“That’s not possible…” Xie Qiao couldn’t help rubbing the goose bumps on his arms, “It’s just a game, how could it be possible—”

Before she could finish her words, Jiang Ruochu grabbed her and took a big step forward, right into the department store.

At the same time, a light curtain emitting bright white light lit up behind the three people.

"It seems that the only way for us to get out is to complete this game." Gu Wenjia pushed his glasses, frowned slightly, and had a bad feeling in his heart.

Xie Qiao was already frightened by the supernatural phenomena that happened again and again, and her hands were shaking. At this moment, she was holding Jiang Ruochu's waist tightly and refused to let go: "No, sisters, are you sure you really want to play this game that could kill people?"

"There aren't even any rules for the game, how are we going to escape?"

As if sensing her doubts, the mechanical voice sounded again inside the empty department store.

【Welcome to the D-level dungeon "Escape from the Department Store", which is a must-have for novices. The conditions for clearing the dungeon are: complete the secret mission hidden deep in the building in human form to clear the dungeon.】

[After three minutes, the [Hide and Seek] game will officially begin. The player who draws the [Ghost] identity card needs to do his best to capture other players. Players who are caught will be considered to have failed the game and will be automatically eliminated.]

[The game is limited to 30 minutes, players are requested to hurry up and find a good hiding place. ]

After listening to the rules, Jiang Ruochu immediately took the two of them down to the underground first floor and headed straight for the employee passage in the mall.

"Wait, wait!" After the three of them stood still, Gu Wenjia panted and whispered, "Hurry up and check your phones. That APP can be opened now!"

Her physical strength is not great, but her observation ability is first-rate, and she can always notice changes in details before others.

"A skill card has been automatically drawn for you?" Xie Qiao glanced at the screen of his phone and his eyes widened instantly: "Oh my god, it actually drew a shield for me... What does this mean? A benefit for novices to avoid death?"

Jiang Ruochu and Gu Wenjia looked over when they heard the sound, and saw a string of big words written on Xie Qiao's phone screen - [Space skill card, defensive barrier, sustainable duration, 3 seconds.]

Just as Jiang Ruochu was about to speak, the bamboo sword in his hand suddenly disappeared, and was replaced by a gorgeous and retro samurai sword.

Gu Wenjia barely suppressed her surprise and analyzed carefully: "The skill cards each of us draws seem to be related to the items in our hands or on our bodies."

For example, her skill card is [Telekinesis Control], which can last for 3 seconds, and the skill item is the pair of glasses on her nose - any creature that looks at her can be invaded by her mental power for 3 seconds.

The same goes for Jiang Ruochu and Xie Qiao's skills. The former holds a bamboo sword in his hand, and the skill card becomes an elemental skill - a samurai sword that can be attached with any natural element, and the special effect is unknown.

The latter wears a shield necklace around his neck to ensure safety, and the skill card has evolved into a defensive barrier that is similar to a shield.

After the three of them whispered about the skills they had drawn from each other, they suddenly heard a sound of footsteps that came closer and farther away.

Jiang Ruochu gripped the hilt of the knife tightly with both hands, raised her head and exchanged a knowing look with Gu Wenjia: they both knew that the battle that was about to begin would probably be more brutal than they had imagined.

……

In order to bring the most realistic experience to the audience, the entire department store is built from real scenes. The shops, corridors, elevators, every part is exactly the same as the real shopping mall.

This "immersive" scene also has a certain effect on the actors' sense of belief when performing.

Su Lingxi is an experiential actor and has a particularly strong feeling in this regard.

Whether it was the knife or the scenery and objects here, they were always helping her to put herself into Jiang Ruochu's perspective.

As long as she picks up the knife, she is Jiang Ruochu, a passionate college student who has to save herself and survive in all kinds of strange copies.

"Little sister, don't be naive. This is not a place for you to play house." The tall man wearing a clown mask slowly walked over and smiled at them sinisterly: "Now that the most troublesome person has been dealt with, it's your turn--"

The man was tall and had great explosive power. In just a blink of an eye, the crescent sickle in his hand flew in front of Jiang Ruchu.

With a "clang" sound, the sickle and the samurai sword collided in the air, neither of them gave in, causing bursts of sharp sword sounds.

Gu Wenjia pulled Xie Qiao and hid at the corner. Both of them looked a little nervous.

"No, Ruchu has only been practicing with bamboo swords in the kendo club and has never practiced with a samurai sword. She won't be able to hold on for long. We must find a way to help her!" Gu Wenjia was so anxious that sweat broke out on her forehead.

"Yes, you're right..." Xie Qiao was just thinking about whether to rush out to help his roommate, but when he turned around, he caught a glimpse of the slowly changing shape of the corpse in the pool of blood. He immediately trembled with fear: "Sister Wenwen, look, that female white-collar worker... seems to have turned into a real ghost..."

"what?"

It's not entirely correct to say that she is a ghost. To be precise, the body whose heartbeat had just stopped a few minutes ago has now stood up again, and is attacking Jiang Ruochu from behind with lifeless eyes - looking at her stiff limbs, she must have been assimilated by the Joker, the Joker player, and became his puppet.

According to the script, the camera will give Cui Yao a close-up of her fear-filled eyes, and then she will need to fly over and use the created defensive barrier to help Jiang Ruochu block the attack.

But Cui Yao is, after all, a newcomer who is acting in a long play for the first time. For her, it is actually a bit difficult to perform without props while taking into account close-ups of the eyes.

"Stop! Cui Yao, you're a few seconds too slow, and your movement is completely off target." Zhao Linsheng shouted to stop, and walked over to talk to her again, "You did a great job with the eye contact just now, and you nailed the character of Xie Qiao who's timid but loyal. This leap forward isn't difficult, as long as you aim at the spot we set in advance..."

The director explained very carefully and Cui Yao listened very carefully, but she still failed the second one.

This scene was NGed three times in a row. Not only Zhao Linsheng, but even the 18th-tier supporting actor who played the female white-collar worker gradually became impatient.

Cui Yao was keenly aware of the change in the atmosphere on the set, and felt anxious and uncomfortable.

She also wanted to do it in one go like Su Lingxi and Wu He, but sometimes subconscious reactions are the hardest to correct.

Every time she was about to swoop over and land, she was always worried that her expression would break in front of the camera, so she couldn't help but shift her attention to expression management, resulting in her movements not being timely or smooth and natural enough.

She knew exactly where her problem lay, but she couldn't correct it completely in a short period of time - and Zhao Linsheng was a perfectionist, and he wouldn't stop until he got a shot he was satisfied with.

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