It Doesn't Hurt Anymore, It Doesn't Hurt Now
At noon, the sun was blazing.
There's no winter chill here; it feels more like the height of summer.
Lu Ban had already taken off his coat and was sitting on the bench fanning himself.
"Should we ask someone about the situation first before trying out the project?"
He suggested.
"Really."
Feng Yu nodded. She noticed a girl holding an ice cream cone nearby, who looked like she was from abroad.
"Hello, may I ask your name?"
Upon seeing Feng Yu, the girl paused for a moment, then answered.
"My name is Jenny, and I'm here for a spring outing."
"Where are you from?"
"I came from Third High School of Shangcheng with my classmates."
The girl pointed to her classmates who were about to ride the Roller Coaster not far away. The foreign high school students were gathered around a Teddy Bear holding balloons, having a lively time and exuding youthful energy.
"This is my first time here. Do you know which attractions are fun?"
Feng Yu inquired.
"The attractions, uh, are all pretty fun. If I had to pick, the haunted house is pretty good."
Jenny thought for a moment and then answered.
"Yes, thank you."
Feng Yu thanked the other party and returned to Lu Ban's Xiya's side.
"These are the missing persons. It seems that those who went missing have stayed in the Amusement Park, endlessly riding these rides and providing entertainment."
She concluded.
"She said the haunted house is very nice, so we can go check it out first and then make a decision."
That haunted house had a terrifying atmosphere; its exterior was an abandoned hospital with mottled walls and bloodstains.
"Well enough."
Lu Ban gave his evaluation.
A staff member in a yellow uniform was sitting at the ticket checkpoint at the entrance. He explained the precautions to Lu Ban and the others, and then let the three of them into the room.
Laika, being a dog, obviously couldn't go inside and could only wait outside.
The haunted house's decorations really have that haunted house feel, that kind of half-real, half-fake feeling. At first glance, it seems very exquisite, but in reality, it has many flaws and looks very fake.
Lu Ban walked at the very front.
It wasn't because of any lack of courage, but because among the three present, Lu Ban was the weakest in combat.
In this way, if Lu Ban reacts instinctively in any situation, the damage to the staff will be minimized.
If it were Xiya walking in front, she might have been so startled that she would have immediately unleashed a Burst spell.
"It's very dark here. Should I use a Detection Spell?"
Xiya spoke, she was about to raise her hand.
"No need, no need."
After taking a few steps, when it was completely dark around him, Lu Ban saw what appeared to be a little light ahead.
Beneath the red light was a hospital bed, and on the bed lay what appeared to be a corpse, covered with a white sheet.
Lu Ban slowly approached, knowing full well that the corpse was about to jump up.
As they approached, the "corpse" under the white cloth suddenly sat up, his face covered in blood, and struggled to lunge at Lu Ban.
"It hurts, it hurts so much!"
Before Lu Ban could retreat, Xiya swung her fist down, knocking the staff member unconscious.
thump--
The "corpse" lay back down.
"It doesn't hurt anymore, it doesn't hurt now."
Lu Ban covered the white cloth with it, pretending that nothing had happened, and muttered to himself.
"You can't hit people. What if the Amusement Park demands compensation from us later?"
He also warned Xiya
The three continued forward.
It was another room with a green light shining in.
It looked like a consultation room, with several people dressed as nurses standing inside.
Lu Ban had just reached the door of the clinic when he saw the person in the nurse's uniform inside suddenly move.
They danced in contorted poses, inching closer to the clinic door. Through the dim green light, you could see that their faces lacked normal features, only having enormous mouths, like monsters from some video game.
Watching the robotic, dance-like movements, Lu Ban was inspired and immediately opened his mouth.
Good Luck, Good Luck good luck bring you joy and love.
The song "Good Luck" rang out in the clinic.
Those in nurse uniforms were momentarily at a loss.
They looked at each other, unsure whether to dance to Lu Ban's melody or continue scaring people.
This doesn't seem to scare anyone.
After the song ended, Xiya clapped.
It was very lively.
"You sang very well!"
She praised the song, saying that this kind of positive and uplifting song was exactly what the Night Country needed.
"So-so, so-so."
Lu Ban said modestly, and the nurses nodded and bowed in return, then returned to their original positions to wait for the next group of guests.
The three continued forward, climbing the creaking stairs, and arrived at a room with a flickering orange-yellow light.
Here, a doctor wearing a mask is holding a saw and preparing to saw off a patient's leg.
"No, no! It hurts! It hurts so much!"
The patient screamed in agony, but the doctor's saw still came down.
"Aaaaaah!"
The patient cried out in pain as his leg fell off and landed in front of Feng Yu.
"My legs, my legs!"
The patient reached for his leg and looked at Feng Yu and the others with a resentful gaze.
Feng Yu squatted down, picked up the leg that was clearly a prop, and then handed it to the patient.
"Your legs."
"Thank you, thank you."
The patient and doctor stared blankly at Feng Yu, feeling that he was acting somewhat unpredictably.
Where's the promised screaming, fright, and running away?
Isn't this a bit too calm?
"When you use a saw, you should cut from this joint. It's easier to cut through this joint. Otherwise, you'll damage the saw a lot. I used to do this a lot, so I know this very well."
Xiya then spoke to the doctor.
"Oh, okay, sure."
The doctor nodded, seemingly understanding.
Only after the three people continued walking away did the doctor and the patient exchange a glance.
Is something wrong?
When Lu Ban and the others came out of the haunted house, they weren't really scared. The haunted house was set up like a normal Amusement Park haunted house, with some dim lighting and staff members suddenly jumping up to scare people. It was all pretty standard.
If Lu Ban were to create a haunted house, it definitely wouldn't be like this. First, the atmosphere would be maximized, and then a little psychological horror would be added so that visitors could imagine it rather than see it directly. Only the unknown is the greatest fear.
Just like Lu Ban and the others, they are currently in Amusement Park, where everything seems normal, but this is clearly a space dominated by something strange, and everything that is normal is actually abnormal.
Stepping out of the haunted house, Lu Ban still couldn't find any trace of the strange creatures.
He glanced at the Corgi squatting by the door. The dog was sitting there obediently with its tongue hanging out, not even glancing at the Teddy Bear passing by next door.
"Perhaps the anomalies will only appear at night?"
Xiya glanced at the horizon; the sun was setting, and night was about to fall.