Chapter 61 Carnival (3) “This is your best chance…
After stealing the person in front of the conscious body, Fei took the doll back to the circus's actor's lounge. Fortunately, Shi Yu and the others were currently unable to speak, so he didn't need to make too many explanations.
The system was nearly terrified by Fei's manipulation: [Aren't you walking into a trap by leaving them here? Although the pursuers aren't here yet, if they come over later, won't we be doomed?]
"Isn't it said that the most dangerous place is the safest place? I think that makes a lot of sense." Fei loosened his grip, and the stuffed animal in his palm fell onto the dressing table. "Besides, most pursuers wouldn't enter this lounge."
Fei added with interest, "This is the private lounge of the most distinguished person in charge of the carnival, the actor with the most volatile temper. No one would dare to enter here unless they wanted to be beheaded."
System: […What if the clown comes back? ]
Fei: "It doesn't affect me. I still need to discuss something with him. If we stop him outside, Shi Yu and the others won't be discovered."
"You guys hide here first." Fei carried the doll and moved them to another place. He pulled a blanket over them. "Don't worry, this place is safe."
"Get some sleep. Everything will be back to normal when the sun comes up. You need to leave quickly. Don't forget the daily activities and evening performances mentioned in the rules."
Before leaving, Fei gave them a few special reminders to prevent the three from falling asleep and being caught by the returning boss. That would be a really exciting plot.
The last time he saw the clown was in an indoor entertainment venue. Another pursuer stood beside him, seemingly whispering something. Torn cotton was piled in a chaotic and disorderly manner at his feet, as if flesh and blood were being torn apart alive.
The neon lights of the arcade are full of an illusory sense of technology, and the screens of the game monitors flash with mottled colors, stimulating the visual senses and making people immersed in enjoyment, without having to pay attention to more survival factors.
The stopped claw machine fell to the ground, the glass cover was opened, and the lively sound effects of electronic games filled the room. Fei walked around the collapsed machine.
"Hey, isn't this our carnival's star? Long time no see." Seeing Fei approaching, another pursuer opened his arms in a welcoming gesture. "Last night's performance was quite wonderful, and the audience loved it."
He seemed to want to say something, but Fei had already ignored him mercilessly.
The pursuer: “…”
"Are you dissatisfied with the stage lighting?" The lighting engineer in charge of on-site lighting operation and debugging turned around and continued to follow him. "This happened so suddenly. This is the best design solution I can come up with."
Fei stopped and turned around. Instead of answering the lighting engineer's question, he gestured for him to leave. "I'm very satisfied, but I need some personal time now. You can go find another doll."
After receiving the response, the lighting technician didn't care about Fei's perfunctory words. He smiled again and left.
Fei then turned his gaze back to the clown standing there. He got straight to the point: "You have a way to return to the world of Kwaidan without the help of the Master System, right?"
Fei's question was clearly purposeful. The person on the other side remained noncommittal. He could guess what he was trying to do, so he said, "It's pretty much what you thought, but I don't need to leave. It's better to cover up the reality, isn't it?"
"I'd love to see that happen. Unless you have compelling reasons to convince me, why would I pass up a great opportunity to expand my territory?"
After a brief silence, Fei sighed, "I didn't want to use that reason originally, but it seems I have to play the emotional card now, so I can only say this."
"Don't forget, I flew thousands of miles to a certain country just to help you find blueberries." Fei looked at him calmly and calmly threw out his chips. "I even specially negotiated with the main system to send it in when it was only breathing its last breath."
If he hadn't done that, Blueberry would be gone long ago.
The most amazing thing is that Blueberry has hardly been assimilated into the world of ghost stories. Apart from its increased appetite and its love for eating monsters, it is no different from an ordinary cat. You don't have to think too much to know what Fei did.
It's hard not to suspect that he was just using this chip for today.
"...I can help you, and we'll be even now. But if you expect me to be lenient towards those foreign tourists, forget it." The clown's tone turned cold, and the gray cotton at his feet disappeared at some point.
If a tourist dies while shrunken inside the doll's body, he or she will transform into a monster of rotting flesh and blood at night, wandering around the endless carnival, tirelessly hunting down the survivors.
"Then I won't bother you with your concern." Fei replied slowly. He wasn't used to calling the event organizer by the name given to the consciousness by the amusement park, so he just went with the simple and direct address. "Boss, do you think I can't protect them?"
Without replying, the man just glanced at him and quickly turned and left.
