Volume 1 Chapter 53 Playing in the Secret Room
At 10 o'clock the next morning, Du Ruo and Xu Jingmo arrived on time and met Shi Rui and others in the secret room.
This escape room is the most popular online escape room in North City recently. Even though it is only morning, there are already many people queuing up.
Shi Rui is an absolute escape room enthusiast. He comes to the escape room almost every week, and his roommates have accompanied him several times.
Seeing how addicted Shi Rui was, Xu Jingmo also tried it once. He thought Shi Rui was an expert, but he didn't expect that he was just a novice who loved to play.
He was the "tank" by himself, dragging three heavy loads. His clothes were almost torn to shreds by them. He was almost mad to death and never joined in the fun again.
That day, Shi Rui suddenly asked him if Du Ruo liked to play in escape rooms. He had made an appointment in advance for a newly launched horror-themed one, and everyone could go together.
Shi Rui also said that the secret room is the best place for men and women to warm up their relationship. His "tank" can give girls a sense of security and their heartbeats rise sharply.
Xu Jingmo agreed readily. It was not because he thought Du Ruo needed his protection, but because he thought she was more honest than him.
I simply think that the combination of the two elements of "horror" and "secret code" is something that Du Ruo will definitely like.
After I gave the reservation number, the front desk asked, "Are there five of you?"
Shi Rui responded immediately.
The front desk introduced: "The theme you reserved, "Dawn Is Coming", is a new horror theme we recently launched. According to the plot arrangement, it requires at least 8 people to play, and the game lasts for 2 hours. During the game, there may be exciting chases such as NPC dragging and pulling. Please control your emotions and do not hurt NPCs at will. If you want to give up halfway, you must shout to the staff to stop. Just say to the NPC, "Don't come over." We will not give up by default. People with heart disease, high blood pressure and other diseases cannot enter. If there is no problem, it is recommended that you form a team with passers-by and enter together with enough people."
In the past, 5 people were enough for general horror themes, but I didn’t expect that this new one would require 8 people. Shi Rui turned around and asked everyone for their opinions.
It has come to this point, it would be a shame not to get in, so several people agreed to fight as passers-by.
Shi Rui then asked loudly in the lobby: "Is there anyone who wants to team up with us to join Dawn? We are still short of three people."
This topic has been very popular recently and reservations need to be made in advance. Many people are interested but cannot get a reservation, so they raise their hands and come over to join a team.
There were too many people and Shi Rui was struggling to decide who to choose when he suddenly saw a girl at the back who couldn't squeeze through and was trying to jump and wave her hands at them.
Shi Rui was stunned and asked, "Who is that girl? Do you know her?"
Du Ruo was originally looking down and grabbing candy from Xu Jingmo. Upon hearing this, he raised his eyes and looked over. When he met the girl's gaze, he said, "I know her." He raised his hand and greeted her.
Seeing this, everyone automatically made way for the girl.
The girl came over, looked at Du Ruo with shining eyes and said, "What a coincidence, I actually met you here, Ruoruo."
Du Ruo remembered her. The girl at the beauty salon who insisted on adding her on WeChat was called Jian Yu.
She said, "What a coincidence, are you here with your friends? We are still short of three people, do you want to join us?"
Jian Yu asked excitedly: "Is it possible?!"
Du Ruo looked at Shi Rui, who nodded immediately: "Of course your friend can."
Jian Yu and her group of five came together to play, three girls and two boys.
So ten people formed a team, signed a waiver agreement together, and entered the secret room.
The story of "Dawn Is Coming" is set in an abandoned hospital, where strange sounds often echo at night. These legends have attracted many explorers to uncover its mystery. However, everyone who has entered this hospital seems to have encountered misfortune - either mental disorder or mysterious disappearance. The strange events in this hospital quickly became the focus of major media. We are reporters from different media. In order to obtain exclusive first-hand information, we temporarily formed a team...
The ten people drew their character cards respectively, and after learning the background of the story and their own character identities, the game officially began.
When you push open the door, the first thing that comes into view is a room emitting a gloomy green light. The walls are covered with specimens of various organs, as if telling the secrets and horrors that once existed here. A damp air blows in your face, mixed with a faint smell of disinfectant. This scene can't help but make your heart beat faster, and a chill rushes from the soles of your feet to your forehead.
As everyone stepped into the room, the lock behind the door suddenly made a "click" sound. This sudden sound made people shudder, and everyone gathered together unconsciously, trying to draw a sense of security from each other.
The calmest people in the whole audience were Du Ruo and Xu Jingmo.
Du Ruo almost ran to the specimen and looked at it curiously the moment he entered the room, and then said lightly: "Pig brain." There was an inexplicable disappointment in his tone.
Xu Jingmo couldn't help laughing and said jokingly, "If it were a real human brain, it would be exciting, right?"
The other eight people looked at them in horror as they talked as if no one was around. For a moment, they couldn't tell who was more terrified.
The room was not big. There were some irregular symbols in front of each specimen. In addition to the entrance they came in, there was also a small door with a three-digit combination lock.
It seems that we need to find some pattern to deduce the password and enter the next scene.
The initial puzzles are usually not too complicated, and those irregular symbols are obviously the key to solving the puzzles.
The crowd scattered in front of the specimens, their brows furrowed, lost in thought.
Xu Jingmo, however, seemed particularly leisurely and was too lazy to think at all, because he knew that Du Ruo would definitely find the answer.
He was more interested in how Du Ruo would think and how to solve this mystery.
As expected, Du Ruo just quickly browsed through the specimens and walked straight to the small door. He deftly turned the combination lock a few times, and then heard a "click" and the lock opened.
Du Ruo's expression was slightly stunned, and even had a hint of disgust.
Xu Jingmo could almost imagine her inner monologue: Just like that? So simple?
The more he observed, the more he couldn't help laughing. How could she be so cute?
The others were still deep in thought, totally unaware that the lock had been unlocked.
Just as Du Ruo was about to push the door open, Xu Jingmo stopped him in time. His previous experience told him that the world outside the door is often full of unexpected attacks.
"Wait." Xu Jingmo's voice interrupted everyone's thoughts. They turned their heads and realized that the door had been opened by Du Ruo.
Jian Yu and the others were stunned, but Shi Rui and the others were now able to accept it calmly and just exclaimed, "Awesome!"
Someone asked curiously: "What is the password? How did you figure it out?"
Du Ruo replied: "2, 4, 8."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. How could this be seen?
Du Ruo pointed at the symbols and explained, "These symbols represent strokes. There are three rows of symbols, and the strokes in each row, when combined, correspond to the capital letters '貳', '肆', and '捌'."
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How can you tell this in seconds? ? ? Is this a human? ? ?
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