The nurse station on the third floor looked dim. The scorched walls and floor made this place look like it was nighttime.
The carefree Big Head Hannah suddenly sensed something was wrong and felt uneasy. Hannah said, "Lilly, let's go home! Nothing is interesting here."
Josh asked, "Or…should we wait outside for you?"
Lilly still focused her gaze on the pillar. She nodded and said, "Sure, you guys can go ahead."
Her siblings fell silent after they heard this.
Leaving this place? I don't dare go out on my own. Lilly is very strong, and she didn't need our protection, but what if there were not only ghosts here but a lunatic who would jump at her? It would be safer for us to stay with Lilly.
Josh coughed and said, "Forget it; I want to join you in ghost hunting. I'm well equipped. My gear…"
He froze when he said this. Josh realized he had thrown his gear away and forgot to retrieve it. Darn, it! He felt defenseless, as if he had entered a village full of feral ghosts without any protection. He was dumbfounded by this finding.
Drake said decisively, "We should wait for Lilly."
Leaving is not an option; we should wait on the sidelines for a while. Granny had told me that I should look after my younger siblings. I'm a responsible older brother; I couldn't abandon Lilly and run away. Actually, my fear also played a role.
Zachary did not say a word. He was in silent mode, just like a game character that was cooling down.
Zachary had a super slow reaction. At this time, he recalled the scene where Lilly swung her purple sledgehammer around. It triggered his memories of a character's unique move in a game. He was calculating the attack power, cooldown time, and battle strategy he needed to implement when he had to face such a situation alone.
In the end, the siblings continued to stick close to Lilly.
Hannah was clinging to Lilly’s left arm, and Josh to her right arm. Drake stood half a step behind her and alertly scanned their surroundings.
Zachary…Zachary followed every step Lilly took. Although he was lost in thought, he never missed a step. When Lilly took a step, he would take a step; when Lilly stopped, he also stopped.
Lilly moved to the side of the pillar with great difficulty. Her siblings clung closer to her.
She was rendered speechless.
Hmm…how am I supposed to catch the ghost with them doing this?
Lilly was about to say something, but they heard a burst of cheerful laughter.
A three-year-old little girl suddenly ran out. Her face was covered in blood. There was a large dent on her head. She probably got it when she took a ferocious attack from an ax when she died. The force was so great that her eyeball had gone missing.
Her innocent laughter made their hair stand on end.
When the young girl saw them, she suddenly stopped and fixed her eyes on them.
Lilly said in surprise, "What? A young, resentful spirit!"
The little girl tilted her head and giggled.
Josh felt his scalp go numb. He swore that her giggles sounded like she was calling out to them.
"Lillyyy…" Josh stammered every time he got nervous.
Lilly said, "Let go of me."
On the contrary, her siblings gripped her tighter.
The young girl immediately flew in their direction. Yes, she flew. One moment she was running on the ground, the next she was in the air.
Josh and Hannah were so terrified that they instinctively turned around and ran. Drake picked up Lilly before he ran off.
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