1101: "Player, don't you want to get out?"

1102: "It's almost too late, you'll really die if you don't tell us now."

The eerie music in the room was replaced by nursery rhymes. Footsteps approached from afar, brushed past each other, and then moved away. After a while, footsteps approached again.

With a click, the light went out.

The display case lights shone upwards, casting an eerie green glow on the exquisite dolls, creating an indescribable sense of dread. In the darkness, the ghostly dolls seemed to be staring at you, staring intently...

Thankfully, Li Su knocked Chi Lülu unconscious.

Otherwise, such a scene would scare people to death.

He just saw that Li Su was too good-looking, and his sexual orientation happened to be different from others. In horror games, without explicit rules against grouping up, most players would choose to group up in twos or threes, and very few players would go solo.

Li Su is not only beautiful.

He also seems to have a very calm and composed personality.

Chi Lulu impulsively followed them in.

They didn't consider the consequences at all.

Or perhaps he saw that there was no way out of the forbidden area and felt that he could come out at any time.

The most fatal mistake for novice players is to let their guard down in dangerous places and be tempted by beautiful appearances.

1103: "Ten minutes left, the countdown is starting!"

The puppets chattered away, making a noisy yet rhythmic noise.

A creepy nursery rhyme + unseen footsteps + lights going out + a green doll.

The buff is already fully stacked.

There are also those with good mental fortitude, not just Li Su. The highest-level players have all passed the ninety-nine levels. They are very smart and cunning, and you can't get any information out of them.

That's why you have to find a place to rest before midnight.

The rule is to wake up promptly at 8 o'clock.

The puppets are numbered starting with 1101. There are a maximum of thirty rows on one wall, and the numbers only go up to 1130. The second row will start counting again, from 1201 to 1230. The numbers on the front of the second wall will change, from 2101 to 2130. The numbering of the nine walls follows a pattern.

The fourth wall is unique, with the number 4444.

Li Su noticed it at first, but didn't look at it closely.

The doll was curled up and lying on the floor of the shop window.

He was wearing a blue and white short-sleeved school uniform. Due to the movement, the hem of the uniform had been pulled up at the back, leaving red marks and purple marks on his skin. The cuffs and collar looked like they had been cut with a knife, and were somewhat too neat.

In his small shop window, there were no flowers, no fancy decorations, only insulting words, among which "sissy" was the most glaring.

The other puppets are all moving.

But it remained curled up and motionless, like a mannequin.

Li Su lowered his eyes and continued to look at the others.

It eventually stopped at 8202.

Unlike the other dolls, the little doll wasn't working as hard. While everyone else was chattering outside, he had already closed the little window, covered himself with a pink blanket, and was fast asleep.

Three minutes to go.

The doll's urging tone grew increasingly urgent.

It's like the King of Hell is counting down your days.

Even when a person is unconscious, they can still sense danger. The brain secretes stimulants that forcibly wake Chi Lulu up. When she opens her eyes, she sees a dimly lit room, a shop window glowing green, a terrifying nursery rhyme, eerie footsteps, and a doll standing under the green light with a delicate yet eerie smile.

Chi Lulu was so frightened that she lost control of her bladder.

A breakdown and screaming.

His hands and feet were temporarily out of control.

Li Su, on the other hand, seemed to be there to see an exhibition, showing no sense of urgency whatsoever. With only one minute left, all the puppets fell silent, as if they had received some kind of summons.

The countdown started simultaneously.

"60"

"59"

"58"

Chi Lulu was almost having a nervous breakdown. She crawled to Li Su's feet, crying, "Big brother, big brother, save me! I don't want to die!"

Because she was wearing a short skirt, her calves were completely unclothed. Chi Lulu pressed closer, and Li Su, being a germaphobe, couldn't tolerate her getting close a second time. Amidst the cacophony of sounds, a pinching sound was added.

Chi Lulu's heart raced.

For a moment, it felt like my neck was being restrained.

The pain of not being able to breathe made his face turn red.

Her hands went numb, and the man she was holding felt like an electric shock, causing Chi Lulu to fall to the ground once again.

"10"

"9"

8101's laughter gradually turned sinister: "Dear player, breaking the rules will result in your elimination."

“8”

“7”

“6”

“5”

“4”

They monitor a man's heartbeat. Even if an experienced player is 99% sure, their heartbeat will increase slightly as the countdown begins. This player in front of them is even more NPC-like than any of them, so steady that 8101 even suspects he's using cheats.

Countdown 3.

Li Su was still staring at the sleeping doll in the shop window.

8202 is a restless sleeper.

