At the beginning of the night rain, the stone walls that protruded from all directions shrank back from the ground. The girls opened their hazy eyes, supported the new green grass under their legs, and looked up in amazement at a complex of buildings comparable to the scale of a palace, and were speechless for a while. Rather than a complex of buildings, they saw a city with a moat attached to it, and the whole building had only one exit, which was a bridge over the moat.

"Finally...... Is it going to end? Zibelin squinted and muttered, "But in terms of time, there are still three days to ......."

"It could be the last hurdle set for us by the organizers, of course, I'll just guess......" Yuri held his handkerchief and buried himself in his bags.

"Anyway, such a magnificent building was born to be explored, without further ado, how about we hurry in?" It's as if Minia has found a toy she loves, and she can't help but want to play with it.

Marshall, as the leader of the team, thought for a while, and finally said: "Today's terrain has become habitable plains, and the temperature has dropped by more than a half. This city...... Probably all the surviving teams on the map can see it, and if it is to wipe out everyone who remains, it must be much more than the limit of the number of eliminations allowed by the rules. ”

"That is," concluded Ellie, "we must always be vigilant when we enter this city...... If there is any danger, exit the building immediately. ”

Marshall nodded and said, "That's right, pack your bags, let's go." ”

These were the last three days of the thirty-day assessment, and everyone who was left present did not expect that today's weather would be unusually friendly, and the fierce beasts that used to appear in various places had disappeared completely. Everyone could see such a magnificent city, and the idea of going there was like an ancient search for a hanging garden. Not only Marshall's team, but almost all other teams went to the city to find out. They would obviously meet each other, but for some reason, all of them remained almost terrifyingly silent and calm, and instead of fighting on the bridge, they entered the gates of the city one by one.

The building is very quiet and empty inside. Once inside the gate, two roads branch off from the inside, but lead to the same place: the central piazza. Marshall had walked around the city before, and the moat was arranged in a rectangular shape, and the whole city was angular and angular, which means that the two roads on the periphery of the city formed a ridge of the city. Heart-shaped windows open above the walls, and the scent of grass is sent into the windows by the breeze, circling along the internal organs of the city.

"It's a lot bigger than my house...... It's amazing......" Ilya held the giant sword, even if she covered her mouth, she couldn't hide her excitement, "The texture of the wall tiles is so strange, why are they all heart-shaped...... It's disgusting to watch too much. ”

Marshall noticed this detail and couldn't help but twitch. The aesthetic of the designers of this castle seems to have been much ahead of its time. In this way, it is not only the pattern of the wall tiles, but also the shape of the windows, and even the carvings that are strangely distorted into hearts.

Everyone finally gathered in a heart-shaped square, and everyone wondered how the city that had appeared out of thin air was empty. They duly exchanged information about each other's findings, and found that none of the team members sent to the pathfinder found a single living person in the area. There was no food in the building, and all the gatehouses were closed and could not be opened no matter how much they were dragged on.

So that afternoon, some people retreated and wanted to leave. When they returned the way they came, they found that the door that had been open was now firmly closed, the bricks were damn slippery, and there was no way to escape through the window. In other words, everyone is locked up in this place and can't get out. Panic is growing.

Things finally took a turn for the better at noon, and there was a rattling sound in the square, and everyone hurriedly went there, only to find that the square was filled with pure white dolls. All the dolls are the same, the body is female, there are no facial features, but there are corresponding grooves, and each joint has a special link that belongs to the puppet, but no one can see how this link is riveted together - because these dolls are so agile that they are not even different from ordinary people. The dolls all have a fuchsia heart mark on their left chest, and if it weren't for the solemn atmosphere now, some people would have joked that these dolls seemed to be crazy and wanted to become similar to humans.

The dolls dispersed after everyone had arrived, and they squeezed wildly past the stunned children, their pure white bodies parting the lines of their clothes, and all sorts of labor tools: brooms, mops, dustpans, rags, guard swords, etc., etc...... They did their jobs, quietly doing what they had to do, and did not take all the living people into account. The whole city suddenly became very lively, but all this excitement was eerily quiet...... Everything is so contradictory, but it just happens.

Eventually, in the center of the square, there was only one doll left unchanged, standing on tiptoe, clasping hands together, and bowing carefully to everyone. She doesn't have a mouth, but she can make a human-like female voice, but it's very stiff.

[First of all, congratulations on surviving the previous twenty-seven days.] 】

[You will live in this "City of Heart" for the next three days, and due to special restrictions, you will not be able to leave until the end of the assessment. 】

Don't worry, this is not a trap. Needless to say, this is a project that is coming to an end, and this is true for everyone present. 】

[Next, I will introduce to you the world in which this assessment is conducted and the underlying rules of the "City of Hearts". Don't worry, there is no charge for this information, so you can listen to it with peace of mind. 】

Everyone was puzzled, why would the other party tell them so easily when it was such important information? Even if they had different questions, they still held their minds and listened patiently.

