Chapter 22: There's no use in being anxious; otherwise, why don't you go in and ask!

At 4:30, almost all the viewers were watching the large screen of Dragon Country.

Because, without exception, all the other Chosen Ones had hidden themselves in the Dark Pavilions, leaving only this one roaming around outside.

If they weren't watching him, who else would they watch?

Some were hoping for his early demise, while others were looking forward to a thrilling duel between him and the eerie Ice Wax Statue.

Everyone's gaze seemed fixed on Zhang Yangqing, curious to see what kind of performance he would deliver.

A heavy thudding sound echoed in the stairwell between the third and second floors. With every step, the audience's breathing grew more rapid, and their heart rates accelerated.

Some even stepped back a distance, fearing they might witness something horrifying.

As the footsteps drew closer, the audience could see a single foot slowly descending the stairs on the large screen.

Next, a massive, two-meter-tall figure appeared.

Just its profile was fierce enough to make a child wail in terror.

Facing it head-on would likely leave even adults with psychological trauma.

The timid closed their eyes, while the bold swallowed hard, anticipating the upcoming peak confrontation.

Everyone knew that this Chosen One from Dragon Country possessed formidable combat strength, having even one-shot a Fierce Ghost.

Faced with such a majestic and terrifying wax statue, could he still perform at the peak of human limits?

Just as everyone was filled with anticipation, something eerie happened.

After the eerie Ice Wax Statue descended, it did not look around. Instead, it seemed to follow a prescribed route, turning right and entering the exhibition room.

The exhibition room appeared to be its first stop.

This was because the second floor had two directions: to the left were the exhibition room, the dining hall, and the monitoring room—places many Chosen Ones and viewers were familiar with.

The second trial for the Chosen Ones was located within the exhibition room.

To the right were the power distribution room, the staff lounge, and the archives.

Since Zhang Yangqing had just emerged from the staff lounge, he was on the right side.

As the eerie Ice Wax Statue left Zhang Yangqing's field of vision, the crowd could no longer see him.

This left everyone utterly confused. Where was the promised intense battle?

What was going on? Can someone tell me?

After a moment of silence, the bullet comments flooded in like a torrential flood.

I already took my pants off, and you show me this?

What happened? Why didn't they fight? Waiting online, it's urgent!

Being urgent won't help. Why don't you go in and ask?

I get it. This eerie Ice Wax Statue is like an enemy in a single-player game. It has its own movement trajectory and field of vision. As long as the Chosen One doesn't appear in its sight and makes no noise, it won't attack.

In other words, the Dragon Country Chosen One is outside its field of vision, so he wasn't detected. Turns out this guy is playing a game of nerves, actually daring to calculate the vision range of a special eerie entity.

I disagree. I think the Ice Wax Statue realized this guy is too strong to deal with, so it's just pretending not to see him. Everyone does their own thing, and everyone stays safe.

Hahaha, that explanation cracked me up. But honestly, you might have a point.

Can we be even bolder? I think as soon as this guy's domineering aura leaked out, the Ice Wax Statue turned and left because it didn't dare fight him.

That makes more and more sense. Let me go see how the other Chosen Ones are doing.

How else could they be doing? They're all cowering in the Dark Pavilions. I've checked.

Now, not only were the viewers confused, but even the expert groups from various countries were baffled.

Hu Liuxiqi wished he could call in and ask this Chosen One what exactly he had discovered and how he managed to prevent the eerie entity from attacking him.

Because from any perspective, this entity was more powerful than any other eerie being he had encountered in this instance.

While everyone was discussing this, inside the Ghost Story World...

Zhang Yangqing glanced at the eye looking through the peephole of the staff lounge door and flashed a smile.

This smile caused the pupils of the eerie entity inside to dilate continuously, though it was unclear what she was thinking.

Next, Zhang Yangqing's actions became increasingly incomprehensible to the viewers. While others were suffering through the cold, this Chosen One from Dragon Country seemed to be selectively "ignored" by the Ice Wax Statue. Or rather, he was perfectly dodging the statue's field of vision through precise movement.

The two of them managed to avoid each other's gaze and, coincidentally, avoid interfering with one another.

They were truly just doing their own thing, neither bothering the other.

As time passed minute by minute, it was evident that the chill emanating from the Ice Wax Statue was diminishing.

This was also the time when other Chosen Ones were active on the third floor.

Rahman, a Chosen One from the Pyramid Country, discovered a photo and a letter while searching room 3-2.

The photo featured only two men. One appeared very tall, likely the prototype for the Ice Wax Statue. The other was not short, but appeared somewhat small in comparison to the statue.

The faces in the photo were blurred and illegible.

There was a letter in the drawer, which appeared to be an encrypted document.

Encrypted documents consisted of incomprehensible symbols. If one could find the text corresponding to these symbols, they could read the letter, which might hold the key to solving the mystery of the Ice Wax Statue.

"If I remember correctly, there should be books of this type in the archives on the second floor."

With that thought, Rahman tucked the envelope into his pocket and left room 3-2.

Unlike other Chosen Ones, he did not destroy the cryogenic sleep chambers. After all, he had reward items, which might make dealing with a potential attack from the wax statue easier.

Several other Chosen Ones had already destroyed the sleep chambers, even breaking the backups and completely ruining the internal wiring.

No matter what, they could not allow the Ice Wax Statue to go back and "recharge."

God only knew if it would continue to appear due to some event.

Being able to weaken or even eliminate it here was a good option for the Chosen Ones.

Because time was extremely tight, they also needed to leave early to avoid a direct confrontation with the Ice Wax Statue.

By 5:25, the Chosen Ones had begun leaving room 3-2 one after another, some having left much earlier.

Many had returned to the Dark Pavilions in the archives, and Rahman was no exception.

It had to be said that there were truly bold individuals among the Chosen Ones.

Lee Jeong-pi, a Chosen One from Korea, left the room early after destroying the cryogenic sleep chambers in 3-2.

He did not go downstairs; instead, he went to room 3-7 on the right side of the third floor, a room marked with the words [DANGER].

He was the fourth Chosen One to head to the right side so far, but the only one who dared to open a door.

Room 3-7 was exceptionally dark and carried a hint of terror, though it was quite spacious.

By the light of his flashlight, he could see several incomplete or bloated wax statues arranged inside.

It seemed that the wax statues were processed and colored here before being placed outside.

And the red dagger mentioned by the female eerie entity was sitting on a laboratory shelf.

(End of Chapter)