Only Player

Chapter 23 I won the resurrection match (4k)

In the base, the investigators once again entered a meditative state similar to "suspended death".

They have been trapped here for more than a week and have already checked all the places they can. There is nothing to do during the day, so they can only use this method to kill time and reduce their body's energy consumption.

At around ten o'clock, Zhou Yuan finally couldn't sit still anymore. He didn't know any secret techniques like the tortoise breathing technique, so he was just waiting here, which was a bit torturous.

He hesitated for a long time, but finally took out the Opple smartphone secretly.

The signal in the upper right corner of the screen showed full bars, and it even automatically connected to the amusement park's free WiFi.

The next second, a page suddenly popped up.

Zhou Yuan was suddenly frightened and his heart skipped a beat.

Do you want it to be so fast? You just took it out and it came to my door?
He thought his phone had established a connection with some terrifying entity again and hurriedly wanted to put it away.

At this moment, the content of the web page was refreshed.

The text was in Japanese, which Zhou Yuan couldn’t understand, but the accompanying picture was clearly of the Happy Castle Amusement Park!

[This is a promotional advertisement, but it is not for people to see. I can only tell you that this place is no longer a paradise exclusively for humans.]

Zhou Yuan's movements suddenly froze, his brows slightly furrowed, and he immediately opened the translation function of the webpage to read.

This advertisement is about the grand opening of the Happy Castle Amusement Park. Everyone is welcome to come and visit. Tickets are free for first-time visitors, and there are also exquisite gifts for free. The amusement projects are also introduced one by one.

"Grand Opening?"

Zhou Yuan stared at these words in confusion. Happy Castle Amusement Park has been open for many years, and the description here is obviously incorrect.

But if you combine these words with the hint from the Eye of Identification, they become extremely terrifying when you think about them carefully.

Zhou Yuan read the advertisement carefully again and found two key pieces of information.

First of all, the date. The opening date stated in this advertisement is 5 p.m. on May 27th.

It's tomorrow.

The second thing is the pictures. All the amusement parks in the pictures have night backgrounds, and there is not a single daytime scene.

And the amusement park at night...

It is the home ground of evil spirits.

"So this grand opening refers to the grand opening of the [Ghost Amusement Park]? And it will be at 10 o'clock tomorrow night?"

Zhou Yuan's heart was shocked.

His goal for this mission is to survive for three days. Yesterday was the first day, today is the second day, and tomorrow will be the last day.

The ghost midnight show in the amusement park is from midnight to 12 am, which means that under normal circumstances, he only needs to experience two abnormal time periods in these three days, because as soon as it reaches midnight on the third day, the mission is completed and he can be teleported home directly.

But the current situation does not seem to be the case.

The advertisement clearly states that the amusement park will open at 10 o'clock tomorrow night.

The evil spirits' activity time has been advanced by two hours.

The rules have changed.

Zhou Yuan's face turned ugly. This was not a good thing.

After a brief hesitation, he immediately got up and found Gu Honggao and told him about it.

This is not simply the midnight show being moved forward, but the official opening of the [Ghost Amusement Park]!
By then, there will probably be a large number of new "tourists" coming in. If among them there are evil spirits that can see through the barrier, then everyone's lives will be in danger.

Gu Honggao looked at the advertisement and listened to Zhou Yuan's explanation. His usually calm expression finally changed and he frowned:

“Urban legends are prevalent in Yingzhou, and there are countless monsters and demons. If this amusement park really attracts more evil spirits, and some of them can see through the barrier, then we will be in danger.

On the contrary, if not, we may still be able to find a glimmer of hope from it.

Ghosts are tourists. If they can come in, they should be able to leave. Then we can find a way to blend in with the evil spirits and escape from here."

"Why do I feel like the probability of us dying here seems to be a little higher?"

Chen Guangxi held his head and howled to the sky, "Ahhh, I'm only three hundred years old. I'm still young and don't want to die. Old Gu, you have to think of a solution quickly!"

"You've lived for three hundred years, why are you still not satisfied?" Bai Xiao couldn't hold it in anymore. This was enough for an ordinary person to live for three lifetimes.

“Damn, I’ve only been out for five or six years, okay? The previous 295 years were basically lived in vain. I couldn’t even play Genshin Impact. If I don’t play Genshin Impact, I can only live a relatively failed dragon life. A dragon life without playing Genshin Impact is meaningless at all. What do you call that being alive?” Chen Guangxi retorted.

