“the mist” is a classic horror film shot in the early 21st century.
Its general plot involves a mysterious mist suddenly engulfing the entire town, trapping a group of shoppers inside a Supermarket.
Within the mist, various terrifying monsters lurk, and the people inside the Supermarket also experience various disagreements and conflicts due to the dangerous situation.
It now appears that the instance Gao Yi is currently in is a similar situation.
This also explains what surviving for twelve hours or escaping the mist in the main quest means.
Of course, the situation Gao Yi faces is not as complex as in the movie.
The Supermarket is smaller, the number of people is also fewer, and ideally, he only needs to stay for twelve hours to complete the main quest.
Outside, Unknown shadows were still moving and flickering in the white mist.
Eerie tones seeped through the cracks into the Supermarket, sending shivers down everyone's spine.
In this situation, the people inside the Supermarket finally gathered for the first time, allowing Gao Yi to understand the specific circumstances.
Unlike the complex situation in “the mist” movie, where a small Supermarket gathered a painter, lawyer, soldier, fanatic, Police, and employees.
In this “Hui Rong Supermarket”, including Gao Yi, there were only a mere twelve people.
Besides the Middle-aged Office Worker who was standing beside the cashier, and the previously mentioned middle-aged woman and the plump store manager named Yamada.
To Gao Yi’s side, there was also a student couple dressed in summer school uniforms, and a Spicy Girl also in a school uniform, but with dyed blonde hair and exaggerated makeup.
Closer to the inner part of the Supermarket, stood a muscular, dark-skinned middle-aged man, and a twenty-something woman in a gas station uniform, looking flustered.
A little further away, an Old Woman leaning on a cane was holding a child of seven or eight, standing silently.
Most striking was the Old Hunter, who was currently standing in the center of the crowd, frowning and observing outside the door.
He wore coarse clothes, and his straw sandals were severely worn; even more concerning was the old double-barreled shotgun slung across his back.
It’s unclear whether it was because of his respected status as an elder, or because the shotgun on his back was too conspicuous.
In any case, everyone present was centered around this Old Hunter, forming a loose circle, silent and looking at each other.
It is worth mentioning that everyone deliberately avoided a “smeared” bloodstain near the Supermarket entrance.
The gruesome sight looked as if someone, bleeding all over, had been forcibly dragged from inside the Supermarket into the mist by something.
This instance seemed to be set in summer; the temperature was a bit high, making one worry that the scattered flesh and bloodstains at the entrance would become unbearable.
However, it was also fortunate that the instance was set in summer, as Gao Yi’s short-sleeved attire did not stand out and did not attract extra attention among the crowd.
Looking around, several people were silently using their phones.
They were either blankly refreshing social media platforms repeatedly, or listening to repeated “no signal” prompts.
Gao Yi didn’t not want to check his phone; it was just that upon arriving at the instance, he only had the return ticket he had snatched, along with his personal notebook and pen; everything else had disappeared.
Picking up the return ticket, there was no useful information on it.
【instance Ticket: Mind Mist (holy grail 5)】
【Mode: Single Player】
The lights inside the Supermarket were somewhat dim; it seemed the backup generator was not very powerful.
Also, due to the recent mini-earthquake, several light tubes had fallen, causing the indoor lighting to barely maintain illumination.
“That… we’ll be fine, right? The Police, even the army, will definitely come to save us, won’t they?”
The female student in the student couple seemed to be the first to succumb to the oppressive atmosphere in the Supermarket, attempting to cheer everyone up.
But judging from the fact that no one responded except her boyfriend, everyone was not very optimistic about it.
“We are in the countryside after all, even if the Police or others want to rescue people, they probably wouldn’t consider us first… Besides, we still can’t confirm how large the range of this mist is…”
The Old Hunter stroked the short beard on his chin, offering his analysis.
It must be said that there was a reason he became the temporary leader; the Old Hunter’s thinking was very clear, and his conjectures were very reasonable.
