svetikya Chapter 137: The Official Match!!
Chapter 137: The Official Match!!
"I conducted control experiments on the collected samples. At first, I only tested small animals such as frogs and mice. Later, I gradually expanded the experimental subjects to wild cats and wild dogs, which are creatures with slightly more complex brain neurons. Without exception, the experiments failed."
"However, some animals show a special interest in material things, such as black dogs, white cats, or other animals that are associated with spirituality in folk traditions."
"In short, I need living people as test subjects. If we can completely master a door, and master it through a standardized, mass-produced process, perhaps the secrets of this world will be unlocked."
"Unfortunately, all attempts to communicate with the monster have failed. If I could find Vigor, but where exactly is he? He's one of the few who voluntarily entered the world beyond the door, and he can even escape through means other than the door itself. I must find him..."
William's diary contains a lot of information.
The amount of text was enormous, far exceeding Zhang Ze's expectations.
It contains some rather obscure descriptions, mentioning terms like "blood city" and "monsters".
And a person's name.
Chen Xiao.
"William has been in contact with Chen Ge's father."
"He also mentioned a man named Wiggin, who, from the description, seemed to have mastered a way to escape the world behind the door and had successfully escaped."
"If this method really works, why are Chen Ge's parents still trapped inside? Is this escape method just a pipe dream, or has it already been blocked?"
Zhang Ze stared at it for a long time.
The information available is very limited.
As for the undetectable supernatural effects of reading the diary, he also experienced it; it was simply that the ghosts around him couldn't see him or sense him.
It's better than nothing.
Zhang Ze never expected to come across information about the world beyond the gate here. This was good news. The sooner he stepped into the world beyond the gate, the sooner he could fulfill his promise to Qiu Mei, find the Ghost School, and deal with the Chang siblings.
I closed my diary.
Zhang Ze placed the diary in the deepest part of the haunted house.
In the days that followed, the main focus was on running the haunted house.
Day .
Seventh day.
Finally, the day of the competition arrived.
On the morning of the competition day, New Century Amusement Park opened early, but many rides, such as the Ferris wheel, pirate ship, and pendulum ride, were closed.
Uncle Xu, along with the few staff members of New Century Amusement Park, all went to the scene to maintain order.
The names of the participating teams and their corresponding scores were displayed on the big screen.
As the owner of the haunted house, Zhang Ze attended the opening ceremony amidst cheers and applause, thoroughly experiencing the exhilarating feeling of being on top of the world. He waved to the crowd, and was met with thunderous cheers.
The game officially begins!
First up is the professional team from Hanjiang City Forensic Medical College.
Gao Ruxue made an appearance.
It must be said that Gao Ruxue's good looks are a huge plus. She attracted the attention of countless viewers as soon as she appeared. Lin Xiaomei's professional team followed her throughout the entire process, capturing every wonderful moment.
"I can beat the Haunted House Major!"
"Speak for the dead, defend the rights of the living!"
The confident demeanor of the forensic students was captured on camera and broadcast online, showcasing their spirit and energy.
The second group to attract much attention is the Avengers.
Qin Guang, Fei Youliang, and the zombie man team up for revenge!
This team remains a major draw. The audience still vividly remembers their embarrassing defeat last time they tried to cause trouble, and after so many days of building up interest, they have attracted the attention of countless busybodies.
"Zhang Ze, I'm determined to beat your haunted house."
"My brother has never come out of your haunted house since he entered it. It's easy for you to forgive me, but give me back my brother's life!"
The zombie man arrogantly hurled threats at Zhang Ze.
He didn't actually care about the life or death of the three silver fish at all.
If they really cared, they would have called the police already.
The fact that they haven't called the police yet suggests that there's probably no real affection between the two brothers.
"Sure, you might even find clues about your brother in the haunted house," Zhang Ze said, clapping in welcome.
The silver fish, Sanjiu, didn't actually die.
The eerie characteristic of the headless ghost is that it dismembers people while they are still alive. Although only a pile of parts remained of Sanjiu Silver Fish, Zhang Ze did not kill him, but instead made him suffer endless pain in the haunted house.
Zhang Peng had already experienced similar pain.
Send this batch away.
Next up is...
"Hello everyone, this is the staff of the haunted house at Tato Hospital."
"Do you all remember Tato Hospital? We have state-of-the-art haunted house designers, and we've specially hired professional prop masters from Japan to design the storyline and create a full-fledged, end-to-end horror experience, bringing you a unique and terrifying adventure!"
"We've specially arranged heart rate monitors for this competition, so everyone can check their heart rates in real time. We guarantee that Zhang Ze's haunted house won't be as good as our Tian Teng Hospital!"
The head of Tian Teng Hospital and their professional team made a dazzling appearance.
Faced with such blatant GG (Give-up) tactics.
The audience was filled with righteous indignation.
"Get lost!"
"Get out of here!"
"Interrupting with 'GG' here will only make me hate your haunted house even more!"
However, some people, always eager for drama, cheered, "Go, go, crush Boss Zhang's haunted house under your feet!"
"This is really going to be fun, a sniping duel at mid-lane!"
……
……
The teams entered the haunted house one after another.
Zhang Ze got into character, focusing entirely on controlling the scenes inside the haunted house.
As a top-tier Red-Clad individual, Zhang Ze's control over the Blackwater reached its pinnacle, allowing him to manipulate every scene within the haunted house while also assisting Lao Zhou and Li Yang.
At this moment, Zhang Ze was like a computer running at high frequency.
Everything inside the haunted house was running at breakneck speed.
"Old Zhou, a tourist has fainted from fright. Go and carry him out to the door."
"Holy crap, Li Yang, hurry to the second ward! Someone's stealing Feng Xiaomin's equipment! This is such an old desktop computer, how could someone steal the mouse? I'm already confused. Go over there and put the mouse back where it was."
"..."
The competition went smoothly.
But there isn't enough time.
After a week of fermentation.
The number of teams that signed up was an astonishing forty or more.
With over forty teams, each team was determined to get as many points as possible, so they all gritted their teeth and completed the tasks within the scene, which naturally took up more time.
A scene that used to take ten or twenty minutes to experience.
Now, the minimum guarantee is half an hour.
Working until midnight, four teams stood out.
They are respectively.
Hanjiang City Forensic Medical College.
The Avengers.
Team Tato Hospital.
"Lychee" Live Streamer Team.
This "Lychee" appeared out of nowhere. Zhang Ze was also surprised when he first saw her. He hadn't seen Lychee the previous week, so it was very likely that they used their real names when they bought tickets for training.
Today is the official match, so I changed my online name as a gimmick.
"Lychee" is a radio host who usually tells strange and supernatural stories during the midnight slot. She has a sweet voice and is quite famous in Hanjiang City. Even Chen Ge has listened to her program.
Zhang Ze, however, was aware of her other identity.
Member of the Ghost Stories Association.
Besides Lychee, there was another member surnamed Huang. Zhang Ze recognized him at a glance; this guy was also a member of the Ghost Stories Association.