Chapter 6 Endless Stairs (1)
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At this time, Yi Han was in the stairwell of an old residential building.
In front of me was a gray-blue security door that seemed to be from the last century. The paint on the doorplate was peeling and I could only barely make out that it said 401... There was also half a piece of an old couplet pasted on the door, and some fragments of lock-opening advertisements that had not been torn off completely.
The environment was cold, the lights were dim, and a stale smell lingered at his nose, making him frown.
"Hello..." A gentle voice came from beside me.
When Yi Han turned around, he saw a young boy with gentle eyes and brows standing next to him. He looked about the same age as him, but... he didn't know what happened, but when he saw Yi Han's face, he was stunned for a moment, and it seemed that the tips of his ears turned red.
Yi Han: ...
...Can someone tell him what this "soft and lovely" illusion debuff has done to him...
"Hello... My name is Jian Lin. It seems that we are teammates in this round." The boy suddenly came back to his senses, an embarrassed look appeared on his face, he smiled shyly and stretched out his hand to him.
"Yi Han." Seeing that the malicious detector did not say anything, Yi Han also reported his name lightly and shook hands with him politely.
Although they separated immediately, the moment their skin touched, the other person seemed to blush again...
Yi Han: ...
...Wake up, brother, what's wrong with you...And don't you really think there's anything wrong with this delicate and lovely girl who is half a head taller than you?
Ignoring this weird feeling, Yi Han went straight to the point: "The goal of this level is to escape from the haunted building, so let's walk along the corridor first to see if we can find any clues to the exit and the key."
"Okay... But wait a minute, I have something here." Jian Lin paused and took out his phone. "In the previous level, I was lucky enough to get more points, so before entering this level, I did a random divination and got some level-related information that the system didn't tell me. Since we are going to clear the level together, I will share this with you first."
Then Yi Han received a prompt saying "Teammate forward the message face to face".
The malicious detector still did not give any warning, proving that the message he sent was not a fake one that would harm his teammates. Yi Han opened it and took a look.
[Hidden Rule 1: Players can knock on the doors of all rooms in the building to enter, but they can only knock on the door 4 times in the entire game. The 5th time will trigger a fatal ending.]
[Hidden Rule 2: There are 3 ghosts in the whole building. ]
After reading the message, Yi Han was quite surprised. This tip was too detailed and specific. Although it could not directly help the player pass the level, it directly helped the player avoid a death condition.
This teammate is not simple. If this is really a random divination, then he must be very lucky to get such useful information.
It seems that with the help of the European Emperor, this level should be easy to pass. Yi Han wrote down the rules and thanked him.
"It's just that I've been lucky since I was a child, so it's easy for me to draw useful things." As a result, the other party waved his hands hurriedly, and that embarrassed blush immediately appeared on his face again.
...Okay, Yi Han suddenly felt that this child might be the legendary one who gets shy when talking to girls(?).
The two of them discussed it briefly and decided to walk down the corridor and take a look.
You can enter every room, but you can only enter it 4 times, so you need to choose more carefully which door to knock on first.
The two walked down the stairs, one in front and one behind, counting the floors.
It only takes 1 minute to walk from the 4th floor to the 1st floor.
When they reached the door of the room numbered 101, they found that it was not the door of the unit, but a staircase that continued to go down. This information was written in the instructions when the copy was extracted, so the two were not particularly surprised and continued to go down.
The floor below the first floor looks no different from the previous corridor. The door is still the old gray-blue security door, but the number on the house number has changed to "-101".
Continue going down, and it will be "-201", "-301"... until you reach "-2001".
"Choose one and knock on the door." Starting from the -20th floor, Yi Han found that the exploration level displayed on the app was no longer increasing. With an idea in his mind, he stopped and said.
His own luck was average, just like that of an ordinary person. But since there was a European emperor on the team this time, he consciously gave the right to choose to the other party.
Jian Lin probably felt that there would be no progress if he continued walking, so he nodded, hesitated slightly, and chose the door on the left with "-2001" on it and knocked gently three times.
After a while, the door lock made a click.
The door opened.
It was pitch black behind the door. After a while, a woman with a broad forehead appeared.
"It's been a long time since anyone came here... slurp..."
The woman smiled strangely, and her tongue slid across her lips quickly like some animal. Her eyes kept darting between the two of them, and no one knew what was wrong with her eyes, which slightly protruded from their sockets like a frog, and seemed to be moving out of sync.
Seeing the person who opened the door like this, the European Emperor’s teammates were immediately embarrassed.
This woman is obviously not human. There are only three ghosts in this building, and she hit a landmine when she knocked for the first time... This may be the so-called scene of the European Emperor's failure.
Yi Han's eyes lit up involuntarily.
No matter what the hell is, it is equal to points under his fault. The European Emperor is really the European Emperor, he can find 10 points for himself at the beginning!
"Come in." The female ghost was not aware of the impending danger at this time. She opened the door completely and extended an invitation to the two people outside.
Then, after the two of them stepped in, he slammed the door behind them.
The light was blocked outside the door and the room immediately became dark.
