Zhuang Liang and Qi Jue had arranged to meet at a high-end teahouse in the city center. He had already arrived ten minutes ago, but Qi Jue, who was always punctual, had not yet arrived.
He ordered a pot of tea and two plates of snacks, and while drinking tea and waiting for someone, he browsed the Paradise Forum.
"Recently there's a madwoman who sold a high-end ring. She's been going crazy on the forum every day. It's so scary."
"Not just on the forum, I heard she's crazy in real life as well. She carries equipment around to jam the players in the amusement park. It's very scary."
"Can't she tell the difference between reality and the game?"
"She entered the game twice and then sold the ring. She broke the rules. I heard she's forced into the game every night now. I don't know what she's been through, but she becomes crazy when she comes out."
"A black ring? Doesn't she know the rules? How can she sell a used ring?"
"I don't know, maybe she's short of money."
It must be the college student who sold the high-end ring last time. Zhuang Liang glanced at her casually and walked away.
Some players thought that they could get away with it by exiting the game a few times and extending their lifespans. They foolishly sold their rings and were smug.
Little did they know that the moment they put on the rings, they had signed a contract with the devil. If they escaped before the number of times they used up the rings, it would be considered a breach of contract and they would only die a more miserable death.
Ten minutes later, there was a knock on the door. Zhuang Liang answered and Qi Jue pushed the door open.
He changed into casual clothes today, with an upright posture and a resolute look. But he didn't come alone. There was a girl following him.
Zhuang Liang saw the person clearly and stood up immediately: "How did you get together?"
Qi Jue sat down, picked up the teacup and poured two cups of hot tea, then said: "We met on the road. I saw that her situation was similar to mine, so I brought her here."
Zhuang Liang looked at Lu Yao. He had not given up since that day, but he still hadn't found the flaw. He didn't expect that she would appear with Qi Jue. Lu Yao
casually pulled a chair and sat down, not planning to speak first.
She was also unlucky. She came out of the snack bar and was going to the dessert shop to buy the matcha mille-feuille that Qi Chen wanted. When she
got off the bus at the square, she met Zhao Yuqing.
Zhao Yuqing's condition was worse than the last time she had a manicure. Her hair was messy, her clothes were messy, her eyes were dark, her face was haggard, and her expression was extremely crazy.
She came out from the side, suddenly grabbed Lu Yao's wrist, and waved a fruit knife in one hand, yelling at Lu Yao to return the ring to her.
Lu Yao was startled and stood there, not daring to move or provoke her.
No one around dared to come forward to help. When someone was about to secretly call the police, Qi Jue appeared.
He approached silently from behind, knocked the knife out of Zhao Yuqing's hand with precise movements, and subdued her.
Zhao Yuqing struggled with great strength, and Lu Yao was knocked to the ground and the ring in his pocket fell out. Zhao Yuqing saw the ring and struggled like crazy, trying to get rid of Qi Jue and grab the ring. Lu Yao got
up, bent down and picked up the ring.
Zhao Yuqing sat on the ground and pointed at Lu Yao and cursed him, accusing him of stealing her ring. She was still cursing when Qi Jue's colleague took her away.
Qi Jue came to see Zhuang Liang because of the ring. When he saw that Lu Yao also had it, he forced her to come.
Qi Jue briefly told him about his encounter with Lu Yao. Ignoring Zhuang Liang's inquiring eyes, he took out a black ring from his pocket and pushed it in front of him: "Look, is it new?"
The ring was black in color and had an antique pattern. Zhuang Liang knew it was a new fantasy ring without a close look. "Where did you pick it up?"
Qi Jue: "In the pocket of an old piece of clothing. I don't know how long it has been there."
He suddenly had some free time yesterday and was going to clean out old clothes that he hadn't worn for many years. He took out the ring from an old jacket.
Zhuang Liang: "Since it appeared at home, it must be yours, and it's new."
While speaking, Zhuang Liang's eyes kept drifting to Lu Yao beside him.
Lu Yao didn't want to come at first, but when he heard them talking about the magic ring, he suddenly became interested.
It turned out that these people were all players of the amusement park.
Qi Jue took back the magic ring, his face solemn: "So I'm going to die too. What will happen if I don't enter the game?"
Zhuang Liang was obviously more interested in Lu Yao, and did not answer immediately, but asked: "She also has a ring?"
Lu Yao was silent, Qi Jue said: "Yes, the same as mine, black."
