Who invited the witch into the eerie game?

Chapter 67: The Silent Film "Your Life" (6K)

"Her mall points have exceeded 1000, has she left yet?"

"This is what Vickery, the person in charge of Smile Plaza, asked."

Actually, he could know this without asking, but he didn't dare to look it up, for fear of attracting Su Xiaoshuang's attention.

He was filled with dread when he thought about how Su Xiaoshuang had used her Light Purification skill to burn so many bizarre bosses to death.

He thought, if Su Xiaoshuang had even a shred of humanity—

"Sir, you haven't left."

The frog-faced man said eerily, "She lured a player into a vending machine at the children's playground and then left."

Row.

It could be said that the player was accidentally burned to death by a spark from Su Xiaoshuang as soon as he entered the game.

This time, tricking players into the vending machine is clearly a more elaborate scheme than anything else.

Human nature is questionable.

Don't expect anything more.

Now, all he wants is for this big shot to leave Smiling Square as soon as possible.

If the big shot wants to play more of the weird games, he can give them more admission tickets.

"Admission ticket —"

Viktor muttered to himself.

He jumped up from his chair excitedly.

Yes, we'll give out admission tickets. We absolutely can't let Smile Plaza be the only one affected; everyone must share in the benefits.

"Go and make the arrangements."

Vickers immediately gave instructions: "Check what other weird game tickets we have in our inventory and find a way to send them to her."

"————"

The frog-faced man paused for a second in a strange silence: "Sir, the majority of the goods in the mall are tickets to low- to mid-level weird games; there are no tickets to high-level weird games."

"What? I clearly remember there were three; Lawrence said he was going to send them over!"

Vickery wore a smile, but was furious inside.

He dares to embezzle his votes?

"Sir, have you forgotten? Lawrence was just burned to death."

The frog-faced man eerily pulled up the surveillance footage and said, "There's more footage here. When he was burned to death, he was holding the 'advanced bizarre game ticket' you mentioned—"

In the surveillance footage, the strange figure named Lawrence was holding two admission tickets in his hand, with a smile on his face, looking quite pleased with himself.

However, Su Xiaoshuang's purification of light came suddenly.

The eerie Lawrence happened to be tainted by it.

He let out a piercing scream, transformed into a giant fireball enveloped in flames, crashed into the glass on the third floor, and became a beautiful firework.

Unsurprisingly, both admission tickets were subsequently purified.

"You, step back."

Viktor rested his chin on his hands, wanting some peace and quiet.

We definitely can't give away tickets to low- to mid-level eerie games. What if giving them away angers Su Xiaoshuang and she purifies the entire Smiling Square?

But what if Su Xiaoshuang doesn't want to leave because there's nothing to give her?

This is even more difficult.

"Sir, actually, we have one more admission ticket to give away."

The frog-faced man said eerily.

"What?"

Vickers stared intently at the frog's face with a strange look.

"There."

The frog-faced man spoke in a strange and meaningful tone.

Vickery remembered and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

"Yes, sir."

The frog-faced figure made a bizarre exit from the office.

Su Xiaoshuang walked forward and arrived at the entrance of the cinema in the mall.

Normally, movie theaters are located on the top floor of shopping malls, but here it's on the first floor, which feels a bit strange.

However, considering that this is a bizarre game, any understanding that goes against common sense is normal.

On the contrary, if it's too normal, then it's abnormal.

Like other areas, a "Cinema Viewing Rules" sign was posted at the entrance of the cinema:

1. Only one silent film titled "Your Life" will ever be shown.

2. After watching for more than 10 minutes, you will start to lose sight of the line between the movie and reality, which is normal.

3. Please do not put trash on the theater seats; they don't like it.

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4. Please keep quiet inside the cinema.

5. Please keep smiling and don't cry.

6. If you encounter any problems, please contact the staff member wearing a red uniform.

7. Do not believe what staff in black uniforms say.

Shall we go in and take a look?

Su Xiaoshuang stood at the entrance of the movie theater, pondering this question.

Just then, a sound came from not far away.

"Movie theaters are usually extremely dangerous places in eerie games, so everyone be careful and leave immediately after cleaning up."

Ye Muyun walked ahead and said.

They have already completed the few simple tasks that were refreshed at the service desk in groups.

The subsequent tasks all seem to be quite difficult.

For safety reasons, the four decided to act together.

In case of an unavoidable crisis, we can help each other.

Stop.

Cang Qiluo whispered a reminder.

The four players immediately stopped and looked at Su Xiaoshuang standing at the entrance of the movie theater.

With her dazzling, beautiful pink hair and exquisite witch's robe, she looks like a beautiful girl who stepped out of a comic convention.

However, such an outfit appears very strange in a bizarre game.

