Infinite Secret House 13: Violent clearance?
The stage in Hall 9 is a scaled-down castle, pink and luxurious.
A puppet doll only 20cm tall and wearing a crystal crown stands on the tower of the castle. It is very beautiful, with golden curly hair hanging in front of its chest and wearing a gorgeous princess dress.
But now it was angrily waving the jeweled scepter in its hand, pointing it at the players in the audience.
"Catch him!"
"Throw it out!"
Following the two commands, a team of guard puppets suddenly rushed out from behind the stage.
The guard puppets were dressed in uniform knight costumes with swords hanging at their sides. They had the same goal and walked straight towards the player with the tamagoyaki hairstyle.
In addition to Tamagoyaki, the theater also had Gu Che and Gu Miaoyang, a brother and sister whom Lan Xi really wanted to see, and the overly enthusiastic Cen Yuanjie.
There are quite a lot of people here.
As soon as Lan Xi arrived, he saw a big show, so he was happy to watch it from the side.
Cen Yuanjie was still trying to persuade him: "Hey, no, no, no, he didn't mean it. He's just a bit mean. He didn't mean to target you."
Tamagoyaki gritted his teeth: "Shut up!"
The oppressive feeling brought by a team of guard puppets with each puppet being two meters tall is unmatched. Tamagoyaki's face turned pale and he was pinching a prop.
"They're just a bunch of little wooden creatures. How can they pretend to be human? No matter how convincing they are, are you still not afraid of fire?"
After saying that, he used the prop, and a machine that shot out flames appeared in his hand out of thin air.
The guard puppet ran head-on into the fire, but did not retreat a single step. He drew his sword and the cold light flashed across Tamagoyaki's face in an instant.
Tamagoyaki narrowly avoided the attack and thought that the puppet would not be burned. However, when he turned his head, he saw the charred marks on the puppet. He immediately gained confidence and increased the firepower.
"No, why are you using force?" Cen Yuanjie was so anxious that he was about to fly into the sky. "Can't we just solve the puzzle and get out? Violence won't solve the problem."
"If you keep babbling in my ear, I'll kill you too."
“Ahhhhhhhhh!” the puppet princess screamed again, “Filthy language! Filthy language!”
There was a fight between Tamagoyaki and Cen Yuanjie trying to stop it.
The two siblings kept their distance while eating melons. Lan Xi saw their identical expressions and movements, and felt that apart from siblings, there would be no monsters who could imitate each other so much.
He came forward and asked, "What's going on?"
Gu Miaoyang raised the corner of his mouth: "This guy has a dirty mouth and angered the puppet in the castle."
Lan Xi paused, then continued, "Isn't this an obvious puzzle dungeon? It hasn't been long since he gave up on trying to brute force his way through it?"
Gu Che chuckled, "Maybe it's because none of the puppets have made a move so far, so he thinks he can win, right?"
These puppets are all made of wood. Although the guard puppets look tall and strong, they will turn black after being burned by fire for a while.
The two guard puppets in the front row had turned into charcoal and fell to the ground.
But there are several guard puppets behind, and it is not easy for Tamagoyaki to pass through the puppets' protection and go directly to the castle to find the puppet princess.
Cen Yuanjie must have been in a team with Tamagoyaki. He tried to stop the fight but took sides with his hands.
Because the puppet princess did not order the arrest of Cen Yuanjie, even if Cen Yuanjie attacked the puppet guards, the puppets did not touch him.
Lan Xi then understood that the tamagoyaki was probably discussed with Cen Yuanjie, but one of them was the good guy and the other was the bad guy.
The two people next to him are probably waiting here to see if brute force can really pass the level.
Although brute force is a good way to pass the level, Lan Xi feels weird about it.
Under the cover of Cen Yuanjie, Yuzishao finally broke through the protection of the guard puppet and rushed sideways towards the princess puppet on the tower.
The elegant little princess was terrified and ran down the tower, holding up her skirt, to avoid the attack.
“Ahhhhhhhhh.”
All that was left of Princesse was a startling scream.
