'Edge? ’

'Great, you're finally here!' ’

'Come on, it's time for us to go in, we'll be able to crack the clues left by Halliday, we've just thought about what the hell is talking about, we can't be wrong!' ’

'Come here! ’

"Don't ask, Ah Xiu and Toshiro can't wait!" ’

‘！！ ’

'Hey! Hurry up! Edge, we're here! ’

When they saw a scapular warrior in the distance appear in the crowd and look around, Parsifal and Artemis, who had been waiting in front of the library for a long time, waved excitedly at each other in remind.

'You're all so early?' ’

But wait for now! ’

'Because we still have one of them yet, let's wait a little longer!' ’

Seeing that his companions and friends were already there, Edge's breathe a sigh of relief, but when he looked around and saw that there was still a little guy missing, he hurriedly called out to a few people who were about to go in, asking them to wait a little longer.

He had just looked around this way to find the figure of a certain little guy, because he had already sent a message to the other party.

‘？？？ ’

'Wait for someone?' Who is it? ’

'Looks like all our friends are here......

'yes, Edge, who are we waiting for?' ’

'It's Annie!!' ’

‘！！ ’

'Hah! I knew you were looking for her! But I think we'd better go to the lobby of the library and wait for her first? After all, as you all know, we are all big celebrities at the top of the standings now, so it's not good to stay here and gather together like this, if someone sees it. ’

'Especially the nasty guys at IOI!' ’

Artemis looked at the crowd in the distance, and then at the people in front of the library, who seemed to be very abrupt, and felt that it was not a good idea to wait here, so she directly beckoned everyone to walk towards the library door, intending to go to the hall inside to solve the clue while waiting for a friend who might not necessarily come.

'Speaking of that little one......'

I've heard that she's been in the limelight lately! I heard that she first hit the Fan Alliance Guild in the copy of Avatar and the Invincible World of Heroes, and killed a lot of high-level officials of that guild by herself, and then played a trick on the IOI company in the Red Alert dungeon, making them pay the price of tens of thousands of fatal injuries! ’

As she spoke, Artemis's character's face flushed a little.

Although most of the casualties of IOI were low-level game accounts, the tens of thousands of casualties were enough for IOI Online Creative to lose face and make their staff anxious for a while.

‘！！ ’

'Tens of thousands! That wouldn't be a lie, would it? I don't believe it, she's just one person, how can she kill tens of thousands? ’

Parsifal knows that magic or other special items and skills are not allowed on the Red Alert, and that only one gun will be given to the player when he enters, and all players can only be soldiers...... Anyway, the last time he went in, he was so frightened by the tragic battlefield that he quickly found a chance to retreat, so he wasn't shot or blown up by other NPCs or other players!

There, on the battlefield of a world war where tanks, artillery, and giant ships roar, and where superweapons such as missiles, nuclear bombs, and lightning storms are littered at every turn, the role and presence of individual abilities are really too low and too low...... He even felt that kind of world might be a little more dangerous than the Dead Planet in Area 12?

Therefore, he didn't believe that a certain little girl could really kill tens of thousands of soldiers of the IOI Sixth Man in that modern battlefield environment, after all, it was just a rumor, and there must be some discrepancies with the actual situation.

‘！！ ’

'Look, who is that?' ’

'Ahh ’

'It's the little one...... But when did she get in first!? ’

"Don't guess, it's good that she's here, so we don't have to wait, hurry!" We can go over to the curator now! ’

'Hmmm! ’

As soon as he entered the library door, Artemis saw a familiar little guy sitting on the sofa and napping, and then rushed over excitedly and began to greet the other party.

She didn't quite agree with what Parsifal suspected of the other party just now, after all, for her, the 'Sixth Man Hunter', who specializes in dealing with IOI, she knows very well whether IOI has suffered so many casualties! Therefore, after knowing that the little girl had caused IOI to suffer tens of thousands of casualties at one time, she was excited for a long time, and couldn't wait to ask how the other party did it.

If she could, she even wanted to find an opportunity to explain their ideals and careers to the other party, and then let the other party join them?

