Chapter 32 Battle Royale Recording (Part 3)
Let’s not think about the complicated things for now. Yu Wen glanced at the health bar on the back of his hand. It was still sufficient and could last for ten hours.
It has been almost an hour since they entered the castle.
It’s time to find other people to gather, Yu Wen thought.
Some information cannot be obtained no matter how hard you explore, and you have to piece it together with your companions. They are like a puzzle that has been cut into six pieces. When they are put together, they can reveal the context, but no one knows whether a piece of the puzzle is broken and needs to be hunted for nutrients to repair it. Cooperation and win-win are good, but in a survival crisis, a little concealment can push the other party into the abyss.
Selfishness prevails, sometimes it only takes a thought.
He picked up his sword and was about to leave when a hand grabbed his ankle.
... Yu Wen looked down.
A horribly pale hand stretched out from the fireplace and tightly grasped his ankle.
The blood strip on the back of his hand fell off.
Yu Wen tentatively moved, and the veins on the horribly pale hand bulged, the muscles were knotted, and the lines did not move.
What's the matter, brother?
Just grab it, why don't you let go.
Yu Wen put down his sword, squatted down, and was ready to talk to him about reason, but unexpectedly, the hand suddenly loosened, and instead grabbed his shoulder, and pulled him into the fireplace without warning.
"!"
Yu Wen quickly grabbed the outer frame of the fireplace.
Good man, this is going to grab him into a closed space and grind his blood strip to death.
How could it succeed?
The fireplace was filled with ashes and a few pieces of unburned firewood. There was a gap in the solid wall, replaced by a black elastic band, and the miserable hand stretched out from it.
Yu Wen found the wall and kicked it hard.
In front of the screen, the director watched Yu Wen being caught by the NPC and breathed a sigh of relief, "He caught up, he caught up. Fortunately, we have prepared a lot of secret rooms. Give him more information and try to trap him longer, until the progress of other guests catch up..."
The assistant director was not so optimistic.
"...Why haven't you caught him yet?"
The two directors stretched their necks to look at the monitor.
In the study, the miserable hand and Yu Wen were in a stalemate for a moment, gave up his shoulder, and turned to shake his feet that were kicking against the wall.
Yu Wen stuck his head out of the fireplace.
One of his legs was pulled, his hips hanging outside, and he was almost doing a split, no, it was even more than 180 degrees. Now he was finally able to exert his strength, using his hands and feet to push out.
The force transmitted from his ankles was terrifying, and Yu Wen couldn't help but feel a little envious.
Because he was born in an insufficient month, he was a little weak when he was a child. People always lack something, so he was determined to become a handsome man with muscles when he grew up.
This dream was thwarted by an old Chinese doctor with gray hair. The old doctor said: "Health preservation requires moderation. You are deficient in Qi and blood, and you are not suitable for high-intensity and strenuous exercise..."
The old doctor said, unless you change your picky eating habits and replenish your Qi and blood.
Yu Wen: I'm not picky, it's the food that tastes bad.
It's conceivable that it can't be made up by supplements, it can't be made healthy by fitness, and there are no muscles.
But! He has super flexibility and indomitable willpower!
You are indeed strong.
And I am not in vain!
Thinking of this, he suddenly rolled over and successfully broke free from the shackles of the miserable hands with the help of inertia.
Director, assistant director: "..."
In the screen, Yu Wen patted his cloak and stood up, proudly raised his chin, took his sword, and walked out the door with his head held high like a true warrior who returned victorious.
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Two minutes later, Yu Wen was called back by the lonely small radio in the study.
"...Brave man, brave man, have you noticed anything strange about the castle? The devil's remnant lingers, lurking in secret, tricking naive travelers into becoming blades in his hands... Perhaps, trying to talk to him can have unexpected results."
Yu Wen: "..."
Since it's a clue NPC, why is he trying to drain my health? Do I look healthy?
He looked down--! There is less than one-third left!
Yu Wen held the sword and thought sadly in front of the fireplace for three minutes.
He was weighing whether the clues on the devil were worth the risk.
After a while, he secretly sighed and slipped in.
