Chapter 195: Spirit Exploration Live Room
Although the level of the death tape was not clear, Xu Zhiyan could basically confirm that it was at least an S-level item.
Who doesn’t like free props?
But at this moment, the blood spreading everywhere seemed to have no end.
"Little transparent, can you hear me?"
Xu Zhiyan didn't have time to figure out why so much blood was oozing out of the damaged props. He half-knelt on the ground and asked carefully, trying to establish some connection with the videotape.
"Did anything happen to you? Is there something wrong in there?"
"Can you respond to me?"
"Are you okay? I was worried about you..."
The unprecedented gentle tone shocked the audience in the live broadcast room.
[Fuck, this is the first time I heard Xiao Baiwan speak like this! ]
[To be honest, if you block the screen and only listen to the voice, Xiao Baiwan's tone is so gentle that it can make water come out of her! If you don't know, you would think she is talking on the phone with her partner! ]
[Little Millionaire: My money, please don't die, please come back to life, okay? ]
【Hahahahahahahahahahaha the person above is too mean! 】
[But at the moment, there is nothing else that can make Xiao Baiwan say this, except for points and props. ]
【The reputation of Qian Xingren is well-deserved! 】
【? ? Wait? You guys look at that videotape? ?】
[??? What the hell? Is it really useful for Xiao Baiwan to shout? ]
In the center of the screen, a thin young man was half-kneeling on the ground with a torn videotape in his hands, and his requests were sincere and earnest.
Yuan Chi stood aside with a complicated expression.
Just by listening to the voice, he felt that Boss Xu was really pitiful and heartbroken. If the videotape was replaced with a living person, the image would be absolutely fine.
But now the other party is holding a prop...well, he always feels that something is not right.
Should I go up and comfort her?
Just when Yuan Chi was hesitating and struggling over whether to comfort Xu Zhiyan, a miracle happened.
As the young man shouted, the videotape that had been shaking and cracking suddenly became quiet, and even the cracks slightly shrank.
"Fuck! Boss Xu! Look!!"
Yuan Chi was shocked and pointed at the video and shouted, his mouth wide open enough for a fist to fit in.
"Is this possible? The prop can be repaired by mouth... No, I mean, the prop can repair itself?!"
He wanted to ask something else, but received a glare from Xu Zhiyan.
The black-haired young man turned around and said words of pleading, but his expression was extremely ferocious, as if if this prop really broke, he would kill all the creatures present.
Xu Zhiyan retracted his gaze and looked at the videotape again.
After he started talking, the damage to the videotape did stop, and the more he spoke, the more the blood that had just flowed out evaporated, and the videotape seemed to be repaired a little.
Seeing this, he continued his efforts.
"Great, have you finally recovered a little..."
"You are very important. I am worried that if you come out of the tape rashly, you might get hurt."
"If you get hurt, I will be very sad... Actually, I am very sad now, my heart feels like it has been cut by a knife, so you must not be in any condition..."
"Wait for me, I have a way, I have a way to let you leave smoothly..."
As more and more soothing words appeared, the death tape finally stopped shaking.
It seemed as if they had reached a reconciliation inside, and no one moved at all.
Xu Zhiyan managed to steady his hand holding the prop, and his heart finally settled down.
Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, an invisible hand fell on his face.
It was a hot palm.
The bony fingers moved across his face.
Forehead, brow bone, nose bridge, lips...
This is not a small transparent hand.
Xu Zhiyan didn't move, his whole body was stiff.
It’s not like he hasn’t touched Xiao Tou Ming’s hand before. The other person’s body has no temperature and is as cold as a ghost.
But this time, the hand that emerged from the shattered prop was extremely hot.
It was a temperature that smelled heavily of ashes, a temperature that seemed to be able to ignite him, a temperature that did not belong to a small transparent person...
Suddenly, a small, cold tentacle hooked his little finger.
The small tentacle stretched up along his fingertips, gently squeezed his wrist, and then quickly disappeared around the prop as if afraid of being discovered.
