Chapter 145 Grand Performance (16) "Paradise Lost"
The layout of each corridor in the maze is quite different. Dong Xiwen stood in the doorway, looking intently at He Hui who was kneeling on the ground. His eyes finally landed on the giant scale statue projected behind her.
That is his sin, which will eventually kill the girl; similarly, it is the girl's sin that is chasing him behind him, and it will soon kill him.
The pursuing mirror is getting closer and closer, replacing the bricks of the wall behind him, and its transparent arms dance leisurely like the tentacles of a jellyfish.
【Escape time 00:29:32】
The countdown is still too early to reach zero, but their physical strength is gradually exhausted. There is a dead end in front of them. If there is no change, they will eventually die from each other's sins.
"Kill me." He Hui had already moved closer to Dong Xiwen as he spoke, and blocked the doorway back to back with him, blocking the reflection from the mirror for him.
The girl's eyes were lowered, as if crying: "I was caught by it, and it asked me to answer the question. I only had five minutes... I saw the description of the ghost, whether I answered or not. , will all die..."
"Don't give up so easily! If I kill you, there will be nothing. Now the two of us quickly change positions and block each other's sins, maybe we can do it again. Just hold on for a while." Dong Xiwen said, opening his arms to block the approaching scale, acting funny like a hen.
“If it doesn’t work out for the two of us, death roll and Thomas’ maneuver, I don’t believe that those evil ones would dare to take the risk of hurting their corresponding players and attack us...”
[Escape time 00:27:59]
“Kill me.” He Hui’s voice was mixed with sobs, “I am the protagonist. I have the ‘Protagonist’s Law of Immortality’ and can be resurrected once. You just need to kill me. Once is enough. Once the value of Q is greater than the ghosts, we can all survive after getting rid of those ghosts."
Dong Xiwen was stunned: "Are you the protagonist too?"
He. Replaying Qisi's words over and over again in his mind, as well as Hehui's movements since entering the dungeon, gradually became messy in the wind.
Who should he believe?
Everyone opens their mouths, who is true and who is false?
However, in this situation, no matter how you look at it, Hehui is more believable...
In a few seconds, the mirror-like and scale-like ghosts also exchanged positions and faced each other again. Dong Xiwen and He Hui pressed forward step by step.
Dong Xiwen looked solemn and immediately stood in front of He Hui.
The next second, however, he felt a pain in his lower back as a sharp object penetrated him. Hot blood gurgled out and soaked a small piece of fabric, followed by a cold feeling as if his strength had been drained away.
He slowly turned around and saw He Hui pulling out a bloody dagger from his waist.
The girl's tears fell down her cheeks, and her voice trembled: "I'm sorry, but it's too late... I'm really sorry, there's no time... I'm not a good person, I lied to you from the beginning..."< br>
The scene in front of him seemed to be consistent with the warning given by Qisi's words, but Dong Xiwen had an intuition that something was wrong.
He was stunned, and the character card in his jacket pocket was faintly hot.
[Character Card-Audience-"Alternate World" effect has taken effect]
...
"I've tried it again, and none of the props can damage the cage. This is a puzzle dungeon. I've heard that puzzle dungeons usually have lower force requirements, so it's not advisable to use brute force to pass the level."
“Not necessarily. If you object to players using brute force, why bring Hansen in?”
“What you say makes sense, but I still think that Hansen’s They only exist to die in the first round and demonstrate the mechanism of the copy to us."
On the other side, Zeiss and Cynthia sat cross-legged opposite each other, and in the cage next to them was Hansen, who was jumping angrily. .
After the two realized that the idiot could not offer constructive suggestions, they directly blocked the noise coming from him and continued to discuss countermeasures.
Chis took out the chips from his pocket and twisted them between his fingers: "One of the notes on the wall is [The gun that appears in the first act will definitely go off in the third act]," Are there any clues in this scene that we haven’t used yet?”
“The gun has been fired,” Cynthia said, “We are actors and we are also the audience now that we have finished the play. Get out."
"Is the play really over? Which theater will put the audience in a cage?" Qisi sneered, his eyes fell on the system interface, "The main mission has not been refreshed, which means that we The current situation is most likely not a real scene, but an existence like a consciousness space. The top priority is to find a way to promote the plot and trigger the main mission."
