novel-bin Chapter 129: Wesker
Chapter 129: Wesker
The following week.
Zhang Ze did not start any new supernatural land missions.
Chen Ge was quite busy. Zhang Ze's crow saw Chen Ge sneaking out every night and only returning home to catch up on sleep during the day. Anyone else would probably think he was doing some shady business, but only Zhang Ze knew that Chen Ge was definitely not that kind of person.
No new scenes were unlocked in his haunted house.
Zhang Ze didn't rush to explore the new map.
These past few days have completely ignited the tourists' enthusiasm for travel.
From 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., nearly 200 customers visited the haunted house. At a ticket price of 50 yuan per person, Zhang Ze made a net profit of 10,000 yuan in just one morning.
Aside from ordinary players who prefer a carefree lifestyle.
Zhang Ze could also see many people queuing up in the waiting hall.
"Come on, I have ten years of experience in haunted houses. We're looking for a team of three, but we're missing one. We need someone who can hold their own and not be a pushover."
"I was hospitalized in the second ward a few years ago, so I know the layout best. I'll guide you through the second ward quickly and let you experience the storyline. It's 50 yuan per person!"
"I'm a female tomboy, any sisters want to team up? Let's form an all-female professional team and show Boss Zhang the power of women!"
……
At first glance, it looks like a team-up dungeon crawler from an old-school online game.
Zhang Ze smiled with relief.
Fortunately, his haunted house is not on the same path as Chen Ge's. The essence of his haunted house is to pull tourists into the world behind the door, and the scene can be infinitely large, accommodating multiple groups.
Otherwise, given its current popularity, it would probably be packed to capacity by now.
He kept a record of many teams' deeds in the background.
The professional team from Hanjiang City Forensic Medical College, led by Gao Ruxue, started by experiencing the most difficult dungeon to date, "Midnight Bell." However, Heshan once again faltered and had to be carried out.
Afterwards, Zhang Ze asked Zhenzi what she had done to He Shan and why she had scared He Shan so badly.
Sadako helplessly explained that she hadn't done anything; she had simply shown Heshan what he had seen in Chen Ge's haunted house, and as always, he went weak in the knees...
Other teams, such as the Avengers and the people from the Tōtō Hospital, are all putting in their best effort to experience the various scenes, trying to familiarize themselves with the terrain, understand the mission, and master each process as soon as possible.
The essence of speedrunning is speed.
To be fast, you must be familiar with it.
Don't let fear scare you into a panic, and don't slow down during a speedrun because of sudden fear.
Zhang Ze was quite pleased to see these people repeatedly buying tickets.
He earns more if he buys more.
The only thing that surprised Zhang Ze was...
Su Ren and Gao Jian's team disappeared after registering, neither buying tickets nor visiting the venue repeatedly, as if they had vanished into thin air.
"Oh no, could it be the real deal?"
"Has my haunted house been chosen as the mission for the underworld show? Am I just waiting to clear it on the day of the competition?"
"That's way too arrogant."
The Underworld Show is Gao Jian's golden touch.
Gao Jian became a ghost-hunting livestreamer, venturing into various haunted places to complete his mission in the underworld and obtain various rewards related to vengeful ghosts.
If Zhang Ze's haunted house is chosen as Gao Jian's next mission location, then things will get really interesting.
Zhang Ze was very confident about these scenarios.
Even if it's Chen Ge's first time playing, he's bound to stumble in some events. Is Gao Jian really that confident that he can win the championship on his first try?
He wanted to see if it was truly a case of exceptional skill and daring, or simply a coincidence of names.
On the first day, the turnover reached 2.5.
The next day, the turnover exceeded 3.
On the third day, the turnover remained around 2.
Day ...
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"Boss Zhang, I finally caught him red-handed! The evidence is irrefutable!"
"That bastard started taking pictures of us yesterday, secretly filming every scene. He's insatiable! If Xiao Lin hadn't warned us, we wouldn't have found out!"
On the evening of the fourth day.
Old Zhou angrily threw a person in front of Zhang Ze.
This guy had shifty eyes and didn't dare look Zhang Ze in the eye. He also hunched over in a very sleazy way, looking like he was begging for mercy.
"Boss, please let me go."
"I just want to get some food. I haven't eaten for seven days, I'm starving, please..."
Zhang Ze took the camera from Lao Zhou and examined the photos inside. Without exception, they were all a blood-red mess, and nothing could be seen clearly.
This is normal, because his haunted house is a world behind the door.
Ordinary cameras and video cameras can't capture anything.
Su Ren was able to take the photo because the scene in the second ward was not behind the door, which is why the photo was taken successfully.
Stop trying to play the victim with me.
"They secretly filmed me and sold the photos for money. I bet a lot of people want inside photos and guides; there's a huge market for that."
"You little brat, you're using a Sony, and you call that being broke?!"
The lie was exposed.
The man who secretly filmed Zhang Ze had his face contorted in a bitter expression. He was extremely humble and continued to beg Zhang Ze for forgiveness, even kneeling down and almost kowtowing to him.
Zhang Ze remained silent for a few seconds.
"Come here and close your eyes."
……
……
"Alright, you can go now."
A few seconds later.
Zhang Ze let the man who was secretly taking pictures go.
However, when he took the camera, which had been completely formatted, he found something strange about it. The camera was still the same camera, and everything seemed normal.
But he just couldn't get used to it.
Not only is it uncomfortable to hold a camera, but it's also uncomfortable to look at a phone or pick up other things.
He took another closer look at his hands.
The mole that was originally on my left hand has somehow moved to my right hand.
The scar on my right hand appeared on my left hand without me even realizing it.
His left and right hands were switched, and his dominant hand was also switched...
……
Inside the haunted house.
Zhang Ze bought Lao Zhou a pack of cigarettes, saying, "Thanks to you today, you saved me a lot of trouble."
"It's alright, our haunted house is doing really well. The event you organized recently, called 'Haunted House Major,' has brought in an explosion of visitors. It's a good thing I died early."
"If it were a living person, they really couldn't handle the intensity of the work!"
Old Zhou remarked from the bottom of his heart, "But then again, besides me, Li Yang and the others also discovered that some tourists were taking pictures without permission, although the pictures were all blurry and you couldn't see anything clearly."
"Your scene in the second ward was filmed very clearly."
Old Zhou's words reminded Zhang Ze once again.
The second ward had been filmed by Su Ren once before, but most of the footage was related to mental patients and doctors using electric shocks, with very little footage involving the interior scenes.
However, if this scene is leaked, it will be extremely detrimental to the competition.
After all, some teams abide by the rules and do not abuse these methods.
But some teams might not be like that.
This would make the competition unfair, and Zhang Ze certainly doesn't want that to happen.
He'd better have a new scenario in reserve, in case the scenario for the second ward is basically leaked by the day of the competition, he can still pull out a new scenario that is the fairest and most capable of ending the competition.
After much deliberation, Zhang Ze set his sights on the last nightmare mission.
【⑨ (Nightmare): Albert Wesker is a highly intelligent elite researcher whose body is the perfect carrier for the Ouroboros virus. Cold-blooded, efficient, and cruel have become synonymous with him. You are a die-hard fan of Resident Evil and frequently participate in drug trials for various pharmaceutical companies. Recently, you received a job for a drug whose packaging bears the Umbrella Corporation logo.】