Marshall hadn't been able to fall asleep since she woke up, and she was holding the magic sword, trying to talk to the autonomous consciousness in it, Irene. She is a little confused now, the strings in her heart suddenly relaxed, and she is still a little uncomfortable.

"It's finally over, Erin." Marshall thought to himself, "How do you think I've been doing in the past few days?" ”

[This game isn't over, Marshall. 】

Erin actually gave such an answer, Marshall was puzzled: "Why? There can be no conflict here, and there is enough food and water. ”

[The structure of the space here is strange, and you can't be sure if what the puppets say is true.] Did you notice that the rules that the puppet said earlier were all free? 】

"Does that mean there are more rules that require a fee to obtain?" Marshall frowned, "So, the case of the so-called disappearance of Niz before may be related to those dolls?" ”

[I'm just the autonomous consciousness of your weapon, and my intelligence is not as high as you think. I can just probe the strange structure of this space and simply tell you the results. 】

[As for the rules that the puppet said, I hope you can re-read them one by one and don't take them for granted. Beneath this so-called "inner space" is controlled by a person who I couldn't detect before, but the "City of the Heart" seems to be the heart of this area. 】

"Who is it?" Marshall was even more puzzled, and couldn't help but start to wonder, "Could this person be among us?" Unlikely......"

[Probably not...... Basically, no one has been able to raise the magic base to such a high level...... It can even be called a magic weapon. 】

"What does it mean that a person's magic power has been raised to the level of a magic weapon...... Could it be that there is so much magic that it has reached an abnormal level? ”

[The core of this space is a living body, and I can only go here. However, based on my guess, it's most likely related to the guy you met with another girl in the middle of the night. 】

Marshall immediately remembered the unpleasant scene before, and his face deteriorated synchronously: "Is this so...... I know. The most important thing now is to make sure that everyone in the squad is safe, try to move together as much as possible, and don't get separated, otherwise it is easy for a situation to happen. ”

Now that it was time for dinner, Marshall knocked on the door of the men one by one, called them up, and prepared to assemble for dinner. Marshall didn't know exactly where the restaurant was, but when she asked where the white dolls were located, they were silent and buried themselves in their business. Marshall had no choice but to give up, trying to find the few living people from the white dolls, seeing where most of them went, and he himself said that he might not be able to find a restaurant.

Marshall made the right decision, and they easily found a restaurant in the eastern part of the "City of Hearts," not far from their room, just five minutes away. Outside, it gradually darkened, and all the magic lamps scattered throughout the castle were lit up, and yellow lights filled every corner, making it look warm and relaxed.

When the girls reached the dining room, everyone was startled by the sumptuous sight on the table: mountains of pumpkin pies, rice, and pasta; Whole roast duck, roast chicken, roast beef, roast sheep, roast pig; a variety of stir-fried seasonal vegetables and dishes made with other cooking methods; The giant pipe hanging upside down from the dome of the restaurant can be used to pick up the drink by unscrewing the corresponding faucet.

The hungry children picked up the dinner plate around them, and turned into old glutons who had not tasted a grain of rice for several years, frantically picking up steaming meals with tongs, and stuffing them into their mouths from time to time, and the sound of chewing was endless. Marshall grabbed a large plate of fried noodles and pulled a piece of oily red pig's trotters, which she didn't seem to be enough, and tore half a roast duck from the plate next to her. Today's drink was room temperature lemonade, although it was chilled, and Marshall was afraid that he would eat it for a bad stomach.

The rest of the team was also stuffing stuff into their mouths with red faces, and they hadn't eaten anything for nearly half a day, and when they woke up, the hunger pangs were devastating. Minia is the best eater of girls, and if you compare the food on other people's plates to a small mound, then her appetite is a great mountain. She tore at the meat in her mouth, her eyes fixed on the food in the distance, and she always felt that she was not enough.

Still, Marshall couldn't understand why so many dolls were gathered in the restaurant. She was sure that if all the dolls in the restaurant were removed, there would definitely be more than half of the space in the entire restaurant, and they would not be crowded together, seemingly aggrieved, sitting side by side to eat. For the sake of such a good food, Marshall will no longer pursue this little flaw.

The clashing of plates and cutlery was quickly drowned out by a call: "Balil! Balil! Where are you? Please reply promptly if you hear something! Ballier—"

"What's the shame again?" Marshall muttered quietly as she stuffed the fried noodles into her mouth, "This is really accidental......" said this, and she couldn't help but feel a little vigilant in her heart. Does this really happen so often in general? Everyone already knows that it is a very stupid thing to challenge the authority of a puppet, so why would anyone still be missing? It doesn't make sense.

The more Marshall thought about it, the more terrified he became, if he lost his way among these dolls, would they also be slaughtered as domestic pigs by something in the shadows, as he had dreamed before? Although this is just her personal exaggerated imagination, it is good to think about it.

So Marshall immediately reminded the other members that everyone should try to avoid traveling alone to prevent getting lost. Now that they had disappeared, she didn't want that to happen to them. Although everyone agreed, Marshall was 100% sure that some of them would never be able to resist their desire to explore, and they would definitely go out for a walk in their spare time......

Although Marshall did not want to be reduced on this trip, she could not limit everyone's physical freedom, so she had to pray that nothing would happen. A full belly can give people a feeling of sleepiness, and before the team returns to the room, Marshall gives everyone an ID badge that they can't use their bare hands in case they do draw their own team......

