Before Shi Xin even had time to figure out what was wrong with the rules, the robots around him had already pounced on him with kitchen knives raised.

They can perfectly bypass dining tables, chairs and benches and quickly reduce the entire encirclement.

Shi Xin stood in the middle, feeling a little overwhelmed.

He took a few seconds to react, and seeing that the first robot was already two meters away from him, Shi Xin made a quick decision, picked up the dinner plate at hand and smashed it, and at the same time jumped onto the table to avoid the knife attack of the other robot.

The food on the plate was scattered all over the floor. Upon seeing this, the robots shouted in unison:

“What a shameful waste!”

"Punish him!"

More and more robots rushed towards him while shouting, and their originally white "eyeballs" had turned red. That red was as dazzling as the red of the notice at the door, and Shi Xin had to block it with his hand to avoid the instant pain in his eyes.

The open space where he stood was surrounded by red-eyed robots. If he continued like this, he would be chopped into pieces sooner or later. He had to go to a corner first, at least he wouldn't be in such a situation where he was attacked from both sides.

Shi Xin nimbly dodged a large spoon wielded by a robot in front of him, then leaned over to pick up a dinner plate and put it on the robot.

He fought and retreated, jumping from one table to another until he reached a table on the far right side of the restaurant.

There was a corridor between the table and the wall, and there was also a robot guarding there. It raised a kitchen knife with its flexible arms and was about to chop at Shi Xin. Shi Xin found the right moment, snatched the knife and chopped back.

The robot was cut off above the neck, and its heavy metal head fell to the ground with a crisp crash.

The originally brutal movements also stopped, and the eyes with red lights gradually went out.

The red light in the eyes of the surrounding robots grew brighter, and their voices rose one after another: "An outsider has damaged public property. Punish him! Punish him! Punish him!"

Shi Xin was getting a headache from the noise. Who would care about the damn rules at this point? As long as he could get rid of all those robots, he wouldn't be punished.

He found that the robot looked solid, but the neck and body were connected by two copper wires, no wonder it fell apart after being cut. He also saw the motherboard exposed at the incision, and deduced that the robot's control center was here.

Finally, he found a breakthrough. Without thinking too much, he immediately jumped off the table, leaned against the wall and turned back to fight back.

The robots gathered around him densely, and Xin chopped them down as they came. But this was not a solution, because he would eventually run out of energy, and the batteries of the robots should last at least two hours, so he had no advantage in terms of physical consumption.

He needed to think of another solution, preferably one that could be solved as a group.

The first thing Shi Xin thought of was water.

Robots can be considered electronic devices, and water is the natural enemy of all electronic devices. These robots probably weren't waterproofed very well, and Shi Xin didn't believe they could still work normally if water poured down on them.

He quickly cast his eyes to the wash basin under the stairs. Although there was no water pipe, he could block the faucet with his fingers and the water would be redirected.

Shi Xin finished chopping down another robot and took advantage of the opportunity to rush to the sink.

He turned a faucet to the full throttle and blocked the water outlet with his fingers, leaving only a small gap.

Because he was the closest, the water sprayed on his face first. Shi Xin casually shook the water off his face, leaned aside to avoid it, and let the surging tap water splash onto the nearest robot.

The water droplets dripped down the robot's smooth head, and some of them did flow into the neck, but most of them were blocked by the metal casing.

Shi Xin quickly adjusted the angle so that the water could hit the robot's neck.

This trick really worked. The robot blocking the front slowed down after being drenched in water. Shi Xin freed up his other hand, picked up the kitchen knife and started chopping. It was much easier to deal with them in waves than to chop them one by one.

Moreover, the remains of the first batch of robots that were eliminated would remain in place, becoming stumbling blocks for the robots behind them. They could not get around those scrapped iron lumps and could only rage helplessly.

By the time Shi Xin had dealt with most of the robots, he finally let go of his aching arms.

His clothes were all wet, and water kept dripping from his thin windbreaker.

Helplessly, he could only take off his coat, leaving only a short-sleeved shirt underneath.

Fortunately, he was wearing an extra layer of clothing. Shi Xin looked at the cuts on his sleeves and back and took two deep breaths with lingering fear.

Without this dress, he would have suffered a bloody disaster.

Now that he was out of trouble, he had to hurry to find Mingqiao and the others. It had been so long that he had no time to explain the situation here to them, but he hadn't heard any other people's voices either. The only possibility was that they were also trapped in a place and couldn't get out.

Shi Xin counted them on the way and found a total of sixty-five robots, almost all of which had no heads and were scattered in various corners of the restaurant.

Especially here, where there are the most washbasins, the road is completely blocked and Shi Xin had to push his way out.

He went up the stairs and was about to go to the second floor to take a look, but he was blocked by a wall.

He was already used to the strange things in this cafeteria, so he was not surprised at all when he saw the wall appear out of nowhere. He went straight back to the first floor and got a kitchen knife to chop it.

