Day of Imprisonment

"Crap, someone's definitely going to betray us in the next round," Qian Lejin muttered to himself.

If this fatso can figure it out, how could Luo Xi not?

If Evil Ghost Number Nine survives the next round, they'll kill everyone before Evil Ghost Number Ten appears.

That means, besides the betrayer, the others not only lose the chance and qualification to continue, but also gain absolutely nothing. No, because they're killed, this round's Day of Imprisonment ends prematurely.

And they lose a [Memory] card.

That's a complete loss.

If they have [Memory] cards on hand, it's fine, but if they don't, this choice is a complete gamble.

Once they fail, death means losing their memory.

In the Day of Imprisonment, losing memory is a form of 'death'.

No one wants to die losing their memory.

So even the most steadfast players, who believe they should choose 'Yes', will hesitate when considering the above.

"Damn it, the person who designed this game is a pervert," Qian Lejin was already covered in cold sweat.

He could already foresee that in the next round, someone would definitely choose 'No', and the entire team would be slaughtered.

In that case, why not choose 'No' himself and make a profit?

Just then, the eighth round of voting ended, and Evil Ghost Number Eight was obliterated, turning into a pool of blood.

But at this moment, everyone in the room seemed unusually silent.

Far from the 'ease' of before.

What Qian Lejin could think of, others could think of too, and perhaps even more.

The candle went out, and the room fell into darkness.

At this moment, it was extremely quiet.

Someone wanted to speak, like Fatty Qian, but he realized that no matter what he said, he couldn't sway the will of those who already intended to betray. No, not even those who had already decided to choose 'No' in the next round. Even he himself was considering his options.

Because since someone was bound to choose 'No', why couldn't he go with the flow and make a profit, given this doomed outcome?

After all, at this point, the failure wouldn't be his fault; he would just be trying to recover his losses.

No!

Strictly speaking, it wasn't even a loss. As long as the conditions offered by the upcoming Evil Ghost Number Nine were on par with Evil Ghost Number Seven, they would all be making a huge profit, because from the start, no one really believed they could clear the Tun Tun Bookstore stage.

"Perhaps, making a deal with the Evil Ghosts is the real way to play this stage."

"So, in the next round, I'll choose 'Yes'!"

Qian Lejin clenched his fist, sweat trickling down his forehead and neck. In the darkness, he looked somewhat guiltily in Luo Xi's direction, muttering 'Sorry' in his heart.

"Luo Ju, it's not that I, Fatty Qian, am unreliable, it's just that they're offering too much, I can't help it. Most importantly, even if I don't choose it, someone else will. Either way, we're going to lose, so..."

Just then, a voice suddenly came from the room, someone chanting in a strange and loud tone.

"Curse, Mark of Death, release~"

"Mark, Qian Lejin, Ma Ling, Liu Tao, Han Lingling, Zhang Heng."

"Can you feel it? Your eyes hurt, they hurt a lot!"

"Ah~"

Immediately, someone let out a painful scream.

One after another.

"It really hurts!"

"What's going on? Ah, I'm going blind!"

"Luo Xi, what did you do?"

Everyone heard it; it was Luo Xi who had spoken just now.

"You've all heard it. This is a very powerful curse, enough to melt your eyeballs, and that's just the beginning. The power of the curse will enter your brain like poison, until it completely corrodes and melts you. Most importantly, this is a mark that will remain effective even in the next cycle day. It's as if you'll wake up to die in agony. Even if you lose your memory and become an amnesiac, the curse will not be lifted."

Luo Xi's voice sounded very sinister and terrifying at this moment, sending chills down people's spines.

"Damn it, why did you do this?"

The candle was lit, and Evil Ghost Number Nine arrived.

But before it could speak, Luo Xi preemptively said, "Evil Ghost Number Nine, wait a moment!"

Evil Ghost Number Nine: "."

In the dim candlelight, Luo Xi stared at the other five people.

"Now, the pain in your eyes will be relieved, because I am merciful. As long as you all choose 'Yes' next, I will not trigger the curse. Otherwise, even if you get the cards, you won't be able to use them and will only die miserably. Oh, right, I forgot to mention one thing. Although the Evil Ghosts have offered you benefits for betraying, they didn't say whether they would use force to snatch all your cards in the end."

After speaking, Luo Xi turned to look at the dumbfounded Evil Ghost Number Nine: "You will rob us, right?"

"Ah? I... I won't answer that question, and I have no obligation to answer you."

"Right, I knew you would avoid this question, so everyone, make your choice now. Don't forget, I hold your lives in my hands."

