Chapter 313: Pretend to be dead
The draw results came out very quickly.
There was no "ghost" among the players. The "ghosts" in the third round were Brett and Anderson.
It seemed that because they had missed the final victory, the two of them wanted to give up, but they were warned by the Blue Rose Waiter.
Looking at the two men's pale faces, Lin Jiu thought, if they weren't stupid, they should have realized that something was wrong with the manor just like Essen. But he didn't know when they would realize that something was wrong with this game either.
The conditions for the final victory require more than just three game wins.
There is another identity change.
There are currently six people who still have a chance of winning the final victory. Because it is unclear how to calculate the situation of "Xilin", Lin Jiu did not include her.
Among them, only Lin Jiu and Charles met the condition of changing their identities.
And the next round of "ghosts" has already been reserved by Basil and Eugene.
There is not much time left for Ji Xiaoshuang and Ryan.
As the bell rang to signal the start of the third round of the game, the manor fell into darkness, all the lights went out, and the whole world seemed to have fallen into a darkness without light at that moment.
While paying attention to the movements of others, Lin Jiu slowly moved towards the second floor.
After finding a good corner, I waited quietly until the 100-second countdown ended.
The next half hour, hour, hour and a half...
Apart from the cold elimination notification sound of the game system that rang in his ears from time to time, there was no movement in the copy where Lin Jiu was. The entire manor seemed to have fallen into dead silence.
Two hours passed, and the "ghost" didn't eliminate a single "hider".
Lin Jiu didn't meet anyone during this period. He had no idea whether the two "ghosts" didn't find anyone at all or the other "hiders" were well protected by Charles and others.
As expected, an accident happened.
Along with the strange sound of the rose in his hand, Lin Jiu felt a moment of trance in front of his eyes.
When he came to his senses, he was already in the hall where the light had returned at some point, and he was surrounded by other people who were confused.
But soon, Lin Jiu noticed something was wrong.
Brett was gone.
And Essen's face looked very wrong.
It was as if he had seen some horrifying scene, his face was filled with fear and pale.
The dry branch without petals in his hand also indicated that he had encountered special rules, so he plucked all the rose petals according to the rules, pausing the game.
If he had just encountered some strange movement, Essen shouldn't have reacted like this.
The others also noticed that something was wrong with Essen. Ji Xiaoshuang felt uneasy seeing a big, strong man like him get so scared. She asked curiously, "Why are you so scared?"
Hearing this, Eisen shuddered.
Then he said in horror: "Brett is dead."
"What?" Ji Xiaoshuang was stunned and didn't react to what Essen was saying for a moment.
"I saw it, something was killing him!" Essen couldn't help but raise his voice: "That thing noticed me, but I triggered a special rule, otherwise, I might have been killed too!"
At this point, his face changed and he murmured in fear: "No, it will come to me, it must have set its sights on me, I said there is something wrong with this manor..."
As he was speaking, Essen suddenly looked at Lin Jiu.
His lips moved a few times, but in the end he said nothing. After looking away, he seemed to have regained his senses, but his face was still filled with fear.
The others had different expressions. The players looked at each other and believed what Essen said about Brett being killed by something.
It's possible that 'Xilin' took action. The reason why Brett didn't show up was probably because he was still a corpse.
However, it is not ruled out that something else killed Brett.
Lin Jiu had been looking at Essen, and then his gaze suddenly turned to Anderson beside Ji Xiaoshuang.
A prompt box floated in the air: [Look at me, look at me, I'm parasitic~]
Lin Jiu: ....
He was going to throw up.
He looked away calmly, and the prompt box flashed on 'Xilin'.
[The scheming frog keeps touching your belly! The culprit is Wadashi!]
Lin Jiu: ....
Are you watching Sakura anime instead of palace fighting dramas?
It turns out that the "ghost" has been silent for these two hours because "Xilin" is killing the "ghost".
The efficiency is really low.
Although Essen said he didn't see what it was, based on the murderer's thinking, he would definitely eliminate the witness who witnessed the first scene.
Thinking of Essen's hesitation, Lin Jiu's eyes turned and he had an idea.
The rules state that the game can only continue after the bell rings again, but the bell only rings once every half hour. This is not good news for the "ghost".
Time passed by minute by minute.
The atmosphere was very quiet, and Essen's emotions gradually calmed down during this period, but he was very tense.
In such an atmosphere, Ji Xiaoshuang wanted to say something several times but stopped herself and finally chose to remain silent.
At this moment, a figure stumbled in from outside the manor.
The moment Essen saw that figure, his face, which had recovered, changed drastically.
It was Brett, the man he said should have been killed.
“You didn’t mean…”
Ji Xiaoshuang turned her head to look at Essen. She didn't really believe what the other party said. When she saw Brett, she subconsciously wanted to ask Essen, but was frightened again by the other party's ugly face.
Looking at Brett again, Ji Xiaoshuang also felt something was strange.
Brett's body was covered in blood, his face was frighteningly pale, and his clothes were strangely torn.
Thinking of what Essen said and the fact that the other party was not teleported to the hall immediately, Ji Xiaoshuang's eyes changed when she looked at Brett.
Could it be that a dead guy has come back to life?
Lin Jiu and the others were also surprised to see Brett appear. He appeared at this point in time and in such a strange state. It seemed that the other party had no intention of hiding the fact that he was not the real person.
For a moment, the atmosphere became extremely tense.
Brett leaned weakly against the door, while the others were either sitting or standing, staring at each other motionlessly, no one moving.
The silence was broken by the sudden appearance of the Blue Rose waiter.
"Due to special circumstances, the game is suspended. The game will continue after the bell rings. The end time of this round of hide-and-seek will be postponed to 4:30 in the morning."
Lin Jiu raised his eyebrows.
I thought that even if I made up the time, it would only be the missing part, but I didn't expect that the game would be postponed for half an hour.
and....
Looking at the Blue Rose waiter who had no reaction to Brett's strange behavior, Lin Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly.
Are you pretending not to know or do you really not know?
"Hey! Shouldn't you explain yourself?!" Essen suddenly jumped up, pointing at 'Brett' and questioning the Blue Rose waiter: "What's wrong with this guy?! I saw it with my own eyes, he was killed by some strange thing! How can there be such a dangerous thing in your manor! "
All eyes immediately focused on the Blue Rose waiter.
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