"Director Zhong, you see, usually when the people who are trying to pass the test reach the third level, we will find an opportunity to separate them, just like in a horror movie, to better create a scary scene!"
Two of these three guests are girls. Girls are usually more timid, so we need to separate the men. There's a door here..."
Director Zhong and the others were watching the monitor. Staff member Xiao Yu was a bit confused and didn't know what was going on. However, the chubby-bellied General Manager Fang was helping to explain.
On the third floor of the haunted house, a group of staff members who had witnessed the terrifying NPCs were extremely excited.
In the past, they were excited when they scared customers, and they felt a sense of satisfaction whenever they saw a customer screaming in fright.
But today they seem to get excited more easily than before.
Perhaps it was because when watching the surveillance footage, they noticed that the young man on the first two floors seemed to be having an easy time.
So everyone was holding their breath, determined to 'win' in this final stage. They didn't care about anything else; their priority was to scare that pretty boy into losing his composure...
At the same time, Xu Lu, along with two young ladies, finally stepped into the third floor area.
As soon as you step inside, you are greeted by a corridor covered with talismans and random patterns.
As before, Xu Lu let Xiao Mei and Xiao Xian walk in front, while he followed behind.
Soon, the two young ladies had stepped over a threshold, but at that moment, a hidden metal door slid down the threshold.
"Director Zhong, look, this is a design we put together at the entrance to separate customers who buy tickets in groups. Once the metal door is closed, it can't be opened without a key."
Those who went in first must move forward, while those who didn't make it behind must find another path, so we can pick them off one by one... Huh!
As soon as the introduction ended, an incredulous expression appeared on Mr. Fang's face.
Director Zhong, who was sitting in front of the monitor, seemed somewhat surprised, but didn't overreact. He simply said:
"Mr. Fang, you seem quite surprised. Is there something special about the man who pried open the door?"
"Director Zhong, you don't know, this door is impossible to pry open. Once it's closed, it's locked by electricity unless we unlock the switch here."
But... but this man actually pried the door open! This is unbelievable; nothing like this has ever happened before!
Mr. Fang wiped away his cold sweat.
Others may not know, but he does: he knows just how difficult it was to pry open that metal door.
After all, so many guests visit the haunted house, and many small groups have been separated by this metal door. Naturally, many people would try to pry open the metal door to reunite with their teammates.
But since this haunted house was built, the metal door has been pried open countless times, but it has never been pried open again, until what just happened...
"Brother Xu, what just happened? You scared us!"
"Yeah, why did the door suddenly close? Luckily you showed up in time, Brother Xu, otherwise we would have screamed again!"
The two girls said timidly.
Xu Lu secretly wiped away a bead of sweat.
He wasn't paying attention and the metal door slammed shut behind him. And the door was really strong; he almost couldn't pry it open.
Of course, there was no need to mention such an embarrassing incident; he simply said calmly:
"It's just a small switch, nothing to worry about. Let's keep going, and we'll be out in a little while!"
"That's right! We're about to clear the level. Xiaoxian was thinking of buying the exorcism token before, but it's not as scary as we imagined. Luckily we didn't buy it; it costs tens of dollars!"
Xiaomei, with a 'I've struck gold' expression, said with a grin.
Xiao Xian quickly shifted the blame, saying:
"I didn't know at the time either. They said it was very scary inside and we had to buy an exorcism token. But we had Brother Xu protecting us, which was much more powerful than any exorcism token!"
"Of course, Brother Xu, let's keep going!"
Xiaomei chimed in agreement.
To the three's surprise, the horror scene on the third floor seemed slightly less terrifying than that on the second floor, and they didn't know why.
...
"They're here! I can hear a lot of footsteps. Looks like I'm lucky; I've run into two pretty young ladies!"
Inside a cabinet on the third floor, an NPC waited with a delighted expression.
As the footsteps drew closer, the NPC, already adept at scaring people, jumped out of the cabinet and lunged at the figure in front of him.
During this process, the NPC was a little puzzled. Wasn't it agreed that the three people would be separated? Why was that pretty boy still with the two young ladies?
"Ah... there's a ghost..."
It has to be said that in any haunted house, the NPC chase is always the most terrifying part.
Especially when the psychological defenses collapse, if one person in the group starts running away, the rest will be drawn into a state of terror, and then everyone will start to flee for their lives in a panic...
At this moment, Xiaomei and Xiaoxian, the two girls, let out a long-lost scream.
Fortunately, Xu Lu blocked the two of them from behind in time, so they remembered to cover their ears when they screamed, as agreed.
As for Xu Lu, he looked at the 'ghost' rushing towards him and then immediately used the 'Performance Mastery' skill.
Previously, when facing two pranksters, Xu Lu used his acting skills to play the role of a prisoner who had just escaped from prison, scaring the two actor-robbers to the point of collapse.
Facing a charging 'ghostly' NPC, Xu Lu's mind raced, his demeanor turning chillingly cold. He spoke in a dry, harsh voice:
"I didn't expect that besides these two women, there would be other people who could see me. Well then, come with me. I can't wait to enjoy the blood feast."
At this moment, Xu Lu's voice was hollow, as if it came from the abyss of hell, sending chills down one's spine.
In particular, his performance skills, combined with the physical qualities gained from his combat skills, have taken his physical performance abilities to a new level.
As he spoke, he 'floated' towards the NPC who had just appeared.
Although the NPC's clothes and appearance resembled a ghost, in terms of temperament and demeanor, Xu Lu at this moment was the real ghost!
"A ghost!"
The NPC, who was originally prepared to engage in a chase to scare him, was suddenly struck by a scare.
He suddenly remembered when he was a newcomer, he always felt a chill in this haunted house.
I also recalled many times when I felt there was something dirty under the bed while I was sleeping.
He even recalled a moment when he was in the shower and couldn't open his eyes because of the water, and he felt like someone was watching him from the mirror...
With a piercing scream, the NPC turned and ran, and thus... became the one being chased!
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