Xu Zhiyan didn't move.
The hand that had just touched the corner of his lips had fallen to his neck.
In a moment, he thought of many possible ways of attack that could cut off the arm, but in the end he did nothing and let the hot palm rub his neck casually.
Xu Zhiyan told himself not to alert the enemy.
He was not stupid. The drastic temperature difference immediately reminded him of the crazy guy in the cafe.
It seems that the other party played an indispensable role in causing the prop to crack.
After all, it was a slice of ghosts and gods. Even though he had thought of a more perfect way to trap the slice, it seemed that the other party still had other channels to integrate the little transparent.
However, this channel may be disadvantageous to Bai Jin, so the other party will not really use it unless it is absolutely necessary.
After figuring it out, Xu Zhiyan raised his hand and gently held the hand that was wandering around his neck, and said slowly: "I know you feel wronged in there, but it's very dangerous here, and I want to protect you."
"So you just behave yourself from now on. Once I've sorted things out, we'll go back... As for the gentleman in the coffee shop, I'll go and apologize to him in person after I've sorted things out."
He dropped his eyes, his voice full of guilt.
"I don't want to lock him in, but I saw the new rules. If I want to leave the cafe on the thirteenth floor, someone must go in on my behalf."
Fabricated content is online again.
Xu Zhiyan didn't care whether the slices inside were believed or not, he just needed a reason.
"I'm not sure if this rule is true, but I have something I must leave for, so I can only lock him up first. I feel very guilty and sad now..."
He used a little force to pull the hot hand away from his neck. He hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and rubbed the hand.
"So you wait for me too. After I finish my business, you can accompany me to the coffee shop on the thirteenth floor to apologize to that gentleman, okay?"
No answer.
The hand that was just touching around froze in place.
Xu Zhiyan pretended to be pitiful and urged, "Okay, go back quickly, I'll tell you when I'm done."
The nonsense words of comfort worked.
The web-like cracks on the videotape were not as thick as before, and blood no longer flowed out of the gaps. The fight inside fell into an eerie peace.
"I believe that the sponsor on the 13th floor is not an unreasonable person. We can definitely get along well. I really like him, but you have to go back first..." Xu Zhiyan continued to seduce the guy inside.
After a few minutes, the transparent hand also disappeared, and the videotape returned to its half-dead state.
Finally, the slice was temporarily stabilized and Xu Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the prop could not be displayed on the data panel, so he could not put it into the system backpack. He could only take out a plastic bag, put the sticky videotape in it, and stuff it into his backpack.
Yuan Chi watched all this in shock.
What kind of operation is this? Just by asking the prop not to die, the prop will really not die?
"Boss Xu, you, you are covered in blood..." He pointed at Xu Zhiyan tremblingly, and after holding it in for a long time he could only utter these words.
"fine."
Xu Zhiyan waved and stood up.
After putting the videotape wrapped in a black plastic bag into his backpack, he shook his tail subconsciously and immediately switched to player mode calmly. It seemed as if the affection he just expressed was not himself.
"It's the 28th floor now. After entering a special contaminated state, there will be a 29th floor..."
He wasn't sure if he could reach the 30th floor from here, but even if he entered a special situation, there was still no progress towards the safe house.
Xu Zhiyan had to place his hopes upstairs.
"Let's go up first. If there's anything wrong upstairs, we'll go back downstairs immediately."
He paid the monster four movement fees to make it easier for him to escape.
They tiptoed up two steps and made sure that there was no one near the safety passage on the 29th floor. They checked their work IDs and went upstairs with the documents.
Compared with the bustling 28th floor, the 29th floor is particularly deserted.
Although the entire corridor was swept clean, it was very empty and seemed like there were not many people there.
It is currently known that there is a mummy supervisor on the 29th floor.
Maybe attack? A group attack skill?
But Xu Zhiyan, who had already successfully gone upstairs, did not intend to confront the mummy supervisor head-on.
