"Have you been here?"
"No."
"I just read about it."
Darlene clasped her hands as if in prayer, but fear was written on her face and her lips were white.
Hearing this, Lu Li subconsciously asked, "The horror that Sutter Kane released last year?"
"Yes, a book called "Hobbes' Terminus of Terror"..."
Before she finished speaking, Darlene suddenly noticed something strange in Lu Li's words and instantly changed her words, "Last year?"
"Slip of the tongue."
Lu Li didn't want to explain. He raised his head and observed the quiet streets around him. His eyes paused on the bloody ax and suggested:
"Let's go on and see if that Pickman Hotel is real."
No one objected.
The three of them returned to the sports car again.
As the only one of the three who had read the script, Darlene relied on memory to guide her.
Facts have proved that the female editor really knows this town very well, and the layout of the houses and the undulations of the terrain have been confirmed one by one.
Rorschach, who was sitting under Darlene, finally recovered and doubted life again. At the same time, a weird and absurd thought arose in his heart. We have arrived in Kane's horror, and they are all fictional characters...
At this thought, his eyes couldn't help but dim, like a puppet at the mercy of others.
Lu Li saw this scene through the reflector in the car 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.
“Follow this road, up the hillside, through the gateposts, and you’ll see the hotel.”
Darlene was also stunned, her eyes were vacant, she pointed forward and whispered.
There is no false person under the great reputation.
Sat Kane is worthy of his reputation as a master of horror. In just a few hours, a normal person's sanity can be reduced to zero.
If you had watched that so-called ending when you were in the mental hospital, what kind of situation would you have been in?
It will only get worse!
Lu Li couldn't help but think of investigator Sam Neill, the man who swallowed the printing paper. He was indeed worthy of admiration and tried his best to help him.
Suburbs.
The trees are lush.
The three people, who had their own thoughts, successfully saw a small hill, and beside the cement path leading to the top of the mountain, there was an iron sign of the Pickman Hotel.
Not long after.
The Viper sports car stopped in the open space in front of the villa, and Lu Li walked out with his sword in hand.
Female editor Darlene followed closely behind, while Rorschach sat listlessly in the car, unwilling to move even an inch.
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 saying this, Luo Xia nodded dullly, but had no other reaction.
This child is hopeless...
I thought he could play a role at critical moments, but the result was full of drama.
After thinking this, Lu Li said apologetically, "If you encounter danger, just call for help and I will rush over as soon as possible."
Still no response.
At this time, Lu Li no longer hesitated and 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 recalling tone:
[This place is already sparsely populated]
[Once upon a time, weirdness took root and grew here]
After saying that, he came to the flower house built next to the villa, turned his head and glanced at Lu Li with an incomprehensible expression, and then said
[One night, people saw strange creatures crawling here]
[Huge body, snake-like tentacles]
There was nothing in the flower room.
Lu Li looked away and said ruthlessly, "The original text of that book? It seems that you really like editing Kane's books, and you can even remember the fragments."
"I just like to be scared."
Darlene crossed her arms, as if feeling chilled, and her voice trembled slightly, "Besides, I'm not just here to find the company's cash cow, I'm also worried about one thing."
"What?"
After saying that, Lu Li went to the glass window of the greenhouse and looked at it carefully.
The inside and outside are smooth, without traces or liquid residue. From these aspects, the strange creatures described in the book have not visited here.
Of course, this is just a matter of experience, not something that can be done.
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 have discovered that since last year, Kane's writing style has changed dramatically, becoming extremely extreme, paradoxical, and even weirder than before."
"He claimed that what he wrote was true and not fiction. Then he stopped showing up and only delivered the manuscript by mail."
Lu Li was startled, and his thoughts were confused.
What does this woman mean, and what role does Kane play in arranging this role.
In fact, from the beginning, he had been wary of Darlene, treating her as a monster just like Rorschach, who had lost his fighting spirit.
However, the female editor's behavior was so normal. She not only expressed her doubts about Kane, but even helped herself in some ways.
After thinking about it, Lu Li, who had no thoughts, suppressed his distracting thoughts and said, "Let's go in and take a look."
"Um."
Darlene followed closely.
No one noticed that the Viper sports car parked in the bushes was empty.
There was a click.
The door opened.
Sofa, fireplace, solid wood floor.
The decor 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? This is mentioned in the book?"
From the moment he walked in, Lu Li had been secretly observing the female editor who knew the direction of the plot.
At this moment, she was looking at the environment in front of her, from top to bottom, not missing any detail, as if she was checking something.
One minute later.
Darlene did not look back and said slowly in a tone of fact, "There is an oil painting behind us. If you take another three steps forward, you will find that the floor is loose."
Wait for her to finish.
Lu Li flashed out of the way and immediately appeared at that location. The floor creaked and felt like it was warping when he stepped on it.
Then, his eyes drifted behind him.
Really good.
An oil painting hangs on it
The couple held hands and looked at each other lovingly while standing by the lake.
"So, is there anyone here?"
Lu Li tightened his grip on the sword crutch and raised his five senses to the extreme. Any disturbance in the villa would not be hidden from his senses.
Unless there is something like a resurrected 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 close to Lu Li and lowered her voice very low, "The book said that she was corrupted by evil forces, became insane, and chopped up her husband's coleslaw."
"I can't believe it. It always feels like everything is fake. Maybe Kane invited some extras and deliberately made a joke on us."
The other person is very close.
But there was no evil thought in Lu Li's heart, because he heard a muffled sound coming from under the floor.
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