Chapter 201 Unplanned

Chapter 201 Unplanned

Chapter 201 Unplanned
Luo Xi opened his eyes.

Before, because of the overwhelming pressure of various curses, he felt unprecedented pain. Not to mention the weakness, his body felt like it was pierced by countless knives. It was on the verge of breaking, or in other words, it was already damaged and broken.

In addition, he was also infected with the terrible curse of deafness and blindness.

But at this moment, Luo Xi could still see things. The terrible pain and negative sensations brought by the curse were like pressure marks on the bed, which were restored to flatness with a slight sweep.

A smile appeared on Luo Xi's lips.

"Sure enough, the change of identity after being replaced by a ghost can remove the original curse. In other words, the ghost that replaced me inherited those curses after taking over my identity."

The situation was critical before, and Luo Xi had no other way to resolve it except shaking the [Soul-Catching Bell].

The [Soul-Catching Bell] is a double-edged sword. If you use it to kill the enemy, it will curse you back.

This is unavoidable.

But it can be 'replaced' with some other rules within the scene.

Luo Xi started thinking about this problem long before he knew the rule of "scapegoat". What happened before was just a practice of reasoning in a critical situation.

The person who is named to be replaced will become a 'ghost', and the 'ghost' that replaces him will inherit all the status of this person.

Curse is also an additional state.

The possibility of being inherited is very high.

This is equivalent to borrowing money crazily and then dumping the debt on that "ghost".

Although this method has a high probability of success in the deduction, it still has risks, so Luo Xi characterized this matter as a "gamble".

It’s just that it’s a gamble with a hidden card.

Next, the key is how to ensure that you will be 'called'.

Similarly, he had also carefully deduced this matter, and it was known that the scapegoat rule was a mechanism of random roll call, that is to say, if there were only one or two people left in the scene who were not protected by the talisman, and the scapegoat named one or more people each time, then in the current 'night' rotation, the probability of being named was 50% to 100%.

After several rounds of day and night rotation, Ke Lan might be the only unprotected "memory collector" left in the scene.

Therefore, it was inevitable that Ke Lan would be targeted on this dark night.

In addition, when Luo Xi was fighting with the evil spirit, he also threw away his "protection", the talisman.

This was equivalent to him voluntarily giving up the protection of 'immunity to roll call' and exposing himself.

So the chance of him being named is the same as Ke Lan's.

Luo Xi doesn't like gambling, but sometimes, whether to participate in a gambling game does not depend on subjective will.

Fortunately, the final result was the same as Luo Xi expected. He used the [Soul-Catching Bell] madly to kill the evil spirits around him at that time. At the same time, he used the naming mechanism of "scapegoat" and cleverly got rid of the curse of using the [Soul-Catching Bell].

Everything was as he planned.

Looking around, he found that it was an old house. From the layout of the house and the hazy view outside the window, Luo Xi knew that he was still in that building.

To be precise, he was in a room in the building.

"Although the ghost who replaced me has taken the curse on my behalf, the current situation is still not optimistic. My current identity is a 'ghost' and I cannot meet normal 'living people' during the day. If I want to change my identity, I can only rely on the living people who can restore my memories. In this case, Fatty Qian, Brother Mao, and Yu Xiaoru are very important. But can they escape that disaster?"

After Luo Xi was replaced, he went to the location of the "ghost", so he didn't know what happened in Mao Daoren's house afterwards.

It would be fine if it was just an evil spirit.

But Luo Xi was very sure that among the evil spirits, there were one or more people who could use cards to recall memories.

The door was destroyed by the opponent using the [Break Door] skill.

This was a link that was not anticipated and neglected before.

Luo Xi planned to get up. While it was still dark, he wanted to go out and check the situation immediately.

First determine your location, then go find Fatty Qian and the others.

But soon, Luo Xi found that he couldn't stand up.

"Is this a win? I'm actually a disabled guy?" Luo Xi looked down speechlessly. He was sitting in a wheelchair with his legs empty.

He has no legs.

This was not in his plan and was an unexpected situation.

Fortunately, I have a wheelchair and can move around using my two hands, but I can’t go up and down the stairs.

You can take the elevator.

Luo Xi immediately deduced the next plan.

At this time, there was another noise in the room.

Is that a humming sound? Is someone humming?

It came from the bedroom over there.

Luo Xi pushed the wheels of the wheelchair with all his strength, but he was not good at it and was not skilled at it, so the process was very difficult. After finally getting there and seeing the situation in the house, he was stunned.

Inside was a bedroom, and on the bed lay another ghost.

But because the appearance would not change after being replaced, Luo Xi recognized at a glance that the paralyzed ghost was actually An Zhiyan.

The other person seemed to be able to only move his neck and head. When he tilted his head and saw Luo Xi, he was also stunned.

"Woo woo~" a sound came out of An Zhiyan's mouth.

Luo Xi suddenly felt that he was not so unlucky. Compared with An Zhiyan, he was just a disabled person, but she was paralyzed and dumb and could not speak.

"You are so unlucky." Luo Xi rolled his wheelchair closer, took a look, and then said.

