Happily collecting the money, Lin Chen led the three girls into the screening room.
The moment they entered, they were fascinated by the strange decor and looked around.
"So weird, only eight seats? Does that mean only eight tickets per movie?" the short-haired girl asked curiously.
Lin Chen nodded, "Exactly, only eight tickets per screening."
Most cinemas want as many seats as possible to maximize profit. But this owner deliberately applied scarcity marketing.
Strange decor, strange rules, plus expensive tickets — the three felt a growing anticipation.
[System Prompt: Number of viewers: 3. Play movie?]
Hearing the prompt, Lin Chen asked, "If no objections, we'll start now."
They nodded, and Lin Chen silently ordered the playback, then quickly left the screening room.
Lights went out suddenly; eerie background music slowly began, and the atmosphere grew oppressive.
Feeling the change, one round-faced girl said, "Gotta say, the atmosphere is perfect. The movie hasn't started yet, but I feel panicked."
"Heh, hope it doesn't disappoint." The tall girl said calmly.
She wasn't pretending — she had the right to be confident.
Her name was Ye Xiao, a third-year forensic medicine student at med school. She'd dissected over fifty corpses and often interned at police stations, seeing all kinds of dead bodies. She was so accustomed she could eat immediately after dissections.
Soon, the screen lit up and the movie began.
The system's black-tech visuals made everything feel right in front of them. The eerie music embedded deep in their minds, refusing to fade.
This unprecedented experience made the short-haired girl exclaim, "Wow, this 3D effect is so realistic, it's like it's real."
"Yeah, the sound is excellent — no noise at all, it feels like the characters are speaking next to me." Even Ye Xiao praised.
As they talked, the eerie music suddenly rose sharply, making hearts skip a beat.
At that moment, the ghost Chu Renmei appeared suddenly before them.
"Ah!!"
The unexpected shadow caught them off guard.
The short-haired girl screamed, then instinctively closed her eyes.
But closing eyes was useless — the shadow was imprinted directly in her mind.
Ye Xiao was startled, pupils dilated, but kept calm and didn't scream.
Swallowing hard, she blinked hard.
In that instant, the shadow came even closer — less than two meters!
"Ah! Don't come closer!"
The short-haired girl closed her eyes, leaned back, and waved her hands frantically.
Ye Xiao steadied her, grabbing her hand: "Li Yan, don't be afraid — it's 3D effect."
The shadow vanished.
"3... 3D effect?"
Li Yan opened her eyes slowly, still scared: "I clearly felt someone standing in front of me — how can 3D be so exaggerated?"
Another girl nodded vigorously: "Yeah, too real."
Ye Xiao looked around the screening room again and guessed, "Maybe it's the room's layout — empty, dark space makes people prone to panic. The lighting and music add psychological suggestion. All factors combined make the 3D effect so real."
The two thought it made sense.
Li Yan suddenly recalled the bone-chilling cold wind that accompanied the shadow and frowned: "But when the shadow appeared, I felt cold wind that gave me goosebumps."
"Maybe the owner preset the air conditioner to turn on at that scene." Another girl suggested.
"Very possible," Ye Xiao nodded.
Preset air conditioner?
But Li Yan felt the cold wind was unlike ordinary air conditioning — it seemed to penetrate skin and bone.
Ye Xiao's theory built a psychological defense.
They were medical students used to corpses, braver than average, and with mental preparation, so though the plot was scary, they didn't scream.
Even the ghost hand that scared Wang Chong and made Lu Xiaoran cry only made the three nervous for a moment.
But they had no idea that everything so far was just an appetizer — the real feast was still ahead.
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