Ji Heng had been keeping a distance from Su Er. Seeing that he had no intention of speaking, the man in the flowered shirt gave him an intriguing smile and turned to walk towards the bench.
After the person had left, Wan Yi continued, "To be on the safe side, it's best to confirm it again."
It would be troublesome if we accidentally hurt someone.
Ji Heng stared at the back of the person trying to set a trap: "It was he who suggested coming to the forest park."
Wan Yi shook his head: "It's still too arbitrary."
"Given Su's personality, it's absolutely impossible for him to immediately jump into catching rabbits."
Wanyi said "Oh" with doubt.
Ji Heng was very confident: "He will first find a map, understand the city, and then gradually take the initiative into his own hands."
Some of Sur's methods are not very sophisticated, but they are always effective. The reason is that the other party never follows the host's rhythm.
Teammates naturally understood each other better, and Wanyi had no doubts about this statement. He looked around. The man in the flowered shirt hadn't left the bench since he sat there. Several other players nearby, noticing something unusual, didn't try to trick their teammates, but instead remained silent. This was quite intriguing.
Ji Heng suddenly asked, "What kind of ghosts did you encounter in the maze?"
After thinking back, Wanyi said, "I can't describe it. My body feels like it's been pieced together."
Ji Heng glanced at him and said, "The host of the last show was Teng Snake, and the monsters in the maze were also based on some ancient books of strange stories."
"Who can recognize this?" Wan Yi was obviously stunned when he heard this.
"At least three of the players here know about this." Ji Heng didn't mince words and pointed out directly: "Folklore has it that there is a rabbit-like beast that often transforms into a human form to deceive people for fun."
"Like a rabbit?" Wanyi touched his chin: "Then what we want to catch is..."
"A black beast." Ji Heng looked around with a cold expression.
Wanyi immediately realized his concerns, and players who noticed were also unsure if their partners were in trouble. The Azure Lotus Sage's casual words, "No killing each other," seemed unnecessary at first. In the current situation, a misjudgment that harmed a real teammate would be tantamount to seeking death.
Ji Heng curled his lips: "Now a ready-made one has appeared."
To put it bluntly, everyone wants to take action against the fake Su Er.
Wanyi: "As long as you don't take action, they won't dare to act rashly."
After all, these people don't know much about Sur and are only in the stage of doubt.
Behind the bushes, 'Sul' was busy setting up a trap, but a strong sense of crisis prompted him to turn back.
The players in the nearby area were all busy, but the unique feeling of the beasts made him feel like a fat sheep that had strayed into the depths of a wolf pack.
Maybe I was overthinking it... My body shook uncontrollably as I comforted myself.
Each has its own concerns, but they maintain a delicate balance.
Trillion changed the subject: "Aren't you worried about Suer's situation?"
Ji Heng: "He's not the only one who was replaced."
It is unrealistic for a group of people to fight for a monster, so players are mostly divided into two groups, and the other group has a separate task.
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The crooked trees swayed in the wind, and there were gravels underfoot.
Sur was abandoned on an abandoned railway track, along with ten other players.
"Where are the others?"
Before the internal discussion began, the Azure Lotus Sage appeared on the stage and repeated almost exactly the same rhetoric he had given to the players in the city. However, he was more candid with this group: "The rest of you are currently on other missions."
Su Er: "From now on, we will work in groups?"
The Green Lotus Sage shook his head: "Only half a day."
The girl nearby whispered to an acquaintance, "So you went through all this trouble just to be apart for half a day?"
Nothing here could be hidden from the Blue Lotus Sage. He smiled slightly in the direction of the speaker and said, "I like to be meticulous in my work."
After explaining the basics, the Azure Lotus Sage explained some important points to note: "For the time being, everyone can only move around outside the city. Contact with players inside the city is prohibited."
In some ways, Suer and Ji Heng are surprisingly consistent. They only focus on current interests and ask about the mission first.
"A cute little game."
As soon as the words fell, a rabbit suddenly appeared in everyone's arms... It was furry and let people hold it obediently. Sur lifted the rabbit and took a look, but didn't see any scary elements in it at all.
If there was one anomaly, it was that the rabbits in the arms of the players present all had different eye colors.
"You have one hour to hide the rabbit. I'll come and catch it myself when the time comes." The Green Lotus Sage said, "Whoever catches it last will be the winner. The top five will receive a hint."
Considerately giving everyone a mobile phone, Sur opened the address book and found that all the players' contact information had been saved in advance, and the host's was even at the bottom.
He really wanted to call Ji Heng and ask about the situation in the city, but unfortunately the rules did not allow it.
The Green Lotus Sage took out his pocket watch and checked the time: "The game begins."
The echo is still there, but the person is nowhere to be seen.
