Horror Movie Set: This extra is too good at playing the tricks.

Chapter 60 Buy 1 Get 1 Free

The mountain wind suddenly intensified, whipping against their faces and stinging them.

As the altitude increased, the weight pressing down on Ye Jianguo and Chen Hua's necks became heavier and heavier.

The cold air seeped down their spines, one vertebra at a time.

Ye Jianguo walked ahead, his back hunched over, but his face remained taut like an iron plate. Even at this moment, he couldn't resist putting on an act, saying, "Comrade Chen Hua, hang in there."

He was panting heavily, and although his voice trembled, it was still full of official air: "This is also part of grassroots work. Only by taking the first step and getting down to the grassroots can we truly understand the suffering of the masses."

"Consider this weight...consider it the villagers' trust in us and a test of their faith in us."

Chen Hua followed behind, rolling his eyes dramatically.

What time is it? This old man is still putting on an act.

She felt like her cervical spine was about to break, and two cold legs were dangling on her collarbone. With every breath, she could smell a foul stench.

But the rules of the game are set, and the characters in the script cannot be broken.

Chen Hua forced a stiff smile: "Team Leader Ye is right... I am greatly encouraged."

After passing through a narrow pass strewn with jagged rocks, two wooden ladders appeared at the edge of the field of vision.

These two ladders, weathered and blackened wood, are abruptly placed on the cliff face, leading directly to the cloud-shrouded mountaintop.

They looked around but saw no other way.

It's like a level designed in a game, forcing the two people to separate.

"Looks like this is the final test on the way up the mountain." Ye Jianguo, panting with his hands on his knees, looked at the rickety wooden ladder and gave a helpless, bitter smile: "One person on each side, we'll meet at the summit."

The two exchanged a glance, each chose a ladder, and began to climb.

Chen Hua hung on the cliff using both his hands and feet, and the change in his center of gravity instantly doubled the weight on his neck.

She struggled to climb a few steps.

The ghostly thing around Chen Hua's neck must have sensed their vulnerability, because it tightened its grip on Chen Hua's neck with its two legs.

It was just heavy at first, but I could still manage. Now it's gotten much worse and it's suffocating.

Chen Hua's face flushed red, and he dug his fingers into the gaps in the wooden ladder, his hands turning white from the force.

"Fuck your test!" In the moment when she was on the verge of suffocation, her will to survive finally overwhelmed her pitiful acting skills.

She gripped the crossbeam tightly with one hand, while quickly reaching for her waist with the other.

With a flash of black light, Chen Hua pulled a baton from his waist.

【The Ghostly Staff】

[Description: This is a police baton tainted with malevolent energy. Strike a ghost with it, and it will experience excruciating pain. Remember to use plenty of force; it might temporarily annihilate it.]

[Note: If you're not strong enough, don't try this. You might end up making things worse and completely enraging them!]

"Get out of here!"

Chen Hua let out a low roar, disregarding the risk of losing his balance, and swung the stick back hard at the back of his neck.

"Bang!"

The blow felt like hitting solid, rotten flesh; the sensation was dull.

"Awooo—"

A piercing scream rang in Chen Hua's ears, and then the pressure on his neck eased.

She was panting heavily, and before she could even feel relieved, she heard a series of cracking sounds from beside her.

"Click click click!"

Ye Jianguo, who was steadily climbing, suddenly sank downwards and was almost pulled off the ladder.

The ghost that Chen Hua had driven away did not dissipate. It hesitated for a moment in the air before jumping directly onto Ye Jianguo's back.

Two ghosts pressed down on him.

Ye Jianguo's neck was pressed downwards, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't lift it. The veins on his face bulged out like earthworms, making him look as ferocious as a real vengeful ghost.

"Chen...Chen Hua!"

He forced out a few words, gripping the ladder tightly with both hands. The entire wooden ladder creaked under the weight, clearly on the verge of breaking at any moment.

Chen Hua looked at the swaying Ye Jianguo, cursed, and the Soul-Binding Staff flew out of his hand, turning into a black parabola.

"Team Leader Ye, catch!"

Ye Jianguo displayed amazing physical abilities. Despite being pressed down by the two ghosts and barely able to lift his head, he relied on his instincts to locate the sound. He suddenly released the ladder with his left hand, leaped outward with all his might, and stood horizontally in the air.

The wooden ladder shook violently and nearly tipped over.

"Snapped!"

His large hand firmly gripped the baton in mid-air, and using the momentum of his body's swing, he roared and delivered a fierce backhand strike.

The baton whistled through the air as it slammed down on his back.

"Bang! Bang!"

Two muffled thuds overlapped, followed by another scream, and the weight on her neck vanished instantly.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Ye Jianguo turned around, grabbed the ladder again, and gasped for breath.

He raised his head and stared intently at Chen Hua, his eyes devoid of any gentleness and overflowing with fierce killing intent.

"Looking at me won't help, look down below!"

Chen Hua had no time to pay attention to his anger; he pointed downwards with his right hand.

Ye Jianguo looked down and felt a chill run down his spine.

He saw countless black shadows at the bottom of the cliff, like a rising tide, spreading wildly upwards along the wooden ladder.

These shadows are sticky and twisted, and wherever they pass, decay and collapse rapidly.

"Climb, climb quickly!"

Ye Jianguo no longer cared about being composed. He tucked the baton into his waistband and frantically climbed upwards, using both his hands and feet.

The two unleashed speeds beyond their limits as they were pursued by death.

"Click, click"

The wooden ladder was constantly crumbling, and the dark shadow was biting their heels.

Just as the last plank turned to dust, the two exerted their strength simultaneously, leaping upwards and crashing heavily onto the rocks at the mountaintop.

"Boom!"

The two wooden ladders behind them were completely swallowed by the dark shadow, turning into black ash that filled the air and scattered into the abyss.

With their escape route completely cut off, unless they wanted to experience what it felt like to be smashed into a meat patty, the two of them had no way to return the way they came.

They collapsed to the ground, their chests heaving violently, their clothes soaked with sweat.

"Is this the... beautiful scenery you wanted to see?" Chen Hua lay on his back, his voice hoarse, filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.

Ye Jianguo didn't say anything. He slowly got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and walked to the edge of the platform.

This is the highest point, offering a panoramic view overlooking everything below.

"Comrade Chen Hua, if you still have the energy to complain, why don't you come and take a look at this?"

Ye Jianguo's voice became somewhat ethereal, carrying a deep chill.

Chen Hua forced himself to stand up and slowly walked over.

She followed Ye Jianguo's gaze.

On this side of the mountain, the sun shines brightly, and wisps of smoke rise from the chimneys of Shuangshan Village at the foot of the mountain, creating a peaceful scene.

On the other side of the mountain, in the same location, there was another village that looked exactly the same, with the same layout, the same houses, and even the exact location of the old locust tree at the village entrance.

The only difference is that it's night there, with no sunlight, only pale white lanterns hanging at the village entrance and countless eerie red lights swaying in the darkness.

This is a mountain cleaved by time, with day on one side and night on the other.

"Buy one get one free?"

Chen Hua looked at the lifeless, dark village, his lips twitching a few times, and finally couldn't help but start complaining:

"It seems our 'census' work is quite extensive."