Nightmare Assault Chapter 400: Call

Hua Luo frowned and moved his phone to his ear. A few seconds later, his expression shifted. “Okay. Thank you. We’ll go there now.” After the call ended, Hua Luo said quickly, “That was Qiao Yu’s brother. He said he also received an email with strange content. It was a video of a man taken inside his brother’s bedroom.”

Jiang Cheng asked, “Who else received the email?” He noticed Hua Luo used the term also.

“Yu Youwei’s former colleague.” Hua Luo explained, “She was the one who contacted Qiao Yu’s brother. We exchanged numbers last time, and it was she who gave my number to Qiao Yu’s brother. By the way, the video was sent from Qiao Yu’s email address.” He added, “It looked like it was sent out to a group.”

“Qiao Yu?”

“Yes.” Hua Luo typed on the laptop. “Qiao Yu once shot some pictures for this girl, so he had her email address. Yu Youwei introduced them.” Soon, the laptop received a video. To prevent accidents, they moved to a more spacious place before they played the video. The sun shone on them, and the chilling feeling was chased away.

When the video started, Fatty froze. His body trembled. It was Liu Guo! He showed the camera the drawing page by page. His mouth moved, and he looked anxious. The sound was constantly being interrupted by static. The camera wasn’t clear. Some of the details in the drawings couldn’t be picked up.

“It’s the horror stories!” Chu Jiu stared at the screen. Everyone saw the ghost on people’s backs, the ghost with the wig, the shadow that cannot be seen, the nail in the drawer and so on. The illustrator was a good one with powerful strokes. The ghosts’ appearance and their victims’ visages before they died were etched into the viewers’ hearts.

When the ghost crawled out from under the bed, Chu Jiu’s face paled. It reminded her of what she experienced. They planned to visit He Zhong Culture, but they had a change of plan. They would visit Qiao Yu’s brother first. Soon, they arrived at the cafe. The cafe was old, and half of the space had been rented out. The entrance was tiny. A large sign hung outside, a sign of the place’s former glory. A man with an unkempt beard knelt under the sign.

The two groups met and had quick introductions. Qiao Yu’s brother looked worried. His voice was low. It felt like they were in a spy movie.

Based on what he said, a few people had visited them several days ago. However, the last time, they left without saying goodbye. Based on the man’s description, they were the people from Building Three. Plus, they probably didn’t leave without saying goodbye, but a few of them had died. Then, the man invited them into the cafe. However, Jiang Cheng kindly rejected him. He walked towards the restaurant opposite and chose a quiet booth.

“By the way.” The man sat down and raised his eyes. His eyes were bloodshot, like he hadn’t slept in days. “Have you seen the video I sent you?” His voice shook.

“We have,” Hua Luo answered. “The video features our friend. You should have met him.”

“Of course!” The man became agitated. “Of course I’ve met him! He came yesterday with two other people! But… why would he appear in the video?” The man still couldn’t accept this reality. The man’s emotions frayed. “That was my little brother’s room!”

“He probably wandered there by accident,” Fatty offered weakly.

“Impossible!” The man took out his phone and showed them the video. He pointed at the poster in the background and said, “Do you see that?” It was the poster of a skeletal warrior. The skeleton wore old armour and carried a worn cross on his back. The skeleton might be dead, but his soul was still burning. It appeared to come from an online game.

“My brother tossed this poster away before he died because he was afraid whenever he saw this poster after the things happened to him! Your friend came to this room before my brother died. No… He might be related to everything!”

“Please calm down!” Jiang Cheng patted the man’s shoulder and interrupted him. The man was clearly emotionally unstable. If he were allowed to spiral, he might think the travellers had worked together to murder his brother.

The man gasped for air. Chu Jiu called the waiter to deliver a cup of iced water. After drinking the water, the man calmed down, but his eyes reddened. His relationship with his brother was really good.

“I don’t know who or why they are doing this.” The man hissed, “But as long as I’m still alive, I will find out what is happening.”

Jiang Cheng patted his shoulders and consoled him, “We’re here for that reason. We need to figure out the truth.” He paused. “And give justice to the dead.” Fatty believed that the Doctor was talking about Lin Chen and not bastards like Qiao Yu and Lee Maoshen.

“Do you know what scared me the most after receiving the email?” The man widened his eyes. “It’s the time! The mail was delivered on 7th July! However, we have no memory of the email. It’s hard to say if there’s something wrong with our emails or our memories. However, I normally spend my time at the cafe, and I know Qiao Yu’s friends. I’ve never seen this man, and my brother normally didn’t let people into his room. He loved his camera devices too much.”

“Can you tell where the camera was placed?” The man kept rambling, so Banana Wolf had to cut him off.

“It was on… his table.” The man answered, “It was probably taken on his laptop. I can show you his room.”

“It’s fine.” Jiang Cheng said sincerely, “We believe you.”

Those who went to the cafe had disappeared. Who still dared to go there?

The man’s phone suddenly changed screens. Someone requested a video call. The profile picture was a young man with a crew cut. The contact named him ‘Little Brother.’