'Annie! ’

'Hi~! Annie!! ’

'Hello! ’

'Strange, Anne...... When the hell did you get here, and how did you get faster than I did? ’

After Ah Xiu and Dadong greeted each other, Edgey also walked to the sofa and waved his hand to a napping little guy to say hello and asked with some curiosity.

"People have been here for a long time, and they use spells!"

(=^▽^=)

Yes, Anne has already been to this library, because she is a master, she can open portals, especially this kind of public teleportation point in the safe zone, she is free to open any place where she is allowed to teleport, and there is no charge!

However, she came here to find that some unconscionable scapular warrior Edges was not there, and the other people waiting outside were not too familiar with her, and she even hated Parsifal, who was full of hostility to her? Therefore, she didn't take the initiative to say hello just now, but just lay down on the sofa by herself to think about her own affairs and nap.

‘……’

'Alright, everybody! It's not too early, so let's go in and crack the clues, shall we? ’

Seeing the appearance of a little girl player who didn't know whether it was male or female, old or young, Artemis really snubbed him in an instant, and Parsifal was a little unhappy.

So, he suddenly interrupted the conversation that was likely to continue, and directly urged everyone to hurry in and find the administrator of the library, find the director, and then try to crack the second clue of Halliday, get the second jade key, and then find the third and final clue!

You know, a while ago, he accidentally revealed his real-world information, causing his family and neighbors to be blown up alive by IOI's people, and if he hadn't been saved by Artemis, he might not know what he would be like now! Therefore, he just wants to find the second and third keys as soon as possible, find that easter egg, and then get the shares left by Halliday and the control of the game, and when the time comes, he must make that IOI company look good!

Of course, whether he became the CEO of Oasis Games, married Bai Fumei (Artemis) and reached the pinnacle of his life, I'm afraid only he knows.

'Okay! ’

That's right! We really need to move faster, I can't wait! ’

'Let's go, then......

‘？？ ’

'Hurry up, Annie, let's go to the curator to crack the clue now!!' ’

Seeing that his friends were getting impatient, and that finding clues and keys was indeed a top priority for the shoulder blade warrior Edge, he hurriedly beckoned to a little guy who was still lying on the couch and didn't want to get up.

"But ......"

Σ(°△°|||) ︴

"Hey! Big Edge, are you really sure you're going to crack that clue to that Halliday?! ”

ヾ(^▽^*)))

To be honest, if Anne hadn't just come out of the dungeon and had nothing to do for a while, maybe she would have gone to play in other dungeons or wandered away, where would she have been invited to come here to find some messy easter eggs?

Anyway, she thinks she can wait for these guys to crack it, and then it's not too late to come back to the level herself after the secret is revealed!

"I don't know."

"However, Parsifal said that he was very confident, because he seemed to have really found a key point with Artemis, so, I saw that you were no longer in the dungeon, so I called you to come with me."

The scapular warrior Edges shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, saying that he didn't know, because Parsifal didn't explain the situation to him, but insisted that he must follow him this time to witness the birth of the second key.

"That's it......"

（?? _?? ）

Although it always feels a little unreliable, it ......

Anyway, it was all here, and it was too long to wait, and Anne couldn't just turn around and leave, so after a moment's hesitation, she had no choice but to follow a few people and walk towards the depths of the core library in the heart of the oasis.

'Parsifal, how did you crack that clue, can you tell us about it?' ’

'Yes! ’

'I also want to know how the hell did you crack it......

Dadong and Ah Xiu, who were walking in front, approached Parsifal's side, and began to ask with some curiosity about the friend who seemed to them to be very powerful, and could even find the loopholes and bugs left by Halliday, and was also jealous and suppressed by IOI, and even had to brazenly use the explosion to get rid of him.

'Let's put it this way! ’

It's actually quite simple! Because this second clue was cracked by Artemis, it was she who thought of the crux of the problem, and then I thought of more. ’

'Next ......'