From the perspective of escaping alone.

Such clothes would clearly be a burden.

As for combat, unless the opponent actually knows magic, they will only die faster.

Su Xiaoshuang turned around and looked at the four players in red uniforms, a little puzzled.

So far, she has seen several rules mentioning staff in red uniforms, but has never actually seen one.

Surprisingly, the staff member turned out to be a player.

Looking around, I realized that the way out was blocked by several players, leaving only the movie theater as my only escape route.

Unlike at Blackrock Mountain College, where she was a professor of occultism and had to disguise herself as a mysterious boss to communicate with players in a slightly more normal way.

But this time she entered the game as a player.

Even though the silver ring could ensure her safety, she was genuinely afraid of living people, except for her younger sister, Su Feng.

"She's gone into the movie theater. Should we continue cleaning?"

Kong Yang asked.

He sensed that something was amiss.

Strange people appearing in strange places is already highly unusual.

"The task has been accepted, and it must be completed within the time limit."

Ye Muyun said, "Everyone be careful later."

The four entered the movie theater and began cleaning.

In the first screening room, the silent film "Your Life" has begun playing.

Su Xiaoshuang sat in the last row, watching the big screen.

After a brief blur on the screen, the normal image appeared.

The screen shows an empty screening room.

Four players are cleaning.

Judging from the content of the video, they had already been cleaning for a few minutes.

However, trash keeps appearing on the ground, as if the place is filled with unseen spectators who are continuously creating trash.

However, the four players did not encounter any strange obstacles when they passed through the relevant area.

Su Xiaoshuang watched the silent film with a strange expression.

Isn't the movie titled "Your Life"?

Could it be that what's actually being played is the life story of these four players?

Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, Cang Qiluo, and Milton Wilson entered the first screening room.

They also saw the film and were confused by what was on the screen.

However, no one spoke.

Movie theater rules: You need to keep quiet here; they can't afford the consequences of breaking the rules.

Ye Muyun made a gesture, signaling everyone to speed up the cleaning.

But as they were scanning, the four of them realized something was wrong.

First, the more they swept, the more trash appeared on the ground, as if some unseen monsters were playing pranks on them.

Secondly, Su Xiaoshuang, who had entered the first screening room, disappeared.

They saw Su Xiaoshuang enter the first screening room with their own eyes, and they were certain that Su Xiaoshuang did not leave, but they just couldn't see her.

They considered that Su Xiaoshuang might be hiding in some corner, but they didn't find her while cleaning the corner.

Then there's only one possibility left.

She is a mystery.

The expressions of the four players changed repeatedly.

They simply couldn't see that Su Xiaoshuang was sitting in the audience watching the screen.

To be precise, it was watching four players move on the screen.

This might not be the reality.

Ye Muyun took out a small piece of paper and wrote down his guess on it.

Kong Yang, Cang Qiluo, and Milton looked solemn. What else could it be but being sucked into a movie if they encountered something that wasn't real in the cinema?

This is a trick that eerie games love to use.

Like many eerie games that feature mirrors, it loves to pull players into the mirror world.

So, we might have entered the movie; we need to find a way to get out.

Cang Qiluo wrote these words on a small piece of paper.

Correspondingly, these words will also appear as subtitles on the movie screen that Su Xiaoshuang is watching.

This reminded Su Xiaoshuang of the silent films she watched as a child with Charlie Chaplin.

Interesting.

The difference is that this time, the players are risking their lives to perform.

According to the rules of the movie theater, if the film lasts more than 10 minutes, these four players will most likely have to leave their lives on the screen forever.

The silent film "Your Life" is very real; it doesn't feel like acting at all.

Su Xiaoshuang continued reading.

[Rule #2: After watching a movie for more than 10 minutes, you may start to lose sight of the line between the movie and reality; this is normal.]

But we're not watching a movie, what should we do?

Kong Yang was starting to feel anxious. His intuition told him that if he stayed in the movie theater, something terrible would happen.

The most urgent task is to find a way to leave here.

Cang Qiluo wrote on the small note.

That's what they say, but they have absolutely no idea how to leave.

[Everyone, I have a dangerous idea, and I don't know if you're willing to try it.]

Ye Muyun wrote on the note: "Dump the trash you just cleaned onto these seats, then set them on fire."

Kong Yang, Cang Qiluo, and Milton all looked over.

This is no longer dangerous.

It's insane!

Why?

Milton's question was very brief.

It's simple: since we're already inside the movie screen, the only way to escape is to set the screen on fire.

Ye Muyun added a small note: "Ordinary fire won't burn through it, so we'll need to use our abilities to actually burn the movie screen and escape."

There was one more thing he didn't say.

That means if the screen used to project the movie exceeds the limit, the bigger the fire, the more likely they are to be burned to death.

unless----

Perhaps I have a way.

