Chapter 2: Horror Cinema, the Crowd
Chapter 2: Horror Cinema, the Crowd
Li Du, a player in the third round of internal testing of the horror game.
So far, he has gone through five thriller games.
These five thriller games each have their own dangers and difficulties.
But which one is the hardest?
That must have been the first novice copy he experienced—the extremely difficult "Hotel of the Afterlife".
There were a total of thirty players in his group who entered the dungeon.
From the beginning to the end of the dungeon, players died in almost every period of time.
In the end, he was the only one left alive. He barely survived 72 hours and barely passed the level with an average rating.
For him, being able to survive is already a blessing from his ancestors.
Just surviving was already the best he could do, and he didn't even dare to think about getting any higher evaluation.
However, because of the experience of surviving an extremely difficult copy, the road ahead was much smoother.
On the one hand, the rewards for extremely difficult copies are really good, and even for ordinary reviews, the rewards are very considerable.
On the other hand, there is the movie-watching function of the horror game.
After each thriller game, players can purchase a ticket to the movie.
Watch a horror game copy that you have experienced.
Watch other players' live streams in the same horror instance.
During this process, viewers can also place bets using points.
For example, betting on how many people will survive in the end, who will die first, who will survive in the end, etc.
For ordinary copies, this kind of bet is naturally very risky.
Because there are too many variables.
In a normal copy, all players may survive, or all may die suddenly.
But the extremely difficult copies are different.
Basically, everyone died suddenly, with only one person surviving occasionally.
As long as you bet on these two, you are basically guaranteed to win.
It was in this way that Li Du accumulated a large amount of horror game points.
Then use these points to buy props and skill cards to snowball, survive several crises in the subsequent horror games, and get higher ratings.
Nowadays, he is considered a well-known figure in the gaming community.
Naturally, he gave the opportunity to watch the movie this time to his old lover.
Li Du said, "Horror Game, I want a ticket to watch Hotel Rebirth."
After saying that, he walked towards the door of his house.
A few seconds later, there was a knock on the door.
"express delivery!"
Li Du quickly opened the door and picked up a black box the size of an urn at the door.
Close the door and open the black box.
Lying inside was a movie ticket for "Hotel Transylvania".
Li Du picked up the movie ticket skillfully and swiped it in front of him, and a black vortex appeared in front of him.
As he walked in, his appearance changed, and his in-game code name [Delivery Rider] appeared above his head.
He was sitting in a spacious movie theater with a large screen in front of him. On the screen was a picture of a hotel with a few large words: "Hotel of the Afterlife."
If Su Ming saw this scene, he would definitely feel it was quite familiar, because this was the very beginning scene of his CD game "Hotel of the Dead".
Li Du was surrounded by players who, like him, came here to watch the movie.
The movie hasn't started yet, and many players around are chatting with each other.
Because of watching the movie "Hotel Transylvania" many times, some players began to be familiar with each other.
"Brother Gou, it's great to see you again!"
"Haha! Fortunately, I prepared an extra high-level item before the last dungeon started, otherwise I would not be able to make it this time."
"Hiss—you can even afford high-end props?"
"Thanks to the book "Hotel of the Dead", I won a lot of points, otherwise I wouldn't be able to afford it~"
"Master Ma, how are you going to beat them this time? Are you going to do the same as last time and bet on the team's annihilation?"
"I don't know yet. Let's see how the players perform first. Maybe some of them will survive."
"I still hope that they are all noobs and we can just wipe them out. That way we can win for sure."
...Soon, the movie began.
Appearing on the screen were Su Ming and his group of thirty people standing at the hotel entrance.
Players in all the theaters were patiently observing the reactions of the thirty people in the picture.
The purpose is to find out if there is anyone among them who looks quite awesome at first glance.
They could see the code names of thirty people floating above their heads.
We can also see some information about the players from the code names. Although it is not comprehensive, it can be used as a reference.
Someone noticed Mr. Cuckold's bad face and said happily, "Haha! Mr. Cuckold seems to have realized something."
"Could it be that he finally realized that he was cuckolded?"
"The code name for the thriller game is really harmful. I'm afraid it may have destroyed a happy family."
"Is there any brother who wants to bet that Mr. Cuckold will be the first to be eliminated? After all, he can't even notice such a thing, which shows that his observation ability is very poor. Such a person will not survive long in the horror game."
……
……
A prompt for a horror game popped up in front of Su Ming.
[This horror game has been broadcasted by Horror Cinema! ]
[Dungeon rewards increased by 50%! ]
[Please don’t worry about personal privacy issues. Horror Games and Horror Cinema will guarantee the personal privacy of game participants. 】
[Basic mission: survive for 72 hours. ]
Su Ming was speechless. It was all being broadcast live, so what was the point of talking about personal privacy?
And he was not given the option to refuse!
But fortunately, the appearance has been adjusted and a code name has been given.
[Game Geek] What do the various behaviors in the game have to do with him, Su Ming?
Let me show you how he completed this extremely difficult copy perfectly.
Su Ming took a look at the code names of other players, and they didn't look like any powerful people.
These people were aware of the severity of the situation and the atmosphere at the scene was extremely depressing.
"It turned out to be an extremely difficult dungeon. This is the end!"
"Oh my! I don't know what bad luck I have. Not only was I chosen to play the horror game, but I was also chosen to play the most difficult dungeon. This is God's will to kill me."
"Grandpa, I'm coming down to see you soon, woo woo woo woo ..."
"Is there any big guy who can guide me? It's great. As long as you can help me pass the dungeon, I will do whatever you say."
"Why not stop struggling and just lie down. After all, the mortality rate of extremely difficult dungeons is over 99%."
"Brother, judging from your code name, your wife might be cheating on you."
"Damn it! Do I need to judge this? If I can get back alive this time, I will divorce you."
"That might be a little difficult. After all, it's an extremely difficult copy. If you die here, it seems your wife can still inherit your estate."
"Can you please stop hurting my heart?"
"So, should we go into the hotel now?"
"Who's first? I won't be first anyway."
"I won't go first either. After all, this is an extremely difficult dungeon. One of us might die as soon as we enter."
"Let's have a brave one explore the way!"
……
Besides complaining, everyone was talking about all sorts of random things.
No one is willing to be a pioneer, and no one stands up to take the lead, for fear that if they stand up they will be pushed out to be a pioneer.
About thirty people stood at the entrance of the hotel as if they had taken crowd control skills.
They are simply a bunch of rabble, a group of loose sand.
Helplessly, Su Ming could only stand up and be the first to walk towards the hotel gate.
It's okay if you enter the hotel quickly, but if you enter too slowly and wait until the heavy rain comes before you get in, you will be dead.
Finally someone is the first one.
Everyone started to cheer him on: "Game nerd! Awesome!"
"Good job! This is a real man with courage and guts!"
"And you, the game nerd, are my hero!"
"There shouldn't be any killing at the door, right? That shouldn't be the case, right?"
"Shh! Keep your voice down. There's always someone who wants to be first. What if you say it and they don't want to go in?"
(End of this chapter)