Paintings of Terror

"I'm also standing on Haowen'er." Almost as soon as Ke Xun's voice fell, Wei Dong immediately made a statement.

"I'm standing with Brother Wen'er too!" Luo Kuo was only a beat behind him.

Qin Ci smiled and looked at Shao Ling and the newcomers beside him: "The so-called different routes lead to the same goal, there is nothing wrong with having one more choice and one more coping method. If you are willing to team up with us, please feel free to speak up." .”

But Xuege came out suddenly, stood on the side of the old member, glanced at Ke Xun as he passed by, and said lightly: "You convinced me."

"Since this is the case, let's each use our own methods to deal with tonight," Liu Yanlei said coldly, "but forgive me for my ugly words, I hope your actual actions can be worthy of your eloquence. hold us back."

"To each other." Ke Xun looked straight into his eyes with a half-smile.

Liu Yanlei was completely overwhelmed no matter in terms of face or momentum, he simply turned his head and left with a cold snort.

Still calm and composed, Shao Ling only slightly nodded at the old members and said, "Good luck." Then he also turned his head and walked towards the middle hall located in the middle of the cabin on the first floor.

The five old members took the two newcomers, Xuege and Luo Yu, to stay where they were. Luo Yu looked at Ke Xun and Mu Yiran, and said, "Brother, brother-in-law, what shall we do tonight?"

Ke Xun: "..."

Mu Yiran: "..."

Everyone: "..."

Ke Xun: "Who the hell is your brother or your sister?!"

Luo Kuo: "Don't pay attention to these details. Brothers, you should hurry up and give me an idea, it's getting dark today."

Everyone looked at Mu Yiran habitually, and Mu Yiran, as always, never let them down: "In the story of Niuzhu Burning Rhinoceros, the burning rhinoceros is the source of disaster and death, but considering We need to look for the seal, and maybe only by lighting the rhino horns can we get clues to the seal, so this has become a situation where we know that there are tigers in the mountains, but we prefer to travel to the mountains.

"The power to kill people in the painting is irresistible, if the rhino horn is aroused by this power, then what we are facing is an unsolvable dead end.

"However, the 'painting' will not set up a dead end for us. Usually it is a narrow escape. And there is more than one kind of dangerous force in the painting.

"In addition to the only irresistible force of death, there is also a force that is extremely dangerous, but as long as you find the right method, you can crack it and survive.

"For example, in "Bai Shi", as long as you don't get seen by ghosts and you just hold your breath, you don't need to be killed; another example is in "Humanity", as long as you faint, you can avoid going crazy due to loss of senses, as long as you cooperate If you have a tacit understanding, you will not be electrocuted to death by the electric current-it is a close call that can be solved.

"It can be seen that the situation that will appear after the rhino horn is ignited should be the latter-it will not make us die without resistance, but there will be a danger of death, but there may not be no solution.

"As for how to solve it, there is no shortcut. We can only, and must, pass the first night of death to verify and get clues to crack it, so we can't make a perfect response in advance, we can only adapt to the situation.

"This painting is a limited space, and both life and death only happen on this ship, so I deduce that running and hiding are not ways to avoid death, because we have nowhere to escape.

"Therefore, the death method of this painting is not an indiscriminate attack type, nor should it be a task completion type, but is most likely a trigger or conditional type.

“There are many types of conditions related, but given the limited space on this ship and the limited items on board, I don’t think the condition should be related to finding or collecting items.

"And since it has nothing to do with objects, it is likely to be related to our behavior and thoughts, so I think that the death conditions this time should be closely related to each of us's own performance.

"The crossbow is just a precautionary measure. It's hard to say whether it will be used, but it's good to have more preparations. As for the rhinoceros horn, we don't have to rush to ignite it. Let's wait and see what happens. If the situation shows that it must be ignited, we must do it." a reasonable arrangement.

"Me, Ke Xun, and Luo Yu, form a team. Doctor Qin, you form a team of four. It is not necessary for all of you to hold bows and crossbows. There is a division of labor within the group. Some will hold crossbows for defense, while others will hold rhino horns and flint and steel. It is up to you to decide." flammable or non-flammable.

"We set the squatting position at the stern. Doctor Qin, the four of you go to the end of the second floor, and the three of us are at the end of the first floor. If there is no accident, the force will come from the sea, so it will pass through the deck on the first floor first. You guys The best eyesight among the four is responsible for reconnaissance. If the situation is not good, consider dispersing and evading or entering the house to evade. It is up to you to decide with your own camera.

"Just in case, find two ropes and tie them to the railing on the second floor. If there is an accident, you can also go down from the second floor to the first floor or from the first floor to the second floor in the shortest time along the ropes.

"That's all I can think of for the time being. Do you have anything to add?"

"No more!" Everyone responded in unison.

"Oh my god, my brother-in-law is too handsome!" Luo Kui elbowed Ke Xun while speechless, "It's reasonable and unassailable! Brother, you are right to bend over!"

"..." Ke Xun raised his arms to strangle the boy's neck, and walked towards the stairway leading to the cabin below the deck, "Follow me down to find the rope."

The others waited on the deck for a while, Zhu Haowen and Wei Dong stood on the edge of the ship and looked into the sea, while Mu Yiran and Qin Ci went to the middle hall where Shaoling's team was, and made Mu Yiran's speculation just now the same Those few people said it again, and they couldn't cut off the communication of news because of the team's actions. As for whether the other party was willing to believe and accept it, that was their own business.

This group of people was busy in the middle hall, they found a hammer and nails from nowhere, they also dismantled two low couches, and they are sealing the windows with the dismantled wooden boards, leaving only the door as the only exit.

