The performance lasted only three hours, but it maximized the fear by making the audience spend their entire lives in a closed and desperate space through illusion and hypnosis.
Clap, clap, clap~ There was applause from the audience.
First came the applause from magician Jan, who gave high praise to William's performance, followed by Catherine.
at last,
Natalie and her sister, who were initially there to watch the magic troupe make a fool of themselves, also widened their eyes. It was the first time for them to see this kind of 'life movie' style performance, and two of the four hands began to applaud.
The show is over.
The audience, with the concept of death permeating their brains and the fear in their bodies completely drained, walked off the stage like zombies.
They have already judged themselves dead deep in their hearts. Their consciousness cannot be focused, and the drain of fear has caused them to be unable to have any emotions. They are equivalent to an ownerless body.
The final outcome will inevitably be that they will be dealt with uniformly by the circus, killed and buried in a centralized location.
However, just as the receptionist was about to clear out the group of zombies.
William suddenly raised his voice and said, "Wait a minute. It would be a waste to deal with them directly. The audience will be abandoned by the circus anyway, right? Can you sell them to me? I am willing to spend the fear solution earned from this performance to purchase the right to use these bodies."
The host of this trial operation, Queen of Hearts, scratched the poker card on her face with some confusion. "This is the first time I've encountered such a request. Wait a moment. I need to check the specific expenses with the finance department."
Poker Face seemed capable of circus-wide mental communication, and a reply was quickly forthcoming.
"We've already agreed. After deducting the cost of your venue construction, we'll take an additional 10% as the cost of purchasing the audience's bodies. If possible, you can dispose of these bodies now."
"OK."
The host of the Queen of Hearts thought that William might be a patient like a puppeteer, and was going to use these carcasses as materials.
Unexpectedly, something beyond her imagination happened again.
William stood in front of all the audience, and used a kind of mental attraction to make all the audience face him... Ka! The skull was opened to reveal the black epileptic brain inside.
When the zombie-like audience saw the epilepsy brain, they were instantly "enlightened" without any conscious defense.
As the enlightenment was completed, the audience's eyes became bright again.
The concept of death has no effect on them, and their strong desire for knowledge forces them to reconstruct their consciousness.
Although the negative effects of having their fear drained away still exist, causing them to be unable to produce various emotions, their "curiosity for knowledge" will give them a clear direction forward, allowing them to strive to survive in the old world in order to gain more knowledge.
After doing all this, William asked the host behind him: "They should be able to leave the circus, right?"
"No, we can't leave! They didn't make it to the end, they only regained consciousness because of your ability. If we leave, some of the circus's secrets might be revealed."
"They have been enslaved by the Mad Brain, and I have cleared all memories of the circus from their brains, so there will be no leaks.
We can find out by testing their memories.”
"I can't make a decision on this matter. I need to report it to my superiors."
Just as the host was about to contact the management team again.
Buzz! Waves of primitive fear seeped from the floor.
The distant and profound voice came from underground in the circus and reached everyone's heart.
"The lunatics' mind slavery has a completely controlling effect. The possibility of leaking secrets is indeed very small. They can leave. However, if there is a leak in the circus and it is confirmed to be related to this group of people, you will bear the primary responsibility."
Everyone in the audience, whether it was the host of the Queen of Hearts or the three main members present, bowed their heads.
This was exactly the boss's voice. No one expected that she would personally interfere in the trivial matters happening in the trial operation room.
"good!"
Following William's agreement, the audience with the word "epilepsy" engraved on their brains left one after another and rode their bicycles back to the town.
The audience left and the boss's voice was heard again.
"You used innovative programs and won the "Max Awesome" award during the finale with a very high degree of completion. Your performance talent is excellent.
As a reward for maximizing your fear, you will receive a "Sabbat Experience Ticket", which allows you to join the next Sabbat as a diner.
However, this finale performance cannot be completely regarded as magic. To some extent, it deviates from the theme of the magic area and is more like a highly immersive "stage play".
