Chapter 253
The entire "Dusk" is like a huge maze that is open and boundless, but impossible to get out of.
Fia felt more and more tired as she walked, but the 'map' she brought with her seemed fake and was completely useless.
"You really don't need my help?"
"Need not!"
Fia squatted and studied the parchment in her hand. The sun drawn on it was undoubtedly the sun that was always on the distant horizon in "Dusk".
But why can't I get out?!
"Fia——"
"Okay! I'll be right back!"
Fia put away the parchment scroll and hid it in her sleeve, stood up, patted her clothes, and ran back.
Along the way, Nai Tiaosheng followed the direction that Feiya was going, but he had already noticed something was wrong.
After all, the place where he was standing now was the third time they had passed by.
This is not a solution.
"Fia, why don't you let me take a look..."
"What are you looking at? I told you I have a stomachache!"
Fia still refused to admit it, but they had wasted too much time.
Nai Tiaosheng decided to persuade her reasonably, "This is the third time we have passed by here, Feiya. If we continue walking like this, we might run into someone else."
Fia was not the kind of person who would make trouble for no reason. She was stunned for a moment, then looked around and found the mark that Nai Tiaosheng had made on the dead tree branch.
If we go any further, we'll probably end up going back.
The girl bit her lower lip and finally decided to give a little trust.
"Okay, here you go!"
He took out the parchment map from his sleeve and handed it to Nai Tiaosheng.
Feiya still stared at Nai Tiaosheng, fearing that he would take the map and run away.
Nai Tiaosheng ignored the little girl's vigilance and studied the map carefully.
"sun..."
"What's wrong with the sun? I'm locating according to the direction of the sun."
Feiya came over and pointed the direction to Nai Tiaosheng.
“That’s the direction.”
If we just follow the direction of the sun, then Fia is right.
but...
"It's dusk here, but it may not always be dusk here."
Nai Tiaosheng quickly saw the secret hidden in the map.
"Not always...Oh! You mean!"
Fia suddenly realized and waved her right hand excitedly from side to side.
Although the map does not indicate the directions of east, south, west or north, the sun at the horizon may not be [dusk] but [dawn]!
From this perspective, they have been walking in opposite directions all the time, no wonder they can't get out!
"But why is the sun on the map at dawn?"
Fia found it very strange. After all, this parchment was obtained from that [set of books], and she clearly remembered that the name of the map was [Dusk].
That's why she believed it so firmly.
"Where did you get your map?"
This little girl really has some secrets. Nai Tiaosheng feels that he is lucky.
"None of your business!"
But Fia seemed to be furious and snatched the map back.
Nai Tiaosheng was stunned for a moment. The little girl reacted so strongly, probably because she had touched her bottom line.
The origin of this map is probably not simple.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be probing."
So Nai Tiaosheng chose to apologize.
Fia didn't expect him to apologize. In fact, she was a little stressed just now.
She pursed her lips in embarrassment, "No need to apologize, it's my fault...but don't worry about where these things come from...and don't think about them! Otherwise, I will be angry with you!"
Nai Tiaosheng raised his hands again, "Okay, you have the final say."
The two of them then began to move in the right direction.
Compared to before, the atmosphere now is obviously much quieter.
Fia's fingertips gently stroked the parchment, feeling the warmth.
Including that set of books, these were the only things her mother left her.
She firmly believed that she would be able to find her mother who had been missing for many years in the strange network.
But what if I don’t find it?
She had never thought about it, maybe she didn't expect it, maybe she didn't dare to think about it.
"We're here."
"...Ouch!"
"...?"
Fia was so immersed in her own thoughts that she didn't notice that Nai Tiaosheng in front of her stopped and just bumped into him.
"What's wrong?"
"We left at dusk."
Fia blinked, and then her attention was completely attracted by the vibrant world.
Her boots sank into the wet moss, and countless creatures awakened under her feet. The silver-blue fireflies spread like a star map, and orange dewdrops curled up on each blade of grass - inside was the twilight of the previous moment [dusk].
Looking into the distance again, they saw clouds being crushed by the wind, and butterflies in the sky flying away because of their arrival, with dewdrops still stained on their wings.
A crisp tinkling sound came from not far away, which was the sound of water kissing the pebbles.
They set out at night, passed through dusk, and finally arrived at...
"Here... is [Spring]."
Fia said in shock.
——
"Although it is not obvious, this is indeed a maze." Liuhuaqi quickly made a judgment.
No wonder I didn’t see many other people after I walked in. Entering [Dusk] from different directions, the places you arrive at are naturally different.
It is probably divided into various corners by the maze.
