cheating game

Click, click, click...

The sound of the clock hands beating echoed in the void.

"My head hurts..."

"Hello, may I ask...where is this?"

"Sorry, I don't know very well..."

...Where am I?

I...shouldn't I die?

When Lin Ya woke up vaguely, she immediately noticed the residual burning pain in her chest.

"Cough cough... cough! Cough cough cough——"

As if she had inhaled hot gravel, she couldn't help coughing violently.

The instinctive reaction caused by the continuous coughing made her shed tears uncontrollably. Every convulsion was accompanied by a residual sense of death, and tears instantly blurred his vision... It was not fear, but the most primitive instinct of the body.

She covered her mouth tightly, hunched her shoulders, and looked around nervously and timidly.

This looks a bit like a luxurious hotel banquet hall. The room is lit with slightly dim and warm-toned lights. At a rough glance, even if there are more than forty tables, it is more than enough.

But in such a huge space, there is only a round table in the center, which looks so empty that it makes people feel a little panicked.

In this room, there is only a dark door with a chain pattern.

It has no door handle and can only be pushed outward. And it looks incredibly heavy.

There is nothing else as far as the eye can see - no sofa, no sideboard, no window, and no second door.

Lin Ya was sitting on one of the seats at the round table.

Twelve people sat around to form the hands of a clock.

If the position near the black door is set as the "lowest six o'clock direction", then Lin Ya's position is at two o'clock.

Enough heat came from the depths of the thick and soft carpet, but this warmth could not dispel the coldness spreading in her heart.

Around the round table, there are more than a dozen shadowy figures sitting, each with a different expression on their face. Some are dull, some are helpless, some are uneasy, and some are silent.

The sound of the huge pointer beating still resounds in the void, cutting into everyone's sanity.

"...I...I...what the hell is this?"

A horrifying, almost broken scream suddenly exploded!

Everyone’s eyes immediately turned to him, and some people even stretched out their hands to stop him immediately.

But he was still half a step too slow - no one could see clearly what he was looking at, so no one knew what he actually saw.

"Don't touch me!"

The little man screamed, his whole body shaking like chaff, and a "ho ho" sound came from his throat.

His eyes swept across the table crazily, and suddenly fixed on the four red copper round chips in front of him.

He turned around and came back, grabbed the chips and stuffed them into the pocket of his hospital gown.

Then, turn around and run away!

He used all his strength to rush towards the only door in the room!

The door was heavy and cold, covered with chain reliefs, but had no handle. The little man pressed his body against the door, blushing before he managed to open the door a crack.

Outside the gap, there is only a mass of darkness that is so thick that it cannot be broken.

And the little man got in like a loach without thinking.

He melted into the darkness.

As the door slowly closed automatically, the messy footsteps disappeared instantly.

He ran away.

After a brief silence, more noise followed.

The ultimate panic is like boiling water, exploding with a bang!

"...What happened? He...he went out?"

"Were we kidnapped? No, definitely!"

"No, I remember...is it a dream?"

Chaotic whispers and screams were intertwined.

People do not know the people around them, but at this time it seems that they can only share their confusion and uneasiness with them.

Lin Ya’s heart was beating wildly in her chest.

Suppressing her panic, she looked across the empty seat at the man in a suit and glasses at table four, who looked extraordinarily calm, with an imperceptible tremor in his voice: "Brother... how about we... give it a try?"

The man in suit and glasses glanced at her and said nothing.

Other voices echoed from the side.

"Are you staying here to die? Let's rush out together, the door is unlocked!"

"What if someone is guarding outside?"

"Novel has been written, there is a death mechanism outside, if you go out you will be attacked. Shoot to death..."

"Then I said the agency was inside the house, so read less online articles!"

The quarrel became more and more intense, but no one left alone like the little man just now.

But at the moment when the quarrel was about to reach the critical point.

Boom, boom, boom.

There was a sudden knock on the door outside the heavy door.

As if the mute button was pressed, the noise in the room suddenly stopped.

In the deathly silence, the only sound left was the desperate click of the pointer.

Boom, boom, boom.

The distance is precise, the strength is steady, neither fast nor slow.

