Superhumans are indeed amazing."
Ye Lai thought to himself.
Not only can it clear the eerie atmosphere of Theater 1, but it also has the stamina to carry people around at will.
After that, it seems there is still power to fight the red phantom.
However, it's not time to use this power yet.
"Don't do anything yet, let's go to the toilet. The toilet is a temporary safe zone."
Ye Lai spoke to Wang Yuan, stopping him from taking a gamble.
"Safe zone? Where is it?"
Upon hearing this, the gurgle sound of water emanating from Wang Yuan's body gradually disappeared.
He does have one more method left to fight the supernatural, but the cost of such a method is high, so he should avoid using it if possible.
"Go this way."
Ye Lai pointed to the fork in the road.
But in the direction indicated, a red phantom was walking towards them.
"A red phantom image can solve the problem."
Ye Lai rushed forward. One red phantom was quite terrifying, but still better than four red phantoms.
Wang Yuan and the alluring woman followed behind Ye Lai.
They also knew that Ye Lai, dressed in his work uniform, was much stronger than them at this moment.
Ye Lai bent down, dodging the red phantom's grabbing hand.
Then, with a swift motion, he struck the red phantom's thigh with the stick.
Fortunately, the red phantom is the same no matter where the baton hits.
This strike turned the red phantom into a cloud of red mist.
"Go, it's just ahead."
Ye Lai sprinted forward.
The three of them made their way to the restroom.
Why would a toilet be safe?
Cui Li gasped for breath. She was just a woman, only slightly stronger than Xu Hengheng. Running at high speed for such a distance was still quite strenuous for her.
"Read the prompt."
Ye Lai pointed to the area under the sink.
—This is a safe area, but you may only stay here for 10 minutes during the movie.
It was a blue signboard.
"It seems we're safe this time."
Wang Yuan laughed heartily and said, "At worst, I'll just stay here and not go to see this movie. It's not like I can't stay here for the rest of my life."
"...."
Ye Lai shattered Wang Yuan's fantasy without hesitation: "We are already watching a movie now, except that we are not watching it in a theater, but inside the movie."
"The movie is called 'The Great Chase,' and the main characters are the six of us who died out of our group of ten. They are chasing the four of us who are still alive. The moment we are being chased is the scene in this movie."
"So, we can only stay here for 10 minutes."
"....."
As a grassroots manager, Ye Lai was very clear about this.
The more dangerous the situation, the more likely people are to think about giving up, but the more they give up, the more dangerous it becomes.
So even though the truth is cruel and will shatter hope, Ye Lai still has to tell it without hesitation.
The meaning I wanted to express was very simple.
Give up the idea of lying down in the safe zone. Either figure out a solution in 10 minutes, or rush out in 10 minutes to face the pursuit of the red phantom.
"So, we're in a movie right now? It's about us being chased by these weird monsters?"
Cui Li was on the verge of collapse, tears welling in her eyes, but she couldn't cry. After buying the popcorn combo, she could only manage a weak smile, and said in a pained tone:
"When will this movie end? Will it only end when we're all dead?"
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"If that's the case, I might as well just die right now. I really can't take it anymore. What's the point of going to get my work clothes now?"
"....."
Ye Lai did not answer Cui Li.
Because he didn't know how the movie was going to end.
"Smack."
A crisp slap interrupted Cui Li's breakdown.
This was the sound of Wang Yuan slapping Cui Li across the face. The slap left Cui Li's beautiful right cheek red and swollen.
Wang Yuan grabbed Cui Li's head and turned to the red phantom lingering outside the toilet, saying, "Stop talking about these negative things. Look at these guys outside."
"It's true that we don't know how the movie will end, but it doesn't mean we're going to die here."
"There might be a time limit, or some other conditions for ending it; none of us know for sure, but..."
Wang Yuan paused for a moment and then continued:
"I can tell you that this Happy Cinema is a bizarre world where even death cannot bring liberation. If you die here, your soul will be imprisoned here forever, and you will never be able to escape."
"Nothing could end worse than this. If you keep whining like this, I'll throw you out right now. Will whining solve anything?"
"...."
Wang Yuan's words pulled Cui Li back from her breakdown.
Cui Li silently stood up again, covering her swollen cheek, and said, "I'm going to the restroom. It'll be quick, just half a minute."
"Go quickly and come back quickly."
Wang Yuan said in a fierce tone.
Cui Li nodded, covered her face, and went into the restroom.
"You're pretty good, kid."
Wang Yuan began to praise Ye Lai: "Among the newcomers I've seen, you can be said to be the most outstanding newcomer. You could say you're even better than some veterans. If you don't die here, you'll definitely have a bright future."
Wang Yuan admired Ye Lai. Ye Lai's composure and calmness throughout the journey were exceptional qualities in this strange world.
"Don't worry, I definitely won't die here."
Ye said.
The slap he just received gave him a new understanding of Wang Yuan. He had initially thought Wang Yuan was a mindless superhuman driven by lust, but unexpectedly, he slapped Cui Li without hesitation at this moment, waking her up.
A scream came from the women's restroom.
Cui Li rushed out of the women's restroom and shouted excitedly to the two of them, "I found Ye Lai's work area in the restroom! It's in the restroom! It's in the restroom!"
"Holy crap, is this for real?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan was overjoyed.
"Is there a work area in the restroom?"
Ye Lai was filled with suspicion and anticipation.
The two entered the women's restroom with Cui Li.
As for whether it's inappropriate for a man to enter a women's restroom, who cares about that at this point?
Cui Li pointed to the far end of the women's restroom and said excitedly, "Look, the cleaning staff's work area and the general staff's work area, do you see them?"
Yes, Ye Lai and Wang Yuan both saw it.
At the very back of this luxurious women's restroom, two doors that Ye had seen before stood there.
Ye Lai finally understood why he couldn't find his work area.
It turns out that after the movie theater was renovated, the work area was moved to the toilet.
Who would have thought that?
"But I remember Ye Lai said there were four doors."
Wang Yuan spoke first.
"The other two doors should be in the men's restroom."
Ye Lai answered Wang Yuan's question.
The three of them then went to the men's restroom to take a look. Just like the women's restroom, there were two doors on the innermost wall of the men's restroom.
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Surprises always come unexpectedly.
The work area that I couldn't find for so long has now been found in the restroom.
The rest is easy.
Upon entering the security personnel's work area, Wang Yuan put on the last remaining set of security personnel uniform and baton.
Then go to the cleaners' work area and get a set of cleaners' uniforms that are available for Cui Li to wear.
Ye looked at the information about the cleaner's uniform. It was not aggressive, but it had the attribute of not being prioritized for attack. When attacked, it would be prioritized for last attack, which was very suitable for a pretty face like Cui Li.
The remaining staff rooms and rooms marked with special signs were locked and could not be opened.
Wang Yuan originally intended to forcibly demolish the house, but Ye Lai also saw a hidden message on the door: if the house was forcibly demolished, uncontrollable and terrifying things would happen, so he stopped Wang Yuan from doing so in time.
"We've changed the staff's uniforms, but what's next?"
Cui Li asked Ye Lai.
Unbeknownst to them, Ye Lai had become the core of the team.
"When a movie ends, the villain usually dies. Since they are the main characters, we must be the villains."
Wang Yuan looked at the six red phantoms outside the toilet and said, "But if the protagonist dies, the movie definitely can't continue. So, shall we kill all these guys?"
"That makes sense, but we can't actually kill them right now. Our batons can only break them up."
Ye Lai said to Wang Yuan, "Moreover, I discovered that every time I disperse them, their recovery speed increases, and the speed also increases, which means they become stronger and stronger."
"If you use your extraordinary power from just now, do you think you can completely kill them?"
Ye Lai asked a very crucial question.
"..."
After thinking for a while, Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "I don't think so. If I use all my remaining strength, along with this baton, I can probably take down six of them, but I probably can't completely eliminate them. My supernatural power is only at the first level, and I haven't reached that level yet."
He pursed his lips.