Zhuang Liang stretched out his hand to Lu Yao: "Miss Lu, can I help you take a look?"
Lu Yao wanted to hear what he would say, so he took out the ring and handed it over.
Zhuang Liang felt that this ring was different as soon as he took it in his hand.
The color is too dark, as black as thick blood. The patterns on the ring are numerous and complex, with a faint light flowing. It feels heavy in the hand.
The most terrifying thing is that this ring seems to have no limit on the number of times it can be used, at least he can't see it.
"Miss Lu, where did you pick it up?" Lu Yao
followed suit: "At home, I took it out from under the pillow when I got up this morning."
Zhuang Liang stroked the ring with his fingers, and asked with great excitement: "Miss Lu, are you selling this ring?"
"The ring can still be sold?" Lu Yao thought it was magical.
He explained: "Unused rings can be sold without any problems. If Miss Lu wants to sell it, please contact me and I will give you a satisfactory price."
"Does that mean used rings will have problems?" Lu Yaosi was unmoved and reached out to Zhuang Liang. He was a little reluctant and hesitated before returning the ring to her.
Zhuang Liang's eyes fell on the ring and he was reluctant to move away. Anyway, he had to explain it to Qi Jue, so he simply told him some rules of the fantasy ring.
Simply put, there are three types of fantasy rings. Possessing a fantasy ring can enter a mysterious game called "Paradise", and the life span of those who successfully escape in the game will be extended.
As long as the fantasy ring is worn, it means that the player has accepted the contract. The
promise is fulfilled only when the number of times of a ring is used up. After that, you can choose to use the second ring to continue to survive, or you can choose not to enter the game again.
But most people can't stop playing once they enter the game.
The threat of death is more cruel than anything else.
Selling a used ring is considered a breach of contract and will be punished by God.
Players like Zhao Yuqing will appear after a period of time.
Some people are simply stupid and short-sighted, while others think they are special and can escape the punishment of the devil.
The black ring is the most special of the three rings, and the number is the smallest.
You can only enter the game three times, but the first two times you enter the game you can extend your life by ten years, and if you can get out of the game alive the last time, it will be considered as picking up thirty years for nothing.
The paradise does not urge players to fulfill the agreement immediately. Those who have the ring only need to enter the game before their life is about to end.
Getting the black ring is equivalent to extending your life by at least twenty years. Players can enter the game twice first, and then wait twenty years before entering the third time.
No matter what the result of the last time is, twenty years are earned for nothing.
So many people want the black ring.
And what does it mean that Lu Yao has a black ring that can be used an unlimited number of times?
Enter the amusement park with this ring, and every time you enter, your life will be extended by ten years, and there will never be a last time.
Zhuang Liang stared at the ring too intensely, so Lu Yao put it in his pocket and asked the last question: "Do you also buy a used ring?"
Zhuang Liang shook his head: "It's useless to buy it, and there is no way to re-sign the contract. But some people can't tell the new and old rings, so they are desperate and will buy a black ring first and then ask an expert to identify it."
Lu Yao nodded, took out the ring and put it on his right index finger. The size was just right and it looked pretty good.
Zhuang Liang: "...You!"
He didn't expect Lu Yao to be so decisive, and all his little thoughts were instantly shattered with this action.
He was so surprised that his emotions were a little out of control. He fell silent as soon as he uttered a word, his eyes widened, full of confusion and fear.
The moment the illusion ring is put on, the player's current life span will be displayed above his head, which will disappear after ten seconds.
Zhuang Liang saw a number of two thousand appear above Lu Yao's head, the unit is "year".
In a flash, Lu Yao's seat was empty and she entered the game.
Zhuang Liang: "..."
Qi Jue also saw the number above Lu Yao's head, but didn't quite understand what it meant.
Zhuang Liang looked angry, shook his head and murmured: "Two thousand years, how could such an outrageous thing happen? Who is she?"
Lu Yao was sent to a small room like a dressing room. There was a sign with her name on the door. The clock on the wall was ticking as if counting down. A prop bag appeared in her hand.
It came suddenly. She was unprepared. There were only a few coins, a mobile phone, a key and a handful of fruit candy in her purse.
She tried several times, but the prop bag only had one compartment and could only hold one item at a time.
Banknotes, mobile phones and keys of the same denomination could be put in, and the candy was spit out.
Not knowing what the specific rules were, Lu Yao suddenly remembered something and took out the invitation from the warehouse and stuffed it in without spitting it out, which meant that this thing was allowed to be brought into the game.
