MTL - What’s Wrong With Seeking Death?-Chapter 40

Time rewinds to a few minutes ago.

Xu Tuoran followed behind the woman with the high bun, and turned all the way into an unfamiliar corridor.

That corridor obviously does not belong to this time and space. According to the type of this house, there shouldn’t be such a long underground corridor, not to mention it’s been too long—the wooden floor is upturned, and the walls on both sides are mostly traces of wall skin falling off. In the gap between the wall and the floor, you can even see some moss and mushrooms.

It seems that this place should be quite damp.

Xu Tuoran made a judgment in his heart, and followed the woman into the room at the end of the corridor. Unfamiliar furnishings suddenly crashed into the field of vision, and the flickering candlelight dazzled people's eyes. Xu Tuoran blinked subconsciously, and then looked carefully, the woman had disappeared.

It's like a group of bubbles drifting in the gap of time and space, and it will burst if it bursts.

Xu Tuoran followed him lonely, and simply turned around in this strange room by himself, and in the process took out the pen of the immortal pen, dangling it deliberately.

"Hey, are you still alive? Going to work. Hello?"

The pen of the pen fairy did not move, as if it was dead.

Xu Tuoran threw it aside and studied the decorations on the side. This room looks very secretive, with murals and runes of unknown taste painted on the walls. There is a piece of wall in the middle, on which the rule paper is pasted. Xu Tuoran guessed that it should be a secret door.

The room is decorated with many lighting tools. There are floor lamps at the four corners, and wall lamps on the wall—to be precise, they should be candlesticks. The faint candle flames are dancing, pulling people's shadows into deformities.

There are also candles on the ground. However, the arrangement of the candles was different from Xu Tuoran's idea. In her impression, this kind of candles used for ceremonies should be placed in a circle, star shape... at least a special shape.

However, the candle arrangement here is very boring. It is a few long rows across the front door of the secret door pasted with rule paper.

...not like a ritual, but more like a barricade to stop it.

Xu Tuoran's heart moved, he squatted down to take a closer look, and suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something shining under the candlestick.

It is water. A puddle of water is slowly seeping out from under the secret door.

Xu Tuoran dipped some water stains with his fingers, and when he pinched his fingers, it felt like hair. She looked up at the hidden door in front of her, pursed her lips, and got up to push it.

The stone gate is thick. She tried a few times before finally finding the right way to exert force. And almost at the moment when the door was pushed open a small crack, the premonition of crisis sounded in her mind.

A strong smell of water leaked from the crack in the door. Xu Tuoran paused for a moment, and immediately increased the force of pushing the door—

The door was fully opened, but it was darkness.

The candlelight outside the door danced, barely illuminating a small piece of ground in the room. Xu Tuoran looked around vigilantly, picked up two candlesticks from the ground, and walked in.

The premonition of crisis sounded more diligently, and at the same time it sounded the reminder that the death value increased. To be honest, the death value of 50 o'clock is a bit shabby. Xu Furan walked around the room with a candlestick in his hand, but he didn't see anything wrong for a long time.

This room is much smaller than the outer room, but it is obvious that this is the place where the ceremony is actually performed. Strange bouquets of flowers, broken bones, some dead gas lamps lay on the floor. There were also many empty cups and plates. The walls and the floor are painted with chalk patterns that have never been seen before. However, the visibility was limited, and Xu Tuoran couldn't see the whole picture.

She also picked up a piece of paper on the ground, on which was written a large piece of out-of-order text, babbling, it looked like a transliterated spell.

... just for this battle, just give me fifty points?

It shouldn't be.

Xu Tuoran always felt that something was wrong.

The paper was crumpled, as if it had been soaked in water, and a large piece of the text in the middle was blurred. Xu Xu couldn't help but have limited candlelight, so he thought about taking it outside to read, when he turned around, his ears moved suddenly.

She heard some voices.

It was slight, but she confirmed that she heard it. It sounded like the sound of clothes rubbing lightly.

