After about half an hour, Keita Takada frowned slightly, and reached out to press the button again.

However, the elevator showed that the floor was still parked on the first floor, and there was no sign of operation, and he could not determine whether it was the display that was faulty, or the elevator itself was malfunctioning or problematic.

After hesitating for a moment, Keita Takada didn't wait here, he turned around and walked directly in the direction of the stairs.

He was going to take a look at the next floor, and if it was just the monitor or elevator button on this floor that was broken, then the next floor should always be fine.

And if the elevator itself is out of order, then going to the next floor can also confirm the problem as soon as possible.

The man walked down the stairs very quickly, and then stood on the next floor, but suddenly hesitated.

“……”

“……”

Because except for the staircase lights, the lights have been turned off on this entire floor, and from the corridors on both sides, it is pitch black, and you can't see your fingers.

- Everywhere he looked, there was darkness, and the pressure of the lightless darkness was extremely heavy, and it made people feel endless fear.

To be honest, simply the light disappearing doesn't feel like a big problem. But I don't know why, Keita Takada just suddenly felt a palpitation for no reason.

"It's strange, I didn't notice it before, is it so dark when the lights are turned off?"

He subconsciously muttered to himself, as if he was cheering himself up, trying to convince himself that this was just pure darkness.

But just as he said, he hadn't found it before, after all, he hadn't encountered anything like this before, so he naturally wouldn't know whether this situation was normal or not-

Maybe the floor after the lights are turned off, it's so dark, what's so strange about that?

People who are already thirty years old, are they still so timid? It's funny to say this kind of thing about scaring yourself, and besides, there are still people working on the floor upstairs, so what's there to be afraid of......

Keita Takada tried his best to convince himself, then took out his mobile phone, used it as a flashlight, and began to walk towards the corridor in the direction of the elevator.

Da Da Da ......

Soon, a few drops of cold sweat began to break out on his forehead.

I didn't think much of it before, but now the sound of my shoes seems to be a little too crisp, especially when it echoes in the dark corridor.

He held his breath, trying not to think about the things that he had and didn't have, but he still subconsciously lightened his pace and continued to walk forward slowly. At the far end, the elevator's lights are faintly glowing.

But Keita Takada walked very slowly, so he felt that this part of the road seemed to be much longer than the same distance above.

He slowly walked into the darkness, and felt as if he was enveloped in a thick and viscous black mist, but after subconsciously reaching out and waving his hand, he realized that it was just his own illusion.

Or is it because the lighting of the mobile phone is still too weak, not as good as a real flashlight, so that it is too diffuse to go deep into the darkness, so it gives yourself such an illusion?

Unable to restrain himself, he couldn't help but explain to himself like this, and the man finally came to the elevator in the dark step by step.

Obviously, it was just over a minute, and this was because he was walking too slowly, but he still felt that this road was ridiculously long, and he didn't realize that it was his problem.

Standing in front of the elevator door, glancing at the indicator light that was still on, the man breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly reached out to press the button.

Then, nothing happened, and the elevator showed that the floor was still parked on the 1st floor with no signs of running.

In fact, there is no problem with the display, and the elevator is not faulty, but it can only stop on the first floor where there are still lights, because most of the floors above the second floor have been left because the company employees have left work, so they are also in the dark.

The night spreads, and although it does not actively expel the light, the places that belong to darkness themselves are the main areas where they are entrenched.

Small objects such as mobile phones will not be affected, just like a lion will not actively spend time and energy to catch mice, but larger electrical equipment or other power systems will definitely be affected.

Although it is not directly paralyzed and completely unresponsive, it is ...... Failure is a certainty, just like an elevator is now.

It's not completely out of service, it's still on standby, in the lobby on the first floor, but it doesn't make any sense...... Because above the second floor is the dark realm, it is blocked.

It's like being in the city outside, where many cars parked in dark alleys and without street lights can't start anymore.

It's just that since it's going to stop in that kind of place, the owner shouldn't be going to start it for a short time.

And compared to those vehicles that have lights all along the road, these are only small numbers, so they are not noticed for a while.

Of course, this is something that Keita Takada can't know now, he just feels that the beads of sweat on his forehead have become a little dense.

After pressing the button several times, he found that there was no movement, and after taking a deep breath several times in succession, he slowly turned his head and began to speed up his pace and go back along the same road.

Da Da Da ......

The sound of crisp leather shoes echoed in the empty dark corridor, but it only stopped abruptly for a moment, and Takada Keita only subconsciously accelerated his pace, but when he found that his footsteps were too loud, he stopped subconsciously and subconsciously.

And at this time, he inexplicably felt a feeling of suffocation, a feeling of being blocked in his chest, and he was almost out of breath.

He raised his heart to his throat, and his whole body was tense as if he had drawn the strings of a bow. I don't even know why, but I feel a vague, indescribable fear.