This room was more like a preparation room before entering the game, and things that could not be brought in could be temporarily stored here.
Lu Yao decided to take the invitation in and leave her mobile phone, banknotes and keys in the small room.
When the captain of the guards gave her the ring, she had some doubts. If the Lord Demon was not outside, he might be in the game.
Zhuang Liang's words further confirmed her guess that the contract and divine punishment must be related to the Demon.
When she realized that Zhuang Liang coveted the ring, she decided to enter the game immediately.
The countdown ended, a white light flashed before his eyes, Lu Yao closed his eyes subconsciously, and when he opened them again, he was already in the game.
His feet were sticky for a while, Lu Yao lowered his head, his pupils shrank slightly, and the next second he squatted down and couldn't stop shivering.
It turned out to be such a game, no wonder even some residents of Dream Country couldn't adapt to it.
Dream Country, Area A, the ninety-ninth floor amusement park.
The moment Lu Yao put on the ring, Bai Jian knew it.
He got up and walked out of the office, came to the monitoring room on the first floor, pushed open the small room at the back, and stared at the screen closely. In
the high-end VIP screening room of the cinema, a restricted picture was playing - an NPC monster was abusing a shark challenger, with limbs flying everywhere and blood flowing like a river.
Blood and death can bring the most direct stimulation to the audience. The theater was full of excitement. Some people kept applauding, and some people were jumping and shouting in their chairs excitedly.
Suddenly, someone shouted in fear and pointed to the lower left corner of the screen, "Is that the owner of the snack bar?"
The air was silent, and everyone looked over.
The figure in the corner tiptoed and moved slowly, not realizing that she was approaching the monster, but the audience in the theater had already seen her face clearly.
With snowy skin and black hair, and a layer of warm fluffy light all over her body, she was not only different from them, but also different from those challengers.
It was really her, the owner of the snack bar!
The audience was in a mess.
"How could she get in? We gave her so much time, she shouldn't die."
"It's a top-level game, she won't be scared out of her mind, right?"
"Hurry up and think of a solution, she's about to run into the fog monster. If she dies, can the snack bar still be open?" "
Although I didn't buy any new products from the snack bar today, I don't want the owner to die!!! I'm counting on her to live!"
In the past, these people just spent their time in the amusement park, but now most of them have to come to the amusement park to kill time because they can't get to the snack bar.
As a result, before they can be happy, they suddenly see a horror movie.
At this moment, they felt the fear of losing something important for the first time in a long time.
"What should we do? Who is on duty at the amusement park today? Can you give us some water?"
At this time in the amusement park, the fog monster that was about to run into Lu Yao was also at a loss.
How did she get in?
What should I do? Should I shark her?
She won't really die if she dies once in the park, but will she have a bad memory?
Will she become incapable of cooking?
The Mist Monster was worried and couldn't think of a solution. Seeing that Lu Yao was getting closer and closer to him, he turned around silently and dived into the thick mist, taking the initiative to distance himself from her.
He had sharked all the challengers in this area, so there would be no danger.
Seeing the fog monster flee, the audience in the cinema breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed that this NPC knew the shop owner, luckily.
However, the next second, they saw Lu Yao stepping into the territory of the blood demon.
This monster was the most violent and cruel one in this game, and it had no scruples when it came to killing people.
Someone clutched his chest and felt difficulty breathing: "Ahhhhhh, turn around quickly! Otherwise you will have to spend your whole life to heal these few seconds!"
"Why does she like to run around so much? Can't she find a place to hide and wait for the game to end?"
"No, I dare not watch it! I'm afraid she will be scared to tears."
...
in the game.
Lu Yao endured the sticky and uncomfortable feeling under his feet, as well as the horrible gurgling sound made by every step he took due to the slippery ground. He tried his best not to look at the ground, and stepped over anything he stepped on quickly. He
had already vomited out everything in his stomach, and he seemed to have gotten used to the strong smell of blood.
He could hold on a little longer, find the demon, hand in the invitation, and then he could get out.
Not far away, a player was forced into a desperate situation, and the blood demon's huge and sharp five fingers grabbed his head.
The player was so scared that his hands and feet became limp. He could feel the monster's hard fingertips poking into his scalp, and he couldn't make any sound even with his mouth open.
"Puff--Boom--"
A strange sound suddenly appeared, and then a female voice rang out: "I knock! She's covered in blood, so annoying!" When
the Blood Demon heard the sound, his body froze for a moment, and he turned around and saw Lu Yao lying on the ground, unable to get up, and he hesitated.
