Chapter 17 The Dangerous Truth!!
Chapter 17 The Dangerous Truth!!
The middle-aged man seemed to want them to leave.
Shen Ye had already noticed the figures in the darkness.
A clown in a ridiculous costume, covered in blood, a leather-faced man wielding a chainsaw, and various strange, blood-stained dolls...
They sat densely packed in every seat of the church, exuding the same aura as Xiaomi.
These are also all polluting monsters.
However, they are currently undisturbed and remain still.
Most importantly...
There is a coffin in the very center of the church, only for a fleeting moment when looking in that direction.
The polluted dog, Xiaomi, was already trembling.
Even stroking its fur couldn't soothe it.
"Why did you make them leave..." The woman beside him, though somewhat disheveled, still exuded an air of nobility and spoke softly:
"Right now, it seems like only they can save us."
"save?"
The pale-faced young man with an earring let out a sneer: "One's turned into a mummy, the other's frail and weak—how can two nobodys be saved?"
"I can give it a try."
The person who said those words was not Shen Ye, but the bandaged man. He gripped the boning knife tightly... and surprisingly, he didn't try to run away like before.
Hey, this is kind of interesting.
Shen Ye observed the bandaged man's behavior. This guy was acting strangely; when had he ever been so proactive?
"Try? Why should we try?"
The young man with the earring said softly, "We've been imprisoned here for a long time. Because of our identities, they haven't dared to touch us yet."
"But once they want to escape, it won't be that easy. They'll do anything to prevent information from leaking out."
"We won't take any risks until there's hope." He looked at Shen Ye and the bandaged man:
"As for you two insignificant characters... barging into this place is a death sentence for you."
"If we do nothing now, we can quietly retreat and still survive."
The bandaged man couldn't speak because the other person... was right.
The two of them simply couldn't handle the corrupting monsters inside the church.
But Shen Ye took in everyone present.
interesting.
This group of people...most of them were dressed in extraordinary clothes and had a completely unusual aristocratic air about them. Combined with the information they mentioned, each of them was someone of great importance.
A lot of information started to come together... He had a rough outline in his mind.
"Let's go."
The middle-aged man at the very back spoke in a hoarse voice.
The bandaged man shuddered, and finally prepared to retreat.
But the next moment, Shen Ye pressed down on his shoulder: "Don't rush."
He looked at the dimly lit cage: "Gentlemen..."
"Although I don't know you, and you don't know me."
"But it's clear that we all share a common goal: to escape from here."
"Perhaps... we should really give it a try."
"hehe."
One of the masked men calmly looked at Shen Ye: "Little guy, you have no idea what's going on here."
Shen Ye smiled slightly and said, "Is that so? I think I already know."
Hahahaha.
The young man with the earring couldn't help but laugh out loud. He didn't directly deny Shen Ye, but instead scrutinized him intently.
"Little guy, you come from a very ordinary world, right? And judging from your appearance... you're still a newbie with no real strength. But the fact that you were able to approach the church in an amusement park full of corrupted monsters shows that your judgment is pretty good."
He showered Shen Ye with praise, but then his tone shifted abruptly, his eyes turning terrifying and cold:
"but...."
"There are unimaginable dark deals and incredibly dangerous backgrounds involved here."
His voice echoed through the church: "A little guy like you couldn't possibly imagine... what's behind this amusement park!"
"Really?" Shen Ye paused briefly, then softly said, "I guess it's related to..."
"It's related to the Black Robe Society."
The moment these three words appeared.
The expressions of everyone who was awake changed; some were serious, some were shocked, and the young man's pupils shrank.
A moment of silence fell over the room.
The masked man spoke in a hoarse voice: "Why do you know about the Black Robe Society? Why do you think it's related to the amusement park?"
The atmosphere at the scene was noticeably more somber than before.
Shen Ye didn't answer directly, but instead smiled and said, "Looks like I guessed right."
After the bell rang, he noticed something amiss... The black liquid on the ground, the various strange changes along the way, and the appearance of pollution were all very similar to what he had seen at the [Qingshan Mental Hospital].
Of course, these are all just feelings of déjà vu.
Most importantly... the phantom image on the church door is exactly the same as the painting that Chen Qingshan enshrines.
However, explanations are not important at the moment.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were on Shen Ye.
Shen Ye, however, remained calm and unhurried, saying:
"Judging from what you just said..."
"You seem to have a trump card to escape, but you also only have one chance to try and fail."
The young man with the earring just mentioned that they need to see hope before they'll be willing to try; otherwise, they'd rather maintain the status quo.
"And this opportunity seems to have never come; some of you seem to have been here for a very, very long time..."
He smiled, a smile that seemed so alluring in the dim light: "Don't...you really want to give it a try?"
Shen Ye was clearly just a nobody in their eyes, but for some reason... his words caused everyone present to fall into a long silence.
Until the masked man spoke, he calmly recounted everything:
"This amusement park...it's actually one of countless places built by the Black Robe Society for human trafficking."
"When the midnight bells ring, people from all over the world will be brought here one after another."
"Ordinary people would be treated as contaminated food."
"Those who are good enough will be chosen by the guests who arrive... and made into slaves."
"And those of us who have the ability to protect ourselves or are of noble status... will be locked up here," the masked man said calmly. "Who knows what the Black Robe will do."
At this moment.
All the information became clear: the amusement park traces we had seen before... the various items that employees had to clean up each day, and the employee rules engraved on the table: do not inquire about guests' information.
The truth has already come to light.
Simultaneously.
His gaze finally changed, and a message popped up.
[Attention, host! The hidden main storyline has been triggered!]
[Hidden Main Story: Escape from the Horrifying Amusement Park!!]
"So how do I leave here?" the bandaged man asked.
"Simple," the earring-wearing youth rasped. "The amusement park itself is a huge ritual. All you need to do is get the gate key from the manager and leave through the amusement park gate."
"but..."
"The administrators and those dangerous guests will arrive one after another at the stroke of midnight, and at the same time, all the countless polluting monsters in the entire amusement park will come into play."
The young man wearing earrings had pupils that shimmered, as deep as the night.
"Little one, do you understand now? This is a complete dead end! There's almost no way to escape!"
Everyone present possessed an extraordinary air, hailing from a powerful and influential world, and holding a noble status. Even in such dire circumstances, not one of them appeared disheveled or wretched.
They calmly accepted this fact.
They said they were looking for opportunities, but everyone knew how slim the chances were.
but...
"Is it a complete dead end?"
"I...."
Shen Ye suddenly spoke.
He squinted, but a smile appeared on his face.
"I don't think so."
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