Chapter 257 Crimson Mirror

The wooden frame has texture and looks vintage, retro and luxurious.

However, the entire flat blood-red color within the frame made it difficult to tell whether it was painted on or there was really something red outside the glass.

At this point both of them realized the problem, and the atmosphere in the empty room became slightly tense.

Xu Zhiyan lowered his eyes and looked away.

"I suddenly remembered that I left something in the restaurant just now. Can you accompany me back to get it?" He spoke steadily, turned his body sideways and spoke lightly, as if the strange scene in the room did not exist.

"good."

Jiang Huaique nodded and reached out to turn the door handle.

“Crack, crack—”

The metal doorknob made a sound and no matter how hard he turned it, it wouldn't open.

Xu Zhiyan glanced at Jiang Huaique who was shaking his head, but he was not surprised. When he discovered the abnormality of the window frame, he had already prepared himself mentally for not being able to leave smoothly.

"Ask Jin Sheng what's going on in the square."

After looking at each other, Jiang Huaique received the task, lowered his head and quickly input the content on the panel, while Xu Zhiyan continued to turn his head and stare out the window.

The room became quiet again.

The two of them paused at the entrance for a long time, but nothing happened.

In the live broadcast room, the audience also discovered the problem.

[Wow! If that's not a painting but a window, what's outside? ]

[Hiss… It’s so scary when you think about it! It reminds me of the ghost story about spending the night in the woods. Someone also found a lot of monster pictures hanging in the room. When he woke up in the morning, he found that it was the window.]

[Ahhh, stop talking! I'm getting goosebumps! ]

[This unidentified creature is scarier than a real monster. I don’t think the person in the male mother’s room is that scary! ]

【Humans are always more afraid of unknown things. 】

[Xiao Baiwan's mental quality is so bad that I would be shocked if I were him.]

[Upstairs? Why do you sound so proud?]

Soon, news from Jin Sheng came back.

[Jin Sheng: Brother Jiang, Yu Xiu and I are out. We just went to the floor-to-ceiling glass in the lobby and looked out. Everything is normal outside. The astrologer's meteorite is gone, and the ground in the square has been repaired.]

When Xu Zhiyan saw the red outside the window, his first reaction was to worry whether there was a huge red-eyed monster outside the window staring at the inside. Now that he had received Jin Sheng's information, he first ruled out the possibility that there was a monster staring at the inside.

Signaling Jiang Huaique not to move at the entrance, he pretended nothing had happened and started to change his slippers and hang up his clothes.

When he reached the bed, Xu Zhiyan was looking for the remote control while closely observing the thick blood-red substance outside the window.

“Ss ...

The TV was turned on, and the screen was a snowy black, white and gray.

Perhaps because he was close, this time he discovered that the red stuff was actually flowing, just like a river of blood flowing outside the window.

It has been almost ten minutes since he entered the door, and the thing outside the window has not shown any desire to attack. Xu Zhiyan nodded slightly at Jiang Huaique, touched the prop protecting his chest, and walked to the window step by step.

Jiang Huaique was a little anxious, and whispered: "Don't be so reckless! At worst, we can just not live here..."

However, Xu Zhiyan's hand had already touched the window frame.

Just then, the red began to 'fade'.

It's not the kind of fading that fades, but it disappears piece by piece, like water stains flowing...

Soon, only a little red mark remained on the glass.

Outside the windows, the view of the square and the mirrored museum opposite are clearly visible.

Everything is back to normal.

Jiang Huaique let out a long sigh and leaned against the shoe cabinet to retract his weapon. Just when Xu Zhiyan was about to touch the window, he was worried about an emergency and subconsciously summoned his weapon, but it was a pity that the place was too small and the sickle almost pierced the roof.

"Can you please let people have some peace of mind! Even if we need to check for monsters, I should be the one to go. And it's just a guest room. If it doesn't work, just open a new one."

He glared at his hapless teammate with a look of disapproval on his face.

