I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

"I'm going to watch a video before I end the stream; this was sent to me by my friend."

She then found her following list and scrolled to Lu Ban's new video.

[No Unauthorized Entry] Forbidden Zone Exploration 01: Jiangcheng Grand Theater

"Tsk."

Qin Tiantian regretted it the moment she saw the video title.

This is 100% a supernatural horror video!

Where is the Jiangcheng Grand Theatre? You can't just stay home and cause trouble, you have to go out and harm others too?

Moreover, the video's cover features several mannequins displaying clothes, their clothes tattered, and their faces, which originally had no features, now have eyes drawn on them like graffiti.

It's clearly a poorly drawn painting, but the eyes seem to have a spirit, staring at Qin Tiantian outside the picture. Combined with the classic green filter from horror movies, it gives people an uncomfortable feeling.

Just looking at the video cover made Qin Tiantian feel her courage slipping away.

But the audience didn't care about any of that; as soon as they saw something funny, they started cheering wildly.

Holy crap, this video is awesome, I'm going to check it out too.

Don't be afraid, Chuanbao, Mommy is here with you.

Was the Jiangcheng Grand Theatre filmed in Jiangcheng?

Did you hear Trump's amazing screams today?

This video looks really exciting; Wangchuan won't be getting any sleep tonight.

These viewers are like elementary school boys who, instead of confessing their crushes to girls, resort to various means to bully them, trying to get their attention while refusing to admit their feelings. They love to persecute the streamer.

Qin Tiantian swallowed, sat up slightly, and opened the video.

The video begins with Lu Ban riding a bus to the suburbs, and Lu Ban's narration can be heard on the empty bus.

"Today we're going to explore the Jiangcheng Grand Theatre. This theatre is located on the outskirts of Jiangcheng City. It was abandoned more than 20 years ago due to a fire. It has changed hands several times and now belongs to Jiangcheng Industrial, but it has not been developed and has been in a state of disrepair..."

As Lu Ban filmed the desolate scenes outside, he also introduced the situation of Jiangcheng Grand Theater. This part was very brief, less than two minutes, and the fire reports that were edited in were chilling.

Just as Qin Tiantian's curiosity was piqued and she was about to search for information about the Jiangcheng Grand Theater fire, the scene changed.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, a dilapidated theater appears in the picture. Although there is no special composition or embellishment, this wild scene leaves a deep impression, as if the survivors would see the same scenery if human civilization were destroyed.

"What a breathtaking view ahead!"

Lu Ban added a sentence.

Qin Tiantian felt an even stronger sense of desolation when she saw Lu Ban arrive at the abandoned theater.

Those dilapidated signs, broken roofs, moss-covered walls, and deserted corners hold a primitive, unknown atmosphere.

"We need to go in and check the situation now, and then prepare some cameras in advance."

The video is from Lu Ban's first-person perspective. He picks up a flashlight and a crowbar, illuminating the dark entrance hall.

The screen suddenly went black, and the image quality deteriorated significantly. Only the beam of the flashlight provided a sliver of vision for the video.

The number of viewers online increased along with the number of comments.

This atmosphere is definitely 100% off!

I just looked it up, and the Jiangcheng Grand Theater is indeed quite eerie and haunted!

These videos are probably staged; there's no way ghosts exist in this world.

[Think about it, they've already uploaded the video, which means the person is definitely okay!]

[Scared, brothers, type "protect" in the chat]

Qin Tiantian had no time to look at the comments. She curled up her slender legs, huddled in the chair, hugged her shoulders, and closed her eyes, as if she was ready to close them at any moment to deceive herself.

She saw the flashlight beam sweep across the abandoned corridor, and Lu Ban's first-person perspective led her to a dressing room. The flashlight shone on the mirror on the wall directly opposite the door. As the camera zoomed in, she was shocked to see that dark yellow grease was seeping from the edge of the mirror.

The camera seemed startled and swayed slightly as it backed away.

Immediately, Qin Tiantian saw Lu Ban, his face pale, giving her a strange and terrifying smile in the mirror illuminated by the flashlight.

Qin Tiantian subconsciously held her breath.

Chapter 028 Caught Off Guard

One theory suggests that when humans experience extreme terror, they are unable to scream. Being able to scream indicates that the pressure is being released, and it can, to some extent, distract attention and alleviate the terror.

Therefore, many horror and thriller films feature scenes where the protagonist hides away, suppressing their voice. In such situations, the pressure cannot be released, which intensifies the psychological terror.

Qin Tiantian is a perfect example.

