There is such a saying circulating on the Internet.
We took stock of many scary places where weird and strange stories are most likely to occur, among which "malls" ranked fifth.
This makes sense.
Although the mall is bustling during the day, every shopkeeper who goes to the mall late at night to sort out the shelves will have the same "fear".
The same is true for suburban shopping malls now.
Closing time has passed, all the customers have left, and the rolling shutter doors have closed, leaving only an empty mall.
The entire shopping mall has a classic three-story ring structure on the ground, with a large cylindrical space in it. You only need to go to the railings to see the overview of the three floors.
It was a deserted and empty area——
The environment is closed and the terrain is complex, so every tiny sound will be infinitely amplified.
But one good thing is that there is still a circle of chandeliers working on the ceiling of the mall.
Dim lights scattered in all directions, barely illuminating the third floor of the mall.
And against the backdrop of those peripheral visions, Xu Cheng took in the scene outside the elevator.
It was definitely a chilling scene.
The merchants on the second floor mainly sell clothes, but at this moment, the mannequins used to display clothes are blocked at the entrance of the elevator.
Their postures have also changed. Instead of standing normally, they are twisting their bodies, as if they are rushing to rush into the elevator.
Until the elevator door opens.
Time seemed to have stopped for those model dolls, and their movements were frozen in place.
They were so densely packed, like a crowd, that they couldn’t even be counted!
A word couldn't help but appear in Xu Cheng's mind - "weird and weird talk".
In a mediocre shopping mall, whenever the mall is closed, the mannequins in the mall will suddenly "resurrect", twisting their bodies and trying to rush out of the mall...
This old-fashioned ghost story plot now really appeared in front of Xu Cheng.
He was still holding the shopping table with the dress in his hand, straightened his collar, and walked forward slowly.
Xu Cheng was observing the puppets every step he took, but he didn't notice any movement from them.
"What the hell is this?"
Xu Cheng stopped in front of one of the model dolls, raised his hand and tried to touch the surface of the doll.
Suddenly, a chilling feeling surged into Xu Cheng's heart. He quickly turned his head and looked around, but still could only see many writhing mannequin dolls.
Is it an illusion?
No, Xu Cheng never believed that he would have "illusions".
His eyes darkened slightly, and he quickly discovered the clues.
"The one on the left raised his right hand, the upper body of the third on the right tilted a little, and the arm of the one on the right sank..."
The puppets closest to him behind him actually made some movements in the moment just now!
Why isn't it moving now?
When did it move?
Xu Cheng thought of a possibility and suddenly turned around again, staring intently at the doll he observed first.
The opponent's right hand was actually raised high at this moment, reaching towards Xu Cheng's direction.
as expected--
As long as you look away, those dolls will start to move!
This is also the reason why when the elevator door opens, the movements of those puppets will freeze in place!
Xu Cheng couldn't help but think of some of the horror movies he had watched with Qianqian, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a classic mechanism..."
Ode!
The next second, Xu Cheng suddenly slid to the right, leaning his back against the square pillar on one side, taking all the puppets around him into view.
This temporarily stopped the movements of these puppets.
Xu Cheng needs to take this opportunity to verify something.
He memorized the movements and positions of every puppet around him, closed his eyes, and opened them again after two seconds.
As expected, these mannequin dolls moved again.
And the direction they moved was not the elevator entrance, but turned towards Xu Cheng's position!
as expected.
The goal of these model dolls is not to leave the mall, but to constantly approach the living people in the mall from out of sight!
The consequences of a living person being approached by a mannequin can be imagined.
but……
Xu Cheng frowned slightly.
Is that...that's all?
My eyes have left the group of model dolls many times, but those model dolls, with their impressive moving speed, could not touch Xu Cheng at all.
These mannequins are not even as threatening to me as the group of young and Dangerous boys fighting in the back alley.
Xu Cheng instantly recognized a possibility: the Star Chamber of Commerce must have a backup plan!
Phew—bang!
The sound of explosion sounded.
In Xu Cheng's peripheral vision, several pieces of cement splashed out.
He quickly turned his head and looked around, and found that a hole the size of a fist had been blown out of the pillar he was leaning against!
bomb?
No, it's unlikely that the bomb would be planted in such an unusual location.
bullet……
Xu Cheng squatted down instantly.
Phew—bang!
