Lin Mo and more than a dozen other frightened and mentally tense people boarded the bus sent by the police, then drove out of the neighborhood.
On the bus, a female doctor surnamed Song introduced herself and explained the general situation and their upcoming destination.
She said a special virus was spreading in the community, but it was now under control. However, everyone needed to return to their headquarters for further examination.
Lin Mo didn't know about the others, but he felt things weren't that simple.
Why were only those who had nightmares being taken away?
"Everyone will be able to rest under medical supervision when we arrive at headquarters, but until then, you still can't sleep," Doctor Song said, looking around at everyone's reactions.
Most people cooperated, while some spoke up with questions and doubts.
Although Doctor Song looked very young, she handled things extremely skillfully.
"If anyone has any questions, there will be dedicated staff to answer them when we reach headquarters."
With one sentence, she temporarily resolved the issue.
Lin Mo had seen this Doctor Song before; she was the one responsible for registering personal information.
Lin Mo noticed that in front of their bus was another almost identical bus.
When he inquired, he was told those were residents from the Green Garden neighborhood.
Lin Mo didn't ask any further questions.
The bus drove for a full hour, entered the suburbs, then entered an area that looked like an industrial park. Apart from a few white buildings and towers, the surroundings were overgrown with weeds, enclosed by a double layer of wire fencing.
Everyone got off the bus.
Lin Mo deliberately looked towards the Green Garden neighborhood bus, and the next moment, his eyes lit up.
Sure enough, he saw Mao Mao Hen Dan Da.
Earlier, Lin Mo had only wondered if Mao Mao Hen Dan Da, being brave, might also be on the bus. He didn't expect it to actually be true.
The two buses were parked not far apart. Lin Mo called out directly, and Mao Mao Hen Dan Da was startled, looking up.
Upon seeing Lin Mo, a hint of color appeared on her previously blank face.
"Lin god!"
The next moment, she suddenly burst into tears with a "wuwu" sound.
Very aggrieved.
Someone immediately went to comfort her, but Mao Mao Hen Dan Da cried even louder.
Lin Mo quickly ran over. Seeing someone trying to stop him, he hurriedly said, "I know her."
The person hesitated for a moment, and Lin Mo had already gone up to support Mao Mao Hen Dan Da.
Her whole body was shaking violently. At this moment, she suddenly threw herself into Lin Mo's arms and wouldn't let go, refusing to be pulled away.
"What's going on?" Doctor Song came over.
After understanding the situation, she didn't mind: "Since they're boyfriend and girlfriend, let them stay together. It can also help ease emotions, but they'll still need to be separated during the examination later."
Lin Mo couldn't be bothered to explain his relationship with Mao Mao Hen Dan Da.
It was clear that Mao Mao Hen Dan Da was terrified.
Evidently, she had also experienced the torment of nightmares and had suffered severe mental shock.
Thinking about it, it was normal. Anyone who had entered the nightmare world and was lucky enough to survive, apart from Lin Mo, who was a rare "abnormality" in this world, had suffered more or less mental shock.
All the way as they walked in, Mao Mao Hen Dan Da held onto Lin Mo tightly.
"Loosen up a bit, I can't breathe."
Lin Mo pried open one of her arms, which seemed to stimulate her. Mao Mao Hen Dan Da's pupils contracted, she looked down at Lin Mo and said softly, "Lin god, there are ghosts, there are ghosts."
She was really scared badly.
Her mind... hopefully nothing's wrong with it?
Lin Mo's expression also became serious.
He knew that mere comfort wouldn't work in this situation; he needed to unravel the root of her fear.
Lin Mo patted her head: "Tell me, what did the ghost look like?"
Mao Mao Hen Dan Da trembled even more violently.
Lin Mo let her hold onto him.
He knew that one couldn't always avoid fear; one had to face it directly to recover. Otherwise, one would only be crushed by fear.
Eventually, becoming insane.
"I'm here, don't be afraid," Lin Mo stroked her head.
Perhaps these words had an effect, as Mao Mao Hen Dan Da's trembling lessened, and she began to slowly narrate.
Yesterday afternoon, she couldn't hold on any longer and accidentally fell asleep.
