Chapter 213 The bell rings

Chapter 213 The bell rings

Chapter 213: The Bells Are Ringing
"He's dead!" Lin Qiqi said at this time.

Luo Xi had no doubt about this.

[Soul Peeper] can see the soul light of every person in his sight. According to Lin Qiqi, as long as a person is alive, his soul will glow, either strong or weak, with different brilliances. But if he cannot see the soul light of a person, then that person is dead.

When it comes to judging life and death, Lin Qiqi is faster and more accurate than professional doctors.

A person played games in an Internet cafe for who knows how long, and then died of starvation at his seat.

There was no bloody massacre, no scary ghosts. It was like a candle that had burned to the bottom and was slowly going out, or a dead leaf falling from a branch, peaceful and natural.

But at this moment, An Zhiyan and Lin Qiqi both felt an indescribable sense of terror, a feeling that even gave them goose bumps.

They are all veterans who have seen too many horrific death scenes in their past experiences, both acquaintances and strangers.
But the scene I saw at this time was the calmest and at the same time the most shocking one.

"Auntie, the passenger on machine 24 has insufficient balance and owes fees. Please let him get off the machine." The network administrator's voice came from the other end. Almost the next moment, a terrifying feeling of oppression suddenly appeared, like a train suddenly approaching.

She was a middle-aged woman without pupils, short and slightly plump, wearing a green cleaning uniform. She was even polite enough to ask Luo Xi and the other two to make way. Then she walked over, took off the dead man's headphones, and carried the body out as if she were carrying a dead stray cat.

At the same time, I sprayed the table and sofa with the cleaner I carried with me, and then wiped them meticulously with a rag.

Finally, they carried the body away.

An Zhiyan's face was already a little pale.

She never thought that a human life, a body, would be like cleaning up the bodies of stray cats.

"If you are afraid, it's still not too late to withdraw now." Lin Qiqi noticed An Zhiyan's look and said something.

"No, I've seen this kind of situation a lot, and isn't every reincarnation accompanied by death?" An Zhiyan said. At this moment, she had adjusted her mentality.

The corpse that was just cleared out was obviously a senior memory collector, or even a strong man who had survived hundreds of cycles, but he still could not escape the fate of death in the high-difficulty level scene.

Even in higher-level scenes, death can no longer be repaired by [memory], and it may not even be possible to rely on daily rebirth, which means true "death".

He would become amnesiac, or he might completely disappear from the day of imprisonment.

The three people continued to walk inside. Some of the machines along the way were already vacant. Perhaps someone had died in this position not long ago.

There were also people playing games, but without exception, they were all motionless, wearing headphones and staring at the screen like statues, looking at the screen that was full of mosaics to the three of them, operating the mouse and keyboard, and occasionally moving their fingers.
“Lin Yixuan!”

At this moment, An Zhiyan suddenly looked over there and walked over quickly.

Over there, on machine No. 41, sits a man who looks very young.

The other person was just like everyone else, wearing headphones, operating the mouse and keyboard and looking at the screen.

But the complexion is relatively better.

She found the person she was looking for.

According to An Zhiyan, Lin Yixuan had only been missing for three consecutive days, so he wouldn't look that haggard.

But it also illustrates a problem from the side.

Those people who looked haggard and like mummies that I saw before must have been trapped here for a long time, probably at least a dozen or even more than dozens of days.

"This place is really special." Luo Xi took a deep breath. Although the air was polluted and stuffy, he seemed to like the smell very much, as if it evoked some profound memories of his. Or maybe he just had a strong ability to adapt.

An Zhiyan went over and tried to "wake up" Lin Yixuan, but it was doomed to be in vain.

"Rules are rules, don't waste your energy." Lin Qiqi said, and on the other side, Luo Xi had already found their seats.

"No. 46, No. 47, No. 48, we are lucky. Which one do you choose in the row?" Luo Xi asked.

Lin Qiqi sat in seat 46, while An Zhiyan sat in seat 48.

Now, Luo Xi only had Unit 47 left.

The three of them sat down and turned on the camera.

I quickly entered the system and there was a desktop on the screen.

The next moment, something strange happened.

"Luo Xi, something's wrong here..." An Zhiyan looked down and saw her mouse, which suddenly turned into a terrifying ghost hand, grabbing her tightly. She spoke immediately, but when she turned her head, she was stunned. At this moment, she felt as if her heart was about to stop.

There is no Luo Xi around.

It was dark all around.

There is nothing except the computer screen in front of me, the keyboard and mouse on the table, and the sofa under my butt.

By the way, the mouse has turned into a scary ghost hand, which is now holding her hand tightly with its fingers crossed, like lovers holding hands.

The cold touch on her hand instantly made An Zhiyan overwhelmed.

But she is the deputy leader of the Awakener Association after all, so she still has some basic psychological qualities.

She almost forced herself to hold back the urge to scream, and controlled her sanity which was about to collapse, and took several deep breaths before she could steady herself.

"This is normal, because this is Yongge Supermarket. Even Lin Yixuan is trapped here, so anything that happens here is not surprising. You must stay calm. If you panic, you will inevitably make wrong decisions. Deaths during the days of confinement are often caused by wrong judgments."

An Zhiyan hypnotizes herself to strengthen her will.

This is not the ability of the card, but a means of self-regulation after long-term practice.

It's still effective.

An Zhiyan calmed down.

She ignored the ghost hand that was holding her hand because she found that this ghost hand could control the cursor on the screen just like a mouse.

