"Hello, Adam."

The video on the TV, apparently, will not reply to the victim's words, the doll with extremely high cheekbones and two red circles painted on its face, its pale face trembling slightly, its jaw mechanizing opening and closing, and continuing to emit synthetic electronic sounds:

"In the online world, people can communicate over long distances without restrictions, and for the vast majority of ordinary users, it is almost impossible to find out the true identity of netizens."

So, there are some despicable and lowly mongrels who start to make fun of themselves in this virtual space by casually insulting and ridiculing others. People call them 'trolls', or to put it another way, 'keyboard warriors'. ”

"You're just an incompetent troll, leaving filthy statements in various comment sections every day, wantonly slandering and insulting others."

"Now, let's take a look at the choice when you really have a choice, do you choose to save your life in humiliation, or do you say on the Internet, face the cruel death calmly?"

"Kill me." Lin Chi's tone was extremely decisive.

After listening to the "self" described by the other party, Lin Chi at this time could be said to have no desire to survive at all. After all, he also hates creatures like "trolls". Although it's a 10,000-year-old diving party that never speaks, when I occasionally visit the game forum, it's still very unpleasant to see those guys who spray without saying a word.

That being said, though, it's still a matter of trying.

Leaning on the metal chair, the bone-chilling coldness flowed through his body from behind, and Lin Chi could feel that the fear and panic in this illusion seemed to have been magnified a lot.

If those things can be overcome through "perseverance", the weak body of this character cannot be compensated for by his own spirit.

Maybe it's because he can only type on the keyboard all year round, and this character's body is so weak that it seems to have been knocked on medicine, and his whole body is in pain, only his hands are unusually strong, and he looks like he has been engaged in some kind of sports for many years.

Buzzing......

With the sound of the mechanical engine starting, a mirror mounted on the slide rail slowly moved in front of Lin Chi.

Until this time, Lin Chi finally saw the "true face" of his character.

The emaciated body was fixed to a metal chair, some liquid was running down the trouser legs, and "Adam" had very thick hands, a rusty metal mask on his head, and only a pair of brown eyes.

Since the "inside" of this character was replaced by Lin Chi, Adam's eyes were normal at this time, and he didn't look very panicked.

He waited quietly for the doll on the TV screen and continued to explain the rules of the game.

Soon, the ugly doll spoke again:

"The twenty-seven years of your life have been meaningless and worthless. Now you are fighting for your life for the first time. ”

"The device on your head is inlaid with one hundred and fifty steel nails that will pop out in two minutes and nail through your useless head."

"The key to the helmet is on the table to your right. Are you willing to sacrifice your keyboard hand for your freedom? ”

The image on the TV screen vanished, and another table slowly moved along the tracks, the edge of the table densely inlaid with upward blades, revealing only gaps for fingers to pass through.

If you can untie the metal ring on your left hand, you can stand up directly and get the key, but now, Lin Chi knows very well that only by hurting "Adam's" right hand can he get the key from the table.

His left hand and both feet are fixed to the chair, and his range of motion is extremely limited.

At this time, a timer reflected in the mirror has begun to count down.

One minute and fifty-nine seconds.

One minute and fifty-eight seconds.

One minute and fifty-seven seconds.

"Okay."

Looking at the countdown numbers of death that were constantly beating, Lin Chi took a deep breath and stretched out his right hand into the trap composed of blades.

The keyring was in the center of the table, and it only took one finger to reach it. You can take out the key and untie the "death helmet" on your head.

"Wait, is that really the case?"

Looking at those bloodstained blades, Lin Chi suddenly realized that the situation was not right.

The trap here seems to have been designed to take into account the extreme panic of the victim, and this self-mutilating device was designed. But just calm down and think about it for a while, and you'll find an obvious truth:

The right hand, which was cut into pieces by a blade, could not open the lock even if he got the key.

To get rid of this death trap, you may need another way.

Lin Chi raised his right hand and reached out to touch the back of his head wearing a helmet, but he didn't find the keyhole, but felt a small button on the metal collar on the back of his neck.

"Is this it?"

Lin Chi kept his fingers on the bulge and hesitated slightly.

It could also be the switch of the helmet mechanism, and if you choose it wrong, you will be killed by a headshot. But now......

Faced with the first "life and death choice", Lin Chi thought about it and decisively pressed the button on the back of his neck.

Click!

With a crisp sound, the helmet suddenly opened from behind.

Lin Chi, who finally breathed fresh air, didn't have time to be happy, and noticed that the time flow rate of the timer suddenly changed:

The timer screen, which originally said 1:32, has become 132!

Within 132 seconds of the helmet activation, Lin Chi slammed off the thing with his right hand and threw the helmet at his feet.

Syllable!

The mechanism of one hundred and fifty steel nails was activated in an instant, forming a "death phalanx" with no possibility of dodging, looking at the nails sticking out of the helmet, Lin Chi let out a sigh of relief.

"Did I pass the test?" He said angrily.

Although the death helmet was lifted, the illusion was not over.

It seems that the original owner of this body should have survived this level and entered the following level.

Lin Chi looked at the pale face of "Adam" in the mirror, and the sweat-soaked hair on his head, sticking to his skull one by one. After waiting for a while, the image of the doll appeared again on the TV screen:

"Two minutes passed...... You're alive. Congratulations, Mr. Adam. ”

The sound of the doll is accompanied by the cheering and clapping sound effects commonly used in TV shows, which is quite ironic to use in this scenario.

"I thought that a poor creature like you would become unable to think in extreme tension. It seems that I was mistaken. ”

"Don't get too complacent, though. The test for you has just begun, and it is just a warm-up......"

