Chapter 29: Dream Amusement Park (11)

The moment the broadcast sounded, all the players stopped their actions, no matter if they were arguing, dodging or preparing to fight, it was as if the pause button was pressed on everyone at the same time.

After all, in the game world, players may be enemies or helpers, but the game truly wants everyone's life.

"The security test has officially begun?" Zhao Shuo was stunned. "Does that mean the security test hasn't started yet? Then what did we just encounter?"

"Appetizer." Su Yue said.

The tester who just wanted to pull Su Chen out was suddenly in a dilemma. If he forcibly dragged Su Chen over, the seeker would probably be too busy clearing the level to pay attention to him. However, by doing this, he had clearly offended Su Yue Cangzhi and the others, and now the man looked very ugly.

The announcement sounded again on the radio:

"Please divide the testers into two teams of four. The team members who successfully form a team should stand in the team box on the ground. The team formation time limit is one minute."

"If there is still no grouping after one minute, the park management will randomly assign groups."

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On the ground, a hollow square lit up on each side of the Cupid statue, one was red and the other was blue.

These red frames are made up of flashing pixel blocks and look very much like the trendy neon signs on commercial streets in the 1990s.

Su Yue and Cang Zhi exchanged a glance. Forming a team here was actually quite easy; the two of them, plus Zhao Shuo and Su Chen, would be just right. The other side seemed quite resolute, too. Seeker and his teammate were definitely going to be in the same group. There were also the two testers from Group D. The one who had just troubled Su Yue and the others definitely couldn't be in their group. After a moment's hesitation, the other one also sided with Seeker.

The seeker himself seemed very dissatisfied with this grouping. His eyes followed Su Chen like a shadow, and he completely regarded her as his own property.

Seeing that he was about to come over, Su Chen immediately jumped back a few steps like a little rabbit and jumped directly into the red frame. Su Yue, Cang Zhi and Zhao Shuo also followed him into the red frame.

On the ground, the four sides of the red frame suddenly lit up with dazzling red light. Then the red light slowly rose as if it had substance, forming a grating, like a cage made of light, enveloping the four of them.

Su Yue lowered his head and saw that the badge on his chest that read "Group One" was inlaid with a red border. He then looked at the other people in his group, Cang Zhi, Zhao Shuo, and Su Chen. Although their badges read "Group One" and "Group Two" respectively, their badges all had a red border.

"The first group has formed a team successfully." said the voice on the radio.

Immediately afterwards, the Seeker, his team members, and the two testers from Group D, although none of them stepped into the blue frame, a circle of blue light lit up on their badges.

"The second group has formed a team successfully." said the voice on the radio.

The seeker narrowed his eyes and looked at Su Yue deeply.

Cangzhi glared back on Suyue's behalf with an expressionless face.

Zhao Shuo, who was watching from the sidelines: "..."

I felt a little funny in the midst of fear.

With a "click", all the lights above my head suddenly turned on.

It turned out that there was a high-powered light on top of the dark green safety net, and the room was suddenly as bright as day.

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Only then can you clearly see that the statue of Cupid is standing on a bunch of roses.

But this bunch of roses is not a bouquet in the traditional sense. Instead, they are stacked on top of each other like a wooden building structure, with some flowers facing this way and others facing that way. In the end, roses can be seen from any angle, giving it a very avant-garde aesthetic.

"Testers, please enter the testing area as soon as possible," the announcement said. "If you do not cooperate with the safety test, your tester status will be removed."

Those who can enter the thousand-point copy have played a few games. There are very few newcomers like Su Chen and Zhao Shuo, so they can all understand the implication of the broadcast.

If you are unwilling to step into those two colored boxes, you will probably end up dead.

Players who can enter the thousand-point copy are all sensible and will never go against the rules of the game. The remaining four people looked at each other, and the tester who had just tried to surrender to the seeker was the first to stand up enthusiastically, followed by the seeker, his team member, and another tester from Group D also stood in the blue frame.

As the four people stood in the blue frame, the grating of the blue frame also rose, turning it into two light cages, red and blue, facing each other through the body of the Cupid statue.

A "beep" sound indicates that all testers are in place.

"Holy crap!" Zhao Shuo suddenly yelled, "This thing is moving!"

As he spoke, the two blocks with red and blue frames slowly rose like a stage lift, and stopped when they were about half a meter high.

Then, a floor tile was turned over on the ground, and a robotic arm slowly rose from it.

In the hand of the robotic arm is an LCD screen with a small projection on it. It can be seen that the projection is Cupid's toes and the roses under his feet.

But these roses are now numbered, 1-16, a total of 16.

"The safety test rules are as follows: To test the stability of the Cupid statue, two teams will face off against each other. Everyone will stand on the platform, and one person will be selected at a time to participate in the test."

"The tester can choose to draw a rose. If they successfully draw it, they can leave the platform."

"If everyone successfully draws the rose and the Cupid statue does not fall, the safety test is successful. If the Cupid statue falls, the safety test fails."

