When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. Gao Yaozu swallowed his saliva and said, "I'm a rough man and don't understand these things. Can anyone tell me what this means?"
Li Weiyan also opened his mouth and said in a lost voice: "Maybe, perhaps, probably, she means that one of us is not a real person?"
The already tense atmosphere became even more tense because of his words.
No one dared to even breathe.
Li Weiyan rolled his eyes nervously, "You...you guys, stop it. Talk, I'm scared."
Jiang Lusheng leaned back in his chair with his arms folded, his scrutinizing gaze slowly sweeping across everyone's face.
Everyone who caught his gaze had different reactions. Some were uncomfortable, some were wary, some didn't dare to look him in the eye, and some looked back.
Jiang Lusheng suddenly laughed, "Rose has achieved her goal. Before the last day comes, we will rebel."
Li Weiyan: "Ah?"
…
Lan Shuang was unaware of the storm outside. She was standing in a small dark room, staring at a girl face to face.
The girl in front of me was very beautiful, of medium height, and was wearing a light pink dress. She was the type that would catch people's eyes at first sight.
Realizing that the other party had no intention of attacking her, Lan Shuang also relaxed.
"Who are you?"
"Can't you hear my voice?" The girl giggled, and her excited look immediately reminded Lan Shuang of someone.
"Are you Rose?"
Lan Shuang looked her up and down in surprise, "Are you a real person?"
Rose tilted her head and gave a seemingly innocent smile, "I'm not."
She stretched out her hand towards Lan Shuang's face, but the moment her fingertips touched, they went straight through Lan Shuang's face and reached the back of her head.
Lan Shuang: “…”
It's still a horror movie after all.
"Are you a ghost or something?" Lan Shuang looked at her and narrowed her eyes slightly.
Rose gave her a strange feeling from the very beginning, like a human yet not like one, but definitely not an ordinary system.
"I'm nothing now, but that will be different soon."
She slowly stood up straight, and in the blink of an eye, her facial features and hair changed rapidly.
888 exclaimed, "Oh my God! Host, isn't that you?"
Lan Shuang: “…”
Rose became like her.
If you only look at the face, it is really hard to tell. Even Lan Shuang was dazed for a moment, thinking she was looking in the mirror.
Lan Shuang twitched her lips. "Was it you in the bathroom before? Or was it you by the window before?"
"Guess." Rose smiled slightly, even the curve of her lips was almost the same as Lan Shuang's, and she imitated her little expressions and movements perfectly.
Lan Shuang couldn't laugh anymore. "What do you want to do with my face?"
"I might not even come across such a powerful player even if I stay here for a hundred years. Of course I have to make good use of him."
As she said this, her expression suddenly changed, and she raised her hand and pushed Lan Shuang hard.
Lan Shuang staggered backward, and the quiet black fog around her suddenly surged wildly, turning into vines that bound her hands and feet.
Lan Shuang struggled hard, but the vines tightened more and more.
"Don't waste your energy. No matter how smart you are, you can't compete with my strength. I am the absolute ruler here. As long as I want, none of you can leave."
"So your goal is to catch us all in one fell swoop? You never intended to let us escape alive from the beginning, right?"
Lan Shuang gave up struggling and raised her head slightly. The vines around her neck loosened a little, allowing her to breathe freely.
Rose smiled and didn't fall for it. "Are you trying to trick me? After observing you for the past few days, I've seen through you. You can't fool me now. Okay, just stay here honestly. When the time comes, I'll let you out."
After she finished speaking, her face also disappeared in the black mist.
However, after she left, the vines did not loosen. Lan Shuang frowned, her eyes deep.
"Host, what should we do now? Did she go out and do something bad in front of your face?"
"I guess so." Lan Shuang closed her eyes and tried to mobilize the spiritual power around her. However, she was different from Jiang Lusheng. She needed to rely on hand gestures and talismans to attract spirits, but her wrists were tied and she had difficulty moving. The spiritual energy here was very thin and she could hardly use it.
888 noticed her struggle and whispered, "Do you want to redeem your points for items? There are genuine talismans in the system mall, and they are first-rate in exorcising evil spirits."
Lan Shuang decisively refused, "No, I don't have the money."
888: “…”
After traveling through several worlds, I am still a stingy person when I return.
After trying in vain, Lan Shuang slowly opened her eyes. "Before, I've been wondering what the meaning of this game is. Even if it's a supernatural event, it wouldn't be illogical and groundless. But since entering this manor, everything we've encountered seems to have no necessary connection. They're all related to the characters. We're just repeating the paths they've taken."
888 nodded: "That's true, so?"
"When I saw Rose just now, I suddenly understood. There's no such thing as survivors or winners in this game. Everything just depends on her mood." Lan Shuang's mind was extremely clear and calm at this moment. "She's not a complete system, nor is she a complete person. Everything here is controlled by her, which means that nothing here is controllable."
"Can a game that's out of control still be called a game?" Lan Shuang sneered. "She's the real player from beginning to end. We're just characters for her to enjoy."
888's hair stood on end. "So, as long as Rose is unhappy, none of us can leave?"
"Um."
Thinking of something, Lan Shuang suddenly asked, "By the way, have you used the resentment value?"
888 pulled up the dashboard and glanced at it, then said with regret and confusion, "No, nothing at all. This is so strange. This world is so inexplicable. There's no plot hints at all, and the resentment value is a full 700. What's going on?"
Lan Shuang raised her eyebrows and said quietly, "Isn't this what you chose?"
"I'm innocent! They were screened based on criteria, and then I picked one. This world didn't look flawless during the risk check, so I..."
888 looked at his fingers guiltily and couldn't continue.
"Hehe~" Lan Shuang laughed like Rose.
888 shrank back in fear, "Host, calm down. Don't imitate her!"
Lan Shuang turned her head and found that there was suddenly an extra number on the back of her hand.
"-889? What does that mean?"
888 glanced at the situation outside and then exclaimed, "Oh no, Rose changed the rules of the game. This number is your points, and there's an extra health bar."
Lan Shuang narrowed her eyes thoughtfully, "So what's my health now?"
888: "Let me take a look... Fortunately, it's still full!"
However, just as it finished speaking, half of the green bar of health suddenly disappeared.
888: “???”
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