What Li Dan didn't expect was that he was really told by Bai Ye that there were a lot more customers who came to the 'Night Stalker' tonight than in the previous days.

"I'm afraid these people are just like me, and they are limited by the game system for a relatively long matchmaking interval, right?"

In between performances, Li Dan pulled down his big sunglasses and glanced at the crowds in the venue, approached Bai Ye and said:

"This kind of setting is really a pit, I don't know how much my heart can bear? And a little more terrifying...... It's also acceptable. ”

What he said was obviously a little lacking, and it was really hard to think that the first game scared him.

Until 2 o'clock in the morning, the 'night owl' carnival ended, and the customers also returned happy.

"Let's go, let's go for supper together?"

Li Dan walked to Bai Ye, who was sorting out the equipment, with a newly hooked up girl paper in his arms, and greeted.

Bai Ye looked up at the girl who was wearing a miniskirt with heavy makeup and a good figure, and said with a smile: "I won't go, you play hard." ”

Li Dan replied with a 'you know' evil smile, put his hand on his sister's buttocks, and left with his sister's paper.

……

After returning home on a magnetic suspension motorcycle, Bai Ye first checked himself with a heart rate detector as usual.

"The number of heartbeats per minute is between 40 and 45, which is not much different from the last time we were detected."

After checking his heart rate, he rinsed off the sweat that had stuck to his body and changed into dry clothes.

By the time all this was done, it was 3 o'clock in the morning.

Normally, at times like these, it would be time for him to start sleeping with trepidation.

He didn't dare to enter a deep sleep state, because deep sleep would cause his heartbeat to slow down, and Bai Ye was afraid that he would die of heartbeat stopping during sleep.

He would be frequently woken up by several alarms set by himself every night, and in the long run, heavy dark circles and red blood became the distinguishing signs of his delicate face.

Tonight, though, is destined to be different.

Because "Pale Dawn" has officially opened to players around the world at 8 o'clock.

After lying on the bed, he put on a holographic game helmet and quickly logged into the game.

The character he created once again stood in front of the fitting mirror in the humble cabin, with the same appearance as before, with his trademark silver-white hair, white T-shirt and black suit pants, and only an eagle-shaped medallion on the left chest of the T-shirt, which represented his newfound status as an explorer.

Approaching the workbench, he noticed an ancient-looking scroll and a thick black notepad next to the green tin mailbox.

When you open the reels, you will be greeted by the ranking of the Escape Leaderboard, with a total of 100 places filled by players from all over the world.

Bai Ye noticed that the high player at the top of the list also hid his ID, and his total score was as high as 55 points.

Take a look at the last 100 player, who has just 10 points in total.

The 5 points I got from the novice teaching couldn't even go up the ranking.

"The initial point gap is not very obvious, and it is estimated that it will be necessary for all players to play a few more games before there will be obvious polarization in the leaderboard."

This conclusion is also based on the disgusting matchmaking interval setting of Pale Dawn.

This setting directly leads to the fact that all players have different game time, and those who are bold and not easily frightened will definitely have a lot more game time than those who are timid.

If this law continues, the point gap between the two will only widen.

The black notebook on the side of the scroll is the 'Quest Log', and when it is opened, the hidden side quest [Secret of the Sculpture] that Bai Ye received in the novice teaching appears inside, and the task is in progress next to it.

……

After everything was ready, Bai Ye walked to the door of the hut.

The picture darkened at first, and then changed to the appearance of black smoke billowing again.

A short video appeared in the black smoke:

On the roof of a high school building, a sturdy blonde boy in a school uniform was standing on the edge of the rooftop, looking at the sky full of despair and dead silence in the distance.

"Andrew, I ordered you to come down quickly, did you hear that?"

The camera pans to the bottom of the school building, where many teachers and students are standing, and some firefighters have begun to lay life-saving air mattresses underneath.

The bloated bald headmaster put one hand on his waist, held a megaphone, and shouted at the young man on the roof in a bad tone: "If there is any problem, we can come down and talk about it, we can't commit suicide here." ”

"He's really jumping, but he's just putting on a show to clear his name."

Among the onlookers, a boy said as if he was afraid that the matter would not be big enough.

"Yes, to do that kind of thing, in exchange for the fact that I have no face to continue to live in the world......"

Another skinny boy added fuel to his heart.

"Hey, let's not say a word."

A middle-aged woman who looked like a teacher interrupted, but she didn't blame the two boys who said cool things, and even he didn't have half a point of pity in his eyes when he looked at the boy who jumped off the building.

The camera cuts back to the top of the building, where Andrew appears to be in an unconscious state, unaware of the firefighters behind him trying to approach him by talking.

Suddenly, his feet took half a step forward, and half of his body immediately hung outside the rooftop.

"Oh ......"

The onlookers below gasped.

"Andrew, hey, Andrew, are you listening? Your parents are on their way to school, don't you want to see them one last time? ”

The firefighter in charge of the negotiation also broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly spoke out to comfort the young man.

"Mom and Dad...... I'm the one who caused you ......."

