AnalogHorror: Rule Kaidan 4016
Chapter 152 - 69 Dormitory building elevator_2

Chapter 152: Chapter 69 Dormitory building elevator_2

He suppressed the discomfort and started to wait for the elevator doors to close.

"Clang... Clank!"

As the elevator doors closed, a feeling of being cut off from the outside world instantly filled Lin Yi’s heart, taking his discomfort to its peak.

The elevator was spacious, and the LED lights at the top illuminated it brightly, leaving no dark corners, yet Lin Yi felt incredibly oppressed. He was repelled by the sensation, as if he were enclosed in a pressure container without a hint of a breeze, and deep down, there was an impulse to burst free from the cage.

His breathing gradually became heavier and deeper, and unconsciously, he moved closer to one side of the elevator car, as if trying to embed himself into the corner.

"Whirr—"

The elevator smoothly ascended, accelerating constantly. The frenzied sound of wind tore at the elevator’s outer walls, and the already odd vibrations sharply increased. In the blink of an eye, the whole elevator started to feel as though it was falling apart.

Lin Yi clenched his teeth, but then he thought of the door opening 3 to 5 seconds after closing, at which point the people inside would disappear.

So, he took a deep breath, using this as a way to suppress the intense discomfort and impulsive feeling, and then started to keep himself calm.

second, 2 seconds, 3 seconds, 4 seconds, 5 seconds...

Half a minute passed, and there was no slightest sign of the elevator doors opening.

He maintained even breathing, using it as a way to ease the pressure from the confined space of the elevator, then lowered his head to check the time on his watch.

21:04.

His gaze did not leave the dial, instead, it continued to follow the second hand on the watch.

seconds, 35 seconds, 36 seconds...

Time passed at a noticeable speed without any apparent anomalies.

But the elevator doors never opened, not only did they not open, but the outer walls of the elevator also transmitted an even stronger shaking sensation.

It was as if an invisible hand had grabbed the elevator and was shaking it up and down continuously.

Lin Yi, pressed against the elevator’s shell, vaguely caught some abnormal vibrations.

Such a sensation usually came from a piece of high-speed machinery, like a race car in full sprint, but the key point was... the thing maintaining the acceleration was an elevator.

What kind of demon elevator accelerates for a minute? Please, even climbing the Statue of Liberty doesn’t require such antics, does it?

After enduring several more seconds of this violent motion, the elevator gradually began to brake and finally came to a smooth stop. Then, with a "ding," the floor indicator jumped to the 18th floor.

"18th floor?!" Lin Yi’s expression instantly turned strange.

He glanced at the floor buttons.

The lit buttons were for the 7th, 8th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 17th, 20th, and 23rd floors, confirming that the button for the 18th floor was indeed off.

But... they hadn’t stopped at the floors before, so how did it get directly to the 18th floor?

What the hell?

As Lin Yi hesitated, a student in the elevator, seeing that no one was getting off, couldn’t help speaking up, "The 18th floor is here, isn’t anyone getting off?"

Right after the words were spoken, a girl who had been immersed in her book the entire time raised her head in surprise.

"Ah? The 18th floor?"

She adjusted her glasses, looked at the floor indicator with a puzzled expression, and then looked at the panel of buttons, a thick layer of confusion flashing in her eyes.

It seemed like she was wondering: Why didn’t we stop at the previous floors?

But since they had reached the floor, she hurriedly nodded and bowed repeatedly, apologizing, "So sorry, sorry... I’ll get off right away..."

After speaking, she closed her book and walked out of the elevator, and as she did, she seemed to retain that skeptical look, mumbling to herself, "Strange, how did we get to the 18th floor first?"

Watching her, Lin Yi couldn’t help feeling a sense of foreboding for her; it was quite clear that it was her first time here, and she had already started to question!

This was just like he had been the day before, but the difference was that the girl was alone, while he had the company of Wei Liang.

As the elevator doors were about to close, the girl seemed to have a sudden realization and dashed back into the elevator.

