LRAB Chapter 36: How long does it take to drive a murderer insane?
Chapter 36: How long does it take to drive a murderer insane?
Outside the haunted house.
"Hey, isn't this Boss Chen? Why are you only getting back now?"
"Why do you look like you have kidney deficiency?"
Zhang Ze could barely contain his smile when Chen Ge, looking travel-worn, returned to New Century Amusement Park and bumped into Zhang Ze.
Chen Ge received the Yin Eye, a reward from the black phone, which allows him to see things that ordinary people cannot.
Naturally, she sensed a strange aura emanating from Zhang Ze.
But looking at Zhang Ze's smug expression and that "you know what I mean" look in his eyes...
Chen Ge felt inexplicably helpless.
He went to the private school in Xicheng last night, naturally to complete Zhang Ya's favorability task, and the result was that a female ghost in red was devoted to him.
To be honest, it's a total rip-off...
At least the date went well.
Zhang Ya would grant him one wish that wouldn't go against his will.
It can be used as a trump card in critical moments, and can even be used to deal with the mirror ghost that escaped from his haunted house.
Chen Ge still reaped considerable rewards.
"So lively today?" Chen Ge glanced at the square in front of the haunted house. It was still bustling with people, and tourists were still lining up in long queues. Uncle Xu and Xu Wan were attracting tourists and maintaining order. His mood became even more complicated.
Zhang Ze smiled faintly, "Of course, everyone is looking forward to you opening up new scenes, so keep up the good work."
Chen Ge was suspicious.
Why does it feel like Zhang Ze is trying to suppress a laugh?
Never mind, maybe I'm just overthinking it.
Watching Chen Ge return to his haunted house, Zhang Ze gradually stopped smiling and switched his mind to the perspective of the crow.
He made a few small changes to the environment of the haunted house.
After Zhang Peng died for the first time, he remained in the haunted house forever, trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth, but that was far from enough.
Zhang Ze drew on the experience of the lost media, number 021.
Each death wipes out his experience points, so he doesn't feel any real despair and doesn't achieve Zhang Ze's desired outcome.
What he wanted to do was... completely destroy Zhang Peng's sanity!
"Boss! We beat the game again!"
"Phew~ That was terrifying! Your haunted house is still as amazing as the one across the street! It just doesn't have the scary background music of the other haunted house, but the special effects alone are enough to scare you!"
The trio emerged from the haunted house, their expressions still lingering with lingering excitement.
"Haha, there will be bread, there will be milk, and I'll even put on some background music someday to give you the most thrilling gaming experience!" Zhang Ze laughed.
Chen Ge's "Black Friday" and "Wedding Dress" are actually lost media. He is now finding someone to restore the two videotapes, and perhaps one of them is a similar lost media.
When he creates his own background music, the effect will definitely be even more explosive than Chen Ge's!
"By the way, what about the guy who went in with us? Why didn't he come out?"
"I don't know. You entered the haunted house from different locations. He might be temporarily lost," Zhang Ze said. "It's okay. If a visitor can't find the exit for a long time, the haunted house staff will bring him out."
The trio agreed wholeheartedly and left, chatting and laughing.
Zhang Ze then returned to the haunted house.
Instantly switch to battle mode.
The world behind the door.
……
Zhang Peng was resurrected for the third time by the lake.
Zhang Ze drew a single, deformed human figure for him, chased him with a chainsaw for more than ten minutes, until Zhang Peng was exhausted, and hacked Zhang Peng to death.
The fourth resurrection.
Died from a bear attack.
The fifth attack.
He was surrounded and dismembered by emaciated figures.
The sixth attack...
Due to the nature of the world behind the door, Zhang Ze could not force Zhang Peng to retain the memory of his previous death, but he could draw a few lines of text to forge Zhang Peng's own handwriting.
Therefore, every time Zhang Peng is resurrected, he can see the handwriting left by "Zhang Peng" in the nearest place.
"I am Zhang Peng. By the time you see this, I will already be dead. Last time, I died from..."
"I am Zhang Peng. By the time you see this, I will already be dead. I have died once again..."
"I am Zhang Peng..."
On average, Zhang Peng dies once every thirty minutes.
The ways to die are also varied.
To avoid affecting the gaming experience of other players, Zhang Ze specifically placed Zhang Peng in the deepest part of the forest, far away from the cellar. If any player showed any tendency to approach Zhang Peng, Zhang Ze would directly bring the cellar to the player's doorstep.
With Zhang Ze having completely taken control of this part of the world behind the door, moving the cellar was not difficult for him.
Of course, the world behind the door connects to a vast space, and to avoid things going too far, Zhang Ze will not let Zhang Peng truly leave the forest and will always be trapped in this place.
Zhang Peng died time and time again.
Resurrected time and time again.
Even Zhang Ze himself couldn't remember how many times it had been looped.
Just like the owner of the arena coldly watching the battle, he casually manipulated Zhang Peng's life, and every resurrection and every death was precisely designed.
Even Lao Zhou and Li Yang were amazed.
"Boss, who is this guy? He's in such a sorry state."
"Tsk tsk, even the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty were nothing compared to this. Only by repeatedly experiencing the pain of death can one truly understand the meaning of life!"
Zhang Ze calmly said, "This guy deserves it. In a sense, I granted him eternal life, so he should thank me."
"I plan to make this guy your colleague, a new employee of the haunted house, but first I need to train him a bit."
To become colleagues?
Old Zhou and Li Yang looked at Zhang Peng's expression.
They all shivered.
As if sensing their worries, Zhang Ze reassured them, "If you two behave yourselves, I won't use such methods on you."
"As long as you work diligently, I will not only prevent you from dying repeatedly like him, but I will also pay you a salary. I am a person who is fair in rewarding and punishing, and I am happy to hear criticism, so there is no need to worry too much."
That's what I meant.
The two became even more timid.
For some reason, they had a vague feeling that Zhang Ze was not quite the same as they had imagined.
He is not a kind-hearted boss.
On the contrary, it's a bit... inexplicably morbid psychology?
Could it be that it stole the supernatural power of the evil spirit, gained control of the world behind the door, and was also affected by the malice of the world behind the door?
The two had no idea.
The only thing known is that Zhang Ze's cycle of death continues inside the haunted house.
"Number 021 was lost inside the media body. Lin Xiaomei and Dr. Gao were driven mad and used thirty-nine times."
"How many deaths does it take to drive a murderer insane?"
Zhang Ze was very interested in this experiment.
He felt that he was researching a very meaningful topic.
……
The tenth death.
When Zhang Peng saw the message left by "Zhang Peng", he was so frightened that his legs went weak and he didn't even have the strength to run away. He quietly waited for the crow to come and kill him.
……
The twentieth death.
Zhang Peng's eyes were vacant. Although he couldn't remember what he had eaten or felt, these many unforgettable deaths had seeped into his very bones.
When faced with the attack from the gaunt figure, Zhang Peng didn't even bother to cry out; his death was swift and decisive, without a trace of emotion.
……
The thirtieth death.
The fortieth time.
The fiftieth time...