In the corridor, Yu Wenli sat slumped by the door frame with her mouth covered. Wu Dong showed fear on his face, shaking his head and backing away, accidentally stepping on his girlfriend's white skirt.
Zhao Hong leaned against the wall and retched, Xu Zhi fell to the ground, and even the fearless Li Dapeng was clinging to the handrail in the corridor, the flesh on his cheeks shaking.
Zhu Yuanqing held Pei Xia in place, walked to Yan Qing's door, and frowned.
It’s no wonder they were scared, the scene inside was too weird.
A huge rose extended from the bed. Its roots were extremely long, almost reaching the door, and the rest of the branches were against the ceiling and spread across the entire wall.
It feels like I have accidentally entered some dangerous primeval forest.
The roses on the branches are blooming scattered around, and no matter how big or small, they are all exceptionally bright. One of the huge roses is as big as a human face, and its petals are so gorgeous and red that they look like blood.
The flower was facing the door. Zhu Yuanqing held the door handle. He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that thing move.
Looking down, a shriveled human skin was lying across the bed. Yan Qing's mouth was wide open, almost to the limit of a human's ability. There was a hole in his abdomen, covered with green stems, which was obviously where the flower grew.
The shriveled head was dry, black and yellow, and the yellow hair that was arrogant yesterday had dried up and fell all over the bed like weeds.
The fear and pain on his face were visible to the naked eye. His shrunken eyeballs looked at his stomach, and his finger joints, covered with a thin layer of skin, struggled hard. He was probably watching the flower burst out of his abdomen with his own eyes.
Zhu Yuanqing remembered what Yan Qing said yesterday.
He said he swallowed a piece of skin from something.
The flower seems to be more colorful.
Zhu Yuanqing closed the door decisively, and at that moment, the door suddenly shook violently, and the sound of branches whipping it was heard.
The force was so great that the door frame was shaking.
Yu Wenli covered her mouth and stepped aside, tears welling up in her eyes.
She subconsciously tried to pull her boyfriend, but her hands were empty and she almost fell to the ground.
Looking back, Wu Dong had already run up the stairs and was only a few steps away from reaching the first floor.
Her nose felt sore, and she gritted her teeth to stand up from the ground, holding on to the wall and following the people who were about to leave.
Zhu Yuanqing looked calm, and Pei Xia behind him went wherever he went as usual. The others followed them in panic, and in a blink of an eye they all sat down on the sofa in the hall.
Wu Dong had already sat down. When he saw Yu Wenli coming, he moved his butt to make room for the seat next to him. However, Yu Wenli didn't even look at him and found a separate sofa to sit on.
Being abandoned by her boyfriend, she was the first to come back to her senses. Although her face was grim, she asked in disbelief, "Is there a flower growing in his belly?"
Who can grow such a big plant in their stomach?
At least everyone present was of normal intelligence and remembered Yan Qing's attempt to leave here yesterday, his crazy look after he came back, and what he said.
Thinking of the pretty maid, Li Dapeng shuddered unconsciously.
I actually want to develop something with that thing...
"Um..." After calming down, Xu Zhi hesitated for a while and raised his hand, "Last night, last night something came into my room..."
Li Dapeng and Zhao Hong looked at each other and shook their heads.
Last night, Zhao Hong refused to leave, so the two of them stayed in the same room. They slept soundly all night and didn't notice anything strange.
Yu Wenli and Wu Dong also shook their heads, indicating that they did not notice this situation.
Zhu Yuanqing said, "There's something unusual in my room too."
It turns out he’s not alone! Xu Zhi clapped his hands and was about to greet Zhu Yuanqing as his brother, but when he saw it was Zhu Yuanqing, he backed off.
Damn, why did it have to be him!
But since his life was at stake, Xu Zhi continued, "It was a black shadow that came in through the crack in the door."
He was still terrified: "That thing was huge, and it was walking close to the wall. If I hadn't remained calm, I would have been the one who died last night."
"Not necessarily." Zhu Yuanqing propped up his head, "It's also possible that you and the one above could become a couple."
Ignoring Xu Zhi's ugly expression, he said, "Yan Qing died because he tried to escape from here. According to him, those flowers outside can turn into people, which are the maids we saw before."
"The housekeeper has reminded us of meal times and warned us not to try to leave. This is the most basic rule."
"Violators of the rules will be targeted. As for the method of death, there are currently four sources of danger."
"The first is the flowers outside, but as long as you don't have the idea of leaving and don't offend the maids, there shouldn't be any big problems." Having said that, Zhu Yuanqing glanced at Li Dapeng, who looked a little dejected.
"The second is an unidentified dark shadow at night. Its movement is currently unknown. The most basic requirement is to remain silent."
"The third is the butler. Although he is currently just an NPC, the danger of being a butler in this place cannot be underestimated."
Zhu Yuanqing continued, "Finally, there's the homeowner whose intentions are unclear."
"We don't know anything about whether it's a human or a ghost, what its personality is, or what its abilities are." He looked around and asked a question.
"I'm actually very curious, Xu Zhi," Zhu Yuanqing asked. "You might be the only one among us who is sure that this is an escape game. You even knew the purpose of the invitation before entering the game and stuffed it into my hand."
His eyes were sharp: "Perhaps you know how this game selects players?"
Xu Zhi bit his lip, lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I just heard others say..."
Li Dapeng couldn't bear to see his cowardly look, so he frowned and was about to explode, but was interrupted by Zhu Yuanqing's next words.
"From what I can see so far, this game isn't killing people randomly. From yesterday to today, it's even been quite peaceful, and it's even kind enough to tell us the source of the danger. It's very easy to kill us. All they need to do is hide some information. No matter who's behind this, Yan Qing is definitely not the only one who's dead."
From the housekeeper's abnormality at the beginning to Yan Qing's failed escape but return alive, this place is clearly reminding them that something is not normal here.
Just like the cat catching mice in the story, it deliberately shows its sharp claws and enjoys the fun of playing with mice.
"I don't think the invitations were randomly distributed. Even if they were randomly selected, it shouldn't be such a coincidence."
Zhu Yuanqing smiled lightly, saying meaningfully, "Haven't you noticed? The eight of us here are all about the same age."
He looked at Li Dapeng, whose face changed drastically, and said, "Including me, the age difference between us is definitely no more than five years. Besides, Yu Wenli and Wu Dong are a couple. Li Dapeng, you and Zhao Hong are familiar with each other."
"If I remember correctly, Yan Qing also said yesterday that he and you know each other."
"So, Li Dapeng, take a good look." Zhu Yuanqing nodded at the others with his chin, "Does anyone here look familiar?"
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