Chapter 96 The Corpse Rises, Brother Corpse Performs for Everyone
What's the name of the piece Yun Shu is going to perform? "The Corpse Rises"? Do you mean the one where the corpse rises up, as I understand it?
[Yun Shu mentioned in her last live stream that she can use the flute to control corpses. Is that true?]
【Seriously, sis? Are you serious?】
Netizens were in a panic, but the judges and audience members at the scene were even more panicked.
After Yun Shu announced her piece, a flurry of discussion broke out below, with some people looking terrified.
Yun Shu thought for a moment, then picked up the microphone and said, "Don't be afraid. This is the city, and I didn't bring any corpses. It won't attract any strange things. This is just a performance."
So, when you perform in sparsely populated suburban areas, you usually bring a corpse with you, right?
[I was really worried for everyone there. Imagine how creepy it would be if a zombie suddenly sat down and started clapping while you were enjoying a performance!]
[I'm actually curious whether Yun Shu's music can actually bring the dead back to life. If it can't, does that mean the music isn't authentic?]
After Yun Shu finished speaking, the scene finally quieted down, and everyone's mood finally calmed down. Yun Shu then picked up her flute and began to perform.
The melodious sound of a flute drifted over.
Yun Shu's flute playing was quite different from her usual performances. Each note was short and sharp, and before anyone could react, the tune changed. It was urgent and rapid, as if something was about to burst forth from the ground, inexplicably making people's hearts race and causing them to feel tense.
Everyone's attention was focused on the flute music, and Yun Shu's performance didn't need any accompaniment. The venue was completely silent except for the flute music.
After a while, a strange "tap, tap, tap" sound could be faintly heard from the flute music, as if someone was pounding the ground heavily with the top of their shoe.
Tap, tap, tap.
The judges in the front row initially thought it was Yun Shu making a sound effect, but it turned out that the sound was coming from the audience seats behind them, and the sound became clearer and clearer, constantly moving closer to their backs.
At this moment, Yun Shu suddenly stopped playing the flute and looked towards the back of the judges' panel.
Lu Shijing and the judges sat together and finally sensed that something was wrong; the audience behind them was too quiet!
When Yun Shu finished her performance, not a single person applauded or cheered for her.
Their gaze then turned to the staff members beside the stage, who were all looking behind the judges' panel with expressions of horror.
"Don't look back!"
One of the staff members, sensing the judges' gaze, opened his mouth and spoke silently.
What's next?
This bizarre scene sent chills down the spines of all the judges, who remained seated, too afraid to move, cold sweat constantly beading on their foreheads.
Lu Shijing also saw the staff member's lip movements, but he was bold enough to stand up and turn to look behind the judges' panel.
There is an open space between the judges' seats and the audience seats.
Lu Shijing turned his head and saw a figure standing on the open ground, standing straight with dark eyes staring straight at Yun Shu on the stage.
The man's clothes and face were covered in mud. His skin was an unnatural bluish-gray, and there were clumps of mud mixed with blood on his face. There was also a faint smell of decay in the air.
"Ah! A zombie!"
In the back of the audience, someone finally couldn't hold back any longer, stood up and shouted, and then tried to run towards the exit.
She made a sound, and the figure that had been standing there motionless turned to look at her, and like a dog that had smelled meat, it suddenly chased after her.
With a bang.
The figure jumped up from the spot, leaping two meters high, over three rows of audience members, and arrived near the girl who had yelled.
When the others saw this, they panicked, but fearing they would attract the creature's attention, they all covered their mouths and dared not make a sound.
"Help!"
The girl was pinned to the ground by the figure, and her screams rang out. Then, the sound of a flute rang out again on the stage.
The figure released the girl, stood up straight, turned his head stiffly to look at the stage, and then jumped onto the stage twice.
Yun Shu coughed lightly before taking the microphone and saying, "Oh, I told you not to be afraid. These are actors arranged by the production team, not real zombies."
The program director hiding under the table: ?
The producer hiding next to the director: ?
When did we arrange this thing? How come we didn't know about it!
Yun Shu's voice came again, continuing to reassure the audience, "The song I'm performing is called 'The Corpse Rises,' and this 'corpse brother' is my backup dancer. If you don't believe me, I'll have him perform one for you."
[Zun Du, I think he's just a zombie from the neighborhood, who heard your music and excitedly crawled out of the ground.]
"I don't believe it either, unless you make him wave his hands in a fancy manner. After a person dies, the body stiffens instantly, so it's impossible for a corpse to wave its hands in a fancy manner."
[Agreed, let him try shaking his hands!]
At the competition venue, many spectators were terrified and were about to sneak away, but after hearing Yun Shu's explanation, they secretly squatted down at the exit to watch.
Someone saw the comments online and shouted, "You say he's a person in disguise? Then let him try shaking his hands!"
"..."
Yun Shu's lips twitched, but in order for the competition to proceed normally, she still tried to play the flute to manipulate the corpse into making a hand-waving gesture.
This is extremely difficult for a corpse, since after a person dies, all the muscles in their body become stiff.
However, with Yun Shu's efforts, she managed to make the corpse raise its hands and then make a hand-waving motion, which lasted for more than ten minutes before stopping.
Help! It's one thing if he doesn't do the fancy hand gestures, but the more he does them, the more like a zombie I think he is! Who can make such a stiff wrist-twisting motion?!
[Yun Shu probably said that to salvage the situation. If they had actually brought a corpse and almost injured an audience member, the show would likely have been banned.]
[Agreed. That person waving their hands looked like a robot with malfunctioning parts; they didn't look like a living person at all. It's really a shame for this zombie.]
After the corpse finished its actions, the audience calmed down and gradually began to see it as a normal performance.
Seeing that it was about time, Yun Shu came to the body and said, "Alright, you can go now. Find a place to bury yourself so you don't scare anyone!"
Hehehe!
The corpse suddenly turned its head to look at her, and stiffly reached out its hand to her, pressing it on her shoulder, as if it didn't want to leave.
Yun Shu could only say, "I know you finally managed to crawl out and you're a little excited, but don't get excited right now. Go bury yourself, and I'll come find you later!"
"hehe……"
The corpse hadn't left; instead, it patted Yun Shu's shoulder even more agitatedly, managing to utter halting words through its throat, "I...heh, I, I'm not dead, heh heh, save...save me..."
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