Holy crap!
Wen Shi's body was firmly fixed by the seat belt. No matter which direction he tilted, he felt that the head would eventually fall into his arms.
The head was face down with eyes wide open. He seemed not to have realized that he was dead. His mouth was slightly open. During the rapid descent, some flesh on his neck was blown away by the strong wind.
Unable to dodge, and unwilling to answer, Wen Shi took a deep breath and shouted:
"Sister Xiaohua——"
This fragile and helpless cry almost brought out Xiaohua's motherly love, and she immediately said very calmly, "Move away."
Wen Shi leaned sideways.
Xiaohua moved a little towards him, and with a stretch of her slender arms, she easily caught a handful of hair from the falling head.
After flicking the blood aside twice, she held the head in her hands and examined it closely. "It died peacefully. The cut was very smooth, as if it had been cut directly by a fishing line in mid-air."
The roller coaster hadn't accelerated yet, and even if there was something in the air, it wouldn't be able to break a person's neck at this speed.
Only killing people according to rules would be so weird.
Swish!
The roller coaster began to accelerate crazily, the iron carriages making a loud clattering sound, blood splattering everywhere, and the colleague sitting in the second row next to the beheaded bodyguard had his face covered in blood. When he turned his head away in shock, he finally realized that his colleague had sent it, and his face turned pale as paper: "Ahhhhhhhhh!"
The frightened screams overlapped with the sound of the wheels rolling over the tracks, but did not attract much attention. Those who didn't know might have thought it was just a fear of heights.
After a burst of intense acceleration, there was no further buffering as the car pierced through a terrifying spiral track. The bodyguard screaming in front suddenly felt a sharp, stabbing pain in his shoulder. He turned his head and witnessed his left arm fall off without warning.
The strong wind rushed into his throat, and the roar was blocked in his throat.
The fallen arm spun in the air like a pendulum, accelerating again and smashing towards Wen Shi and the others.
The long whip swept through the air and when it turned sharply, Xiaohua swung the whip hard, knocking the wildly dancing arms aside.
Wen Shi almost inhaled a few blood beads into his respiratory tract and regretted having breakfast.
Fortunately, this roller coaster is also called the Fatal Bend. Its selling point is the several turns in the middle part, and the overall distance is not long.
Seeing the coaster slowly slowing down and finally showing signs of stopping, the bodyguard sitting in the back seat also noticed something was wrong and immediately unbuckled his safety buckle to check the situation.
However, at this moment, the roller coaster suddenly accelerated again, passed the docking point directly and started its soaring journey for the second time.
"Stop!" the bodyguard shouted at the receptionist below.
The receptionist was desperately pressing the red button, but unfortunately, it was almost broken, and there was no way to stop the roller coaster from running automatically.
Wen Shi calmed down at this moment. Apart from the city lord, there were only two bodyguards in trouble in front of them.
After the only remaining bodyguard in the second row is completely dead, it will be Xiaohua and I's turn next. We must think of a way to break the deadlock as soon as possible.
Xiaohua's goggles were powerful enough to see everything near and far, confirming that there were no other clues on the track or below. When she told Wen this, the latter frowned.
Something must have been overlooked.
The rules of an amusement park are usually clearly displayed. If not on the safety signs, where would they be?
It must be visible, or...
Wen Shi suddenly made a gesture to Xiaohua to silence her, obviously realizing that something had been overlooked, which was the singing!
From the moment he entered the gate, the song playing on a loop gave him a weird feeling, but at that time Wen Shi just thought it was the contrast between the deserted paradise and the cheerful music.
He pricked up his ears, trying to distinguish something from the rumbling sound of the roller coaster.
"The air is filled with the sweetness of cotton candy—"
"men and women--"
The roller coaster began to climb to the top again, and the speed slowed down again. Wen Shi's hearing has always been excellent, so he was sure that it was not his problem.
This is two songs mixed together and processed at double speed.
"Zombie!"
Following the call, a thin figure suddenly appeared in the front row. Wen Shi said briefly, "Listen to the lyrics and tell me what they have to do with roller coasters."
It is very dangerous to summon zombies, because the rules of death do not exclude restrictions on the number of people or genders. The bodyguard who died previously was a male, and the addition of zombies may break the new balance.
"Youxi, look carefully, there is another one in his belly." Wen Shi muttered devoutly.
If a child who does not know his or her gender wants to be identified, he or she should at least tell himself or herself whether he or she is a boy or a girl.
But if possible, he really doesn't want to know the gender of his future child in this way.
game:...
No one understands music better than You Zombie. With the blessing of half the mermaid king's heart, let alone mixing two songs at an accelerated speed, even doubling the speed is nothing to him.
