Chapter 184
Chapter 184
The moment Cai Quan stepped into the passage, a flash of blood-red flickered through the gloom.
Huh?
There was an NPC waiting right at the entrance?
And they were dressed in red?
Cai Quan hesitated for a moment, then continued forward.
He had gone less than five meters when he reached the first corner.
Following the usual routine, there should be an NPC waiting around here, right?
At the very least, someone should explain the story to me.
Remaining vigilant, Cai Quan rounded the corner.
A figure in red stood motionless ahead.
Under the dim lighting, that splash of red was as vivid as fresh blood.
Still, Cai Quan had worked as an NPC actor for years. He put on a professional smile and walked over.
“Hello!”
Hearing his voice, the blood-red figure slowly turned its head. Its face was so pale it had a bluish tinge.
Cai Quan faltered. “Is that mortuary makeup?”
That kind of makeup was mostly seen in a Haunted House, and even then, few people were willing to use it because it was considered unlucky.
However, in the right setting, mortuary makeup could inspire far more terror than any mask.
Having figured out the trick, Cai Quan strode forward without hesitation.
“We’re in the same line of work. Come to think of it, I don’t remember seeing you during yesterday’s tour!”
As he spoke, he reached out to clap the red figure on the shoulder.
“Why aren’t you saying any-any-anything?!”
His hand passed straight through its body.
A bone-chilling cold shot from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.
At last, the figure in red began to change.
Blood streamed from its eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. It was as if time had suddenly accelerated across its body, causing gashes deep enough to expose bone to split open one after another.
Cai Quan’s mind went blank for a full second. Although his body had frozen stiff, instinct still drove him to make the correct choice.
Run!
That thing wasn’t human!
His legs pumped furiously as he tore down the passage.
He raced around two consecutive corners and only stopped once the figure had vanished from sight.
Seeing that his surroundings appeared safe for the moment, Cai Quan dropped to the floor and gasped for breath.
What the hell was that?
As he recalled what had happened mere seconds ago, an icy chill spread through his entire body.
There couldn’t really be a ghost in here… could there?
Cai Quan swallowed hard, rose to his feet, and continued forward.
He no longer had any thoughts of finding faults with the attraction. The only thing he needed to worry about now was how to get out!
He pressed on despite his rubbery legs, but soon came to a stop.
There was no path ahead of him at all-only a wall blocking his way.
Cai Quan frowned. He had run so quickly that he hadn’t noticed whether there were any branching paths or hidden mechanisms along the way.
Since this was a dead end, that meant he had no choice but to turn back!
Cai Quan’s face instantly went pale at the thought.
Go back?
The mere thought of that red figure made his legs weaken again.
But if he wanted to get out, he had to find the mechanism. Cai Quan cautiously retraced his steps.
Watching through the surveillance feed, Zhang Bei scratched his head. Was this guy really that stubborn?
Couldn’t he just look up?
The clue was right above his head!
Unfortunately, Cai “Persistent” Quan had never imagined that visitors would be expected to search for clues in such a dark environment.
He certainly hadn’t imagined that someone would hide a clue on the ceiling.
Cai Quan made two full circuits of the area without finding the slightest trace of a mechanism.
He stood in front of the stone wall, racking his brain for a way to clear the challenge.
There’s no way the Maze was designed to be impossible. There must be something I haven’t noticed.
Zhang Bei checked the time and finally sighed.
It’s over!
This guy has spent five whole minutes in the same area without leaving.
He’s triggered the hidden rule!
While Cai Quan was still deep in thought, a foul stench suddenly drifted toward him from behind.
Puzzled, Cai Quan turned around.
A corpse with rotting flesh all over its body was crawling toward him, ravenous for his flesh and blood.
NPC makeup?
No!
Cai Quan’s years of experience told him that makeup could never achieve an effect like this!
At the same time, a spider had appeared on the wall beside him without his noticing.
It was half the size of a person, and its back was covered in fleshy growths.
More precisely, they were human heads piled atop one another.
“Why didn’t you wait for me?”
A hollow voice sounded beside his ear.
Cai Quan stiffly turned his neck to look.
What entered his view was a breathtakingly beautiful face, but all the skin below its neck was gone.
The sheer visual impact sent warmth spreading through his crotch. His eyes rolled back, and he toppled rigidly to the floor.
Throughout the passage, countless ghosts and monsters silently retreated before they even had a chance to appear.
The doctor emerged from the Employee Passage, pushing a cart.
He looked at the unconscious figure on the floor, his expression complicated.
Their boss was no longer satisfied with tormenting his own employees. Now he had started going after other people’s!
That was a good thing, since it meant they might suffer less in the future.
But these people were still their industry peers. If word got out, wouldn’t their boss get beaten to death by everyone else in the business?
The doctor placed a heart pill in Cai Quan’s mouth, sighed, and pushed his cart toward the Morgue.
Their boss was absurdly strong. He should be fine… right?
Cai Quan did not wake up until fifteen minutes later.
Looking around, he saw the employees of Future Amusement Park lying in a neat row.
Luo Yi stood nearby, his face frighteningly dark.
“M-Manager?”
Hearing his voice, Luo Yi’s expression finally eased a little.
“We’ve lost. Get ready to head back in a while.”
Cai Quan looked at Luo Yi’s expression and gritted his teeth.
“I want to try again!”
“Forget it. That Underground Maze was never designed to let anyone clear it!”
“We can try something else. Don’t they have a water park?”
Seeing Luo Yi still hesitate, Cai Quan forced himself upright.
“We’ve already lost badly enough. We should at least salvage some dignity.”
That finally dispelled Luo Yi’s hesitation.
“Fine. Change your pants, then we’ll go to the water park!”
Cai Quan froze.
Change his pants?
Why did he need to change his pants?
Did he mean into swim trunks?
His thoughts came to an abrupt halt when he looked down at his pants.
His originally pale face instantly flushed bright red.
There was no time to waste. Cai Quan hurriedly tried to stand. There were spare clothes on the bus outside.
Unfortunately, his weak legs had no intention of letting him leave.
The instant he stood up, he dropped straight to his knees.
Already utterly humiliated, Cai Quan simply gave up and sprawled facedown on the floor, burying his face against the ground.
Excuse me, is there a house for sale on Mars?
I’ll pay in full!
Qingqing, who was in the middle of a livestream, suddenly sneezed. She couldn’t help recalling her own mortifying experience at the Amusement Park.
“No! I’m telling you guys, no matter what you say, I’m not going on it!”
Ten minutes later, the freshly cleaned-up group from Future Amusement Park entered the water park.
Cai Quan took a deep breath and stepped onto the elevator.
I’m only going down a waterslide. There shouldn’t be any ghosts here, right?
This slide is seriously high, though. I bet it’ll be really fast.
His thoughts wandered as the elevator carried him upward. When he saw children shrieking as they shot down the slide one after another, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness. If children could ride it, it couldn’t be that scary.
When he reached the very top, he found that the line here was less than half as long as the one below.