166: Looking for clues

"Isn't it just someone missing?"

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"In this ghostly place, having an extra person is even scarier."

Seeing that these Passerby Players were already in an uproar due to Xu Yan's disappearance, Song Yang quickly stepped forward and said.

Hearing his words, the players were slightly stunned, realizing it made a lot of sense.

Inside a Haunted House, someone being missing seemed quite normal.

"Alright, everyone, let's search the surroundings first. Remember to go in groups of at least two. If you find anything, give a shout."

It definitely wouldn't do to ignore Xu Yan completely; unity was the most important thing for a team.

Song Yang's mind raced, and he quickly came up with a good plan.

Many hands make light work. There were still many hidden doors along the edges of this corridor, and perhaps some clues for clearing the instance were hidden within them.

This was a good opportunity to search for clues while looking for Xu Yan.

It must be said that with a leader, a team's execution ability would reach a higher level.

After Song Yang spoke, these Passerby Players exchanged glances and then began to search the corridor in groups of two or three.

Unlike Devils Castle, the lighting in the Screening Room was not dim; many areas were clearly visible.

"Then what should we do?"

Seeing that the players had already started moving, Mozi and Dai Xiaomei looked at Song Yang and asked.

"Nonsense, we search too!"

"Such a big place, are we just going to ignore it?"

Song Yang shrugged and said.

"Xiao Tao and I are a group, you two are a group. If you find anything, remember to shout out loud."

Song Yang hadn't forgotten that in Devils Castle, the attic, which was the spawn point, contained two important items.

This corridor beneath their feet was neither too big nor too small.

They certainly couldn't just ignore it.

The entrance to the Screening Room was clearly at the end not far away. It was still early, so there was no rush to go there.

"Oh, alright then."

Hearing Song Yang's words, Dai Xiaomei and Mozi exchanged glances, then silently turned around and, along with the other players, approached the corridor walls, beginning to examine them little by little.

Song Yang also gestured to his assistant, and they began searching together.

Soon, such a scene unfolded in the corridor.

A group of people pressed against the walls, as if wanting to use a magnifying glass to scrutinize every corner.

In the monitoring room, Li Zhou saw this scene and couldn't help but smile wryly.

It just goes to show that people sometimes outsmart themselves.

Song Yang's approach was, logically speaking, not wrong.

The bullet comments in the livestream room were also praising him for using his brain.

However, Screening Room No. 13 was different from other instances.

As a rule-based horror instance, it only truly began after players obtained the movie ticket.

The same applied to any rule hints.

This corridor was simply a spawn point; there were no clues whatsoever.

As for the hidden doors on the walls, there were sixteen of them.

They were merely spawn points for after dying in the instance later.

"Forget it, let them be."

"They'll have to go in eventually."

Looking at the monitor screen, Li Zhou dismissed the idea of having an employee come out to remind them.

His gaze shifted slightly, and soon, the scene behind a hidden door entered his eyes.

This was an ordinary room, and in the center of the room was a wooden bed.

On the bed lay a young man, who was none other than the missing Xu Yan.

A wisp of black mist appeared from all directions in the room, coiling around his body like a snake.

At this moment, Xu Yan's eyes were tightly shut, his brows furrowed, and his body trembled slightly uncontrollably.

Seeing this scene, Li Zhou raised an eyebrow, a hint of curiosity flashing across his face.

Clearly, all of this was the work of Red Spirit.

After continuously purchasing several new venues, he had reassigned all the horror employees to new locations.

Screening Room No. 13 was now Red Spirit's exclusive venue.

Rule-based horror and the Red-Clothed Vengeful Spirit actually made a good pair.

"What is she planning to do?"

"Mind invasion? Or hypnosis?"

Looking at the motionless Xu Yan on the bed, Li Zhou thought for a moment and chose not to directly ask Red Spirit, but instead watched with great interest.

Among all the employees currently, Red Spirit had the most ideas and seemed the most human-like.

He was very curious about what Red Spirit would do to Xu Yan.

At the same time, in the corridor.

Many players had already checked every corner of the corridor walls, but found nothing.

The graffiti on the walls was too messy to discern any clues.

All the hidden doors were unopenable.

Some players speculated that these doors probably had to be opened from the inside.

"That's strange, are there no hints or clues at all?"

Song Yang looked around, his brows furrowed into a frown.

Even now, he still didn't know what kind of instance this new venue beneath his feet was.

He recalled that when they entered Devils Castle, they had seen a hint immediately.

"Brother Yang, the fans are all saying to go check the ticket counter."

Behind Song Yang, his assistant looked at the bullet comments and said.

Upon hearing this, Mozi and Dai Xiaomei, who were standing nearby, also looked at their own livestream rooms and found that the bullet comments were largely similar.

In fact, as everyone was observing their surroundings, the audience in the livestream rooms had also voiced their own conjectures.

Some said this was likely an escape scenario similar to Devils Castle, requiring deduction combined with various items.

Others guessed it was simply a movie theater scenario, but with some thrilling segments and plot interspersed during the movie viewing.

Even more speculated that this was a butcher's habitat, because Screening Room No. 13 sounded very similar to the title of a certain horror slasher film!

Opinions varied, and everyone's anticipation was at an all-time high.

Tang Shan and Peng Yu from the Culture and Tourism Bureau also gradually had more smiles on their faces at this time.

They had watched both livestream rooms and could say that both the popularity and the audience's willingness to visit the Haunted House left them very satisfied.

At the same time, perhaps influenced by the livestream room audience, both of them also developed a slight curiosity about the venue where everyone was currently located.

Currently, it was truly unknown what type of instance this scenario called Screening Room No. 13 was.

In the corridor, Song Yang finally decided to follow the advice of the livestream room audience and go check the ticket counter first.

He refused to believe there were no clues at all.

Soon, under his leadership, the group walked forward along the corridor.

During this time, perhaps having learned a lesson from the castle corridor, Song Yang took every step very carefully.

He was afraid that if he wasn't careful, he would be 'ganked' by some sudden danger.

Everyone watched his hesitant manner and didn't rush him.

Being able to walk in the first position was already a great act of courage.

They had heard before they came that the Heavenly Wind Haunted House was completely different from other Haunted Houses.

Here, you would truly experience what it meant to be 100% immersed!

Including death!