208. The Strange One
There seemed to be a person standing in the dimly lit corridor.
The man was wearing tattered clothes and was holding a rusty, dripping, sharp knife.
He had very little hair, and his face was covered in stitches and was a bloody mess.
He was dragging several chains with his right hand, the metal chains scraping against the floor with a soft, grinding sound.
clatter--
The corridor light flickered suddenly, as if the electrical appliance was aging and about to fail.
clatter--
The light flickered again, and this time, it stayed off for a little longer.
When the lights came on again, the person could be seen to have moved forward a distance and arrived at the entrance of the screening room.
clatter--
The lights went out again, and the person disappeared down the corridor.
The next scene shows the man, still dripping blood from the tip of his knife, slowly walking into the aisle of the screening room.
From the perspective behind him, he could see four people sitting in the movie theater, which were Lu Ban and his group.
Sizzle—
Whether it was in the movie or in the theater, the ear-piercing scraping sound of chains dragging on the floor echoed.
"!"
Zi Tang subconsciously turned around to check, then let out a scream and disappeared from her seat.
When she reappeared, she was already beside Remington. There were chain marks on her thighs and neck exposed by her cheongsam. These marks were not just an illusion, but were real and painful, as if she had just been whipped with iron chains.
The woman couldn't help but hug her arms and tremble. She looked at the big screen and found that she herself in the movie was doing the same thing!
"Ah!"
With a trembling, suppressed scream, Zi Tang disappeared from her seat once again.
This time, she did not appear immediately.
Remington swallowed hard.
"Is it not even fear and trembling?"
He didn't expect that even such details couldn't be repeated in the movie.
This is like trying to watch a horror story without showing fear—how is that even possible?
Even if you're not scared, people will always react reflexively to things that suddenly appear. It's human instinct, and who can control themselves?
not to mention.
"Ah!"
A scream came from the row in front of Remington. He saw that Zi Tang had returned to her seat, but she was covered in blood. Her cheongsam was torn, and the exposed skin looked as if it had been severely whipped with iron chains. Her blood-soaked body was no longer as graceful as before, but instead looked even more terrifying and ferocious.
Remington suppressed his emotions. He also heard the sound of chains and saw the humanoid monster with a sharp knife from the movie standing beside him.
It seems to have poor eyesight and relies solely on its sense of smell to find prey.
It stopped behind Remington.
Remington suppressed the urge to turn around and confirm, and just stared intently at the movie screen.
The monster turned its head for a moment, then turned towards Remington.
It came closer.
Remington broke out in a cold sweat.
The sound of chains rang out, and he didn't know if the monster was really behind him or if it was just a deceptive illusion on the screen.
With his left hand gripping the armrest and his right hand holding his knife, Remington was like a bowstring stretched to its limit, ready to either be released or snap at any moment.
The guy's head came close, his breath seemed to be right next to his ear, and Remington heard someone's heartbeat, thump-thump, very fast, which made his eyes turn red and blood rush to his head.
Very close, very close.
Remington seemed to smell the stench, the acrid metallic scent of blood, the stench of decay, and the gleaming cold blade.
In the movie, the monster's head is right next to Remington; he can see it if he just turns his head slightly.
In the film, Remington is about to turn his head. He is trying to suppress his tension, his eyes wide open, watching as the monster raises its blade and slashes at his throat.
"Do not move"
Lu Ban had just issued a warning when Remington swung his blade, but he felt no impact.
"Oh shit."
He only had time to utter a curse before he vanished from his seat.
At the same time, Lu Ban also disappeared because he had issued a warning.
Lu Ban was the first to appear.
Three knife wounds appeared on his chest, cutting through the skin and revealing bits of flesh and blood. However, soon, new green grass spread from the wounds, covering the gruesome injuries.
"My new clothes."
Lu Ban felt a pang of sympathy.
A moment later, Remington appeared.
He sat down next to Zi Tang, looking at his right hand in disbelief.
The right hand that was originally holding the knife was now covered in wounds, as if it had been put into a meat grinder and spun more than ten times. The blade, bone, blood vessels, and muscles were mixed together, making it a gruesome sight.
The pain was beyond words, leaving Remington Pale and blood dripping onto the floor with a dull thud.
That was fake!
Only then did he finally understand Lu Ban's reminder.
This movie doesn't directly affect reality or create monsters; it only relies on the atmosphere and fear created by the visuals to elicit corresponding actions, thus trapping people within its own rules.
Da da—
The crisp sound of footsteps echoed in the screening room. Lu Ban saw that Feng Yu stood up again and walked to the seat next to him.
How badly are you hurt?
She leaned closer to examine Lu Ban's wound, and couldn't help but chuckle when she saw the grass and trees covering it.
"So you really can grow grass."
"So why are you not bound by the rules here?"
Lu Ban was still curious.
Although I knew that Feng Yu might be some kind of being higher than humans, I was still a little confused by how freely she came and went.
If Feng Yu is truly unafraid of these strange creatures, then why is he still here? Wouldn't it be simpler to just take Lu Ban and the others away?
Or is this bizarre movie theater the work of Feng Yu?
"I told you, things here are done according to the rules. Even if something strange happens, it can't bypass the rules to attack us. Didn't what just happened demonstrate how movies can influence people's minds?"
Feng Yu spoke earnestly, as if addressing a foolish son who wouldn't listen no matter how many times he was taught.
"Therefore, the rule here is that if you immerse yourself in a horror movie, you will encounter the same things that happen in the horror movie, so just pretend that the horror movie doesn't exist."
"Just like I did just now, I simply didn't pay attention to what was playing in the movie, and I just walked over on my own. There were no similar scenes or images in the movie."
Upon hearing Feng Yu's words, Lu Ban suddenly understood.
To put it simply, Lu Ban and the others are now trapped in a horror movie. If things continue as they are in the movie, they will suffer all sorts of tragic events and eventually die.
However, Lu Ban and his friends can't follow the plot of a horror movie.
Lu Ban gradually came to understand everything.
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