"It's okay, it's okay, it's not scary, it's not scary," Ben whispered.
The main thing was he wasn't ready at all. To be honest, the head wasn't really that scary, just a little gross.
Ben thought to himself. The sudden appearance startled him, reminding him of a game from years ago that almost made him pee his pants, 'Outlast'.
And soon after coming out of the sewer, Ben felt that way even more.
It was bright, not dark anymore, but it looked like a basement.
"Won't a crazy person suddenly jump out and scare me?"
As he walked, Ben carefully looked around, afraid someone would jump out and scare him.
Because it was next to the sewer, even though there was some light, it still seemed a little dark, and the wet walls reflected the light, making it even creepier.
Ben walked carefully, but then suddenly there was a loud noise above him, like something heavy had been dropped, scaring him.
"Damn! Someone's above!" Ben stopped walking and looked up, still shaken.
He waited in place for a little while, making sure there wasn't anything too scary, before moving forward again.
But unlike before, when he couldn't see anything, this time Ben looked in six directions with every step.
Why six?
Because the noise from above made him realize he had to look not just forward, backward, left, and right, but up and down too!
Ben originally thought it was 'Outlast', but now he felt like he was playing 'Silent Hill PT'.
He hadn't even seen any scary monsters yet, but he was already scared enough.
Finally, after walking who knows how many steps, he opened a door, and dim light lit up the scene in front of him, making Ben breathe a sigh of relief.
There's light, that's much better!
Like a moth to a flame, even though he didn't know what was waiting ahead, Ben immediately rushed towards the light.
As he got closer, he realized it was a prison-like scene, with a big iron gate and chains on it.
And in the room, there was a woman in pajamas with her back to him.
"Wait! That's my wife, Mia!" Standing at the door, Ben looked around and finally confirmed it.
"But something feels wrong." Ben looked at Mia inside, feeling a little hesitant.
Of course, he wasn't thinking of anything like a missing person for three years or being kept in a secret room.
It's a horror game!
His wife had her back to him, and wouldn't let him see her face, which made him feel like something was up.
Thinking about this, Ben suddenly didn't want to save his wife as much, even though Mia's character in the game was very pretty.
She was the kind of character that appealed to everyone, and they didn't make the female lead look like some bodybuilder, trying to be politically correct to the point where you couldn't tell if they were male or female.
"Mia! Wife! Honey! Can you hear me? How are you?"
Standing at the iron gate, Ben tried to see if he could wake Mia up.
After all, some game companies have done that before.
After wandering around for a while, and making sure it was no use, Ben started looking for another way.
On the workbench next to him, he saw a pair of red wire cutters, which seemed to be made to cut the chains.
There was also a note on top, with a list of names, with Mia's name at the top.
And the other names had notes next to them, either saying "mutated" or "dead".
"That's right! Before, in the house, there was a newspaper, and those three reporters who were asking for trouble also said that many people were missing!"
"They were caught and used as test subjects! Only my wife is still alive!"
"Won't my wife mutate in a minute?" Opening the door, Ben looked at Mia with her back to him, feeling panicked, afraid that she would turn around and attack him.
He carefully approached and pressed the interaction button.
But the expected attack didn't happen. His wife was still his wife, although she looked a little tired, she was still so pretty.
At this moment, Ben finally understood why Ethan was so determined to save his wife.
With such a beautiful wife, who wouldn't miss her?
"Ethan? Ethan!" Mia, who had been woken up, looked at Ethan with disbelief.
"You shouldn't have come here, Ethan!" Mia's voice was panicked.
"What do you mean? You looked for me, you sent me the email asking me to find you, honey."
"Me? No, I didn't! That wasn't me!" Mia's eyes widened, shaking her head repeatedly.
Then Mia got up from the bed, grabbed Ethan's hand, and looked very anxious.
"Right, did anyone see you come here? Did he see you?"
"He? Who is he? Who else is here? What's going on?" Ethan was full of doubt, asking the question that Ben also wanted to ask.
But Mia didn't answer, just held Ethan's hand very tightly and ran outside.
"Daddy's coming, we have to go! Quick!"
Ethan in the game was dragged along by Mia, and Ben was also confused.
Did he just save his wife like that? And what's with the dad? He was full of questions.
But the only thing that made Ben feel a little better was that he had company now.
With his wife by his side, the fear was reduced a lot.
He's not getting any younger, he needs to think about getting married too!
Ben felt sentimental, looking at Mia next to him, his worried heart slowly calmed down.
And Ethan in the game finally couldn't hold back.
"Mia, Mia, I think we need to talk. What's going on? Those emails you sent me."
"Not me! Ethan!" Mia turned around, looking terrified. "I swear, I didn't send them to you. We have to go! This way!"
"The family used to send me food from here, I remember this path."
"I'll tell you everything, Ethan, trust me."
Mia said as she led Ethan along.
Soon, under Mia's lead, they arrived at a small room with a sofa, but it was very bright.
But Mia looked very distraught: "It's here! I'm sure, there should be a door here!"
"It's here... it's here! Where is it... where did it go!"
Ethan was drawn to the photos on a nearby table, while Mia became extremely agitated.
But after Ethan walked over, Mia, who seemed to be about to break down, calmed down and said to Ethan in a very calm tone: "We'll be a family soon... now that you're here."
Then Mia sat on the sofa, panting heavily, muttering to herself, "We have to leave here... we have to leave here!"
The strange behavior made Ben's slightly relaxed heart rise again.
Can he still marry this wife?
She seems a little crazy!
(End of chapter)
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