Chapter 37

After solving one of the factors that affected his clearance, Bai Yan had a pleasant weekend.

On Monday noon, after Bai Yan had done his preparations, he opened the App on time. While the sun was shining outside, he clicked on the icon of the fourth level, hoping to match a reliable teammate in this game.

[Successful match]

[Number of players: 2]

[Difficulty of the game: Normal]

[Level description: This round of the game is "Haunted House Escape". Enter the haunted house on the 4th floor of the mall to buy a ticket and successfully walk out of the haunted house exit to pass the game. This round of the game lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes, and the countdown starts from the receipt of the ticket. ]

[Background introduction: You are a young man who pursues excitement. Today, you and your friend Su Yize meet in the mall and prepare to challenge the haunted house here. As a battle-hardened haunted house player, you hope that this haunted house can bring you the long-awaited shock. ]

[Game rules:]

[1. In this round of the game, players must enter from the entrance of the haunted house and walk out from the exit of the haunted house, otherwise they will bear the consequences at their own risk. 】

【2. Players must purchase tickets within half an hour. In addition, if you do not leave the haunted house within 1 hour and 30 minutes from the time you buy the ticket, the game will be considered a failure. 】

【3. After walking out of the haunted house exit, click the "return" button on your phone to leave the game. 】

After reading the game information, Bai Yan looked up and began to look around.

Now, he was standing in front of a modern shopping mall. People were coming and going around the mall, and people's laughter was everywhere.

When Bai Yan looked around, a little fat boy led by his mother passed by him. The little fat boy held a balloon in his hand, his face was red, and he laughed carefree from time to time.

"This mall looks normal. Can such a place be haunted?"

Bai Yan muttered to himself. He quickly scanned the surroundings and found a young man holding a mobile phone, looking around like him.

Seeing this, Bai Yan thought this might be his teammate in this round, so he stepped forward and asked: "Hello, are you my friend Su Yize?"

"Yes, I'm Su Yize, are you Bai Yan?"

"Yes, it seems that we are teammates in this round."

Su Yize is a man with glasses, and his height is about the same as Bai Yan.

After a brief greeting and confirming that both of them are players of the fourth level, Su Yize asked: "It's getting late, the game requires us to buy tickets within half an hour, how about we go in now?"

"Okay." Bai Yan nodded, and the two entered the mall door one by one.

The mall's door is a revolving door. After entering the door, what comes into view is the interior of the mall decorated in red and yellow.

The mall seems to be holding an event today, and many stores are holding promotions. However, the two did not come here to buy things. They felt that these had nothing to do with the game, so they didn't pay too much attention. They took a quick glance and went straight to the fourth floor.

Because taking the elevator is prone to accidents, the two avoided the elevator and prepared to take the escalator to the fourth floor.

Compared with the closed elevator, there is still a chance to escape if something happens on the escalator. In addition, while looking for the escalator, they can also roughly scan the mall. Although the two thought that the focus should be on the haunted house on the fourth floor, they still did not miss any place where clues might be hidden, and kept the scenes they saw along the way firmly in mind.

Soon, the two reached the fourth floor.

After walking a few steps, they saw a store with a striking "Secret Room Haunted House" sign hanging on it.

Seeing this haunted house, the two did not rush to go in.

They first confirmed that this was really the fourth floor, and then walked around this floor completely to confirm that there was indeed only one haunted house on this floor.

A sticky couple stood in front of the haunted house. The man said to the woman beside him: "Honey, let's go inside. The haunted house is fun."

"Go away. I don't play in haunted houses. I'm timid and I'm most afraid of ghosts."

"Let's try it once. I heard that this haunted house is not scary at all. People like you won't be afraid to go in."

"No, I won't go if I don't want to. You are definitely not afraid to play. I will have nightmares at night if I go in." The woman rolled her eyes at the man and seemed to be very self-aware of her courage: "Let's go, let's go somewhere else. You agreed to go shopping with me, so of course I will do whatever I like."

The man smiled bitterly and was dragged away by the woman who rolled her eyes. He looked very helpless.

Looking at the man being dragged away, Su Yize's eyes flashed with envy. What a good girlfriend, this man must not know that he escaped.

According to his experience in the first two games, NPCs like those who are keen on committing suicide are the best cannon fodder for players.

He looked at the couple enviously, feeling a little uneasy. If the couple avoided the minefield, would there be other NPCs to take over?

Is there no NPC in this game who dares to test poison, and the players have to do everything themselves?

Bai Yan looked at the couple going away, and had the same idea in his mind. Seeing that only ten minutes had passed, he felt that there was no need to rush.

The two stood outside the haunted house waiting for a destined person, but before they could wait, the owner of the haunted house came out.