“Haha! It’s okay, this is a Supermarket, we have plenty of supplies, enough for us to live for ten years, leave it to me!”
The fat store manager noticed that everyone seemed to be very convinced by the Old Hunter, and was clearly annoyed, so he quickly laughed and began to show off his own usefulness.
But things backfired; as soon as he spoke, the people who had finally started discussing fell into an awkward silence once again.
Gao Yi was not in a hurry to participate in the discussion; this was not a werewolf game, and just going with the flow was not necessarily a bad thing.
Collecting information was more important than attracting attention.
The Old Hunter was right; although he didn’t understand the specific worldview of this instance, expecting external help at this point was clearly unrealistic.
On the other hand, Gao Yi also didn’t think they could just eat and drink and live safely inside the Supermarket.
In the main quest, Level Ⅰ was 【Survive twelve hours in “Hui Rong Supermarket”】, and upon completion, one would receive the so-called “return ticket”.
But there was no need to think; it was clear that various unpredictable changes would occur within these twelve hours.
If it were truly simple enough to just wait in the Supermarket and easily clear the instance.
Then the black-hoodied player on the subway wouldn’t have been so scared.
One must know that the madman had clearly gained many benefits through these instances and games.
His physical fitness and reaction speed, far exceeding ordinary people, were one piece of evidence.
Although he didn’t understand what “holy grail 5” meant, being careless in this situation would be pure suicide.
Just as Gao Yi was considering when to join the discussion and try to gain control, the Middle-aged Office Worker in the suit suddenly roared:
“Hey!”
Although Gao Yi had noticed his ashen face earlier, he truly didn’t expect him to make such a scene.
The other few people were also clearly startled, and the already panicked female employee even shivered directly, almost falling to the ground.
“Do you know what’s going on now?! Monsters are outside, and you still have the mood to take selfies?!”
Following the Middle-aged Office Worker’s gaze, the casually dressed student Spicy Girl stood there.
To be precise, she was also wearing a school uniform, the same style as the student couple over there.
It was just that the upper edge of her skirt was excessively rolled up, so the hem barely covered her thighs.
Her jacket was tied around her waist, and coupled with her somewhat exaggerated lipstick and golden curly hair, the words “Spicy Girl” were practically written on her face.
She was holding up a mobile phone with a very flashy case, taking pictures of herself from different angles.
As the target of the scolding, she was completely unfazed, spreading her right hand holding the phone outwards, and dramatically covering half her mouth with her left hand, saying:
“Oh~ Everyone doesn’t know what to do, so why are you specifically so fierce to me? It wouldn’t make you think of your own daughter who ran away from home during her rebellious phase, would it, Uncle~ ♦”
The Middle-aged Office Worker’s face visibly stiffened, and he made to rush forward to argue.
The fat store owner beside him quickly stopped him with a conciliatory smile, which again drew a burst of ridicule from the Spicy Girl.
The good news was that the atmosphere inside the Supermarket had become much livelier.
The bad news was that even with so few people in the Supermarket, disagreements and conflicts would not disappear.
Gao Yi rubbed his hair; he had to get involved in this situation.
After confirming that the 【Heartbroken Person】 tag was worn, he clapped his hands and walked to the center of the dispute:
“Everyone, everyone, could you please listen to me for a moment?”
There wasn’t any real conflict between the two sides to begin with, and seeing someone come to mediate, they took the opportunity to back down, choosing to temporarily shut up.
Seeing everyone’s gaze on him, Gao Yi nodded with satisfaction, then continued:
“Compared to arguing, we have more important things to do right now.”
“What is that?”
The muscular man who had been quiet by the shelves for a long time now chimed in, clearly also hoping someone would end this pointless argument.
Gao Yi naturally wouldn’t miss this opportunity, pointing to the glass wall that clearly lacked security, and said seriously:
“We need to reinforce the defenses inside the Supermarket.”
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