That voice came from above.

Xu Tuoran paused, adjusted his posture, held the candlestick in his hand, and looked up.

— Only then did she realize that there was a person floating above her head.

Yes, floating—more than one figure, floating sideways above her, hands and feet spread out feebly, motionless, like a dummy.

Or... dead bodies.

Xu Tuoran remembered that Yang Buqi once said that after the first ceremony, many people who died of drowning appeared in this room. And when she opened the door, she also smelled a strong smell of water.

Most importantly, she came in following the water seeping behind the door. But from the beginning of the investigation to the present, she has never found the source of the water.

...whether it doesn't exist, or exists, but she doesn't realize it.

Xu Tuoran instinctively held his breath and raised his hand to feel around. The moment his fingers went beyond the range of the candlelight, he obviously felt a bit of coolness.

Cool and moist. Like water flowing through your fingertips.

Xu Tuoran finally understood.

Water exists. Water is everywhere. From the very beginning, she stood surrounded by water.

As for why the water did not swallow her for a long time, and why there were several rows of candles standing outside the room...

Xu Tuoran glanced at the candle in his hand, and had a bold idea in his heart.

She took the things in the room, carefully packed the piece of paper, and then walked towards the exit step by step.

Just as she was about to step into the area illuminated by the candlelight outside the door, she suddenly stopped, and without hesitation, she blew out the candle in her hand!

Biting coldness surged up from all directions in an instant, and the invisible water flow seemed to be a huge mouth that opened, but in a blink of an eye, it engulfed her!

The reminder of the increase in the death point sounded again in his head, and this time he added 300 directly... Finally, he gave a decent amount.

A burning sensation came from the nasal cavity, and at the same time as the suffocation surged, it seemed to be entangled with countless silk threads. Xu Turan opened his eyes with difficulty, only to feel that everything in front of him suddenly changed——

There seemed to be a transparent liquid surging in front of her eyes. Through that layer of liquid, the originally dark room was covered with a layer of light—although the light must be blue or not, or green or green, it is really quite hellish.

With that layer of light, Xu Tuoran finally saw the layout of the room and the complete pattern painted on the floor. In the next moment, she saw her eyes flickering, and at the same time raised her leg without thinking—

The effect of "No. 7 Ice" is activated first, and the effect of "Unfortunate Rabbit Leg" is activated later. The liquid wrapped around Xu Tuoran made a small sound of crystallization, followed by a blow and kick, the thin ice broke, and the whole lump of liquid fell into a momentary rigidity.

Xu Tuoran took the opportunity to break free and stepped into the candlelight lighting circle. When I looked back, there was darkness behind me again.

She frowned slightly, closed the door and left the exit ceremony room, took out the paper with the incantation again, tried to read it, and secretly summed up the discovery just now.

It seems that what she saw just now was the scene of the ceremony back then. Those people tried to summon "it", but at the same time they prepared candles as a precaution - judging from the experience just now, that guy should be very repulsed by candles, so the area illuminated by candles is relatively safe.

These candles outside the door are also used to block it. Unfortunately it didn't work. Those who performed the ritual were still killed by "it".

I just don't know if the ritual was a success or a failure. How will this past affect their current state...

While pondering, Xu Turan turned around, glanced forward inadvertently, and immediately let out a "huh".

The room she was in supposedly had two doors. One is the secret door leading to the ceremony room, and the other is the exit leading to the corridor.

But now, the exit to the corridor is gone.

Behind her was only the secret door leading to the ceremony room. However, she swept across the ceremony room just now, and there was no other entrance...

In other words, she was trapped in a secret room.

...this matter can be embarrassing.

Xu Tuoran scratched his head, picked up a candle from the ground, and walked around the ceremony room behind him. After confirming that there was no other exit, he could only turn back.

Then he looked at the rule paper pasted on the secret door, planning to share the information he had obtained with others first, and report his safety by the way.