The devil said:
"Great hero, your tenacity moved me, your bravery is sharper than a sword, I am dead, but my soul has turned into a curse magic that stretches like mountains, imprisoning this place forever. Only by sacrificing the souls of my companions can there be a glimmer of hope, great hero, what will you choose?"
Yu Wen stood quietly, silent.
This is a dark secret room, or more like a corridor, the entrance has been closed, and the road ahead is dark as far as the eye can see.
There are shading glass on both sides, and the NPC who plays the devil is swaying back and forth. The flashlight from bottom to top shows a miserable and cold face, and the smile from ear to ear is full of endless malice.
Yu Wen thought to himself that it was good, and he would not catch me if I came in.
If you had said earlier that you wouldn't catch me if you came in, wouldn't I have come in a long time ago?
He pondered for a moment and tried to "talk to the Demon King".
"Dear Demon King." He was very polite, "Can I ask how you died?"
Demon King: "... Brave man, you are very rude."
Yu Wen: "Oh, then I'll tell you something."
Demon King: "..."
The two looked at each other through a glass. The Demon King's dark green pupils were burning with anger, but he was still smiling. His smile was weird and strange, revealing a kind of schadenfreude.
Yu Wen couldn't help but sigh at the NPC's good acting skills.
"The Demon King also has weaknesses. Everything in the world has weaknesses, and you too."
Yu Wen: "We are referring to?"
"You, and your companions."
Yu Wen: "What is our weakness?"
The demon king raised his chin, with a hint of pride in his smile.
He looked down and said, "Your weakness is you."
Yu Wen remained silent.
The NPC was not sure if he understood, and was about to add a few words, but the brave man in front of him spoke thoughtfully: "Who found your weakness and killed you?"
The demon king: "..."
He seemed to grit his teeth for a while, and then squeezed out two words from his teeth: "Princess."
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[The third year of William I's reign, sunny.
To be honest, I really don't like writing a diary. There are so many interesting things every day. How can I make a choice?
But the great magician likes to write a diary, and sometimes he will clip beautiful flowers into the pages of the book. I want to say a few more words to him, so starting today, the princess has to write a diary too!
This should be the format.
Well, I remember that the diary of the Great Wizard was written like this... Haha, I'm writing it here quietly. Actually, I have seen the diary of the Great Wizard! I
just saw it by chance! His diary was blown to the ground by the wind, and I helped him pick it up. He wrote about me in his diary. It's very interesting!
Gods, thank you!
Actually, I like the Great Wizard, well... I hope he knows, and I hope he doesn't know.
It's really frustrating.
In the third year of William I's reign, it was sunny.
The Great Wizard said... The diary cannot be shared, nor can it be used as a topic of casual chat...
Oh, if only I were as old as the Great Wizard. Then I can understand why he is always staring and gazing, and why he doesn't like the hustle and bustle.
By the way! Although the Great Wizard is old, he is by no means ugly! He is a handsome and tall half-elf with pointy ears and snow-white hair. His hair can be braided into a very long braid... It's very beautiful!
Alas... Why does the great wizard always praise me as a cute little girl?
Is it because I'm not pretty enough?
Or am I not brave enough?
The third year of William I's reign, sunny.
Gods! I can't believe it, and you can't believe what the hero did...
He brought back the dragon!
Gods! What on earth was he thinking! The dragon was fierce and evil. After catching me, it refused to give me food! The crimes it committed against me are unforgivable! There is no creature more evil than it in the world! And the hero! My best friend! He actually!
I'm angry!
The third year of William I's reign, sunny.
I haven't spoken to the hero for three days.
I can't help it.
William I's third year on the throne, sunny.
I haven't spoken to the hero for seven days.
On the sixth day, he came to borrow the big bath from me. I asked him what he was going to do, and he said he wanted to bathe the dragon!
Is this normal? !
Why does he want to be friends with the dragon!
His friendship with the dragon means he is not my friend!
I will never talk to him again!
William I's third year on the throne, sunny.
The dragon was scolded by the people on the street today...
They threw vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at it... The dragon was super fierce, and scared away the people on the street with its glaring eyes... But it was dirty all over...
Well, although it was not clean to begin with.
But for its poor sake, I can let it use the big bath for a bath.
Actually, the dragon is not as bad as everyone says...
