At the entrance of the performance hall, the old waiter stopped them and said with a smile:
"Please put on your masks, there is a masquerade party going on inside.
"If you didn't bring a mask, you can choose one from here."
The old waiter waved his hand to indicate a beautifully woven basket on the ceremonial table next to him, which contained various masks.
Lei Yue took a deep look at the old waiter, but saw nothing unusual, and the crow's claws on his shoulders did not warn him.
Mohican once said that there are sometimes such "NPCs" in area X. They can be people from the source world, or they can be distorted by time and space.
How you treat NPCs will affect the entire game, especially the decryption type. Some NPCs are quite critical.
Now, he could choose to walk into the banquet hall forcefully, or wear a mask.
Lei Yue looked at the basket and suddenly understood the purpose of that "gift".
"Okay, we are stepping onto the stage arranged by others, and others should decide the look."
He smiled, picked up a red death mask from the basket, the mask used by the "Phantom" for the masquerade, and put it on his face.
Suddenly, the audience saw that the half-bad, half-handsome face of the good actor was completely covered.
"Sir, you have chosen well." The old waiter smiled, "This mask suits you very well."
"Well, I'll wear one too..." The kid with the kidney machine cleverly picked up a funny dog-headed mask and put it on.
The other three strangers also had their own choices, and the naked man from the club also took a large patterned towel and draped it around his upper body.
They looked at each other, unable to see the confusion and nervousness on everyone's faces just now.
Now, anyone who has been pretending all this time can breathe a sigh of relief.
But Lei Yue could tell some clues from their body language. The girl who was born prematurely was still quite suspicious. She put on a mask but kept adjusting her clothes.
"After you go in, follow me closely. I don't care what your reasons are. Whoever gets lost will have a hard time, I promise."
Lei Yue warned the four of them, then took the lead in opening the door and walking into the performance hall.
Under the bright golden lights, all the seats in the auditorium of the theater disappeared, and it became a multi-story wide ballroom surrounding the stage, which was very lively.
At this time, there were probably thousands of people here, all dressed in gorgeous evening clothes and wearing various masks.
The guests drank wine, laughed and chatted with each other with people they didn't recognize, and when the mood came, they danced together and sang carnival songs.
On the huge stage, an orchestra played classical music, adding splendor to people's singing and dancing.
However, from the broken doors, windows and cracked walls, mold and vines have spread in, penetrating the place with a rotten and earthy aroma.
People were still singing and dancing, seemingly not noticing the unusual situation, or perhaps not caring.
"There are so many people!" the kid with the kidney machine exclaimed, "No wonder there's no one on the road, are they all here? Hey, hey, what's going on?"
The boy with kidney function wants to ask this person, ask that person, whether they are male or female.
However, no one wanted to pay any attention to him. As soon as they saw his crazy red and green hair, people laughed and ducked away.
However, when people saw the figure in black, they were almost stunned because of the red death mask, and even walked away quickly as if they were frightened.
Lei Yue walked through the crowded crowd and walked a short distance toward the stage, looking here and there.
He glanced at the masked faces, as if looking for "Christine".
Their surprised reaction was a good performance in the scene where the "Phantom" walked into the masquerade ball, but...
Many of these guests, who were as enthusiastic as if they were drunk, were shouting strange words:
"The world outside the theater is over. The Red Death rules everything!"
"This could be our last night too, who knows?"
"Let's party until the end of the world!"
"Thank you, host of the ball!"
The more Lei walked and listened, the more he became confused. The words people were saying were not lines from "The Phantom of the Opera".
But their voices were very emotionally contagious, and the fanaticism gradually affected him, leading him into a whirlpool...
Suddenly, the crow's claws clawed hard, and he suddenly felt the pain of tearing flesh on his shoulders, and his almost lost mind was awakened.
"Thank you, friend," he said.
For the first time since entering Area X, Lei Yue felt a fatal threat.
What he was facing now was not the trash fish before.
Here, there is the power of the realm, probably using a drama as a carrier to carry out some kind of ritual/procedure.
Big Guy said that rituals/programs can be used for "control" or "out of control", and this is true for strange objects, alien bodies, and area X.