The structure of this floor is similar to that of the 28th floor.
But compared to the multifunctional and complex offices downstairs, the upstairs are more like reception rooms, and even a separate tea room.
The two looked around but found no passage to go upstairs.
Instead, at the very end of the corridor, there was a dim signpost with words barely visible.
[↑The live broadcast related offices are upstairs.]
After looking at each other, Xu Zhiyan and Yuan Chi slowed down their pace and walked towards the other side.
Seeing Xu Zhiyan standing up and walking, Yuan Chi's heart was beating fast. When he passed an office door, he whispered, "Boss Xu, are we just going to walk over like this?"
Xu Zhiyan glanced at him sideways, and only answered in a low voice after passing an office with an open door.
"Nonsense, have you never been to an office building? Have you ever seen anyone walking with their backs bent? Are they afraid that they won't be conspicuous enough?"
Since the downstairs and upstairs are connected scenes, it means that the rules on both sides should be the same.
As expected, Xu Zhiyan and Yuan Chi hurried past with the documents in their arms. During this time, a mummy came out of the tea room holding a cup of coffee and passed by them without any reaction.
The corridor wasn't too long, and the two of them quickly reached the end.
But when the two followed the signs and found the passage leading to the 30th floor, they discovered that the door was locked.
As a player, your first reaction when you see a door is to use props.
The door here is different.
"No, Boss Xu! The master key is ineffective against this door, so I probably can't attack it..." Yuan Chi put away the props with a sad face.
Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips, called up the control panel, and was very hesitant.
He only had thirty thousand gifts worth left.
If I were to use one more of the three correct rules here...
Before he could make a decision, his phone vibrated twice.
It’s news from my sister.
However, unlike in the past, this time there are two pieces of news.
[Sister: It’s already past one! You can leave the building now! Go quickly!]
As always, this message sounded urgent, as if the author was worried that something bad would happen to him if he continued to stay in there.
But the second one is a bit... weird?
[Sister: If you must go upstairs, go to the first office on the left. The key is in the supervisor's drawer.]
A concern, a reminder.
What is my sister's identity?
Leaning against a dark corner, Xu Zhiyan frowned, as if he had thought of something, and suddenly asked Yuan Chi: "Do you have any extra contacts in your phone?"
Yuan Chi didn't understand, so he took out his cell phone and nodded.
"Yes, this guy said he was my old man, and he scolded me every day when he was drunk. According to the rules, I have to coax him, which is annoying!"
Xu Zhiyan didn't expect this answer. He took Yuan Chi's phone and took a look at it.
Clicking on the text message interface, a person with the note "Dad" would send a message to Yuan Chi without fail, and looking at the time, the owner of this phone had been doing this before Yuan Chi entered the copy.
“…I’m a little speechless, but it’s okay.” Yuan Chi touched his nose and told what he knew.
"I was just talking to Chang Xingwei downstairs about this. Everyone's cell phone will have a note number. Anyway, it seems like both of us are lagging behind."
Xu Zhiyan nodded and said nothing more.
It seems that the sister in his text message is more useful than the ones assigned to other players... Is she really useful?
Considering his lucky F physique, Xu Zhiyan's suspicion of his sister deepened a little.
But we still have to go to the 30th floor.
Xu Zhiyan patted Yuan Chi on the shoulder and gave him a difficult task.
"Can you beat the mummy supervisor in the first office on the left?" He even specified the location of the office.
"One on one? That should be possible, right?"
Yuan Chi is somewhat confident in his fighting ability.
A few minutes later, Yuan Chi leaned over the door and took a look. He retreated to the dark corner with a distorted expression and shook his head frantically: "Boss Xu, no, no, no, this fucking supervisor is so——big!"
He briefly described the mummy supervisor in the office.
"It's a bit like the one you just told me about, the squirming meat ball that eats mummies, except it's dry. It's like an upgraded meat ball, woooo..."
