"Qi Huan, your attempt to survive has failed!"
"Qi Huan, your attempt to survive has failed!"
"Qi Huan, your attempt to survive has failed!"
The cold, mechanical female voice repeated itself three times, echoing in the ears of every guest walking through the villa, and no one missed it.
In other words, in just ten seconds since midnight, a serial killer has already killed an explorer.
This indicates that the killer arrived at his own bedroom immediately, confirmed his identity by asking the magic mirror, and obtained his murder weapon.
However, as of now, it is still unknown whether anyone has successfully confirmed their identity as an explorer, and no one dares to try without a definite answer as to which side they belong to.
This is the opinion of the vast majority of people.
But there are always exceptions.
After searching the entire first floor and obtaining three pieces of information, Zhang Xunyi finally made up his mind. Regardless of his true identity, he had to ask the mirror. If he didn't get an answer from the mirror tonight, he would go to the killer's bedroom in advance and wait. Once midnight arrived, he would immediately ask the mirror so that he could quickly obtain his murder weapon.
After opening three doors without finding a mirror, Zhang Xunyi was getting impatient. He patiently opened the last door of the room closest to him.
Fortunately, this time fate did not play a trick on him, and he successfully found the mirror he had been searching for. He only had five minutes to ask the question. Once the five-minute countdown ended, even if he found the mirror, he would not be able to get the correct answer.
He stood in front of the mirror, panting heavily, and asked with some difficulty, "Mirror, can you tell me if I am an explorer?"
A second passed, and the mirror did not react.
Two seconds passed, and the mirror still didn't react.
Three seconds later, the mirror, which had been perfectly intact, suddenly cracked.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the mirror, which had been completely undamaged, developed a dense network of cracks.
It was even accompanied by a cracking sound.
The incident happened so suddenly that Zhang Xunyi was startled and it took him a while to recover from the shock.
Why is this happening? Could it be because...?
"Could it be... that I really am a serial killer?"
Zhang Xunyi murmured softly, his eyes gleaming with surprise.
A serial killer... a serial killer, if he were to be cast in that role, he would definitely get a lot of screen time in this episode, which would attract even more fans.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xunyi smiled from the bottom of his heart.
His most important task now is to get to the killer's bedroom and wait for the next midnight. At that time, he only needs to ask the magic mirror in the killer's bedroom the moment the clock strikes, so that he can confirm his identity and obtain his tools of the trade immediately.
Thinking this, Zhang Xunyi immediately headed to the third floor. In order not to be discovered by others, he deliberately walked very lightly and slowly, afraid that he would make a noise and attract other people's attention.
He can't afford to mess things up at crucial moments.
Perhaps it was God's favor, for he did not encounter any other guests along the way, and he did not see anyone else until he reached the third-floor stairwell.
It was truly a stroke of luck for him.
Zhang Xunyi hesitated for a while at the top of the stairs before deciding to go to the bedroom on the left.
There was nothing else, because the doorknobs of the other rooms all had locks on them, which didn't seem like they could be opened by him.
But before going in, he muttered to himself, "Didn't they say the killer had two bedrooms...?"
He opened the door and glanced inside furtively.
Aside from the dim lighting and the eerie mirror, there was nothing else scary about it; he only needed to stay inside for three hours.
Zhang Xunyi comforted himself in this way before slowly stepping in with his other foot. After his foot touched the tile, he quietly closed the door, being extremely careful the whole time. His heart was in his throat the entire time. But then, an unintentional glance from him made his heart jump to its death.
The dimly lit, locked bedroom was completely silent, except for Zhang Xunyi's faint breathing and the light, almost imperceptible breaths coming from just a step away in front of him.
But at this moment, the sound of breathing was incredibly powerful. Zhang Xunyi stiffly lowered his head and saw a pair of bright eyes silently watching him. Along with those eyes, there was also a glint of silver light, cold and piercing.
It was a narrow fruit knife, gleaming with a cold light, enough to freeze Zhang Xunyi's body in an instant.
The moment Zhang Xunyi saw An Ning clearly, he felt he had encountered a real serial killer.
That's a look that ordinary people can't fake; it can only be forged through killing.
An Ning had that kind of look in her eyes.
How worthy of fear!
"Aaaaaaahhhhhh..." "Zhang Xunyi, survival failed!"
Along with the agonizing, piercing screams came a cold, mechanical female voice belonging to the AI.
The announcement of Zhang Xunyi's failed attempt to survive was repeated three times, just like before, and this continuous broadcast without a five-minute interval had successfully thrown the remaining people into a state of panic.
"Everyone, please assemble in the lobby on the first floor! Everyone, please assemble in the lobby on the first floor!"
The shouts rang out six times. An Ning put away the murder weapon she had used to "kill" two people and calmly walked downstairs.
However, she wasn't foolish enough to take the stairs directly. Instead, she jumped down from the corner of the third-floor staircase. After reaching the second-floor platform, she found a secluded spot, leaped again, and landed lightly.
Thief skill activated: Light as a feather.
During this process, she didn't even try to avoid the cameras, showing no fear that they would capture her actions.
There's absolutely no need for that.
There are cameras everywhere in this villa. It's not that she can't hide, but hiding would make her feel ashamed. Since she dared to come here to record a show, what is there to be afraid of?
Did she really steal something? No.
Did she really go and kill someone? No.
What is she afraid of?
She is upright and has nothing to fear.
When An Ning arrived at the lobby on the first floor, everyone except the two eliminated guests had arrived.
She entered amidst the stares of five people.
His eyelids didn't twitch once throughout the entire process; his mental fortitude is truly remarkable.
"How do I say 'come to the lobby on the first floor'?"
Anning approached the crowd and became the first to speak.
She has plenty of time to waste here with them; it just depends on whether they have the time.
"Where did you go just now?" someone suddenly asked, their question clearly directed at An Ning, who had just arrived.
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