"Testers who have not completed the safety test are not allowed to leave the platform, otherwise they will be disqualified from the test."

"When each pair faces off one by one, the order in which roses are drawn is determined by hand speed. If two people choose a rose at the same time, that foundation cannot be selected in this round, and both players must choose again."

"Each round of testing is limited to two minutes. If you fail to select a rose within the time limit, you will be disqualified from the test."

This is a variation of the classic puzzle game called Jenga, which has been popular all over the world for a long time. It involves removing blocks from a tall building made of square blocks. The person who removes the last block and causes the building to collapse will be punished.

The test method for the Cupid statue is similar. Each person chooses a rose from the angel's feet and draws it away. The choice must be made within two minutes, otherwise they will die. The person who knocks Cupid down will be punished.

"What is the content of the punishment?" Su Yue asked.

"If the safety test fails, the Cupid statue will fall." The broadcast repeated again without emotion.

Video demonstrations appeared simultaneously on the screens of both platforms:

Eight stick figures stood on both sides of the statue. One little figure chose a button on the small screen and pressed it. The button lit up green, indicating that the rose was successfully taken away and nothing happened. Then another little figure chose another button, and the button lit up red.

On the projection screen, the Cupid statue slowly fell towards the other group of little figures.

This screen projection is a very euphemistic way of putting it, Su Yue has already understood it.

After Cupid is knocked down, it will fall to the ground. Whichever side knocks it down, all the testers who are not able to get off the stage at that time will be dead.

However, with 16 roses and eight people drawing them, I don’t feel too much pressure.

"Because there are fewer testers this time, the garden has already eliminated some roses that have been confirmed to be safe through preliminary testing," the announcement said. "Please choose from the remaining roses."

As the broadcast finished, several of the rose blocks under Cupid's feet were pulled away at a uniform speed as if by some invisible force, and finally fell to the ground with a "bang". The rose petals withered rapidly as they hit the ground. The Cupid statue was shaking dangerously as the roses were pulled away. When the last rose fell to the ground, the statue made a muffled sound, and the whole sculpture suddenly sank down, with dust rising everywhere, giving people the impression that it would collapse at any minute.

On the screen projections on both sides of the platform, the roses and the numbers representing them also dimmed. Every time the light dimmed, it would make a "beep" sound, which made people feel a little uneasy.

When the continuous dripping sound and the roar of the statue shaking stopped, and all the lights dimmed, there were still 9 roses left on the projection.

I don't know when the lights went out again, and only the head of the Cupid statue was bathed in light.

There was complete silence all around.

There are 9 roses, and 8 people draw them. Just look at the structure of the rose blocks under the feet of the Cupid statue and you will know that this is a dead end.

The statue will definitely collapse, there is no doubt about it, but no one knows at which part it will collapse.

This will definitely lead to disputes. The person who draws the rose first can go down first, which means he saves his life. Then the four people in the same group will probably argue about the order of going on stage.

No wonder testers from different groups were not allowed to communicate with each other in advance, just to allow them to participate in this competition as enemies.

"Each group has two minutes to decide their order of appearance. Once that time is up, the safety test will officially begin," the announcement said. "Start the clock."

A countdown of "120" seconds appeared simultaneously on the projection screens on both sides.

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Su Yue had been in a bad mood. Not only was he too annoyed by the old man who came to bother the girls in their group, but he was also in a bad mood because of Cupid's so-called "destined lover".

Although he didn't really want to fall in love, he was still devastated by being suddenly designated by the god of love as the destined widower.

However, since the test is about to officially begin, Su Yue still cheered up and arranged the order of appearance first.

"Azhi, you take the lead." Su Yue said.

Although according to the rules, the tester who draws the rose will be safe, there is no guarantee that some accidents may happen next, so Cang Zhi has to explore the way first.

"The second one..." Su Yue looked at Zhao Shuo and Su Chen.

In theory, he thought Su Chen should go second, but that would be unfair to Zhao Shuo. After thinking about it, Su Yue said, "Anyway, I'll be the last one."

"I'll be the third one." Zhao Shuo offered, "Su Chen is a young girl, so it's safer to go down early."

Then he clenched his fist again, "I will protect the boss's safety and fight with him until the last moment!"

Cang Zhi was walking to the front of the line when he suddenly turned around and said, "Then I'll be the third one."

Su Yue:?

Cang Zhi: "I think he's right. It's also dangerous out back. I have to ensure your safety."

Su Yue: "..."

Su Yue said expressionlessly: "No need! You lead the charge!"

Cang Zhi was silent for a while, and finally gave in.

But he still said to Su Yue very seriously: "Then you better protect yourself."

Zhao·Grandpa doesn't love grandma and doesn't care about her·Shuo: "..."

Zhao Shuo thought to himself, Brother Cang, don’t love him too much. Think about the high priest before. Even if he really needs protection, it should be Cupid who protects himself.