It's okay not to mention his parents, but as soon as he mentions his parents, the boy's eyes flashed with mixed emotions of fear and remorse, and then he closed his eyes in pain and walked out again.

"No...... Andrew! ”

"Oh my God!"

"Ou Maiga!"

In a barrage of screams.

The boy standing on the edge of the rooftop stepped into the air and fell straight down from the height of the five-story building.

……

When the short video ended, the black smoke gradually dissipated, but Bai Ye's eyes were still dark.

He found himself sitting in an iron chair, his head covered with some heavy object, and two pieces of iron in his mouth, which were like hooks against his tongue and palate.

A rusty smell spread in his mouth......

He couldn't speak, only a faint whining sound, and there was a 'tick' in his ears like a timer...... ......' electronic sound, as well as the slight sound of the gears as they turn.

The hands and feet were not restrained, and when the hands touched the object on the head, they responded with a rough metallic touch, which felt like an iron frame in the shape of a helmet.

"Such a start...... It's really weird. ”

With this in mind, he tried to pull the iron frame of his head with his hands, but the thing did not move, and it was very firmly fastened to the lower end of his jawbone.

At this moment, a series of 'gada' sounds were heard overhead, and several rows of searchlights were lit one by one, and the hazy yellow light immediately illuminated the surroundings.

After his gaze became visible, Bai Ye finally saw his situation clearly;

It was a ten-square-meter room, and he sat on the only iron chair in the center of the room.

The room was simple enough to be seen, with rough unpainted concrete walls, a heavy iron door, and a dilapidated bedside table with a 17-inch television in the corner of the front right wall.

There was also a half-glass mirror hanging on the wall facing Bai Ye, and Bai Ye saw his current appearance clearly from the mirror;

His head was fitted with a hideous clamp mechanism, the main body of which was an iron trap that opened 360 degrees - normal traps could only be opened up to 180 degrees, and opening 360 degrees was equivalent to closing the iron teeth of the trap in reverse.

The designer of the trap apparently changed the spring mechanism on the trap, and also added two sets of special gear structures on the left and right sides of the trap (now corresponding to Bai Ye's left and right cheeks), so that the trap can be kept open to the maximum extent without rebounding.

In addition, the iron teeth at the lower end of the device were stuck on the jaw bones on both sides of Bai Ye's side, and there was also an iron lock the size of a half-palm hanging on the right gear, which firmly locked the opening of the mechanism.

Unless a key can be found to open the lock, it is impossible to remove the mechanism from its head.

Rustling...... Rustling......

Not long after the lights came on, the 17-inch TV on the bedside table suddenly turned on and flickered like a snowflake screen.

After the snowflake screen was twisted for a moment, it was aligned, and a strange puppet wearing a black suit and a red bow tie appeared in the picture.

The puppet has an eerie lacquer-white face, two swirls painted with red paint on the raised cheekbones, and a pair of red sclera eyes are slowly turning with the body, looking in the direction of the camera.

"Hello, White Night, I want to play a game with you."

The puppet's mouth opened and closed and began to speak, making a deep and deep sound.

"You're wearing one of my proudest creations, a mechanism called the 'Jaw Ripper,' and when the video ends, the timer on it will be triggered.

After ten minutes, if you can't remove it from your head, it will burst out with amazing power, and your head will be ruthlessly torn apart like this dummy......"

The TV screen then cuts to a plaster head wearing a 'jaw ripper'.

With the triggering of the mechanism, the iron teeth on the trap twisted violently, and there was a loud 'bang', and half of the head of the plaster head was immediately ground into powder.

Bai Ye's pupils contracted slightly, and there was this video to demonstrate the power of the 'Jaw Ripper', a mechanism that could easily plant a shadow of fear in the wearer's heart.

"You may not know how to speak, let alone how to express meaning accurately, but you are engaged in a profession that requires the most 'talking'."

The camera pans back to the puppet, who again speaks in that thick voice.

"You're used to reporting what you've seen with your own eyes, adulterating and fabricating them, directing things in the direction you think will be more appealing to the public, even at the cost of other people's lives.

You know that only by doing so, the number of views and comments you are looking for will make you a lot of profit and fame.

Selfishness has corrupted your soul and made you lose the professional ethics you should have as a journalist. ”

The puppet paused, then continued:

"Now, I'll give you a chance to mend your ways, and when you go out through that iron door, you'll meet three people who have had the same story as you, who are either used to lying or violent, and whose selfishness has made their souls vile and filthy.

And now, only you can save them.

Is it the recall of conscience? Or to hell? Make your choice! ”

Then, the picture distorted a little and changed back to the state of the snowflake screen.

A main quest also popped up in front of me;

[Redemption? Or destruction? 】

You've learned about your current situation in the video, so if you don't want to die, it's best to do what they say. ’

Objective: Complete all 3 'Redemption and Destruction' events.

At the same time, Bai Ye also noticed a ten-minute countdown at the very top of his line of sight, and there was also a 'rattling' sound in his ears when the gears slowly turned.

The game didn't officially start until this time.

……