Looking for books like Supernatural: Starting with a Scarecrow, Evolving into a Demon of Fear (Demon of Fear). Supernatural mystery with imaginative twists, organizational and entrepreneurial skills, and the ability to kill supernatural beings and extract their talents. From the start, the protagonist kills the Eight-Foot-Tall Lady and gets the scarecrow talent. I want to see how that scarecrow talent gets developed.
Suspenseful, imaginative and weird writing, the ability to organize and start a business, killing weird things to extract talents. At the beginning, I got the scarecrow talent by killing Mrs. Bachi. How to develop the scarecrow talent to the extreme, swinging like Spider-Man, gliding like a bird, etc.
- **The Strange Arrival**: Xu Yan, a college student, encountered a sudden blood mist incident in his dormitory. A mysterious voice sounded in his head, announcing the start of the "dormitory survival game". He must abide by three iron laws to survive. - **Initial Rules**: The three iron rules include not leaving the dormitory for more than 2 hours, someone must stay vigil every night, and the dormitory must not be damaged. Violators will be "cleaned", but the exact meaning is unclear. - **Roommate Disagreement**: Xu Yan and his three roommates - rationalist Chen Hao, impulsive Zhang Hao and timid Lin Yuan - had different reactions to the rules. Chen Hao advocated rational analysis, while Zhang Hao wanted to take the initiative. - **First Crisis**: Zhang Hao broke the rules and left the dormitory for more than the time limit. When he came back, he became abnormal. In the end, he was "cleaned" by the blood mist in front of everyone and turned into bones, which confirmed the fatality of the rules. - **Vigil Horror**: When it was Xu Yan and Lin Yuan's turn to keep vigil, there was a strange sound in the blood mist, and a mysterious figure appeared outside the door. Xu Yan took the risk and got a key clue after touching it - a note that said "The dormitory is alive". This writing part focuses on the creation of a terrifying atmosphere at the beginning of the game, as well as the fatal consequences after the first rule is violated. The danger of the game is established through Zhang Hao's death, and the foreshadowing of a deeper mystery is laid during the vigil. --- The moment the blood mist filled the air, Xu Yan thought he was hallucinating. He was sitting at the desk in his dormitory, working on his paper. The blue light from the computer screen was particularly dazzling in the dim room. What should have been the bright afternoon sunshine of early summer outside the window was replaced by a strange dark red in an instant. The red color seemed to have substance, seeping through the cracks of the window like thick blood, filling the entire room in the blink of an eye. "Holy shit, what's going on?" Zhang Hao, who was on the upper bunk, sat up suddenly and his head almost hit the ceiling. Xu Yan's fingers were frozen on the keyboard and his throat was tight. It was no ordinary mist—it was so thick that you could almost taste the rusty smell of blood. What's even more frightening is that there seems to be something crawling in the mist, like countless tiny tentacles or like swimming blood threads. "Have you seen it? There's something moving in the fog..." Lin Yuan's voice came from the bed opposite, so trembling that it was almost inaudible. Chen Hao was the only one among the four who remained calm. He pushed up his glasses and walked to the window to observe carefully: "This is not a natural phenomenon. The fog cannot penetrate so fast, and the color..." Just when Chen Hao's fingers were about to touch the window, the voice rang in Xu Yan's head. Cruel and silent, the cold sound of a death knell sounded in his mind. [Welcome to the dormitory survival game] [In this blood mist world full of blood and despair, the dormitory is your only refuge] [Remember, protect your dormitory and don't let it be destroyed] [The following are the three iron rules of the dormitory survival game -] Xu Yan held his head in pain, and the sound was like someone hammering an iron nail directly into his skull. