Chapter 158

"This town is shrouded in mist all year round. The residents of the town disappear one after another in strange ways, and the streets and alleys are filled with an indescribable fishy stench. People and pet beasts who wander into it will lose their way and be trapped for life."

"However, even so, quite a few people come here by reputation, because it is said that as long as you can solve the mystery in the town and walk out of it, you can gain the attention of the legendary pet beast, the Lost Black-Ram, and get its favor, thereby obtaining a wish."

Qiao Sang looked at the introduction to the Lost Town escape room in her hand and couldn't help but say: "Isn't this just imitating the Xi-Han City in the Ten Great Ghost Cities?"

She hadn't looked closely at all when she selected the escape room just now.

Fang Fang Sisi picked up the cola next to her, took a sip, and said nonchalantly: "Entertainment comes from life, right? It's enough to have fun playing. Look at the Yanling Dog, it seems to be too scared to move."

"Looking at it this way, my Cotton-Sun Jie Worm seems to have performed okay; it at least had the guts to run."

Qiao Sang glanced at her and teased: "Don't tell me this NPC ran away before it could even finish its lines after pushing the door open."

Fang Fang Sisi admired: "Truly worthy of someone who got into Shengshui Middle School. Smart."

Qiao Sang: "..."

Just then, a lowered male voice came from behind: "Is the Yanling Dog all show and no substance? How can it be so timid? It's far worse than the Burning-Fire Dog. It hasn't moved for a long time. Could it be that it doesn't dare to keep playing?"

Although the voice was lowered, the observation room wasn't large, enough for others to hear clearly.

The man also realized this, awkwardly picked up the drink next to him, and took a sip.

Fang Fang Sisi turned her head and gave the man a white look, then nudged Qiao Sang with her elbow and said: "He said that, why didn't you react at all?"

Qiao Sang smoothed her hair with her hand, touched the invisible Treasure-Hunting Ghost with her finger, and said: "What reaction do you want me to have? Didn't you just say the Yanling Dog isn't as brave as your Cotton-Sun Jie Worm?"

Fang Fang Sisi blushed and got anxious: "How can that be the same? I was joking. He was clearly mocking..."

"Ah! Something's there! Something's there!"

Before she could finish, the man who had just spoken suddenly screamed. Accompanied by a "clattering" sound, he hurriedly stood up, likely having bumped into the table next to him where things were placed.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Everyone in the room was startled by him.

The man had already run to the side, his back pressed tightly against the wall, his face still shaken: "Something just touched my face!"

Qiao Sang felt the two strands of hair that had been grabbed again, turned her head to glance, then calmly turned her head back to continue looking at the screen.

The invisible little Treasure-Hunting Ghost hid its merit and fame, leisurely changing to a more comfortable position.

"Why isn't it moving yet?"

"Some pet beasts aren't very smart. Could the Yanling Dog belong to this category? Should we let Number 3 appear in front of it on its own?"

"But the plot of the first level hasn't even passed yet, and the layout in the room hasn't been shown either. Its Beast Tamer is watching in the observation room. Will they feel the process is too sloppy and think this money wasn't worth it?"

"Then let Black-Black Mud go out and scare it, and see how about making it hide in that house?"

"I think that works."

"Black Mud, Black Mud."

Like Ya Bao's wind-catching ears twitched.

It looked up at the door not far ahead that had just been slammed open by Number 2.

According to the voices it heard, next it should go explore this house, then have a big battle with Number 3 hiding inside, and then enter the second level.

So troublesome...

Like Ya Bao looked up at the mist at a 45-degree angle. Why couldn't they just come out and have a fight directly?

As it looked, it suddenly felt the mist was a bit of an eyesore.

"Ya."

Like Ya Bao maintained its upward-looking posture and mobilized the energy in its body, quickly gathering it into a crimson energy ball.

"Holy crap!" In the observation room, Qiao Sang stood up with a start, no longer able to remain calm.

"What's wrong? Did you get your face touched too?!" Fang Fang Sisi was startled and looked around left and right.

