Odd Containment Specialist

Xia Shou followed the guidance of the dead line and walked into the lighthouse. After he entered the lighthouse, the red line under his feet did not disappear, but climbed up the steps, like a red liquid flowing down the stairs from the top of the lighthouse.

In this fear lighthouse marked as EX-level, the self-destruction can still be used normally.

This is the same as what the notes said. The priority of the self-destruction is indeed ridiculously high. He can be more optimistic.

The spiral staircase made of concrete goes up all the way. Walking in the narrow corridor has a cold and wet feeling.

Xia Shou walked up the stairs all the way. Everything was very normal. There was no abnormality. It was like he was walking in an ordinary building. But when he went around the fifth circle, I don’t know if it was a psychological effect. Xia Shou felt that his footsteps had a heavy sound, as if someone was following him.

Turning around, there was naturally no one. The stairs were not dim, so there was no obstruction to the view.

But Xia Shou did hear footsteps very close to his own. He could not turn his head more than 60 degrees, which meant that there was bound to be a blind spot behind him. Although this blind spot could be eliminated by leaning against the wall, it was inconvenient to turn his head. He had to use this method to observe the process behind him, which made Xia Shou feel uncomfortable.

As Edson said, it is absolutely safe here. He has said this to everyone who enters it. As long as you believe this sentence without thinking, logically speaking, you can ignore all obstacles and walk all the way to the top of the lighthouse.

But the reality is that everyone lost in the end.

How did they lose?

Why did they lose to the illusion of fear when they knew that the lighthouse was absolutely safe?

"Alice, I gradually understand that the emotion of fear is really pervasive." Xia Shou said to Alice.

The unknown is fear. I don't know why those people lost. This unknown answer has also turned into a factor of fear.

Xia Shou's situation this time was different from the past. When he came in, he launched a self-destructive attack, which clearly told him that this time the Lighthouse of Fear was not absolutely safe, but the place where he was most likely to die.

This was just an accident, but it had broken the sense of security that Edson had built for him.

The lighthouse was not safe, and he could die at any time this time.

Fortunately, there was a chance to start over. If I hadn't gone back, I'm afraid my current situation would be even worse, Xia Shou thought silently in his heart.

When will the bleeding illusion appear?

How many meters am I now?

The altimeter does not show any numbers to the challenger, because this kind of thing with its own information will become a factor of fear.

Xia Shou stepped on a step, and suddenly, a thought came to his mind.

Wait... If the extraordinary power does not take effect, then will Alice's price of not being able to turn her head also be invalid?

Alice herself is a resentful spirit, can she really follow me in here?

Alice is not as outrageous as seeking her own death. There were times when her ability failed to work, which means that Alice's abnormal level is not high, maybe only one or two levels higher than his.

So Alice will definitely be suppressed by the extraordinary dispelling effect of the Lighthouse of Fear, and the existence of a ghost like Alice is itself a manifestation of the extraordinary. After entering the lighthouse, Alice should have disappeared temporarily.

So now, what is following behind me?

Xia Shou frowned, and a chill rose behind him.

He reached into his pocket, touched the mirror, and then turned the mirror behind him. The reflection in the mirror was still Alice in a black and white maid outfit. Her closed eyes were bleeding and tears were flowing from the corners of her eyes, which was no different from usual.

But Xia Shou had no way to tell whether the other party was Alice, or another dangerous thing that looked exactly like Alice.

…

Outside the lighthouse, what Xia Shou had just said to Alice was heard by all observers.

"Is he talking to the possessed spirit that is strangling his neck?" Reed was confused.

"It shouldn't be. When Xia Shou went in just now, I saw the spirit behind him disappear temporarily. According to the practice of the Lighthouse of Fear, any spirit that follows, including demons, will be separated from the host for a short time and isolated in another space, so Xia Shou should be alone." Edson said.

Reed: "But Xia Shou is indeed talking to the possessed spirit, so in Xia Shou's feeling, the possessed spirit is still by his side, and his neck is still being strangled. In other words, he has an illusion."

"What is the current height?" Edson turned his head and looked at the observer.

"Only fifteen meters." The observer replied.

"The situation is not optimistic. Being strangled by a strange thing, he will be scared when he notices it." Reed felt a chill just by imagining it, and in addition, there was a faint sense of excitement.

The current situation is like watching a scary variety show. The embarrassed and unmanageable appearance of the challenger after being scared is the source of joy for the audience. Now Reed feels like watching a scary variety show.

Reed silently moved a stool and sat down next to Edson: "Minister, when I went in, did you also listen from outside like this?"

"Well, isn't it exciting?"

"No wonder you come every time for the test."

At this time, Xia Shou's voice came from the communicator again.

"You heard me talking to Alice just now, didn't you? But now, the one following me... shouldn't be Alice?"

"He found it!" Several observers discussed excitedly in a low voice.

There was silence in the communicator for a while, and then Xia Shou's voice came again: "Anyway, just treat it as an illusion, I'm going to keep going up."

"Aren't you scared? Really calm."

...

In the lighthouse, Xia Shou continued to walk. Although he appeared quite calm, his heart was not calm.

Because this lighthouse is no longer what it used to be. It is just a realistic illusion. There is something more dangerous inside it that is enough to kill him.

Alice behind him may be just an illusion created by the lighthouse, but it may also be a mysterious and deadly creature in the lighthouse.

All this is uncertain. The only certainty is that he is still alive, and the self-destructive rollback has not been triggered.

Xia Shou continued to move forward, climbing the stairs at a very fast speed, and the height he climbed was far beyond the actual height of this lighthouse.

This is nothing to be afraid of. It is a strange phenomenon that does not conform to common sense in physics. The stairs inside the Lighthouse of Fear may be infinite.

However... if I keep walking inside without food and water, will I starve to death?

In addition, how long has it been now? Ten minutes, or twenty minutes.

Xia Shou took out his mobile phone to check the time. It has been fifteen minutes since he entered the tower.

After climbing the stairs for fifteen minutes, Xia Shou also felt a little tired.

Moreover, he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the hand of "Alice" pinching his neck was slightly tight.