"Enjoy the roller coaster, keep your eyes open the whole time~"
Wen Shi resisted the urge to vomit: "Just repeat it, don't sing along."
The zombies had their own thoughts and continued to chant: "Men should be in odd numbers, not even numbers; screams should be in even numbers, not odd numbers; the emergency switch is in the single car, not the double car. Ah, the zombies sing so beautifully."
Wen Shi's eyelids twitched violently. Don't add drama to yourself.
Xiaohua on the side reminded: "Take him back quickly, the gender card won't work."
"It's okay, my general is pregnant."
Xiaohua was full of questions.
Wen Shi is no longer worried about gender. If the rules were triggered, the game would have taken action long ago. Up to now, the other bodyguard in the second row only had a broken arm and was not dead.
The bodyguard was still in shock and was about to shout again when Wen Shi said viciously, "Shout to an even number!"
The bodyguard was stunned for a second after being attacked inexplicably.
There are seven carriages in the Spire Amusement Park, which can accommodate 28 people.
Wen Shi was in the third car. Before getting on the roller coaster, he had checked the surroundings and made sure there was no emergency switch.
"Quick, find the switch inside the car."
The growl reached the ears of other bodyguards. Although they didn't know why they were searching in the carriage, in this critical situation, everyone felt like they had grabbed a life-saving straw and immediately began to grope subconsciously. Even the bodyguard with a broken arm sitting in the second row was checking.
Wen Shi didn't hear a response for a long time. Seeing that the roller coaster was about to reach the top, his expression turned cold: "I'm afraid the button is in the empty car number five."
Xiaohua: "I'll go."
Wen Shi held her wrist, and Xiaohua was moved. The next second, she heard him say, "Let the zombies go."
"..." Didn't you say you were still pregnant?!
The agility and speed of zombies far exceed that of humans.
He began to climb towards the fifth car with his bare hands, a scene that was terrifying to the bodyguards behind him. A stranger had inexplicably appeared on the roller coaster, using both hands and feet to crawl towards them.
In a 90-degree vertical position, the bodyguards couldn't help but lean back, trying to create distance through this clumsy method.
When the zombie climbed to car number five, the roller coaster just stopped at the highest point. A few seconds later, the front of the car fell down from the place closest to the sky.
The muscles on the zombie's arms twitched, and he gripped the seat tightly. His other hand, groping around, touched a button, and he pressed it without hesitation.
The roller coaster did not respond immediately and was still spinning rapidly. When it reached a turning point, the zombie was suddenly thrown out.
His expression was calm, his arms were open, and he was still listening to music when his body fell.
Wen Shi caught a glimpse of a rapidly falling black dot in his peripheral vision and brought the zombie back in time. After a 4D-like spin, the roller coaster entered a smooth track.
Having experienced the sudden acceleration before, no one dared to unbuckle their seat belts this time.
The car began to approach the ground and slowed down further. This time, the roller coaster stopped smoothly.
"Huh." Xiaohua leaned back in her seat, waiting for the dizziness to pass. Her clothes, damp with sweat, felt especially cool in the breeze. She tilted her head to say something to Wen Shi, only to see him unbuckle his seatbelt and dash towards the City Lord.
"Are you okay?" When everyone else was still in a daze, Wen Shi bent down and asked with concern in the attitude of a protector.
[You have gained +5 favorability from the city lord.]
Wen Shi's mouth curled up. Look, this is professionalism. He felt that asking for 200 million was not excessive.
The female receptionist rushed over. She looked at Wen Shi with wide eyes and asked in surprise, "How did you know there was an emergency button on the car?"
She had forgotten about it in her haste.
Wen Shi made up a story: "I'm just guessing. I heard that strange things often happened here in the past. If you dare to open an amusement park, you may have taken safety precautions for the exciting attractions."
The female receptionist actually nodded and said, "That's right."
The man in black was urgently stopping the bleeding of another bodyguard. After the bodyguard, who was usually quiet, recovered, he started talking in a flurry about the previous supernatural events.
"Is it, is it a ghost?" someone asked tremblingly.
The amusement park was about to open, and there absolutely couldn't be any problems at this critical juncture. The female receptionist's expression immediately turned grim: "Maybe they just happened to bump into some metal or something."
If something doesn't stand up to scrutiny, it will make everyone look unhappy.
Unexpectedly, the city lord, who had walked on the line of death, did not refute, but just coldly asked the man in black to delete the surveillance and make compensation for the deceased.
The family of the deceased bodyguard can get 100 million yuan, and the bodyguard who broke his arm can also receive 50 million yuan in compensation.
The bodyguard's eyes suddenly lit up, and he almost forgot the pain caused by the broken arm.
