Chapter 76, The Mysterious Bamboo Forest
"Okay, come with me, I'll wash it for you."
The photographer seemed to be getting a commission, and his dissatisfaction had largely dissipated. He happily led Li Hanmo and Fu Yuchen to the office to look at the photos.
Seeing the photographer's normal behavior, Li Hanmo couldn't discern anything, so he could only signal to Fu Yuchen with his eyes to pay attention to this person.
Having cleared the dungeon so many times, Fu Yucheng was no naive fool who believed everything others said. He nodded to indicate that he understood and watched the photographer's every move without making a sound.
"Okay, this is it. Come with me. If you want that one, I'll wash it for you. Think about it quickly, the shop is about to close."
In the eerie atmosphere between the three, the photographer led Li Hanmo and Zhong Linlin to his office and found various photos that Zhong Bingxuan and Zhong Linlin had taken before on his computer.
Li Hanmo was unaware of the circumstances under which Ah Xuan was attacked. Seeing that the photographer was in a hurry to leave and kept glancing at his watch, he asked the photographer to develop all the photos that Ah Xuan had taken that morning.
"You're so generous! Meeting such a big customer like you after get off work has made my whole day wonderful. Since you're so generous, I'll give you an 88% discount."
When the photographer heard Li Hanmo's suggestion that he wanted everything, he was so happy that he lowered the price himself without Li Hanmo even having to bargain. He quickly developed all the photos that Zhong Bingxuan and Zhong Linlin had taken that morning and handed them to Li Hanmo, looking at him expectantly.
Feeling embarrassed by the other person's gaze, Li Hanmo took out his black card and went to the counter to settle the bill.
Since the staff had all been dealt with by Li Hanmo and Fu Yuchen, Li Hanmo was worried that when he went to the counter, there would be no one to pay.
Unfortunately, he was overthinking it; there were clearly more than just those two people working at the wedding dress shop.
After Li Hanmo and Fu Yuchen dealt with the last staff member guarding the gate during the day, the strange side produced more paper staff figures and placed them at the counter, unlike before when there was only one paper figure.
There were only four paper figures at the counter, probably because they were worried about being murdered.
"What a stingy fellow, it's just a little paper doll."
Fu Yuchen couldn't help but mutter to himself as he saw the number of paper figures increase.
Seeing that there were still paper figures, Fu Yucheng was happy and wanted to go forward and get another small paper figure.
This thing is so useful. If we encounter any strange things in the future, we can use it to suppress them.
"Hello, we're here to pay for our wedding photos."
Li Hanmo ignored Fu Yuchen's rant. These veteran players were still naively thinking that the dungeon would allow players to exploit the system. They were simply out of their minds.
Previously, two staff members would work separately, probably to give players a way out of the dungeon. Otherwise, as items used to suppress the Red Wedding Dress and Red Embroidered Shoes, it would be too difficult to obtain. Veteran players might still have ways to get them, but new players would be doomed. This is not in line with the usual style of dungeons.
"Okay, Mr. Mo, will you be paying by card or cash for the total of 100,000 yuan?"
"Wow, that's expensive!"
Fu Yuchen genuinely felt that the price was too high; it was just a few lousy photos, yet it cost so much—a blatant rip-off.
"We have to buy it, even if it's expensive. We need to know where Ah-Xuan and the others went."
"No wonder they can do such a big and successful business. Anyone could do this kind of forced buying and selling."
Li Hanmo paid without changing his expression, while Fu Yuchen stood aside boredly, looking at the developed photos. He happened to see a picture of a fire burning a sofa. The strange thing was that the fire was black, completely different from the usual red fire, which looked extremely eerie.
"Li Hanmo, are you done yet? Come and take a look at this photo."
"Okay, what's going on?"
"Something seems off about this scene."
Fu Yucheng pointed to Liehuo, who had noticed something was off from the start, and also to Zhong Bingxuan and Zhong Linlin in the photo, who had suddenly disappeared.
Just moments ago, the two were standing in front of the sofa, making little hearts with their hands and smiling sweetly. Seeing this harmonious scene almost made Fu Yuchen jealous.
The two main figures in the photo are now gone, leaving only eerily burning black flames. The surrounding flammable sofas have also turned black and white, giving it a somewhat funeral-like feel.
"Was this the photo just now?"
"This is what I printed out. This is the first time I'm looking at it on the computer. It seems like this photo isn't like this."
At least the sofa was still brightly colored, a grayish-blue, and there were no eerie black flames. The person Fu Yuchen cared about most stood in the middle.
"Let's look at the other photos and see if anything strange has happened."
A thoughtful look flashed in Li Hanmo's eyes. He asked Fu Yuchen to look through the other photos to see if this was the only exception, or if the same thing happened in other photos as well.
"Okay, let me take a look."
Fu Yuchen was also worried about Linlin's safety and quickly searched for photos.
While Li Hanmo and Fu Yuchen noticed something amiss with the photos, Zhong Bingxuan and Zhong Linlin remained hopelessly entangled in their own tumultuous relationship.
Having successfully escaped the eerie flames that engulfed the hall, Zhong Bingxuan and Zhong Linlin arrived at a lush, verdant bamboo forest.
If Zhong Bingxuan remembers correctly, Linlin chose this backdrop because she felt it was lush and vibrant, giving people a warm and comfortable feeling, which could effectively dispel the creepy feeling brought on by horror games.
If there are no problems with these photos, it would be good to print them out and take them home as a cherished memory.
Unfortunately, the once vibrant and beautiful bamboo forest suddenly became dilapidated after Zhong Bingxuan and Zhong Linlin entered the bamboo forest backdrop, with a strong stench of decay emanating from it.
Just moments ago, the bamboo forest appeared lush and beautiful, but now it has transformed into a ferocious monster shrouded in black mist. Each bamboo segment displays a different face, its gaping maw roaring at the two who had intruded into its territory.
"Run!"
Seeing the drastic change in the bamboo forest, Zhong Bingxuan knew it was no longer safe to stay there, so she grabbed Zhong Linlin and frantically fled backwards.
But the path they came by has been blocked by a mysterious force, a dead end.
"cousin……"
"Don't be afraid, your cousin will lead you out of here. You just need to keep an eye on your cousin's health bar."
Zhong Bingxuan pulled Zhong Linlin behind her, held darts in both hands, and shot them at the monsters that were constantly waving bamboo branches in front of them, trying to destroy the strange bamboo before they could.
The strange bamboo was cut in half by Zhong Bingxuan's two darts, black liquid oozing from the bamboo's mouth and falling to the ground with a sizzling, corrosive sound.
"Cousin, be careful, it's bamboo sap, it has a corrosive effect."
Zhong Bingxuan also saw the large hole corroded by the sap of the strange bamboo after it was injured. Her pupils contracted sharply, and she protected Linlin even more tightly.
Linlin's small frame couldn't withstand the corrosive power of the strange bamboo.
Her attribute values are high, so she can hold on a little longer. Once Linlin comes into contact with the bamboo liquid, she will probably turn into blood instantly.
Of course, Zhong Bingxuan didn't underestimate the situation. She immediately activated a high-level defensive talisman, attempting to find a weakness in the bamboo forest and break out from there.
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