44: Boss, you're such a pervert!

"What is this?"

Song Yang was startled, looking at the crucifix in Yuan Hao's hand.

Dai Xiaomei's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Isn't this the crucifix that the Jesus statue was wearing before?"

When she first entered the Devils Castle, she was attracted by the Jesus statue in the center of the attic.

However, just as she was about to go and examine it closely, everyone discovered the passage, interrupting her.

"That's right, it's Jesus!"

Yuan Hao took a breath, nodded, and continued:

"This staircase on the right is correct; I just successfully made it to the third floor."

"But there were a few black rats on the third floor, and I wasn't paying attention, so they... attacked me."

"When I revived, I originally planned to come and find you all."

"Those rats downstairs are really too dangerous, almost unsolvable."

"Then I wondered if we had missed any items on the fourth floor."

"So I searched the attic a bit more and saw that Jesus was wearing a crucifix."

"Didn't the second hint say that God would bless you?"

"This castle looks very much like a medieval Western style, and in the West, Jesus and God have a close connection."

"So I took this crucifix, and then I heard a prompt saying I had obtained an important item!"

"This crucifix is used to scare away those rats on the third floor!"

After speaking in one breath, Yuan Hao handed the crucifix to Song Yang.

"Since you're leading the way, you should hold this item."

Song Yang subconsciously took it, and then heard a prompt sound in his ear:

[Game Item: crucifix (Can repel Black Rat Swarm and Vampire Butler, but the effect only lasts three times and has no effect on Demonic Hounds)]

"Black Rat Swarm? Vampire Butler? Demonic Hounds?"

Hearing the system prompt, Song Yang gasped.

Are there so many dangers in this castle?

At this moment, Ye Kexin suddenly asked curiously:

"Yuan Hao, how did those rats... attack you?"

She keenly noticed that Yuan Hao paused noticeably when he mentioned being attacked by rats.

"Uh... you wouldn't want to know."

Yuan Hao shivered as if recalling something extremely terrifying.

Upon hearing this, everyone's minds immediately conjured up indescribable scenes.

Rats... easily make people think of some hair-raising things.

"This crucifix only has three uses, so we need to hurry!"

"I remember when we first came in, it was already very late outside."

Song Yang did not reveal the dangers mentioned in the item description.

After carefully placing the crucifix on his chest, he looked at everyone and prompted them.

When they first entered the castle, the prompt clearly stated that escaping the castle before nightfall was the condition for passing.

Although the prompt did not state what would happen if they didn't pass before nightfall.

But based on Song Yang's understanding of Li Zhou, something extremely terrifying would definitely happen in the castle by then.

"I'll lead the way, you all follow!"

Without overthinking, Song Yang took a deep breath and once again led the way downstairs.

Seeing this, the others all cautiously followed behind.

At the very back of the group, Ye Kexin and Qin Yao exchanged glances, both seeing a wry smile on the other's face.

As employees of an escape room, they both thought there were very few escape rooms left in the world that could scare them.

Yet, who would have thought that as soon as they entered the Devils Castle, they would suffer several scares one after another.

"I hope we can clear this before nightfall."

"Otherwise, I have a bad feeling."

Qin Yao mumbled, following the others down the stairs.

Soon, the fourth floor fell silent.

The wall lamps in the corridor cast an eerie glow.

As the sky outside the castle grew darker, a tall silhouette slowly reflected on the ground.

The dense, almost tangible, malevolence and killing intent made the wall lamps slowly flicker, as if they would extinguish in the next second... "Boss, what exactly is in this new venue of yours?"

"Why do the Police Uncles come as soon as it opens?"

After seeing Chen Chuan off, Fang Xiaolu looked curiously at the Devils Castle, which had replaced the former Yellow Springs Road, and asked Li Zhou.

It was now around three or four in the afternoon, and ninety percent of the players in the Haunted House had already left.

Although there were still players arriving, the overall number was far less than in the morning.

"Want to know?"

"Just go in and play, won't you?"

Li Zhou smiled, trying to entice her.

"No way!"

Fang Xiaolu shook her head without even thinking.

She had sold seventy or eighty pairs of pants in the lounge earlier.

Almost all of the hundreds of players who came to the Haunted House this time had peed their pants from fright.

Moreover, most of them came from the new venue.

It was obvious that the new venue was extremely terrifying, and Fang Xiaolu had already experienced changing pants twice before; she didn't want to try it again.

"When Song Yang and the others come out, why don't you just ask them?"

Seeing that the other party wasn't falling for it, Li Zhou shrugged and turned to walk back into the house.

Watching his back, Fang Xiaolu quickly followed him.

"Boss, it seems like there are more players today than in a whole month before."

"Hmm, Song Fatty's live stream is already showing results. More and more people will probably come to play in the future."

"Ah? Then... should we hire a few more employees!"

"Hire employees? Are you too busy to handle it?"

Li Zhou turned to look at Fang Xiaolu, a puzzled expression on his face.

His Haunted House didn't have too many rules.

The process for players to enter the Haunted House was very simple: they just needed to sign an agreement and scan a code to pay for the ticket.

No matter how many people came, as long as the Haunted House could fit them, Fang Xiaolu alone was enough.

"No, it's not that, Boss, I can handle the busy work."

"It's just... the lounge is still a bit small."

"If it's just me, I can't arrange for so many players."

Fang Xiaolu shook her head and explained.

Hearing her words, Li Zhou stroked his chin.

"I almost forgot if you hadn't mentioned it."

"This is indeed a problem."

Today, Fang Xiaolu even asked him to come over and help.

It was because there were simply too many people who wanted to rest.

Almost none of the players who finished could walk normally.

The lounge naturally became the place everyone wanted to go.

But there were hundreds of players who entered the Haunted House, and seventy or eighty of them needed to rest.

With such a large number of people, Fang Xiaolu alone seemed to be a bit overwhelmed.

After a moment of thought, Li Zhou's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Xiao Lu, what do you think if I order another robot NPC to help you arrange those players who need to rest?"

"Robot NPC? Like the zombies?"

Hearing Li Zhou's words, Fang Xiaolu was startled.

She blinked and blurted out subconsciously:

"Boss, you're so perverse."

"Do you want to scare those players so much that they'll never dare to come again?"