Clack...
Clack...
The sound of the pendulum swinging echoed in Su Bai's ears, the rhythm was very steady, but there was no observable special pattern to it.
Su Bai looked at the wall clock, which showed the time: 11:57.
Same as before.
However, he left the room at least five minutes faster than last time, but the clock remained unchanged and only started ticking the moment he came out.
Clearly, just as he suspected, the time displayed on the clock symbolized other meanings.
"11:57, three minutes until the hour..."
"Does this represent a countdown?"
Su Bai guessed.
He gently rubbed the clock bird in his pocket with his fingers.
The little girl said that her father took it off the clock because it was too noisy, which could be taken as a hint.
If he puts the chiming bird back in, maybe he can make the clock 'sound' again.
Perhaps this is the key to solving the "Statues" puzzle, which currently has no game rules to reveal.
As for the countdown
Su Bai guessed that it was most likely a time limit given to him by this game.
If the bird cannot be put back within three minutes, the game is lost, or another, more terrifying mechanism will be triggered; in short, nothing good will happen.
But he also has another problem to consider.
Once the harbinger bird is put back in place...
It will then start the hourly chime.
At that time.
Will its noise immediately attract that angry 'father'?
"There are traps everywhere, and one wrong step will be the end... Fortunately, I still have the chance to try and fail."
Su Bai made a decision.
anyway.
These are the only clues he can find right now.
The current difficulty is how he can get close to that clock and pretend to be a time bird.
The game of "Statues" has no fixed time pattern. The "commander" can speed up or slow down their speech at will to achieve an unexpected effect. The whole purpose is to find the "challenger's" weakness.
Now, he can neither hear a sound nor see any movement, like a fish lying on a chopping board, which can be manipulated and slaughtered at will.
In this situation, relying solely on luck to try and succeed would likely result in dying dozens or even hundreds of times without ever completing the mission.
"The game of 'hide-and-seek' isn't that ridiculously difficult..."
Su Bai was about to complain.
Suddenly stopped.
He suddenly realized that he had fallen into a common cognitive bias.
In the game, no matter how difficult the various trials and obstacles set by the system are, the system will always leave a correct path to pass the level, and will leave players with a glimmer of hope in any dangerous situation.
Because its purpose is to test the players.
Cultivate players.
Instead of killing the player.
But if it's a man-made trap, from his perspective, he would absolutely not leave the 'intruder' any room to turn back...
Is the difficulty of 'hide-and-seek' not abnormal?
The answer is yes.
He survived because he had the Forgotten Mask, a bug-level piece of equipment! If he hadn't had the Forgotten Mask, he would have been completely dead in the little girl's bedroom alone, with no chance of survival whatsoever!
There are no vulnerabilities.
There are no shortcuts.
There is no way to crack it.
This is the logic a normal person should use when setting a deadly trap!
so.
He was facing a truly desperate situation.
Realizing this, Su Bai understood the little girl's importance even more. She was the one who helped him find the loophole in the inevitable death mechanism, or perhaps she was the one who helped him break free from this terrible cage. She was his only hope in this desperate situation.
My thoughts returned to what was before me.
Su Bai no longer harbored any illusions.
As he guessed, the harbinger bird was probably the only loophole in this inevitable death mechanism, but that's why it was deliberately destroyed. So, before putting it back, there was no other way but to force it through.
He couldn't hesitate for too long.
The hands of the clock turning toward the hour are like his death knell.
Whoosh!
Su Bai's body remained motionless, and a blood-red figure materialized beside him.
The Blood Shadow Clone took shape in an instant.
First of all.
Under Su Bai's command, they rushed quickly toward the clock in the living room.
Since the timing couldn't be determined, he might as well go all out! During his sprint, the Blood Shadow Clone cast a Wind Control spell on himself, covering the ten-meter distance in the blink of an eye. The Blood Shadow Clone reached out and touched the clock...
Bang!
It was as if we had touched upon an insurmountable forbidden zone.
The Blood Shadow Clone suddenly froze in place, its body twisting strangely before exploding into a pool of blood.
Su Bai's eyelids twitched slightly.
The Blood Shadow clone looked exactly like him. Watching it die was like seeing himself without the little girl restarting the timeline, dying instantly after touching the terrifying rules in the room.
However, he quickly came to his senses.
This is an opportunity!
The rules of the "Statues" game will not be triggered continuously without any interval; there will be at least a countdown time.
One second
Two seconds.
He silently counted in his mind, as if a figure that did not exist in reality was standing in front of him, confirming the death of the Blood Shadow clone, revealing a joyful and cruel smile, and then turning around again to begin chanting the next death incantation...
Wind Control Spell!
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