OBS Chapter 2791 Phantom Chamber (7)
Chapter 2791 Phantom Chamber (7)
Chapter 2791 Phantom Chamber (Seventeen)
Schiller looked at the room number 1913 which he had placed on the table next to him. Now the number plate was still in his hand. How could it appear opposite room 1900?
Schiller walked out again and looked at the layout of the corridor. There were 6 rooms on one side. Logically, there should be three rooms on each wall, with the even-numbered rooms next to the elevator and the odd-numbered rooms opposite the elevator. They were arranged like this on both sides.
左侧走廊当中，对着原本的1913号房的是1910号房，但是因为现在1913号房被自己换成了1900号房，所以现在1910号房的对面是1900号房。
So why in Peter's timeline, the room opposite Room 1900 became Room 1913?
Schiller looked down at the house number in his hand and realized that he might have swapped the house number.
But why would I do this?
He had always had a hunch that Room 1913 was very dangerous, and the banging sounds inside when the doorplate was removed confirmed this. Schiller felt that there was no need to release this room now, adding another layer of danger to the originally peaceful corridor.
Since he had basically no clues on his side, Schiller decided to remotely control Peter to investigate on his side, so he asked Peter to turn on the video communication. Schiller used his vision to observe the corridor on the other side and asked Peter to do as he said.
Schiller asked Peter to go back to the room first, but when he passed the elevator, it just reached the 19th floor and made a ding sound. Schiller's heart skipped a beat reflexively, but it turned out that someone had pressed the elevator button before, so the elevator stopped, and nothing came out of the elevator.
But it was this sound that made Schiller suddenly realize something. He suddenly realized that he had overlooked an important clue.
Schiller first asked Peter to go to the room and pick up the alarm clock. Of course, this alarm clock was not his, but one he took from Room 1913. Peter was more proficient in mechanics than Schiller, and he brought a miniature toolbox. He said he was confident that he could disassemble and restore the alarm clock.
But Schiller only let him open the battery compartment. There was still no battery inside, but Peter did not find any hair inside either.
In other words, the two hairs Schiller found in Room 1905 are special, which may also be related to the special nature of Room 1905.
The investigation soon came to a standstill. Everything seemed normal on Peter's side. He was not the kind of person who could disrupt the situation by making surprising moves with a sudden burst of inspiration. He could not even be called a good detective. Even though Schiller could use his perspective, it was still Peter himself who controlled Peter's body. He seemed to have no idea what was happening.
During this time, Peter knocked on Jerome's door, which was Room 1904, but there was no response from inside. Peter looked through the peephole and saw nothing.
Schiller had no choice but to let him take a walk around the hotel's public facilities. He seriously doubted that he would not be able to leave the hotel smoothly after leaving the 19th floor, and he would have to find the exit to leave the hotel. It would definitely be a good idea to familiarize himself with the terrain now.
Peter went to the restaurant, swimming pool, gym, bar and luggage storage. During the trip, he passed by two meeting rooms and a business center, but reservations were required, so Peter could not enter.
The Wayne Hotel was quite luxurious, and Peter was really amazed. He couldn't normally afford to stay in a hotel of this level, so he just took a quick look around. Schiller felt that his sanity had recovered a lot.
When seeing the swimming pool, Peter suggested swimming, but Schiller immediately dispelled the idea. In the Cthulhu mythology system, diving into the water is tantamount to seeking death.
Peter also did one thing, which was to buy some water and food from the vending machine in the hall. Schiller could not completely guarantee that the water and food were not contaminated, but it was better than tap water. In case it was a protracted war, he still had to prepare survival supplies first.
After comparing the two hotels, Schiller discovered that the time of the day in the two hotels was not exactly the same. The time in the hotel where Peter was staying was about 30 seconds later than the time in the hotel where Schiller was staying.
In other words, Schiller's time is now 2:00:00, while Peter's is about 1:59:30. Because the difference is so small, and most of the time the performance on the minute hand is the same, the two people never noticed it when they compared the time before.
Schiller didn't know where this gap came from or what it was for, but he kept this change in mind. He realized that it must be related to the way the two hotels existed, and perhaps also to things with time elements such as alarm clocks.
The day passed quickly, and Schiller's plan to completely solve the problem during the day was ruined because the hotel was extremely quiet during the day. Even at this unstable time when Schiller was there, nothing unusual happened during the day.
It seems that the key breakthrough lies in the monster patrolling in the middle of the night and the sound of those bells.
But this also means that Schiller has to stay in this room for one more night, because from dark on, illusions in the room will appear.