In the future, you can strengthen your training in stage plays, and even train more performers with the ability to disguise and act. "
"OK."
With William's affirmative response, the primitive fear from underground also dissipated, and the black hair floating on the floor was also retracted.
Magician Jain stood beside him immediately and patted his shoulder, "The boss seems to like you very much... and his words just now seem to want you to create a new department in the circus.
That is the part of the stage play you are performing. "
"ah?"
"Since the boss has expressed his opinion, I will also support your development. Go backstage to settle the total fear value you earned from this performance, purchase some necessary supplies, and go back to continue practicing.
I believe that you are capable of taking on such a position. As for your needs for the Abyss, I will try my best to meet them. Well done!"
With a swipe of his fingertips, a string of playing cards surrounded Jaune's entire body and disappeared into the performance area.
"William! You..."
When Catherine jumped over, her twin ponytails felt like they were flying up, her legs tightly wrapped around her waist and abdomen, and her arms tightly hugged her neck.
"The boss actually communicated with you personally during the trial run. Wow! If you can really open a new department because of this, I can also benefit from it."
"What are you doing? Aren't you the deputy clown?"
"You are the boss of the new department. I will have another backup, right? If that rabbit bullies me again, I won't be afraid of him anymore."
Just as Catherine said the word 'rabbit', a sharp voice immediately came from the other side.
"As long as you break the rules, no matter how many chief members protect you, it will be useless. Mr. Rabbit is second only to the boss. Catherine, if you dare to say these offensive words to Mr. Rabbit again, be careful or I will pull out your tongue."
The warning was accompanied by the sound of high heels, and Sister Natalie, who was sitting on the opposite side of the audience, walked over.
The sisters overlapped their bodies, their postures temporarily becoming the same as normal people, but their heads were left outside... The one who gave the warning was the elder sister in her arms.
Just when Catherine tried to fight back and there was even a possibility of a conflict breaking out, William moved between the two of them.
Then he picked up the sisters' overlapping arms and kissed the back of their hands.
"Sister Natalie, I guess you are the second director of the circus. I am very honored that you can come to watch my performance. I will definitely visit the circus more often if I have the chance in the future."
The anger of Natalie and her sister was suppressed by William's courtesy, and they were also impressed by such a wonderful performance and acknowledged in their hearts that this was a newcomer who could turn the adversity around.
“Hmm… The performance of multiple roles is quite good.
But you have to remember that the person you are hypnotizing this time is only the lowest infected human. When the official performance comes, the audience who come to the scene are all patients who have completed the open source and even have a certain prestige in the old world. They will not be so easily led by your nose. "
"I understand! My subsequent training will gradually improve."
"The attitude is very good. Just as the boss said, it is a very wonderful alternative performance. We like it very much. Please come to the circus often in the future. If the sisters are free, they will receive you individually."
"must."
When the sisters walked away in a cat-like manner, William could vaguely see signs of the uncanny valley with 2 to 4 legs constantly switching, but he did not feel scared and never looked away.
Catherine, who was standing by, couldn't stand it anymore and quickly blocked William's gaze with her palm.
"Hey! How long are you going to watch? Do you want me to saw off the legs of both sisters and make them into specimens for you to see to your heart's content?"
William said seriously, "This kind of embedded conjoined sisters is the first time I've seen them. Don't get me wrong, my taste is not that strong."
"Bah! You're staring at me with your eyes wide open! I'm warning you in advance, don't be fooled by the fair skin and beautiful looks of these sisters, they are the earliest employees of the circus and were once the chief directors of the acrobatic troupe. They are at least thousands or tens of thousands of years old.
If you like this kind of old woman, go ahead."
"Okay, where is the backstage? How about you come with me, Catherine? I don't quite understand some spending issues, so try to spend your money wisely."
As the two walked backstage,
The circus door suddenly opened, accompanied by a foul smell and the sound of flesh rubbing against each other.
Art returns.
There was a strange smile under his hooked nose, and there was a noticeable cut on his clown costume.
"William, your friend is amazing."