With a flick of his leg, the pink blanket on his body was kicked away. He changed positions seven or eight times in a few seconds. Perhaps his knee joints were not properly fixed. With a kick, the little doll's leg fell off.

Wow, that feels so good.

The doll's joints can be disassembled, so it won't hurt. The little doll was comfortable and didn't wake up.

Li Su: "..."

“2”

“1”

24:00.

The castle bells rang, and it seemed as if the screams outside could be heard.

A few stubborn guys, refusing to believe in bad luck, found a small living room in addition to the main hall. The coffee table was set with fruits and snacks, and the guys just sprawled on the sofa, eating and chatting, ignoring the time.

As soon as the bell rang, the five people on the sofa were reduced to just two.

The other three bodies quickly turned into blood and water, eventually leaving only skeletons; they had been disdainful of the game just a second ago.

Witnessing his companion transform from a perfectly healthy person into a skeleton in an instant, he was so terrified that his soul almost flew to heaven. He screamed at the top of his lungs and dared not disregard the rules any longer, scrambling and crawling away as if his life depended on it.

People resting in their rooms, even if they aren't asleep, dare not move at all.

Even the obedient new players were terrified.

The screams outside are terrifying.

There were also strange chewing sounds.

Forbidden Rose Garden.

Seeing that Li Su had not been eliminated, 8101's horrified smile gradually turned into confusion. He listened carefully to the bells outside, and found that Li Su was still standing in the same spot.

8101 tilted his head: "How come you're not dead?"

Two minutes later, the clock stopped.

A man's ears automatically filter out the sound of 8101.

He just stared at the sleeping doll's face, his soul possessing the doll's body. He was oblivious to the fact that the doll's leg had fallen off, and he was fast asleep, so he naturally didn't notice Li Su's staring gaze.

8101: "Player, are you the big boss?"

8101: "Player, are you cheating?"

8101: "Player, are you a nepotism hire?"

8101: "Player, can you talk?"

Li Su ignored it; 8101, though stable, revealed a hint of madness, and couldn't help but smile with death.

8101: "Player".

8101: "Player".

8101: "Player".

After calling it a hundred times.

8101: "Damn!"

Li Su was the most rude human it had ever seen!

Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!! It's going to kill him!!!

It's 3 a.m.

The little doll stretches, as if it's about to wake up.

Li Su helped him out by knocking on the glass of the cabinet.

The moment Nan Yu opened her eyes, she saw a ghostly green face occupying most of the glass. Even though the doll had no heartbeat, she was still startled, covering her eyes and screaming, "A ghost—!!!"

The lights were off. Li Su was too close, and the green light from under the cabinet shone on him, startling the little doll.

Seeing this, Li Su panicked and took a step back. He somehow got hold of a chopstick and used it to pry open the small glass on the doll cabinet, letting his voice in, "Don't be afraid, I'm not a ghost."

The little doll then realized it was Li Su.

Then he discovered that his leg was broken.

That scared him half to death.

Why don't I feel anything at all?

I was still half asleep when I remembered that I was a doll.

Scratching its head, it picked up the little leg that had fallen to the ground, examined it carefully, and with a click, it was attached. It kicked the leg and found it was usable. The little doll breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully it wasn't crippled.

"My name is Li Su."

The little doll looked up; the environment was too dark.

Because it was glass, he could clearly see a row of green-glowing dolls pressed against the glass, their lifeless, exquisite faces quite terrifying.

He was frightened on his very first day as an NPC.

Then I went to bed early.

If it weren't for that jerk, he wouldn't have woken up today!

╰_╯╬!

I glanced at the alarm clock on the bedside table. It was already three in the morning. Something was wrong. Why didn't the clock ring out to take him away?

My brain suddenly jolted.

Oh my god! It's hanging!

The little doll heard somewhere that if someone in a horror game is not bound by the rules, they are definitely cheating!

Having cheaters is not good for these NPCs.

I'm doomed, I'm doomed.

They were targeted as soon as they arrived.

Can I still find fragments of the main god to be his underlings?

The little doll pulled a pink blanket to cover itself.

Carefully move it to the shop window glass.

He slammed the window open with chopsticks, locked it with a snap, and quickly darted back to bed, covering himself and his head completely with the blanket.

He kept repeating to himself: You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me.

Li Su chuckled and asked, "Aren't you going to try and trick me into telling you anything?"

The little doll with the window closed couldn't hear.

8101 interjected, "Player, what is your ultimate mission?"

8101: "I'm more reliable than 8202, trust me, bro."

8101: "Tell me quickly, maybe I can help you find it for your mission this time."

