Beast taming, starting from zero point novel Chapter 165

Chapter 165 -160 Summoning Failed

“So you’re telling me the fog wasn’t your doing, it was made by ghosts?” the man with the hat bellowed.

“Zzzz… I’m telling you, it really wasn’t me. Do you have something against me? Aside from being taller, more handsome, and younger than you, there’s nothing much to it. Why are you always picking on me? Just like yesterday, I already dissipated the fog later on but you still won’t believe me, insisting that it was my doing,” the voice from the walkie-talkie complained, accompanied by the sound of static electricity.

The man with the hat twitched the corner of his eye, veins bulging with anger, and no longer paying attention to the fool on the other side of the walkie-talkie, he turned to the young man beside him and said, “Who hired this guy? Get him out of here tomorrow!”

“That might not be a good idea—he’s a student from the nearby Beast Taming High School, here for a summer job,” the young man expressed his opinion:

“A big part of our clientele comes from that school’s students; if he goes back and exaggerates the story, we might lose out big time.”

The man with the hat calmed down slightly.

After all, this kind of store profits from the youngsters’ money, and had opened here precisely because of the nearby school’s students.

Especially since that school is Beast Taming High School, where the clientele includes not only the students but also their Pet Beasts.

“Forget it, there are only a few days left of summer break anyway…” The man with the hat, feeling a bit embarrassed, added, “Once summer break is over, I’ll have him kicked out!”

“Got it…”

The young man hadn’t finished talking when he was startled by what he saw on the surveillance footage.

In the surveillance screen, the room that caught fire was brightly lit, but the very next second, it went completely dark.

Not only that, but all the background lights meant to create a terrifying atmosphere were also shut off, leaving behind only the firelight to allow a glimpse of the silhouettes in the scene.

“Damn it, who turned off the lights! Hurry up and turn them all back on!” The man with the hat, having seen the surveillance footage, yelled into the walkie-talkie.

However, just the sound of “zzzz…” static electricity was heard from the walkie-talkie; there was no answer.

The man with the hat was on the verge of erupting in rage, about to curse someone’s whole family.

It was then that the young man beside him spoke with a grave expression, “The color of the fog is off.”

The artificial fog produced inside the shop was purple, but the fog seen in the brief moment when the lights came on was black.

…

At the same time.

“I didn’t expect the service of this shop to be so thorough,” Qiao Sang remarked as he looked at the image on the virtual screen, momentarily forgetting to worry about whether the room was high enough.

Even though it caught fire, they didn’t immediately put it out; instead, they continued to create a horrifying atmosphere. What dedication!

It’s just that the fog seems a bit too thick…

It’s almost covering the entire scene.

Fang Sisi snapped back to reality, looking at the screen uncertainly, “I remember this escape room doesn’t have this scenario set up.”

Having accompanied the Cotton Caterpillar here, watching more than a dozen sessions a day, she had committed to heart when the scare sound effects should play and at what stages the NPCs would appear.

It wasn’t unheard of for Pet Beasts to damage the props inside; just yesterday, a Flat-mouthed Flame Duck burned a big chunk of the props in the second stage, although it wasn’t as severe as now…

But even then, they extinguished the fire immediately and used the black mud to move the Flame Duck to the next stage.

Qiao Sang was taken aback when she heard this and looked back at the screen only to discover that the fog had shrouded the entire image.

The smoke from the fire merged with the mist, making it impossible to see the scene inside clearly.

Qiao Sang furrowed her brows, a sense of unease rising in her heart. Hesitating for a moment, she performed hand signs to summon Yaobao back.

Three seconds later, her expression turned somewhat unsightly.

The summoning had failed…

“Can you summon Cotton Caterpillar back now?” Qiao Sang turned and asked.

Fang Sisi was taken aback, and although she didn’t know why, seeing Qiao Sang’s hand signs and her serious demeanor, she realized that something might be wrong.

“Okay.”

She nodded and began the hand signs for summoning.

“Damn it, why can’t I summon it back?!” Fang Sisi’s face changed, and she cried out in panic.

Hearing this, the others in the observation room started performing hand signs to recall their Pet Beasts.