Most of the players turned off their phones and pulled out their SIM cards immediately after he left, apparently preparing to dispose of them to prevent being located.
A dozen people dispersed in all directions without saying a word. Suer hesitated for a moment and found that everyone had already started to look for their own locations.
I sat on the platform holding the rabbit and began to think about where to hide it. First I touched its belly, and the rabbit seemed to sense something and its ears twitched.
Su Er touched its head and said, "Don't eat. One hour is too short. Even if you eat, it won't be enough for digestion."
It would be troublesome if the host cut open the stomach and grabbed the remaining residue from it.
A slight smell of blood was carried by the wind. Sur looked in that direction and guessed that someone had killed the rabbit and hid the body parts underground in different areas. This was a possible idea.
However, the essence of this game seems to be to protect the rabbit. Killing it prematurely to prevent it from being caught may result in a loss of the greater good.
Suer stood up, holding the rabbit and walking along the road, gradually came up with an idea.
There is nothing to hide, just keep moving forward. The host should start catching rabbits from close up according to the process. The farther the distance, the longer the delay.
Furthermore, influenced by Ji Heng, he wanted to try exploring beyond the city.
He walked westward at a brisk pace. He encountered a player on the way who, having more or less guessed his thoughts, kindly reminded him, "The host has the ability to teleport."
Going far is not very useful.
Su Er: "I can't think of a good solution for now, so I'll give it a try."
With a mobile phone, he can clearly know the passage of time. As he walked and looked around, Suer took a few photos from time to time as a record, preparing to share this information with Ji Heng when he met.
The further we walked, the worse the cell phone signal became. The rabbit, which had been quiet and well-behaved, suddenly began to become restless and uneasy.
Ignoring all this, Soul continued to move forward with determination.
Only when the last signal frame disappeared did he consider stopping. However, his forward leg missed the ground. It looked like the ground was flat, but with one step, it felt like he was stepping into an abyss.
Sur felt a strong sense of weightlessness, and his body tensed up so much that he could even hear his heartbeat clearly.
He tried to keep his eyes open, trying to see where he was falling. When the feeling of weightlessness finally disappeared, he was surprised to find that he was still standing in the same place. The only difference was that the railway track that had been stretched out suddenly broke, and the ground ahead was flat and dark.
In a state of obsession, he took another step forward.
Sur looked up at the sky. With just one step, it was night in front and day behind. It was really magical.
He held on tightly to the rabbit that was trying to jump out, and walked forward relying on the little light left in the night. Suddenly, his steps stopped abruptly.
Danger!
An inexplicable sense of danger made him secure the rabbit to his chest with one hand, while the other hand tightly gripped the stun gun. He was seriously considering whether to turn back, when, at that moment, the thick cumulus clouds in the sky parted, revealing half of the moon, and his vision instantly became much clearer.
Under the dim moonlight, Sur could see clearly what was ahead, and the creature in front of him saw him at the same time.
Su Er was really shocked this time. It took him a long while to shout out: "...Teng Snake Cave Master?"
The Teng Snake Cave Master was also frightened by him. The giant python transformed from the maze hissed beside him and took an attacking stance.
After a brief moment of shock, Sur quickly took out his cell phone to check the time. He had only been walking for less than forty minutes. How could he easily reach another copy?
Furthermore, different copies should involve spatial dimensions. How can you reach them by walking?
When the Teng Snake Cave Lord flew over, Suer considered the possibility that everything was an illusion.
When he was only half a foot away from him, the Lord of Tengshe Cave stopped in mid-air and questioned him why he appeared here.
Su Er said honestly, "Just move your legs." He paused and asked, "I don't see any signal here. Is there any way to help contact the Blue Lotus Sage?"
The snake stared at the hateful face for a long time, and the Teng Snake Cave Master suddenly told the giant python: "Keep an eye on him."
After saying this, he transformed into lightning wandering in the night sky and disappeared.
Sur was still thinking about the task, so he walked to the side and put the rabbit down. As soon as it touched the ground, the rabbit quickly slipped away.
The giant python's cloudy eyes stared motionlessly in this direction. Sur didn't think he had the ability to deal with it, so he sat cross-legged on the ground, waiting patiently for news.
The Lord of Tengshe Cave came back very quickly, and the Sage Qinglian also came with him.
Soul preempted the attack: "I am innocent."
The Blue Lotus Sage was surprisingly understanding and nodded, "It's impossible for a player to leave the Deception without permission."
The moment he opened his mouth, he was already standing in front of Su Er, his eyes narrowed: "Please tell me your story."
"…"
The situation was unclear, so it was naturally impossible for Sur to respond.
The Teng Snake Cave Master, however, was enjoying the fun and recounted the story of how Su Er designed it. The Green Lotus Sage focused his gaze on the achievement point on the chest badge and frowned, "He's good at using reverse thinking to clear levels."
