Chapter 361: The Collapse of the Players
Zhao Xuhui could feel his heart pounding wildly, scared out of his wits.
Unable to find the protagonist, the fat man dragged the iron chain and walked out. Before leaving, he glanced back, giving Zhao Xuhui, who was hiding in the cabinet, a second fright.
Even though he knew it was all scripted, Zhao Xuhui still felt his heart racing and a bit lightheaded from lack of oxygen.
"It's all fake, it's all fake, it's all fake... fake... damn it, it's too real, scared me to death!!"
After waiting a long time, Zhao Xuhui finally crawled out of the cabinet.
"Damn it, scaring people to death without paying for it! If that fat man actually caught me, I'd definitely be dead, right?"
"So, now my task is to go to the basement and restart the generator? Holy crap, are you kidding me? I knew it wouldn't end this easily!"
After reaching the basement, Zhao Xuhui quickly discovered another fact that made him collapse.
"Restarting the generator requires opening two air pumps and the main switch? And the generator, the two air pumps, and the main switch are all in four different places?"
"Are you f***ing kidding me?"
"F**k!!"
"S**t!!"
"What do I do now? Help! I want out!!"
"I don't want to go to the basement to find some damn generator!!"
Zhao Xuhui had never felt such despair before. The basement was pitch black, his vision severely limited, and there was a psycho chasing him the whole time.
But now he couldn't get out at all—all the doors were locked. The only way was to avoid the psycho in the dark and complete a series of operations in order to restart the generator!
Zhao Xuhui's regret was eating him alive. Why the hell did he have to come play this game! Wasn't this just asking for trouble!
He had a strong urge to immediately open the game pod and leave this pitch-black place.
He checked the system time—from entering the game until now, less than twenty minutes had passed!
"Less than twenty minutes? Are you f***ing kidding me? I thought it was almost an hour!!"
"Based on a typical game length of four to six hours, no, even if it's the shortest at two to three hours, I've only done less than a sixth?! I haven't even finished the first part?!"
"Holy crap, why did I play this game! Why!"
"I can't take it anymore!"
"Mom, I want to go home!!!"
Zhao Xuhui cried out in despair.
...
In the VR game experience area, Zou Zhuo emerged from the game pod with a pale face.
"Damn, so terrifying! So terrifying! I never want to play it again!"
Zou Zhuo wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He felt a bit dazed now. The aftereffects of Outlast were just too obvious—he could still feel his heart pounding wildly.
Returning to the first-floor lobby of the experience store, Zou Zhuo ordered a hot milk tea and planned to sit on the sofa in the lobby for a while to calm down.
But when he looked at the sofa, he spotted a familiar figure—a big, muscular guy. Looking closer, wasn't that Zhao Xuhui?
What the hell?
Zou Zhuo was also a bit stunned. What was going on? He thought Zhao Xuhui would last longer than him, but he came down even earlier?
From entering the game pod until now, only about twenty minutes had passed, right?
And both of them had pale faces, clearly scared out of their minds.
Zhao Xuhui also saw Zou Zhuo, and the scene became awkward.
Zhao Xuhui had boasted he'd play for a long time, but he lasted even shorter than Zou Zhuo, and they happened to run into each other—it was really embarrassing.
Zhao Xuhui coughed dryly twice: "Ahem, I suddenly got a bit thirsty and wanted to come out for a milk tea before continuing."
Zou Zhuo nodded: "Yeah, I get it, I get it. So... where did you get to?"
Zhao Xuhui: "The part where you restart the generator."
Zou Zhuo: "Me too..."
The scene became very awkward.
A guy with glasses nearby said: "Are you guys talking about Outlast? I also got stuck at the generator restart..."
Several players in the lobby had played Outlast and immediately started discussing it. As it turned out, most people had given up at the generator restart, and a small number had quit after being thrown downstairs by the fat man.
There was no helping it—it was too scary, they just couldn't hold on!
It was just a game, but playing it felt like risking your life!
Soon, these players, as if finding their tribe, started chatting.
"Damn, I was totally fooled by the store manager! I thought this game was at most on the level of those domestic horror games, but it's not! This game is a hundred times scarier than any haunted house in the country!"
"Yeah, mainly because you can never guess where the jump scares will come from. The TV scared me, the falling corpse scared me, and the fat man was a serious shock! My fragile little heart can't take it anymore!"
"The generator restart really broke me. The basement was pitch black, I had to find four places, and dodge that freak with the nailed plank! Holy crap, I died there several times and completely don't want to play!"
"The atmosphere of this game is just too damn eerie, and the scariest part is the sense of realism! Both real and eerie!"
"That time the fat man caught me, I could feel my right arm being grabbed. Even though I knew it was fake, I was still scared to death!"
"I almost jumped out of the game pod from fright!"
"Is anyone else going to try again later?"
"No thanks! Goodbye!"
"I still want to give it a shot. Even though this game is terrifying, making a horror game this good is really impressive."
"Here's a tip: before you continue playing, make sure to go to the bathroom first, so you don't pee your pants in the game pod..."
The guy with glasses said: "I've already posted my trial experience on the forum. I'm going to trick more people into playing!"
Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded: "Holy crap, what grudge do you have?"
The guy with glasses said: "A game this fun can't be just for me! Everyone has to experience it!"
"Alright." Zou Zhuo suddenly thought he had a point. "Where did you post it? I'll go bump your thread."
Everyone pulled out their phones: "Yeah, let's go promote it too!"
Zhao Xuhui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. So it wasn't just me—everyone else gave up too!
In that case, having already opened two small air pumps meant I lasted longer than most, right? As a professional horror game player, I'm still pretty awesome.
Zhao Xuhui said: "Everyone, anyone else want to give it another try? Let's go together in a bit! I have to say, this horror game is damn fun—this is what a real horror game should be!"
Seeing that others had also been scared out of their wits, Zhao Xuhui suddenly felt balanced, completely forgetting that he had been scared half to death himself earlier.