Cynthia smiled clearly: "It seems that we have to find a way to invite that person. Mr. Charlie deigned to come and see us.”
In the second act, the two were still at loggerheads, fighting each other to the death; once the environment changed, they became allies who talked happily.
Chis raised the corners of his lips and smiled with malice: "Do you think, if we kill someone now, will Mr. Charlie come out to stop him? The gaps between the cages should be dry enough. It’s over.”
Hansen moaned for a long time, but he was not stupid enough to understand what people were saying. He naturally understood what the two old conspirators next to him were plotting loudly. He took a closer look and saw two eyes staring at him eagerly.
He looked at Cynthia hurriedly: "Old woman, Zhou Ke is right, let's kill him together! This insidious Longjun man, it's not enough to kill me, he also killed you, what else is there? Hesitant? "
Cynthia was noncommittal, with a half-smiling look on her face. She "died" once and sat next to the noisy Hansen in the cage for a long time. She had calmed down and naturally knew who to cooperate with and who to kill would be most beneficial.
Zeiss looked at Hansen, who was still trying to persuade Cynthia, and sighed seriously.
Locked in a cage and unable to do anything else, he explained very patiently: "It is unknown whether Dong Xiwen and the others can come out of the show and whether they are willing to cooperate. This is a puzzle game. Information It is the key to determining whether the dungeon can be cleared. If both of you died so early, why would you want to kill someone who died later and knew more information? "
Hansen said viciously. Yelling: "What kind of information is there? I've seen it a long time ago. You're not a good guy! If I keep you, all of our lives will depend on this!"
"You still don't Understood." Zeiss looked at Hansen with pity and shook his head regretfully, "You are going to die no matter what. If Ms. Cynthia kills me, she will definitely lack the clues needed to pass the level through the normal route. I'll kill you and trigger the guaranteed death toll mechanism. In this case, I might as well kill you early, try out the clues, and bet on TE to clear the level."
Hansen finally understood the stakes. Look. Xiang Cynthia's eyes were filled with despair: "Don't believe what that kid says! You've also suffered a loss in the show. Don't you think he's tricked us enough? If you keep him, something will definitely happen!"
The pale appeal was unconvincing. Qisi suddenly opened each of his pockets, raised his hands, and showed his blank palms.
He arranged his clothes slowly and gave Cynthia a bitter smile: "To be honest, after coming to this scene, I knew that I had no advantage, so I thought of cooperating with you."< br>
“Except for my slightly better brain, I am at a disadvantage in terms of force and prop reserves. I know nothing except solving puzzles, and the proportion of puzzle-solving dungeons in the dungeon pool is very small. I used to The five dungeons I have experienced are all in the survival category, and my ratings are all so low that I have only saved three props."
After Qisi finished speaking, he twisted the rose heart pendant around his neck to signal. Cynthia looked at it and raised the watches and bracelets on her left and right hands.
“I don’t have a guild background, so I naturally don’t have life-saving items. Once I encounter a link that requires fighting, I will be the first to die. So in the third act of the battle royale, I died with Huihe. In front of Dong Xiwen..."
The young man's tone was sincere and his logic was completely self-consistent and consistent with Cynthia's common sense. She herself looked down on manual labor when she was young, thinking that she could calculate everything with her wisdom, but when she got older and wanted to train, it was already too late.
She herself knows the value of her force. According to the principle of game equilibrium, she can almost estimate what kind of useless force Zis is in the same situation as her.
What is different from Qisi is that as a high-level member of the Federation, she can also speak in the Jiuzhou Guild led by the Bureau of Investigation. The reserve of props is not comparable to ordinary people, and can even make people feel uncomfortable. The envy of veteran players who have cleared more than fifteen dungeons.
Cynthia made a decision and showed a kind smile to Qiss: "Even if the puzzle copy requires less force, when Mr. Charlie appears, the battle will probably be inevitable. I will do my best to take advantage of it. Props to help you get through the crisis, and I hope you can provide useful information.”
Zeiss suppressed all his bitterness and smiled crookedly: "Then... I wish us a happy cooperation."
