Chapter 80 "Witch's Kaleidoscope" 3 Guess and Discovery
In fact, the second person hidden in this house is not particularly scary. According to the description on the mirror, as long as he pretends not to notice this person and protects himself, nothing unexpected will happen.
There is also a TV and a projector in the living room. These two things look very out of place in this living room. Although there are some uncertainties involved, he really needs to turn on the TV and take a good look. This copy has no beginning or end. To quickly get rid of the current predicament, he can only find a way to win this copy faster than others.
The congratulatory speech turned on the TV.
When the TV was turned on, the blue light suddenly projected onto Zhuci's face.
Such cold tones can easily arouse bad associations in people. Perhaps something terrible will emerge from it. However, sometimes, nothing happening is worse than something happening. He sat on the sofa, folded his hands, waiting for the picture to appear.
[“Watch TV in this game?”
"Will this really open?"
"There is... there is a picture, but... how could it be like this!"】
…
The blue screen seemed to jump suddenly, and the colors became full. The TV was playing a horror movie, or a movie full of primitive fairy tale colors.
It was a spooky room.
There were various types of dolls piled up in the corners, colorful balloons floating on the ceiling, and a scarlet carpet covering the floor.
The ugly face of the little guy flashes on the wall from time to time, while the protagonist of the film has a lovely face and looks like a pretty teenage girl.
The little girl held a bunny doll made of linen tightly in her arms, and fear was clearly written in her emerald green eyes.
She held a piece of paper in her hand, which contained the rules of speech that she had seen before.
"Rule Four: Pop the Right Ugly Balloons."
The little girl's lively eyes moved left and right for a while, and she was so nervous that she had no idea what was going on. The dolls around her all had a pair of eyes sewn with buttons, but even so, those button-like eyes seemed to move, and all the evil eyes were focused on this fragile little girl.
The little girl lowered her head and buried her whole face in the doll, her shoulders shaking violently.
The room she was in also changed color rapidly, as if it had been drenched in blood. The screen on the TV was blood red and permeable.
Zhu Ci frowned and searched on the glass table in front of him. He finally found the remote control.
The buttons on the remote control are no different from those in real life.
Zhu Ci wanted to try to change the channel, but when he raised his head and looked at the screen again, the trembling little girl in the plot was lying on the scarlet floor. The doll in her hand disappeared, and in its place was a young man wearing a rabbit mask who stood up.
Several knives appeared in the hands of the rabbit-headed man. He stood there without moving. Several knives flew out and the sound of balloons being pierced was heard, followed by the ugly little monster's weird screams.
The blood color on the screen suddenly faded, and the young man lowered his head and picked up the little girl. Unknowingly, the little girl became as small as a puppet, and her joints were also like a puppet.
He opened the game interface and stared at the panel for a while.
Player, Zhu Speech was almost certain that the person inside was a player participating in this competition just like him.
…
【“The anchor can actually see another anchor’s performance on TV.”
"Every time I see this player, I can't tell who is the real one."
"Aren't they both? Castor & Angel, even their names are connected, sharing the same life."】
The moment Zhuci saw their actions, he got the answer, and it seemed that their copies also had so-called rules and tasks.
He looked at the remote control in his hand and had a special idea in his mind.
He hit the back button on the remote.
…
Then a strange scene happened on the screen. Except for the fact that the protagonist of the film did not change, the originally broken balloon actually returned to its original intact state. The ugly face reappeared and smiled weirdly at the young man with the rabbit head.
The rabbit's eyes suddenly widened.
…
Congratulations: "..."
Just now, the number recording the points on his game interface jumped and now it is "2".
He immediately had a guess in his mind that the points he earned were related to interfering with the fate of other players.
[“Huh? What? Players can control each other’s worlds?”
"It's true. Castor did kill the balloon again."
"Ah... the host was the first to discover it. The others seem to be dealing with the survival crisis of their own world."】
In this case, it would be better to end this game as soon as possible.
Zhu Ci frowned and tried to change the channel, but it seemed that this was the only program on TV.
Is it just a coincidence that the player appears here?
He stood up and walked towards the projector beside him. What was in it?
However……
"Knock knock!" The living room door rang.
Zhu Ci looked towards the door.
This is the first time someone knocks on the door from outside. Are there other NPCs in this dungeon?
He walked to the door, but found a note in the entrance.
"Rule six: If they come looking for a body, open the door for them, but remember to take care of what you have hidden."
