Martin rushed to Allen's seat, where Allen lay in a state of unconsciousness. His face was smeared with blood, giving him the appearance of a deceased person.
"It seems only Allen is here?"
"How... How could this be? Hank, Cheryl, Ivan are all dead? It can't be!"
"Surely Hank couldn't be dead, could he?"
Martin leaned his head over Allen's chest to listen for his heartbeat, then gazed at the ligature mark on his neck. Immediately, he pressed on Allen's chest and began performing CPR!
However, Allen remained unconscious.
Martin finally leaned down and administered mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, followed by more CPR. His movements were remarkably standard, as if he had undergone genuine medical training!
"Wake up, you must wake up!"
Julian and others rushed to assist at this moment, with Julian crouching down to help with the CPR. Those standing by were all stunned, while the movie had already begun to roll the credits.
"Cast List
Role - Actor
Liu Haiping - Hank
Hang Qingshu - Ivan
Zhang Hua - Allen
Lu Zenan - Cheryl
Liu Ying - Wang Fangfang
Wu Jun - Hao Daming
Ouyang Zuping - Zhang Shu"
"He... He's not going to die, is he?" Elsie hid behind Carol, looking at Allen and saying, "But if Hank and the others are dead, what about tomorrow's 'Ghost Festival 3'?"
Through the combined efforts of Julian and Martin, after a considerable amount of time, Allen finally coughed.
"He's alive!" Julian immediately showed a hint of joy: "Miss, he's alive!"
Carol, however, found a nearby seat and sat down, looking at the completely black movie screen and rubbing her forehead, saying, "What should we do tomorrow... If Hank and the others are dead, then what about his severed finger and Ivan's high heels? How will we shoot the movie tomorrow?"
Carol was supposed to film 'Ghost Festival 3' the next day. However, with so many cursed items lost now, what should they do tomorrow? Wouldn't they have to rely on Hiram and watch him take the parchment? If so, wouldn't their months-long plan be ruined?
"I'm sorry... Carol..." Elsie walked over and said with an apologetic tone, "If I still had that shroud, I would definitely lend it to you. I'm really sorry..."
Carol was already distressed and didn't pay attention to Elsie. She knew she didn't have any cursed items. What should she do in tomorrow's situation? If Donna were there, relying on her tattoo of black magic, they might be able to turn the tide; otherwise, if it were White Edith, her psychic abilities would also be of great help. However, neither of them were there, and neither could lend their cursed items, as Donna's tattoo couldn't be given to anyone, and White Edith's psychic abilities were even more out of the question.
Meanwhile, after coughing several times, Allen finally regained consciousness. When he first saw Martin's face, he knew he had successfully returned.
"Miss Julian..."
"Don't talk now," Julian helped him up and said, "I'll take you back to your room to rest."
"Wait!" George pushed up her glasses and said, "Where are Hank and the others' cursed items? Did you bring them out?"
George was also one of the actors scheduled to participate in 'Ghost Festival 3' the next day! She didn't have any cursed items herself, so what should they do now? Never mind the parchment; she might even die here!
"Let's ask him after he recovers a bit."
"I also think we should ask clearly," Nathan walked over at this moment and said, "This auditorium only has him. Hank and the others are all dead. He's our only hope, maybe he brought out new cursed items from the deceased. If he has already obtained ownership, we can only ask him while he's conscious. The current situation will drastically change our plans, and if it's really not feasible, we may have to abandon the plan to obtain the parchment and seek refuge in the Seventh Degree of Hell Cinema instead."
Nathan was also scheduled to participate in 'Ghost Festival 3'. Naturally, she couldn't be unconcerned about this issue from her perspective.
Just then, Carol suddenly stood up and pointed at Allen's pocket, saying, "You're not observing carefully enough. Look, his pocket is so bulky. I think it must be a cursed item!"
"Oh, yeah. What's that?" George rushed over and touched Allen's pocket, immediately shouting, "This... It might be the high heel Ivan was wearing! The one from 'Bloody High Heels'!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was astounded. If they weren't concerned that Allen might have obtained ownership of the high heel, they would have grabbed it.
"Let's wait until he recovers a bit more before asking," Martin stood in front of Allen at this moment and said, "He's in no condition to answer your questions."
No one said anything more. Since the high heel was there, they felt a bit more reassured. Regardless, it was better than losing all the cursed items. At this moment, Eamonn was also following behind the group, looking at Allen with concern.
The people who stayed were all discussing among themselves.
George approached Carol and asked, "Do you think we can get him to give up the high heel? Considering he's a newcomer, we can offer him some rental fee. But we can't deduct too many redemption tickets for 'Ghost Festival 3'. Should we scare him a bit? So he doesn't ask for too much? After all, he'll have to shoot horror movies with us in the future, and we can't afford to offend him, right?"
Carol rested her chin on her hand and thought, "He's just a newcomer, and it's not easy for him to get a cursed item. How could he easily give it up? So many people died this time, and he's probably terrified."
"Yeah..." George sighed heavily, "How could Hank be dead? I don't understand."
Nathan wasn't too sentimental, "In this kind of real horror movie, there's no guarantee of survival. I don't know when I might not return too. This matter concerns 'Ghost Festival 3', and Julian definitely has his own thoughts. If Hiram finds out about this situation, he'll probably be overjoyed. This time, we may only be able to protect ourselves and can't go for the parchment."
"How frustrating!" George said angrily, "If only Edith or Donna were here this time."
"Isn't there still Job?" Nathan reminded her.
"Job..." George thought of the always silent and cold woman. Although she didn't talk much, she could always maintain a high level of calmness. In terms of psychological quality, perhaps even Julian couldn't match her.
When Allen woke up, it was already past 11:00 PM.
He only remembered being faintly supported by Julian and soon falling unconscious. The nearly three days of shooting the horror movie had been too exhausting for him, far more challenging than 'Horror Bus'.
At this moment, Julian, White Edith, and Martin were watching him indoors.
"Are you awake?" Julian leaned down and asked, "Are you okay? We need to understand what happened in this horror movie. I'm sorry, but we can't wait any longer. I have to be responsible for the actors who will shoot 'Ghost Festival 3' tomorrow."
White Edith also smiled and said, "It's okay, speak freely. We understand how hard it is for new actors to survive. It's normal for you to take Ivan's high heel."
Martin, however, remained silent, standing behind the two. She had never been good with words and therefore didn't speak much. Over time, she became increasingly silent.
"It's a long story."
Allen then spent nearly an hour telling them everything that happened in the horror movie.
"So it's like this... The blood porcelain, it would have been great if we could bring it out." Julian couldn't help but feel regretful, "Alright. Since that's the case, you worked so hard to obtain Ivan's high heel. I hope you can rent it to us for use in 'Ghost Festival 3' tomorrow. 'Ghost Festival' is the most difficult horror movie, and we need to be fully prepared. As for the rental fee for this high heel, name your price."
White Edith looked at Julian, slightly surprised that he was letting Allen set the price.
Allen's current redemption tickets, after deducting some plot changes in the fourth act and using the high heel, still amounted to 621. This number was actually not much. Using two cursed items would Exhaustion them. And now that Julian had spoken up, Allen knew the other party had shown the utmost sincerity. After all, whether to rent it out was entirely up to him. Julian couldn't force him, but if he didn't, he would