Chapter 18 So That's How It Is!

"So that's how it is!"

The Evil God's right hand wore a suddenly enlightened expression.

Shen Wei nodded slightly and then began to answer the Evil God's right hand's second question:

"You asked me if the staff here are actually human? I'm also a bit uncertain about that. But I guess there's a high probability that they're still human, or at least some of them are still human. No, I should say that at the very least, they still maintain human consciousness! Like that staff member disguised as a clown who gave me the flashlight. Of course, there are others, like the staff member selling drinks that I haven't seen. He could also be alive, but that's just my guess..."

"As for the identity of the staff, I have two guesses. First, they were originally staff members of this Morning Light Amusement Park. By chance, they escaped 'Her' pursuit, slowly became familiar with the rules of the Rule Anomaly, survived, and became NPCs serving the Chosen Ones."

"The second guess is that these staff members disguised as monsters were originally Chosen Ones like us who were selected into the Rule Anomaly. But because their own missions failed, they couldn't leave here and were forced to become NPCs here, eking out a living..."

The Evil God's right hand swayed back and forth, seemingly very satisfied with Shen Wei's conclusion.

"You little brat, I suspect you stole my brain. I advise you to keep one eye open and one eye on guard when you sleep, or else I'll open your head to have a look..."

Faced with the Evil God's right hand's threat, Shen Wei was speechless. "Are you sick in the head? Why are you acting crazy all of a sudden?"

Just as the Evil God's right hand and Shen Wei were bickering, faint footsteps came from the darkness ahead.

"What is that?"

Shen Wei quietly asked his Evil God's right hand.

"It seems… it seems to be a teddy bear, a giant teddy bear holding a sharp steel saw, but it looks like it's being impersonated by someone..."

The Evil God's right hand muttered.

Hearing that the teddy bear was being impersonated by someone, Shen Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Because the one ahead was likely a staff member, and staff members are not dangerous. He could safely escape the haunted house. Thinking of this, Shen Wei stood up and walked towards the haunted house exit upstairs. But he suddenly thought of a problem that had been overlooked:

"If the teddy bear holding the steel saw is a staff member here, then why doesn't he have a flashlight? Why doesn't he turn on the flashlight? Not turning on a flashlight in a dark environment is very dangerous, even for staff members! Perhaps there is another possibility, that he doesn't have a flashlight at all, and he's not a staff member..."

Thinking of this, Shen Wei felt a chill run down his spine, and a strong sense of fear arose spontaneously.

"Don't be afraid, I am a staff member here. I used the flashlight's high-beam function just now because of a sudden situation, and now the flashlight is out of power. I hope you can escort me to the safe rest room..."

A crisp, young woman's voice came from the teddy bear.

"Oh, is that so! The flashlight used the high-beam function, is it this kind of high-beam function?"

After saying that, Shen Wei directly turned on the flashlight's high-beam function.

The dazzling yellow beam instantly pierced through the giant teddy bear, turning it directly into a cloud of black mist.

And Shen Wei took the opportunity to bypass it and ran towards the haunted house exit upstairs.

"Dear tourist, why don't you trust me? I'm really a staff member of the haunted house..."

The teddy bear's voice suddenly became long and shrill. The sound of pursuit also came from behind Shen Wei.

The Evil God's right hand quietly turned its palm backward and saw a woman with half a body suddenly sticking out from the back of the teddy bear. This woman had long, disheveled hair and blood-red eyes. Her lips cracked into a grotesque arc, revealing a set of snow-white teeth. This terrifying expression seemed to be frozen on her face, extremely strange. Moreover, this terrifying fellow kept repeating to Shen Wei that she was a staff member.

"Dear tourist, wait for me, dear tourist, please wait for me..."

The teddy bear holding the steel saw kept calling out behind Shen Wei, like calling a soul, making Shen Wei's mind a mess.

"Be careful, open the umbrella!"

A sharp steel saw was thrown by the teddy bear, heading straight for Shen Wei's head. After sensing it, the Evil God's right hand reminded Shen Wei as soon as possible. Shen Wei took out the Yin-Yang Umbrella from the Ghoul Ring and opened it directly to cover his upper body.

The sharp steel saw hit the umbrella surface of the Yin-Yang Umbrella and was directly bounced off, piercing into the wall.

At this time, Shen Wei was only a dozen meters away from escaping the haunted house exit. But an accident happened at this time. The strange woman growing on the back half of the teddy bear suddenly let out a shrill scream.

The terrifying sound waves shook Shen Wei's seven orifices, causing him to bleed. His entire brain was blank, as if his thinking had stopped, and he could no longer control his body. He could only stop in place, unable to move even a finger.

"It's over, this time I'm really done for..."

Shen Wei cried out in his heart.

"Brat, give me all your lifespan, I'll fight this broken doll..."

A trace of ruthlessness was revealed in the Evil God's right hand's tone. Hearing his words, Shen Wei's face was uncertain, as if he was considering whether to give all of his lifespan to his Evil God's right hand as a last-ditch counterattack.

Seeing the teddy bear with the strange woman growing on its back half getting closer and closer to him, Shen Wei couldn't help but sigh in his heart. It's over, let the Evil God's right hand make a big fuss.

Just as the desperate Shen Wei was about to hand over all of his lifespan, things suddenly took a turn for the better. One after another, semi-transparent children ran out of the darkness.

These children swarmed towards the terrifying teddy bear, some pulling on its arms, some pulling on its legs, and others going up to cover the strange woman's mouth with their hands. The ghosts of these children forcibly held back the teddy bear.

"Move, move..."

Shen Wei's brain kept sending signals to his stiff body. But it seemed that some kind of strange ability was still imprisoning him, preventing him from moving in place. Just then, a tender little hand passed through his palm and grasped his finger! Shen Wei suddenly felt his body relax, and he could move again. He looked to his side and saw that it was the little girl he had been carrying to the fourth floor. The little girl grabbed his hand and ran forward.

"Hurry, brother, it'll be too late if we're any slower..."

The little girl let out an anxious voice.

The Gate of Life ahead began to become illusory. Shen Wei finally understood why the little girl was so anxious. Fortunately, they were not far from the Gate of Life exit at this time.

Shen Wei grabbed the doorknob of the Gate of Life exit and yanked it open fiercely.