"What I hate most is this kind of weird world with all sorts of strange rules, especially this kind of reset world. No matter how you kill the weird creature, it can't be killed. It's not like a normal weird creature at all."
"Normal supernatural phenomena are just killing and dying. It's the same with people. If you are killed by a supernatural phenomenon, you are killed and you are dead."
"Unlike here, where even the dead cannot be reincarnated."
"..."
Hearing Wang Yuan and Ye Lai's conversation, Cui Li's eyes first showed disappointment, but then she cheered up again: "So what do we do now? We can't fight, and we can't stay here. Even wearing our work clothes, we're still being attacked by these guys."
Ye Lai pondered for a moment and said, "Wang Yuan's idea should be correct. Either these red phantoms are the main characters chasing us and the movie ends, or we are the villains and kill these red phantoms."
"The point is, right now, we can't find a way to really kill these red phantoms."
"So, what we need now is to know the correct way to kill the red phantom."
"..."
"Brother, you're right," Wang Yuan glanced at Ye Lai and said, "but I feel like what you said is as good as saying nothing at all. Where are we supposed to find out how to kill them?"
"Yes, that's the key point."
Ye Lai clapped his hands, as if breaking through a fog. "I remember learning during my training at the Wuchang Hotel that no reset-type anomaly is unsolvable. For example, where there is poison, there must be an antidote."
"Since there are red phantoms here, there must be items that can kill them. For example, there might be items in the staff rooms or special rooms that we can't open."
"..."
"But that requires a key, where are we going to find a key?"
Cui Li said expectantly, "We've looked all over the movie theater, but there's nothing there."
"No, there's a place we haven't been to."
Ye Lai already knew what everyone was going to do next.
"I understand, it's the screening room. We haven't entered the screening room yet."
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Wang Yuan knew what Ye Lai was going to say before Ye Lai was even halfway through his sentence.
"That's right, it's the movie theater. There must be a way to deal with these red phantoms there."
Ye Lai said with absolute certainty.
Yes.
It's like having a work area hidden inside the toilet.
So perhaps the theater holds the solution to the red phantom, or the key to unlock the two locked doors.
Everything was just Ye Lai's speculation, but at this point, speculation didn't matter. As long as there was a possibility, there was hope.
Taking action is always better than doing nothing.
"Then it's up to you, Wang Yuan, to handle them."
Ye Lai said to Wang Yuan, "You disperse them, and we'll watch the movie from the outermost screening room."
Okay.
Wang Yuan shouted loudly.
The previously vanished rushing sound of water returned to the withered body.
An unnatural red color began to appear on his face.
His shriveled body slowly swelled up, transforming back into the muscular man Ye Lai had seen before.
"I've put up with you guys for a long time."
Holding popcorn in one hand and a police baton in the other, Wang Yuan rushed out, the baton in his hand stained with a flushed red.
The red phantoms immediately surrounded the people who rushed out.
Wang Yuan swiftly swung his staff, shattering a red phantom.
Two more were destroyed before the other red phantom hands arrived.
Just as the red phantom's hand was about to touch it, the figure standing in place suddenly split into three.
The baton in his hand split into three at the same time, striking the remaining three red phantoms simultaneously.
The remaining red phantom was directly reduced to red mist.
When the three figures reunited, all six red phantoms had already been destroyed.
"Let's go, let's go."
Wang Yuan put his baton in his pocket, held a bag of popcorn, and called out to Ye Lai and the other man.
Seizing the rare opportunity, Ye Lai and Cui Li rushed through the red mist and ran outside.
The three of them ran towards the entrance of the hall.
The entrance to the lobby turned into a wall after everyone entered the viewing passage, making it impossible to escape back to the lobby.
But Ye Lai and his two companions didn't intend to escape; instead, they entered the No. 1 screening room they had seen at the beginning.
The three of them entered screening room number 1.
Then I saw the big screen playing the video.
The image on the big screen showed the three people who ran into Theater 1.
And the seats in Hall 1.
Those sitting there were the same people who had encountered strange things while watching movies before.
The eerie viewers also saw Ye Lai and his two companions arrive, and their bloodshot eyes all turned to look at them.
"It's not full; there are 22 empty seats."
Ye Lai, who was being watched, did not panic. He noticed that the seats in Theater 1 were not full, and there were still 22 empty seats.
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22 empty seats.
Ye Lai killed 12 of the strange moviegoers, and with the 4 seats they bought here, there are a total of 16 seats, with 6 empty seats remaining.
There are also six red phantoms outside, and each one is perfectly aligned.
"So, the strange viewing experience after I killed him is really gone, it has completely disappeared and will not reappear."
Ye Lai thought to himself.
The former Hall 1 was cleared out by Wang Yuan.
But then these strange viewing experiences returned, as if nothing had happened.
This is the terrifying aspect of reset-type anomalies: no matter what you do, for reset-type anomalies, it simply means returning to the starting point.
"What should we do? Should we run?"
Cui Li stood at the back of the crowd, feeling frightened by the strange stares of so many moviegoers.
"Don't worry, we're wearing staff uniforms now, they won't attack us."
Ye said.
Although the staff's clothing is attacked by the red phantom, it is very useful against these viewing anomalies and can even intimidate them.
There should be a premise here: do not kill the supernatural beings in front of them like Ye Lai did.
"Oh, that's good then."
Hearing Ye Lai say this, Cui Li finally felt relieved.
Ye looked at himself on the big screen, and at the same time, he looked out of the screen: "Look, we are the ones being hunted now, we are in a movie."
"Yeah, it's fucking awful."
Wang Yuan said with a displeased expression.
"Next, let's look for the theater and see if there are any keys or anything else."
Ye said.
This will also be a key reason for them to come to the theater.
The three began to carefully search every corner of Hall 1.
They also discovered an advantage of showing movies on a large screen: when the red phantom changes, the movie screen will switch to the red phantom.
Ye Lai and the others then discovered that these red phantoms could not enter the theater and could only stand outside and wander around.
This is good news.
At least they won't have to worry about being chased by the red phantom when they're looking for things.
When the search was complete, they found nothing.
The three could only prepare to leave, but the red phantom blocked the exit once again.
However, the red phantom did not pose any obstacle to Ye Lai and the others in front of the muscular Wang Yuan.
Just like last time, Wang Yuan, wielding a police baton, once again dispersed the afterimage.
The three seized the opportunity and rushed out.
When we arrived at the theater across the street, the situation in the other theaters was similar.
"Don't worry, there are a total of 9 theaters. What we're looking for must be in one of the 9 theaters. We haven't found it in the last two, so the probability of finding it in the next one is even higher."
Ye Lai said encouragingly.
On his third attempt to break through, Wang Yuan encountered a slight mishap.
That is, one of the red phantoms is moving much faster than before.
Wang Yuan was caught off guard and the red phantom grabbed his chest.
Fortunately, Wang Yuan still had a serving of popcorn.
The popcorn exploded, successfully protecting Wang Yuan, who then took the opportunity to scatter his opponents.
"Damn, these guys are getting faster and faster."
Wang Yuan cursed, "This speed is much faster than before."
"Is it because you're expending too much energy that you're moving slowly?"
Cui Li comforted her.
"Perhaps so. After all, I was really exhausted. I experienced six bizarre worlds, and none of them were more mysterious than this Happy Cinema."
Wang Yuan shook his head and said self-deprecatingly.
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But only Ye Lai knew that this was not Wang Yuan's illusion; each time these red phantoms were dispersed, they would become even stronger.
"So we need to speed things up. If this continues, Wang Yuan won't be able to keep up."
Ye Lai pondered to himself.
If this continues, even Wang Yuan, wielding a police baton, will not be able to repel the six red phantoms unscathed.
The three entered Hall 4.
Just like in the previous theater, the big screen showed four people, and the seats were filled with eerie viewers with red eyes.
"You've arrived!!!"
The difference was that as soon as they entered, they heard a joyful shout.
A chubby figure rushed out.
A smile was on his face.