"Wait a minute, I haven't said my opening remarks yet..."

Pfft~

Before Evil Ghost Number Nine could finish speaking, it turned into a pool of rotten blood.

Under the true pain and threat of death, the other five people could only listen to Luo Xi.

“Heh, the more selfish and indecisive people are, the more afraid they are of death, and the more easily they choose to compromise under great pressure.”

Luo Xi was expressionless and didn't say another word.

Unsurprisingly, after Evil Ghost Number Ten appeared, no matter what conditions he offered, they all seemed so pale and powerless compared to the 'unremovable terrifying curse'.

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Just after Evil Ghost Number Ten was voted to death, the lighting system in the room finally returned to normal.

The five people, at this moment, looked at Luo Xi with fear.

No one dared to speak rashly.

“Relax, the challenge of this level scene has only just begun.” As soon as Luo Xi finished speaking, the previously closed door of the room was opened.

Including the door they came through, as well as the door opposite and to the right, also opened automatically.

These two opened doors seemed to lead to a short passage, and then, the other end was another room, which, at a rough glance, was exactly the same as the room they were in.

However, in that room, the other doors were closed.

“These rooms should be interconnected, so how many rooms are there here?” Ma Ling was the fastest to adjust his mentality among these people, also because he had never thought about choosing 'No' from the beginning.

He was very clear that this was a level challenge, not a transaction.

If it is seen as a transaction, then it is impossible to pass the level.

Even regarding the matter of Luo Xi cursing the five of them, he really didn't have any complaints, because judging from the results, their survival time before was the best proof, and this was also the best way to solve the problem.

However, Ma Ling was still very afraid of Luo Xi in his heart.

“He is so powerful, he can actually cast curses on all five of us, is this a superpower? Or some kind of card power?”

Thinking of this, Ma Ling said, “Luo Xi, what should we do next? After all, we only have five minutes.”

“Ma Ling!” Luo Xi obviously had a plan already. He pointed to a direction directly opposite: “You go through that door and observe the room over there, see what the difference is from this room, observe carefully, the door frame, the edges, and some places that are not easily touched under normal circumstances.”

“I understand.” Ma Ling didn't waste any words, and went to execute the order after accepting it.

“Qian Lejin, you take someone to the other room, focusing on the location of the hidden gun in this room.”

“Brother Luo, I understand, I'll go right away.” Qian Lejin was even more energetic now. He was kidding, his eyeballs hurt so much just now that they almost burst open. Just the fact that his life was in Luo Xi's hands made it impossible for him to play any tricks.

Moreover, he never intended to play tricks in the first place.

“Everyone, follow me.” Qian Lejin shouted. He now found the other three people very unpleasant.

When choosing during the survival time just now, these three people were very hesitant every time, obviously harboring other thoughts. If Luo Xi hadn't released the curse at a critical moment, they might have been killed by the evil ghost by now.

In the initial room, only Luo Xi was left alone.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The first round of survival time was actually very dangerous, almost a failure.

“The power of 【Lies】 is indeed powerful!”

Luo Xi smiled.

Then he looked at the roulette wheel he had discovered before, and then looked at the many bookshelves and books in the room, as well as many messy things.

“There are too many things in the room used to confuse people, but on the contrary, it will expose some problems. The shotgun is a trap prop used to provoke discord. If I were the administrator, it is impossible to actively send weapons to the players, so it is impossible to find bullets here at all. The classification of books is very strange, no, actually there is no classification at all. Judging from the catalog, there are all types of books in the room. Obviously, if it wasn't intentional, then the book administrator here is incompetent, but this is very strange. Everything in the room looks very coordinated, even to me, a perfectionist, it is very good. Not a single book is placed randomly, the desk lamp is also aligned with the corner of the table, and even the paper and pen on the table are placed extremely regularly, only the book catalog looks like a child's random sorting.”

“In a clean and tidy room, where everything is almost perfectly in order, such a distressing book catalog appears, ha, it's already very obvious.”

“Of course, this may still be a 'trap'. If all the attention is placed on this place, once the direction is wrong, it will only waste time.”

“Because if some clues are really hidden in the catalog or even the books, even if all ten rests, five minutes each time, a total of fifty minutes are used, the time is not enough. This has exceeded the normal range, but one of the principles of the Day of Imprisonment scene design is 'fair and just', so this can instead determine that the more complex things are, the less likely they are to be the truth.”

“Therefore, we must look for the simplest clues, the method of clearing the level must be hidden there.”

“The roulette wheel should be the key.”