Cang Qiluo took out a small bottle. The bottle's structure looked very similar to the fire folding device, yet completely different.

The moment this small bottle appeared, Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, and Milton all became inexplicably nervous.

What's inside?

Kong Yang wrote a small note and asked.

[I captured a few sparks from the burning Smile Mall.]

Cang Qiluo held a small bottle in one hand and wrote a response on a small piece of paper with the other.

madman!

Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, and Milton all took a step back in unison, fearing that Cang Qiluo might burn them all when she released the sparks.

The horrific scene of Caroline's death at the door still haunts them.

[Wait, be careful not to get any sparks on your hands.]

Cang Qiluo wrote a small note to remind her.

Is this something I need to be careful about?

This is a matter of life and death.

Be careful too.

Ye Muyun quickly wrote a new note.

Off-screen, Su Xiaoshuang blinked, curious about what the player meant by Mars, which looked extremely dangerous.

This must be a special method controlled by the player, otherwise other players wouldn't be so afraid.

Furthermore, judging from their conversation, it seems they could burn through the screen.

Cang Qiluo looked around.

She stepped forward, took out a box from the game terminal, and found it filled with contaminated flesh and blood, the contents of which were unknown.

Just seeing this flesh and blood gives me the feeling of continuously losing my mind.

Then, she opened the small bottle.

In an instant, the tiny golden spark in the bottle became much brighter.

Golden sparks landed in the box filled with contaminated flesh and blood, instantly bursting up like fireworks.

In the nick of time, Cang Qiluo almost instinctively rolled off the stage, quickly distancing herself from the area of ​​flames.

boom!

Su Xiaoshuang saw the movie screen burst into flames, leaving a huge hole.

Immediately afterwards, Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, Cang Qiluo, and Milton narrowly escaped.

And not a single spark touched his entire body.

This movie was absolutely fantastic!

"Who dares to set fire to a movie theater? I'll kill you all!"

Suddenly, a roar came.

This sound directly broke the rule that cinemas are required to remain quiet.

Even Su Xiaoshuang was startled.

She glanced at the entrance of the first screening room.

A massive shadow appeared in the doorway, giving the four players an extremely terrifying sense of oppression even before it entered.

"Oh, it's off. Never mind then."

The eerie boss at the entrance calmly said something and then disappeared.

It came suddenly and disappeared just as suddenly; it was very strange.

Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, Cang Qiluo, and Milton breathed a sigh of relief.

The four exchanged glances, concluding that even this eerie BOSS was afraid of the flame ignited by that single spark.

However, when they turned around, they noticed Su Xiaoshuang sitting in the back row.

Su Xiaoshuang blinked and remained seated.

The movie was over, and I was supposed to leave, but the theater didn't even have a back door.

Immediately, the four players tensed up again.

Especially Cang Qiluo, her first thought was that the strange BOSS from outside might have retreated not because of the screen that was about to go out, but because of Su Xiaoshuang.

There is a food chain among the supernatural.

Especially after becoming a bizarre BOSS, many bizarre BOSSes will devour each other in order to advance further.

Su Xiaoshuang stood up, left her seat, and walked towards the exit.

Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, Cang Qiluo, and Milton exchanged glances, and immediately rushed out the door and ran away.

They were afraid that being even a second late or slower would be disrespectful to their own lives.

?

Su Xiaoshuang was scared.

Who knew that all four players would run away in a flash.

He seemed even more frightened than she was.

Um----

Thinking about what just happened, it's understandable to be afraid.

Just as Su Xiaoshuang was about to leave the movie theater, the ticket machine at the entrance suddenly lit up.

The familiar winning sound effect rang out, and an exquisitely designed ticket appeared out of thin air: "Congratulations on becoming the 100000th lucky audience member of the cinema. You will receive a special ticket."

Ok?

Su Xiaoshuang took the coupon with a strange expression.

The feeling of getting this coupon was very similar to the large gold coin she received from Tina.

Unlike the large gold coins, she saw information about coupons after acquiring them.

[God's Coupon]

Note: This card allows you to enter the Gods' Amusement Park.

The Gods' Playground —

Su Xiaoshuang took a deep breath.

This is a very dangerous place no matter how you look at it.

These kinds of places are often mentioned in novels I've read before, and players who go in can die if they're not careful.

Now, it's obvious without even guessing that this is the playground of the bizarre gods.

That place can only be more hellish, right?

However, from another perspective, this coupon should be very valuable.

After leaving Smile Square, go to the 725th Bureau for consultation; you might get more clues that way.

"Did you deliver it?"

Vickery looked at the frog's strange face as it returned and asked impatiently.

"My lord, it has been successfully delivered to that person," the frog-faced man said with a strange smile.