It was Xu Hengheng from before.
"Shouldn't you be dead already?"
Upon seeing Xu Hengheng alive, Ye Lai exclaimed in surprise.
At the same time, Wang Yuan drew his baton and confronted Xu Hengheng.
"Anything can happen in a strange world; this might be another trap."
Wang Yuan calmly said, "They'll come back to life and then take the opportunity to attack us."
"No, bosses, I had no choice. I was being chased by that red phantom, so I had to run into the theater. I didn't die at all."
Xu Hengheng quickly explained, fearing that Ye Lai and the others would really mistake him for a monster and beat him to death.
What proof do you have that you are alive?
Wang Yuan still didn't believe it.
"I believe he is true."
Ye Lai still acknowledged that Xu Hengheng was alive.
This was definitely not because of Ping Guangbai's guess, but because Ye Lai could not see any information about Xu Hengheng.
If no information is visible, then it shouldn't be considered strange.
"The boss is wise."
Xu Hengheng was moved to tears, and then said:
"I was being chased by red phantoms and had no choice but to run into this No. 4 screening room. I found that these red phantoms couldn't get in, so I stayed here. I thought I would be killed by these weird people watching the movie, but they just kept watching the movie and didn't do anything."
"...."
At this moment, Ye Lai also carefully looked at these strange messages about watching the movie. The messages told Ye Lai that they were actually more interested in watching the movie than eating Xu Hengheng.
"..."
Xu Hengheng looked like he was still shaken: "I watched your performance on the big screen, it was really amazing. I knew what you were looking for, and after seeing you looking for something, I also searched this place."
"Believe it or not, I actually found a key."
Xu Hengheng took out a silver key from his pocket, with six words engraved on it: "For Staff Only".
You search high and low without finding it, only to have it all come to you effortlessly.
"Found it, we found it."
Cui Li laughed and cried tears of joy. At the moment she found the key, she finally felt that there was hope for her to live.
"Boss, here you go."
Xu Hengheng handed the key to Ye Lai, "But I really couldn't find the key to the special room."
"It's okay. With this key, we can go back to the restroom first and open the staff room."
Ye looked at the key in his hand, his heart filled with excitement.
[Name: Happy Cinema Staff Room Key]
[Category: Daily Life]
[Description: This is the room key for the official employees of Happy Cinema; only with this key can the corresponding room door be opened.]
[Hint: The method to kill the red phantom is found inside the staff's room.]
Just as he suspected, the solution to the red phantom was indeed in the staff's room!
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In screening room number 4, there are 4 of us who survived, so is that why the key is in screening room number 4?"
Ye Lai guessed why the key was in screening room number 4.
Even after obtaining the key, Ye Lai was still not comfortable with Xu Hengheng's search.
The four of them searched Cinema No. 4 again, but found nothing.
After searching, Cui Li gave her popcorn to Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan paid for it by spending a bucket of popcorn.
Successfully destroyed six more red phantoms.
After being destroyed this time, the red phantom condensed extremely quickly.
The four of them ran wildly, and when they reached the toilet, they turned around and saw that the red phantom had already caught up with them and was lingering at the door.
"These guys are way faster than last time. I don't think I'll be able to keep up next time."
Wang Yuan's face gradually turned pale, and his once full muscles began to shrivel.
"The next time we crush them, that will be the time of their complete annihilation."
Ye said definitively.
The four entered the women's restroom, and Ye Lai used a key to open the door marked "Staff Member".
Inside was a huge green iron cabinet, which was divided into smaller cabinets, the doors of which were ajar.
Each small cabinet also has a person's name on it.
"..."
The names were all crossed out, replaced by illegible ellipses.
Only one cabinet had a person's name on it.
"Song Lele".
Ye Lai opened her cabinet.
Hanging in the closet was a set of red and white uniform clothes and a blood-red notebook.
The effect of the red and white uniforms was similar to that of the clothes worn by Ye Lai and others, which was perfect since Xu Hengheng wasn't wearing any of those uniforms.
Because of her figure, Cui Li was put in this red and white uniform, while the cleaning staff uniform she was wearing was given to Xu Hengheng.
That's not the point.
The key element is this blood-red notebook.
[Name: Song Lele's Notebook]
[Category: Daily Life]
[Synopsis: This is Song Lele's notebook, which contains some secrets, including but not limited to solutions to the red phantom... (To be unlocked)]
"Found it! The solution to the red problem is in this notebook."
Ye Lai said happily.
We've finally found this thing, and finally found a way to deal with those indestructible and ever-growing red phantoms outside.
Once the red phantom is truly eliminated, the movie will be over.
"Really? Then quickly open it and see what the solution is!"
Cui Li also urged them impatiently.
Even Wang Yuan looked at the notebook with anticipation.
As for why Ye Lai was so certain that the method was in this notebook, nobody cared about it, and nobody paid attention to it anymore.
Ye Lai opened his notebook.
Suddenly, I froze.
Because the notebook was covered with symbols that I couldn't understand.
There seems to be a certain pattern between the symbols, as if they are telling a story.
However, Ye Lai couldn't understand this pattern at all.
"What is this? I don't understand it at all!"
Xu Hengheng also noticed the strange symbols on the notebook and could only scratch his head.
"This must be a special method of recording text, like Morse code, which can only be deciphered in a special way."
As a superhuman, Wang Yuan possessed a certain level of skill and knew what this thing was.
"Then Brother Wang Yuan, why don't you interpret it?"
Cui Li looked at Wang Yuan with anticipation.
To everyone's surprise, Wang Yuan shook his head: "I know, but I don't know how. There are superhumans who specialize in this kind of interpretation, as long as you pay them, but I don't know how."
"If you don't know either, doesn't that mean we can only watch him struggle?"
Xu Hengheng finally understood what Wang Yuan meant.
"I think Ye is right. There should be a way to eliminate the red phantom here, but we have no way to decipher it."
Wang Yuan shook his head helplessly.
The light that had just shone in the eyes of the three of them dimmed again.
I have the instructions, but I can't understand them.
This feeling is absolutely infuriating.
"I think I can understand it."
Ye Lai spoke up in time.
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He said he could understand them, but in reality, Ye Lai couldn't recognize any of the symbols.
It was just a notification that appeared in front of him.
[Hint: You have encountered a secret recorded by special symbols. Would you like to decipher it?]
[Note: Deciphering this requires 5 Blue Mysterious Crystals]
Ye Lai's words invigorated Wang Yuan and the other two.
"Then hurry up and take a look, Brother Ye Lai!"
Xu Hengheng jumped up excitedly.
"Confirmed interpretation."
Ye Lai confirmed this in his heart.
[5 blue eerie crystals have been deducted, leaving 12 blue crystals]
[Begin the analysis....]
A prompt will appear.
The strange symbols in front of me began to assemble automatically.
Ye Lai suddenly understood the meaning recorded in it.
...
This notebook contains a lot of information.
However, much of the content consists of Song Lele's own diary entries.
Who did I meet today? What was my mood today? How many meal deals did I sell today...?
Ye Lai flipped to the back before he finally found a solution to the red phantom.
It was all long, long paragraphs of text, interspersed with many of Song Lele's own personal thoughts.
In summary, the key point is:
To completely eliminate the red phantom that grows stronger with each death, you'll need to retrieve the revolver and its specially designed ammunition from the special equipment storage area.
Each bullet can only be used once; only then can the red phantom be eliminated.
To access the special equipment storage area, you'll need this book as a key.
Ye Lai wanted to continue reading.
But then I received another notification.
[Hint: The complexity of special symbols has been increased; 20 Blue Mysterious Crystals are required to view subsequent content.]
20 eerie blue crystals.
Ye Lai only has 12 left, which is far from enough, so he has to put the rest aside for now.
...
Ye Lai closed the notebook and explained the situation to everyone.
"The special weapons storage area, isn't that the red room we haven't opened yet?"
Xu Hengheng said.
Yes, that's obvious.
The three then went to the men's restroom.
