A burst of urgent footsteps came from outside the door, and stopped at the entrance of our dormitory.

"Help! Something is chasing me! Help me!"

The person kept knocking on the door with great force.

It was the voice of a girl from the neighboring dormitory. Her surname seemed to be Yang, and she was not in the same major as us, so we rarely interacted.

"What should we do? Should we open the door for her?"

Timid Zheng Xinyue had no ideas and looked at me and Zhang Lin.

She had already gotten off her bed. Under these circumstances, a few people huddling together would provide a greater sense of security.

With courage, Zhang Lin asked towards the door,

"Classmate, what is chasing you outside?"

The girl didn't answer, she just knocked on the door even more vigorously.

"Save me! Please, I'm so scared!"

"I don't know what it is, but... that thing's head... it seems to be wearing a hat!"

A hat?! What kind of hat? A hat like a thin, elongated ghost's shadow?

Several of us shivered involuntarily.

All the horror movies I had seen over the years played in my mind.

"Quickly open the door! I'm begging you, it's about to catch up!"

Zhang Lin wavered and cautiously moved towards the door, picking up a desk lamp from the nearby table.

I grabbed her wrist and frowned disapprovingly.

[After lights out, if you hear a cry for help, please do not attempt to assist the poor violator. It may be receiving punishment.]

A violator?

Could the girl outside the door be a violator? Is she currently being punished?

I felt a sinking feeling in my heart.

"We can't open the door."

I didn't know what the definition of a violator was according to this rule. Perhaps the girl outside the door was innocent, but we couldn't take the risk.

Then, a piercing scream came from outside the door, as if the girl at the door was experiencing immense pain.

The scream lasted for a few seconds, and it sent shivers down our spines.

Zheng Xinyue was frightened by the sound outside the door and crouched on the ground, covering her mouth, quietly sobbing.

"I want to go home. What is happening?"

I was equally afraid.

Even someone with good mental fortitude would find it difficult to remain calm in the face of this unknown situation.

The sound outside the door finally stopped, but in less than a minute of silence, the knocking sound resounded again.

This time, none of us mentioned opening the door.

The girl from earlier had obviously encountered something unfortunate, so who was knocking on the door now?

The knocking sound continued, each hit felt like it was striking our nerves.

Zhang Lin couldn't bear it any longer, "Stop knocking! Damn it, will you ever stop? Stop pretending to be a ghost and scaring people!"

The knocking sound abruptly ceased.

"Zhang Lin, what are you saying?"

"I'm Yu Shuang, quickly open the door for me."