Chapter 178 Devil's Apartment

"Have you been here?"

"No."

"I just read it."

Darlene clasped her hands as if praying, but fear was written all over her face and her lips were white.

Hearing that, Lu Li subconsciously asked, "Sart Kane's horror novel released last year?"

"That's right, a book called Hobbes' Terrible End..."

Before she finished speaking, Darlene suddenly noticed the abnormality in Lu Li's words, and changed her words instantly: "Last year?"

"Slip of tongue."

Lu Li didn't want to explain. He raised his head to observe the quiet streets around him, paused for a moment on the blood-stained sharp axe, and suggested:

"Let's go on and see if the Pickman Hotel really exists."

No objection.

The three returned to the sports car again.

As the only one of the three who had read the script, Darlene guided the way by memory.

Facts have proved that this female editor really knows the town very well, and the layout of the houses and the undulating terrain have been confirmed one by one.

Rorschach, who was sitting under Darlene, managed to regain his composure and doubted life again. At the same time, a strange and absurd thought came to his mind: We have come to Kane's horror novels, and they are all virtual characters...

Thinking of this, his eyes couldn't help dimming, like a puppet at the mercy of others.

Through the mirror inside the car, Lu Li saw this scene and couldn't help but let out a long sigh——

Fear has successfully eroded Rorschach's heart, and if this continues, he will sink completely.

"Go straight along this road, go up the hill, pass through the gatepost, and you will see the hotel."

Darlene was also stunned, her eyes were empty, she pointed forward and whispered.

There are no worthless people under the famous name.

Sart Kane is worthy of the title of master of horror. In just a few hours, the SAN value of a normal person returned to zero.

If I had watched the so-called ending when I was in the mental hospital, what kind of situation would I have fallen into?

It will only get worse!

Involuntarily, Lu Li thought of the investigator Sam Neal, the man who swallowed the printing paper, he was really admirable, he tried his best to help him.

outskirts.

The trees are lush.

The three people, who had their own concerns, successfully saw a small hill, and beside the concrete path leading to the top of the hill, there was an iron sign: Pickman Hotel.

Not long.

The Viper sports car parked in the open space in front of the villa, and Lu Li walked out with a sword in hand.

The female editor Darlene followed closely behind, while Luo Xia sat listlessly in the car, unwilling to move a bit.

Seeing this, Lu Li came to the passenger window, leaned down, and said, "I'm not good at comforting people, so I can only repeat that sentence again."

"The evil gods feed on fear, they want you to sink and forget yourself."

After finishing the words, Luo Xia nodded dully, but there was no other response.

This child is hopeless...

I thought that he could play a role at critical moments, but the result was full of drama.

After thinking about it, Lu Li said apologetically, "Call for help if you are in danger, I will rush over as soon as possible."

Still no response.

At this moment, Lu Li no longer hesitated, turned around and walked towards the female editor who seemed to be back to normal.

However, when he got closer, Darlene began to state in a reminiscent tone:

【There are few people here】

[Once upon a time, weirdness took root here]

After speaking, she came to the flower room next to the villa. She turned her head and glanced at Lu Li with an inexplicable expression, and then said:

[One night, people saw strange creatures crawling here]

【Huge body, snake-like tentacles】

There is nothing in the flower room.

Lu Li looked away, and said emotionlessly, "Is that the original text of the book? It seems that you really like editing Kane's book, and you can even remember sporadic fragments."

"I just like being scared."

Darlene crossed her arms, as if feeling chills, her voice trembled slightly: "Besides, I came here not only to find the company's cash cow, but also to worry about one thing."

"What?"

After finishing speaking, Lu Li leaned over to the glass window of the greenhouse and began to look carefully.

The inside and outside are smooth, without traces, and liquid remains. From these aspects, the strange creatures described in the book have not visited here.

Of course, it's just a matter of experience, and it's too much to do.

At this time, a voice came from behind:

"I'm always worried that the stories in the book will become reality."

"As an editor, I found that since last year, Kane's writing style has changed suddenly, which is extremely extreme and paradoxical, and even weirder than before."

"He declared that what he wrote was true and not fiction, and then he stopped showing up and only delivered the manuscript by mail."

Lu Li was startled, his thoughts were chaotic:

What exactly does this woman mean, and what is the role of Kane's arrangement of this role.

In fact, from the very beginning, he was wary of Darlene, treating her as a monster just like Rorschach who had lost his fighting spirit.

However, the behavior of the female editor along the way is so normal, not only expressing doubts about Kane, but even helping herself in some ways.

Thinking about it, Lu Li, who had no thoughts, pressed his distracting thoughts and said, "Let's go in and have a look."

"Um."

Darlene followed closely.

No one noticed that there was no one in the Viper sports car parked in the bushes.

click.

The door opened.

Sofa, fireplace, solid wood floors.

The decoration is elegant and everything is in order.

Unlike the situation in the small town, the doors of this upscale hotel are not locked.

However, there was no one waiting at the front desk.

"What are you reading, is this mentioned in the book?"

Since entering the door, Lu Li has been secretly observing the female editor who knows the direction of the plot.

At this moment, she is looking at the environment in front of her, from top to bottom, without missing any details, as if she is checking something.

in a minute.

Darlene didn't look back, and said slowly in a statement of facts: "There is an oil painting behind us. If you go three steps forward, you will find that the floor is loose."

Wait for her to finish.

Lu Li flashed, and immediately appeared in that position. The floor creaked, and there was a feeling of warping when he stepped on it.

Then, his gaze drifted behind him.

Sure enough.

An oil painting hangs on it:

Couple holding hands, standing by the lake and looking at each other affectionately.

"So, is anyone here?"

Lu Li clenched his sword crutch tightly, and raised his five senses to the extreme. Any disturbance in the villa could not be concealed from his perception.

Unless, there is something like a reincarnated corpse hidden here, without breathing or heartbeat.

"have."

"The owner of this hotel, Mrs. Pickman."

After speaking, Darlene rang the copper bell placed on the front desk.

After doing this, out of fear, she leaned against Lu Li and lowered her voice extremely low: "The book says that she was corrupted by evil forces and became insane. She chopped her husband into pieces of coleslaw."

"I can't believe it. I always feel that everything is fake. Perhaps, Kane invited some extras and deliberately made a joke with us."

The opponent is very close.

But Lu Li didn't have any evil thoughts in his heart, because he heard a muffled sound coming from under the floor.