11: The second terrifying employee: Goethe the Butcher!

After casually telling Fang Xiaolu to go do whatever she needed to do, Li Zhou returned to his office.

He opened the system store and looked around, estimating his fright value, and decided to buy an item to test its effect first.

After browsing several times, he finally set his sights on a sign made of white bones.

"That's the one!"

"Ding, 2,000 fright value consumed, purchase of White Bone Sign successful!"

A deduction sound rang out, and the next second, a cylindrical sign, about a person's height, appeared before Li Zhou.

It was entirely cold white, emitting a chilling aura.

A layer of mist enveloped the sign, making it appear very mysterious.

"Please, host, choose the sign's content."

The system prompt sounded again.

Sign content?

Li Zhou stroked his chin.

Got it!

His eyes lit up, and a sentence immediately appeared in his mind.

Soon, the mist on the sign dissipated.

A line of text appeared:

Beware of fierce ghosts within, enter with caution!

If you force your way in, you do so at your own risk!

"Not bad," Li Zhou said, looking at the distorted red characters on the sign, nodding in satisfaction.

He had thought of these two sentences after Song Yang entered the Haunted House earlier.

He had originally planned to have players sign an agreement before entering the Haunted House, but now it seemed these two sentences were more suitable for the entrance of the Haunted House.

"Let's take it out and see how it works!"

The sign was not heavy; Li Zhou easily picked it up.

He came to the door, and just as he was about to carry the sign out, a sharp pain shot through his forehead.

He... hit the door.

"Hiss, is the effect that obvious?"

Clutching his forehead, Li Zhou looked at the sign beside him, a bit bewildered.

Sense of direction -20%, truly terrifying!

One must remember that he was still in the office, without any lighting or sound effects to enhance the experience.

Moreover, he already knew the sign's effect in advance.

If someone were to enter the Haunted House without knowing... Li Zhou fell silent.

After mourning for three seconds for future players of the Haunted House, he focused his attention and went out again.

Fortunately, no further incidents occurred, and Li Zhou successfully brought the sign outside the main entrance.

"Huh, boss, why haven't I seen this sign before?"

"Did you just buy it?"

Just as he finished setting up the sign, Song Yang's voice sounded from behind him.

Li Zhou turned around and saw that the guy was carrying a large bag.

He had no idea what was inside.

Xiao Lu didn't know where she had gone, probably to the city to buy other daily necessities.

Is he that eager to move in?

Li Zhou's eyebrows raised, and a smile suddenly played on his lips.

"You've come at a good time. Your room is at the end of the path past the employee lounge, turn left. Go on now."

"Alright!"

Song Yang smiled and nodded, not thinking much of it, and immediately walked towards the Haunted House.

However, as he entered, he curiously glanced at the blood-red characters on the sign.

"At your own risk? Tsk, what a good provocation."

Nodding, Song Yang left without looking back.

After his figure disappeared, Li Zhou nonchalantly went to the monitoring room.

On the monitor screen, it was clearly visible that Song Yang had already reached outside the employee lounge.

He followed Li Zhou's instructions and continued walking down the corridor.

However, upon reaching the end, Song Yang stopped, a clear look of confusion on his face.

He glanced left and right, then turned right with some uncertainty.

Seeing this, Li Zhou nodded.

Even Song Yang could be affected; this sign was worth buying!

He took out his phone and sent a message to Fang Xiaolu.

"Go to Hundred Ghosts Cemetery and take Song Yang to the empty room next to the lounge."

Meanwhile, in a small room, Fang Xiaolu was looking at her phone with an expression like an old man on the subway.

On the screen was a grotesque video of Song Yang.

Seeing the message from Li Zhou, she was slightly stunned.

Why did this guy run off to Hundred Ghosts Cemetery again?

Currently, among the entire Haunted House, Hundred Ghosts Cemetery was the most terrifying.

Even she, an old employee, dared not easily step inside... Time passed, and a day quickly went by.

Night fell.

Although Tianfeng Haunted House had gained some popularity online, most people only paid attention to Song Yang.

Coupled with the unknown specific location and the fact that not many locals in Jinling City had stumbled upon the video, no other players came that day, apart from Song Yang.

It was not much different from before.

However, now, let alone Li Zhou, even Fang Xiaolu was not particularly anxious.

The zombies were already here; as long as they persevered, Tianfeng Haunted House would eventually become fully popular.

Li Zhou estimated that Tianfeng Haunted House would only truly welcome traffic after Song Yang resumed his live stream tomorrow.

As for the black and white photos of himself circulating online, Song Yang was not in a hurry to clarify.

Black-red is also red, even if this red seemed a bit off.

That night, Li Zhou once again came outside the Haunted House alone.

After confirming that no one was around, he quietly spoke in his mind: "System, summon a terrifying employee!"

"Ding, congratulations, host, for successfully summoning an employee."

"employee: Butcher Gede"

"Terror Level: 0.8"

"Monthly Salary: 1000 fright value"

Butcher?

What is this?

Li Zhou raised an eyebrow as he looked at the system's introduction.

It sounded like he was still a human.

A human's terror level is actually higher than a zombie's?

Zzzzt zzzzt!

Before Li Zhou could think further, a piercing sound suddenly broke the surrounding silence.

A figure, as tall as a zombie, slowly emerged from the darkness.

Beneath the face wrapped in white bandages, a pair of eyes, cold and violent, flickered with crimson light.

His lumberjack attire was tattered, and his chainsaw was covered in stains that could have been brain matter or blood.

The chainsaw whirred, emitting a sound that inexplicably instilled fear and agitation.

Butcher, Gede!

The moment Li Zhou saw this monster, he knew why the system had set his terror level higher than a zombie's!

Compared to a zombie, the Gede before him seemed to conform more to what humans fear.

Dressed as a lumberjack, the chainsaw in his hand constantly exuded brutality and terror.

If someone saw a zombie, besides being startled, a sense of unreality would also arise within them.

After all, zombies are legendary creatures, and most people still don't believe they exist in the world.

But the Gede before him was different.

Although the aura around him was equally terrifying, compared to a zombie, he had an added touch of reality!

Mad and pathological, violent and indifferent.

Seeing him, a thought would rise in your heart: this guy... is real!

He is a madman, a butcher!

He will really kill people!

I... will really lose my life!

"Uh... could you please turn off the chainsaw for a moment? It's a bit noisy."

Li Zhou looked at Gede before him, pointing at the chainsaw in his hand.

The ear-splitting sound of the chainsaw seemed to carry a strange magic, making people very restless.

This restlessness came from the unease of not having one's life guaranteed.

"Okay!"

To Li Zhou's surprise, Gede's voice sounded very calm.

It was like a teacher who had taught for many years, completely inconsistent with his appearance.

"Is this... playing on contrast?"