Flirting with old enemies in escape games

Ji Wuhuan's hairs stood on end, and accompanied by the little girl's creepy laughter, those two cold little hands crawled from his legs to his back.

It was clearly through the clothes, but the icy cold feeling was very clear. It climbed up the spine bit by bit, and soon touched the skin of the neck, and then stuck to his face!

Ji Wuhuan turned around abruptly, grabbed the preserved egg and threw it behind him. At the same time, he picked up the flashlight hanging on both sides of the backpack and turned on the switch.

At this juncture, there are no rules and taboos to care about. The most terrifying thing is not being able to see anything in the dark.

However, when the white light illuminated behind him, there was nothing there. The preserved egg flew out half a meter and hit the wall directly. It fell to the ground again with a "chirp", and was so frightened that it yelled "Wow".

Not only that, Ji Wuhuan looked around with a flashlight, and found that there was no one here!

The player who snatched the candle from behind just now, Wen Li and Cheng Li who were scuffling on the other side disappeared!

Surprisingly quiet around, where did they go?How could it suddenly disappear?

All of this is too weird, if it wasn't for the fact that there was still a half-cut candle in his hand, and there were obvious traces of being cut by a knife blade, Ji Wuhuan would have wondered if he had been hallucinated by being overly frightened.

"Wen Li? Wen Li! Where are you!"

There was no response in the dark passage, Ji Wuhuan stepped back cautiously, squatted down close to the wall and quickly picked up the preserved eggs on the ground.

Just as he was about to stuff it back into the hood, he saw that Pi Dan was trembling with his arm holding him, and began to cry.

"what happened?"

Pi Dan raised his arm and shook it, as if pointing at the back of Ji Wuhuan's shoulder.

Ji Wuhuan turned around again and shone the flashlight, but there was still nothing behind her!Looking at the dark and terrifying passage, he didn't have time to delve into it, so he had to stuff the preserved egg into his pocket first.

Then he called a few more gentle names, but there was still no response.

What exactly is going on?Ji Wuhuan trotted forward, since there were no candles left, there was no need to walk cautiously, he just ran away.

On the way, he was still thinking about what happened just now: Could it be said that after the candle is extinguished, the companion will disappear?

Ji Wuhuan remembered that there was a burning candle in a room before, but if he retreated now, even if he ran with all his strength, it would take at least 15 minutes to go back and forth. If it's cold on the way, then it's completely over.

At present, although many strange things have happened, the light of the flashlight is still much brighter than that of candles. Compared with just now, Ji Wuhuan can see more clearly now.

No candle does not affect people walking in the maze.

So after weighing it, Ji Wuhuan decided to move on.

After making the decision, he even ran all the way. Facts have proved that you get what you pay for, and the expensive leg treatment before entering the game is indeed useful. At least he ran for several hundred meters without feeling uncomfortable.

After more than ten seconds, Ji Wuhuan left the passage, just like before, without looking up or looking back, just running, miraculously running up to now, no scary ghosts appeared to scare him.

While Ji Wuhuan was rejoicing, he had some bad premonitions in his heart. He thought that once the candles were extinguished, the ghosts here would get worse and might cause actual harm to people, but now it seems that this is not the case. .

So is it possible that the purpose of candles is really just to illuminate the way?

The introduction about candles in the game rules is "

Players can take a candle from the wooden stand to enter the maze, and the candle can illuminate the path in the maze. "

But even without candles, you can see the road clearly with a flashlight. Does Rubik's Cube think that players won't bring flashlights?

Which old player who enters the game doesn't bring two or three flashlights?Generally, they are also drop-resistant and waterproof. There is a special recommendation post on the Rubik’s Cube forum. Players must at least have a box. Even if the newcomer does not bring a flashlight, they usually have a mobile phone, so the darkness must not be the most critical point.

And Ji Wuhuan felt that things would not be so simple, otherwise how could candles be so important?There are a total of 6 game rules and warnings in the maze, of which candles account for 3 of them.

But he didn't have time to think about it, because there was only half an hour left, if he couldn't get out, he would be completely finished.

In this way, he ran through three passages and passed two forks in the middle. Of course, no matter how anxious he was, he never forgot to mark it. At this time, the number on the mark had reached "13".

Just when Ji Wuhuan left the fourth passage and was about to make a mark and then enter the next passage, he suddenly froze!

When the flashlight shines on it, the number "13" is impressively written on the wall on the right!

The red marker pen, the familiar handwriting, Ji Wuhuan wiped it with his fingers, but it was still not dry.

But he clearly entered the leftmost passage from here just now!This passage is not long, and the walking process only takes more than ten seconds. The passage is straight, and there is no turning in the middle. How did you come back here?

Ji Wuhuan suddenly had a bad guess. He turned around and went into the passage on the right. After more than ten seconds, at the end, when he came out, he saw the number "13" that was smeared on the wall again!

Ji Wuhuan immediately entered the passage facing him again, and after more than ten seconds, he returned to the original point again!

"Ghost hits the wall!" Ji Wuhuan exclaimed, at this moment, he completely understood the usefulness of candles.

Maze Game Rule 3: The true meaning of "candles can illuminate the path in the maze" means that in the case of candles, ghosts will not hit the wall. The so-called illuminated path should refer to the real path!

Looking at the red number "13" on the wall, Ji Wuhuan felt his scalp go numb for a while, and half of his little heart felt cold. No wonder there were no ghosts to scare him again, probably thinking that they were dead anyway?

— But the game is not over yet.

Ji Wuhuan looked at his watch, he ran all the way just now, it took more than five minutes, but he kept spinning in circles, and now there are only 28 minutes left.

It seemed impossible to go back to that room to get the candles. There was a ghost hitting the wall, so he should not be able to leave this fork in the road.

