Chapter 150.1 The Horror Club
F—ck Fucc Fucc Fucc.
Wen Shi’s body was safely strapped in by the seatbelt. No matter which way he leaned, it felt like the head would end up in his lap.
The person’s head was facing down, eyes wide open. It was as if he hadn’t realized he was already dead. His mouth hung open slightly, and bits of flesh from his neck scattered in the fast descent.
He couldn’t avoid it, but he didn’t want to catch it either. Wen Shi took a deep breath and yelled, “Big Sister Xiao Hua—”
This fragile, helpless cry almost triggered Xiao Hua’s maternal instincts. She immediately spoke calmly, “Move aside.”
Wen Shi leaned his body to the side.
Xiao Hua shifted slightly towards him, extended her long arm, and easily grasped a strand of hair that had fallen from the person’s head.
She shook off the blood to the side twice and closely examined the head she held in her hands. “He looks peacefully dead, and the cut is so smooth, as if a fishing line in mid-air sliced through.”
The roller coaster hadn’t accelerated yet, even if there was something in the air, this speed couldn’t sever someone’s neck.
Only in planned murders would things be this eerie.
Swish!
The roller coaster began to speed up wildly. The metal carriages made a clattering sound as blood splattered haphazardly. A colleague sitting beside the beheaded bodyguard in the second row was splashed with blood. When he turned in shock, he finally realized what had happened, his face turned as pale as paper, “Aaaaaaah!”
The terrified screams blended with the noise of the coaster’s wheels on the track, so it didn’t attract much attention. Those who didn’t know might have thought it was just fear of heights.
After a violent acceleration, without any further warning, it directly pierced through a spine-chilling spiral track. The bodyguard in front, who had been screaming, suddenly felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his shoulder. He turned his head and saw his left arm inexplicably detached.
The raging wind rushed into his throat, and his shout got stuck.
The fallen arm rotated in the air like a pendulum, accelerating once again towards Wen Shi and the others.
A long whip swept through the air, and as the coaster made a sharp turn, Xiao Hua forcefully flicked her whip, knocking the flailing arm aside.
Almost inhaling a few blood droplets into his airway, Wen Shi regretted having breakfast.
Thankfully, this Yunxiao Flying Coaster was also known as the Deadly Curve. Its selling point was the several turns in the middle. The overall distance wasn’t long.
As they watched, the roller coaster slowly decelerated, finally showing signs of coming to a stop. The bodyguard in the back seat also sensed something was amiss and immediately started to unfasten his safety harness to check the situation.
However, just at that moment, the roller coaster suddenly accelerated again, launching into its second soaring journey.
“Stop quickly!” the bodyguard shouted to the attendant below.
The attendant was desperately pressing the red buttons, but they seemed to have worn out, and there was no way to stop the roller coaster from running automatically.
Wen Shi, at this moment, became surprisingly calm. Ahead of them, besides the City Lord, only two bodyguards were left.
After the remaining bodyguard in the second row died completely, it would likely be Wen Shi and Xiao Hua’s turn next. They needed to quickly come up with a way to break free.
Xiao Hua’s goggles were powerful, allowing her to see things near and far. She confirmed that there were no other clues on the track and below. When she relayed this to Wen Shi, he furrowed his brow.
Something must have been overlooked.
Park rules were usually displayed prominently. If not on the safety guidelines sign, then where?
It definitely had to be visible, or…
Suddenly, Wen Shi signaled Xiao Hua to hush, clearly realizing what had been overlooked—the music!
The looped music playing from the entrance had given him a strange feeling. Back then, Wen Shi had thought it was just a contrast between the deserted park and the cheerful music genre itself.
He perked up his ears, trying hard to discern something from the rumbling noise of the roller coaster.
“The air is filled with the sweetness of cotton candy—”
“Men and women—”
The roller coaster began its climb towards the top again, and the speed decreased once more. Wen Shi had excellent hearing and was sure he wasn’t mistaken.
It was a mix of two songs, and they had been sped up.
“Wandering Corpse!”
With the summoning, a slender figure suddenly appeared in the front row. Wen Shi got straight to the point, “Listen to the lyrics, tell me if there’s any information related to the roller coaster.”
Summoning the Wandering Corpse was very risky because the death rules might not exclude restrictions based on gender or number. The previously deceased bodyguard was male, and the Wandering Corpse’s addition could disrupt the new balance.
“Game, take a careful look, there’s another one inside his belly,” Wen Shi prayed devoutly.
A child of unknown gender, if forced to specify, should at least decide whether they identify as a boy or a girl.
But if possible, he really didn’t want to find out the future child’s gender through this method.
Game: ……
No one understood music better than the Wandering Corpse. With half a Merfolk King’s heart empowering him, mixing and speeding up two songs, or even doubling the speed, was a piece of cake for him.
“Enjoy the roller coaster ride, keep your eyes open all the way~”
Wen Shi fought back the urge to vomit. “Just describe it, don’t sing along.”
