Because the top of the cell on the upper level of the secret room is very high, like a tower extending upward, the water seeping from the skylight at the foot cannot flood the place in a short time.
However, this salty, fishy, and cold water will still have a significant impact on their actions. At least the temperature alone can greatly weaken their reaction ability.
All animals would be affected by the low temperature, not to mention that they were all soaked and a cold wind was blowing in from an unknown place in the upper secret room, making everyone feel an unbearable cold.
Even Wu Xiangwang couldn't handle it—of all his five powerful transformations, none were particularly cold-resistant. Even though a panther chameleon could change the color of its clothing to absorb light and heat, there was clearly nothing in this awful chamber to absorb.
But this will not stop Wu Xiangwang from trying to awaken new powerful brothers. Firstly, he feels that he can still survive for a while longer. Secondly... he always feels that the next powerful brother to be awakened may be a little beyond his acceptance.
It doesn't matter, I can still survive a little longer, a little longer!
"What are you all standing there for?" The spirited young man's voice trembled, his face pale. "Hurry up, do something, get out of here! I'm freezing cold all over, and my teeth are chattering. If I stay in this icy water for any longer, my legs might break! Stop standing there like idiots, do something!"
The girl with the spring ponytail rubbed her face and arms when she heard that. The clothes they were wearing became even colder after being soaked in water, and they were wet and uncomfortable when they stuck to their bodies.
"You said you had to do something. What do you mean by that? Are you supposed to sit on the torture device? Look at that guillotine, that humanoid thing with steel spikes inside, that chair covered in spikes, that giant iron hook with barbs! Which of these torture devices can you handle?! Don't be ridiculous! I don't want to try any of them. If I gave you a choice, would you choose?"
The spirited young man fell silent as the ponytailed woman asked. Who would volunteer to be tortured? But he was irritated by the ponytailed woman's counter-question: "So, just wait here and freeze to death?"
"Even if there's no danger now, have you forgotten the water snake in the secret room down there? I don't believe we'll be safe just waiting here! Instead of that... why not try the torture instruments!"
"Also, do you see that ladder? There are five retracted ladders. This means we only need to try five torture devices to extend all the ladders, open the door, and leave! There are seven of us!"
When Wu Xiangwang heard the last sentence, he frowned slightly and squinted his eyes to look at the energetic young man's face.
The girl with the ponytail and the girl with koi glasses were both startled by those words. The only ones who didn't think much about it were the strong man and Wu Xingyun.
As for Lin Yuan? This guy only had a faint fake smile on his face, with no other expression. When he was silent, he was like a fake person.
"How about this? There are seven of us in total. We only need five to test the torture instruments."
"How about we use rock-paper-scissors to decide which five people will go on the experiment?"
The energetic young man paused and finally said what he had always wanted to say. He was a master at playing rock-paper-scissors and almost never lost. This ensured that he would be one of the two people who would reap the benefits.
The girl with the koi glasses was delighted when she heard this, but a thoughtful expression appeared on her face before she whispered, "I think it's okay."
She has the bonus of koi, so if she plays rock-paper-scissors, she will definitely be one of the two lucky ones.
Wu Xiangwang originally did not want to agree to this obviously calculated distribution method, but he also knew that if there was no reason for everyone to act and no set rules, the seven of them would definitely argue over who would use the torture instruments first, and might even start killing each other.
Although the rock-paper-scissors method sounds a bit ridiculous, as long as everyone agrees, it will have a binding force no matter what is done next.
So Wu Xiangwang also nodded.
Wu Xiangwang nodded and Wu Xingyun nodded as well.
Four of the seven people had already nodded. Even though the girl with the ponytail keenly sensed that something was wrong, she finally nodded.
When the burly man saw the girl with ponytail nodded, he agreed.
In fact, he originally wanted to use force to force the weakest-looking little glasses man and the cowardly-looking mushroom man, but now that he has to choose people, he might as well see if he can be one of the two people who don't have to try.
If he was one of the two people who didn't need to try, he would just do nothing and watch the other five people try well. If he was one of the five people who needed to try...
The strong man clenched his fists, and he would definitely not be the first person to try it.
Almost everyone had their own ideas. Lin Yuan, who was watching from the side, had a hint of sarcasm and a bit of boredom on his face.
