Zhong Shanze was awakened by an alarm bell. This was an AI he had set up in advance to remind himself that something important had happened.
There are many AI Zhong Shanzes like this. In the past, the "Throwing Stones to Ask for Directions" plan was often triggered before it was successful. Most of them were caused by Dai Wenguan's mischief. So today, when he heard this alarm bell that he had not heard for a long time, Zhong Shanze still felt a little strange and familiar.
But soon he realized that the ringtone was wrong. He set different alarm bells for different situations. Each alarm bell had a different ringtone. This ringtone was obviously not triggered by Dai Wenguan's accident.
Soon Zhong Shanze remembered the source of the ringtone - the virtual world. It was probably that there was trouble at the invitee's place, which caused the alarm bell to reach him.
So with a wave of his hands, the building where the invitee lived appeared on the screen for Zhong Shanze to see, letting him know what happened there. Before that, he would review the experience of the invitee during this period. .
It was already December 2101, and it was about to celebrate the second anniversary since Zhong Shanze traveled to this world. The results of "Ghost Hunter" were quite good after the server was launched, and the actions of the invitees were also proceeding in an orderly manner.
It had been quite some time since Aya Mengyu and the others' first mission ended. Forty or fifty people went out, but only about twenty people in total did not return. The mortality rate was as high as half.
The mortality rate in the first mission is always the highest, and it becomes much better after that. By completing the mission, you can obtain reward points to exchange for equipment capabilities, so that the mortality rate will be maintained at about a quarter after that.
Of course, objectively speaking, this is still a very terrible death rate. If there is no continuous supply of new people, I am afraid that there will be no one in this building within three missions.
It is very necessary to resupply newcomers, because although about half of the people came back from the first mission, looking at the building that was more empty and bleak than before, many people's mental state was visibly unstable.
Fortunately, with the addition of the first batch of new people, the number of people in the building even exceeded before, rising to the level of more than 60 people, which stabilized the mental state of the invitees to a certain extent - to a certain extent.
In addition, while the invitees were performing their mission for more than a month, there was one incident that was worth mentioning because it revealed a cruel sense of humor.
Before talking about this matter, I need to mention another thing first, that is the update added by Zhong Shanze not long ago, which is set with reference to many games.
Don’t many games have hidden missions? You can get more rewards by completing hidden tasks, so Zhong Shanze also added hidden tasks to the tasks.
There are naturally hidden ghosts in the hidden missions. Eliminating the hidden ghosts can get higher rewards, but of course the risks that come with it will also become greater.
What happened that time was that the inexperienced newcomers in the mission team accidentally activated the hidden ghost through random actions. As a result, they were chased by the hidden ghost and tried to escape back to the building in a panic.
If this is just the case, there is nothing worth mentioning, because although the probability of this kind of thing is low, it is not impossible, but the problem is that there were two such unlucky teams that time...
The result was quite miserable. The team that escaped quickly returned to the building first, but the team that escaped slowly was unlucky. They were attacked by two hidden ghosts, and in the end they were tragically annihilated.
At that time, there was another team that had returned safely. After seeing the tragedy that happened in front of the building, they immediately turned around and ran back. As a result, although they were not attacked by the two hidden ghosts, they accidentally entered a place where other ghosts were entrenched, and were forced to go back again. A ghost-killing operation was launched, and many people were killed in vain.
So this incident revealed a tragic, cruel and ridiculous thing, but the cause of today's incident was not this, but the ghost night in the building not long ago.
Zhong Shanze had had this idea a long time ago. One day, there would be a night ghost attack on the building to purge those invitees who refused to go out. This idea was finally realized not long ago.
Under normal circumstances, the exchanged weapons and skills cannot be used in the building, but they can be used from the moment the fierce ghost appears. This is also a reminder to those invitees who have not seen the fierce ghost yet.
And early in the night when the ghost appears, some supernatural events will begin to occur in the building. However, the level is set very well by Zhong Shanze. It can only scare but cannot harm the invitees. The purpose is to make them alert.
So on the night when the fierce ghost attacked not long ago, everything went as Zhong Shanze expected. As a result, only one-fifth of the invitees died, which was less than the number of people lost in a normal mission.
When Zhong Shanze saw that the matter was over, he threw it aside. As a result, he received an alarm bell within a few days. Afterwards, he reviewed the reasons and understood what happened.
The invitees are always in a state of high mental tension. After all, because of this bloody and terrifying mission, they are trapped in this world and cannot get out. This psychological state is understandable.
In this case, the building that the fierce ghosts could not enter became the last spiritual sustenance of the invitees. As a result, this sustenance was shattered on the night when the fierce ghosts attacked. No place is absolutely safe.
As a result, the mental state of many invitees completely collapsed due to this blow, or in other words, this was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Weapons cannot be used in the building unless there is a demonic attack on the night, but this cannot stop those invitees who have a mental breakdown. They run outside to remove the steel bars, bypassing the rules set by Zhong Shanze, and then go inside the building. Crazy killings unfolded inside.
In fact, the first few who started killing have been killed, but the mental state of the invitees was already unstable. After being so stimulated, they immediately became ferocious, and the entire building fell into a bloody battle among the invitees.
It's okay for me, but Zhong Shanze didn't need to think too much to know that if he didn't want his little world to come back again, he had to stop all this immediately.
But he will not come in person. The unknown and fear brought by the mystery are the most important. Once the real body appears, no matter what it looks like, unless it is vague and indescribable, it will be an exception.
Ling Mengyu, Suo Jian and another person hid in a small storage room, using reflective glass to carefully observe the situation outside to prevent themselves and others from being involved in this bloody fight.
It is true that many people suffered from mental breakdown, but the three people hiding in the storage room obviously did not. Moreover, they did not want to die in the hands of fierce ghosts, but died in confusion in the internal fighting in the building.
Hiding in the storage room is also the result of careful consideration. They all have weapons at this time. There is only one door in the storage room. It can be said that one man is in charge of the situation, and they are not facing a fierce ghost who can pass through the wall. , this kind of defense is enough against a group of madmen who are going crazy.
But saying enough is enough, but what should we do next? With so many experienced veterans dead, the subsequent tasks may not be more difficult.
The three of them all knew this, but they were all too preoccupied to mention it. At this moment, the noise outside suddenly stopped, as if something was strangling their necks, and then there were tragic and tragic sounds one after another. Call!
