Nightmare Assault Chapter 87: Keeper

There was something behind the gate!

This discovery chilled Jiang Cheng and Fatty. The next second, Jiang Cheng wondered how long that thing had been hiding behind the gate. Was she there when they arrived? That thing… had been waiting to ambush them.

“Doctor,” Fatty tried to suppress his fear. However, he couldn’t stop his large body from shaking. “Could this be… Chen Yao? Is she waiting for us?!” His teeth were chattering, and he wasn’t making much sense. “We should go back.” Fatty looked at Jiang Cheng, and his sense of security disintegrated. “If we go in tonight, we’ll definitely die. We’ve been discovered by the ghost.”

“Will we be safe tomorrow?” Jiang Cheng turned to look at Fatty. There was only fear in his eyes. Jiang Cheng didn’t like or understand this kind of people. In his eyes, danger and fear were two separate things. Danger referred to the event itself, but fear was a response to the event. However… fear wouldn’t resolve the danger. If anything, it would exacerbate the danger. Therefore, Jiang Cheng almost never had the feeling of fear. When it tried to surface, he would eliminate it. He would not influence his teammates because of his fear.

“You can go back.” Jiang Cheng told Fatty, “I will stay here.”

“You’re staying?!” Fatty was stunned. The situation couldn’t be clearer. The ghost was behind the gate, and she was ready. If the ghost had a weapon, he could imagine the ghost holding a sharpened blade and having a giant grin on her face.

“The sun will not come up again, so there’s no tomorrow for me.” Jiang Cheng said calmly, “I’ll not stop you from leaving. Since I’m staying, the ghost temporarily will not go find you. Therefore, you can return to our bedroom safely and enjoy one last peaceful sleep.”

“Last…” The word pulled at Fatty’s heart. If Jiang Cheng really died there, he would be left alone… Fatty knew that he would be fully under the ghost’s control. Perhaps Jiang Cheng was not joking earlier. He might be chosen by the ghost to keep as a pet. His limbs would be pulled off and then

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