Chapter 57: One Less

How they restored the attic to its original state will not be discussed in detail here.

In short, Zhao Qiqi and Situ Cao returned to work in the post arranged by the chief maid, Zhang Qiang helped cook the dishes in the kitchen, and Wang Yi was by the side of Countess Mary to observe her movements at any time.

Du Deming and I, on the other hand, wandered around the castle boredly.

In the evening, dinner was brought by Zhang Qiang and several other chefs.

Naturally, I insisted on eating with Du Deming, but we both only ate the dishes made by Zhang Qiang, and the other chefs didn't touch anything at all.

After a full meal, I took Du Deming back to the arranged room.

Although I always felt that Du Deming was weird, since he didn't speak, I didn't want to ask anything.

I don't know how long it has been.

Watch the sun go down and the moon rise over the treetops.

I looked up at the time on the survival bracelet, 11:48:27 p.m.

"It's almost time, let's find a way to get over!" I opened the door of the room, looked out left and right, and made sure that there was no one, then closed the door again, turned my head, and said to Du Deming in a low voice.

Du Deming nodded.

Seeing this, I immediately pulled back my robe and took out the climbing nylon rope that I had brought in from the real world at the beginning.

I fastened one end of the buckle to the wooden frame of the window, stretched out my hand and pulled it, and only after making sure it was stable did I look up at him: "I'll go down first, and your palace will be behind." ”

Du Deming hesitantly glanced at the end of the rope and slowly took it.

Ignoring his strange demeanor, I put on the gloves that I had prepared for everyone before I entered the game world.

Since I was placed in a room on the west side of the fourth floor, the rope was just the length to reach the ground.

Without further ado, I tightened my grip on the rope, climbed through the window, and soon descended to the ground floor.

Du Deming followed.

During the day, the two of us were already familiar with the route of the whole castle, and we didn't say a word all the way, turning left and right, dodging the patrolling guards, and soon reached the legendary forbidden place on the west side of the castle's back door, near the mysterious cellar.

Before we arrived, we saw Zhang Qiang looking like a thief from a distance, looking around left and right.

"Hadron!" Walking briskly with Du Deming, I shouted in a low voice.

The sudden voice startled Zhang Qiang, and after turning his face and finding that it was the two of us, he patted his heart with palpitations.

"Why are you two and Wang Yi?" Zhang Qiang looked behind me.

Before I could answer, I saw a figure walking behind Zhang Qiang.

That person was none other than Wang Yi.

I silently looked at Du Deming and found that he was also looking at me, I smiled at him awkwardly, but he turned his head away and didn't look at me.

"Xiao Ming, why are you ......?"

Seeing this, Zhang Qiang was about to say something when he was tapped on the shoulder from behind.

He was so frightened that he bounced on the spot, and was about to scream, but I quickly covered his mouth with my eyes.

"What are you shouting about, the person behind you is Wang Yi." I whispered in his ear.

With that, I let go of my hand.

Zhang Qiang was dumbfounded, and then he seemed to understand.

Just as I was about to say something, a voice sounded from behind me and Du Deming.

"I'm sorry, I'm late." The gentle and quiet voice, you don't need to look to know that the person who came is Situ Cao.

I turned around and saw Situ Cao running in our direction panting slightly.

Leaning sideways, I looked behind her, and I looked at Situ Cao a little strangely: "Why are you alone, Zhao Qiqi?" ”

When Zhang Qiang heard this, he also noticed that something was wrong: "Yes, what about our military advisor?" ”

Suddenly, there was one person missing, and everyone was puzzled.

"I was just going to tell you about it." Situ Cao showed a worried look on his face: "In the afternoon, after the two of us finished the chores assigned today, Qiqi said that she wanted to look around alone, and I didn't pay much attention to it at that time. But hours passed, and she never returned. Worried about startling the snake, I searched around by myself, but I still found nothing. I was going to tell you what to look for, but the maid kept an eye on me. ”

I looked at her a little strangely: "Can't you use the Sleeping Gu to put her to sleep?" ”

Situ Cao shook his head: "This is exactly where it is strange. ”

"What's wrong?" Wang Yi's eyes moved.

"She doesn't seem to be an ordinary person." Situ Cao looked at us and said word by word, "I have used similar Gu spells on her, but I have strangely found that she is immune to these spells. She didn't notice my movements, but I couldn't get her to sleep. It wasn't until just now, when everyone was getting ready for bed, that I managed to escape. ”

Originally, everyone wanted to use Zhao Qiqi's wisdom to crack the secrets in this strange castle, but this time, everyone lost their backbone.

"Gao Wei, you are the captain, what do you say we should do now?" Zhang Qiang was the first to think of me as the captain at this time.

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes turned to my face.

Zhao Qiqi disappeared for no reason, which made everyone a little anxious.

I closed my eyes and tried a few times, but my body didn't have the same precognitive state it was.

Sweat was running down my forehead, and I looked at a few people and shook my head: "No, I can't control the appearance of the foresight ability at will at the moment. ”

Wang Yi raised his hand and looked at the time on the survival bracelet: "It's already 12 o'clock in the morning, and there are only four hours, fifty-nine minutes and forty-four seconds left before the time for the 'True Demon' to complete the task." ”

"Since the 'True Demon' didn't prompt the team members to die, Qiqi should still be alive by now." I gritted my teeth and made a decision on the spot: "Well, let's go into the cellar first, whether it's a character from a horror game or something else, I'm sure we'll definitely meet her again later." ”

Several people were silent for a moment when they heard this.

"OK, I'll listen to you!" Zhang Qiang was the first to stand up, and he patted me on the shoulder: "Don't be pressured, brother, I'll support you!" ”

"I'll go in with you, too." Du Deming suddenly stood up excitedly.

His sudden move startled everyone.

After a while, Wang Yicai smiled helplessly: "You all said so, how could I refuse?" ”

He turned his head to look at Situ Cao: "What about you?" ”

Situ Cao was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head: "I have no opinion, let's act with everyone." ”

"That's good. Without further ado, let's go! "I was worried about Zhao Qiqi's safety, but I still barely managed to squeeze out a smile.

Everyone nodded.

Zhang Qiang walked in the front, he pushed away the wild and crazy thorns and weeds, and only then did we see the rusty iron gate inside.

This should be the entrance to the cellar.

He looked left and right, up and down, but he couldn't find the lock that opened the iron door or the opening that opened it.

It's as if it's sealed.

"What's this thing about? I can't open it! Zhang Qiang scratched his head, a little anxious.

Everyone usually relies too much on Zhao Qiqi's analysis, but now that she is not present, I can only think about it myself.

Forcing myself to calm down, I swept through the nearby weeds, and finally, my gaze stopped in front of a pile of barrels.

"I see!" I turned to look at the rest of the group with some excitement.