When Yuan Chi went to investigate just now, he even witnessed with his own eyes the mummy supervisor eating a mummy that was not doing its job properly.
Seeing Yuan Chi's dejected face, Xu Zhiyan did not force him. He took out the alcohol and lighter he got from the supermarket, cut half of Yuan Chi's shirt, and quickly made a burning bottle with simple materials.
"Throw the bottle across the corridor later, then go downstairs to hide and help me distract the supervisor... I'll wait for you for five minutes. Never mind, you go through the door to find Yu Xiu first." The price he paid in advance could also be used by Yuan Chi.
Yuan Chi nodded and figured out the plan.
"Okay, Boss Xu, I just received a message from Xiao Chang. They came out from the sixth floor and are now on the seventh floor."
Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips and added one more sentence.
"If there is any danger, you should leave first. There should be no ghost wall in the radio building now."
Before they parted, he took out only the picture album that his sister pointed out from the pile of materials, and nothing else.
…
"Bang--"
“Crash!”
A simple incendiary bottle filled with alcohol fell to the ground, and the burning liquid spread outward.
"It's on fire! Everyone, get downstairs quickly!"
Yuan Chi, who had successfully set the fire, shouted to attract the attention of all the mummies on the 29th floor.
Soon, all the guys in the office came out, looking at the flame and roaring in low voices.
"Fire extinguisher, fire extinguisher..."
"How did it catch fire?"
"Go downstairs first, go downstairs first!"
Soon, the chaos spread to the entire floor.
These office workers who had become mummies probably had not yet broken away from human habits, and after discovering the fire, they all chose to leave.
After watching the bloated mummies find a new safe passage and making sure that the first office was empty, Xu Zhiyan successfully got the key to the upstairs from inside.
Soon, he arrived at the 30th floor, which represented the live broadcast room.
The moment he stepped onto the stairs, Xu Zhiyan keenly sensed that something was wrong here.
No musty smell.
The place was filled with the smell of ashes, and the musty smell that had filled the players' nostrils since they entered the dungeon had disappeared.
Xu Zhiyan lowered his eyes, his thoughts racing.
Every time I smell a strong musty odor, it means I’m entering an abnormal scene.
It tends to be that the bigger the mold smells, the more rules there are.
Could it be that this place... has deviated from the rules of the dungeon? Xu Zhiyan was a little unsure.
Suddenly, his cell phone rang again.
It was still news from his sister, but the scene on his phone became a little scary.
[Sister: Hurry▇▇▇▇▇]
The words on my sister’s latest message were gradually being blackened out.
Xu Zhiyan was shocked. He held his phone and looked at the dark blocks, which spread out and completely submerged the new message.
Just when he didn't understand what was happening, another text message from his sister appeared.
[Sister: Keep going, don’t stop, go to the live broadcast room and find a way to get to the 31st floor. Only by going to the 31st floor can you find the magic box.]
Xu Zhiyan stood there, hesitated for a long time, and edited a text message.
【Why do we need to find the magic box? 】
The box is most likely the source of pollution in this city. In other words, finding the magic box is equivalent to finding the source of the city’s changes... But why does my sister know that the box is on the 31st floor?
Whether looking at it from the business diagram, from the elevator or from the outside, this building does not have 31 floors.
【Sister: Because you need to open the box. 】
"Open it?" Xu Zhiyan's knuckles turned slightly white as he held the phone.
That is, the box is now closed...
His sister's confusing identity made him nervous. Finally, Xu Zhiyan decided to spend 10,000 gift points to confirm his sister's identity.
"My sister's identity? Or what is its specific identity? I need some useful information."
Thinking about the last time he asked about the identity of the sponsor, the system only gave two words, this time Xu Zhiyan tried to ask more questions.
[Special problem, consuming 10,000 gift points from the player. ]
【A sister is a sister. 】
[Are you sure you want to spend another 10,000 points to get the answer to the second question? ]
When Xu Zhiyan saw the previous sentence, he realized something was wrong. This time the system did not even ask if he was sure.
