Chapter 31: Dead Silence: The Hall of Puppets
Lu Yu's physical fitness at this time was comparable to that of an excellent special soldier, and this leap jumped out of the tunnel and flew a few meters away. After landing, Lu Yu immediately steadied his horse and showed his fist, ready to attack.
But there was really no enemy in ambush.
The exit of the tunnel is a square room with no clutter, and the four walls are smooth except for the entrance to the tunnel. The entire room looked like it could accommodate dozens of adults standing, with only one 'door' that was closed at the moment, and it didn't look like it could hide enemies. Seeing that Lu Yu was waving his hands to signal safety, Seth and Nao also cautiously walked out of the tunnel.
"It seems that luck is good, at least the other party didn't expect us to come so quickly." Seth looked around and said, "Thanks to Nao's 'soul tracking'. ”
At this time, the thin line was still there, because the light in the room was brighter than in the tunnel, and it was also several times brighter, so that the three of them could see it. The thin thread passed through the only 'door', and there was no doubt that Zhu Xiaowen was in front of him.
Nao bent over her knees and gasped. Her physical strength was consumed a lot by the activation skills and the full force running in the tunnel, so she just took the time to slow down. She glanced around and casually asked, "What is this room for?" ”
"Probably the school grounds. The puppets gather here, then enter the tunnels and go out from the forks to the exits of each house, and then scare or kill people. ”
Lu Yu replied as he was recovering his things. He took the bottle apart from the half-deflated hammer, put it in his backpack together, and tried to take it out again, but the bottle was still there, and the inflatable hammer was directly restored to its original full appearance.
He thought for a moment, unscrewed his drink and took a big sip before putting it in his backpack. This time, it was still half a bottle when it was taken out, but it did not return to its original state like an inflatable hammer.
"Sure enough, normal equipment will reset its status, but consumable items will record its current status." Lu Yu nodded, "It's very reasonable, otherwise it will become an infinite supply." It stands to reason that general items that are attached to a certain state will also be recorded. ”
"Do you still have time to experiment?" Nao looked at him with a frown. Lu Yu shrugged his shoulders and handed over the bottle of pulsation in his hand: "By the way, this is a sports 'sex' drink, drink some." …… Ah, I'm sorry. ”
Halfway through his hand, he suddenly remembered something and shrank back: "I'll make you another bottle." ”
"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law. In such trivial matters, don't 'mess' and consume physical strength. Nao snatched the drink and drank it down.
While they were talking, Seth had already gone around the area, and even carefully stuck to the 'door' to listen to the movement outside for a while, and then came back and said, "I can't hear anything outside, I guess I've gone far." ”
"Then we're going to have to hurry." Nao straightened up, moving her hands and feet. After resting for a while, her face was much more rosy than just now, and it seemed that her strength had recovered slightly. While the effect of "soul tracking" had not worn off, they set off again. Seth and Lu Yu continued to take the lead, and they cooperated according to the tacit cooperation in the game of "Road to Survival", one opened the 'door' and the other waved the big sword to open the way, exploring all the way along the corridor. But the strange thing is that there is not even a single moving thing in the corridors along the way, let alone people, whether it is the corridor or the various small rooms next to it. Despite this, every room is clean and tidy, not like it has been deserted.
However, Lu Yu and they have gained a lot. Along the way, there are one or two consumable props in almost every room, such as stamina recovery agents, hemostatic tapes, injection 'shooting' stimulants, etc., although they are not things that can significantly improve combat effectiveness, but they can add up to a lot, and they can also be of great help to the future game process. They are not polite, although they are in a hurry, but it does not prevent them from kicking the 'door' to go in and take it away when they see it, and then go back and distribute it while walking. As a result, everyone has a lot of things in their backpacks along the way.
But the increase in these types of items is not a good thing. According to Nao's analysis, the game will give them so many consumable items in this place almost for nothing, indicating that there is a high probability that it will be a big war. The big 'door' at the end of the corridor made them feel like the boss battle was just around the corner. Different from those ordinary wooden 'doors', this big 'door' at the end of the corridor is magnificent, at least four or five meters high, more than ten meters wide from left to right, and the decoration is luxurious and heavy, and it seems that it is not something that one person can do just to push it open.
Seth looked up at the weird 'flower' patterns on the 'door', and said, "Behind this kind of 'door' is usually a boss......
Lu Yu pretended to be looking for something next to the 'door': "This kind of place should generally have an archive point, it's too unkind." ”
"Whew, don't be emotional. We've got to move on. ”
Nao had already drawn her peachwood dagger, the only weapon she had, and if it were a ghost on the other side, it might have a surprising effect. Seeing that the thin lines generated by the "Soul Tracking" were already looming and about to disappear, they all knew that if they didn't hurry up, they might not be able to find Zhu Xiaowen.
