Chapter 142 Grand Performance (Thirteen) "Resurrection"
Room 6 is Dong Xiwen's room. The players also found no new clues after tearing off the wallpaper.
Dong Xiwen explained: "I found the fragment of the script for the first act on my desk and left it there. I almost suspected that this copy was insulting my IQ."
Qisi nodded and looked at the desk in the corner of the room: "Dong Xiwen, I feel that the form of ghosts in your room is probably related to writing. It's best to stay away from that desk later."
Dong Xiwen To be honest, I didn’t expect Qiss to have such a kind heart. In his opinion, if there was a way to clear the level by killing other people, this murderous comrade would definitely implement it without hesitation.
What are you doing? Unleash kindness? Pretend to be a good person?
Seeing Dong Xiwen's expression as if facing a formidable enemy, Qisi just smiled casually, said "Let's go first", then walked out the door and returned to his room.
He leaned against the door and listened to the footsteps of the players scattering. He expected everyone to go back to their respective rooms, so he turned the door handle again and pushed the door open.
The stage was empty, with only neon lights and shadows shining on the shiny and reflective floor from all angles, making the whole scene a bright light and blurring the line of sight.
At a certain moment, you can see the dark shadow hidden by the light spot, but it also just flashes by and then disappears, and it is not clear.
Zeiss walked straight to Room 6.
From the end of the first act, he had a vague hunch that this copy was not simple.
Faced with complex copies, either kill other players or mess up the situation...
...
In Room 6, after everyone leaves, Dong Xiwen took out a black card from his pocket.
[Character Card - Audience]
[Description: He is an uninvited guest, breaking into the stage where the actors perform the story from outside the door; he makes no sound, snoops from the side, comments, and gives rich feedback and emotions. He seems to have more opportunities to know the whole story, and he seems to be in the game, troubled by the playwright's narrative tricks. 】
[Effects: 1. "Progress Bar"-you can see the progress of the script;
2. "Alien World"-you and the actors are not in the same dimension and cannot be affected by Physical damage from them. 】
This is the card Dong Xiwen picked up after entering Room 5.
At that time, the moment he crossed the threshold, he seemed to have entered a parallel time and space. The surrounding scenes were very familiar, but different from what he remembered.
He was in his younger brother's school, as a senior, studying at the same time as his younger brother.
The picture flies before your eyes, accompanied by a narration explaining the background, as if you are playing a text simulation game. But in Dong Xiwen's eyes, every scene was so real. When he saw his brother's smiling face, he couldn't help but feel a sore nose.
A voice was tempting in his ear:
"Those bullies haven't attacked Xiao Wen yet, but you know their appearance clearly. Kill them, so that Xiao Wen can Won’t die.”
"They are all guilty. Judging their future crimes in advance can save the victims before they happen. This is a just move. Why do you have any hesitation?"
Dong Xiwen raised his head and saw own sin.
It is a huge black scale suspended above the head, casting a shadow that can almost cover the entire city. There are ghosts and shadows underneath, which does not appear solemn and sacred, but weird and terrifying.
[Ghost name: Judgment Scale]
[Corresponding player: Dong Xiwen]
[Description: A giant scale that is keen to force humans to make choices between justice and evil. It will set up difficult-to-choose situations to test human nature and kill those who answer wrongly. What is the correct answer? No one knows, maybe it doesn't know, ha, ha, ha. ]
[…]
Dong Xiwen was held up by a force and flew into the sky.
The character card was placed safely in the center of the scale. After he landed, he bent down and picked it up. Then he learned from the system prompt that he was the fourth character to "know his fate" .
"So I am actually an audience member? No, Charlie said that all of us are both actors and audiences. How come this identity is only used? Hey! When the playwright designed the character card, he thought You're at a loss for words, are you?" Dong Xiwen said in a complaining tone, and couldn't help but think of the opening of the copy.
He was the only one who entered the dungeon scene from outside the door, and he was always out of focus, playing no positive or negative role. He was just a spectator from beginning to end.
He seems... indeed quite special.
“Knock, knock, knock.”
There were three unhurried knocks on the door, and most of Dong Xiwen’s sleepiness that had just been born had dissipated.