We only need to look at the record between November 23 and 27, 2025, which is related to Halliday, and I believe that the secret must be in the period! ’

'It should be about his unsuccessful date......

'And then ......'

Parsifal, who walked in front, spoke excitedly, describing his discoveries and speculations in such an excited tone, and from time to time he added something to the Artemis beside him.

"Ahhh~!"

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“……”

('-ω????)

It's boring......

After stretching, Anne rubbed her eyes a little sleepily, not taking to heart the words of the guy who had led the way in front of her.

Because now she's feeling a little tired......

In fact, every time, as long as she encounters something that she doesn't care about or is not very interested in, she is always prone to sleepiness and fatigue, and then her enthusiasm begins to slide to the bottom without a lower limit, and then she becomes passive and slack, or wants to retreat or something.

And it just so happened that she wasn't at all interested in cracking the easter egg and guessing what the Harriety clue had long since forgotten what was written! And if it weren't for the strong demand of that shoulder blade warrior of Edge, if she hadn't happened to be doing nothing in the oasis today, she wouldn't have come here!

'Annie? ’

'Come on here!' We're about to start!! ’

At this time, Anne was left behind and yawned, and was thinking about what to do later today, when that Parsifal and Artemis had already started talking to the half-human, half-machine librarian, and it seemed that they had really found a clue?

So, without waiting for Anne to continue grinding behind, the Edges waved loudly at her again.

"It's coming, it's coming!"

?? °(°?????????? °)°??

"Really, isn't it just an easter egg and a game company's stock, and those things can't be eaten, what's the big deal?"

(???????? `??)??

Seeing that the other party urged her again, and it seemed that she had really found some clues, and was ready to team up to enter the dungeon, there was no way, so Anne had no choice but to flash a flash magic directly to the other party's side, signaling that she was ready.

To be honest, Anne really didn't care at all about the manipulation of Oasis Games and Halliday's stock or anything, and she was even less interested! She just wanted to join in the fun, and then see if there was a chance to teach some old fellow a good lesson, and as for the rest, she didn't care about it at all.

‘！！ ’

'It's The Shining!' ’

That's right! It should be this movie! ’

'It was 11th in Halliday's favorite movie, based on an adaptation, but the author hated it......

You see, doesn't it match that clue, and it happens to be related to Halliday? ’

'Look! ’

'Artemis! And guys, I think I've found it, and the clue must be in this movie, it must be right!! ’

Excited, after glancing around at his bewildered companions and a little girl with a disdainful and impatient face, Parsifal threw the box of movies he had grabbed from the massive virtual files floating around him into the librarian's hand.

'It's a horror movie......

I have to make sure: Guys, are you sure you really want to go here? ’

Looking at the object in his hand, the half-human, half-mechanical curator hesitated for a moment, and in some kind of responsible or procedural attitude, he asked again cautiously.

'Sure and sure! ’

'We're just going to see here, Curator!' Please! ’

If not, what are they doing here? So, without waiting for his companions to answer, one of the players, Parsifal, replied impatiently.

‘……’

'Excellent! But I still have to warn you: this is a terrible horror movie, very scary...... It's also very unfriendly to people with poor mental quality, but I hope you can bear it? ’

After saying that, the librarian, the curator, waved his hand, and the seven people, including Anne, found that the floor under their feet turned into a floating round platform, and then slowly descended, and soon, it stopped in front of a movie theater, and the sign of the movie theater was impressively written with the logo and letters of "The Shining".

At the same time, there was a burst of eerie music and a certain oozing atmosphere coming from the movie theater, which made a certain shoulder blade warrior who was tall and hideous on the surface take a small step back timidly.

'That's it! ’

'Guys, now you can go in, good luck?' ’

Standing in place with his hands behind his back, the curator who didn't want to move at all, and didn't want to go in at all, raised his chin and signaled with a smiling expression that the six players who claimed to have found the clues could go in and try, and he, the director of the library, would definitely not go in and accompany them to death!

Because he knows what's in it, and he knows what's in it......

