Chapter 19 Fatal Choice "Sister, are you watching me?"...
To walk from the elevator lobby on the left to the stairwell on the right, you need to cross the entire second-floor reading room platform.
Luo Chuange and Song Ming went to investigate the bookshelf on the side first, while Liang Jun and Gu Keke went into the stairwell together and headed straight for the third floor.
The layout of the third floor is similar to that of the second floor. Bookshelves are arranged in layers, with books stretching as far as the eye can see.
"Go read a book," Gu Keke said, looking at Liang Jun. "Shall I go take a look over there?"
She pointed to the reading area opposite the bookshelf.
Liang Jun nodded in agreement.
Searching separately is indeed a good option.
Even so, when the two met again nearly an hour later, neither of them looked very optimistic.
Liang Jun spoke first, "Did you find anything?"
Gu Keke shook her head like a rattle.
"I found nothing. I was almost ready to flip the table and chairs over, but the system remained completely silent, without any activity..."
“Me too,” Liang Jun sighed. “Those books were basically taken down once and flipped through from beginning to end, but there are still no clues or hints.”
The two women looked around and discovered that they were not alone in doing so.
The entire reading room was in complete chaos. If we consider the principle that "witnessing the occurrence of a rule also allows one to acquire that rule," then their systems shouldn't have been so quiet.
This will only waste time and is not a good solution.
"Let's continue to the fourth floor and take a look."
After the two reached an agreement, their actions diverged.
Liang Jun walked towards the elevator on the left, while Gu Keke turned around and headed straight for the stairwell on the right.
Seemingly realizing that the other hadn't followed, they both turned around at the same time.
"You still want to take the elevator?"
Gu Keke was clearly surprised. "We already had an accident when we were in the elevator. Aren't you afraid something else might happen?"
In such a world, self-preservation is naturally the best policy.
"Let's take the stairs," Gu Keke continued to persuade. "It's safer to go up the stairs, and nothing unexpected will happen."
"But……"
Liang Jun hesitated for a moment, "Although the elevator is not very safe, it is undeniable that we did manage to discover the hidden rules inside the elevator."
She still couldn't get over the challenge of deciphering the rules.
"I still think the elevator is probably the main source of hidden rules in this area. So I want to keep trying the elevator to see if I can trigger new rules."
Gu Keke crossed her arms. "There shouldn't be any new rules for the elevator..."
The two had a clear disagreement, and Gu Keke was getting anxious.
She paced back and forth, fiddling with her bun, and said seriously, "How about this, you take the elevator, and I'll take the stairs?"
Liang Jun pondered for a moment, "That works too. We can explore two ways to get upstairs at the same time. Once we get to the fourth floor, we can meet in the middle of the reading room."
After reaching an agreement, Gu Keke turned and entered the stairwell, while Liang Jun went back into the elevator to wait.
The elevator on the left was still occupied, while the elevator on the right was stopped on the fifth floor. Liang Xun raised her hand and pressed the up button.
After the display screen changed to the number three, the elevator doors slowly opened in front of Liang Jun.
This time, she didn't rush into the elevator. Instead, she raised her hand to block the elevator door and first turned her head to look around at the reflections on the walls of the elevator.
Seeing that it was still a normal matte metal surface, Liang Jun breathed a sigh of relief and stepped into the elevator.
The elevator door did not have an infrared sensor, so Liang Jun's attempts to block it for a long time did not slow down its closing process.
As soon as Leung Yung stepped into the elevator car, the elevator doors slammed shut behind her.
She raised her hand, ready to press the button for the fourth floor.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed the text on the button.
The sequence should have been "4, 5, 7", but for some reason, a red number six button suddenly appeared in the middle.
They were already being held down!
Liang Xun kept staring at the strange red key number six, refusing to look away.
The hand reaching for the elevator button trembled slightly, the fingertips shaking, unsure of what the right next step should be.
[Hidden rule triggered.]
3. There is no sixth-floor button inside the elevator. If you find a sixth-floor button or someone presses it, please immediately press the seventh-floor button and leave the elevator after it reaches the seventh floor.
Liang Jun's highly focused attention allowed her to act decisively.
Without any hesitation, she directly pressed the mysterious button for the seventh floor, right at the very top, according to the rules.
After Liang Jun made her floor selection, the long-silent elevator shook violently before beginning to ascend.
The button that had been pressed could not be canceled, and Liang Xun could only watch helplessly as the elevator display screen jumped to the sixth floor in the blink of an eye.
The blood-red numbers looked as if they were dripping blood.
Not knowing what might be happening outside, and adhering to the principle of "avoiding eye contact with any monsters that might be outside the door," Liang Jun lowered her head and closed her eyes before the elevator doors opened wide.
"bite--"
"Sixth floor, we've arrived."
The elevator announcements were hoarse and strained, and the elevator doors seemed to be stuck on something, producing an extremely harsh metallic sound.
The moment the door opened, Liang Jun felt a gust of cold wind rush towards her.
