Hell App - Chapter 37
After solving one of the factors that affected his ability to pass the level, Bai Yan spent a pleasant weekend.
At noon on Monday, after Bai Yan made preparations, he opened the app on time. While the sun was shining brightly outside, he clicked on the icon for the fourth level, hoping to be matched with a reliable teammate in this game.
[Matching successful]
[Number of players: 2 people]
[Game Difficulty: Normal]
[Level description: This round of the game is “Haunted House Escape”. Enter the haunted house on the 4th floor of the mall to purchase tickets, and successfully exit the haunted house to pass the game. The duration of this round of the game is 1 hour and 30 minutes, and the countdown starts from the time you get the ticket. 】
[Background introduction: You are a young man who pursues excitement. Today, you and your friend Su Yize met in the mall, ready to challenge the haunted house here. As an experienced haunted house player, you hope that this haunted house can give you the long-awaited scare. 】
【game rules:】
[1. In this round of the game, players must enter from the entrance of the haunted house and exit from the exit of the haunted house, otherwise they must bear the consequences. 】
[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 after purchasing the ticket, the game will be deemed to have failed. 】
[3. After exiting the haunted house, click the ‘Return’ button on your phone to leave the game. 】
After reading the game information, Bai Yan raised his head and began to look at his surroundings.
Now, he is standing in front of a modern shopping mall. People are coming and going around the mall, and everything is full of people’s laughter.
While Bai Yan was looking around, a little fat man led by his mother passed by him. The little fat man held a balloon in his hand, his face was red, and he let out carefree laughter from time to time.
“This mall looks normal. Can a place like this be haunted?”
Bai Yan murmured in his heart. He quickly glanced around and found a young man holding a mobile phone and poking his head 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?”
“Well, I’m Su Yize, and you’re Bai Yan?”
“That’s right, it seems that the two of us are teammates in this round.”
Su Yize is a man with glasses. He is about the same height as Bai Yan.
After a brief exchange of greetings and confirming that both of them were players in 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 of them entered the mall gate one by one.
The gate of the mall is a revolving door. After entering the gate, what comes into view is the interior of the mall decorated in red and yellow.
The shopping mall seems to be holding an event today, and many stores are holding promotions. However, the two of them didn’t come here to buy anything. They thought it 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 a closed elevator, there is still a chance to escape if something happens on the escalator. In addition, when looking for the escalator, they can take a quick look around the mall. Although the two felt 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 an eye-catching “Haunted Room” sign.
Seeing this haunted house, the two of them were not busy going in.
They first confirmed that this was really the fourth floor, and then walked around the entire floor 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 next to him: “Honey, let’s go inside and have a look. The haunted house is very fun.”
“Go away, I don’t want to play in a haunted house. I’m a coward. I’m most afraid of ghosts and stuff.”
“Let’s try it once. I heard that this haunted house is not scary at all, and people like you won’t be scared if you go in.”
“No, I won’t go if I don’t go. I’m sure you’re not afraid of playing. I’ll 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 own courage: “Let’s go, let’s go shopping elsewhere. Okay, go shopping with me, of course you can do whatever makes me happy.”
The man smiled bitterly and was dragged away by the woman who rolled her eyes, looking very helpless.
Looking at the man being pulled away, a trace of envy flashed in Su Yize’s eyes. What a wonderful girlfriend, this man must have no idea he got away with it.
According to his experience in the first two games, NPCs like those who are keen on seeking death are the best cannon fodder for players.
He watched the couple go away with envy, but he was still a little uneasy. The couple had avoided the minefield, so would there be other NPCs on top of it?
Is there no NPC in this game who dares to test poison, and does everything have to be done by the players themselves?
Bai Yan looked at the couple leaving and had the same thought in his heart. Seeing that only ten minutes had passed, he felt that there was no need to be in such a hurry.
The two of them stood outside the door of the haunted house, waiting for a destined person, but before the destined person could wait, the owner of the haunted house came out.
“Hello, you two, are you interested in the haunted house?” The boss rubbed his hands excitedly and said, “Let me tell you, my haunted house is super fun and affordable. You will definitely not lose money if you come in.”
Both of them were a little unwilling to wait for the NPC who could be used to fight the thunder.
However, as long as you don’t buy a ticket, the countdown will not start, so Bai Yan asked: “What’s 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. It 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?”