An Zhiyan even cried.

She looked at Luo Xi, as if she had a thousand words to say, but in the end, they just turned into two lines of tears, flowing down her cheeks. "Don't cry, I thought you were strong, but in the end, you are just an ordinary person." After Luo Xi finished speaking, she also understood why An Zhiyan had been in for so long and had not seen her appear. She could only see the ghost who replaced her outside. It turned out that it was not that she didn't want to, but that she couldn't do it.

To be fair, if Luo Xi were in the same situation, he would be helpless too. There was nothing he could do except lie in bed.

If he had not been replaced by another disabled ghost here by coincidence, it is estimated that no one would have discovered An Zhiyan here.

So, she didn't cry necessarily because of fear or terror, but because she saw hope.

Originally Luo Xi didn't want to care about her, but he thought of something and said, "Come on, let's go out for a walk."

Luo Xi spent some time and finally dragged the paralyzed An Zhiyan onto the wheelchair.

It is equivalent to sitting on yourself.

If something unexpected happens, she would be a good shield.

This position is not comfortable, but there is no better choice now.

Moreover, there is no special bonus for the identity of a "ghost". For example, my strength is not as good as before, and I feel tired after doing more work.

Carrying An Zhiyan, Luo Xi pushed the wheelchair to the door, only to find that there was an old-fashioned padlock hanging on the door.

After seeing this, Luo Xi felt helpless.

"This puzzle element is too deliberate. Who would lock the door with the padlock on the inside?"

Of course, there is another possibility, the door was originally locked by a paralyzed ghost, and it was just a means of locking the door.

It’s just that the person being replaced cannot obtain the ‘ghost’s’ memory, so he has to find the key by himself.

If you can’t find it, you can’t get out.

But solving puzzles has always been Luo Xi's strong point.

"A disabled ghost can only sit in a wheelchair and has limited mobility, so the key is most likely carried with him. Of course, it is also possible that it is placed somewhere within easy reach, such as the low drawer over there, where the paper box for the pills is stored."

After not finding the key on him, Luo Xi quickly found a key in the paper box where the pills were stored.

Go over and open the door, it opens smoothly.

Just then, a bell rang, and time turned from darkness to daytime.

Everything outside suddenly became foggy. Just as Yu Xiaoru had described before, the entire building was extremely silent. It seemed as if one had suddenly arrived in another dimension.

Luo Xi could feel a sense of danger.

Yu Xiaoru also mentioned this. According to her, when she was in the "ghost" state, she felt more dangerous during the daytime than at night.

So she didn't dare to run around during the day and spent most of her time hiding in one place.

Only when he actually turned into a "ghost" and got to this point did Luo Xi realize that what Yu Xiaoru said was absolutely right.

"The number of people who entered the Memory Retrieval Hall before and those who entered later is more than 30. Most of them have been replaced and turned into 'ghosts'. However, except for Yu Xiaoru who was lucky enough to meet me in the dark, no one else saw me at all. There is a possibility that if they are 'ghosts', then 'daytime' is more dangerous for them."

Luo Xi's speculation was soon verified.

When he reached the elevator, he found a body there.

To be precise, it is the broken limbs and arms.

There was only what looked like a gnawed leg bone and a foot wearing a shoe.

And a broken arm.

It was also gnawed by something until the bones were exposed.

"Something is eating the ghost who has the identity of a 'ghost'!" These broken limbs and arms made Luo Xi come to this conclusion.

Moreover, no other "ghosts" can be seen here, which means that this is a space and dimension that can only be entered by the memory restorer who has been replaced by a ghost.

Here, you will be hunted by some kind of existence.

This is the most dangerous death mechanism in The Haunted Mansion.

"So the best response is to stay in hiding, like Yu Xiaoru did, survive the daytime, and then after nightfall, find familiar companions and remove the identity of a 'ghost.'" Luo Xi now completely understood how to play this scenario.

It has to be said that without knowing the specific rules, the mortality rate in the scene is extremely high.

But fortunately, in the 'ghost' state, there seems to be an additional ability to sense danger.

Any slight disturbance can be noticed immediately.

Just like now, this sense of danger was telling Luo Xi all the time that he should go back immediately, lock the door, and hide, instead of wandering around in this dangerous corridor.

However, in the scene design of the day of confinement, the principle of "fairness and justice" is followed, which can also be understood as the principle of "equivalent exchange".

The more dangerous it is, the more corresponding 'clues' and 'rewards' there will be.

What's more, Luo Xi's current situation is very special.

He is a 'disabled ghost' who can only move in a wheelchair, and he also has a 'paralyzed ghost' who cannot move below the neck and cannot speak.

Even if we wait until dark, the possibility of going out and meeting Fatty Qian and the others is very slim.

So we can't wait.

Besides, just waiting was not Luo Xi's plan.

"Even if you encounter unexpected situations, you must continue. Challenges make things more interesting!"

Luo Xi laughed, and at this moment, An Zhiyan, who was closest to him, felt her scalp tingling when she heard the laughter.

She suddenly felt that it might be safer to continue lying in bed.

(End of this chapter)