After all, watching a movie in an Oasis game is not just about 'watching' the movie, it requires the players to experience and interpret the movie themselves as the first person or the 'protagonist', that is, the players must personally enter the horror movie, and try to find what they are looking for or live to the end of the movie, and once they die, the character will really be cleared!

Of course, it is also possible to be directly scared to death by living beings, including bodies outside of the game?

It's not like there's no precedent for being scared to death or scared silly, so he just had that question to make sure that certain players who weren't fit to stay in the Oasis and 'watch' horror movies would be kept out by him. Because those timid guys are only suitable to watch those romance, action, science fiction and drama movies, or a very rich life drama film in a certain island country, which is dedicated to discussing and involving the major events of human reproduction.

‘.. ….’

‘……’

Unfortunately, the curator's warning didn't have much effect, and Parsifal, who was eager to find the key and didn't have much interest in horror movies, beckoned her friends to break in.

'Look! ’

'This thing, it seems like a timer?' ’

'Hmm, it should be ......'

Doesn't that mean we're probably ...... No, it's the key that has to be found in five minutes, before this horrific movie is officially staged? ’

'It should be! ’

'Five minutes? But there are so many keys in the Shining, which one are we looking for? ’

'I don't know ......'

'What if we don't find it in time?' ’

'Will die!' ’

'Dead? ’

That's right! When the time comes, the ghosts and evil spirits that have begun to haunt this house will definitely not let us go easily! ’

‘！！ ’

'Ah Xiu! I've never seen the Shining, isn't it really scary? ’

'I don't know...... Maybe not so scary? However, I watched it through my fingers, and whenever I saw something scared, I covered my eyes, and soon the terrible image passed quickly. ’

‘……’

After rushing to the theater, or the house of the 'Shining' movie, Parsifal and Artemis, as well as Edge, Daito, Asho, and the others gathered around a thick typewriter that looked like a timer, and while looking at the thick stack of papers that were flying away strangely, they felt the strange atmosphere around them and began to discuss urgently.

‘！！ ’

'Annie? ’

'Hey! Where are you going, little one?! ’

Suddenly, the scapular warrior Edge, noticed that a certain little girl had a big grin, and directly broke away from the group, walked towards the wooden door in front of him, and pushed it open? Therefore, he was so frightened that he hurriedly shouted and planned to stop the other party.

"Of course, just go in and have a look!"

☆⌒(*＾-゜)v!!

'But! ’

'There's a terrible evil spirit inside!' ’

Edge's feet trembled at the strange music and atmosphere of the hall before he even entered, how could the other party dare to walk in alone?

"Evil spirits?"

=???????? (?????? *)

"But ......"

(???????? `)

"He's an archmage, why should you be afraid of those evil spirits?"

?? (⊙?? ⊙)??

You know, fear comes from the unknown and weakness, and now, even in the game, Anne is one of the game professionals at the top of the Oasis player, and she is also the kind of arcane archmage who uses mysterious powers, so why should she be afraid of those evil spirits?

This is equivalent to those guys in the Fan Alliance Guild, those guys who use mysterious powers and skills like archangels or fox spirits come here but don't dare to go in, angels or monsters or something, are they still afraid of some evil spirits?

'Huh? ’

'This ......'

Edges didn't know what to say.

Because he and his companions seemed to come back to their senses quickly after one glance: here, except for the little girl, it seems that all of them are players on the technology side, and none of them have the kind of effective means to deal with ghosts and evil spirits?

"People are going to go in first, you have to work hard, don't be afraid!"

(???????? -)??

"Goodbye!"

ヾ(￣▽￣)Bye~Bye~~！

Anne wouldn't be grinding around with these people, so after waving her hand at a few people, she let go of the wooden door and began to stride deeper into the 'Shining' mansion, towards the corridor where eerie music was playing.

‘！！ ’

'Wait! ’

'Hey! Annie, you wait for us first!! ’

However, by the time Edge, Artemis and the others swooped down on the door, it was still a little too late, and where could they still see each other?

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?? (????????)???? Asking for a ticket?? ヾ(⌒?? ⌒*)??