Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 72: Photo Studio in the Republic of China

With the help of staff, Tang Zijun's plan to cut in line went smoothly. Just when he casually put his phone into the cabinet, the young man came back.

"Brother, everything has been arranged." The young man had a smile on his face.

Tang Zijun didn't know how the other party convinced those college students, but he guessed that it was probably by offering them free meals, as college students would buy into this trick.

"Can I come in and play?" Tang Zijun asked.

"Wait a few minutes. The staff are resetting the mechanism inside," the young man explained, then continued, "I'd like to take this opportunity to explain the procedures and precautions to you."

If you want to play an escape room, some necessary precautions must be made clear in advance, such as patients with heart disease and claustrophobia are not allowed to play, and you must not harm the staff in the escape room.

According to the young man, in their line of work, they often encounter customers who beat up NPCs in extreme fright.

However, Tang Zijun was playing a game with a mechanism theme, without NPCs, so he didn't care about this. The only important reminder was that you must not destroy some of the mechanisms inside.

The circuits of the escape room mechanism are integrated. If one thing goes wrong, the whole place losing power is a minor matter. It would be a serious matter if someone gets injured by electric shock or causes a fire.

"That's all I have to say about the precautions. Don't be afraid of what I need to remind you of next."

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Seeing that the young man suddenly became extremely serious, Tang Zijun also straightened his expression and nodded.

"I'm not afraid, just tell me."

"Although this is openly called an escape room, as a long-time employee here, out of a sense of responsibility for our guests, I have to tell you the theme of your game."

The young man came closer and whispered seriously.

"Haunted."

Tang Zijun's mouth twitched for no reason. He thought the other party was going to say something.

"I heard that before this escape room was built, this place was once a mental hospital. Many urban legends happened there. And do you know why the theme of the game you're playing is a secret game? Because the boss strictly told us that staff members are not allowed to enter that room without permission."

The young man spoke word by word. "Ever since this theme was established, everyone who enters here has seen things that science can't explain. Some players have even seen non-existent 'staff.'"

As he spoke, the young man lifted the curtain at the entrance of the secret room and opened the door that looked a bit old.

"And you, my friend, you need to enter the horror photo studio now, solve the unknown mystery, and find a way to escape from it."

Inside the gate was a long corridor. It wasn't very dark, but it wasn't bright either. The sallow yellow chandelier flickered, and old photos were hung on the walls on both sides of the corridor.

Just one glance at it gives you a retro feeling of traveling back to the last century.

“Have fun.”

The young man put a walkie-talkie in Tang Zijun's hand.

"If you have any questions, you can use this to contact me. I will give you guidance in the monitoring room, but you only have three chances."

Got it.

Tang Zijun originally thought that this guy was really going to tell him some secret events, but now it seems that what he just said was just "routine" before entering the secret room.

And what's with the "boss doesn't allow staff to enter" thing? If they really didn't let people in, how could they restore the mechanism? But that's understandable. It's necessary to use some scary little stories to bring players a sense of experience and immersion. That's a specialty of escape room staff.

Nodding slightly, Tang Zijun walked in with the intercom.

From the moment the door closed, terrifying music instantly entered Tang Zijun's ears, occupying all his hearing.

Escape room horror books generally have two elements: one is the dark environment to deprive the sense of vision, and the other is the eerie music to remove the sense of hearing.

When the player's two senses are affected, his mind will unconsciously become tense. At this time, it will be much more convenient to use NPCs or mechanisms to scare people.

Fortunately, Tang Zijun’s way of tracking the heretic demon is not just hearing. The increasingly strong evil aura has allowed Tang Zijun to lock the other party’s approximate location.

It seems that I have come to the right place. There are indeed traces of demonic activities in this place.

Walking in the corridor, Tang Zijun soon arrived at the end of the corridor. On the wall facing Tang Zijun, there was a huge portrait of a woman.

Tang Zijun just glanced at it casually and was about to turn the corner when he heard two "dong dong" sounds in the music, and then two lines of blood flowed from the eyes of the woman in the photo.

(You came to me my love)

A faint female voice mixed in with the strange music came from all directions.

I knew you wouldn't forget me.

The woman's voice was like nails scratching on a blackboard, which made Tang Zijun, who was extremely sensitive to the sound, feel a little bit upset.

(Find me, I'm right here.)

It's interesting. The environment and music, coupled with the fascinating story, make you feel immersed in it immediately.

It is still a bit difficult to experience such exquisite entertainment projects in Snow City. If possible in the future, I can bring Tang Cao and Su Siyao here for a visit, but I don’t know if they will be scared.

A smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth. Tang Zijun certainly did not forget the purpose of coming here. He looked at the photo calmly, turned around and walked towards the depths of the secret room.

The entire secret room theme is built around a "photo studio" and the decoration style is also that of the Republic of China period.

The first two rooms are quite ordinary, both of which are the interior settings of a photo studio, with a place to take ID photos and a dressing room for changing clothes.

To be honest, if you remove those scary horror models and the moving clothing mechanisms, this place really does have a Republic of China-era feel, and maybe it could even be used for filming short dramas.

After simply cracking the mechanism, Tang Zijun successfully opened the door to the third room.

Immediately afterwards, a strong evil aura spread out, and even Tang Zijun, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but frown slightly.

The third room was the photo studio's photo developing room. The room was pitch black, with only blood-stained photos hanging on the walls, and some undeveloped photos lying in the "blood water".

And in the corner of the room, a huge egg stood quietly.

The surface of the egg is covered with strange lines, and its shape is irregular, as if it was shaped by some unknown energy. There is also a sticky liquid on the eggshell.

The air around it seemed to be distorted by the egg, and the light also became bent when it approached it. The faint light swayed in the room, reflecting the ever-changing shadows on the egg.

Tang Zijun pushed his glasses calmly, a hint of excitement appearing in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)