the next day.
After Jiang Yu woke up, he felt a little better. However, when he thought of Zhou Qingqing, Jiang Yu couldn't help but cry again, and he fell asleep again with the quilt covering his face.
He knew that the game time was at 8 o'clock in the evening, and most people were resting during the day, gathering their energy and preparing for the game in the evening.
Soon, it was 7:30 in the evening.
The electronic screen clock on the wall made a harsh "ding-ling" sound.
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Then, the sound of the radio was heard in the room.
"The game is about to begin, all players please go to the lobby to gather."
At 8 o'clock in the evening, everyone gathered in the hall again.
When Jiang Yu came out, he looked around carefully. He didn't find any bloodstains and the ground was clean. He thought someone had died tragically last night. From the miserable screams, it sounded as if someone had been cut into pieces.
After arriving at the hall, he unexpectedly discovered that there were many more pieces of furniture in the hall, which seemed out of place with the environment of this factory.
It was as if all the furniture from a villa of several hundred square meters had been moved here and placed everywhere in a mess, including sofas, beds, bookcases, bookshelves, cabinets, vases, etc.
Almost all common items in life can be found.
Everyone looked around, seemingly curious about the environment. What kind of game was this?
Jiang Yu looked around and everyone seemed to be in better spirits than last night. It seemed that they had all had a good rest.
At this moment, someone suddenly spoke.
"One person is missing. Number 22 is missing."
"Really, where did No. 22 go..."
"That scream last night..."
Everyone looked everywhere, but there was no sign of No. 22. Everyone looked much more nervous.
They knew in their hearts that No. 22 was dead.
Soon, the man with the pig-head mask appeared on the platform again, followed by a group of men with bull-head masks, each of them still holding a gun in their hands.
The pig-head masked man came to the edge of the platform, opened his arms, looked down at the people below, and said arrogantly:
"Quiet, everyone. Please remember, you are beasts and dogs in front of me. Your lives are in my hands. Please enjoy this death game to your heart's content."
"Next, I will announce the rules of today's game. Please listen carefully. I will only say it once!"
"Today's game is [123 Wooden Man], contestants: all game players. Game time is half an hour."
"Rule 1: When the broadcast calls out 123, you can move freely. When the broadcast calls out "Stay Still", no one can move. If you move, you will be eliminated immediately."
"Rule 2: In this space, there are 66 such iron beads hidden in various objects. You need to find them. After the game countdown ends, those who do not have iron beads will be eliminated."
The man with the pig-faced mask took out a black iron bead, the size of a marble.
He lifted it up, demonstrated it to everyone, and then placed it on a plate on the shelf next to him.
"Next, the game is about to begin, everyone please look at the big screen!"
The man with the pig-face mask pointed to the electronic screen on the wall, and a countdown appeared on the screen: 30:00:00.
Then he pressed the remote control in his hand.
"Game on!"
The countdown on the screen decreased rapidly: 29:56:23.
The next moment, a broadcast came from the speaker on the ceiling. The mechanical and cold pronunciation sounded a little creepy.
"1...2...3, wooden...man"
At first, everyone was so nervous that they stood still and dared not move.
When 123 was shouted for the second time, someone reacted and quickly searched through the items and found the iron beads.
At this moment, there was a slight vibration sound coming from the ground of the platform, and everyone stopped what they were doing and looked up.
At the edge of the platform, next to the man with the pig-faced mask, a strange man suddenly appeared.
The clothes on his body seemed to be made of steel, extremely thick, emitting a black metallic glow, and impenetrable.
His face was wrapped in bandages, revealing only two eyes emitting red light. His mouth was a row of closed teeth, looking eerie and terrifying.
In his left hand was a chainsaw, and in his right hand was an iron chain, with something tied to the end of the chain.
The next moment, the iron monster jumped off the platform, and the whole ground shook slightly. The thing tied behind the iron chain was actually an iron ball covered with spikes.
Everyone who saw this horrifying weirdo, or should I say monster, felt a chill run down their spines and dared not look directly at him. Some covered their mouths in horror and almost fainted.
The Iron Monster moved freely among the crowd, and no one dared to move. Time passed by minute by minute, and there were only 25 minutes left.
Someone finally couldn't wait any longer. If he couldn't find the iron bead, he would die after the game was over.
When 123 rang again, No. 18 moved first. She was a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old with a ponytail. She looked pure yet heroic.
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She moved briskly and deftly, opening the drawer and looking inside for any iron beads.
When the wooden man's voice sounded, she immediately stopped what she was doing.
Nothing happened. The Iron Man didn't seem to care at all. He was just patrolling, dragging the heavy iron ball, rubbing it on the ground, making a harsh sound.