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the other three people making the same move, their faces pale. [Article 1: You are not allowed to leave the dormitory for more than 2 hours, otherwise you will be cleared] [Article 2: Someone must keep vigil every night, and the night watcher is not allowed to sleep] [Article 3: You cannot damage any part of the dormitory, including doors, windows, walls, and furniture] [I wish you all a happy game] The sound disappeared, leaving a deathly silence. Xu Yan gasped, cold sweat soaking his back. "You... All heard it?" Lin Yuan huddled on the corner of the bed, his face whiter than paper. Zhang Hao jumped out of bed and kicked the closet angrily: "What a bullshit game! I won't play!" The closet door made an overwhelming squeaking sound. Xu Yan noticed that the blood mist seemed to fluctuate with the sound, and couldn't help but shudder. "Calm down." Chen Hao held Zhang Hao's shoulders, "Analyze the situation first. The probability that the four of us will have the same auditory hallucination at the same time is extremely low, which means that the voice does exist. The blood mist outside the window is obviously abnormal, and coupled with the so-called 'rules'..." Xu Yan forced himself to think. Chen Hao is right, no matter how ridiculous it is, they are indeed involved in some kind of supernatural event. "The three rules are very specific, and it sounds like the consequences of violating them are very serious. What does 'cleaning' mean?" "Whatever he means!" Zhang Hao shook off Chen Hao's hand, "I want to go out and take a look. Maybe it was just an explosion in the chemical laboratory opposite, and the toxic gas produced caused us to collectively hallucinate." "No!" Xu Yan and Lin Yuan shouted at the same time. Xu Yan added: "The first rule clearly states that you cannot leave for more than two hours. Have you forgotten how the sound came out just now? This can't be a coincidence!" Zhang Hao sneered: "Do you really believe it? A bunch of cowards." He strode to the door, "I want to see what this crappy game can do to me." Chen Hao still wanted to stop him, but Zhang Hao had already turned the door handle. A strong smell of blood rushed in instantly, making Xu Yan's stomach churn. The corridor outside the door was completely swallowed up by blood mist, and the visibility was less than one meter. "Wait! At least bring your phone to keep time!" Xu Yan grabbed his phone and threw it to Zhang Hao, "You must be back within two hours!" Zhang Hao caught the phone and shrugged disapprovingly: "Okay, okay, I'll just walk around the corridor and be back in ten minutes." After saying that, his figure was swallowed up by the blood mist. The moment the door closed, the blood mist in the dormitory seemed to fade a little. Xu Yan looked at his phone - 3:17 pm. They must get Zhang Hao back before 5:17. For the next hour, the three of them were on pins and needles. Chen Hao tried to contact the outside world using his mobile phone, but all signals disappeared; Lin Yuan nervously checked whether the doors and windows were closed tightly; Xu Yan kept looking at the clock, and every minute seemed to be stretched into an eternity. At 3:50, there was a sudden knock on the door. "It's Zhang Hao!" Lin Yuan jumped up and went to open the door, but was stopped by Chen Hao. "Wait, confirm your identity first." Chen Hao approached the door panel, "Zhang Hao? Is that you?" A vague response came from outside the door: "It's me... Open the door quickly..." The voice was indeed Zhang Hao's, but something was wrong. Xu Yan frowned, his tone was too flat and lacked Zhang Hao's usual violent energy. Chen Hao obviously noticed the abnormality: "What is our dormitory number?" After a short silence, the answer outside the door was: "4...404..." The answer was correct, but the pause made Xu Yan's hair stand on end. Chen Hao hesitated for a moment and then opened the door. The blood mist rolled in, and Zhang Hao stood at the door, his head lowered, and his body swaying slightly in an unnatural posture. His clothes were intact, but Xu Yan noticed that his shoes—the originally clean white sneakers were now stained with dark red stains, as if he had stepped on a pool of blood. "What did you find?" Lin Yuan asked cautiously. Zhang Hao slowly raised his head, and Xu Yan took a breath of cold air - his eyes turned completely blood red, with no pupils, no whites, only a turbid blood color. "It's... Beautiful outside..." Zhang Hao's voice seemed to come from far away, "They... Invited us... To join..." Chen Hao took a step back: "You are not Zhang Hao. What are you?" The corners of Zhang Hao's mouth pulled up, revealing a smile that was definitely not possible for humans. The corners of his mouth almost split to the base of his ears: "We... Are all... Zhang Hao..." Xu Yan's cell phone suddenly rang with a harsh alarm. He looked down and his heartbeat almost stopped - "Number of survivors: 3/4" was displayed on the screen. "He was 'cleaned'..." Xu Yan's voice was hoarse, "The person talking to us now... Is no longer Zhang Hao..." As if a certain keyword was triggered, Zhang Hao's body suddenly twitched violently. Something was crawling under his skin, like countless bugs trying to break out of his body. Blood mist poured into his mouth and nose crazily, and his body expanded like air. "Close the door!" Chen Hao shouted. It's too late. Zhang Hao's body burst like a balloon, but there