Seeing the words above, Zhu Ci's expression suddenly became solemn.
He didn't know if all these rules were true, but if the one in his hand was true, wouldn't that mean the body would run around? And if the body ran out and the inspector found it, what would he do?
"Open the door!"
The person outside the door was still urging him. Zhu Ci turned around to look at the seemingly quiet room, clenched the things in his hands, and then took a look through the cat's eyes. There were indeed some people dressed as NPCs outside. Judging from their clothes, they were more likely to be from the community property.
He opened the door, but did not speak immediately, but looked at them quietly.
Those people said, "Someone recently reported that there was a body hidden in this building. Can we go in and take a look?"
Zhuci said "hmm". Searching someone's house shouldn't be allowed, but since it's a rule, then...
He looked down and saw a knife in his palm.
The rules also say he's a murderer... right?
…
The NPC in this copy might really be illiterate. They walked around the living room and then entered the room where the speech was held.
Zhuci followed behind them, his eyes looking serious.
Zhu Ci's bedroom was clearly visible at a glance. After checking under the bed, the only place left for someone to hide was the closet.
Zhu Ci's heart sank.
What does the note mean when it says take care of the things you hide?
The closet was not locked and opened easily.
Zhu Ci watched without changing his expression. The NPCs beside him would sometimes notice his facial expression, but there was nothing on his face and they couldn't tell anything at all.
The cabinet was opened, empty!
Zhu Ci narrowed his eyes, not knowing for a moment whether the news was good or bad.
"Let's go look somewhere else."
…
The men searched the house, even his "parents'" room, but did not find any body.
The congratulatory speech saw these people off, and the door closed with a crisp sound, followed by endless silence.
He leaned against the door and looked into the room.
If the body was not found in the room, then where could it be hiding, waiting to deliver the fatal blow?
Zhu Ci took a deep breath. Now there were two guys in this room whose whereabouts he could not determine.
After calming down for a while, Zhu Ci decided to forget about this matter for the time being. He walked to the sofa, his eyes fell on the corner of the sofa, and his gaze fixed.
A freshly-written note was lying there quietly.
He picked up the note.
The font on the note is different enough from the font in the rules to avoid confusion.
It says "Kitchen, under the sink" on it.
Zhu Ci walked into the kitchen and found that there was indeed a space for hiding under the sink, but it was difficult to open.
It took him some effort to open the small compartment, where the folded body was curled up.
Zhuci had no idea how it had been stuffed in without him being able to hear anything.
I must never let him find out that I had found him.
Another piece of paper floated down from the corpse. Zhu Ci stood there, as if hesitating. After a long while, he squatted down and picked up the paper.
"You found me, didn't you? I helped you, so it's reasonable to ask for a little reward, right?"
He crumpled up the paper and threw it into the trash can.
Both of our eyes are in front of us, so there are many blind spots in our vision, but to do this without leaving any traces, perhaps only ghosts can do it.
He can't stay in the same room with a ghost all the time.
Zhuci closed the box. If there was a lock, he would lock it without mercy.
Reward...What is reward?
Zhu Ci returned to the living room in a daze. Is it necessary to open the diary that was claimed to never be opened? Is there any truth in it?
His thoughts were indeed being led by the other party.
Zhu Ci looked at the projector in front of him. This was just a copy. The mission was the most important thing. It was just a B-level copy. Nothing would go wrong.
He walked forward and turned on the projector in front.
The halo of light emitted by the projector was projected onto the blank wall in front, and it was still clear even without a screen.
Undoubtedly, the protagonist of the movie this time is another player.
The background of the movie is a huge library. The player in front of him is a man wearing glasses. The rules he faces now seem to be to classify the books on hand. If he classifies them incorrectly, there may be punishment.
Watching other people's copies can really make people relax.
Zhuci let out a sigh of relief.
If it's a projector...how can I get points?
He came in front of the projector and stretched out his hand to block part of the projector lens.
Logically speaking, his movements like this should not be able to be seen as the image inside the projector, but as his outstretched hand cast a shadow on the image on the wall, the space where the player was suddenly plunged into great darkness.
This sudden change made the player panic instantly. There was no rule that said such a situation might happen.
At the same time, the points panel for the congratulatory speech increased by two points.
It looks like his guess was correct.
Zhu Ci retracted his hand. He had no intention of harming anyone. He was just making a harmless joke.