The pursuers are not completely safe either. In order to make the game more exciting, pursuers who capture too few dolls will also become dolls later. Although Fei is also a pursuer, he does not have to worry about this.
Fei walked out of the building where the arcade was located. The lights outside that illuminated the road were extremely dim, and it was so empty that there was no extra people to be found. The sound of the amusement facilities echoed in his ears, and he stood at the door of the maze project.
During the carnival, all projects are open all day, including midnight, and there are no other tourists during this period, so Fei, who enjoys the free private treatment, walked in.
The mirror reflected a tall male figure. He stared at the reflection. The person in it had black hair and eyes, and was also looking back at him with cold eyes.
It was Bo Bei’s face.
This is not a normal amusement park after all, and the facilities do not exist to please tourists. The mirrors here reflect the most real side, and at the same time they will find ways to pull tourists into the mirror and trap them.
The "Bai Bei" in the glass wall stretched out its hand, and that hand touched Fei's arm, as if it was going to pull him into the mirror world in the next second. He took advantage of the situation and grabbed its wrist with his backhand, dragging the monster out of the mirror on which it depended for survival.
The mirror body was covered with countless cracks the moment it was pulled away, and broken fragments stuck to the back of the waist and abdomen. It overturned violently, and the sudden loud noise almost cut the eardrum. Fei just lowered his eyelids.
"It seems you still remember me and haven't given up yet." Fei knew that these monsters would recover no matter how serious the injuries they suffered, and they would also retain their memories. "You can feel pain, right?"
He stared at the monster, reduced to a desiccated corpse. The few remaining fragments reflected oppressive dark pupils. The situation had completely reversed in the blink of an eye. "I have only one request: Don't reveal my true appearance."
The mirror monster rarely felt fear. It did not have the human language system and could only babble and shout randomly, telling Fei that there was no problem and it would do as it was told.
Fei let go of his hand, and the monster took the opportunity to hide back in the mirror, wishing he would never come out again. He turned his head and looked directly at a glass wall not far away. "You've been eavesdropping for so long, why don't you show yourself?"
Not long after the words fell, the pursuer hiding behind the mirror came out. It was the lighting engineer he had met in the video game arcade before. Fei looked at him, with a piece of irregularly shaped glass pinched between his fingers, and the edges were extremely sharp.
Fei casually asked, "Did you see everything?"
"I saw a little bit." The lighting engineer still looked unaware of the danger. He approached Fei and said, "It's normal. Most players probably don't want to use their original appearance, but there's no need to let it cover you up."
"Is it because of those foreign tourists? You don't seem to want to be seen by them."
The tip of the glass suddenly pressed against his throat, but he unconsciously took another step forward. Blood oozed from the open wound. The lighting technician's smile even brighter. "I can help you take care of them, how about that?"
Fei refused without hesitation: "No need, stay away from them."
The lighting engineer's smile froze after receiving the unexpected answer. He put away his slightly strange expression and fixed his eyes on Fei. He suddenly said, "It's strange. I thought you would do something during this time."
"The integration of the worlds has deepened, but you can't remain indifferent. Furthermore, the main system has returned ahead of schedule, so it should have taken some time."
"The carnival is the most obvious dividing point in the progress of the fusion of the two worlds." The lighting engineer twitched his lips. He knew Fei well enough to not allow his guesses to deviate even a little. "You have a solution, right? This is your best chance."
The lighting engineer's words were confusing, with no connection between cause and effect. It was as if he was just repeating his own jumping thoughts. At the same time, he knew clearly that Fei understood: "What are you going to do? Go back with us?"
He did guess a lot right.
"How can you be sure I can do it?" Fei felt a little puzzled. He put down the glass fragments in his hand. "Humans can't survive in the world of Kaidan. Besides, the Kaidan game is closed. Do you think I will die?"
The lighting engineer's tone was firm and stubborn: "Only you can do this, Fei, you are different."
"You can't die, just like in the ghost story game, you can't lose. I, or rather, we, have been waiting for you." The lighting technician took a step forward, his eyes filled with unusual enthusiasm.
"I hope you can rewrite this boring story, whether it's ending the amusement park celebrations or simply making the other world disappear entirely. Blindly chasing is too boring. Gambling with all the remaining time is more interesting."
The lighting engineer had probably guessed that Fei also belonged to the world of strange stories, and he also knew that he had chosen to side with the other side for some reason, but he didn't care. "Once the fusion begins, it can't be stopped unless it is delayed. Perhaps this is your purpose?"
He tilted his head. "Don't you need my help? You don't seem entirely sure of your true identity, after all."
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