[The assessment venue adopts the architectural form of "inner space", which can be referred to the spatial layout of Yaris's "chaotic abyss", so I will not repeat it here. There are three common rules for the assessment site:】

[First, the identity card held by the participant is the most important survival chip in this assessment.] The physical condition of the participant will affect the integrity of the badge. Therefore, there are only two ways to get out of this assessment: the death of the participant and the damage of the identity tag. Using a blank badge will allow a departing teammate to re-enter. 】

[Second, the assessment site will be changed according to the pre-set program, and it will rotate in thirteen terrains every day, and the corresponding spawns will also be changed accordingly.] 】

[Third, there are two types of exchange chips in this assessment, which can be exchanged for different items and entertainment: gems and identity tags. Gems are second-level exchangeables, and identity badges are first-level exchangeables, and the value of the badge is on top of the gem. 】

[The next content is the "City of Hearts" rules section.] 】

[In this "City of Hearts", the gems in your bags will be forcibly exchanged for identity cards.] Both signed and blank badges can be traded for the same amount. 】

[All forms of fighting, killing, and snatching identity cards are prohibited in this castle, and once discovered, the nearest puppet will automatically attack the fight, killing, and looting. 】

[Do not damage the puppets in the "City of Hearts" in any form, otherwise they will be violently resisted by the corresponding individuals, please be mentally prepared accordingly. All dolls have a corresponding role in this city, so please pay attention to avoid them. 】

[In the "City of Hearts", you can provide everyone with ready-made food and water for free, but living is not free. The following is a fee system for living in the "City of Hearts". 】

[As a general rule, it is allowed to open any door in the castle at any time, but the door of the guest room will be locked accordingly, so please don't worry.] 】

[In the next three days, we will randomly select five teams from all the teams present and collect the fees in the second half of the night.] At that time, we will knock on the door of each member of the team, and each member will need to pay an ID badge as a fee. If you are unable to pay the fee, your ID card will be used as a countervail. At that time, we ask for your cooperation. 】

[The above are all the rules in the "City of Hearts", I hope you have a happy life in the next three days.] 】

"Hey, hey! What exactly does random draw mean! Also, how did these gems only change to so many identity tags! ”

"That's right, if the team that doesn't have enough ID cards is drawn, then it will also have to quit accordingly!"

All of a sudden, a hundred voices rang out, and all kinds of questions were thrown out, but without exception, no one answered these questions, and the puppet in the center of the square silently changed its clothes and slowly left. There was apparently a protest from her in doing so, and soon there was a rush of people rushing up, knocking the doll that had issued the message to the ground.

Marshall wanted to see what the puppets would do if the rules in the so-called "City of Hearts" were broken. But the next scene made everyone dumbfounded: the puppet immediately waved its arm and smashed the person's temple on her with a bang, and it actually flew him out directly, made countless circles on the ground, and finally never moved again. The other two were no exception, and with just two punches, they were knocked into the ground.

The three of them quit. No one dares to challenge the authority of the puppet anymore. And the puppets who had "resisted" openly stood up covered in blood, and immediately threw themselves into their duties, treating these living people as nothing. The dolls poured back from all directions, stuffed a key with a numbered plate in each person's hand, and left. Marshall winked at his teammates, and they left quietly.

The others quickly fell silent, and those who should have dispersed were also scattered. Of all the castles, only the central square seems to have no figures. The dolls scattered from the square crowded every corner of the castle, and the Marshall Six even had to squeeze through the busy dolls to reach their rooms. The dolls were busy, but Marshall didn't understand the meaning of them being so busy, or even what they were busy with. However, the girls can at least know that pushing and shoving these dolls will not be attacked, because they are busy.

The girls immediately returned to their rooms, and after a little talk, they made an appointment to rest, after all, they were tired for so long, and they had to make up for a good night's sleep. Their rooms are connected. There was a shower in the room, and there was hot water, and Marshall took a good shower, and the tiredness invaded her body. She rested the magic sword on the table, and as soon as her head touched the pillow, her vision quickly dimmed.

Marshall was eventually awakened by a sharp knock on the door, and when she opened it, she saw a strange boy with an anxious face.

Seeing Marshall's hostility, the boy panicked and asked, "Have you seen our teammates, Nyze?" Have you ever seen a boy with a round face, a chubby, and a flushed face? With his kind of personality, he can't get into trouble...... We've been looking for an afternoon, but we still haven't been able to find it. ”

Marshall shook his head and said, "I don't know, my team members are all sleeping in the guest room, don't bother them." ”

"But ......," said the boy, rather dejected, "we searched for an afternoon, and he just said to go to the toilet and we would never see him again...... No, I can't find him. ”

"......" Marshall yawned and closed the door, "Sorry......

However, in such a crowded "City of Hearts", if you don't pay close attention to the movements of your teammates, you will indeed lose sight. Marshall had the illusion that they were like a herd of wild boars that had been living hard for a long time, and suddenly changed to the living conditions of domestic pigs...... No, it was a dream she had just had.

Marshall dreamed that he had separated from his teammates, and that in the distance there there was a succession of the wails of the slaughtered pigs———, they had heard them so well, and they turned into knocks at the door.

It's weird.