Jiang Yu finally understood that the strange voice he heard last night was actually this scary weirdo.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and when the next 123 sounded, everyone ran to various items like rabbits, searching for the iron beads.
Some people found the iron bead quickly. For example, No. 24, Jiang Yu saw with her own eyes that she found the iron bead from a book with a groove dug in the middle.
No one would have thought that there could be iron beads hidden in a book.
Jiang Yu analyzed rapidly in his mind, looking for the most unexpected object at the scene that might contain the iron beads.
He noticed a Rubik's Cube on a table in the distance. It seemed that something was wrong. The position and color of the Rubik's Cube did not match. He simulated it in his mind and found that this situation could not be restored into a complete six-sided Rubik's Cube.
This Rubik's Cube was definitely disassembled and reassembled. The assembler did not understand the Rubik's Cube, so such a loophole appeared. In short, there may be iron beads hidden inside.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yu rushed to the table. When he shouted "wooden man", he was only one step away from the table, and everyone stopped what they were doing.
He saw a thin girl in front of him with the number 3 written on her back. She was lifting the sofa with her right hand and touching the iron bead underneath with her left hand.
But the radio never called out 123. Nearly half a minute had passed, and girl No. 3's hands, which were holding the sofa, were shaking and she was sweating all over.
Suddenly, her hands cramped and she couldn't lift them anymore.
The next moment, the sofa fell to the ground and everyone looked there.
The iron giant who was originally on patrol suddenly accelerated and walked over to girl No. 3. The chainsaw in his left hand suddenly made a sharp sound.
No. 3 supported himself on the ground with his hands, his face terrified, and he screamed and retreated repeatedly, but was cut in half in an instant.
Then, the weirdo raised the iron ball in his right hand, and it fell to the ground with a bang, instantly smashing the head of girl No. 3 and soaking the ground red.
This tragic scene reappeared, the fear surged up again, and everyone felt a chill, including Jiang Yu.
He felt nauseous and almost vomited, but he managed to hold it back.
At this time, the sounds of 1..2..3 rang out. Stimulated by the scene just now, everyone's movements became more frantic.
They were like thieves breaking into a house, with only valuables in their eyes, and their target was the priceless iron bead.
Many people have played the game of 123 statues when they were young, but the loser would at most be tied to a tree or have a turtle painted on his face. These punishments were insignificant.
This game of 123, statue, can only be played once in a lifetime. The punishment for the loser is death, and no one wants to die.
Jiang Yu also successfully got the Rubik's Cube that no one noticed.
Sure enough, the side of this Rubik's Cube was uneven. He held it in his hand and weighed it, and it was heavier than an ordinary Rubik's Cube.
He broke the Rubik's Cube into pieces with both hands, and the iron beads inside fell out, landed on the table, and bounced a few times.
Jiang Yu picked up the iron bead with joy and held it tightly in his hand.
At this moment, someone suddenly put a hand on Jiang Yu's shoulder from behind.
Jiang Yu turned around and saw number 11.
He was strong, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, and was more than a head taller than Jiang Yu.
He looked ferocious and there was a strong smell of meat coming from his body, making him look like a butcher.
"Boy, I saw this first. Give me the iron bead and don't force me to do it."
The big man No. 11 said threateningly with a ferocious expression.
"I found this in the Rubik's Cube. How could you have seen it first? Why should I give it to you? Can't you find it yourself?"
Jiang Yu frowned and said dissatisfiedly.
The next moment, the big man No. 11 swung his hand violently and slapped Jiang Yu in the face.
Jiang Yu was slapped and sat down on the ground. His mind was buzzing and everything was blank. He covered his left cheek and was stunned.
Moreover, the left side of my face was a little swollen, and there was a burning pain.
The opponent's strength was incredible, and he used all his strength, as if he was going to kill him. He slapped Jiang Yu and knocked him unconscious.
Then, the big man squatted down, pried open Jiang Yu's tightly clenched hands, took out the iron bead inside, looked at Jiang Yu with contempt, spat on his face, and cursed:
"You little b*****d, you have no shame. The pig-faced man said you can't kill people, but he didn't say you can't hit people. My name is Wang Tianba. Do you know what I do?"
"I am a butcher who kills pigs. I have killed thousands of pigs. My hands are stained with blood. I just want to survive here. Don't try to stop me, or I will kill you like a pig."
Jiang Yu's heart was filled with grievance, anger, and unwillingness, but he could do nothing about it.
It was clearly he who found it, but the other party actually said that he saw it first. How shameless is that?
He supported his body with his right hand and tried to stand up tremblingly.