It just doesn't give me food, but it has never done anything bad, never burned farmers' rice fields, and never robbed caravans of gems...
Well, I admit that if it is willing to apologize to me for not giving me food, I might forgive it and reluctantly become friends with it.
The third year of William I's reign, sunny.
Dragon! Bad!
It broke my big bath!
And it didn't apologize to me!
I hate it!
The third year of William I's reign, sunny.
The brave man called the dwarves to help me repair the bath.
The rebuilt big bath is big and bright, I like it very much.
The great magician and the elves are here too. I haven't seen them for a long time, I miss them so much.
Does everyone come every time the bath is broken?
Hehehe, then you can wash the dragon a few more times.
It was sunny in the third year of William I's reign.
The dwarf brought wine. He was the most powerful craftsman in the kingdom. His hands were more dexterous than the fastest loom I have ever seen. He could always make anything.
They drank wine and chatted in the garden.
The dwarf said that he would forge a powerful holy sword for the brave man.
The brave man said that was great!
The dwarf said that after this sword was forged, even the most powerful magic in the world could be cut off with one sword.
The great magician smiled and said, I will cast an indestructible magic on this sword.
The brave man said happily, then when this sword is forged, we will travel around the world! Destroy all evil.
The elf nodded with a smile. She was always like this, very shy, very timid, and didn't like to talk.
The dragon lay beside him and puffed lazily.
Hearing this, it raised its head and squinted, speaking human language.
It said, embed the scales on my neck on the scabbard, so that you can summon me without magic, as long as the tail of the sword points to the sky, I will come as promised.
The brave man smiled and stretched out a hand to touch its paw.
...
I didn't understand what they said.
Because I don't know magic, and I can't lift a sword.
I am just a delicate princess.
That night, I hid my head in the quilt and cried secretly for a long time.
Why am I a princess? Not a hero? An elf? Or a dwarf, a great wizard?
My friends are leaving me.
I am so sad.
The third year of William I's reign, sunny.
I secretly asked the great wizard, how can I keep my friends? The
great wizard looked at me in surprise, and after a long time he said, why do you want to keep your friends? Don't you go with them?
Yes.
Can I travel around the world with them...
?
The fourth year of William I's reign, sunny.
The princess starts reading books from today! Read a lot of books! Although I am a delicate princess, I want to become a member of the brave team with my wisdom!
Yeah!
I read for 20 minutes today!
I am awesome!
Reward yourself to play for 30 minutes!
...
The eighth year of William I's reign, sunny.
My father wanted to choose a son-in-law for me, and the first one he chose was the brave man.
I refused.
My father asked me why, didn't you have a good relationship? I was confused.
I said, "I can stay with the brave man until I am eighty years old, snatch butter bread from the brave man at eighty years old, and fight with him at eighty years old...but why should we get married? He doesn't love me, and I don't love him either."
The brave man was beside me at the time, nodding in agreement.
My father picked many outstanding young men, but I didn't like any of them.
I already had someone I liked.
...
The thirteenth year of William I's reign, sunny.
I was kidnapped again.
Gods, am I really that beautiful? Why do I have to be kidnapped every few years?
Unfortunately, I am a weak princess. I was powerless to resist.
On the way here, I quietly left many marks. I believe that our friends will come to rescue me soon.
I am as weak as before.
But fortunately, I read a lot of books and became smart.
It was sunny in the thirteenth year of William I's reign.
The devil locked me in the basement, which was dirty and messy with rats and cockroaches.
Inadvertently, I heard his monsters talking.
The monsters said that the devil had discovered the traces of the heroes and was going to take this opportunity to set a trap and catch this powerful team of heroes in one fell swoop. In the future, no one will be able to stop the devil from lashing the nations.
I was terrified.
What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?
I knew deeply that the enemy this time was much stronger than before.
The devil's magic is as endless as the mountains. He has many subordinates, and there are monsters everywhere...
Maybe I shouldn't leave those marks...
No, I have to remind them.
But how can I remind them?
I can't get out.
What should I do...
William I's thirteenth year on the throne, sunny.
After thinking about it for a day and a night, I finally figured it out.
Just kill the devil.
I remember the devil's weakness, I saw it in a book.
