boyutpedia Chapter 16: The Crow's Nest
Chapter 16: The Crow's Nest
"Huh?"
Looking at the woman in front of him, Zhang Ze couldn't help but feel a pang of pity.
After gaining true power over the world within the painting, he saw through Lingling's true nature; she was merely a puppet composed of many crows, mechanically carrying out her obsession with killing.
Even their self-awareness is severely lacking.
In a sense, rather than saying that the woman in red in front of him was a ghost, it would be more accurate to say that the severed hand that Zhang Ze initially obtained through the system lottery was a ghost, and that severed hand was the real Lingling.
"Die."
A simple sentence.
The woman in red's body rapidly collapsed, turning into a lot of viscous, reddish-black liquid. It fell to the ground, sprouted wings and claws, and flew away with a strange cry.
The woman in red is not actually dead.
Zhang Ze could summon crows and conjure a woman in red whenever he wanted.
"How...how did you do that?"
Li Yang looked on incredulously after witnessing this scene.
He hadn't seen Zhang Ze for only a dozen minutes, but Zhang Ze seemed like a completely different person.
From survivor to hunter.
"I made a small attempt by using the power of the world in the painting," Zhang Ze replied.
After connecting with the Ghost Hand.
Zhang Ze not only regained his original memories, but also gained control of all the crows in the forest. To him, there was nothing in the world of the painting that could threaten him anymore.
Little bear.
Bald Qiang.
They are actually monsters transformed from crows, as can be seen from the changes in their corpses after death.
The only thing beyond our control...
"I can't force the cellar to shut down."
"That survivor was quite interesting. He actually managed to forcefully create an exit in the world behind the door using his own strength. Even Chen Ge's parents couldn't do that."
Zhang Ze stared at the cellar in front of him.
He can control all the channels.
This includes the door to the tree hole and the door to the cabin.
The only thing he couldn't directly control was the cellar in front of him; he could only conceal it by altering the terrain.
"Send Xiao Zhou away."
"it's all over."
After Zhang Ze finished speaking...
Li Yang put Xiao Zhou into the cellar. After Xiao Zhou entered the cellar, he was completely cut off from the world in the painting. Zhang Ze saw a hint of envy in Li Yang's expression.
"If I also leave the cellar, is there any chance of returning to reality?"
Li Yang saw the possibility of leaving the cellar and naturally wanted to return to reality, not wanting to be trapped in this endless hell.
Zhang Ze said, "You're already dead in reality. There are only two possibilities for you to leave the cellar."
"The first possibility is that your soul will be completely destroyed, because you have already lost your previous memories. I reasonably suspect that the world behind the door provided your current body. The second possibility is that even if you return to reality, you will be in the form of a ghost."
"You have no memory, you're just a lonely ghost in the world, maybe it's better for you to stay here. I'll turn this place into the most influential horror game park in the world, where you can play games with the tourists."
Creating a gaming area?
Li Yang was stunned.
He never expected Zhang Ze to have such thoughts.
Most people would never think of using such a dangerous place as a playground, right?
You have to understand that this is the world behind the door.
It was filled with oppression, terror, and danger.
Zhang Ze did not offer any further explanation.
Anyway, Li Yang and Lao Zhou, these two NPCs, are intended to stay in the game as employees. They have no choice. Zhang Ze is already being kind by giving them this job.
He is now set about transforming the world depicted in the painting.
"First of all, this map needs a landmark, just like people think of Paris when they see the Arc de Triomphe, and London when they see Big Ben. We need to give all customers a memorable point."
"The tree hollow and the log cabin are undoubtedly the most suitable places. The little bear and Bald Qiang will also serve as NPCs to provide players with a thrilling experience."
"Crows can act as cameras; no matter what happens, I can find out the situation immediately through them."
"Secondly, the cellar is the only way to leave. Tourists need to avoid Lingling's pursuit, find the cellar in the forest, and escape from the forest. Along the way, they may encounter Little Bear and Bald Qiang, these two unfortunate ones, or they may encounter Li Yang and Lao Zhou."
"As the first game scene, it already has enough content and enough selling points."
Zhang Ze was very satisfied.
He was confident of defeating Chen Ge's Ping An Apartment on the first map.
What are the selling points of Ping An Apartments?
The apartment is haunted by the serial killer "Wang Qi," and tourists must evade his pursuit. The most thrilling aspects are the sensory stimulation and the identification with their identity as survivors.
In this respect, Zhang Ze did a better job.
Inside the forest, the non-human bear cub, Bald Qiang, the humanoid Li Yang, Lao Zhou, and the already terrifying Lingling create a perfect horror effect through the asymmetrical nature of the chase and escape.
After all, Wang Qi in Chen Ge's scenes is played by Xu Wan, so at most, Boss Chen himself would have to do it.
There are real ghosts in Zhang Ze's map.
[Haunted Land Mission Completed]
[Murderous Painting: Scream Factor 2 Stars]
A gifted artist had her hands chopped off by her parents. She completed her final painting with her own blood, only to have it used by her parents to inflate its value and sell at exorbitant prices. Strangely, every buyer died shortly afterward. Some say the painting connects to another world…
The system notification indicates that the "Haunted Land" quest has been completed.
Unlike daily quests, the reward for the Haunted House quest is the haunted house location, which is the most important part.
Zhang Ze examined the map.
【Crow's Nest: Scream Factor 2 stars】
Crows are scavengers, and no one knows why there are so many crows in the forest.
The system named this map Raven's Nest.
The name is nice and fitting, after all, this map is essentially Lingling's painting, and almost everything is related to crows. Zhang Ze has now inherited this ability and controls all the crows.
Everything is ready.
Zhang Ze took Li Yang back to the tree hole and found Old Zhou, who was trembling with fear.
"You have lost all your memories. If you return to reality, you will only become wandering ghosts. I cannot help you regain your lost memories, nor can I guarantee your survival in reality."
"I'm the owner of a haunted house. This is a venue I'm about to open. You can play NPCs in the haunted house. In return, I'll pay you a salary. You can't take this salary out of the house, but you can tell me what you want to buy, and I'll buy it for you."
Do you understand what I mean?
Zhang Ze did not give him any room to refuse.
Li Yang and Lao Zhou understood and nodded to indicate that they comprehended it.
Next is the employee handbook.
Zhang Ze told the haunted house staff several points they needed to pay attention to.
First, tourists must not be harmed.
Second, you must not tell tourists any secrets about the haunted house.
Third, within permissible limits, take initiative and work with Little Bear, Bald Qiang, and Lingling as the hunter to provide tourists with a thrilling experience.
fourth……
Zhang Zehui used crows to keep an eye on the two, so he wasn't worried about anything going wrong.