Chapter 1194 Killing the Demon
Chenghu Lake is so big that it is said to be divided into east, west, north and south areas, but in fact it is artificially divided. The park itself does not have such a name.
Going south, we passed by many entertainment projects. Among the crowds of people, we could see all kinds of men and women on large entertainment facilities such as jumping machines and pirate ships, making deafening screams.
Going further south, there is a long arch bridge on the wide lake, some sightseeing boats flashing colored lights, and there is an endless stream of people checking in and taking photos on the bridge.
The roller coaster track that stretches across most of the park is so low that you can hear the whistling wind as soon as you look up.
The vermilion track paint looks particularly strange in the dark sky. The track swaying in the wind is the violent tremor of the vehicle flying over.
Dolls dressed in strange costumes are interspersed among the crowds. The red dot on the clown's nose far covers the pale makeup on his face, which is particularly eye-catching.
There were six in Ji Li's group, and they were a very prominent group among the tourists, because there was no trace of relaxation or joy on their faces, and they were full of tension and pressure as if they were about to go to the execution ground.
Ji Li's eyes have been observing everywhere, and his many mission experiences have allowed him to develop a super sixth sense.
On his way to the indoor play area, he saw tourists, projects and acquaintances from other branches.
In the seemingly peaceful real world, there is a group of incompatible supernatural executors hidden like them. This is a particularly weird atmosphere.
Those dolls are mostly divided into three categories: clown, animation and role-playing.
The ticketing area is located in the north, and the indoor game area is located in the south. You can get more detailed information by crossing Chenghu Lake.
After walking on the road for about ten minutes, the three types of dolls he saw all showed an abnormal state hidden under normality.
Anime dolls are mostly cartoon characters with cute and friendly appearances. They like to interact with people and often suddenly pull tourists over to play with them.
However, Ji Li observed that before interacting with tourists, animation dolls must be photographed with them.
Whether this photo-taking can be regarded as a pattern or not remains to be observed later.
Cosplayers, strictly speaking, are not puppets, but some Cosplayers organized by the park to liven up the atmosphere and win over fans of the same IP.
As for this type of dolls, they behave very freely and casually. They will not be restricted to a specific area. They will appear in random locations and passively greet visitors.
They are the most normal, as if there is no pattern to be found, but there seems to be a pattern even if there is no pattern.
The last kind, the clown dolls, are the most mysterious.
Although Ji Li doesn't know much about the role of the clown, he is very proficient in horror movies. There are many scary images of clowns in film history.
Although the clown dolls in Chenghu also wear heavy makeup, their makeup is more of a softer version, even a little cartoon-style and youthful.
But Ji Li noticed that the clown doll never interacted with people, and even acted very cold and focused.
The most important thing is that the clown's focus is only on the store clerk!
Starting from the ticketing area, Ji Li and others did not see a single clown in the first ten minutes.
But since he saw the first one, the further south he went, the more clowns he saw. Five have appeared now, and he couldn't tell whether they were the same clown.
Ji Li always felt that these clowns were following him and paying attention to him, but he avoided looking at them.
The clown doll emits a mysterious and dangerous signal, and the degree of danger is inexplicably high.
He couldn't help but think of something mentioned by the man in the suit - "There are special projects in the park."
Are the three types of dolls also a special project?
Or does all this actually come from Ji Li's sensitivity and suspicion in a state where reality and supernatural interweave?
The biggest difficulty in commission tasks has actually arisen - the clerk cannot judge the source of danger between reality and supernatural...
True and false, virtual and real, are intertwined with each other and difficult to distinguish.
"We're here."
Cheng Ming's words brought Ji Li's mind back to the most urgent matter now.
Ji Li raised his eyes and looked straight ahead, and saw that he was on a steep downhill slope, with an underground building at the bottom.