Li Su glanced down at 8101, a smirk playing on his lips. "Find the chatterbox doll, dismantle it, and send it to the recycling center."

8101: "..."

After typing this text into their special communicator and waiting for a minute, a red box appeared indicating an error: Input error.

That is to say, he is lying.

"You're the one who talks nonsense! Do you even know the value of our dolls?"

"The mission is wrong!"

Li Su: "I told you, the problem is yours."

I stopped looking at the little dolls. There was a single-person lounge table and chair in the room. I went there to rest because I was tired. I found some playing cards on it. I opened it up and found that the light was rather dim except for the cold green light.

Unable to see clearly, he took the sign to the shop window. The gloomy, green environment and the countless dolls staring at him made Li Su's mental fortitude truly exceptional.

It's a deck of cards, except that each card has words in the middle.

There were abusive words as well as encouraging words.

However, the latter is extremely rare.

The back of the playing card still features a vibrant and eye-catching rose.

It can symbolize vibrant life. As long as a flower is blooming, it will eventually produce beautiful flowers. Green is not necessarily the color of vitality and sunshine.

Li Su was not without feeling.

I'm not afraid, but I feel oppressed.

Discrimination, humiliation, bullying, emotional abuse—when an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent.

After looking at all the playing cards, Li Su tore up the ones with the insulting words and threw them on the ground without even putting them in the trash can.

Take the valuable playing cards and head towards 4444.

Its shop window is different from other shop windows. It has a place that looks like a card slot, with a slender hand holding playing cards and stuffing them into the slot one by one.

The puppet moved only once, and only for a moment, until all the playing cards were stuffed in.

After staring at it for a while, he returned to his seat, leaned back, and closed his eyes to rest. At four in the morning, the bell rang again. It was unknown who had been wiped out, but Li Su was still there.

Because Chi Lulu was knocked unconscious, she was in a coma. Even though she wasn't in the room, it was like she managed to avoid being killed.

Eight o'clock sharp.

At 8:05, the bell rang again.

Another scream erupted outside.

Several new players were so scared last night that they didn't dare to sleep until midnight. They finally managed to fall asleep in the early hours of the morning, but couldn't wake up at 8 o'clock sharp. The clock struck right on time, and three more players were eliminated.

Li Su sat up all night, and his joints became stiff.

Stand up and move around.

Once again, I came to the small window of 8202. The doll that had been making noise all night shut up promptly at eight o'clock, just like a wind-up clockwork that had lost its power.

The arched doorway was also opened.

Li Su went out.

We'll come back to see the little puppets later.

Chi Lulu woke up.

Recalling the events of last night, and not seeing Li Su, she was so frightened that she cried out for her parents. She took a few steps, stumbled, tripped over her own feet, and fell twice before finally staggering to the hall.

He felt like crying when he saw a few familiar faces.

The judges did not reappear. There was a screen in the hall displaying the number of people who died last night, their names, and their ages.

Six people died.

Veteran players were used to it, but some were still afraid. The new players were now behaving themselves, obediently searching for clues and no longer daring to be careless, for fear that they would be the next to die.

Li Su circled around and returned to the Rose Forbidden Land.

Find the relevant authorities.

Chi Lulu dared not go in with him again. She was so scared last night that she almost lost her mind. Even now, she felt inexplicably terrified when she looked at Li Su.

I found a seemingly reliable two-person team, forced myself to join, and asked an experienced player to carry me.

Opposite the three spaces is a wall. There were no words on it last night, but they appeared today. It reads:

Want to take a plush toy home? Place something ten times its value in the card slot! Or tell me your ultimate mission!

Li Su was tempted; he wanted to take 8202 with him.

He didn't know what these dolls wanted the clues for. As the saying goes, the cheapest things are the most dangerous. Li Su looked down at the jade around his neck and a diamond-encrusted cross.

He's not a new player.

I just left in the middle, and when I came back in, the system recognized me as a new player.

He also swindled the jade from previous players.

Besides being good-looking, it seems like all that's left is its value.

Take it off, put it into the slot, and as the machine turns, it seems to be estimating the price of the jade.

Five minutes later, sixteen cards were played.

Four of each of the following: nine of hearts, nine of clubs, nine of spades, and nine of diamonds.

Soon, a card slot appeared on each shop window, with the pattern and number of cards indicated on the upper right side.

A half-meter-tall doll.

Twelve nines of diamonds are needed.

It takes three decks of cards to collect them all.

12 points (13cm) doll with three nines of hearts.

8 points (20cm) doll, four nines of spades.

A 6-point doll, about 30cm long, like the one with the wick, requires five nines of clubs.