Fear usually stemmed from ingrained impressions—despite knowing it was fake.
Aunt Ren still couldn't stop herself from shuddering. Being immersed in a gaming scene like this was putting quite a strain on the heart of an old auntie like her.
"E-everyone, don't be afraid! I'm in the news business. I visited this lousy village with some fellow travelers when I was in college. It wasn't that scary. It was all psychological factors at work! You have to believe in science!" Aunt Ren showed off her presence at that moment.
"Ma'am, did you forget that the outside world underwent the Spiritual Energy Revival long ago?" Xiao Bao then poured a basin of cold water over her.
The kind of chill found in Halls peppermint candies.
"E-everyone, don't be afraid! It's just a game. Surely it can't scare someone to death?!" Aunt Ren once again reaffirmed her imposing presence.
"Every year, quite a few people die of fright while playing horror games... Incidentally, some people have also been scared to death watching horror movies."
"Someone come here and drag this guy away to be executed!"
Xiao Bao, who deserved to be single, ultimately couldn't escape his sister-in-law Qianyu Xianrou's loving iron hammer.
"Looks like this village is the special scene." Qian Xiu surveyed the surroundings. "To lift the restriction, we'll probably have to find a way from within the village."
There were also plenty of horror-themed scenes in the Emerald Continent, such as demon highways, haunted hotels, insane asylums, and ****... Most were quests, and the rewards were usually quite generous.
As a veteran player, Qian Xiu was clearly unafraid of challenges involving horror elements like this.
As for a certain Xi Ruo?
What a joke. Would the dignified True Dragon of Shenzhou be afraid of ghosts... It would already be