A passing traveler through the heavens

Chapter 175 Check-in Hotel

After leaving the Warrens' home, Ji Lin, Huan'er, and Xinghai drove to Texas, a continent within the United States.

Upon stepping onto Texas soil, Ji Lin could immediately sense the unique atmosphere of the place.

Compared to other places, the people of Texas are exceptionally simple and honest, and this simplicity and honesty should be put in quotation marks.

After a long and tiring journey, Ji Lin decided to find a place to rest and recuperate.

He drove through the streets and alleys of Texas and finally settled on a hotel that looked quite luxurious.

This hotel, named "Dolphin Hotel," exudes a luxurious and grand atmosphere from its exterior to its interior decoration.

When Ji Lin and his two companions entered the hotel lobby, the first thing they saw was a blonde, blue-eyed European woman standing at the front desk.

She was tall and slender with a beautiful face, and her smile was as captivating as a flower blooming in spring.

Ji Lin stepped forward and politely asked the blonde woman if there were any rooms available, expressing his desire to book two suites.

The blonde woman greeted them warmly, quickly registered their information, and then handed Ji Lin two keys.

As Ji Lin took the key, a sense of doubt arose in his heart.

Given the hotel's high-end decor, one would expect it to use advanced electronic door lock systems with room cards, but surprisingly, it still retains the traditional key-based door opening method used in older hotels.

But on second thought, perhaps this is precisely what makes this hotel unique?

So Ji Lin stopped worrying about it and handed one of the keys to Huan'er.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Lin and the other two walked to the elevator together, pressed the button, and waited for the elevator to arrive.

A moment later, the elevator doors slowly opened, and they filed in, pressing the button to go to the 14th floor.

As the elevator ascended smoothly, Ji Lin began to think about his upcoming itinerary in Texas, while also secretly hoping to discover some powerful evil spirits there so that he could further enhance his strength.

The moment Ji Lin and his two companions stepped into the elevator, the blonde beauty who had been standing at the hotel reception vanished into thin air like smoke.

In the blink of an eye, a tall, well-dressed Black man appeared at the front desk.

The black man's sharp eyes were fixed on the elevator that Ji Lin and his group had just entered, as if he wanted to see everything inside through the closed doors.

Time ticked by, and when the elevator display finally showed the number "14," the black man revealed a chilling smile.

That smile revealed an indescribable sinister aura, as if it concealed endless conspiracies and dangers.

Then, something astonishing happened—the black man's figure vanished from the front desk like a phantom in an instant.

Ji Lin and his two companions successfully reached the fourteenth floor via elevator. However, the moment they stepped out, a strange chill swept over them, causing them to shiver involuntarily. An eerie atmosphere permeated the entire floor, eerily quiet.

After walking a few steps, Ji Lin and his two companions ran into several hotel staff members.

Strangely, these people's eyes appeared unusually empty and lifeless, as if they had lost their souls. They simply moved their feet mechanically, giving people a terrifying feeling of walking corpses.

Ji Lin's heart tightened, and he immediately used his unique Heavenly Eye Divine Power to try to find out what had happened at the hotel.

Through his clairvoyance, he could clearly see that the souls of those staff members had vanished, leaving them completely under the control of others.

Faced with this situation, Ji Lin did not act rashly to interfere with the few staff members who were being controlled. Instead, he decided to remain still and see what kind of conspiracy this so-called Dolphin Hotel was brewing.

Ji Lin talked with Xinghai and Huan'er, who were standing nearby, and repeatedly reminded them to pay attention to their own safety.

After finishing his explanation, he walked towards the door of his own suite.

The bronze plaque on the door clearly displayed the numbers "1408". When Ji Lin's eyes fell on them, all sorts of rumors about this hotel flashed through his mind like lightning.

That's right! Isn't this the legendary, chilling 1408 Phantom Murder Room?

From the moment he stepped onto the fourteenth floor, Ji Lin kept his Heavenly Eye Insight constantly activated.

At this moment, looking through the Heavenly Eye, room 1408 in front of us resembles a ferocious and terrifying evil spirit, opening its blood-red maw to wait for its prey to come to it.

However, Ji Lin inserted the key into the lock without hesitation, turned it gently, and with a soft "click," the door slowly opened.

He stepped into the room, and in an instant, a thick black aura surged in from all directions, engulfing him.

But just as he was preparing to deal with the potential danger, Ji Lin had a sudden thought and shut down his Heavenly Eye.

A miraculous thing happened: the black mist that had been permeating the surroundings vanished without a trace, just like smoke, revealing to him nothing more than an ordinary hotel room with a double bed.

Ji Lin composed himself and began to casually look around the room.

The room is simply and elegantly furnished, with a large and comfortable bed taking center stage, flanked by an elegant bedside table and an old-fashioned radio.

Ji Lin sat by the bed for a while, then leaned back and lay heavily on the bed in a starfish position.

The soft mattress felt like it was enveloping him completely, making him feel relaxed.

After lying there quietly for a while, just as Ji Lin's thoughts were drifting away, a sudden, abrupt sound came from the room.

The radio on the bedside table started playing without warning!

Although Ji Lin remained highly vigilant, the sudden sound still startled him.

A hissing sound came from the radio, as if countless tiny electric currents were weaving and intertwining within it, making it impossible to understand what it was saying.

The indistinct sound continued for a while, but then, without warning, the radio suddenly stopped, plunging the entire room into a deathly silence.

Then, something unexpected happened—a sixty-minute countdown started appearing on the radio screen!

Seeing this, Ji Lin's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer.

Without the slightest hesitation, Ji Lin swiftly unleashed his Heavenly Eye.

In an instant, his eyes flashed with a strange light, able to penetrate layers of mist and darkness, and perceive sights that ordinary people could not see.

The moment he activated his divine eye, a humanoid black shadow appeared in front of his bed!

The dark figure stood silently like a ghost in the night. It was actually a tall, dark-skinned man, what people often call a "black guy".

At this moment, the black man was staring intently at Ji Lin, who was lying on the bed, with eyes full of greed and ferocity, like a hungry wolf seeing its delicious prey.

Faced with this situation, Ji Lin exerted his strength and leaped off the bed.

This sudden action stunned the black guy who was still lost in his hunting fantasies.

However, Ji Lin did not give him much time to react.

In mid-air, Ji Lin quickly circulated his internal magic power, gathering it in his right hand. With a low shout, his fist, carrying a sharp gust of wind, slammed towards the black men like a cannonball.

With a loud "bang," the black man didn't even have time to scream before he was reduced to ashes and vanished into thin air by the impact of the powerful force.

At the same time, with the demise of the black men, the surrounding black aura receded like a tide, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye.

"That's it?" Ji Lin landed steadily on the edge of the bed and murmured softly.

His tone was calm as still water, but the confidence and contempt it contained were self-evident.

Immediately afterwards, Ji Lin took a deep breath and fully activated the Merit Cultivation Technique within his body.

Golden rays of light surged from his body, swirling around him. Moments later, detailed information about this black man's evil spirit gradually surfaced in Ji Lin's mind…