(Foreword)

The road ahead was thorny and bumpy, but there was no turning back.

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June 3, 2022 01:22 AM

I remember that the electronic voice just now only broadcast the failure of the contestant on test bench 2, but I am not sure that person is Cui Li.

"But no, didn't you and Xia Cheng let me use it just now? Why, forgot so quickly? "Cui Li seems to blame Xia Cheng and me for running out of use.

"Cui Li, what the hell are you talking about? Didn't I remind you again and again not to use up the rest of the testing opportunities? Why is it the other way around now that I let you use it? "Cui Li's words are inconsistent with what I know.

"Cheng Yin, when did you tell me not to use the observation opportunity?" Cui Li asked suspiciously.

"Cui Li, didn't I just say something to you just now, why did it contradict myself in a blink of an eye?" I suddenly understood that the Cui Li who appeared in front of me was most likely not one or two people, but more complex than I had imagined. Not only that, but what they said to me was not true.

At this moment, the electronic voice suddenly sounded again, "The contestant on the No. 3 test bench failed to challenge, repeated, the contestant on the No. 3 test bench failed to challenge......" I was shocked to hear the news, originally Cui Li's failure was already a major loss for our entire team, but how could Zhang Han, who has always been calm and calm, use up 3 observation opportunities so quickly like Cui Li? This was really unexpected to me.

"What? Zhang Han also failed? I said the puzzle was too difficult for us to succeed. Cui Li said indignantly.

What the hell is going on? In just ten minutes, Cui Li and Zhang Han were announced to have failed one after another, and if you look at it like this, I am the only one left to continue to participate in the challenge of the mystery. I feel more and more pressure and responsibility.

I knew very well that if even me failed, it would mean that our entire research team would fail, and we would not be able to get out of this labyrinth. One can imagine how proud Murong Feng's expression would be at that time.

We can't just fail, I secretly made up my mind to solve the mystery in front of me, as far as the current situation is concerned, the only lucky thing is that I learned the answer to those 20 information squares from Lin Yun's mouth, in this way, I only need to use 2 more observation opportunities until I get the answer to the remaining 30 information squares to succeed.

"Cheng Yin, since Zhang Han and I have failed, how is your situation there? Is there anything I can do to help? Cui Li said.

"I used a chance to observe and recorded the answers to 20 squares of information, so it looks like I might have a chance to solve the mystery in front of me."

"Amazing, Cheng Yin, I used 3 observation opportunities and couldn't remember 20, you can remember 20 with only one chance!" The Cui Li who was talking to me was obviously not the one I started with, otherwise he wouldn't have known how I memorized the 20 information squares.

"Cheng Yin, Cui Li, are you talking?" The person who called us was none other than Zhang Han.

"That's right, that's us. Zhang Han, how did you fail so quickly? ”

In my opinion, Zhang Han will never easily and blindly complete this challenge, he is always used to considering all possibilities before making a judgment, how can Zhang Han fail so easily? I can't believe that at all.

"Don't talk about you, even I didn't think of it myself. Just as I was thinking about how to solve the mystery of this information cube, I suddenly heard Xia Cheng's voice, and he told me that he had found a way to solve this mystery. At first, I didn't believe it, but after he explained it to me in its entirety, I thought it was a good idea. Zhang Han said slowly.

"Okay? You said Xia Cheng thought of a good solution? So what good idea did he come up with? Cui Li asked reluctantly.

"Actually, this method is very simple, I use 3 observation opportunities to read out all the contents on the 50 information squares, and then Xia Cheng records them for me, and then tells me. The rules of the challenge only stipulate that the challenger cannot use any tool to record the content on the 50 information squares, but it does not say that those who do not participate in the challenge cannot record it......" Zhang Han said halfway, Cui Li immediately said: "Yes, yes, yes, I failed the challenge because of this method, but the person who told me this method was not Xia Cheng but Cheng Yin." Cui Li pointed the finger at me again. But all this doesn't make sense, what Cui Li said is completely contradictory and inconsistent, one moment he said that he used this method and failed to challenge, and the other time he expressed admiration for me for saying this method, as if he had never heard of this method. Cui Li's words were turned over and over again, as if they were building blocks at random.

"Cui Li, why do you say that you are also this method? When you talked to me just now, you clearly said that you never knew about this method, and you kept praising me, who are you? Where is the real Cui Li? ”

"Hahaha!!" Cui Li suddenly laughed strangely a few times and said, "Who am I?" Don't you know who I am? I told you that you will never be able to leave this labyrinth, never. "The tone in which Cui Li spoke to me reminded me of a person who had said something similar to me. That person is the Labyrinth Guardian.

He had changed into each of us many times before, preventing us from leaving the labyrinth, but I didn't expect him to appear here, so it can be seen that all of this was designed by Murong Feng in advance.

"Labyrinth Guardian, why are you here?" I asked out loud.

"Labyrinth Guardian, I'm starting to like the name you've given me."

"Labyrinth Guardian, I always thought that you and Murong Feng were the same person." Zhang Han said.

"You are wrong, the Murong Feng you are talking about is not the real old Mr. Murong Feng, but just a shadow designed by his old man. He is mainly responsible for repairing and refining the labyrinth, using puzzles and traps to prevent people from leaving. I'm different, I'm using various transformations to disrupt the confidence of the participants, so that they can't complete the challenge. ”

In this way, there are two AI systems in this maze that work together to manage this huge maze. To be honest, I really don't understand, why did Murong Feng create a shadow of his own instead of managing this maze himself?