A second explosion sounded, and another pit appeared on the wall where Xu Cheng's heart was.
It's a bullet!
Thermal weapons? Guns? Sniper rifles?
Several possibilities flashed through Xu Cheng's mind, and he finally made his judgment——
Somewhere in this mall, there is one or more people pointing a sniper rifle at you!
Xu Cheng, who has lived so long, was indeed involved in a melee with overheated weapons when he went abroad in his early years, but this was the first time he was targeted with a sniper rifle!
He felt that his heart was beating rapidly.
Hmm...something's not quite right.
You are so old, you shouldn't be so immature.
Xu Cheng felt that there might be another reason for his heart beating wildly.
He put his palm on the pothole and finally understood the reason.
The potholes are filled with the breath of original energy!
That represents the opportunity to see the old woman again, which naturally makes Xu Cheng fall in love like a deer.
Atomic bomb?
Or maybe it’s not gunpowder that drives firearms, but raw energy?
In any case, Xu Cheng's goal was finally clear, and a touch of unconcealable excitement and joy flashed in his eyes.
"bring it on……"
Phew—bang!
Relying on the physical fitness of an old man, Xu Cheng rolled to avoid the third bullet.
But the sound of the firearm being fired was so quiet that he couldn't judge the sniper's position by the sound.
I have to think of a way...
Xu Chengru thought, but as soon as he looked up, he suddenly found that there were densely packed model dolls in front of him!
Their bodies were twisted at weird angles, their arms were twisted, and they were trying to catch Xu Cheng.
This is how the same thing?
According to the previous speed of these model dolls, it is impossible to reach Xu Cheng's side in these few seconds!
Xu Cheng looked at the bomb crater not far from him.
It's original energy.
The raw energy escaping from the crater speeds up the movement of these strange creatures!
The location of the sniper is still unknown. If this continues, Xu Cheng will be completely overwhelmed by those mannequin dolls in just the blink of an eye!
Phew—bang!
Phew—bang!
Phew—bang!
Three consecutive bullets were fired, but Xu Cheng dodged them by rolling around and using cover.
But the craters of the three bullets also became beacons, causing a large number of mannequins on the second floor to rush toward Xu Cheng.
Every time he blinked or rolled, dozens of dolls would come to Xu Cheng.
By the time the last bullet fell, there were already three mannequins around with their fingers less than half an inch away from Xu Cheng!
Xu Cheng's eyes were fixed on them, unable to move away even a hair.
Phew—bang!
The fourth shot.
…
It's over, finally.
There was a little joy in the eyes behind the sniper scope.
As a sniper, his intuition is different from ordinary people.
He has participated in many assassination operations against high-level witnesses, some of which were successful and some failed.
But I have never felt like this before, it is a kind of relaxation after a disaster.
The strong old man with white hair showed no fear from the beginning to the end when facing the swarms of strange creatures.
If this can be explained by the "super high eyewitness quality", then his ability to dodge seven atomic energy bullets in succession without using atomic energy blocks is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people.
That kind of exaggerated reaction nerves and physical fitness are simply inhuman!
Yes, the old man dodged seven bullets.
Even if it is the last bullet, the one that is obviously inevitable, the sniper can still be sure that he did not hit the target!
The reason why it was able to complete the mission of annihilating the target was entirely due to those terrifying and strange creatures.
People who are targeted by the mannequin dolls will eventually have their joints broken by them and become twisted dolls like them.
"Um……"
The quality of a sniper reminds him that he must make sure the target is dead.
So he set up a sniper scope again and observed the situation at Xu Cheng's side.
But this look made him break out in a cold sweat!
It was a picture that transcended the strange creature itself——
Xu Cheng was indeed entangled with five or six mannequin dolls. They twisted Xu Cheng's joints vigorously, trying to turn Xu Cheng into a twisted posture like theirs.
But no matter how hard these dolls exerted force, Xu Cheng's body remained upright, never wavering at all!
What made the sniper even more frightened was that Xu Cheng actually grabbed the neck of a model doll with one hand, and then grabbed it hard——
Click!
The mannequin's head shattered in response.
A huge tentacle emerged from the broken gap of the doll.
Xu Cheng's other hand grabbed the tentacle again and pinched it into two pieces.
Finally, he raised his right hand and pointed his finger at the sniper himself along the line of sight of the sniper scope, as if he said something.