The next second, a familiar voice sounded gently: "Dong Xiwen, it's me, Zhou Ke."
"Zhou Ke"? What is he here for? You don't want to kill me alone, do you?
I’m not afraid of a single kill. After all, there are character card effects, but who knows if the person coming is a ghost in disguise?
Dong Xiwen was hesitating how to respond when the voice outside the door suddenly sighed quietly: "I know you won't let me in. I just want to give you a warning, be careful with Hehui."
“Huh?” Dong Xiwen opened his mouth wide, but came to the door, “Brother, please elaborate.”
“I have studied psychology, and I can see that when it comes to identity issues, She lied." Qisi said sincerely across the threshold, "She is not a supporting role, so she must be a protagonist and a villain. If she is the protagonist, we will let her live until the end even if it is to perfectly interpret the script. There is absolutely no need for her to hide her identity; then, she can only be the villain."
"Villain?" Dong Xiwen didn't quite believe it. "If she was a villain, she would have hidden it well all the way, right? They are all veteran players, so they wouldn't treat others as fools, right?"
Chistri Eye said: "There is another possibility, that is, this copy has different definitions of villain and protagonist. When Mr. Charlie or the puppet wrote this script, they all had a twisted and unwilling mentality, so naturally what they wrote would not It’s a traditional story. The fragmentary pages of the script also said that this story is full of violence and blood. How can a simple and weak character like He Hui be the protagonist?”
Dong Xiwen thought about it carefully. What Chiss said seemed to make sense. But this doesn't mean anything. Let him make it up, and he can come up with a bunch of reasonable excuses.
He upheld rationality and shook his head to argue: "But the logic of your reasoning was not valid from the beginning. She is the protagonist, and she may have concealed her identity, for example, for fear of being targeted by the villain."
< br>This is undoubtedly the truth. Qisi's voice was still calm: "Then do you think it is possible to have two protagonists in a drama?"
Dong Xiwen looked serious: "What do you mean?"
Qisi said seriously: "I am the protagonist."
"You? The protagonist?"
Qisi did not wait. Dong Xiwen reacted and continued: "You should also have got your character card. You have probably guessed how to get the character card, right?" "Enter the room where your corresponding evil is entrenched?"
Qisi said "Yes" and said: "Hehui was the first to get the character card. It can be basically determined that her sin lies in the room No. 3 she chose. How many evil things do you think she has done? , to commit such a big crime?"
Dong Xiwen's breathing became rapid.
He Hui showed a weak and victimized face from the beginning, which naturally aroused his sympathy and protective desire, but now he was told that it was all disguise and deception...
How can someone who can perform to this level be a kind person?
Dong Xiwen thought for a while and asked: "Your sin is in Room 1, right? Cynthia targeted you like that, she must have encountered your sin, right?"
"Yes." Qi admitted frankly, "But I have never hidden my so-called 'sin', right?"
Dong Xiwen said with vacant eyes: "No matter how you look at it, you are more dangerous, right... If you can still describe killing and cannibalizing without any hesitation, your three views have already gone beyond the realm of normal people, right?”
Qisi asked, “Aren’t you the same?”
Dong Xiwen stood across the room. The door panel let out a "huh" sound, with a question mark at the end to express confusion.
Chisi said lukewarmly: "In my world view, anyone who harms me at all deserves a miserable death; in your view, this unfair world needs a change; Obviously, in a short period of time, neither my rationality nor yours can be universally recognized - based on the set of conventional rules, what is the difference between you and me?"
"It's impossible for your world view to be recognized at any time, right?" Although Dong Xiwen felt that it was silly to discuss issues of good and evil with a perverted murderer, he still continued, "Although universal values are sometimes outdated, it is undeniable , It is indeed conducive to the survival of the human species..."
"'Conducive'" Qisi chewed on the three words Dong Xiwen said one by one and laughed out loud. "So in the final analysis, interests are eternal. Then I also hope that out of interest considerations, you will not be so hostile to me, because I can't kill people indiscriminately for nothing. At least in my opinion, Cynthia and He Hui deserve to die more than you do.”
