Chapter 2: The Scarlet Castle
In a half-dream, Mu Lan felt that her body was gradually becoming lighter, as if she was about to disappear.
In reality, her body was indeed like this, and in the surprised gazes of the three men, the girl on the ground disappeared in an instant, leaving only a trail of blood to prove that everything just now was real.
Mu Lan slowly opened her eyes and found that her surroundings had changed, the sky was gray with no sun or moon, and the original alley had become an open field full of grass and trees.
"Where is this?" She muttered to herself suspiciously, and then touched her head in hindsight, before she was beaten by three people, the head injury was very serious, but now she was unscathed, she strangely checked her body, and found that there was no trace of injury, she was full of strength, and her mental state was also very good, everything that happened just now was like a dream that disappeared without a trace.
"Welcome to the world of reincarnation, the C-rank personal competition dungeon - the Scarlet Castle." The familiar cold female voice appeared again, Mu Lan found that this voice appeared directly in her mind, not a real voice, at the same time as this voice appeared, there was a noise around, Mu Lan looked over and found that there were four people around, their expressions were similar to their own, or panicked or surprised.
Mu Lan observed her surroundings, the place where she was a large overgrown wasteland, judging from some gardening plants of different shapes, it should be an abandoned garden, a stone path pointed forward, and the eyes moved over, where a tall castle stood.
The minarets on both sides of the castle are towering, facing the dim sky, and there are many small minarets outside, all of which are upward, resembling the Gothic architecture of the European Middle Ages, and the castle is particularly tall, and it can be seen that there are nearly 30 meters by eye, and it can be roughly seen that there are 5 layers of structure.
In the distance, the castle is built on the highest of the hills, and farmland and small houses can be seen in the distance, but there is not a single light.
I don't know the time, I don't know the place, the castle stands alone, the slender minaret can only be faintly seen black silhouette, the whole environment is eerie, the air is very humid, some small raindrops fall.
"Hello!" A gentle and clear voice interrupted Mu Lan's thoughts, and a young man wearing glasses and a gray coat walked over, he had short hair, he didn't look very old, squinted and smiled and greeted Mu Lan.
Mu Lan didn't say anything, after experiencing a scene in the alley, her vigilance was very high, the situation was unknown at this time, even if the other party didn't seem to have malicious intentions, she didn't reply, but took two steps back.
Seeing the vigilant look of the girl in front of him, the young man scratched his head helplessly, "Don't be afraid, I don't have any malicious intent, we all appeared here suddenly, I just want to know more about the situation." β
In addition to Mu Lan and the young man, there were three other people, the first thing she noticed was the bald strong man in the vest, he was strong and muscular, about one meter and eight meters tall, a head taller than the young man in front of him, he was vigilantly looking at the other people including himself, his eyebrows were furrowed, his eyes were not good, and he was a character who was not easy to mess with.
Another man was wearing a hooded sweatshirt, with a pale complexion, and his chin was full of stubble, and he had brought his hat because of the rain, and was squatting and smoking a cigarette at this time, and his whole person looked decadent, but his casual gaze swept over to show that he was also on guard.
The last man was also a man, with an ordinary face that did not show anything special, with a back comb, and he was looking at the castle at this time, not knowing what he was thinking.
It's no wonder that this young man would talk to Mu Lan, only Mu Lan looked the most harmless among these people.
"It looks like we're involved in some kind of mysterious event." The young man pondered and said, "I was just in front of my computer, and then I appeared here in an instant. β
"I'm the same, I just got home and got ready to sleep, and suddenly I came here in a flash!" The big man said, his expression not like a fake, "This is so strange! What the hell? Or is it a prank? β
"Where are you from?" The young man asked, "I live in Anseong and am a reporter for the Chenhui Daily, and I don't seem to be a local when I hear your accent." β
The strong man thought for a while and decided to leak his information to the young man: "I now live in Rongcheng and am a fitness instructor. β
"Banyan City?" The young man pushed his eyes, thought for a while, and said: "In the southwest region of China, you and I are more than 2,000 kilometers away, and it takes two and a half hours to take a plane, but now we are here in an instant, what power can do such a thing?" β
Anseong, Banyan City? Mu Lan was puzzled, she was studying in the capital, which was the capital of China, and the three of them came from different cities in the north and south of the river, and they were all far away, this force brought people from different regions together at the same time, what did they want to do?
When a few people were talking, there was another movement on the grass, and a ball of light appeared, and the sudden change made Mu Lan hurriedly hide away, but the three people just watched vigilantly, and they didn't react as much as her.
"That's how you just appeared!" As if to explain to Mu Lan, the young man said to her, "Everyone here should be like this when they come, I am the fourth, and you are the fifth." β
The white light slowly weakened, and a woman was wrapped inside, and when the white light disappeared completely, the woman opened her eyes, and was stunned for a moment before exclaiming: "Where is this?" Who are you! β
"Another one!" The man with his back combed said.
This woman is of ordinary stature, about 30 years old, wearing loose pajamas and pajamas, facing the sky, looking like she is just about to turn off the lights and sleep, she holds her chest with her hands, I don't know if it is cold or afraid that someone will violate her.
"Hey! Where are you from? The strong man spoke, his rough voice obviously frightened the woman, afraid that he would be regarded as the suspect mastermind, and hurriedly ran away, and stopped when he saw that he had not caught up, and looked at several people with a trembling face full of horror.
