106: Are you scared?

“Haha, exactly! Let him have a taste of it too!”

Song Yang laughed heartily, his tone teasing.

At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly praise Chen Ze for this bet.

During his previous livestreams, his fans hadn't shown too much surprise at the things he did.

After all, he had always been known as a beast.

Plus, those fans didn't have a comparison, so they thought Song Yang's actions weren't that difficult.

Now it was good.

With an Energetic Young Man as a comparison, all the viewers on the internet would know how awesome his previous actions were.

“Lamp oil?”

Hearing Chen Ze's words, the Energetic Young Man in the castle subconsciously looked up.

If the other party hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten about it.

On the fourth floor, there was only one danger, and that was the sconces in the corridor.

Looking at the ghastly human head sconces, the Energetic Young Man swallowed hard.

He had also watched Song Yang's previous livestream; although Song Yang had always appeared calm and composed.

But he wasn't blind.

When Song Yang was corroded by the lamp oil earlier, his face was as pale as white paper.

No need to think, the pain index must have been extremely high.

Could he do it?

Swallowing hard, fine beads of sweat began to appear on the Energetic Young Man's forehead.

"Why isn't the Streamer moving? Could he be scared?"

"It's okay, if you're scared, just say it. After all, not everyone is a beast like Song the Bold."

"That's it? Not even daring to try, what's this talk about debunking?"

"Everyone, let's disperse. I've figured it out, Chen Ze was right, this guy is a complete idiot."

... The bullet comments scrolled rapidly. Although many people were mocking, the number of online viewers never dropped, but instead kept increasing.

The Energetic Young Man looked at these bullet comments, feeling excited, but at the same time, the mockery from those people ignited his fighting spirit.

They were all human; if Song the Bold dared to do it, why couldn't he?

He was going all out!

Taking a deep breath, the Energetic Young Man gritted his teeth and, under the gaze of hundreds of thousands of viewers, walked directly beneath the sconce.

Soon, a seemingly unremarkable drop of lamp oil fell onto his multicolored hair.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

In just an instant, white smoke rose from the Energetic Young Man's forehead.

At the same time, his body trembled involuntarily, and a pained expression appeared on his face.

“Oh my god, is this really that realistic?”

Feeling the pain from the top of his head, the Energetic Young Man instantly regretted making such a big show of debunking earlier.

Now it was good; the bet with Chen Ze had already been made. If he gave up now, right at the beginning, he wouldn't be able to stay in the online world anymore.

Gritting his teeth, the Energetic Young Man forcefully calmed the expression on his face.

Looking at the bullet comments, he was about to say something when his body, which had just barely calmed down, began to tremble uncontrollably again as if he had been electrocuted.

A few seconds later, he uncontrollably fell to the ground.

His phone dropped with him, and the livestream room instantly went dark.

"What's going on?"

"That's it for him?"

"That was too fast, I didn't even see it clearly!"

"Is the Streamer still alive? If he is, can he let out a cry?"

Although the screen disappeared, the audience in the livestream room remained highly emotional.

In the past few days, they had seen countless videos about Tianfeng Haunted House on TikTok, but very few had actually gone to investigate on site.

Some players who had visited the Haunted House only posted text. When asked why there were no videos, most replied that they were too scared at the time and forgot to record.

Driven by strong curiosity, even though many viewers were still at work, they couldn't resist putting on headphones and secretly watching.

This kind of intensely exciting livestream was much better than any dancing girls!

"I guess the Streamer probably died, might have to wait a bit."

"The Streamer looked very pained just now. What does it feel like to be corroded by that lamp oil?"

"Upstairs, if you're so curious, just buy a bottle of sulfuric acid and pour it on your hand, then you'll know!"

"I've decided, when I have a holiday, I must go to Jinling!"

... After these few days of livestreams, most people knew that one wouldn't actually die in the castle.

After dying, players would return to a place similar to a spawn point.

The audience simply started chatting and waiting for the Energetic Young Man to revive.

However, this wait actually lasted a full ten minutes!

Fortunately, the connection in the livestream room hadn't broken, and Chen Ze was still on it.

Otherwise, the audience would have thought there was a bug in the livestream room.

“This guy wasn’t scared silly, was he?”

“Why hasn’t he come back after so long?”

Chen Ze was also a bit puzzled at this point.

He thought his own courage was relatively small, but last time he was corroded by the lamp oil, he only recovered in a few minutes.

Because the Energetic Young Man was alone, the assistant who came with him earlier did not enter the castle, so no one knew what was actually going on with him now.

There was nothing to do but continue waiting.

Another ten minutes passed, and finally, the previously still and dark livestream screen began to show movement.

The next second, the Energetic Young Man appeared perfectly intact in the camera.

“Uh… brothers, sorry for the wait. I just remembered that to clear the level, I still need to find some props.”

“That’s why I was delayed for a bit.”

Holding up the crucifix and parchment in his hands, the Energetic Young Man spoke with a chuckle, completely devoid of the trembling and fear he had shown earlier when corroded by the lamp oil.

“This crucifix and parchment are in the attic. Since you’ve watched the livestream, why would you be delayed for so long?”

“Could it be that you were scared silly for quite a while before recovering?”

Chen Ze spoke, his tone full of suspicion.

“How could that be?!”

“To this extent, I felt nothing at all!”

The Energetic Young Man spoke disdainfully, returning to his initial arrogant demeanor.

However, his heart involuntarily skipped a beat.

Damn it, could this guy have seen through him?

In fact, Chen Ze was right; the Energetic Young Man had indeed been scared silly earlier.

Seeing it with your own eyes and experiencing it firsthand felt completely different.

When watching the livestream before, he had guessed that being corroded by lamp oil would definitely be very painful.

But he hadn't expected it to be *that* painful!

He wasn't sure if it was because the castle beneath his feet was virtual, but even though his brain was completely corroded by the lamp oil, he could still feel his limbs.

In other words, from the moment the lamp oil touched his scalp until his entire body was corroded, he had always been able to feel it.

Although an inner voice kept telling him that it was all fake and he wouldn't truly die.

But he was still scared silly by the physical pain of the corrosion and the natural psychological fear of death.

After returning to the attic, he also heard another system prompt.

At that moment, he did think about simply quitting the castle.

But then he thought, since he had already suffered the pain, wouldn't quitting now be a huge loss?

There were still so many viewers in the livestream room; he had to make a name for himself!

As long as he performed a little better, even if he ultimately failed the challenge, he might still gain hundreds of thousands or even millions of followers in a day, just like Song the Bold did before!

After all, when Song Yang first livestreamed, the reputation of Tianfeng Haunted House was not as ridiculously high as it was now!