Amidst expectant gazes, Ye Lai affixed the blood-red notebook in his hand to the door.
The tightly closed red door was finally opened.
Just as the Bloodstained Notebook recorded, it contained a revolver.
[Name: The Revolver That Breaks the Mystery]
[Category: Weapons]
[Rank: First Rank]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Description: This is a revolver capable of killing the bizarre. Since its creation, it has slain countless monsters, and no one can deny its power.]
In addition, there were some bullets and some simple photography equipment, as photography is one of Song Lele's hobbies.
[Name: Deception Bullet No. 13]
[Category: Weapon Consumables]
[Rank: First Rank]
[Quality: Excellent]
[Description: This is a bullet specifically designed to kill difficult-to-eliminate monsters. With it, no monster will be invincible. Its effectiveness is enhanced when used in conjunction with the Monster-Breaking series.]
The bullet information appeared before him. Ye Lai counted them and found there were twelve anti-deception bullets.
That's more than enough to deal with the red phantom.
"By the way, I'll have to take on the task of eliminating the red phantom."
Ye Lai said to everyone, "Because what was said above is that only someone who can decipher this book can fire the shot to truly eliminate the red phantom."
This reason was made up by Ye Lai.
The book never said that; Ye Lai said it only to gain priority in killing the red phantom.
He needs the blue eerie crystals to decipher the subsequent contents of the blood-red notebook, and he also needs to accumulate blue eerie crystals to open the shop.
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Are you a good shot, Ye Lai?"
Cui Li was a little worried, not about anything else, but because she was afraid that Ye Lai would miss and waste all those bullets.
"You have 12 bullets, what are you afraid of?"
Xu Hengheng replied, full of confidence in Ye Lai, "Besides, didn't I say that only someone who can decipher this book can truly kill him? Among the four of us, only Ye Lai can decipher this."
"It's up to you, Ye Lai."
Wang Yuan patted Ye Lai on the shoulder and said.
Not only does it possess a calm demeanor, but it also has the ability to interpret this special symbol.
Wang Yuan's opinion of Ye Lai was incredibly high.
If he hadn't known that Ye Lai was also a newcomer who had never entered the strange world before, he would have thought that Ye Lai was a superhuman like him.
Ye Lai nodded emphatically.
Load the bullets into the revolver and go to the toilet door.
The six red phantoms continued to linger at the entrance, showing no intention of leaving.
"Do you think they'll run away after we fire?"
Xu Hengheng spoke up.
Shut your mouth.
Cui Li cursed, she just wanted to leave the movie theater as soon as possible.
"It's alright. Even if they escape, we can still hunt them down step by step."
Ye Lai didn't think much of Xu Hengheng's worries. "Even if they escaped when they were chasing us, it would just be us chasing them in the end. The result would be the same. The important thing is to take the initiative."
After saying that.
Ye Lai aimed at one of the red phantoms and fired.
A gunshot rang out, and the red phantom that had been hit vanished instantly.
It was no longer reduced to a red mist, but completely dissipated!
[You have successfully defeated the main character, Number Five Mysterious Being, and obtained 20 Blue Mysterious Crystals]
A prompt appeared in front of Ye Lai.
This means that the seemingly indestructible red phantom has truly been completely destroyed.
The situation that Xu Hengheng was worried about did not occur.
The other five red phantoms continued to wander, completely unaware that one of them had already been completely destroyed.
Keep firing.
[You have successfully defeated the fourth main character, the Mysterious One, and obtained 20 Blue Mysterious Crystals]
[You have successfully defeated the third main character, the Mysterious One, and obtained 20 Blue Mysterious Crystals.]
...
He fired six shots in quick succession.
All six shots hit their mark; not a single bullet was wasted.
It's not that Ye Lai's marksmanship is particularly good.
Rather, these red phantoms were too large and too close to be targeted, and since they were only hovering, they wouldn't move even if Ye Lai aimed at them with his pistol.
A living goal.
[Hint: The blue eerie crystal water level has reached 100; the shop is now open.]
The online store feature is now available.
With the prompts, Ye Lai also learned about the mall's information.
You can open the online store anytime, anywhere to buy any product you want.
Because there were other people around, Ye Lai didn't take a closer look at this function.
But after just a few casual glances, all I saw was a dazzling array of goods.
"So the second movie should be over by now, right?"
Xu Hengheng saw that all the red phantoms had been destroyed and said expectantly.
On the mirror of the toilet sink.
A line of red text appeared:
Congratulations everyone on finishing watching "The Great Chase." The second screening has ended, and the lobby has reopened.
"..."
"Yay! Yay!!"
Xu Hengheng jumped up.
"We finally made it through."
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Cui Li also looked up and wept bitterly.
Ye Lai was surprised to find that the muscles in his face had regained their activity, and the stiff smile was no longer there.
After the second movie ended, the forced smile disappeared along with it, and not only that, the remaining popcorn also vanished into thin air.
"Let's go, let's rest in the lobby for a bit, and then go home after we finish the third movie!"
Ye Lai shouted loudly.
...
In the atmosphere of surviving a disaster.
Ye Lai and the other three returned to the hall.
This time, the hall has undergone another change. It has become much more spacious, with a front-to-back distance of 200 meters. It can no longer be described as a movie hall, but rather as a movie plaza.
But this change also made the place seem more empty. The popcorn counter was gone, and the ticket vending machine was gone too, leaving only an empty poster with no information on it.
Tanya and Song Lele have also disappeared.
It was as if the movie theater had been emptied out overnight.
The group sat down and rested for a while.
They chatted about what would happen after the third movie and they would return to the real world.
This cheerful atmosphere lasted for a long time before Ye Lai and Wang Yuan sensed that something was wrong.
As of now, there is still no sign of the third film.
Something's not right. Why hasn't the third movie shown yet?
Ye Lai frowned as he spoke, gripping the baton with his left hand and putting his right hand into his pocket, where he held the revolver.
"Yes, I noticed that too."
Wang Yuan's pale face also began to look serious. "We've been talking for a long time, almost an hour, but we still haven't gotten anything out of it."
"There won't be a third movie, will there?"
Xu Hengheng blurted out a sentence.
"I told you, shut your mouth!"
Cui Li cursed, "If that's really the case, then we'll never be able to leave here for the rest of our lives."
Xu Hengheng covered his mouth, looking completely innocent; he was also afraid that his casual remark might come true.
"Look around. There's still part of the notebook I haven't finished reading. Let me see if there are any clues in it."
Ye Lai remembered the Crimson Notebook that he hadn't finished flipping through before because of the increased complexity of the symbols.
Wang Yuan and his two companions looked around warily, wondering if any monsters would suddenly appear.
Ye Lai took out his notebook and flipped to the last section.
[Hint: The complexity of special symbols has been increased; 20 Blue Mysterious Crystals are required to view subsequent content.]
[Should I read this?]
Ye Lai couldn't produce so many strange blue crystals before.
But now Ye Lai has killed six red phantoms, and the blue crystals have already exceeded one hundred.
"Flip through."
Ye Lai confirmed this in his heart.
[20 Blue Mysterious Crystals have been deducted, leaving 112 Blue Crystals]
[Begin the analysis....]
"..."
They always say you can leave after watching three movies.
[...]
But this is a secret: Happy Cinema doesn't offer a third screening.
Therefore, no one can leave this place.
I've seen so many people here, and I've been wanting to say something to them...
But she was always watching me from outside. I knew that once I told her, I would be gone just like everyone else...
So I can only write it here...
I cannot be discovered, and she cannot be seen by me...
The only way to leave this place is to commit suicide...
Even if someone commits suicide, their soul will remain here as an audience, watching the arrival of the next group...
Then came another long string of words.
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Ye Lai finished reading the last part.
Xu Hengheng's jinx really came true.
There is no third movie screening at Happy Cinema.
This is a complete scam.
They had no choice but to stay in that movie theater indefinitely, and when they could no longer bear it, they chose to commit suicide.
The reason there were extra bullets was precisely for the living to use in suicide.
