Thriller Zone: From the Mental Hospital to the Ghostly World

"That group of people..."

Zhang Cheng hid by the wall and asked in a whisper.

“They are not human.” Chen Ji’s voice was barely audible: “You can see it too, they are just textures made up of color blocks, and they should have completely melted by now.”

The prison corridor was dark.

There was no one inside.

Zhang Cheng shook his head, trying to erase the bizarre scene in the restaurant from his mind. He needed to focus his attention on rescuing Xu Chuan.

Even if there are no armored demons here....

But Zhang Cheng and Chen Ji still felt immense pressure.

Because the law enforcement officer didn't come up after entering the prison, and similarly, it didn't appear in the corridor either.

Therefore, it must stay with Xu Chuan.

The two walked silently into the depths of the corridor, and the further they went, the thicker the air seemed to become.

As they passed the third cell, Chen Ji signaled Zhang Cheng to stop.

He stared at the slightly fluctuating air before him, a huge sense of unease suddenly welling up inside him... If he went any further, something strange would definitely happen.

But Xu Chuan was not far from them.

Chen Ji stepped into the air alone at an extremely slow pace—

Zhang Cheng was startled!

He watched incredulously as Chen Ji slowly walked forward, as if watching a fish through the water. Chen Ji's figure became increasingly blurry, and the edges of his limbs gradually deformed.

Chen Ji only stopped when he reached the very end of the prison cell.

He didn't open the door, but instead turned back.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Ji turned his head and called out Zhang Cheng, as if the frame had dropped.

Zhang Cheng gestured at him, looking confused.

Chen Ji shut his mouth.

He found that his voice sounded as chaotic as the surrounding air.

He stopped trying to communicate and took a few steps back, gazing at the three cells in front of him.

It's completely different from when Chen Ji first came in.

The interior of these three cells was a void of gray, shrouded in mist, with something hidden deep within.

"Once you go in, it will definitely not be the original cell... it will most likely be some other space."

"The law enforcement officer and Xu Chuan are hiding inside."

Chen Ji pondered.

This doesn't seem like the skill of a law enforcement officer.

The enforcer's mindset was simple: issue charges, carry out punishments, and command the rest of the ghosts in the castle.

If Xu Chuan dies, Xu Sandao's will will completely dissipate, and the entire Netherworld will collapse... Could this be a self-protection mechanism?

Chen Ji's eyes flickered slightly.

With this doubt in mind, he used the key to open the first door, and suddenly everything went black!

When he opened his eyes again, just as Chen Ji had guessed, he had been moved to a different space.

This is Xu Sandao's study in his rented room.

The air was still turbulent; this seemed to be just an unstable memory.

He immediately searched the house, but the rented room was not large, and looking around, he could not find Xu Chuan or the law enforcement officers.

There were still four picture frames on the table.

There were photos inside, showing Luo Lin, Luo Han, Xu Sandao himself, and a man who looked very much like Xu Chuan, who was undoubtedly his father.

Besides, there are indeed elements related to "prison" here; there's a quick sketch of a castle on the table!

Just as Chen Ji was about to take a closer look, the study door was pushed open.

Xu Sandao walked into the room with a gloomy face, sat down at the desk, and stared blankly for a while.

He then took out a black dagger and placed it next to the table.

Immediately afterwards, he began to write and draw on the paper.

This is... a huge suit of armor, but it has no head!

Chen Ji's heart stirred slightly. Soon, he saw Xu Sandao take his photo out of the frame and cut off his head.

Then press it onto the neck where there is no helmet armor.

This period should be the time when Xu Sandao was researching his own Netherworld, which should be the initial form of the law enforcement officer.

The air suddenly vibrated violently!

As if erased by an eraser, Xu Sandao's figure suddenly disappeared into thin air.

Chen Ji's heart sank. He immediately picked up the dagger on the table, and the next second, the entire space completely collapsed.

He returned to the cage once again.

It has returned to normal, but there is nothing left but the inscriptions of the crimes that were originally carved on the wall.

He no longer had the dagger he had obtained earlier in his hand...

Chen Ji frowned slightly, and instead of immediately heading towards the second cell, he walked towards Zhang Cheng first.

Sure enough, as soon as he left the area of ​​those three cells, his figure returned to normal.

"The three cells are filled with Xu Sandao's memories, one of which has already disappeared."

Chen quickly explained everything that had just happened.

"Disappeared? Because of the crime of secession?"

Zhang Cheng murmured.

Chen Ji nodded.

The punishment for the crime of secession varies from person to person.

Xu Chuan was split off from Xu Sandao's will and memories. The corresponding punishment was to erase the existence of these memories and will, but this caused signs of collapse to appear in the Netherworld.

This is quite strange.

They may even conflict with each other.

The two mechanisms of [Netherworld Prison] are:

First, we must maintain stability.

Second, to maintain the absolute authority of prison rules, punishments must be implemented.

These two are actually parallel, because the law enforcement officer himself is "Xu Sandao" (a figure of authority), and he is not governed by rules.

However, Xu Chuan's appearance caused a conflict between these parallel mechanisms.

The anomalies in the three cells are bugs created by the prison to maintain the stability of the Netherworld!

Chen Ji can exploit this bug.

But he had to do it as soon as possible.

"I'll tell you when I get out."

Without further hesitation, Chen Ji immediately stepped into that distorted space and entered the second cell.

His heart rate was slightly increasing.

Because, as he slowly unlocked the door...

In the second cell, a chain floated faintly in the hazy mist.

Click.

Chen Ji stepped into the cage.

When he opened his eyes again, his hand was icy cold; the black dagger had suddenly appeared in his hand.

Chen Ji knew that this was one of Xu Sandao's strange items, which he had used before in Tuotuo Mountain.

But before he could recall the effects, he heard a wet, sticky sound behind him.

pat.

pat.

Chen Ji turned his head.

A scarlet figure crawled out of the darkness.

The creature's limbs were bent into an extremely bizarre posture, and the slapping sound came from the friction of its exposed flesh against the ground.

No skin.

The monster raised its head and stared intently at Chen Ji.

Suddenly, the muscles in his face twitched violently, and a crack appeared on his face—

From this "gap," he let out an extremely sharp and shrill scream!

The wailing sent chills down Chen Ji's spine!

In that instant, he suddenly realized that he had entered the same domain that Xu Sandao had experienced.

and.

Chen Ji himself seems to be affected as well...