Dong Xiwen finally understood Qisi’s logic and raised his eyebrows slightly: “You want to persuade me to join forces with you to deal with Cynthia and He Hui? What do you mean? This logic does make sense, but how do I know you are not lying to me?”
[Danger is coming, please return to your room and seek shelter in it]
Cold. The system tone sounds in a timely manner.
After two seconds of silence, Dong Xiwen said: "Why don't you go back to the room first? I'll think about it..."
"It's easy to verify my words." Qisi's tone left no room for doubt, "Either I will show you my character card, or I will die once and appear in full form tomorrow to verify the 'law of immortality of the protagonist'."
Dong Xiwen didn't expect Qisi to be so willing.
He quickly opened the door: "Brother, you are my eldest brother, okay? Let me open the door and take a look at your character card..."
He was basically sure that "Zhou" outside the door But "it's a player, not a ghost, so with the "Alien World" effect of the character card, there won't be much risk for him to open the door.
Of course, Chis had no ill intentions at all.
He never had any hope of killing other players head-on, so naturally he would not think of giving Dong Xiwen a try.
After Dong Xiwen opened the door, he neatly took out the character card from his pocket, turned it over and showed it to the former.
[Players are not allowed to show their character cards to others, and card peeping is not allowed]
The system prompts appeared on the panels of the two people at the same time, and the black card in Qisi’s hand suddenly Submerged in the white light, the writing on it could no longer be seen clearly.
Qisi was obviously stunned for a long time, and then he smiled sadly: "It seems that I can only die once."
Dong Xiwen believed Qisi as early as the moment he showed the character card. Nine points.
If he really had a ghost in his heart, his movements would not be so neat.
He stopped Qisi: "Brother Zhou, why don't I believe you? Well, how about we sit down somewhere first and discuss what to do tomorrow?"
His movements were sudden. He froze, and saw that Qisi suddenly became flat in front of him, as if he had been reduced from a three-dimensional creature to a two-dimensional one, and the colors on his body also turned into a lump composed of red, yellow and blue, becoming a human being who fell into the dye vat. paper figures inside.
The paper man fell straight forward and stuck to the ground like a poster. In a few seconds, it turned into a thin gray shadow and disappeared.
Before the end of the first act, Charlie said: "The room will only protect the first person who enters."
Yes, the danger has come, "Zhou Ke" is not in his room , will not be protected.
This information was asked personally by "Zhou Ke". He knew the danger, but insisted on coming to Room 6, even if he died once, he had to prove his identity...
Dong Xiwen stared blankly at the gray shadow on the ground, stunned for a long time.
He suddenly remembered that it was Qiss who reminded him of the existence of the "Novice Pool" in the first scene.
Then, in the "Black Jack" game that just ended, in the last round, the card Zis handed to Charlie was [10], and his remaining card was [A]. He took the initiative to dismantle his own blackjack, instead of letting everyone else fail together.
This man doesn’t seem to be as heinous as he originally imagined?
......
In Room 3, Hehui had no idea that he had become a "villain" full of lies in Qis's arrangement.
She allowed herself to be overwhelmed by sleep, and had the same dream from yesterday again.
The maze made of glass reflected her figure, countless pairs of eyes stared at her from all angles, and she was completely naked.
She trembled and started running, stumbling.
At the end of the road, a few pieces of yellowed papyrus were pasted on the smooth mirror surface, like bruises or scars.
[Guard (sneering): We are ordered by the king to burn those forbidden scripts. Whoever dares to stop us, we have to destroy him together! 】
[Charlie (pledging): I swear I will never let those plays be staged again. Please let me save the few remaining manuscripts! I have nothing but those things. 】
[Guard: I see that this old man like you is not well-intentioned and wants to poison the minds of the people with your lies! We will destroy you together, destroy you! 】
[The guards shouted loudly, holding up torches and rushing into the study. Soon, flames soaring into the sky ignited from the study room and gradually engulfed the entire theater. 】
【End of Act 2】
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[Note] "Resurrection" is a novel written by Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, which exposes the hypocrisy of the feudal ruling class and reactionary officials.
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