In the end, he watched helplessly as Kevin Reed's figure, face full of terror, vanished into the darkness, along with that ghastly pale hand.

And the moment the darkness swallowed Kevin Reed, even his cries for help disappeared.

Everything here quickly returned to calm, with only the faint dripping of water echoing, crystal clear.

Brian Cooper turned his head and let out a deep breath, trying to steady his nerves and overcome his fear. Then, as if nothing had happened, he picked up his phone and began searching for a way out.

That ghost was still wandering here, so if he stayed any longer, he couldn't guarantee that the ghost wouldn't choose to attack him next time.

Jason Carter had said before that using people could temporarily stall the ghost.

He himself had been dragged in earlier because someone wanted to use his life to stall the ghost.

Since that was the case, now that Kevin Reed had been taken by the ghost, there must be a certain interval before the ghost appears again.

If his analysis was correct, he would be safe until the next ghost attack.

He could only hope so.

With that thought, Brian Cooper immediately began searching for a way out.

“Brian Cooper, where are you going? Take—take me with you.”

Seeing him leave, Ryan Morgan hurriedly tried to catch up.

But Brian Cooper ignored him, coldly refusing, “Figure it out yourself. Don’t follow me. Do you really expect me to take you out of here? You know, it’s because of you all that I ended up in this damned place.”

With that, he quickened his pace and disappeared into the darkness.

Not taking revenge on the spot was already considering their classmate relationship. After the ghost killed Kevin Reed, it would definitely come for him next. Let him wait here for death—it could buy himself some time.

If the ghost attacked again, it would definitely choose Ryan Morgan first.

Startled, Ryan Morgan hurried after him, but Brian Cooper was nowhere to be seen—only endless darkness remained.

“Yang, Brian Cooper, where are you? Come out, I didn’t mean it before, I’m sorry, I apologize...”

Choking back tears, he groped in the darkness, but found nothing.

He wandered around in circles.

Soon, Ryan Morgan realized he was lost...

He couldn’t find Brian Cooper, and when he tried to go back to the wall he’d been by before, he couldn’t find it either.

It seemed this was no longer the familiar restroom, but an endless dark space.

Fear gradually welled up, drowning what little courage he had left.

And then he heard heavy footsteps coming from behind.

The footsteps drew closer and closer, heading straight for him...

“Duan, Kevin Reed, is—is that you?” Ryan Morgan asked in a trembling voice, cautiously.

Before he could finish—

Suddenly, a ghastly pale hand reached out from the darkness and grabbed his neck from behind.

Cold, stiff, not the hand of a living person.

“Ah~!” A hysterical scream rang out.

But Brian Cooper didn’t hear this scream. He was facing a problem of his own.

He was lost in the darkness again.

“This is definitely not the restroom...” he thought, a chill running through his heart.

The darkness ahead was endless, and he’d already walked far beyond the size of a restroom.

He checked the time on his phone—twenty minutes had passed.

Twenty minutes without finding the exit, not even bumping into a wall or a toilet—this made no sense.

The only explanation was that he’d entered some unknown place.

“Damn it, what exactly is a ghost domain? That Eric Clark didn’t even mention it during class.” Brian Cooper was anxious.

Without enough information, he couldn’t analyze anything, let alone figure out how to break out of this ghost domain.

“Drip, drip.”

The sound of water dripping from a faucet started up.

“Wait, that dripping sound... It disappeared for a while before, so why is it back now?”

Brian Cooper's expression changed, and without hesitation, he walked in the direction of the dripping sound.

If there was the sound of water dripping from a faucet, that meant the restroom was nearby. As long as he got back to the familiar restroom, he could find the door and leave this haunted place.

Damn it, he should have noticed this earlier.

With a direction, he felt a bit more confident and quickened his pace.

But soon, he heard the low battery warning from his phone, which startled him. After hesitating, he gritted his teeth and turned off the phone.

Compared to the darkness, he feared the ghost lurking here even more.

He had to save the battery for a critical moment.

He moved forward in the dark, cautious and careful.

In the darkness, only the sound of dripping water echoed—nothing else.

The silence was almost terrifying; even his own breathing was crystal clear.

But just as he was moving forward with the phone off—

Suddenly.

“Step, step~!”

A series of footsteps sounded behind Brian Cooper, heavy and distinct.

The footsteps drew closer and closer, gradually approaching him.