"I told you there was something there, you didn't believe me just now!" the man said loudly, his tone very aggrieved.

The people around looked at each other. Those who were timid picked up their phones and walked out, leaving only a few Beast Tamers who were worried about their own pet beasts still staying inside.

Qiao Sang ignored the commotion next to her.

She looked at the screen and sat back in her seat like she had lost her soul, muttering: "I remember that using skills in the escape room is allowed, right?"

Fang Fang Sisi was stunned, looked at Qiao Sang, then followed her gaze to the screen, and breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it was something else. It's just using a skill, it's fine. You can fight in the escape room. Don't look at the escape room layout on the screen as if the scene is very large, but actually, only a few scenes are real. The others are just illusions created by finding a pet beast that can mirror and copying the surrounding scene."

"Even if the real scene is destroyed, it doesn't matter. It's allowed in the first place. Have you ever seen a pet beast play in an escape room without destroying something?"

"Yesterday, a Flat-Beaked Fire Duck came over and even..."

The voice stopped abruptly, and Fang Fang Sisi couldn't continue.

She opened her mouth and stared dumbfoundedly at the screen in front of her. Dozens of blood-red flames descended from the sky like fireworks scattering.

Everyone still in the observation room gasped.

The man who had been very present swallowed his saliva. On the other side, a girl, in addition to being shocked, didn't forget to take out her phone and open the recording mode to record it.

Only to see that the purple mist on the screen had long been washed away completely, and the dazzling, scorching flames kept falling, burning the entire scene into one.

The illusions dissipated, and the endless town streets instantly turned into a room built with wall bricks.

Without the cover of the purple mist, the entire room was unobstructed, high enough and large enough.

The two rows of dilapidated houses around disappeared one after another, leaving only two twisting in the flames.

Fang Fang Sisi looked at the scene appearing on the screen in disbelief.

Mom!

This, this is a meteor shower!

High-tier skill, Meteor Shower!

Her mood couldn't be calmed for a long time. Is Qiao Sang a freak?! High school hasn't even started yet, and not only has the Fire-Tooth Dog evolved into a brand-new form, but she also let it learn Meteor Shower!

You have to know that's Meteor Shower! Meteor Shower that even high-level pet beasts might not learn!

Qiao Sang looked at the scene caused by Like Ya Bao on the screen in front of her and suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Tell me, how high is this escape room?" Qiao Sang asked after a long silence.

She had been startled by Like Ya Bao releasing Meteor Shower just now, not because she was afraid it would destroy things in the escape room.

Releasing skills is allowed in the escape room, and in order for pet beasts to perform skills well, the props or backstage in the escape room will make corresponding preparations.

She was afraid that Like Ya Bao would blow the roof off the escape room with Meteor Shower...

You have to know that the energy ball of Meteor Shower will rise to at least ten meters or more. Although the escape room in front of her was high enough, it felt like it hadn't reached the height requirement to release the energy ball.

Fang Fang Sisi didn't answer; she was still immersed in the shock of the Yanling Dog releasing Meteor Shower.

"Hurry up and turn on the sprinkler system, and then let Number 5 come over to put out the fire!" a staff member wearing a hat roared in the backstage monitoring room.

"But if we do this, won't the player see that it's all fake at a glance? There will be no sense of experience. Otherwise, let's guide it to the next room to break through the second level before we put out the fire," a younger-looking staff member next to him suggested.

"Are you a pig! The mist is gone! The illusions are gone! The escape room's appearance is exposed! What kind of experience can it have!" the staff member wearing a hat scolded angrily.

"But..." the young staff member wanted to say something else, but when he turned to see the monitoring screen, he said in surprise: "Mist, why is the mist out again?"

The staff member wearing a hat felt his anger surge and cursed into the intercom: "Damn it! Who is in charge of the props today! What time is it and you're still making mist!"

The intercom made a harsh "buzzing" sound. After a while, someone answered inside: "I'm wronged. I made the mist at the beginning and then went to the bathroom. I didn't make it a second time at all."