She didn't know if anyone else wanted to join a group to play in the escape room. If there weren't that many people, she wouldn't know who to invite, since many of her friends were still in Kyoto.
But she didn't think much of it and turned on the navigation to drive towards her destination.
"Su Chen played really well yesterday, he gained 70 points and made it into the winners' bracket. I didn't expect him to be so cool at playing games."
Lin Shaosi had heard that Su Chen was a professional player before, so she searched for him privately. She didn't expect that yesterday's match would change the predetermined outcome and that he would go on a rampage and enter the winners' bracket.
Just then, we reached the traffic light and heard Ah Si's voice chuckle, "You went to see it?"
Lin Shaosi shook her head. "There are reports about evil all over the internet. He really is a top-tier god who can carry three people at once."
"Didn't he mention changing teammates or anything? This is exhausting, dragging three people along all the time." Lin Shaosi saw some comments from netizens while browsing, thinking they were joking, but after checking, she found out it was true.
With one hand on the steering wheel, Su Ran replied to her best friend after hearing her words, "It was his own choice. He's as stubborn as an ox. I don't know who he took after."
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Shaosi rolled her eyes in exasperation. "You still don't know? You stubborn ox, you're talking about a little stubborn ox now."
Su Ran pretended not to hear her best friend's scolding, while Lin Shaosi continued talking about Su Chen. Before long, the two arrived at their destination.
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Inside the elevator.
Su Ran pressed the button for the 16th floor based on the instructions on the sticker. All the buttons on the sticker were even numbers. After arriving, she and her best friend entered the gate, and a young lady immediately came up to ask them questions.
"What kind of game would you two ladies like to play? Do you have any friends? Would you like to play a single-player, high-fear chase game?"
Lin Shaosi, who was standing to the side, nodded excitedly, "Pupil Spirit People, there's no one left. Does anyone here want to team up?"
The young lady smiled and invited people to sit on the sofa. The receptionist saw the event manager talking, and there were two people standing very close together, probably a couple.
Then the young lady handed over two glasses of water. Su Ran thanked her, took the water, and placed it on the table. The stage manager, who seemed to have finished this session, smiled and said, "Young men and women, please wait a moment. We don't have enough people yet to start the show."
Neither of them was in a hurry. Su Ran planned to wait a while to see if anyone was there. If not, she would ask Jiang Zheng to send some people over.
A short while later, another group of people arrived. Su Ran looked at the four people, three men and one woman. The young lady greeted them with a smile, "Are you here to play the Pupil Spirit? The people in front are playing the Pupil Spirit dungeon. If you team up, you'll have enough people and can start playing right away."
After getting permission from the other person, the young lady directed her to book tickets and read the rules on her phone. Su Ran scanned the code and bought two tickets. Upon seeing this, Lin Shaosi pretended to cover her face and said, "It's so embarrassing for you to pay for this, sister~"
Su Ran glanced at her speechlessly. All she did every day was cause trouble. She couldn't hit this little drama queen, nor could she scold her. If she hit her, she would be accused of not loving her; if she scolded her, she would be accused of being mean. She even went so far as to spread rumors that Su Ran had another man.
Lin Shaosi smiled and put her arm around Su Ran's right hand. The event organizer was explaining the rules, and Su Ran received her identity assignment—Lin Lei.
She turned her head to look at the identity in A Si's hand—Ye Lele. She only knew it was an eight-person game, but she didn't know how terrifying it was, nor did she know the characters inside. So she was a little curious about what the single-line storyline was.
But looking at the look in the young lady's eyes as she handed her the identity card, Su Ran felt that her character was most likely... possibly... perhaps... a little... high-energy?
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(These chapters focus on escape rooms; feel free to try them if you like! Just kidding.)
Then I listened to the girl distributing ID cards explaining the rules: "If you encounter something unclean on campus, you need to cover your face with your hands so that the NPC can't see your clean face, otherwise she will use her utility knife to slash your face."
"If the whole team gets slashed three times, the rest of the game can't be played. They can only play until the game is 70% over. If they hear the school bell, they must return to the classroom immediately, no matter what they are doing. They must return to the classroom as soon as they hear the bell."
"Students who wander in the corridors are likely to be encountered by security guards. Those caught will be taken out of the game. The duration of the Pupil Spirit is two hours. If you cannot accept this, you can ask the site manager to leave the game, but other characters will have to do an extra single-line quest."
Su Ran stood aside and listened to the rules of the game. She turned to look at her best friend and found that her face was pale and she was hugging her arm tightly, looking like she was afraid to play.
"If you're scared, just say so. Don't try to tough it out."
Hearing her best friend's voice, Lin Shaosi pretended to be firm and said, "Afraid? The word 'afraid' doesn't exist in your sister's dictionary. I allow you to hug my arm when you're scared."
Hearing Ah Si's words, Su Ran didn't take them seriously. This person was a "king of tough talk," and his mouth was the toughest thing about him.
Ignoring her, Su Ran looked around. There were four boys and four girls in total. At this moment, none of them knew anything about the unknown dangers ahead. Under guidance, they all changed into the prepared blue and white school uniform trousers.
When Su Ran saw the outfit, a police uniform plus a pair of trousers for 9.9 yuan including shipping, she felt like she hadn't worn such clothes in a long time. But she didn't care and didn't take off the inner layer; she just put it on with the clothes underneath.
After putting on and buttoning their clothes, the staff led the way, and the eight people followed behind the staff.
Lin Shaosi clung tightly to Su Ran's hand, feeling as if her right hand would dislocate after this ordeal. She tried to loosen her grip, but Su Ran only tightened it further. Su Ran ignored her and followed the staff.
She then took the elevator to the 17th floor and was asked to put on a blindfold. Under the guidance of staff, she entered a large door. Su Ran felt the temperature inside drop sharply, and the surroundings were pitch black and very narrow.
In darkness, the eyes are completely blind, so the senses are especially sensitive.
Following the instructions of the stage manager, they walked through the corridor, then heard a door making a slight noise, followed by the staff's voice that Lin Lei was to be taken away. This meant that at the very beginning of the game, Su Ran was to be separated from the main group.
Lin Shaosi hugged Su Ran, her voice choked with emotion, "Su Su, I'll go with you. You'll definitely be scared if you go alone."
Su Ran ruffled her best friend's hair, her voice a little helpless. Both of her best friends were timid but boastful, but in this situation, she decided not to hurt her feelings. "Just stick with the group. I'll finish my solo missions and come back. If you're scared, just lean against the wall, cover your face, and squat down."
She was very worried about Ah Si, knowing full well that Ah Si was timid, but she couldn't resist the urge to have fun. When she came in without a blindfold, she realized that there was a boy in front of her best friend.
At this moment, she could only hope that the boy would make him pay a little attention to A-Si. She mentioned it to the boy and was relieved after he said it was no problem. After giving him a few instructions, Su Ran left with the staff and was taken away alone.
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