Hansen was on the side burning with flames and jumping all over the cage, listening incomprehensibly. The false alliance between the two old men was almost tantamount to his death sentence.
With a ferocious face, he grasped the iron bars of the cage and shook it wildly: "Bitch! Bastard! You can't do this! When I come out of the game, I will definitely issue the highest reward, and I will kill you even if I lose all my money. I'm sorry for you!"
Qisi turned around and looked at him seriously: "Well, do you know what I look like?"
Cynthia also smiled and said: "I love the Federation. Security is very confident.”
Hansen: "￥#%&!"
I talked nonsense for a while, but the scene still didn't change. Trying to kill one person to break the situation is imperative.
No matter whether things develop for good or for bad, it is better than stagnating at a certain moment and being stagnant like stagnant water.
What's more, no matter what, the two of them planned to kill Hansen, an unstable factor, before Dong Xiwen and He Hui arrived.
He has superior force value, and was jointly eliminated by Zeiss and Cynthia in the first act. They did not believe that he was also a rationalist who would let go of their grudges.
If you don't kill him while he's in the cage, do you have to wait for him to be released for a fair duel?
Cynthia unbuttoned her blue dress, revealing the hidden interlayer inside.
The cloth bag wrapped with some large and small objects was tightly attached to her withered skin. From a distance, it looked like a part of the old skin hanging down.
She skillfully opened the cloth bag and took out a pistol from inside.
[Name: A sure hit gun]
[Type: Props]
[Effect: Maintain the posture of holding the gun and pray devoutly to the Lord of Destiny for five minutes, the bullets fired will definitely kill the target]
[Remarks: One shot, yes, It can only fire one shot. As for what to do after ejaculation? It might be a good choice as a souvenir. 】
Similar to many dungeon props, this prop also exudes a strong aura of cheating.
If Dong Xiwen were here, he would definitely complain: "How funny is five minutes of pre-attack shaking? Which idiot is standing straight and waiting for you to gather strength and pray for blessings?"
But obviously, in this copy, the existence of the birdcage provides a natural boost for the props to be effective.
The players are separated by the birdcage and cannot interrupt the chanting - ah no, praying; unless Hansen also has a long-range attack item that can kill Cynthia from a long distance.
But unfortunately, he didn't.
Hansen stared for a long time, thought of something, and quickly threatened: "Old woman, I have a tool that can exchange one life for another! If you dare to shoot, I will kill you too! "
His words were almost like a desperate struggle to seek medical treatment, and he soon received looks from both Zeiss and Cynthia that looked like they were mentally retarded.
Nonsense, with his character, if he really had this prop, he wouldn't have delayed taking it out until now.
The five-minute waiting time was stretched out for a long time. After Hansen realized that he could not talk to the two of them, he began to utter obscene words again.
The two of them automatically blocked and turned a deaf ear.
At the last minute, this man who had always been extremely vicious finally showed a hint of fatigue. His face twitched violently, as if he was trying his best to suppress his fear of death, but he could no longer maintain his composure.
He is afraid of death. Recently, he has always dreamed of falling into endless hell after death, and being killed by the soul of the victim. He is afraid of seeing the face that belongs to his father in his memory...
He didn't want to die, but what could he do?
At the last second, Cynthia pulled the trigger without changing her expression.
The "bang" gunshot exploded in the silence, and the moment the silver light of the bullet flashed, Hansen fell backwards.
The splashing blood quickly mixed with the tongues of fire. The jumping flames licked the dead man, burning away the cortex and leaving a charred corpse, which was then chewed into pieces in a few seconds. of ashes.
【Cannon fodder "Hansen" is dead】
A line of white characters was quickly written in handwriting in the void. It did not belong to any known language, but it could be read by the players.
Hansen finally truly died.
In the stagnant air, Zeiss and Cynthia stared intently at the ashes left by Hansen.
Time passed minute by minute, and from beginning to end, nothing happened.
Is your guess wrong?
Qisi narrowed his eyes, and then heard a muffled sound beside him, and a black shadow fell from the sky and fell into the empty birdcage on his right.
It’s Dong Xiwen.
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[Note] "Paradise Lost" is the work of Junichi Watanabe, which presents the Japanese concept of "death" and the aesthetic pursuit of "material sorrow".
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