Ji Wuhuan no longer wasted energy trying to go out, he touched his earlobe with his fingers, and turned the earrings a little uneasily, forcing himself to calm down and think again.

If the candle is extinguished, they will never get out.

In the game warning, there should not be only "Please be sure to get out of the maze within the time limit." Instead, there should be another "When the candle goes out, the game will fail."

But there is no such thing, so Ji Wuhuan feels that whether the candle goes out or not is definitely not the most decisive factor!

The room with the candles, perhaps some sort of reminder.

He carefully recalled everything in there.

A black wooden stand with burning candles on the top and a frameless mirror below, a doll with closed eyes on the left side of the mirror and a black comb on the right side.

What do they represent?

Ji Wuhuan touched his earlobe, and after a moment of contemplation, he suddenly had an idea.

He turned off the flashlight.

Falling into the terrifying darkness again, Ji Wuhuan carefully observed his surroundings. He no longer tried to move forward, but turned around a few times on the spot.

After his eyes completely adapted to the darkness, he could see clearly, there was a faint light spot in one of the passages!

He followed that spot of light without hesitation.

This time he did not return to the original place, and after more than ten seconds, he stepped into a familiar small room!

On the left side of the small room was placed the black wooden frame, on top of which was a burning candle, and a mirror was hung below, but someone turned it over, with its back facing the sky, and on both sides of the mirror were Doll and comb.

Sure enough!He guessed right, ghosts cannot change the maze itself and the candles!Their abilities should only affect the player's senses. Before Ji Wuhuan was walking in place in the passage, it was because there was no reference in front of him. He thought he was walking forward, but he fell down unconsciously every time. go back.

Only in absolute darkness can players see this faint light, and this particular room is much more than just one!Otherwise, why in the case of the ghost hitting the wall, he can still walk a few hundred meters at the beginning to reach two forks before starting to infinitely hit the wall. Obviously this is the way of life left by the Rubik's Cube for the player.

Or it is the way to clear the level after the candle is extinguished.

If you can't think of this, even if you are only a few meters away from this room, you won't be able to see it.

The flashlight is too bright and will cover the light of the candle.

Ji Wuhuan looked at the wall, and sure enough there was no number mark left by him.

It wasn't the first one he'd entered.

However, when Ji Wuhuan rushed towards the candle excitedly, before he got close to the wooden frame, the candle suddenly went out.

Ji Wuhuan stood in the darkness, his whole body was stiff and his face was bewildered.

At this moment, he even wanted to ask Rubik's Cube: Are you kidding me?

His heart was cold and cold, and he was still a little angry!

Ji Wuhuan turned on the flashlight again, looked around again, and after confirming that there was no danger, he approached the wooden frame, picked up the candle, and took a closer look.

There is no vertigo, it did suddenly go out just now!The wax inside has not solidified yet.

how so? !Ji Wuhuan couldn't figure it out, when he put the candle back, he accidentally knocked off the doll next to the mirror, and the doll fell to the ground.

Ji Wuhuan looked down and found that the doll's eyes hadn't opened this time.

At this time, he couldn't help but want to complain: Is this maze broken? Scary toys are all broken.

After Ji Wuhuan finished complaining, he suddenly remembered something.

It was obviously no coincidence that the candle would suddenly go out by itself, so could it be a coincidence that the doll broke?

What does a doll with closed eyes represent?

Ji Wuhuan squatted down to pick up the doll, pushed open its closed eyelids, and found that the eyeballs inside were gray, without pupils, like a blind person.

The doll becomes blind after the candle goes out?

Could it be that... Ji Wuhuan reached out and touched his eyes, remembering the cold touch on his cheek just now, and remembering the direction the preserved egg was pointing just now, he suddenly had a very terrifying guess.

He stood up and approached the small mirror step by step.

Standing the flashlight on the shelf, he stretched out his hand and slowly turned the covered mirror back. From left to right, he first saw his shoulder.

He has been as slow as possible, and he has made himself mentally prepared, but when he saw the grimace on the back of his shoulder, he was still so frightened that his legs went limp.

It was a little girl with distorted facial features and a terrifying face, she was always sticking close to Ji Wuhuan's back!Two pale little hands stretched out from behind and stuck to his ears and eyes!

Ji Wuhuan took a step back abruptly, his face turned pale from fright.

The young man covered his chest, his mind fell into a brief confusion, he opened his mouth, and after a long time, he spit out a sentence: "You are like this... If you are photographed by the paparazzi, Yuanyuan will pinch me again!"

He had already guessed what that big bastard Nie Yuan would say: "Oh, it's disgusting, even little girls will be spared! It really is a vixen! It's not as good as a beast!"

As a public figure, Ji Wuhuan can only pretend not to see it on the public face, and fight with Nie Yuan in private, but this kind of mockery must be uncomfortable!As the saying goes, don't fight for steamed buns!

No, what the hell is he thinking now!

Ji Wuhuan suddenly came back to his senses, and his brain returned to normal operation. No wonder he suddenly couldn't see the other players, and couldn't hear their voices. It's true!

Those few players must have encountered such a thing.

Just why didn't it bump into it when I was walking?

Before Ji Wuhuan could figure it out, he found another problem in the mirror. When he retreated just now, the mirror swung left and right. In the mirror, his left hand was actually raised.

When did he raise his left hand?Why do you raise your left hand?Ji Wuhuan himself didn't realize it at all, he was about to take his hand back, wait!Could it be that……

He had a terrible guess again, tremblingly stretched out his right hand, held the mirror again, and slowly turned to the left.

In the mirror, his left hand was actually held by a pale hand!

The author has something to say: Yuanyuan: That female ghost, yes, it’s you, the one who pulled my Pippi’s hand, you’re doomed!

Female ghost: Is it too late for me to let go now QAQ? !