Lilith's Friend in the Mirror
"Sir, here is your ticket. Please scan the QR code."
The ticket seller handed me a code. After scanning the code, an electronic ticket would appear on my phone. With this ticket, I could access most of the rides in the amusement park.
After scanning the Evil Mouth code, he entered the amusement park with his phone, and after locating the haunted house on the park's map, he headed straight for it.
He came specifically for the unusual things happening inside the haunted house.
They showed absolutely no interest in the other attractions at the amusement park.
The exterior of the haunted house was also designed to be Terror and frightening.
A group of people rushed out of it, screaming.
A staff member dressed as a demon followed behind them, wielding a chainsaw and brandishing it menacingly.
Only after all the tourists rushed out of the haunted house did the staff member stop, exclaiming, "Hahaha! Nightmare! I'm going to spread fear throughout the world!"
He even delivered a very professional line before picking up the chainsaw and returning to the haunted house.
The tourists, still shaken, stopped, their fear mixed with a hint of excitement. "This haunted house is so much fun!"
"I heard there are several playthroughs, and the storylines of these playthroughs are connected. We just experienced the first playthrough."
"It's fantastic, especially the sets and props, they're so realistic. The script must have been created at great expense, right?"
"As expected of the famous haunted house online, the wonderful script alone is worth the ticket price."
I'm coming back this afternoon to play the second playthrough.
Evil Mouth stood with one hand in his pocket, seemingly unresponsive to the tourists' comments.
The haunted house attraction is not included in the amusement park ticket.
It needs to be purchased separately.
The ticket for the first playthrough costs 220 yuan, each game lasts for one and a half hours, and the number of players is limited to 20.
This is a team game; a minimum of twenty players are required to start it.
For some less popular attractions, it might take a long time to gather enough participants, but this haunted house is very popular.
Many people come to this amusement park specifically for the haunted house attraction.
Therefore, the line at the entrance of the haunted house is quite long, easily numbering no less than fifty people.
Evil Mouth lazy to wait in line.
He directly used his mental power to influence a group of people, causing them to wait in line for far too long, and amplifying their inner anxiety.
Finally, they lost patience and left the queue.
The Evil Mouth naturally took center stage.
The haunted house staff standing at the entrance, seeing that some people couldn't wait to leave, didn't stop them, but instead counted the number of people.
"The next group can enter; the requirement is twenty people. Please show your tickets."
Evil Mouth ranked sixteenth.
As soon as he stepped inside, that strange feeling returned, and the eerie energy within him began to stir.
He was somewhat agitated and looked back.
The black curtain at the entrance of the haunted house blocked his view, and he saw nothing.
A staff member directed the tourist, "Sir, please go inside."
Tsk!
Evil Mouth abandoned his exploration and went straight inside.
A dozen or so tourists were waiting there, and a few more people came in one after another, quickly making a total of twenty people.
A staff member explained the background story of the haunted house project to them.
"Lilith is a descendant of a noble family. She has long, golden hair and looks like an angel doll. Because of her outstanding appearance, she is favored by the Duke."
The Duke took her back to his castle.
She lived in the most luxurious room in the castle, with a small brown bear by her side.
"But Lilith wasn't happy, because she was confined to the castle and couldn't go out. Over time, she would talk to herself in front of the mirror in her room, ' Lilith, oh Lilith, I want a friend.'"
Suddenly, one day, the mirror responded to her, saying, "Lilith, Lilith, you should have a friend."
"A black fog enveloped the entire castle, Lilith gained a unique friend."
"Please search the room for clues and find Lilith."
After the staff member finished speaking, he pointed to the entrance and said, "You need to find the exit based on the clues inside and escape."
After explaining the rules, the staff gestured for them to enter and begin the game.
The location of the Evil Mouth was neither too far nor too close to the others.
His hair was very long, and one side of his bangs had grown long enough to cover one eye. Coupled with the heavy dark circles under his exposed eye, he seemed to have a gloomy and unapproachable aura, like a reclusive, introverted guy who never socialized.
Because of his demeanor, the other tourists didn't approach him.
They formed small groups of two or three and began discussing as they walked in.
"I heard this haunted house is incredibly scary and thrilling."
"Ah, just look at the online reviews. There isn't a single negative review, and they're all valid, not fake."
"This project requires teamwork to solve, right?"
"I don't know, but the number of participants is limited to twenty, so it will probably require teamwork."
"With so many people and it taking an hour and a half, it means there are many clues inside, making the search very time-consuming."
"Later, we'll all split up and look for clues. Once we find them, we'll work together to solve the mystery."
"Don't worry, I'm in great shape. If a ghost comes, I'll take care of walking it away."
"Then I'll take care of finding clues."
"I... I often play detective and puzzle games, so I was in charge of solving the puzzles."
Everyone got together and discussed what they would be responsible for.
Shen Yu stood to the side, hands in his pockets, watching Bai Zuo.
Bai Zuo are very good at blending in with people.
He stood in the crowd and, with just a few words, convinced the others to believe him, and they were even starting to subtly follow his lead.
After assigning their tasks, everyone walked down the dimly lit corridor. On both sides of the corridor hung mirrors of different styles, some square, some round, and some floor-standing.
There are so many mirrors here.
"This means there's no chase scene here." (Bai Zuo)
"Huh? Why?" a girl asked curiously.
Bai Zuo struck a detective pose, making the number seven with his right hand under his chin. "The truth is... mirrors are fragile; breaking one or two occasionally is within normal wear and tear."
"If there's a chase here, these mirrors might get damaged during the chase, and it won't just be one or two. Buying new mirrors would become a huge expense."
"If the haunted house didn't want to bear this loss, it wouldn't have arranged the chase here."