Chapter 2: Castle of Terror (1)
With the flash of white light, Yan Luo appeared in a forest.
When I opened my eyes, I looked around, and the forest was full of towering old trees, thick shade like a curtain, and the surroundings were quiet, only the wind rustled through the leaves. The humid air was filled with a strong smell of decay.
Look at the watch on your wrist, it shows the time 14:00.
Yan Luo tried to press it, and then a light screen appeared in front of him.
【People Panel】
Player Name: Yan Luo
Age: 25
Ability: Angel
Grade: Beginner
Cleared Dungeons: 0
Game Credits: 0
"Theme of this game, Lost Castle, number of participants: 20 people"
The sound of electronic sounds interrupted Yan Luo's observation.
"There are only 20 people entering this game, and it looks like I'm going to have to find this castle first."
She remembers very well that the game said that in the end, only 10,000 people would clear the game, 1000:1, and the difficulty of clearing the game can be imagined.
Yan Luo tried to activate the ability, only to see a pair of wings appear on her back, white as snow. She flailed her wings slightly, a little uncomfortable at first, but soon mastered the trick and flew to a high place.
After getting rid of the obscuration of the trees, she looked around, looking for what might be an ancient castle. After determining the direction, he waved his wings and flew over there.
When he was about to reach the castle, Yan Luo folded his wings and landed on the ground.
At this time, you can already see the whole picture of the castle,
The exterior walls of the castle are covered with moss and vines, as if witnessing countless years and vicissitudes, the gates are closed, and the surface is full of rust and cracks.
The windows are covered with dust and it is almost impossible to see what is going on inside, and the windows are decorated with various mysterious symbols and patterns, creating an eerie atmosphere.
She took up her nerve and plucked up the courage to step inside.
The moment I pushed open the heavy door and stepped into the castle hall, the door behind me suddenly closed tightly.
"What's going on" she tried to push the door open, but to no avail.
"Don't waste your efforts, I've tried, this door should only be in and not out"
An unfamiliar male voice came from behind him, and Yan Luo turned his head to see a young man standing on the second floor of the stairs of the ancient castle, looking down.
The unruly silver hair and a black leather coat have a cold aura, and the facial features are handsome but there is a sense of wanton publicity that cannot be hidden
"Who are you?" Yan Luo asked, and took a step back silently.
"Don't be nervous, introduce yourself, my name is Mu Jingheng, and I was also inexplicably pulled into this game, I just went around and made sure that there is no one else here, it seems that the other players should not have arrived yet"
The young man said and walked downstairs, pulled out a chair and sat down, supported his side face with one hand, and put his eyes on Yan Luo.
"What's your name?"
"Yan falls, the color of the face, the fallen leaves know the fall of autumn"
Seeing that the man was also pulled in like her, he still looked a little unreliable and unreliable. Yan Luo didn't communicate with him too much.
She looked around the buildings inside the castle, the dusty furniture exuding an eerie scent, and the air smelled damp and decaying.
When her gaze fell on the long table in the middle of the hall, she couldn't help but frown slightly.
Noticing Yan Luo's expression, Mu Jingheng looked over,
"What's wrong?"
"Remember the hint at the beginning of the game, there are 20 players in this game, but look here"
"One, two,...... Thirteen, Fourteen"
Yan Luo's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he muttered in a low voice: "There are only fourteen positions, and there are six people who are afraid that they will ......."
Although they didn't finish speaking, both of them had already understood the results of those six people.
Yan Luo's heart sank, did he start to kill!
"At least one thing is certain, the game will not start until 14 people are there."
Mu Jingheng walked to the window and looked at the desolate castle courtyard outside, "It seems that the others will need some time to arrive, what are your plans?" He looked sideways at Yan Luo.
"Let's find out if there are any communication tools or clues about the exit, and keep an eye out for any traps in the castle."
Looking at the woman's well-organized train of thought, a trace of appreciation crossed Mu Jingheng's eyes
"Let's go, let's see if we can find anything" Mu Jingheng took the lead and walked upstairs, and the two separated to look for clues.
......
Yan Luo walked into the study on the third floor, although most of the furniture was dilapidated, but from the large number of books on the shelves, it could also be seen that the owner of the castle loved them during his lifetime.
She looked through the bookshelves and cabinets, most of which were political theories.
Just as she searched to no avail and was about to leave, her hand unconsciously swiped under the table, and the uneven touch immediately caught her attention.
Yan Luo bent down, groped carefully for a while, and found a small bulge, pressed it lightly with his fingers, only to hear a "click", and a dark grid popped out from under the table.
Yan Luo took out the things inside, it was a photo slightly yellowed, it looked a little old, the woman in the photo was wearing a red dress, standing in the garden, her apricot eyes were crooked, and her smile was as bright as the sun.
And the back of the photo says Send to Wellman. Starr
"Who is this woman?" "Will Man, Star, sound like a man's name, is it her lover?"
Yan Luo's mind was full of doubts for a while, but now she didn't have time to think about it so much, there was movement downstairs, and after she hid the photo on her body, she left the study.
When I went out, I happened to see Mu Jingheng coming down from the fourth floor, and the two of them came to the hall together. At this time, there were already 10 more people in the hall, bustling with discussion about the reason for being pulled in.
Seeing the two of them going downstairs, they immediately surrounded them.
"Are you guys being pulled into the game too?"
"What did you find when you went upstairs?"
The questions were asked one after another, not giving the two of them a chance to breathe at all, Yan Luo was interrupted several times, and he couldn't help frowning.
"Can you let us go down first" The person who spoke was Mu Jingheng, after being blocked at the staircase, the expression on his face was a little speechless, and he directly interrupted the inquiry of several people.
Although he is usually a little hanging, it is a bit bluffing to be serious at this time.
The crowd quickly dispersed, leaving a way down the stairs for the two,
"I'm sorry, I just entered the game, everyone was very flustered and anxious"
The first to apologize was a middle-aged man who looked very sven
"It's okay, I understand, but we only arrived a little earlier than you, and it looks like the upstairs hasn't been inhabited for a long time, so there's nothing to discover," Yan Luo explained.
Regarding her discovery, without knowing the rules of the game, Yan Luo chose to hide it first, and she didn't dare to bet on human nature.
She is indifferent to her feelings, and she has no sense of community, she just wants to take care of herself.
"But according to our previous guess, the game will not officially start until everyone is full, and I recommend that everyone find a place to sit down first, after all, the chairs are limited" hesitated, but still gave some hints.
After speaking, Yan Luo broke free from the crowd, walked to the hall, pulled out a chair and sat down. Mu Jingheng followed closely behind and sat across from her.
When the others heard this, they also found that the number of chairs was wrong, and they all sat down one after another, and in the face of the situation of many people and few chairs, it was safer to sit down as soon as possible.
The two looked at each other, and there was some embarrassment in the air for a while.
Yan Luo quietly pondered the information she had received so far, where was the door in the dream? And who is the woman in the photo?
Soon, however, there was a noise outside the door, shattering the peace.