Lan Xi then realized that if he let Yu Zi burn and kill Princess, one part of his puzzle would be broken!
Before he could do anything, a man suddenly jumped out from the side of the stage, ran onto the stage, hugged the puppet princess in his arms, and exposed his back to the tamagoyaki without reservation.
Tamagoyaki couldn't stop making moves anymore, so he snorted inwardly and decided to deal with this ignorant player together.
Suddenly, he paused.
The entire chest cavity was pierced by a long spear, and the gushing blood splashed on the player who was protecting the puppet princess.
The man shuddered, then slowly turned around and looked.
The captain of the puppet guards indifferently retracted his spear and protected their princess at the most critical moment.
When Lan Xi was halfway through running, he found that he didn't need to do anything at all, as the puppets had their own ways to solve the problem.
It’s not that the puppets are incapable, but the little princess’s orders do not include killing the players.
Capturing players alive is often more difficult than killing them, but the puppets resolutely follow orders, even if so many of them are burned.
Only when the little princess is under real threat of death will the puppet guard take decisive action and kill her with one blow.
Things changed so suddenly that not only Lan Xi was stunned, but the pupils of several other players also shrank suddenly.
They didn't even see how the puppet guards made their move!
Too fast!
Especially Cen Yuanjie, who had just been dealing with the puppet guards, was sweating profusely and felt his chest was empty, as if he was the one who was stabbed.
Princesse crawled out of the man's arms and screamed again when she saw the blood on the ground: "My castle! It's so dirty, clean it up!"
The puppet guards began to scrub the floor numbly to clean the castle.
Another puppet was holding a burnt tamagoyaki and throwing it out the door, for fear of offending the little princess's eyes.
Princess then looked at the person who had just protected it, and took out an exquisite little fan to cover half of her face.
"Although you had intimate contact with me without my permission, you saved my life. You are a true hero. I will reward you handsomely. Tell me, what do you want?"
Lan Xi shifted his gaze and saw him again, the player whose name was called wrongly.
The man's face still showed the fear of being almost killed. Even though the crisis was resolved, he was still taking deep breaths to relieve his tension.
Hearing the little princess say this, he just smiled palely: "I'm glad you're okay, I don't want anything..."
"Hey, wait!" Gu Miaoyang interrupted suddenly.
She quickly stepped forward, helped the man up, pulled him over and whispered, "You're stupid! With such a good opportunity, you need some clues to get through!"
He seemed unaccustomed to being so close to people, and he quickly took a half step to the side, grabbing the hem of his clothes and whispering, "...I don't know what I want."
"You, alas." Gu Miaoyang was obviously angry at her for not fighting back.
Looking at this guy's appearance, you can tell that he has messed up the dungeon before.
He didn't even take the initiative to ask for clues. I guess he got to where he is now just by luck.
To be honest, she has experienced so many dungeons, but this is the first time she has seen a player like this.
She smiled at the puppet princess and said, "Your Highness, we are friends. He may be frightened and his mind is not clear enough. Can we discuss it before asking for a reward?"
"Oh, haha." Princess touched her smooth hair and said, "Okay, my hair is messy too. I need to comb it."
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We were finally able to get together and discuss our respective experiences in entering the theater.
Several people gathered together and were about to talk when Cen Yuanjie in the audience hesitated for a moment and came over.
He said with a smile: "Take me with you."
Seeing that no one was trying to drive him away, he decided to stay.
Without waiting for anyone to ask, he blurted out his and Tamagoyaki's plan. "I formed a brief alliance with him at the information desk. Wang Liang initially said he didn't need any teammates, but eventually agreed. He said if a fight broke out between him and the puppets after we got into the theater, he wanted me to help muddy the waters. I didn't expect him to be so reckless. Luckily, I was just slacking off, otherwise I'd be among those killed."
Gu Che narrowed his eyes and said, "He didn't tell you why he had to fight with the puppets?"
"He just said there's a gadget that can hold the boss for three minutes, but he didn't specify what it is."
Lan Xi raised his eyebrows and glanced at Xie Yunsui imperceptibly.