"Oh wait a minute, wait, don’t close it!" The girl hurried to Lin Yi’s side, picked up the bag from the ground, and while saying "So sorry," she exited the elevator.

As Lin Yi was about to warn the girl not to overthink, the elevator doors had already closed with a "Clang... Clank."

And at the moment the doors closed, Lin Yi thought he saw a faint mist, akin to a swarm of snakes, lingering near the girl’s feet...

Lin Yi narrowed his eyes, his mood becoming increasingly grim.

"What an idiot." A student slinging a backpack over shoulder snarled coldly with bared teeth, "Sharing an elevator with such a nerdy bookworm is such a waste of time..."

Lin Yi remained undisturbed, pretending not to hear the student’s remark.

The elevator continued to operate, and he continued to watch the time on his watch.

But this time, after only 15 seconds, the elevator stopped at the 11th floor, where a classmate with a somewhat numb expression left the elevator.

The elevator continued its course, and after 47 seconds, it stopped at the 20th floor, where the earlier cursing classmate left with his backpack slung over his shoulder.

Lin Yi observed his retreating figure and the surrounding environment without showing any emotion.

The corridor on the 20th floor looked exactly the same as the ones on the 18th and 11th floors, a curved hallway lined with incandescent lights, with dorm rooms on both sides.

Lin Yi watched him leave until the elevator doors had completely closed.

"Whoo—"

The elevator resumed its ascension, the sound of the wind howling like a demon’s whisper.

...

Dormitory building 20th floor.

"Clang!"

With the elevator doors closed, the entire corridor seemed to dim slightly.

The male student, with his bag dangling, walked with somewhat ostentatious steps, unhurriedly.

2001, 2002, 2003...

He looked at the dormitory doorplates, proceeding cautiously along the corridor, and then turned naturally at a corner.

"Huh...?"

He paused for a moment, suddenly realizing something and looking back uncertainly.

"Did I... just walk past a corner?"

He looked back but found no corner behind him.

A hint of confusion emerged in his eyes.

"What... is going on?"

He subconsciously rubbed the back of his head.

Suddenly, he felt his hand sprayed by an extremely cold breath.

He stiffened slightly, and a boundless fear rushed toward him like opening Pandora’s Box; he didn’t know what was happening behind him, but a strong fear of the unknown instantly overtook his brain.

He began to sprint recklessly, not even bothering to observe the numbers on the doorplates.

"Rustle rustle..."

He heard indescribable, eerie noises from behind him, like countless ants crawling over his body.

"Whoo..."

He then heard a faint wisp of wind coming from behind him, hauntingly following his form, like a venomous snake in pursuit.

"Don’t chase me! Don’t chase me..."

Instinctively, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath before sprinting forward.

But after just a few steps, he felt himself collide with a cold, hard wall.

He tumbled in disarray, dazedly opening his eyes.

Before him was a doorplate, marked with symbols that he didn’t recognize at all, resembling English letters with special symbols, or some strange Arabic script, or possibly pictographs from some tribe or clan...

As he saw these characters, ancient and mysterious patterns seemed to flow intuitively into his mind.

He uncontrollably began to think of unspeakable horrors, his pupils dilating slowly until they were void, his body gradually losing warmth until it was exceedingly cold.

Uncontrollably, his throat began to emit a sound, not human, no, a sound that didn’t belong to any species of this world.

It was as if a fierce wind was blowing through his veins, sweeping over his bones, devouring his bone marrow, and then howling and swirling in the hollow bones, making that whining noise narrow cracks produce.

In front of his eyes flashed countless shattered and chaotic images, myriad thoughts flooded his mind at this moment, a torrent of terrifying information poured into his brain.

At this moment, he felt an urge to let it all out, but as he opened his mouth, countless syllables twisted and tangled together like hemp ropes, finally leaving behind only the most primal and pure sound of fear:

"Ah..."

"Ah—Ah—"