In addition, she also saw clearly what was on the computer screen.

There was only one icon on the desktop, a plain black icon with the words 'Yongge Supermarket' written below it.

Take a deep breath and double-click to open.

The next moment, the world spun around, and An Zhiyan seemed to be sucked into the screen by a ball of black light. Or perhaps, what was sucked in was just her "soul".

Anyway, when she came to her senses, she found herself standing in the wilderness.

The surroundings were equally pitch black, and the wind unique to the wilderness blowing on the body made people feel a bone-chilling chill.

Like the cold wind from the north, it's like a knife.

hiss!
An Zhiyan staggered and looked down at her calf in disbelief.

There was a wound on it, as if it had been scratched shallowly by a blade.

"This wind is wrong!"

An Zhiyan realized that there was some kind of ferocious evil spirit hidden in the wind around her, which would roar from time to time and then suddenly stretch out its claws to attack.

She immediately realized that staying where she was would lead to death.

run!
But where can I run?
In just a few seconds, An Zhiyan felt several cuts from her own blade-like ghost claws.

The pain made her concentrate.

She immediately used a [Healing] card to repair the wound.

Looking around carefully, there seems to be something in front.

Looking closer, there is a signpost marking the direction.

Pointing to the four directions of 'east, west, south and north' respectively.

An Zhiyan knew that she was alone now, and she had to find and move in the right direction, otherwise she would not even find Yongge Supermarket and would die in this unknown place.

Think immediately.

She could only find the answer from the riddle about Yongge Supermarket.

"The sun is shining brightly, and you hear the echo of the midnight bell. Go to the Gen direction and find the door. Tell the Dragon King a joke, and he will let you into the Yongge Supermarket."

Just at this moment, An Zhiyan heard a bell ring.

Although it was faint, it was indeed the sound of a bell, and it seemed to be ringing from a long distance away.

"The echo of the midnight bell, yes, it must be, I heard it, so the next sentence is to find the door in the direction of Gen. Gen is the hexagram, the direction is northeast, northeast direction."

An Zhiyan immediately followed the direction of the signpost to the northeast, and then walked forward without hesitation. During this time, she was attacked again, but she also knew that she could not stop, otherwise she would die a more miserable death.

The pain all over her body made her want to stop several times, but her instinct for survival and her remaining rationality told her that she had to keep going.

She found the next signpost and continued to move forward.

The darkness around remained the same, the terrifying attack remained the same, the only thing that changed was the sound of the bells echoing in my ears, which seemed to be getting louder and clearer.

Finally, when An Zhiyan was about to give up, she saw a strange clock tower with a weird thing standing underneath it.

A dragon that walks upright and wears clothes!
This feeling was very shocking. The creature that only existed in myths and legends was actually standing in front of me alive, with its silver-white scales, slender and curved neck, huge dragon head, and fluttering dragon whiskers.
The wind stopped.

The attack stopped immediately.

Then, An Zhiyan heard the dragon mutter: "The dragon of Chen wears star armor, dancing with traces of time and space, the dragon ball reflects the universe, and its majesty shakes the world."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pulled a rope, and the bell wood on it swung and hit the bell. In an instant, the bell sounded melodiously and echoed continuously.

An Zhiyan was cheered up, this should be the 'Dragon King' in the riddle.

The last sentence of the riddle is 'Tell the Dragon King a joke and he will let you enter Yongge Supermarket'.

"Want to tell a joke?" An Zhiyan racked her brains, then coughed and said carefully: "Mr. Dragon King, then, let me tell you a joke?"

The Dragon King over there glanced at An Zhiyan and nodded very arrogantly.

"Okay, then I'll start."

An Zhiyan said: "A man was walking on the street and saw a merchant selling parrots. He thought the parrots were beautiful, so he asked the merchant if the parrots could talk. The merchant said: Of course! Don't believe it? Hold its right foot. The man held the parrot's right foot as he was told. The parrot said very clearly: Hello! Hello! The man was very happy. The merchant said again: Hold its left foot again. The man held the parrot's left foot as he was told. The parrot said very clearly: Goodbye, goodbye. The man was even happier and bought the parrot immediately. After returning home, he was overjoyed and touched the parrot's left foot for a while, and then touched the parrot's right foot for a while. The parrot also obediently said: Goodbye, hello. Suddenly he had an idea: What would it say if I held both of its feet together? So he held both of the parrot's feet. The parrot shouted: Damn it! Do you want to knock me down!?"

After saying that, he looked at the Dragon King expectantly.

The latter was silent for a moment and shook his head slowly.

Obviously not satisfied.

An Zhiyan felt a little numb on her scalp, but she immediately thought of another joke: "Mr. Dragon King, I have another one. The teacher often teaches us in class that when we see other people's flaws and misfortunes, we must not laugh. One day, I said to the teacher: Today, a child fell into a puddle on campus. Everyone laughed, but I didn't laugh. The teacher said I did the right thing, praised me, and then asked me: Who fell into the puddle?"

She looked at the Dragon King and found that he was also curious, which made her happy.

"it's me!"

"."

At this moment, the air seemed to freeze, and An Zhiyan felt like her heart was about to jump out.

After a long time, the Dragon King raised his hand, and a door under the bell tower opened.

"go in!"

After entering the door, An Zhiyan took several steps before she heard a burst of almost inaudible laughter coming from behind.

(End of this chapter)