But the Wandering Corpse had his own ideas and continued to chant, “Men in singular, not in pairs. Screams in twos, not just solitaires. Emergency switch, it’s in the single car. Oh, the Wandering Corpse sings like a staaaar.”
Wen Shi’s eyelid twitched. He didn’t need any added drama.
Xiao Hua: “Quick, bring him back. The gender rule doesn’t apply.”
“It’s fine. My summon is pregnant.”
Xiao Hua had a puzzled expression.
Wen Shi was no longer concerned about gender at this point. If the rule had been triggered, the game would have acted already. Right now, the other bodyguard in the second row had only suffered a broken arm. He wasn’t dead.
The bodyguard, still shaken, was about to scream again when Wen Shi snarled, “Scream in twos!”
Startled by this sudden ferocity, the bodyguard’s mind went blank for a second.
The Thrill Tower Amusement Park’s train had a total of seven carriages, accommodating twenty-eight people.
Wen Shi was in the third carriage. Before getting on the roller coaster, he had already checked around and confirmed there were no emergency switches here.
“Quick, look for a switch inside the carriage.”
The low growl reached the ears of the other bodyguards. Even though they didn’t know why they were searching inside the carriage, in a dire situation, it felt like a lifeline, so they instinctively started to grope around. Even the bodyguard in the second row with a broken arm was checking.
Wen Shi still hadn’t heard a response. Seeing the roller coaster about to reach its peak, his expression turned cold. “The button might be in the empty fifth carriage.”
Xiao Hua said, “I’ll go.”
Wen Shi grabbed her wrist, and Xiao Hua felt moved for a moment. The next second, he said, “Let the Wandering Corpse go.”
“……” Wasn’t he pregnant?
The Wandering Corpse’s agility and speed far surpassed humans.
He started climbing towards the fifth carriage with his bare hands, a sight that horrified the bodyguards behind. On the roller coaster, an unfamiliar face appeared out of nowhere, using both hands and feet to climb towards them.
In a ninety-degree vertical position, the bodyguards couldn’t help but lean back, trying this awkward method to create distance.
When the Wandering Corpse climbed into the fifth carriage, the roller coaster happened to stop at its highest point. A few seconds later, the front of the coaster plummeted from the closest point to the sky downward.
The Wandering Corpse’s arm muscles tensed as he held onto the seat tightly. His other hand, groping blindly, touched a button, and without hesitation, he pressed it.
The roller coaster didn’t react immediately. It was still rapidly spinning. At a turning point, The Wandering Corpse was suddenly thrown out.
His expression remained calm as he opened his arms, still feeling the music as he fell.
Catching sight of the rapidly descending dot, Wen Shi promptly retrieved the Wandering Corpse. After a whirlwind-like experience, the roller coaster smoothly entered the track.
After the previous sudden acceleration, no one dared to unfasten their safety harness this time.
The ride approached the ground, further slowing down, and this time, the roller coaster came to a smooth stop.
“Phew.” Xiao Hua leaned back in her seat, waiting for the dizziness to pass. Her sweat-soaked clothes felt particularly cool in the breeze. She turned to say something to Wen Shi but noticed that he had already unfastened his seatbelt and was heading toward the City Lord.
“Are you alright?” While others were still in a daze, Wen Shi, in a guardian’s posture, bent down and inquired with concern.
【You’ve gained +5 favorability with the City Lord.】
Wen Shi’s lips curled into a smile. Look, this was real professionalism. He felt that asking for two billion was not unreasonable at all.
A female attendant hurried over, her eyes wide as she looked at Wen Shi in astonishment. She asked, “How did you know there’s an emergency button on the ride?”
Earlier, she had been too frantic to remember.
Wen Shi made up on the spot, “It was just a guess. I heard that this place had strange occurrences in the past. If you dare to run an amusement park, perhaps you’ve taken safety precautions for thrilling rides.”
Surprisingly, the female attendant nodded and said, “That’s true.”
While Black-Clad Man was providing emergency first aid to another bodyguard, the usually quiet bodyguards, after recovering, started discussing the earlier paranormal events.
“Was it… a ghost?” Someone, trembling, finally voiced the question.
With the park about to open, they couldn’t afford problems at this crucial moment. The female attendant immediately adopted a cold expression and said, “Maybe they were accidentally hit by something made of metal.”
Such unverifiable explanations left everyone looking uneasy.
Unexpectedly, the City Lord, who had experienced the near-death incident, didn’t object. He simply instructed Black-Clad Man to delete the surveillance footage and prepare compensation for the deceased.
Families of the deceased bodyguards would receive one billion, and the bodyguard who lost an arm would receive fifty million in compensation.
The bodyguard suddenly brightened up, almost forgetting the pain from their severed limb.
Wen Shi approached one of the more amiable-looking bodyguards and asked, “May I inquire about your salaries?”
“Ten thousand per month,” answered the bodyguard. Because of Wen Shi’s earlier handling of the emergency situation, it made the other bodyguards view him more favorably.
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