They also carried all the boxes under the floor of the captain's room into the hall, saying that they might be of some use. Under Shao Ling's command and coordination, the six people went their own way in an orderly manner, vaguely showing that they were surrounded by Shao Ling as the leader.

After hearing Mu Yiran's analysis, Shao Ling nodded to express his gratitude, and reciprocated: "If you encounter danger, call, and we will do our best to help."

When Mu Yiran and Qin Ci returned to the poop deck, Ke Xun had just returned with Luo Yuye, holding a few large rolls of hemp rope in his arms, "A bad situation-the mobile phone has been deprived of the lighting function. Even the flint and steel can't ignite any combustible objects," Ke Xun said to the crowd, "We could only move in the dark below, but fortunately I still remember the approximate location of the rope. It seems that this painting not only allows us to ignite the rhino horn , we are not allowed to use any lighting objects."

"To be precise, other lighting objects are not allowed after dark." Zhu Haowen added, "It's already dark now, but when it's dawn, we can still use the mobile phone light when we enter the lower cabin."

Ke Xun slapped his forehead: "I forgot to find some more flint and steel down there, I'll go down and look for it."

Zhu Haowen stretched out his hand and gave him a hand: "Don't go, it's hard to find things without lighting, use mine."

As he spoke, he took out a flint and steel from his pocket.

"You have it too." Ke Xun looked at it, suddenly found something, and raised his eyebrows to look at him, "Do you smoke?"

Zhu Haowen had never smoked in front of Ke Xun.

"Well, is it surprising?" Zhu Haowen said indifferently.

"Quiet it," Ke Xun said, "Young people, fitness is the right way to relax, learn from me."

Zhu Haowen looked at him, smiled, and didn't speak.

Ke Xun asked Qin Ci: "Dongzi doesn't smoke, Brother Qin, do you smoke?"

Qin Ci also smiled: "As a doctor, I know the disadvantages of smoking better than anyone else. I don't smoke. So in our group, only Haowen has flint and steel."

"Me too." It was Xuege who answered the words, and took out a flint and steel from the skirt on his body.

"That's almost enough," Ke Xun said, "Our group uses radishes, you go up, the rope is ready to meet the enemy."

"I will help you pay attention to the farther range from above." Zhu Haowen said.

"Okay, be more careful." Ke Xun patted him on the shoulder.

Zhu Haowen took a deep look at him, and when he turned his head, he replied, "You too."

After everyone arranged the ropes, Ke Xunmu Yiran and Luo Wei waited quietly outside the door at the stern of the boat. The door was open, and they could hide in the house if necessary.

The sea at night was extremely quiet, with only the sound of microwave surges and the creaking sound of pushing the ship's hull.

There are a few scattered stars in the night sky above the head, there is no moon, and the clouds are blown by the high-altitude wind, gathering and dispersing from time to time, unpredictable.

Having lived and died together countless times, Ke Xun and Mu Yiran have already developed a tacit understanding. Needless to say, everything is in harmony.

The two of them just stood side by side silently at this moment, arms next to each other, fingers interlocked under the sleeves.

Then a third hand suddenly stretched out in frustration, and held the hands of the two together.

Ke Xun: "..."

Mu Yiran: "..."

Ke Xun: "Do you want to be beaten?"

Luo Kuo: "I'm afraid, brother, you can add me."

Ke Xun: "...I'll add you a carrot head, add it, start it, and get your equipment."

Luo Kuo: "I don't want to take any equipment, my hands are shaking, I'm scared, I'm really scared..."

As he spoke, he began to sob.

Ke Xun was silent, put his arms around his shoulders, and brought him to his side: "In the painting, any comforting words are useless, just like no matter how scared you are. So, carrot, if you are unlucky If you are chosen by death, and the way of death is likely to be extremely tragic, I will help you die quickly and save you from suffering, do you agree?"

"Why, how to die quickly?" Luo Kuo asked with a sob.

Ke Xun raised the crossbow in his other hand, "I'll try to hit your throat with an arrow as accurately as possible, okay?"

"Okay," Luo Yingde wiped the tears off his face without hesitation, "Then I'll leave it to you, brother, but shoot if you see it right, in case I can save it again, no At the last moment, you must not send me away easily!"

"..." Ke Xun didn't want to pay attention to this guy, and his eyes fell on the dark sea.

Time slowly moved towards twelve o'clock in the night.

A large thick cloud suddenly covered the entire sky, and all the light was swallowed by endless darkness in an instant.

The darkness was so thick that it made people suddenly blind. They couldn't see any glimmers or images. Ke Xun even put his hand in front of his eyes, but he couldn't see a single outline.

This darkness is not normal.

"Yi Ran." Ke Xun greeted the people around him in a very low voice.

But the people around him didn't give him any response.

Ke Xun stretched out his hand and touched into a piece of nothingness. Mu Yiran, who was originally standing beside him, disappeared without a trace at this moment.

Ke Xun withdrew his hand and raised the crossbow, but after thinking about it, he put it down again.It's so dark in front of him now, absolutely can't shoot arrows, otherwise it is very likely to hurt Mu Yiran or Luo Yan.

"Carrot?" Ke Xun called again in a low voice.

Luo Kuo didn't respond either.

Ke Xun stood there calmly, did not act rashly, calmed himself down quickly, and listened to the movement around him.

There were no human voices around.

All he could hear was the slow swell of sea water and the occasional crunching of the wooden hull.

Crunch, crunch.

crunch.

Something, creaking, was walking on the deck.

Slow as sea water, wrinkled like a wooden hull.

Creaking, step by step, walking towards this side in the blinding darkness.