Nightmare Assault

The moment the door closed, Fatty wanted to call after the Doctor, but the sudden chill interrupted everything. Fatty’s hand hung in the air. Bits of memories surfaced in his brain. He remembered walking with the Doctor by the sea. The Doctor stared at the white waves and said, “This sea… appears to be empty.” This statement was so shocking that what the Doctor said next escaped his notice.

As the waves rose and fell, the Doctor said slowly, “There’s an issue with the waves here as well.” The problem was not the waves but… the island. There was finally an explanation for the exploding heartbeats that came from the deep sea.

Fear, madness, panic… Fatty experienced too many emotions in a few seconds. Compared to the Doctor, he was a rather emotional person. However, his ability to control his emotions was much worse than that of the Doctor.

He felt congested in his chest, like someone had knocked him to the ground and then placed a slab of stone on it. His chest was compressed. He knelt on the ground, hugged his head and gasped for air.

Was he… still in the world that he knew?

Did the anomalies infiltrate this world, or… did he pull the corner of the curtain back and manage to take a glimpse of the truth behind this world?

Perhaps… the world behind the door was also real. Maybe it was not as the Doctor predicted. What they did inside the door was a repetition of the past. No matter what they did, they couldn’t change the course of history…

But he was sure of one thing. The door had started to change them!

Because… Fatty grabbed his hair with one hand. His other hand was raised shakily to his face. He stared at the hand. A surge of unfamiliarity rose in his heart. The next second, it spread throughout his body.

Jiang Cheng lay on the bed. The blanket was brought to his chin. His breathing was even, like everything was at peace. His hands were placed before his chest. He stared at the ceiling like someone was hanging there. If someone were there, that person would have Chen Ran’s face.

“Brother Hao, you don’t need to overthink. It’s just a feeling of mine. My feelings are never accurate.”

“Just like this building, it gives me the feeling that it is alive. When I’m inside the building, I feel like I’m inside the stomach of a monster. I have trouble breathing.”

“You have the knife. With such a feast spread before you, do you… really not want to give it a try?”

“You won’t always have a chance. Trust me… while you still have it.”

Everything the man said travelled through Jiang Cheng’s ears. The man’s microexpressions when he said those things. His lips opened to reveal his white teeth. He was arrogant and confident. Especially… when he was staring at him.

Jiang Cheng felt like he had seen that before. Perhaps it was not Chen Ran but someone very similar to him. But… who was it? Why were they looking at him like that?

Waves of pain came from the deepest part of his brain. He slowly closed his eyes in the dark.

…

Jiang Zhou.

Late night.

There was a secluded house in the east city beside Han Jiang.

Near the tall and closed iron gate, the middle-aged man inside the security booth was tapping on his phone out of boredom. An old dog lay beside him. The old dog was quite astute. It knew the owner of this manor didn’t like noisiness. Therefore, it made no sound in the night… unless there was something unusual, like… now.

It stood up and perked up its ears. Its fur shimmered. However, someone smacked its head with a rolled-up magazine the next second.

“That’s enough.” The night guard couldn’t stand it. As he scanned through his phone, he lectured, “I trusted you last time and went to find the butler. I was scolded by him. Do you still want to trick me this time? If you keep doing this, I’ll eat your food tomorrow!” The middle-aged man huffed.

He was very satisfied with this job. He was paid well, and there was not much to do. Who wouldn’t like a job like that? If he lost the job because of a job…

The old dog jumped on its front paws and clawed at the door as it barked. This frightened the man. He quickly ran over to try to control the dog. However, the old dog appeared to have gone mad. It growled, and saliva dripped down its jaw. It was the same last time.

The last time this happened, he assumed there was a thief who had broken into the manor. He let the dog out and snatched the baton before following the dog. However, the dog ran to the manor’s front door steps and kept barking at it.

The barks summoned the butler. The butler scolded the middle-aged man and the dog.

Perhaps he had imagined it. The middle-aged man sensed something strange. It was a feeling he had. He felt like the building before him was slightly different from normal. However, he studied it for some time but couldn’t figure out what was different.

The butler’s warning snapped him back to reality. If this happened again, he would be fired.

In the end, it was the appearance of the manor owner that settled this issue. The owner was a beautiful woman. She wore a light-coloured tracksuit. She didn’t look old. She appeared like a teenager.

According to what he heard, the lady’s parents passed away a long time ago. However, they left behind a huge inheritance. Based on his senior colleague, the lady had a younger brother. However, he was rarely seen because he had a brain issue.

Normally, the pair of siblings rarely left the manor. Eventually, some harsh rumours about them started to circulate.

The woman appeared as serene as usual. She also said nothing. She only ordered the butler to handle everything so her brother could get his rest.

The middle-aged man was sent away by the butler. When he returned to his booth, he realised it was 1 am. However, the woman was in a tracksuit. Was she exercising? By herself?

It was so strange…

Perhaps that was the lifestyle of the rich. He closed the door and was ready to teach the old dog a lesson when he noticed the old dog had stopped barking. In fact, it went to hide under the bed.

A horrible stench travelled out from under the bed.