Xie Yunsui sat obediently beside him and listened to them talking without any expression.
It's not his fault. When he was selling things, he didn't expect this guy to be so tough. He didn't use his brain at all, didn't look for any clues, and just wanted to start doing it right away, right?
Apparently he misjudged the target of the prop, and he didn't expect that it was the puppet guard who killed him.
Even though the matter was over, Gu Che looked at the player who had just burst out with courage and appeared next to the stage, and couldn't help but wonder: "When did you get into this room?"
The man paused and was stared at by several people. He was obviously too nervous and unconsciously began to lower his head.
Facing Lan Xi's puzzled gaze, Gu Che explained, "When I arrived, Cen Yuanjie and that guy were already here. They were talking to the Puppet Princess. Miaomiao came later, and we were trying to exchange information, but then that guy started provoking the Puppet Princess for no apparent reason. We didn't see him the entire time."
Cen Yuanjie followed up, "I didn't pay attention to him either."
His presence was so low that no one noticed him even though he was right next to the stage.
Seeing that he was too embarrassed to even speak, Lan Xi said softly, "My name is Lan Xi, and these two are Gu Che and Gu Miaoyang. Gu Che looks fierce, but he's actually a very good person. Don't be afraid."
Gu Che: “…”
He snorted coolly.
What do you mean he looks fierce? People like him look like they are not easy to mess with. No one will come up to you in the dungeon to cause trouble for no reason, which saves a lot of trouble.
Perhaps soothed by Lan Xi's gentle tone, the man timidly said, "...My name is Xia Shi."
Lan Xi smiled and said, "We all want to get through. We have no ill will towards you. We just wanted to ask if you were here from the beginning."
Xia Shi still lowered his head: "Well, when that person first came in, he was very fierce. I was a little scared, so I hid."
Several people were a little confused.
Xia Shi stumbled as he spoke of his previous experiences.
As soon as he came in, it was his turn in Hall 5. Just as he was about to watch the clown show, a player came in. Seeing that Xia Shi was the only one in the hall, he directly forced Xia Shi to hand over the props on him.
Xia Shi ran out of Hall 5 in panic and then came to Hall 9.
There was no one here at first. Xia Shi finally sat down to watch the show, but the door opened again.
He saw Wen Liang coming in from the audience with a fierce look on his face. He was afraid that he was here to rob him again, so he hid behind the curtain next to the stage and didn't say a word.
"Number 5, Number 9." Lan Xi murmured, "Which room have you been to?"
Cen Yuanjie spoke first, "I was the first one to come in. I went to Hall 1 first. There was a little puppet inside, but I didn't have time to take a closer look because Wang Liang didn't catch up, so I went to look for him. After I came out, I didn't see him in Halls 5 and 7, until Hall 9."
Gu Che said, "I was in Room 9 when I came in, but I didn't see you and Miaomiao, so I went out to look for you. I went to Room 3, Room 7, and finally came back to Room 9."
Gu Miaoyang's expression was a little subtle: "My brother and I got separated, and I've been looking for him. I went to Hall 1 first, then Hall 5, Hall 7, and finally Hall 9."
Lan Xi said, "I went to Hall 3 first, then Hall 5. There were performances there. After watching them, I came over to Hall 9."
They never met each other because the dark space they entered was independent and it was normal not to meet each other.
I didn't encounter it after I came in, so you can say I just missed it.
But how come theatre numbers always revolve around odd numbers?
What about 2, 4, 6, 8, 10?
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The author has something to say: This paragraph is so confusing that it makes me dizzy.
I found it useless to write too much detail, so I omitted it.
They didn't run into each other in the middle, they just happened to miss each other when one was going out and the other was coming in. Time is also counted in the dark space.
The order in which the ten people entered was: Cen Yuanjie, Ji Xiaomei and Qi Shiqiu (entering hand in hand), Wang Liang (tamagoyaki), the fat man, the man who robbed Xia Shi, Gu Che, Gu Miaoyang, Lan Xi (Xiao Xie with the pendant), and Xia Shi.
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