Nightmare Assault

Jiang Cheng spat out the shell and wiped his fingers with the wet napkin, “Not yet.”

Fatty looked worried. Even the crab leg didn’t look that delicious anymore. He looked at the Doctor like he was going to die. “Doctor,” Fatty sounded sad. He hesitated and said, “It has been three days. Why is there no news at all?”

“Tsk.” Jiang Cheng raised his head. He frowned and stared at Fatty’s big face. “Why does it feel like you’re sad that I’m not going to die?” Jiang Cheng reminded him, “Even though I’m an orphan, even if I don’t come back, you are not inheriting my stuff!” He paused before raising his voice, “I’d advise you to stop thinking about that!”

Fatty looked like he was about to cry. Even though he knew there was something wrong with the Doctor’s brain, the fact that he was still thinking about inheritance at this point was maddening. Furthermore, the Doctor didn’t have anything left to be inherited.

“Doctor, please shut up,” Fatty said, “I’m only concerned about you. This time, I won’t be there to help you. You’re facing this next mission alone.”

“Who said I’m going alone?” Jiang Cheng puffed his cheeks.

“Can Xia Meng be considered a teammate?” Fatty looked at Jiang Cheng with confusion, “Doctor, I have a statement that you might not like to hear. She wants to kill you more than the ghosts do.”

Jiang Cheng said naturally, “Won’t you be there too?”

“Me?”

“Yes.” Jiang Cheng narrowed his eyes. “Aren’t you coming with me? Are you that heartless to let me go alone?”

Fatty came to his senses and blurted, “The fuck!” However, that was pointless to Jiang Cheng. He only used a few words to convince Fatty. He provided a few examples. If he were not there, Fatty might be drawn into a separate nightmare mission. He could be captured and dismembered by the ghosts cause he’d be alone. Fatty’s face paled mainly because that was not impossible. He knew himself very well. The reason he could survive so long was all because of the Doctor. Even though the Doctor was very annoying, he was reliable.

“Doctor,” Fatty licked his lips and looked at Jiang Cheng with shiny eyes. “I might have expressed myself wrongly earlier. Actually, I’ve already decided to go with you.” He paused, “Because I’m worried about you.”

“Is that so…” Jiang Cheng nodded. “Then, why did I hear that you were asking about whether this office is rented or not and how the utility bill was when you were buying stuff from the lady boss of the candy store next door?”

Fatty was startled before he screamed, “Lies! These… are all lies!” His neck was red from agitation, “Doctor, how can you not know the kind of person I am? I…”

“Enough.” Jiang Cheng finished the seafood porridge and narrowed his eyes. He wiped his mouth and then his hands. Then, he stood up. “Fatty, you should know me.” Jiang Cheng sighed and said in a mysterious tone, “Which beauty around these several hundred metres… doesn’t know me?”

In any case, the inevitable happened. It was the fourth day after the middle-aged man left. The day was as beautiful as usual. Jiang Cheng had a female guest around 30 that morning. The two had a great chat. Then, he invited her upstairs to chat. He chased away Fatty, who was watching wilderness survival techniques on his phone. Ever since he found out he’d be joining the Doctor on the mission, Fatty had to learn many things. He watched wilderness survival videos in the morning and read detective novels in the afternoon. After dinner, he’d go out for a run. Before the day darkened, he’d use the Doctor’s laptop to watch horror films to train his courage. Sometimes, when he couldn’t stand it anymore, he’d watch some sitcoms.

BUZZ

The Doctor’s phone on the table rang. Jiang Cheng was hiding in the bathroom. It was unclear what he was doing. Fatty had no choice but to grab the phone to find the Doctor in the bathroom. Several minutes later, Jiang Cheng pushed open the door.

Fatty, who was studying, glanced at the Doctor. Then, he couldn’t pull his eyes back. From the Doctor’s severe expression, Fatty knew that… it had arrived.

“Doctor…” He opened his mouth slightly.

“Get packing,” Jiang Cheng turned to walk up the stairs. “We’ll be leaving in a bit.”

Fatty was confused before chasing after Jiang Cheng. He asked in a hurry, “Doctor, where are we going?”

“You’ll know when we’re there.”

Their luggage was simple. To hide themselves, neither of them wore the clothes they had worn in the nightmare realm. After locking the office door, Jiang Cheng led Fatty to a nearby warehouse market. The place had many stalls that sold clothes. There was a big crowd, and the goods they sold were cheap.

Jiang Cheng and Fatty picked out clothes that were suitable for them. The clothes were stretchable and light. They also bought some good shoes. After all, no one wanted to have their shoes broken down while they were being chased by the ghosts.

Then, they hopped in a cab and left the city. The destination was rather secluded. The driver kept glancing at them, worried that they would rob him.

“Why do you keep staring at us?” Fatty grumbled, “We are going to pay.”

“It… It’s nothing.” The driver smiled. “Things are uneasy lately. You can’t be too careful.” Sensing that they were not bad people, the driver became more at ease. “Friends… are you two locals?” The driver asked.

“No,” Jiang Cheng answered.

“Are you going back to the city at night?”

“It depends.”

The driver thought about it and eventually said, “Friends, listen to me. If there’s nothing important, don’t come back here again.”