Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Brother Chao strode quickly into the passage, adjusting his glasses as he turned to look at the cameraman.

“It’s so dark. Can you get a clear shot?”

The cameraman, who also wore glasses, gave the camera a slight shake.

“I can. As long as there’s some light, it’ll work.”

Brother Chao nodded and walked forward with a swagger.

It was just a maze; at most, he’d get stuck. How difficult could it really be?

Suddenly, the cameraman’s voice rang out: “Ch-Ch-Brother Chao.”

Hearing the trembling voice, Brother Chao finally turned his head.

“What’s wrong?”

“A-Above! Your head!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, the cameraman glanced at his precious camera and slowly set it on the ground.

“Aaaaah! Help!”

Almost in the blink of an eye, the cameraman bolted past Brother Chao and sprinted ahead.

That was right-the cameraman, who had followed Brother Chao for two whole years, finally abandoned his duties at this moment.

The camera was important, but his life was more important. As for Brother Chao?

He was on his own!

Stunned by the scene, Brother Chao looked up in confusion.

That one look felt like destiny.

In that one look, Brother Chao experienced a sensation like never before.

In that one look, countless fragments flashed through his mind.

A corpse hanging from a hook, a woman’s face mangled into a bloody mess.

And those lips, which were slowly curling into a smirk.

Brother Chao silently averted his eyes and took a deep breath.

“Holy crap! Help!”

The Director’s face darkened as he watched Brother Chao vanish from the screen.

That cameraman was definitely getting a pay cut!

Zhang Bei smiled and clicked a few times on the computer, and the footage from the Underground Maze immediately appeared.

“You can use my copy of the recording later.”

The Director sighed. “I suppose that’s the only way.”

However, to the Director’s surprise, the footage appearing on the monitor was actually what was being displayed through the glasses.

“Your surveillance system has this feature too?”

Zhang Bei nodded. “It’s just data synchronization. It’s not that difficult.”

The Director knew that the glasses would show different effects; the original plan was to add special effects in post-production.

But looking at it now, with this surveillance footage, they could even save money on the special effects.

The cameraman was physically fit from years of work, and now he was free from the burden of his camera.

In just five minutes, he had already rounded three consecutive corners.

However, the sight before him stopped him in his tracks.

In the shadows of a corner, a humanoid figure was kneeling on the ground.

The cameraman remained silent for a long time before eventually taking a few steps forward.

“H-Hello?”

Hearing the voice behind it, the figure slowly turned its head under the flickering lights.

At that moment, the cameraman suddenly grew calm.

The thing in front of him could no longer be called a human.

Its facial features were completely blurred, and there was a gaping hole in its chest.

Under the dim lighting, the two figures stood facing each other.

Hearing a sound from behind, the cameraman stiffly turned his head.

Brother Chao caught up, panting heavily. “Brother Yang, you… you ran too fast!”

When the cameraman saw Brother Chao, a smile suddenly broke across his calm face, and then he promptly fainted.

Brother Chao rushed to support Brother Yang, his gaze shifting toward what lay ahead.

In that instant, the massive shock caused Brother Chao’s nerves to stop functioning entirely.

In his line of sight, inside the bleeding hole in the figure’s chest, sat a palm-sized Skill Card.

Brother Chao’s face went stiff. “So it was here all along!”

As the words left his mouth, his whole body went limp, and he collapsed onto the floor.
The doctor emerged from a corner, pushing a small cart.

He looked at the two men piled on top of each other on the ground, his expression filled with worry.

He wasn’t sure if the Amusement Park could even continue operating after this episode aired.

While this job was a bit tiring and required a lot of worrying, it was much more relaxing than working in an operating room. He didn’t have to deal with doctor-patient relations or witness countless life-and-death situations.

After checking their condition, he pushed his cart out through the Employee Passage.

Sitting in the Monitoring Room, Zhang Bei remained silent. *That’s it?*

They hadn’t even covered a third of the distance!

*And there were two of you!*

The Director, standing to the side, twitched his lips as he watched the screen.

“Boss, not all the paths are like this, right?”

Zhang Bei shook his head. “Passage Eighty-Five is among the most difficult ones.”

The Director finally breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good then.”

Progress in the Underground Maze was otherwise going quite smoothly.

After enduring a morning of torment, the Running Group’s threshold for suffering had steadily increased. At the very least, Chen Chichi managed to successfully obtain a Skill Card before passing out.

According to the final tally, everyone except Brother Chao and Xiao Lu had secured a different Skill Card.

With that, the Running Group’s tasks at the Amusement Park were officially complete.

Everyone had gained a unique experience, though the one who felt it most deeply was Brother Chao. In the eight hours since arriving at the Amusement Park, he had either been unconscious or on his way to becoming unconscious.

The Director looked at the group gathered together, a smile playing on his face.

“Congratulations to everyone for completing today’s tasks. Please share your thoughts and your evaluation of the Amusement Park.”

This segment was a change the Director had made specifically to thank Zhang Bei. With evaluations from these celebrities, the Amusement Park would definitely see a massive influx of tourists once the show aired.

I scratch your back, you scratch mine-this was the principle that Director Shi had always lived by.

Brother Chao rolled his eyes. “My thought is that if the Program Team keeps this up, I’m quitting!”

The others nearby nodded in deep agreement.

What had they even gone through since the recording started? First, it was the agonizing acupressure mats, then the high-platform diving, and now it had escalated to psychological torture!

However, Brother Chao’s next words were quite sincere. “If I must give an evaluation, I can only say that once you’ve played here, you definitely won’t regret it.”

The camera turned to Big Black Bull. “My feeling is that I want to change directors. As for my evaluation, well, I’ll definitely come back in the future to play properly for real.”

Everyone expressed that they would definitely come back for another experience in the future.

Chen Chichi was scheduled for the final slot; after all, as a self-proclaimed ‘genius,’ his performance today had been truly striking.

“My feelings are as stated above. Aside from my grievances with the Program Team, today’s experience was actually quite good.”

At this point, Chen Chichi glanced at the amusement park behind him.

“As a comedian, I carry a lot of pressure, but after today’s experience, my whole body feels much more relaxed.”

Director Shi led the applause and tapped his megaphone.

“Hard work, everyone! Next, let us enter the surprise segment!”

As soon as the words left his mouth, numerous Black-Clad Men rushed forward from behind. They forcibly strapped several people into the Destiny Ejection Chair.

The Director looked at them with a smirk. “The last three people to pass out will receive a luxury dinner!”

Hearing this, Chen Chichi immediately began to wail.

“Let me go! I don’t want the dinner!”

But his protests did nothing to stop the machine. With a low roar, the Ejection Chair instantly shot up into the sky.