Doomsday Wonderland: One thousand nine hundred and twelve
Everyone, go to sleep. I have just begun this chapter. I am almost exhausted from running outside for the past two days...and someone on the road who flew with me has been diagnosed with covid...
The NPC staggered ahead, his jeans almost sliding all the way down to his butt, with a large bunch of jingling keys attached to them. He had led a group of four people through many passages, large and small, and seemed to pick corners; the further they walked, the darker and narrower the surroundings became, as if they were about to fall into a mouse hole.
When he finally stopped, he could hardly help the trembling smile on his face.
"Did you find it?" He knocked on the wall, then raised his head and pointed at his finger. The high arched wall clings to several people and stretches upward endlessly. If you look up, you will feel that you are almost suffocated by it. The NPC waited specially before saying with a smile: "This wall is the only one with a different shape that clings to the edge of the building."
Lin Sanjiu looked at the long wall protruding from the round wall. The top of it was submerged in the darkness. Although it was not clear clearly, it could be seen that it was not a horizontal and vertical line, but gradually rose higher and higher, became narrower and narrower, until it submerged into the arch above a hundred meters. shaped wall.
"If you take a closer look," the NPC seemed to be unaware of their eagerness to get there as soon as possible, and introduced it like a tour guide: "You will find that all the way up this wall, there are always There is a gap about this wide and there are no wards."
The words "So what" echoed back and forth in Bohemia's mind so loudly that even Lin Sanjiu heard it.
The NPC was trying to enlighten a child, gesturing with his hands: "The thickness of this wall, the width of that gap, the overall size... doesn't it remind you of something? Just a reminder, it's related to your going out."
Just cooperate with him and get out as soon as possible. Just when Lin Sanjiu was trying to think of something to do, he heard a sudden "Oh!" coming from the left side of Bohemia. When he turned around, he saw that the former guard had an enlightened look on his face: "It must be an elevator!"
"Where did the ghost elevator come from?" Bohemia pecked him.
"I think the elevator should be inside the wall." I don't know if he regarded this as a puzzle game. His eyes were shining, and he must have spoken clearly: "There is no ceiling on this wall. It needs support, so why is it the only one made so thick? And it blends vertically into the wall, leaving a gap just wide enough to put an elevator. And there is not even a visible exit here, a view of the circular building There is nothing left, and there is no corner to hide things, but people always have to go out... That means that the exit is hidden in a place where we can't see it, so isn't it just inside the wall?"
It was the first time that Lin Sanjiu heard him talk like this since she met him.
Bohemia glanced at the puppeteer and consciously acted as a spokesperson: "Who cares whether they rely on the elevator or the wings of imagination, they just need to send us out anyway, don't waste time!"
The NPC smiled and took off the keychain from his waistband, walked closer to the wall, wiped it with his hand, and dust fell in clusters, revealing a dirty keyhole that had not been touched for an unknown period of time. Used it. He put the key in and turned it. After the harsh tapping of the lock cylinder, a door that looked no different from the wall was quietly opened a crack.
"You guessed it right, it's an elevator," he nodded to the former guard, "but there's one thing you said that's not quite right...the elevator is hidden in the round wall, and what's inside this wall is a section. The stairs that lead you to the elevator. Go in, follow it to the end, and you will see the elevator."
Lin Sanjiu was a little dazed. This wall extends upward for at least several hundred meters. If there is a long staircase inside, how many steps will it take? However, fortunately, everyone is an evolver, so apart from being a little tired, it is not really a challenge.
The NPC asked each of them to take a look inside, but had no intention of letting them in; except for the puppet master who never moved anywhere, everyone else saw: the stairway inside was narrow and dark, Except for the first four or five steps, which were reflected in gray, the stairs going up were all submerged in darkness. There are handrails on the walls on both sides, which also extend up along with the stairs. If it is a child or a particularly thin person, two people can probably walk up at the same time, but like the fat NPC before, even one of them cannot fit.
"Oh, the stairs can accommodate 1.7 adults of normal size." The NPC saw that Lin Sanjiu was looking at the width, waved his hand, and asked her to take a few steps back from the door, and then said: "...let you in Before that, I have a few final notes to make."
If Bohemia was a monkey, he would have started scratching his head and said, "Say it quickly, can it be done? I'm so anxious!"
The NPC thought he was very humorous and smiled: "There is no toilet inside, so there's no point in hurrying." It wasn't until Bohemia's face dropped that he coughed and shook the key chain in his hand: "Considering that For the safety and convenience of discharged personnel, this door will not be locked after you go up. In this way, for example, if you forget something, or change your mind, you can come back at any time. Don’t say anything else. , this staircase does not see the sun all year round, and the door is opened for ventilation to make you feel more comfortable when climbing the stairs. We have considered it very carefully."
"The door is open...?" Lin Sanjiu raised his eyebrows, "Not only is it not locked, but the door is still open?"