Moreover, even if someone commits suicide, their soul will remain at Happy Cinema, transforming into a ghostly figure watching the arrival of the next group of people.
"Damn it, your son of a bitch."
Ye Lai couldn't help but curse out loud.
What's wrong?
Wang Yuan asked.
If even the usually composed Ye Lai couldn't help but swear, then this final content must be extremely important.
Ye Lai looked at the three people who were looking at him with concern.
For a moment, I didn't know whether I should tell everyone the cruel truth.
Everyone survived and is fully prepared to get through the third movie.
Even in the most dangerous situations, people will no longer be afraid, fearful, or hesitant.
But then they suddenly discovered that there was no third movie showing at Happy Cinema, and all they had to do was stay there forever.
When they could no longer bear it, they used the revolver that had given them hope to commit suicide, and their souls would eventually become the eerie figures watching the movie.
Bastard, absolute bastard.
Ye Lai could even imagine the gloating face of the 'she' mentioned in Song Lele's notebook when she saw everyone's despair.
"Brother, tell me, we survived the second round, what are we afraid of? The worst that can happen is we die."
Xu Hengheng patted his chest and said, "At first, I was so scared when I saw those things that I almost peed my pants. Now I'm not afraid anymore, so what's there to be afraid of?"
"Yes, at worst I'll just die here. I've seen through it all."
Cui Li chimed in, "I used to look down on you and not trust you, but now I realize I was wrong."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Ye Lai said, "Without a third movie, we'll just have to stay here indefinitely."
"Just stay here until you can't take it anymore, then use this revolver to kill yourself. The extra bullets are for us to use for that."
Ye Lai told the whole truth, but he didn't say that his soul would remain here as a source of endless mystery for viewers.
One must face the harsh reality to live a fulfilling life.
But it's better not to talk about the reality that even if you die, you won't be spared.
"Just as I thought, damn it, this weird world is the most disgusting thing I've ever seen."
Wang Yuan started cursing loudly.
"Really?...No way...did I really guess right?"
Xu Hengheng wanted to slap himself at that moment. He never expected that his casual remark would come true.
There will be no third movie; they will live here for the rest of their lives.
Under such news.
The joyful atmosphere vanished completely, leaving only despair.
Wang Yuan and Cui Li left and went to a corner of the theater to have a passionate encounter.
Cui Li also said that if she really couldn't leave later, she wouldn't refuse to let Ye Lai and Xu Hengheng have some fun.
When a person is about to die, they stop caring about these things.
...
The transformed, vast movie plaza.
Only Ye Lai and Xu Hengheng remained.
Ye Lai sat on the ground, with the broken pistol and the remaining six bullets in front of him.
He certainly wasn't trying to commit suicide.
I'm just wondering how to get through this situation.
Xu Hengheng stayed with Ye Lai because she was worried that Ye Lai might do something rash.
"Brother Ye Lai, please don't do anything rash. Cui Li said that if we have some fun, at least we should have some fun before we die."
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Xu Hengheng comforted Ye Lai in this way.
"..."
Ye Lai ignored Xu Hengheng's words.
He chose to open the online store.
He selected the currently available purchase option for this feature, which he hadn't officially looked at yet.
[Popcorn - 1 Blue Crystal. Its effect is to be used to eat it, or to block one strange attack and temporarily make the strange creature ignore your presence.]
[Coca-Cola - 1 Blue Crystal: It can be used to drink or to block one strange attack and temporarily make the strange creature ignore your presence.]
[Security personnel's baton - 5 blue crystals, effect....]
...
All kinds of goods are available in the mall.
Ye Lai saw familiar Coca-Cola popcorn, and even Song Lele's Bloodstained Notebook and the Deceptive Revolver were all inside.
It seems that anything that exists in this Happy Cinema can be bought in the mall.
The only difference is the price. The most expensive item Ye Lai currently owns is the Deception Revolver, which costs 30 blue crystals to purchase.
Ye Lai scanned the mall, and a mask appeared in front of him.
[Title: The Clown's Happy Mask]
[Category: One-time use item (unique redemption)]
[Rank: Second Rank]
[Quality: Epic]
[Description: This item was hidden by an employee of Happy Cinema at the cost of his life. It is an epic relic from the previous owner of Happy Cinema. Wearing it would grant temporary superhuman strength, but because it has been corrupted by some unknown power, it is now a disposable item.]
[Price: 100 Blue Mysterious Crystals]
This was something he had never seen before.
It's really expensive, and it looks really powerful, but it doesn't seem to have much effect on the current situation.
Since no strange phenomena have appeared in front of them, what good would it do to gain great power after wearing it?
While thinking.
Ye Lai then saw another item.
At that moment, an idea popped into his mind.
"I understand! I know what to do!"
Ye Lai suddenly jumped up and said to Xu Hengheng, "Go and call Wang Yuan and Cui Li back, and tell them that I have a plan."
"Really?"
Xu Hengheng was initially delighted, but then her expression turned worried: "You're not thinking of getting me away so you can commit suicide, are you?"
"Get out of here and stop talking nonsense."
Ye Lai cursed, "Even if I'm going to die, I would never kill myself!"
Hearing Ye Lai's words, Xu Hengheng felt relieved and ran to the screening room to find Wang Yuan and the others.
After there was no third film.
There was no longer any eeriness in the movie theater.
...
A little while later.
Wang Yuan, disheveled and Cui Li, with messy hair, returned with Xu Hengheng.
"I already know how to finish watching the third movie."
Ye Zi said with great confidence.
"What method?"
Wang Yuan asked with concern, his face appearing even paler, perhaps because he was already weak but still forced to work.
"If there isn't a third movie showing in this Happy Cinema, then why don't we just make that third movie ourselves?!"
Ye then shared his proposed solution.
Since there isn't one, I'll just take one myself.
"Great idea!"
Xu Heng nodded excitedly, "How come I didn't think of that? What a great idea! Brother Ye Lai, you're amazing!"
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Filming your own? That is indeed a solution. Yes, Happy Cinema only said that you can leave after watching three movies, but it didn't say that you can't watch your own films."
Wang Yuan nodded in approval, expressing his complete agreement with Ye Lai's idea.
"The key question is: how should we film? What about the equipment?"
Cui Li agreed with the idea, but how could they film without equipment?
"Have you forgotten? There is photographic equipment in the special room."
Ye Lai reminded him.
Previously, everyone's focus was on the revolver that could kill the red phantom, but they all forgot that in the special room, there was also Song Lele's own photography equipment.
"I remember now, yes! That would be perfect!"
Ye Lai's reminder brought the matter back to everyone's mind.
They returned to the special room and took out the photographic equipment.
But what should we film?
Cui Li asked.
"Who cares what they film? We'll just walk around the movie theater and film it."
Ye Lai didn't care about the content at all. "We just need one movie. If we're being chased, that can be a movie. Can't we make a movie just by walking around and filming in a movie theater?"
"Well said! Who cares about the content? If this doesn't work, Cui Li and I will film an action movie, and you guys can film it. Even ***** is a movie!"
Wang Yuanhao said angrily.
Without further ado, everyone picked up their camera equipment and began filming.
It was called filming, but in reality, it was just Xu Hengheng walking around with a camera.
"A length of about an hour and a half is enough; a short movie is still a movie."
Ye Lai said this.
...
After Xu Hengheng carried the bag for an hour and a half, walking through the Happy Cinema again and again.
Filming for the movie has finally wrapped.
Ye Lai and the others arrived at Cinema Hall No. 1.
The footage recorded by the camera was projected onto the projector.
The large screen, which had been black, lit up.
A shaky image appeared on the screen, accompanied by Xu Hengheng's humming sounds.
"I was so happy that I couldn't help but hum aloud."
Xu Hengheng scratched his head and said embarrassedly.
The strange phenomenon that had disappeared during the movie screening has reappeared.
The entire Hall 1 was completely full, except for the four-person seats.
