The neon box sign prominently states the theme of the tent's performance - "Scream" theater.

This is a performance tent that belongs to the acrobats.

At this time, several tourists in the same exaggerated and funny clothes came from all sides of the thick fog, and they were all dressed up as if they were supposed to be when they performed.

Including the six players who survived the clown tent, a total of seventeen people entered the acrobat's tent this time.

But there was neither music nor talk in the tent, and it was eerily quiet during the foggy day.

Everyone lifted the curtain of the tent, and a dazzling red curtain broke into everyone's field of vision, and everyone unconsciously avoided their gaze, this pure and rich red color will make people feel physiologically uncomfortable, and even some sensitive players have already experienced dizziness and nausea physiological reactions.

Qi Yan noticed that this curtain was different from the stage curtain that everyone knew, the curtain was hung very high, and even if he tried to raise his head and look up, he could not see the end of the curtain.

Standing under the curtain, Xiao Qijiu even had a sense of insignificance and powerlessness that was about to be swallowed by the red tsunami.

As you can imagine, the stage behind the curtain is just as frighteningly high.

The most inconsistencious thing is that not far from the entrance to the tent is a rectangular table covered with black flannel.

Qi Jiu, who had visited the witch's divination house several times, quickly recognized that this was the most commonly used table by soothsayers.

An acrobat in a sequined bodysuit sat behind the divination table, and Qi Yan noticed that there was also a walking stick of his hand at the table.

Could it be that the acrobat also has problems with his legs and feet? He kept this suspicion in his heart.

Qin Rang also noticed the layout of the discord in front of him, and said in confusion: "Huh? What's going on? Is this a divination project? Did we go to the wrong tent? ”

"No, it's true that the one sitting behind the divination table is indeed an acrobat," Lu Zhi said with the same hesitation.

Seeing the crowd hesitate, the acrobat in a sequined bodysuit built up his cane and finally stood up from his seat: "Dear visitors, welcome to my Scream theater. ”

"Please take a step forward, I'm going to use this deck of cards to set a theme for your performance today." Although the acrobat was thin, his face was full of energy, and at this moment he raised his hand and made a "please" gesture to the shocked players.

Xiao Qijiu, like the most well-behaved student, raised his hand before speaking: "I'm sorry, I want to take the liberty of asking... Why does the content of the acrobatic show need to be determined by divination? ”

The acrobat's eyes rolled: "Because acrobatics is a job that requires a lot of luck, kid, do you agree with me?" ”

With that, the acrobat patted his disabled leg.

Qi Jiu: "Of course I agree. ”

The success of all performances requires a bit of luck, not to mention high-stakes performances like acrobatics.

"I like you very much, little friend," the acrobat smiled at Qi Jiu, and then turned to the crowd, "Because we have so many performance projects, we can't let you all experience it in just one performance, so we will use this deck of cards to guide you today's performance theme." ”

Now the players understand that the difficulty of clearing the acrobat's tent line today depends on the luck of the card draw.

"I have a total of 22 cards in my hand, which is the 22 big Arcana that you are familiar with," the acrobat concentrated on fanning out the twenty-two tarots on the black velvet table, and finally looked at Xiao Qijiu, "Little friend, please come and draw a card." ”

Xiao Qi stepped forward generously: "Is there anything special about it?" ”

The acrobat smiled patiently: "Listen to your inner voice and choose whatever you want." ”

"No problem." Qi Zhen came to the divination table under the gaze of everyone.

Because he was close to the acrobat at the moment, Qi Yan subconsciously glanced at the crutches he was holding in his hand.

The acrobat noticed his gaze, but he didn't seem to mind at all, and even "generously" rolled up his trouser leg and showed the rough prosthetic leg under the performance suit "generously" in front of everyone: "Are you looking at this? Kids... Do you get scared when you see this? ”

The acrobat giggled.

Everyone watched his movements in amazement, and their eyes fell on the prosthetic leg under his costume, and for a moment, the players showed puzzled and nervous expressions.

After all, the acrobat's behavior is too weird.

Qi Zhen also stared at the acrobat's prosthetic leg generously, and he shook his head: "I'm not afraid, sir, I'm sorry for that." ”

Qi Yan looked at the acrobat again with regret, his eyes were not so much pity as he felt pity for the acrobat.

The acrobat put away his exaggerated smile and said, "Don't say that, the world is unpredictable, I believe you will understand this truth when you grow up." ”

"Let's get started." The acrobat motioned for Xiao Qi to draw cards.

Qi Yan didn't have much hope for his luck, he chose a card at will, and spread it out from left to right -

"Tower. Inverted position"

The players couldn't hold back for a long time, and couldn't wait to come forward to see the cards drawn by Qi Yan.

Some players studied the tarot a bit and gasped when they realized that the Tower card was drawn.

"The tower symbolizes destruction, it also means the house of God, synonymous with upheaval and destruction." Some players explained to the crowd.

"Yes, playing Tarot is the three cards I fear the most: the Grim Reaper, the Devil, and the Tower."

"If you are reversed, there is also the meaning of accidents and back-to-back battles."

"Anyway, if you draw this card, it doesn't feel like it's going to be a good thing."

“……”

Qi Yan apologized: "I'm sorry, my luck has not been very good. ”

"No, I think it's a very good card, because it's the finale of our acrobatic show," said the acrobat on crutches, beaming, "Dear visitors, the theme of your performance today is 'The Tower'. ”

Qin Rang was a little stunned: "'Tower'? Is it an air show? ”

Whether it was the image of the tower, or the red curtain that stretched endlessly upwards in front of him, he had a premonition that he was going to perform in the sky.

And he was skeptical that Qi had drawn the "Tower" at random.

