midnight ten

"Ding--"

The belated notification sound lifted people's spirits.

Tang Lin, Fan Peiyang, Zheng Luozhu, Nan Ge, and Cong Yue immediately raised their arms to check, while Huo Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and read in his mind.

It's a pity that it's not the customs clearance prompt that everyone expected, but——

<Cheat Sheet>: Please take the [Hourglass Elevator] within 15 minutes and go back to the upper [level area] of the castle.Friendly reminder: Every time you enter the checkpoint area, <[Special] I am a VIP> will be deducted, quantity: 1; when the number of held <[Special] I am VIP> is 0, you will not be able to leave the [Checkpoint area] again .

The VIPs here are watching the <Small Transcript> seriously, and suddenly there is a muffled sound of heavy objects falling to the ground in the passageway over there.

The six people turned their heads together, and saw Da Sixi crawling out from the inside covered.

Da Sixi didn't expect that there were six other people here. She was startled when she saw the VIPs, but immediately turned into joy, and couldn't hide the joy on her face: "This way of passing on dishes is really [Shengmen] Right? It must be, otherwise you wouldn't be here!"

Before the VIPs could respond, he couldn't wait to turn around and run back to Chuancaikou, shouting up: "Everyone come down, this is here—"

Bamboo, Nan Ge, and Yue Pangpang: "..."

Through the efforts of our team leader and Mr. Fan, VIP has been built into "the most trustworthy brand in the owl world". Now let them say to Da Sixi, "Wait a minute, we are actually a bit confused", it is really hard to say ah.

It was hard for the VIPs to open their mouths, but the lotus flowers fell down one by one like dumplings.

Thirteen, all in one color, right against each other, plus the big four who came down first, the lineup is neat.

There is no need for the VIPs to explain the current situation, because soon, the four Lianhua also received the "return to the checkpoint area within 15 minutes" <cheat sheet>.

After reading the prompt, the excitement on their faces disappeared, replaced by confusion and doubt.

"Isn't this [Shengmen]?" Da Sixi looked up to himself, and looked at the six VIPs again, only to find that the six faces opposite him did not have the joy of clearing the level as he thought, but were a little helpless calm.

"We didn't say anything from the beginning to the end." Yue Pangpang hurriedly took the blame for his team.

All of them looked out the window: "But this is indeed the first floor."

"It's the first floor, and it's also the [Shengmen]." After reading the <Small Copy> several times, Tang Lin probably knew what mistake they made. "The name of the game is 'If you can't find the exit, you die', in other words , If you find the exit, you will not die. But it was never said that you can pass the level if you find the exit. Now that we have found the exit and left the checkpoint area, it is equivalent to temporarily escaping danger, which complies with the rules of the game.”

"But I still have to go back," Duipeng pointed to the reminder on his arm, "The escape time is only 15 minutes, what kind of safety is this?"

"And you're too picky about words," Thirteen Yao scratched his head irritably, "Doesn't that bathrobe mean that you can pass the level if you win, or we'll be full and play games with him?"

"Don't get excited." Seeing the four people on the opposite side getting more and more frustrated and anxious, Zheng Luozhu hastily comforted him, "I know you found [Shengmen] with great difficulty, whoever you are told you have to go back to play games at this time , will..."

"It's not difficult to find [Shengmen]," Thirteen Yao interrupted him, "We happened to pass by, and Da Sixi found an open hidden compartment on the wall, so he jumped down to try."

Zheng Luozhu: "..."

He doesn't want to be comforted now, not only does he not want to be comforted, but he also wants to kick these shameless people who are lucky enough to fly away!

Maybe it hurt the hearts of the VIPs, Shisanyao began to take the initiative to share their bumpy journey.For example, I ran back to the men's room in the bathrobe on the fifth floor, and found that the window they jumped from was closed and could not be opened; then I went back to the murderer's room on the seventh floor, fortunately the murderer and the man in the bathrobe had left, but the window was also sealed Yes, no amount of violence is useless...