Xu Zhiyan shook his head, leaned against the windowsill, and said seriously, "We must find out what this thing outside the window is."

Jiang Huaique wanted to say something but was interrupted by Xu Zhiyan.

"I know this is important, but you..."

"It's impossible to open another one! You'll regret it for a lifetime if you waste your money, but you'll regret it for three days at most if you lose a person." Xu Zhiyan was determined not to allow his money to be wasted!

"……Grass."

With a big roll of his eyes, Jiang Huai Que strode in.

He sighed, frowned, walked to the window, drove the people away, opened the bolts on the window himself, and reached out to touch the remaining red on the glass.

He didn't even need to say a word, the strong smell of blood told him what the substance outside the window was.

"It's blood."

Looking at the direction where the bloodstains disappeared, it seemed that the blood went upstairs.

He took out a periscope prop and stretched it out of the window, turning left and right a few times, but did not see any monster that looked like it was moving blood from the outside of the entire hotel.

Jiang Huaique finally felt relieved after watching the bloodstains on the glass quickly dissipate into the air.

"Looks like he's gone."

"Hopefully the anomaly in the room will disappear as well."

Xu Zhiyan walked quickly to the door of the room and reached for the door handle that had just been locked.

“Click—”

The door opened, revealing a clean, empty corridor outside.

The crisis was temporarily resolved. Jiang Huaique sent a message to Jin Sheng asking him to take Yu Xiu upstairs. Xu Zhiyan walked back into the room and sat down on the bed.

"Take a break first. I'll study the character design."

He called up his own panel and found that there was no change in the personality setting. Although Jiang Huaique's companion NPC was fooled and convinced that he was a doctor, his personality information could not be modified.

As expected, Xu Zhiyan was not too disappointed.

"It seems that only by changing the impression of my fellow travelers can I complete the character information."

"That makes sense."

Jiang Huaique, who was squatting under the TV checking the room, answered without even raising his head.

They now have one more guest room than other players, so they have to check it carefully to see if they can get any information from it.

There was nothing in the drawer. The things on the table were all free items provided by the hotel. There was nothing under the table either. It was not until he checked under the bed that Jiang Huaique found something new.

"Xu Baopi, come over here and take a look..."

When Jin Sheng and Yu Xiu arrived, they saw Xu Zhiyan and Jiang Huaique squatting on the bedroom floor with an open suitcase in front of them.

This suitcase looked like it had been here for a long time. There was a circle of black hair on the edge and it gave off a faint smell of mold.

Next to the box, Jiang Huaiqie took out the things inside and placed them neatly on the ground. The contents were very simple, with shoes, socks, underwear, coats and so on. It looked like an ordinary traveler's box.

Seeing Jin Sheng coming, Jiang Huaiqie waved at Xiao Yi who was sticking his head out of his pocket.

"Come, smell what else is in the box."

“Woof woof!”

Xiaoyi, the search dog, is online.

A few minutes later, Xiaoyi took out a few pens from the side of the suitcase. Jiang Huaiqie took one and swiped it on his palm a few times. There was actually ink left so he could write.

He took inventory of everything and stood up with a frown on his face.

"I've been searching in vain, all the clues are useless."

There was a pen but no notebook, and no writing was left behind. I couldn't tell anything just by looking at these shoes and socks.

Xu Zhiyan doesn't think so.

"Since the previous guests brought pens, there is a high possibility that they left some information. Let's look for it again."

The mirror opposite the bed shows the busy figures of everyone.

This time, Mission 2 was very general, and did not have the sense of urgency of one mission after another in previous dungeons, but the atmosphere in the team did not become relaxed because of this, but instead became more urgent.

Tasks represent clues and content. If there is nothing, it is easier to accidentally break taboos.

The four of them searched separately.

This time it was Yu Xiu who found new clues.

Behind the mirrors hanging near the entrance, some of them have something written on them. After identifying the ink, it can be confirmed that the person who left the words belongs to the owner of the suitcase.

