Chapter 206, The Hunter and the Prey
Judging by the boy's words, the other party will not deliberately steal so that we can't see, or rather, hide in places that we can't reach.
That is, as soon as we get close to him and then find him, then the game is over.
Of course, this is only a superficial understanding, and I always feel that this ghost hunting game is not as simple as I imagined.
Because from the time we entered the steel labyrinth to the present, it has become more difficult and more dangerous every time.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about the collective madness incident encountered not long ago, it was a careless move, and the whole game was lost, if it weren't for Song Qian's special physique, all of us would have to support ourselves to death.
That state scares me for a while when I think about it now.
The first level of the second layer alone is so dangerous, let alone this second level.
So I always feel that this ghost hunting game is much more dangerous than it seems, but I can't see where the specific danger is.
Now I can only take one step at a time, try to find the ghost, and adapt to all changes.
After telling everyone to be careful, a group of us began to disperse and search.
Scattered searching, there are good and bad, the advantage is that it can save a lot of time and achieve the maximum effect.
The downside is the danger, because I can't rule out whether the ghost will play some tricks against us one by one, but right now, we don't have a choice.
Because no one knows how big the labyrinth is, and no one knows where the ghost is.
Seven hours seems like a lot, but it doesn't really leave us much time.
For just a few hours, it was a question of whether or not you could find the exit to the maze, let alone find a moving ghost.
So the best option is to split up.
The rows of three-meter-square houses that make up the labyrinth are now more than half open, and some of them have doors that can be entered, and some of them cannot.
Prior to this, I had already specially explained that all the rooms that could be entered, and the rooms that entered, should be marked at the door, so that I would not be able to distinguish the direction when I encountered something, and if I didn't find the ghost, I would get lost.
After the separation, I chose a direction horizontally and continued to move forward.
Every time I pass through a room, I make a mark as I had agreed before.
After a few rooms, the friends around him had completely disappeared into the darkness, and they couldn't even hear the slightest movement.
In the whole labyrinth, it was as if I was the only one, so quiet that I could even hear my own breathing.
After walking sideways for a while, through many rooms, I realized that the maze was even bigger than I had imagined.
I've been pushing sideways, and it's mostly a straight line.
Only when some rooms are inaccessible, will another room be selected and continue to advance laterally.
I was sure that I had advanced at least a few miles laterally, but there seemed to be no end in sight, with small rooms one after another, and small corridors one after another.
No matter how I walked, there were still rows of rooms and passages that awaited me in front of me.
This labyrinth has a special feature, as long as it is a house, it all appears in rows, whether it is vertical or horizontal.
And I also found it strange that the size of the rooms and the distance from one row of rooms to the other were all consistent.
A room is three meters square, a square building, and the passage between the rooms is also three meters wide, which is very standard, even to the point of strictness.
In other words, the width and distance of each passage is just enough to fit a row of houses, and it is the kind that is seamless.
So I have a guess that if these rooms can be moved, aren't we just dealing with a moving maze?
Thinking about it again, if that ghost can control the movement of the maze, wouldn't the chances of us finding it be greatly reduced?
If that were the case, it would be very difficult for this ghost hunt to play.
I continued to push forward as I thought.
These rooms are like a whole, and the walls are as smooth as mirrors, and they all reflect me.
Standing in a passage casually, looking left and right, the walls of the rows of rooms are full of reflected figures.
It's new, and it's weird.
Time was ticking, and I was starting to feel uneasy.
I kept moving laterally, but I never reached the end, and at this point I had to suspect that I had lost my way, and even started to walk back.
But the problem is that the rooms I pass by, the roads I walk, are all marked.
As I pushed forward, I didn't see the same marks repeated, which is a bit bizarre.
And since the separation of our group, it was as if everyone had disappeared mysteriously, and there was no movement.
I tried shouting a few times, but I didn't hear anyone reply.
There are only two possibilities for this situation, either I have gone too far, and the sound insulation of each room is good, so I can't hear anything.
Either that, or our perception has been blocked by some kind of force, making us a group of people unable to connect with each other.
In this way, I can't help but be a little anxious.
Now that ghost doesn't say anything, our own people are scattered, and the typical stealing of chickens is not a recipe for rice.
If it drags on like this, I'm afraid the result will be even worse.
After thinking about it, I could only choose to let the ghost give me a hint and give me a chance to clap my hands.
"Clap!"
I yelled.
As soon as the words fell, a few seconds later, in front of my side, suddenly there were three "pops", very crisp and clear, as if someone was clapping their palms hard, and judging from the distance, it should not be far away.
"Papapa" three times, with bursts of echoes, echoed in the maze.
After confirming the general direction, I did not hesitate and rushed to the source of the sound.
Just approaching the source of the sound, before he could find it, a sudden scream sounded not far away.
"Luo Tian?"
My eyelids jumped, and my heart suddenly felt a little uneasy, and I rushed over as soon as I didn't think about it.
After passing through several passages and more than a dozen rooms, I suddenly saw Luo Tian slumped to the ground at the corner of a certain intersection.
At this moment, Luo Tian was curled up in the corner with a pale face, her body was trembling, and her expression was very frightened.
The pants on her left leg had been cut open by a sharp blade, and there were three long blood marks on them, as if they had been scratched by a beast.
Although the wound is not deep, it is still scary enough to see the blood-stained pants.
"What's going on?" I said.
After seeing me appear, Luo Tian seemed to see the life-saving straw, and hurriedly limped over, hiding behind me, his body was still trembling.
I took out my machete as soon as I could, always on my toes.
"What's the matter with the injury on your leg? What did you do?" I quickly asked.
"Yes...... There are ghosts!"
Luo Tian swallowed his saliva and pressed his head very low: "I'...... What the hell did I just do!"
"What the hell?" I raised an eyebrow, "Could it be that you've already found that little ghost?"
"No...... Not that one!"
Luo Tian shook his head, and then pointed to the wall of the room in front of him: "It's a ghost hidden in the wall!"
"What the hell is going on in the wall?" I wondered.
"When I was marking the door just now, I saw the mirror reflection on the wall twist a little, and before I could react, the reflection suddenly rushed out, and in a flash, it left a wound on my leg. Luo Tian quickly explained.
I frowned, "You mean...... Is it the mirror reflection on your wall that hurts you?"
After seeing Luo Tian nodding, I was a little uneasy.
Sure enough, it's not as simple as it seems.
It's a game of ghost hunting, but aren't we being caught by ghosts?
Between the prey and the hunter, the difference between the former and the latter, there is often only a thin line, maybe now we are hunters, but in the next second, it is possible to become real prey!