Now once this process is completed, what will be controlled and what will go out of control?
My little buddy pistol, or me?
Lei Yue looked around at the carnival crowd. Was the familiar "Phantom of the Opera" really being performed here?
"Red Death?" He reached out and touched the red death mask on his face, remembering another play "The Mask of the Red Death":
A great plague called the "Red Death" broke out, and countless ordinary people died. The dignitaries hid in the castle and held masked parties to continue the carnival.
Lei Yue looked to the edge of the stage and actually discovered a giant classical pendulum clock.
It's less than half an hour until midnight.
When the 12 o'clock bell rings, the demon incarnation of the Red Death, the Red Death, will wreak havoc in the ballroom, and the guests turn from carnival to escape. In the end, no one can escape the harvest of the Red Death.
"Jack the Ripper, was he a surgeon, a painter, an artist, or a dramatist?"
Lei Yue couldn't help but smile, suddenly feeling the fog that the shotgun man had faced before.
Trying to capture and understand that cruel shadow only made me disoriented and full of doubts.
What kind of show am I participating in...
This red death mask can be the one worn by the "Phantom" or the one worn by the "Red Death".
If an actor doesn't even know what he is acting, it is too dangerous. Let alone putting on a good show, he will simply become a tool in the hands of others!
Tools for completing rituals/procedures.
What will happen when the play succeeds?
【Dongzhou will be polluted!】
【The Red Death rules everything】
【Join me】
【Battle Royale】
Lei Yue vaguely felt the connection. No, the "fruit of sin" is not that simple...
He looked at the crow on his shoulder. Its eyes were still dark, but even more sharp.
"Friends, we knew this was a trap." Lei Yue said, "But we still didn't expect that there was another trap within the trap.
"Now we must break this stage.
"Whether it's The Phantom of the Opera or the Red Death, let's change the show and make the program go wrong."
Lei Yue turned his head and looked around, always paying attention to the figures of the four strange people.
They were all still following behind, but the surroundings were too crowded, and whether intentionally or not, they were about to get separated.
"Boss, this way!" The boy with the kidney machine waved and called. Just now he helped pull the premature girl and the peeing king.
"The dead naked man." Lei Yue walked back, but looked at the shirtless young man wearing a towel, "How did you get your ability?"
"Huh?" The naked man was stunned and said truthfully: "[The moment of death]."
Lei Yue listened to the other party's introduction and couldn't help but smile and nod, "Then let me show you a show. You will start this good show."
As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed the naked man by the shoulders, threw him towards the stage, and threw him hard.
"Now!" he shouted.
"Ah!" The naked man suddenly exclaimed and flew into the sky, his towel slipped off, and he flew to the stage with arms and legs, and was looked at by thousands of people in the audience.
After hearing the showman's command, the naked man wrinkled his eyes hard and had no choice but to follow the order and activate [The Moment of Social Death]!
This boss is really untouchable...
Bang bang! There was a sudden cracking sound of clothes exploding.
Suddenly, the casual shorts and other clothes on the naked man exploded into pieces and fell down, and the monkey mask on his face also fell off.
This naked man showed his naked body in all directions during the flight.
The strange force seemed to blast away like a stream of air, causing people to scream in surprise wherever it went.
The startling sound quickly spread to the entire place, and then the whole place fell into dead silence, and the singing and dancing stopped abruptly.
[The moment of social death] is not only a harm to oneself, but also a shock to others, firmly locking eyes and emotions.
No matter what the occasion or atmosphere was before, it can be turned into a long-term silence, like some kind of great silence spell.
As long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed!
"Oh!" The guests in the entire performance hall came to a complete standstill.
The naked man attracted their attention like a magnet, making them all dumbfounded.
With a bang, the naked man hit the stage with his butt upwards, and the band's performance stopped.
The boy with kidney failure, the premature girl and the peeing king also lost their voices like the guests. They really didn't expect such an incident, and then they thought about whether they would be about to...
Inside the red death mask, the smile on Lei Yue's face became even brighter. Well, he acted very well, and he really ruined the scene.
So, host of the banquet, where are you? Do you care?