[This barren place is really annoying. I don't know what's wrong with my wife. She insisted on coming here to travel. I must give a bad review after I leave! I wrote a note and posted it on the door, but they took it away. It's really annoying. If you see my message, you're unlucky! Remember to give a bad review together! ]

In a palm-sized area on the wallpaper, there is a long string of scribbled words. It can be seen that this tourist does not like this place very much and all he wants to do is give a bad review.

However, the contents were just ordinary. This person probably just wanted to take revenge on the person who took his note, so he secretly wrote the contents on the wallpaper.

In order not to disrupt the arrangement of the mirrors, several people took down and hung up one piece at a time.

After a while, they found the second mirror with something written on the back, and then the third one...

[Oh shit, this is a crappy hotel! There is no signal on my phone, it’s so annoying! Bad review! I must give a bad review! ]

[The first day was fine, but from the second day on, all the waiters here acted like they were worth a fortune, as if someone owed them money. I came here to travel and enjoy myself, not to be a grandson. It's annoying!]

[It's so noisy outside at night. I wonder which idiot is running in the corridor in the early morning. He must be drunk. They should be fined...]

The first few sections all describe the previous tourist's frustration.

Just by looking at these words, the image of a grumpy old man has appeared in everyone's mind.

It was only when I turned to the seventh mirror with words on it that the content changed.

[I will definitely be able to leave smoothly! ]

Only eight words.

A tense atmosphere suddenly arose.

They looked at each other and continued searching.

[No, I can't stay here anymore. I have to pretend to be locked in the museum tomorrow! Forget it, I'll hide my luggage and come back to get it later.]

This is the final content.

When they turned all the mirrors over, they found no other information.

Xu Zhiyan touched his chin and had a rough idea in his mind.

The last tourist came and couldn't contact the outside world; the waiter's attitude started to be bad from the second day; there was a loud noise in the corridor in the early morning...

"It seems that the hotel is not very safe in the early morning. It is not yet certain what is running in the corridor. According to the bad reviewer, the Mirror Museum is safe."

At first, the angry guy left words on the wall just to encourage other tourists to give bad reviews.

Later, he suspected that he had encountered something terrifying. These words seemed to be cheering him up and helping him to ease his inner fear. Finally, he obtained information about a safe place from certain channels.

This would explain why the suitcase was left in the guest room.

"It is not clear whether he encountered danger or left safely after leaving the last line of words, but seeing that the box was hidden in the corner under the bed, I am more inclined to believe that he left the hotel safely."

As for whether hiding in the Mirror Museum can really give you the desired security, it is unknown.

During the conversation, Yu Xiu's expression suddenly became solemn, and he summoned the Supreme Scepter in his hand.

The other three were startled by his action and looked in the direction where Yu Xiu was looking - a familiar red mark appeared outside the window.

Xu Zhiyan stood up, pressed Yu Xiu's shoulders, and put his other hand to his lips, signaling everyone not to speak.

In the silence, blood flowed.

Something terrifying appeared outside the glass.

It was a hand covered in blood.

The broken bones and human tissues can be seen on the torn cross-section, and the flesh under the skin appears white, as if all the blood inside has been squeezed out.

Jiang Huai Que was still frightened.

Fortunately, he had just finished checking and closed the window.

The severed hand appeared and disappeared from top to bottom, enveloped in blood, but this seemed to be just the beginning.

Next, more limbs appeared.

Arms, collarbones, toes, calves, internal organs...

A few minutes later, everyone saw a head.

The deceased looked young, with fear in his wide-open eyes. Half of a spine with pieces of flesh hanging from the wound on his neck.

The four of them looked at each other with serious expressions.

The other party is also a player.

They had seen the owner of the head in the hall an hour ago, and Jiang Huaique received 15,000 points from him as a reward for entering.

After a while, the head also disappeared.

Only after the blood and the stumped limbs had completely disappeared did Xu Zhiyan release his hand on Yu Xiu's shoulder.

Looking at the faint bloodstains on the glass, he expressed his judgment.

"This thing that looks like blood and water that we saw should be the monster in the dungeon. It was just going upstairs."