Moreover, this time the strange phenomenon in the movie was no longer the bright red eyes, but the normal black and white eyes.
"It seems feasible!"
Wang Yuan transmitted his voice to Ye Lai and the other two.
The bizarre occurrence during the movie screening was a sign.
This means that Ye Lai's idea is entirely feasible.
Even though Xu Hengheng's footage is shaky, and even though the content is just people walking around.
But these seemingly normal moviegoers all started to show relaxed expressions on their faces.
Yes, no matter how boring the scene is.
It's also more enjoyable than those almost nauseating horror movies.
Boredom is better than horror.
Gradually, some strange, standing moviegoers began to appear in Hall 1.
This is a strange viewing experience from another theater.
The entire Hall 1 was suddenly filled with an eerie atmosphere, even though it was supposed to be a normal movie-watching experience.
The movie was already more than halfway through at this point.
"This kind of trash is not allowed here!"
A little red figure popped up from the original image on the big screen and angrily shouted.
"How can something like this be brought to a movie theater!"
"And you people, how dare you watch the movies they made?"
The appearance and angry rebuke of the little red man caused the strange figures that had appeared to scatter in all directions, disappearing one after another.
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"I'm not going to give you any rules anymore. Dying here is your only rule!"
The little red man was furious, and flames even appeared to be rising from his head on the screen.
[Note: Due to special circumstances, the current Happy Cinema rules are invalidated. You can leave as long as you survive in the cinema for 30 minutes!]
A prompt appeared before us.
30 minutes is the time left before their movie ends.
"We don't need to watch the movie anymore, they cheated. Now we just need to survive in this movie theater for 30 minutes and then we can leave!"
Ye Lai reminded everyone.
"That's perfect! I've been wanting to stop for ages!"
Wang Yuan roared, and his shriveled body swelled back to the robust physique Ye Lai had first met.
"You will all die here!"
On the screen, the little red man held up a small black fork and pointed at the crowd.
Immediately afterward, the image on the large screen disappeared.
A group of viewers with red eyes strangely poured into Hall 1 from the exit.
It was like a red-eyed tide.
"Good! Come on! Let's fight! Fighting is the real weirdness!"
Wang Yuan's body swelled up, bursting the shirts of the security guards, and he charged into the eerie red-eyed movie-watching room, baton in hand.
He wielded a baton with impenetrable force.
One after another, the bizarre red-eyed moviegoers were all reduced to ashes by him.
For a time, not a single one of the strange phenomena could actually get past him and enter screening room number 1.
"Shouldn't you have killed all these guys by now, Ye Lai?"
Xu Hengheng exclaimed in surprise, pointing to the exit of Hall 1.
A group of red phantoms are entering Hall 1.
"One, two... eleven, twelve, what the hell, there are 12 of them."
Cui Li counted the number and found there were 12, more than double the previous 6.
"Look at their faces. These are not the same group as us before. They must be people who died here before."
Ye Lai could see information about these monsters. These red phantoms were not from the same group as the previous ones. They were all the main actors in the movie, but the movie's name was completely different from the previous six.
Load the anti-spy bullets into the revolver.
"Get out of the way."
Ye Lai walked to the exit.
He pulled the trigger of the revolver in his hand.
The first red phantom was instantly killed.
[You have successfully defeated the third eerie character in "The Dead Kiss" and obtained 20 Blue Eerie Crystals.]
Ye Lai received a notification that he had obtained a crystal.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
Without hesitation, he fired five shots.
At this narrow exit, all five shots hit their mark easily.
[You have successfully defeated the main character of "The Dead Kiss" and obtained 20 Blue Mysterious Crystals]
[You have successfully defeated the No. 8 Mysterious Character, the star of "The Dead Kiss," and obtained 20 Blue Mysterious Crystals.]
...
Five consecutive beeps were given.
Another 100 blue eerie crystals have arrived in my account.
"You only have six bullets!!"
On the big screen, the little red man jumped around and gritted his teeth.
Why do you think we only have six bullets?
Ye Lai smiled.
Yes, there were indeed only six bullets left back then, but that was then, not now.
Ye Lai opened the shop and redeemed 6 No. 12 Anti-Demon Bullets.
Come on, guess if my gun has any bullets in it?
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"Of course not, I haven't even installed it yet."
Ye Lai grinned as he loaded the anti-magic bullet into his revolver. "But now I have it!"
Six more gunshots rang out.
Ye Lai annihilated all 12 red phantoms.
Ye Lai then received another 200 crystals.
"How come you still have bullets? There were only 12!"
The little red figure on the big movie screen was in shock.
This was the first time Ye Lai had ever seen the little red man make such an expression.
So you can be shocked too?
Ye Lai mocked the little red man.
"No, Brother Ye, Wang Yuan's side is starting to break down."
Cui Li was shouting.
The influx of bizarre viewers was overwhelming, and Wang Yuan was constantly being pushed back by the tidal wave of strange occurrences.
We're almost at the audience seats.
"Who says I can't do it? How can a man say he can't?"
Wang Yuan roared.
The security personnel uniforms they were wearing suddenly exploded, turning into countless fragments that scattered everywhere.
The blue aura that once lingered on his body reappeared, surging together with crimson blood, and a tiger tattoo was revealed on his bare back.
Wang Yuan opened his mouth and roared, but what he let out was actually the roar of a fierce tiger.
The tiger behind him seemed to come alive, and Wang Yuan's baton swings became an indistinct blur, interspersed with flames generated by friction with the air.
The eerie viewing experience, like a tidal wave, was met with an even more ferocious fire.
The entrance to the theater was forcibly created.
Another roar from a tiger.
The tiger tattoo on Wang Yuan's back jumped off and was imprinted on the entrance gate.
Strangely, none of the moviegoers outside the gate were able to get close.
After doing all this, Wang Yuan lay down on the spot, his hand too weak to hold the baton.
"Wang Yuan, what's wrong? Are you alright? Don't scare me like that."
Seeing this, Cui Li ran hurriedly to Wang Yuan's side and hugged him.
"It's nothing, I'm just out of strength. I'll have to rely on Ye from now on."
Wang Yuan squinted and spoke with heavy breathing.
He didn't even have the strength to open his eyes. His outburst just now had exhausted his extraordinary power. Now, he couldn't even beat Cui Li.
"Brother Ye Lai, Brother Wang Yuan said that they'll be relying on you from now on."
Xu Hengheng ran over to explain Wang Yuan's situation to Ye Lai, "I checked, he has blocked the entrance on his side, now only the exit can be used to get in."
"I guessed it."
Although Ye Lai was still unclear about what exactly had happened, he knew from the fierce aura he had just sensed that Wang Yuan must have unleashed some powerful move. However, this was probably Wang Yuan's trump card, and once he used it up, that would be enough.
"I'm fine on my end, don't worry."
Ye Lai gripped the revolver in his right hand and spoke calmly and confidently.
The entrance was blocked, but the exit was still blocked. Like a strange tide, the flow shifted its target and began to surge in from the exit.
Besides the eerie atmosphere of people watching the film so close together, there were also several even taller red phantoms mixed in among them.
"Boss, are you really okay?"
Upon seeing this, Xu Hengheng swallowed hard and asked with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.
"I said, no problem."
Ye Lai exchanged for six more anti-deception bullets and loaded them into his revolver.
He fired six shots in quick succession.
The previously crowded exit was instantly cleared by Ye Lai.
The anti-ghost bullet can only eliminate one red phantom, but it has a continuous effect on the overall eerie viewing experience.
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"Brother, that's awesome!"
Xu Hengheng was completely in awe!
"How do you still have bullets?!"
The little red figure on the screen was trembling with anger. He couldn't understand where Ye Lai got so many bullets.
"What, you're allowed to cheat? But I'm not allowed to have more bullets?"
Ye Lai spoke to the little red figure on the wall, then casually exchanged for six more bullets, loaded them into his revolver, and fired, killing the few red phantoms that had just entered.
Ye Lai was very happy with this situation.
