Infinite Flow: Becoming a God in a Nightmare Game

Lin Wanchu and Lu Xue led Jiang Qi and Lu Zhi steadily up to the dormitory building.

The dormitory supervisor merely glanced at them indifferently, not noticing anything unusual.

Jiang Qi seemed to sense something and glanced behind him, only to find that no one was there.

Lin Wanchu and Lu Xue walked ahead without noticing his movements, but Lu Zhi caught on.

He knew someone was following them, but he figured if that person wanted to follow, let them; they wouldn't even know how they died.

Jiang Qi and Lu Zhi arrived at Lin Wanchu and Lu Xue's dormitory without incident. Surprisingly, the room number next to theirs was 404.

The 404 doorplate was old and dilapidated, covered in rust and dust.

The door was covered with a thick layer of dust and was tightly locked, suggesting that the room hadn't been used for a long time.

Jiang Qi took out the wire he had used to pick the lock before and continued to try to open the lock.

This action greatly surprised Lin Wanchu; she never expected that this handsome man would also engage in lock picking.

Jiang Qi didn't care what she was thinking and just continued what he was doing.

Although anything related to ghost stories is bound to be dangerous, nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Moreover, there's still some time before midnight, so we can take advantage of this gap to strike first.

Because the door lock was a bit rusty, it took a while to unlock it.

However, Jiang Qi and the others didn't have to wait long before Jiang Qi opened the door.

However, the door lock couldn't withstand the weight and fell to the floor, kicking up some dust. Fortunately, the noise didn't attract the dormitory supervisor or cause any other trouble.

Jiang Qi picked up the broken door lock and slowly pushed the door open.

Lin Wanchu hugged Lu Xue tightly from behind and then looked nervously behind the door. Fortunately, there was no sudden face-slashing scene like in horror movies.

All that remained was darkness and swirling dust. Jiang Qi tried to reach for the light switch to turn it on, but found it was broken.

He could only shine his flashlight inside and found that the layout was the same as a normal dormitory room, with no crime scene or traces of death.

Lin Wanchu volunteered to go into the dormitory to explore for clues or dangers, and she could inform them if there was any danger.

Jiang Qi did not refuse and handed the flashlight to Lin Wanchu, telling her to be careful.

Lu Xue looked at Lin Wanchu with a worried expression, keeping her eyes fixed on Lin Wanchu's figure, as if she would rush in if Lin Wanchu encountered any danger.

The dust accumulated in the dormitory made Lin Wanchu cough. She shone a flashlight on the bed and found that the bedding was in disarray.

Lin Wanchu then lifted the bedding and found an old photograph lying on the bed board.

Lin Wanchu picked up the photo and held it in her palm. As soon as the photo touched her hand, Lin Wanchu felt a chill.

Lin Wanchu remembered Jiang Qi's advice: if she noticed anything amiss, she should immediately leave the dormitory, prioritizing her own safety.

Lin Wanchu dared not search any further and could only cautiously leave the dormitory. When she saw Jiang Qi and the other two waiting for her, she finally felt relieved.

Lin Wanchu wiped the sweat from her forehead, which had been dripping with nervousness, and her fear finally subsided.

When Lin Wanchu approached them, "Lu Xue" did not immediately come to check on her.

All three of them stared intently at her, their gazes sending chills down Lin Wanchu's spine.

Lin Wanchu sensed something was wrong, so she slowly took a step back.

They all stretched out their hands and said in unison, "Give me the photo."

Lin Wanchu's heart raced. The dormitory door behind her had closed at some point, and no matter how much she knocked, there was no response.

As the three approached, Lin Wanchu gripped the necklace around her neck tightly, closed her eyes, and racked her brains for a way to escape.

The photos absolutely cannot be given to them, but these unusual occurrences happened after I obtained the photos myself.

Right, the photos, the photos must hold the key to breaking the deadlock.