At this moment, the pen suddenly moved.

It is like a tortoise just waking up from hibernation, flopping around. Seeing that Xu Tuoran didn't intend to pay attention to it, he simply stood up and danced in front of Xu Turan.

Xu Tuoran looked at it with disgust, and after a moment of silence, he said, "What are you doing?"

When the pen saw that she finally asked him a question, he was so happy that he immediately turned around and prepared to write an answer. It originally wanted to write on the wall, but just as the tip of the pen came close to it, it seemed to sense something uncomfortable, and it backed away silently. It quickly changed the writing material, and started writing in the gaps in the regular paper.

【I am trying to get your attention to convey to you that I am willing to help you. 】

Xu Turan: ...

She was quite alert in her heart. But at the moment when I saw the pen actively writing on the ruled paper, for some reason, I suddenly felt relieved.

This pen... doesn't seem to know what this piece of rule paper does?

Immediately heard her say: "Help me? Why should I trust you?"

The pen wrote faster: [Although we didn't get along well before, you believe me, I can really help you. 】

The handwriting is crooked, and there are a few typos mixed in the middle.

Now Xu Tuoran was more sure of his guess. This pen is probably also in a state of confusion. Although I don't know what the specific effect is on it, but so far it seems...

It doesn't seem very sober.

Xu Tuoran became excited in an instant.

"How do I know if you're trying to kill me?" She asked intentionally.

Pen Fairy's Pen: [If I want to harm you, I'm already confused right now, aren't I? 】

"It seems to make sense." Xu Tuoran nodded, "Then what should I do specifically?"

[Release the suppression on me, I will help you escape. 】Pen Fairy's pen swears, 【This is a very cost-effective deal. 】

Co-authors are here waiting for me.

Xu Turan thought for a while, and finally asked the question he was most concerned about: "But you only have the Xi class. The owner of this domain is the Hui class, what can you use?"

Without hesitation, the pen of the pen fairy: [Yes, I only have the H level, but I am more useful than you imagined. You think I'm weak, you just haven't seen my true strength. 】

…hiss.

Seeing its answer, Xu Tuoran frowned slightly.

E level? Go to your H class.

Xu Turan pursed his lips, but his expression became a little more dignified.

She remembered what Pu Han had said to her not long ago.

—First, even if the omniscient is confused, he will not mistake what he has read.

—Second, people only ask others about things they don't know. Or something that is being concealed.

The reason why she suspected that Pu Han had been messed up was because he asked her about the origin of this pen—in fact, as early as the second day after she got the pen, Pu Han mentioned the pen she bought. batch of goods. Since he can "see" those commodities, it is impossible not to know the existence of the pen of the pen fairy.

However, Yang Buqi has proved that Pu Han is not chaotic. Then based on the current knowledge and the hints given by Pu Han, we can only draw one conclusion:

It is not Pu Han's fault that he has not "seen" this pen, but someone has concealed the existence of this pen.

To be able to do this kind of thing, at least a person or an abomination of the Hui class. As far as the current situation is concerned, the only Hui-level involved with this pen is Haunted House No. 71, but even Haunted House No. 71 himself cannot continue to hide himself when he is confused. How could it be possible to hide another abomination?

Combined with the omniscient tendency of this pen, Xu Tuoran can only guess that it is concealing itself. And this also means that it is not the H-level that Taobao stores say—at least it must be above the Hui level.

Yet it now claims to be an E-class. What's the situation? Is it lying? It already has a way to break through the suppression on its body? Or is it true that she guessed wrong, and someone else actually interfered...

The corners of Xu Tuoran's lips pursed slightly, and the pen was hanging obediently in front of her, as if waiting for her decision.

But at this time, the rule paper in front of her suddenly had a new change.

On top of it, there are some small dots.

Those dots are small and sparse, seemingly unintentional. But if you look closely, you will find that the points in some parts will be denser.