When the blood disappeared for the first time, the lower part disappeared first, and when it reappeared, it appeared from top to bottom. No matter whether it was broken limbs or internal organs, they all moved from top to bottom.

Go upstairs, take away the limbs, and go downstairs again...

In the live broadcast room, the audience saw more than he did and had a more intuitive understanding of the moving blood.

【Wow, what on earth is this? 】

[When I was just browsing around, I happened to enter the live broadcast room of the guy who just died. It was so scary! ! ]

[Because of his character collapse, he was slow to come back, and after attacking his companion, that companion also turned into a monster! The fight was really brutal in the end. ]

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In the pictures posted by enthusiastic viewers, we can see that the person who had just died was almost forced into a desperate situation by his monsterized companions when he was still alive, and had to use all kinds of props.

But the monster companion became stronger and stronger after being attacked... until it tore the person to pieces.

[Is this the ultimate punishment for having a completely broken character? ]

[Ugh—this is so disgusting!]

[Is it true that my companions are invincible? That's too scary! ]

[The theme here is mirroring. I thought the companion's strength would at most mirror the player's strength, making it as strong as the player, but I didn't expect it to be so much stronger than the player.]

[Is that moving pool of blood a monster collecting corpses? ]

[It should be. I just saw it crawling in through the window gap and cleaning up the blood and body parts on the ground.]

[Fuck, so this is what Xiao Baiwan saw here? ]

Although it was not as intuitive as what was seen in the live broadcast room, Xu Zhiyan and his team also guessed the composition of the moving blood. In the end, they concluded that it was better not to provoke it.

Looking around, Xu Zhiyan asked.

"We've checked other places, but there are no clues, right?"

"Well, it looks like this room is safe for now."

Jiang Huaiqie opened the wardrobe and took out two more pillows.

Xu Zhiyan clapped his hands, and only after making sure that everyone's eyes were on him did he tell them his next plan.

"Jiang Jiang, pack up your suitcase and come downstairs with me."

"Go downstairs?"

Jiang Huaique paused what he was doing, raised his eyebrows and looked over.

"Well, this room is not cleaned properly, and there are so many messy words written on the wall. I'm going to complain to the hotel and ask them to upgrade us to a suite for free."

Xu Zhiyan said it as a matter of course.

Jiang Huaique and Jin Sheng were stunned.

Only Yu Xiu had a face full of longing, praising, "As expected of Brother Xu! If we can get a free upgrade, we can change to another room and continue exploring."

"Yes, that way we can get more information."

Xu Zhi said to Jiang Huaique in a serious tone, "When you go downstairs, turn into a grumpy old man and scold the lobby manager first. I will take care of the rest. Pay attention to your time limit."

Regarding the clues, Jiang Huaique pinched his nose and nodded with a heavy face.

The process of the two of them going to the lobby to complain and request an upgrade went very smoothly, and the audience in the live broadcast room watched it with great interest.

[Hahahaha, is this the first time that the male mother cursed someone so painfully? ]

[Male mother: Who in my family understands me? Even my weaknesses are being exploited by my teammates!]

[I really laughed my ass off. Jiang Huaique has to control his character time. Hahahaha. He probably thought that this time was reserved for fighting.]

【Mother Jiang’s Merit-1 Merit-1】

[I laughed so hard. I felt that Xiao Baiwan must often stay in hotels in real life. He seemed to be very familiar with this kind of complaint escalation routine.]

[Yes, one is the red-cop and the other is the white-cop. The lobby manager was confused by these two people.]

Just after nine o'clock, the pendulum clock in the hotel lobby began to chime.

Xu Zhiyan took the new room card and went upstairs with his teammates who looked hopeless.

"3045, not bad, it should be a large suite."

"By the way, remember to maintain your persona. Stop talking now and send a message to Jin Sheng and the others to come to the third floor."

The free upgrade made Xu Zhiyan happy.

But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore.

