Chapter 16: A Fork in the Road

Not to mention that he did not escape from prison.

He also closed the door of the prison, and then quickly wrapped the iron chain hanging on the door, and locked the door directly with the iron cable he had just opened.

Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded.

I couldn't figure out what Qin Ming was doing at all.

After all, this is no different from giving up on survival and choosing to wait for death here like them.

But the young man, who didn't know what he had in mind, showed a sudden look.

After Qin Ming locked the door of the prison, he wrapped the chain he had just untied around his waist again, and then sat on the ground with a "plop" like the others.

Put on a look of doing your best to obey the destiny of heaven.

"Qin Ming, are you crazy? If you don't run away, it's fun to die together, isn't it? ”

Yi Shaodong couldn't stand it, and became angry with Qin Ming.

Qin Ming smiled bitterly, shook his head and said nothing.

At this time, the deafening footsteps from before finally quieted down at this moment.

A tall shadow resembling a giant appeared outside the prison.

Not only was the shadow tall, but it also had two heads.

The two heads, like sarcomas, are wrapped around the outer layer of blue-black blood vessels.

The veins carry the beating of life, and they are wrapped in a man and a woman, two human faces.

The expressions of the two faces were different, one with a hideous face and the other with a smirk.

As the demon shadow bowed slightly, the evil gaze from the four eyes suddenly passed through the iron bars of the prison, like cold water, and poured cold on everyone's bodies.

Everyone shivered.

I dare not think about what kind of tragic death awaits them next.

Although the iron door of the prison was locked by Qin Ming, for the demon shadow outside, it was as simple as moving a finger to break it.

Once the demon shadow came in, not to mention that they were still bound by iron chains and could not move freely, even if they could return to normal, they would definitely not be able to withstand the casual slap of the other party.

No one prays, because there is no need to pray.

The Shadow looked at the prisoner viciously, and everyone looked at the Shadow with dead faces.

In the process, Qin Ming found that on the neck of the demon shadow, he was also wearing a pendant in the shape of a key.

But before he could see it, the shadow withdrew his gaze and turned away.

It wasn't until the deafening sound of footsteps drove away for a while that everyone in the prison came to their senses in disbelief.

Obviously, I couldn't believe that the crisis of death had passed so unscathed.

"That's ...... It's okay? Yi Shaodong still couldn't believe it.

"Thank goodness." An Zili stroked his chest with some joy, and then said to Qin Ming, who was already nervous and about to collapse:

"It's really thanks to you this time. You saved us all. ”

An Zili's words, no one in the prison denied it.

In fact, almost all of them had some bad feelings in their hearts, because they all felt that Qin Ming would inevitably escape after unlocking.

Unexpectedly, in the end, it was them with the heart of a villain.

"I can't talk about thanks. It's just a fluke, and I wouldn't have had a chance to try without your previous trust.

Anyway, let's get out of here first, the monster doesn't know when it's going to come back. ”

With Qin Ming to move freely, it becomes very simple for others to get the key.

Soon, everyone was relieved to break free.

After unlocking it, everyone immediately left the prison where they were trapped.

Outside the cell is a long corridor.

The hallway was gloomy, with a brazier on the wall at the end, and the light of the fire flickered from it, making the hallway appear dark.

"The Shadow had been walking in this direction before, so we chose the opposite direction, and we shouldn't run into it again."

The boy quickly formulated a preliminary exploration route for everyone.

Even if they haven't actually gone out yet, they can still imagine that this place must be very large.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to hide the monster's footsteps.

However, they walked in the opposite direction to the shadow, but it was not long before they encountered an awkward situation.

That's the path they chose, and it turned out to be a dead end.

So they turned around and turned back, and they had to go forward in fear along the path from which the shadow had departed.

"How did you think that as long as you lock the door to that prison, you'll be fine?"

On the way forward along the corridor, An Zili asked Qin Ming curiously.

"I think that as the third level of assessment, the school will not force most people to death as soon as it comes up.

So my guess is that there should be a way to avoid it.

Then it occurred to me that the reason why the door of the prison was open was a reminder that the monster outside was approaching because we were afraid that someone would escape from the prison.

So as long as you pretend that no one escapes, everyone is still in prison, and the monster will probably leave when it is confirmed.

Anyway, it's a fluke. ”

"It's a fluke." After hearing this, the young man said without any disguise.

"If you have the ability, you can also get lucky, I see you stinky boy, so you will act as an afterthought.

If I had replaced you at that time, you would have escaped by yourself. ”

When Yi Shaodong heard the young man say this, he was immediately unhappy.

"I'm not denying him. In fact, it is not easy to think of this possibility and dare to try it at that time.

Another thing you are right about is that if I had unlocked it, I would have chosen to escape by myself.

But in that case, I'm dead.

Because at that time, it was a dead end that could be used as the route I chose to escape.

Presumably, as soon as the monster gets rid of the escapees, it will lock the door of the prison and leave.

So I'm very glad that it wasn't me who unlocked it at that time.

In my opinion, the test content of the third level of this test should be our team spirit.

Such as trust, collaboration, division of labor, and so on. ”

The young man was quite honest this time, which also made Yi Shaodong a little unsure of how to complain.

However, An Zili was a little unsure, and asked the young man again:

"In this way, the test level arranged by the school, each level actually hides the assessment items of personal ability, right?"

"I think so.

However, I don't think that the assessment of personal ability is the backbone of this test.

At best, it can only be considered a branch.

The real backbone should be to refresh our world view.

Through this test, we will be able to have a preliminary understanding of the "new world" we will face next.

For example, the nightmare we encountered in the first level, the sneaky encounter in the second level, and the monsters encountered in this level, etc.

If we hadn't had the experience of this test, if we hadn't seen those things with our own eyes, and if we hadn't felt the horror of those things, we obviously wouldn't have believed it when someone told us about it.

Even if you believe it, you will be skeptical at best. ”

After listening to the young man's words, everyone fell into a brief silence.

Apparently, a terrible fact was foreseen by all.

It was a horrific experience like the one they had during the test, and instead of being the end, it was just the beginning.

"It's no wonder that there are such generous admission conditions. It seems that no merchant will buy and sell at a loss. ”

Yi Shaodong said with some emotion.

"It's hard to say how. More about the school will only be revealed after the actual end of the test. ”

"And if we can't complete the test, will we die?" Shen Xue asked very worriedly.

"It's hard to say. In fact, I've always wondered if the people who were eliminated from the level were really dead.

After all, the woman in red who chased and killed us at the end of the second level, if it was arranged by the school, it means that we have actually been in a state of supervision by the school.

Then it cannot be ruled out that these people who are hiding in the shadows and are responsible for tracking us may also have the responsibility of opening the level and rescuing.

But I advise you, it's better not to be too optimistic. ”

By the time the boy had finished speaking, the crowd had passed through the long corridor where the prison had been kept, and had come to a new intersection.

At this intersection, there are three forks in the road.

Each entry is very long, and I don't know where it connects.

But what is certain is that the huge shadow they saw earlier is undoubtedly hidden in these three forks in the road.

"Which path should we take?"