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Chapter 201 Peeping at the Door (Part 2)

Chen Kun didn't say anything, he just made a gesture and aimed his smartphone camera at the door next to Guo Jintao.

Guo Jintao reached out his hand, gently turned the doorknob, and then pushed the door partly open, creating a gap about three fingers wide.

He didn't let go immediately, instead, he steadied the door to prevent it from closing on its own.

About seven or eight seconds later, feeling the door wouldn't move anymore, he withdrew his hand.

The moment he pulled his hand back, Guo Jintao quickly moved away from the open door and came over to stand with Chen Kun.

Both of their smartphone cameras were aimed at the partly open door, and both of their flashlights were shining on it too.

"Legend has it there's a Peephole Strange Creature in our experiment building," Chen Kun began, "Although you and I have never encountered it, many students and teachers have had firsthand experiences with it."

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Guo Jintao continued, "The appearance of this Peephole Strange Creature is very mysterious. If there's any door within the building not completely shut, just ajar, there's a certain chance it will appear. Moreover, when it does appear, it just stands behind the gap, peering out with its eyes at everything outside, as if..."

"As if it has never attacked anyone." Chen Kun immediately interjected, "Its peculiar habit is to spy; if you don't want to see this creature again, you can either go and fully open the door or shut it directly, and it will vanish without a trace."

"So...tonight, we bring everyone to the scene for an adventure, eagerly anticipating the appearance of the Peephole Strange Creature!" Guo Jintao finished his last sentence.

Both of them fell silent, their flashlights illuminating the entrance to the equipment room, their smartphone cameras continuously filming in that direction.

After waiting like this for about four minutes, a black shadow flashed past the doorway.

Since the light from the flashlight was temporarily blocked for about half a second by this shadow, it was certain that something had moved past the door.

Guo Jintao was startled and turned to look at Chen Kun, noticing that Chen Kun was also looking at him.

"What was it? Did you see clearly?" asked Chen Kun.

Guo Jintao shook his head, "Could it be a cat inside? The shadow seemed rather small to me."

"Impossible," Chen Kun shook his head, "Where would a cat come from here? You think this is a movie set or something!"

Just as he finished speaking, the flashlight illuminating the gap could no longer penetrate. It was clear that something seemed to be blocking the gap.

Chen Kun had already put on a new pair of glasses, now with 5.2 vision through his lenses he could see very clearly. He nodded, "I'm certain someone is there."

Their flashlights moved upwards, and soon, at the height where a person might stand, a sliver of light reflected back the flashlight's beam. The reflection was faint, but it was still captured by the smartphone cameras.

The Peephole Strange Creature had appeared!

A man about 1.6 meters tall was standing behind the door of the equipment room, clad in black clothes, motionless, with only one eye revealed, peering at the activity outside the door.

Under the flashlight's beam, this person did not avoid the light but continued standing there, completely still and silent, like a statue.

Because of the slight distance, Guo Jintao and Chen Kun couldn't see very clearly, and if they tried to zoom in with their smartphone cameras, the slightest shaking of their hands would cause the footage to become extremely shaky and blurry.

So the two of them walked shoulder to shoulder a few steps forward, bringing themselves closer to the Peephole Ghost to get a clearer shot of its appearance.

Even if only half a face could be captured, that would be fine.

As they drew closer, the figure of the man standing behind the door became clearer. His black attire was of an indiscernible material, revealing only about a quarter of his face. The exposed part of his skin was a grayish-white color, clearly not the hue of living human flesh.

Guo Jintao and Chen Kun couldn't help but stop, inching their phones forward to capture a clearer shot.

Now, they could almost see the eyes of the man behind the door, which appeared to be constantly open, never blinking, and covered with a thin layer of gray film.

The figure was utterly still.

Just moments after approaching, Guo Jintao and Chen Kun felt an intense chill, though they were still ten steps away. The area behind the door felt like a different world, distinct from the one where Guo Jintao and Chen Kun stood.

Soon, they couldn't help but shiver, goosebumps breaking out on their skin.

"Everyone, take a look. You should see it quite clearly now. This is the Peephole Strange Creature, a sinister man who induces hair-raising fear," Guo Jintao said softly, suppressing his tremor.

"We two are risking our lives to bring you this close-up video of a ghost, so we hope everyone will generously reward, like, and share, because we will have even more contact to come," Chen Kun added.

"It's your turn," said Guo Jintao, turning his head.

"No way," Chen Kun shook his head, "You do it. If I get nervous and start running, I might lose my glasses again, and then I'll be blind as a bat."

Without waiting for Guo Jintao to respond, Chen Kun murmured to himself, "Next, we will walk over there and close the door, and we'll be filming the whole process. After the door is closed, this Spirit Exploration will be over. Rest assured, there have never been any reports of the Peephole Ghost harming anyone or running out from inside,"

Guo Jintao didn't move but mumbled for a while before saying, "You go ahead. As you know, I used up all my courage just opening the door earlier. It's only fair that you close it."

"You're impossible," Chen Kun had no choice.

He shook his head and said to Guo Jintao, "Make sure you film properly. Don't let my back block the camera angle. Move over a bit."

Then, Chen Kun handed his flashlight to Guo Jintao to hold together, and he, holding the recording phone, approached the equipment room door and drew closer to the Peephole Ghost.

In the meantime, Guo Jintao immediately moved to the side, ensuring his filming was unobstructed by Chen Kun. He perfectly captured the scene of him walking over and the dull expression and eyes of the man behind the door slit.

With light footsteps, Chen Kun reached the door. As he drew near, his hair stood on end, and he felt numb all over. He dared not delay any longer or say a couple more pretentious words to the camera.

He immediately grabbed the door handle and pulled it slightly toward himself. The door began to move, reducing the gap in the door slit by a fraction.

At that moment, the man behind the slit remained motionless, proving he didn't reach out to harm the person closing the door.

It seemed that the rumors spreading throughout the academy were true, not just exaggerations.

Chen Kun didn't hesitate any longer, but he also dared not act hastily; he slowly and gently closed the door to the equipment room.

The slit in the door vanished completely.

Both of their cameras were aimed at this moment, observing the man in black behind the door disappearing bit by bit.

Almost at the same moment as the door closed, neither of them noticed that the laboratory door leading to the corridor outside, which had been securely closed and even locked by Guo Jintao, was slowly opening inward.

There was no sound as the door opened.

Similarly, after the door was opened about the width of three fingers, it stopped moving. The direction of the door slit was perfectly aligned with the backs of Guo Jintao and Chen Kun, who had just closed the door to the equipment room.