was no blood and flesh flying out as expected. Instead, countless blood-red threads danced in the air like living creatures, and were quickly absorbed by the blood mist outside the door. Within a few seconds, the only evidence of Zhang Hao's existence was a pile of clothes and the looming bones under the clothes. Lin Yuan let out a scream that didn't sound like a human voice. Xu Yan's legs went weak, and he resisted the urge to vomit and closed the door to isolate the horrific blood mist. There was deathly silence in the dormitory, except for the heavy breathing of three people. Xu Yan looked at his phone - 4:08, less than an hour before Zhang Hao left. "He has not reached two hours..." Lin Yuan murmured, "Why..." Chen Hao's face turned pale: "Maybe... Leaving the dormitory itself is dangerous, and two hours is just the maximum time limit. Or..." He looked at the clothes on the ground, "He encountered something outside and was 'transformed'..." Xu Yan forced himself to calm down: "Anyway, the first rule has been proven to be true, and the consequences of violating it..." He could not finish that sentence. The three of them packed up Zhang Hao's belongings in silence. Xu Yan carefully avoided the bones under the pile of clothes and put them into Zhang Hao's cabinet together with his belongings. No one suggested calling the police or contacting the school—conventional means of seeking help were obviously pointless in the face of a supernatural event like this. As night fell, the blood mist seemed to become thicker. Occasionally, there was a vague sound outside the window, like screaming or wind, which made the three of them nervous. "The second rule says that someone must keep watch every night." Chen Hao broke the silence, "Considering that there are only three of us left, I suggest that we rotate in groups of two, with each group keeping watch for four hours, so that we can rest." Xu Yan nodded in agreement: "Lin Yuan and I will keep watch on the first shift, and you can rest. Then it will be you and Lin Yuan, and finally you and I." Lin Yuan looked like he might collapse at any time, but he still nodded reluctantly. After Chen Hao went to bed, Xu Yan and Lin Yuan sat in the middle of the dormitory, back to back, guarding the surroundings. The blood mist flowed slowly in the dormitory, and the visibility was extremely low. Even the bed opposite could only see the vague outline. "Xu Yan..." Lin Yuan whispered, "What do you think... Zhang Hao saw outside?" Xu Yan shook his head: "I don't know, but it's definitely not something 'very beautiful'." He thought of Zhang Hao's blood-red eyes and couldn't help but shudder. At about two o'clock in the morning, there was a sudden scratching sound outside the door, as if someone was lightly scratching the door panel with a fingernail. Xu Yan and Lin Yuan tensed up instantly. "Did you... Hear that?" Lin Yuan's voice trembled so much that it was almost inaudible. Xu Yan nodded and signaled him to stay quiet. The scratching continued for a few minutes, then turned into soft knocks - three fast, two slow, repeating the pattern. The most terrifying thing is that this rhythm is Zhang Hao's usual knocking method. Lin Yuan's breathing became rapid, and Xu Yan could feel him shaking behind him. He gently pressed Lin Yuan's wrist, signaling him to be silent. The knocking lasted for about ten minutes and then suddenly stopped. Just when Xu Yan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, a familiar voice came from outside the door: "Brothers... Let me in..." It was Zhang Hao's voice, but it was hoarse than before, as if it was squeezed out from a rotten throat. "I'm so cold... It's so dark outside..." Lin Yuan let out a sob, and Xu Yan covered his mouth tightly. Chen Hao turned over in bed, but luckily he was not awakened. "I know you are inside..." The voice continued, this time with obvious malice, "You abandoned me... Now it's your turn..." - **Zhang Hao's note**: "The dormitory is alive" This clue will reveal that the dormitory itself has some kind of consciousness or life, and may become the key to cracking the rules of the game later. - **Tentacles in the blood mist**: The bloody tentacles appearing on the ceiling imply that some kind of mutation is taking place in the dormitory, paving the way for the subsequent discovery that "the dormitory is alive". - **Vigil Rules**: The vision or truth that appears during the vigil will become an important turning point in the subsequent plot, especially regarding the true meaning of the warning "Don't believe what you see during the vigil". I hope this suspenseful and terrifying opening chapter satisfies your requirements. If more details or adjustments are needed, please feel free to let me know.
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