The whole group of people couldn't hold it anymore:

"It's already this fucking time and you still have the mind to play some lame jokes."

"If I had known, I wouldn't have bought you a phone to download that crappy Genshin Impact."

“Identified as someone who played Genshin Impact.”

Zhou Yuan was confused. Why are all these people so abstract?

"okay."

Gu Honggao was annoyed by the noise and motioned for everyone to be quiet. He pinched his brows with a headache and said, "Go and make arrangements. Do your best to conquer the remaining three projects tonight. Although the chances are slim, I have a hunch that this may be our last chance."

·
Time passed quickly and it was already late at night.

This time, there were nine investigators gathering the monsters, including Gu Honggao. They wanted to buy more time for Zhou Yuan and Chen Guangxi to act.

"Captain, is that wild Beyonder so trustworthy?" someone couldn't help but ask.

Before leaving, Gu Honggao specifically instructed the remaining investigators to follow Zhou Yuan's instructions as much as possible. This order was simply astonishing.

"It's not a question of trust or not." Gu Honggao said in a deep voice, "My intuition tells me that he can take us away from here."

Everyone looked at each other and said no more.

Because Gu Honggao's intuition has always been accurate, this is his extraordinary ability.

Boom!
Suddenly, a dull bell sounded from the depths of the paradise, and several brilliant fireworks exploded in the air.

Everyone felt as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

It's midnight.

·
"After you go up, you need to empty your mind and focus on your childhood, your childhood fantasies, your childhood happiness, your childhood wishes..."

In front of the carousel, Zhou Yuan was telling Chen Guangxi his guess: "This carousel should be about the purity of the spiritual world, so only children who have not been beaten by society can ride it.

Although your age meets the requirements of a child, your inner world is not as pure as a child's. Perhaps constantly recalling your childhood can meet this requirement."

"Okay, I'll go up and give it a try."

Chen Guangxi randomly found a carousel to ride on, gave a thumbs up, and signaled his teammates to start the carousel.

The investigator at the console pressed a button, and colorful lights suddenly lit up. The carousel began to turn slowly, accompanied by melodious and cheerful music.

1 minute later.

Puff! A bloody mark appeared on Chen Guangxi's arm, as if he had been cut by an invisible sharp blade.

"Useless?" Zhou Yuan's face changed slightly.

Thirty seconds later, a blood mist burst out from Chen Guangxi's other arm again.

"It's very slow, there's drama!"

Bai Xiao's eyes lit up and he explained:
"The frequency of the carousel's attacks will increase. Usually within thirty seconds, the riders will be covered in wounds. But it's been two minutes and Chen Guangxi has only been hurt twice. At this rate, she has a chance of passing the level."

Zhou Yuan's expression remained solemn. His method was still wrong. If it was correct, he should not have been attacked at all.

But if you can get through this, it's fine.

Just afraid...

Three minutes after the carousel started, two streams of blood mist suddenly exploded on Chen Guangxi's body, this time at the shoulder position. Immediately afterwards, streams of blood mist exploded on her body one after another, as if she was being cut into pieces by a thousand knives.

"Damn, what's going on?" Bai Xiao and others wanted to rush up to rescue people.

"and many more!"

Zhou Yuan called them and seemed to have figured something out. He shouted to Chen Guangxi, "Hold on for a while. Don't think about those things anymore. You should start enjoying yourself. Enjoy the joy of riding the carousel!"

"Enjoy a cow!"

Chen Guangxi cursed inwardly, I'm almost being chopped into pieces, how can I have the mind to enjoy myself!
puff!

As her heart became confused, more bloodstains burst out on her body and the severe pain made her expression distorted.

Damn it, give it a try!
Chen Guangxi took a deep breath, and calmed himself down in this situation. He put the physical pain behind him, relaxed his mind, and began to feel the atmosphere of the carousel.

The carousel gradually accelerated, and the colorful lights cast mottled shadows on the horses, as if each horse was covered with a layer of dreamy veil.

In this extremely gorgeous interweaving of light and shadow, Chen Guangxi felt as if he was in a fantasy world where time and space intertwined, and gradually fell into a trance.

She recalled her first experience of riding a horse. Although the horse was nowhere near as fast as she was flying, the freedom, pleasure and freshness of galloping across the vast grassland were still unforgettable to her.

At that time, she was only over 120 years old, too young to be true, and she often made trouble everywhere. Even the horse seemed to have been snatched from a brave man, and it seemed that she was his wife? XP is really weird.

what……

I was so carefree and happy at that time...

