Capítulo 972: Chapter 970: Filming
After venting, Yi Chen didn’t feel the slightest discomfort from killing the crew members.
Instead, he felt a long-lost satisfaction and even lit a cigarette from the Divine Domain stored in the dressing room.
As the refreshing smoke traveled through his golden lungs, his entire body creaked slightly, as if some invisible yet all-encompassing chains binding him had been partially unlocked.
Since the crew didn’t pursue the matter, Yi Chen followed the main group to the filming location.
For the shooting of the first scene, Yi Chen and Lene were not needed to appear, they just needed to watch. However, there were some things that Yi Chen was curious about and could take this opportunity to confirm.
Since they’re in the City of Evil, where do the extras, who will be killed in the movie, come from? Do they use local people from the City of Evil, or are they using crew members?
Upon arriving at the filming location, Yi Chen quickly found the answer, and his expression darkened.
The extras dressed up and eagerly waiting to be killed,
were neither locals nor crew members, nor were they humans previously captured from the Ring World during the incidents with Yi Chen and Lorrian.
They were ‘Cultivators’.
That’s right, to ensure the authenticity of the cult film, and to exhibit genuine malice and stimulate the viewers’ senses, all killing and death had to be real.
Moreover, filming often couldn’t be finished in one go; the same scene might be shot several times, necessitating repeatedly killing multiple sets of extras.
Where could they find so many people and ensure that their performance matched the director’s standards,
the best solution was cultivation.
During its invasion of various worlds, the Tenth Disaster would bring back some humans with acting talent, cultivate them at the filming base and brainwash them continuously; to be precise, it’s domestication.
This process tormented them, making death the most desired gift.
This way, they would perform well during the act, awaiting the murderer’s blessing of death. But if the director didn’t approve them, they would immediately receive treatment and come back to life, striving to be killed again.
Any chosen extra would perform diligently, striving for the director’s one-take approval, swiftly ending their life.
In the subsequent scripts, Yi Chen would also slaughter these reared extras at the filming base, yet he felt no pity or discomfort.
The reason was simple; he saw no glimmer of survival in their eyes, all of them yearned for death.
Moreover, as long as Yi Chen’s purpose was accomplished, all the cultivators would also be liberated.
…
Having confirmed the source of the ‘extras’, Yi Chen then only cared about one thing, something he still didn’t understand about the Root of the Tenth Disaster.
What exactly caused this group of masked murderers to come together, forming a whole and willing to film a masked murderer movie unrelated to themselves?
Was it the special mask sensed by Yellow Skin, worn by the ‘Moonlight Killer Miles’?
As the first scene was about to commence, an ancient wooden box containing the masks was brought into the arena.
The burly and boorish lead actor, who had shown goodwill to Yi Chen multiple times, was standing in front of the wooden box, visibly sweating, seemingly due to over-excitement.
Regarding this good-natured giant,
Yi Chen hadn’t seen him starring in any movie on the DVDs, but judging by the ominous aura emanating from him, he must have committed plenty of slaughter before playing Miles.
“It’s happening!”
The giant composed himself and reached out to touch the wooden box before him.
The previously chatty crew also fell into dead silence at this moment, seemingly all focused on this process.
Click!
The wooden box opened, with no killing intent or radiance shooting out, not even a bit of aura.
The lead actor carefully took out the white mask from inside,
All the crew members seemed to clench their fingers, worried he might accidentally drop the mask on the ground.
Yi Chen stared intently at this white mask, still couldn’t feel anything, no killing intent, not like any cursed tool, just a relatively exquisite mask prop.
But the Yellow Skin worn on him drooled with desire, Yi Chen could clearly feel his costume becoming damp.
This mask was indeed genuine, but other than the special skin texture, no external information could be obtained.
Yi Chen folded his hands in front, nodding affirmatively, “A major trait of the crew is Concealment; even the Heavenly Venerate mentioned this, it’s challenging for even the Divine Domain to track the movements of the Tenth Disaster.
The squad also faced sudden proximity without any perception while confronting the murderers earlier.
Maybe concealment of aura is a major trait of this white skin mask, perhaps only by touching it or wearing it can its secrets be known.
I can only place some hope in the Yellow Skin, hoping its sovereignty over skin ailments can help me suppress the hidden things within the mask, maybe the real ‘Tenth Disaster’ is hidden inside.”
In front,
The lead actor slowly donned the white mask over his head.
The moment the mask fully fitted and adhered perfectly to his facial skin, a towering killing aura soared into the sky, once again casting a sky-covering white mask silhouette behind him.
Lene and Lorrian, who had experienced the hunt, both reacted,
Even though Yi Chen was prepared, his hand resting on his nose still trembled slightly.
“The lead actor was clearly just a hundred-kill murderer, and his character was relatively ‘gentle’.
The moment he put it on, he completely changed, as if slaughtering millions or billions of people; communication and interaction became impossible, once targeted, there’s only a dead-end.
Was it the white skin mask that activated his nature? Or did the murderous intent inside the mask completely overpower the lead actor?
I wonder what it’ll be like if I wear it.”
…
Today’s shooting went unusually smoothly,
without the director calling a halt, the first scene, that is, Miles’ return skit, was shot in one go.
Ending with the discovery of a woman beheaded by an unknown force in the depths of the forest,
After completing the shoot, the lead actor effortlessly removed the mask and placed it back in the wooden box.
The wooden box was then transported out of the shooting zone by a group of short crew members wrapped in black robes, vanishing from Yi Chen’s perception and Lorrian’s Moon Eyes.
“Well done! The first scene passed in one take, today’s best boxed meal is definitely yours!”
The director repeatedly patted the lead actor’s arm, and the latter was incredibly happy, having no sense of being controlled or enslaved by the mask.
After complimenting the lead actor, the director also approached Yi Chen.
“Tomorrow is you two’s premiere for the second scene, make sure to perform well! Yi Chen’s impulsive action today made the group members recognize you here.
But if you want them to truly accept you, if you want the crew to embrace you, acting skills are the most crucial.
Since you’re new, you’ll have ten Cut opportunities tomorrow. If a scene doesn’t pass after ten takes, I’m afraid I’ll have to consider replacing you.
Due to today’s one-take pass, there’s only a small portion of boxed meals left, you’d better eat at the hotel! Although the manager is annoying, the hotel’s food is decent and won’t affect the shooting.”
“Has this lead actor played in films before? Director, do you have the DVDs here? I’d like to watch them to gain some understanding for our future scenes together.”
“Movies Bator starred in? Hmm… if it’s to gain understanding, it is feasible! Wait a moment, let me search in my office.
Don’t watch too late, make sure to get a good rest tonight.”
“Hmm.”