Kaleidoscope of Death

The worst thing in this sect is not only having to face terrifying monsters, but also facing teammates who may betray at any time.Although they inside the door seem to be partners that can be trusted with each other at first glance, as long as there is an accident, the meaning of the word partner may change at any time.

Because of what happened just now, although the voice of the tour guide came from outside, no one dared to move at all.Ruan Nanzhu was still lying on Lin Qiushi's body, he patted Lin Qiushi's shoulder lightly, and said, "Let's go."

Lin Qiushi: "Just go out like this?"

"There should be no accident." Ruan Nanzhu said, "Besides, you can't spend the night in the temple."

This is also the reason, Lin Qiushi thought for a while: "Why don't I go out first, and if something happens, you can play it by ear."

"Let's go together." Ruan Nanzhu said, "Trust me once."

Seeing Ruan Nanzhu's firm attitude, Lin Qiushi took a few tentative steps towards the outside of the temple with his back on his back. As soon as he left the temple gate, he saw the tour guide standing at the place where they were separated from them, smiling and They waved flags: "Come here, come here quickly." The tour guide shouted at them, "It's getting dark, we have to go back before it gets dark."

Lin Qiushi looked around and found that the knives that fell from the sky just now were gone, only the bloody corpse at the door told him that everything just now was indeed not his illusion.

He slowly walked to the tour guide, as Ruan Nanzhu said, nothing terrible happened.Cheng Qianli followed behind them, looking at the corpse all the time, the expression on his face looked a little familiar - when Lin Qiushi accompanied him to look at the old corpse in the mountain village, he maintained this look of wanting to scream at any time .

But anyway, Cheng Qianli held back, and his whole face started to turn red.

Seeing them without any accident, the rest of the people also started to go out.

The tour guide didn't seem to see the bloody corpse at all. She smiled and asked everyone if they had a good time today and if they had a taste of the unique style of the temple.

No one in the team paid any attention to her, and she spoke with gusto, not caring about everyone's answers at all.

Walking back from the original path, the sky began to darken, and there was a little more silence in the jungle.The flags planted on the treetops fluttered in the strong wind, like the wings of a monster spreading its wings.

Nothing happened on the way back, they arrived safely at the bamboo building where they stayed, and had a not-so-good dinner.

When the tour guide left, he made an appointment with them, saying that at eight o'clock in the morning, we will see you soon.

Meng Yu asked which scenic spot to visit tomorrow.

The look of the tour guide is mysterious, indicating that the place we are going to tomorrow is very special, and we will know when the time comes, so everyone must not be late.He also said that the mountain wind is very strong tonight, and it is best not to go out in the middle of the night.

This reminds her that everyone knows it even if she doesn't say it, but it doesn't have much effect.

The taste of the dinner was really bad, Ruan Nanzhu seemed to have no appetite, but he managed to eat something.Since he arrived in this world, he has been in poor condition. He looks tired and may fall asleep at any time.If ordinary people were like him, they would probably make people feel unspirited.However, Ruan Nanzhu has a beautiful face. Even though he looks unwell, he still has a kind of morbid beauty.

Xu Jin said sourly at the side that Ruan Nanzhu had been asleep for a whole day, how could he be so sleepy.

Ruan Nanzhu rubbed his chin against Lin Qiushi's neck, and said softly, "I'm sorry, I've been in poor health since I was a child, brother Lin Lin, I've caused you trouble."

Lin Qiushi: "...No trouble."

Xu Jin: "..." Oh, this couple of dogs.

Facing the unappetizing dinner, Cheng Qianli was still full. According to his words, even if he died, he would be a full ghost.

Lin Qiushi actually admired him quite a bit. After all, this dinner was really unpalatable. For ordinary people, eating so much would basically only reduce the desire to survive.

After eating, everyone dispersed to prepare for rest.

Ruan Nanzhu fell asleep as soon as he touched the bed, and fell into a deep sleep almost instantly.

Lin Qiushi and Xu Jin didn't have his skills, so they could only chat with each other.

Xu Jin talked a little about her world outside the door, saying that she is an ordinary college student who just graduated this year and was forcibly pulled into this door when crossing the road. She thought she was dreaming at first, but later realized No dream can be so real.

"Are we going to die here? Brother Lin Ling." Xu Jin said, "I'm so scared."

Lin Qiushi leaned against the window and said, "I don't know either, don't think too much, go to bed early."

Xu Jin glanced at Ruan Nanzhu who was sleeping, gritted her teeth, and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Lin Lin..."

Lin Qiushi: "Huh?"

Xu Jin said, "I'm cold..."

