Only players need the visitor guide.

Of all of them, only number 5 had lost the visitor guide.

"But how did he manage to bypass the rules and directly attack Number 3?" Xiao Cheng wondered. "And this kind of wound is something that cannot be caused by human effort."

“The rules can bind number 5, but they can’t bind this one.” Xu Chu raised his hand, which was wrapped with a red rope.

The woman in red standing beside him stood there obediently, motionless, and completely unnoticed, like a delicate doll.

Xiao Cheng remained silent.

The image of number 5's crimson eyes flashed through her mind.

“It might not be him. He might not have the ability to control this action,” Fang He said. “Maybe he just picked up a bargain.”

"Who knows?" Xu Chu shook his head and continued walking forward, carrying the body of number 3.

"Where are you taking him?" Xiao Cheng asked.

Xu Chu paused slightly. He didn't turn around, but said in a muffled voice, "If we can't leave him with a whole body, at least let him be buried in peace."

After saying goodbye to Xu Chu, the two continued walking forward, and at midnight in the park, they finally saw the entire castle.

Between them and the castle was a bottomless river.

The river winds around in a horseshoe shape, with a rapid current. Occasionally, strangely shaped fish will surface to breathe, their mouths opening and closing to reveal sharp claws.

"I can't get across." Xiao Cheng walked back and forth along the riverbank twice. "These fish are so fierce, they can crush stones to pieces."

They jumped down recklessly, and that was the crunchy chicken flavor.

She tried taking a Polaroid picture of the castle, but the result was a blurry, pixelated image, with a caption appearing on the back: "That's it? Ha."

That's downright sarcastic.

They waited there for a while, intending to leave immediately, but unexpectedly, the remaining four players gathered from different directions.

Xiao Cheng glanced subconsciously at Player 5, who was holding a visitor's guidebook and standing a little distance away from the crowd with his head down. The woman in green's face was no longer pale, but had a faint flush of color, making her look more like a living person.

"Where's number 3? Why is only number 3 missing?" Player number 6 was a girl dressed as a student, with a baby face and an innocent look that suggested she was naive and unaware of the ways of the world.

None of the people in the know answered her question. Only No. 7 guessed uncertainly, "Maybe she hasn't accumulated enough points, or she's stuck in some project."

Before the two of them could reach a conclusion, the broadcast suddenly blared. The fish in the river were startled and stirred the water restlessly, forming dense whirlpools.

"Dear passengers, congratulations! Your total points have reached the requirement to unlock the inner park. You are now eligible to enter the real Carnival Paradise!"

Enthusiastic applause and fireworks filled the sky. Above the castle, countless balloons rose up and burst at the top of the tower.

Colorful ribbons drifted down, intertwining and connecting on the river to form a narrow suspension bridge.

Countless large fish leaped from the water, gnawing holes in the bridge surface, but then ribbons automatically filled the gaps, keeping the shaky bridge afloat.

The castle gates slowly opened, and NPCs dressed in various costumes poured out, lining up on both sides and dancing joyfully to the beat of drums.

Finally, a clown emerged, standing on a rolling ball, and comically bowed to the players on the other side of the river: "Honorable guests, the park is now open, please enjoy the festivities!"

Looking at the scene opposite her, Xiao Cheng reflexively raised her hand to take a picture, but before she could press the shutter, the Polaroid camera in her hand made a teeth-grinding creaking sound and then snapped into pieces.

The parts clattered to the ground, and Xiao Cheng stared at his hands in disbelief: "Holy crap, it's broken already?"

Then she realized that not only herself, but everyone's tools for recording images, including Player 4's pencil, had all been destroyed to pieces.

"True paradise must not be desecrated," the clown proclaimed. "Beauty exists only in memories, revelry in dreams. My esteemed guests, step onto this bridge!"

Behind them, the ground trembled violently and then began to collapse rapidly. Scorching lava gushed from the cracks, engulfing everything in its path.

The lava was approaching at an extremely fast speed, and they had no time to hesitate.

The fish in the river became increasingly restless, nibbling at the bridge surface faster and faster, and the ribbons in the air gradually thinned out, making it impossible to repair the suspension bridge in time.

The bridge surface was covered with holes of all sizes, and the bridge swayed from side to side, looking as if it could collapse at any moment.

"Hurry! Get on the bridge!" Fang He's expression changed slightly. Ignoring the burn on his palm, he grabbed Xiao Cheng's wrist and strode towards the bridge.

The other players followed closely behind, and the moment they reached the other side, the entire suspension bridge collapsed into the water, unable to withstand the weight.

The lava surged up behind them like a tidal wave, eventually flowing into the river and disappearing without a trace.

Divided by the great river, one side was a castle of revelry, the other a bottomless abyss swallowing them whole. They were like people trapped on a deserted island, the clown screeching as he said to them, "Welcome to the Deadly Paradise!"

All the NPCs dressed in mascot costumes slowly turned into stone sculptures, from the clown to the castle, and then to the player himself. All the colors slowly faded, and he was soaked in black, white and gray. The sky turned dark instantly, as if they had been suddenly put under a lid.

With a muffled thud, the sound of the stone door closing came from behind.

The clown turned into a real doll and silently fell off the rolling ball.

A broadcast sounded from the void: "Friendly reminder, it is now Paradise Time, 1:00 PM. The B-level event 'Red and Black' has started. Successfully completing the event will earn you 15 Paradise Points. We encourage all visitors to participate."

Before the words were even finished, the red ropes in all the players' hands suddenly burst into a dazzling light, and then melted instantly.

Xiao Cheng watched helplessly as Fang He disappeared into the red light. Immediately afterward, a violent wave of dizziness washed over her, and the scene before her eyes spun and changed rapidly.

Before she could regain her footing, a heavy stone doll raised an axe and brought it down heavily on her head.

Xiao Cheng thought to himself, "Damn it!" He reflexively twisted his body and stepped back, using the momentum to leap up and nimbly dodge the gleaming axe blade.

The axe was deeply embedded in the ground, and the moment it was pulled out, it kicked up a pile of dirt and stones, and came slashing horizontally with a whooshing sound.

"Will this ever end?!"

Xiao Cheng jumped back, barely dodging the attack. With quick reflexes, he grabbed another axe from the ground, leaped behind the stone sculpture, gripped the axe handle with both hands, and brought it down hard on the sculpture's neck.

With a soft "pfft".

The axe blade sliced ​​off the stone sculpture's head with unparalleled ease, as if cutting tofu.

The cross-section formed a cavity, from which bright red blood gushed out, and stone fragments shattered and scattered on the ground, revealing a black box soaked in blood.

Xiao Cheng took a breath, still shaken, picked up the axe, and opened the box.

Inside was a tightly bound red rope, and underneath it was a note that read: "Brave Black Knight, please rescue your Red Princess."