Chapter 1 Running Away

Shen Wei followed the map's instructions, searching for the location of the safe rest area. The nearest one was not far away on the second floor, where there was a lounge.

To get there, Shen Wei had to pass through the open doorways of the rooms lining the second-floor corridor. The rooms were pitch black, and from time to time, chilling screams and the sounds of objects falling could be heard.

Without a doubt, something terrifying was lurking inside.

But it never rains but it pours. The flashlight in Shen Wei's hand began to flicker erratically, as if there was a bad connection. He tapped the flashlight a few times, and it lit up again, but the yellow light was even weaker.

"I have to hurry..."

Shen Wei took a few breaths to calm himself. Then, he took off with his long legs, running towards the lounge according to the map.

"Da da da da..."

It sounded like something was tapping against the marble floor, a very crisp sound.

"The sound is coming from in front of me..."

Shen Wei's pupils contracted, and he stopped abruptly.

Just then, a marble rolled out from the darkness ahead and came to rest at Shen Wei's feet.

"Brother, come play marbles with me!"

A childish voice rang out from the darkness. At the same time, the already weak light of Shen Wei's flashlight suddenly began to flicker.

"Youzi, how confident are you in dealing with what's ahead?"

Shen Wei quietly asked his Evil God right hand.

"That depends on how much lifespan you give me."

The tone of the Evil God right hand gradually became perverted.

"How about giving you a year? What's the probability..."

Shen Wei said with a pained expression.

The Evil God right hand became disinterested after hearing the price Shen Wei offered. He casually said, "Thirty-seven percent, I guess!"

"The odds of winning are that high?"

Shen Wei looked pleasantly surprised.

Shen Wei's Evil God right hand made an okay gesture. "In three minutes, that monster in the dark can only eat seven-tenths full..."

Shen Wei was furious when he heard this.

"Are you trying to die..."

Just as Shen Wei and his Evil God right hand were haggling, the "da da da" sound suddenly became more rapid. Hundreds and thousands of marbles bounced out of the darkness and rolled around Ao Wu, surrounding him.

Now there was no place for Shen Wei to put his feet. At the same time, the childish voice began to sing a nursery rhyme from the darkness. The nursery rhyme was getting closer and closer.

Suddenly, the eerie nursery rhyme stopped abruptly in the darkness not far from Shen Wei. At this moment, Shen Wei's breathing also suddenly became rapid. He was a little nervous and shined the flashlight in his hand towards the darkness ahead.

He saw a pale boy's face flash by in the darkness. And the light of Shen Wei's flashlight began to flicker again, as if it would go out at any moment.

"I'm watching you, brother. Play marbles with me, and I'll let you pass..."

The childish voice echoed through the dark corridor, layer upon layer, giving people goosebumps!

"Kid, I'm going to tell you something, don't be afraid. The marbles under your feet have all turned into human eyes, and they're all staring at you now!..."

The Evil God right hand swept the marbles on the ground with the red eye pattern on the palm and said to Shen Wei maliciously.

"You might as well not have told me..."

Shen Wei glared fiercely at his Evil God right hand.

"Brother, if you don't play marbles with me, I'm going to get angry..."

The childish voice was getting closer and closer to Shen Wei.

"I can't beat him by force, I can only outsmart him!"

Shen Wei already had a plan in his mind. He took two steps forward and said to the child hiding in the darkness:

"Okay, I can play marbles with you, but I'll set the rules, okay? Otherwise, I won't play..."

Shen Wei used both soft and hard tactics, directly taking control of the strange little boy in the darkness.

"Okay, you set the rules, I set the punishment. If you lose, you have to give me your eyes. I want to use them to make new marbles, giggle..."

The strange little boy hiding in the darkness let out a sinister laugh! Shen Wei felt goosebumps all over his body when he heard it.

"Okay, it's a deal... but I don't have much time. Um, let's play something simple. I'll grab a handful of the marbles on the ground, and you guess how many I have in my hand. If you guess right, you win, and I'll give you my eyeballs. If you guess wrong, you have to let me pass and not attack me..."

"Okay! Okay! You're not allowed to shine the flashlight on me..."

As he spoke, the childish voice got a little closer to Shen Wei.

"Okay, if you don't attack me, I won't shine the flashlight on you..."

Shen Wei didn't want to be taken advantage of. Every time he spoke, he carefully considered whether there were any loopholes in his words.

"Then let's start. I can't wait to dig out your eyes and play with them, giggle..."

The little boy in the darkness laughed very evilly.

"You little brat, watch how I handle you in a minute..."

Although Shen Wei thought so, he didn't dare to say it out loud. He grabbed a handful of marbles scattered on the ground. These marbles were covered in mucus and were very soft. Shen Wei took a closer look, and his heart began to beat faster.

Sure enough, the glass marbles had now turned into human eyeballs.

"This mischievous kid is dishonest and wants to scare me..."

Shen Wei calmed himself down, covered the marbles he had grabbed with his other hand, and then said to the child hiding in the darkness, "Guess! How many marbles do I have in my hand?"

"Brother! I'll tell you a secret, you're going to lose. You have five marbles in your hand. Okay, brother, I won't kill you, but you have to keep your promise and give me your eyes..."

After saying that, Shen Wei felt a cold aura constantly approaching him. The Evil God right hand shined the flashlight forward, and then Shen Wei said, "Hold on, I haven't opened it yet. How can you decide who wins and loses on your own? You said five, right? Are you sure you don't want to change your answer?..."

"I'm sure! Hurry up and open it, I can't wait, brother..."

The voice of the little boy in the darkness became restless.

"Okay, then take a look at how many I have in my hand?"

After saying that, Shen Wei slowly opened his palm, and three eyeballs were in his palm.

"Kid, how did you do that?"

The Evil God right hand transmitted the message to Shen Wei in his mind.

"How is that possible? I clearly sensed that there were five! You cheated!..."

The little boy in the darkness said angrily.

"Everything must be based on evidence! You can't accuse someone out of thin air. I definitely didn't cheat. A man must keep his word, you can't go back on your word..."

Shen Wei directly turned on the sophistry mode.

"You bad brother, who said I was going back on my word? You can go, I won't stop you..."

After saying that, the shadow in front opened a path for Shen Wei.