I have to kill it, I think.
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"... Me???"
In the quiet basement, Tong Li read his diary with the faint light of the "Night Pearl" above his head.
After reading to the end, she pointed at herself in shock and disbelief, "Did I kill him?"
"Not necessarily." Fan Xiangyang was amused by her terrified expression, "Maybe you wanted to kill him, but failed. After all, this is just your diary."
Tong Li felt a little relieved. She was almost scared to death by this diary. That was the devil. The whole castle was created by it. How could she kill the devil?
"We agreed to form an alliance. My diary has been shared. Teacher Fan can't betray." She breathed a sigh of relief and leaned against the wall to chat with Fan Xiangyang.
This is a basement. She couldn't find a way to leave until Fan Xiangyang broke in and found the key for her from upstairs based on the clues.
Damn it, the key was actually upstairs.
If no one comes in, won't she be trapped in there for a while?
Fan Xiangyang smiled helplessly and showed her the health bar on the back of his hand, which was almost half full.
"Even if you are my hunting priority, there is no need for me to kill you with my health bar. Besides, haven't I given you all the information on me?"
The basement also has its advantages. There are no brass birds here. Tong Li's health bar is probably the least among all the members. When Fan Xiangyang came in, she had already lost a piece of blood.
The two talked briefly and immediately reached a consensus - to form an alliance and exchange information.
Their health bars are all very high, so there is no risk of betrayal for the time being.
Tong Li flipped through her diary and muttered: "Is the Demon King dead or not..."
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"She killed me." The Demon King said so.
When he said this, his face showed a mixture of hatred, resentment, regret and other complex emotions, which made him look particularly fierce.
Yu Wen held his sword and leaned against the wall.
He said, "Please start your speech."
The devil: "..."
Yu Wen: "Excuse me, please tell me your story."
The devil glared at him fiercely again. Yu Wen was really amused by the staff's professionalism.
"...She pretended to obey me and invited me to dinner - but the truth is, she dripped her own blood into my wine."
Yu Wen: "What's the use of her blood?"
The devil said proudly: "My only weakness is the blood of pure people."
Yu Wen: "Is she a pure person?"
The devil: "Before drinking her blood, I didn't know, but after drinking her blood, I can be sure that she is a pure person who is rare in a hundred years. Her soul and blood are the purest and sweetest I have ever tasted." ...It 's
pretty good.
What is this called? Eat until you are full and then die, and be a ghost and still be romantic?
"She is the stupidest princess I have ever seen!" the devil said angrily, "She doesn't know any magic. She is so weak that she can't even stand being hungry. She would cry all night long when the rats in the basement gnawed her skin... I thought she was no threat! But she dared - if she was not a pure person..."
Yu Wen: "But she is."
Purity restrains evil, this is the truth of the world.
The devil said: "Of course, my □□ died, but my soul lives on! The stupid and weak princess fainted after being hit by the magic power that dissipated when my body disappeared. The monsters threw her in the basement. I decided to starve her to death to satisfy my heart's pleasure...
"But at this moment, the brave team arrived.
"They actually want to save her! Save this stupid princess? I won't allow it, I won't accept it. I've lost my □□, and someone must endure a thousand times more pain than this!
"So I cursed this place.
"I curse that the devil's castle will become the strongest cage in the world, and countless monsters will turn into ghost birds to devour their flesh and blood; I curse that time will freeze on them, and their wounds will be engraved forever and will never heal! Magic power that is as continuous as mountains! I wish you would turn into the most evil curse magic, with a limit of seven days. If no one among them is willing to sacrifice the souls of their companions to nourish the devil, then let them never be able to leave!"
Sacrifice, the souls of their companions?
Yu Wen blinked slightly.
He seemed to suddenly understand... why everyone said "I can't get out".
The powerful demon king left a desperate counterattack, trapping the entire brave team.
"Your weakness is you."
Yes.
Their weakness is their companions.
"...Thank you for your story."
After a long time, Yu Wen spoke, he stood up, politely saluted, and said goodbye to the demon king: "I am glad to hear about your misfortune. I am going to the next level. I hope we will never see each other again, your majesty."
He raised his foot, walked slowly towards the end of the corridor.