The strong man touched his bald head, a little embarrassed, "As for it!" β
The young man still analyzed, "Look at her like that, she just looks like she is about to go to bed, it was about 11 o'clock when I came, what about you?" β
"I was working out just now, and I didn't look at my watch, but it's about this time," the strong man replied.
Mu Lan recalled her previous experience and joined the discussion: "The last time I watched it was 10:32, and it was estimated that it was almost 11 o'clock before I got here."
The young man nodded and looked at the other two people, the man with the back shook his head to show that he didn't know, but the man in the hat didn't pay attention to the young man, still squatting there silently smoking a cigarette, and he didn't know how many cigarettes he smoked.
Seeing this scene, Mu Lan thought of the smoking man who blocked the road in the alley just now, although it was definitely not a person, she always felt that this person had a sense of danger, and her gaze that occasionally swept them was very sharp.
The young man was not embarrassed, he continued: "We are in different places, but the time is the same, it seems that the person or force that brought us here is not so powerful as to control time and space...... Well? Two more people! β
At this time, two more clouds of white light appeared on the ground, and after the white light disappeared, two small figures, a man and a woman, appeared, Mu Lan noticed that these two people were wearing school uniforms, carrying schoolbags, and their faces were immature, obviously high school students.
"Ahh The schoolgirl screamed and hid behind the boy, who mustered up his courage and said to the adults, "Who are you!" Where is this? β
It seems that the two people know each other, which is strange, the previous people were strangers who were far apart.
The young man gently introduced himself to the two students, showed that he had no ill intentions, and then asked them where they were from.
The male student was suspicious, still looking guarded, and replied to the young man hesitantly: "I'm Pingcheng No. 3 Middle School, we'll go to make up for the class after the self-study next night, and we are preparing to go home together just now, and then ...... I'm just confused, and then, here we are! β
There was a muffled sound of thunder in the distance, and the rain became heavier, and at this time, something similar to a game panel appeared in front of her, and Mu Lan's eyes widened.
γScarlet Castleγ
Dungeon difficulty: Grade C
Number of dungeons: 7
Main Quest: Survive in Fort Hill for three days
Reward: 500 evolution points
Rule Hint: The Chosen One will be wiped out immediately if they leave a 500-meter radius of the castle
"Data loading is normal, mission has officially begun, good luck to you, Chosen One!"
It's another surreal scene, Mu Lan is even a little surprised, she stretched out her hand and grabbed it twice, obviously, these words don't exist in reality, and they also appear in her mind out of thin air like the cold female voice, directly existing in the senses, quiet for a long time, no new person appeared, it seems that this task prompt should be stimulated after everyone arrives.
After a long silence, someone finally spoke, and it was a young man again, he pushed his glasses, and his voice was very low, "Blood Castle...... Survive for three days? It's interesting......"
"What the hell!" The male student who appeared later shouted, and there was a rush of excitement in his words, "Reincarnation world!" The Chosen One! Quest Reward! These are all ...... What the! He pulled the female student next to him, "Xiaoqi, can you see it too!" That's so cool! Obviously, these strange words stimulated his interest, and made the boy inexplicably excited, inexplicably involved in another world, leaving the boring and boring real life, isn't this exactly what he has always fantasized.
"Cut, little brat!" The strong man was very disdainful, "If all this is true, you two children are afraid that they will not survive the first day." β
"Okay, let's think about the situation we are in!" The young man took out his mobile phone, "My phone has no signal, what about yours?" β
This sentence reminded everyone to immediately check their belongings.
Mu Lan's bag is gone, and after coming here, she found that she is now penniless, and she has no weapons to defend herself, and being defenseless has made her fall into a kind of passivity that cannot protect herself, she doesn't like this feeling, although she doesn't like to dance knives and guns, but she always brings a small dagger for herself to defend herself because of her lack of security.
"I don't have a cell phone signal either!" The woman in pajamas didn't know when she returned to the crowd, she tried to broadcast a few calls, but found that she couldn't get through, and shook her head helplessly, "I can't call the police!" β
Several people with mobile phones found that there was no signal, and the anxiety in their hearts was invisibly amplified.
"Guess there won't be a signal!" The young man shook his head, "A few of our so-called Chosen One have been summoned here to play a game called Scarlet Castle with the host, if there is a mobile phone signal, wouldn't it be too simple, it will allow us to survive in the castle for three days, a copy with C-level difficulty...... I'm afraid more difficult things are yet to come. β
The young man analyzed: "And the key to our survival should be the hill castle in front of us, how about it, do you want to go in and explore with me?" β
"I still don't believe it!" The strong man retorted: "It's abnormal, it's not scientific at all!" I don't believe in these things, what task, what evolution point, to deceive children? This castle looks very evil, I want to go to you, Lao Tzu is gone! With that, he turned around and left.
Seeing that his proposal was rejected, the young man sneered: "It's not scientific for people from different places to appear here at the same time, the panel just now is not a technology that humans can master now, there is this kind of power, you can't believe it or not, the mission rules remind us not to leave the range of 500 meters, more than will be wiped out, you want to go, just go, just help me confirm the truth of the rules." β
The strong man stopped when he heard this, he didn't really want to leave, but he was just dissatisfied with the fact that the young man had been there to analyze and command the appearance of a leader, and subconsciously refuted him, he snorted coldly and returned to his position just now.