After Beating the Game, I Became the Villain BOSS

"Mo Mo, let’s find some interesting attractions to play!"

Qi Ling pulled Su Mo to the guide point in the amusement park, looking at the map on the big screen.

Su Mo remembered that Qi Ling had mentioned she liked thrilling attractions, so he started searching the map.

Soon, he pointed to a place marked with a skull and said, "How about here, the ghost house?"

"Oh~ I’m going to be scared." Qi Ling playfully clung to Su Mo’s arm.

She said she was scared, but her face was filled with anticipation.

The ghost house, named "Ghost Castle," was not far from there.

The two of them entered the castle through the VIP passage. The staff, seeing the couple holding hands, kept making eye contact with the backstage, signaling to ramp up the scare, ensuring the girl would jump into the boy’s arms.

This was a well-known trick called the "suspension bridge effect."

In short, when a person’s heart races due to external factors, they might mistakenly attribute it to someone nearby, unknowingly developing a crush.

Many scoundrels love to take girls to horror-themed escape rooms because of this.

"Welcome, visitors of the castle." An old man with a wrinkled trench coat and a face full of creases approached the two, taking off his ancient hood, revealing a creepy smile with decaying yellow teeth.

Su Mo whispered in Qi Ling’s ear in surprise, "These costumes and props are way too realistic!"

Qi Ling giggled and asked, "Have you been to a ghost house before?"

Su Mo shook his head, "I’ve never been. Other than work and socializing, I’m quite a homebody."

Qi Ling chuckled, "Then don’t get so scared you end up in my arms later. I heard this ghost house is terrifying."

Su Mo said nonchalantly, "No way, I’ve played many horror games, no way could a mere ghost house scare me."

Qi Ling: "Hmm, I hope you can still be this calm later."

The two stepped through the castle gate under the guidance of an NPC.

Once the game began, a gramophone started playing, and a raspy voice began narrating the history of this castle to them.

According to the introduction, this castle once belonged to an ancient noble whose owner died in the worldwide spread of the Black Death. Now, it had been reduced to ruins by the ravages of time.

But on every full moon, supernatural events would occur, and some people had even witnessed ghosts, prompting players to start their thrilling adventure here as explorers.

As soon as the gramophone finished playing, the door to the castle’s interior opened.

Su Mo and Qi Ling walked in together.

It must be said, the set design was top-notch, and as soon as they entered, it felt as if the eerie and spooky atmosphere engulfed them, as if time had stopped here.

The surroundings were dark and deep, the stone walls exuding an aged texture, the dim candlelight casting complex shadows on the walls.

In the darkness, faint whispers of indescribable origin could be heard, and the cold creaks occasionally echoed from the ceiling, as if something was watching them.

This atmosphere made Su Mo a bit nervous.

Although he had played many horror games, experiencing a ghost house in person was indeed different from playing video games.

Video games only provide audio-visual impacts, and if scared, he could turn the volume down or play with the lights on.

The ghost house, however, provided a full sensory experience, from sight to touch and smell. The constant gusts of chilling wind and the musty smell around his nostrils greatly enhanced the immersion.

At this moment, Qi Ling tugged on Su Mo’s arm, suddenly saying, "By the way, I read online that this castle isn’t an ordinary haunted house; it’s genuinely haunted."

Su Mo’s heart tightened a bit, "It’s just nonsense from the netizens."

Qi Ling: "It’s true, this castle was built over a hundred years ago when human civilization had just revived. There really was a Black Death outbreak, and its noble owner really died here."

"Ever since then, people who came to explore this castle disappeared one after another, and animals approaching it would sense fear, as if there was something incredibly evil here."

Just as Qi Ling finished speaking, a cat’s shrill scream came from deep within the castle, making Su Mo’s nerves tense.

He forced a smile and said, "It must be nonsense; this is just a ghost house set up by the amusement park, nothing so mystical."

Qi Ling: "It is indeed the amusement park’s ghost house, but it wasn’t built by them. They simply bought it, and the interior has never been changed. It’s just like during the Black Death outbreak a hundred years ago."

Su Mo instinctively glanced around, suddenly noticing decaying paintings on the walls, dust and skeletal remains in the corners, and a faint smell of rot in the air, as if history’s dark period was being reenacted.

"Fake... it’s all fake..." Su Mo kept telling himself.

At this point, he noticed a tightly locked wooden door ahead.

This section of the ghost house had an escape room design, with some puzzles inside that required participants to find clues to unlock and move forward.

Qi Ling patted Su Mo’s hand, signaling to let go, "Let’s split up and look for clues; we should find the key."

"Okay." Su Mo began searching around.

Soon, he found the key in a box on the fireplace, turned back, and said with a smile, "Here, I found the key."

But he was dumbfounded by the scene in front of him.

Qi Ling was gone!

"Xiaoqi?" Su Mo called out dazedly.

There was no answer, only his voice echoing softly in the castle.

Suddenly, he remembered what Qi Ling had just said.