"Leave a gap." The NPC pinched a gap with his thumb and index finger. "When you enter the elevator and the elevator door closes and starts running, I will come over and lock the door again. Before it is locked, the door cannot be closed."
In other words, when they were crawling into the darkness one by one with their backs to the door, there was nothing behind them. No matter whether it was wind or people, they could come in...?
"A large number of patients," the NPC guessed everyone's thoughts, nodded, and said seriously: "Because they have no hope of leaving the hospital through normal channels, they will start to find ways to use various extraordinary methods. Leave the hospital by normal means. I have also said that this wall is different from others. As long as someone changes their mind to this point, it is not difficult to guess that there is an exit here... Even if they can't guess, at least they know that this place is different. Therefore, when you climb the stairs and enter the elevator, you must be more careful, others may sneak in."
"Then you haven't locked the door yet!" Bohemia flicked her sleeves, "Don't you care if any patients escape?"
"Very concerned." Only now did the smile on the NPC's face finally fully unfold: "So, you can't let others enter the elevator with you. When the elevator starts running, if there are people present who shouldn't be there... …Even your discharge qualifications will be cancelled.”
When several people were shocked and didn't know what to say, the puppet master spoke up for the first time.
There was a half-sneer on one corner of his lips, and his voice was both sinister and soft: "...I want to see who is willing to be a guest."
Yes, I almost forgot that he was there - Lin Sanjiu's heart dropped again after it was hanging. If the danger only comes from other evolvers, then she is really relieved to have the Puppet Master by her side; even if the Puppet Master's combat power has not fully returned to its peak, it turns out that other evolvers will only be suppressed when they see him. .
"Ah, if it were me," the NPC shook his head, stepped away from the door, and waved for them to come in: "I wouldn't be so confident. These desperate people...are nothing like the ones you have met before. The ratio of patients is different. As long as they see the slightest possibility of being discharged, they will risk their lives. Moreover, they may not be able to get out of the hospital because they are not as good as others. Those who dare to use this method to get out should be said On the contrary, it is worse than ordinary patients."
"Why can't you get out of the hospital if you are stronger than others?" Bohemia just took a step towards the door and turned around to ask.
"Maybe it's bad luck, easy to be fooled, and the final mission is too difficult..." NPC thought for a while, "It might even be because he was too skilled, attacked the NPC, and was revoked as a patient, etc. - —There are many reasons."
Lin Sanjiu couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"If nothing else," the NPC smiled, "Take your group as an example. If it weren't for special reasons that both you and I know, which one of you would be able to be discharged from the hospital? But, your Is the combat power poor?"
This "special reason that both you and I know" means that the flood disrupted order? The deal Wei Xing made with her before he died as an NPC? Or was it a cheating tool that Gong Daoyi handed her? Lin Sanjiu had no intention of asking in depth - she hoped that the NPC would drop this topic as soon as possible.
"Okay, then, I wish you good luck."
Seeing the NPC's back gradually disappearing, and a few people standing at the door, the former guard trembled: "Um... my ability is average. If you put me at the end, I, I'm afraid I won't be able to..."
Lin Sanjiu was still worried about asking him to go last. "You go second," she ordered, and then asked: "Which one is better, the puppet master or me, the last one?"
"Of course it's an adult," Bohemia said without giving her any face, "Just think, if someone sneaks in and follows behind, and the adult turns his head towards him, eh, that won't scare him—— ”
She had reached this point when she suddenly realized what she was saying, and when she quickly bit her tongue ~IndoMTL.com~ her face turned pale.
"I'm going to check if anyone is around," Lin Sanjiu pretended that what she said was no big deal, and before the puppet master could react, he naturally took over the conversation: "Give me a few minutes... ”
"The great witch asked you if you know how to chew gum." The puppet master said suddenly.
"...What?" This was the only answer she could think of.
When they were talking in Bohemia just now, the great witch must have spoken out at the same time; the puppeteer seemed not to have listened to what he said to Bohemia, but reluctantly repeated it to Lin Sanjiu. After reading the words of the great witch, it seemed that he wanted to cover his nose when talking to her: "Use a touch of consciousness to **** one side on the door, while the other side is still under your control and can gradually lengthen as you go up. This will pull the door from the inside...Why don't you even know how to do this?"
"I can do this!" Lin Sanjiu slapped her thigh. It was rare to hear a great witch use her consciousness and yet she knew it: "It just so happens that my consciousness has also recovered a lot, so that's it. I'll be the last one. Otherwise, there will be people in the middle, which will be inconvenient."
After just a few words, when she sensed the surrounding environment again, she faintly noticed that there were several vague, human beings nearby. This was only what she noticed, and she didn't know if there were any more that she couldn't detect. She cleared her throat, looked around, and said, "Let's go in."
Since the danger will only come from the rear, it is only reasonable for those with strong combat power to be placed behind. Bohemia took the lead, and the former guard walked behind her; after the puppet master also entered the stairway, Lin Sanjiu was the last one to get in. She "glued" her consciousness to the inside of the door, and stepped on the first step in the dusty air.
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