Shortly after, he saw the bulging outline gradually move out from behind the curtain. A head of black hair became clearly visible, and then the entire body of the female ghost emerged.
Yes... it was that thing... the female ghost from the painting that day! He swallowed hard, then immediately put down the telescope, ran to grab a knife, and then returned to the window to continue observing.
"You... you want to come over, don't you? I'm not afraid of you!"
He held the knife in his left hand and the telescope in his right, continuing to watch the scene across the window.
The female ghost had now reached the window. Then, she climbed onto the windowsill, her hand stretching forward. "What... what is she trying to do? Is she going to climb over? How? There's no connection between the two windows..."
The telescope was of such high quality that it felt as if the female ghost was right in front of him. Ryan Anderson involuntarily took a few steps back. The female ghost's hand was still stretching forward, as if trying to grope for something. Then, her body suddenly lunged forward, and her hand quickly extended beyond the scope of the telescope's view.
Yes... it was as if she was right in front of him...
And at that very moment...
Ryan Anderson suddenly felt something grab his chest tightly...
About ten minutes after leaving the apartment, Lily Cooper couldn't stop shivering, whether due to the cold or fear.
Stroking her hair, Zachary Thompson said lovingly, "Don't be afraid anymore... at least I will definitely protect you. There's something I want to say. If I don't say it now, I might not have the chance later. I understand your feelings, and I feel the same way. I really like you. If we can survive, I will do my best to take good care of you, Lily..."
Hearing this, the tears in Lily's eyes finally welled up, and she hugged Zachary tightly, regarding him as her greatest and only support in this world.
After sending Lily home, when they arrived in front of her apartment, Zachary hugged her tightly for a while longer before reluctantly letting go.
"See you tomorrow. Don't worry, I will definitely find a way for us to survive..."
Reluctantly parting from her beloved, Lily then entered the apartment. Jane had told her not to take the elevator, so she had been taking the stairs to go home these days.
The corridor was very quiet. She first walked to the mailbox to get the newspaper. Just then, the corridor lights suddenly flickered on and off. She stared nervously at the lights, feeling extremely tense. Could it be that... a ghost would attack her?
The very thought made her so nervous that she froze in place, not daring to move.
The lights continued to flicker. Lily cowered and looked around, not knowing what to do.
Just as she didn't know how many times the lights had gone out, when they came back on again, Lily was astonished to find a figure huddled on the left side of the corridor, at the entrance of the stairs! However, the lights dimmed again immediately, so she couldn't see the figure's exact appearance. The next second, when the lights came on again, the huddled figure was gone. But then, a second later, when the lights dimmed and came back on, the figure reappeared in the same place!
Lily gradually figured out the pattern. Every time the lights went out and then came back on, the figure would appear, disappear the second time, and then reappear the third time. She was so scared that she dropped the newspaper on the ground and kept backing away. And she could see the figure clearly now... it was a long - haired woman!
How could this be... what on earth...
She was backing away continuously. Then, the next second, when the lights came on again, the figure that should have been huddled at the stairs' entrance was now standing only about five steps away from Lily!
And in the next instant, the lights completely went out!
"Ahhhh!"
In the darkness, Lily ran backward without a direction. Then, in front of her, the elevator door opened.
She had completely forgotten Jane's warning not to take the elevator. She dashed in immediately and pressed the button for the 7th floor where she lived. The moment the elevator door closed, she vaguely saw the female ghost approaching the elevator!
As the elevator ascended, she kept praying in her heart. Only then did she realize that her lower body was already soaked.
Finally, the elevator reached the 7th floor. She let out a sigh of relief. As long as she got home, she should... should be safe, right?
When the elevator door slowly opened, Lily's body stiffened instantly.
The female ghost was standing right at the elevator door, dripping with blood, facing her!
She couldn't even scream. After being stunned for two seconds, she quickly pressed the button to close the elevator door. After the door closed, she immediately pressed the button for the 1st floor. She didn't care about anything else, as long as she could escape from this apartment...
When she reached the 1st floor, she was ready to run out at full speed as soon as the door opened. However...
The female ghost was still standing at the door!
Her heart almost jumped out of her throat. She pressed the close button again, and the female ghost didn't come in, just watching the elevator door close.
Then, Lily quickly came to a conclusion.
No matter which floor she chose to open the elevator door, the female ghost covered in blood would be standing at the door. Could she only stay in the elevator?
Suddenly, she understood why Jane had told them never to take the elevator. Because it was like locking herself in a closed space from which she could never escape. She took out her phone, wanting to call her father to come to the elevator door, but when she took it out, she found that it was turned off and wouldn't turn on no matter what.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the middle of the elevator door. Then, she saw a pair of pale pupils staring fixedly at her through the crack, and then a hand reached in!
She immediately pressed the close button, but it was useless. Then, the crack began to widen...
In this life - and - death moment, Lily, somehow finding the courage, picked up her phone and smashed it hard at the hand. Then the hand retracted, and the elevator door closed. Then, Lily desperately pressed the two elevator doors together. She didn't want to give up and die here. Zachary had just confessed his love to her, and she had just understood his feelings... she didn't want to die here!
As night fell, the silvery - white moonlight spilled onto the rooftop of a tall building.
A figure sat alone on the edge of the rooftop, overlooking the entire city. Although the wind was strong, he didn't seem to feel the cold at all, even though he was wearing only thin clothes.
Those purple pupils concealed loneliness and coldness.
"Mason..."
In the darkness of the rooftop behind him, a figure appeared out of nowhere. The figure didn't step out of the darkness but just stood there, saying silently, "You haven't seen the real starry sky for a long time, have you? There are many things you need to experience firsthand to understand. I will continue to nurture your growth. You don't have enough ability yet. What's wrong? What are you thinking?"
The person called Mason didn't show any change in expression. After hearing the question from the person behind him, he replied, "Nothing. Anyway, I can't find a reason to keep living. If you think I'm useful, then I can continue to help you. In fact, everything you've done to me is unnecessary. Whether I'm 'inside' or 'outside' doesn't make much difference to me. Like those people, I'm just a counterfeit to you."
Another gust of strong wind blew, and the surrounding air seemed to become turbid.
"Go back. It's too cold here. How you consider things is your own business. What's important is not who you are to me, but who you are to yourself. I'll take you to the next destination tomorrow. Get mentally prepared."
Just as he was about to turn and leave, he suddenly turned back and said, "Oh... you... you've met Violet, right? Why did you go to see her? It's not time for you to contact her and her brother yet."
Mason had already stood up at this moment. Turning around, in the moonlight, his handsome features, combined with those purple pupils, made him look even more mysterious.
"Nothing... I just wanted to see a low - level predictor... and it seems she doesn't even know she's cursed. No matter who it is, once they're bound by this curse with a set time limit, they're doomed. No matter who..."
Lily, who was desperately holding the elevator door, almost exhausted herself when she finally felt the force outside seemed to disappear. She let out a little sigh of relief and then started thinking about what to do next. Was she going to be trapped in this elevator forever? What if someone came to take the elevator...
Just then, a strange sound came from above the elevator.
She suddenly looked up and saw that the elevator's ceiling cover had been removed. Then, several strands of hair stretched down, and immediately, a pale face appeared in front of her!
"Ahhhh!"
She quickly tried to open the elevator door, but when she opened it halfway, she saw the female ghost still standing outside! She quickly closed the elevator door again. And at this moment, those strands of hair wrapped around her neck and then lifted her body up...