Chapter 375: The Bus
The leader of Team One coughed out blood. Half of his hair was white. The wrinkles on his face deepened. The ghost pattern on his skin faded so much that it couldn’t be seen anymore.
“What happened to you when you were inside the door?” Liu Yi wanted to know.
“What you see inside the door differs based on the individuals. When I first entered, I saw many corridors collapsing to become many offices.” The man tried to explain, “The corridors were strung with construction site layouts and best worker medals. I suspect they are made from Ol’ Sun’s memory. They represent his past. Then, the last office represents my past.”
“Did you find the exit?” The other horror game players were more concerned about that.
“I didn’t even have the time to search for the exit. There were people calling my name inside every office. They told me to do different things, and they were things that I hated and were disgusted by in the past.” The man wiped away the blood from his lips. “It was because I had grown tired of that oppressive past that I played that taboo game! That led me to become this deplorable version of myself that I hate the most!”
The past didn’t necessarily mean despair. However, in this Door of the Past, pain dominated everything.
“You are more reliable and trustworthy than most investigators.” The kind Gao Ming helped the man up. He still didn’t know the difference between normal investigators and security members. “I never thought you were a bad person.” After the torture he had been through, Gao Ming’s words warmed the leader’s heart. However, they were meant to be enemies.
“There was something calling me at the end of all the offices. However, I have to pass through all the offices to reach it.” The man pointed at the wrinkles on his face. “The offices hold the memories of our past. When I picked up those despairing memories, I lost parts of myself. Due to my power, I can borrow my future lifespan to nullify that. However, I still couldn’t reach the end. Luckily, I managed to escape.”
“What would happen if you didn’t escape?” The young player from earlier ran over. “Did you see my uncle in there?”