Was the footsteps you just made too loud?

Will it alarm something in the darkness of the hallway?

But in an instant, his mind immediately returned to reality, and he scolded himself for being stupid as he began to walk again, but this time he carefully slowed down again.

It's just a little unlucky, and there's nothing wrong with that......

And it's just a matter of taking the stairs, going downstairs and not going upstairs, and it's not that bad......

Keita Takada kept comforting himself in his heart, but he couldn't contain his cranky thoughts, and he became more and more frightened and uneasy.

He always felt that something was not right tonight, but he didn't want to admit it, and only thought that it was his own delusion.

But that feeling always lingers, and there really seems to be something evil in the darkness around him, dormant, staring at his back with a creepy gaze—

Keita Takada wholeheartedly believes that this is nothing more than his own groundless delusion, and a stupid act to scare himself, but it is undeniable...... He had never felt this weird way before today.

He couldn't scare himself as much as he did now.

So real.

So clear.

There is really something behind him, and he stares at himself viciously with a vicious and cold gaze, as if he can't help but pounce on him at any time......

As for why it's behind?

Maybe it's because those things are playing hide and seek with him? Anyway, he always felt that feeling of being stared at, which always made his back chill and the back of his head tingle.

It's the only thing that doesn't appear in front of you, and you don't appear in your sight.

Illusion! It's all an illusion! If there were really those things, they would have pounced on them a long time ago, what are they waiting for, could it be that they will be afraid of themselves as a person?

"Ding Ding Ding ——!!" Sudden ringtone!

"Ah——!!h

Then there was a sharp tenor, echoing throughout the long corridor, and the man was trying to convince himself, cheer himself up, and give himself courage.

The phone used for lighting in his hand suddenly came, and he almost didn't scare him out of his courage at once! His hand shook violently, and the phone almost flew out.

"Hey!"

After the shock calmed down for a while, Keita Takada answered the phone, and his tone couldn't help but bring a trace of gnashing of anger in his tone.

On the other side of the phone was the wife's voice, she keenly heard her husband's anger, and immediately her tone was three points timid, just cautiously asked him when he would come back.

"Didn't you say that? I'm on my way back now! Takada Keita said impatiently, "It's just that there is a problem with the elevator on the company's side, and it was delayed for a little time, and there is no one in the building at this time, and no one has come to repair ......."

"Huh? But, I hear that you seem to be very noisy, and there are so many people screaming and shouting around you...... Are you really in the company? ”

The wife didn't believe her husband's words too much, but instead raised doubts, and there were some dissatisfactions, even if they were lying, they had to cover it up!

It sounds like you're in a nightclub, you don't care about your surroundings at all, you don't know how to find a quiet place to listen to the phone, you just say that you're still in the company, and you are ashamed to say that there is no one around you at all?

You liar, this is!

"What nonsense are you talking about! I...... I ......"

Keita Takada's voice had just doubled impatiently, and then it stopped abruptly, and he realized with some hindsight that his wife's words seemed to be a little bad.

He couldn't say any more, his lips trembled slightly, his throat was extremely thirsty, and cold air surged up his spine.

Half an hour later, a terrible howl almost toppled the floors above!

“……”

“……”

A group of social animals who were working overtime raised their heads, looked around suspiciously, and looked at each other.

"That...... Did you hear that? ”

"It seems to be the minister's voice, didn't he leave before?"

"Do you want to go down and have a look?"

……

……

Not to mention the same, but similar things still happen in many places, after all, the population base is large, so there will definitely be more people with higher inspiration.

And some "things" are just searching in a carpet style, specifically looking for the existence of this type of people, after all, people with spiritual power must be inspired, and ordinary people can never be the target that someone wants to find.

In a high-end apartment building near the heart of the city.

It was also a room on the fourteenth floor, and the window was shining a faint light.

"Dad, Mom, you can do it, come over quickly...... Come here...... Good work......"

In the dimly lit room, a boy in pajamas, soaked in cold sweat, was sitting at a computer desk.

His face was pale, his head was covered in cold sweat, and his voice was not only very low but also trembling, silently muttering repeated words.

The computer went to sleep because it was not operated for a long time, and the screen went black. But he didn't dare to move, he just stared at the dark screen, staring at the thing behind him from the reflection of the screen.

At first he thought it was a hallucination, until he ...... He stared at the hallucination after seeing it clearly.

The thing just stayed behind him, staring at him.

The boy regretted very much that he didn't go to bed on time in order not to be noticed by his parents, so he didn't turn on the light in the room, but only turned on the desk light next to the table.

But he didn't even have the strength to go and turn on the light at this time, and he couldn't turn his head to look at the "thing" behind him-

I can only be forced to feel ......

The growing fear in my chest.