"It's uncomfortable to be tethered to a seat, right? What you may not know is that this chair is a specially modified electric chair that can turn you into a piece of barbecue with electricity released even without a helmet. ”

"For the sake of you've completed the first level, I can untie your feet. You just need to find a way to unlock your left hand. This time the time limit is still two minutes, are you willing to sacrifice your left hand in exchange for a chance to survive? Let's wait and see. ”

With that, the disgusting doll disappeared again. The metal ring on Lin Chi's feet was also suddenly opened.

After his feet were unrestrained, Lin Chi used his hands and feet to break free from the iron chains wrapped around his body, but the metal ring that fixed his left hand still firmly locked his wrists.

"Dry ......"

I saw that the number on the timer that had been started again had jumped to thirty-two seconds. Lin Chi tried to pull his hand out hard, but the result was naturally in vain.

If you pick up the helmet and smash the bones in your left hand, you can break free from the bracelet. But in this way, the "keyboard man" who lost one hand is estimated to be not far from death.

The most powerful parts of Adam's body are his two hands. If you kill yourself, it's actually no different from committing suicide.

Even if you can smash your hand to escape temporarily, the ensuing bleeding will not be able to deal with it. To escape from this cage, what you have to do should be......

"Is your thumb stuck?"

Lin Chi looked down at his left hand and noticed that the other four fingers should be able to be pulled out, but they were blocked by his thumb.

In that case, there is no need to say much about what to do.

He grabbed his left thumb with his right hand and twisted it with all his might.

There was a crisp click, and the sharp pain in the heart almost triggered the sudden death system, and a red circle of light appeared in front of Lin Chi's eyes in an instant.

But at this time, he didn't have time to scream, just pulled his left hand out and ran forward two steps.

After a sizzling sound of electricity, green smoke rose from the metal chair, Lin Chi looked down at his left hand, and saw that his thumb, which had completely lost the "restraint" of the joints, was swaying softly with the movements of his hand.

Since it's a stuck thumb, just twist it to a position that you can't reach under normal circumstances. In this way, what could have been done without a hand has also become a finger with a discard.

"Huh."

Lin Chi moved his legs, which were weak due to sitting for a long time, stood in front of the TV, and raised his middle finger contemptuously with his right hand:

"Say it quickly, don't waste time."

As if hearing his call, the big face of the doll appeared on the TV screen again:

"Adam, you saved your life at the cost of a comminuted fracture of your left hand. But...... How many organs do you have left to use in the next test? ”

"Did the original 'Adam' really escape by smashing his hands?"

After listening to the doll's words, Lin Chi, who was still in the death game, breathed a sigh of relief.

The environment in which I live comes from the memories of the deceased before death, and the doll's rhetoric does not change because of his choice.

According to the doll, Adam, the original owner of this memory, must have escaped from the electric chair by killing his left hand.

If this is the case, Adam, who suffered a comminuted fracture of his left hand, should not live long.

As long as you can survive until Adam dies, you can successfully break through this death game!

"Look at this room, you're in a drainage system, a corner that humans in the civilized world will never be able to reach. You'll be accompanied only by rats and cockroaches, and the parasites that live here. ”

"Fit, right? Such a room is just right for the dregs like you. I know that if you can find a computer here, you'll be going to immediately brag about your 'tough guy experience' online. ”

"Now, I'm going to give you a chance to be a 'tough guy'. Did it escape from here, or did it become a headline on the front page of a newspaper? It's time for you to make a choice. ”

"Find a way to open that door, not too quickly...... Don't be too slow and time it right, just like you would when you're hired to post on a regular basis. ”

"This is your final trial, Adam."

Bang!

The TV screen suddenly exploded, and debris flew in all directions, but before the explosion occurred, Lin Chi was already squatting in the corner with his head in his hands.

Having been in a similar situation in another game before, he was prepared for these kinds of pitfalls.

However, this "final trial" seems to be very troublesome.

Lin Chi stood in front of the only metal door of this dirty storage room, tried to hold the handle with his left hand, and pulled it gently.

The door was tightly sealed, with no sign of opening at all. There is a small keyhole next to the handle, which should require a key to open.

So, is the key to open the door the same one just now?

Lin Chi returned to the electric chair and picked up the key that he hadn't used just now from the table full of sharp blades around him.

He tried to insert the key into the keyhole, and it went surprisingly well.

But maybe not yet.

Recall what the doll said, "Don't go too fast and not too slow." Lin Chi knew very well that if he opened the door rashly, he was very likely to end up dead.

"Hmm......"

Following the doll's final hints, Lin Chi began to look for clues to use in this filthy basement.

……

At the same moment, in Helgen's dungeon, Moria was still standing motionless in the mist.

"The host ......"

She shook Lin Chi's shoulders vigorously, but found that Lin Chi was still staring blankly, and his body fell to the ground weakly, showing no signs of waking up at all.

"Vampires who follow humans are very rare......"

August, who was hiding somewhere, said in the mist: "I have seen the Bloods who have been tortured and killed by vampire hunters, and I have met women who have been drained of blood by Dracula. Tell me, a bloodline like you...... Why follow in the footsteps of a human being? ”

"That's none of your business." Molya said coldly.

At this time, she was not interested in chatting with Auguste at all, and just continued to try to wake up her master.

At this moment, August made a new proposal:

"Since you are so persistent, then I will also give you a chance. If you can defeat me in a duel, how about I release your master? ”

As soon as these words came out, Molya raised her head and asked in a cold voice, "What if it fails?" ”

"You will never be able to recover." August's answer was succinct.

"Come on...... then"

Mo Liya clenched her fists, her eyes suddenly turned red, and the fangs sticking out of the corners of her mouth were stained with fresh blood:

"Pathetic 'gods', you will understand the true limits of the Bloodline."