At this time.
The voice of "Wood...head...man" sounded again.
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Jiang Yu's heart skipped a beat and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This posture was extremely strenuous and he could only support it for a dozen seconds at most.
If, like before, the broadcast stayed on the three words "wooden man" for too long, he would definitely not be able to hold on and would fall back to the ground.
By then, he'll be dead.
The Iron Man just came to Jiang Yu, his eyes glowing red as if he was staring at Jiang Yu, and the chainsaw in his left hand had started to turn, making a harsh sound.
The iron ball he was dragging was also rubbing against the ground, only one step away from Jiang Yu's head.
Jiang Yu's face turned pale, his heart seemed to be beating out of his throat, cold sweat broke out all over his body, and a bone-chilling chill rose from his back.
You must not move. If you move, you will be dead.
However, the sound of the wooden man has lasted for a minute, and the steel monster just stands beside Jiang Yu and does not leave.
Jiang Yu has been maintaining this weird, funny-looking posture for a minute.
He still held on, and suddenly a force burst out from deep within his body, supporting him.
Don't move! Don't move! Don't move!
He closed his eyes and thought of the image of his lovely daughter in his mind.
Only then did he notice that the seeds seemed to have grown a little bigger.
Could it be that the power just now was stimulated by the [Power of Despair]?
Finally, the sound of 1...2...3 sounded again.
The Iron Man also moved away.
Jiang Yu quickly stood up, took a long breath, rubbed his aching cheek, and moved his waist.
He originally wanted to continue competing with the big man for the iron bead that originally belonged to him, but after looking at the opponent's size, he gave up. The wise retreat was only for a better attack.
He glared at the other person, clenched his fists, and walked somewhere else, intending to look for the iron bead again.
But he has remembered this grudge, and this big man No. 11 will definitely take revenge on the other party if he has the chance.
Jiang Yu has always been a man who will repay a favor and avenge a grudge.
Everyone saw this scene, and many people began to look at the people around them with ill intentions, wanting to snatch other people's iron beads.
The situation changed in an instant. Once someone found the iron bead, they would immediately hide it or stay far away, for fear that it would be snatched away by others.
Jiang Yu tried to look through other items to find the iron beads, but in the frenzy of the crowd, almost all the iron beads were found.
The fewer iron balls there are left, the more difficult it will be to find them.
In the blink of an eye, there were only 3 minutes left.
The countdown on the wall is drawing to a close.
2:56:27
Jiang Yu still had no iron beads on him.
His expression looked somewhat desperate to others.
Standing next to Jiang Yu was a middle-aged man with the number 28 written on his clothes.
He had a tall and straight figure, a weathered look on his face, and a pair of slightly deep eyes. He looked down at the iron bead in his hand for a long time without moving.
He seemed to be making a decision.
Finally, he turned around and came to Jiang Yu, stretched out his hand in front of Jiang Yu, and in his hand was an iron bead.
"Hello, your iron bead was just taken away, right? I give this iron bead to you. I hope you can live well."
Jiang Yu was a little surprised and looked at the other party. He couldn't believe what he heard.
You may also see some Madonna or something like that on the Internet, but they just gossip a little.
In real life, is there really anyone willing to sacrifice themselves to save others?
Jiang Yu couldn't imagine it. Although he was not sure whether the other party had any conspiracy, what the other party said still made him respect him.
Jiang Yu asked in confusion: "Why did you give me the iron bead? You will be dead soon."
The middle-aged man was silent for a moment, then said, "My name is Luo Jun, and I'm a doctor.
I've recited the Hippocratic Oath.
I always thought my mission in life was to cure diseases and save lives, but I didn't expect to be involved in such a game.
I don't want to hurt anyone, so let me quit this game first."
There was a hint of sadness in his tone.
Jiang Yu took the iron bead, hesitated for a moment, and returned it. He then clenched Dr. Luo Jun's hand into a fist and said, "Thank you. My name is Jiang Yu. You can keep the iron bead. I can't take it. I appreciate your kindness."
"I agree with what you said, but if you get out alive, wouldn't it benefit more people? You don't need to feel guilty. If you sacrifice forty-nine people here and you can save ten thousand people after you get out, then the sacrifice of these forty-nine people will be meaningful."
Jiang Yu was unwilling to accept Tiezhu. He didn't trust any stranger here. The other party's behavior was too strange. He didn't know whether it was a trick or not. He only believed in himself.
There is only 1 minute left.
Countdown: 0:59:34.
Jiang Yu has not yet obtained the iron bead, and death is approaching quietly...
He felt a suffocating pressure, as if all hope was gradually disappearing at this last moment...