Chapter 3: All Fear Stems from Insufficient Firepower!

Zhang Yangqing had no idea that the audience outside had lost all hope in him.

He was simply following the security guard's rules.

If the task was to determine whether the wax figures matched the photos, then that was exactly what he would do.

Since he was currently a security guard, he had to play the role of a security guard well.

As for how to play the role and how to interpret the rules, that was Zhang Yangqing’s own business.

If you were to ask why Zhang Yangqing wasn't afraid, it was because all fear stems from a lack of firepower.

When you have sufficient firepower in reserve, it should be the turn of the anomalies to fear you.

The other Chosen Ones were nervously taking photos with their phones, terrified of making even the slightest mistake.

In such a dark, terrifying, and empty environment, facing a pile of wax figures, how could a normal person not be afraid?

Some were shaking so much they couldn't even hold their phones steady.

At this moment, the first victim appeared.

The Chosen One from India dropped his phone on the ground due to his trembling hands.

When he bent down to pick it up, he was in such a rush, and with the pitch-black darkness in front of him, his head slammed into a wax figure.

Boom!

The sound of the wax figure falling and shattering echoed through the room.

His heart skipped a beat and began to pound violently; he seemed to realize what had happened.

Before he could even complain about the wax figure's unstable base, countless pairs of red eyes appeared in the surrounding darkness.

The next second, following a wail that resounded through the wax museum, the screen for India went black.

By damaging the wax figure, according to Rule 5, the Indian Chosen One failed immediately.

The Weird Tales began to descend upon a city in India.

In an instant, the city was shrouded in terror.

When the Indian audience accepted their bad luck, they opened the screens of their neighbors.

Thinking that since they were unlucky, they needed to see others suffer too, so they could feel balanced.

But after opening them, they were puzzled: their own Chosen One had died despite being so careful, yet the Chosen One from the Dragon Kingdom next door was acting so recklessly and was still fine?

Could Rule 3 be wrong?

Just as they were thinking this, inside the Weird Tales instance, the Chosen One from the Iron Tower Kingdom seemed to hear someone calling him. Feeling nervous, he subconsciously turned his head, locking eyes with a wax figure.

The wax figure he locked eyes with was holding a chainsaw—it was a character from *Saw*.

The next second, the terrifying sound of the chainsaw starting up came, making the viewers watching the broadcast clench their teeth in fear.

The Iron Tower Kingdom's Chosen One, seeing the anomalous wax figure charging at him with a chainsaw, instinctively began to run, his will to survive displayed to the fullest.

After constantly dodging and hiding, his stamina began to run dry.

Just as the Iron Tower Kingdom's audience was praying for him, the screen turned red, and the news of the Iron Tower Chosen One's failure appeared.

It seemed he had been caught by the *Saw* wax figure.

The night patrol had just begun, and accidents were occurring frequently.

Out of two hundred screens, over forty had already gone black.

The remaining Chosen Ones seemed to be slowly getting used to this dark place.

In particular, John, the Chosen One from the Eagle Kingdom, ranked first on the current support leaderboard for Chosen Ones.

In contrast, Zhang Yangqing from the Dragon Kingdom sat firmly at the bottom.

Because every move he made made the Dragon Kingdom's audience break into a cold sweat.

In the eyes of the Dragon Kingdom's audience, this guy was just courting death.

Those whose own Chosen Ones had already died clicked on the Dragon Kingdom and Eagle Kingdom screens one after another, wanting to see how the Dragon Kingdom would be wiped out, or to learn John's clearance techniques.

Many comments appeared in the international chat room.

I’m baffled, how is this guy from the Dragon Kingdom still alive after acting so recklessly? (IP: India)

Could it be that losing nine times in a row unlocked some hidden buff? (IP: India)

Impossible. I feel like he’s just bold. Didn't you see that when those anomalies called him, he walked away without even turning his head? He must have read the rules thoroughly. (IP: Pakistan)

Regardless, John from the Eagle Kingdom is already invincible. He’s going to have a perfect clearance this time, right? I really envy such a great nation. I wonder how my immigration paperwork is going. (IP: Iron Tower Kingdom)

Go lick your Eagle Kingdom’s stinking feet and get out of our Iron Tower Kingdom. (IP: Iron Tower Kingdom)

How do I immigrate? I want to go into the embrace of the Eagle Kingdom! (IP: Japan)

Worthy of being the Eagle Kingdom’s good son, but unfortunately, the Eagle Kingdom doesn't accept trash. (IP: South Korea)

Who are you talking about? If we’re talking about seniority, we’re your grandfather! (IP: Japan)

South Korea and Japan were arguing about seniority, not feeling ashamed at all.

Today, they seemed determined to decide who was the Eagle Kingdom’s son and who was the grandson!

Just as the war of words in the international chat room began, another situation arose in the Weird Tales instance.

Many Chosen Ones' phones suddenly ran out of battery, making it impossible for them to complete the comparison between the wax figures and the photos.

At this moment, the Chosen Ones were all some distance away from the security room, and their phones had died at this critical juncture!

For a moment, many Chosen Ones in the instance panicked.

