Chapter 20: The Cottage
Gao Ying's hand trembled slightly. However, except for Ji Yixuan, no one noticed this detail. All of them looked in shock at the trail of blood dragging on the ground. And if you look closely, you will find that there are bloody palm prints left when you struggle. And this deceased man, apparently, was dragged into the house in front of him.
The house was on an elevated hill and overlooked many of the surrounding houses.
Gao Ying also immediately thought of the fill-in-the-blank question on the exam paper.
The content of the fill-in-the-blank question is simple, "The house to which the path of blood leads, there is it inside", and at the back, there is a horizontal line. Obviously, what is in the house, only when you go in can you make this fill-in-the-blank question.
At this time, everyone is looking at each other.
"We ...... Go there? ”
The one who spoke was one of the glasses teenagers who followed Gao Ying and the others, Xie Quan.
And the other teenager who followed Gao Ying's side, with a pimple-covered face, Zhang Yuan, was trembling and wanted to say something, but when he thought of the fill-in-the-blank questions on the exam paper, it was obvious that he had to check it in person. At the moment, they don't know that the cheating rules exist, so they have to go in and see it in person to be able to make this question. There is no other way.
Gao Ying, Ji Yixuan, Hou Mingbo, Shen Junhao, Xie Quan, and Zhang Yuan were all very clear at this time that it was impossible to be the same in that room as before, and it was a no-man's land. And on this trip, we will inevitably face an inevitable existential crisis. The premise is that they can solve the problem in advance.
It's just that, unlike Xie Quan, Hou Mingbo and Shen Junhao know that cheating rules exist. It may only take a few seconds, but a glance at the answer is enough. So...... Are they going to make this trip themselves? You know, if Gao Ying can come back alive, then you can check his answer! In this way, all crises can be completely avoided.
However, after only thinking about it for a while, both of them gave up on the idea. Hou Mingbo, in particular, almost gave up this idea after thinking for less than five seconds. After the last exam, Hou Mingbo has clearly understood a truth, this exam will never be completed in a risk-averse situation. Avoid risk, but you will die faster. Besides, in the end, this cheating loophole is deliberately lured to cheat, and no one knows how long the skeleton will last with his eyes closed, in case he doesn't grasp the time when he looks at the exam paper, after the skeleton opens his eyes, then he will be finished. And most importantly...... Gao Ying still trusts Hou Mingbo, but if he dares to do that, he will inevitably offend Gao Ying, in case he doesn't show himself the exam papers, and he won't even help himself cheat in the future, it will be a stupid act of killing chickens and taking eggs. You know, cheating is life-threatening! Of course, Hou Mingbo wanted these things, and Shen Junhao also wanted them.
"Everybody...... We should all know what we're going to do next, right? ”
Gao Ying is now the most thrilling death adventure since the ghost hit the wall after entering this exam scene. He didn't know if he would be able to survive this time, but at the end of the day, he believed he would never die on a fill-in-the-blank question. Never! He already has the consciousness of living towards death, and this realization also makes him never run away from danger easily!
"I ...... Are we really going? At this time, Xie Quan, a young man with glasses, asked timidly, "Why don't you ...... Forget it, right? Anyway, it's just a fill-in-the-blank question, even if you miss it and don't do it, it's ...... It's not going to fail. ”
"Yes, yes." When Zhang Yuan, a teenager with acne, heard Xie Quan say that, he immediately thought, yes, this is just one of the fill-in-the-blank questions, why bear such a huge risk! If you deduct a fill-in-the-blank question, you won't have too many points!
"Okay." To their surprise, Gao Ying didn't persuade them at all, "Then you can go to other candidates to explore the rest of the exam questions." ”
"This ...... That's it, that's us...... Just gone? ”
Xie Quan looked at the struggling bloodstains on the ground, and he really couldn't make up his mind. And Zhang Yuan is the same, the horror brought by the unknown is really terrible, a fill-in-the-blank question, it is really not enough to bear such a risk. In the end, the two struggled for a long time and left.
After seeing the two leave, Gao Ying continued to glance at the remaining three and asked, "You have all decided...... Did you go to that house with me? ”
All three nodded, without hesitation.
Hou Mingbo obviously realized that Gao Ying ...... It's not the same as before. If it was the first time for the monthly exam, Gao Ying would probably persuade them. But now, Gao Ying no longer thinks about helping other candidates. For his part, he only chooses to help candidates with potential, such as...... Ji Yixuan. Hou Mingbo felt that Gao Ying was selectively screening candidates who were suitable for this terrifying exam. He's probably thinking a little longer.
But in fact, all of Gao Ying's current ideas are just prototypes. The implementation of all plans has a big premise, and that is to survive. Only by living can he continue to carry it out. The two people who walked away were actually right, just a fill-in-the-blank question, the score is not high, and they can be given up. However, if you have this idea of avoiding the risk first, you will die in this exam sooner or later. The truly strong should overcome danger, not run away from it. The winner of this exam can never be a coward. The biggest difference between this test and war is that if you don't win, there is only a dead end, and there is no third way.
"Let's go."
After Gao Ying said these three words, the other three people couldn't help but follow and take steps. They all walked behind him as a matter of course, just because...... The three of them all have very strong confidence in Gao Ying.
Step by step...... Step by step...... They all tried to get as close to the room as they could, avoiding the blood on the ground.
"It seems...... There are no windows......" Ji Yixuan whispered behind Gao Ying.
Gao Ying didn't say much, anyway, this death trial was inevitable and unavoidable. In this case, there is no other way but to face it. No matter what the difficulties and obstacles, they can only move forward!
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The situation on Zhu Sunling's side is also similar.
Like Xie Quan and Zhang Yuan, Liu Xiong and Tang Ruyan also felt that it was too unwise to go to a clear haunted house for a fill-in-the-blank question. What's more, the blood stain on the ground is also extremely shocking. Tang Ruyan decided to give up almost without thinking about it, while Liu Xiong felt that this might be a good opportunity to get close to the school flower, and he was also afraid, so he refused together. And in the end, only Choi Myung-hyuk decided to go to that house with Zhu Sunling and Mi Ruiyi.
"I believe that the completion of every question is risky. But...... On the other hand, the danger of a question with a low score is limited, isn't it? ”
This was Choi Myung-hyuk's idea, and he apparently believed that the score of the question should be proportional to the degree of danger. Since the monthly exam is ultimately based on immortality as the ultimate prize, the purpose is obviously not to torture and kill the candidates. Even, if you want to torture and kill them, just throw them into a horror scene and let them fend for themselves, why bother to get another exam paper?
Zhu Sunling appreciated Cui Minghyuk's idea, and it seems that this batch of candidates also has smart people. It seems that this man is suitable for this horror exam to a certain extent. However, whether he can survive or not depends on his ability.
Zhu Sunling is a very contradictory person. She herself knows that her values and outlook on life and death are very different from ordinary people, but her disgust and fear of death are demons that she can never get rid of. And her contradiction is that in order to pursue eternal life, she is also willing to take the risk of death. At the end of the day, the risk of death is everywhere in life, but it is the only path to eternal life. No matter what, she wants eternal life. As for what happened after she got eternal life, she didn't think about it, and she never thought about whether eternal life would be happier than ordinary people.