【I can really help you】

[If I want to harm you, I'm already confused right now, aren't I? 】

[I'll help you escape, it's a good deal. 】

【Yes, I only have H level】

…

Xu Tueran quickly scanned the parts surrounded by dots, his eyes turned, and he suddenly reached out and tore off the ruled paper.

The ruled paper separated from the door panel, and the newly added content began to disappear quickly. Xu Tuoran confirmed that the pen, the answer and the follow-up dots had almost disappeared, Fang put the paper aside as if nothing had happened, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk now, I need to think about it again."

Yes, it needs to be reconsidered... The current situation seems to be a little bit complicated.

First of all, that little bit should be the confirmation from Yang Buqi. This also proved her guess, this pen must at least have a brilliant grade. It is lying to itself.

This then begs two questions. First, why it can lie. Second, what is the purpose of its lying.

The second point seems easy to explain. It carries the suppression imposed by the capable person on it, and it wants to take advantage of the fire and entice others to undo it for it.

But why her, and why now?

This is a problem. But it's not important, you can put it in the back.

As for the first point...it's hard to confirm.

However, Xu Turan thought about it, and found that there seemed to be no need to confirm it for a while.

Take an inappropriate analogy. Why should she go after a goose pecking people?

——She just needs to know that goose is delicious, and then find a way to eat it in her mouth, isn't it all right?

Thinking about it this way, the idea suddenly became clear.

Xu Tuoran made up his mind, turned around and pasted the rule paper on the door panel, and nodded to the pen: "I thought about it carefully, and your proposal is not unfeasible."

The pen stood up instantly, as if very excited. It's a pity that due to the rules, it can't take the initiative to express anything now—but it knows in its heart that it's almost there, it's almost there!

Xu Tuoran will definitely ask it next, what should she do. Then it just needs to write down the method to unlock the seal, and wait for Xu Tuoran to do it...

Perfect!

Bixianzhipen waited excitedly, even the pen cap on his buttocks was trembling slightly. Then Xu Tuoran opened his mouth, and what he asked was: "Then what is your plan?"

Pen Fairy's Pen:?

Eh?

As if seeing its bewilderment, Xu Tuoran said seriously: "It's your help plan. You said you want to help us, but you don't have any practical ideas, do you? You seem very insincere."

Pen Fairy's Pen:…

It's not that there is no such thing, but generally speaking, this thing shouldn't be provided by me, right?

Isn't it normal development, you run away ah ah ah ah, and I will help you when you need it? Although I didn't even think about actually playing support...

"Is there really no? Then you can't do it." Xu Tuoran plausibly said, "You see, what you said to me is 'buying and selling'. What buying and selling is, it is cooperation. And it is cooperation requested by you."

"Then according to this logic, we are Party A, and you are Party B. You are Party B, and you don't even have a convincing plan, so why do we give you this precious cooperation opportunity?"

Pen Fairy's Pen: ...

After a while, it hesitated and wrote on the rule paper: [Maybe because I can help you survive? 】

"Then you have to prove this point! People are looking for investment and know how to make a PPT." Xu Tuoran said, "Why don't you even understand this?" He turned his head and continued to circle around in this secret room .

"It stands to reason that a trial draft is the minimum at this time. At least in my current situation, you have to give me a trial plan, right? But I am a kind person, so the trial draft is fine. In this way, I will think about it for a while. Go out, as for you, just follow your original idea of ​​helping and give an overall escape plan, if it seems feasible, we will discuss the follow-up, okay."

Pen Fairy's Pen:…

I can't tell you, will you agree?

Xu Tuoran wanted to explore this group of secret rooms for a while, but was afraid of being misled or harassed by this pen, so he simply gave it a big task first—it was written on the rule paper anyway, and Yang Buqi and Pu Han both agreed. Being able to distinguish, she happened to be clean for a while. As for the rest, we'll talk about it after she has touched this piece.

