Chapter 62: Prison (3)

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Yi Han threw another wooden block in his hand to the ground. He heard a prompt that the prop was used successfully, and then a long wooden bridge was built at both ends of the corridor.

This prop is called "Single-plank Bridge". It is actually a bridge made of only one piece of wood. The wood is neither thick nor thin, about the same size as an adult's head. As long as you are careful, most people can walk across it safely. But now it is built on top of a bunch of bugs that specialize in eating people, which makes it difficult to accept.

The male player next to Yi Han took over the unconscious woman after he landed. While trying to wake her up, he said thankfully: "Fortunately I don't have to leave... When I was alive, I went hiking once, and the tour guide insisted that we go up that high-altitude single-plank bridge. I almost vomited in fear. This is scarier than that..."

This black insect is said to be able to eat anything. In ghost stories, it is described as a "point and eat whatever you want" man-eating army that is exclusively for insect breeders. If a person falls into it, it is good that there is no body left. The worst thing is that half of the body is eaten and only the other half is left, becoming a skeleton or a ghost in the story.

Jian Lin and Xiao Hei, who were standing on the other side of the bridge, looked a little scared when they saw the broken bridge. Qin Yi and his bodyguard, on the other hand, looked normal: one was blind, and the other had a expressionless face.

After discussing it, they decided on the order of crossing the bridge. Jian Lin would go first, followed by Black Panther, and Qin Yi would be the last because he couldn't see and needed to be carried by his bodyguard.

In the dim light, Jian Lin was the first to step onto the single-plank bridge.

Feeling the weight, the 12-meter-long wood bent slightly. Although the amplitude was not large, any slight shaking above this scary swarm of insects could make a person's heart jump out.

At this time, the best way is to look up instead of at the ground and pass through quickly.

Jian Lin's face turned pale. He looked up at Yi Han who was waiting for him on the other side of the bridge. He gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and rushed over regardless of anything.

When people run, the force of each step will increase, the wooden bridge sinks more, more stones and wood chips fall into the insects, accompanied by the spine-chilling gnawing sound, it only took Jian Lin a few seconds to reach the other side of the corridor. Yi Han stretched out his hand to grab him, but at this time he was already sweating and his heart was beating like a drum.

"666!" The male player next to him spoke at the right time. He was like a professional cheerleader, although the only exclamations he kept saying were "awesome" and "wow."

Jian Lin took a deep breath and turned back with a few others to wait for Xiao Hei.

As a leopard, Xiao Hei should have a good balance... but he was too strong. As soon as he stepped onto the single-plank bridge, the bridge deck was bent a lot, and then bounced back a little, shaking continuously. Although he was a brave fool, he was frightened and his tail was raised.

"Xiao Hei's hind legs..." Jian Lin said worriedly.

Yi Han frowned slightly and took a step forward, wondering if it was possible to catch it. However, the chandelier in this corridor was broken, there was no other place on the ceiling to hang the chain, and the width of the bridge was too narrow. Whether walking on the bridge or in the air, Yi Han could not carry such a large animal back.

Xiao Hei looked at the two people from a distance, but he knew that he had to rely on himself to pass this level, so he had to walk up with a sad face and trembling.

A sturdy leopard walked on the single-plank bridge like a cat. Because it was afraid of the wood shaking, it walked slowly. When it was about to reach the end, its face was almost distorted.

Its hind legs were not very flexible due to the debuff, so it was really difficult for it to walk over like this... Seeing it get off the bridge, everyone here breathed a sigh of relief. Yi Han also reached out to touch it and took out a chicken leg for it to eat.

So now, Qin Yi and his partner were the only ones left on the other side of the bridge.

The black-clad bodyguard carried Qin Yi on his back and walked up the bridge steadily. This time, because he was carrying two people at the same time, the wood bent downward significantly.

Under the wooden bridge is a basement room full of insects. It is dark, but you can hear the subtle sounds of insects crawling inside. In fact, if there were no things underneath, this section of the wooden bridge would not be difficult to walk on. However, if you look down while walking, and think about what would happen if you fall down, you will be more likely to fall down.

It was unknown what race the bodyguard in black was, and he seemed to be really "emotionless". He lowered his head slightly, staring at the bridge, his steps were not affected at all, and he walked over steadily with Qin Yi on his back.

It's just that the weight of the two people is still a bit heavy. Although Xiao Hei is a big black panther, his weight should be only a little heavier than an adult man. The bodyguard himself is a strong muscular man, plus Qin Yi is relatively tall. When the two walked to the middle of the single-plank bridge, Yi Han vaguely heard the "creaking" sound of being overwhelmed.

"Come here! Hurry up!" The male player next to him waved anxiously, but he didn't dare to say things like "the bridge is going to break."

Yi Han was also observing the situation of the wooden bridge, holding the iron chain, ready to rescue people at any time.