While talking, another person came down from the dish.

"Boom" sounded, resounding through the overcrowded kitchen.

Shisanyao stopped Huatou, and went to Chuancaikou with everyone.

Guan Lan, who jumped out of it, was almost frightened by the ten familiar faces.

"Why are you all here?" The donut team leader glanced around in surprise, "Gathering a meeting?"

Six VIPs + four lotus flowers: "..."

I have only heard of "gathering for gambling" and "gathering for fighting", so that when "gathering" and "meeting" are connected, it is strange to hear it.

After Guan Lan, the rest of the donuts also fell down.

In a blink of an eye, the number of people in the kitchen rose to sixteen. The castle kitchen, which was a bit gloomy and cool, was immediately full of people and bustling.

Compared with Lotus, Donut's response is faster and its receptivity is stronger. After reading the fresh <cheat sheet>, I understand what's going on.

But if you understand it, you understand it. If there is no definite statement, it is always unreliable.

"Did the man in the bathrobe ever say that if he found the exit, he would clear the customs?" Quanmai asked Tanhua.

Tanhua was stopped by the question, and said depressedly: "Now I can't use the stationery tree, how can I help you [memory playback]?"

The monk squinted contemptuously: "You can't rely on human memory? After 1/10, didn't you burn the lamp and study hard, saying that you want to crush Tang Lin in terms of knowledge?"

Tanhua: "..."

Can't you cover up your bragging in private!

And then—

Tanhua: "Knowledge is not equal to memory."

You Pangpang only understood it when he heard this, and was a little surprised: "You have a bad memory? I thought you had a stationery tree in the direction of memory, because you are smart in the first place!"

The conscience of heaven and earth, getting fatter really doesn't have any other meaning, it's just that I didn't expect it.

But when I heard Tanhua, every word pierced my heart.

"You wait for me!"

With a loud shout, Tanhua closed his eyes and concentrated, thinking hard, racking his brains...

All partners: "..."

It is inexplicably unbearable to force such a gentle young man to this point.

"Yes!" Tanhua, who had been thrashing about in the long river of memory for a long time, opened his eyes, and began to repeat the rules that the man in the bathrobe said at that time, even the tone of voice was very similar——

"The venue of the game is in the upper half of the castle, that is, floors 5-8. After the game starts, I will attack you indiscriminately. Don't imagine that I will stop halfway or show mercy. The only way to survive is to Before I kill you, find an exit out of the scope of the game field..."

Pausing for a moment, Tanhua looked at the crowd with a proud posture, but his tone was lost: "He did pass the level without saying he found the exit."

The partners didn't expect him to come back from memory, and they were surprised for a while, so they couldn't care less about teasing him about his sense of disobedience.

But even if Tanhua doesn't remember, most of the partners have accepted the cruel reality that finding the [Shengmen] does not mean clearing the level. Tanhua's assistant confirmation is just ruthlessly destroying their last trace of luck.

Although it is safe for the time being, I can't think of an effective way to defeat the enemy. When I return to the checkpoint area, I still have to continue to flee and be beaten.

"Hey?" Qing Yise had a sudden thought, "Do you think the two guards know the location of [Shengmen]?"

Da Sixi said: "You probably don't know. If you want to know, don't you just wait at the door and wait?"

"So," Qing Yise's eyes lit up, "we left people to hide in this kitchen and set up traps, and then let a few people go back and lead them over. They didn't know that the [Shengmen] led here, and they fell and landed as soon as they entered You will fall into the trap if you go up, and we will have the final say if you don’t make it round or flat by then?”

The monk looked over: "Then tell me how to set up the trap, and if the trap fails, the follow-up emergency measures?"

All in one: "..."

Shrugging shoulders half-fifty: "Also, if the time is up and we haven't succeeded, and we are forced to return to the checkpoint area, [Shengmen] will be completely exposed by then, and you will be cornered, where will you escape?"