She had her head hanging down, and the chill went straight from head to toe, making her skin crawl.
All we have to do now is wait for the elevator doors to close automatically.
Liang Jun silently counted in her mind—
15 seconds. She had just calculated that it takes 15 seconds for the elevator doors to close completely.
No matter what's outside, as long as you wait 15 seconds and the elevator doors close, you've passed this test.
Just as she was about to start the timer, a little girl's voice came faintly from outside the elevator door.
"Sister, which floor is this?"
The innocent child's voice seemed to possess a natural magic, enticing Liang Xun to look up towards the door—
[Hidden rule triggered.]
3. There is no sixth-floor button inside the elevator. If you find a sixth-floor button or someone presses it, please immediately press the seventh-floor button and exit the elevator after it reaches the seventh floor. Do not exit the elevator or look outside when it stops on the sixth floor, regardless of what happens.
The timely announcement of the system's rules was like a lifeline around Liang Xun's neck, forcefully pulling her back at the last moment before she looked out the door.
You can't watch, you can't watch...
A cold sweat broke out on Liang Jun's back—no matter what happens, never look up.
Seemingly realizing that Liang Jun was ignoring her, the little girl's voice clearly carried a hint of frustration.
"Sister, why aren't you saying anything?"
Judging from the voice, he sounds about six or seven years old.
The little girl still wouldn't give up. "Sister, can you tell me where this is?"
Liang Yan bit her lip hard—
If I tell you, I'm finished!
Seeing that she was not getting a reply, the little girl sighed from afar, and then fell silent.
But the elevator doors remained open for a long time.
Liang Jun, surrounded by complete darkness, was unaware of her current situation.
After much hesitation, she decided to keep her head down, but open her eyes.
As long as you keep your eyes on the ground, you won't look out of the elevator doors.
Your gaze won't inexplicably change direction on its own.
Liang Jun took a deep breath and then slowly opened her eyes.
What came into view was a little girl's head.
Two long braids hung down beside the little girl's ears, stained with old bloodstains, and the braids were as hard as iron bars.
The little girl's neck was fused directly to her waist. The wound was festering, exposing the flesh, and two white bones with little muscle tissue remained, supporting the entire "human body".
The overall height is about the same as Leung Yung's knees.
The little girl blinked her big eyes, which were deep-set and empty.
Her white teeth were gleaming, and she spoke with a faint smile, emanating a stench of rotting flesh that assaulted the listener's very senses.
"Sister, are you watching me?"
It felt as if an invisible hand was gripping her neck, and Liang Jun felt as if she was about to stop breathing.
But her fear was only momentary; she quickly calmed down.
The rules only state that players cannot look out of the elevator. But now, NPCs who should be outside the elevator have entered it without permission.
In this situation, even if we make eye contact, it doesn't count as breaking the rules.
Thinking of this, Liang Jun felt half relieved.
But how exactly can I get the NPC out of the elevator?
Once the elevator doors close, they cannot be reopened. If you find yourself in a confined space with a monster, it's truly unpredictable what will happen next.
The little girl still had her head raised, and her appearance without complete limbs was truly terrifying.
She took another step forward, her smile widening.
At the same time, the elevator doors closed.
As if reminded of something, the little girl spoke again.
"Sister, can you come to my house?"
She prepared to step on Liang Jun's feet with a clear conscience, her white teeth about to bite into Liang Jun's knee...
"Go to hell!"
Like a knee-jerk reflex, Leung Yung raised her leg and kicked.
The little girl hadn't expected to be treated this way. She was still in a daze when Liang Jun kicked her out of the elevator.
She consisted of only a lower body frame and a head; her light weight made her no match for Liang Yan's powerful spinning kick.
Liang Jun used all her strength in that kick, and the little girl was kicked directly against the opposite wall.
There seemed to be the sound of bones cracking.
Before the little girl could react, Liang Jun hurriedly pressed the close button on the elevator.
By the time the other person was reassembling their leg bones, the elevator doors had already closed completely.
Hearing the elevator go up and seeing the numbers flashing on the screen, Liang Jun showed no sign of relaxing.
Next, she will be taken to the seventh floor of the library—
A place that could not possibly exist.
According to the rules, you must exit the elevator after reaching the seventh floor.
But what exactly was outside the door? Liang Jun dared not gamble. At this moment, all she could do was adjust her breathing and try to use her sharp mind to deal with the unknown that was about to unfold.
"bite--"
"Seventh floor, we've arrived."
The elevator doors creaked open slowly, and Liang Jun looked outside, only to find complete darkness.
She stepped out of the elevator as the door alarm sounded, but the space, which should have been enclosed, was instead filled with two gusts of cold air.
Liang Jun strained her eyes to look in the direction of the wind, and managed to make out two dark holes in the darkness.
Those were two stairwells leading to the unknown—
Left side or right side?
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Author's note: I'm so hungry, so hungry, so hungry! I feel like I'm starving to the point of my soul leaving my body...
Looks like I can't just eat one meal a day anymore (thinking).
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