pertwk Chapter 10 Blocking the Door and Reciting Scriptures
Chapter 10 Blocking the Door and Reciting Scriptures
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The moment Li Jiu closed the door, he witnessed a terrifying scene that he would never forget.
The girl slid down the stairs, her arms hanging on the ground as if her bones had been removed. They were pressed tightly against her sides, fused with her torso, as if she had completely lost the shape and function of human arms.
Using only the strength of her waist, abdomen, and torso, she twisted her body from side to side, moving rapidly through the hallway like a human python, quickly swimming towards their room.
"Bang!"
Li Jiu slammed the door shut, and almost the next moment, a screeching sound came from outside the door as the girl slid past the smooth door panel!
The strong friction caused a hissing vibration, which even traveled through the door panel to his hands.
Tang Mubai stared in horror at the door, and after a long while, he swallowed hard, unable to utter a single word.
As the noise behind the door gradually subsided, Li Jiu slowly loosened his grip on the doorknob.
But his body remained tense, showing no sign of relaxing.
Like all hotels, the door to the Mushroom House was automatically locked, but Li Jiu still put the door stopper on, which made him feel a little more at ease.
Li Jiu looked at Tang Mubai with lingering fear: "Did you see that just now? That thing... slithered over like a snake!"
Tang Mubai shook his head, his face pale. "I didn't see her clearly. I only saw something swish by... Damn, this place is too weird. Should we just check out and run away tomorrow?"
Li Jiu was also somewhat frightened. He had never had any mental problems before, but as soon as he arrived at the Fulong Mountain Scenic Area, he started experiencing one problem after another. He had to admit that this place was really problematic.
"We definitely can't leave today, so we'll withdraw from the summer camp tomorrow!" Li Jiu agreed with Tang Mubai's suggestion with utmost seriousness.
He was very curious about Fulong Mountain and felt that he could definitely achieve something if he were there. But no matter what, all of this was based on safe exploration. Today's situation, with both auditory and visual hallucinations and being chased by something that was neither human nor snake, was really terrifying.
go.
I have to leave early tomorrow!
It's absolutely not worth risking your life for just three credits!
Just then.
"Knock! Knock knock!!"
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Just as Li Jiu was about to catch his breath, he was startled.
"I..." Tang Mubai was also filled with fear, but Li Jiu covered his mouth.
Li Jiu suppressed Tang Mubai with his eyes and shook his head slightly, signaling him not to respond.
Tang Mubai nodded repeatedly in fear.
Li Jiu then slowly released his grip, and the two of them held their breath, staring intently at the door that had shut out the terror.
The knocking on the door continued for a while before stopping.
Just as Li Jiu and Tang Mubai thought she had left and were about to breathe a sigh of relief, the girl switched to a completely different, deep voice and began to sing as if in a dream:
"बुद्धवचनप्रज्ञरपर्वतप िशरचमरयरंविभरतिर ंकर्मदोषंनभवति, मयरदमने "
"बुद्धवचनप्रज्ञरपर्वतप िशरचमरयरंविभरतिर ंकर्मदोषंनभवति, मयरदमन "
This...this is...?! Li Jiu's pupils contracted sharply!
Why does that chanting sound so familiar?!
Li Jiuke didn't understand Sanskrit at all, but he was still somewhat familiar with the rhythm of music. The sentence that the girl was chanting seemed extremely similar to the intermittent chanting he had heard when he entered the Fulong Mountain Scenic Area—no, it couldn't be said to be extremely similar, it was practically identical!
What... what on earth is going on?!
Sanskrit chanting was coming out of this strange girl's mouth!
The absurdity and bizarreness of this matter have exceeded his comprehension!
"Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!"
The girl didn't hear a response, so she knocked on the door for a while longer. The eerie chanting sound seemed to be calling out to him, like a venomous snake crawling into his ear canal and into his cochlea.
"बुद्धवचनप्रज्ञरपर्वतप िशरचमरयरंविभरतिर ंकर्मदोषंनभवति, मयरदमन "
"बुद्धवचनप्रज्ञरपर्वतप िशरचमरयरंविभरतिर ंकर्मदोषंनभवति, मयरदमन "
Her tone fluctuated, sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes long, sometimes short, as she chanted the same verse in different ways.
The chanting of sutras did not bring Li Jiu and Tang Mubai any peace of mind. Instead, it was like dark clouds hovering over their heads and pressing down on their hearts, bringing a chill that went deep into their bones.
Li Jiu quickly took out his phone, found the number for the front desk of the Mushroom House, and dialed it.
"Beep...beep..."
"Hello, this is the front desk of Mushroom House. How can I help you?" The call was quickly answered, and the voice of the receptionist came from the other end of the phone.
Li Jiu didn't have time to organize his thoughts, so he quickly got to the point: "After my roommate and I left the restaurant, we were chased by a strange girl. We've already escaped back to our room, but she's still hanging at the door, chanting in Sanskrit... uh, I don't understand Sanskrit, but I think it's Sanskrit?"
"Um... I wanted to ask if there's anything you can do to help me, or what I should do now?"
"A strange girl chanting scriptures... Could you describe what kind of strangeness she is?" The receptionist seemed to be trying to verify something.
"It's that weird feeling that makes you feel like you're not even human, you know the uncanny valley effect? It's that feeling!"
"I understand, sir. May I ask for your room number?"
"1-406".
"Yes, sir, our men will be there shortly."
"What should I do now? I'm worried she'll smash the door to pieces!" Li Jiu said, raising his voice slightly as he looked at the trembling door.
The receptionist's voice was very calm, as if she had handled similar situations many times before. Upon hearing this, she immediately reassured the person:
"Sir, you can rest assured. The Mushroom House is an official facility built to the highest disaster prevention standards. It can effectively withstand even a flash flood... Moreover, each of our rooms has been specially reinforced and cannot be breached."
"Uh... okay..." Li Jiu replied with some doubt.
The receptionist then said, "Sir, listen to me now. There should be a fruit plate on the coffee table in the room, with three slices of watermelon in it. Wait a moment, take a slice of watermelon and put it by the door. If it knocks again, open the door a little and it will take the watermelon out to eat."
"Please keep it calm until our people arrive."
"You mean you want me to... calm... her down?" Li Jiu's mouth dropped open, and he suddenly felt completely overwhelmed.