Lu Yu and Seth pushed open the big 'door' together. There was still no one on the other side of the big 'door', only the bottomless darkness, and even the light through the corridor could only illuminate a small area a few meters in front of the 'door'. The three of them each took out their weapons, and with Sette as the arrow, they stood in a formation in the shape of a "pin" and cautiously stepped out of the 'door'. But he didn't take a few steps, and suddenly heard a soft "click" behind him, Lu Yu knew that something was wrong, and quickly turned around, but saw that the big 'door' closed in an instant at an astonishing speed.
The only bit of light vanished, and the whole world was plunged into complete darkness.
At this moment, a young boy's voice sounded in the hall. Maybe in normal times, this 'milk' sound and 'milk' sound will make people want to hug and kiss him, but listening to what he sings, everyone can't laugh.
"Beware of the gaze from the Billys;
They are not children, but they know your heart;
If you see them, don't 'show' them;
Otherwise he will get into your mouth and tear out your tongue. ”
Voices echo through the hall, stacking on top of each other to create an eerie sound effect. Although the three of them couldn't see, they still subconsciously looked around, trying to find the source of the sound. Even though they couldn't see it, they guessed that there was a little panic on each other's faces now.
Lu Yu is the one who knows the most about movies among the three, and he clearly remembers that there are no such nursery rhymes in the movie, so it can only be the original of the game. "The Billy Family" replaces the position of "Mary Shaw" in the original nursery rhyme, and the second sentence "not a child" is added, which most likely refers to those strange and terrifying puppets. Three or four sentences mention "don't 'show' flaws", and say "he will get into your mouth", indicating that this so-called "flaw" probably refers to "opening", which is more harsh than the previous no-scream.
This is important information, and the other two must be informed before they ask. However, since they can't speak and can't see each other, how can they be notified? Fortunately, at this moment, the entire hall suddenly lit up. Only then did they realize that the three of them were standing facing each other inward, each with a look of astonishment on their faces.
“……”
“……”
Seth was about to ask, but his chin was softened. It turned out that Lu Yu saw that he was standing far away from him and had no time to stop it, so he directly took out an inflatable hammer and gave him a jaw on the chin. Under normal circumstances, players are prohibited from attacking each other, but the "weapon" of the "inflatable hammer" is clearly written in the description as "special for fighting", and at this time, Lu Yu is obviously recognized by the system as a non-offensive behavior and allowed.
And Naou, who was closer to him, was about to open his mouth to ask about the ballad, and Lu Yu did not hesitate to rush over and cover her mouth tightly. This momentum was very strong, and the two of them rolled on the ground a few times in a ball, and finally stopped in this ambiguous posture of the man and the woman. Lu Yu's hand was still desperately covering Naou's ruddy little mouth.
Seth and Nao are not stupid, being so much done by Lu Yu alone, combined with the words sung in the ballad, they also realized the taboo referred to. At this moment, there was the sound of footsteps on the side of the hall, and the three of them turned their heads to look, only to see a thin figure walking quickly in the corner.
Zhu Xiaowen desperately gestured with a "shhh It seems that although he was caught here by the puppet, he didn't seem to be harmed. And the intellectual type also solved the hidden meaning of the song in time, and he didn't get hit.
The three of them hurriedly greeted them. Although they were reunited after the catastrophe, they couldn't say anything, so they had to make random gestures to express their 'excited' mood at this time. Halfway through the comparison, Seth's face suddenly changed dramatically!
He took a deep breath and gestured at them to cover his mouth, then slowly stretched out a finger and pointed upward. Lu Yu and the others followed their fingers and glanced up, and their hearts almost stopped. If they hadn't covered their mouths first by learning Seth's movements, they would have almost screamed!
I saw that the four walls of this hall were covered with wooden shelves layer by layer, and there were puppets standing densely on the shelves, and at least hundreds or even thousands of them at a glance! The puppets looked at this place with wide eyes, and if they looked closely, they seemed to be able to feel that their eyes were moving with Lu Yu and the others.
The moment they entered the hall, they were already under the watchful eye of countless puppets!
Seeing them look up, the puppet's eyes suddenly rolled to another location in the hall. Lu Yu and the others looked in the direction of the puppet's gaze, and saw a person lying on a lone carpet in the center of the hall.
The man lay limply on his side in the middle of the carpet, with his back to them. Lu Yu waved his hand to signal everyone to stop, approached the man cautiously, and then slowly reached out and turned him over. The moment he saw that person's face, he had always been as calm as Lu Yu, and he couldn't help but gasp deeply.
The person who fell there turned out to be Zhu Xiaowen!