Acrobat: "To be honest, I used to be a high-altitude performer, and I don't deny the tourist's answer, but it's a bit one-sided to just understand 'The Tower' as a high-altitude performance. ”

"But it doesn't matter, soon you will deeply understand the meaning of my words during the performance."

"I have a question for you before the show begins," the acrobat said, rolling his eyes to the crowd, "what do you think is the most dear thing to a high-altitude performer?" ”

As he spoke, the acrobat pulled down the curtain behind him, and the crimson curtain with no end in sight was like a surging red tide, and the overly pure colors invaded the human senses.

Dizzy. The dizziness of being enveloped in strong colors and having nowhere to escape.

Almost all players closed their eyes in discomfort.

When the red tide fades, a towering tower appears in front of the players.

This is an unexpected situation, but I didn't expect the performance repertoire to take the meaning directly on the cards.

"—this is the "tower" you need to perform."

"As you can see," the acrobat tapped the ground with his cane, "I have regrets in my life. ”

He seems to be emphasizing his disability through his crutches and conveying this message to the player.

"After all, what could be more painful and desperate than to live in fear and jealousy for a long time?"

The acrobat began to giggle, "All the tourists come to my tent for visual stimulation and to get pleasure from the moment of danger, who cares about the fear and despair of the performers?" ”

"Dear performers, this is the "Tower" that belongs to the acrobats, I look forward to the flow of fresh blood into this tower, please make up for my regrets with your wonderful performances, fill my endless despair, and quell the jealousy that torments me all the time!"

"In the deepest part of this tower, there is the greatest secret of my heart, a secret that I have never made public, but which I have put into practice, and that is what I really desire!"

The acrobat suddenly put away his smile and looked at everyone with a serious and terrifying look: "Fresh blood, I don't mind sharing my secrets with you!" I even look forward to the day you guys open Pandora's box! ”

The crowd soon discovered that the stone steps beneath the tower were covered with mottled blood and blurred pieces of flesh.

Some of the steps had even been stained with blood, turning a dark red.

It is conceivable that before them, countless "fresh blood" must have fallen from this tower, becoming a vague blood mist that remained on the stage forever.

Qi Zhen reasonably suspected that the curtain that could cause spiritual pollution was stained with the blood of the performers who fell from the tower.

The acrobat noticed everyone's gaze and said with a smile: "Acrobatics has always been a high-risk job, and naturally there are many failed performers who try their best to climb to the top of the tower, but unfortunately they can only end up regrettably, but the stage will always remember them." ”

"Out of respect for their sacrifices, we didn't clean up the scraps of flesh and blood they left behind, which is the marks they left on stage, and I don't think you guys mind." Said the acrobat.

While all the players shuddered, they began to actively analyze-

"Since this actor is a high-altitude performer, the greatest wish of the high-altitude actor must be to stand on the highest place and become the convergence point of all eyes, and if this wish is placed in the tower scene, we, as "fresh blood", must reach the top of the tower and complete the regret that this disabled high-altitude actor has not achieved."

"I agree that since there is such an image as a tower, then our mission goal must be to reach the top."

"I don't know what monsters are in this tower, why so many people have fallen to their deaths here."

"It's definitely not a simple action to climb the tower, it's probably for us to farm monsters layer by layer to solve puzzles."

Xiao Qijiu did not participate in the discussion, he directly asked the acrobat: "Can you tell us what performance tasks the tower has?" ”

The acrobat smiled in a shy voice: "Naturally, the most gorgeous, glamorous, circus psychedelic show, but the repertoire is fragmented and requires your intelligence, patience and emotion to put it together and give them the appearance of a perfect work." ”

Qi Zhen has a preliminary conclusion, and the storyline of the cast and crew in the road circus seems to revolve around "emotional needs".

The perverted killer clown who previously longed for "presence" and "love", and the crutch performer in front of him, who hides deep secrets and lives in despair and jealousy.

Xiao Qi suddenly turned to the acrobat: "I have a question that is not very polite for you. ”

The acrobat smiled: "Children, do you still have any doubts?" ”

Xiao Qi Yan tilted his head slightly: "Sir, do you want to continue performing?" ”

The acrobat's expression froze instantly, he was silent for a moment, and then smiled: "Sorry, dear children, please look for the answer to this question in the performance." ”

"It's okay," Xiao Qijiu took the tarot card "Tower" in his hand, and suddenly thought of something and asked, "Can I keep this card as a souvenir?" ”

After all, there is also a "divination house" performance in this circus's check-in program, and divination props such as tarot cards are likely to be useful.

The acrobat laughed: "Of course it's fine." ”

Qin Rang: "I also have a question, how tall is this tower?" Do we need to start with the first tower to climb? Or..."

The acrobat shook his head: "This scream tower has nine floors, and it depends on your luck where you start, but this time, you can designate a tourist to come and draw a card, which will determine the number of floors on which your performance begins." ”

As he spoke, the acrobat re-placed the ten cards on his divination table and made a "please" gesture to the players.

In an instant, all the players were a little surprised.

In other words, they don't need to climb up from the first floor, and if they are lucky, they can go straight to the seventh or eighth floor, or higher, then the risk they will face and the price they need to pay will be much smaller.

The crowd began to substitute the acrobat's rhetoric - acrobatics is a job that requires a lot of luck.

However, the acrobat clearly said that this tower is nine floors, why is there ten cards, and what does the extra one mean? Is it a distraction?

In this regard, Qi Yan had already guessed, but he did not dare to make a conclusion when the clues were insufficient.

Things may not be as easy as many players think, if there is a tenth or negative layer tower......

"Qin Rang, the task that requires luck is none other than you." Xiao Qi gave way to Qin.