Humans, that's how they are. They always make him discover many ugly things without realizing it.
It’s better to look at Xiangxiang to refresh your eyes.
Then Lin Yuan found that Wu Xiangwang was looking at him.
"You have to participate, too. Also, you should have some idea of what's going on, right?"
Don't do anything to disrupt the balance or choice!
Lin Yuan blinked his two eyes of different colors and said, "I have always known this clearly."
Wu Xiangwang chuckled twice.
Then the seven of them played rock-paper-scissors together.
The first two times were a draw with rock, scissors and paper, but on the third time, Lin Yuan blinked.
When Wu Xingyun saw that everyone else was holding paper but he was holding scissors, he looked at his two fingers in shock, his expression as if he had won five million.
Oh my goodness! He really was incredibly lucky this time! He was able to defeat everyone on the other side!
Wu Xiangwang was a little confused when he saw the excited Wu Xingyun. He quickly turned to look at Lin Yuan.
Are you causing trouble?!
Lin Yuan gave him a particularly innocent look in return.
How could that be? He is also the one who made the cloth.
But the ones who were more surprised than Wu Xiangwang and Wu Xingyun, and whose expressions were more obvious, were the girl with koi glasses and the spirited young man. The girl with koi glasses even blurted out, "How could you possibly win?!"
I'm a lucky fish, there's no reason why I can't win. Are you some super lucky star?!
But this guy doesn't look like a lucky star at all, he looks like an unlucky star!
Although both the koi girl and the spirited young man found it difficult to accept this result, they could not go back on their word in public.
So after removing Wu Xingyun, the remaining six people had to try again.
This time, with only one spot left, everyone's expression couldn't help but take on a hint of ferocity and cruelty. Of course, Wangwang wasn't the only one who was observing the torture instruments closely.
He had no intention of trying the torture instruments from the beginning. After all, this was a level they had to pass, and there was no possibility of avoiding it.
Participating in rock-paper-scissors is just to stabilize the overall situation.
He was more concerned about which torture device was simpler and more suitable for a first try. In fact, he thought the humanoid torture device with spikes inside could be a good one to try.
A humanoid would be riddled with holes if he went in, but... if he turned into an Aedes albopictus or a giant ant, he should still be able to get through.
Wu Xiangwang was thinking like this when the second round of rock-paper-scissors finally ended. As Wu Xiangwang expected, the winner was a disguised dummy who would never take the initiative to help in the secret room.
Lin Yuan looked at his own rock and the other people's scissors and chuckled softly: "Oh, it seems I am the second lucky one."
The energetic young man's expression turned extremely bad at this time, and he almost blurted out that this round didn't count. However, when he saw Wu Xiangwang, the ponytailed girl, and the strong man, he finally swallowed the words.
The girl with the koi glasses reacted even more dramatically, screaming in disbelief.
"How is this possible! How could I lose twice?! At least one of them should have been mine! Did you cheat? Did you use your powers?!"
The woman with the koi glasses said this with a determined expression, filled with obvious anger and hatred. She hated people who cheated. How could they cheat?!
But she probably never thought that her "lucky" luck was also a kind of invisible cheating.
It’s just that in this world, everyone has the ability to “cheat” and increase their strength, so the competition is about who is more powerful. In essence, this is the fairest “power competition”.
Of course, Lin Yuan is a big cheater himself, so he can't be counted as fair.
The result is out, and no matter how reluctant the koi girl and the spirited young man are, they have no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.
But even if five people were selected to try the torture instruments, obviously no one would be willing to be the first.
The strong man cast his eyes on the girl with the koi glasses. The girl shrank back in fear when she felt his gaze, but before the strong man could speak, Wu Xiangwang had already sighed and walked directly towards the human-shaped iron cage.
"Let me try first. After all, I have some special skills in dodging steel needles."
Wu Xiangwang took the initiative to come out, and the other four people breathed a sigh of relief.
Then they watched nervously as the man walked into the human-shaped iron cage. When he stretched out his limbs and stood in the shape of the iron cage, the iron cage, which seemed a little rusty, slammed shut with a creaking sound, and countless steel needles pierced into the interior of the human-shaped iron cage!