His Deceptive Bullets can be continuously exchanged as long as he has Blue Mysterious Crystals.
With each bullet fired, whether it killed a large number of the spectator monsters or a powerful red phantom, he made a profit.
What seemed like a dangerous situation was, to Ye, more like brushing against a strange blue crystal.
All he had to do was keep pressing the trigger.
"..."
The little red man on the big screen disappeared.
The speed at which the strange creatures were already pouring in increased even further.
They charged forward relentlessly, as if something far more terrifying lay behind them.
But this was still useless to Ye.
He just needed to pull the trigger faster.
Soon, Ye Lai saw what they were afraid of.
A huge, eerie red creature crawled in from the exit.
It resembled a red phantom, but was much larger and had a more distorted face.
[Title: The Bizarre Fusion of Happy Cinema]
[Level: Terrifying & Bizarre]
[Description: This is a bizarre monster formed by the forced twisting and fusion of the original main characters by the Little Red Man. It has completely lost its original soul nature, and everyone's thoughts have been mixed together, forever losing its intelligence. It can continuously devour other bizarre creatures to repair itself, making it a terrifyingly bizarre creature.]
[Hint 1: The revolver, combined with the power of the anti-magic bullet, can only repel but not kill.]
[Tip 2: We suggest you redeem a more powerful item from the shop to solve this problem]
[Hint 3: Defeating it may provoke the Little Red Man to become even more enraged, and he will personally intervene. If you defeat the Little Red Man, you will obtain the Red Mysterious Crystal.]
This was the first time Ye Lai had ever encountered something so terrifyingly bizarre.
This was also the first time Ye Lai had ever seen such an eerie situation with three hints.
In their previous studies, they had learned that the terrifying level of the supernatural was an existence capable of fighting against or even killing a first-tier supernatural being.
In short, it's the most bizarre of all!
"Bang."
A bullet was fired.
It struck the strange fusion, but only blasted open its surface layer; it didn't even penetrate it.
The areas that were hit quickly fused together again.
No harm was caused.
The only thing they managed to do was to push him back to the exit gate.
It had the effect of repelling the enemy.
He climbed back in, and Ye Lai fired again, driving him back to the exit gate.
Because his body was so large, the other viewing anomalies and red phantoms could no longer enter.
"There are only 15 minutes left in the third movie. I can keep fighting him off and stall until the time runs out, but then I won't have many blue eerie crystals left."
Ye Lai calculated in his mind the number of anti-demon bullets he would consume per minute, and he figured he could hold out for the rest of the time.
But in that case, he wouldn't be able to keep many of the strange blue crystals.
One option is to choose such a safe retreat, ultimately returning to reality alive, but gaining nothing in return.
Another option is to exchange for more powerful items to kill this fusion monster, but that will attract the Little Red Man's personal attention, and whether you can get back alive will be a question.
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Neither option is easy to choose.
"You can obtain a red eerie crystal after defeating it."
Ye Lai noticed one of the items in the third clue.
He had only ever received strange blue crystals before, and had never seen a red one.
The blue ones can be exchanged for all sorts of items, but what about the red ones?
Ye Lai opened the shop. He had been looking at the items he could redeem, but hadn't looked at the items he couldn't.
Cancel the "Currently Available for Purchase" option.
The extensive already online store suddenly gained dozens more pages.
Ye Lai flipped through the pages and finally found the item that required red crystals to exchange for.
[Name: Seed of Extraordinary Power]
[Category: Inheritance]
[Rank: First Rank]
[Quality: Rare]
[Introduction: This is a seed of extraordinary power for the profession of spectator. It possesses a complete inheritance of extraordinary power. After use, one can directly become a first-tier ordinary profession - spectator, and unlock a complete set of four levels of ability skills based on their comprehension ability.]
[Note: The red, eerie crystal can only be obtained under special circumstances]
...
[Name: Seed of Extraordinary Power]
...
[Name: The Mysterious Ring from the Ancients]
...
One item after another filled Ye Lai with excitement.
Blue Mysterious Crystals can only be exchanged for certain items, while Red Mysterious Crystals can be exchanged for extraordinary power, specifically weapons with special significance.
"Damn it, are we going to risk our lives?"
Ye Lai became envious; he wanted the eerie red crystal.
But reason told Ye Lai that if he followed the first option, he could safely spend this enjoyable time in the movie theater and return to reality.
"It's such a tough choice!"
Ye Lai cried out in his heart.
His conflicted emotions led him to fire six shots, blasting the fused monsters straight out of the door.
Are we just going back like this?
And then continue living the life of a hard-working, dog-like corporate slave, working overtime?
What a life of having to watch other people's expressions every day, cursing them under your breath while pretending to agree on the surface?
My past life experiences kept replaying in my mind.
"No, this is not the kind of life I want!"
Ye Lai made up his mind and opened the shop: "Exchange for [The Clown's Happy Mask]!"
[Should I spend 100 Blue Mysterious Crystals to exchange?]
"Sure!!"
[100 Blue Mysterious Crystals have been deducted, leaving 421 Blue Mysterious Crystals remaining]
The Joker's Happy Mask has been successfully redeemed.
The notification message disappeared.
A clown mask with a happy smile appeared in Ye Lai's hand.
The fused monster, which had been shot away by Ye Lai with six consecutive shots, crawled back in.
The revolver attacks could only repel him and did not harm him at all; he was not afraid at all.
He casually grabbed a red-eyed movie-watching weirdo that had rushed in after being repelled, put it in his mouth and ate it.
It roared at Ye Lai.
"Die here, you bastard."
Ye Lai looked at the eerie fusion of the roaring creatures and put on the [Clown's Happy Mask] on his face.
It truly lives up to its reputation as an epic-level item that can only be redeemed once.
Wearing it on your face feels like you're not wearing anything at all; it's weightless.
Looking through the mask, everything before my eyes appeared as an eerie red.
Whether it's the eeriness of watching a red-eyed movie or the eeriness of a massive fusion, against such a red background, it doesn't seem more terrifying; instead, it has a kind of silly and cute feel.
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How can I describe this feeling?
It's like watching a bunch of clowns?
A strange power first reached Ye Lai's brain through the mask.
Next, each part of the body.
Ye Lai stretched.
The clown mask and Ye Lai's face were completely integrated.
The security uniform he was wearing had been replaced by an oversized purple suit that didn't quite fit.
[Joker's Position 3 Skill - Joker Suit]
It greatly enhances one's physical fitness, especially in terms of agility, and also provides a certain degree of defensive capability.
The red-eyed, bizarre moviegoer who rushed forward first had already reached Ye Lai's god at this moment.
Its mouth opened, revealing sharp, thorn-like teeth, which bit into Ye Lai's shoulder.
But the bite missed.
Ye Lai had retreated to a spot just a hair's breadth away from the eerie Red Eyes movie screening.
"What a pity, I was just a hair's breadth away from being eaten by you."
Ye Lai said with a loud laugh.
This smile was different from the forced one before; it was a genuine smile from Ye Lai's heart.
Hands as sharp as blades.
While watching the film with red eyes, I strangely tried to move forward.
Cut him in two.
[You have killed the contaminated moviegoers at the Happy Cinema and obtained 1 Blue Mysterious Crystal]
A prompt appears before your eyes.
At the same time, there was also the eerie sight of a red tide surging in.
"They're all unhappy guys. How can they behave like this towards moviegoers at Happy Cinema?"
Ye Lai was talking nonsense.
Waving both hands.
The figure weaved through a group of bizarre moviegoers in various strange postures.
Like a clown putting on a show.
It looks rather ridiculous.
However, when Ye Lai's figure stopped, the eerie atmosphere of the red-eyed moviegoers who had rushed in had completely dissipated.
All that remained was the enormous, eerie fusion that stared at Ye Lai with a look of fear on its face.
Even though she was a monster created through distortion and had lost her so-called rationality, she still instinctively felt fear towards the clown in the purple suit in front of her.
"When you're having a big meal, you have to use a knife and fork; otherwise, it's considered disrespectful."