Just as Lin Wanchu slowly took out the photos, their eyes gradually became greedy, and they quickened their pace.

Just as the three men were about to grab Lin Wanchu, a clear, cold voice rang out, and their movements stopped and they vanished before Lin Wanchu's eyes.

When Lin Wanchu opened her eyes again, she found herself still holding the photo, while Jiang Qi stood behind her, calling her name.

Everything returned to normal, and Lu Xue squeezed through Jiang Qi's legs and hugged her tightly, sobbing.

They slowly left room 404, closed the door, and then went into room 403 to discuss their next move.

In room 403, Lin Wanchu learned the whole story: she had been bewitched.

Because she had been in the dormitory for a while, Lu Xue became anxious and bit her fingers tightly, wanting to rush in and find Lin Wanchu.

It was Jiang Qi who kept comforting Lu Xue and took the initiative to go in and find her. If it weren't for Jiang Qi's help, she might have lost her life on the spot.

Fortunately, the ghosts' methods of creating illusions were rather clumsy, otherwise she wouldn't have discovered the flaws, and the consequences of foolishly handing over the photos to them would have been unimaginable.

Lin Wanchu also told them about what she had encountered in the illusion. Jiang Qi pondered for a while and then suddenly asked, "Aren't you afraid that we are also fake?"

Lin Wanchu tucked her fallen hair behind her ear and looked at Lu Xue with tender eyes, the meaning of which was self-evident.

Jiang Qi understood the reason and stopped talking. He checked the time and found that there were still twenty minutes until midnight. He found a seat and invited Lu Zhi to sit down with him.

Lu Zhi had taken off his wig at some point, seemingly unwilling to wear the ugly wig. He nestled quietly in Jiang Qi's arms like a porcelain doll, enjoying the warmth.

Lin Wanchu took the photo out of her pocket. The photo no longer felt cold; it had become just an ordinary photo.

Lin Wanchu handed the photo to Jiang Qi, "I entered the illusion after getting this photo, but there shouldn't be any problems now. There might be clues in the photo."

Jiang Qi took the photo and carefully wiped the dust off with a tissue, revealing the contents of the photo—a photo of two girls.

Fortunately, the photos were not damaged and the content of the group photo can still be clearly seen.

One girl has a bright smile, but the other girl looks numb, and the photo can't hide her gloom.

Judging from the angle, this photo looks like a smiling girl taking a selfie, but it also captures the gloomy girl in the frame.

The background of the photo had faded and become somewhat blurry over time, and Jiang Qi felt a little dizzy after looking at it for a while.

He then flipped the photo over and placed it face down on the table. The back of the photo had a name written on it, with a big X drawn over the name.

The name was Chu Qidie. Jiang Qi stroked the photo, lost in thought.

Jiang Qi raised his eyes and shared his findings from the photos with Lin Wanchu and the others, then fell silent.

They all tacitly waited for midnight to arrive. With ten minutes left, the dormitory was unusually quiet.

No one spoke, and as the clock struck twelve, sure enough, there was a knocking sound from next door.

The dull thuds seemed to strike the hearts of everyone present. Jiang Qi told them to stay where they were and not to move, then secretly peeked through the crack in the door at the situation next door.

Surprisingly, there was no one outside the door of the next dormitory room, not even a ghost, but the knocking continued, one after another in a regular pattern.

So the object to be knocked on must be inside the room, but since we don't know much about the room yet, we can only try to probe with other things.

Jiang Qi gently closed the door and whispered about the situation in the next dormitory room and his guesses.

Lin Wanchu took out a small toy car and its own remote control from the drawer.

"Jiang Qi, do you think this will work? Let's use this to go in and investigate."

After speaking, Lin Wanchu touched her cheek shyly, "This is a little toy I made before I entered the game. I never thought it would still be useful now."

Jiang Qi nodded, increasingly optimistic about this newcomer. "This one's good. Let's see if he can squeeze through the gap in the dormitory door."

