Nightmare Assault

Chapter 361: Ringtone

After a deep breath, Jiang Cheng’s face relaxed. He glanced at the phone beside him. “The time was not right.” He explained, “There was less than seven minutes from when he ended the call to knocking on the door.

“Even though he sounded urgent, his breathing was even. He didn’t run over. At least he didn’t run up the stairs.

“Plus, one of their teammates just died. No matter how hurried he was, he wouldn’t dare to take the elevator alone. Plus, we were in two different buildings.” Jiang Cheng raised his head to look at Fatty, “Did he fly over?”

“So… was it the ghost that called us?” Fatty swallowed and shivered.

Jiang Cheng thought about it and answered, “Not necessarily.”

Fatty looked into the Doctor’s eyes. Then, he seemed to understand something. He hypothesised, “Doctor, do you mean the person who called us was the real Banana Wolf, but the ghost intercepted the call? Since the ghost knew Banana Wolf was coming, they disguised themselves as him to come find us.”

Jiang Cheng was quiet. Fatty saw the light shining in the Doctor’s eyes. Sometimes, he wondered if the Doctor was a real person or an advanced AI. He was as calculated as a machine, but he was as shameless as a human could be. It was incredibly hard to trick him.

“I believe something did happen to Banana Wolf’s group,” Jiang Cheng concluded.

“Is Yu Lan really dead?” Fatty blinked. He didn’t know who to trust anymore.

“What should we do?”

Jiang Cheng walked around the room. After ensuring there was nothing wrong, he poured himself a glass of water. With a few gulps, he felt better. There was a long silence before something could be heard in the corridor again. It was very light footsteps. Then, there was knocking. However, the knocking wasn’t on their door. It was quite a bit away. Fatty realised that the new arrival knocked on Room 610. It was the Doctor’s room.

Then, the footsteps moved over to their room. The knocking resumed. Then, a soft voice began, “Mr. Jiang.” The voice was intermittent as if the owner had just run up the stairs. “Are you there?” It was Banana Wolf’s voice.

Fatty felt uncomfortable hearing his voice again. He looked at the Doctor and froze. He left everything to the Doctor.

“Mr. Jiang,” Banana Wolf sounded nervous, “Can you hear me?”

About ten seconds later, Banana Wolf gave up. The footsteps faded away. When they reached the stairs, the person started to run.

Fatty felt regretful. This appeared to be the real Banana Wolf. “Doctor,” Fatty sighed. “I believe this Banana Wolf is real, or else he wouldn’t have left in such a hurry.” After all, they were not familiar with Banana Wolf. After realising they were not answering, leaving instantly was the valid choice. The fake one earlier was too persistent.

Since the Doctor didn’t say anything, Fatty continued to persuade him. “Doctor, should we leave for now? This place… is too strange.

“The others probably have returned by now. Talking with them might get us more clues. To be honest, Doctor, this mission unsettles me.”

Fatty was fearful because three ghosts appeared on the first night. He still had no idea if there was a ghost among them. That was the scariest. The wolf outside the pen was not scary. The wolf in the skin of the sheep was the scariest.

Jiang Cheng thought about it. He nodded as if in agreement. “Okay.”

Fatty moved to the door and looked out the peephole. It was extremely quiet. There was not even the wind. Only the flyer on the opposite door stared back at him.

As Fatty placed his hand on the door handle, Jiang Cheng stopped him. Fatty felt like the Doctor was overly worried. Fatty hesitated and said, “Doctor, did you remember something?”

Jiang Cheng didn’t answer. He glanced at the peephole and silently took out his phone. He started to dial the number. Fatty blinked innocently. After he saw the number the Doctor dialled, Fatty frowned. When the call was made, there was a ringtone…

Fatty’s pupils trembled, and he glanced at the door.

The ringtone… came from behind the door! Near the bottom. That was a blind spot for the peephole.

Fatty broke out in goosebumps. He moved away from the peephole. He didn’t dare to take another look, afraid of what he might see. It could be a devil ghost with dishevelled hair or a simple bloody eye. Either way, it would be too scary.

Fatty turned to the Doctor, who was still holding the phone. He didn’t look much better than Fatty.

The ghost didn’t leave. The fading footsteps and the running footsteps down the stairs were fake!

Both the earlier Banana Wolf and the later Banana Wolf were fake!

Fatty was certain that if he opened the door, he’d be dead. It would drag down the Doctor as well.

The really suffocating thing was after a few dial tones, the call was answered.

Jiang Cheng’s hand that held the phone trembled. He didn’t expect this. Moments later, Jiang Cheng moved the phone to his ear. No one spoke. Neither party did.

There was only a breathing sound. It was heavy breathing. Fatty was reminded of broken windpipes.

Then, Jiang Cheng heard something, and he ended the call. Fatty saw cold sweat slide down his forehead. The beads of sweat gathered to glide down his face.

“Doctor,” Fatty asked, “What… did you hear?”

Fatty had never seen the Doctor as flustered as this. Even when he faced a ghost in disguise, he could maintain absolute calmness. He might even trick the other party.

But this time…

“Doctor…” Fatty couldn’t hold it in anymore. He felt that the Doctor’s status was not right. Could it be… He widened his eyes. Could the ghost attack through the phone?