According to her, she suddenly found herself in a strange old house.
Mao Mao Hen Dan Da finished speaking, then began to look nervous: "At that time, I heard a very strange sound, thump thump, like someone walking by jumping. I was very scared, so I hid under the bed. As soon as I hid, someone pushed open the door and came in..."
Lin Mo listened and shook his head.
He thought to himself, why hide under the bed? One should find a place to hide where they can attack if necessary and defend if needed, at least somewhere they can immediately run away from.
In any case, if it were him, he definitely wouldn't choose under the bed.
Mao Mao Hen Dan Da continued her narration, but what she described next was indeed a bit frightening.
...
Mao Mao Hen Dan Da, hiding under the bed, didn't dare to make a sound. At this moment, the 'thump' 'thump' 'thump' sound from outside had already reached the doorway. A moment later, the door creaked open.
Mao Mao Hen Dan Da held her breath, not daring to move at all.
By all accounts, she was considered brave, otherwise she wouldn't have become a big shot in the horror game area like Lin Mo.
But what happened next was beyond her expectations.
She looked towards the door, expecting to see a pair of feet, but to her utter surprise, what she saw was a head.
The thing outside the door was actually using its head to touch the ground, 'jumping' in.
The previous 'thump thump' sound was the sound of the head hitting the ground.
Looking closer, the entire head was bloody, the skull shattered, hair and bone fragments mixed together, eyes wide open, with a weird smile looking over.
The most intense part was that Mao Mao Hen Dan Da was very close to the door at this moment, resulting in a direct face-to-face encounter with it.
Without a doubt, this was a ghost.
Moreover, it was a ghost of someone who had fallen to death from a tall building.
At that moment, Mao Mao Hen Dan Da's mind went completely blank, her body felt like it had been electrified, unable to even move a finger.
Indeed, the impact of this scene was too strong; any normal person would definitely not be able to withstand it.
...
"Then what?" Lin Mo, hearing this, still didn't have much of a reaction.
He was certain that if it were him hiding under the bed, having a face-to-face encounter with that fallen ghost, he would definitely curse, "What the hell are you smiling at!"
He hated ghosts that grinned for no reason the most.
Not serious at all.
However, in Mao Mao Hen Dan Da's situation at that time, her mental defenses must have been completely breached. By all accounts, she shouldn't have survived.
"Then, that, that ghost spoke," Mao Mao Hen Dan Da started trembling again at this point.
"What did it say?" Lin Mo asked curiously.
"It said, so you like to play hide-and-seek, it told me to play with it one more time, and also said, if it finds me again, I'll die." Mao Mao Hen Dan Da's eyes were full of fear.
Later, Mao Mao Hen Dan Da said the ghost left, and she heard counting from outside the room.
"1"
"2"
"3"
"..."
At that time, she came to her senses, almost using all her strength to crawl out from under the bed, then ran out of the room and hid in another room.
After that, she was woken up by someone.
Lin Mo understood.
This was indeed her luck, actually encountering a ghost that liked to play hide-and-seek. If it had been the monsters Lin Mo usually encountered, Mao Mao Hen Dan Da would probably be done for by now.
This could be considered a great fortune in misfortune.
"Did you tell the police about this?" Lin Mo asked another question. Mao Mao Hen Dan Da nodded, then said softly, "I was very scared at the time, so I might not have explained it in much detail."
"You haven't fallen asleep again since then, right?" Lin Mo asked again.
Mao Mao Hen Dan Da shook her head repeatedly.
Normal people definitely wouldn't dare to sleep again.
Lin Mo was an exception.
Compared to Mao Mao Hen Dan Da, he had already entered the nightmare world twice, strictly speaking, he was considered a veteran now.
He knew that in this situation, if Mao Mao Hen Dan Da fell asleep again, she would immediately return to her previous hiding place, continuing to play hide-and-seek with that fallen ghost.
But this time, if she was found, the outcome would be death.
However, looking at Mao Mao Hen Dan Da's condition, not sleeping for a short period shouldn't be a big problem.
Just at this moment, someone walked in from outside. Lin Mo took a look and recognized him.
Wasn't this the middle-aged man he had seen in the nightmare world?
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