The second sentence is indeed very unreliable.
Without waiting for Xu Zhiyan to say anything, the audience in the live broadcast room began to speak up for him.
[Speechless, is it easy for a player to earn 10,000 gift values? ]
[Ahhh, if I put myself in Xiao Baiwan’s shoes, I’d be so pissed off!!]
[We worked so hard to get this gift, but we were cheated out of 10,000 yuan! Woohoo! ]
[Hahahaha, I can't tell for a moment whether the person above is crying or mocking! ]
[He must be mocking me, hahahaha. Believe me, there are many people in my live studio who want to see Xiao Baiwan get humiliated! ]
[That's right. After all, he makes money every day. Hey, who wouldn't be jealous? Haha. ]
[Hey, hey, hey, look at Xiao Baiwan's expression, he doesn't seem angry? What the hell? Did this nonsense give him any inspiration? ]
In the picture, Xu Zhiyan looked at the question about points consumption, pursed his lips and shook his head.
He was not angry, nor did he even show any displeasure. His brows were just tightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
After closing the panel, Xu Zhiyan no longer argued with the system about the 10,000 gift values.
He went up the stairs.
This place is different from every floor downstairs.
A tall door that shouldn't be on the top floor was standing in front of him.
“Buzz——”
The phone lit up, and my sister's text messages became more frequent.
[Sister: Go in, only you can find the magic box. ]
Xu Zhiyan suppressed the urge to ask Bai Jin and chose to believe his sister for the time being. He took a deep breath and put his hand on the door.
“Squeak—”
The heavy black door was pushed open with an unpleasant grating sound.
The most mysterious 30th floor of the entire building appeared in front of Xu Zhiyan.
Screen.
There are screens everywhere.
No matter big or small, countless monitors are piled here, from 85-inch color TVs to palm-sized old-fashioned smart phones. All the screens are stacked in an orderly manner on the table shelves, emitting a faint light.
There is a person on every screen.
On the screen closer to the left, there is a female student with a high ponytail, attending class; next to this screen, a man in a shirt is sunbathing on the beach; a little further to the right, a woman in high-end fashion is choosing perfume at the counter...
Xu Zhiyan pursed his lips and stepped into the house.
Looking around, Xu Zhiyan said nothing. He walked quickly to a TV in the central area. On the screen, a photographer was taking pictures of the radio building.
1, 2, …14, 15…28, 29, 30, 31.
He counted and found that the radio building on the screen had 31 floors.
“…No wonder I couldn’t find it.”
No wonder there is no progress in the safe house in the dungeon.
Just when Xu Zhiyan was struggling over what to do next, his sister's instructions appeared.
[Sister: Let it record you before you can go in. The box is on the 31st floor.]
"Oh? You know a lot."
Xu Zhiyan raised his eyebrows and stood there.
He now has another guess about this sister, but it seems not the time to reveal her true identity.
Considering the above content, Xu Zhiyan tried to send a private message to Bai Jin.
[How can I find the 31st floor? ]
I don’t know if this guy and the unknown person are in the videotape, can I reply to his message.
But Xu Zhiyan was overthinking.
Bai Jin responded almost instantly.
【Oh, unless you beg me. 】
Perhaps it was Xu Zhiyan's provocative behavior when he was locking up the other party that made Slice very embarrassed, and the private message it sent reflected its inner unhappiness.
But its verbal attack did not seem to have the desired effect.
"What? That's it? Is there such a good thing?"
Xu Zhiyan glanced at the private message and quickly replied to it.
[Please~ muah! ]
After posting the post, he sighed: "I hope I can encounter more such simple things in the future."
As long as he is not embarrassed, it is others who are embarrassed.
【……】
Bai Jin's message came back after a while. It felt that something was wrong, but it didn't know what.
The message and tone from the other party were completely different from what it wanted!
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