Chapter 24: Midnight Adventure (Part 1)

  At night, the A University is quite lively in some places, such as the Wuhuan Stadium, where couples are everywhere; while other places are quiet and silent, like the Xiuyuan Building in front of them. Just across a road, the atmosphere on both sides is worlds apart! The Xiuyuan Building was built ten years ago and put into use, it's still considered a new building. The design is very novel, with a Chinese flying eave style roof painted blue, and the main body is made of silver-gray ceramic tiles. The entire building is divided into three buildings, A, B, and C, in a ring-shaped structure, with a high gatehouse in the middle, about 7 or 8 meters high, connecting Building A and Building C.

  At this time, several people were standing under the gate tower. The night wind blew, and due to the Venturi effect, it sounded like there was a "whirring" sound. Huang Xiaoyu couldn't help but shrink back, tightly grasping Ji Suyan's sleeve. The entire building was hidden in darkness, like a lurking giant beast, completely different from the feeling during the day.

  I don't know if it's psychological, but several people feel that this place is a bit eerie. Nie Yuan stared blankly for a while, swallowed hard, and then urged everyone to hurry up, eager to leave as soon as possible. Although they had come during the day, they didn't expect it to look so terrifying at night. Not wanting to lose face in front of the girls, but unable to hide their curiosity, they steeled themselves and went forward. The girls, although a little scared, saw that there were still several boys around, and finally, their curiosity overcame their fear, and they followed shakily.

  Nie Yuan led the crowd to turn past the main gate and head towards a small door that had been calculated during the day. This door was connected to a safe passage, which was normally inaccessible to people, and many didn't even know it existed, let alone that it was the exit of the safe passage.

  The small gate area is small, but it looks quite heavy. The iron door was slowly pulled open, and the "creak" sound that had not been used for too long made people's teeth sour.

  Several people's hearts skipped a beat, and Huang Xiaoyu almost jumped up, shouting: "Nie Yuan, you idiot, if you want to pull, then pull quickly, don't scare people, okay?"

  Nie Yuan hastily waved his hand, bitterly smiling: "Keep your voice down! If we're caught by the patrol, we'll be punished! You think this is a game? This door is heavy, I can't pull it quickly!" The atmosphere that was originally quite good was disrupted by their conversation, and the cold air dissipated a lot.

  Finally, the iron gate was pushed open, and several people walked in one after another, shining their flashlights everywhere. As soon as Ji Suoyu entered, she felt a chill run from the soles of her feet up to her head, as if it was going to seep into her bones, making her shudder all over. Ji Suoyu furrowed her brow, feeling that something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

  Here is a long, long corridor, about two meters wide, empty. Nie Yuan led several people forward, and they were about to turn a corner. When Ji Suoyu just turned around, she felt someone touch her shoulder lightly, thinking it was Huang Xiaoyu behind her, so she didn't pay attention.

  Huang Xiaoyu was scared by this dark place, but didn't want to show weakness, so she trembled with fear and spoke loudly: "I... I'm saying... Nie Yuan you idiot! ... Is that place not arrived yet? How much longer do we need to walk?"

  Nie Yuan walked ahead of the few people, saying helplessly: "My aunt! You've only been in for less than five minutes, haven't you even gone in yet? And you want to run away?" Huang Xiaoyu stubbornly said: "Who... who wants to run away? Hurry up and lead the way!" With Nie Yuan and Huang Xiaoyu making a racket, to be honest, this made the rest of them feel much better. Otherwise, in an enclosed dark space with only a few flashlights, if there was no sound, they would probably think of something.

  The scariest thing in the world is still one's own imagination. Listening to them talk, it's just right to shift some attention, although it's still very tense! After walking for about five or six minutes, Nie Yuan stopped and a few people gathered around, seeing an iron gate with half of its green paint peeled off, looking very mottled.

  Nie Yuan was fiddling with the rusty old lock, and as he scratched it with a piece of wire, "click" - it opened! The few people stared at Nie Yuan in amazement, this man not being a thief would be a waste.

  Noticing the gaze of the crowd, Nie Yuan dryly laughed a few times and explained: "This lock-picking is a technical skill, when I'm bored, I practice! Practice! It's just for fun! Haha!" The faces of several people clearly showed "I don't believe it!" You're saying that you practice lock-picking as a hobby when you're bored? If that's true, then you're a freak!

  The iron gate creaked open, making that familiar, ear-piercing sound. Nie Yuan softly said, "Open!" But in the next moment, they heard countless overlapping voices repeating "Open! Open! Open!..." The few people were startled and held their breath, Huang Xiaoyu subconsciously covered Qiu Su's neck and let out a frightened cry: "Ah!" Only to hear countless "Ahs" echoing back, it wasn't until then that everyone relaxed, realizing it was just an echo. The group unconsciously lightened their footsteps and walked in.

  If there is an echo, then this underground space must be very large. Huang Xiaoyu was almost stuck to Ji Suyan's back, trembling and unwilling to come in. Several people held flashlights and swept them back and forth, with some miscellaneous objects piled on the ground. If the lights were turned on, it would be a straightforward sight, with three rows of pillars in the middle and a very high ceiling.

  Nie Yuan led the way forward, even if he intentionally lightened his footsteps, he would still make a "pata... pata..." sound. Once it echoed, it created an illusion that something was slowly coming towards them from the depths of the earth, getting closer and closer. The few people were infected with this eerie atmosphere, holding their breath, their hearts like tightened strings, getting tighter and tighter!

  Nie Yuan, who was walking in front, suddenly turned a corner, and several people followed suit. In an instant, everyone stood there, staring with wide eyes. Perhaps at this moment, it was only a few seconds, but it felt like a long time had passed, as if time had frozen, and the group remained in a state of shock. A few steps away from them, someone was standing!