Chapter 243 Unlocking The Horror Shop Feature!
Hearing the detached head of the kid speak in pure agony while unfolding the rotting flesh that still hangs in front of its teeth, the eyes of the woman suddenly rolled toward its back, falling to the cold floor afterwards as a considerate amount of white foam oozed from the corner of her mouth.
Twitching from time to time as the horror that she experienced still lingered within the depths of her dreams.
Beholding this, one of the guards on the side couldn't help but uncontrollably piss on his uniform, dyeing the cold ground with its disgusting fishy smell that hurriedly fused toward the thick and rotting metallic scent of blood within the atmosphere.
Entering their nostrils in a few seconds, which further fueled the dread they were feeling.
Increasing the beat of their heart at an alarming rate, to the point that its faint sound began to reverberate in enclosed space.
Completely losing their sense of rationality in the next second as the sound of their heart, which was about to escape their chest, loudly resounded within their minds, momentarily making them deaf before chaos consumed their thoughts.
"This..."
However, on the contrary, although the guard, who was wearing black-rimmed glasses on his suave face, was experiencing fear all over his body, he still managed to retain his basic thinking capability.
Staring below, he couldn't help but unfold a confused expression on his face.
"Wh-why are they not attacking us?"
Although they only entered the building for less than 2 minutes, it would still be enough for the suspected murderer and the abomination that was scattered around the room to kill them easily.
Since killing a group that was consumed by fear and dread wouldn't be that hard at all!
Feeling that he grasped something important, the guard hurriedly summoned a blob of light within the atmosphere, instantly illuminating the damp room as the sight of the shop reflected on his irises.
...
In an instant, the flesh, blood, and floating head of the red human within the bucket in the short distance reflected in his brown irises.
Unfolding its noticeable single horn that lightly emerged within its bloodied forehead, allowing the guard to identify it as a quasi-devil, a race that they hated the most!
"These are all quasi-devils and puppets created using unknown materials..."
Understanding this, the guard immediately speaks toward his group, making them halt their chaotic movement as their somewhat pale faces stiffly look at the distance.
Heaving a weary sigh of relief as their panicking minds slightly calmed down, although they still felt horrified and wary, their sanity finally rekindled within their being.
Finally allowing them to carefully assess the surrounding environment with certainty.
"Are you done shouting?"
Seeing that the guards near the door finally halted their shrieking, Leo deactivated his invisibility skill, unfolding his pale figure toward the wary group in the distance before commanding the detached heads of the dolls on the ground to roll toward him.
Hiding them inside his inventory afterwards before fixing the mess the group created with his telekinetic ability.
"Done, it's finally clean!"
Soon, after he was done, Leo lightly gestured toward the group to take a seat on the stained black sofa in the distance, not caring about their wary expression as he gestured toward the stitched arms in the distance to brew some tea.
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The group, upon seeing the pale man gesture toward them, secretly glanced toward each other, nodding afterwards as they dragged the unconscious woman toward the sofa.
Although they really wanted to flee this abomination place at swift speed right now, the close, unbudging wooden door wouldn't allow them to escape. Hence, they could only pray to the goddess above to save their pitiful soul.
Since the strange man didn't kill them earlier, only giving them a slight heart attack, it would probably be fine to stay here for quite a while, right?
Step~ Step~
As the guards were pondering deep within their thoughts, often staring at the pale man behind the counter, the sound of countless moving limbs suddenly echoed toward their consciousness...
Making their bodies incredibly stiff as they stared at the stitched limbs of countless quasi-devils, holding a tray full of ceramic cups swiftly approaching their location.
"This... I couldn't stay here. I still don't want to die!"
Still feeling horrified by looking at it, the guard who pissed himself suddenly stood up, wanting to flee the place, as he abruptly summoned his iron sword from his inventory.
Tilting his body toward the side before swinging his sword toward the window nearby.
Wanting to destroy it so they could escape this hellish place before the abomination reached their location!
Bang-
However, as the sword was about to collide with the glass window that was covered by a thick, dark curtain, the body of the guard suddenly paused mid-air.
Unfolding a horrified look in his eyes, the guard attempted to move his physique, but to no avail!
It was like experiencing sleep paralysis where he couldn't control his body while consciously awake!
...
"Tsk, I'm already lenient enough for not punishing your intrusion into my shop; some of you even destroyed my furniture, yet I didn't show any anger.
"However, destroying the window isn't within my patience..."
Snapping his finger, Leo abruptly deactivated his telekinetic ability, causing the floating guard to fall toward the ground with a loud sound, making it flinch due to sudden pain within his buttocks.
Beholding this, the guards who were sitting on the chair couldn't help but gulp in unison, feeling an unprecedented fear within their minds upon understanding that they could die if they angered the pale man.
With the ability to make a middle stage of the foundation realm immovable from a far distance, they already knew that killing them wouldn't be different from killing an ant.
Allowing them to comprehend the difference between their strength and the pale man in the distance.
Not caring about the complicated thoughts that were running through their minds, Leo stared at the notifications that appeared earlier when the woman lost her consciousness.
Curling his lips upwards as he began to read them one by one.
Ding!
[ Congratulations on scaring countless beings!
+15,000 horror points!
+5,000 horror points!
+8,500 horror points! ]
Ding!
[ Congratulations on successfully scaring a being within your shop!
Reward: Unlock the hidden feature "Horror Shop"! ]
Ding!
[ Horror Shop (Feature): A feature that allows the host to construct his/her horror shop into something unimaginable.
Furthermore, when your customers spend money toward your shop, 10 percent of the money that they spend will be converted to the horror points that would enter the host inventory.
In addition to that, there are also unique items that customers could buy that came from the system... ]
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"This..."
Unfolding a surprised expression on his face, Leo hurriedly opened his character panel, looking below before clicking the Horror Shop beside the features that were available to him.
In an instant, upon pressing the new feature, the panel in front of him suddenly churned, releasing a dreadful aura that only he could sense as he beheld it changing into something dark.
Shing! (A sharp sound of withdrawing.)
Soon, after waiting for 10 seconds, the darkness within the system hurriedly retracted, unfolding the familiar structure of the shop inside as he could even discern some movement happening within.
"This... aren't these the people who were currently in the shop?"
Leo thought as he beheld the 5 gray dots and a single white dot within the sala inside the system. Allowing him to understand that the new feature allows him to see how many people are currently within his shop.
Although this might not look useful right now, it might surprise him in the future if it could even detect beings under concealment skills.
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Sip~
Seeing that the humans in the distance finally started to calm down, drinking the tea that his new puppet created. Leo leisurely shifted his gaze toward the side of the new feature, staring at the long list of old and chilling furniture in surprise and puzzlement.
"What the... who would buy this?!"
In an instant, upon seeing their prices and descriptions, Leo couldn't help but curse within his mind, unable to comprehend how this system of his dared to sell those forbidden items.
~~~~Items Available for Horror Shop~~~~n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
1. Old Wooden Chair- A chair that was created a dozen years ago. Sitting in this old and worn chair while staring at the dark clouds above the firmament might evoke fear within the customer's mind.
Cost: 500 horror points!
2. Shadow Curtain- A thick curtain that makes the shop much darker and ominous. Although it couldn't scare a being, it still helps to build a horrifying mood.
Cost: 1,000 horror points!
3. Spider Web of the Goliath Spider- A thick gray spider web that could hold 10 kilograms. Although it could hardly restrict one's movement upon sticking, it would still hinder their movement to certain degrees.
Cost: 2,500 horror points!
4. Puddle of Crimson Blood... ]
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