Expert groups from various countries began to analyze the situation.

Hu Liuqi, a clearance expert from the Dragon Kingdom, suddenly remembered something and said: "Have you noticed a time difference? After the Chosen Ones are teleported into the instance, even after reading the rules, there is about ten minutes of free time. In other words, this is the time the instance leaves for the Chosen Ones to charge their phones. Many Chosen Ones didn't realize this; only a few checked their battery levels and found the charging plugs in the security room."

This might be a fatal detail; the design of the Weird Tales instance was extremely ingenious.

Don't underestimate those ten minutes of preparation time. Some used it to adjust their mindset, while others already knew that the moment they entered the instance, the Weird Tales had already begun.

People with clear minds like John had already charged their phones and only came out when the time was right.

That was why he was still calmly comparing photos.

People who could notice such details were in the extreme minority.

It made one have to admire their ability to keep a cool head in such a terrifying environment.

The other experts nodded one after another upon hearing Hu Liuqi's analysis, praising him for being a true clearance expert for thinking of this, which made him feel a bit smug.

At this moment, an expert asked in confusion: "I understand the logic, but our country's Chosen One went out ten minutes ago and didn't even use his phone to take photos, yet why is he still fine?"

Everyone: "..."

This question left everyone stunned, and then they all looked at Hu Liuqi.

The smug look on Hu Liuqi's face instantly froze.

You're asking me, but who should I ask?

After a moment of silence, everyone continued to watch the big screen.

They could only attribute the fact that Zhang Yangqing wasn't dead yet to sheer dumb luck.

After all, everyone's patrol route was different; perhaps Zhang Yangqing just happened to walk a safe path.

Those whose phones still had power naturally continued to take photos and compare, while those whose phones were dead began to look for solutions.

Some wanted to go back to charge, but no matter how they searched, they couldn't find the location of the security room.

The security room seemed to have vanished into thin air.

There were no charging plugs in the wax museum, not even charging cables.

Many judged that perhaps the security room would only reappear once they found something key during this patrol.

This condition was written in Rule 4: find the wax figure that didn't match the photo, and you could return to the security room.

So they had no choice but to turn back and continue observing the wax figures.

A cleverer Chosen One went to the restroom, used his baton to shatter a mirror, and took a piece of glass.

As long as he shone his flashlight on the wax figure and used the reflection angle of the glass to observe, he could determine if the wax figure matched the photo.

Anyway, Rule 3 said not to look directly at the wax figures, and this didn't count as looking directly.

Clearly, this was also a remedial method.

There were also some bolder Chosen Ones who began to feel their way around like blind men.

While trying not to damage the statues, they used their hands to touch the faces.

Thus, they could roughly judge whether it matched the photo.

This method was also very risky, but in such an emergency, it was better than doing nothing.

Of course, everyone couldn't understand the actions of the Dragon Kingdom's Chosen One, because he just stared straight at them, and yet he still hadn't died.

If the others had even accidentally glanced at one, their graves would probably be overgrown with grass by now.

Everyone was lamenting that the Dragon Kingdom's Chosen One was truly lucky.

As time passed, more screens went black.

But just as the Chosen Ones were trying hard to avoid eye contact with the wax figures, a heart-stopping event occurred.

Almost simultaneously, as the Chosen Ones were checking whether the wax figures matched the photos, the bodies of the wax figures suddenly moved.

Many Chosen Ones who had their heads down discovered that the faces of the wax figures were right in front of them. Now, they were locking eyes, and then the eyes of the wax figures began to glow red; the scene became terrifying.

The one who reacted relatively quickly was John from the Eagle Kingdom. When he saw the waist of the wax figure begin to bend, he covered his eyes with his hand, escaping a disaster.

Rules were rules; as long as he didn't see the eyes, even if the wax figure in front of him was an anomaly, it couldn't hurt him.

As long as a Chosen One could analyze the rules, they could use the rules to deal with the anomalies.

This had been done successfully in previous cases.

Those who reacted quickly were trying to find ways to turn their heads to avoid the wax figures' eyes, and some who were scared by the movement and closed their eyes also managed to escape.

But many still unfortunately fell victim.

In this round alone, one hundred and thirty-seven out of two hundred screens went black.

In front of the anomalies, ordinary people were simply unable to resist.

Over one hundred and thirty-seven Chosen Ones died and were eliminated.

When the audiences of many countries were grieving, they all clicked on the Dragon Kingdom's big screen, all thinking that the Dragon Kingdom's Chosen One should have been eliminated in this round, wanting to see the Dragon Kingdom's tragedy to console themselves.

Who knew that when they switched over, they saw a shocking scene.

On the big screen, when the anomalous wax figure and Zhang Yangqing locked eyes, before the anomalous wax figure could even react, a baton appeared in front of it.

The speed was extremely fast, like wind and thunder.

Even the anomalous wax figure couldn't react.

Boom!

The head of the anomalous wax figure was smashed off by Zhang Yangqing, flying several meters away and rolling until it stopped against the wall.

The next second, a roar resounded through the entire hall, like a thunderclap from the heavens!

"You little bastard, who gave you permission to look at me!"