Leaving the room and going to the corridor as soon as it gets dark and coming back at midnight is not a good idea either. What if the room goes back on its word and doesn't allow the key card to open the door? Of course, we can't overestimate their moral bottom line.
Of course Schiller could also sit back on the sofa, but he didn't intend to do so. He had already wasted a whole day, and he had to investigate while the supernatural phenomena occurred. If nothing unexpected happened, the situation tonight would be even more dangerous.
Before dark, Schiller ate something and took a nap to make sure he was in the best condition. He didn't think the room could create any illusions to scare him, and the room probably felt the same way, so tonight was more likely to be a physical job.
Sure enough, as the last rays of light fell at dusk, Schiller heard the sound of water coming from the bathroom. It did not sound like the sound made by modern furniture, but more like the sound of the entire bathroom being soaked in the sea waves.
Water was pouring out from the crack of the bathroom door.
It stands to reason that water could not flow so fast through such a narrow gap in the door, but within a few tens of seconds a thin layer of water accumulated on the bedroom floor. Schiller did not close the bedroom door, so the water quickly flowed into the living room.
Schiller sniffed and didn't smell any sea smell, which meant that the water coming out of the bathroom was not sea water, but it was hard to say whether the water was polluted.
Most people would want to go into the bathroom and turn off the faucet when the water starts to overflow, but Schiller knew that water was not the point. As long as the room wanted, it could even cause water to flow from the lamp. It was meaningless to speculate based on common sense.
Judging from the speed of the water flow, the room might have been intended to drown him, because Schiller just sat there thinking for a few seconds and the water was already up to his knees.
The first thing Schiller did was to rush into the bedroom and pick up his briefcase. The things in it were not water-resistant, but it would be bad if they were washed away by the current.
When the water rose to the windowsill, Schiller knew that his guess was right, because the window was so wide open and there was a sofa propping it up, not a drop of water flowed out, as if the window was sealed with a layer of film.
In just a few tens of seconds, the water had reached Schiller's neck. Schiller chose to stand on the sofa in the inner part of the room, but this could only delay the time he was submerged.
The water flow was getting faster and faster, and now it had flooded four-fifths of the room. Schiller could only breathe with difficulty, but he did not choose to swim, but just stood by the window.
He didn't think the room could kill him.
This is nothing more than another form of intimidation, forcing people to find a way out, because drowning is actually a very painful feeling. Lack of oxygen, water filling the lungs, struggling to die from suffocation, this kind of despair is not something that ordinary people can endure.
At this time, as long as there is an exit, whether it is a door or a window, people who are pushed to the limit will definitely choose to rush out just to breathe again.
But Schiller was no normal man.
When the water flooded the entire room, Schiller felt suffocated. He was sure that this was real water, not an illusion, but he held his breath and stood still, as if he was fighting against the room.
Soship's body is that of an ordinary person. He needs to breathe. Without oxygen in advance, the time he can hold his breath is very short and soon it comes to an end.
Schiller opened his mouth and nose, allowing the water to pour in, into his nasal cavity and lungs. Severe pain came from his respiratory tract, his stomach kept churning, his chest hurt as if a piece of it had been hollowed out, and his consciousness began to blur.
But Schiller still did not move. He could completely escape this painful predicament by just sticking his head out of the window, or even just tilting his head a little to the side.
But he did nothing.
He even stretched out his body and let himself drown in the ocean of illusion. The room seemed to intentionally prolong the painful process, or simply let Schiller remain in this state. After half an hour of stalemate, the water in the room receded.
It seems that the time during which this room can cause trouble is limited, roughly from dusk to around midnight, so there is no point in it and Schiller continuing to stalemate here.
The room chose a different approach, this time with flames.
If there is any way to die that is more painful than drowning, it must be being burned to death. To be more precise, most people who die in fires die from smoke. They are choked to death by the mist. Although this way of death is also very painful, it is still a bit insignificant compared to being actually burned to death.
There was no mist in the room, but the fire was getting bigger and bigger.
Schiller simply got down from the sofa, because he had verified his guess. This room could not kill him. He was adding water and fire, simply because he thought that he would not be able to bear it and would commit suicide.
Human beings have a very strong will to survive, and when a critical moment comes, as long as there is a way to survive, they will find ways to climb up, those who are near the window will go through the window, those who are near the door will go through the door, but unfortunately in this treacherous place, neither the door nor the window is the one that God will open, and it will only lead to a more desperate death.
But this time Schiller did not intend to let the room succeed. Although he was not afraid of pain and death, it was not his style to surrender and be slaughtered. On the contrary, watching the other party angry but not being able to hit him was what Schiller was most willing to do.
Schiller rushed into the bathroom and stood on the toilet lid.