"Hello, both of you, are you interested in the haunted house?" The owner rubbed his hands excitedly and said, "I tell you, my haunted house is super fun, and the price is affordable, you will definitely not lose money if you come in."

They were a little unwilling to not wait for the NPC who could be used to step on the minefield.

However, as long as you don't buy a ticket, the countdown will not start, so Bai Yan asked: "What is the most economical way?"

"Friend, you are right to ask. There is an event in the mall today, and our haunted house is also discounted. My 'Haunted Room' adopts the latest design concept and is a combination of a haunted house and an escape room. Originally, you can experience the escape room alone, or experience it alone The haunted house requires a 35-yuan ticket. Today it’s only 50 yuan. You can experience two projects at once for only 50 yuan. I’m not exaggerating. Our house is the cheapest haunted house in the city. Do you want to come in and give it a try?”

Looking at the boss's eager eyes, the two of them didn't want to go in.

Others don't know, but they know that there is really a ghost in this haunted house.

However, the game required them to go in. The two began to touch their pockets and rummaged through their pockets. Each of them found a hundred-dollar bill with a unique pattern printed on it, which seemed to be the currency of this world.

"Bai Yan, let's buy two tickets and try?"

Su Yize winked at Bai Yan, and Bai Yan said to the boss, "Let's discuss it, and then I'll find you after we've discussed it."

"Okay, I've been waiting in the store. My haunted house is so exciting. I guarantee you'll want to play it again."

The boss entered the shop with a smile. The door of the haunted house was opened quite small. Through the narrow door, Bai Yan could see a figure dangling in the air inside.

Bai Yan guessed what the figure inside was. This was a common trick in many haunted houses.

Seeing that another five minutes had passed, Su Yize asked Bai Yan: "There are three types of tickets for the haunted house. Should we only play in the haunted house, or should we also play in the escape room?"

Bai Yan's words touched Su Yize's heart, and the two of them agreed to wait outside the door for another five minutes. If no one came within five minutes, they would go in and buy tickets to the haunted house.

Huangtian paid off, and when the five minutes were about to expire, the haunted house finally attracted two more customers.

"Wenwen, I have never been to a haunted house since I was a child. There happens to be one here. If you are free today, would you like to go in and play with me?" A girl with short hair said weakly.

"Wait a minute, let me see the comments..." Wang Ziwen turned on her phone and searched for this haunted house online. After a while, she raised her phone and frowned: "Better say goodbye, Xiaojing. Everyone on the Internet said this haunted house is a trap. Man, there's nothing fun about it. Moreover, the props in this place are fake and the actors' attitudes are very perfunctory. Except for the sound effects in the haunted house, which can deafen people's ears, it's not scary at all. If you want to play a haunted house, let's go to the one in xx. That restaurant has a good reputation and is said to be very interesting.”

"Wouldn't it be better if it's not scary? In fact, I'm not very brave and can't play anything too scary." Xu Xiaojing took Wang Ziwen's hand and said coquettishly: "Let's go together. Not only have I never played in a haunted house, nor have I played in an escape room. However, it sounds like you can play this haunted house for two at a time. You know, I’m scared to play alone, so why don’t you just accompany me and I invite you to play?”

"Okay, I'll go in and take a look to see if it's as bad as the online criticism." Wang Ziwen said with a smile.

So, the girls walked into the haunted house arm in arm. Seeing this, the two men looked at each other and followed them in.

Seeing the four people coming in, the boss smiled from ear to ear, but before he could say anything about selling tickets, Xu Xiaojing shouted, startling everyone.

"Ghost! There is a ghost here!"

She pointed at the female ghost hanging from the beam, trembling with fear.

Bai Yan looked up and saw that the girl was pointing at the shadow he had seen before. The haunted house hangs the puppets on the beams, facing the door, taking advantage of people's unpreparedness to scare every guest who enters.

When they entered the door, everyone saw the hanging man on the beam, but everyone was just shocked, and no one had such a big reaction like Xu Xiaojing.

"Hey, I made a mistake before. This haunted house is not bad." Wang Ziwen patted her best friend on the back to tell her not to be so scared: "Boss, I didn't see this female ghost in the photos of the store. The props are made of It’s quite exquisite. Is she newly hung?”

Wang Ziwen raised her head and looked at the female ghost, and found that it was not her best friend's fault for making such a fuss. This female ghost looked extremely oozing, her face was blue and white, and red and black blood came out of her eyes and mouth.

The female ghost's eyes are very cold. It seems that no matter where you stand, you can see her staring at you viciously. No matter where you run, you can't escape her sight.

"Beautiful women are very discerning. I paid a lot of money to hire someone to make this female ghost." The young boss said cheerfully: "My escape room and haunted house cost a total of fifty. How about a package deal?"