"I said there was nothing you could do to stop us, no matter what you used, we would definitely get out of here." I said.

"You're pretty confident, are you, are you so sure you can get out of here? But why don't you care about your good friend Cui Li, who cares about you, how is it now? I'm afraid there's one thing that Murong Feng didn't tell you, right? The maze keeper stopped in the middle of speaking.

"What do you mean? Murong Feng didn't say anything to us? I asked.

"You don't simply think that if you fail the challenge, you can leave this challenge safely, right?" The Labyrinth Guardian's words made me worry about Cui Li's condition.

"What do you mean by that? What happens if the challenge fails? Zhang Han hurriedly asked.

"Oh...... I forgot that there is another person here who has failed the challenge, but don't be anxious, soon you will know what the consequences are. ”

Just as the maze keeper finished speaking, I suddenly heard Zhang Han's shout, which was obviously filled with fear and panic. It stands to reason that Zhang Han would never make such a voice for no reason, which means that he must have encountered some danger, "Zhang Han, Zhang Han, can you hear my voice?" Why don't you answer? I asked anxiously, but there was no response.

"What did you do to Zhang Han?"

"You said Zhang Han...... This one...... I don't know, maybe it's in some danger, right? The maze keeper said tepidly.

The tone of his voice was extremely disgusting.

In this way, I lost the news of Cui Li and Zhang Han again, and I don't know what happened to the two of them now.

"I said Cheng Yin, Murong Feng once gave you a chance to leave here, but you chose to give up, what about now? Isn't there no way to get out of here? So, why do you bother? If you want to get out of here, I can open a door for you to get out of here right away. ”

"What are you kidding? I don't want to say it to you a second time. ”

"Okay, well, since you've decided so, I'll wait and see. When you also fail, it will be the moment when your army is destroyed. Like I said, you will never be able to leave this labyrinth, never. The voice of the maze guardian gradually disappeared into my ears, and the surrounding area returned to peace, and at the same time, I could no longer hear the voices of Cui Li and Zhang Han. They must be in some danger, and I'm powerless. The only thing I can do now is to solve this final mystery as quickly as possible, and then safely lead everyone out of this labyrinth.

I suddenly remembered that Zhang Han had said that Xia Cheng had also said the same method as him, but there was obviously no problem with this method, but why did he still fail? Could it be that Xia Cheng is a fake? But if Xia Cheng, who told Zhang Han about the method of cracking, was fake, who could ensure that Lin Yun, who also told me the answer to the information square, must be the real Lin Yun? In case this was just designed by Murong Feng in advance, wouldn't I have fallen short? If only one of the 50 information squares is wrong, my challenge will fail.

Suddenly there was a harsh noise in my ears, which meant that the person I was talking to was about to change, I don't know if the person who appeared this time was Xia Cheng, Lin Yun or Zhao Haoyu or someone else, in short, it was unpredictable and difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and I had a headache when I thought of this.

"Cheng Yin, let's hurry up and conduct a second observation test, as long as we record the answers to the remaining 30 information squares, Murong Feng's maze can be cracked, and we can leave here." What Lin Yun said seemed to have become a reality, but the more Lin Yun said it, the more confused I became, no matter how careful it is, it is always right to be careful, and only in this way can I avoid failure like Zhang Han.

"Cheng Yin, what's wrong with you? Why don't you speak? Lin Yun asked anxiously.

"Lin Yun, I think there are still some problems with this method." I paused, and when I wasn't sure whether this Lin Yun was real or fake, I couldn't be too arbitrary.

"Well, I thought, if you missed something in your records or you were negligent in your calculations, if only one of the 50 information squares is wrong, then all the work you did was lost."

"Yes, Cheng Yin, you are very thoughtful, but Cheng Yin, you have to believe me, I will be very careful, let's hurry up and conduct the second test." Lin Yun only perfunctory about my question, and then urged me to test it as soon as possible, which made me even more suspicious of whether this Lin Yun was real.

"What the hell is going on with Cheng Yin, why don't you speak again, we are short of time now, we must do it as soon as possible." Lin Yun urged.

I suddenly remembered the scene I had just seen.

At that time, just when I thought I would have no problems, something unimaginable happened.

Just after I had completed my first observational test, I asked Lin Yun what was the answer I had just read out. So that Lin Yun can now tell me in order.

After the countdown is over, the touch screen lights up, and the same number of information squares appear on it as the electronic screen, but there is nothing in the squares, and we need to record it manually.

I put my hand in the first information square, waiting for Lin Yun to say the answer to the first square.

I suddenly heard Lin Yun's voice, but it was not what I imagined, instead of telling me the answer, she was still asking me what the answer was, which was very strange. It was clear that I had confirmed with them before the test, and Lin Yun also confirmed with me repeatedly during the test, but why was she like a bystander who didn't know anything in the blink of an eye?

What the? Lin Yun actually said that he had never heard any information and didn't know what the answer was, which was strange. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel that this Lin Yun was also a little wrong, he didn't even consider any other factors, just kept urging me to observe and test as soon as possible, which made me very suspicious, but I can't be completely sure yet, everything is just my speculation.

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