Chapter 38 Un Entertainment Jiang Yang, unable to bear it any longer, slapped Li Wei...
During the dialogue class, the group, led by Roue, took the elevator.
The elevator doors opened and closed repeatedly, and when they emerged, the original lobby was gone, and everyone was gathered at one end of the corridor.
The crowd dispersed, and suddenly someone in front asked, "Where's the agent?"
"Yes, where did he go?" Panic spread through the crowd, and no one dared to take another step forward.
Jiang Yang stood at the very end, with the smooth tiled wall behind him after the elevator disappeared. He stood on tiptoe and craned his neck, only vaguely able to make out that it was a corridor with no end in sight.
From the outside, the rooms on both sides look the same as at -2, with metal doors featuring perforated windows that allow one to peek out.
It's a system notification sound indicating someone left it on.
Jiang Yang suddenly realized that without other players around, they seemed unable to understand the rules.
Ji Yang put his hand on his shoulder, "It's okay, we'll ask someone later."
Of course, he was only nervous for a moment. He opened the panel and found that due to the span of the trial time, the cooldown of White Rose had been reduced to zero. It seemed that not having a player identity would not affect the use of the talent.
In that case, if all else fails, talent can be used.
but...
What is the countdown to the observation room being sealed off due to violations?
There were still more than ten hours left... Judging by the time, they should still be in Hu Jin's secret at that time.
To Jiang Yang's surprise, this time was actually operating independently.
Ji Yang scanned everyone looking for his target, his gaze inadvertently meeting that of Xingye, who was leaning against the wall not far away.
Hoshino seemed to have been watching them for a long time, and gave Ji Yang a provocative chuckle.
He strode closer, hands in his pockets, a sharp canine tooth flashing in his eyes as he looked at Jiang Yang. "Hi, we meet again."
The players nearby instinctively moved further away.
"Let me guess, you guys don't know what the rules are, do you?"
Hoshino narrowed her eyes and glanced at Ji Yang almost imperceptibly.
Ji Yang remained calm and composed. "Yes, we are no longer players."
The panel floats in front of everyone; fingers may have room to operate it, but eyes don't lie.
Especially since Ji Yang was aware of Hoshino's talent.
It's not surprising that Xingye would notice when he and Jiang Yang had their own ideas.
For some reason, Jiang Yang suddenly understood Ji Yang's intentions.
Following up on Ji Yang's words, "So why don't you tell us?"
Hoshino, still smug about his accurate prediction, said, "Fine, then you'll have to let me kill you here first."
Jiang Yang lowered her eyes and gently pushed up her glasses. "If you could kill me."
A slip of paper was handed to the young man. This was a rule that the system used to write down, and Hoshino's actions meant that he couldn't fake it.
Jiang Yang took it but didn't open it right away. Instead, she handed it to Ji Yang, who was standing next to her.
Then, looking at Hoshino, she asked casually, "Is this a solitary confinement cell?"
"A little bit like it."
"So how did you and Yuejiang get out back then?"
"Why are you asking so many questions!" Hoshino said, somewhat annoyed.
"Save yourself, huh? You're not afraid that if I know too much, you won't be able to kill me, are you?"
Jiang Yang felt like he was being tricked by a child, given how blatantly he was playing hard to get.
As expected, Hoshino paused for a moment, then said, "Alright then."
"Actually, I didn't do anything wrong. I just recognized my mistake, seriously reflected on it, and loudly repented."
"What if they can't get out?"
“It would be… worse than death,” Hoshino said with a straight face.
A creaking sound came from the other side of the corridor, and everyone looked over at the same time.
The crowd stirred again. Hoshino turned around, impatiently pushed aside the people blocking his way, and returned to Tsukie's side.
After reading the note, Ji Yang handed it to Jiang Yang, who held it in her hand and put it in her pocket without reading it yet.
The sound of wood rubbing together lasted for nearly a minute, then Jiang Yang felt dizzy and fell to the ground. In his blurred vision, he vaguely saw a puppet and Roue, who had disappeared from the beginning.
"Welcome to the asylum, everyone."
"Let us enjoy the painful cries of the silent lambs."
[Dialogue Lesson - Crazy Wooden Man]
[Once the lesson begins, the wooden figure will wander outside the room.]
Every half hour, one more wooden figure will be added to the corridor.
The wooden figure cannot enter the room, but once the room is locked by the wooden figure, the door lock will be opened, and the player must press the close button on the outside of the door.
A single room can accommodate a maximum of three people. If each person stays in a room for more than two rounds, they must move to another room.
[Players who violate the rules are immediately eliminated. After elimination, the wooden figure will return to the end of the corridor to reset.]
[The reset time is five minutes, during which players can move freely.]
[Warning: Do not make eye contact with the wooden figure!!!]
When Jiang Yang opened her eyes again, her hands were tied to the headboard.
He struggled to move a couple of times, his wrists throbbing with pain from the leather straps, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
He took a breath and began to observe his surroundings.
There were three hospital beds in the medium-sized ward, and he was lying in the middle one.
A thin man in a hospital gown was squatting by the bed on the left side near the window, huddled in the corner and not moving.
On the other side, someone was dressed like him in the clothes of an artist.
