Chapter 73: Extra: Trapped Beast (5)
After regrouping, the group walked around the room and swept the markings on all the pavilion 'doors'. It stands to reason that splitting up should be the most efficient, but in the case of poor 'communication', it is not possible to share what you see, so you can only use this inefficient method.
Luckily, there are tools for this in this room.
Amano followed the group around and silently wrote down the contents of the six pavilions in his mind.
1. The hidden object seems to be a map, and the trap is cut off from the shoulder of one side;
2. Hidden objects are paper and pens, and traps are broken thumbs of a certain hand;
3. The hidden object is a piece of paper with numbers written on it, which is suspected to be a password, and the trap is to break off the index finger and middle finger of a certain hand;
4. The hidden object is a make-up mirror-like thing, and the trap seems to be a few cuts in the face with a knife;
5. The hidden object is a 'stick' ball cap, and the trap is to pull out the nails of the fingers;
6. A thing that looks like a switch, and the trap is to poke a blind eye.
Coupled with the small pavilion that killed the white suit, there are exactly seven pavilions in this room, and it seems to correspond to the number of players. However, when it comes to deadly, only this one is the most dangerous.
According to real-world standards, injuries such as cutting off shoulders, severing small 'legs', stabbing big 'legs', etc., are also easy to cause death from excessive blood loss, but just now the bald man did an experiment with Amano's body. He found something sharp and punctured his arm, then tried to spray it with the sprayer he had picked up earlier.
Sure enough, as he expected, the freezing gas sprayed by the sprayer had a super coagulation effect, and Amano's bleeding wound was completely "frozen", and there was no other effect except for a slight inconvenience when moving. What's even more amazing is that the "ice" formed by the sprayer is different from the real world, it is basically kept at room temperature, and it will not melt as the heat rises, and I don't know what kind of substance is formed by condensation.
The punk 'woman' who had entered the pavilion once took the lead again. At the behest of the bald man, she went into each of the kiosks to check and found that there were indeed the same sprayers inside. Of course, considering the possible risks of picking, she just took a look and confirmed that there was something similar in appearance before coming out.
So the rest is simple. The things in the pavilion should undoubtedly be something that will help them clear the level, and although the trap will cause damage to people, there is a sprayer, so as long as it is dealt with in time, it will not be fatal. At most, you lose some health and your mobility suffers. This sacrifice is nothing compared to escaping the room.
The question is, by whom?
For the sake of fairness, it seems that there should be a pavilion for each person, and presumably the game was designed to be so, except that by this time the class division in the player's team has been completed, and the bald man has become the leader of the team, while the other players are his subordinates. In this situation, who will trigger the trap is just a matter of the bald man's decision.
At this time, his sharp gaze slowly swept around the faces of everyone, and the people opposite his gaze all tried to 'straighten' their chests, showing a strong psychological quality. Amano, however, could clearly see the fear in their hearts.
Oh, in fact, what are you all worried about, normally speaking, the answer is not obvious.
Amano sneered to himself. The strength of the team is closely related to the success rate of clearing the level, at least in this situation, even if you want to find someone to sacrifice, you should start with the person who has not contributed the most. Standing in the other party's position, Amano knew that there was only one most reasonable answer.
Sure enough, the bald man's gaze finally fell on Amano. From his expression, Amano knew he had thought it through.
The bald man beckoned to Amano, motioning for him to come forward, then pointed to a kiosk on his right and told him to take out the contents.
Seeing his initial movements, everyone couldn't hide their relief, but when they saw the pavilion he was pointing to, everyone 'revealed' a suspicious and 'confused' look at the same time. Amano's expression was also momentarily stunned, and he clearly remembered that the hidden object in the pavilion was nothing more than a 'base' ball cap
How can a 'base' cap help to escape from the escape room? It stands to reason that important clues should be on things like maps or cipher paper, right?
However, the next bald man's actions indirectly inspired him. I saw that the other party took out the half-used sprayer before, first pointed at the target's pavilion, shook it twice at Amano, signaled to spray it on his fingers, and then retracted it in front of his 'chest'.
Greeted with his expression that seemed to ask "do you understand", Amano nodded helplessly.
The bald man's meaning was clear, telling him not to consume too much spray when treating wounds, and to keep the sprayer as adequate as possible to bring it back. From his style of not letting go of any items, Amano immediately understood his intentions.
The 'base' cap, of course, is not very helpful in escaping the escape room, but it may also hide some important clues. If it's a normal puzzle game, most people will prioritize items that look like they'll have clues, and won't consider things like 'base' caps until they don't have enough.
However, in this case, there is a risk of injury associated with acquiring items, and from this point of view, the order in which items are obtained becomes quite important. The 'base' cap corresponds to the removal of the nails, which is more of a pain sensation and does not have much impact on movement. If they are lucky enough to find enough clues on this one, they don't have to risk breaking their fingers or even cutting off their arms or feet. On the contrary, even if nothing is gained, the loss is within the acceptable range.
(But I'm afraid, the criterion he chose was not the size of the damage, but the location of the damage...... )
Amano thought helplessly.
If the goal is to conserve as much mobility as possible while acquiring the item, then a few cuts on the face corresponding to the item "vanity mirror" may be preferable to pulling out the nails. But Amano estimates that after the "vanity mirror" may be in the queue, it will be an attempt to connect with the blind right eye.
The reason for this is ultimately a problem of location.
The pain caused by removing the nail will affect the accuracy of the hand when making the 'fine' movement, and the broken thumb corresponding to the "paper and pen" will make the hand lose the ability to grasp, and the broken index and middle finger corresponding to the "code paper" will also damage the grasping ability. Therefore, in terms of efficiency, these three injuries should be inflicted by the same person, so that the rest of the team can retain intact hand function. And so on, the severed shoulder corresponding to the "map" is also in this queue. Amano suddenly discovers that from the time he was chosen to take on this first quest, unless he finds enough clues to get them out of here, the fate that awaits him is the loss of one of his arms.
It's a process that can't be reversed and can't be stopped.
The long-haired 'girl' looked at him sympathetically, and her expression seemed to be a little 'desire' and stopped. However, Amano understands that while she sympathizes with her chosen self, she is actually more afraid that she herself will become a replacement. So she just stood where she was, watching Amano turn around and walk towards her goal without hesitation.
Amano's back as he left seemed to be revealing a bit of sadness that the wind was sluggish and the water was cold, and the strong man was gone.
It's just that he was thinking to himself, if he were a normal person, what kind of mood should he be in now?