Lin Qiushi: "..." Ruan Nanzhu, look at how you have taught girls badly. Although he doesn't understand girls, he is not mentally retarded. Xu Jin's expression is too obvious. Lin Qiushi showed helplessness , I could only pretend not to understand, and said: "Oh, you are cold, then let me get you a quilt."

Xu Jin: "..." Why didn't you agree with her? She gritted her teeth, stomped her feet, and let go of her last restraint: "That's so troublesome, can I...can I squeeze with you?"

Lin Qiushi calmly refused: "You are too fat, and you feel a bit cramped."

Xu Jin fell into a bewildered silence. She glanced at the thin Ruan Nanzhu who had fallen into a deep sleep, and then at herself, and found that she couldn't refute for a while.

Lin Qiushi: "Do you still want a quilt?"

Xu Jin gave up on herself: "No more, I have a lot of fat, I should be able to get through it if I persist."

Although he knew it was unkind, Lin Qiushi still wanted to laugh.But speaking of it, the world inside this door is so dangerous, how can there be a lot of thoughts on talking about love, and I am not afraid that when the two people are in love, a ghost will suddenly appear and lead to lifelong immobility...

Xu Jin probably saw through Lin Qiushi's straight man's soul, and finally lay down on the bed desperately, and stopped the awkward chat.After a while, there was a quiet breathing sound, and it seemed that he should have fallen asleep.

Lin Qiushi thought to himself that you fell asleep so fast... He closed his eyes, relaxed his body as much as possible, and let himself fall asleep.

The next day's sunshine woke Lin Qiushi out of bed, and the first thing he did after opening his eyes was to confirm whether the people around him were still there.

Ruan Nanzhu was already awake, sitting on the edge of the bed and combing his hair slowly. When he heard Lin Qiushi's movement, he didn't look back: "Good morning."

"Good morning." Lin Qiushi replied.

"I went to bed early yesterday, so nothing happened in the second half of the night." Ruan Nanzhu asked.

"No." Lin Qiushi said, "The forest is very quiet, and I didn't hear any strange sounds."

Ruan Nanzhu: "I mean you and Xu Jin..."

Lin Qiushi was full of question marks: "What can happen to Xu Jin and me? Does she have any problems?"

Ruan Nanzhu: "..." He was quiet for a while, and asked a question, "Why did your last girlfriend break up with you?"

Lin Qiushi: "Girlfriend? I haven't...never had a girlfriend." Since he studied design, he basically has no relationship with social life. When he was in school, he did homework and private work every day. After work, he worked overtime every day, let alone a girlfriend. , I haven't even seen a girl.

Ruan Nanzhu: "Oh, very good."

Lin Qiushi: "..." He always felt a subtle expression on Ruan Nanzhu's face.

After washing up, everyone had breakfast together.

Everyone was very curious about the place they were going to go to today, but they were also a little worried because they always felt that today's situation would be more dangerous than yesterday.

"Let's go with as many people as possible." Meng Yu said, "If something goes wrong, there will be someone to take care of you."

Two men died yesterday, and there are 14 people left in the team at this time. Although there are a lot of people, I always feel that if something happens, it will be useless to have more people.

Cheng Qianli patted Lin Qiushi on the shoulder and said, let me be with you today.

Lin Qiushi said yes.

At eight o'clock, the tour guide appeared outside on time. She was still wearing the same attire as yesterday, with the same expression on her face, waving the small red flag: "Is everyone here? We're ready to go. "

"It's ready." Meng Yu replied.

"Okay, then let's go." The tour guide said, "Today we are going to a special place. When you get there, you must not make any noise and respect the local customs."

Everyone nodded.

The tour guide smiled when he saw this, and said, "It's not too late, then let's hurry up and set off."

Because of the special environment here, there is no other means of transportation except walking.Today the tour guide took them to another road, which has been winding up the mountain, surrounded by dense forests.

Everyone walked behind the guide with difficulty, but the road was too difficult, and soon some people were exhausted and couldn't keep up with the large group.

"Can you rest for a while?" Someone in the team asked the tour guide.

"It's okay to rest." The tour guide looked at his watch, "But we must arrive at our destination before noon."

"Why?" The man was a little strange, "Why at noon..."

"Because you have to visit there for six hours." The tour guide explained calmly, "If you don't arrive at the destination before twelve o'clock, you can only go down the mountain after dark." After she finished speaking, her face showed A weird smile, "I believe everyone will not want to walk such a mountain road at night."

When everyone heard this sentence, their expressions were not very good-looking.

Those who couldn't walk began to grit their teeth and wanted to continue, after all, this was a matter of life and death.