The pen of the pen fairy was dizzy from what she said, shaking the tip of the pen and actually wrote the word "plan" on the ruled paper, halfway through writing, he suddenly realized, and wiped out the two words: [But what if I wrote it and you disagree? ! 】

"Then change it. If you don't agree, it means that your plan is problematic. This is something you have to reflect on yourself." Xu Tuoran didn't look back, "Besides, if the plan you give is unreliable, we may There will be accidents, so there is actually not much difference between us and whether we cooperate with you, isn't it?"

Xu Tuoran turned his head and gestured solemnly at Bixianzhi's pen: "Advantage, you have to show us your advantage! This is an era of competition for jobs, you have to learn to seize opportunities!"

Pen Fairy's Pen: ...I'm catching it? The problem is that it ignores my chance and still wants me to publish a PPT? !

Is the cost of deceiving people so high these days? ?

Bibi doesn't understand. The pen is very confused. It just slept for a while, what happened to this world?

The pen of the pen fairy saw that Xu Tuoran was determined. If he didn't come up with a seemingly feasible plan, he would really not agree to cooperate with him. In desperation, he could only write on the rule paper again.

Just at this time, two more lines of words slowly emerged on the rule paper—the rule paper obviously included the content written by the pen of the pen fairy as data, and based on these words, a new version of the rules was updated:

[Please do not believe in any inhuman existence of unknown origin. 】

[If any non-human beings express their willingness to cooperate with you, please refuse and stay away immediately! 】

Pen Fairy's Pen:…

Inhuman beings with unknown origins, just report my name and forget it.

Regardless, the passage does a good job of evoking its slight sense of crisis. It glanced at Xu Tuoran who was concentrating on searching for clues, finally bent down the proud pen holder, and began to write and draw on the blank space of the regular paper.

"Oh yes, remember to be clear about the format. Pay attention to the details." Xu Tuoran didn't turn his head, and heard another reminder of the death value in his mind without any surprise.

She had no doubt that if it was possible, the pen would have killed her with one pen at this moment.

She half turned her head amusedly, and emphasized again: "Be convincing."

…The nib of the pen fairy stopped, and the red ink dripped down, making a halo on the paper.

No persuasive power, do you want violent power?

…So, another ten minutes later. Under Yang Buqi's astonished gaze, on his side of the rule paper, several lines of dense handwriting appeared one after another:

[Haunted House No. 71 Escape Plan 1-1]

[1. Introduction 2. Overview of thinking 3. Analysis of current situation 4. Discussion on important and difficult points...]

It's dense, and it's quite a lot to write.

At a glance, let's not tell the truth... being organized is still counted.

...so what's going on now?

Yang Buqi gasped, his eyebrows moved slightly.

If, ten minutes ago, he was still worried about what would happen to Xu Tuoran by that pen, now the focus of his concern became—she didn't do anything to him, right?

I always feel that the state of the pen seems to be abnormal...

Yang Buqi thought with complicated emotions, and glanced at the rule paper again, and the next second, he stopped again.

I saw a third type of handwriting appearing on the paper—someone circled several circles on the escape plan given by Bixian Zhipen, and added a few comments beside it very naturally.

[This point, please refine it further. 】

[The two points I circled are contradictory. Please give a reasonable explanation. 】

[I don't think it's good here. I can't say exactly why it doesn't work, but it just doesn't work. 】

[It still feels a bit mean. Change it again. Xiao Xu help me take a look? Could there be another edition in five minutes? 】

Yang Buqi: …

The handwriting was easy to read, and he recognized Pu Han's handwriting at a glance.

The question is, why would you pop out to write a comment at a time like this?

Do you really regard this rule paper as an office cloud document? So what's the point of me sneaking up and using a little bit of warning at that time?

Yang Buqi fell into silence. After a long time, he finally picked up the pen again.

Then quickly drew a circle on a certain section of the plan, and filled in two lines of words beside it.

[The authenticity of this content is doubtful. I don't think so. 】

[Let’s change it again, thank you for your hard work. 】