Chapter 339
Chapter 339
Being struck by lightning inevitably hurt.
Fortunately, he was still alive.
After taking some time to recover, Qin Nan finally returned to normal.
He stepped forward to help.
His mind was full of things he wanted to say, but none of them related to the variety show. Anything involving the Realm of Death was forbidden, and saying it could get him struck by lightning. He could not use coded phrases, either. His assigned persona was taciturn, and talking too much would cost him Popularity.
Qin Nan fell silent.
It was infuriating.
His Points were not even that high. Why were they targeting him?
Of course, Qin Nan did not know that Yang Zhen, whose Points were very high, had drawn the role of a sweet, naive, and innocent scriptwriter, while Lu Jing had drawn the role of a director with girlish sensibilities.
Although Qin Nan could not explain it, Jian Fan and Mu Xin had already understood what his recent experience meant.
They could not mention anything related to the Realm of Death.
Otherwise, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Until they understood the situation, neither of them would step on that land mine again.
For now, all they could do was follow the Script and properly finish this so-called variety show.
The three of them had different thoughts, but their hands never stopped moving.
Mu Xin successfully found an elevator key card inside a drawer.
“I think I found it.” Mu Xin picked up the elevator key card, visibly pleased, then asked, “Should we leave now, or should we find the others first?”
Truthfully, none of the three wanted to waste time searching for unnecessary NPCs.
However, they were currently filming a variety show. Even though Jian Fan did not watch such shows, he knew that abandoning their teammates would draw the audience’s dislike and would very likely cost them Popularity.
In any case, neither option was particularly good.
Keeping his taciturn persona firmly in mind, Qin Nan said casually, “Either is fine.”
Mu Xin looked at Jian Fan.
Jian Fan fell silent.
Jian Fan did not want to make this decision.
After thinking for a moment, he said, “We don’t know where they went. If we run around blindly, we might get ourselves into trouble too.”
Mu Xin nodded. “Then should we just leave?”
Jian Fan nodded. “Let’s go downstairs and see what things are like there. We can come back for them afterward.”
Mu Xin had no objections.
The three of them began walking toward the elevator.
The elevator had not moved and was still on their floor. Once they pressed the down button, its doors naturally opened.
The moment the elevator opened–
“Ah!” Mu Xin happened to glance inside and immediately burst into a scream. She ducked behind Qin Nan and clutched his sleeve tightly.
Qin Nan stared at the scene before him and silently swallowed.
The elevator, which had been completely empty before, was now packed with ghosts.
How could they be certain the figures were ghosts?
Some were pressed directly against the elevator walls, blood still streaming down their bodies. Others had dismembered themselves entirely to make more room. There was one who had been hanged, its long tongue lolling out, and another who had been stabbed to death, the knife still lodged in its chest.
The sight was truly something to behold.
At that moment, they sensed people outside the elevator and all turned to look.
The ghosts’ appearances made Qin Nan suck in a sharp breath.
One ghost had no head. It held its head in its hands, long hair streaming down. Its back had originally faced Qin Nan and the other two, but now the ghost rotated its hands, turning the head around as well. A bluish-white face bleeding from all seven orifices instantly filled their vision.
“Come on. Join us.”
The head spoke the line from the original Script.
Qin Nan had only one word for this.
Fuck!
What in the world was going on with this Script?
At first, they had assumed it was all fake and spent so long on edge, only for nothing to happen. Now, the moment they thought the elevator was safe, it delivered a surprise of this magnitude.
Qin Nan truly was…
He was furious, yet helpless.
He had heard another notification announcing an increase in Popularity.
This elevator scene alone had increased their Popularity by roughly 200,000. Of course, most of it still went to Lu Jing, but the reactions of Jian Fan and the other two had also been entertaining, so each of them gained some Popularity as well.
Gaining Popularity should have made Qin Nan happy, but faced with this scene, he truly could not summon any joy.
During the filming of an actual variety show, the ghosts would certainly be fake. The problem was that they were in the Realm of Death. Qin Nan had good reason to suspect that every ghost here was real.
He began to regret choosing Escape Room with Jian Fan. Wouldn’t the slow-paced variety show have been nice? Wouldn’t dating have been nice? Wouldn’t looking after a child have been nice?!
If anyone asked, he regretted everything.
Countless thoughts raced through Qin Nan’s mind, though in reality, only a few dozen seconds had passed.
The ghosts were remarkably hospitable. They squeezed further inward, forcibly clearing a little space, and called out, “Come on. Aren’t you getting in? This is the last elevator.”
Neither Mu Xin nor Qin Nan wanted to enter.
Get up close and personal with ghosts?
Spare them.
But the ghosts had said this was the last elevator. In other words, if they did not take it now, there was a good chance they would have no way to leave this floor.
Despite their fear, the three of them made a swift decision.
Suppressing their revulsion and terror, they squeezed into the elevator packed with ghosts.
Jian Fan and Qin Nan were gentlemanly enough to shield Mu Xin between them, one on either side. Even so, there were still ghosts behind her, and Mu Xin remained extremely cautious.
At that moment, a thought occurred to Qin Nan.
He wondered what roles Lu Jing and Qin Weiyi had drawn. Whatever they were, the two were not cast members and did not have to endure any of this. It was truly enviable.
And him?
He could only stand inside an elevator full of ghosts.
After the three of them entered, the ghosts began staring at them incessantly. Some even reached out to touch the three, and those were the better-behaved ones. Others used their tongues.
Perhaps the ghosts cared about looks as well, because most of them targeted Jian Fan.
Just as the hanged ghost’s tongue was about to lick Jian Fan’s face, Jian Fan suddenly crouched down, buried his face against his knees, and cried, “I’m scared.”
Qin Nan was dumbfounded.
Mu Xin was equally dumbfounded.
Never in their wildest dreams had they imagined Jian Fan could be like this.
However, Jian Fan’s sudden crouch naturally left the tongue licking empty air.
Jian Fan now had his face completely hidden, leaving only his clothed body exposed. His appeal to the ghosts plummeted instantly, so they began turning their attention to Qin Nan instead.
The male ghosts went after Mu Xin, while the female ghosts went after Qin Nan.
The elevator should have been fast, but here, it seemed to have been set to slow motion. Even after all this time, it had yet to reach the first floor.
As the ghosts’ assorted body parts drew closer, Qin Nan, who had no better idea, chose to learn from Jian Fan.
He crouched down as well and buried his face against his knees.
Of course, because his persona was taciturn, he did not make a sound.
And Mu Xin?
Mu Xin followed suit, though she did not forget to let out a few coy little whimpers.
They could not break character. Popularity mattered most.