Lin Qiushi was afraid that Ruan Nanzhu's body would not be able to support him, so he carried him on his back halfway. Thanks to Ruan Nanzhu's light weight and ordinary people, otherwise he really couldn't do anything.

But even so, Ruan Nanzhu still attracted some jealous eyes.

A girl's physical strength is not as good as a big man's. It is naturally very enviable to be carried on the back to rest.

Fortunately, just when everyone was about to lose their hold, they finally arrived at the destination the tour guide had mentioned - a densely packed tower.

These tall towers are tens of meters high, and the short ones are three to four meters. Standing in the dense jungle, it is hard to imagine what kind of craftsmanship can build such a magnificent building in such a difficult environment.

When everyone looked at these magnificent buildings, they were all shocked by them, fell into silence for a while, and even forgot the danger of this world.

Fortunately, the voice of the tour guide brought them back to reality. She said: "The next six hours of visiting time, I will pick you up when the time is up, so please take a good look here and enjoy the exotic customs!" After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, disappearing into the dense forest.

Looking at her back, Cheng Qianli couldn't help swearing, saying that it's a good thing this is the world inside the door, otherwise the tour guide might have been beaten to death several times.

"Let's go, go and have a look." Lin Qiushi put down Ruan Nanzhu and entered the tower group with everyone.

The towers are large and small, with different heights, but what is more common is that there is a wooden door under each tower, which is locked with a rusty lock.

"What is this place? A place for worship?" Lin Qiushi felt strange, "But isn't there a temple in the place for sacrifice?"

"I think it should be a cemetery." Ruan Nanzhu observed it,

Lin Qiushi: "The cemetery?" Speaking of the cemetery, he immediately remembered the wooden platform when he was pushed down yesterday, "So not everyone will be used for sky burial..."

Ruan Nanzhu said: "Open a tower and go in to have a look."

He said, and Lin Qiushi and the others walked to a secluded place, then took out the debit card and started working.

The rusty lock was easily opened, and Ruan Nanzhu pushed open the wooden door, revealing the dark interior of the tower.There was no light inside, and there was a stale smell. Lin Qiushi lit the inside with his mobile phone, and he saw a decayed corpse at the bottom of the tower.

"It is indeed a tomb." Ruan Nanzhu confirmed his guess.

"Then what does he mean by bringing us here?" Lin Qiushi said, "Isn't the key in the temple?"

Ruan Nanzhu shook his head and said nothing.

After locking the door again, they walked towards the center of the tower group, and Lin Qiushi saw the tallest tower.The shape of that tower is a bit special, and it is particularly eye-catching surrounded by a group of small towers.There is a very beautiful sculpture on the top of the tower, which looks a bit like a disc, and under the disc are some patterns of flowing clouds, but I don't know what it means.

Everyone's attention is on this tower, obviously everyone thinks that there will be some clues about the key in this tower.

After arriving under the tower, the people who passed first discovered that the door on the tower was not a wooden door but a stone door, and the stone door was not locked, just like that.

"Are there also bones in this tower?" someone asked.

"Who knows." No one could answer the question.

Just when everyone was hesitating whether to enter the tower, Lin Qiushi heard the sound of drums again, his expression changed, and he immediately told Ruan Nanzhu about it in a low voice.

"Drumbeat?" Ruan Nanzhu said, "From there."

Lin Qiushi: "In the distance." He looked up at the cloudy sky, "Yesterday, not long after the drumbeat started, it started to rain... No, to be precise, the knife started."

Ruan Nanzhu looked around: "It seems that you can only enter the tower."

The surrounding area is the wilderness, there is no place to hide, only the tall tower in front of you can hide in.

"Come in." Ruan Nanzhu raised his hand and was about to push the door.

"Are you going in?" Meng Yu, who was standing not far away, said in a curious tone.

"Yes." Ruan Nanzhu said, "Is there any question?"

"Aren't you afraid that something will happen after you go in?" Meng Yu said, "Just act rashly..."

Ruan Nanzhu: "If you're afraid, just wait outside." He pointed to the sky above, "I just feel like it's going to rain again."

Meng Yu's face changed slightly.

When the others heard the words that it was going to rain, they all started to stir up. The young man who died tragically yesterday was still vivid in his memory. No one wanted to endure the pain of being hacked into pieces.

Ruan Nanzhu pushed open the seemingly heavy stone door in front of him, turned around and entered the tower.

Lin Qiushi followed closely behind. He turned on the flashlight and saw the situation inside the tower clearly.The tower does not appear to be a tomb, at least no bones were seen on the first floor.