The roof of this building is flush with the ground, and the decorations on it are two oversized figures of the classic games Mario and Luigi. At the very edge, a giant pixel sword is stuck in the ground, with five words written on the cartoon sword: "Indoor Game Area."
However, there seems to be something strange about the word "play" in it, and the overall appearance is dark, which is in sharp contrast with the flash of the other four characters.
Hong Fu was doing warm-up exercises, huffing and puffing, as if he was getting ready to show off his skills.
Cheng Ming looked at the sign with a solemn face, feeling uneasy and asked in a low voice:
"Store manager, the word "play" is gone. Is this a hint of a way out?"
"Indoor play area? Is this ridiculous? Just using the word 'play' doesn't mean much, right?"
Hu Li seems to have a bit of a rebuttal personality, quarreling with everyone she sees.
But this time, what she said was not unreasonable. Taking away the word "play", it didn't make a sentence or meant anything, and it might not really explain anything.
Ji Li pointed at the icon of the indoor game area on the map and compared it with the building in front of him to confirm that it was correct.
He simply walked towards the entrance without thinking any more, but was overtaken by Hong Fu after a while.
The underground game area is bigger than anyone imagined.
Although there is only a small entrance to the hotel, once you enter the main entrance, you will find a completely different place inside. There are all kinds of entertainment facilities, and the neon lights even reach the level of light pollution.
The noise from the game came so densely that there was no place to hide. The teasing of men and women, the crying of children, and the angry smashing came from all kinds of things.
Real, to the extreme.
When the six people from Ji Li entered through the main entrance, the first thing they saw was a blocking wall and two entrances, one on the left and one on the right.
The barrier wall is painted bright red, and the cartoon character Avanti points to a board on the wall with several lines of gold letters:
"In the indoor game area, you put in a coin and get one gold coin per person. No regrets."
"What does this mean?"
The entry instructions were simple and easy to understand, but Zhang Xiaoping asked about the last four words.
What is no regrets?
Ji Li understood that this area had its own rules. These four words meant that after entering, if certain conditions were not met, one could not come out again.
He turned to look at Hong Fu, who looked confident, and after confirmation, he grabbed a handful of gold coins from the bag, handed it to Cheng Ming, and said:
"You take the Tenth Store to other areas and leave this place to me. You can make your own decisions before we meet next time."
Hu Li's eyes lit up when she saw this handful of gold coins. There were definitely more than twenty gold coins in this handful, at least thirty.
Obviously, this has exceeded her expectations.
Cheng Ming took out his backpack and put away the gold coins, nodded to Ji Li, and left with Hu and Zhang.
Ji Li, Hong Fu, and Gao Mingjie handed over three gold coins and entered the indoor game area.
Ji Li's goal at the beginning was very clear. They passed through the video game area, claw machines, dance music area, etc., and went straight to the innermost area.
Opening a curtain, there are rows of dark rooms here, like small cells in a prison, each one relatively closed.
From here, Ji Li heard sporadic shouts, various complex sounds accompanied by rage and wry smiles.
Gao Mingjie passed by a small cubicle, secretly opened a corner of the curtain and looked inside.
Inside was a table, and a man with his back to him was holding a toy gun and pointing it at the screen in front of him.
And inside the screen, there was a skeletal face with a scary smile.
After the gunshot, the skeletal grimace swallowed the steel bullet in its mouth, rapidly expanded on the screen, opened its fangs and sharp mouth to the maximum, and suddenly swallowed it forward.
The man outside the screen slammed the toy gun on the table, grabbed the gold bag and walked away angrily. When he opened the curtain, he glared at the peeping Gao Mingjie fiercely.
Gao Mingjie's hair stood on end as he looked at the faces of the skeletons feasting on the screen.
In a daze, he seemed to see the eyes on the ghost's face, staring at him like he was looking at prey.
The screen slowly turned off and turned into pitch black. The ghostly face of the bones turned into particles, and finally condensed into four pale game names - "Kill the Demon".