All in one: "..."

"You don't have to think about these follow-ups. I'm afraid it won't work from the source to lead them into the rest area." Tang Lin looked at Tanhua calmly and asked, "Do you still remember how Guest.007 was on the way to the top of the mountain?" Are you explaining the purpose of <[Special] I am a VIP>?"

Of course Tanhua remembered that he was completely in a state of hyperactive brain right now, and when he looked back for a moment, he remembered the scene at that time——

"He said... I suggest that everyone go back to the lower level to buy and sell after clearing the level on 6/10, because this stationery is essentially the exclusive stationery of 6/10. Enter', this stationery is your ticket, enter once, use one..."

"Then we were very surprised and asked him if he could enter the checkpoint ten times on 6/10? He gave an affirmative answer, saying that when you feel that you have no hope of passing the checkpoint, you can escape from the checkpoint by finding a way out. Of course, whether you can retreat completely, It depends on your own ability... But if you still can't clear the level for the tenth time, sorry, then there is no way out."

The review of Tanhua also brought back the memories of all the partners.

If there was something like Shisanyao before, I suspect that the rules of the game just didn’t say “Shengmen = clearing the level”, but that’s the meaning behind the words, then after reviewing 007 now, I don’t have any fantasies anymore.

There is no hope of clearing the level, escape the level, and consume a piece of <[Special] I am a VIP>.The "escape from the checkpoint" here is obviously to find the [Shengmen].So this derivation couldn't be simpler - find [Shengmen] = escape from the level = hopeless to pass the level.

In other words, if you admit defeat and don't want to go through the barrier again, you have to go to [Shengmen].

Fortunately, they still thought that [Shengmen] could pass the level, but they didn't know whether they took it for granted or were deliberately misled by that bathrobe man.

Tang Rin had long accepted "Shengmen ≠ customs clearance", and asked Tanhua to find this passage. He wanted to confirm another thing-to lure the man in bathrobe and the murderer to the rest area, and let the passers-by who were waiting here in advance Is it feasible for us to encircle and suppress it?

Tang Rin's attitude is very clear, as I said just now, I'm afraid it won't work.

He doesn't want to pour cold water on everyone, but life and death are at stake, and any optimistic illusion based on "possibility" is dangerous.

If they want to survive and win, the basis for their tactics and strategies must be "certain". If certain things cannot be judged with certainty, then the "worst outcome" should be regarded as a "fact". All thinking and tactics can prevent the situation from changing and deteriorating.

"When you feel that you have no hope of clearing the level, you can escape the level by finding a way out. Of course, whether you can escape completely depends on your own ability." Tang Lin said slowly, "This is the original words of No. 7. Obviously, In the message he received, in the process of 6/10, leaving the checkpoint = safety; the same meaning, the man in the bathrobe also said, he said that [Shengmen] can take us out of the sky. Both of them put 'out of Checkpoint' and 'safety' are equated..."

"If those two guys can be led to the rest area, it means that they can also chase them to the rest area, then this equation is not valid." Da Sixi said while tilting his head to look at himself, his eyes were full of " Do you understand?" The inquiry is like a class leader patiently explaining a topic to a poor student.

Qing Yishi has to understand if he doesn't understand, he can't stand Da Sixi's "clear gaze".

But it's all explained in such detail, it's hard not to understand.

To clear the level, you can only work hard in the level area.On this point, the 16 people in the kitchen basically reached a consensus.

The only problem now is-

"What are the conditions for customs clearance!" Thirteen Yao squatted on the ground wearily, and howled bitterly.

Huo Xu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "Catch them and ask if they will find out."

"That," Qing Yise waved his hand in front of his eyes, suspecting that this person had lost his memory, "I mentioned it just now, but it was rejected."

Huo Xu: "You mean to lure them down."

Qing Yise: "That's right, but after analyzing the rules just now, aren't they unable to come down?"