The wall was not very strong. After just a few cuts, the inner wall was exposed. If I cut again, the surrounding bricks would become loose.

Shi Xin pushed hard and a big hole appeared in the wall.

He leaned forward and went through, and when he looked up he saw Ming Qiao who had also drilled through the wall.

The two looked at each other across the stairs and both smiled easily.

"What did you encounter?" Mingqiao asked.

"Robot." Shi Xin asked, "What about you?"

"I was locked in a small dark room." Ming Qiao walked down the stairs: "They thought that if they locked me in, I wouldn't be able to escape, so I dismantled the ceiling and climbed out along the electrical ducts."

"That's pretty cool." Shi Xin went up the stairs.

Ming Qiao also replied: "You are also very good."

The two met at the staircase on the second floor. Mingqiao remembered the note and handed it to Shi Xin: "Let me show you this."

Shi Xin took it in confusion and found it was a zigzag line: "What is this?"

"It's like a road map," Ming Qiao said. "Originally, there were 13 correct characters, and suddenly they started to change. At first, they moved one after another very slowly, but then they got faster and faster, forming a line like this."

Shi Xin felt that this rhythm seemed familiar. "When I attacked those robots, I attacked slowly at first and then quickly."

Ming Qiao raised his eyebrows and said, "So you solve a robot there, and I change a line here, and this line forms the maze on the second floor?"

"The second floor maze?"

Mingqiao pointed to a notice on the side of the second floor staircase and said, "Look."

【Welcome to the second floor maze, where you can find the most exciting gameplay, waiting for you to explore, and hope you have fun. During the game, in order to ensure your safety, please be sure to follow the following rules:

1. After entering the maze, please do not stay in one place for a long time.

2. There are many props in the maze that can help you find the exit. If you need them, please find them. You can exchange the collected props for corresponding prizes at the exit.

3. The game time is 13:30-17:30, please play within the specified time. If you exceed the time, we will close the entrance and exit of the maze.

4. Do not destroy the maze props.

5. Don't believe what you see, it's a prop.

Note: The maze is staffed. If you are unable to pass it, our staff will take you out.

Follow the rules, or you will suffer the consequences. 】

"How long have your colleague and student been in there?"

Mingqiao estimated: "More than an hour."

Shi Xin looked at the notice: "The maze is open for a total of four hours. You can't get out after that time."

"So we had less than three hours to find them and get them out."

Mingqiao and Shixin both took a deep breath and stepped into the maze.

The maze was pitch black, and Mingqiao had just taken a step when he grabbed Shi Xin.

"What's wrong?"

"We can't get separated." Mingqiao lowered his voice: "Remember? Rule 5, don't believe what you see. If we get separated and then get together again, we might not meet each other anymore."

"You think too much." Although Shi Xin was somewhat dissatisfied with Mingqiao's behavior of taking one step at a time, he did nothing in the end and let Mingqiao hold his wrist.

Mingqiao's hands were slightly moist, and the temperature was slightly higher than his body temperature.

Shi Xin's heart suddenly started beating faster, and he stuttered, "Teacher Ming, do you remember the route?"

"I remember." Mingqiao said with certainty: "We record the length of the short vertical and short horizontal in the character as 1, and the length of the long vertical and long horizontal is 2. The first part is a short vertical, and after turning left, there are two long horizontals..."

"Just remember it."

"We need to measure the length of 1, so let's count the steps."

"Okay, I'll do as you say."

The two of them took steps in the same direction, and after ten steps, they encountered the first wall.

"Ten steps equals 1. Next, turn left, which is 40 steps."

Zhang Wanqiao and Wang Dada had been here for two hours, so they would definitely not stay at the entrance. Mingqiao and Shi Xin did not waste time, and walked faster and faster. When they were halfway through the journey, Mingqiao suddenly heard a conversation.

The two of them immediately fell silent and took small steps towards the source of the sound.

First, a female voice came out, her tone low and helpless: "Wang Dada, you should be lazy at least once. Is there a place to rest in here? Wait until you get out. There's plenty of time to rest."

Then a childish male voice followed: "Teacher, I'm really tired, please let me sit for a while."

Shi Xin wanted to get closer, but Ming Qiao immediately tightened his grip on his hand: "It's not them."

“The sound is very similar.”

"no."

"How did you know?" Shi Xin asked in a low voice.

"You can tell that the female voice wanted to act like a teacher, and she also learned Zhang Wanqiao's tone of not getting too angry no matter what. But Zhang Wanqiao is not that kind of person. She wouldn't lecture under such circumstances. That's not her demeanor."

"So, what about the little boy?"

"Although Wang Dada is a little naughty and lazy, he is a good boy. He would not be so confused as to refuse to leave when he knew that the two of them were in danger and could not stop." Mingqiao was silent for a while: "He is also my student. I think I know this child very well. So please believe me, this is not them."

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The author has something to say:

It is really shameful for someone to waste food and water! Punish him!