(Foreword)

Cold ice can't break the water, and dead wood can meet spring again.

(Text)

"We have gone on many expeditions, but we have returned in vain, and we have also lost our generals and many soldiers." Speaking of this, my heart is a little sad.

"So what do we do now? It seems that in a short period of time, we will not be able to attack this Yiling Pass, so does that mean we can't leave here? Zhao Yuyu said with some annoyance.

"You're right, but we don't have time to wait any longer, we have to attack right away!!"

"When?"

"!! in two days"

My voice was deep and powerful, but I didn't know where the confidence came from, and even though we found evidence that Professor Twilight was the 'Mystery Man', our previous plan was useless.

"Two days later? Cheng Yin, are you sure? Listening to your tone just now, it shouldn't be so easy to attack Yiling Pass. What if it fails? "Li Ruina's insight is still very sharp.

"Failure means none of us can get out of here." Cui Li's answer was concise and clear.

"Can't get out of here?" Zhao Yuyu wondered if he had heard it wrong: "This ......"

"That's right, in two days it will be all our hopes, I must attack Xiayiling Pass, and other than that, we will never have a chance to leave here." I said helplessly.

"What about the plan? We always have a plan, right? Zhao Yuyu asked another question that people couldn't answer.

"No plan...", it was obvious that my answer had disappointed her.

"No plan? You're not kidding, are you? ”

"Classmate Zhao Miyu, I can understand your feelings now, but what Cheng Yin said is the truth, we really don't have any plan at the moment, and the only designated plan has no effect." Professor Wu said.

"How so..."

Professor Wu told them exactly what happened to the mysterious people and Yiling Pass, and I could see the subtle changes in the expressions on their faces.

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"How did that 'mystery man' disappear like this? No wonder you said we were the 'mystery man' when you first saw us. But if the 'mysterious man' dressed as Professor Twilight is fake, then where is the real Professor Twilight now? Li Ruina asked.

"I don't know, but it's certain that Professor Twilight didn't enter here, maybe he has—" I didn't continue.

"Oh my God, what the hell is going on? We're just here to participate in scientific research, so why would anyone want to break into a research center? Why is his target being professors and scholars in the scientific community? What about Summer City? Zhao Yuyu asked a lot of questions at once, and I didn't know how to answer that question first.

Summer City ...... All the members of the research team have met since we entered the Strange Array, but only Xia Cheng has not shown up, what the hell is going on, now is the time when we need him to figure out a way together, his advice will definitely help us a lot, but it's a pity that he is not here now.

"yes, why hasn't Xia Cheng ever appeared?" Li Ruina looked around and reconfirmed that there was no Xia Cheng.

"We haven't met him, so something might have been delayed." I know my answer seems a bit far-fetched. Everyone knew that the battle situation in Yiling would change the fate of the Qi Array, and Xia Cheng would not be unaware, but he never appeared, and although I could find hundreds of reasons, I couldn't convince myself.

"Let's continue to think about how to attack Yiling Pass, right?" Li Ruina proposed.

"It's still tomorrow, we just found out the 'mystery man' today. We're all tired, so let's continue working on it tomorrow, right?" I need a moment to think about it.

"Yes, everyone is tired, let's rest for a while, and then study the plan to attack Yiling Pass tomorrow." Professor Wu agrees with me.

"Okay."

"Let's rest for a while, what just happened has made my brain stop thinking."

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So we each left the tent, the sky was already overcast, and I walked alone in the barracks. In other words, Mr. Ouyang Yu's strange array is really exquisite, and we are still at a loss for many things. I suddenly remembered what Mr. Ouyang Yu said when I entered the Qi Array at that time.

------ "If you can successfully solve the last puzzle set by the official old man in front of you, the road to the research room will be unimpeded, and the old man will never stop him." However, the old man and you have said in advance, the previous puzzle is just to stop those who are tricky, but this puzzle is indeed a real test, and there may be a fear of life. If you insist on breaking into the battle, the old man will never show mercy, if you can't crack it, your life will be really difficult to say. Of course, if you give up now, the door will open for you, and you can leave on your own. Okay, that's all for the old man, how you make decisions is up to you. Once you've decided, I'll talk to you about the content of this test. ”

The difficulty of this strange array is far more than we imagined before, it seems that Mr. Ouyang Yu's reminder is right, this strange array will indeed have a fear of life, and now our own fate is in our own hands.

The stars in the sky twinkled, as if to guide me in the right direction. The 'Three Great Arrays' really deserved their reputation, so many people came to participate in this challenge, but in the end there were only a few people who could come out, if it weren't for these few, I'm afraid those who participated in the Odd Array would have already ......

Wait!!! I seem to have something in mind!! How did I forget!! It seems that this strange array is really different from what we thought.

Once again, I carefully recalled Mr. Ouyang Yu's words.

"However, the old man and you have said in advance, the previous puzzle was just to stop those who are tricky, but this puzzle is indeed a real test, and it may be life-threatening. If you insist on breaking into the battle, the old man will never show mercy, if you can't crack it, your life will be really difficult to say. ”

It seems that I have found the key point!! I smiled, it turned out that we were all trapped by our own thoughts, but the real answer was not necessarily what we thought.

(End of chapter)