Ye Lai maintained a smile despite the bizarre fusion.
With a flick of his wrists, a gleaming scalpel appeared in each hand.
[Joker's Position 2 Skill - Elegant Scalpel]
Under the scalpel, it can cut through all objects of lower rank, whether living beings or equipment, and inflict a painful smile.
The strange fusion wanted to retreat.
But Ye Lai's movements were so much faster than his that it was impossible to tell.
Before it could even turn back, Ye Lai was already standing on its head.
"When eating, you have to start with the head."
Ye Lai squatted down and gently stroked the strangely textured scalp, which had a frosted feel.
The scalpel slid freely in his hand.
Even a revolver can only break through the surface of a body, but under a scalpel, it is as easy to cut as butter on a hot pan.
Along with this came an immense, bizarre pain transmitted from the scalpel to the fusion.
Even though the soul was twisted and devoid of reason, the pain still reached every fragment of the soul within this enormous body.
This pain rendered the fused monster powerless to resist.
He collapsed to the ground, his face, barely recognizable, was constantly shifting in shape, until finally revealing a bright smile that stretched from the corners of his mouth to his cheeks.
Ye Lai landed lightly, standing before the fused monster with a radiant smile, and said with the same radiant smile:
"Yes, true elegance lies in maintaining a smile in the face of death."
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A reminder appeared before me.
The terrifying monster died without any resistance at Ye Lai's hands.
"Boss is awesome! So cool!"
Upon witnessing the bizarre fusion of death, Xu Hengheng jumped up and shouted excitedly.
I made it back alive! I finally made it back alive!
"Little Fatty, not yet, this is just the appetizer."
Ye Lai put the scalpel to his lips, a smile spreading across his face, and said, "Didn't you notice that all the other strange things have disappeared too?"
Ye Lai's words reminded Xu Hengheng.
Looking back, it turned out that none of the strange things that happened during the movie viewing were actually gone.
The number of viewers who watched the movie earlier was so strange that it was like a tidal wave.
"Really? They're all gone?"
After thinking for a moment, Xu Hengheng said with certainty, "They must be afraid of you, Boss Ye. After all, you took down such a powerful monster, so they must be scared."
Ye Lai shook his head.
After putting on the mask, he fell into a strange state.
Everything about the Joker's extraordinary power entered his mind.
The Happy Clown – a Tier 2 special class, possessing four skills and a unique talent called 'Happy Life'.
Ye Lai was as adept at using these four skills as if he had used them a million times, and could easily kill a terrifying monster.
This state can last for a full 10 minutes.
For those 10 minutes, he was the happy clown.
To be honest, there shouldn't be anything in this movie theater that could threaten him.
Because the strongest is only the terrifying level of fusion weirdness.
But now, Ye Lai has sensed something powerful constantly approaching him.
This power is so strong that even the eerie red-eyed viewers dare not appear, just as monkeys would immediately flee when a tiger appears.
"That thing is here; you have to leave."
Ye Lai laughed and said to Xu Hengheng, "Take Wang Yuan away from here to another theater. This place will become our stage!"
"That thing? What is it? Stage, you won't die here...."
Xu Hengheng asked, but before he could finish speaking, he covered his mouth and, as if that wasn't enough, slapped himself.
He was afraid that his bad luck would come true again.
They ran to Wang Yuan and Cui Li's side, and together they carried the immobile Wang Yuan toward the exit.
"Come back alive."
As Wang Yuan passed by Ye Lai, he said something to Ye Lai.
"Boss, come back alive!"
"If you come back alive, I can be nice to you once."
Xu Hengheng and Cui Li also gave their blessings.
No one asked Ye Lai why he had become like this, nor did anyone ask him what he wanted to do.
After the three left.
Ye Lai stood at the very front of the empty Hall 4.
A sound of music rang in his ears, a sound that only he could hear.
To this music, he began to dance.
Thump cha-cha... Thump cha-cha...
Holding a scalpel, his figure moved in rhythm with a piece of music.
Her figure was elegant, yet somewhat eerie.
"Thump thump thump thump!!"
Loud footsteps echoed throughout the movie theater.
It sounded like a huge object was running across the ground, and the sound was getting faster and louder.
Finally, the sound stopped.
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A familiar figure walked into Hall 1.
Ye Lai, however, continued his bizarre dance as if no one else was around.
...
In Hall 4, the big screen is playing boring footage filmed by Xu Hengheng.
Wang Yuan and his two companions hid in the last row. Instead of sitting, they lay on the ground.
"Is the boss alright?"
Xu Hengheng heard the loud noise outside disappear and asked worriedly.
"He just dealt with that big monster, so he'll definitely be fine."
The "great weirdness" that Cui Li was talking about was the fusion-level weirdness that had just happened. In her opinion, that should be the strongest weirdness in this movie theater.
"There must be something wrong. If there wasn't, he wouldn't have let us leave."
Wang Yuan curled his lip and said, "And it's definitely a big problem. I reckon the leader of this Happy Cinema is about to make a move."
"The leader is strange?"
Xu Hengheng and Cui Li looked puzzled.
This was something they hadn't heard of in their previous courses.
"It's normal that you don't know. What you've learned are just the most basic things. The real bizarre science is too profound. Even the smartest people in the world can't fully understand it."
Wang Yuan didn't mind explaining it to them, since he had no power to resist anymore and everything depended on Ye Lai.
"The leader of the supernatural is the manager of this Happy Cinema. You can also think of them as the final boss. Usually, they don't actually participate; they are just responsible for explaining the rules of the supernatural world."
"As long as we can follow the rules and complete the mission, we can leave the strange world. But sometimes there are always some geniuses who are more powerful and can break the rules to complete the mission or even destroy the strange world."
"At this point, these leaders will step down and personally deal with these prodigies."
"..."
Xu Hengheng asked with surprise and doubt, "Then isn't Boss Ye Lai super awesome?"
"Of course he's amazing. He has already awakened to become a superhuman, and in my opinion, he's definitely not in an ordinary superhuman profession. He's either in a special profession or he has skipped a level to become a second-tier superhuman."
Wang Yuan couldn't help but sigh as he thought about this.
"I never thought I'd be on the same team as someone like this in my lifetime. It's truly an honor. If Ye Lai can survive this bizarre world, he'll definitely become a full member of the Extraordinary Center once he gets out."
"Unlike me, after all this time, all I can do is mentor newcomers and hang around on the periphery."
"..."
Xu Hengheng thought for a moment and said, "So, you're actually doing pretty badly among the superhumans?"
"Even if you're doing terribly, you're still a superhuman," Cui Li retorted.
...
Screening Room 1.
A familiar figure glared angrily at Ye Lai, who was dancing, and roared:
"You damned bastard, where did you get this mask from?"
"..."
Ye Lai continued dancing without stopping, but the smile on his face almost reached his ears when he saw the person who had arrived.
"As expected, it's you, Tanya, the intern."
"Song Lele's notebook said that someone was watching her, and that's when I guessed it was you. You're the little celebrity in the movie."
"....."
Tanya's information has been unlocked.
Name: Tanya
[Occupation: Intern at Happy Cinema (Manager of Happy Cinema) (The source of pollution for Happy Cinema)]
[Strength: Nightmare-level, Bizarre]
[Introduction ①: This is an intern who just started working at Happy Cinema. She loves the environment here and dreams of becoming a full-time employee of Happy Cinema. She likes flowers, surprises, and romance. Her absolute favorite thing is watching people commit suicide in despair.]
[Introduction ②: Introduction ① is the surface identity; the true identity is the manager of Happy Cinema. In a past incident... (to be unlocked), she came to Happy Cinema, murdered all the Happy Cinema employees except for Song Lele, became the manager of Happy Cinema, and altered the rules, making them impossible to fulfill...]
[Hint 1: Nightmare-level strength. Even in your clown form, you can only maneuver around it; you cannot defeat it head-on.]
[Tip 2: We recommend buying Song Lele's popcorn combo meal]
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