"Have they left?" Vickery asked again.

"Sir, no, she's still shopping," the frog-faced man said eerily. "However, this time at the movie theater, she seemed quite satisfied with the four players' performances and didn't kill them."

"I see, let me think about it."

Viktor pondered whether he should assign some special tasks to these players.

That way, Su Xiaoshuang might leave after enjoying her pleasure.

Otherwise, he was genuinely afraid that Smiling Square would disappear.

If Smiling Square is gone, then everything is gone.

In the eerie game, there is a huge difference between eerie bosses with territory and those without.

Having territory means being bound by rules, but also being protected.

Without territory, regardless of whether it's a strange BOSS or not, you can die if you're not careful, which is very dangerous.

"My lord, I have a suggestion."

The frog-faced man said in a strange tone, "Based on the players' performance at the movie theater, we can select one player to become the mall manager, so that you won't have to worry about many things."

"yes!"

Vickery was invigorated: "Which player do you think would be the best choice to become the mall manager?"

"this."

The frog-faced creature made a strange slash in the air, revealing Cang Qiluo's appearance.

"After observing her, I found that this female player named Cang Qiluo is brave and resourceful in the game, and she is willing to gamble with her life. After she becomes the mall manager, she will definitely do everything she can to protect Smile Plaza."

"Okay, let's do it this way."

Vickers said, "Arrange it immediately."

At the same time, Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, Cang Qiluo, and Milton rushed back to the service desk.

"The cinema contract is complete."

Kong Yang checked the mission status and breathed a sigh of relief.

The next second, he revealed a shocked expression: "Employee Cang Qiluo has performed exceptionally well at work, exactly the kind of talent Smile Mall needs. She is hereby promoted to Smile Mall Manager, with a daily salary of 5000 flesh and blood!"

The group looked at the large screen in utter shock.

I originally thought becoming a mall manager would require completing many tasks, but I didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

"Congratulations!"

Kong Yang, Ye Muyun, and Milton all offered their congratulations.

"Thanks."

After reading the job description, Cang Qiluo made an unexpected discovery: "Everyone, in addition to the daily salary of 5000 Flesh Coins, mall managers will also receive a certain bonus for each completed task."

"In other words, if we're lucky, we can leave Smile Square in just one or two days."

"That's great!"

Milton was delighted: "Quickly, let's see which missions offer the highest bonuses!"

"it is good."

Cang Qiluo walked to the service desk and began browsing the tasks: "Clean the children's playground, reward 500 flesh and blood."

The task seemed simple, but Bao Taoyu had previously gone to the children's amusement park for a mission and hadn't returned alive, so they didn't plan to go there for the time being.

"Dealing with garbage in the underground parking garage earns a bonus of 3000 units of flesh and blood."

The ground level is already dangerous enough; the underground parking garage is probably even more dangerous.

Based on experience, these kinds of places often hide very dangerous and bizarre monsters, and you could lose your life if you're not careful.

"A bonus of 5000 yuan will be awarded for cleaning up the burned-down clothing store."

This task is terrifying to even think about.

If anything is not fully burned, even a single spark could be fatal.

Furthermore, the task at the movie theater was already quite simple, but this very simple task almost led to their complete annihilation.

"Huh, a new task has been refreshed."

Ye Muyun looked at the service desk and said, "The task name is 'Reception of VIPs,' let's see how much the bonus is."

They are not mall managers, so they don't see bonuses or commissions.

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Cang Qiluo looked over and exclaimed in surprise, "A bonus of 50000 flesh and blood!"

"What?!"

Ye Muyun, Kong Yang, and Milton were utterly shocked.

This means that as long as they complete this task and share the bonus, they can accumulate 1000 smile points and leave this place alive.

Furthermore, they can also obtain extra Flesh Coins to purchase some special items in Smile Square.

Don't be fooled by the seemingly ordinary goods in this mall; they would all be rare and precious items if placed outside.

I'm happy as I am.

The simple tasks before were already very dangerous, let alone this task with a high bonus.

This is probably a task of hellish difficulty.

"Let's take a look at the task details first."

Ye Muyun said.

"A very distinguished guest has arrived at Smile Plaza. We want to ensure that our guest has a great time and enjoys himself to the fullest."

"Complete the task and you will receive a bonus of 50000 flesh and blood."

Cang Qiluo opened the task and said.

The task details were accompanied by an abstract painting where the face was not clearly visible.

Even so, they can still clearly see the distinctive features of the abstract paintings.

For example, long pink hair, a gorgeous witch's robe, and holding a magic book in her hands —

"It's her!"

Cang Qiluo said, "The witch we encountered in the movie theater—"

The next second, the four players remembered what happened in the movie theater, and cold sweat poured down their backs.

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