Wen Shi saw this and approached a relatively friendly-looking bodyguard: "Can I ask how much your salary is?"
"One hundred thousand per month." Because of Wen Shi's previous performance in handling the crisis, the other bodyguards looked up to him and answered the question.
Wen Shi was shocked. Why were the bodyguard fees for him and Xiaohua so high?
The man in black heard their conversation and called Wen Shi aside, explaining, "Being the city lord's bodyguard is equivalent to having immunity. You and your relatives do not need to undergo industry evaluations, and you are only temporary bodyguards for a single day."
No matter how much money you have, it is useless if you can't save your life.
Wen Shi felt that it was not that simple. The Lord of Golden City had spent a huge sum of money to hire them, and it seemed that he had anticipated that this day would be very dangerous.
This one hundred million is more like money to buy life.
The man in black cautiously asked the city lord, "With such a serious incident, do you think we should cancel today's trip?"
The city lord wore a mask and coughed twice: "Continue."
However, he was not without scruples. He called the receptionist over and said, "We'll do some more peaceful activities later. If there's not enough time in between, take some aerial shots."
The staff carrying cameras around immediately nodded in agreement.
The receptionist led everyone to the southwest, emphasizing, "The park over there is mostly just mild attractions like carousels."
Because of the previous excitement, everyone lost the urge to speak and quietly followed the receptionist, counting the colorful diamond-shaped bricks under their feet.
Wen Shi suddenly spoke up: "Generally, places with a lot of strange things have some source to trace, such as a former mass grave or a major accident. What happened here before?"
Rather than talking about a depressing topic that would disgust the city lord, he now wanted to know what was so strange about this piece of land.
The receptionist hesitated for a moment, then saw that the city lord was walking forward without looking away, with no intention of stopping him. She then spoke, "The city has a dry climate, so fires are common. There used to be a science and technology museum here, and a fire there killed many children."
So many people are desperately trying to come to the Golden City, not only because of the high returns, but also because of the excellent education and medical facilities here. Many illnesses that are incurable outside of China can be treated in the Golden City. After completing professional certification, one person can bring their family of three here.
The Golden City has no shortage of public educational facilities such as schools.
Wen Shi was lost in thought. As he passed the vending machine, he suggested, "Why don't you guys rest here for a while? I'll go check out the safety hazards in the park over there."
Riding the roller coaster wasn't scary, but the second round of riding that couldn't be stopped had left some of the bodyguards still struggling to recover. They really wanted to find a place to vomit, and they wholeheartedly agreed with Wen Shi's suggestion.
The city lord was not made of iron, so he nodded calmly and said, "Go ahead."
There happened to be a bench in front for them to rest.
Xiaohua was about to go with him, but Wen Shi shook his head, glanced in the direction of the city lord, suggesting that she keep an eye on him, and then he walked towards the southwest corner alone.
It was too passive to rush into the project directly, so this time he learned his lesson and prepared to study the rules in advance to increase his survival rate.
In the southwest corner, there is a tourist building similar to a magic castle, and a corner of it can be seen from a distance. The songs played in the amusement park are always on loop, and Wen Shi has become a little bored of them.
As we approached the southwest park, the singing gradually became blurred as the distance increased.
The rides you choose to experience after entering the park are determined by the receptionist. The roller coaster is located near the park gate, where the music is the loudest. However, the lyrics only contain the rules for riding the roller coaster.
There must be separate independent rules for the Southwest Park.
The receptionist mentioned the carousel earlier, and Wen Shi planned to go and see it first.
The parks are connected by a long corridor.
Wen Shi walked straight in.
Overhead, a grape trellis, propped up by preservative wood, was covered with vines on both sides. The green leaves hanging from above were a mix of real and fake, some vines draping over his shoulders like long snakes. The smell of charcoal wafted through the greenery, a similar smell Wen had experienced at the orphanage, but this was far more intense.
When the wind blows, the vines shake off the ashes, which spontaneously combust when they come into contact with the skin, leaving a small burn mark.
In order to prevent scaring people, the [Shroud] he had used earlier only protected below the neck. Now he used his arms to disperse the ashes in the air as he walked, and he kept receiving the prompt sound from the system in his ears.
[The shroud protects you from 1 point of damage.]
[The shroud protects you from 3 damage.]
…
After safely passing through the nearly twenty-meter-long grape vine trellis, Wen Shi officially entered the southwest park.
In the brief moment he glanced up, he suddenly realized he didn't need to study any rules. Ahead, by the thick red pillar, next to the vending machine, on the carousel... he could see a child every few meters. Their eyes were fixed in their sunken sockets, their faces pale. The clothes wrapped around these children were even more tattered, revealing circles of black lines on their skin beneath the clothes, like burnt bark.
