That afternoon, a 1.9-meter tall man appeared in front of the experience store.
âThis is the Thunderbolt gaming experience Store? Hmm, not bad, itâs pretty cool. We need to take a picture of this Arthas statue. â The brawny man went over and took a selfie in front of Arthasâs statue.
This brawny man was called Zhao Xuhui, and he was a fitness coach. He had a small hobby, which was playing horror games.
Zhao Xuhui lived in the imperial capital. When he heard that Chen Mo had released a new horror game, he immediately came over to try it out.
Zhao Xuhui walked into the hall on the first floor of the experience store and realized that there were quite a lot of people.
Zhao Xuhui went to the front desk.âHello. I would like to try out the new game.â
The receptionist smiled.âOkay, please swipe your id here. The VR experience area is on the third floor. You can find it by taking the elevator.â
Zhao Xuhui swiped his id at the front desk. At this moment, a chubby young man walked towards him.
âYouâre here to try outlast too?â Zou Zhuo asked.
âYeah, you too?â Zhao Xuhui nodded.
Zou Zhuo nodded,âyes, but Iâm a coward. Iâm only here to support the managerâs new game.â But I heard that the game was too scary, so I didnât have the courage to ...â
Zhao Xuhui didnât think much of it. âIt canât be that serious. You havenât even played yet and youâre already scared?â
Zou Zhuo pointed at the seven or eight players in the lobby,ââTheyâre all here to try out outlast, but after five minutes, they were so scared that they left the game cabin and came to the hall to calm down. These are the bold ones, and a few of them were scared away. â
......
Zhao Xuhui was speechless.
Thatâs why people nowadays have such poor mental fortitude! Itâs just a horror game. You know that everything inside is fake, and even if you die in the game, you wonât lose a piece of flesh in reality, but you donât even dare to play?
He was too weak!
Zhao Xuhui patted zou Zhuoâs arm,ââItâs okay, donât be afraid. Come, letâs experience it together.â
Zou Zhuo hesitated,âactually, I havenât decided yet ...â
Zhao Xuhui said nonchalantly,âI havenât thought about anything. Youâre already here.â Letâs go, we can keep each other company. â
Zou Zhuo had been struggling in the lobby for a long time. Even though he was terrified, he was still curious about outlast.
Under Zhao Xuhuiâs encouragement, zou Zhuo was moved and he finally gathered his courage,ââAlright, letâs go together!â
Zhao Xuhui laughed.âThatâs more like it. My name is Zhao Xuhui. How should I address you?â
âZou Zhuo. Iâm a regular here. Come, Iâll take you to the third floor. â Zou Zhuo introduced himself as he led Zhao Xuhui to the elevator.
Zou Zhuo was very familiar with the experience store as it was like his own home. He soon arrived at the VR experience area.
To Zhao Xuhuiâs surprise, there werenât many people playing in the VR experience area. Most of the gaming pods were empty.
âWhy arenât many people playing?â Zhao Xuhui was a little puzzled.
âOh, there were quite a lot of them in the morning, but they were all full.â Zou Zhuo explained,âbut most of them quit after ten minutes. The regulars of the experience store were all scared out of their wits. Theyâre all trying to calm down now. Some of them are chatting in the lobby on the first floor, and some of them have gone to eat. Thatâs why there arenât many people now.â
Zhao Xuhui was once again disdainful. What the hell? so many people had been defeated? He was too weak!
People in the modern world were so fragile that they didnât even dare to play a horror game.
As he felt a sense of superiority, Zhao Xuhui couldnât help but be curious. Just how scary was this game?
One thing was for sure, outlast was definitely different from those ridiculous domestic horror games. From the players âreactions, it was definitely a qualified horror game.
When he thought about this, Zhao Xuhui started to have some expectations.
Zhao Xuhui and zou Zhuo each chose a gaming pod and entered it.
âBrother, hang in there. Letâs try to be the first batch of players to clear the game in the experience store.â Zhao Xuhui said to zou Zhuo.
Zou Zhuoâs mouth twitched,âI ... Iâll try to hold on for 20 minutes ...â
Zhao Xuhui laughed in his heart. Twenty minutes? Ha, his expectations of himself were simply too low! It would take at least an hour!
Very quickly, Zhao Xuhuiâs vision went black and the screen switched to the game cabin.
The interface was very clean, and there were only two games on it, Minecraft and outlast.
Zhao Xuhui chose outlast and entered the gameâs initial setting.
At this moment, Zhao Xuhui was facing an extremely blurry image. The entire image had a cold green-gray tone to it. The surroundings were all gray and blurry, and he couldnât see clearly. He could vaguely see that this was a scene similar to an abandoned hospital, and there seemed to be the shadow of a wheelchair nearby.
There werenât many mysterious scenes and the screen directly showed the gameâs options. This overly simple scene actually made Zhao Xuhuiâs hair stand on end.
Before the game started, a long series of system notifications popped up.
âChecking the playerâs physical condition. Please wait ...â
âHeart and lung function normal. Breathing, heartbeat, pulse, blood pressure, all vital signs are stable. No past diseases or genetic history. Health status normal. Fear level normal. You are allowed to play the game.â
âIt has been detected that this is your first time playing the game, so only the refreshing experience and simple difficulty will be available. When you clear the game with a clear experience, you will unlock the fully immersed experience and the higher difficulty of the game. â
âIn the course of the game, you will receive a large amount of visual and auditory stimulation, as well as a small amount of tactile stimulation. If you fall from a high altitude, you will feel a slight pain on your back. The pain will be controlled at about 3%, just to make the game experience more realistic. It will not affect your health in any way. â
âDuring the game, you can exit at any time and the system will automatically save the game record for you. If your vital signs or terror points fluctuate violently and exceed the warning level for 5 seconds, the system will automatically kick you out. It will not affect your health. â
âLastly, I would like to emphasize that this is a completely fictional VR game and will not pose any threat to your life. We wish you an extraordinary gaming experience!â
Zhao Xuhui was a little speechless. What the hell? Not allowing a completely immersive experience?
âWhatâs with only releasing the refreshing experience and the simple difficulty? Wasnât the awakening experience just like scratching an itch through oneâs boot? what the hell was the meaning of that! Moreover, it had the function of automatically kicking out of the game?
He even emphasized that this was just a game and would not pose any threat to his life? Do I need you to tell me? Do you think Iâm a three-year-old child? How could I not know that this is just a game? What a joke!â
Zhao Xuhui started to complain about this notification. In his opinion, this was completely unnecessary!