"Since we followed those two people in, does that mean we are not far away from them?"
The world at dusk is spectacular, but the sunset without leaves blocking it is still hot, making people inevitably irritated.
"Not necessarily..." Xi Siling analyzed, "Did you notice that it didn't take us too long to walk from night to dusk?"
Lin Zhipei tilted her head, "Yeah, what's the problem? After all, I followed those two people in."
"...You mean, those two people know how to get there?" Lan Yi was able to draw inferences and quickly understood what Xi Siling meant.
Xi Siling nodded, "That's right, provided they are not lucky enough."
But soon, the information sent back by Liuhuaqi through the fog gave a strange judgment.
"They circled here three or four times and then went off in the exact opposite direction."
Liu Huaqi also felt that something was unusual. Could it be that he was just lucky before?
"After three or four turns? They got lost here?"
This is what common sense suggests. Li Ke looked around and found some obvious marks.
“It took them a while to realize something was wrong, but they adjusted their direction immediately.”
Liuhuaci points to the direction where the sun should be at sunrise.
Lan Yi closed his eyes, sensed the direction of the remaining fire, and nodded.
"Yes, they were indeed heading in this direction, but I seemed to sense another ember that was closer."
Now it seems that [Dusk] is the only way for them to pass the level, so even the [King] must go to a certain 'end'.
"I think 40's judgment is correct."
They were lucky and didn't encounter any danger during the entire tracking process.
But it was a bit too smooth - Meng Qian and his White Horse Gang certainly didn't count.
So they are chasing these two people, even if they don’t know anything, but at least they have clues.
"Let's go and follow the direction they took after the detour."
Xi Siling is quite looking forward to what lies ahead after "Dusk".
"I was thinking, if we all have a common destination, then we don't have to worry about not being able to find another [King]."
Otherwise, this level would just depend on luck. If some people keep missing the [King], they won’t be able to meet the conditions for passing the level.
From this perspective, they are not only lucky, but extremely lucky.
“That may be the case, but it is not certain that everyone can reach the end.”
Just like the maze in the level "Dusk", when Xi Siling discovered it was a maze, he observed the details to see if he could figure out the direction.
But it seems impossible to tell with the naked eye.
Liuhuaqi seemed to have sensed Xi Siling's thoughts.
"Maybe it's the position of the sun."
He put forward his own ideas.
As the iconic image of dusk, it is easy for people to think of walking towards the sun.
But this may be misleading.
Xi Siling suddenly realized, "Indeed, from night to dusk, if we move forward in this order, it may be a hint that we are heading towards dawn."
No wonder the first two people went in completely opposite directions after circling a few times.
"Oh! That makes sense. Let's see if I can come up with a flash of inspiration!"
Lin Zhipei felt that this was indeed the case.
"So far it seems quite simple. I am a little confused about what Shengdian is thinking."
"It seems that we don't know the purpose of the ceremony in the first place?"
"Brother Lan! That's not what I meant!"
Li Ke protested that no matter what kind of activity it was, there would be a reason for holding it, and the intentions of the level designer should be known from the level.
——
"A total of more than 2.53 million people were eliminated in the Museum of Lies and the Cemetery of the Dead. Now, more than 760,000 people are still stranded in the Cemetery of the Dead. Of the remaining 450,000 people, only less than 40,000 have left Dusk for Spring."
"Yes, I understand."
The black-haired man sat in a wheelchair, listening to the person standing next to him who looked exactly like him reporting on the situation of the Alien Network Festival.
More than 40,000 people entered [Spring], which was much less than he expected.
As expected...are all the psychics nowadays useless?
The man frowned slightly. He actually thought about this stupid question one day.
"It is worth mentioning that all five [Kings] have successfully arrived at [Spring]. I am lucky~"
The man followed the advice of his other 'self' and gave the remaining fire to five random people, thus five [Kings] were born.
So far, no King has been robbed of his embers, nor has he been stranded in the Cemetery of the Dead and Dusk.
'He's really lucky.
The man waved his hand, and his other self disappeared.
He closed his eyes, sensed the remaining fire and the positions of all the contestants, and then opened them again.
Indeed, the embers have not yet been robbed.
But that may not be the case in a while.
Controlling the wheelchair with his consciousness, the man finally came to a strange space composed of data and codes.
He reached out and turned some kind of transparent device, the door opened, and a man 'trapped' in a spherical device appeared.
He was a middle-aged man, but his body was already emaciated.
He opened his eyes and chuckled when he saw who was coming.
"I said he would come, right?"
"Yes..."
There was no emotion in the man's golden eyes, and he could not understand the other person's joy.
"you're right."
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