Like a knock on everyone's skull.

There is someone outside the door!

"Ghost...ghost knocking on the door?" A dark-skinned old man screamed in dialect.

"...Is that young man back just now?"

A middle-aged and elderly woman wearing round gold-rimmed glasses and looking like a teacher couldn't help but ask, as if she was comforting herself.

——No, absolutely impossible!

Lin Ya’s heart sank suddenly.

Although there was only a moment of contact, she had already roughly figured out the psychology of that person.

His behavior of escaping from this room was quite abrupt and lacked planning, which is typical of high impulsiveness.

If he knocked on the door, it would be more urgent, less regular, and the intervals would not be so long.

Is this some kind of opportunity...

The courage to die once may indeed be greater.

Lin Ya hesitated for a moment, then stood up and went to open the door.

The moment before she opened the door, a carefully practiced and most deceptive smile instantly appeared on her face - sweet, harmless, with the ignorance and innocence of a girl.

She looks good, with a pretty cute baby face, and the temperament of a good child.

It is human nature to "judge people by their appearance", and it is also her invincible sword of lies.

"Hello——"

She deliberately softened her voice, with just the right hint of childishness and doubt - and used all her strength to push the heavy and cold black door.

Unexpectedly, this door does not seem to be too heavy.

As the resistance suddenly lightened, her eyes suddenly lit up.

It was different from before - when she stood at the door, the scene outside suddenly became clear.

As the scene outside came into view, the smile on Lin Ya's face froze instantly.

Outside the door is a completely faded world.

It's like adjusting the saturation to the lowest level and turning off the sound.

The heavy rain poured down like diluted ink, and the lightning shining in the dark clouds was as pale as bones, but no thunder could be heard. The deserted streets are lined with willow trees with black leaves and gray stems.

Dead silence. silent. black and white.

——The normal world of life is gone.

And it seemed that the place they were in was not a hotel banquet hall... but an empty manor villa.

In the whole world, this manor is the only one with bright and bright colors - green grass, clear fountains, marble cherubs, and bright yellow walls. It was strangely warm and suffocatingly sudden.

And the knocker stood calmly in front of this hellish scroll-like background.

np, b? Or... the kind of bad host that is common in this type of death game?

Lin Ya's heart beat wildly in her chest. She forced herself to raise her head and look at this "suspicious element."

He has slightly messy black curly hair and wears black-rimmed glasses. He is quite tall, at least 1.85 meters tall. At this moment, there was an... indescribable smile with a strange sense of joy on his face.

Also wearing glasses, he has a completely different temperament from the glasses men in the room.

His age is vague, his handsome face has star-like contours, and his skin is tight, but his eyes behind the lenses and the invisible aura emanating from his whole body are dangerous, deep, and condescending.

Aware that the two people's eyes were about to meet, Lin Ya's eyes subconsciously moved down, scanning the dark gray scarf around his neck, the off-white slim double-breasted short windbreaker...

Suddenly, she held her breath.

In general, there is a lot of information contained in the condition of a person's shoes - their type, wear and soiling. Therefore, when Lin Ya comes into contact with strangers, she will lower her head and glance at her shoes, and this behavior of avoiding eye contact will reduce her aggressiveness.

But...

At this moment, Lin Ya clearly saw the body of the little man who ran out just now, lying quietly at his feet like a bag of garbage.

The blood on his head and face has solidified into dark red, and his body is disintegrating and weathering at a speed visible to the *** eye, turning into countless black fly ash.

The tips of the knocker’s leather shoes were stained with a few drops of dazzling scarlet that had not yet dried up!

It's like some kind of artistic pattern.

The chill instantly shot from the soles of Lin Ya's feet to Tianling Gai.

She breathed rapidly as if having an asthma attack, and her fingers couldn't stop trembling.

She looked up suddenly and bumped into the face hidden under the lens again, and actually read a bit of ferocity like a hungry wolf in it.

"Shh..."

The man gently raised a slender finger to his lips, making a silencing gesture.

The silent warning was like a cold poisonous snake, instantly wrapping around Lin Ya's neck.

——Escape, escape back!

