Chapter 0396 – The Tunnel

　　”It’s now 2:00 AM sharp, I still have forty-four minutes to go.”

　　Chen Ge had been walking along this road for a long time, and he felt that he wasn’t much farther from that tunnel.

　　The trees on both sides of the road swayed from side to side, the leaves rustled, and the white cat in his arms became more and more uneasy, its small paws clawing at Chen Ge’s clothes.

　　”It seems that the white cat has sensed something.” Chen Ge gently rubbed the white cat’s head, “You guy, how fierce you used to be, how come you’re now wimpy like this when you encounter a little danger?”

　　The white cat looked at Chen Ge pitifully, the little guy’s mood at this time might be a bit complicated, which could not be explained in a few words.

　　”Nightmare level quests can’t carry ghosts and props from haunted houses, but the white cat perfectly avoided these restrictions, it’s not a ghost, it’s ferocious and dares to run after ghosts, it looks like we need to focus on cultivating it in the future.”

　　Chen Ge hit on the white cat’s idea: “The Weird Tales Association’s blood silk was originally prepared for Red, and the white cat can’t see any changes for now after eating it. Once I’ve resolved the chairman, I’ll take over the 24th floor of the Fang Hua Yuan neighborhood, so let’s hope that I can gain something there.”

　　Hugging the white cat, Chen Ge was glad he had saved it in the first place, “The nightmare quest will be encountered again in the future, and the white cat will definitely come in handy then.”

　　The white cat gripped Chen Ge’s clothes, it could be seen that it also relied on Chen Ge and was very affectionate towards him, “This is considered a good person with good karma.”

　　One person and one cat walked on the abandoned highway late at night, looking at it from afar, surprisingly feeling very cozy.

　　The night wind blew the treetops, the shadows of the trees on both sides of the road swayed, and after walking for about twenty more minutes, the temperature dropped steeply.

　　The sound of whistling wind came from his ears, and a strange air current surged from the front.

　　”Arrived.”

　　Chen Ge slowly raised his head and looked at the tunnel that was cut through a large mountain a few dozen meters away, and his pupils gradually narrowed.

　　It was dark, deep, and could not be seen at a glance.

　　The corners of his clothes were blown, Chen Ge suddenly felt that his body was very cold, and that cold was not the cold that he felt on his skin, but the chill that escaped from the depths of his mind, and every nerve seemed to be trembling.

　　”It’s been a long time since I’ve felt like this.”

　　Chen Ge slowly approached, and in front of the tunnel that was six meters high and a dozen meters wide, he appeared very small.

　　Looking inward, in the darkness, it seemed as if there were also terrifying monsters gazing at Chen Ge.

　　Without his staff to accompany him, Chen Ge seemed to have returned to the first time he did a nightmare mission as he stood in front of the tunnel and took a deep breath.

　　”A nightmare level quest, what a nightmare!”

　　The length of the tunnel in front of him definitely exceeded forty-four meters, and Chen Ge took out his cell phone and shone it into the middle of the tunnel.

　　There were all kinds of scratches remaining on the walls, as well as some strange fonts, and the road surface was fairly flat, except that there were some animal corpses on it.

　　”There’s still some time before the mission starts.” Chen Ge stomped his numb feet and gently slapped his cheeks, “Can’t panic, be calm.”

　　He logged on to the short video platform on his phone, casually took a few pictures, and then posted a dynamic.

　　The general idea was that he would update the short video tonight, so everyone could wait and see.

　　The various replies from his water friends below dispelled the fear in Chen Ge’s heart, and he leaned against the rock next to the tunnel entrance, not forgetting to take the opportunity to sell his horror house and pull popularity for it.

　　It was rare for a person to run to the side of a haunted tunnel to post a dynamic at more than 2:00 a.m. on a short video platform.

　　The heat in the comment section was quickly driven until the platform management sent a private message to Chen Ge, begging him not to keep playing so big in the future, they were worried about Chen Ge’s safety.

　　Casually replying with a few sentences, Chen Ge didn’t take their words to heart, he was here only for the mission.

　　At 2:43 a.m., Chen Ge exited the short video platform and re-stood at the entrance of the tunnel.

　　”It’s about to start.”

　　Tapping the video recording software on his phone, Chen Ge placed the white cat on his shoulder and stepped into the middle of the tunnel as the time on his phone changed from forty-three to forty-four.

　　It was much darker here than outside, as if it was a dark sea.

　　When he entered it, his entire body was wrapped in a chilly feeling, and breathing gradually became difficult.

　　”Chen Ge, Chen Ge ……”

　　Every time he took a step out, Chen Ge would say his name, so that when the forty-four steps were finished, that was when the mission was completed.

　　The tunnel entrance was getting farther and farther away from Chen Ge, and the light behind him became blurry until everything was drowned in darkness.

　　The bright light from the cell phone seemed like a tiny lamp, Chen Ge himself seemed like a lost ship, and all he could do at this point was to finish the forty-four steps.

　　The further in he went, the more pressure he felt, and his brain instinctively issued a warning for him to leave immediately.

　　Cold sweat soaked his forehead, the tunnel echoed with his own voice, gradually he was a bit unable to distinguish, that cry of Chen Ge, whose mouth did it come from.

　　After taking the fifteenth step, the white cat in Chen Ge’s arms suddenly pricked up its ears, and its heterochromatic pupils stared at the side of the tunnel.

　　There was some kind of sound coming from the depths of the tunnel faintly, as if it was footsteps, which were mixed with a cry for help.

　　”Something is coming.”

　　In the darkness, it seemed as if there were huge spiders crawling overhead, tiny gravel fell on Chen Ge, his back was soaked, and he forced himself to resist the urge to go and look, continuing forward.

　　The thing overhead didn’t go away, and to make matters worse, the footsteps of a second person seemed to appear behind him.

　　The steps were staggering, as if their bodies were twisted and crooked, unable to walk properly.

　　Chen Ge maintained his speed as the footsteps were slowly approaching, following less than a meter behind him.

　　”Chen Ge ……”

　　Whispering his name, Chen Ge had a green vein popping up on his back, and he didn’t turn around.

　　When he took the twenty-sixth step, the white cat seemed to finally get a clear view of the thing in the darkness, and tightly hugged Chen Ge’s arm.

　　Not far from Chen Ge, there stood a woman in red.

　　She had her head lowered, like a crazy person who ran out of a nearby village.

　　Her hair was messy and covered her face as she stood on one side of the tunnel, a few meters away from Chen Ge.

　　His clothes were scratched by the white cat, Chen Ge was unmoved, and he also saw that woman, the woman that the legend said he should never run into in the tunnel.

　　His calves were a little numb and his palms were covered in sweat, Chen Ge tried his best to keep his eyes from looking in the direction where the woman was.

　　He kept staring at the darkness deeper into the tunnel, and when he passed by the woman, his afterglow caught that the woman with her head hung low suddenly moved a little.

　　As if asking for help, she raised her arm and waved at Chen Ge!

　　A wave of cold air crawled up his spine and into his brain as Chen Ge recalled the strange stories about this woman.

　　Drivers who didn’t save her would be haunted by her until they left the tunnel, and most of the drivers who saved her had accidents in the tunnel.

　　On that thought, it was better to leave her alone.