After they came in, other people followed in after seeing nothing happened.

"This tower should have eight or nine floors." Ruan Nanzhu said, "Since you're here, why don't you go up and have a look?" He paused, "I want to take a closer look at the building on the top of the tower."

Lin Qiushi knew that there must be a reason for what Ruan Nanzhu mentioned, so he agreed with his proposal.

So the four of them began to climb up.

Seeing their actions, the rest of the team showed disapproval.That's right, in a world where you don't know how the death condition will be triggered, it seems that doing nothing is the safest option.

But if you don't do anything, the key will not just appear in front of everyone, unless everyone around you is dead.

The stairs of the tower are very narrow and only one person can pass.

Ruan Nanzhu walked at the front, and Lin Qiushi walked at the end.

They went up all the way, observing the situation inside the tower while climbing the tower.

"There is something." Ruan Nanzhu, who was walking in the front, suddenly said.

This is the eighth floor they climbed, and it should not be far from the top of the tower. Lin Qiushi turned around the stairs and saw what Ruan Nanzhu said.

That is a beautiful drum.

Placed in the middle of the eighth floor, the drum body is red, and there are some detailed sculptures on it. Although there are not many decorations, it can still be seen that it is exquisite.

The three people present immediately thought of the drum in the song, and their expressions became serious.Only Xu Jin seemed to be in a daze, she murmured: "What a beautiful drum." She walked to the drum and carefully observed it.

"Don't touch it." Ruan Nanzhu stopped her, "There is something wrong with this drum."

Xu Jin didn't speak, and looked a little obsessed.

"Are you okay? Xu Jin?" Lin Qiushi noticed her strangeness and called her name.

However, Xu Jin's next move was to stretch out her hand, and patted the beautiful drum lightly.

"Boom" - Qingyue's drum sound reached their ears.

Lin Qiushi was shocked, and a strong sense of dizziness hit him. He covered his ears and closed his eyes in pain, and almost fell to the ground.

In order to stabilize his body, Lin Qiushi stretched out his hand to support the wall next to him, but when his fingers touched the wall that should have been a stone, he froze.

The stone is gone, and the touch on the fingertips is like something softer—human skin.

Lin Qiushi took a breath, opened his eyes, and saw the scene in front of him.

The stone wall that should have existed is gone, replaced by soft skin, the skin is still slowly wriggling, accompanied by the pulse of the heart.

"My elder sister can't speak since she was a child, and she left home when I can remember..." The girl's singing sounded behind Lin Qiushi, he turned around stiffly, and saw a little girl covered in blood standing behind him , there was no skin on her face, only red flesh and white bones were left.And she was holding a beautiful red drum in her arms, her black eyes were silently staring at Lin Qiushi, her slender hands were raised slightly, then dropped heavily, leaving bloody handprints one after another on the pure white drum surface.

"There was an old man sitting on the mani pile, repeating a sentence over and over again..." The singing continued, the girl was beating the drum, and walked towards Lin Qiushi.

Lin Qiushi couldn't make a sound, couldn't speak, he could only watch helplessly as her hand touched his body, and then... passed through his body.

The next moment, Lin Qiushi's body shook violently, like an electric shock, and the scene in front of him changed again. The original little girl disappeared, and he returned to the cold stone tower, with two familiar people standing beside him.

"Lin Qiushi." Cheng Qianli looked at him in horror, "You... what are you doing..."

Lin Qiushi lowered his head and saw that his hand was on the red drum.

The texture of the drumhead is very soft, exactly as he imagined, it is the touch of human skin.

"Qiu Shi." Ruan Nanzhu's voice came, and he asked him, "What did you see?"

"A girl." Lin Qiushi removed his hand from the drum, and he said, "A girl covered in blood and skinned alive, what happened just now?"

"You suddenly ran over to beat the drum." Cheng Qianli said, "I can't even stop you."

"Drumming? Isn't it Xu Jin who is beating the drum?" Lin Qiushi looked at the drum and felt chills all over his body. He wanted to stay away from the drum.

"Her? She didn't come up with us." Cheng Qianli was puzzled, "She stayed at the bottom all the time."

Lin Qiushi: "..."

Ruan Nanzhu seemed to understand something. He stepped forward and gently pressed Lin Qiushi's shoulder: "Don't worry, it's fine."

Lin Qiushi smiled wryly: "Why is this all right?" Being able to see those things is obviously not a good omen.

Ruan Nanzhu: "Calm down, tell me what you saw first."

Lin Qiushi exhaled, closed his eyes and began to recall the scene he saw just now: "I saw the wall of this tower turned into human skin..."