Chapter 203
As Fili said he would withdraw from the competition, his live broadcast was also turned off. Many viewers in the live broadcast room immediately noticed it and the barrage of comments started flying.
"Could it really be the production team's doing this?"
"Fili said he was giving up the game, and the live broadcast room was closed."
"But Vasily didn't say to give up the game!"
"What on earth is going on? Can the production team come out and explain?"
"Anthony, your last campaign said this one would be unprecedented. Is that what you mean by unprecedented?"
"My guess is that this pyramid has been excavated. I don't know how the production team got permission to enter. But even if it's been excavated, that doesn't mean it's safe. The worker who was convulsing earlier must have inhaled something toxic, and now Vasily is itching all over. There's definitely something wrong."
"That's right. Vasily didn't say he was giving up the competition, but the live broadcast was shut down. Production team, give us an explanation."
The livestream was in an uproar, and everyone was scolding the production team again. Ten minutes later, the official platform finally updated the announcement: Vasily and Fili were both eliminated, moving on to the top five.
Fili's fans were instantly furious.
"What happened to our Phil? Is there something shady going on with your production team? Why was Phil locked up?"
"Why are there still three people in the Chinese division? Anthony, how much did you get?"
"I don't agree. The championship should belong to our Phili."
"Lehman is such a loser. He was asked to protect Fili and win the championship, but where did he go?"
"He's only thinking about himself, wanting to win the championship. What a poor quality! Fili picked the wrong person. He shouldn't have let him protect him in the competition."
"It's all Vasily's fault. Who told him to touch the mask? It must have been because he touched the mask that the scorpion came out."
"You Fili fans, are you done yet? If you can't afford to lose, don't participate. We all watched him give up. So, you're out, and it's the entire team's fault? Is the whole world your mother? Go home and drink your milk!"
"That's right. What does it have to do with my brother? Do you really think that there is no one left in our country?"
"Why? The championship must be yours. If it's not yours, then there's something fishy going on. You're so shameless."
"Do we have to let Fili win the championship? That's ridiculous. Go start your own show and win as many championships as you want."
"I'm a fan of the show. The winner is determined by their ability. Just because you have a lot of fans doesn't mean you have to win."
"The global competition has begun, and Felix hasn't shown any outstanding performance. Please stop embarrassing yourself."
There were quite a few people in the livestream who weren't fans of Fili, but fans of the North American region. As long as the North American region won, they didn't care if you were a star or a foreign player. The North American region still had Riemann, but the Fili fans' indiscriminate attacks drew public outrage and embarrassed them, forcing them to speak out and tell the Fili fans to shut up.
"Look, Chu and Lin have also been imprisoned."
Amidst the noisy comments, a red comment suddenly popped up, and everyone stopped arguing. Some people stared nervously, wondering if they would do the same thing as Phili, while others were discouraged and hoped that Chu Huaiqin and Lin Zhinan would quickly announce their withdrawal from the competition.
"Brother, what should I do? I can't get out." Lin Zhinan put on gloves and touched here and poked there, but he didn't see the stone door open. He was so nervous that he almost cried.
"Don't do that for now, come and eat." Chu Huaiqin took out the oil lamp from his backpack and lit it. He and Lin Zhinan had two lamps in total. "Zhinan, come here. I'm going to turn off the flashlight."
"Brother, turn off the flashlight here?" Lin Zhinan looked at the murals. She still couldn't feel their mystery and beauty. She was just afraid.
"It's almost five o'clock. Aren't you hungry?" Chu Huaiqin bent down and touched the ground. The dust layer was not thick. He sat down cross-legged and took off his mask. "Let's finish eating first and then look for it. By the way, turn off the flashlight to save electricity."
It’s unknown when they can reach the third floor. It would be better to save the electricity. What’s more, they may have to spend the night here.
Seeing Chu Huaiqin so calm, Lin Zhinan's anxiety finally eased a lot. He sat next to Chu Huaiqin and took off his mask.
"Wash your hands first." Chu Huaiqin handed Lin Zhinan the hand sanitizer. After walking in here for a whole day, even if he wore gloves, he was afraid that something might go wrong.
The mask was taken off, and the bread that was taken out exuded an enticing aroma. Lin Zhinan, who had only eaten breakfast and had nothing to eat, took a breath, washed his hands, took a bite, and it was delicious.
The two men sat facing each other, their flashlights off, leaving two oil lamps casting a slanting, dim glow. The cameras overhead were held very close, capturing each other's faces and the faintly visible mural behind them. However, the faint flickering of the oil lamps gave the mural behind them an eerie, shaky appearance.
"It's because we're in the pyramid, so I feel something is wrong, hahahaha."
"I thought I was the only one, but I didn't expect there were others like me. Woo~, I'm scared."
"It's early morning here. I've looked behind me several times and I always feel like there's this twisted ancient person behind me."
"Stop talking. I've already turned on all the lights. I'm the only one home today."
"Is there anyone worse off than me? I ran to my mom's room with my computer for comfort, and got beaten out."
"I'm so uneasy. Oh my god, turn on the flashlight, it's so scary."
