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Mu Jinxia took out a lantern from her backpack and lit it, and with a "hiss" of ignition, the entire map lit up.

At the end of the corridor was a solitary event point.

“You walk along the road and see a figure in the darkness ahead.

Is it an explorer? Or a soldier? The man was seriously injured, and his face, already whitened by dust, was stained with patches of red blood.”

Paris's Danger Sense skill came into play, and he suddenly warned, “There is an aura of danger…”

[Observe Silently]

[Rescue is Paramount]

Mu Jinxia decisively chose to observe: “You can tell it’s a trap at first glance.”

The figure in front was walking with a limp, head down, hobbling closer.

Up close, it could be seen that his abdomen had a huge gash, and even bloody intestines were flowing out.

The man suddenly raised his head, his rotten scalp slipped off his head due to this movement, and maggots fell out of his eye sockets with a patter.

“Is this a zombie?”

“Ugh, I'm eating right now, and I feel a little nauseous!”

Mu Jinxia couldn't help but shudder at this terrifying scene, her face also a little pale: “How disgusting!”

An animated corpse attacks you!

After defeating this walking dead man, a large area of the map was revealed at once.

This seems to be an ancient palace ruin, consisting of a large hall and some small rooms neatly distributed around it, each room having event points that can be explored.

The uppermost room.

This is an unremarkable kitchen, dimly lit, the color of the walls is a bit yellow and black, probably traces left by long-term smoke. On the ceiling, a row of black, dry smoked meat is pierced by iron hooks.

On the stove in front of the kitchen, a large pot is bubbling, and the aroma is mouth-watering.

However, when you peek into the pot, a pile of dark, murky things are tumbling, and you can't tell what ingredients are being cooked at all.

On the counter, a fish is torn in half, its eyes emitting a strange light, and its internal organs are scattered around, very bloody.

A notice board hangs on the wall: “I’ll be back soon, Chef.”

Although it doesn't seem to be anything wrong, it instinctively makes people feel that the kitchen exudes a sinister and strange, undercurrent-surging dangerous aura.

Continuing the investigation, several pieces of stained clothing were found in the corner of the room.

Mu Jinxia felt a little creeped out, and guessed with uncertainty: “Where did the owner of the clothes go? Could it be that they were stewed in the pot?”

If the chef comes back, will he stew me in the pot too?

Just as she was inexplicably thinking wildly.

Narration: “You feel the aura of someone approaching the kitchen.”

[Find a place to hide]

[Stay where you are]

[Run away quickly]

The heart-pounding BGM, coupled with the eerie scene, and the subtle hints, make people feel scared unconsciously.

“The chef is back! I’m so nervous!”

“Run away!”

“Hide, hide!”

Mu Jinxia's heart beat a little faster, and she hurriedly chose the first option, and saw the screen turn, and everyone seemed to squat down and hide under the counter.

In the dim light, you can only see a huge, hazy figure, holding a huge kitchen knife in his hand, reflecting a cold light.

The chef was silent for a while, then suddenly chuckled in a low voice: “...Oh, there’s the smell of guests here. Is there anyone inside?"

He paced back and forth a few steps, and said in a polite tone: “Where exactly are the guests? It would be a breach of etiquette not to treat them well.”

He began to rummage in the kitchen with a clatter.

“Is it here?”

“Or here?”

The sound of footsteps gradually approached the counter where the team was hiding, and suddenly stopped.

“Not here.” The chef seemed to sigh with regret, and the sound of footsteps gradually faded away.

[Continue to hide]

[It's safe, you can go out]

Mu Jinxia chose to continue hiding, the dialog box disappeared, and the scene returned to the map.

She had a sense of escaping a disaster, and breathed a sigh of relief: “See, if I hadn’t chosen to continue hiding just now, I might have been found by the chef!”

Although she didn't face the chef directly, the pressure brought by this kind of side-setting was really not small.

However, just one second after she relaxed her tense nerves, a rapid, tense, eerie and sinister BGM sounded, and the scene returned to the kitchen!

A greasy face, with a malicious grin, peered into the hiding place!

“Found you!”

“Wahhhhhh!!!!”

Mu Jinxia was so frightened by the suddenly appearing grinning face that she screamed, and it took several seconds to recover!

“WDNMD, you scared me to death!”

“Calm down, I feel so embarrassed that I was scared by a still picture!”

“Fortunately, it’s not 3D, otherwise I would really be scared to pee!”

In fact, it’s not embarrassing to be scared, this place is also carefully designed.

From the moment you enter this dungeon, the dark bloodstains on the corridor, the sinister and ominous BGM, and the mysterious and delicate text are all invisibly rendering a terrifying atmosphere.

The kitchen seems ordinary, but it pretends to unintentionally leave some slightly abrupt places.

For example, the food bubbling on the stove, the fish torn in half on the counter, and a few pieces of stained clothing.

Although it is not explicitly stated, after the previous terrifying atmosphere and the unintentional guidance of the text, players will inevitably make up a lot of things in their minds.

What kind of smoked meat is hanging on the wall? What is cooking in the pot? Where did the owner of the clothes go? Is the chef a human or a monster?

Start scaring yourself.

As for what kind of choices players will make after the chef returns to the kitchen, it also uses a psychological trick.

In the previous game, every time you encounter a monster, hiding and attacking can get the chance to attack first, so players have unconsciously developed the habit of hiding whenever they can.

The fact that the chef discovered that someone had been there as soon as he came back was completely unexpected by the players! As the chef rummages around, teasing words, the fear in the player's heart is rapidly growing under the stimulation of the unknown!

And when the chef walks to the hiding place of the team, when this stimulation is about to reach its peak, he dramatically gives up the pursuit!

Is it really safe?

The game “thoughtfully” gives the option of [Continue to hide], strengthening the psychological suggestion that “it’s already safe”!

When the scene really returns to the dungeon, when the player completely breathes a sigh of relief, there is a sudden reversal!

When there is no defense at all, a grinning face peers into the hiding place, it is conceivable how much impact it will bring!

It is somewhat similar to the head-turning kill in 《The Corridor》, first let the player tense their nerves, consume a wave of spirit, and then give a fatal blow when they relax.

When it comes to fighting monsters, it is not as scary as watching the plot just now.

What appears is a monster called an Ogre, which looks similar to a Beast Ghost, with blue faces and fangs, and extremely ugly. However, the Ogre's skin is dark purple, and he holds a wide and long kitchen knife in his hand.

Or rather, a butcher knife is more appropriate.

“The moment the chef was defeated, the whole kitchen changed. The room became deserted in an instant, filled with thick dust.”

Mu Jinxia thoughtfully said: “So all of this is an illusion? This place was originally an ancient ruin that has been abandoned for thousands of years, but it has maintained its appearance due to some magical power?”