It seemed like something was approaching in the pitch-black darkness... Before Yi Han could take out the pot, he felt his arm being pulled by his teammates, and then the dangerous aura was blocked.
The innocent boy Jian Lin subconsciously protected him behind him at the first moment.
Yi Han: ...
"Don't be in a hurry... turn on the light first." Yi Han whispered in his ear.
But this teammate was obviously very nervous as well, and he held his arm tightly... The little boy's desire to protect a girl was really terrifying, and Yi Han didn't know whether to be speechless or helpless.
Having no choice but to drag his arm that was in the way, Yi Han had to reach out and grope for the place where the light switch should be.
The light came on with a "click".
Then, before I could see the surroundings clearly, I saw a face very close to me.
The female ghost came within an inch of the two of them, with her tongue stretched out long, just a little bit away from Jian Lin's face who was blocking her way.
“…”
Yi Han even suspected that if it weren't for his weak "sister" still behind him, relying on him for protection, Jian Lin might have fainted by now.
Lighting is indeed a condition that restricts the actions of ghosts.
The female ghost had a look of regret on her face, but it seemed that she could do nothing more after turning on the light, so she had to retract her tongue, smack her lips, and turn away in boredom.
Only at this moment did the thin shoulders that were blocking Yi Han finally relax.
It seems that I have passed the first level.
Yi Han patted his teammates who were still blocking his way to comfort them, and followed the female ghost in first.
The layout of this house is very, very old. There is no living room. There is an extremely narrow corridor at the entrance. The corridor is surrounded by the doors of the kitchen, bathroom and two bedrooms. The total area of all the rooms is probably only about 40 to 50 square meters.
The floor was also made of very worn tiles, cracked and stained in many places. Under the dim light, it looked dangerous and dirty.
The ghost led the two to the bedroom on the left, and this time she took the initiative to turn on the light. Then they saw an old upright piano facing them in the room.
"It's unfortunate that you chose to visit my home," the ghost girl said regretfully, sucking her saliva. "Although I'm very hungry, due to the rules, we still have to go through the process before we can have dinner..."
"I'm learning a piece of music recently. Can anyone among you demonstrate it to me?"
[System prompt: Because you knocked on the wrong door, you have triggered mandatory task 1, playing the piano piece "Moonlight" for the hostess of room -2001. If the task fails, you will be deemed to have failed to clear the game. If the task succeeds, you can return to the corridor to continue the game.]
Yi Han can't play the piano at all...
But he is somewhat skilled at smashing pianos, and even better at smashing ghosts.
So without saying anything, he reached out to take the pot again.
But before he could move, Jian Lin stood in front of him again.
"Well, I can play the piano. Leave this level to me, I will try my best to pass it... I'm sorry." Jian Lin seemed to feel very guilty for choosing the wrong door, and he sincerely tried to atone for his sins.
"..." Yi Han didn't want to make such trouble, but then he thought, if he could help delay it for a while and extend the time they stayed in the room, he would have time to search other places to see if there were any useful clues, so he said, "Okay."
Anyway, this female ghost can't run away, so let her listen to a song before she dies.
So, the teammates here sat down in front of the piano, lifted the piano lid, and started playing.
Yi Han turned around and left the house.
What he wanted to find most now was the recipe, so he first entered the kitchen where it was most likely to be hidden to check. Unfortunately, after searching around, he found nothing.
After a series of clanging sounds of pots and pans falling to the ground, Yi Han walked out of the kitchen, glanced casually at the bathroom, and then went to open the door of the second bedroom.
The female ghost in this room, after listening to the sound of the kitchen being smashed for a long time with fear and trembling in the background music of the piano music, immediately heard the sound of the door of the bedroom next door being violently broken...
But she was in a mission with the player, and she had to sit there and listen to the piano. Therefore, even if she heard the other side destroying things crazily, she couldn't stand up.
…The female ghost was so angry that her hair stood on end and her fingers almost stuck into the stool.
The young man playing the piano in front of him was much steadier. Even though it sounded like a house was being demolished next door, he kept his eyes closed, as if concentrating on remembering the music score, and his hands never stopped.
He opened his eyes only after the song was finished.
[Mandatory Task 1: Completed]
The moment the message came, the female ghost jumped up and rushed out of the room.
So when Jian Lin opened his eyes, he was confused to find that there was no one in the room...
Immediately afterwards, a loud "bang" was heard from the next room.
Jian Lin was startled and worried that something had happened to Yi Han, so he quickly got up and went to check.
As a result, I saw that the next room was in a mess, the doors and cabinets were wide open, but there was no trace of the female ghost at all.
There was only a pitiful and beautiful girl standing inside the door, with an expressionless face and drooped eyes... Jian Lin guessed that she must be scared!
"Are you okay? I'm sorry. Fortunately I got through it... It's all my fault this time. Next time it's your turn to knock on the door." Jian Lin said sincerely.
Because he only got 10 points even though he defeated the one-star female ghost, Yi Heimianhan cursed the game for being stingy in his heart: "...No."
The tone was fierce and resolute.
Jian Lin:……?
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