When she saw Lu Ban's eerie smile in the mirror, she froze, unable to even tremble. Goosebumps shot up her back, and she felt a lump in her throat, unable to make a sound.

Qin Tiantian had met Lu Ban in person, although they weren't very close, but she knew very well that Lu Ban himself would never show such a smile.

Or rather, no living person would show such a smile.

The viewers in the live stream were also suddenly startled, as the barrage of comments, which originally occupied two-thirds of the screen, suddenly stopped, as if there was a system problem.

bang-

wow-

It wasn't until Lu Ban smashed the glass with a crowbar in the video that Qin Tiantian and the viewers in the live chat were brought back to their senses by the sound.

People used to say that they were scared out of their wits, and Qin Tiantian felt that she might have really been like that just now. When subjected to extreme stimulation, a person's brain may sometimes freeze or repeat some instinctive behaviors.

If Lu Ban hadn't smashed the mirror and diverted Qin Tiantian's attention, it might have taken her a long time to recover.

"There seemed to be something in the mirror just now, but we can't see it anymore. Let's keep going."

Lu Ban's voice rang out, giving Qin Tiantian a strange sense of reassurance.

[Damn, the uploader was probably just laughing to himself, just being deliberately mysterious!]

[Damn, why is someone laughing so sinisterly?]

[I remember now, this is the same YouTuber who counted heartbeats last time, right? He really likes to do these weird things.]

[This is a terrifying method; no living person could possibly do it!]

[Damn, this almost got me killed! I have to go and yell at this uploader!]

[Is Chuanbao alright? Why is he silent?]

Qin Tiantian watched as Lu Ban walked into an even deeper and darker corridor. To alleviate her fear, she glanced at the comments section.

"I-I'm still here. What? It's not scary at all. Surely no one actually finds this video scary?"

She spoke defiantly, unaware that her voice was already trembling.

By the time Qin Tiantian finished speaking, Lu Ban had already arrived at the control room at the end of the corridor.

After a brief introduction, Lu Ban didn't waste any more words and entered the control room, where he saw the dilapidated stage.

The camera zoomed in slightly and captured the piano on the stage.

Just then, a melody from a zither rang out, striking a chord in Qin Tiantian's heart.

She suddenly shuddered, her scalp tingling, like the shiver that comes after holding in the urge to urinate for ten minutes while anxiously waiting outside the toilet.

Qin Tiantian found that her hands were trembling uncontrollably.

She could only grab the shark plush pillow next to her. Holding the pillow, Qin Tiantian seemed a little more at ease and began to think.

There was no one around the piano, and Lu Ban had just arrived. Where was this sound coming from?

"Could it be a small animal?"

Qin Tiantian tried to explain to herself that although the footage was very clear, there were no small animals on the piano.

They can't possibly admit there's something there, can they?

Before the viewers, startled by the piano music, could even send comments to curse Lu Ban, the screen suddenly shook, accompanied by a cracking sound.

"Holy crap... I almost fell."

Lu Ban looked at the ground from his perspective; there was a hole he had just stepped into.

Compared to what we had just seen, the dangers encountered in this routine adventure seemed ordinary.

Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, the flashlight beam, along with a shift in perspective, turned to look behind Lu Ban.

A mannequin with eerie eyes suddenly appeared in the center of the image.

"!!!"

Qin Tiantian did have time to scream this time, but only for a moment, because as she tried to get away from the screen, she fell off the gaming chair.

thump--

A muffled thud came from the cushion, but luckily the bed was right next to Qin Tiantian's chair, so she didn't bump into anything.

In the footage, Lu Ban even took a closer look at the mannequin before leaving the monitoring room.

Qin Tiantian decided not to sit back down. Instead, she hugged her pillow on the bed and continued watching the video from a distance, as if that would make it less scary.

In the later video, Lu Ban edited out some footage, cutting out the scene of himself returning to the lobby from the corridor.

"It's completely dark now..."

Lu Ban shone his flashlight on the hole in the roof, then swept it over other areas of the theater lobby.

Qin Tiantian peeked at Lu Ban's actions through her fingers and then saw that in the control room on the other side of the stage, those puppets with strange eyes were standing in front of the window, watching the people watching the video.

"Waaah!"

She couldn't bear to look and quickly buried her face in her knees.

Lu Ban was still explaining in her ear that the control room on the other side was empty, but Qin Tiantian didn't care at all.

But a dozen seconds later, she heard a strange sound coming from the video, which made her look up again.

Qin Tiantian saw that Lu Ban was actually eating self-heating rice in the eerie and terrifying Jiangcheng Grand Theater.

"???"

Isn't this supposed to be a thrilling and dangerous video of exploring forbidden territory?