"Goodbye, brothers. I really don't dare to watch anymore."
Some people quit the live broadcast room, while others forced themselves to watch. The happy atmosphere just after the program team announced the top five entries did not make anyone happy at all.
Chu Huaiqin didn't know that he was being treated as a ghost. He concentrated on finishing the bread and drinking water.
"Brother, should we look for it now?" Lin Zhinan stood up nervously.
"Let's look for it!" Chu Huaiqin also hoped to find an exit today.
Unfortunately, the two of them touched all the bumps and grooves on the wall but still couldn't find it. It was already 10 o'clock in the evening when they stopped.
After a frightening and tiring day, Lin Zhinan soon began to yawn.
"Go to sleep! We'll think of a solution tomorrow." Chu Huaiqin pulled Lin Zhinan aside and sat down himself.
"Brother, can't we get out?" Lin Zhinan sniffed.
"Don't worry, you can get out, trust me." Chu Huaiqin felt that since the program set up this door, there must be a mechanism to open it.
The two of them leaned against each other and fell asleep quickly.
At this time, Xia En, Liman and Andre were still walking in the corridor. The three of them also ate something during this time. It was around eight o'clock when they returned to the queen's room one after another. The scorpion inside had disappeared.
Andre and Liman decided to go out first and come back tomorrow.
It took them so long today because they were unfamiliar with the place and it took them so long. But tomorrow it will be different, and they will be back in the Queen's Chamber in less than two hours.
"You guys go! I'll look for him here." Xia En would not feel at ease until he found Chu Huaiqin.
"It's already eight o'clock. I don't know what will happen tonight." Andre couldn't believe that Xia Entang dared to stay at night.
"I won't feel at ease until I find him." Xia En shook his head.
"Maybe Chu has already gone out." Liman replied with a frown.
"No, he won't. He might be looking for me. Let's go!" After Xia En finished speaking, he turned around again and walked towards the passage where Chu Huaiqin was chasing Lin Zhinan. He had to find him.
In response to his stubbornness, the two looked at each other, thought about it, and continued looking with him.
"I don't know why, but seeing this makes me happier than watching them fight each other."
"I want to cry! This is the first time I've seen such harmonious survival in the wild. It's a stark contrast to the previous fights!"
"What should we do? Find someone together, climb to the third floor together, find the scepter together, and then play rock-paper-scissors to see who wins?"
"Don't worry, the authorities won't let them be so harmonious."
"This year's official is a real dog."
Anthony: ...
The three of them searched until around ten o'clock, but still didn't find it. They were tired and hungry, so they had to rest on the spot.
That night, although they were inside the pyramid, the five people slept well. They were so tired that they seemed not to be afraid of this tomb at all.
"Three grown men together, what are they afraid of? And judging from their appearance, all three of them are atheists, so it's strange that they would be afraid."
"My dear brother has always been very brave. Lin Zhinan was afraid, but with my dear brother around, he felt very safe. It's not surprising that he fell asleep."
The audience in the live broadcast room summarized that, as expected, at the end of the game, only monsters were left.
The next day, several people woke up one after another.
Chu Huaiqin checked the time. It was seven in the morning, and the sun had already risen. He carefully helped Lin Zhinan lie down under the blanket and blew out the two oil lamps. The stone chamber instantly darkened. The audience in the live broadcast room was wondering what he was doing when they saw three tiny beams of light shining down from the ceiling of the stone chamber, hitting the mural directly above the stone door.
Chu Huaiqin looked up at the mural in a trance. After a long while, he stretched out his hand and pressed it on the figure above, muttering, "3.1415..."
Live broadcast room
"Pi?"
"Damn, the password to open the door is actually pi."
"Is this true?"
“Boom!”
A faint sound came from the stone door, and then it slowly opened.
Chu Huaiqin: "I just tried it casually, did it really work?"
Live broadcast room: ..., okay, you are the European emperor.
"Brother, it's open." Lin Zhinan was awakened by the sound. He opened his eyes and saw the open door. He jumped up instantly and rushed to Chu Huaiqin, "Brother, we can go out now."
"Well, pack up, we'll go out today and rest before coming back." Chu Huaiqin instructed. There are still two days left, so they are not in a hurry.
Lin Zhinan nodded repeatedly. Because there was no toilet here, she didn't dare to drink much water yesterday. It was great to be able to go out.
After packing up their things, the two walked out of the passage and went to find the Queen's Stone Chamber. They had to find the Queen's Stone Chamber first before they could go down to the first floor.
At this time, Xia En and the others were also returning to the Queen's stone chamber. Half an hour later, the five of them gathered in the Queen's room.
"Get out!"
Several people said in unison, and then smiled at each other.
It was much smoother to get out, but the passage on the next floor was a bit dangerous. Several people almost slid down on their butts. When they came down, they were afraid of getting hurt.
Around eleven o'clock in the morning, the five people successfully walked out, looked at the bright sunshine, and felt alive again.
What surprised them was that there was no one outside. All the cars and people from the show were gone, and even the sand piles they had used to build the shed had been flattened. It seemed as if they were the only ones left in the desert, as if they had opened a door to another time and space.
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