Chapter 12: This guy has taken arrogance to the absolute extreme!

The Chosen Ones kept their heads down, opening their phones to film toward Area C.

Because they had helped the little boy last time, they had avoided contact with the Fierce Ghost.

In the Rules of Strange Tales, if one could fulfill the requests of the anomalies, it was more or less helpful for clearing the level.

This was the thought in many people's minds.

Perhaps they could try it this time?

However, at this moment, the Eagle Nation’s Chosen One, John, seemed to have discovered something amiss.

Observing through the high-definition footage captured by his phone, John zoomed in repeatedly.

He discovered something strange about the wax figures in Area C.

Several wax figures in the front row seemed to have long nails through their feet; it looked as if they were nailed down tight, unable to move.

"I get it now. This wax figure must also be nailed down and unable to kill me. He intentionally threw his eyeball over for me to pick up so that I would see the eye and violate the rules, allowing him to kill me. This is definitely a trap!"

This was John's internal deduction.

This anomalous wax figure had even more restrictive conditions; it was deliberately exploiting the mentality that doing a good deed would be rewarded to lure people over.

John ignored the wax figure's request.

But some Chosen Ones didn't notice this. After delivering the eyeball to the wax figure, their screens went black, and they lost their lives.

This made the audience in front of the screens gulp. It seemed that in the world of Rules of Strange Tales, doing a good deed didn't necessarily lead to a good outcome!

In this single trap, a total of eight Chosen Ones lost their lives.

Twelve Chosen Ones kept their heads down and, adhering to the principle that "more trouble is worse than less," left the showroom directly.

After all, they had already obtained the map, and this place was far too eerie; staying any longer was not a good idea.

The others were mostly hesitating and struggling, weighing the pros and cons in their minds.

At this time, the audience worldwide seemed to want to know what that outrageous Chosen One from the Dragon Nation would do.

Being able to beat a Fierce Ghost to a pulp with his bare hands—that was an explosive feat even by global standards.

In front of the big screen, Zhang Yangqing began to act.

Zhang Yangqing glanced in the direction the sound came from; after all, he was the only one in the room who dared to look directly.

After confirming who had dropped it, he gave it a light kick, precisely sending the eye to the feet of the anomaly.

This footwork was enough for a certain professional team in the Dragon Nation to study for two and a half years.

Before the anomaly could continue to speak.

*Slap!*

A crisp sound of a slap echoed throughout the showroom.

The anomaly was struck across the face.

Before the anomaly could react, that terrifying gaze appeared before him.

Zhang Yangqing’s stare was like a ghost or god watching, making one feel fear and unease.

"Pick up the eye. I told you to pick up the eye, did you hear me!"

You said you were immobile, didn't you? Well, I've kicked it right to your feet.

What are you staring for? Pick it up!

You’re only unable to walk, not unable to move.

Zhang Yangqing didn't care what little tricks this anomaly wanted to play; if it dared to make a move, it wasn't certain who would die in the next second.

Under Zhang Yangqing's overwhelming pressure, this anomalous wax figure actually obediently crouched down and picked up the eyeball.

After pressing it back into its eye socket, it stared straight ahead, motionless, looking exactly like a wax figure.

Seeing this scene, the international chat room exploded.

I’ve seen plenty of ghosts scaring people, but this is the first time I’ve seen a human scare a ghost. Is the Dragon Nation’s Chosen One really this badass? If all the Dragon Nation’s Chosen Ones were like this, I’d want to immigrate to the Dragon Nation.

Damn it, I just immigrated out, and now such a badass person appears in my homeland. What do I do now? The Dragon Nation’s green card is the hardest to get.

Oh my god, this guy has taken arrogance to the extreme.

Actually, is there a possibility that he is the real security guard?

The Dragon Nation’s Chosen One is simply on a different level than those from other countries.

What are you panicking about? He’s probably the only one in the Dragon Nation who’s this good. Do you really think he can keep going like this?

While the international chat room was bustling, the Eagle Nation’s Chosen One, John, also began to act.

He didn't go to deliver the eye to the anomaly that had dropped it; instead, he searched Area C for incomplete wax figures.

According to his calculations, Rule 7 clearly stated: There are many incomplete wax figures in the showroom; if you can repair them, you will receive a reward.

Area D must be full of defective products, which is why they were thrown there.

The reason Area C was covered with white cloth was likely because those were wax figures currently being repaired, so they didn't want anyone touching them.

From the anomaly that dropped its eye earlier, one could deduce that the wax figures here might also drop things.

Since there were drops, that must be the location of the incomplete wax figures that could be repaired.

John’s mind was very meticulous; he was always making the boldest conjectures.

What he had to do now was avoid the wax figures with nails in their feet and look for dropped items near the wax figures without nails.

The facts were just as he expected; to get the reward in this level, courage and wisdom were indispensable.

Not long after, he found an ear near a wax figure that resembled 'The Thinker.'

When he attached the ear, a key dropped at the wax figure's feet.

This was perhaps the so-called reward.

After picking up the key, John quickly left the showroom.

He was calm, but he was also afraid.

Staying in this place for too long made him feel like his mind was becoming unstable.

After all, he had been in a highly tense atmosphere the whole time, his nerves were constantly strained, and his body was extremely exhausted.

As for the majority of the hesitating Chosen Ones, they still didn't go to Area C, feeling the risk was too high.

Zhang Yangqing had naturally found the reward as well. In fact, he had discovered this shortly after entering, which was why he couldn't be bothered to piece together wax figures in Area D.

This was also why he went to Area C to uncover the white cloth on the wax figures after entering.

After all, he was a man of high comprehension; he had guessed from the layout of the showroom that the incomplete wax figures must be in Area C.

Because Areas A and B clearly contained complete wax figures, which was why they were placed there.

A glance at Area D showed things piled up in a disorganized mess; basically, only useless things would be piled up like that.

So, Area C was just between the complete items and the waste.

And with white cloth covering them, wasn't this the reward location mentioned in Rule 7?

So, after taking one look at Area D, he walked to Area C to uncover the white cloth.

It was just that the appearance of the female Fierce Ghost and the anomalous child made him stop searching.

However, it didn't matter; this was still within his plan.

So, in this level, out of the 23 surviving Chosen Ones, only 4 obtained the reward.

It must be said that apart from Zhang Yangqing, the other 3 were truly bold and meticulous.

Only in the second level, and out of 200 Chosen Ones, only 23 survived; this two-star difficulty made everyone sigh.

If it was like this at two stars, how would they play at higher difficulties later?

But having seen more, many viewers naturally had a certain understanding of the world of Strange Tales.

They wouldn't be in the groping phase like they were at the beginning.

Inside the world of Strange Tales, almost all the Chosen Ones had just stepped out of the showroom door when their phones suddenly vibrated and an alarm went off.

If the Chosen Ones who could survive until now didn't have extremely strong mental fortitude, this alone could have sent a few of them away.

Everyone picked up their phones and saw the note labeled 'Delivery Man.'

Since this was a wax museum, the things the delivery man was delivering should be wax figures.

The temperature was high during the day, and wax figures melted easily.

So, the transport of such things was usually done at night.

Although Rule 6 said that the delivery guy was a good person, everyone knew that the test for the next level was about to arrive.