Huo Xu: "Since you can't get down, just catch them from above."

Whole Wheat: "Do you have a solution?"

Huo Xu: "Beat me hard, force a confession, let them tell the conditions for customs clearance. Didn't 4/10 do this to those hunters?"

whole wheat:"……"

Wuwufen, Monk, Tanhua: "What he wants to ask is how to catch it!"

Huo Xu: "Oh, if you are suffocating in a bathrobe, you can hold your breath and rush up to grab it. If you are a sharp human monster, you can wrap yourself tightly and thickly, and then rush up to grab it."

Donut, Lotus, VIP: "..."

In short, rush up and grab hard.

As for the slots in nicknames such as "suffocating bathrobe" and "sharp monster", they can no longer take care of them.

The 15-minute countdown is fleeting.

Especially for VIPs, they are the first to return to the lower level, leaving them less time for discussion, so until the last minute, how to take down the two gatekeepers with high lethality has not yet formed a comprehensive and rigorous plan. Tactics, just have some rough directions.

In this way, the VIP partners first returned to the [Hourglass Elevator].

"Ding--"

<Cheat Sheet>: Welcome to [Hourglass Elevator].This is the 6/10 checkpoint. Every time you enter, you need to deduct <[Special] I am a VIP>. Quantity: 1.After this deduction, your <[Special] I am a VIP>, the remaining quantity: 8.

The fine sand covered the lower part of the hourglass, and the sky and the earth were spinning. The six people turned their heads downward, and the fine sand quickly buried their eyes, ears, mouth and nose.

Breath is taken away along with vision.

After a long and difficult ten seconds, Yue Pangpang fell out of the elevator and rolled to the corridor floor.

While patting the sand on his face, he got up quickly, and said to both sides: "Damn, the one who designed this elevator is definitely..."

In the middle of speaking, he stopped.

Fatty opened his mouth and looked around. There was no partner. It was a dark room, the layout and furnishings were similar to the rooms he had been in before, but he was alone now, with the weak candlelight like a will-o'-the-wisp.

He hurried forward two steps, opened the window of the room, pasted the glass and looked out. From the height, he must have returned to the upper half of the castle, but it was not like the fifth floor that he arrived at for the first time by taking the [Hourglass Elevator]. , more like six or seven floors.

... Returning to the level again, not only will the teammates be dispersed, but even the floors and locations will be randomized?

Cong Yue thought about it randomly, and suddenly felt a chill in his heart.If this is the seventh floor, isn't it the floor where the bathrobe man and the murderer roam?

No no, not necessarily.The fatter he is, the more he comforts himself immediately.When the lotus returned to the murderer's room on the seventh floor, the murderer had already left. Maybe he had already searched for other floors by now.

The focus now is to meet up with the VIP partners first.

Cong Yue made up his mind and turned around immediately, wanting to leave this uncomfortable closed space.But before the foot moved, there was a sound at the door, as if someone was opening the door tentatively with a very light movement.

Cong Yue's hair stood up all of a sudden, he hurriedly picked up a wooden chair at hand, tiptoed to the door, waited for anyone outside to come in, he would smash it, and then ran away.

He also has a dagger on his body, but if it is a murderer who comes, if he stabs it, his hand will probably be scrapped.At this time, the sense of security brought by large objects is relatively sufficient.

The door was finally opened slowly with a narrow gap.

The people outside seemed to be worried about the people inside.

Cong Yue was taken aback for a moment, being so cautious didn't quite resemble the style of those two perverts.

The next second, the door opened wider again, and the people outside seemed to feel that there was no movement inside, and after a little reassurance, "噗" rushed in close to the door.

As soon as he entered, he bumped into Cong Yue head-on.

Both of them turned dark at the same time.

Qi Hua: "Are you lifting a chair to hit me or scare me?"

Cong Yue: "..."

Damn, it's better to have a murderer.