Lu Yao tried to get up, but the blood on the ground was thick and sticky, covering her whole body, and she couldn't get up at all.
She was convinced, and even her fear was dispelled a lot.
In the theater.
"Oh, it's all the Blood Demon's fault. Why did you get so much blood on the ground? She fell and it hurts, is her hand okay?"
"She's angry. What is the Blood Demon doing? Clean up the floor quickly!"
In the game.
The Blood Demon let go of the player and turned to walk towards Lu Yao.
The player escaped from death and opened his eyes.
The monster gave up on him for some reason and walked towards the girl.
He couldn't help but feel lucky in his heart that at least he could survive.
The player didn't feel sorry, in such an extremely cruel game, survival is an instinct.
But the blood demon didn't kill the girl as he expected, but did a move he couldn't understand.
The blood demon walked up to Lu Yao, seemed to hesitate for a moment, and finally stretched out his hand to her slowly. Lu Yao,
lying on the ground: "..."
The air was strangely silent, and the blood demon's hand was still stretched out.
After waiting for a long time without her reaching out, the blood demon turned his head helplessly, and finally revealed a mouthful of sharp and fine teeth, and carefully uttered: "Hand." Lu Yao
's eyes flashed, and he tentatively said: "Qing?"
The blood demon turned his head and stopped talking, but his hand was still stretched out.
Until Lu Yao got on top, he carefully clasped his five fingers together, so as to lend her strength without hurting her.
Lu Yao had already confirmed that this monster was Qing.
Good man, these guys play so wildly in the game.
When he walked over just now, she was lying on the ground, and he thought she was dead.
The forgotten players were all confused:... Is that girl also an NPC? She doesn't look like one at all, but more like a newcomer who just entered the game. But what is the situation now?
He couldn't understand.
The blood demon sent Lu Yao to a closed door, then turned and disappeared.
The door looked normal, with a sign hanging on the door handle with the word "Exit" written on it.
Lu Yao felt tired and didn't want to stay in the game any longer. She opened the door thinking she would be back in the small room she came from, but an ancient battlefield appeared before her eyes. The sky
was full of yellow sand, the sunset was half-sunk in the distance, swords were stuck everywhere, the ground was full of dead bones, and the door that brought her in had disappeared.
After coming out of the game, seeing such scenes again was not scary.
She looked down and found that her body was very clean, and the blood stains from the game had disappeared.
Lu Yao had a guess in her mind about where she was, and without panicking, she looked around for a while and chose to walk in the direction of the sunset.
Suddenly, the wind and sand blew up, making Lu Yao unable to open her eyes. She half-bent her body, put her elbows in front of her forehead, and walked against the wind.
Illusions began to appear in the wind and sand.
Lu Yao saw Qing, who looked like a young man, die on the battlefield, Xingzi got into a car accident, Li Shasha died in bed due to wound infection...
and many people she was familiar with. She saw the memory that Qi Chen had lost, saw Gao Yang suddenly die on the train, and saw... is this Bai Ming?
Lu Yao was not sure whether this black-haired and black-eyed boy was Bai Ming. He was very different from the silver-haired and red-eyed young man in the store, but his personality before his death was very similar to Bai Ming.
The sixteen-year-old boy saved three drowning elementary school students, sank to the bottom of the water due to exhaustion, and never woke up again.
...
The people who appeared in the illusion were all people Lu Yao was familiar with in this world, including employees in the store and many customers in the snack bar.
Life and death are often just a choice.
Lu Yao's eyes hurt and his heart was depressed. He kept walking and crying.
The crying was louder than the wind.
"Who is crying? You are disturbing my sleep." An old voice suddenly came.
Lu Yao raised his hand to wipe his eyes and said in a loud voice: "My name is Lu Yao, I am here to see the Lord Demon."
The old voice said: "I am the Demon, what do you want to pray for?"
Lu Yao took out the invitation from the prop bag and handed it out.
A strong wind blew, and the invitation flew into the air, and no one knew where it flew to.
After a while, old and deep laughter came from all directions: "Hahahahahaha, you want to treat me to a meal? Interesting, it is really interesting, I will agree to it. I will visit you in three days."
[The final task: Feasting the Demon God has begun! The deadline is three days, please prepare it! ] Lu Yao
was a little confused. Was the invitation really about inviting the Demon God to dinner?
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