Chapter 6: The Trial Begins

Waking up from the darkness, Chu Chen opened his eyes suddenly, and almost immediately took out a kitchen knife from the storage space and put it behind his back.

Seeing that there seemed to be no danger around, he put away the kitchen knife and turned his head to look around.

The night sky was starless, and the earth melted into an inky color.

In his sight, a blood moon hung high in the sky.

Under the blood moon, a stone path stretched out in front of the eyes, leading to a rusty iron gate not far away.

And behind the iron gate...... What seems like a dilapidated manor?

Chu Chen looked up at the manor, a typical Western style, a three-story house was placed in the center, although it was quite large.

But the broken pillars that fell to the side, the barren lawn that had withered, and the circular fountain that had long since dried up all spoke of the desolation of this place.

[Main Quest: Enter Baron Ophelis's Manor]

[Remaining time: 4:59]

"Did you give a five-minute time limit?" Chu Chen walked quickly to the iron door, gently pushed the door, and muttered in a low voice,

"The iron door opens without a lock, so give me these five minutes...... Is it meant for me to explore outside the estate? ”

He muttered as he turned, and behind him was a desolate plain overgrown with weeds shrouded in darkness.

"Shadow." Bowing his head and muttering, the shadows on the soles of his feet squirmed, and a black figure that resembled the little black shape on the set of Conan slowly stood up from the ground, and the [Shadow Warrior] was launched!

"I'll look for anything of note."

Hearing this, the shadow nodded anthropomorphically, and his body turned into a black shadow on the flat surface again, and quickly "flowed" towards the right.

Chu Chen raised his eyebrows lightly when he saw this, this skill was even smarter than he imagined.

The effect of [Shadow Warrior] is illustrated, and the shadow has a simple sense of self, and can move up to 20 meters away from the summoner.

It couldn't be better to have it help find things right now.

One person and one shadow were so smeared and looked for three minutes, and the shadow really brought back an item for Chu Chen.

[Name: Taylor Rider (Tainted)]

[Type: Quest Item]

[Quality: tattered]

[Effect: The Knights of Righteous Taylor will protect you!] 】

[Equipment Condition: The Taylor Knight will consider the first person to pick it up as the master!] 】

[Notes: Mom's creature gift to Lilith, Lilith loves Taylorby!] 】

It is a brown bear doll about half a meter long, with a broken arm, and looks like a sweary teddy bear.

The bear doll was covered in blood, and one of its original plastic eyes had been gouged out and replaced by a bloodshot eyeball.

What's even more creepy is that this eye is constantly turning to look at Chu Chen!

Chu Chen frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable, and after thinking about it, he still put the bear doll into the storage space.

"Judging by the effect, this doll should be able to help me, as for this eyeball, which looks weird at first glance, and 'tainted'...... Let's leave it alone, there is less than a minute left at the moment, and let's talk about it in the advanced manor. ”

With a soft breath, he quickly ran to the iron door and pushed it in.

[The main quest has been completed.] 】

[The main quest has been changed.] 】

[All six players have entered the arena and the trial has officially begun!] 】

[Main Quest: Survive for 48 hours.] 】

Survive.

Chu Chen's breathing subconsciously lightened.

Unlike the "escape" of the previous trial, there is no trick in this trial, and you can only rely on hard power to pass it.

[Please go to the Manor Castle Hall to check the special rules of this trial.] 】

[Note: Death in this trial will not actually die, but all items obtained by the trialist in this trial will be deducted.] 】

"Special rules, as well as ...... Won't you die? This trial seems to be quite difficult. Chu Chen took a deep breath.

"Not going to die" is good enough to give their trialists peace of mind, but it also conveys another message-

The mortality rate in this trial is extremely high!

So much so that such an insurance is given!

Silently took out a kitchen knife and carefully bypassed the dry fountain, Chu Chen slowly approached the ancient castle while being vigilant around.

The gate of the castle is the same as the iron gate of the manor, which opens as soon as it is pushed.

Behind the gate, there is the hall of the mission instructions.

Pushing the door into the hall, the flame of the candle danced in the wind, and a huge family portrait was drawn on it.

A husband and wife, plus a pair of sisters, vivid.

The hostess gently held the man's arm, the eldest daughter leaned affectionately on the hostess's shoulder, and the younger daughter held a bear doll and a female doll and smiled very happily.

At the same time, a number plate written in the Arabic numeral "7" suddenly appeared on Chu Chen's left chest.

Underneath the family portrait stand men and women in different costumes and with different looks.

Chu Chenchu counted a little, a total of six people.

Seeing someone come in, one of the bald men with muscles and a No. 1 sign on his chest waved and shouted: "Hey, the last No. 7 buddy, you're finally here, we've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Why is it so slow to enter a manor? Got into trouble on the road? It was No. 6, a short-haired girl, who tilted her head, looked at Chu Chen curiously, and the corners of her mouth rose.

"Come on, look at the rules first, this manor is not simple."

"Hmm." Chu Chen remained silent, put away the kitchen knife and walked to the center of the crowd, a little puzzled,

"How do you add me to a total of seven people? Shouldn't there be only six trialists? And one more is an NPC? ”

"Almost, one of the seven passengers here is a fake." A man with glasses standing to the right of Chu Chen said in a deep voice.

Chu Chen glanced at the sound when he heard it, and the other party was No. 2.

The man with glasses No. 2 stretched out his hand and pointed forward, and said, "The specific situation is above, you can see for yourself first." ”

Chu Chen looked in the direction of the man with glasses, and sure enough, on the wall he was pointing to, there was a long piece of red text.

[Passengers, welcome to O'Philis Manor, we are glad that you can come as promised, in order to ensure a pleasant trip, please read carefully and carefully abide by the following matters. 】

[1. There are only 6 travelers in the manor, and the extra one is a ghast controlled by "it". 】

【2.“ It "will constantly disrupt travelers and will become more powerful over time." 】

[3. Ghas, unlike travelers, is not ■■■, I don't know ■■, and there is no ■■■■. 】

[4. There are many portraits in the castle, you need to remember that the characters in it will not suddenly disappear.] 】

[5. Do not enter the room in the deepest part of the hall, and if you enter for any reason, do not touch anything.] 】

[6. The Ophelis family will help you, except for ta.] 】

[7. There are no mirrors in the manor, if you find any suspicious mirrors, please stay away immediately.] 】

[8.The night is from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m., so please enter your room when the night comes.] 】

[9. There is only one table, one bed, and one wardrobe in the room, and only one person can live. 】

[10.Do not enter the room on the right side of ■.] 】

[11. The guest room is on the second floor, the kitchen is on the first floor, if you are hungry, please go to the first floor to eat, and do not let the food appear anywhere other than the first floor.] 】

[12. Don't look back if someone calls you in the hallway, even if it's the voice you're most familiar with. 】

[13. If someone counts to you, please do everything you can to stop or flee before the other person counts to 9.] 】

[14.The stairs in the manor only have ■■ steps, and ■■ steps do not appear.] 】

[15.Please always be on the lookout for abnormal behavior of your companions.] 】

After reading the text, Chu Chen grabbed his somewhat messy hair, lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "No wonder it will be 'free from death', it turns out to be a trial of the rule and strange talk type......