Gradual Progression of Horror Experience

There was another long corridor ahead. However, this time, it was more mottled, dilapidated, and scary compared to the previous one. It had more turns and twists as well.

Every turn was a shock to Qiao Liang.

The long corridor was very quiet as if no monsters would suddenly appear, but such a cramped environment gave Qiao Liang great mental stress.

It was only then that Qiao Liang finally remembered.

He was being tricked!

The girl at the front desk with the zombie getup was terrifying but not scary. She first raised Qiao Liang's psychological state and alertness more gradually.

Right on the heels of that, the psychiatrist—through a series of arrangements—made Qiao Liang mistakenly believe that Ultimate Horror had not officially started. He made him think that it was a routine physical and psychological test.

Qiao Liang let down his guard as a result.