Then he stopped talking.
Sur could feel that the harmless aura originally emanating from the other person was disappearing, and was replaced by an unfathomable aura.
After an unknown amount of time, the Blue Lotus Sage's expression eased slightly: "The order has been disrupted."
Disrupt...the order?
Su Er was startled. Zhu Yun had said this when she nearly strangled him to death. He didn't dare to show any curiosity and asked casually, "What order? You sound so mysterious."
The Blue Lotus Sage ignored him and said to the Teng Snake Cave Master, "The false barrier is useless to him. I will take him away."
Without waiting for the Tengshe Cave Master to react, he brought Sul back to the railroad tracks in the blink of an eye.
"So fast?" Feeling the sunlight above his head, Suer raised his eyebrows.
"It's only one step away."
Suer looked back and saw that the railway track in front of him was cut off, separating the front and back into two different worlds.
I sighed softly and thought that the trip was worthwhile. At least the host didn't catch the rabbit before leaving. This time I will definitely win.
"What do you hate?"
Full of calculations, Su Er was suddenly asked a question and subconsciously answered: "Mathematics."
Thinking about it again, Ji Heng had asked the same question before entering Nongxu, and now the situation was repeating itself.
"What else?" The Green Lotus Sage's tone was always quite gentle.
Su Er was more alert: "Tied up."
The Blue Lotus Sage was about to say something, but when he looked at his pocket watch, he saw the time was almost up: "Wait at the city gate."
Su Er curled his lips, not wanting to challenge him directly, and walked forward silently. When he arrived outside the city gate, the Blue Lotus Sage was holding several rabbits in his hands, and there were several players with frowns on their faces.
Without having time to say anything, everyone headed towards the city and Sur followed.
The Green Lotus Sage walked straight to the fountain, where two familiar figures stood. Su Er saw Ji Heng, and then discovered that there was another person lying on the ground who looked exactly like him.
"The rabbit you want." Ji Heng first glanced at Suer, then said to the host.
Beside him, Wanyi's mouth twitched.
Just now I thought Ji Heng had some foolproof plan, but it turned out that he just knocked the fake Sul unconscious in front of everyone, and when someone tried to snatch the spoils, he beat them down one by one.
The original words were, "I don't have any advantages, I'm just good at fighting."
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but stare at the strength value on the other party's chest badge, which was replaced by a question mark, and try to guess what the value was.
Of course, Wanyi also gained something. He did the opposite. When someone rushed over to take advantage of him, he would immediately attack those who were nearby and had not taken action.
He was close but didn't notice anything unusual about Sur, and he didn't want to take advantage of him just yet... This type of player was usually eccentric. Even if he made a misjudgment, as long as he didn't kill him, at most he would be slightly punished by the rules, and his life wouldn't be in danger.
The others followed suit and began to shift their targets, and only then did the two of them completely escape and return here.
"pain..."
The impostor, whose face was bruised and swollen, rolled back and forth on the ground.
The Blue Lotus Sage waved his hand, and the imposter transformed into a rabbit. He then turned to the players who had completed their mission and said, "You can move freely. Meet here before dark."
Trillion: "We agreed to give you a hint."
Qinglian Sage: "It will be announced tonight."
Suer walked to Ji Heng and wanted to explain his own experience. However, because Wanyi was also present, he concealed the part about how he got out of the deception and spoke selectively.
At the last moment before sunset, all the players gathered together.
The Sage Qinglian led them into the hotel.
The interior was empty, the lights were bright, and there was even hot tea prepared on the round table.
There are twenty-two players in total, sitting at three tables.
The Blue Lotus Sage first announced the winners of the players outside the city, with Sur being declared first. He then read out the list of players who had successfully completed the rabbit-catching process, and finally said, "Everyone has different hopes and will receive different clues."
Trillion: "So sharing clues is useless?"
The Green Lotus Sage nodded and said, "The tips are only for individuals." He then looked up at Su Er, who was sitting at the farthest table, and said, "The tips that belong to you cannot be distributed. You can consider giving them to others."
Su Er's eyelids twitched: "...the reason."
"You don't need to look for hope," the Green Lotus Sage said calmly, "but the process still needs to be followed. Just stay here for a few days."
Only Suer has ever shocked others, and today he was shocked!
One player couldn't help but ask as he was stunned: "Why?"
The Green Lotus Sage glanced over and said, "Just because he has such good connections, someone must have gotten him through the backdoor in advance."
Su Er drank some water to calm himself down, then came to his senses and said to himself, "Sure enough, I have an extraordinary life story."
The Sage Qinglian shattered his unrealistic fantasy with one sentence: "No, you don't."
"…"