Lin Wanchu agreed and turned on the toy, and the screen on the remote control lit up.

The toy was just the right size to fit through the gap in the door, so Lin Wanchu drove the toy car through the gap into the next dormitory room.

Lin Wanchu held her breath, Jiang Qi held Lu Zhi in his arms, and Lu Xue was all staring intently at the screen.

Because the toy car's visibility is very low, you can only vaguely see under the bed and on the floor.

Lin Wanchu skillfully adjusted the toy car's position with the remote control, finally improving the visibility so that they could see the entire dormitory.

Following the sound to its nearest point, the sight before them took them by surprise.

So that's how the knocking sound came about; it wasn't a person or a ghost knocking on the dormitory door at all.

Instead, it was the sound of someone hanging from the door frame inside the dormitory, their body swaying, and their feet kicking the door.

The corpse's eyes were staring venomously at the ground, its tongue stretched out as if it wanted to leap out of the screen to claim its life.

Lin Wanchu's eyes met those on the screen without warning, and a cold sweat immediately broke out on her back.

One hand trembled as she gripped the remote control, while the other hand tightly covered her mouth to stop herself from screaming in fear.

Lu Xue, on the other hand, didn't have it so easy.

Seeing this, she trembled with fear, her face turning pale as if she would faint at any moment. Just as she couldn't help but scream, a hand with distinct knuckles covered her mouth.

Jiang Qi put his finger to his lips, making a shushing gesture. Lu Xue nodded firmly, holding Lin Wanchu even tighter.

Jiang Qi took the remote control from Lin Wanchu and then told the two of them to sit on the bed and relax for a while.

Lin Wanchu was still able to control her emotions, but Lu Xue was not, so Lin Wanchu had to comfort her.

Lu Xue curled up tightly in Lin Wanchu's arms, biting her lip hard. Lin Wanchu gently stroked Lu Xue's back to comfort her.

Although Lin Wanchu was initially quite frightened, she knew she needed to become stronger and braver to better protect the person she loved.

Jiang Qi stared at the screen and noticed that the hanging corpse was getting closer and closer to the screen, as if it was about to crawl out of the screen.

Jiang Qi wasn't afraid; he turned off the screen and ignored it.

Jiang Qi took out the peach blossom hairpin he had prepared beforehand, held it in his hand, and waited for the danger to come.

The system announcement sounded: "Congratulations to players Jiang Qi, Lin Wanchu, Lu Zhi, and Lu Xue for discovering the fourth mystery, 'The Knocking Sound in Dormitory 404,' with an exploration progress of 100."

[This task is too easy; no reward points will be awarded to the player.]

Players, please do your best to survive!

Lu Zhi sat on Jiang Qi's lap, idly playing with Jiang Qi's left hand. Jiang Qi's nails were neatly trimmed and had a faint pinkish tinge.

Jiang Qi and Lu Zhi would occasionally glance in the direction of the dormitory door.

The expected danger did not materialize; instead, screams came from outside the door.

Jiang Qi recognized the voice; it belonged to Xiao Kai.

I never expected him to be so stupid. He went and provoked the ghosts first, thinking he hadn't been discovered while following behind them.

He thought he could just grab some ready-made clues, but now he's only reaping what he sowed.

Xiao Kai didn't understand why his actions had been so dangerous, costing him his life. It seemed so simple for the newcomer; he was unwilling to accept it!

He clearly just stepped into room 404, and they clearly went in too, but nothing happened.

Xiao Kai was strangled to death by a rope by a ghost, just like the ghost died in life.

Xiao Kai's eyes were wide open, revealing a fear of the unknown death mixed with a hint of resentment.

Gradually, the screams outside turned into teeth-grinding chewing sounds, and it was easy to guess what had happened to the people outside.

The air in room 403 was stagnant, making it hard to breathe. Just through a thin door, you could hear the players dying, creating an inexplicably oppressive feeling.