The person looked unfamiliar to him; he was sitting on the edge of the bed, and it was unclear whether he had already removed the restraints or hadn't been tied up at all.
"Hey buddy, can you do me a favor?" Jiang Yang greeted the man politely.
The person looked at him, and Jiang Yang shook his wrist. But just as the person stood up slightly and their eyes met, he had a bad feeling.
"Hey, you're awake! It doesn't taste good. Can I have a bite?"
What he deliberately concealed was a hungry and greedy face.
A hand reached out to Jiang Yang, and Jiang Yang, ignoring the pain, kicked the person in the stomach.
To his surprise, when he stepped on it, there was nothing inside the shirt.
Every celebrity's clothes fit perfectly.
This means... he's not a player.
Jiang Yang stretched forward a little further and finally kicked the person in the lower abdomen with his toe, making a thud.
With that crisp sound, the person landed straight on the bed next to him.
He was certain he hadn't used much force.
He turned his head and glanced at the person still squatting on the ground to his left, his mind racing.
Take a bite...
Hungry?
It doesn't fit...
thin?
Just as I was thinking about it, my stomach started to cramp.
The man wobbled and staggered to his feet. Just as he was about to pounce on Jiang Yang again, Jiang Yang curled his lip and said disdainfully, "What's the point of eating people?"
"Then...what should we eat?" He had successfully piqued the person's curiosity.
"Why should I tell you?" Jiang Yang snorted coldly and shook his wrist again.
"No, if I untie you, you'll want to hit me just like him."
"But he still hasn't hit you, has he?"
After he finished speaking, Jiang Yang waited quietly for him to turn the corner.
Jiang Yang is now unsure why the NPC has the upper hand between the two of them.
Judging from the power of his kick, the NPC's combat strength is not very high.
"Alright, I'll untie you then. If you hit me, I won't be so polite."
Jiang Yang nodded, then loosened his wrist, and when his palm returned to his eyes, the entire area was stained with a bluish-purple.
"What's your name?" Jiang Yang asked.
"9033".
"Number?" Jiang Yang asked, puzzled.
"Don't you know that no one here has a name? You are 9032."
"And what about him?"
"9031".
903...
Jiang Yang had a new guess in her mind.
"Is he dead?"
"He's still alive, but he can't wake up yet."
"Huh? Why?"
“Because…” 9033 suddenly stopped speaking, “Why are you asking so many questions? Didn’t you want to tell me what to eat?”
9033 said warily, "You're not lying to me, are you?"
"I'll just take you to eat, but we haven't left yet, do you know how to get out?"
After regaining his mobility, Jiang Yang quickly went through the rules on the slip of paper and checked the iron gate, finding that it could not be opened from the inside at least.
...
A wooden, mechanical countdown could be heard from outside the door.
9033 froze in place like a machine.
"Don't move!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yang hurriedly sat down on the bed in room 9031.
This spot offers a perfect view of the small window on the iron gate.
A carved wooden head passed by the door. Jiang Yang held her breath. The next second, the wooden figure turned around and poked its pointed nose into the hollowed-out gap. Fortunately, Jiang Yang had noticed in advance and closed her eyes.
The iron gate next door opened with a bang. "You! You've broken the rules!"
A piercing scream echoed down the corridor. 9031, who was crouching by the bed, suddenly gasped for breath, his face filled with terror. Jiang Yang rolled over and covered the person's mouth with his hand.
"Shh..."
The wooden figure passed by outside the door.
Round one, over.
To confirm his identity, Jiang Yang asked, "What's your name?"
"My name is Li Wei."
Li Wei noticed 9033 standing frozen to the side. "What's wrong with him?"
Jiang Yang didn't answer, but instead asked, "What's wrong with you?"
It turned out that when Li Wei woke up and found himself tied up, he simply endured the pain and used a system item to cut the leather ropes.
9033 was perfectly normal at first, but not long after he got up, he showed the same hungry look as when he was facing Jiang Yang.
Li Wei couldn't fight back, but then 9033 took out a small wooden figure.
When Li Wei and the little wooden figure locked eyes, it was as if his soul had been pulled out of his body and then locked inside the wood.
“He’s a monster,” Li Wei said.
The moment he saw the little wooden figure, his system unlocked the monster.
[Hungry Wood: Hunger has turned it into an empty shell; please feed it.]
"Then how did you get out?"
"I don't know, it seems like... I was squeezed out."
Jiang Yang stared at 9033 thoughtfully.
Li Wei walked up to him, holding a small knife in his hand, gritting his teeth and looking ferocious as he prepared to stab 9033.
What are you doing!
Li Wei stabbed 9033, the sharp knife tearing through the shirt, but he couldn't stab any further.
Jiang Yang stepped forward and struck the man's trembling hand. The knife fell to the ground, and Li Wei cried out in despair, "He's not human! He's a monster!"
The timeout for the wooden figure ended, and 9033 gradually softened from its stiff state.
Jiang Yang, unable to bear it any longer, slapped Li Wei. "If you don't want to die, shut up, or I'll kill you even if he doesn't."
They are afraid of monsters, but they have no ability to kill them; all they can do is shout, "What's the use?"
"So, how are you planning to take me out for a nice meal?"
Jiang Yang felt that 9033's nose seemed to have grown quite a bit.
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