But at this moment——

She saw the man's left hand slowly take out something from the pocket of his windbreaker.

A red chip that seemed to be cast from flowing magma, with wisps of hot white smoke visible to the *** eye steaming from its surface.

He smiled and slowly handed the hot chip to Lin Ya.

"Won't you invite me in?"

A low and magnetic voice sounded: "This 'game' should be... missing one person?"

Lin Ya's heartbeat suddenly became intense.

——Take it!

This idea came to her mind.

Because she suddenly realized what the dead silence behind her meant.

Others will definitely not be able to see the hellish scene outside the door, let alone the body that is turning into fly ash, otherwise it would never be so quiet!

If she shuts the door out of the other party - let alone whether she can shut it down, this abnormal behavior will definitely make those behind her who have not seen the truth no longer trust her. Once it becomes the focus, it becomes easier to become the target of public criticism.

On the other hand, the information outside the door gave her some more "chips" that she might be able to exchange with others.

At this moment she already has a "shared secret" with this person. With this initial tacit understanding, it is easier to form a secret alliance, which may not be an advantage.

Opportunity!

So Lin Ya's heart moved, and she reached out her hand without leaving a trace and carefully touched the hot chip.

Before Lin Ya could hold it completely, the chips as hot as lava solidified quickly.

Lin Ya calmly hid the cold chips in her pajama sleeves.

"...Indeed, sir."

Lin Ya no longer glanced at the corpse on the ground, her voice returned to its sweet sweetness, and her body stepped back obediently: "Please come in."

She cautiously used a more distant and respectful address.

Maybe the man in front of her will have some tacit understanding with her? Who knows.

What Lin Ya didn’t know was...

The moment she opened her mouth to invite.

The invisible and transparent solid barrier that separated "players" from "non-players" in front of Ming Bo suddenly collapsed like broken glass!

The thick darkness that originally blocked the line of sight instantly faded away, revealing the luxurious decoration in the house and the eleven frightened figures.

Ah, finally...

The corners of Ming Po's mouth raised slightly, and the ends of his eyes also curved.

——I see you.

The expressions of surprise that suddenly appeared on their faces proved that they finally "saw" themselves.

At the same time, the abnormal heat on the three chips in his pocket, which were as hot as burning coals and would feel severe pain just by touching them, immediately dissipated and became cold and ordinary.

......That's true.

Can one be recognized by this "game" only if he is personally invited by the "player"?

Thoughts were racing in Ming Po's mind, and his eyes passed over Lin Ya's uneasy but flattering face calmly.

Ha, am I the only one who is not qualified?

A total of twelve people were in the house, only Mingpo was separated outside the door.

If no one opens the door accidentally, he is not qualified to participate in this game at all; Minpo doesn't even have the initial chips...

Fortunately, the idiot who tried to kill him gave him a gift.

What a pitiful and weak guy, he even soiled his leather shoes.

Ming Po looked at the only empty seat at the round table and nodded politely.

I would like to express my gratitude to this unknown gentleman for his selfless dedication.

Da, da.

The hard soles of his shoes made a clear sound as they stepped on the wooden floor. Just like when he knocked on the door before, the intervals were neat and calm.

"This is it, sir..."

Lin Ya led the way and subconsciously turned back to look into Ming Po's eyes.

But then.

But she suddenly noticed... Ming Po's original bright and cheerful expression without any concealment had, at some point, turned into a gentle smile that was just like her own.

It’s like... he was so gentle and harmless.

"Those who enter this door should give up all hope..." Minpo said in a weak voice that only the woman wearing a plush nightgown who looked like a little white rabbit could hear clearly, "This is written on the wall outside the door. Do you know its origin?"

The woman did not speak, but Minpo noticed - her eyes were mixed with fear, disbelief... and a little excitement.

Is that the fear brought about by uneasiness... and the excitement of confirmed alliance?

Really good.

Ming Bo rubbed the engraved chips in his pocket and glanced at the closing door with an unpredictable smile.

Although I haven’t remembered who I am and why I’m here, everyone in this room—even myself, probably doesn’t seem to be a good person.

This is really... great.

(Yes)