"Ah!!" The girl with koi glasses closed her eyes in fear.
The girl with ponytail couldn't bear it and turned her head away.
The energetic young man and the strong man did not look away. Their eyes were fixed on the bottom of the human-shaped iron cage, as if waiting for blood to flow.
But, there was nothing.
Wu Xiangwang, who had turned into an Aedes albopictus at this time, was cursing as he dodged the moving steel needles that were closed but could still stab him. His flight was extremely dangerous, and he always felt as if there were countless slaps waiting to slap him.
Fortunately, the movement of the steel needles did not last long, only about 10 seconds, and then they stopped moving.
Then, Wu Xiangwang heard a sound as if some mechanism was being opened.
At the same time, several people outside could be heard shouting in surprise: "It's moving! It's moving! The first staircase has been extended!"
At this moment, the tightly closed human-shaped iron cage was opened with a click.
Wu Xiangwang walked out with a slightly tense body and a strange look on his face.
The four girls with ponytails thought that he was doing that to avoid the cage. In fact, Wu Xiangwang was just putting on his clothes quickly and felt uncomfortable because some part of his clothes was not fitting properly.
Wu Xiangwang's success on his first attempt clearly encouraged the others, but the strong man still didn't want to be the second one. This time, he pushed the girl with glasses hard and said, "Okay, you see, you're fine after entering the iron cage. Choose a torture device for yourself. You have to choose anyway."
The koi girl screamed softly and tried to back away: "I can't... I, I can't do it! Can you, can you give me some time to adjust? The third one, let me go third, uh."
"Tsk, why are you talking so much nonsense? Just go! I still want to get used to this world! Hurry up and try everything. Choose one quickly! Aren't you sure you'll be the lucky one? Then you can try your luck now."
Finally, under everyone's gaze, the girl with koi glasses could only grit her teeth and reluctantly walk past the various torture instruments. When the strong man showed impatience, she finally reached out her trembling hand to a noose.
Among all those hideous torture instruments, this rope looks the most harmless.
Moreover, the girl with koi glasses thought that if she chose this rope, even if she couldn't hold on, she could use the sharp bracelet on her wrist to cut the rope and save herself.
It seems that Wu Xiangwang was in the torture device for only about ten seconds, so she should be able to hold on for about ten seconds.
But she was still very scared.
However, in the end, she still tremblingly put her neck into the noose.
And the moment she stretched out her neck, the green rope automatically tightened and directly hung the girl with koi glasses up!
The impact of that scene was definitely much greater than Wu Xiangwang's human-shaped iron cage.
Wu Xiangwang frowned as he watched the girl with glasses kicking her legs and struggling violently the moment she was hung up. He knew that she must be feeling severe pain.
Then he saw the girl with glasses seemed to raise her wrist to do something, but her hand was only raised halfway in the air before it suddenly dropped weakly.
Wu Xiangwang's eyelids twitched and he immediately jumped directly onto the gallows to cut the rope, but he was soon shocked to find that it was not a rope at all, but a green vine.
Even his Aedes albopictus claws couldn't cut through the vine.
Even the vines wanted to reach out and wrap around him.
Moreover, Wu Xiangwang saw the neck of the girl with koi glasses. Tiny green roots had pierced her neck, and she was only breathing her last breath.
In fact, this hanging vine can directly crush the koi girl's neck and kill her, but obviously, it prefers "fresh" food.
Don’t forget each other: “…”
At this time, the second staircase also slowly stretched out.
The room was silent.
The expressions of the three people below were uglier than each other.
At this time, it was obviously impossible for anyone to be willing to try those torture instruments.
The energetic young man's eyes became sharp. He first glanced at Wu Xiangwang standing on the gallows, and then reluctantly withdrew his gaze.
But he soon had a new goal. He suddenly raised his right hand and gestured to Lin Yuan, saying, "Bang!"
He wasn't going to kill him, he just, just planned to shoot off one of his legs first, and then make him sit on the chair. At most, at most, he would be crippled. If his defense was stronger, he would definitely not die!
Then the energetic young man saw the pretty boy who did nothing sneered at him and raised his hand: "Bounce back."
The next second, he was hit by his own energy bullet, and the huge impact force directly brought him to the steel chair!!!
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