The two of them had just reached the third floor and turned the corner according to the signs, but they met someone before they found the room.

"Husband, did you leave me and my daughter in the room just to come out and meet this man?"

A beautiful woman in a red dress appeared in front of the two men, blocking their way.

There was dissatisfaction and grievance in the lazy voice, and a pair of beautiful eyes swept over Xu Zhiyan in a reproachful manner. When they fell on Jiang Huaique, the look had become extremely cold, as if looking at a dead person.

A feeling of being stared at by the god of death came over me.

Jiang Huaique tensed up instantly, feeling anxious and panicked. He didn't notice the woman's beauty, and didn't even have time to think about what she meant. He subconsciously wanted to draw his weapon.

Before he summoned the Shadow of Death, Xu Zhiyan took a big step and blocked him behind him, blocking the woman's sight.

"Dear, this is it...well, things are a little complicated, let's go back to the room and talk about it."

He turned his hand behind his back and handed the room card of Room 3045 to his teammate.

Unexpectedly, his wife had no intention of letting her husband go for having a tryst with another man.

"I think you need to give me an explanation."

The wife's voice gradually became cold. It seemed that she didn't want to take the matter back to solve it, but wanted to solve the "rival" in front of her directly on the spot.

Xu Zhiyan knew Slice's combat effectiveness better than anyone else, and he was worried that his unlucky teammate would be killed by Slice.

For Jiang Huaique's safety, he did not escape anymore. Taking a deep breath, Xu Zhiyan took out a red banknote from his pocket and folded it into a ring shape with a heart in front of the two of them.

He lowered his head and smiled, then reached out and took the woman's hand, and put the ring folded from the banknote on her ring finger.

"I originally wanted to give you a surprise."

Seeing the woman's surprised expression, he sighed, his tone full of disappointment.

"I noticed when I came here that you didn't have a wedding ring on your finger. I wasn't sure if you still wanted to be with me, so I wanted to buy you a new ring."

Xu Zhiyan pointed at the confused teammates behind him.

"The guy I met on the bus has a friend who is a jeweler, so I just wanted to take this opportunity to ask him if he has anything suitable..." Anyway, the impression of personal companions does not affect the personality of teammates, so just make it up first.

As he said this, he scratched his hair embarrassedly.

"I didn't have much money with me, and the other party didn't seem to have taken any other rings, so I was planning to go back to find you. He also lives on the third floor, so we just walked a distance along the way."

After finishing the improvised script in one breath, Xu Zhiyan felt that the atmosphere at the scene had finally eased.

Jiang Huaique also realized that something was wrong. He nodded abruptly and raised the room card in his hand, showing the big room number on it to confirm that they were on the same floor.

After the woman read it carefully, she finally smiled.

The murderous intent and the feeling of oppression disappeared instantly.

It seemed like everything just now was an illusion.

Xu Zhiyan was worried that something strange might happen and anger Slice, so he quickly turned to Jiang Huaique and said, "Okay, my room is just up ahead, you should hurry back too."

The messy footsteps disappeared.

Finally, there were only two people left in the corridor.

The woman wearing the paper ring put her arms around her lover's neck and left a kiss on the corner of his lips.

It pulled Xu Zhiyan's hand, pried open the other's fingers with its fingers, and forcibly interlocked their fingers, holding them tightly together.

"I thought you wouldn't be coming back tonight."

"How could that be? Didn't I ask the waiter to bring you dinner? Did you eat well?" Xu Zhiyan's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he looked around and changed the subject.

It's just that his wife doesn't want to talk about anything else.

"I've figured it out. It doesn't matter if you have someone else in your heart. It's normal that the living can't compete with the dead. But I have an advantage that he doesn't have. I'm still alive."

Slice smiled gently, but his eyes were full of determination to win.

"Even if I can't get your heart, I can get your body." It doesn't mind that Xu Zhiyan has a dead person in his heart.

Xu Zhiyan's eyes darkened when he heard this.

Damn, how can this be compromised?

The mission has to continue. What excuse should I find to leave this time...