ear, followed by a piercing laugh.

"The sound seems to be coming from beside me?"

He was used to walking close to the wall, and when he looked to his side, his face instantly turned pale.

The peeling wall was covered with strange drawings. Several young people were pulling the hands and feet of a middle-aged man, seemingly trying to tear him apart.

"Are the young people on the wall laughing?"

Han Fei looked at the young people, and as he moved his gaze, he saw one of them turn his head, as if secretly glancing at Han Fei.

His heart skipped a beat, but Han Fei didn't show any signs of unease. He pretended not to hear the strange sound and ran up to the eighth floor in one breath.

"The apartment is haunted, the hallway is haunted, now even the stairs and walls are unsafe."

Once Han Fei left the stairs, the smell of blood in the air dissipated. When he looked back at the wall, there was nothing there.

"Are there ghosts on the wall? Do they lure away the souls of passersby? But why do they only appear between the seventh and eighth floors?"

Han Fei was lucky to escape this time, but he couldn't guarantee he would be so lucky every time: "Having such a hidden danger in the hallway is too dangerous. Should I try to burn the wall with gasoline? I just don't know where to find gasoline in the building."

Thinking of a plan, Han Fei slowly approached the door of room 1084, where one of the "puzzle pieces" he was looking for was hidden.

Grabbing the doorknob, Han Fei used a little force, and the door opened.

"Not locked?"

Han Fei was surprised, but before he could react, those strange footsteps appeared again.

This time he heard it clearly; the sound was coming from the ninth floor, right above him!

The other was moving very fast, and Han Fei had no time to hesitate. He quickly hid in room 1084.