Starting with a haunted house to create a thrilling game arena

Chapter 49: Chen Ge's Decision

Return to New Century Paradise, to Zhang Ze's haunted house.

"Boss, you're finally back! You scared me to death! You have no idea how terrifying last night was!" Shen Yue grabbed Zhang Ze's hand as soon as they met. "Last night, all the crows in our haunted house went crazy and flew around everywhere. I was so scared that I didn't dare to go out."

"Why are you keeping so many crows?"

Zhang Ze paused for a moment, then said, "Don't you know that crows are auspicious omens? This just proves that our haunted house will become the scariest haunted house in the world, which is a sign of revival!"

"Huh? I remember crows being an ominous sign..."

"Hey, don't worry about the details, we're opening soon. We need to be on high alert today, our haunted house is opening a new area!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yue clicked her tongue in disbelief.

She's been staying in the haunted house for the past few days, eating and sleeping there, clearly determined not to leave. How could a new scene suddenly appear when the haunted house hasn't been renovated or maintained?

Even with the most advanced virtual reality technology, shouldn't the system be upgraded if a new scene is suddenly introduced? Shen Yue didn't hear a sound at all.

"Is it really necessary to be in such a hurry? The reviews of our haunted house are very good across the internet, and there are many fans of Crow's Nest who especially like to rewatch our haunted house repeatedly."

"Isn't it a bit too hasty to release a new scene so early?"

Zhang Ze smiled faintly.

"Actually, our competitors have also launched new scenarios, do you believe it?"

Shen Yue: ?

"Boss, you're not lying to me, are you!"

"Why would I lie to you? Just wait and see! Hurry up and put on your makeup and get ready for work. Two haunted houses are opening new scenes at the same time, it's a battle of titans, only the brave will win!"

After giving a few instructions, Zhang Ze went into the haunted house alone.

A short while later, a brand new sign was brought out.

"Midnight Police Station..."

"Tickets are 60 yuan per person, double the terror, a thrilling chase!"

"An empty police station in the dead of night, a police officer who has been dead for a long time, a room from which there is no escape, a strange tale where the bizarre and the real overlap, a murderer lurking in the corridor..."

"Boss... this is terrifying! And isn't this illegal? They've practically brought the police station into the game!" Shen Yue stammered.

"What's there to be afraid of? If this were illegal, Resident Evil would have been sued long ago, and the Raccoon City Police Department would be a classic case of corruption." Zhang Ze said dismissively.

He certainly wouldn't completely follow the layout of the Xicheng Police Station.

Instead, a completely new terrain was drawn based on this.

The original Xicheng Police Station had a U-shaped structure. Zhang Ze moved his fingers, opened up the internal passages, deleted some useless roads, and added a passageway for quick escape.

The map was changed from a square shape to a grid shape.

In addition, Zhang Ze also added a very interesting NPC to the map.

An army is raised for a thousand days, but used for only one.

Zhang Ze believed that this NPC would provide visitors with an absolutely terrifying gaming experience!

More than half an hour later.

New Century Park has opened for business.

With a clattering sound, Chen Ge rode his bicycle back to the haunted house. His face was beaming, and he was clearly in a good mood.

After a thrilling night of adventure.

Chen Ge experienced chasing ghosts in the toilet while carrying a skull-crushing hammer.

He also experienced asking the Ouija board who his wife would be, and the Ouija board humiliatingly wrote the two characters "Zhang Ya".

Finally, the mission at Twilight Middle School was successfully completed, unlocking a new scene: Twilight Middle School.

During this mission, he solved another long-standing cold case: Fan Yu's aunt was the murderer who killed Fan Yu's parents back then, and Fan Yu's parents were in that well.

He called the police, dug up the body, solved the case again, and made Chen Ge famous throughout the police station.

However, because the locations were quite far apart, Chen Ge went to a different police station afterward, not the Xicheng Police Station, which meant he missed Zhang Ze.

"A classroom filled with the regrets of 20 students, a living doll, a Ouija board that can know all the answers..."

"Tsk tsk, this new scene will definitely scare the tourists half to death!"

Using the black phone, Chen Ge had already unlocked a new scene. However, when Chen Ge rode his bike past Zhang Ze's haunted house, he saw a sign at the entrance.

The words were clearly written in large characters above:

New scenario.

Midnight at the police station!

Taking a battle royale style, this...

Chen Ge was stunned.

Isn't this just plagiarism of his midnight escape scene idea?

And they even dared to use the name "police station," aren't they afraid that Uncle Hat will come to their door to check their water meter?

"Hey, isn't this Boss Chen?"

"I've opened a new scene, you don't have one yet, do you? How about we team up?"

"Let today's visitors compare and see whose haunted house is scarier."

Zhang Ze stared at Chen Ge with a smile.

Although Zhang Ze appeared harmless, Chen Ge had a feeling that he was up to no good, especially his bloodshot, ghostly eyes, which made Chen Ge instinctively feel uneasy.

It took Chen Ge several seconds to come to his senses.

"This guy is even weirder than before."

"How exactly did they do that?"

"Those eyes, like the eyes of a dead man, lifeless, yet they held a mockery that ordinary people lacked. And he looked at me with those eyes?"

Back at the haunted house, Chen Ge kept thinking about Zhang Ze's reaction and unconsciously stood in front of the bathroom mirror.

The Mirror Ghost originated from here.

They even left numbers on the mirror.

Start from 3 and count down to 1.

However, before it could count to 0, Zhang Ze brought Zhang Ya back and tore it to pieces. The tearing process was very simple. While Chen Ge was opening the door, the Mirror Ghost jumped onto Chen Ge and tried to lean over him.

As a result, Zhang Ya became furious.

She had only been with Chen Ge for a short time when someone, oblivious to her presence, provoked her.

They tore the Mirror Ghost to shreds right away.

Chen Ge was initially relieved that Zhang Ya was so strong, but he soon discovered that there are always stronger people out there. Even with Zhang Ya as his trump card, he still felt very uncomfortable in front of Zhang Ze.

It was as if I had been seen through.

There are no secrets, no trump cards.

It was as if Zhang Ze knew everything about him.

Chen Ge, however, felt that he couldn't beat Zhang Ze. Zhang Ze didn't seem like a living person to him at all!

Staring at the cracked mirror for a long time, Chen Ge noticed something strange about his reflection, his figure slightly distorted. He remained silent for a long time.

"Continuing to run away is not a solution."

"Since we're in the same business of haunted houses, let's put them to the test and see what they're really made of!"

Chen Ge seemed to have made some kind of decision.

As we left the haunted house, we passed Xu Wan, who said with heartache.

"Boss, are you leaving again? You didn't answer your phone all day yesterday, I was worried something had happened to you."

Chen Ge shrugged. "I'm not leaving this time. Our haunted house is opening a new area, Muyang Middle School. I'm going to do some promotion so that when the tourists come, they can experience our new attraction."

"I also want to send someone to our haunted house to experience it and see how good they really are!"