At that moment, they were all staring at Wen Shi intently. After a few seconds, the first child moved, followed by the second, and the third. These children seemed to live in different layers, converging around Wen Shi.
Wen Shi took a step back slightly.
Something soft touched his shoulder. At first he thought it was a vine, but he felt something was wrong. Looking up, he saw a child hanging upside down on the dense grape rack, grabbing his shoulders with two skinny hands.
The ghost boy's mouth expanded a little bit, and he uttered a childish and hoarse voice:
"Mom." The outrageous yin energy almost penetrated into the deeper muscle texture along the shoulder blades.
The ghost children who were rushing in from the front also shouted with a smile: "Mom, Mom——"
"It smells so good, mom. I really want to eat it."
"No, I want to make it into a specimen, just like the butterfly specimens on display in the Science and Technology Museum, so that they can always stay beautiful and young."
They had internal conflicts and were fighting for the right to deal with Wen Shi.
The previous trip to the orphanage went too smoothly. The woman guarding there seemed to have some kind of magic that could make the children obey her. She showed no special desire for Wen Shi, so much so that he almost forgot that he still had a record of [Heavenly Man Scattering Flowers].
Under the aura of maternal love, the ghost child would have the urge to call him mom when he saw him.
Wen Shi's brain froze for a moment, and his subconscious reaction was that he hoped the zombie's future children would not call him that.
The ghost children, using their thin, deformed legs as support, slowly moved towards this place in exaggerated and contorted postures. The yin energy, almost dripping with water, made Wen Shi feel a biting chill. If it weren't for the [Shroud], he suspected he would have been frozen into a lump of ice.
Looking at these terrifying faces, Wen Shi thought of the city lord's next itinerary and narrowed his eyes dangerously.
Violent crushing would consume too many points, and he had to make plans for the future.
Neither the wax museum nor the cinema are good places. If I can take this group of ghost children with me, I will undoubtedly be able to travel smoothly. At least ordinary ghosts will choose to retreat when they see so many ghost children.
The only problem is that it is easy to invite the gods but difficult to send them away, and how to deal with them afterwards is a problem.
Send him to an orphanage? Give Pei Hongxin a few more childhood friends?
"Let's take it one step at a time."
These are all issues that need to be considered later. Now these ghost children are here to kill him, so Wen Shi must first find a way to convince them.
"Mom, it smells so good~~" The ghost child on the grape trellis wrapped his arms around Wen Shi's fragile neck: "Stay with us forever."
Wen Shi smiled gently, without a trace of disgust in his expression. He pretended to be sad and asked back, "Why don't you stay with Mom forever?"
The ghost child was still young and had average IQ when he was burned to death. They were racking their brains to figure out the difference between the two things.
Wen Shi had a compassionate expression. While the ghost children were in a daze, she took the initiative to carry a child on her back, like the wolf grandmother in the fairy tale. She then extended her hand to the ghost child in front of her and said in a coaxing tone, "Come on, go out and play with mommy."
…
On the bench.
The city lord had been resting with his eyes closed for a while. When he closed his eyes, he looked like a large corpse, his chest motionless. His skin, against the backdrop of the green trees behind him, looked unnaturally pale.
Xiaohua was observing the city lord, but unexpectedly the other party opened his eyes and their eyes met without warning.
Just as Xiaohua was about to look away calmly, the City Lord suddenly spoke, his tone tinged with chill, "Call and ask if they've finished their investigation."
Xiaohua walked to the side and dialed the phone for a long time but no one answered. Just when she frowned, worried that something might have happened, a "Hello" suddenly came from the other end.
"What's the situation?" Xiaohua cut to the chase and asked the same question as the city lord had asked.
Wen Shi: "Okay, I have solved all the problems."
All the trouble?
Xiaohua was about to ask about the situation in detail when she suddenly felt a strong yin energy.
She raised her head vigilantly, and the next second, she clearly saw a bizarre scene through her goggles.
In front, a thin young man was holding a strange child in his left hand and carrying another on his back. Behind him was a group of children who smelled like burnt food. He was almost surrounded by the ghost children, like a large wreath at a funeral.
"Go and have fun." Wen Shi forced a smile and said to everyone, "You can go to the Southwest Park and experience the projects without worry."
As the indigenous people of the story, the other bodyguards couldn't see these ghost children. One of them asked curiously, "Why is his waist bent? Why are his arms stretched out?"
What a weird walking posture, is he trying to imitate the roc spreading its wings?
Xiaohua glared at the man and said, "Because he is carrying a heavy load."