However, the black-clad bodyguard in the dangerous area seemed indifferent. He continued to walk steadily, neither speeding up nor slowing down. Just when he was about to step on solid ground, the single-plank bridge suddenly made a louder "crack".

The black-clad bodyguard's body tilted and he could no longer maintain his balance. Yi Han was quick to throw out the chain, wrap it around his waist, and suddenly pull the two of them forward.

Taking advantage of this momentum, the bodyguard leaped forward, but the place where he was just now was still a little far away from the people on the opposite side. The bridge deck under his feet broke, and the thick and long wood fell into the swarm of insects. The sound of gnawing was immediately heard from below.

He managed to hold onto the floor tiles with his upper body. Yi Han and others reached out to grab him and pulled him up, but he didn't seem to care about his own life or death at all, and tried hard to send Qin Yi, who was on his back, to his teammates.

Several people worked together, dragging and pulling, and after a lot of effort, they finally got both of them up.

"...My god, if it were me, I would probably have a psychological trauma about bridges for the rest of my life." The male player wiped the sweat off his face and said with trembling lips. Jian Lin nodded in agreement. On the other hand, the two people who were almost eaten by bugs just now still had the same expressionless look as before.

After they took a break, Qin Yi asked the male player to describe the fork in the road he had taken before. Although he didn't know why he was asking this, he still thought about it seriously and told the big guy one by one.

This male player had indeed been to many places before and had found many dead ends. Before he met the unconscious female player, he had already used up two lock-picking opportunities.

"When I saw her, she had fainted there. I couldn't just leave a girl lying in such a dangerous place, so I stayed there to try to find a solution. Later, I didn't explore other places," he said.

Qin Yi nodded and thought for a moment. The others took turns trying to call the female player, but she was so dizzy that the male player volunteered to carry her on his back, and they set off again.

"There are a total of 6 players in this level, 4 of us and 2 more. But the game has been going on for over an hour, I guess the other two players should have met each other, they may be in the other side of the building." Qin Yi said, "Since we don't have many unlocks left, I suggest we go straight to the exit, we should meet them there then."

At this time, Yi Han and Qin Yi's debuffs have reached the upper limit. The nameless male player who called out has one time left, and the unconscious female player should have three times left.

Yi Han observed Qin Yi's expression and found that no matter what he said, he really had no expression, and his suggestion made sense, so he agreed.

After listening to the terrain provided by the male player, the man with glasses probably had a vague map of the area in his mind, and then he led everyone to the exit direction he speculated. And on the way, he also mentioned the post of the ghost story that Yi Han had read.

"Before I met you, I found a letter in a room that was written to the outside world for help. The handwriting was blurred because the paper was rotten, but I could still make out some fragments. The general idea was that he heard strange noises when he was sleeping at night, so he suspected that this place was haunted." Qin Yi briefly explained the setting of the man-eating beetle, and then said, "Combined with the insects we met before, I guess the strange noises he heard might be the sounds of insects eating people, as well as the sounds of corpse ghosts moving. This letter was not sent, and probably this person became a corpse ghost soon after."

In this real-life escape game, introducing the background story is almost equivalent to hinting at the next crisis and hinting at the way to pass the game. Although Yi Han had read the story, he did not remember the post about how to restrain bugs and ghouls. Qin Yi did not mention it either because he did not know about it or because he knew about it but was hiding it.

They walked in silence for a long time. The female player woke up in a daze. The male player put her down and whispered what happened before. During the conversation, they passed through the iron gate without key three more times. Because they still didn't know enough about the fork in the road, they still encountered two dead ends. The further they walked, the longer Qin Yi spent thinking when they encountered a fork in the road.

When faced with another intersection where they had to make a choice between three options, the group stopped and suddenly heard a girl's voice not far away, as if two people were talking in a low voice.

The sound gradually got closer, and soon, two female players, with a short and fat pet, carefully turned a corner and appeared in the sight of several people.

"It's another player!" The two girls were so happy when they saw him from afar. Yi Han was also slightly relieved because after three unlocking attempts, they only had one more chance left. It was not certain whether the exit lock would require players to exchange for a universal key to open it, but leaving one chance was necessary. Meeting teammates at this time was equivalent to having a few more chances...

Unfortunately, it was obvious that the two people on the opposite side thought the same.

After the two parties communicated with each other, they suddenly realized that everyone had very few unlocking opportunities left.

Yi Han, Qin Yi, the nameless male player, and one of the female players all already had 3 layers of debuffs. Only the unconscious female player and a female player with a pet could each open the lock again.

"What should we do...Have you found the floor plan? We were searching like aimless flies before, and our ability to recognize directions is of no use here. We only have two chances left, how are we going to find the exit..." a female player sighed.

"Don't panic, tell this big guy the route you have taken before, and he will draw a map for you on the spot. Cool." The male player who was the tool man for Wuming said proudly.

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There will be two updates tomorrow! The first update will be at 12 noon, and the second update will be at 6 pm as usual. My dears, boo boo ＾3＾~