Marshall had washed up a little, and before she could sleep soundly, there was another knock on her door. This time, another member of the squad disappeared and asked if she had ever seen the person. Marshall shook his head, he didn't know anything about it. It had only been half a day since there were so many disappearances, and this kind of thing was enough for her to be suspicious.

Marshall tried to find an entry point, but she was like a landlubber in the water, and she couldn't find anything to grasp, so she drowned in the water, unable to find a clue. Why would anyone go missing? What caused the disappearance to happen? Where exactly did those who disappeared go? If they die, by whom will they be killed?

Marshall doesn't believe that there will be self-conscious people who won't come back to the team, and if they do, they are stupid. Ten thousand steps back, it's impossible for fools not to survive this time, let alone whether they will be able to get into this school. According to the previous rules, there were only two ways for anyone to exit the space: death or damage to their ID badge. All forms of violence are forbidden in this city......

But, only between people! Marshall quickly spotted the blind spot, but the next question arose: What reason did the puppets have to attack the children? Could it be that these dolls are also monsters in some form? But for most people, the strength of these puppets is so brutal that most people can't even survive a single move under them...... Or do these people occasionally have some kind of ulterior weakness, or is it a secret?

Marshall lay on the bed, her mind still had more doubts, but the invading tiredness was like a switch, suddenly turning off her reason, leaving only deep darkness and powerlessness. At the last moment of her sleep, Erin's anxious voice seemed to ring in her ears:

[Marshall! Marshall! Marshall——]

Marshall could no longer lift his eyelids and fell into a deep sleep. The golden roses beside the bed were swaying with a dazzling glow, and the golden petals were suspended in layers at the door of the guest room, motionless.

Crunch...... Crunch......

I don't know how long it took, but the doorknob of the guest room was shaking gently. Marshall, who had a habit of locking the door, shook his hand for a moment, then stopped silently. Immediately, there was a crisp knock on the door, which immediately woke Marshall up. The little girl rubbed her eyes aggrievedly, her heart was unlucky, she grabbed the identity card and magic sword in her hand, and slowly opened the door.

Marshall saw a white doll standing quietly outside the door, they were not the same as during the day, but they could not tell the difference. She quietly spread her hands out and asked Marshall for her ID card. Marshall didn't think too much about it, and directly stuffed the prepared identity card into the puppet's hand. The identity tag immediately melted into the puppet's hands, like a pebble sinking from the middle of a lake.

"Ha-ah-" Marshall yawned, ready to go back to sleep. But she inadvertently slid to the side, but suddenly she didn't feel sleepy.

Marshall couldn't see anyone around him, nor did he see any figures in front of the team's room. It would be reasonable to collect them in turn, but she actually found that there was not a single door on her left and right, that is, the guest rooms that appeared in their eyes during the day had all disappeared at this time! She hurriedly returned to the guest room and locked the door of the guest room, for fear that these silent fellows would open the door and get in. At the same time, all the participants in the city saw the same scene, the same thing Marshall saw.

The so-called puppet, in just one day, deceived everyone with his words.

Ellie was also frightened by what she saw, and she hurriedly gave the prepared ID card and turned around in a panic, wanting to return to the guest room. But for some reason, her wrist was grabbed by the puppet behind her.

A stiff female voice was talking to her: "Need, make a deal?" ”

Ellie was stunned. She turned her head and swallowed tremblingly: "You...... What deal are you referring to? ”

"Give me your Minia's badge, or destroy it," the puppet's face was empty, and Ellie didn't know how the voice came from, "I'll give you five badges as payment, pay now." The voice fell, and the doll spread out her hand again, and five blank identity badges neatly appeared in the palm of her hand.

Seeing Ellie's hesitation, the puppet continued, "Every night, everyone's room in the entire city is knocked on. With the total number of ID cards you have, if three days have passed, the number of ID cards required will be less than the approved quota. ”

"You are despicable...... "Ellie clenched her fists, "aren't you afraid of my companions!" ”

The puppet continued: "Silence is your only option. And don't you feel that you are clearly lagging behind in your ranks? If the mission is successful, I'll waive your fee tomorrow night and give you five more ID tags. ”

Ellie wavered, but she still refused: "You can't be trusted." ”

"This promise will still work tomorrow." The puppet said softly, "I'll give you ten identity badges tomorrow, if you complete the mission." You don't have a chance to tell your teammates the full story of today's conversation, as the puppet closest to you will immediately attack you. Prompts given in any other form will suffer the same consequences. And you, a member who failed to contribute anything to the team as a whole—"

"Enough!" Ellie interrupted the doll's words, and she trembled and couldn't help but shout, "I need to rest, rest!" ”

At this time, Minia was disturbed by the sound of rustling outside the door, and kept rolling on the bed. I have already paid the fee, but why is there something noisy outside the door......

"I'm sick of it...... What the hell is it......" Minia pulled open the quilt and kicked up her slippers as she walked towards the door.

Minia opens the door and finds the hallway outside the door filled with white dolls. Her presence caused all the puppets to turn around in unison, their smooth, nothing-looking faces facing Minia's terrified face.

No...... No, she saw a familiar face among the dolls - Ellie. It's just that this Ellie only has half of her face full of scars, and the other half of her face still looks like a puppet with nothing. The doll grew into a literal half-Ellie. Minia didn't have time to see what the half of Ellie's doll body really looked like, and she disappeared from Minia's sight in an instant.