In a trance, reality and memories seemed to be intertwined together, and Chen Guangxi's mouth corners raised, revealing a smile from the heart.

Then she heard the laughter and screams of children.

She saw a child on each wooden horse. They had smiling faces, innocence and joy in their eyes, and their hair and clothes fluttered in the wind, as if they were about to fly with the wooden horses.

And those wooden horses seemed to be endowed with life, rising and falling, galloping and jumping.

Before I knew it, the 5-minute ride time was up and the carousel slowly stopped.

The lights dimmed and the music stopped abruptly.

The phantoms of the children on the wooden horse gradually faded.

Zhou Yuan and others opened their mouths wide in astonishment.

Because those children are real soul shadows!

They all saw it!

"What the hell is this..." Zhou Yuan rubbed his eyes hard and saw a little boy making a face at him. This was not a dream!
[They are ghosts, but they are a group of good ghosts. Most of the people who died in the amusement park were full of resentment, so they became cruel and bloodthirsty ghosts after death, but some people still maintained their kind nature even after death.

The beauty on the big car has been recognized by them, and they will help you next. 】

The shadows of those children gradually disappeared, but they would appear when needed.

“What the hell?” Chen Guangxi came back to his senses at this time and fumbled around his body, “I’m still alive?”

She felt a hard object in her pocket, took it out and saw that it was a piece of key.

"Passed!" Chen Guangxi was stunned.

"Fuck, that's awesome!" Bai Xiao patted Zhou Yuan on the shoulder, his face full of excitement. "You were right, how did you guess that?"

Zhou Yuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and took a long breath: "This amusement park continues to create happiness even after it has become abnormal. Although the targets are all evil spirits, the essence has not changed. It is still [giving happiness].

The essence of an amusement park is to bring happiness to everyone, regardless of gender, age or status, so the same is probably true for the rides. However, this carousel only likes children with pure hearts, so I was wondering, why doesn't it like adults?
Later I figured it out, it’s because adults can’t be happy.

The endless mortgage and car loans, the severe challenges in career, the emotional ups and downs and struggles, the earnest expectations of family members and the invisible shackles of society...all these things are suffocating, so it is difficult for adults to be happy even in a place like an amusement park.

Rather than wandering around, they would rather find a place to lie down.

Plus, the carousel may seem childish to adults, so naturally they won’t be happy.

The carousel cannot make adults happy, and over time they feel frustrated and naturally start to hate adults."

"So, the conditions for passing the level are also very simple - just be happy."

Zhou Yuan paused and said, "As for those wounds, I guess they are actually the various pressures that adults have to bear."

"That's amazing! You have the best quality among this group of newcomers."

Chen Guangxi clapped his hands a few times and accidentally moved the wound on his body. He grimaced in pain and quickly took out a bottle of light red potion from his storage ring and drank it.

"Alchemical potion can heal injuries." She explained.

Zhou Yuan nodded: "Let's go to the roller coaster."

He felt a little heavy-hearted because the roller coaster was a ghost disguised as a roller coaster, and anyone who went on it to try and make mistakes would most likely die.

Just then, there was a sound of running, someone was coming.

Zhou Yuan turned his head and was startled. Then, with a sharp bang, he took out the Iron Rose and was about to shoot.

"No, no, no." Chen Guangxi quickly stopped him, "It's not a ghost."

"Not a ghost?"

Zhou Yuan was still in shock and looked at the person who came in disbelief.

——It was Jiang Wuming who had already turned into a human head balloon!
"You're not dead?"

Zhou Yuan's mind was in a mess. He clearly saw the balloon with Jiang Wuming's head.

"I died, but I came back from hell by winning the resurrection match!" Jiang Wuming said with a smile.

[This is the special thing about this unlucky guy. He will keep dying because of bad luck, but he will be resurrected every time he dies. He is an immortal, but also a person who will die infinitely.]

"You see, Xiao Jiang can be resurrected after death, and he has a special ability - where he is, as long as he is still alive, no one will die. If someone is bound to die, he will be the first to die, and only after he dies will others die." Chen Guangxi said.

Zhou Yuan was shocked for a long time, then he slapped his thigh and a look of joy appeared on his face.

Isn’t this a case of trial and error?
Jiang Wuming, who had just won the resurrection match, felt an inexplicable chill on his back, and it seemed that the death star above his head began to shine again.

(End of this chapter)