doitstory Chapter 712: Wax Figure Gallery
Chapter 712: Wax Figure Gallery
Chapter 712: Chapter 712: Wax Figure GalleryThe gates of Museum City were a pair of enormous city gates, each reaching a height of twenty meters. Having been in place for many years, the gates would let out a cringe-inducing creak when pushed open.
The person leading merely pushed the gate open wide enough to create a narrow slit, and the others followed in single file.
Directly in front of the entrance was a spacious street that wasn’t perfectly straight. Shops of all kinds lined both sides, mostly selling small toys, dolls, snacks, and such. It appeared that the previous operators had left hastily, as most shops still looked as though they were open for business.
Because the stores were arranged in slanting parallel lines yet uneven, even when standing in the middle of the street, there were quite a few blind spots on both sides.
"So, there are passageways on both sides as well," the players observed the shops as they walked on.
Compared to the central street, the spaces in front of and behind the shops were much narrower, only wide enough for three or four people to walk side by side.
"Doesn’t this arrangement make it easy to bump into people?" A female player with long curly hair patted an angular protrusion at the side of the street, "Under normal circumstances, the side facing the main street is flat, but here, they’ve deliberately jutted out a corner."
"The game already said that Museum City has been modified into a horror-themed amusement park, so it’s not strange for it to be designed this way." Adjusting his glasses, the man beside her added, "From a psychological perspective, this is meant to increase the psychological pressure on visitors."
The group continued to move forward.
Although they couldn’t take in the scenery on both sides of the street, looking ahead they could see the buildings further inside Museum City. Xu Huo casually grabbed a map from the wall at the side of the street.
The layout of the entire Museum City was roughly cross-shaped, with most of the themed galleries concentrated in the middle. At the four ends of the "cross," there were two themed galleries each. The Wax Figure Gallery, Human Model Tower, Horror Chamber, and the Doll Costume Shop mentioned in the game’s introduction were located at these ends respectively.
"Styx Ferry, Zhen Mountain Therapy, Spooky Tales Night, Corpse-Hiding Hotel, Insanity Prison, Beheaded Cemetery..." The female player with long curly hair read out a list of themes, "Is Museum City really this big?"
A rather slender female player rubbed her arms and said,"Just hearing these names gives me the creeps. Do we have to visit every themed gallery?"
"What else can we do if we don’t go?" The man with glasses said,"The game’s objective is to solve the disappearance mystery. We at least have to find the bodies, don’t we? Without the bodies, who knows how they died?"
Everyone turned to look at the undulating buildings behind them and realized it was impossible to act together. With only seven days, not only did the themed galleries need to be
The entrance was down the corridor to the left of the main door, Xu Huo led the way, pushing the door aside and coming face-to-face with a wax figure that had been stationed close to him.
This wax figure was gaunt and yellowish, with sunken cheeks and bulging eyes, modeled as though it were made to resemble a person about to die from a prolonged illness.
"Is this a wax museum or a haunted house? They hit you with this right at the entrance!" Jie Ling’s voice trembled as she involuntarily grabbed Xu Ruosi next to her.
Xu Ruosi wordlessly withdrew her hand.
Jie Ling apologized awkwardly, "Sorry, I’ve been scared of these things since I was young. I’ve never faced them in previous dungeons."
"There’s nothing to be afraid of," Xu Huo said, pushing the wax figure aside with gloved hands as he walked in, "They’re just dummies. If you really can’t stand it, turn on some more lights."